Chapter 12 Memory III
"Xi Er, why are we going to Mount Aocang?" I asked my wife.
She smiled at me and replied.
"What, can't a girl ask her wife out on a date?"
I rolled my eyes at her antics.
"Yes, but not when there's a major battle coming up!"
She groaned and glared at me.
"Can you at least not talk about the war on our date?"
Sigh.
"Okay!" I answered her, to which she beamed at me.
"Actually, I wanted to give you a surprise!" she said.
"Surprise? What surprise?" I asked her when we climbed the mountain and saw Xianyun.
"Ganyu! I want to introduce the great adept, the guardian of the clouds…" - she fell silent, and bowed her head, as she had known her for a long time.
"And my mother too…"
"WHAT!?" - I screamed, and grabbed Xi Er by the shoulders.
"Um Ganyu, you're doing…" -
"Xi Er, you better shut up! I know you're not in pain!" - I said, growling at her a little.
"Yes, you let me down, hehe…" - she answered, closing one eye.
"Oh my God! Ganyu, forgive my daughter, she's a little silly!" - I heard Xianyun's voice
"HEY!" - my wife screamed, but her mother and I ignored her.
"Yes, she's our silly one!" - I answered my mother-in-law.
"HEY!"
"Yeah, now sit down, since the secret is out we can chat!" she said.
"Hey, at least let me say a word!" my wife asked.
Xianyun and I turned around and answered in unison.
"NO!"
She puffed out her cheeks and silently followed us!
As soon as we sat down at the table, the woman in glasses immediately poured me tea that smelled like lotus! And it was very tasty!
"Okay! Now you can ask questions!"
"Okay… Remember when we…" I fell silent, as it was awkward to discuss.
"And you mean that time when you wanted to know how to make Xi Er pregnant? Have you done it yet? Should I expect grandchildren?" the woman asked me as if nothing had happened.
Xi Er and I blushed deeply.
"No! I mean for now… we want to wait until the war is over, and only then… I'm more interested in, are you okay with it?" I asked the woman.
"Why should I be against it? My daughter loves you as much as you love her, and that's enough for me! Plus, I wanted grandchildren!" the woman told me, smiling.
"So, who is her "father"? Does that mean she's an adept?" I asked Xi Er's mother.
She smiled and answered me.
"To answer your first question, I'm also the father, I impregnated myself!"
"Mom? Why, you never told me that, and what does it mean that you impregnated yourself, how is that?"
"Well… I don't know, you didn't ask. That's why I didn't tell you! If you had asked about your father, I would have told you! As for how… well, you know, I'm a single woman who sometimes wants to relieve stress…" Xi Er interrupted her
"Stop! Stop!" I understand what you're getting at..." my wife said, to which I bowed my head, because I didn't understand.
Seeing my puzzled face, Xi Er sighed and answered me.
"She used that technique to grow that "thing", and herself..." - she fell silent.
"Oh... How?" - I asked
"NO! DON'T EVEN THINK OF ANSWERING HER, I DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW MY MOM RELEASES HER ACCUMULATED STRESS!" - Xi Er screamed in one breath, then taking a deep breath, she turned to her and asked.
"Mom, tell me, did I appear because of your wish, or are you just…"
"Silly girl, of course I wanted a daughter, so don't think that you're unwanted!" Xianyun said as she hugged Xi Er, I smiled at their interaction, but then the two of them looked at me.
"What?" I couldn't help but ask.
"What do you mean, you're family now too, so come here!" my wife said.
"Yes, Ganyun, I've known you for a long time and you were like a daughter to me, and now you are!" the older woman said to me.
I could only feel my eyes stinging and without thinking, I rushed towards them! I immediately felt two pairs of arms wrapping around me and hugging me.
"Thank you, darling!" I said to my wife, kissing her lips.
"Thank you… Mom!" I said to Xianyun and kissed her cheek, like children usually do to their parents.
This brought a smile to her face, and I knew from the moment I recognized her as my mother, she would never leave me.
This warmth that flares up in my chest is so… nice!
"So, will you stay the night?" the cloud guardian asked us after hugging.
I realized that she wanted to spend more time with us, and because of this damn war, we often can't visit her! Especially now that I have become her daughter in every way except blood.
"We can!" I said and looked at my wife, and she nodded too.
The woman immediately had a radiant smile.
"Okay, we can just talk about the name of my future granddaughter!" her words made us blush again, although not as much as before.
"So you didn't answer, have you already?" the woman asked us, to which I blushed.
"Oh, and who was the host!" she asked, to which her daughter raised her hand.
"I, but Ganyun, promised to be with her next time!" she said to her mother, blushing deeply.
"Is it true?" the woman asked me, to which I blushed and answered her.
"Yes.,. But that was before she told such a secret… I think I should reconsider…" I stopped and looked at my wife, who was about to cry.
"Wow, quietly, I was just teasing you, I promise next time you will be the one giving!" I said laughing a little, and she just puffed out her cheeks.
"Mean!" she said and turned away, which made me laugh
"So you will give birth too…" I interrupted her.
"NO! It is excluded, that I will be the receiving party, does not mean that I will give birth from her! I don't know why, but I feel uneasy at this thought" I said to my new mother.
She nodded and looked at her daughter!
"Then you'll have to work twice as hard, I want lots of granddaughters!" she said, to which Xi Er blushed and simply nodded, showing no resistance to the fact that she would be giving birth to many children!
"Well then, let's talk about something else now!" the woman suggested.
And the next day we just talked about different topics, and even played board games!
This warmth in my chest became hotter and hotter with every moment spent in the circle of… family.