"Shanshan, are you saying… I'm going to have a baby?"
Shanshan nodded, speaking with the confidence of someone stating a simple fact.
"Yep, you two have to take good care of the little baby. From now on, I'll be a big sister. I'll teach him how to talk and walk, and I'll tell him stories. When he's a little older, I'll take him to pick wildflowers and chase butterflies."
"Really? I can have a baby? We… we can really be parents?"
Zhang Yunhua's eyes widened, and her voice was so choked with emotion she could barely form a sentence.
Shanshan was dumbfounded. She blinked, her face a picture of confusion.
"Auntie, shouldn't you be laughing? Why are you crying so much? Are you not feeling well? Should I go get a doctor?"
"I am happy. I'm crying because I'm so happy."
Zhang Yunhua answered between sobs.
She wiped her tears with the back of her hand, a wide grin spreading across her face.
Shanshan was even more confused.
'If she's this happy, why is she still crying?'
