The Little Childhood Friend in a Female-Dominated World (ChatGPT Translated)

51. My younger sister was born.

Younger sister is born.

After Lu Feng went to war, Xu Mu became somewhat restless.

After school, there was no one to pick up Xu Mu since Lu Feng went to war. Xu Yu, An Qingle, Sun Yao, and others have already entered the top scholar class, and he is the only one left in the second-ranked scholar class. He has no motivation to study anything.

After a brief discussion, Ji Shi and Li Shi nodded in agreement.

Xu Mu didn't originally go to the academy for the imperial examination. Since he can't focus on studying and is somewhat restless, it would worry them if he went to the academy.

Fortunately, Li Shi is about to give birth, and Xu Mu takes care of her in their courtyard every day, diverting his thoughts from Lu Feng to some extent.

The autumn provincial examination is about to begin, followed by the spring metropolitan examination, and the palace examination comes after the metropolitan examination. The imperial examination takes place every three years and is divided into the autumn and spring sessions. It is a crucial way for the court to select talents.

Sun Yao, Xu Yu, An Qingle, and others are now preparing for the autumn provincial examination.

An Qingle knows that Xu Mu is likely to be downcast after Lu Feng went to war, but she doesn't have time to come and accompany him every day. The others can't do it either because of the difference between men and women. It wouldn't be appropriate for them to be too close to Xu Mu when Lu Feng is not around.

Fortunately, Xu Mu's attention is divided by the child in Li Shi's belly, and Ji Shi also finds time to give him some tasks and teach him how to manage the household affairs. As a result, Xu Mu doesn't have much time to think about Lu Feng during the day.

But every night, when he lies in bed with his tired body, Xu Mu thinks of Lu Feng's handsome face, her gentle eyes when looking at him, her soft lips when kissing him, and her strong arms when embracing him. . . He thinks of her, from the depths of his heart to his body, to the point where he can't sleep at night and tears fall when he hears others mention her.

In addition to thinking, he is also afraid, constantly worrying about whether she has already arrived at the border, whether it is cold there, whether she has gone to the battlefield, and whether she will get injured. . . Tossing and turning, it usually takes a long time for Xu Mu to fall asleep.

Just half a month after Lu Feng left, Xu Mu visibly lost weight. Ji Shi and Li Shi, feeling sorry for him, prepare delicious food for him in various ways and find things for him to do.

Xu Mu comes over to have lunch with Li Shi. Seeing him eating only rice with a gloomy expression, Li Shi pities him and puts some vegetables in his bowl, sighing, "Aren't you afraid of choking?"

Xu Mu bites his chopsticks and makes a sound of agreement.

Li Shi wanted to say something else, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. The pain made her hand loosen, and the chopsticks fell on the table.

"Father?" Xu Mu heard the movement and looked up to see Li Shi frowning and biting her lip, her hand on her stomach, her face slightly pale.

Xu Mu instantly understood what was going on and hurried over to support her, instructing the servants, "Go quickly and fetch the midwife! Go and inform my mother!"

Li Shi was experiencing labor pains and had no strength to speak. She leaned her head slightly on Xu Mu's shoulder, gripping his fingers tightly, waiting wholeheartedly for the pain to pass.

Xu Mu reached out and embraced Li Shi's shoulder, silently leaning against her.

The labor pains came in waves, just like this. Li Shi had only just begun, and they were relatively brief. After they subsided, she felt no sensation, just like when there was no pain.