Chapter 351 Thoughts

Jiang Mi stuck out her tongue and went back to her room, feeling embarrassed.

Seeing that Jiang Mi had returned to her room, Jiang's mother went to knock on Liang Lan's room. Jiang Xuan and Jiang Zhi were both in the study handling official business, and only Liang Lan was tidying up the room.

"Oh, so diligent. You don't even use the maid your sister gave you. She acts like she's the mistress."

Liang Lan never cared about these things: "It's nothing. I've always done these things before. I'm used to it, so I just do it as is. Otherwise, I have nothing to do, so I might as well find something to do."

Seeing that Liang Lan's life was indeed quite boring, with nothing to do all day and no ambition, it was not a good way to live.

"Look at you, you're such a worrywart. You might as well have a child with your second son."

Liang Lan's hands, which were packing her things, stopped. Her whole body stiffened. This day had finally come. Her mother-in-law had finally come to urge her to have a child. Well, they had been married for so long and didn't even have a child. If it were any other family, they would have started urging her long ago. They wouldn't have waited until today to bring it up.

"I...I want a child too, but my belly just won't cooperate..." As she spoke, Liang Lan burst into tears, feeling wronged. She wanted a child more than anyone else, but fate played a cruel trick on her, and she just couldn't get pregnant.

"Have you seen a doctor yet?" Of course, Jiang's mother knew all this, but she was worried about hurting Liang Lan's feelings, so she came to ask again.

“I’ve seen doctors, more than one. All the doctors said I can have children, they all said I have no problem. Really, Mother, if you don’t believe me, please ask another doctor to take a look at me.”

Looking at Liang Lan's earnest gaze, Jiang's mother sighed softly: "I know you're a good child, you definitely wouldn't lie to me. If you're not the problem, then the problem probably lies with the second son, but he seems to be in good health, so it shouldn't be..."

As a mother, it wasn't appropriate for Jiang's mother to think about her son's shortcomings; she could only offer comfort.

"Don't always think about children. Although having a child is good, you can't force it if you don't have one. Our Jiang family isn't a wealthy family that needs someone to inherit anything. I came here because I saw you always focusing on Yin Di's child, and I figured you must want one too. But it's all about fate. Sometimes you'll have one if it's meant to be, and sometimes you can't force it, right?"

With tears in her eyes, Liang Lan said, "Mother, I'm not an unreasonable person. If I still don't have a child, you can let Jiang Xuan take a concubine. If that's not possible, I'll give up my position and become a concubine, or you can divorce me. I won't complain."

Mother Jiang was heartbroken: "Oh, my child, what are you saying? How could your mother not want you? Your second son won't abandon you either. What concubine? Our Jiang family doesn't have that rule. Even if you can't have children, your second son can't divorce you. I'm the first to disagree."

Liang Lan listened to Jiang's mother's words and was deeply moved: "Mother, but I would feel guilty towards the Jiang family if I did that, and what if others laughed at Jiang Xuan for having no offspring?"

Jiang's mother said nonchalantly, "My Xuan'er doesn't care what others say. Even if he did, he could handle it himself. Don't worry. If you really want a child, you can adopt one, or if there are any abandoned children somewhere, we can pick them up and raise them. It's the same thing. We'll have done a good deed and saved someone's life."

Liang Lan nodded, agreeing with what Jiang's mother said, but worried that Jiang Xuan might mind.

“Mother, what you said makes sense. I’m just afraid that Jiang Xuan will want a child of his own, but I can’t give it to him.”

Jiang's mother comforted Liang Lan again: "Silly child, don't think so fast. You should try to be happy every day. That's what life is all about. I've already asked your father to find out what the second son is thinking. Do you want to come with me to listen?"

Liang Lan's eyes widened immediately; of course, she wanted to know Jiang Xuan's true thoughts.

Jiang's mother then took Liang Lan to the back of their house. Jiang's mother quietly opened a crack in the door, and the sounds coming from inside were clearly audible.

Jiang Xuan said helplessly, "Dad, I really have no problem. I'm fine. Please don't wrong me."

Jiang Cheng looked disgusted: "It can't be the girl's fault, can it? Look at you, you're so irresponsible. Go see a doctor, take medicine if there's a problem, and if it really doesn't work, don't keep her waiting, let her leave. Look at you, you've practically gone stupid from studying too much."

Jiang Xuan stammered, "I...I went to see the doctor, and he said I'm fine, but Father, please don't tell Mother and Liang Lan."

Jiang Cheng asked curiously, "Why can't we say? Since you have no problem, isn't that a good thing? What's so shameful about it? It's not like you have a problem."

Jiang Xuan sighed: "If I say it's not my problem, then everyone will definitely think it's Liang Lan's problem. I don't care whether she has a problem or not. We're already married and have been husband and wife for so long. I can't just abandon her because she can't have children, right? So I'd rather everyone think it's my problem."

When Liang Lan heard this from outside, she almost burst into tears. She never expected that Jiang Xuan would think this way. She had always worried that Jiang Xuan would not want her anymore.

"You're still a man, aren't you? Anyway, this is a matter between you and your wife, so you can discuss it yourselves. I don't care about anything else, as long as you two are happy. I noticed your wife doesn't look too good, so you should pay more attention to her later."

Jiang Xuan responded and left, seemingly lost in thought.

When Jiang's mother turned around, she saw that Liang Lan was already in tears.

"Good girl, don't cry. Look how much your man cares about you. He'd rather people talk about him than lose face as a man, just to protect you. Don't be sad. You two should just live your lives well. It doesn't matter if you have children or not. As long as you two are doing well, nothing else matters."

Liang Lan nodded, wiped away her tears, and went back to her room. As soon as she entered, she saw Jiang Xuan looking for her inside.

"Where did you go?" Jiang Xuan had just asked when she saw Liang Lan's face covered in tears and immediately panicked. "Why are you crying? Did someone bully you? Did your third sister-in-law say something to you again? Tell me, I'll go find the third brother and have him teach his wife a lesson."

Liang Lan suddenly hugged Jiang Xuan tightly.

"Jiang Xuan, why are you so good to me? Why?"

Jiang Xuan was completely baffled by Liang Lan's question: "What do you mean, 'why'?"