Upon hearing this, Jiang Huaizhi's eyes lit up.
"Jiang Li, I think... Nan Yu has a point. We'll be so bored without him. Why don't we have another baby sister?"
Gu Jiangli smiled helplessly and said, "Is having a child just for fun?"
"But having a little sister would be so much fun, all pink and chubby, so cute."
At this moment, Nan Yu was staring at Jiang Huaizhi with a resentful look: "Father has been thinking this for a long time, but he has never said anything. He is really good at holding back."
"What are you saying, Nanyu? This is an adult matter."
"Father is right, I shouldn't have brought it up. Mother, forget what I just said, I don't think I need a younger brother or sister anymore."
Jiang Huai's eyes widened in surprise: "Nan Yu, you just said you hoped to have a younger brother or sister to ease our longing for you!"
“I’ve changed my mind, Father.”
“A real man shouldn’t go back on his word easily. You should try to persuade your mother. Maybe she’ll be happy and give you a younger brother or sister?”
Nan Yu refused to speak no matter what.
He waved his hand, shook his head, and turned to leave.
Jiang Huaizhi followed closely behind him, trying to get his son to speak up and persuade him again.
Gu Jiangli smiled wryly and rubbed her forehead. She really hadn't realized before that these two, father and son, had the potential to be such a clown.
But upon calming down and thinking about it carefully, having another child by your side wouldn't be a bad choice.
Anyway, that's her purpose in coming here.
It seems it's time to put this on the agenda.
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The courtyard on the west side of the city lord's mansion.
The city lord's wife curled up in her recliner, pounding her chest and stamping her feet in frustration.
Sitting beside him was the city lord, and on the other side was Jiang Huaisong, who had just woken up and was still sleepy.
As she tried to calm the knot of frustration in her chest, she said:
"Now the news has spread that Wuyou beat up his classmate and was expelled from Luming Academy... Luming Academy, an academy with hundreds of years of history, has never seen anything like this before, but Wuyou just happened to be there. In the future, which academy can Wuyou study at?"
She shed two tears as she spoke of her heartbreak.
Jiang Huaisong pursed his lips, not thinking it was a big deal. "What's the big deal? I didn't go to school, and I'm still doing just fine. So what if I don't want to go to school?"
The city lord, seeing his carefree and irresponsible demeanor, became somewhat angry. "Look at you! You spend your days indulging in pleasure and debauchery. You're nothing like the second young master of the city lord's mansion! It's because you can't study that you're now only interested in women! How many women do you have in your own courtyard? Have you even counted them yourself!"
Hearing his father's stern tone, Jiang Huaisong immediately adjusted his posture, sitting much more upright, and then retorted:
"So what if there are many women in my yard? Is it strange for a grown man like me to like beautiful women? I give all the women I've been with a title, it's my responsibility to do so, so what's wrong with that?"
"You...you are simply unreasonable!" The city lord blushed, snorted coldly, and then looked away from him.
It's infuriating to see him spending his days drinking and having fun.
It's better not to look at him; out of sight, out of mind.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the father and son was becoming tense again, the city lord's wife gently advised:
"Alright, Huaisong, stop making your father angry. He's right, there are just too many women in your courtyard! We haven't stopped you from taking concubines, but you should have a limit. Don't bring just any woman into the city lord's mansion."
"Also, you have many women, so you should have more children!"
"Look outside the city lord's mansion. Which man with many wives and concubines doesn't have several sons around his knees? And you? Over the years, only your legal wife, Sun Chan, has given you Wuyou. What about the other women?"
"That Xia Wei, you spoil her so much, why doesn't she give you a child?"
At this point, Jiang Huaisong's expression turned much uglier.
He stammered, a hint of resentment in his eyes, "What...why would I need so many children? Wouldn't one Wuyou be enough?"
“How can that be?” The city lord’s wife immediately objected. “If those women have problems and can’t have children, then go find Sun Chan! She can have children. I know you’ve neglected Sun Chan for a long time, but I think she still cares about you. Why don’t you have another child with her?”
"Aren't you satisfied with just one worry-free life?" Jiang Huaisong retorted.
The city lord's wife was a little embarrassed when she was questioned like this. "It's not that I'm not satisfied. I like Wuyou very much, but... as you can see now, people outside the city are talking badly about Wuyou. He's almost become a laughing stock."
"At this point, if you could have another son, perhaps people would stop talking about being carefree?"
"Besides, Wuyou is used to being willful and reckless. If he had another younger brother or sister, maybe it would make him reflect on his mistakes and change him."
Jiang Huaisong shook his head with a cold face and said, "Isn't Mother very capable? Why didn't she raise Wuyou well? Now she wants to use a second child to change Wuyou. Don't you think that's absurd?"
The city lord was even angrier. "Jiang Huaisong! How dare you speak to your mother like that! Is this how you talk to your mother?"
"What did I do wrong?" Jiang Huaisong immediately retorted, "Did I say something wrong? Isn't Wuyou's current state the mother's fault? If Wuyou had grown up by Sun Chan's side, maybe he wouldn't have turned out like this!"
"You..." The city lord wanted to curse, but was stopped by his wife.
“Husband, Huaisong is right. Perhaps letting Wuyou return to his mother’s side is the best choice for him.”
"Madam... what do you mean? You want to send Wuyou back to Sun Chan's side?"
Lady Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Since Huaisong has said so, I think it's a good idea, isn't it? Sun Chan has been depressed for so many years, she must really want to take good care of Wuyou."
As she spoke, she took Jiang Huaisong's hand and said, "Huaisong, I'll send Wuyou back to Sun Chan. You and Sun Chan can take care of him. Then you two can strengthen your relationship and have another child. It's for my sake and for the City Lord's Mansion, okay?"
Jiang Huaisong suppressed his fierce aura, his pupils trembling slightly.
He awkwardly turned his head away and said, "Let's talk about having children later."
"Alright, alright, as long as you agree, you and Sun Chan will get along well from now on, and one day you'll have another child. You should go to those concubines less often."
"I know that many of your concubines were found in brothels. The women there must have taken a lot of drugs to entertain customers, and they are no longer able to have children."
"Huai Song, remember this: right now, only your legal wife can help you continue your lineage."
Jiang Huaisong's eyes flickered slightly, he seemed lost in thought, it was unclear whether he had taken it all in.
After a while, he nodded hurriedly and said, "Alright, alright, we'll talk about it later. I know what I'm doing with the child."
The city lord's wife smiled broadly, "With your words, I can rest assured."
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