Chapter 275 - 103: Ms. No-Compromise, Lawn Barbecue (3)

But her gaze landed on Jiang Li’s round belly. "But in your condition, it’s not really a good idea for you to go to a bar with me, is it?"

’She’s about to give birth any day now. I can’t take responsibility for that.’

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. "I never said I was going with you."

’I’d love to go, but this belly of mine won’t let me.’

After all, she was close to her due date. Besides going to the bathroom and eating, she was basically either sitting or lying down.

She was terrified her water would suddenly break, catching her completely by surprise.

Zhong Mufeng grinned. "It wouldn’t be right for me to go alone, would it?"

Jiang Li looked at Zhong Mufeng teasingly. "What’s not right about it? You’re not a three-year-old kid who needs someone to take you."

Zhong Mufeng rubbed her hands together expectantly. "In that case, it would be rude to refuse!"

Suddenly, Zhong Mufeng had a thought. "Wait a minute! Didn’t I come here to bond with my goddaughter? Sending me off to a bar... you have ulterior motives!"

Jiang Li deadpanned, "So are you going or not?"

’I was just trying to get her to go relax a little, and she accuses me of having ulterior motives.’

’Oh, the injustice!’

’May the heavens distinguish good from evil!’

Zhong Mufeng reached out and gave Jiang Li’s shoulder a squeeze. "I’m going! To the bar it is!"

Jiang Li poked Zhong Mufeng’s cheek in mock annoyance. "Unbelievable!"

Watching Shen Yanzhi bustling around in the kitchen, Jiang Li snapped her fingers. "Oh, right, we’re having barbecue tonight. Do you want to eat in the dining room or out on the lawn?"

Zhong Mufeng tilted her head, thinking for no more than two seconds. "Let’s eat on the lawn. It’ll have a better vibe."

Jiang Li wore a "great minds think alike" expression. "I was actually thinking the same thing."

Zhong Mufeng burst out laughing. "That’s my best friend for you."

Jiang Li then began to unwrap the gifts from Zhong Mufeng one by one. There were clothes for the baby, a small golden lock, and gold bracelets.

There were also clothes, shoes, and bags for her, too.

When Jiang Li saw the golden lock and gold bracelets, she almost lost it. "Seriously? The price of gold is insane right now, and you still bought her a golden lock and gold bracelets!"

Zhong Mufeng raised an eyebrow. "It’s not that many grams. It wasn’t expensive."

Jiang Li weighed them in her hand. To put it conservatively, the golden lock and two bracelets had to be at least ten grams, which meant ten to twenty thousand—equivalent to more than half of Zhong Mufeng’s monthly salary.

Zhong Mufeng scratched her head. "Technically, I’m supposed to give you these after the baby is born. But you know my work schedule—it’s impossible for me to just take time off whenever. So I’m giving them to you early."

Jiang Li’s expression turned serious. "Don’t say things like that. We’re sisters."

Zhong Mufeng gently placed her hand on Jiang Li’s belly to feel the baby kick. "Now I’m just excited for my little goddaughter to be born."

’This is great. I get to be a mom without any of the pain.’

’A godmother is a mom, after all.’

Zhong Mufeng enjoyed the feeling of the baby kicking for a good while before she finally removed her hand. "By the way," she asked, "have you two picked out a name yet?"

"If it’s a girl, she’ll be called Shen Shuyao. Her grandmother picked it."

Zhong Mufeng nodded, satisfied. "You know, that’s a really nice name. It has a good meaning, too."

Jiang Li found it a little funny. "So, you’re not curious what we’d name a boy?"

Zhong Mufeng waved a hand dismissively. "Forget about a boy."

’I only like daughters, not sons.’

’So the boy’s name isn’t important, as long as it’s not some bizarre name like Shen Goober.’

The corner of Jiang Li’s mouth twitched. "Talk about favoring girls over boys!"

Zhong Mufeng threw up her hands. "Can’t help it. I just love daughters."

Jiang Li couldn’t help but retort, "Shen Yanzhi likes daughters too. The clothes he bought last time were almost all pink."

"What a coincidence! The ones I bought are pink, too."

Shen Yanzhi came out carrying the marinated ingredients. Seeing the two women still chatting away arm in arm, he said, "Alright, you two, stop chatting. It’s time to start grilling."

Seeing that Shen Yanzhi was about to carry the food to the dining room, Jiang Li quickly called out, "Ah Yan, let’s grill on the lawn."

Shen Yanzhi immediately changed course. "Sure, no problem."

’And the smell won’t be as strong on the lawn.’

But once they had relocated and Zhong Mufeng saw the table piled high with food, she was dumbfounded. "This is so much food. Can we really eat all of this? Should we call our parents over?"

After all, our families all live close by. They could be here in a matter of minutes.