Chapter 20 Lin Shu was asked to have a second child

Lin Shu kept his head down and replied to An Yu's messages. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and An Yu kept finding topics to talk about.

When they arrived at the old house, the car stopped. Zhou Yanli got out of the car holding Zhou Shuang, and for a long time he didn't see Lin Shu follow him.

He put Zhou Shuang down and went back to look for someone, but found Lin Shu still sitting in the car, with his head down and his hands quickly sending something on his mobile phone.

Zhou Yanli walked over and knocked on the car window. Yang Yuan was also sitting in the car.

His wife refused to get out of the car, so he didn't dare to urge her, let alone leave.

After Lin Shu sent the last word, he heard a voice and turned to see Zhou Yanli's unhappy expression.

"We're here, why aren't you coming down yet?"

Only then did Lin Shu notice that the car had stopped.

"oh."

She took her bag and got out of the car, walking inside side by side with Zhou Yanli.

Perhaps fearing that the old man would find out that they had been having conflicts recently, Zhou Yanli held Lin Shu's hand again.

Lin Shu did not resist this time. If he wanted to act, she would cooperate one last time. There would be no future anyway.

"Master, the mistress is back."

When the old man's butler saw them, he hurried forward to greet them respectfully.

Zhou Yanli nodded slightly and even helped Lin Shu carry the bag.

When walking into the hall, he would hold her elbow and remind her to be careful on the steps.

He looked so cautious, as if he treasured Lin Shu very much.

When Jiang Mingling saw them walking in hand in hand, her brows couldn't help but furrow.

She disliked Lin Shu very much. When Lin Shu entered the family, the Lin family was very powerful in Haicheng, and their financial resources surpassed the Zhou family by an overwhelming margin.

By marrying into the Zhou family, Lin Shu was marrying down, while Zhou Yanli was marrying up. Lin Shu had the best family background of any daughter-in-law in the Zhou family, and her arrival in the family effectively put Jiang Mingling above them. No one would be happy about that.

In reality, Jiang Mingling valued warmth more. He was obedient and easy to control, and didn't have any particularly impressive background...

Seeing Jiang Mingling, Lin Shu called out softly, "Mom," and then he and Zhou Yanli walked past her.

Zhou Shuang didn't call Jiang Mingling "Grandma" at all, and just played around.

Jiang Mingling was even more dissatisfied with the mother and daughter. She didn't even show them her face or respond.

Because Lin Shu loved Zhou Yanli in the past, she would carefully try to please Jiang Mingling even though she knew she didn't like her. But now she doesn't care anymore.

The old man was in a good mood when he saw the loving look between his grandson and Lin Shu. He invited them both to come sit next to him and asked the housekeeper to take Zhou Shuang to see the gift he bought for his great-granddaughter.

"Lin Shu, how have you and Yan Li discussed the second child? You should be preparing for pregnancy by now."

Before Lin Shu could respond, Jiang Mingling spoke up.

"You haven't even taught your daughter well. She doesn't even call for help when she comes home, and you still want to give birth?" Jiang Mingling was just venting her emotions, but she happened to hurt the old man.

Even the servants in the house knew how much the old man wanted the young couple to have a great-grandson. Jiang Mingling brought this upon herself.

Sure enough, the old man started cursing halfway through his words.

"You've been so unlucky that you've only laid one egg in all these years. Why don't you allow my son to have more? Are you worried that I, an old man, can't support them?"

Jiang Mingling was so scared by the old man's yelling that she immediately dared not speak. Her husband had been gone for many years. If it weren't for the fact that she gave birth to the only heir to the Zhou family, the Zhou family would not have given her the right to speak.

"Grandpa, I've thought about it and I don't want to have a child."

Lin Shu's voice was neither loud nor soft, but it was like dropping a depth charge, and everyone fell silent.

The old man's smile froze on his face. After a while, he said, "Yan Li, what's going on?"

Zhou Yanli looked calm and said calmly, "Not for the time being."

Jiang Mingling sneered: "You can't give birth, right? Let's go to the hospital."

The old man breathed heavily through his nose: "Lin Shu, tell me."

He needed an explanation. If 50% of the shares was not enough to give the Zhou family a son, then her appetite was too big.

[Zhou Yanli and I are in the process of divorce, so we won't have any more sons.]

She wanted to tell the truth directly to the old man, but Zhou Yanli grabbed her hand under the table and gave her a warning look.

Zhou Yanli looked at the old man and said, "I've been busy with company matters and haven't had time to be at home with Lin Shu. I told her to have another child only after I've sorted out my company affairs. I missed Shuangshuang's birth and I don't want Lin Shu to face the pain of childbirth alone."

Jiang Mingling's eyes changed. Why did Lin Shu get so much attention?

The old man's expression eased a lot and he nodded: "You should spend more time with your wife."

Lin Shu didn't say anything else. Zhou Shuang was tired from playing, so the servant brought her to the main table. She sat directly between Zhou Yanli and Lin Shu, separating the two.

While eating, Zhou Shuang was whispering to Zhou Yanli. She would look for Lin Shu when she saw a delicious dish but couldn't get it.

Lin Shu also served her, but he didn't eat much and couldn't eat much either.

During the meal, Lin Shu met Zhou Shuang's requests until she was full and left the table.

After dinner, the old man called Zhou Yanli to the study. Lin Shu sat on the sofa playing with his phone, bored.

She watched videos and read news, and time passed by unknowingly.

A friend verification message popped up on WeChat: "Ms. Jiang, I'm Yuan Yuan, your housekeeper."

Lin Shu pressed his fingertips on the screen, and the profile picture of the approved application was a dignified woman.

She stared at the portrait until her eyes turned red.

A message from Yu Yu popped up on WeChat: "Ms. Lin, someone named Yuan asked me for your WeChat..."

Lin Shu exited the new friend interface, did not accept Yuan Yuan's request, and replied on Yu Yu's interface: "I understand."

The woman my father had outside kept a low profile in the years after my mother's death and was not in a hurry to get promoted. Now that Lin Shu is back, she can't sit still anymore.

Come to think of it, she had followed Jiang Shang for so long, from a young girl to a woman, she had waited for too long, and now that she was about to get what she wanted, how could she watch all her hard work go to waste?

Lin Shu ignored Yuan Yuan expressionlessly. Fortunately, she was sensible and did not apply again.

When it got dark, Lin Shu wanted to go back and went to the study to find Zhou Yanli.

Passing by the side hall, Zhou Yanli was holding his cell phone and making a call. He had already left the old man's place.

Lin Shu stood in an inconspicuous place and watched him quietly. Under the soft corridor light, Zhou Yanli was wearing a well-tailored suit, with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a mobile phone.

He didn't like to know what the other person said. He just smiled gently, his voice very low and pleasant.

Lin Shu slowly approached, and she heard Zhou Yanli say, "I'll be back soon, go to bed early."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yanli turned around and met Lin Shu's cold face.

His expression paused, and the hand holding the phone tightened involuntarily.

"Why are you hiding here? Where's Shuangshuang? Aren't you watching her?"

Lin Shu's face was filled with mockery: "She's not a baby. She doesn't need to be watched 24 hours a day."

Her eyes swept over Zhou Yanli, her heart not moved, then she felt no pain: "I came to ask when you will be returning. I don't mean anything else."