In the end, Zhan Qingyue and Ning Qiuxiu didn’t manage to conceive another child, which made Zhan Qingyue mentally note that he would make his son sleep alone when he turned five.

He made a firm decision in his heart.

The next day, Saturday, the family had planned to visit Zhan Qingyuan’s home because Zheng Lingshan was expecting her second child.

They hadn’t visited yet, which felt a bit awkward.

The Zhan family seemed to have an abundance of boys, with Zhan Qingyue having a son, Mi Dou, and Zhan Qingyuan also having a son, Tang Dou. Now, Zheng Lingshan was expecting another baby, and it was rumored to be… a boy.

Zhan Qingyuan was feeling the pressure. Both he and Zhan Qingyue wanted a little princess.

Even the traditionally minded Zhan family patriarch, who valued having male heirs, wanted a great-granddaughter.

The pressure now fell on Ning Qiuxiu, who hadn’t conceived yet.

Tang Dou was only two years old, still unsteady on his feet, and could be quite clumsy.

He spoke with a bit of a stutter, which made him very endearing.

He would sometimes repeat syllables, stretching them out.

He adored his older brother, Mi Dou, and was always excited to see him.

The two little kids would happily hug each other whenever they met.

“Look, TV, Mi Dou Gege is on!” Tang Dou pointed at the TV and excitedly told Mi Dou.

Mi Dou proudly replied, “That’s a show I recorded!”

He then secretly told Tang Dou, “Next time, when I record again, you should come, and I’ll take you on TV with me.”

Tang Dou’s eyes lit up, and he ran to his dad in the living room, pulling his hand and saying, “Daddy, let’s go.”

Zhan Qingyuan was talking to Zhan Qingyue and immediately picked Tang Dou up, asking, “Where are you going, sweetheart?”

“Go, go, go,” Tang Dou, excited, started stuttering again. It took him a while to say, “Go to Mi Dou Gege’s house.”

“Don’t stutter when you talk. Think carefully and speak slowly,” Zhan Qingyuan corrected him, then asked, “Mi Dou Gege just came over. Why do you want to go to his house?”

“To go on TV!” Tang Dou said proudly, “Tang Dou also wants to be on TV.”

Both brothers laughed at Tang Dou’s enthusiasm.

Mi Dou said, “You’ll have to wait for the next time. We haven’t started recording yet!”

Zhan Qingyuan rubbed Tang Dou’s head and said, “Next time, when they record, you can stay at Mi Dou Gege’s house. I’m sure you’ll be on TV.”

“Don’t tease me,” Zhan Qingyue said, clearly annoyed, “One Mi Dou is already a handful. Adding Tang Dou to the mix would be chaos.”

With Mi Dou being a little troublemaker and Tang Dou still so young, having both of them together for a recording might be overwhelming.

Zhan Qingyue wasn’t sure he could handle the situation without losing his temper and scolding the two kids.

“My Tang Dou is very well-behaved. He can play on his own and doesn’t need much attention,” Zhan Qingyuan said, pinching Tang Dou’s chubby cheek.

Zhan Qingyue raised an eyebrow, “Are you implying Mi Dou isn’t well-behaved?”

Zhan Qingyuan: “…”

Why don’t you go to heaven!

But Zhan Qingyuan still gave in and waved his hand, “No, no, brother, you know I didn’t mean that.”

Suddenly, Zhan Qingyuan had a good idea and told Tang Dou, “Tang Dou, your uncle doesn’t seem too keen on you coming over. Go and show him a bit of charm.”

Tang Dou, upon hearing this, became anxious. He quickly ran to Zhan Qingyue, climbed onto his lap, and with big, watery eyes said, “Uncle, Tang Dou wants to watch TV.”

Zhan Qingyue was at a loss for words.

Mi Dou also joined in, shaking his other knee and saying, “Daddy, let Tang Dou go, please~”

Zhan Qingyue shot a look at Zhan Qingyuan, who was barely containing his laughter, and with a smile said to Tang Dou, “If Tang Dou wants to be on TV, of course, Uncle will let you. But it’s a bit of a backdoor deal, you need to get your dad to bribe me with a few hundred million.”

Zhan Qingyuan thought to himself, Hundreds of millions? Why not just rob a bank!

Ning Qiuxiu, upon arriving at Zhan Qingyuan’s house, left the kids with the two men and went to find Zheng Lingshan, who wasn’t in the living room.

Zheng Lingshan was in the laundry room.

Her baby was already four months along, and her pregnancy was becoming noticeable, with a visible bump.

Seeing Ning Qiuxiu, Zheng Lingshan managed a smile and said, “So early, I thought you’d be here later. Please wait a moment.”

Ning Qiuxiu noticed the laundry basket was full of mixed-colored clothes, with light and dark colors washed together, leading to some bleeding. “What happened here? Why are all the clothes dyed?”

