Seeing his curious expression, He Jiuniang decided not to hide it from him and said, "Now is not the best time."
"Firstly, the situation is turbulent, and I still need to visit the old emperor frequently. If I were pregnant, it would be somewhat inconvenient."
"Secondly, I'm also thinking about the dog."
“You weren’t by my side when Gou’er was born. Now that you’re back, everyone’s busy with their own lives, and you rarely have time to spend with him. Your relationship with him isn’t very good. And now, I’m having another child. You’ll spend all your time with the newborn, but what about Gou’er? Have you thought about what he’ll think?”
"Dog has been waiting for you for so many years, and you finally came back, but you quickly gave your attention to someone else. This is not fair to him. We can't take everything for granted just because our child is sensible, and not consider his feelings at all."
He Jiuniang's tone was calm, but her words were anything but, stirring ripples in Lu Baichuan's heart.
He hadn't really thought about what his wife was saying. In his mind, he didn't believe that parents should consider the feelings of their existing children when they have children.
But after his wife said all that, he quickly realized, yes, what would happen to Gou'er if they had another child soon?
My wife is right. Just because a child is sensible doesn't mean we can take everything for granted and ignore their feelings.
Like I said before, he's the kind of person who listens to advice.
I was just feeling down because my wife was using contraception, but now I'm starting to feel a little guilty towards my dog.
When he returned, Gou'er had already started school, and he was busy at the yamen every day, so he had very little time to spend with his child.
Although my wife is busy, she still makes time to help the children with their homework in the evenings. Even if she doesn't say anything, just sitting with the children is a form of companionship.
She didn't understand why her daughter-in-law would drag her to help the child with his homework every night, but now she understands. Her daughter-in-law was just trying to find ways to make him and their son closer together.
"I understand, honey."
He nodded and continued, "Let's talk about having more children later, let's wait until the puppy is a bit older."
He Jiuniang nodded in satisfaction, patted his shoulder and said, "You are a promising young man."
Lu Baichuan: ...Why does it feel like my wife is taking advantage of me?
After talking things out, He Jiuniang was in a pretty good mood.
There's nothing wrong with Lu Baichuan wanting another child, because people of his generation think that the more children the better, as it proves that the couple has a good relationship and that the more lively and prosperous the family is.
But He Jiuniang thought differently. She valued eugenics and believed that once a child is born, one must take responsibility. Gou'er was currently in a period of lacking love, and they couldn't be so selfish as to have another child. That would be absolutely unfair to Gou'er.
Although Gou'er wasn't her biological child, she treated him like her own. How could she bear to hurt such a good child?
The two walked home hand in hand. Lu Baichuan held her hand with one hand and carried the candied hawthorn target with the other, which looked hilarious no matter how you looked at it.
He Jiuniang didn't care about any of that and picked another string of them to eat.
She has always liked sour foods, and these past few days her taste buds have been bland, so she's been craving sweet and sour snacks even more. She didn't expect to be misunderstood, which is a bit embarrassing.
However, it's good to bring this up now, so Lu Baichuan won't keep looking forward to it. Also, she won't have to keep secretly using contraception anymore; she can be open about it from now on.
Yes, it would be more convenient for him to take protective measures.
When the two returned home, the children who were studying had arrived, but the children who had gone to do business had not yet returned.
This was all normal, and neither of them took it to heart. They let the children who were studying eat candied hawthorns first.
Lu Baichuan always remembered He Jiuniang's words: to treat Gou'er well and make up for the fatherly love he had lost in the past few years.
He could talk for three days and three nights about how good his wife was, and he would treat her even better in the future.
Including Jiang Ruoya's share, he also wanted to make up for it, so that even if his wife couldn't reunite with her biological mother, she wouldn't be too sad.
"Daddy, why did you buy so many candied hawthorns? We can't possibly eat them all!"
The dog was being carried on Lu Baichuan's neck, one hand holding Lu Baichuan's head as if afraid of falling off, the other hand holding a candied hawthorn, which it was eating with relish.
Lu Baichuan let his son ride on his back in the yard without thinking anything of it. He patiently explained to him, "Mother wants to eat it, so Dad thought you all like it too, so I bought more. We can eat the leftovers tomorrow, no rush."
He Jiuniang said with a smile, "We can't eat too much. After we finish this string of candied hawthorns, we still have to go to Mr. Kang's banquet. We'll set off as soon as your sister Lianhua and the others return."
Children love feasts, especially those held to celebrate Mr. Kang. A group of kids danced and sang with joy.
"Daddy, put me down quickly! I need to do my homework, otherwise I won't finish it tonight!"
The dog excitedly pounced on the ground, thinking that dinner would definitely be late and then it would have to do homework, which was going to be so painful!
Lei Zi and the others also suddenly remembered that they had homework to do, and hurriedly ran to the table to start writing.
With nothing else to do, He Jiuniang dragged Lu Baichuan along to watch the children do their homework, waiting for the three kids who were doing business to return.
They waited and waited, but no one showed up. Seeing that it was getting late and Mr. Kang should be ready soon, they asked Lu Baichuan to ride a horse and go check on them.
The three kids are in different stores; walking around would be too time-consuming.
The first place they went to was Lu Xiaoyang's shop, only to be told that he had already left.
Next was Youya's side, who had also left long ago.
That means there's a problem with Lotus.
The two hurried over there, only to find Lu Xiaoyang and Youya sitting at the door.
"Third Uncle and Third Aunt!"
When the two children saw them, they quickly got up to greet them.
"What's wrong?"
He Jiuniang stepped forward to inquire, and Youya said, "The people in the shop said that Sister Lianhua went out to take measurements for a customer and hasn't returned yet!"
When did you leave?
He Jiuniang frowned, feeling a bad premonition.
Lu Xiaoyang replied, "She said she's been gone for a while, and she should be back soon. We're thinking of waiting for her to come back so we can go back together."
“Alright, I’ll go with your third uncle to take a look. You two go back and change your clothes first, then we’ll go to Mr. Kang’s banquet later.”
He Jiuniang gave a greeting and went into the shop. Lu Baichuan watched Lu Xiaoyang and Youya leave before following them in.
"Where did Lotus go to take measurements? Aren't all the custom orders already sold out? Who has such a big entourage that they need someone to come to their home to take measurements?"
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