Dai Ying seemed to know what she was thinking, "It's a pity that her personality is not like her father's. I don't know who she took after. If you say she's timid, she's been quite fierce since she was a child."
Shen Wuqiu couldn't help but glance at the little white cat, "The way she looks, could it be that she's with Uncle..."
Shen Wuqiu really didn't know how to express herself, after all, she really couldn't understand parents who beat their children like that.
Dai Ying didn't hide anything at all, "Not only that, your uncle and I beat them up together."
"..." Shen Wuqiu stared blankly at the little white cat. She began to suspect that Gu Lingyu might not really be their biological child.
Daiying glanced at her, then looked at her own good-for-nothing child, feeling extremely disappointed. Her father had already set an example for her, yet she stubbornly lay there licking her wounds, not knowing how to take the opportunity to let her partner kiss and hug her.
They weren't strong to begin with, and they don't even know how to show weakness!
Dai Ying grew angrier the more she thought about it, and couldn't help but kick the little white cat. Of course, she didn't use any force; she just used some magic to send her useless kitten straight to Shen Wuqiu's feet. She even pretended to be furious: "I really get angry just looking at her."
A person with such good acting skills can easily draw everyone around them into the role.
Shen Wuqiu felt sorry for Gu Lingyu as she watched her merciless kick.
Feeling a pang of tenderness, she couldn't help but pick up the cat at her feet and hold it in her arms. "Aunt Dai, aren't you afraid of kicking her and hurting her..."
"This good-for-nothing brat is useless to keep."
"...How could she be useless? She's still quite well-behaved and sensible..."
"If you don't mind her, I'll make her your wife."
"..." Shen Wuqiu didn't dare to say anything more. After a while, she seemed to remember something and asked, "Aunt Dai, will the child I give birth to be a human or a cat?"
Chapter 34 Inspection
Is it a person or a cat?
This question made Daiying hesitate for a few seconds before answering. Before answering, she asked, "So, would you prefer a person or a cat?"
"..." Do you even need to ask this question? Shen Wuqiu couldn't quite understand her question. As a normal person, if you saw several cats crawling out of your stomach, wouldn't you be scared to death?
Of course, considering the feelings of the cats, Shen Wuqiu expressed it rather subtly: "Humans..."
“Humans…” Daiying’s delicate willow-leaf eyebrows arched slightly.
Seeing this, Shen Wuqiu quickly changed her mind: "A cat... is fine too."
Daiying smiled, put the large white cat down, walked over to her, touched her belly, and said truthfully:
"Over the past few thousand years, there have been only about a hundred women among your human race who have successfully given birth to children for us. You are the first person to have eaten four pregnancy fruits at once and successfully conceived children from all four. I cannot guarantee whether the children conceived from the pregnancy fruits will be born in the form of cats or humans."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wuqiu's mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts—what about the prenatal checkups? Wouldn't her family be terrified? Would they treat her like a monster?
"In your human language, it's like opening a blind box. But you can rest assured about one thing: when the children are in your belly, they are all very well-behaved babies."
Hearing her add that, Shen Wuqiu breathed a slight sigh of relief, at least she didn't have to worry about the upcoming prenatal checkups.
So, does that mean they only turn into cats after they're born?
"Some will turn into cat form as soon as they leave the mother's womb, while others will only turn into cat form after completely leaving the mother's womb. The one that lasts the longest is six months after leaving the mother's womb before suddenly turning into cat form."
Shen Wuqiu began to feel uneasy again, looking down at her stomach.
Daiying removed her hand. She fully understood Shen Wuqiu's turbulent emotions, but she couldn't offer any better comfort.
For many years, the tribe members have always sought human partners by first exchanging identities and forming a contract before marriage, bringing the person back to the mountain, and then choosing an auspicious day to eat the fertility fruit.
Pregnancy and childbirth are the final steps.
With all this background information, they didn't need to worry about whether their child would be human or cat-like. For them, as long as they could give birth smoothly, that was enough.
But when it came to her own daughter, everything turned out the other way around.
If they hadn't noticed something amiss with the fertile fruit tree within the clan and taken the initiative to come down the mountain to check on the situation, they would never have known what kind of trouble their good-for-nothing son would have caused.
The thought of this headache-inducing mess made Daiying lose her composure. She got angry looking at the white cat in Shen Wuqiu's arms and couldn't help but pinch the back of the little white cat's neck.
They showed absolutely no mercy.
The little white kitten meowed in pain.
"..." Shen Wuqiu was extremely embarrassed.
Daiying felt much better after letting out a long breath, but she still sulked at the little white cat.
"It's all my fault for giving birth to this thing, causing you so much trouble. The more I think about it, the angrier I get. Wuqiu, give her to me. I'm going to skin her alive and teach her a lesson today."
As she spoke, Daiying reached out to hug the cat in her arms.
The little white cat was terrified, clinging tightly to Shen Wuqiu's clothes and refusing to let go.
Even Shen Wuqiu was a little afraid of her, and subconsciously hugged the little white cat in her arms tighter. She quietly opened the door, "Aunt Dai, it's late. You and Uncle should get some rest. Goodnight..."
After saying that, he quickly left the room with the little white cat in his arms, and closed the door behind him.
Daiying, who remained in the room, shrugged indifferently and turned to look at the big white cat. "Let's go. Your daughter shouldn't be locked out the window today."
