Chapter 896 This is what people call happiness
Le Yan hadn't expected Fu Nian'an to be so perceptive.
She had originally planned to lay the groundwork a bit more, but now it seemed unnecessary.
Le Yan chooses to confess and accept leniency, and confronts the issue head-on!
"Mom said that Grandpa Jin has a way to cure my illness."
“That’s impossible.” Fu Nian’an almost instinctively denied it. “If Grandpa had a way, he would have told me from the beginning.”
"Mom said that Grandpa only recently remembered it. He said there was a recipe, but no one has tried it yet."
“Grandpa’s medical skills are very good, but no one has tried the prescriptions before, so I don’t agree with you trying them.” Fu Nian’an’s expression was serious, and his dark eyes stared intently at Le Yang. “Yang Yang, didn’t we agree not to think about having children? We’ll just adopt when we find a suitable one. We’ll raise an adopted child from a young age, and there’s no difference between an adopted child and a biological one.”
“If there’s really no other hope, adoption is definitely an option.” Le Yan reached out and wrapped her arms around Fu Nian’an’s neck, pouting softly as she said, “But right now there’s an opportunity. If we just try, maybe we can have a child of our own, a child who looks like you and like me. That child would be so beautiful and adorable! Just thinking about it makes my heart flutter. Nian’an, my dear husband, let’s try, okay?”
If Le Yan were to act coquettishly like this normally, Fu Nian'an would give her life.
But today, when it comes to the decision concerning Le Yan's health, Fu Nian'an's attitude is unusually firm!
“That’s too risky. I don’t want you to risk your health. It would be wonderful if we could have our own child, but if it’s about risking your health to have this child, then I strongly oppose it.”
"But I want to try." Le Yan tugged at his clothes with her fingers. "Just give it a try. You're so outstanding, so handsome, and so smart. I can already imagine that if I have a son, he'll definitely be a miniature version of you!"
Fu Nian'an: "..."
"Fu Nian'an, please say yes, just grant my wish. I really, really want to have a baby who looks like you, boy or girl, I feel our child will be very beautiful and cute!"
"What's so good about being like me?" Fu Nian'an asked with an icy expression. "I don't like people who are like me."
Le Yan glared at him, then her eyes lit up. "What about having a daughter? Like me, a miniature version of Lin Le Yan? Aren't you tempted?"
Fu Nian'an: "..."
Le Yan noticed that Fu Nian'an was somewhat moved, and pressed her advantage: "Both your family and my family have the genes for twins, so what if we had twins, a son like you and a daughter like me? That would be killing two birds with one stone!"
Fu Nian'an: "..."
"I can tell, you're interested!" Le Yan stared into Fu Nian'an's eyes and smiled, "Fu Nian'an, I know you really want to have a daughter, so why don't you give it a try? If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes. Okay, I'll call Mom now and tell her you agreed..."
Fu Nian'an sighed, grabbed her waist, and took her phone away.
Le Yan frowned as she looked at him.
Fu Nian'an looked at her with a serious expression. "Yangyang, I will not agree to this. I don't care what Mom told you, and I don't care how confident Grandpa is. In short, I will not agree."
The playful smile on Le Yan's face gradually faded, replaced by confusion. "Why? Don't you want to have a child with me?"
"I don't want to."
"You're being stubborn!" Le Yan glared at him. "You were clearly interested when we were talking about our daughter."
"Having you is enough for me." Fu Nian'an raised his hand and touched her face, which was filled with anger. He sighed helplessly, "Compared to having a house full of children and grandchildren, I hope that I can grow old with you. Yanyan, it is normal to have regrets in life. You can't strive for perfection in everything. Unless someone succeeds first, I won't let you be the first to try something new."
This was the first time Fu Nian'an had been so firm and uncompromising since they got together.
Le Yan bit her lip and looked at him.
Fu Nian'an looked at her and knew that she had rekindled her hope for having a child.
“I’ve already had my tubal ligation done.” Fu Nian’an looked at her and made it clear, “I have no intention of getting it removed. You can’t force me to go to the operating table.”
"You!" Le Yan exclaimed angrily, "Why are you so stubborn? We clearly have a chance now. If you really love me, you should support me!"
"Do you support using your own body as a guinea pig?" Fu Nian'an's face darkened. "Lin Leyan, this is just your maternal instincts overflowing. Children are not a necessity for marriage. If you like children, we can adopt. If you don't want to wait three years, fine, starting tomorrow I'll have Chu Xing check those welfare homes in Beicheng to see if there are any suitable children."
"You..." Seeing that he was so unyielding, Le Yan stood up in anger and snorted coldly, "I can't reason with you. If you don't let me try, I'll never talk to you again!"
If the soft approach doesn't work, then the hard approach will.
Le Yan had no choice, after all, she really wanted to have a child that belonged to her and Fu Nian'an.
Boy or girl, one is fine, she doesn't dare to hope for more.
However, Fu Nian'an was clearly firmly opposed to having children.
He even called back and told Shen Qingshu to ask for his opinion before doing anything like this again, instead of going directly to Le Yan. He knew that Le Yan was soft-hearted and would also choose to take a gamble due to pressure from societal norms and other factors.
