That day, Little Chen and Xiao Yang finally heard the news from their playmates.
"Xiao Yang, my mom said your stepmom is going to have a little brother for you."
Xiao Yang and Little Chen both stared dumbfounded at Gou Dan. Xiao Yang blurted out anxiously, "You're lying."
Er Dan puffed out his chest. "I'm not lying. I heard it from my mom. She said your stepmom is pregnant and will have a baby brother for you in a few months. Your dad's happy as a mouse."
Gouzi, who was standing nearby, kicked him. "The expression is 'lost in bliss.' The teacher just taught us."
Er Dan rubbed his backside and said dismissively, "Whatever. It means the same thing."
Xiao Yang looked at his older brother, his eyes red-rimmed. "Big Brother, is what Er Dan said true? Is Dad really going to give us a new little brother?"
Little Chen clenched his fists and told him, "Xiao Yang, didn't I tell you? He doesn't want Mom and us anymore. So he's not our dad. I don't care whose dad he's going to be."
