Chapter 27

Welcome back to The FIRST Sims 3 Legacy! I know it’s been about 8 months since my last chapter; I apologize for the delay. Life got in the way of my sims time. When I DID have Sims time, quite a few random crashes/save disappearances occurred.

When we last left off, Nate had decided to propose to Xi.

Of course she said yes. Nate quickly grabbed his phone and began planning the wedding party.

Since the family was still new to the neighborhood, only relatives were invited.

Nate and Xi tranquilly exchanged vows in front of the small gathering only several hours after Nate’s proposal.

Nate and Xi quickly got down to business the minute the party dissipated.

The wedding wasn’t perfect: Xi often worried about her ex-husband, and how she’d broken his heart. She wondered about the effect that this would have on her children.

Xi’s son came to visit occasionally. Xi loved to see him as often as possible, as he still lived with his father.

Xi’s daughter, Ziyi, sadly wasn’t adjusting very well. Her birthday soon arrived, and the whole house gathered to cheer her on.

Ziyi grew into an awkward teenager.

Aaron and Salah tried to tease her good-naturedly, but she didn’t understand that they were just teasing.

She sat alone at the end of the table and refused to talk to anyone.

When Ziyi quickly retreated to the chess table, Charlie followed and attempted to strike up a conversation. Ziyi wanted nothing to do with anyone, though, and remained silent.

Aaron and Louisa soon began to gossip about why Ziyi kept herself detached from the family.Did she have a great big secret? Was she really an alien? Her face WAS very stretched.

Xi was oblivious to Ziyi’s strife; she found herself pregnant soon after the wedding.

Although she hadn’t wanted any more children, Xi dealt with her situation bravely. She meditated almost 24/7.

Nate was very excited about his impending fatherhood; he congratulated himself on his manliness often.

When he wasn’t doing that, he was attempting to turn his tumultuous emotions into art.

Nate wasn’t too preoccupied to notice Ziyi’s self-imposed exile. He tried to interact with her as much as possible. They played chess together often…

… and they even began to share their meals. Ziyi quickly opened up to Nate.

Xi was glad Nate had taken an interest in her daughter. She was all-consumed by her pregnancy by this time.

In fact, it was all she and Nate discussed together.

Fortunately, the newly weds remained just as much in love.

Soon, it was time for Louisa’s birthday.

She grew up looking very much the same as she always has.

Of course, Nate could only think of one thing: the baby.

His thoughts became a reality when suddenly, Xi went into labor in the middle of the party.

She drove herself to the hospital, and Nate tagged along.

A few hours later, Chase Haight was born! He rolled Heavy Sleeper and Neurotic as his traits. His favorites re: Food-cobbler, music-pop, and color-black.

The proud parents brought Chase home and set him up with a new baby blanket.

Everyone in the house was eager to spend time with the first child of the 9^th generation. They all clamored in line to hold Chase.

New parents generally lack the free time to nurture their relationship, but with so many people living in the house, a baby was no hassle for Nate and Xi. They were able to kindle their relationship often.

When they weren’t woohoo’ing, they were flirting. They were pretty cute together.

Nate couldn’t spend ALL of his time with Xi, through. He had to work toward s his lifetime wish. As Nate was working on his latest painting, he gained his 10^th painting skill point. All Nate has to do to complete his lifetime wish is to gain 10 photography skill points.

Since all of Nate’s time was spent with  either Xi, Chase, or his easel, Ziyi was left on her own again. She sincerely missed her only companion in the neighborhood.

Ziyi went to the park often in an attempt to make new friends; she never made any.

This was probably due to the fact that, although Ziyi wouldn’t admit it, she went to the park mainly to be near Nate. He enjoyed taking portrait pictures of people, and haunted the community lots. When he wasn’t taking pictures, he was studying.

One afternoon, shortly after returning from work,  Rose entered her bedroom and quickly ran back out.

Xi entered the bedroom, only to find the maid laying on the bed in her sleepwear. The maid was yelling about Rose’s intrusion into her “debut”.

Unsure as to what the maid was referring to, all became clear to Xi when Nate stepped out of the bathroom looking concerned.

Xi took Nate outside and proceeded to berate him for seducing the maid.

Nate tried to explain that he was only taking her picture, but she didn’t hear it.

Miserable, Xi ran back inside…

… only to discover she was pregnant.

Nate was heartbroken: his soul mate mistook an innocent creative moment for infidelity.

He was so heartbroken that he missed Chase’s first birthday. The whole family was there, except for him.

Chase grew up into a very cute toddler.

Oblivious to his parents’ turmoil, Chase immediately sought to bring them together.

Unfortunately, all the excitement of seeing her grandson grow up was too much for Salah. She quietly became a ghost and took off into the afterlife.

Farid was upset, but not devastated. After all, he was almost due to join his mother anyways; he was 87 years old already.

By this time, Xi had calmed down. She realized her pregnancy hormones could be affecting her judgement, and attempted to console Nate over his grandmother’s loss. Nate, still upset, wanted nothing to do with her.

It was at this time that I began having serious problems with the game. I lost at least a total of 30 hours of gameplay when my saves began to disappear. I’d reload a backup, play through again, and come back a few days later to find my saves were lost again. After the 4^th or 5^th time this happened, I also noticed that all of the Riverview-exclusive objects disappeared from the neighborhood. Hoping that the save issue was due to a strange Riverview bug, I packed up the whole family and moved them to a world I’d downloaded: Cornucopia. I also took this opportunity to build the family a new, modern house. This is the outside view.

The downstairs.

The upstairs.

I made a little sunken living room in one corner…

… as well as a large aquarium…

… that the dining room sat upon.

Charlie and Louisa moved to the new neighborhood along with the rest of the family; however, they quickly moved into their own homes.

Since I’d installed Ambitions by this point, Nate zoomed off to register for a photography job.

Nate’s and Xi’s relationship was still rocky. They’d barely spoken, and Xi spent much time alone.

Chase was by no means neglected at this time. He was constantly interacting with the various family members.

He was quickly learning all of life’s essential lessons…

And was pretty much cute all day and night.

Xi, on the other hand, was no doing so well. Although she appeared happy on the outside, she knew things had changed with Nate.

He was always out talking to other women and eventually photographing them…

And spent more time with Xi’s daughter than Xi.

In her misery, Xi stopped eating. Most family members were too busy to notice, but Aaron quickly caught on. Will things between Nate and Xi improve? Will she survive to bring the next family member into the world? Will I ever get this game to work consistently? Tune in in the next few days for the next chapter!

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