Chapter 959 The Youngest Miss of the Su Family, Named Su Xiaoxiao

"What? Su Maomao is going into labor? Isn't her due date still some time away? How can she be going into labor so suddenly? Li Qianfan, though puzzled, knew that some women give birth earlier or later than their due dates. Regardless, Su Maomao was about to give birth, and he had to drop everything and rush to the Su family's residence as quickly as possible. 'Okay. I'll be right back.' Li Qianfan said to Maomao, then quickly re-entered the house. He told Murong Mingyuan, 'Su Zui is about to give birth, I need to go back and see. I'll visit you another day,' before rushing out the door. Murong Mingyuan, who was making tea, was stunned for a moment before murmuring, 'What does Su Zui giving birth have to do with Li Qianfan? He's rushing like this. Anyone would think he's the baby's father.' Indeed. What was Su Maomao giving birth have to do with Li Qianfan? The child she was carrying was the posthumous child of Lin Yifeng. Only when he reached the Su family's gate at his fastest speed, jumping out of the car before it even stopped, did he suddenly realize this. 'Damn, am I acting a little too out of line? This makes it seem like Su Maomao's child is mine.' Li Qianfan muttered to himself, then tossed the car keys to Shen Congdao and rushed into the gate. Su Maomao was in the central courtyard. The guest room in the central courtyard that was once used to treat Su Nanyin's wounds had been converted into a standard operating room (thanks to Uncle Kui). Since her due date was still some time away, she hadn't gone to the hospital to wait for birth. The crucial point was— Su Maomao had been walking around the courtyard after dinner, holding her belly, when she stumbled on the steps of the small pavilion and fell to the ground, letting out a cry of pain. Her water broke. Su Nanyin's first reaction was to rush to the hospital. However, Chongchong immediately suggested that instead of sending Maomao to the hospital, it would be better to have Li Qianfan return quickly. After all, the brother of the Four Beauties of the Su family was a miraculous doctor— delivering a baby wouldn't be a piece of cake for him? Su Nanyin agreed with this reasoning. So, Shen Chongchong began to urgently call Li Qianfan. Su Nanyin, Su Xin, and Xiao Lu helped Su Maomao to the operating room in the central courtyard. Yao Yao wasn't home. During this time, she had gone out with Li Wujiang to do something, but she wasn't in Sijiu. Fortunately, the Murong family wasn't too far from the Su family, and Li Qianfan was a good driver. Lying on the operating table, Su Maomao felt like she had just let out a few hoarse cries before Li Qianfan burst in. Without time to say anything, Li Qianfan snatched the prepared medical gloves from Su Xin, stood at the foot of the bed, bent down, and grabbed Su Maomao's ankles, making her knees bend outwards. Su Nanyin and Chongchong held Maomao's hands on either side, looking extremely nervous. After all, Maomao was unexpectedly born prematurely, and there could be dangers. Only after Li Qianfan said, 'The fetal position is very good,' did they all breathe a sigh of relief. Su Maomao's cries also immediately subsided. Su Xin and Xiao Lu, who couldn't bear to watch childbirth and were worried that Li Qianfan might not be able to handle it, began preparing the emergency vehicle to the hospital. Heh. Delivering a little Maomao was absolutely a piece of cake for Li Qianfan! Just seven or eight minutes later, a faint, kitten-like cry came from the operating room. This was immediately followed by Chongchong's triumphant shout, 'Yay, I'm finally an aunt!' Uncle Kui, who was waiting in the courtyard outside the door, let out a long sigh of relief. He clasped his hands and thanked the heavens for their protection. The little miss of the Su family was born smoothly, without showing any displeasure due to her mother's carelessness and fall. As Li Qianfan held the wrinkled, newborn child, about to smile and call her ugly, Bang! His heart suddenly thumped violently. An indescribable sense of closeness, like a breached dam, surged towards him, engulfing him and making him unable to control the goosebumps that rose all over his body. What was this feeling? Li Qianfan, completely bewildered, handed the child to Su Nanyin and, after composing himself, began to handle the postpartum matters for Su Maomao. Three-thirty in the morning. The Su family, collectively joyful with the addition of a new life, finally quieted down as Su Maomao slept soundly, holding her baby. Chongchong and Su Xin would stay in the central courtyard to care for Maomao. Li Qianfan went to the backyard and sat in the small pavilion, lighting a cigarette. With a creak, the door to the living room in the backyard opened. Su Nanyin, wearing a black silk robe and slippers, walked over with a patter. She stood in front of Li Qianfan, looked down at him, and asked, 'When you saw the baby, did you feel an indescribable sense of closeness?' Li Qianfan looked up at her, inexplicably nervous. Especially when he saw the piece of black jade around Su Nanyin's neck swinging back and forth before his eyes, this nervousness intensified. Su Nanyin stated directly, 'That is your child. Your own daughter.' Impossible! Li Qianfan's lips moved, but he couldn't utter a single word. 