He Will Come Back Before Dawn

20

In the spring of March, the willow branches sprouted. Bei Yao walked beside Pei Chuan and whispered to him, "I'll tell you a secret."

"Hmm."

"My mother is going to give me a little brother."

Pei Chuan was a little surprised and took a look at her.

The little girl's gait was as cheerful as that of a swallow chick, but her tone was lowered, "This month at the latest, my little brother will be born."

In 2004, the country had not yet opened the two-child policy, family planning was underway, and only one child was allowed in a family. The streets and alleys were posted with slogans, such as "Have fewer children, have a better life" and "A girl can also take the lead.”

Zhao Zhilan was pregnant with her second child in her thirties so she was a little embarrassed. However, when she saw her daughter's uncompromisingly happy appearance, she felt relieved and once again felt the joy of being a mother.

Zhao Zhilan once quietly consulted with Bei Licai, "Will Yaoyao think too much and will be unhappy?" Zhao Zhilan said.

"I don't think so." Bei Licai touched his wife's belly, "When this child grows up, he or she can share a lot of pressure for the elder sister.”

The couple rented a house outside and told the public that Zhao Zhilan went back to her natal family to visit relatives. Wait until the melon was ripe and the second child was born, then they would honestly register in the household registration and be fined.

Zhao Zhilan was already pregnant, and couldn't bear to abort the child. March of this year happened to be the season when Xiao Bei Jun was born.

Pei Chuan asked Bei Yao, "How do you know it’s a younger brother? What if it's a younger sister?"

Bei Yao thought she just knew it ah. She brushed the branch off her head, "I dreamt about it. And it doesn’t matter. If it’s my sister, I like her the same.”

"Do you want it to be born?"

Bei Yao nodded vigorously, her eyes were adorned with a gently expectant glow, and Pei Chuan frowned.

"Aren't you afraid that it will take away your parents' love?"

"Not afraid." She replied with a smile, "He and I have the same blood, we're family." She had memories of Xiao Bei Jun's downright cute and lovely appearance, and her heart softened as she remembered the unborn child.

The little girl asked him in joy, "Pei Chuan, do you want a younger sibling?"

Bei Yao asked this with a bit of apprehensive probing because she knew that when she went to high school, Pei Chuan's parents had already divorced. Pei Chuan's father had found him a stepmother, who brought a younger sister who was the same age as herself.

Bei Yao was not close to Pei Chuan in her previous life and had never known what attitude Pei Chuan had towards this sister.

"Don't want it." He replied faintly.

"Oh." Bei Yao's heart was worried thinking how hard that would be for him later.

Bei Yao returned home just in time to meet her father taking some daily necessities to go out.

Bei Licai: "Yaoyao is back, I'm going to see your mom."

"Can I go with you? I've finished my homework."

"Let's go, I will close the door."

Bei Licai had also bought a motorcycle two years ago, and the Pei family's motorcycle had already been replaced with a rather imposing car.