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Chapter 11 Telling Mom and Dad the Truth

"Nian Nian..."

Seeing that her husband had closed the door, Nian Yunci lowered her voice and asked Qiao Nian softly what was going on.

"Mom, you and Dad have some candy."

Qiao Nian peeled the White Rabbit candy and fed one to each of her parents.

The candy wrapper was thrown into the fire pit and burned to ashes.

She stood up amidst her parents' astonished gazes and lifted up her tattered cotton-padded coat.

Nian Yunci saw Qiao Nian's protruding belly.

"Near!"

As a woman, how could she not know what this meant?
"What are you doing?"

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, listen to me."

Qiao Nian put down her clothes, sat back down on the stool, and held her mother's hand in one hand and her father's hand in the other.

"Dad, Mom, I didn't die after I rolled down the mountain."

"I wasn't injured, I just lost consciousness and took a nap."

"When I woke up and went home, I found that five years had passed outside."

Her words left Qiao Guowen and his wife speechless with shock.

The White Rabbit candy in my mouth is melting, and I'm practically drooling.

They realized what was happening and quickly shut their mouths.

"So, for you, Niannian, these past five years have just been a period of sleep?"

Nian Yunci pressed for an answer.

Qiao Nian nodded.

"I'm sorry, Mom. I don't know what happened. If I hadn't had that accident, maybe you and Dad wouldn't have..."

"No, that's impossible."

Nian Yunci interrupted Qiao Nian, not wanting her to blame herself.

"Mom is actually glad that you had such a wonderful experience."

“This must be because your maternal grandparents are watching over us from heaven, protecting us and not wanting us to suffer, which is why they gave us this wonderful experience.”

"Mother……"

Qiao Nian nestled against Nian Yunci's shoulder, holding her arm tightly, unwilling to let go.

Nian Yunci didn't urge her daughter. She held her daughter for a while, and when she saw that it was getting dark, she asked Qiao Guowen to cook.

"Niannian is here, let's have noodles tonight."

"Mom, wait a minute."

Qiao Nian took out a large ham from her spatial storage.

Mr. and Mrs. Qiao had already seen their daughter produce a White Rabbit candy out of thin air, so they weren't too surprised by this giant ham.

"Niannian, where did you get this? Don't eat it yet, save it to nourish your body. You can eat it slowly later when you're more pregnant."

Nian Yunci wanted Qiao Nian to put the ham inside.

Qiao Nian shook her head. "Mom, I still have five big hams here, as well as all kinds of meat, including two pork chops, lots of rice and flour, and even some cloth and money."

Qiao Nian had no intention of hiding the existence of the spatial dimension from her parents.

“I’ve collected all the supplies my grandmother left in the basement of our house. It’s enough for our family to eat for several years.”

As for the supplies she confiscated from Chen Guoqing, she didn't tell her parents.

I don't want them to worry.

Qiao Guowen and Nian Yunci spent the entire afternoon receiving things beyond their comprehension. Although it seemed incredible, upon reflection, they thought it might be God's way of compensating their daughter.

"Okay, then let's cook some ham tonight."

Nian Yunci had her husband cut off about two ounces of ham with a knife, and Qiao Nian took the rest back.

“Niannian, things are different now than before. You can’t let others know your secret. You have to be careful and not be careless.”

Nian Yunci still treated Qiao Nian like a child, giving her instructions.

"I know, Mom. I'm not a little kid anymore. Don't worry about me."

"Yes, you're going to be a mother soon too."

At this point, Nian Yunci asked Qiao Nian when Lu Xiao would come to pick her up.

"Mother."

Qiao Nian was not happy about Lu Xiao being mentioned.

Nian Yunci glanced at her husband.

Qiao Guowen shook his head. The couple exchanged only a glance, yet they understood each other's meaning.

Nian Yunci looked away.

"What's wrong? Did you and your son-in-law have another argument? What did he do to upset you?"

"No."

Qiao Nian didn't want to tell her parents about the dream she had.

She didn't want them to worry.

"It's Mom. We've been separated for five years. For five years, he's been all alone. Who knows if he has a close female friend or something?"

Qiao Nian muttered unhappily.

Nian Yunci smiled and took Qiao Nian's hand, patting the back of her hand.

"You just like to overthink things and scare yourself."

"You grew up with Lu Xiao, don't you know what kind of person he is?"

"Stop overthinking all the time and scaring yourself. It's okay if you get sick, but if you hurt the baby in your belly, your father and I will be heartbroken."

"mom!"

Qiao Nian was unhappy that her mother spoke up for Lu Xiao.

Nian Yunci also knew that her daughter was still being difficult.

She wasn't in a hurry to explain things to Qiao Nian.

Our daughter is back home safe and sound, and is with them now. When her husband has time to come over, they can talk things out face-to-face, and I believe our daughter won't cause any more trouble.

Nian Yunci knew that although her daughter was spoiled, she was very reasonable and not the type to make trouble unreasonably.

The reason she's so unhappy now is simply because she's not confident in her son-in-law.

After the family of three chatted for a while, Qiao Guowen started cooking.

Qiao Nian watched as her father carefully poured a bowl of yellowish wheat flour from a large, broken vat into a basin beside him, and she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

"Dad, Mom, I have some cooked dried noodles here. Let's just cook the dried noodles and eat them."

As she spoke, she took out a handful of noodles weighing about a pound and four or five white eggs from her spatial storage.

Nian Yunci and Qiao Guowen had been used to living a simple life over the years, so when they saw their daughter bring out so many nice things, they quickly told her to put them back.

"Your dad's knife-cut noodles are delicious too."

"Mother……"

Qiao Nian was about to speak when an old voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Yun Ci, Yun Ci, are you there?"

Qiao Nian looked at Nian Yunci with a puzzled expression.

Nian Yunci told her to put the things away first.

“Those are Professor Li and his wife, who live not far from us. They came from Beijing.”

After Nian Yunci finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, before Professor Li and his colleagues were sent down to the countryside, they were professors at a medical university. Niannian, aren't you studying medicine? You might have something to talk about with them."

"It would be great to have time to discuss medical knowledge with the two of them."

Even though she was imprisoned and it was extremely difficult to survive each day, she remained optimistic and cheerful, and continued to improve and learn under the limited conditions.

"I know mom."

Qiao Nian answered softly.

Qiao Guowen had already opened one door and was beckoning Wang Xueqin to come in.

"It's cold outside, come in and warm yourself by the fire."

Nian Yunci stood by the fire pit, called out "Sister Wang" to herself, and then asked Qiao Nian to call someone.

"Niannian, quickly call for help."

"Hello auntie."

Qiao Nian is both obedient and gentle.

Having grown accustomed to seeing dark-skinned people, Wang Xueqin was momentarily stunned to see Qiao Nian, a girl with fair and delicate skin whose cheeks seemed to glow.

This is so beautiful!

"Good, good, good."

It took Wang Xueqin a while to realize what was happening, but she quickly agreed with a smile.

She took out a bowl of sorghum from inside her tattered cotton-padded coat.

He said somewhat embarrassedly, "Niannian is here. Your uncle and I don't have anything special to offer, so please have a bowl of sorghum rice."

(End of this chapter)