Jiang Qinyu hurriedly came out of the house, and as soon as she opened the door, she came face to face with Lu Yanzheng.

"Uh, good morning?" Jiang Qinyu gave an awkward smile.

Lu Yanzheng was a little nervous at first, but after seeing her expression, he couldn't help but smile and say, "Good morning."

"Well, Mom's outside, we..." Jiang Qinyu's gaze kept drifting towards the courtyard gate, her mind racing as she considered how to get through this.

Lu Yanzheng naturally knew what she was thinking and found it somewhat amusing. However, considering that he still had many questions to ask her, he took the initiative to say, "I've already spoken with Shufan. As long as they don't tell anyone, my parents won't know."

As for what they knew, they both kept it to themselves.

Hearing him say that, Jiang Qinyu immediately felt relieved. "I also told Pan'er. I'll go open the door now."

Lu Yanzheng nodded. "Go ahead, I'll take the children to wash up."

Jiang Qinyu looked at him with surprise, somewhat astonished.

Why would he be so willing to help take care of the child?

But this wasn't the time to think about it. Jiang Qinyu quickly ran to open the door, flashing a big smile, "Mom, good morning."

"It's getting late," Madam Chen smiled, peeking into the courtyard. "Is A-Zheng up yet?"

Jiang Qinyu nodded repeatedly, "They're up, they're up. They're helping Shufan and the others wash their faces and brush their teeth."

"That's good. Hurry up and finish what you need to do and come over for dinner. The village chief and the others might be coming over to talk to us later, and A-Zheng definitely needs to be there." Upon hearing this, Chen waved her hand and walked back.

Jiang Qinyu agreed, patting her chest. Luckily, she hadn't asked anything that would make her uncomfortable, otherwise she really wouldn't have known how to answer.

The two quickly got ready, but before going next door, Lu Yanzheng called out to Jiang Qinyu.

"Shufan, Pan'er, you two go over first," Jiang Qinyu said, then walked up to Lu Yanzheng and asked, "What's wrong?"

“It’s nothing serious,” Lu Yanzheng said quietly, looking at her. “How should I address you from now on?”

"Huh?" Jiang Qinyu was a little confused, but quickly realized what she meant. "This? Let me think..."

The issue of how to address someone is indeed a minor one. She and Lu Yanzheng are officially married, but they don't have a physical relationship; they are still strangers.

But outsiders don't know that if others knew that the two of them were actually living separately, it wouldn't be a good thing for either Lu Yanzheng or Jiang Qinyu.

"I'll call you Qinqin!" Lu Yanzheng said before Jiang Qinyu could decide.

They weren't familiar with each other yet, so he couldn't just call her "wife" like other men. Calling her "Jiang Shi" would sound too distant, and calling her anything else didn't feel right.

Upon hearing this address, Jiang Qinyu was slightly taken aback, and a sudden pang of pain flashed through her heart.

That's what her mother called her, and that's how the original owner's older brother addressed her.

"Okay, let's call you that. I'll still call you Brother Zheng?" Jiang Qinyu composed herself and asked, looking up at him.

Lu Yanzheng nodded. "Okay, do as you please."

However, he also felt more comfortable calling him "Brother Zheng" than "husband" or "sir".

Once the matter was settled, the two went to Old Man Lu's house together.

Lu Yancai's family was also there. When they saw Lu Yanzheng come in, they immediately stood up and greeted him respectfully, "Big brother, you've arrived?"

Ma smiled obsequiously at Lu Yanzheng, "Brother, please come in, we've all been waiting for you!"

Even Lu Tianbao looked at Lu Yanzheng with admiration, "Uncle, come and eat."

Lu Yanzheng glanced at them, then said coldly, "Can't you see your sister-in-law?"

Lu Yancai and the other two were taken aback, and then their gazes fell on Jiang Qinyu's face.

"Hehe, how could that be, sister-in-law, come in and sit down." Lu Yancai, who had been suppressed by Lu Yanzheng for many years, immediately called out to Jiang Qinyu after realizing what was happening.

Ma was extremely unwilling, but seeing Lu Yanzheng's cold face, she could only put on a stern face and call out, "Sister-in-law, dinner is ready."

Although Lu Tianbao was young, he was very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing this, he immediately smiled at Jiang Qinyu and said, "Auntie, it's cold outside. Please come in and sit down."

Jiang Qinyu almost burst out laughing at the family's reaction, but she had to keep a straight face and glanced at Lu Yanzheng, who had a cold expression.

Not bad. Even though he's not familiar with her, this guy knows to fight for the treatment she deserves. He seems to be a sensible person.

"What are you all standing for? Sit down quickly, the food is here." Old Lu came in from outside, carrying two bowls of rice.

Lu Yanzheng quickly turned around to take it, "Dad, let me do it."

"Hey, it's just carrying a bowl of rice. Your father can carry it easily." Old Lu said dismissively, placing the bowl on the table.

Jiang Qinyu asked Shufan and Pan'er to sit down, then turned and went to the kitchen.

Soon, Chen and Jiang Qinyu brought out the prepared dishes.

This morning, the Lu family's breakfast was quite lavish.

Stir-fried cured pork with garlic sprouts, cold radish salad, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, a large plate of white steamed buns, and thick millet porridge.

Lu Tianbao's eyes lit up. "Wow! Grandpa, Grandma, are we rich now? I want to eat cured meat!"

After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks and went to pick up the plate of stir-fried cured pork with garlic sprouts.

"Is there no manners left?" Old Man Lu slapped his hand down with his chopsticks. "The elders haven't even started eating, so it's your turn."

Lu Tianbao looked at Madam Ma with a wronged expression, "Mother, look at Grandpa, he won't let me eat meat!"

"Dad, why are you arguing with a child? Tianbao just wants a piece of meat. There's such a big plate of it, isn't it going too far to stop him?" Madam Ma said unhappily.

Old Lu glared at her, his beard bristling. "Child? Is he the only child at this table? Look at Shufan and Pan'er, did they even move? We told you to discipline Tianbao properly, and this is how you discipline him?"

“Second son’s wife, Tianbao is already seven and a half years old. He’s a big boy now and he needs to learn the rules. Otherwise, whose face will he embarrass when he goes out?” Madam Chen looked at Madam Ma with displeasure, then looked at Lu Tianbao. “Today, you are not allowed to sit at the table to eat. You can only sit at the table when you have learned the rules.”

After saying that, Chen picked out a small bowl of vegetables for Lu Tianbao, without any meat; then she placed his bowl of millet porridge on a small table to the side.

"Come here, you can eat here." Madam Chen looked at Lu Tianbao with a stern gaze.

Lu Tianbao burst into tears, rolling on the ground and wailing, "Grandpa, Grandma, you're all biased! I'm the eldest grandson of the Lu family! You should all listen to me!"

"Second son, look at what kind of children you've raised!" Old Lu was furious when he saw this, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Lu Yancai instinctively wanted to act shamelessly, but as soon as he poked his head out, he saw Lu Yanzheng's icy gaze sweep over him. He immediately shrank back and said with a forced smile, "Dad, don't be angry. I'll deal with him when we get back!"

"Heavens above! What kind of family did I marry? They don't love their own grandson, they won't even give him a piece of meat, but they treat this bastard child from outside like their own grandson! I can't live like this anymore..." Madam Ma immediately protested, and she and Lu Tianbao burst into tears. [The author is completely bad at writing romance scenes and unconsciously avoids showing the interactions between the male and female leads. If you guys notice, please remind me in the comments! Also, please continue to vote, urge for updates, and comment. Love you all!]