Chapter 2343 2076: It's Just So Interesting

"Uh, whatever, it should be no big deal." Chen Xi looked at the wall that had already crumbled a bit and said thoughtfully, then decisively returned to his inner courtyard. Whatever, if the parade ends up a mess due to these people, it's no big deal. Even just a mere glance will let people feel what strength looks like.

When Chen Xi returned to the inner courtyard, a group of people were teaching Chen Qian to walk. Speaking of which, Chen Qian had already learned to walk, just not very steadily, hence Chen Lan led her back and forth running in front of a group of maids every day.

"Over here, over here." Chen Ying waved a sachet in his hand, and naturally, Chen Qian ran towards him. However, halfway there, she saw Chen Xi, then veered in his direction.

"Greetings, Family Head." As everyone greeted him successively, Chen Qian was already rushing over, hugging Chen Xi's leg. Chen Xi bent down with a smiling face and lifted his daughter up. Seeing his daughter capable of running back and forth, Chen Xi indeed felt a sense of accomplishment.

"She finally recognizes me." Chen Xi kissed her with satisfaction, remembering that when he first came back some time ago, Chen Qian was scared of strangers and wouldn't let him hold her. Recently, he finally got her familiar enough to know this man is her support.

"Ran'er, by the way, how many words does Qian'er actually know now?" Chen Xi asked while holding Chen Qian, watching his daughter babbling on without knowing what she was saying. The continuation of bloodline made Chen Xi profoundly feel what life truly meant.

"Eh, this I genuinely don't know." Chen Lan, somewhat in a daze, came over, and Chen Qian turned to reach her mother. Chen Xi helplessly handed Chen Qian back to his wife.

"Speaking of which, why didn't I see Jian'er today? Based on past circumstances, shouldn't she be here playing with Qian'er?" Chen Xi asked with a hint of curiosity.

"Seems like Sister might be pregnant, but Sister Jian'er herself doesn't know yet. She hasn't realized it. I'm not entirely certain, but nine out of ten, she is. I noticed Sister was drowsy, so I let her rest." Chen Lan held her daughter, thought for a moment, and said.

"Uh uh uh?" Chen Xi was taken aback, his mind racing. When considering further, apart from increased rest and frequent drowsiness recently, there were no other symptoms.

"Might be a son, you know." Chen Lan excitedly informed Chen Xi.

"Uh, send someone to find a doctor, I'll go check on Jian'er." Once Chen Xi reacted, he immediately headed over to Fan Jian.

Speaking of which, Chen Xi had lived two lives without ever having a son. His daughter in the previous life even passed away, which left an extremely profound impression on him.

Tiptoeing into the inner residence, he found Fan Jian deeply asleep, breathing steadily. Chen Xi curiously examined her but ultimately couldn't discern anything. He wasn't like Hua Tuo or Zhang Zhongjing, those miracle doctors who could grasp a person's condition with just one glance.

After instructing the maid to take good care of the resting Fan Jian, Chen Xi left. He had originally planned to ask Fan Jian for help preparing a wedding gift for Fa Zheng. After all, compared to Chen Lan, Fan Jian was the Fan Family's legitimate daughter and had learned these things.

"Looks like I'll have to prepare a gift for Xiaoo Zhi myself. What should I give?" Chen Xi looked up at the sky, thinking out loud.

After finding the treasury keys, Chen Xi casually opened his inner storage, filled with various peculiar items. Despite not especially pursuing wealth or treasures over the years, he still accumulated quite a lot.

"Hmm, this seems to be a tortoiseshell from South Blue, hmm, coral... better not. Let's give Ziyi and Xingba some leeway, gold bricks and silver bricks feel a bit too tacky. Maybe I'll give a cauldron instead." Chen Xi looked around, pondering with some headache.

Everyone knew Fa Zheng liked to cook mutton stew in a bronze cauldron. Last winter, Fa Zheng persistently cooked mutton, but recently he hadn't.

"Jade Cauldron seems viable too." Chen Xi stroked his chin, muttering to himself.

"Xiaoo Zhi is relatively weak too, should give some medicinal herbs, heaven knows how valuable a wild ginseng centuries old is, as well as some Lingzhi. I remember this stuff is good for soup making and porridge cooking." Chen Xi took a plant, pondering.

"Let me see, just feel this stuff is a bit unreliable, better add some other things. Hmm, can't really think of what to prepare, Chen Yun..." Chen Xi called behind him, only to realize Chen Yun wasn't there anymore. "Where is she?"

"Family Head, I'm outside." Chen Yun said, somewhat helplessly. This place didn't allow others to enter, so she stood outside, waiting when Chen Xi went in.

"Come, give me some advice on what I should send to Xiaoo Zhi." Chen Xi turned to ask, and after a while, Chen Yun came in, always feeling she'd be scolded by Lady sooner or later.

"Prime Minister Fa, ah, you could send some calligraphy or paintings, and some other things. Actually, Prime Minister Fa might not need any gifts; Family Head, as long as you show your intention, it should be enough." Chen Yun said thoughtfully, not very knowledgeable in this area.

