Li Chu and Ding Qiunan had no idea when this happened.
Because Lou Xiao'e was at her parents' home during her postpartum period, Ding Qiunan didn't visit her.
Later, after calculating the days, they figured they should have moved back to the courtyard house by now, so Li Chu and Ding Qiunan went over to see the child.
When they arrived there, they learned from the third uncle that Lou Xiao'e had been staying at her parents' home and had not returned. Moreover, during that time, Xu Damao had been having a major falling out with the Lou family.
After listening to the old man's account, Li Chu and Ding Qiunan both felt that the Lou family's request was a bit excessive.
You married off a daughter, not a son-in-law. Now that you have a son, you want him to take your surname. No normal man would agree to that.
Since Xu Damao came knocking on the door, there was definitely no way I could go out for a stroll.
"Sit down, Damao. What brings you here today?" she said, pouring Damao a glass of water.
Ding Qiunan took the children inside to play, while Li Chu and Xu Damao sat in the yard.
"Brother Chu, you must know about what happened in our family, right?"
"I know. Qiu Nan wanted to go see the child a while ago, but when she got to the courtyard, she found out that Xiao'e hadn't returned yet. Uncle San told us about your situation."
"Brother Chu, what should I do?"
"Da Mao, I've never understood why your mother didn't come to take care of you during your postpartum period?" Li Chu asked, voicing his doubts.
“Alas, my parents worked for their family before liberation, so they have always been reluctant to see the Lou family.”
"Then why did your mother ask someone to introduce Lou Xiao'e to you?" Li Chu found it a bit strange. She was too embarrassed to even meet her son, so why did she still want him to marry a daughter from the Lou family?
Xu Damao said with a wry smile, "It wasn't my mother who asked someone to introduce me; it was their family who asked someone to find my mother."
"Oh? They asked someone to find them?"
“Yes, you know about Xiao’e’s family background. My parents actually didn’t approve of it at the time, but they let me meet her just to save face, thinking they could just find an excuse to refuse afterwards. After I met Xiao’e, I thought she was kind of cute because she was a bit silly, and I fell for her. I even had a fight with my parents about it.” Xu Damao explained to Li Chu in detail.
Li Chu then understood why Xu Damao's parents hadn't shown up at all.
Seeing that Li Chu hadn't spoken for a while, Xu Damao asked again, "Brother Chu, what should I do about this?"
Do your parents know about this?
"I understand. They mean that even if we get divorced, they must get custody of the child and absolutely cannot let the child take their family name."
Xu Damao's parents' thinking is quite normal. If the child really takes the surname Lou, Xu Damao will be laughed at to death by others.
Lou Xiao'e's father is also clueless. What kind of time is this to be arguing about this? In the end, Xu Damao won't even need to sue you; his father will probably sue you first.
"Da Mao, what is Xiao'e thinking now?"
"Sigh, Xiao'e is in a dilemma too, with me on one side and her parents on the other."
Li Chu thought to himself, "This Lou Xiao'e is really stupid. She should stand firmly on Xu Damao's side first, let this matter pass, and then slowly try to persuade her parents. Being caught in the middle will only make the relationship between Xu Damao and their family worse."
"Da Mao, I have an idea. I'll tell you and you can think about it."
"Brother Chu, you tell me, I've been so worried lately."
“Go to your father-in-law and tell him that this child must take the surname Xu, but when you have a second child later, regardless of gender, the child can take Xiao’e’s surname.”
"This..." Xu Damao was about to say something, but then he thought about it again and felt that Li Chu's idea was indeed good. At least this way, they could put the matter behind them and avoid making a big fuss about it.
What if Xiao'e's father doesn't agree?
"You disagree? Then let's do it your dad says."
After listening to Li Chu's words, Xu Damao lowered his head and began to carefully consider his options.
"Thank you, Brother Chu, I know what to do now," Xu Damao said after a while, looking up.
"Don't mention it. I hope this helps. But no matter what happens in the end, I hope you won't have any bad feelings towards your wife. After all, you fell for her because she's a bit silly."
"How could that be? Xiao'e has already given me a big, healthy son. I could never have any issues with her. All of this is because of her father."
Seeing the way Xu Damao gritted his teeth when he talked about Lou Xiao'e's father, Li Chu felt a chill run down her spine.
I don't know how Chairman Lou managed to build such a large business before.
Don't you know what time it is now? You still look down on these workers. Didn't you marry your daughter off because you liked the family background?
It's hard to say whether to say that Chairman Lou has high or low political sensitivity, but he made the right decision by marrying his daughter to a worker.
But wanting your grandson to take the surname Lou is really unfair. It's normal for you to want a boy to inherit the family business, but you can discuss it properly. What you're doing now is humiliating. What normal man could accept that? It's not like I'm marrying into your family.
Helpless, Li Chu could only comfort Xu Damao and tell him to go back and discuss it properly with the Lou family.
The two chatted about other things, and after it got dark, Xu Damao said goodbye and left. However, it was obvious that he was in a much better mood than when he arrived.
After Xu Damao left, Ding Qiunan came out of the house. The two children were already asleep.
"Why did Xu Damao come looking for you?"
"What else could it be but the issue of whose surname the child should take, as Uncle San mentioned?"
The people in the courtyard, including He Yuzhu, who had a long-standing conflict with Xu Damao, all felt that the Lou family had done something wrong.
"You two have been talking for so long, have you come up with any ideas yet?"
Li Chu then told his wife about the idea he had given her.
Ding Qiunan nodded after hearing this: "That's a good idea. I hope Xiao'e's family can think it through. Don't ruin your daughter's life."
After saying that, she walked over and sat on Li Chu's lap, asking, "Are boys really that important?"
"How would I know? Anyway, boys and girls are the same to me. Maybe their family has a throne to inherit."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ding Qiunan raised her hand and slapped Li Chu's chest.
"I was just joking with you at home. How could I say that outside?"
Ding Qiunan buried her face in her husband's chest, greedily inhaling his scent, and asked in a muffled voice, "Li Chu, tell me, is the child more important or am I?"
"Why did you suddenly ask me this?"
"Oh, just answer me!" Ding Qiunan looked up at her husband and wriggled her body coquettishly.
"Honey, are you kidding me? How can you even compare these things?"
"What's the meaning?"
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