"That's a good idea, Xiaotao! It's a great suggestion."
"Look how excited you are, you've lost all composure."
Ma Xiaotao's face flushed pink. She didn't know why, but after spending so much time with Cao Yu, she had started to become a little smug.
Or is it because one is influenced by one's surroundings?
It must be like this. " Little Yu, look at you, you've corrupted me! What are we going to do about it?"
Ma Xiaotao raised her eyebrows slightly, then reached out her slender, fair hand to touch Cao Yu's chin and lift it up.
Cao Yu was squatting down to wash her feet. Their eyes met, and Cao Yu smiled slightly:
"Is it my fault, Xiaotao? You've always been a bit of a show-off, haven't you?"
Does she need to be taught? She was born with this skill!
"I wonder who's so eager to come back every night."
Cao Yu made a sarcastic remark, but Ma Xiaotao rolled her eyes at him and said in a coquettish voice:
"Screw you."
After chatting for a while and washing her feet, Ma Xiaotao closed her eyes and began to cultivate.
After all, cultivation is unlikely to affect the healthy growth of the fetus, and may even greatly help with childbirth.
The healthier a woman is, the better it is for the fetus.
A moment later, Cao Yu was seen carrying a new basin of hot water into Wang Dong'er's room.
The water had already been heated by the Cao Clan's aunties, so it saved them some time of trouble finding hot water.
"Here it comes, here it comes, the hot water is here!"
"Come in, let me help you wash up."
Wang Dong'er smiled gently and obediently soaked her feet in the hot water.
"What are you thinking, washing my feet?"
"You don't understand, this is a custom in my hometown. When a woman is pregnant, the men have to wash her feet several times."
"Really? There's such a custom? How come I didn't know about it?"
Wang Dong'er was still somewhat skeptical of what he said.
After all, she had never heard of these things, and of course, Cao Yu's hometown did not refer to Star Luo City.
But it's that distant Blue Star, and who knows if we'll ever have a chance to go back.
Ultimately, I do miss it a little.
The warm water emitted wisps of steam.
Wang Dong'er asked, "By the way, have you decided what to name our child?"
As she spoke, she gently rubbed her belly. Although there was no movement yet, Wang Dong'er seemed to have already imagined what the child would look like after birth, and maternal love unconsciously appeared in her eyes.
"Hmm... not yet. Why don't you come and name it? After all, I'm terrible at naming things."
"If it's a boy, we'll name him Cao Yun; if it's a girl, we'll name her Cao Xurou. Honey, what do you think?"
"Wow! That's great! I think it's good. Let's use these names!"
After receiving Cao Yu's praise, Wang Dong'er naturally swung her legs with a grin.
This caused a few drops of hot water to splash out of the basin, but Cao Yu managed to catch them firmly.
"Don't move, or the water will get cold."
Wang Dong'er pouted and said, "Okay."
Cao Yu would typically spend several hours washing the feet of his wives while chatting with them.
He's been staying home these past few days, which is, of course, to get used to life in advance.
After all, he'll be even busier in August and September than he is now.
Fortunately, their feet didn't smell, but even if they did, it wouldn't matter, since gas masks could be purchased from the System Shop.
But Cao Yu was convinced that if he put on a gas mask in front of them, his fate would certainly not be good.
I have to say, washing my wife's feet is a real treat, after all, her feet and legs are really beautiful.
Of course, they each have their own unique characteristics. For example, Xiao Xiao, Luo Yan, Ning Tian Jiang Nannan all have relatively small feet.
It can basically be held in one hand.
As for Ma Xiaotao and the others, they were just the right size, since they were all mature and sophisticated types, so of course they couldn't be too small.
Although all thirteen of his wives were pregnant, they only showed signs of nausea and their bellies had not yet grown large.
Sometimes, unable to stay idle, they wanted to continue teaching at the Imperial Academy, requests that Cao Yu naturally refused.
"After all, we are in a very critical period. Who knows if other empires will send spies to cause trouble?"
"Alright then, we'll do as you say." The women thought about it and agreed that it made sense.
Seeing that they all nodded in agreement, Cao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Cao Yu was also worried that something might happen when he wasn't by their side.
That's why he decided to try and persuade his wives.
However, for Wang Dong'er and her friends, life during pregnancy was not actually very pleasant.
First of all, they can't be with Cao Yu and Se Se for the time being.
After all, the women had already tasted the sweetness and their desire for it was no less than Cao Yu's.
On another front, their diet underwent a significant change, including the consumption of nourishing old hen soup and other foods beneficial to the body.
Unfortunately, they can no longer eat spicy food.
This was like a bolt from the blue for Wang Dong'er and her friends.
Especially foodies like Meng Hongchen.
"Oh no, I can't eat fried chicken or hot pot anymore! Goodness! I haven't been able to eat them for almost a year, and I feel like I've lost a lot of weight during this time."
Meng Hongchen clung to him, acting coquettishly, but Cao Yu gently patted her head.
He comforted her, saying, "You haven't lost weight; it's all in your head."
"But I really want to eat all this delicious food, what should I do?"
"Haha, you little foodie, you can only eat a tiny bit." Cao Yu reached out and pinched her little cheek; she really was adorable.
"Okay, okay, I'll just eat a little, I definitely won't eat more."
During this time, Cao Yu was busy restocking the System Shop.
He bought dozens of Trojan horses, one of which was one he had used when he was a child.
This thing can give a child a head start in life. Just by letting the child sit on it, their cultivation efficiency can increase by more than 20%.
To be able to improve one's cultivation level while having fun is simply killing two birds with one stone.
Sometimes his mother, Luo Lingyun, would help take care of them, but with so many daughters-in-law, wouldn't they eventually have a huge number of grandchildren?
I wonder if Little Yu will be busy enough to make it.
"But he deserves it, sigh! He just had to bring so many daughters-in-law home."
"However, Little Yu has indeed succeeded in having many children; I imagine the ancestors in the afterlife would be happy for him."
Now, let alone our ancestors, even the old man himself is extremely happy.
Every morning, he would get up early to go to the outskirts to catch fish and game, and then come back to cook it into a nourishing soup for his dozen or so granddaughters-in-law.
Luo Lingyun and the others sat in the courtyard basking in the bright sun. After all, being women, they had a lot in common to talk about.
As they chatted, Luo Lingyun smiled and asked, "Was it Little Yu who pursued you first?"
We are collecting children's names online; everyone can suggest any name they like.
(End of this chapter)