Su Qiao suddenly dreamed of a chubby child.

It was the same Niannian I had raised before.

Upon seeing her, he immediately reached out his little hand to her.

Every year, she would unconsciously open her mouth and cry to Su Qiao, whom she trusted most.

"Qiaoqiao's mom, I had another nightmare, and my head hurts so much."

"Year after year?"

Su Qiao never expected to see him in her dream.

Hearing the familiar voice, Niannian was stunned for a moment. Wasn't this his dream?

How can I really hear Su Qiao's voice?

The two, one big and one small, were immediately stunned.

The two quickly started chatting.

Su Qiao held him in her arms and patiently asked him about his dream.

Why did you make him cry so much?

Without the pain in her dreams, she felt too embarrassed to cry anymore every year.

He told me about all the dreams he had.

Su Qiao initially thought it was just an absurd dream.

Unexpectedly, something really was a little off.

She even had images in her mind.

The surrounding scenery grew increasingly white.

The dream is over.

When Su Qiao woke up, she was almost blinded by the bright red surrounding her.

I only got back last night, so I didn't get a clear view of the room.

Now we've met.

It just felt slightly glaring.

etc.

She suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Where are her hands?

She looked up slightly and saw that Lu Xiangze was lying down properly, his clothes neatly arranged.

Everything seemed perfectly harmonious.

Except... her hand was going through his clothes, her hand was on his abs...

She immediately withdrew her claws, trying to act as if nothing had happened.

She moved quietly and carefully got out of bed.

Completely unaware, Lu Xiangze had already opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on her back.

A smile played on her lips.

He didn't do anything; he just restored her movements.

When Su Qiao tiptoed outside, she saw the food on the table in the main room.

Suddenly, there was something else I didn't understand.

So Lu Xiangze had already woken up.

Sure enough, when she turned around angrily...

Lu Xiangze had already sat up and was changing his clothes. Su Qiao's gaze lingered for a second on his hands as he buttoned his clothes before she quickly looked away.

She didn't look at it on purpose...

A knock came from the entrance of the courtyard.

Not many people can knock quietly on the door; it's probably someone they know.

Su Qiao went to open the door.

Xu Mingyue stood at the door, carrying a small cloth bag and holding a bowl in her hand.

A small saucer was placed on top of the bowl, making it impossible to see what was inside.

Su Qiao was puzzled as to why her mother had suddenly decided to make her breakfast.

She reached out to take it, but Xu Mingyue didn't give it to her and glanced inside.

Then I saw Lu Xiangze standing against the wall brushing his teeth.

Xu Mingyue's expression turned complicated. She had thought her daughter wouldn't be able to get up yet, but now she saw her daughter skipping and jumping over.

Could it be...?

Xu Mingyue frowned, pulled Su Qiao aside, and asked in a low voice.

"You two, did you not consummate your marriage, or...?"

Su Qiao blushed, not expecting Xu Mingyue to ask such a question so suddenly.

"No, it's just that I don't want to have children right now."

That's the truth; that's what Su Qiao thought from the beginning.

Last night I dreamt about the New Year, and that made me even more certain.

Xu Mingyue looked surprised. "Have you discussed this with Xiao Lu? Don't let it affect your relationship."

"I'll talk to him in a bit," Su Qiao said, feeling a little guilty.

She hasn't mentioned this yet.

It would be really troublesome to explain.

Xu Mingyue shouldn't interfere too much in these matters; her daughter can make her own plans.

She had no objections.

"By the way, here are the monetary gifts from the people who came to eat yesterday."

As she spoke, Xu Mingyue placed all the items on the table in the main room.

Seeing the food, her goodwill towards her son-in-law immediately returned.

Even after getting married, his attitude towards his daughter hasn't changed.

Lu Xiangze was unaware that his popularity with his mother-in-law had taken a dramatic turn.

"Mom, have you had breakfast? What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you."

Xu Mingyue waved her hand, indicating that she didn't need it.

A bunch of irregularly shaped red paper packets spilled out, about a dozen or so.

Su Qiao curiously opened it, and her fingers turned red.

There was only 2 yuan inside.

They're mostly priced between 3 and 5 yuan.

One of them was exceptionally large.

Su Qiao opened it and found five ten-yuan bills inside.

"This is?"

"This was delivered by a man named Zhao Dahe, your brother's comrade-in-arms. He said that you lent them money before. Now they've come uninvited to deliver this gift of money."

Su Qiao naturally couldn't treat this as a simple gift. She was thinking that she would deduct this amount from the money when the couple came to return it next time.

The amount of money received as gifts was not much.

They couldn't even get the money for the banquet back.

Su Qiao sorted out the money and carefully put it away.

Then he went out to wash up.

After washing up, Su Qiao sat down at the table.

Lu Xiangze picked up the bowl and began to eat slowly.

Su Qiao excitedly opened the bowl and plate, revealing the brown sugar and eggs inside.

Xu Mingyue belatedly felt somewhat embarrassed.

She forgot about that. "Hey, take your time drinking. Didn't you used to love this the most? I'm going to find your brother now."

Before Su Qiao could answer.

Xu Mingyue then walked out of the main room and left.

Su Qiao stared blankly at the brown sugar and eggs.

Suddenly, I remembered my plan.

"Comrade Lu."

Lu Xiangze shook his head and corrected, "You are my wife now, my family member, so you should call me something else now."

"Husband?" In the village, many people call the children's fathers this, and no matter how hard they try, this is the only term they can come up with.

Lu Xiangze thought about it for a moment and immediately felt that this was not bad either.

"Speak."

"I don't want children right now."

Lu Xiangze was taken aback.

However, she quickly realized, "Of course, you're still young, it's too early to have children."

Su Qiao couldn't help but test the waters.

"What if I don't want to have children?"

"The decision of whether or not to have a child is yours, not mine. I can't take on the hardships of ten months of pregnancy for you. Whether you want to have a child or not, it should be your decision."

My opinion is that I support your decision. Whether you have the child or not is entirely up to you.

Su Qiao never expected that Lu Xiangze, influenced by those around him, could still have such awareness.

What he said pleased her.

That bizarre reason was no longer even valid.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

After breakfast, the two headed towards the Lu family's house.

Zhao Dahe is here again.

He was only recently discharged from the hospital and still has some difficulty moving around.

His wife was with him.

He is now handing a large wad of cash to Su Ming.

"I'll give you the money first, and you can give it to your sister later. I have quite a few injuries right now, so I don't want to embarrass myself in front of the newlyweds."

"Brother Zhao!"

Zhao Dahe and his wife saw Su Qiao.

The movement stopped, and the next second, a smile appeared on his face.

“You’ve come at the perfect time, little sister. Your brother refused to accept the money, so I’m just giving it all back to you.”

Su Qiao looked at his injury and remained silent.

"you……"