Chapter 58 You dare not scold your wife, but you scold your brothers, huh...
"What's wrong?"
Lu Lin paused for a moment, then tentatively looked at Shen Rong: "Shouldn't we have kept Miss Xingzi's matter a secret from you?"
Seeing her brow twitch slightly, Lu Lin knew he was on the right track.
“I shouldn’t have let the people below accept her things. I should have been honest with you in time. I should have made things clear to her.”
Shen Rong snorted: "I'm doing this for your own good. Maybe you don't care about the 100,000 silver dollars, but how awful it would sound if word got out? Your parents certainly wouldn't want a Japanese daughter-in-law, wouldn't you say?"
"There's nothing between us, I've never even met her."
Shen Rong didn't believe it: "I've never seen you eat food made by someone else. Do you know how embarrassed I was when Cao Fengyi told me? She looked at me with such pity, like I was some poor woman who was heavily pregnant and her husband was cheating on her, and everyone was keeping it from me."
"You believed it? Are you heartbroken?" Lu Lin asked him.
She crossed her arms over her chest, looking like she didn't care whether I believed her or not.
Lu Lin paused for a moment: "Then what do you want to do? Except for you cooking."
Then he felt it necessary to explain: "I have never met that Ms. Sachiko, and I have never seen the things she gave me. I did not mean to make others laugh at you."
He knew that Ms. Sachiko had delivered something, but he didn't eat it and had his servants throw it away. He didn't know that she would come again later.
Shen Rong raised her chin: "I didn't want to get involved in these things, but that Miss Xingzi dared to provoke me. If there's a next time, don't blame me for being greedy for money. Not a penny less than 100,000 yuan."
Lu Lin smiled and said, "So how should I make it up to you this time?"
Shen Rong smiled slyly: "Humble yourself and act like a concubine, so that everyone will know that I, Shen Rong, am skilled at managing husbands. Those who have designs on you can give up now!"
Lu Lin's lips twitched, and he nodded, "Fine, you decide." He got up to grab his clothes, "Shall we go?"
Shen Rong was a little confused: "Where to?"
"I suppose you wouldn't want to eat what I cooked, would you?"
Undercooked meatballs, fresh fish soup.
Shen Rong raised an eyebrow and went upstairs: "Wait for me, I'm going to change my clothes." Finally, she found an excuse to go out to eat. Zhang Ma's cooking was good, but people always like new things.
"Let's go to the hospital later." We said we'd go last time, but we haven't had the time yet.
"Aren't you going to work?" Shen Rong asked him.
Lu Lin glanced at his watch: "I'll take a few hours off and then invite Mrs. Lu to the police station so everyone can see how powerful she is, and they won't dare to act on their own next time."
"With Mrs. Lu around, how could I dare to have any other thoughts? What do Xingzi, Lizi, Japan, Russia, and so on matter? Once they see Mrs. Lu, they'll know that I'm lucky to have married you; it's a great honor for me."
Shen Rong covered her mouth and laughed heartily: "That's an exaggeration, but I like it, so let's say it that way!"
Her clear laughter drifted through the room. Gui Chun, who was hiding in the kitchen, asked Zhang Ma, "Has Madam been appeased? The master is really something."
Aunt Zhang curled her lip, "What's so impressive about that? If you were really that impressive, you wouldn't make your wife angry."
Just like her own husband, he never dares to make her angry, so there's no need to coax her.
Lu Lin used chopsticks to break the egg, and the yellow egg liquid flowed out, along with a strong eggy smell. It was really hard for her to have such skill, only managing to cook the shell.
Shen Rong strode downstairs, showing none of the clumsiness or caution typical of pregnant women; her movements were incredibly agile, making Lu Lin's heart tremble.
The two enjoyed a pleasant breakfast and then went to the hospital where Wen Zhongda worked, where they learned that a new batch of midwives who had returned from Western training had arrived at the Army Hospital.
Shen Rong breathed a sigh of relief. Now, besides the midwife introduced by Cao Fengyi, she could also hire these midwives with medical backgrounds.
The doctor listened to the baby's condition and found everything was fine.
"There aren't many people like you who proactively come to the hospital for checkups these days. Many people think that they don't need to go to the hospital when the baby is in the womb, but regular checkups are actually beneficial."
Lu Lin nodded expressionlessly, unable to continue the doctor's rambling.
"Is this your first child?" the doctor asked.
Lu Lin: "Yes..." After saying that, he looked at Shen Rong uncertainly.
Shen Rong glared at him, her eyes conveying a meaningless expression.
She's truly a virgin getting married, this is her first child!
Good grief, I missed my wedding, but I'm here to experience childbirth!
Even in such a harsh medical environment, she sniffled in frustration.
The doctor said, "As the husband, you should pay more attention to the pregnant woman's emotions. Also, if possible, you should come to the hospital once every two weeks."
Lu Lin nodded, took out his notebook and wrote it down, then secretly glanced at Shen Rong.
"What's wrong?" Lu Lin asked her in a low voice as they left the consultation room.
She looked like she was crying just now.
Shen Rong glanced at him, her eyes filled with a complex expression. She couldn't tell the truth, or she might be locked up in a mental hospital or subjected to research.
"I'm just a little scared about becoming a mother," Shen Rong said, touching her belly. "I'm not ready at all."
She asked him with some curiosity, "And you? How are you feeling?"
Lu Lin looked into the distance: "I'm not in the mood."
"How could that be?" She placed his hand on her stomach. "Don't you feel anything? What are you thinking right now? Are you looking forward to him, excited, or feeling some repulsion and worry?"
