Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 472 - 463: Yu’er

Chapter 472: Chapter 463: Yu’er

The twelfth lunar month rolled around swiftly. On the sixth day, in the late afternoon, outside a wild wind was howling, and the snow was swirling, yet the interior of the room on the east upper side was warm like spring, with laughter echoing.

Yu and Ming stood by the railing of their crib, mumbling a few words they knew, occasionally looking at their mother and sister with silly smiles on their faces. When they opened their mouths wide, a trail of drool would flow from the corner of their mouths.

In fear that the two little brothers might bump into Chen Afu, a small crib with a railing was specially placed in the eastern room for them to play in.

Chu Hanyan sat outside the small bed, teasing her brothers. Seeing their drool dribble down, she would use a cloth to wipe it up for them. When they started wrestling, she would admonish them gently and separate them.

The girl was certainly a rare, exceptional older sister.

Chen Afu sat on the warm bed, speaking and laughing with Mrs. Wang, her eyes never leaving the three children. Her heart was filled with warmth.

The wind outside grew stronger, blowing the window paper until it rustled. Her heart squeezed tight, worried about Chu Lingxuan. And Liao Chen, she was up the mountain, she must be much colder, right?

In such bad weather, the warmer she felt, the more she thought of her hard-working husband outside and Liao Chen cultivating in her hut.

Suddenly, Chen Afu felt a severe pain in her belly. Crying out, she said, "Ah, my stomach hurts so much."

Mrs. Wang stood up abruptly and said, "It should be time to give birth. Quick, go get the midwife."

Mrs. Li rushed over, put a cotton robe on Chen Afu, and a few people helped her to a room in the rear courtyard.

These few days were Chen Afu’s expected date of delivery, everything that needed to be prepared was ready, and the two midwives had been invited to the residence since mid-last month.

Because of the shadow left by the previous twin delivery, when she heard that her mother was about to give birth again, Chu Hanyan began to cry. Fearing that she might frighten her brothers, she didn’t dare to make a sound and turned her head to wipe her tears instead.

She wanted to trail after them to the rear courtyard, but was stopped by Mrs. Huang who said, "Miss, don’t go. If you go, the little brothers will want to follow and if they get scared, what will we do? Don’t worry, the mistress will be fine."

Seeing the little brothers pout and whimper, their tears pooling in their eyes because their mother suddenly left, she spoke up in a choked voice, "Don’t cry, brothers. Mother has gone to give birth to our little sister or brother."

This pregnancy was relatively smooth altogether. Chen Afu did not suffer much. The contractions started late in the afternoon the day before and by the early morning of the next day, she gave birth. It was a plump and beautiful baby girl, weighing seven jin and eight liang. The name was chosen by Marquis Chu beforehand, named Chu Hanyu.

Little Yu’er was exceptionally beautiful, with skin as smooth as pink pearls, big almond eyes, and petal-like small lips. Perhaps due to excellent nutrition, her hair was almost as long as her ears. Because she was so chubby, her small nose seemed a bit flat.

Despite being newly born, it was evident that she resembled Chen Afu more, especially from the nose down. However, her eyes resembled Chu Lingxuan, or rather Liao Chen. It can be said that the little girl took the best features from both her parents.

Besides Chen Afu and the children who couldn’t bear to part with her, even the old marquis who favored boys over girls, couldn’t help but adore her after seeing her. He said to Chen Shiying and Chen Ming with a smile, "The name chosen by my daughter-in-law is good. Afu, she really is fortunate. Not even two years after her marriage, she has both a son and daughter, and even had twin boys."

Chen Ming nodded, smiling. He had come up with the name, in the hope that the child would have fortune. Back then, he thought that he wouldn’t have any biological children due to his body’s condition, then Afu would be his only successor. To his surprise, Afu turned out to be truly blessed, not only was she fortunate herself, she also brought luck to the family and brought Alu for him.

Not to mention Chen Shiying, who originally liked Chen Afu. Now seeing this granddaughter who resembled himself so much, he simply loved her off the charts.

This child, like a jade or a pearl, receives boundless love and affection.

In order to get an extra glimpse of their little sister, Chen Dabao, Li Xuan, and Ms. Chu didn’t even want to go to school. Especially Li Xuan, his grin reached the back of his ears. As soon as anyone praised Yu’er for being beautiful or cute, he would smile with glee, not even knowing where to put his hands.

The younger brothers, however, watched their little sister unwaveringly from the railing of their sister’s crib, getting defensive to anyone who tried to interrupt them.

Chu Lingzhi was also delighted, standing in the doorway saying, "My mother will definitely attend the little niece’s baby full moon party."

Listening to the howling winds outside, Chen Afu said, "Given this weather, Aunt Three shouldn’t come, it’s too hard on her."

Chu Lingzhi assured, "For a glimpse of little Yu’er, my mother wouldn’t mind suffering."

Since Chu Lingxuan wasn’t home, the Chu family didn’t host a large ceremony for the baby full moon party and only invited a few relatives and friends.

What Chen Afu didn’t expect was, not long after saying goodbye to the guests, Mrs. Chu actually arrived. Chu Ling’an, Mr. Chu, was also with her.

Chu Ling’an’s wife, Mrs. Shen, gave birth to a girl four months ago, named Chu Hanzhi.

At the time, the Prince Rui and his wife happened to be visiting Dingzhou, and Chu Lingxuan didn’t have time to go to the Capital City to congratulate them. Chen Afu, heavily pregnant herself, could not possibly go either. This time, the Third Master came to attend the full moon feast of the eldest household’s child, surely the Second Mistress, Mrs. Li, would be feeling uncomfortable?

Mrs. Chu entered the great hall, took off her mink fur cloak, and warmed herself up in front of the charcoal basin.

Chu Lingzhi offered his greet before pulling at her sleeve, "Just as I predicted, Mother. You’re too fond of your niece!!! You’ve never once made a special trip to visit me, but you would come to see your grandniece."

Mrs. Chu laughed heartily, stroking his hair and joking, "So you, my son, and my elder are jealous of your niece?"

"Of course not, I was just joking. Little Yu’er is extremely adorable, we all love her," Chu Lingzhi responded.

Chen Dabao, Ms. Chu, and Li Xuan all came to pay their respects to Aunt Three.

Mrs. Chu smiled and nodded, giving Chen Dabao a few extra glances. She had seen him three years ago, but at that time, she didn’t know he was her cousin Shiyi, so she didn’t pay much attention to him. Hearing Shiyi calling her "Aunt Three," it felt incredibly amusing. The relationship between cousins was called like that between grandmother and grandson. Thinking about Rong Zhao, the relationship between siblings was defined instead as that of a step-grandmother and grandson.

Mrs. Chu warmed up and entered the bedroom.

Chen Afu sat up with a smile, "Aunt Three, you really came?"

Mrs. Chu laughed out loud, "Of course, did you think I was joking? I started the journey early yesterday morning and just arrived."

Mrs. Chu picked up little Yu’er from the small bed. Hanyu, wrapped in a little red brocade blanket, was sleeping soundly. Even when she was picked up, she didn’t wake up. She pursed her lips and pulled off a smiling face, as if she was having a sweet dream.

Mrs. Chu liked her even more, she leaned down and kissed the little face, then buried her face in her little chest and took a sniff, laughing, "Oh my, such a dear child. She’s so beautiful and smells so good. What do I do now? I’m even thinking of taking her back to the Capital City to raise her myself."