Xie Yunjin’s last sentence fatally attacked Shen Xiu. The color drained from her face as she lost all her energy and nearly fainted.
She thought Xie Yunjin treated her differently from others. After all, he would speak to her sometimes when he rarely spoke to anyone else in the village.
She didn’t know he thought of her as tainted.
Shen Xiu’s brain buzzed and she lost all her strength.
Outside the room, someone squeezed through the crowd – it was Luo Wangcai.
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The sight of Lu Jiao made Luo Wangcai’s legs go numb. He raised his arm and pointed at Shen Xiu, “I’m here to take her away.”
He then went into the room and dragged Shen Xiu out.
Before, Luo Wangcai somewhat liked Shen Xiu and enjoyed the idea of having her as a wife. Today, however, he felt a knot in his heart. So, this woman had her heart set on Xie Yunjin.
If she had silently admired him, that would’ve been okay with Luo Wangcai.
However, today, this woman asked to be Xie Yunjin’s concubine and said she would rather be someone’s concubine than be his wife. Just how much did she hate him?
If he does marry her, he no longer cared too much about treating this relationship seriously.
Luo Wangcai dragged Shen Xiu out as if she was a dead dog.
Behind them, Lu Jiao said to the crowd, “This doesn’t concern my family. Everyone, please go back now.”
“That’s true. This doesn’t concern you. Some people’s brains don’t work as well as others.”
“Yunjin’s wife, don’t get mad. No need to acknowledge those who are brainless.”
Lu Jiao walked everyone out nicely and then waved for Lady Tian and Lu Gui to eat dinner.
The four little ones were confused about the whole thing and asked Lu Jiao, “Mommy, what’s a concubine?”
Lu Jiao’s lips twitched. Lady Tian nudged the little boys, “You children shouldn’t ask so much.”
Sadly, the four little ones refused to leave and were determined to find answers.
Lu Jiao didn’t want to lie to them so she explained in simple terms, “Concubine means your daddy marries someone else on the side as his little wife. That little wife will then bear his children.”
Lu Jiao wanted to say “sleep with daddy”. But the four little ones were too young so she said “bear his children.”
The four little ones’ faces changed color. They did a full u-turn and ran back into the bedroom.
Lu Jiao and Lady Tian carried all the prepared dishes into the living room and coincidentally heard the firm attitudes the four little ones displayed.
“Daddy, we do not want you to get a little wife.”
“Daddy, you cannot get another wife. You are not allowed to have children with her. When we grow older, we will take care of you.”
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“Yes, if you really want more children, you can have more with mommy. We will treat our little brother nicely.”
“Ahhh, daddy, if you have children with your little wife, we will abandon you.”
The four little ones felt that if their father had children with some other woman, he would no longer be their father. However, if he truly wanted more children, they could accept more siblings if he had them with their mother. To them, that would mean they were still family.
Xie Yunjin’s face darkened and he called out angrily, “Lu Jiao…”
Lu Jiao was setting the table outside. When she heard what the children had said, she tried to hide herself like a turtle. Oops, she was just casually explaining to them what that term meant.
Lady Tian noticed Xie Yunjin’s anger and glared at her daughter for speaking out of line.
What else could Lu Jiao do but admit to the crime in the east bedroom?
On the bed, Xie Yunjin unkindly stared at Lu Jiao, “Why are you saying such useless things to the kids?”
Lu Jiao explained, “I spoke without thinking.”
She then looked at the four little ones, “You guys, don’t be sad. Even if your daddy does marry another woman, you will all remain his favorite sons.”
Her words made the four little ones cry out loud. So their daddy did want to have children with someone else.
“I don’t want daddy to have children with someone else.”
“Daddy is ours. We don’t want other kids to call him daddy.”
“Ahhh, daddy, if you have children with your little wife, I will run away from this home. I will abandon you.”
“Wuuuu, daddy, didn’t you say you loved us the most and didn’t like other children?”
Xie Yunjin’s head pulsed. He glared at Lu Jiao violently, “If I wasn’t bedridden, you would be learning your lesson right now.”
He then ignored Lu Jiao and looked at the four little ones, “Okay, stop crying. I won’t marry anyone else. I will spend all my time with you.”
The quadruplets stopped crying instantly. With their eyes red, they stared at Xie Yunjin, “Are you for real?”
“You are not going to have babies with others?”
“If you do, we will run away from home.”
The four children exchanged glances and nodded together, “That’s right.”
The First Born looked at Xie Yunjin and said in a serious tone, “If you want more children, have it with her.”
Lu Jiao jumped at the mention of her. She quickly looked over to Xie Yunjin, who looked back with a fake smile.
Lu Jiao’s head hurt. Did this guy think she plotted this and asked the First Born to say that to him?
She quickly spoke up, “My baby, I’m not going to have more children. You four are enough.”
