Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife
Chapter 437: Straight Man

Chapter 437: Chapter 437: Straight Man

"You’re being unreasonable. It was you who didn’t want to stay at home. We can’t just leave the land unattended, and they didn’t just plant it for nothing—they even paid the grain tax for us."

"Is that little grain tax even worth mentioning?"

"You... you really are..."

Feng Dajun was so angry he was at a loss for words. Unable to argue with her, he simply left the house.

Sister-in-law Feng realized that she had angered him away late at night and only then did she regret the words she had said earlier.

It was just that she couldn’t accept it—why could others easily have a son while it was so difficult for her to want one?

Why didn’t heaven have eyes, specifically letting her give birth to a daughter?

Her Da Jun is so promising, yet she couldn’t even provide him this most basic thing.

"What are you looking at?" Sister-in-law Feng turned her head and saw Feng Jingjing next to her, and her anger flared yet again.

Jingjing seemed to have anticipated this, and upon hearing those words, she quickly lowered her head, ready to go back to her room.

But Sister-in-law Feng followed her in one step, "Dare to run? Growing wings, are we? Not letting me speak a word now? Who do you think you are?"

"Can’t I even speak out against others now, can’t I speak about you? Don’t forget, you crawled out of my womb..."

"Still dare to hide? I’ll let you hide, let you hide..."

...

The spring sun was bright and warm, playfully jumping onto the large bed through the window.

Lin Chuxia groggily opened her eyes—it was already broad daylight, and the man beside her was nowhere to be seen... Ah, he must have gone to work.

She glanced at the wall clock; it was almost ten o’clock, indeed not early anymore.

Moving her sore body, Lin Chuxia knew this man’s determination to have a child.

All night long, pleading had been of no use.

This man, it seemed like he never had enough.

Lin Chuxia touched her small belly. He had worked so hard last night; she wondered if it was successful.

The thought that a little life might already be residing inside her made the corners of Lin Chuxia’s lips curl up involuntarily. Lying on the big bed, her face was full of tenderness.

Until her stomach started rumbling, Lin Chuxia’s expression tightened—she really was hungry.

After washing up, she went to the kitchen. There was still food left for her, but it was all cold. She simply cooked herself a bowl of scallion oil noodles, blanched some green veggies, and fried a sunny-side-up egg.

Feeling full and refreshed, Lin Chuxia felt revitalized and started digging two vegetable patches in the yard.

She planned to plant some flowers in the yard, and also a pomegranate tree.

Pomegranates symbolize having many sons and blessings.

Not digging for long, Qin Yang came back from work and saw her fussing around in the yard. Setting aside the groceries he had brought back by chance, he came over to help.

"These chores can wait for me to come back. How deep do you want to dig? This looks like it’s for planting a tree."

Lin Chuxia wanted to plant flowers, he knew that, but the pit in front of him was clearly meant for a tree.

Lin Chuxia nodded, "I’ll go to the market this afternoon to see if there are any pomegranate trees for sale. I want to plant a pomegranate tree."

Qin Yang looked up at her, naturally also thinking of the symbolic meaning of the pomegranate tree, and gently reminded her, "The country practices family planning, a family can only have one child. Given my identity, I must respond to the call of the nation, your wish might not come true."

Having blessings is possible, but having many sons is not.

Chuxia rolled her eyes at him, "Mr. Qin, can’t you stop being such a straight man at times like this?"

This man, call him romantic, but there are times when he really spoils the mood.

Qin Yang, feeling guilty for killing his wife’s vibe, innocently touched his nose and quickly apologized, "Sorry, I misspoke. How about I put in more effort tonight, and we aim for a house full of kids and happiness?"

Chuxia pinched his arm and glared at him with a feigned complaint.

Put in more effort? Any more effort would be the end of her.

Qin Yang, looking at his petite wife’s charming demeanor, couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

He finished digging the tree hole with just a few strokes of the shovel and was about to prepare the plot for planting flowers. "What are you planning to plant?"

"Radishes," Chuxia promptly blurted out two words.

Qin Yang looked up in confusion, wasn’t she planning to plant flowers?

Chuxia stared at him and said word by word, "A radish for each hole, I think our family is more suited to growing radishes."

Another round of pleasant laughter followed.

After lunch, Chuxia and Qin Yang left the house together.

Qin Yang was off to work, and Chuxia planned to visit Qin’s Restaurant and, by the way, buy a pomegranate tree.

The restaurant wasn’t very busy at the moment. Just as Chuxia arrived at the entrance, Qin Jianjun spotted her.

"Auntie Four!"

He hadn’t seen his Auntie Four for some time. He had heard that the greenhouses at home were doing well. Recently, his parents had a bit of trouble. He wanted to go back and check on them, but they insisted he should focus on his work and studies and not be distracted by coming back.

Now that he finally saw Chuxia, he could also ask about his parents’ situation.

"I wanted to go back. My parents said I’m making a big deal out of a small matter, but I don’t quite trust what they say."

Chuxia knew Qin Jianjun was a responsible and filial child, so she comforted him, "Don’t worry. That day really gave everyone a scare, but after the hospital check-up, it turned out to be nothing serious. The weather is getting warmer, and we don’t need the furnace in the greenhouse anymore; it’s been out for some time."

Hearing Chuxia’s reassurances, Qin Jianjun’s worries finally eased.

Jia Liang heard the news and came downstairs from the upper floor, greeting Chuxia with a smile.

After Qin Jianjun finished talking with Chuxia, Jia Liang started, "Mr. Lin, a woman came to the restaurant a few days ago, specifically asking for you. I told her you were temporarily not in town. I asked her if she needed any help or if I should relay a message, but she shook her head. After standing in the restaurant for a while without eating anything, she left."

"What did that person look like?"

This question stumped Jia Liang; upon reflection, he really couldn’t remember what the woman looked like.

He scratched his head, feeling embarrassed, "I... I really didn’t notice. Right, Qin Juan should remember; she was there at the time. I’ll go call her over."

Jia Liang turned to go upstairs to find Qin Juan, and Chuxia raised an eyebrow upon hearing his address.

If she remembered correctly, Jia Liang had always called Qin Juan "big sister." Although there wasn’t much age difference between them, the sudden change in address felt different to Chuxia.

As she was pondering, Qin Juan had already followed Jia Liang downstairs.

Knowing Chuxia wanted to ask about the woman from the other day, Qin Juan got straight to the point, "She should be a bit younger than me, around twenty-five or twenty-six, tall and slim. Oh, right, and she was holding a baby. The baby seemed to be about five or six months old."

Chuxia confirmed who the visitor was and nodded, "I see, big sister. If she comes again and I’m not at the restaurant, you can give her my home address and ask her to find me there."

Qin Juan recalled the woman’s appearance and expressed her concern, "Does she need something from you? She seemed worried that day. Is she someone you know?"

Although Qin Juan was part of the Qin Family, she wasn’t familiar with Chuxia’s relatives.

Woman’s intuition being what it is, Qin Juan felt that the woman was going through some hardship.

She even sensed a feeling from that woman that she had experienced herself in the past.

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