After lunch, Shen Yu was called to the study, while Jing Weiyang was downstairs having afternoon tea with Mrs. Shen.
When facing this mother-in-law, she always pretended if she could, and if she couldn't... she would just pretend to be stupid.
"...The Zhou family's charity sale will be held in three days. Get ready, and Xiao Li will pick you up then."
Jing Weiyang nodded, looking obedient and sensible.
There are banquets like this, where the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law attend together, once or twice a month. Jing Weiyang has gotten used to it over the past year.
And according to custom, after giving instructions, the Empress should have made her kneel and take her leave.
Jing Weiyang smiled and prepared to leave.
But for some reason, Madam Shen suddenly changed the subject and started chatting with her about everyday matters.
"How are things between you and A-Yu lately?"
"Um, we're... doing pretty well?"
What are your plans?
Intend?
Jing Weiyang frowned, sensing something was amiss, but then thought she was overthinking it.
"Intend……"
Her bewildered look displeased Mrs. Shen, who slammed the teacup back into the saucer with a "click."
"You've been married for a year and a half, isn't it time to think about having children?"
child!
Jing Weiyang was really shocked this time. She never expected that Mrs. Shen would come to urge her to have a baby. She even wondered if the person in front of her had also been possessed.
It's worth noting that in the original story, Madam Shen disliked her daughter-in-law very much and wished that Shen Yu would dump her so that he could marry the daughter of a noble family.
However, although the male lead looks refined, he is extremely domineering. No one can force him to do what he wants, so whether they get married or divorced, the Shen family can't really do anything about him.
For this reason, Mrs. Shen did not want the original owner of the body to be pregnant.
Why did things change here?
Mrs. Shen, unaware of Jing Weiyang's thoughts, assumed she was contemplating her words and softened her tone accordingly:
“Originally, this was a matter for you young people, and we shouldn’t have interfered so much. But the Shen family is a large and wealthy family, and having children is not just a matter for the two of you. Next year, A-Yu will be 28, and it’s time to think about carrying on the family line.”
After Mrs. Shen finished speaking, she stared quietly at Jing Weiyang without urging her, which made Jing Weiyang's scalp tingle. She quickly put on a smiling face and responded:
"Mom, don't worry, I'll tell Ayu what you said."
Despite saying that, she couldn't help but retort in her heart: Please, how could the male lead and the female supporting character possibly have a child? It would just be cannon fodder! Besides, your son always uses a condom, how is she supposed to give birth alone?!
Mrs. Shen assumed that Jing Weiyang had already listened and waved her hand to tell her that she could leave.
Jing Weiyang stood up and left with a smile.
But the smile vanished the moment she turned away, her delicate brows furrowed, and a hint of melancholy crept into her expression, which she herself was unaware of.
They've been married for over a year, and no matter how much he wants, he'll never forget that in an emergency. So Shen Yu's meaning should be quite clear: he doesn't want children, or perhaps, what he doesn't want is a child with her...
Shen Yu made a video call with his father in the study. As soon as he came downstairs, he saw his silly wife walking in from the back garden, walking with her head down as if there was gold on the ground.
He had a mischievous idea to scare her, thinking it wouldn't be bad to have another beauty throw herself into his arms.
He never expected that when the girl looked up, he would see a pair of slightly moist, reddened eyes.
Seeing it was him, Jing Weiyang seemed startled and quickly put on a smile: "Are you done with your work? Would you like something to eat? There seem to be some snacks in the kitchen, I'll go get them for you."
“No need,” Shen Yu interrupted her, his dark eyes fixed on her, his voice slightly deep: “What happened? Who bullied you?”
Jing Weiyang laughed even more exaggeratedly, "What are you talking about? Who would bully me? That's not true. If you have nothing else, I'll go now. I'm a little tired and want to go to sleep."
As she was about to leave, Shen Yu grabbed her hand without thinking, but she forcefully shook it off.
"Let me go!"
The sudden reprimand startled both of them.
"I'm sorry," Jing Weiyang said softly as she came to her senses, and ran away from him.
Shen Yu remained silent for a few seconds, his dark eyes swirling with emotion. He didn't chase after them, but instead turned and walked towards the garden.
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