Jiang Tangtang glanced at him sideways for a while, then suddenly leaned over, grabbed his shirt collar, and started tearing at it, saying, "Really? Then I won't be polite?"

Lu Shiyan had been laughing, but now he couldn't laugh anymore. And even though he knew she was just joking, he still damnably wanted to…

He pressed her hand down and said in a hoarse voice, "Stop it!"

Jiang Tangtang struggled for a moment, but he held her hand down and she couldn't break free. Too lazy to move anymore, she just pressed herself against him and said in the same tone he had used earlier, "I'm doing this to help you. Once you're really pregnant, you won't have to worry about how to explain it to people. Didn't you say that? Why are you backing down now that it's come to this?"

Lu Shiyan smelled her sweet fragrance and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had really shot himself in the foot.

He said gently, "Go downstairs, I'll go explain to them that it was just a misunderstanding, okay?"

His words pulled her back to the awkward scene from earlier that day. Jiang Tangtang buried her head in his chest and muttered, "So embarrassing!"

Lu Shiyan sighed, "Then I'll take you out for a walk tomorrow? I've almost finished what I was doing, so I can show you around Puzhou."

Jiang Tangtang thought about it and agreed.

In any case, there's no way to avoid finding raw materials.

Going out of the valley with him would allow them to get things done and avoid any awkwardness. She sat up straight from his lap and calmly returned to the bamboo bed. "Then you should go and explain to your parents! We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."

Lu Shiyan: "..."

It inexplicably gives me the feeling that I'll use it and then throw it away.

Jiang Tangtang continued, "By the way, think of a better reason. No... don't say I was disgusted by eating bugs, think of something else... I don't care, anyway..."

Anyway, there's a reason to remove her from the picture.

Otherwise, if someone knows they are not pregnant, and then lets others misunderstand, and then asks them to go out and explain to everyone, it just seems strange.

Although she spoke haltingly, Lu Shiyan understood what she meant. This matter really couldn't be allowed to continue to be misunderstood.

He stood up and said, "I understand, I will explain properly, you don't need to worry."

Outside, the villagers who had come to offer their congratulations had already dispersed, but the Jiang and Lu families huddled together, discussing what to prepare for Jiang Tangtang.

Wang was saying that her fourth daughter-in-law hadn't eaten well because she was fleeing from war, which resulted in her baby being born very small and having a difficult birth. She said that her sons would have to go hunting in the mountains whenever they had time and bring food over to help Jiang Tangtang recover.

Lu Shiyan touched the bridge of his nose. "Mother-in-law, there's no need to trouble your brothers-in-law. Tangtang is not pregnant."

"Huh?" Wang's mouth was half open, and she couldn't react for a long time.

"What happened?" Su lost her grip on the basket and it fell to the ground.

Lu Shiyan walked over and helped Su pick up the basket, saying in a low voice, "She probably has a stomach ailment and irregular periods, which is why she thought she was really pregnant."

I just took her pulse and realized it was a misunderstanding. She's quite down right now. Mother, please don't ask about this later.

Madam Su felt a pang of regret, but still nodded in agreement, saying, "I understand. You should comfort her and tell her not to be sad. You two are so young; you'll have plenty of opportunities in the future."

Although Madam Wang very much hoped that Jiang Tangtang could have another child to consolidate her position, she was more concerned about Jiang Tangtang's health than about consolidating her position.

Upon hearing this, she, like Su Shi, instructed Lu Shiyan to comfort Jiang Tangtang and then inquired about Jiang Tangtang's health.

"Mother-in-law, there's no need to worry. I'll take her into the city tomorrow and find a doctor to prescribe medicine and treat her." Taking advantage of this moment, Lu Shiyan told her about taking Jiang Tangtang away from the valley.

Seeing Lu Shiyan's words, Madam Su was immediately relieved. She handed the freshly made egg pancake to Lu Shiyan, telling him to take it back to his room to eat, so that her daughter wouldn't feel awkward eating with everyone.