Although Liuu Luo raised them as daughters back then, providing them food and clothing and letting them learn things only noble girls were taught, her goal was never the noble families but rather the typical nouveau riche. Being tied to Chen Xi was entirely by accident.

"Oh, right, it's time to showcase my true skills." Once reminded by Chen Yun, Chen Xi snapped back to reality. Indeed, making something myself would be more sincere.

"I've decided to paint a picture for Xiaoo Zhi myself." Chen Xi laughed heartily, while Chen Yun cast a sidelong glance, unsure of what to say.

When Chen Xi came out from the government treasury, Ji Xiang was holding Chen Qian, her expression not the usual vacant look, but rather the type of excitement humans show when they encounter something they like.

However, Chen Qian didn't look as well-behaved as before, constantly trying to grab the step-shake ornament hanging from Ji Xiang's golden hairpin, while Ji Xiang kept teasing Chen Qian with it.

"How's it going?" Chen Xi didn't bother asking Ji Xiang why she was there; he wasn't foolish. Chen Lan found a doctor to inquire about Ji Xiang's head, and he understood it well. Although Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing's medical skills were better, for Chen Lan, her playmates were more familiar to her.

"Hmm, less than two months along, almost couldn't detect it." Ji Xiang turned her head toward Chen Xi and said, "Congratulations."

"Eh~" Chen Xi suddenly became excited, although his personality had always been somewhat aloof, this kind of human relations matter couldn't help but make him excited. He originally thought he wouldn't be excited but found out he was still human.

"Everyone gets half a year's bonus." Chen Xi indicated he was very happy today, with a wave of his hand, he directly gave all the maids and protectors half a year's wages.

"Boy or girl?" Chen Xi asked curiously.

Ji Xiang slowly turned her head, giving Chen Xi a look like she was examining a fool, it wasn't even two months yet, and the pulse wasn't steady. Figuring it out was already quite a skill, yet he was asking about gender?

Chen Xi saw Ji Xiang's expression and also realized he asked a foolish question, coughed twice, "Hmm hmm, by the way, hasn't Zijing been managing you much?"

"Look, see those three maids, one of them is a Qi Refining to Gang expert, no idea where he found her." Ji Xiang's step-shake ornament couldn't escape Chen Qian's grasp in the end, and it was pulled down together with the golden hairpin.

"Your kid, why does she grab everything she sees, and gnaw on it?" After the hairpin was taken, Ji Xiang's carefully tied hair scattered, she looked at Chen Qian hanging the golden hairpin with some speechlessness, then decisively handed Chen Qian back to Chen Lan.

"Children are like this." Chen Lan smiled as she took Chen Qian.

"Last time was partly my fault, but your reaction was really too much. Now that you're held, what's your thought?" Chen Xi said with a smile.

"I can feel the deep probing intention in your heart when you say this sentence." Ji Xiang glanced at Chen Xi and said.

An awkward Chen Xi who didn't know how to continue talking decisively kept quiet.

"Someone came from my family." Ji Xiang suddenly said.

"Uh, that's good news, are they here to take you back?" Chen Xi said curiously; he had already put aside what Guo Jia told him back then.

"Go back?" Ji Xiang looked at Chen Xi speechlessly, "Forget it, apparently you don't know about this. My father sent me lots of things, and from my feeling, emptied my room as if moving house, and specifically went to see Madam Lub."

"Hehehe..." Chen Xi's face twitched with a smile, Guo Jia indeed managed to fool Ji's family, causing them to rush over. As for Madam Lub, she genuinely liked Ji Xiang, after Ji Xiang solved a major issue for Lub Su, once Madam Lub learned about it, her affection for Ji Xiang was beyond ordinary.

"Anyway, just like that, Zijing is decent after all." Ji Xiang said expressionlessly.

"Decent is good, decent is good." Chen Xi wiped his sweat silently. Ji Xiang, though not as clever as Guo Jia and others, knew what was going on with just a bit of thought after her father suddenly moved her room over and went to interact with Madam Lub.

After speaking, Ji Xiang did not linger, three maids surrounded her as she left.

"Phew, husband, I heard Xiang'er caused trouble before?" After Ji Xiang left, Chen Lan curiously asked.

"More than that, what happened before doesn't count as causing trouble. That was essentially finding trouble herself. Actually, you guys have spent so much time with her, you should've noticed she's not quite like a human." Chen Xi said with a sigh, in the group of ladies, Ji Xiang's aptitude was among the best, but unfortunately, she had issues.

"Yes, we noticed early on she actually doesn't discern good or evil, only likes and dislikes. But is marrying Administrator Lub really okay?" Chen Lan asked curiously.

After listening to those words, Chen Lan recalled a time when Ji Xiang made outrageous remarks like wanting to skin Lub Su today, watching that guy looking panic-stricken like a quail, yet having to follow her doctor's orders. It was simply too amusing...