'This all started from the Women's Clothing Festival in early autumn last year,' Su Nanyin said slowly, standing in front of him and looking down. Li Qianfan sat there, looking up at the black jade pendant she was wearing, and listened quietly. Suddenly, Li Qianfan remembered what Du Yaoyao had said to him a few months ago, on the night they went for a midnight stroll in Modu because she was bored: 'If I told you that Su Maomao's child was yours, would you believe me?' At the time, he certainly wouldn't have believed it. In his memory, he had never had any intimate relationship with Su Maomao. Now, he realized that the girl who had been swaying amidst the cheers of the crowd at the Women's Clothing Festival was Su Maomao. This whole thing... 'So, you all knew, and you deliberately kept it from me.' Li Qianfan raised his hand and rubbed his face forcefully, asking, 'Besides this, what else are you hiding from me?' Su Nanyin shook her head. 'I don't believe you,' Li Qianfan said, raising his hand and pulling out the black jade pendant from his neck. 'What is inside this?' Su Nanyin's eyes flickered, and she countered, 'Then what do you think it is?' Li Qianfan looked into her eyes and said softly, 'If I'm not mistaken, it should be a miniature carving of a cangue.' Su Nanyin remained silent. Li Qianfan waited patiently. Three full minutes later, Su Nanyin turned and walked out of the pavilion. 'Come to the underground wine cellar in ten minutes.' Ten minutes later, Li Qianfan slowly descended into the basement. This basement— Last year, on New Year's Eve, Li Qianfan had come here with Shen Chongchong to get wine. The basement wasn't large, only about twenty square meters. However, it was very well-decorated. Dark red wooden floors, moisture-proof wallpaper, etc., looked very clean. With a creak, Li Qianfan pushed open the door. Then, he saw a woman wearing a cangue. It was a real cangue. Made of wood. The woman knelt with her back to the door, the cangue touching the ground. Li Qianfan watched her quietly. She waited quietly. He didn't know how long had passed before she finally turned her head and conveyed a message: 'What are you still waiting for?' Clack. Li Qianfan turned off the light. In the darkness, alas— a sigh filled with too much emotion echoed from the darkness. Dawn broke! Today was the third day since Su Xiaoxiao was born. Because the child was the Su family's little miss, Su Maomao insisted on naming the child Xiaoxiao. Alright. Since she gave birth to the child, she had the final say! On the afternoon of the second day after Su Xiaoxiao's birth, Li Wujiang and Du Yaoyao finally rushed back from out of town. Du Yaoyao, as an aunt, found Su Xiaoxiao incredibly fun and insisted on holding her high. However, she was unceremoniously kicked away by her mother-in-law, Li Wujiang! With the new generation, the second generation became less valuable. The women of the Li family were basically like this. On Su Xiaoxiao's seventh day, Empress Dowager Xiao also returned from the Dragon Ruins. The Su family held a grand banquet! Receiving many gifts— On Su Xiaoxiao's full moon day, Li Qianfan finally brought Yaoyao to Li Family Village. After almost a full day of discussion— the elders of Li Family Village finally decided to hold a ceremony to honor Li Qianfan and Du Junlin in the ancestral shrine's underground palace on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month! Once the underground palace was opened, Li Qianfan and Yaoyao would have to "go into seclusion for a full week" inside. After this major event was settled, Du Yaoyao's entire person seemed to have grown three centimeters taller. She even called her good friend Luo Huayin, telling her to hurry back from Hancheng to share happiness with Sister Yaoyao. Luo Huayin, who was increasingly addicted to pretending to be divine with Zhuang Wujian in Hancheng, promised to set off back to the East around a week at the latest. Li Qianfan also liked that Yaoyao and that little fox became inseparable friends. However, he worried that Yaoyao might be led astray by that little fox, who was clearly mentally unwell. After all, that little fox was particularly fond of absurd things like "marrying one and getting one free." Since today was Su Xiaoxiao's full moon and a good day for Du Yaoyao's marriage to be finally settled, the Su family held another banquet that evening. Of course, it was only for their own family members, without inviting outsiders. Uncle Kui, Su Xin, and the others were in the front courtyard. The Four Beauties of the Su family, Xiaoxiao, and Li Qianfan were in the backyard. It wasn't until ten-thirty that the joyous gathering finally dispersed. Su Xiaoxiao was being naughty that night, refusing to sleep and crying loudly with her little mouth open whenever she was dissatisfied. Li Qianfan, with his exceptionally sensitive hearing, was always disturbed by her crying and couldn't sleep. So, he moved to the central courtyard to live. As usual, before going to sleep, Li Qianfan first discussed work with Tang Wenyuan, Gao Lingwang, and others. Then, he video-called Su Ziyu, who was reportedly waiting for an auspicious day to return to China and couldn't leave the Dragon Ruins, and talked for a while. At eleven-thirty, Li Qianfan brushed his teeth and prepared to sleep. In the living room outside the door, light footsteps could be heard. With a creak, the bedroom door opened. A woman in a bathrobe walked in, lightly biting her lip. After closing the door, she leaned against it. She and Li Qianfan, sitting on the edge of the bed, made eye contact for a moment. Then she asked, 'Guess, am I Chongchong or Maomao?'"