Chapter 72 (Chapter 72) Let you kiss him
Upon hearing this, Qi Lang hurriedly said, "Then my wife should go and take a look. It's so hot; don't let the child keep crying."
Lu Jinlan nodded slightly with her lips pursed. Yu Mian smiled, took her hand and was about to leave when Lu Jinlan suddenly hooked her arm around Qi Lang's neck and whispered in his ear, "Eat less candied hawthorn, or you'll get a toothache."
Yu Mian was still watching when Qi Lang's ears burned, and he whispered, "I understand."
Lu Jinlan kissed the corner of his mouth, "Go to sleep early."
"Let's go, the child is waiting." Yu Mian frowned, urging Lu Jinlan to leave quickly.
The two returned to Yu Mian's courtyard. As soon as they entered the house, the door slammed shut. The man turned around, pinned her against the door, and kissed her without saying a word.
Lu Jinlan curled the corners of her lips and responded to his urgent, passionate, and jealous kiss.
The repeated entanglements and impatient touches are all expressions of the dense longing accumulated during the days of separation.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Jinlan finally pushed him away, her tongue still aching from his kisses. "Alright, your lips are all swollen from all that kissing."
Yu Mian's eyes welled up with tears from her emotions, but there was also a hint of bitter resentment in them. She said angrily, "I'll let you kiss him."
Lu Jinlan smiled, "I was just teasing you, look how angry you are."
She raised her hand and touched his lips, nuzzled her nose against his face affectionately, and coaxed him gently, "I'll kiss you now."
A gentle kiss landed on his forehead, and Lou Yumin's long eyelashes trembled, her heart pounding fiercely.
Her kisses brushed against his cheeks and lips like feathers. With his eyes closed, he heard her ask with a muffled laugh between their lips and teeth: "Didn't you say the child cried and wouldn't sleep after not seeing me for a day? Where is the child? A one-month-old baby can recognize people after just one meeting. He's truly a prodigy."
Lou Yumin pursed her lips. "The child cried because she couldn't see you, but she cried herself to sleep. If you hadn't come, the child's father would have cried too if he couldn't see you."
He cupped Lu Jinlan's face in his hands, looked into her eyes, and said with a hint of resentment, "You have no idea how I've survived without you. Your story is everywhere, and your reputation is growing day by day. I'm happy for you, but I'm also worried about myself."
"You have a new person by your side. He's in the capital, so he can see you every day."
"I'm in Yunzhou, and I can only rest my head on your letters, meeting you in my dreams. You have no idea how much I miss you..."
“I know.” Lu Jinlan sighed softly in his ear, “I’ve wanted to go back to Yunzhou to see you several times, but something always came up and I was delayed. You can ask them if you don’t believe me. I had them pack their things yesterday and they were ready to leave. They were worried that the people from Yunzhou would miss me, so they advised me to wait a couple more days, which is why I didn’t go.”
Lu Jinlan rested her head on his shoulder and sighed again, "Do you think I'm the only one who misses you?"
"Really...really?"
Yu Mian glanced at her, the slight bitterness in her heart dispelled by joy, replaced by a faint sweetness, "I knew you wouldn't forget me."
Lu Jinlan smiled, grabbed his collar, and pulled him into her arms.
It's unclear who made the first move, but their clothes were quickly disheveled, and the sound of their jade belt hitting the ground was accompanied by rapid breathing.
The two stumbled towards the bed, but an untimely knock sounded on the door.
Lou Yumian was so angry she wanted to kill someone. Her brows were furrowed, and she asked impatiently, "What is it?"
"Young Master, didn't you just say you'd bring the young mistress over to show the young master when she woke up? She's awake now."
Lu Jinlan smiled and gently rubbed his temples. "Let him carry it in. It's a long night, what's the rush?"
She got up and went behind the screen to change into her nightgown. Lou Yumin had no choice but to have the wet nurse bring the child in.
Lu Jinlan washed her hands, took the child into her arms, and found him more and more beautiful.
