The older child went to process the divorce, while the younger one was still hoping for her mother's return. As an elderly woman, Yue Jiuyue could do nothing but instruct the servants to take good care of Xiaoman'er and Dazhuang.
Lin Chaobei, who had just gotten married, didn't care about anything else and was only focused on being affectionate with his wife. They were inseparable from morning till night. Yue Jiuyue saw how close they were and thought that it wouldn't be long before they had news of a baby. After all, they hadn't used any contraception, and everyone thought that getting pregnant and having children early was a good thing, as many children bring many blessings.
In the afternoon, Lin Chaodong returned by carriage and then secluded himself in his courtyard in Dongling for several days without coming out.
Little Man'er, who was looking forward to her mother's return, not only did her mother not come back, but she couldn't even see her father who had already returned. Her pouting lips were so full of displeasure that they could hang an oil lamp on them.
But what could Yue Jiuyue do?
Some things can only be decided by Lin Chaodong himself after he has figured them out. She just needs to behave herself and be a good person.
To be honest, with enough servants at home, Yue Jiuyue had a pretty leisurely life every day. This kind of laid-back life was exactly what she had been looking forward to. But in ancient times, where there was little entertainment, people would get bored and feel meaningless after living like this for a long time, and would want to do something interesting.
For example, roasted sweet potatoes, pancakes, milk tea, and roast duck.
For example, soap workshops.
For example, her shop, her bookstore.
Now she wants to keep stirring things up, but she hasn't decided what exactly she wants to stir things up.
Vermicelli? Instant noodles? Or something else?
Yue Jiuyue spends her days hiding in her room eating and drinking. In her spare time, she starts to let her imagination run wild, not necessarily thinking about what to do, but perhaps just daydreaming.
She might even be running away from something.
"Grandma! Grandma! Where's Dad? Why hasn't Mom come back yet?"
Xiao Man'er suddenly came looking for her, which was the last thing Yue Jiuyue wanted to see, because she didn't want to deceive Xiao Man'er, and even less did she want the truth to come out of her mouth.
However, Lin Chaodong has not yet come out of this. He still locks himself in the yard, living a life of debauchery and refusing to face reality. As a result, Xiaoman'er doesn't even know that her father is still at home. If she wants to find her mother, she can only ask Yue Jiuyue.
"Um, your father is in Dongling. I don't know if your mother is in town or went to the prefecture city. She didn't tell me either."
Yue Jiuyue chose to tell the truth and pushed the matter to Lin Chaodong to solve. After all, Xiaoman'er was his child, and as a father, he had been immersed in his own sad world for too long. It was time for him to come out and face reality.
We can't just let him give up like this, can we? Wouldn't she have to help him raise the child? That won't do. The child is his, and he has to fulfill his responsibilities as a father himself.
"Huh? My dad's home? I haven't seen him at all. Is he that busy?"
Xiaoman thought Lin Chaodong was busy; he went to work before she woke up in the morning and hadn't come back even after she was asleep at night.
"Yeah, I'm busy."
Yue Jiuyue nodded in agreement. She couldn't very well say that her father was living a life of debauchery in Dongling, could she? That would seriously damage his image as a father to Xiaoman'er.
This was all she could do for Lin Chaodong as his mother; there was nothing more she could do.
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