"Brother Shengtian, go and say hello to your uncle, aunt, and grandfather. The food is ready. You haven't eaten all day, so you must be hungry."
Lin Shengtian felt he had found a good wife—at least, that was his opinion of her. In reality, Tang Baozhu was just his girlfriend.
Although it might seem like he was living off his wife, it felt pretty good. He could sleep with his wife every night and didn't have to do anything. The hired people would do all the work. Their lives were like they lived before the apocalypse.
Aside from being a little worried about future natural disasters, there's nothing else to worry about.
"Okay, Grandpa, Mom and Dad, Baozhu is calling us for dinner. Come back after you finish eating."
“We’re here. Our whole family has been in trouble with Baozhu. You brat, you better treat Baozhu better in the future, or don’t blame Grandpa for breaking your legs.”
"Of course, I treat Baozhu very well."
Lin Shengtian is becoming more and more attentive to Baozhu. There's nothing else to it but their feelings for each other developed from sleeping together. He misses her more and more now and wishes they could be together every moment.
Even if he were asked to leave Baozhu, he wouldn't. Where can you find such a good girlfriend? Once you find one, you have to hold on to her tightly.
The following days were fairly uneventful, except for two more large waves.
This huge wave caused some ships to have their chains broken by the waves, perhaps because they were too old. They were instantly swept away by the waves and their whereabouts are unknown.
Fortunately, no matter how much the other ships were impacted, Tang Baozhu's large ship and Lin Shengtian's 20-meter-long ship remained firmly together, showing no signs of separating.
It's all thanks to the puppet's excellent control. If it weren't for the puppet's excellent control, it would probably have been thrown to who knows where.
After the last two big waves, everyone was told they were free to move around and no longer needed to be tied together. Those who wanted to fish could go fishing, and those who didn't could simply stay where they were.
Those who had taken refuge in their boats beforehand would not lack food for the time being, regardless of whether they fished or not.
Grandpa Lin was quite happy to be able to come out and exercise, so he took his fishing gear outside to prepare a special meal for everyone.
Now, it's not just Grandpa Lin who loves fishing; even Uncle Lin has gotten hooked on it, and his enthusiasm for it is even greater than Grandpa Lin's.
Aunt Lin didn't have any interest in that area. Perhaps because she used to work in a government department, she was used to being a manager. She managed all the puppets on the ship very well.
She also corrected some of the unreasonable arrangements made by Tang Baozhu, and spent her days looking after the chickens and rabbits being raised, as well as the vegetables and grains being grown.
She loves collecting eggs every day and picking ripe vegetables, whether she dries them into dried vegetables or pickles them into various kinds of salted vegetables. She has a great interest in these activities.
Tang Baozhu saw that she managed the whole ship in an orderly manner, so she didn't care too much and thought it was fine to just eat what was readily available.
After living on the ship for only six months, Tang Baozhu faced the issue of being forced to give birth.
Sure enough, this is what makes living with your future mother-in-law inconvenient.
Tang Baozhu's idea was that since the end of the world had already come, why should she have a child to suffer?
Although with her around, there's no need to worry about the child being mistreated, he's always concerned that if the child is born, he'll have a hard time finding a wife twenty or thirty years from now.
However, with fewer and fewer contraceptive devices available in the future, I imagine many people will have children. Should I have one?
As Tang Baozhu lay on Lin Shengtian's chest that night, she traced circles on his skin with her fingers and tentatively asked, "Brother Shengtian, Uncle and Aunt, and Grandpa have always wanted to hold their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I feel I'm a little too young and don't want to have children so early. Brother Shengtian, do you want children?"
The excuse that the child was too young was just something Tang Baozhu made up to test Lin Shengtian's feelings about the child.
Lin Shengtian paused for a moment. For someone like him who was almost thirty, how could he not want a child?
The little crybaby in his arms was indeed a bit too young, and given the current situation, he was worried that giving birth to the child would only cause him suffering.
However, he also wanted to have a child with the girl he loved, which made him a little conflicted.
Fortunately, the little crybaby's health is more important. Let's wait until he's a few years older before worrying about that.
"No rush. I'll talk to Grandpa and my parents and tell them that you're still young and we can talk about it in a couple of years."
Tang Baozhu's fingers kept circling his chest, which had long since made him unable to hold back his burning desire.
As Lin Shengtian finished speaking, his voice became low and hoarse, "Let's not worry about that for now. If it comes along, we'll take it; if not, we'll ignore it. Let's just do some things we love to do first."
The scattered sounds from inside the cabin carried intermittently to the outside. Fortunately, everyone was already resting, otherwise people might have thought it was some stray cat that had wandered out from somewhere.
The agonizing cries of the wild cats evoked a deep longing in those who heard them.
The wild cat's meowing finally stopped just as dawn was breaking.
It seems they've reached mating season and are looking for mates.
Tang Baozhu couldn't get up the next day. She felt weak all over. Even though she had found a man who was more than ten years older than her, his physical strength was no less than that of those younger men.
Lin Shengtian didn't wake her when he got up, hoping to let her sleep a little longer, and quietly got up by himself.
While the family of four was having breakfast, Lin Shengtian thought about what happened with the child the night before and worried that his parents would keep urging Baozhu, so he spoke up about his thoughts in advance.
"Grandpa, Mom and Dad, I'm not considering having a child for now. After all, we don't know what the situation will be like next. What if the environment gets worse and worse? Having a child would just be a suffering for them. Why bother? Besides, Baozhu is still young. Let's wait until the environment stabilizes in a couple of years before we think about it. What do you think?"
No one knows a son better than his mother. Lin's mother immediately understood her son's concern that they would make things difficult for his girlfriend.
Although they felt a little uncomfortable, Tang Baozhu was someone their family had watched grow up, and considering his age, he was indeed a bit young, not even 20 years old yet.
"I know, you brat, you always side with outsiders. Don't worry, Baozhu is someone we've watched grow up. We can consider this matter after the outside environment stabilizes."
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