Chapter 425: Chapter 404: Have 7 or 8 Kids
Li Guifen was initially delighted, "Really?" She quickly shook her head, "No, no, no, better to stay with Tingfan, it’s more lively for a couple to be together. If Ling’er can’t take care of him, your father and I will. There’s plenty of time for farming."
"Don’t worry, your father and I will definitely treat Ling’er well and won’t let him suffer."
Clearly wanting her by their side, but always pretending not to care for her good, Lin Qiao felt a slight sting in her nose but managed to keep her tone normal, "Tingfan has resigned, he’ll be in the village from now on."
"Ah, why did he resign? Won’t he have work in the future?"
Li Guifen wasn’t looking down on Song Tingfan for not working, just afraid the family would go back to the way things were.
Soon she remembered something, "The silver money you gave us before is all saved, there’s over two hundred silver, I’ll hand it all over to you later."
"Then you can buy a few pieces of land, some fields, and still live comfortably."
Lin Qiao couldn’t help but laugh. In the capital, she had pawned off valuable vases and such. The shopkeeper’s offer had stunned her for a day, a small vase could fetch five hundred taels.
Ahem, back then she had shattered a vase half a person’s height, and the maid looked as if someone had died, which she couldn’t understand at the time.
Now, even if they did nothing for eighteen generations, they wouldn’t starve.
She blinked her eyes, "We have enough silver money, so supporting seven or eight brothers and sisters wouldn’t be a problem."
At first, Li Guifen didn’t get the meaning, but quickly blushed in embarrassment, "You’re an adult, stop saying such improper things or I’ll have your dad talk to you later."
"Mom, why are you embarrassed with me?" Lin Qiao couldn’t help but laugh, then teased, "I’m still young, can give birth."
Li Guifen’s face turned red immediately, reaching out to smack her arm, "You girl, keep talking like that and I’ll have Tingfan deal with you. You have no proper manners for a day."
"Better you give birth with Tingfan while you’re young, have a daughter."
Talking about having a daughter, Lin Qiao felt a tad regretful. She wanted to, but it wasn’t feasible now, "Sure, let’s have seven or eight."
She was initially joking, but when she turned her head, she saw Song Tingfan enter, staring straight at her, apparently having heard the words, "..."
She awkwardly cleared her throat, changing the subject, "Dad hasn’t come back yet?"
Li Guifen noticed Song Tingfan and felt a bit embarrassed, "I’ll go take a look. Your father fiddles with everything, while others eat tofu, he specializes in eating tofu dregs." With that, she hurriedly left, leaving the young couple in the kitchen to "flirt silently."
Lin Qiao: "..."
She glanced at Song Tingfan, awkwardly touched her nose, and then continued cooking.
Not having reached the vegetable field yet, Lin Han was completely unaware that his wife took the blame.
After a while, Lin Sheng and three others arrived, presumably straight from the vegetable field, carrying baskets and hoes.
Upon seeing Song Tingfan’s face, they were startled. Just as Lin Sheng was about to express concern, Li Guifen shouted, "Shanzi, bring the meat over to cook, we’ll eat at Qiao’er’s today."
Lin Sheng quickly nodded.
Lin Qiao glanced at Song Tingfan, who was half a step behind her, sighing inwardly. She then called out, "Big sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, have a seat in the main hall."
Mrs. Xu, with her big belly, had put on weight all over, smiling brightly, "We’ll help you cook together."
"No need, it’ll be ready soon. Big sister-in-law, how many months are you along? You look like you’re about to give birth."
Lin Qiao was about to fetch them chairs when Song Tingfan had already provided one.
Mrs. Xu touched her belly, "Still early, two more months to go. Others say it looks like it’s due soon, the doctor said it might be twins." She couldn’t hide the joy at the end.
Women are valued more by their in-laws the more they give birth.
Li Guifen was also full of joy, "You should just rest and relax, the second sister-in-law helping out is enough."
"No way, the younger sister-in-law helps me a lot." Mrs. Xu quickly waved her hand.
Mrs. Lin Wu nonchalantly said, "Big sister-in-law, just rest, it’s not like it’s hard work."
"After work, just rest. Tingfan can help me." Lin Qiao turned to grip Song Tingfan’s hand, then pulled him towards the kitchen.
Mrs. Lin Wu was surprised at how good the couple’s relationship was, but said nothing, "Mom, I’ll go help."
"That’s enough, just chat with your sister-in-law." Li Guifen deliberately left her daughter and son-in-law alone together.
Ahem, couples being together strengthens the relationship.
In the kitchen
Lin Qiao handed some vegetables to Song Tingfan, "Don’t wash too much." She glanced at him, then kissed his scarred cheek.
Meeting his startled gaze, she blinked, "What, can’t I kiss my own husband?"
After speaking, she kissed him again, "I’ll keep kissing, you’re my husband, might as well take advantage while I can."
