Chapter 90

He didn’t understand why Weiwei suddenly mentioned wanting sugar roasted chestnuts.

Did it mean something else?

Was she really just talking about eating chestnuts?

He Ting responded, “Okay, in a few days, I’ll go into the mountains with my cousin to gather chestnuts.”

“Weiwei, can you focus a bit?”

Weiwei seemed like she wanted to be interrupted, so He Ting bit down lightly on her neck.

The slight pain from his teeth pressing into her skin told Lu Baiwei that there would be a mark on her neck by morning.

What if sharp-eyed Zhou Yueying saw it?

“Are you a dog or something?”

Lu Baiwei retaliated by pinching his waist, her voice lazy with playful reproach.

“I want sugar roasted chestnuts, and I also want chestnut chicken.”

What was going on with his Weiwei?

Why was she bringing up food at a time like this?

“Alright, I’ll bring back some wild chickens with my cousin and make you a chestnut chicken soup.”

“Wife, whatever you want to eat, I’ll get it for you.”

He Ting was getting aroused by her playful pinches, and he rubbed his stubbled face against her soft cheek.

His voice was hoarse: “So, is it my turn now?”

Normally, at this point, Lu Baiwei would’ve been half reluctant, half willing.

But this time, Lu Baiwei still kept her hand firmly pressed against his chest to reject him.

“No, you can’t.”

He Ting grabbed her wandering hand forcefully.

“Why can’t I?”

Lu Baiwei guided his hand down and placed it on her lower abdomen.

“You’re going to be a father. There’s a little one inside here.”

“You’re going to be a father. There’s a little one inside here.”

He Ting’s first reaction was that his mind was filled with images of a crying, noisy little one, like Xiao Qi Ranran. A bunch of little children surrounding him and Lu Baiwei, crying.

His wife was busy with the child, and had no time for him.

He felt a little disappointed at first, but then a sense of responsibility filled his heart.

He was going to be a father?

Weiwei was carrying his child?

The feeling of surprise suddenly surged like a tidal wave.

It felt like he might crush the little one in her belly, so he rolled over to Lu Baiwei’s side, his hand still resting on her belly, and his head nuzzling into her neck.

“When did this happen?”

“A few days ago, I was feeling a bit nauseous, and guessed I might be pregnant, but I didn’t want to confirm it until now.”

Now, He Ting understood why Weiwei kept talking about food today.

It was because the little one inside her was craving it.

Even though he was thrilled that Lu Baiwei was pregnant, as a husband, he was also caught off guard. This child had come so quickly, leaving him unprepared.

However, he truly cared for his wife.

If his wife wanted sugar roasted chestnuts, he had to make sure she got them.

“The rabbit house is almost done. I’ll have Liu Zaicheng and Professor Chen keep an eye on it for the next two days. Tomorrow, I’ll call my cousin to go into the mountains to gather chestnuts…”

Meanwhile, Shen Guixiang was acting like the best mother-in-law, crying and making a scene in the hospital. Afterward, she repeated her old trick and left Lu Jiaojiao at the hospital without care.

The doctor at the hospital knew the man, and no one was willing to pay for Lu Jiaojiao’s medical bills. They had to turn to the state-owned restaurant.

The man at the restaurant couldn’t stand it anymore.

Last time, it was his family that had covered Lu Jiaojiao’s medical expenses.

And now this?

Even if he were just a small chef at a state-run restaurant, or even a government official with a family relying on government grain, no one could handle Shen Guixiang’s constant demands.

The last time at the commune, when he bought meat, he thought he had figured out how to deal with his troublesome mother-in-law.

Then Shen Guixiang had managed to extort 100 yuan from Lu Jiaojiao’s family, and the man thought he could finally have a peaceful life. But reality gave him a harsh slap in the face.

“Moreover, Shen Guixiang had extorted 100 yuan from Lu Jiaojiao’s family, and Yu Yueping’s husband thought they could finally enjoy a peaceful life. However, reality gave him a harsh slap in the face.

In front of acquaintances, Chen Fugui didn’t want to lose face and reluctantly paid for Lu Jiaojiao’s medical bills. His wife, Yu Yueping, sent Lu Jiaojiao back to the Xiangyang Brigade, and he came along.

This kind of trouble kept happening every few days, with no end in sight.

He wanted to ask, what exactly did his mother-in-law want?

