Chapter 551: Chapter 550: Love-Struck at Home 32

Su Man walked to the door of the Jiang Family and heard the lively chatter inside.

She entered holding the child, a smile plastered on her face: "As expected, little sister, you’ve returned."

Jiang Chen was living so comfortably, it made her feel uncomfortable. But she had no choice, she didn’t dare to do anything. Now she just eagerly awaited Gu Lingfei’s return to help her stand tall.

As for what she could do at the moment, naturally, it was urging for childbirth.

In the past life, wasn’t Jiang Chen fond of urging for childbirth? She would return it to her exactly as it was; some things only when experienced personally would reveal their true taste.

Sitting in the courtyard, listening to everyone talk for a while.

Su Man said, "Little sister, when do you plan to have a child? You’re young now, it’s the perfect time to recover. Our family is just waiting on you."

"Is it only me?" Ah Chen raised her eyes, studying Su Man, with a faint smile on her face, which reminded Su Man that the Jiang Family knew her child wasn’t Jiang Maohua’s. The smile froze on her face.

"Second sister-in-law, are you planning on having a second child?" Ah Chen asked with a smile.

Su Man’s thoughts and weaknesses were quite easy to discern, often ignored due to not actually doing anything outwardly, showing a decent level of composure. Additionally, the little tricks she played behind the scenes truly couldn’t affect her.

She had the commissioner’s memory; the Jiang Family did not. Doing something might instead bring trouble to the Jiang Family, causing them worry. After all, her task was to guard the Jiang Family; under this premise, she could do something else. The rules of this world were different, and generally, she abided by them.

As expected, when she said this, Su Man didn’t feel well at all, her expression became incredibly unpleasant and uncontainable. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Chen Xiuying noticed but didn’t intend to smooth things over.

She simply couldn’t stand Su Man. On the surface, Su Man hadn’t provoked her, but whenever she spoke, it just made her uncomfortable; maybe their astrological signs were really at odds.

The other party tried to control everything, even meddling with her youngest daughter, without considering her own situation.

Jiang Laoer faltered; it was Jiang Laoer’s own business, and as a mother, she couldn’t control it. But why was Su Man pointing fingers at her youngest daughter’s life, totally overstepping her bounds?

Luckily, the youngest daughter wasn’t a pushover, shutting Su Man up with just one sentence, which left her feeling pretty satisfied.

The youngest daughter just got married not long ago, has such a busy job, and is still so young, what’s the rush?

Yet Su Man, staying at home all day, not going to the fields or working, constantly being taken care of by Jiang Laoer; indeed, it was she who should consider having another child.

"Second son’s wife," Chen Xiuying’s expression softened a bit as she said, "you don’t have much going on every day, why not discuss having another child with the second son?"

The second son was set on this kind of person; as parents, they couldn’t help it.

Now that they were married, having a biological child of Laoer’s was only right, wasn’t it?

Having another would mean the two kids being about the same age and raising them together would be much easier. With a biological grandchild, Chen Xiuying, as the grandmother, would naturally be willing to help a bit and wouldn’t really ignore it; after all, Jiang Laoer was her son.

She had no idea about Su Man’s internal plans. Even if she didn’t like her, she was slowly accepting this rather unreliable daughter-in-law of her second son.

Little did she know, hearing these words left Su Man not feeling well at all, and if not for intense self-control, she would’ve stood up and cursed.

The Jiang Family was truly infuriating; they started urging for childbirth again. That indomitable old woman, Chen Xiuying, so fond of urging, why not go have one herself?

Thousands of restless angers bore down in her mind, yet she wasn’t capable of going head-to-head with the Jiang Family just yet, not daring even to quarrel. After all, the Jiang Family knew the truth in this life, and if she caused a fuss, it wouldn’t end well for her. Also, solely for this reason, Jiang Maohua wouldn’t stand by her side.

She hadn’t forgotten how Jiang Maohua, in the past life, wanted to have another child with her, for which they quarreled countless times.

Men, they are always so fond of sowing the seed.

"Mom, Maohua and I haven’t planned for that now." Su Man suppressed her annoyance and refused, "Taking care of one child already drains us, especially with the emotional investment required."

Chen Xiuying frowned a bit but didn’t say any more; she really couldn’t get along with Su Man.

It was also the youngest daughter’s words that lingered in her mind; her youngest daughter advised her to meddle less in the affairs of second son, and she would find comfort. Nowadays, Jiang Laoer was wholeheartedly for Su Man, and meddling more would only create a gap.

Forget it, she was lazy to care.

The second son’s couple was still young; indeed, there was no rush for a second child. In time, the second son would become anxious about it himself.

In the evening, the entire Jiang Family gathered in the courtyard for dinner, bustling with liveliness.

Except for Su Man, everyone seemed quite happy.

Ah Chen glanced at Liu Yujia’s belly; the other seemed quite spirited, though being pregnant was ultimately tough, not as comfortable as not being pregnant.

Liu Yujia could take it easy, undoubtedly due to Jiang Maochuan being a good husband and having a pair of good parents-in-law.

With her due date approaching, she wondered if her next vacation would coincide with the birth.

Ah Chen observed a bit more, Liu Yujia’s health was great, and the fetus was doing well, so there should be no problems.

"Earlier, I saw mom wasn’t looking so happy. Did something happen?" Liu Yujia found Ah Chen to whisper, as Jiang Maochuan and Lu Yan had both gone to the kitchen to wash dishes.

"Brother-in-law really seems capable of everything." Liu Yujia laughed, noting that men who took the initiative to do housework were not that common these days, and judging by his skilled movements, he must do it often.

Ah Chen laughed: "Sister-in-law, what are you saying? Isn’t older brother supposedly capable of everything too? Especially pampering his wife, I heard mom say there was a time when you weren’t eating well, and older brother tried all sorts of ways..."

Liu Yujia’s cheeks turned red, and she lightly nudged Ah Chen: "Little sister."

"Earlier, second sister-in-law was urging me to have a child, and mom also suggested to her and second brother to discuss having another." Ah Chen answered Liu Yujia’s earlier question.

She could guess Chen Xiuying’s thoughts; it was simple. If Su Man agreed, their relationship could ease up; things being the way they were, apart from accepting, what else could this second daughter-in-law do? As long as Jiang Maohua’s life went well, she, as a mother, would be relieved.

Another thing is, having two kids and raising them together would be easier.

"Second sister-in-law didn’t agree?" Liu Yujia asked.

Ah Chen gently nodded: "She probably won’t agree."

Liu Yujia frowned, not quite understanding, "This kind of thing can’t be rushed, they’re still young."

In her view, since the second sister-in-law chose to marry the second brother, having a child belonging to the two of them was quite normal.

Ah Chen didn’t elaborate much, knowing who’d believe what she said, it would only add to the troubles. Just waiting for Gu Lingfei to return gloriously.

That Gu Lingfei, with his money and looks, was determined to come back and claim the child Su Man bore; there’s no way there wasn’t something odd about it, was it not the only direct line of descent?

Otherwise, for someone healthy and wealthy wanting a child, wouldn’t it be easy? Many would surely be willing to have a child for him.

The next day, although it was Jiang Maohua’s holiday, he still got up early to go to the factory to pick up the new newspapers.