The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 789 - 763: Delivering to the Doorstep (1)_1

Chapter 789: Chapter 763: Delivering to the Doorstep (1)_1

"I say, Xiao Muli," Old Master Xiao, who originally wanted to tell Xiao Muli not to brush him off with trivial matters, suddenly widened his eyes in shock after hearing Xiao Muli’s words, and asked, "What, what did you just say? Repeat it for me."

"I said Baby is carrying my child," Xiao Muli said patiently, his good mood shining through.

"You’re saying Xiao Xin has your child? I’m going to have a great-grandchild?" All of Old Master Xiao’s irritation from having his sleep disrupted had vanished without a trace. Although his words were phrased as a question, a smile bloomed across his face like a flower in full bloom.

"Yeah, Baby just called me and told me so; there’s no mistake. But it’s not necessarily a great-grandson, it could be a great-granddaughter," Xiao Muli thought to himself with hope that the child in Situ Xin’s belly would be a girl. Imagining a daughter as beautiful and adorable as Situ Xin made him grin until his eyes were nearly closed.

"Ah, whether it’s a great-granddaughter or great-grandson, as long as the child is yours and Xiao Xin’s, it’s wonderful. This will give me something to boast about to those old folks in the courtyard. Now I’ll have a great-granddaughter too, and our baby will certainly be better looking than theirs, let them be envious," Old Master Xiao said, chuckling as if he were already cradling his great-grandchild in his arms. Frankly, he didn’t mind whether it was a boy or a girl; to him, they would be his precious little treasures just the same.

"Right, Grandpa, you’ve got to help me figure out how to break the news to Grandpa Situ and Grandpa Loo. As you know, they are still in the dark about what happened between Baby and me. We really don’t know how to tell them about the pregnancy," Xiao Muli said confidently to Situ Xin, yet he hadn’t really found a perfect solution. He just didn’t want Situ Xin to worry about it.

"About that, just tell them straight," Old Master Xiao didn’t see it as a serious issue. "No matter how you sugarcoat it or beat around the bush, your Grandpa Situ and Grandpa Loo won’t let you off easy. So, you might as well be honest with them; maybe the outcome will be better. Even if you get a beating, it’ll be worth it. Haha." Old Master Xiao laughed heartily at the thought of a soft, sweet-smelling great-grandchild. In his opinion, his grandson taking a few hits in exchange for a great-grandchild was a superb deal.

"Grandpa, are you sure?" Xiao Muli doubted the solution provided by his grandfather.

"You kid, doubting your grandpa’s abilities now? Really." Old Master Xiao didn’t take Xiao Muli’s doubts to heart, which would have usually resulted in a swift kick out the door. "Tomorrow, just go and lay it all out clearly to Grandpa Situ and the others, then formally propose to them," he suggested. Then, recalling something important, he said, "Oh, wait here. I have to fetch something."

With that, Old Master Xiao returned to his room and came back with a redwood jewelry box. Handing it over to Xiao Muli, he said, "Take this. This is from the family heirloom brought over by your grandma when she married into this family. Initially, this jewelry was meant to be dowry for the women in our family, but since your grandma and I only had a son, your dad, she planned to pass it on to her daughter-in-law. However, she never really approved of your mom, so she didn’t give it to her. Now, I’ll pass on your grandma’s dowry to you, to use as an engagement gift when you go propose to Xiao Xin tomorrow." Old Master Xiao’s gesture indirectly expressed his immense approval of Situ Xin as his granddaughter-in-law.

Xiao Muli didn’t refuse, graciously accepting the jewelry box from his grandfather’s hands and said, "Alright, I understand. I’ll head over to Baby’s house to propose first thing tomorrow morning."

"Okay, you go first, I will follow shortly," Old Master Xiao pondered for a moment and still felt somewhat uneasy. Fearing that Xiao Muli might somehow botch the matter tomorrow, he decided he would go along to supervise.

"Got it, Grandpa. You should rest early." After speaking, Xiao Muli took the jewelry box back to his room.

That night, Situ Xin slept peacefully, while Xiao Muli tossed and turned, a silly smile occasionally breaking across his face. If his subordinates could see him right now, their jaws would surely drop in shock.

For the first time, Xiao Muli found the night unbearably long. He wanted to be by Situ Xin’s side right then, to feel the child growing inside her.

If Baibai knew what was on Xiao Muli’s mind, he would probably smirk and tease that the baby was only a few weeks old, practically still an embryo; what was there to feel?

As dawn broke, Xiao Muli got up and set off toward the Situ Family home, jewelry box in hand.

At the Situ home, Old Master Situ and Old Madam Situ, being advanced in years, tended to sleep less. True to form, both were already up and about quite early.

When Xiao Muli arrived at the Situ home, Old Madam Situ had just finished preparing breakfast, while Old Master Situ leisurely read the newspaper. Apart from Situ Xin, still ensnared in dreams, the rest of the family had also awoken.

"Good morning, Grandpa Situ," greeted Xiao Muli upon arriving at the Situ home. Curiously, his nerves had settled by then, replaced with eagerness to see Situ Xin and the child she carried within her.

"Hmm?" Old Master Situ looked up from his newspaper, his brow knitting with slight annoyance at the sight of Xiao Muli. "What brings you here so early? What do you want?" Although he had come to accept Xiao Muli as his granddaughter’s suitor in his heart, every encounter still stirred his emotions. After all, Xiao Muli had taken his precious granddaughter away.