CHAPTER 278: 278. PERSISTENCE

"More, more, more kids?" Lianshan gulped and asked in shock.

"What, do you have an opinion?" Shuzhen frowned, giving him a slightly angry glance.

Back when she was pregnant with the eldest son, this man was concerned about her age, her frail health, and the intense pregnancy symptoms, and had considered an abortion.

It was also because her health was poor, and she was further along in the pregnancy.

The hospital was afraid that terminating the pregnancy would endanger the mother, which is why they managed to keep little Yanzi safely.

Thinking of this, Shuzhen couldn’t help but feel a bit resentful.

Her dutiful, smart, and very sensible eldest son almost lost the chance to be born!

Lianshan could almost be described as utterly compliant towards Shuzhen.

Except for a few years ago when Shuzhen couldn’t get over her grudge and couldn’t accept Lian En. Lianshan, as a father, loved his son, and the couple had some minor disagreements over the child, but nothing major.

In general, if Shuzhen said one, Lianshan would never say two.

But today is different, isn’t it?

For the sake of his wife’s health, Lianshan felt he had to express his opinion firmly.

With a helpless sigh, he gently held her in his arms, "Honey, you see our family already has three boys and three girls, a perfect balance. Anywhere else, we’d be considered a family with both sons and daughters, blessed with many children, right? You once said you wanted to give me two sons and three daughters, and we’ve successfully reached that goal!"

Shuzhen choked: When she said this, who could have imagined that they would exceed the target? Chenchen, that kid, was nothing but a pleasant surprise, right?

"The children are all smart, filial, and well-mannered. Honestly, my heart’s desire is satisfied. From now on, I just want to work with you to nurture our good seedlings into pillars of the Republic. By then, the whole family will be university graduates, and that would be quite impressive, wouldn’t it?" Lianshan chuckled, his voice full of coaxing.

"And then? Paint me a beautiful picture and then say that raising kids is already exhausting. We also have our jobs to do, and we’re already too busy. As for another son, we’d better not have one, right?" Shuzhen gritted her teeth, knowing she had hit the nail on the head seeing his resolute head shaking.

Just like Lian En said: The more this guy tries to deceive, the more honest his smile becomes.

His silly grin right now proves he’s trying to fool her, doesn’t it?

Seeing her face change, her eyes filled with anger, Lianshan quickly smiled flatteringly, softly defending himself. He only said he was reluctant for Shuzhen to endure another ten months of pregnancy and the pains of labor. He couldn’t bear for her to face any danger as an older mother.

No matter how adorable a child is, it’s not more important than the wife’s safety.

These words were sincere, but Shuzhen was determined to give birth to another son and provide him with the best education, fulfilling his previous life’s college dream, which was lost due to family reasons.

Hearing that Lianshan still didn’t want another son, Shuzhen couldn’t help but feel angry, her little fists hammering down on Lianshan’s chest like raindrops, "I want, I want, I just want to have another son! You can’t stop me, you can’t say no, I’m not afraid of danger, even if Brother can’t bear the burden. It’s just a lousy job, honestly, I’m tired of it! If I have to, I’ll resign for having too many children, then I’ll turn around and register a seed research company. Be my own boss, let’s see who can bother me over minor issues!

I can do without a job, and I can pay fines double or tenfold."

I just want to have another son. I’ve dreamed of him several times, an especially cute and clever son.

With money, leisure, and means, why can’t I have one?

If it comes to it, I’ll emigrate directly, find a country without family planning policies to settle in!"

"Look at you, aren’t you getting more and more ridiculous? Leaving a good homeland to become a discriminated third-class citizen in a foreign country?! Do you understand their roundabout way of speaking, can you get used to sweet, creamy bread, and steaks with blood?" Lianshan laughed, the silly wife who wasn’t willing to leave the Liu family village and its lands, yet here she was talking about emigrating!

"If it takes that to successfully have my son, then I’ll have to learn to understand and get used to it! Anyway, I’ve said we must have a family of nine, not one less." Afraid this silly guy might go and get a vasectomy while she’s not looking, Shuzhen expressed and re-expressed her determination to have another son.

Seeing Lianshan still hesitant, clearly preparing to dissuade her, she switched from pounding him to a sweetly tantalizing approach, launching herself at him with a sweet kiss on his face, "Honey, I love you, and in my dreams, I wish we could have a hundred children together and grow old together. The most joyous thing is conceiving and giving birth to our love’s fruit.

Even if it’s not just six, even sixty kids would be sweet to my mouth, not too much, not too hard.

You must feel the same way, right?"

Dazed by his wife’s rare initiative, charmed sweetly and clearly.

By the time Lianshan realized something was off, he had already blurted out, "Right."

"Haha, see, I knew we two are truly united as one!" Shuzhen laughed happily, her right hand briskly clapping onto Lianshan’s left hand, "Look, look, we’ve already promised with a high-five oath! A real man sticks to his word, we have to do what we say. We absolutely have to hold Brother back this time and become a typical example against family planning."

If you dare to go back on your word and secretly get a vasectomy,

Hmph, I don’t care if it’s with good intentions or malice.

If you dare, I’ll directly banish you to the small room. For the rest of this life, you won’t even think about entering my room or getting on my bed again!"

When she got to this point, Shuzhen put away all the levity, and said seriously and solemnly.

Terrifying Lianshan, who had a bit of a tendency to act first and report later, made the sweat drip down his forehead, repeatedly promising he wouldn’t, wouldn’t, definitely wouldn’t.

Shuzhen smiled slyly, "You better not, otherwise, I’ll really call Brother Su and the others over to help renovate those two small rooms for you! Or, I could just call them now and solve the renovation issue beforehand, just to be prepared?"

"No, no, no, it’ll never be necessary, why bother with that trouble? You just rest assured, your husband, ah, even when he spits, it’s a nail, words are kept!" Lianshan hurriedly stopped, fearing that the rooms might actually get renovated, in case one day his tongue did slip, he’d really be banished there.

He knew his wife’s temperament was good, she seldom got angry, but if anyone did provoke her, it wouldn’t be something easily talked over.