"Thank you, brother."
Li Mu patted Zhou Qiang on the shoulder and said, "I should be the one thanking you. Without your help, I wouldn't have time to do anything else."
The two brothers sat on the edge of the field and chatted until dawn before getting up and going back.
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Lin Wan, who had gone to bed early last night, was awakened by the crowing of chickens outside the window. She opened the door and saw Aunt Liu busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Lin Wan walked up quickly and said, "Aunt, do you need me to do anything?"
Aunt Liu, who was still busy kneading dough, looked up and saw Lin Wan and said with a smile: "Xiao Wan, why are you up so early? Are you not used to sleeping?"
Looking at Aunt Liu's loving smile, Lin Wan smiled and said, "No, my biological clock usually wakes up at this time. Aunt, what are you going to do? Do you want me to help you cut vegetables?"
"You usually get up so early? You do all the housework, doesn't Xiaomu help you? I'll teach this kid a lesson when he wakes up."
When Aunt Liu heard what Lin Wan said, she was so angry that she picked up a broom and went to Zhou Qiang and his brother's room to beat them.
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Lin Wan grabbed him and hurriedly explained: "Li Mu is the one who takes care of the house now. I just formed the habit when I was working."
After hearing what Lin Wan said, Aunt Liu calmed down her anger.
Although Li Mu was not born to Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu treated Li Mu as half her son and Li Mu would still listen to her when it came to education.
After explaining the misunderstanding, the two of them started working in the kitchen together, and the kitchen was filled with laughter.
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After the two of them finished cooking, Grandma Zhou got up with Ruoruo and washed up. Uncle Wang also got up early in the morning. Only Li Mu and his brother were still sleeping soundly in their room.
Just as Lin Wan was about to knock on their door, Aunt Liu stopped her and whispered, "Let them get some sleep first. They went out last night and didn't come back until dawn this morning. They probably forgot the time while chatting."
After hearing what Aunt Liu said, Lin Wan gave up.
The two brothers slept until noon before they woke up slowly. Li Mu stretched and walked out to see three women sitting together with Ruoruo, chatting about gossip. They were talking enthusiastically. No one saw Li Mu walking behind them.
Li Mu rubbed his temple as he walked and thought: "It's really a drama between three women!"
The three women here have already talked about Li Mu and Lin Wan's plan for a second child from the village gossip. If Li Mu knew about this, he would immediately stop the topic when he passed behind them.
"Xiao Wan, you and Xiao Mu are still young. Have you ever thought about having another child? Ruoruo might be too lonely. It would be better to have a brother or sister."
Aunt Liu seemed to bring up this topic unintentionally, but there was a hint of expectation in her eyes.
After all, Li Mu no longer has any blood relatives around him, so it would be better to have a little more blood.
Hearing Aunt Liu say this, Lin Wan paused in peeling peanuts and her face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
Grandma Zhou, who was standing by, saw this and slowly said, "Chunhua, this matter probably depends on the young couple's opinion, so let's not rush them."
Lin Wan looked at Grandma Zhou gratefully, thought for a while and said, "Aunt Liu, Li Mu and I don't have any plans for this matter. It's enough to support Ruoruo now. Li Mu's career is not very stable yet."
Aunt Liu was a little disappointed when she heard Lin Wan say this, but it was not appropriate to say much about the young couple's affairs.
Seeing Aunt Liu like this, Lin Wan bit her lip and whispered, "When conditions permit, Li Mu and I should discuss having a second child to accompany Ruoruo."
When Aunt Liu heard Lin Wan say this, she chuckled and said quickly, "When you have your second child, I'll take care of you during the confinement period."
Li Mu, who had just come out of the toilet, heard Aunt Liu say this and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "What do you mean by confinement care, Aunt? Is Brother Wang's wife pregnant again?"
"When did you wake up, kid? The food is on the kang. Heat it up and eat it. Your eldest brother and his wife have given birth to several children. We are talking about you and Xiaowan. Since you are here, I want to ask you about your attitude. Do you plan to have a second child?"
Aunt Liu patted Li Mu's shoulder and said teasingly.
"Second child?" Li Mu didn't know how to respond when he heard Aunt Liu say that. In his previous life, Li Mu and Lin Wan didn't have time to have a second child, and they only had Ruoruo, their daughter. After being reborn, Li Mu had never considered the issue of a second child. Now he only wanted to spoil his wife and daughter to the sky.
Lin Wan was also expecting what Li Mu would say, but after waiting for a long time she didn't hear Li Mu's answer and for a moment she was a little disappointed with Li Mu.
"Give birth to a child. Give birth to a child to play with Ruoruo." After thinking for a long time, Li Mu said with a frown.
Hearing Li Mu's answer, Lin Wan felt a little uncomfortable, and thought to herself: "Does he still want a boy to carry on the family line? If he has a boy, will he still dote on Ruoruo so much?"
Ruoruo is the child who has always accompanied her and gone through a lot of hardships. Regardless of whether there is a second child in the future, Lin Wan will always be more inclined towards Ruoruo in her heart, and it is right for her to have such worries.
Li Mu didn't know that Lin Wan was thinking so much. He just thought in his heart: "After a hundred years, he and Lin Wan will at least have a brother or sister to accompany Ruoruo. His desire to have a second child is based on the premise of being able to accompany Ruoruo."
Lin Wan didn't know what Li Mu was thinking. She was just thinking about what was in her mind, and her mood suddenly became a little depressed.
Grandma Zhou noticed the wrong atmosphere between the couple and hurriedly called out, "Xiao Mu, go eat first. Aren't we going to go back later? Don't you have other things to do?"
Li Mu, who was still thinking about his second child, came to his senses, heard his stomach growling with hunger, and hurried to the kitchen.
After Li Mu left, Grandma Zhou held Lin Wan's hand to comfort her. Grandma Zhou knew that Li Mu had always wanted a boy. One of the reasons why Li Mu treated Ruoruo and Xiaowan in the way he did before was because Xiaowan did not give birth to a boy.
"Oh..." As a grandmother, it is really difficult for me to say anything about the young couple's affairs.
After Li Mu had lunch, the four of them prepared to set off for home. Along the way, none of them spoke, and they all closed their eyes quietly to rest.
Li Mu chatted with Lao Shen on the way and told them to call the supply and marketing cooperative if they had any problems, or to come to their home directly. Then they returned home. After the couple tried to persuade her again and again, Grandma Zhou resolutely returned home.
Li Mu had no choice but to ask Old Shen to help send her off. After Grandma Zhou left, Li Mu noticed that Lin Wan had been in a bad mood along the way, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked:
"What's wrong, Xiaowan? Are you feeling unwell, or are you unhappy about what your aunt and the others said?"
Lin Wan didn't say anything, but just walked into the house holding Ruoruo.
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