As soon as she finished speaking, she disappeared from the room, replaced by a large, dark-colored cat. She stretched gracefully, and then she and the white cat vanished into the night.
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Once back in her room, Shen Wuqiu ignored the white cat and went to bed.
Cat-shaped Gu Lingyu also wanted to climb onto the bed, but she didn't dare to be too open about it. She stretched out her little feet and tugged at the sheets hanging over the edge of the bed.
Shen Wuqiu glanced at her and said in a cool tone, "Why don't you come up and try?"
Gu Lingyu immediately cowered, retracting her paws. She licked her lips with her little tongue, then looked at Shen Wuqiu in a pleading manner: "Meow~~"
Shen Wuqiu turned over and replied to her with the back of her head.
Gu Lingyu called out again, but finally obediently jumped onto the swivel chair and quietly squatted down on it.
Shen Wuqiu didn't want to pay attention to her and pretended to be asleep with her eyes closed, but she didn't expect that she would actually fall asleep in less than five minutes.
As soon as I fell asleep, I drifted into that enchanting dream again.
Dappled sunlight filtered through the trees, enveloping the cool mountain stream in a thin layer of warmth. It was so comforting that one couldn't help but curl their toes, momentarily forgetting their shyness, and finally letting out a soft moan:
"Mmm~~"
"My sister is so beautiful, I want to hide her away and not let anyone see her..."
The surroundings were filled with the sounds of birdsong and the fragrance of flowers under the warm sunshine, and the gentle whispers of love mingled with the sound of flowing water. With these beautiful accompaniments, the light kisses that landed on my body were like drumbeats on a drumhead, and even the lightest touch was enough to create layer upon layer of tremors.
It's captivating, making you want to explore even more.
She couldn't help but climb onto the neck of the person on top of her. His red lips were like a blooming flower, fragrant and alluring, and in the increasingly hot weather, they were like a refreshing jelly to cool her down...
"Hmm... Sister is getting more and more enthusiastic..."
"Be gentle...child..."
child?
Shen Wuqiu suddenly woke up from her dream.
The room was pitch black. She lay motionless for a while before her vision finally became focused.
After realizing what was happening, she found her hands clasped together on her stomach. She unconsciously stroked them gently twice before slowly sitting up and turning on the room light.
The pitch-black room suddenly brightened, waking up a white cat that was fast asleep in the swivel chair. The cat yawned sleepily and then meowed impatiently.
"..." Seeing her carefree attitude, Shen Wuqiu felt inexplicably irritated. Then, thinking about the dream she had just had, she became somewhat embarrassed and angry. "Gu Lingyu."
Hearing its name, the cat finally woke up completely, meowing.
Shen Wuqiu pointed out the window, "Go out."
The white cat looked completely innocent: "Meow???"
Shen Wuqiu threw off the thin blanket and got out of bed. She went straight to the window, opened it, and said, "Go sleep outside."
It must be that the cat sleeping next to her is putting pressure on her, which is why she's having these strange dreams!
Meow~~
Are you going out or not?
Her assertiveness left no room for objection.
The white cat reluctantly jumped off the swivel chair, slowly walked to the window, rubbed against her legs, and made a final struggle.
Shen Wuqiu, however, showed no mercy, picked her up and threw her onto the windowsill outside, then closed the window, locked it, and drew the curtains.
The whole process was completed in one go.
The cat, completely unaware of what had happened, stood bewildered in the night wind, pitifully spending the rest of the night on the cramped windowsill.
Meanwhile, Shen Wuqiu spent a very peaceful second half of the night in the room.
This made Shen Wuqiu even more convinced that she could no longer share a room with this cat.
So for the next few days, Cat-shaped Gu Lingyu only dared to sleep on the windowsill. Don't ask her why she didn't go back to her room to sleep; she was just showing loyalty to her partner. Anyway, she would never admit that she was worried about being beaten by her parents.
After a few days of calm, Mr. Shen was able to take a more relaxed attitude towards his daughter's pregnancy.
After all, it's not like the sky is falling; life goes on as usual.
But the thought of his daughter being pregnant with four babies made him uneasy. "Juanjuan, you're going out in a couple of days. Take your sister to the hospital for a full check-up and ask the doctor."
Shen Wujun had the same idea. The immature teenager was complaining about the outdated equipment and technology of the hospital in their small county and was planning to take his sister to a big hospital in the provincial capital for a proper check-up.
Shen Wuqiu declined his offer.
To be honest, if she had gone through the normal process and conceived quadruplets, she would definitely have gone to a major hospital in the provincial capital.
Unfortunately, the babies in her belly weren't conceived through the normal process, and besides, she had in-laws who seemed even more formidable than the doctor. Ugh, anyway, it's just a matter of going through the motions, it doesn't matter where you go, so there's no need to go through all this trouble.
Same hospital, same doctor.
Seeing that Shen Wuqiu was accompanied by a group of people of all ages, the thin, middle-aged female doctor wearing glasses was very pleased. "It seems she's here for a prenatal checkup today."
Shen Wuqiu was a little embarrassed, and handed over her previous medical record.
The doctor glanced at her briefly and then arranged for her to undergo routine examinations.
Perhaps because her pregnancy with quadruplets was so rare, the doctors gave her the green light all the way, and the results came out very quickly.