She swore she wasn't biased by her mother's love. She was definitely not the kind of parent who would go around asking if their ugly child could become a child model.
From a scientific perspective, she argues that as the protagonist, she's naturally a top-tier model. She also carefully selects her male partners, ensuring all her children's fathers are good-looking, thus eliminating any chance for the children to be unattractive.
Her child has always had big eyes and a high nose bridge; he's adorable no matter how you look at him.
While playing with the child, Lu Jinlan secretly opened the new mother's gift package given by the system.
There were four items inside, and the first one immediately caught Lu Jinlan's eye.
The Permanent Strength Pill, given to the Empress Dowager, increases physical strength by five percent and is permanently effective.
My God, this is what it means to be a mother's strength!
It's not about forcing people to grit their teeth and endure, but about truly empowering them.
Lu Jinlan swallowed the tea in the time it took to drink it, and immediately felt refreshed and lighter.
The second thing is to worship my mother, Dan, for life.
"Good, good, good!" Lu Jinlan clapped inwardly. She couldn't accept raising a rebellious son.
The third item is infant health-strengthening pills.
Lu Jinlan quickly fed both pills to her daughter, and Yu Mian asked, "What are those?"
"A tonic specifically for infants, highly nutritious."
"You got it from Jiu'an Hall?"
"No, I developed it myself."
Yu Mian remembered, "Those two bottles of medicine you gave me before were like miracle drugs. Take one when you're in pain, and the pain will stop immediately. I took some of the one to stop the bleeding when I gave birth, and the doctor said my wound healed much faster than others."
Lu Jinlan: "Really? Let me see your wound in a bit."
Lou Yumin's eyes darted away. "What's so interesting about a wound? Don't look. Besides... I haven't fully recovered yet, it looks awful."
Lu Jinlan was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized that he might be afraid she would see the birth marks.
After all, all human tissues are essentially the same. Even without childbirth, if a person gains weight quickly, stretch marks will appear. It's no surprise that a flat stomach, stretched so much, will naturally leave marks.
Lu Jinlan had even heard the sound of stretch marks bursting during pregnancy in modern times, which terrified her. Fortunately, she no longer had to give birth.
She acknowledges that whoever gives birth to a child is great, and she is very willing to bestow titles such as "great" and "sacrifice" upon them.
She held Yu Mian's hand and comforted her, "Thank you for giving birth to this child for me. You are a hero of our Lu family. Great father, thank you for your sacrifice."
Yu Mian's eyes welled up with tears. "It's not as serious as you make it out to be. I also want to thank you for letting me give birth to this child. I did it willingly. As long as you don't mind, that's enough."
How could I possibly dislike you?
Lu Jinlan thought to himself: I'm not the kind of man who dislikes his wife's figure after pregnancy and childbirth. I'm a woman, how could I be so cheap?
Lou Yumin was deeply moved, and then pleaded, "You have so many secret remedies, do you have any that can remove scars and wrinkles?"
Lu Jinlan stammered, "I...I'm a scholar, not a medicine seller. I worry about so many national and international affairs every day, how could I have time to study those strange and unusual things? Go back to Jiu'an Hall and look for it. If you find it, great; if not, forget it. I don't care about these things."
Lou Yumin glanced at the babysitter next to her and said in a low voice, "But I care. You used to always praise my abs for being so firm, but now they don't feel as hard anymore, and there's a long scar on them."
Hearing the couple talking privately, the nanny, quite perceptive, took the child a few steps away, and Lou Yumin simply told him to take the child back and care for him.
Taking advantage of the moment, Lu Jinlan glanced at the last item in the gift package and immediately sat up straight.
"Rainy Sleep".
"Um?"
"I have a surprise for you." Lu Jinlan opened her palm and handed him a small white porcelain jar.
Lou Yumin hurriedly asked, "What is this?"
"Postpartum Repair Cream." Its scientific name is Fulang Postpartum Repair Cream, which removes scars and reduces wrinkles, and helps improve the marital life of wives and husbands after childbirth.