Zheng Lingshan was taking photos of the mess with her phone and said, “This is the result of Zhan Qingyuan’s doing.”

Ning Qiukiu understood immediately and asked, “He made a mistake again?”

Zhan Qingyuan was clearly Zheng Lingshan’s nemesis.

She was strict and punished him whenever he made a mistake.

It was rumored that on their wedding night, he was made to squat in a horse stance for half an hour.

Even Ning Qiuxiu felt a bit of sympathy for him.

“It was about his ex. He was looking at trending topics about her, and I caught him. So I made him hand-wash the clothes, but he ended up throwing everything into the washing machine to be spun dry.”

And so everything was ruined.

Ning Qiuxiu expected Zhan Qingyuan would face consequences for this.

However, hearing that Zhan Qingyuan was still looking at Ji Weiliang’s news, Ning Qiukiu expressed concern, “Is that alright?”

It was upsetting to see a pregnant wife worrying about her husband’s ex.

It wasn’t a case of unattainable love being the only shining light.

“He probably just saw the trending topic and clicked on it out of curiosity. I don’t think he has any other thoughts,” Zheng Lingshan said with a bit of a laugh, her tone reflecting confidence. “He may act like a flirt, but he’s quite single-minded once he’s set on something.”

Indeed, Zhan Qingyuan was stubborn when it came to love.

He used to think Ji Weiliang was perfect, and now he thinks Zheng Lingshan is perfect—though Zheng Lingshan had quite a fierce side.

He wasn’t the type to be unfaithful.

Ning Qiuxiu felt reassured and said, “He was probably just curious. I also saw that trending topic and had Qingyue look at it too. After all, it’s a name we recognize, so clicking on it is normal.”

Moreover, Ning Qiuxiu, being quite the gossip, had asked Ran to investigate whether Ji Weiliang had really married a rich heir.

It turned out that Ji Weiliang did indeed have some ambiguous relationship with a wealthy second-generation individual.

….

Zhan Qingyue and Ning Qiuxiu had been married for years, and he could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her.

He whispered in her ear, “Maybe if you start over with a new shell and hatch again, there might be a chance.”

Ning Qiuxiu: “……”

Zhan Qingyue meant that she could try again from scratch or have another opportunity.

Ning Qiuxiu was so annoyed that she kicked him under the table.

Zhan Qingyue grabbed her foot, and when Ning Qiuxiu tried to pinch his thigh, she found his muscles too solid to pinch.

Zhan Qingyue turned to her with a smile.

Ning Qiuxiu smiled back, then moved her hand to a more strategic location, enjoying his reaction.

Zhan Qingyue: “……”

Zhan Qingyue, checkmate.

The couple took advantage of the tablecloth to hide their playful actions under the table.

Meanwhile, Tang Dou, who had been fed too many vegetables, vomited them all out.

The servant quickly came to clean up the mess.

Since Tang Dou was sitting next to them, they hurried to stop their antics and sit properly.

After vomiting all the vegetables, Tang Dou still opened his mouth expectantly, “Brother, more, feed me.”

Everyone laughed at his persistence.

Zheng Lingshan wiped Tang Dou’s mouth with a tissue and said with a helpless smile, “Your brother is playing tricks on you, and you still believe him.”

Tang Dou really liked his older brother.

When it was time to say goodbye and go home, he cried and clung to Mi Dou’s hand, not wanting him to leave.

Ning Qiuxiu suggested, “How about Tang Dou stays at our house for the night?”

Mi Dou asked Tang Dou, “Do you want to come to my house and sleep with me tonight?”

Without hesitation, Tang Dou replied, “Yes.”

So the two brothers happily got into Zhan Qingyue’s car, and Tang Dou didn’t even spare a glance at his parents.

Zhan Qingyuan and Zheng Lingshan: “……”

It’s hard to keep them around when they grow up.

Tang Dou had stayed at Zhan Qingyue’s place before.

Since they lived with the Zhan family’s old villa, Zhan Qingyuan and Zheng Lingshan often stayed there too.

The Old Zhan was thrilled to see his great-grandson and was even more pleased knowing Zheng Lingshan was expecting another child.

Zhan Qingyue and Ning Qiuxiu were planning for their own family, which made him even happier.

It seemed like he was in the happiest phase of his old age.

He held Mi Dou on his left and Tang Dou on his right, smiling broadly, “Good Mi Dou and Tang Dou, great-grandpa wants a kiss.”

“No!” Mi Dou covered his face, “Great-grandpa’s face is prickly, it hurts, Mi Dou doesn’t want a kiss.”

Tang Dou copied his brother and said, “No, no, Tang Dou doesn’t want it.”

Old Grandpa Zhan : “……”

It’s just that I haven’t shaved, is it really that bad?