"How dare you talk to your mother like that!" Lu Cong stood at the kitchen doorway, holding a rolling pin, glaring at Lu Jingyan.
"Alright, you two, how old are you, still putting on an act? If I don't love my wife, who will?"
As he spoke, he walked to Shi Wan's side, put his arm around her shoulder, and put his arm around her.
"What?" Shi Wan looked at Lu Jingyan in confusion.
"My mom, your future mother-in-law, is trying to drive me away with a rolling pin in order to get you to go back to the old house. She's putting on a big show here."
"You brat, you were the one who did something inhuman first. We feel sorry for Wanwan being tormented by you every day, right, Wanwan?"
Shi Wan received a glance from Lu's mother and immediately understood. Her face turned so red it was almost bleeding, and she glanced at Lu Jingyan out of the corner of her eye.
Lu Jingyan's unrestrained behavior lately has made her afraid to go to bed early.
Even though she wanted to sleep every day, this man, adhering to the principle of letting her sleep while he did his own thing, never gave Shi Wan a moment's peace.
Thinking of this, Shi Wan composed herself and said, "Then I'll come back and stay with your aunt for a while..."
"That's right! Hahahaha! Lu Cong, quick, bring out those books I've been saving!"
Lu's mother suddenly stood up and directed Lu's father to move a bunch of things from the bookshelf.
"Bang!"
About a dozen or twenty books were slammed down in front of Lu Jingyan. Shi Wan glanced at them briefly and asked, "Auntie, is this... a pregnancy encyclopedia? A pregnancy bible?"
"Um."
"Auntie, this is too much. I might not be able to see it all before the baby is born."
Just as Shi Wan was about to reach out, she saw Lu's mother block her hand, then turn to Lu Jingyan with eyes full of disdain.
"Take it!"
"What? What are you planning to do to your son this time?"
Lu Jingyan straightened up and picked up one of the books, "The Diary of a Top-Notch Nanny?"
"Yes, these are my treasured possessions from back then, and now I'm passing them on to you." Mr. Lu stood to the side, looking pleased and proud.
Lu Jingyan frowned. "What are you so smug about?"
Lu Jingyan glanced at the book, then looked up at his father, who had a smug look on his face.
Before he could speak, his mother added, "Go back to your apartment and cultivate your mind and body during this time. Study these books carefully. I'll give you ten days to memorize the contents."
"If you can't memorize it within ten days, then let Wanwan stay in the old house for a while longer until you memorize it all."
Lu Jingyan: ...
"Don't take your good fortune for granted!" Mr. Lu said with a broad smile.
“These are all things I painstakingly compiled when your mother was pregnant with you. Neither of us had any experience when she was pregnant with you, and I haven’t figured out any parenting tricks since you were born.”
"When your mom got pregnant with Chu Chu, your grandma was overjoyed. I spent five days compiling all the pregnancy and postpartum care information. Now it's all yours to enjoy!"
Lu Jingyan: "...Was this compiled when I was pregnant with whom?"
"Your sister."
Lu Jingyan raised an eyebrow. "So what's in it for me?"
Mr. Lu raised his eyebrows and said unhappily, "Don't take your blessings for granted. When your sister was still in your mother's belly, I took care of her according to the knowledge in these books. Look how beautiful Chu Chu is now, and she is also very healthy after giving birth to Nan Nan Bei Bei!"
Lu Jingyan: "Are you sure your daughter's good health after giving birth to twins isn't just because she's young and recovers quickly?"
"You! If Chu Chu had known she had such a heartless brother like you, she would have kicked you out too." Father Lu glared at Lu Jingyan.
"What are you standing there for? Did you even hear what your dad said?"
Lu Jingyan: ...
Even though it was clearly Wanwan's own baby in her belly, he was the one who put in the effort the whole time, and it was he who was responsible for carrying on the next generation for the Lu family.
Why do these two still dislike him so much, even more than before Wanwan got pregnant?
Shi Wan stood to the side, her face filled with shock.
