"I can't sleep either! Let me go to the kitchen and chat with you." He Zhilan shook her head. Ever since she got pregnant, the Niu Family absolutely wouldn't let her help out in the kitchen and certainly wouldn't let her do any other chores either.
Being in the Niu Family really felt like being back home—she didn't even get to wash a single dish.
As a woman who was already over three months pregnant, He Zhilan hadn't started showing yet, and her figure hadn't changed much. So when she got out of bed and landed on the floor, her movements were still as nimble as ever.
After breakfast, Xiaojia went down the mountain with Niu Li to the county town. Left with nothing to do, He Zhilan thought she might take a stroll around the village as a post-meal walk. But just as she was about to step out, she overheard Uncle Niu and Aunt Niu talking about heading up the mountain to catch wild rabbits.