Lu Lin moved his hand slightly, looked at Shen Rong, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to his birth soon."
Shen Rong patted his arm: "Don't curse me."
Then, stroking her belly, she spoke lovingly to the baby inside, saying, "Baby, don't listen to your father. Let's stay here long enough before we come out, okay?"
Lu Lin said regretfully, "I misspoke." He reached out and touched her stomach for the first time.
Shen Rong took his hand and smiled as she revealed her plan: "Well, it's like this, I'm pregnant now, right?"
Lu Lin nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
Shen Rong's smile deepened: "Giving birth is never easy. Both parents have to work hard. I carried the baby for ten months, and it's not over yet after the baby is born. I have to go through postpartum confinement. You know how important postpartum confinement is for women."
Lu Lin nodded again; he had already discerned the underlying meaning.
"Let's hire another housekeeper."
Shen Rong shook her head: "This is not something a mother can handle. Parents can't just wash their hands of things, can they? Are you going to abandon them and do nothing?"
Lu Lin looked troubled: "But I still have to do chores during the day..."
"But what about at night? When you're resting? The doctor said that raising children requires the participation of both parents. The child will be closer to whoever takes care of the child more."
Lu Lin was a little confused. Had the doctor mentioned these things?
"You just said you liked him and were looking forward to his birth, but now you hesitate when it comes to taking care of him."
She touched her belly with a sorrowful expression: "Baby, it seems your father doesn't like you very much!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than her stomach began to move, and even Lu Lin noticed a bulge in her belly.
"Is that... his foot?"
That's right, it kicked really hard, did it understand?
Shen Rong stared at Lu Lin in disbelief.
Lu Lin reached out and touched the spot where he had just been, and whispered, "Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. We like you very much. Your mother is just teasing you."
The spot under his hand twitched slightly, and Lu Lin was somewhat incredulous: "He...he really moved."
Shen Rong found his behavior somewhat amusing.
"Yes, he likes you so much, so from now on, you'll be in charge of feeding and changing diapers at night. Are you okay with that?"
Lu Lin probably didn't hear what she said at all, and just nodded mechanically.
Since I was at the hospital, I naturally had to greet Wen Zhongda, but I didn't expect to run into someone else.
"You two know each other?" Wen Zhongda asked curiously.
Shen Rong hugged Lu Lin's arm tightly, glanced at the food box on Wen Zhongda's table, and her smile became more teasing.
“I know her. I’m quite familiar with Dr. Uchida’s wife. I’ve only met this Miss Sachiko once or twice, but she has brought food to my Lu Lin a few times.”
She shook Lu Lin's arm: "Hurry up and thank them, what a great opportunity." Her smile was teasing.
Lu Lin, however, spoke with a stern face: "Miss Xingzi, please don't send things to the police station next time. It's against regulations, and I don't eat food from outside."
Xingzi's expression was quite interesting. Wen Zhongda noticed that Lu Lin's expression was off and hesitated when looking at the food box.
Is there something wrong with the food?
Dr. Uchida was somewhat embarrassed. Seeing that the situation was not right, he took Sachiko and said goodbye.
Lu Lin pulled away from Shen Rong's hand and chased after her.
"Miss Sachiko."
Sachiko stopped and turned around with a gentle smile on her face.
Lu Lin said coldly, "Miss Xingzi, I don't think we have any other relationship, so please don't say anything that could cause misunderstandings in front of my wife."
Sachiko smiled stiffly: "You've misunderstood. I didn't say anything. Is it that your wife has misunderstood something?"
Lu Lin continued, "Miss Xingzi, you don't need to play such tricks on me. I know my wife. She's not an unreasonable person. Even if there's some misunderstanding, it's probably the effect Miss Xingzi wanted. To avoid bigger misunderstandings in the future, please don't appear in front of my wife and me. It's best to avoid each other as much as possible."
After saying that, he nodded to Dr. Uchida beside him, "Sorry to bother you," and turned to leave.
Dr. Uchida sighed and patted Sachiko on the shoulder: "Let's go!"
Sachiko shook off his hand, gritting her teeth: "Bastard!"
What an unreasonable man!
Dr. Uchida said, "You should change your target. If Lu Lin were so easy to approach, Yingzi wouldn't have gone through the trouble of befriending Mrs. Lu."
Inside the house, Wen Zhongda was somewhat confused.
What's wrong with him?
Shen Rong sat down with an air of grandeur, eating the fruit on his table without any hesitation, and pointed outside, saying, "That woman is seducing him; they must have broken up."
Wen Zhongda's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Lu Lin heard this as soon as he entered the room. He pursed his lips tightly and grabbed her hand: "The doctor told you to eat less watermelon."
"Also, watch your words. It's not a breakup. I'm just doing what you told me to do to resolve this, so she won't have any illusions about me."
She turned and yelled at Wen Zhongda, "Shut your mouth! You believe her nonsense? Do you even deserve to be a doctor?!"
What did his wife mean by insulting him? Wen Zhongda felt wronged.
Lu Lin glanced at the food box on the table: "Be careful when dealing with the Japanese. This girl named Sachiko is probably not that simple. You can't outmaneuver her. You should avoid her."
What normal woman could withstand what he just said? Yet Sachiko managed to keep smiling. She must be either sick or trained.
He pulled Shen Rong away, leaving Wen Zhongda bewildered in his office.
What kind of bullshit friends are you? You're afraid to scold your wife, but you'll scold your brothers, huh?
That Sachiko doesn't even fancy him! What does he have to worry about!
Wen Zhongda jumped three feet high, put his hands on his hips, and cursed Lu Lin, saying he deserved to be bullied by his wife.
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