The quadruplets glanced at both of them, “Really?”
Both their mom and dad nodded at the same time, which finally put their four little minds at ease. Lu Jiao was terrified that Xie Yunjin would make a bigger deal out of this and dragged the four little ones.
The Fourth Born whispered to the Third Born, “If we get a younger sister, that might be nice?”
The quadruplets pondered in a serious manner. In the end, they reached the conclusion that it would be nice to have a sister.
The First Born turned to Lu Jiao, “If you do have more babies with daddy, it should be a sister.”
Lu Jiao rolled her eyes. Did they really think having a sister was as easy as laying an egg? Seriously…
Outside the room, Lady Tian and Lu Gui heard the children and Lady Tian nodded in agreement, “Once Yunjin heals, you can have a daughter. A daughter is the parents’ warm cotton jacket.”
Lu Jiao was speechless. Once Xie Yunjin’s legs heal, she will leave. Where did more babies come from?
The Fourth Born was very interested in the cotton jacket and asked Lady Tian, “Granny, what is a cotton jacket?”
“It’s a jacket that is made out of cotton. It means having a daughter can keep you warm and fuzzy.”
The Fourth Born sat up straight and indicated, “Granny, do not worry. I am my mommy’s warm cotton jacket.”
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He then turned to Lu Jiao, “Mommy, isn’t that right?”
Lu Jiao nodded and agreed. As long as the conversation leaned away from having babies.
“Yes, you are mommy’s cotton jacket.”
The family ate happily. Afterward, Lu Jiao poured some fish soup, grabbed some pot stickers, and went to feed Xie Yunjin.
Though Xie Yunjin could move around more now and could drink water independently, eating was still too much work. Lu Jiao continued to feed him.
As she fed him, she said, “We only have one pot at home – a broken one at that. I need to quickly get two good pots. That will make cooking so much easier.”
Xie Yunjin didn’t speak and only silently stared. Lu Jiao thought of before and thought Xie Yunjin suspected she taught the quadruplets to say such things. She explained herself.
“I didn’t teach the quadruplets anything. Don’t overthink and think I was the one who told them what to say.”
Xie Yunjin calmly responded, “What am I overthinking about? You tell me.”
Honestly, Lu Jiao was a military doctor and only knew how to treat patients. When it came to mind games, she wasn’t as skilled as Xie Yunjin. So she rather steers away from topics like this.
“Hahaha, good if you aren’t.”
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Xie Yunjin’s last sentence fatally attacked Shen Xiu. The color drained from her face as she lost all her energy and nearly fainted.
She thought Xie Yunjin treated her differently from others. After all, he would speak to her sometimes when he rarely spoke to anyone else in the village.
She didn’t know he thought of her as tainted.
Shen Xiu’s brain buzzed and she lost all her strength.
Outside the room, someone squeezed through the crowd – it was Luo Wangcai.
1
The sight of Lu Jiao made Luo Wangcai’s legs go numb. He raised his arm and pointed at Shen Xiu, “I’m here to take her away.”
He then went into the room and dragged Shen Xiu out.
Before, Luo Wangcai somewhat liked Shen Xiu and enjoyed the idea of having her as a wife. Today, however, he felt a knot in his heart. So, this woman had her heart set on Xie Yunjin.
If she had silently admired him, that would’ve been okay with Luo Wangcai.
However, today, this woman asked to be Xie Yunjin’s concubine and said she would rather be someone’s concubine than be his wife. Just how much did she hate him?
If he does marry her, he no longer cared too much about treating this relationship seriously.
Luo Wangcai dragged Shen Xiu out as if she was a dead dog.
Behind them, Lu Jiao said to the crowd, “This doesn’t concern my family. Everyone, please go back now.”
“That’s true. This doesn’t concern you. Some people’s brains don’t work as well as others.”
“Yunjin’s wife, don’t get mad. No need to acknowledge those who are brainless.”
Lu Jiao walked everyone out nicely and then waved for Lady Tian and Lu Gui to eat dinner.
The four little ones were confused about the whole thing and asked Lu Jiao, “Mommy, what’s a concubine?”
Lu Jiao’s lips twitched. Lady Tian nudged the little boys, “You children shouldn’t ask so much.”
Sadly, the four little ones refused to leave and were determined to find answers.
Lu Jiao didn’t want to lie to them so she explained in simple terms, “Concubine means your daddy marries someone else on the side as his little wife. That little wife will then bear his children.”
Lu Jiao wanted to say “sleep with daddy”. But the four little ones were too young so she said “bear his children.”
The four little ones’ faces changed color. They did a full u-turn and ran back into the bedroom.
Lu Jiao and Lady Tian carried all the prepared dishes into the living room and coincidentally heard the firm attitudes the four little ones displayed.
“Daddy, we do not want you to get a little wife.”
