Chapter 725: A Small Interlude in the Weaving House
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Inside the underwater Mello Petersburg.
At this moment, in a hidden corner of the hall, three half-dead members of the Gilded Brigade were squatting.
Among them, Kaika's eyes were empty, and he complained with despair: "When can we get out..."
Kaikubad couldn't stand being tortured any longer and suggested, "Why don't we escape from prison? It's better than waiting to die here."
However, Ilos was not optimistic about the proposal of jailbreak.
She looked at her two "smart" companions, smiled bitterly and advised: "Forget it, how can we run? There are guards everywhere, we can't escape at all."
"If they find us, they'll hit us with six sticks per second and beat the shit out of us..."
Kaika cried when he heard what Ilos said.
He sobbed and murmured, "Wow...Mom, I miss you."
Ilos became furious when she saw Kaika, a grown man, wiping his tears like a child.
She shouted angrily, "Stop crying! Can you please have some pride of the Gilded Brigade? This little setback is nothing!"
Kaika sobbed and said, "But I don't want to clean the septic tank anymore... I will never forget that smell..."
When Ilos heard about cleaning the septic tank, her stomach suddenly churned and she started to dry heave.
"Ugh~ You crow mouth, stop talking. If you ask us to clean the septic tank again, I really want to die!"
Shao Yun looked at the unlucky Gilded Brigade and muttered, "These three unlucky guys are still out of prison? Oh, they deserve it. You guys bullied Meilushin..."
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Inside the infirmary at Mellow Petersburg, the light is soft, giving people a sense of tranquility.
Ying lay quietly on the bed, her belly was slightly bulging, showing that she was pregnant.
Sigwen stood beside the bed, concentrating on observing Ying's physical condition with her unique vision.
Meilushin's eyes are so magical that she can even do an ultrasound on Ying and see the baby in her belly.
After a while, Sigwen smiled amiably, gently touched Ying's forehead, and said, "Well, not bad, Ying, your body is very healthy, and so is the baby in your belly. Keep it up."
Hearing the news that the baby was healthy, Ying breathed a sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on her face.
"Well, as long as you are healthy."
Then, she asked for conversation: "By the way, Sigwen, am I pregnant with a boy or a girl?"
Sigwen smiled and shook her head, and replied seriously: "No, I have professional ethics, I can't tell you."
"I can only tell you that the baby in your belly is very healthy and there is no problem at all. Don't worry."
After all, doctors need to abide by professional ethics.
Ying just asked casually, and seeing that Sigwen couldn't say it, she didn't force her.
"Oh, I just asked casually. I just want the child to be healthy."
Sigwen smiled and patted Ying's hand, comforting her: "Don't worry, Ying. Whether it's a boy or a girl, it will be a cute baby. The important thing is that you and the baby are healthy."
Just then, Shao Yun walked in.
As soon as he came in, his eyes fell on Ying lying on the bed.
Shao Yun couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said softly, "Did I come at a bad time?"
When Paimeng saw Shao Yun coming, he immediately flew over and greeted him with a smile: "Shao Yun, you are here!"
Shao Yun smiled and touched Paimeng's little head, then turned his gaze to Ying lying on the bed and asked with concern: "How did the prenatal check-up go?"
Ying, who was lying on the bed, had a happy smile on her face. She answered happily, "The baby is very healthy. We will be able to see the baby in another five or six months. It feels so magical!"
At this time, Xigwen walked to the side of the table, picked up a new set of precautions that she had prepared in advance, handed it to Shao Yun, and said, "These are some things that Ying needs to pay special attention to after she becomes pregnant. Please keep them well."
Shao Yun took the medical instructions handed over by Xigwen and carefully read the densely packed precautions on it.
"Wow, so many things to note?"
Sigwen stood aside, nodded seriously, and reminded solemnly: "Yes, every item written above is very important, you must strictly abide by it! Don't be careless at all."
Shao Yun naturally wouldn't dare to be careless when it came to Ying's affairs.
"Okay, I'll take a closer look..."
