The matter was dropped, and no one mentioned it again. At the dinner table, Lu Anning and Tang Rui became the focus of attention, and the entire old house was filled with the joy of reunion.
The old man wanted them to live in the old house permanently, but Tang Jingyuan refused.
The old house was far from the city, and it would be inconvenient to travel when he really started working. Tang Jingyuan had already prepared the house and promised to come back often to accompany him on weekends, so the old man finally relented.
Tang Rui offered to stay in the old house, which made Tang Jingyuan look at him twice.
"You want to live in the old house?"
Tang Rui looked at them and nodded: "The holiday is short, I will stay with my great-grandfather for a while, and we can also practice chess."
At the dinner table, Tang Jingyuan didn't agree immediately: "Let's eat first."
After dinner, Lu Anning drank tea and admired the snow in the living room, while Tang Jingyuan and the old man went to the study.
Tang Rui was sitting not far away. He picked up the tea set and poured himself a cup. He drank it in an adult-like manner. Lu Anning was amused by his appearance.
"Be careful not to sleep at night."
Tang Rui didn't answer her and took another sip.
Lu An Ning curled her lips and looked down at him. Only then did she realize that he had grown quite a bit taller. He would probably be taller than her in less than two years. This child was sensible, and that made him even more pitiful.
"Don't you really want to live with me?" Lu An Ning suddenly asked. Tang Rui looked up and looked at her in confusion.
Lu Anning sighed: "Otherwise, why would you take the initiative to ask to live in the old house? Oh! I thought we were already friends."
Lu Anning became sadder and sadder as he spoke. He sighed repeatedly, his eyes full of loss.
Tang Rui quickly explained, "Who said I was doing this because of you? Can you please stop being so sentimental?"
"Why is that?"
"I don't want to be your light bulb. I'm grown up, of course I have my own ideas, don't let your imagination run wild."
"Really?"
Tang Rui became impatient: "Anyway, I don't hate you."
Lu Anning suddenly leaned closer and asked him with a smile, "If you don't hate him, then you like him?"
Tang Rui turned around, looked at the face so close to him, blushed, and quickly turned away: "Don't push your luck, I'm too lazy to talk to you so much."
The little brat seemed a little guilty. He put down his teacup and was about to leave when Lu An Ning stopped him.
"You don't have to think too much. Your father and I only have you as our child. You can live wherever you want."
Tang Rui was stunned and turned back to look at Lu Anning blankly: "What did you say?"
He was a little skeptical. Every woman wanted to have her own child, and Lu Anning was no exception. Her advances were simply a desire to gain her father's favor.
As for him...
Tang Rui looked at the person in front of him. Actually, he didn't care too much. His father couldn't stay single forever. It was good to have someone suitable by his side. As long as the woman wasn't too bad, he wouldn't object. If they had children in the future, he would also be truly kind to their younger siblings.
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Lu An Ning smiled faintly and repeated, "Your father and I will not have any more children. This is what we agreed upon when I married him. You will be our only child."
Lu Anning gently touched his head. This child thinks too much.
"But I'm not your biological child after all. Which woman doesn't want to have her own biological child?"
"Me! You don't know how hard it is to be pregnant. Giving birth is even more painful and harmful to your body. After giving birth, your figure might be out of shape and you won't be pretty anymore. You also have to avoid certain foods during pregnancy and breastfeeding. You definitely won't be able to work and earn money then. How boring would my life be then? I don't want that."
Lu An Ning said this with a look of disgust, and seeing the person in front of him staring at him with wide eyes, Lu An Ning was secretly happy.
"Childbirth is painful, and getting an epidural is even scarier. I don't even want to try it. You are my only child, and blood ties are sometimes not that important. At least, that's the case for me."
Tang Rui was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time, and was still considering whether Lu An Ning's words were true or false.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask your dad sometime."
Tang Rui opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. When Tang Jingyuan came out of the study, he saw two figures, one big and one small, sitting side by side in front of the chairs by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at the snow scene outside the house in a daze. Although they didn't say anything, it looked particularly beautiful.
The voice of the old man calling Tang Rui to play chess came from upstairs. Tang Rui greeted Tang Jingyuan respectfully, and when he went upstairs, he couldn't help but look at him again.
Tang Jingyuan was a little surprised and asked Lu Anning curiously: "What did you say? Why is this kid looking at me strangely?"
Lu Anning smiled mysteriously: "Secret."
That night, they stayed at the old house. In less than half a day, the news of their return to Kyoto reached Tang Qizong's ears. The old man went to great lengths to welcome the couple home, but kept it a secret from the family, not revealing a single word.
If he hadn't arranged a smart person at the old house, he would probably not receive any news.
When Tang Qizong received the news, he suddenly felt that the food on the table in front of him was no longer delicious. He threw his chopsticks hard, scaring everyone else.
"What's wrong with you?"
Tang Qizong said sternly, "The old man doesn't care about our eldest branch at all. He welcomed Tang Jingyuan and his wife back to the capital with great fanfare, but I haven't been informed of anything. Isn't this treating me like an outsider? I am the eldest son of the Tang family, and the second son is not doing his job, but he keeps the old man happy every day. I don't understand why the old man has such a strong dislike for me."
Ye Lingfei, who was sitting on the lower left, paused what he was doing, a dark light flashed in his eyes. They actually came to Kyoto.
The dead blood gradually boiled. She pressed the corners of her mouth hard to calm herself down, but she couldn't control her excitement in her heart.
Such good news cannot be known only to her.
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