"Spare me, wife!" Yu Zexiao ran away with his head in his hands, but his face was beaming with a smile.

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Once home, Yu Zexiao told his mom about the slip-up. Shen Lanxiao, upon hearing about it, felt a bit embarrassed. She smiled and said to Jian Anning, "It was Xingxing’s idea. He said grandma was pressuring him a lot about marriage lately. Earlier, when we told her, we said you guys needed to focus on your careers first before considering having children, and later, we also mentioned your commitment. But the elderly only want to see Xingxing get married and have kids as soon as possible. So he thought about having an engagement ceremony first, and when the agreed time comes, getting married directly would be fine. Plus, your thirtieth birthday is coming up, so might as well do it together, and he wanted me to keep it a secret, so..."

Hearing her words, Jian Anning was practically ready to bury her head in the ground! Actually, even if the Yu Family was really impatient, it was understandable. Yu Zexiao was older than her, and as the saying goes, "At thirty, a man stands firm." He now neither had a family nor children, even she felt she was being selfish!

"Actually, mom... I’ve been thinking, from today, I want to prepare to have a child." Jian Anning said as she turned and found those books she bought on pregnancy and childbirth from her room. Yu Zexiao was stunned, and his whole being was instantly filled with joy!

"You, you’re serious?"

"Yeah." She nodded, "I’ve thought about it, my previous requests were indeed selfish. I can’t let my oath hold you back and make the entire Yu Family accommodate me alone. Besides—seeing Mo Siyu and Ziyin together, I also want to have a child."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zexiao’s eyes lit up a bit! Nearby, Shen Lanxiao was also pleased: "Are you planning to get married then?"

Jian Anning lowered her head slightly, looking at her awkwardly, "Mom, I think we’ll get married once we have the child."

"Good, good, good!" She said "good" three times in a row, clearly overjoyed!

She looked at Jian Anning and Yu Zexiao with a face full of joy and suddenly turned back saying, "I’ll tell your father, your grandpa, and grandma! They will definitely be very happy to hear this!"

Why wouldn’t they be happy? Their son could finally marry and have a child after so many years of trying, any parent would be delighted!

As she spoke, she walked away, and soon, the two heard Shen Lanxiao calling Yu Jingxi over the phone: "Honey, we’re going to have a celebration! Anning and Xingxing are about to get married!"

Meanwhile, Yu Zexiao looked at her, smiling in his eyes, and hugged her tightly: "Are you serious?"

Jian Anning whispered to him: "Zexiao, you know, I don’t want to break my promises."

Her words made Yu Zexiao’s expression darken instantly, but Jian Anning continued: "But, I genuinely want to have a child now. Besides, pregnancy isn’t something that happens just by mentioning it. Let me be a little selfish again—we can get engaged first, then put in the effort, and whenever we have a child, that’s when we’ll get married."

She also said, "What if I can’t have a child?"

"How could you not? With me here, you can have as many as you want!" Finally, Jian Anning spoke her mind, and even though it wasn’t completely resolved, she agreed to get married once they have a child at least.