"God won't hear our wishes if we don't say them out!" Charlie took her finger down and kissed it twice. He then raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "Now God has heard my wishes. He will bless us with a daughter."
Wendy was stunned for a moment. This seemed to make sense...
Charlie caressed her belly and said in a deep and calm voice mixed with expectation for the future. "Probably at this time of the year two years later, except for my son, I will also have a daughter to blow out the candles with me!"
"Yes..." Wendy nodded in agreement.
Then, she raised her head and glanced at him. He had such a long-term plan. Their baby was now only of the size of a soybean, but Charlie was virtually planning for two years later!
Charlie kissed her eyes with his thin lips, which forced her to close her eyes. He said in a calm and stable voice, "You are pregnant now. You have to go to bed early! Now, close your eyes, and I'll keep an eye on you!"
In the end, Wendy fell asleep while being watched by Charlie.
Pregnant women tended to eat and sleep a lot. When Wendy woke up the next day, the curtains almost could not block the sunshine outside.
As soon as Wendy opened her eyes, Charlie's firm face broke into her sight line. Before she woke up completely, there was a kiss from him.
"Good morning.¹¹
After finished greating Wendy, Charlie lifted her pyjamas and lowered his head to kiss her belly. "Good morning, my daughter."
He said this in an exceptionally gentle way.
"..." Wendy blushed and was speechless.
Seeing that he was well-dressed, she asked, "Charlie, you didn't sleep all night, did you?"
"No, I did." Charlie shook his head. He had only slept for two hours.
He hugged her all night, either staring at her face in the darkness or staring at her flat lower abdomen. Although he could not jump up and down like a large monkey, he was still so excited that he did not feel sleepy at all. He had to force himself to sleep for two hours when the sky turned bright outside.
Wendy was almost lifted up from the bed by him. "Wash your face and rinse your mouth first, and then go downstairs to have breakfast. Aunt Lee has made everything ready!"
"Yes..." She nodded.
Watching Charlie walk out of the bedroom, Wendy lowered her head and turned on the tap.
In her sight, the towels and the washing milk had been properly placed, while even the toothbrush had been squeezed with toothpaste...
Wendy stayed there for a while and then began to wash her face and brush her teeth.
When she came out of the bedroom, she was instantly petrified after seeing what was in front of her. She swallowed her saliva and exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? The stairs...What's going on?"
Where did the carpet come from?
The solid wooden stairs that led to the first floor were now all covered with a thick layer of long-fur carpet. Everyone who stood on it would feel soft beneath his/her feet. There was no need for anyone to worry that he/she might slip and fell on the steps. Moreover, even the handrails were covered with soft furs.
"It was all ordered by Mr. Hoggs!" Aunt Lee came up to her with a smile. "Last night, he telephoned the carpet shop, and early this morning, the carpet was sent here. Application of the furs on the handrails had just been finished not long ago!"
"..." Wendy swallowed her saliva once again.
"I know what I created!" Charlie raised his eyebrows proudly.
Although Wendy's pregnancy came a little later than he had expected, he was still very proud of himself, and he had been very determined to get it. After all, he "sowed" every night, and how could the seeds not germate in this way? It turned out that God really favored a hard-working man.
The reason why Charlie was so sure that he and Wendy would have a daughter was not revealed to anyone. He just slept for about two hours early in the morning, but he had a dream. He dreamed of a little white pig.
He had been looking forward to having a daughter before. He also had secretly studied a lot of information, including some of the superstitious beliefs of the folk. According to such information, dreaming a pig was a sign of wealth and blessing, which indicated that the baby to be borne in the future would become rich and powerful. Besides, black pig was the sign of a son, and white pig was the sign of a daughter, and therefore there was no doubt that this was true!
Hearing his words, Wendy was almost choked by her own saliva.
This man really dared to say anything! Didn't he know that this might misguide the child?
Larry had been listening to them talking about his future little sister with his upturned ears. He gulped down the smashed bean bun in his bowl with a 'wooo' sound, and then wiped his mouth clean in a rash manner. After that, he nimbly crawled down from his dining chair and ran over to Wendy.
In the past, Larry would have directly rushed to her and hug her thigh. But this time, he stopped cautiously when there was still one step left.
Needless to say, it must be Charlie who had specially instructed Larry to do so.
Larry's big black grape-like eyes were shining. He looked at her belly expectantly, as if there was already a lovely little sister inside it.
"Mom, can I touch your belly?"
"Of course!" The corners of Wendy's lips curled up slightly.
Larry's face turned red out of excitement. He stretched out his two small hands at the same time with curiosity and joy. As he touched it, he said tenderly, "Babe, I'm your brother..."
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