Lou Yumin exclaimed in surprise, "Didn't you just say you didn't have any?"
"Ah, I was just thinking that if I gave you this one box, there wouldn't be any left. They'll all want it back, and I won't be able to do anything about it."
Lou Yumin said happily, "Since there's only one box, whoever finishes it first should use it. I'll go use it now and see if it works."
He quickly went behind the screen, undressed, and applied makeup in front of the mirror.
Lu Jinlan thought for a moment and then reminded him, "You'd better not use it all. We don't know if we'll have any left in the future. Leave some for the two of them."
Lou Yumin: "I understand. If they run out, I'll go to Jiu'an Hall to find some for them. Maybe they'll find something better."
Lu Jinlan smiled helplessly, lay on the bed for a while, and couldn't help but urge, "Are you going to sleep or not?"
"You go to sleep first, I haven't finished applying it yet."
Lu Jinlan rolled her eyes, utterly defeated.
*
The next day, a full moon celebration was held.
During the meal, Lu Jinlan officially announced the child's name, "An Dong, Lu An Dong."
Yan Wuxin hurriedly asked, "I understand the character 'An' which means 'precious girl.' But what about the character 'Dong'?"
Lu Jinlan said, "Our Hua Kingdom is currently at war with the Jiang and Qu Kingdoms. Isn't the Jiang Kingdom to our northeast? I named my daughter Andong, hoping that her birth will bring an end to the war as soon as possible."
Xiang Ruzhen said, "That should be called Anbei. The current fighting is mainly concentrated on the northern border."
Lin Cheng smiled without saying a word, while Lu Jinlan said, "Never mind, let's call this one Andong. The sun rises in the east, and everything starts from the east. We'll call the next child Andong."
Lin Cheng touched his belly. "If this baby is a girl, I'll name her Anbei."
Lu Jinlan smiled. After dinner, she took Xiang Ruzhen and Yan Wuxin for a walk in the garden to digest their food. Lu Jinlan said, "I expect to be able to gather the four directions in the next two years. What about you? What are your thoughts? Don't just be godmothers."
Xiang Ruzhen said, "I like children. After I, Xueqing, get married, I will keep having children. What about you? Wuxin, how come none of your many children are pregnant?"
Yan Wuxin curled his lips, "I didn't let them have children. Although they are not bad-looking, that's all they are. They can't read many words and all they do is gamble all day. I don't think they are qualified to be the fathers of my children."
Lu Jinlan asked with a smile, "What kind of person are you looking for? Tell us quickly so we can keep an eye out for you."
Yan Wuxin thought for a moment, "I like someone who is simple-minded, preferably literate, knowledgeable and reasonable. They should be a good role model for the children, right?"
As the three were talking, Huai Xing came over with a pot of hangover tea. "Young Master, Young Madam Xiang, Master, this is what the Doctor asked me to bring over."
Lu Jinlan said, "Let's set up in the pavilion and have a drink there later."
Xiang Ruzhen asked in surprise, "If I remember correctly, why is Huaixing always in front of us whenever Wuxin is here? Wuxin, could it be that your disciple has fallen for you?"
Yan Wuxin hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense. Huaixing is not one of those frivolous men in my manor. I only treat him as a younger brother. I have no ulterior motives towards him and I have no intention of sleeping with him."
Lu Jinlan smiled. "Really? This is the first time I've seen you so solemnly declare that you don't want to sleep with a certain man. You're really treating him specially. I remember during the New Year, you even bought him a new outfit and gave him lucky money. What, are you really going to be his mentor?"
Yan Wuxin retorted firmly, "What's wrong with being his master? My relationship with him is completely innocent."
Lu Jinlan shook her fan, a plan forming in her mind. "Then I'll test how innocent you really are."
She sat down in the pavilion and called Huai Xing back, who was about to leave.
Yan Wuxin said in a low voice, "Don't do anything rash."
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