Cheng Su and her husband returned home to find the Qi family already preparing the Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner. They came back late and brought a bundle of fireworks, which caused Mother Qi’s face to stretch long with displeasure.
"You went drinking, didn’t you?" Mother Qi’s nose was very sensitive, and she smelled the alcohol on them.
"We bumped into Jianming on the way and had a couple of drinks," explained Taiguo.
Mother Qi pursed her lips and walked into the kitchen.
Cheng Su stuck her tongue out at Taiguo and followed her mother-in-law in, enthusiastically offering, "Mom, what else needs to be cooked? Let me help!"
Mother Qi instructed Cheng Su in the cooking while she seized the opportunity to pull Taiguo aside as he was chatting with Father Qi.
"Mom, what’s up?"
Mother Qi hemmed and hawed, thinking of the grandchildren she had yet to see and plucked up the courage to ask, "About that, didn’t you and your wife say you wanted to wait a bit before having kids?"
Taiguo’s scalp tingled at the question; not this again.
"Mom, we had a good talk before, remember? We said we’re not having kids now to give our child a better environment to come into the world," he said.
"I know. Your mom’s memory isn’t that bad," Mother Qi clicked her tongue and asked, "So what kind of contraception are you two using now? You’re not taking pills, are you?"
"How could we do that? Pills are bad for your health. The Women’s Federation community provides free contraceptives, so don’t worry, Mom!" Taiguo was a bit embarrassed discussing this with his mother—it was still somewhat awkward.
Mother Qi’s eyes flickered, "That’s not a hundred percent foolproof, you know. Just in case, I mean, if it happened, you’d have to have the baby, right?"
"Of course, if it happens by accident, we’ll certainly have the baby. But don’t worry, Mom, we’re very careful," Taiguo laughed.
Mother Qi twisted her lips and muttered, "I actually hope you’re not careful. It would be better if an accident happened!"
"Mom, what did you say?"
"Nothing much. Is dinner ready? I was just asking." Mother Qi waved her hand and went back to her own tasks.

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