Just as Shao Yun was concentrating on reading the precautions on the doctor's instructions, Xigwen suddenly spoke again:
"Oh, there is one more important point. The skirt Ying is wearing now is a bit tight. She needs to be given a set of loose clothes."
Shao Yun thought for a moment and said, "Clothes? Hmm... that's great. Let's go to Qianzhiwu and have a look today."
Just do it, action speaks louder than words.
After the prenatal check-up, Shao Yun took Ying and Paimeng away from Melo Petersburg and rushed to Qianzhi House in Fontaine.
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In Qianzhi's house, accompanied by the pleasant sound of wind chimes, Shao Yun supported the pregnant Ying and walked into Qianzhi's house and asked, "Hello, Miss Qianzhi! Are you home?"
Chiori, who was sitting behind the counter, spoke the words of welcome.
"Welcome to Chiori-ya!"
Then, she said sarcastically, "But, Shao Yun, you said that as if I were a hands-off boss."
Shao Yun looked at Qian Zhi sitting behind the counter, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and joked: "That's not what I meant. I heard from Ai Luofu that you seem to go out often to find inspiration..."
Hearing this, Qianzhi stood up, walked to the counter, and replied with a smile: "Finding inspiration is indeed part of my job, but there is more to my job than just this."
"So, what kind of clothes do you want to buy?"
Shao Yun turned to look at Ying beside him, patted her shoulder, and then said to Qian Zhi: "We want to buy some maternity clothes for Ying."
When Qianzhi heard that it was maternity clothes and was bought for Ying, her eyes widened in surprise.
"Ying is pregnant? When did this happen?"
Then, Qianzhi walked out from behind the counter and came to Ying. She carefully looked at Ying's slightly bulging belly and exclaimed, "Wow, she's pregnant! She must be more than four or five months pregnant."
Shao Yun answered truthfully: "Ying is about four months pregnant, so we came to you to buy some loose maternity clothes."
Upon hearing this, Qianzhi crossed her chest with her left hand and tapped her forehead lightly with her right hand, thinking about something.
After a while, she asked, "Maternity clothes, what style do you want?"
"Is it cute and fluffy, or simple? Or any other style you can think of, I can make it."
Shao Yun didn't expect that there were so many different styles of maternity clothes to choose from, and asked curiously, "Why are there so many options?"
Qianzhi raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile. She nodded and said, "Of course, after all, everyone has different preferences, so I will try my best to meet the various needs of customers."
"Besides, don't underestimate my craftsmanship!"
Seeing Qian Zhi so confident, Shao Yun simply handed everything over to her.
"In that case, you can do whatever you want. I still believe in your craftsmanship."
Seeing that Shao Yun trusted her so much, Qian Zhi didn't hesitate to be polite.
She immediately picked up a tape measure from the table, then waved at Ying and said, "Okay, I'll measure Ying right away. Shao Yun, you and Paimeng, just sit down and wait for a while."
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Qianzhi began to measure Ying's size carefully. After all, after she became pregnant, the previously measured data would be inaccurate and needed to be measured again.
Shao Yun and Paimeng sat quietly on the stools nearby, waiting patiently.
At this moment, suddenly, there was a loud shouting and cursing outside the store.
"Qianzhiwu, you are such a big shot, the fabrics you use are all garbage! You will get skin diseases if you wear them!"
After hearing the voice, Paimon turned his gaze towards the door and muttered quietly, "What is this voice..."
Qianzhi naturally also heard the shouting and cursing outside. Her face instantly turned ugly, and her hands that were holding the tape measure began to tremble slightly because of anger.
"It's only been a month since the Fontaine prophecy crisis ended, and these competitors are causing trouble for me again. Can't they just let me have some peace and quiet for two days?"
Chihiro said angrily, her anger growing.
Ying looked at Qianzhi, who looked like she was holding back a rage, and asked with concern, "Who is that person outside? Qianzhi, who did you offend?"
Qianzhi took a deep breath to calm herself down, then put away the tape measure and said with a melancholy look on her face: "It's nothing, just a little trouble. I'll excuse myself for a moment and find a professional to handle it."