Lu Jingyan's status in the Lu family is so lowly that it's heartbreaking.
Lu's mother glanced at Lu Jingyan and said, "Wanwan's health is not good, and it will be very difficult for her to give birth to this child smoothly. You men cannot understand this kind of pain, so you should treat her even better."
"So, memorizing it within ten days shouldn't be too difficult for you." At worst, Wanwan can stay at the old house a little longer.
Lu's mother didn't say the last sentence aloud, lest this brat seize on it.
Lu Jingyan: ...
In order to keep Wanwan in the old house, the couple went to great lengths. Just now they were cursing and threatening to hit him, but now they are speaking earnestly to him.
Lu Jingyan closed the book and placed it on the table, then leaned back lazily on the sofa, gently massaging Shi Wan's waist with one hand.
"My dad memorized it back then?"
"Of course!" Mr. Lu patted his chest. "Who is your father? He was known as the little genius of Kyoto back in the day." He became more and more proud as he spoke.
"Cough!" Mrs. Lu glared at Mr. Lu with a warning.
"Mom, you think your son is some kind of genius from Kyoto, like your husband, who can memorize these twenty books in ten days?"
Lu's mother: "Do you want this child or not? If you don't want it, that's fine. Anyway, we're still here. At worst, we'll adopt Wanwan as our goddaughter and pretend we don't have a son like you."
Lu Jingyan: ...
Lu's mother: You're still too green to fight with your old mother.
"Wanwan, there are some dishes in these books that are very appetizing and don't contain any meat. I'll make them for you this afternoon." Lu's mother pulled out a booklet from a pile of books and explained it to Shi Wan in a serious manner.
“Your pregnancy isn’t stable yet, so you must make sure you get enough nutrition. That brat Lu Jingyan is always bothering you and mistreating you. It’s my and Uncle Lu’s fault for that.”
After saying that, Lu's mother took Shi Wan's hand with a face full of guilt.
"Auntie is just worried that this boy might bite too hard and end up hurting us women. Listen to Auntie, come and stay for a few days, make sure the pregnancy is stable, and then go back to the apartment."
Lu Jingyan: His mother is playing the victim card again this time.
Shi Wan found it hard to refuse Lu's mother's kindness, so she nodded and agreed to her request.
Seeing that Shi Wan agreed, Lu's mother's brows relaxed slightly, but she was still a little worried, "Wanwan, what about the school..."
Shi Wan understood what Lu's mother meant. After thinking for a few seconds, she said, "Auntie, Jing Yan and the principal at the school said that I won't be given any heavy or tiring work. It's just some children, so it won't be too tiring."
"But...after all, they're just kids, they're bound to bump into things and get hurt. What if they accidentally hurt you?"
“Auntie, there are three teachers in the class now. I mainly teach them, but the other two teachers are responsible for the children’s daily life.”
At this point, Lu's mother could easily understand Shi Wan's meaning. Indeed, she hadn't even been pregnant for three months yet, and if she stayed home to rest every day, she would cause problems even if nothing was wrong.
Even when she was pregnant with Lu Jingyan, she still managed her own company and dominated the business world.
It wasn't until she became pregnant with Lu Chuchu, when she was considered an older mother and her body was finding it increasingly difficult to cope, that she began to take it seriously.
He thought there was no need to worry about the second child, but then Lu Cong's mother suddenly fainted at a shareholders' meeting, which made Lu Cong extremely anxious.
From then on, Lu Cong stayed by his mother's side every step of the way.
"Then I'll find a reliable driver to take you to and from get off work. In the meantime, I'll also cook you some good food to help you make up for the weight you've lost."
“I’m coming back to live here too…” Lu Jingyan said.
"Get out!" Two voices rang out simultaneously.
That evening, a large group of servants moved Shi Wan and Lu Jingyan's belongings to the annex of the old house.
On the bed in the second-floor bedroom, Shi Wan's phone screen lit up and then went out more than ten times.
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