Her family was poor, and she would beat him, but she was rarely home during the day, so he was more relaxed during the day than when he was at his mother's house.

She stopped letting him eat at the table, but he always ate more than he did at his mother's house, which made him very grateful.

He felt that the only way to repay her was to give her a daughter, which is what every woman wants.

But this time fate did not grant his wish, and he still did not conceive the second time.

She was going to sell herself, but he didn't want to; he didn't want to leave the only woman who had treated him fairly well in the past ten years.

So he used the same method his father had used years before, and he was successfully allowed to stay.

But the wife was injured. When she woke up, her personality had changed completely; she started treating him well again, even better than when she had first bought him.

He was somewhat afraid, but he still served her with all his heart.

The next day, his new husband entered the house. He was a little unsure; there should be two.

I thought my wife would treat my father the way she treated my father, and that she would neglect him after she got a new husband, but she didn't.

His wife stayed in his room that day, and did so for several days in a row, which made him feel flattered.

They initially thought the wife had simply damaged her brain and would recover in a few days, but they never expected...

Afterwards, the wife made a great business and became a wealthy merchant in the county. Her husband also married several more women, but she still doted on him.

They even... made him the rightful ruler.

It all felt like a dream...

"Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi? Wake up!"

His body swayed slightly, and he heard his wife's anxious voice in his ear.

Lin Xi opened his eyes in a daze, and when he saw Su Qinghe's magnified face, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"My lady, don't leave Xiaoxi..."

Despite the baby's cries and waves of pain in her lower body, Lin Xi stared intently at Su Qinghe.

"Don't talk nonsense. Of course I won't leave you. Don't be afraid, everything is alright now. Come on, open your mouth and drink the soup."

Looking at the pale-faced person, Su Qinghe's eyes were full of heartache. She gently blew on the food and carefully fed it to Lin Xi when the temperature was right.

"I told you I wasn't going to have children, and look at this pain you've brought on yourself!"

Although Su Qinghe felt sorry for him, she couldn't help but complain.

Lin Xi's delivery was extremely dangerous; they only discovered the baby was breech halfway through labor. Luckily, she had specialized in childbirth in recent years, otherwise...

She was truly terrified this time, and no matter what he said in the future, she would never let him have another child.

“But I still want to give my wife a son,” Lin Xi insisted.

He had two daughters, but he still wanted to have both a son and a daughter.

Su Qinghe glared at him, annoyed.

"This baby is a son, so you can rest assured now. You're not allowed to have any more children."

"real?"

Upon hearing that the baby was a son, Lin Xi's voice rose several decibels with excitement.

"My lady, I want to see."

Lin Xi looked at Su Qinghe pitifully.

Su Qinghe couldn't stand his gaze, so she quickly had someone bring the child over for him to see.

"Are you satisfied now?"

"Mmm!" Lin Xi nodded weakly, her face full of happiness.

“My lady.” He looked at Su Qinghe.

"Hmm?" Su Qinghe gestured for him to continue.

Lin Xi pursed her lips, her voice soft. "It's so good to have met you..."

Su Qinghe was taken aback, but then smiled with her eyes crinkling.

"Same to you~"