Chapter 114: Losing All Face at His Mother-in-Law’s House

Ever since the family started building a house, Lu San had been staying over at the new house to keep an eye on things, and the kid really was reliable and steady in how he handled things.

He was also deliberately avoiding Lu Lao Da and his wife, who were always making sarcastic remarks, which Lu San really could not stand.

With the new house as a contrast, the old house where Lu Chuan lived looked even more shabby and cramped, almost like a shack. “Mom, why did you put out so much? We will not be able to finish it.”

Fang Yuan said, “If we cannot finish it, take some to my parents tomorrow for them to try. Our mom’s cooking is better than my mom’s cooking.”

Lu Chuan had been away for a month and had not yet had a chance to be alone with Fang Yuan since returning, so he wanted to talk more with her, feeling that the two of them had become distant. “How are things at the construction site?”

Fang Yuan said, “Didn’t you already talk about that with the Five Tigers? You also talked about it at the dinner table just now.”

Lu Chuan was still thinking about Fang Yuan. “Mm, and you, what have you been doing? Why did you not go to the provincial city?”

The words “looking for me” were already in Lu Chuan’s mouth, but he did not have the nerve to say them.

Fang Yuan said, “Those tools you bought were quite good. We use them every day and none of the parts have broken.”

So what was there for her to go to the provincial city for? Lu Chuan could not exactly blame her for the things being too good. He wanted to ask, do you not miss me at all?

But he figured Fang Yuan would not be able to say anything that would make him feel happy anyway. So he simply stopped asking.

His wife was too practical. What could he do about that.

The fifteenth moon was meant for admiring, so Lu Chuan said, “The weather outside is pretty good. Let’s go sit in the courtyard.”

Fang Yuan’s expression turned a little unpleasant, and she looked at Lu Chuan with a dark and gloomy gaze.

Lu Chuan was much better at reading expressions than Fang Yuan, and he asked carefully, “What is wrong? Do not want to go out? Or are you not feeling well?”

Fang Yuan suddenly said something that shocked him. “Do you have some thoughts about our marriage?”

Lu Chuan quickly waved his hands in panic and shouted his innocence first. “Do not slander me. I have been very honest outside. I tell everyone I am already married.”

He thought to himself, I have not even picked on your faults yet, and you are already turning the tables on me. He seriously suspected his wife was hiding something sinister inside.

Fang Yuan said, “It is useless what you say to others.” What matters is what you do.

Then she dropped a heavy bombshell. “I am asking you, why are you not willing to have children with me?”

Lu Chuan’s eyes went wide and he even stepped back two steps. At such a beautiful moonlit moment, she was saying something so shocking. Did Fang Yuan really treat him like a lamb?

Lu Chuan stammered, “I, I am being wronged. I listen to you about everything. I have told you, and you do not believe me?” In this matter, no one else knew, but Fang Yuan herself knew clearly.

It was just that, technically, the two of them had not reached agreement. Fang Yuan insisted on a theory that the technical level was not up to standard. It really could not be blamed on him.

Fang Yuan was silent for a long time, then threw out three words. “I believe you.”

Lu Chuan’s lips trembled a little. Something felt wrong. “So, what do you mean? What did you believe?”

Fang Yuan dropped another bomb. “I asked my mother.”

Lu Chuan could not even bother shaking anymore. He pulled the quilt over himself and buried his head inside. He had no face left to see anyone. How could Fang Yuan do this? If she did not believe him, she should not ask others casually. How was he supposed to face people in the future?

The distance and unfamiliarity from a month apart was complete nonsense. They instantly became familiar again. The ingredients and recipe were exactly the same.

This woman not only caused trouble for her father, she also caused trouble for her mother-in-law, and now she was even tormenting her own husband.

Fang Yuan tugged at the quilt. “Get up. What do you mean? Hiding is useless. Speak clearly.”

Lu Chuan’s voice came muffled from under the quilt. “I am not getting up. It is embarrassing. You do not trust me and you go ask random people about this? How can you ask your mother-in-law about something like this?”

Fang Yuan said, “If I do not ask, how would I know if you are telling the truth? What if you are trying to take advantage of me? If I do not ask my mother, who should I ask?”

That was true. Asking anyone else did not seem appropriate either.

Lu Chuan said, “You simply do not trust me. You said you would listen to me, but you are just fooling me. Do not talk to me. Let me die on my own.”

He really had said she should listen to him, but he had not expected her to be so sharp in this area too. He felt a little guilty.

Fang Yuan said reluctantly, “That will not do. Who is going to have children with me then?”

Lu Chuan suddenly sat up and pointed at her. “You, you woman.” How could she say something like that so casually at such a romantic moment?

If Fang Yuan had not stopped him, he would have stormed out of the room. There was no way this could continue properly.

Fang Yuan said, “Why are you running? I am asking you, do you not plan to have children with me? Are you planning to find another woman outside and not come back to the village?”

This question was too rational, not something Fang Yuan would normally think of. Lu Chuan’s mind stopped wandering. “What do you mean?”

Fang Yuan refused to be questioned. “I am asking you.”

Lu Chuan said, “After going out to study, of course I do not want to come back, but the marriage cannot be changed.”

Fang Yuan had no such hesitation about whether he would come back or not. She said decisively, “Then that is right. Otherwise you should not have gone to school in the first place. Just stay at home.” She was as forceful as ever.

Yet Lu Chuan was actually happy. He liked Fang Yuan’s dominance. Even distrust would turn into trust.

If it was someone wavering and uncertain, always doubting this and that, how could life even go on?

Lu Chuan said, “I would not dare. My money is all in your hands. What is there to worry about?”

Fang Yuan nodded, then said, “Still worried. I can see it too. With how much you can earn now, you will only earn more in the future.”

Lu Chuan smiled and said through clenched lips, “Thank you for thinking so highly of me.”

Fang Yuan brought the topic back again. “What about the children?” Once she locked onto a question, she would not let it go until it was solved.

Lu Chuan tried hard not to think about anything else and focused only on the question itself. “Of course I want to have children with you. But the child cannot be born without a father, can it?”

His intention was to get his wife to go to the provincial city with him, so that when they had children in the future, the three of them could live together happily.

Fang Yuan suddenly said, “Do you want to go die or something?”

Lu Chuan had never expected her to respond like that. “What are you talking about?”

Fang Yuan said, “Otherwise how would the child not have a father?” Her logic was not wrong either.

Lu Chuan’s tone became a little urgent. He tried to bring things back to something romantic. “I mean, you stay here and I stay in the provincial city. After the child is born, it would be like having no father.”

Fang Yuan looked at him and said, “You have too many problems.”

Lu Chuan knew then that going around in circles with Fang Yuan would only trap himself. If he overthought even a little, he would end up frustrated to death.

It was better to speak directly. “Then come with me to the provincial city. We can rent a place. When you give birth, I can help too.”

Fang Yuan said, “Do you have any sense of yourself? When I give birth, can you be more useful than the two mothers at home?”

Those were completely honest words, but they were also truly hurtful, especially to Lu Chuan. It was just one sentence about going to the provincial city, how hard could that be to say?

Lu Chuan’s face darkened as he gritted his teeth. “Fang Yuan, then have the child yourself.”

He turned over and went to sleep, as if he had no temper at all. Who was he even doing all this for?