Was she completely abandoning him and Yu Yueping?

When Yu Yueping and her husband sent Lu Jiaojiao back to the Xiangyang Brigade, it was mealtime. On the dinner table at the Yin family, there was a bowl of chili fried pork, a bowl of steamed eggs, a dish of eggplant stir-fried with lard, and a dish of stir-fried green beans.

Also, Feng Shishi asked for soup, so Shen Guixiang made a scallion egg soup for her.

Seeing the Yin family’s meal, Yu Yueping’s husband turned dark-faced.

Shen Guixiang always squeezed money from his family, and they hadn’t had any meat for a month.

But now, his mother-in-law, who did nothing, and the lazy Yin Zhihuo, were living such a comfortable life.

Yu Yueping’s husband sneered, “The food’s not bad. You can eat meat every day now.”

Seeing her second daughter and son-in-law arrive, Shen Guixiang immediately divided the bowl of chili fried pork into halves, placing some in Feng Shishi’s and Yin Zhihuo’s bowls.

“The meat was bought by the Feng youth from the city. My husband and I are also benefiting from the Feng youth’s generosity.”

Shen Guixiang proudly boasted, “The Feng youth is from the capital, educated and cultured, and very generous. She rents a room at my house and gives me two yuan rent every month.”

“I fried the meat she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative.”

Now, Yu Yueping’s husband understood what Shen Guixiang was up to.

So, they had a youth from the capital living in their house. Since she was attractive and easy to fool, his mother-in-law was likely trying to set up Yin Zhihuo with her and get rid of Lu Jiaojiao.

The youth from the capital, with that beautiful look.

Yu Yueping’s husband worked at a state-run restaurant and had seen many young people, but it was rare to come across one as beautiful as Feng Shishi.

She was from a big place, so her family might have some influence.

As for Yin Zhihuo, he was useless. His mother-in-law really dared to think like that.

When things went wrong, their daughters and sons-in-law would have to clean up the mess.

Yu Yueping’s husband bluntly pointed it out, “If you’ve got the ability, eat what you deserve, Mom, you really dare to dream.”

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The three members of the Yin family sat at the table, clearly appearing like a family.

As Yin Zhihuo’s wife, Lu Jiaojiao, seemed more like an outsider.

Yin Yueping and her husband wore dark faces, and Lu Jiaojiao glared at Feng Shishi.

Feng Shishi thought that Shen Guixiang was a very nice person, but why were her daughter-in-law and son-in-law so fierce and difficult to get along with?

Moreover, Yin Yueping’s husband’s words were strange.

When he said, “Eat what you deserve,” he looked at her.

She lived at the Yin family’s house and had been paying rent. All she had done was ask Shen Guixiang to help fry a dish. Was it necessary to be treated so coldly?

Being treated so unfriendly made Feng Shishi feel uncomfortable.

Shen Guixiang was worried that her good fortune would be ruined by Yin Yueping and her husband. She called to her daughter and son-in-law, “Enough, don’t put on a long face like I owe you money when you come back to your mother’s house.”

“You haven’t had lunch, have you?”

“There’s leftover rice in the pot, I’ll fry you both a couple of eggs.”

Although Shen Guixiang was worried about her good fortune being interrupted by Yin Yueping and her husband, and took the initiative to offer them fried eggs, Yin Yueping’s husband still found it odd.

You see, his wife often took things back to her mother’s house, but nothing good ever came of it.

Whenever there was something good to eat, it was always saved for Yin Zhihuo.

The daughters and sons-in-law who went back to their mothers’ homes got nothing.

Shen Guixiang, who was understanding that they hadn’t had lunch when they sent Lu Jiaojiao back, offering to fry them eggs was like the sun rising in the west.

Sure enough, as soon as the couple put the fragrant fried eggs in their mouths, and hadn’t even had time to chew, Shen Guixiang began to make her demands.

“You saw it, Zhihuo married Lu Jiaojiao and has been having bad luck ever since.”

“Lu Jiaojiao and her family cause trouble every few days. While we’re not home, she even comes to our house like a thief.”

“Such a daughter-in-law is not acceptable.”

Shen Guixiang scolded them, “If you have any conscience, call your sisters and brothers-in-law, and come back to the brigade to help Zhihuo make the decision and send Lu Jiaojiao back to her family.”