"Tell me, what are you two trying to achieve by putting on this show today?"

After finishing the meal and cleaning up, Li Chu sat on the sofa, feeding the child egg custard while asking a question.

Wenhui, who was playing with Yueyue, stopped upon hearing this. She glanced at Chen Yi before saying, "We want to tell you and my mom something."

"Just say what you have to say."

Ding Qiunan also stopped what she was doing and looked up at her daughter.

“Shen Yi and I have discussed it and we want to wait two years before having children.”

After speaking, Li Wenhui looked nervously at her father and then at her mother.

Li Chu, who was feeding his child, paused noticeably. After putting the egg custard into his child's mouth, he looked up at his daughter and asked, "Is this all?"

"Yes, this is it."

"Did you two plan this together?" he asked, looking at Shen Yi.

"Dad, Huihui and I discussed this."

"Xiao Yi, Hui Hui, your dad and I are fine with it, but the question is, does your grandfather agree?" Ding Qiu Nan turned to look at her husband and then asked.

“Mom, we’ve already talked to Grandpa. He said that he’s left his health to Dad, as long as he can live to hold his great-grandson.”

"Heh, your grandfather really thinks highly of me," Li Chu said with a chuckle and a shake of his head.

"Since Elder Shen agrees, we have no problem with it either. You can decide for yourselves when you want to have children."

"Thank you, Dad. Thank you, Mom," Li Wenhui said with a sweet smile.

"Sister Hui, children are so much fun, why are you delaying for another two years?"

"Fun?"

“Yes, the first two months might be a little troublesome, but I think it’s much more fun now.” Wang Yueyue raised her chin and gestured towards her son.

The little rascal, who had just taken a bite of steamed egg custard while sitting in Li Chu's lap, saw his mother's actions and thought she was teasing him. He clapped his hands happily and made a "poof poof" sound.

The result was predictable: the steamed egg custard in her mouth was all spit out, like a shower of flowers.

The dogs lying at Li Chu's feet were unlucky; the spray got all over them, but the dogs didn't mind and licked each other's mouths and ate it.

"Haha~ Yueyue, it's really fun."

Wang Yueyue's face showed a big "囧" (embarrassed/frustrated) expression. She didn't want things to be like this either, so she quickly grabbed a handkerchief and went over to wipe her son's face.

Seeing this, Li Chu handed the child over. The child was already full. Whenever he was full, he would look around distractedly and deliberately blow the food out of his mouth. He was just playing.

...

Right after the second day of the second lunar month, Ding's mother couldn't contain her restlessness and insisted on moving.

Li Chu tried to persuade her to wait until the weather was warmer before moving, but she wouldn't budge even a day longer.

Having no other choice, he borrowed a large truck from the hospital to help them move.

Since all the furniture was newly made and the house had been cleaned in advance, moving was actually very simple; a large truck could haul everything away in one trip.

After sitting in the room for only a short while, Li Chu felt incredibly stifled.

Actually, both apartments are quite large, each over 60 square meters, making them the largest in this batch of apartments. The smaller ones are 20 or 30 square meters.

However, due to the high ceilings, they felt somewhat oppressed, even though they were used to living in large houses.

Ding's father sighed and paced back and forth in the room, not daring to utter a single word under Ding's mother's threatening gaze.

I had no choice but to go to the balcony to smoke.

Li Chu followed him onto the balcony.

"Sigh, I never thought I'd have to suffer like this in my old age," Mr. Ding complained as he saw his son-in-law come out.

Li Chu didn't know how to respond to this; he couldn't very well join in complaining about his mother-in-law.

"Dad, if you really can't get used to living here, then move back."

"We're not moving anymore. We'll probably get used to it after a while. Why don't you let Huihui move in?" Ding's father took out a cigarette and handed one over as well.

“Huihui came over and told us that day that she and Xiaoyi were planning to move there because she really couldn’t get used to living in an apartment building.”

"Well, mainly because hers is a bit high up, on the fifth floor. She said she always feels uneasy living up there."

"That's right, living in our courtyard is the most down-to-earth place."

Seeing his father-in-law's listless appearance, Li Chu didn't say much. After all, they were just his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and they had a son.

If it were his parents, everything would be fine.

He secretly felt fortunate that his wife hadn't inherited his mother-in-law's stubborn personality, otherwise his life would have been difficult.

Ding Qiunan wasn't really affected by her parents moving away.

She is also a traditional woman. Although she has been pampered by her husband for the past twenty years since she married him, her mentality of "marrying a chicken, following the chicken; marrying a dog, following the dog" has not changed.

She always believed that since she had married into the family, this place was her home and the other side was just her parents' home. Of course, she would help if needed, but she wouldn't go too far.

So whether it's buying things for the family or buying this house, it's always Li Chu who brings it up, or he only tells her after everything is done.

When they moved here, Ding Qiunan only offered a few words of advice when she first found out, but seeing that her mother's attitude was quite firm, she stopped saying anything more. Of course, she didn't consider whether it would be inconvenient for them to live together.

All she can think about right now is taking good care of her husband, raising her grandson, and doing her job well. That's all she's thinking about right now.

While Li Chu and his father-in-law were smoking on the balcony, Ding Qiunan was helping her mother make the bed in the bedroom.

"Mom, don't you feel cramped living in this house? I told you not to move, but you wouldn't listen."

"Alright, stop nagging. If you keep nagging, go back. I'll do it myself," said Aunt Ding, somewhat displeased.

"Fine, fine, I won't say anything, okay? Seriously, they won't even let me speak."

"Hey, you little brat."

"Mom, I'm not trying to be mean, but it's true I'm married now. Does that mean I'm no longer your daughter? Or is it that your son-in-law treats you badly?"

"Oh, you silly girl, how could I not know that Xiao Chu is good to me and your dad? I'm not blind, even if I were blind I could feel it. He really treats us like his parents, but we can't just take it for granted."

We have a son, it's not like we don't. If it weren't for your brother, even if you tried to kick me out, I wouldn't have left that way. But now we have your brother.

"Xiao Chu and you have no problem being filial to us. It's because of Xiao Chu that he manages everything at home so well. Look at your brother, does he care about the family? He's almost forty; it's time for him to shoulder the burdens of the family. We can't rely on your brother-in-law for everything."

The Fairy Tree Romance