But this matter requires Le Yan to gamble with her own body, and Fu Nian'an resolutely refuses to compromise.
Shen Qingshu did not expect Fu Nian'an to be so resolute.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Qingshu couldn't help but complain to Fu Siyan, "I never realized that Nian'an was such a love-struck person."
It was already late at night, and the couple had finished washing up and were getting ready for bed.
When Fu Nian'an called, Fu Siyan was leaning against the headboard, wearing glasses, and scrolling through financial news on his phone.
Upon hearing his wife's words, Fu Siyan paused, then put down his phone, took off his glasses, and turned to look at his wife: "What did Nian'an say on the phone?"
"Tell me not to talk to Yangyang about having children anymore."
Fu Siyan frowned. "Having children? Isn't Le Yan's health condition preventing it?"
Shen Qingshu paused for a moment and said, "This morning, Uncle Jin called me and said he suddenly thought of a kind of medicinal herb that, when combined with acupuncture and massage, might be able to cure Yangyang's condition. I thought that since there was hope, it would be better to tell Yangyang about it."
Fu Siyan was silent for a moment, then said, "You were doing it for their own good, you did nothing wrong."
“But Nian’an doesn’t think so.” Shen Qingshu sighed. “Now that I think about it, I really didn’t do a good job. I think I should have discussed it with Nian’an first.”
“It’s no use discussing it with him,” Fu Siyan said. “He’s already had a vasectomy, which means he has fully accepted the fact that he will never have his own biological children. But Le Yan is a woman, and the decision of whether or not to have children should ultimately be left to Le Yan herself.”
"Yangyang definitely wants to have a baby."
“Then you don’t need to worry about what our son says.” Fu Siyan leaned closer and put his arm around his wife’s shoulder. “Go to sleep. As an elder, you’ve done all you can to help. The rest is up to the young people to communicate with each other. We’re getting old, so we need to go to bed early and get up early and worry less.”
Shen Qingshu was pulled down to lie down by Fu Siyan, her head resting on her husband's arm. She sighed, "Do you think Yangyang can persuade Nian'an?"
Fu Siyan turned off the light, hugged his wife, and closed his eyes. "You said your son is love-struck, so why are you worried that Le Yan can't handle him?"
Shen Qingshu: "..."
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Ah Shu, we are getting old and there is less and less we can do for them. Rather than sharing their burdens, taking good care of ourselves is the greatest help and support we can give our children."
Shen Qingshu nodded upon hearing this and leaned closer to Fu Siyan. "You're right. Maybe I really am getting old. I've become a bit worrisome and long-winded lately."
“You’re not old.” Fu Siyan lowered his head and kissed his wife’s forehead in the darkness. “To me, A-Shu, you will always be my young and beautiful wife.”
Shen Qingshu pinched the soft flesh on his waist, "Don't try to fool me with those kinds of words that you would use to deceive an 18-year-old girl. I'm not a monster. It's normal for me to get old. You're older than me, you're much older!"
Fu Siyan chuckled softly, "Yes, I'm getting old, and the time I can spend with you is getting shorter and shorter, so you should cherish the time we have together even more. Our children are all grown up and have their own lives now, so we should enjoy our retirement."
Shen Qingshu chuckled, "You're reciting again. Are you using this opportunity to bring up the national tourism issue again?"
"You promised me this last year, but you still haven't kept your word."
"Wasn't it because something came up at home that kept me from getting there?"
"Now that Nian'an and Niannian have both found their own happiness, and Xiaoning and Qiyue are becoming more and more stable, isn't this the perfect time?"
Shen Qingshu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Alright, then you can do some research tomorrow, and we'll set off once you're ready."
"Really?" Fu Siyan had been stood up by Shen Qingshu too many times, so he had to confirm again: "Ah Shu, you swear."
Shen Qingshu laughed, "Are you ever going to stop? If you don't believe me, then don't go."
"No, I want to go!" Fu Siyan exclaimed excitedly, "I'll start planning right now..."
"What time is it? Does it matter if it's just one more night?" Shen Qingshu pulled Fu Siyan back as he was about to get up. "We can do the same thing tomorrow. Go to sleep now. You just said you wanted to go to bed early and get up early!"
"I'm a little excited now, and I can't sleep."
Shen Qingshu: "Then shut up and be quiet, I'm sleepy."
Fu Siyan smiled helplessly, "Can't you go to sleep first?"
“No.” Shen Qingshu hugged him. “I’m used to falling asleep with my head on your arm and listening to your heartbeat. I can’t sleep if you leave.”
These words pleased the older man, Fu Siyan.
“Okay, then you sleep, I’ll stay with you.” Fu Siyan lay back down, hugged his wife even tighter, and sighed contentedly, “Ah Shu, we both wish to live to be a hundred years old.”
Shen Qingshu closed her eyes, growing sleepy, and softly replied, "Yes, I will."
Having experienced life and death, Shen Qingshu and Fu Siyan learned to cherish and forgive each other in their later years.
Everyone dies eventually, and in the time they have left, they will watch their children and grandchildren gather together, and they will also take a well-prepared nationwide trip together.
Life is a long journey. After the storms, if your loved one is still there, that is luck and a blessing.
Luck plus good fortune—that's what people call happiness.
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