However, when he thought that because of such a clown, he would have to delay the time of measuring Ying's body and making clothes, Shao Yun immediately stretched out his hand, signaling Qianzhi not to do it herself, and pointed at himself.
"No, no, no, Chizhi, you continue. I'm the best at threatening people."
Qian Zhi saw that Shao Yun wanted to handle things on her behalf, and quickly refused: "How can this be done? You are a guest, I can't bring my troubles to you."
Shao Yun already has enough troubles now, this one doesn't need any more.
He slowly stood up from his chair, stretched his arms, and replied casually, "Don't worry, I'm just bored."
"Just keep measuring Ying's body. I'm going to take off that bastard's tonsils outside and let him know what it means to speak out against your will!"
Hearing Shao Yun's fierce words, Ying hurriedly reminded him: "Husband, don't kill anyone!"
Shao Yun didn't really intend to kill the man outside. He just wanted to teach him a small lesson.
So, when he heard Ying's dissuasion, he agreed readily.
"Okay, I get it. Don't worry, I won't kill anyone."
After saying that, Shao Yun turned around and walked out of Qianzhi House.
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As soon as he went out, Shao Yun saw a tall Fontaine man standing at the door, with his back to Qianzhiwu, insulting Qianzhiwu's clothes and Qianzhi himself to passers-by.
The Fontaine man was cursing so hard that he didn't notice Shao Yun had walked up behind him.
Just when he was cursing the most fiercely, Shao Yun suddenly kicked him hard in the back.
With a dull thud, the Fontaine man staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"Shut your stinky mouth! You're making my eyes hurt!"
The thug who slandered Qian Zhiwu was kicked away by Shao Yun and fell flat on his face.
Shao Yun clapped his hands and said sarcastically: "If you can only talk nonsense, then I suggest you sell it for fifty Moras. This mouth is also suffering for you."
The thug got up from the ground, came to his senses, and was about to spit out some foul language, but the moment he looked at Shao Yun, he immediately wilted.
"You... I know you. Your name seems to be... Hey hey hey! What are you doing?!"
Without waiting for the thug to finish speaking, Shao Yun grabbed his collar, pulled him over, and then slapped him hard on the shoulder.
The thug felt a heavy force pressing on his left shoulder. He tilted his arm and looked at Shao Yun in front of him with horror.
Shao Yun pointed at the thug's nose with his left finger, and said in a calm but threatening tone: "Listen, my wife, she is pregnant with my baby, and she is measuring her body inside, and is going to ask Miss Qianzhi to make a few sets of maternity clothes."
"You know what? It's important for a girl to maintain a good attitude after she gets pregnant!"
Having said that, Shao Yun pointed his finger at the thug's mouth, and his tone became even colder.
"But your bad mouth will affect my wife's mood, and then affect the baby in her belly."
"On my way out, my wife told me not to let me kill anyone. I listened to her very much. Otherwise, the moment I pushed the door open, I would have sent you to hell."
At this point, Shao Yun clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and threatened with his eyes wide open: "But if you don't know how to behave, I will kill you and then go apologize to my wife."
At the end, Shao Yun grabbed the thug's throat, exerted a little force, and warned: "Your employer only paid for your disgusting Qianzhi, but did not pay for your funeral expenses. Do you understand me?"
The aura exuded by Shao Yun's few words frightened this man, who was employed by Qian Zhi's competitor, into silence. He nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.
"I understand, I understand."
Shao Yun slowly loosened his hand that was pinching the thug's throat. The thug gasped for breath as if relieved, with a look of fear on his face.
Shao Yun patted the beater's cheek with a half-smile, then tilted his head and said in a joking yet threatening tone: "Now, get out of here."
The thug fled the scene as if he had been pardoned, fearing that Shao Yun would change his mind.
Looking at the thugs' embarrassed backs as they fled, the smile on Shao Yun's lips gradually faded. He turned around and returned to Qianzhi's house.
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