“Daddy, you cannot get another wife. You are not allowed to have children with her. When we grow older, we will take care of you.”
1
“Yes, if you really want more children, you can have more with mommy. We will treat our little brother nicely.”
“Ahhh, daddy, if you have children with your little wife, we will abandon you.”
The four little ones felt that if their father had children with some other woman, he would no longer be their father. However, if he truly wanted more children, they could accept more siblings if he had them with their mother. To them, that would mean they were still family.
Xie Yunjin’s face darkened and he called out angrily, “Lu Jiao…”
Lu Jiao was setting the table outside. When she heard what the children had said, she tried to hide herself like a turtle. Oops, she was just casually explaining to them what that term meant.
Lady Tian noticed Xie Yunjin’s anger and glared at her daughter for speaking out of line.
What else could Lu Jiao do but admit to the crime in the east bedroom?
On the bed, Xie Yunjin unkindly stared at Lu Jiao, “Why are you saying such useless things to the kids?”
Lu Jiao explained, “I spoke without thinking.”
She then looked at the four little ones, “You guys, don’t be sad. Even if your daddy does marry another woman, you will all remain his favorite sons.”
Her words made the four little ones cry out loud. So their daddy did want to have children with someone else.
“I don’t want daddy to have children with someone else.”
“Daddy is ours. We don’t want other kids to call him daddy.”
“Ahhh, daddy, if you have children with your little wife, I will run away from this home. I will abandon you.”
“Wuuuu, daddy, didn’t you say you loved us the most and didn’t like other children?”
Xie Yunjin’s head pulsed. He glared at Lu Jiao violently, “If I wasn’t bedridden, you would be learning your lesson right now.”
He then ignored Lu Jiao and looked at the four little ones, “Okay, stop crying. I won’t marry anyone else. I will spend all my time with you.”
The quadruplets stopped crying instantly. With their eyes red, they stared at Xie Yunjin, “Are you for real?”
“You are not going to have babies with others?”
“If you do, we will run away from home.”
The four children exchanged glances and nodded together, “That’s right.”
The First Born looked at Xie Yunjin and said in a serious tone, “If you want more children, have it with her.”
Lu Jiao jumped at the mention of her. She quickly looked over to Xie Yunjin, who looked back with a fake smile.
Lu Jiao’s head hurt. Did this guy think she plotted this and asked the First Born to say that to him?
She quickly spoke up, “My baby, I’m not going to have more children. You four are enough.”
The quadruplets glanced at both of them, “Really?”
Both their mom and dad nodded at the same time, which finally put their four little minds at ease. Lu Jiao was terrified that Xie Yunjin would make a bigger deal out of this and dragged the four little ones.
The Fourth Born whispered to the Third Born, “If we get a younger sister, that might be nice?”
The quadruplets pondered in a serious manner. In the end, they reached the conclusion that it would be nice to have a sister.
The First Born turned to Lu Jiao, “If you do have more babies with daddy, it should be a sister.”
Lu Jiao rolled her eyes. Did they really think having a sister was as easy as laying an egg? Seriously…
Outside the room, Lady Tian and Lu Gui heard the children and Lady Tian nodded in agreement, “Once Yunjin heals, you can have a daughter. A daughter is the parents’ warm cotton jacket.”
Lu Jiao was speechless. Once Xie Yunjin’s legs heal, she will leave. Where did more babies come from?
The Fourth Born was very interested in the cotton jacket and asked Lady Tian, “Granny, what is a cotton jacket?”
“It’s a jacket that is made out of cotton. It means having a daughter can keep you warm and fuzzy.”
The Fourth Born sat up straight and indicated, “Granny, do not worry. I am my mommy’s warm cotton jacket.”
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He then turned to Lu Jiao, “Mommy, isn’t that right?”
Lu Jiao nodded and agreed. As long as the conversation leaned away from having babies.
“Yes, you are mommy’s cotton jacket.”
The family ate happily. Afterward, Lu Jiao poured some fish soup, grabbed some pot stickers, and went to feed Xie Yunjin.
Though Xie Yunjin could move around more now and could drink water independently, eating was still too much work. Lu Jiao continued to feed him.
As she fed him, she said, “We only have one pot at home – a broken one at that. I need to quickly get two good pots. That will make cooking so much easier.”
Xie Yunjin didn’t speak and only silently stared. Lu Jiao thought of before and thought Xie Yunjin suspected she taught the quadruplets to say such things. She explained herself.
“I didn’t teach the quadruplets anything. Don’t overthink and think I was the one who told them what to say.”
Xie Yunjin calmly responded, “What am I overthinking about? You tell me.”
Honestly, Lu Jiao was a military doctor and only knew how to treat patients. When it came to mind games, she wasn’t as skilled as Xie Yunjin. So she rather steers away from topics like this.
“Hahaha, good if you aren’t.”
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