But if even a cousin can be like this, what about the auntie who’s been hoping for a child for years? And the child’s biological father, the one who acts like Chen Shimei?

Even though arranged marriages under the guise of feudalism are widely acknowledged, anyone in the know can see the trickery behind it!

Growing up peeing and playing in the mud in the same village, everyone knows what kind of person everyone else is!

Ultimately, Liu Shuzhen lost to Bai Jing merely because of her family background.

After much effort to gain the Liu family’s approval, she joyfully married into the family. Being the original wife for three or almost four years, with her virginity given to him, could he completely forget and dismiss any thought or nostalgia just for wealth?

His own chubby mother couldn’t bear to see her nephew suffer, swallowing her grievances to not trouble Liu Shuzhen.

As the child’s biological father, wouldn’t Dai Weiguo hope even more for him/her to live a better life?

Being men who both compromise themselves to climb higher, Lin Yuanzhi thinks it’s inevitable.

If that’s the case, he really needs to reconsider his attitude towards Liu Shuzhen, his former sister-in-law. Even if she married again after becoming Qin Xianglian because of Chen Shimei’s behavior, anything to do with her ex-husband is irrelevant to her now.

It’s like ashes that are dead and beyond resurrection. However, she might not care, but the Dai family seed in her womb might!

Dai Honghua never expected those casual, perfunctory words to provide such a believable excuse for her abnormal behavior recently.

The result might be that she acted so well, combined with this man’s natural tendency to overthink...

He foolishly believed that the little sprout in Liu Shuzhen’s stomach, whose gender is unknown, could be considered significant!

Ah, to have such a simple mind!

But thankfully, his mind is simple like this, otherwise, wouldn’t her little secret have been uncovered long ago?

Dai Honghua sighed with helplessness and gratitude, thinking that she still needed to find an opportunity to make Liu Shuzhen shut up completely. At the very least, ensure that her words lose credibility. Otherwise, when will the days of being repeatedly threatened by someone holding this secret ever end?

After receiving a definite response from Lin Yuanzhi and his wife, Lianshan hurried back home to pack those cabbages and radishes. Rushing, fearing that if he were too slow, his wife would finish the task!

His wife was too diligent, always thinking of doing more so he would do less. Her constant consideration and care touched and worried him.

After all, she was still pregnant, and being careless was unthinkable!

Knowing that her husband couldn’t bear to see her overworked, she specially took leave to come back and help with the cabbages and radishes. How could Shuzhen show off at this critical moment, wasting her husband’s goodwill and upsetting him for no reason?!

So when Lianshan hurriedly returned home, he found his wife quietly knitting. The wide and already cuff-edged military green sweater must be the surprise she mentioned a couple of days ago!

"Oh, you’re back so soon? Perfect, just give me a moment to finish these few stitches. Once I finish the edging, you can try it on to see if it fits." Shuzhen smiled, quickening her knitting. In just a few minutes, she finished the sleeve edge, cut the threads for final touches, and handed the complete sweater to Lianshan with a grin.

It was knitted to fit his measurements, so of course, it fit perfectly.

Once Lianshan put it on, he felt it was just the right size, with the neck and sleeves fitting nicely. Even the seams weren’t uncomfortable, making it hard to take off the warm sweater.

"Hmm, not bad. My husband looks so handsome; even a plain sweater looks much classier on you." After inspecting up close and finding no flaws, Shuzhen couldn’t help but compliment him: "But this V-neck sweater isn’t as warm as a turtleneck. The large gap at the neck looks chilly.

I’ll make you a fake collar to sew inside for a better look and warmth.

And that pair of woolen trousers, I found them for you to try on as well. If they fit, just start wearing them. The weather’s getting colder day by day, and I’d feel so bad if you got sick from the cold!"

With his wife wholeheartedly thinking of him, taking care of everything, Lianshan felt truly touched.

But what does a guy like him need with a new knitted sweater and trousers?

Isn’t it a waste!

Those good woolens would be better used for knitting two more pieces for his wife and kids.

Having agreed to speak his mind, no more hiding things.

Being a man of his word, Lianshan naturally expressed his thoughts frankly: "This sweater’s lovely, and since you’ve worked so hard on it, I’ll wear it. So people can see how well my wife treats me. But as for the pants, let’s skip them. I’ll just wear thick pants in a couple of days, no need to waste good woolen threads.

Let’s unravel it and use it for you or the kids!"

Seeing his wife’s face turning frosty in displeasure, Lianshan shrunk his neck, laughing in a fawning way.

But Shuzhen was not the least bit appreciative, standing akimbo, glaring at Lianshan in disbelief: "Unravel, unravel, unravel what? I painstakingly knitted these, and you want to unravel them without even trying them on?"

"No, wife. Heaven knows, I don’t mean to disrespect your hard work at all. I just think, for a man like me, wearing anything is fine. Just get by till it gets colder for thick padded pants and jackets. These threads aren’t easy to buy, so soft and comfortable too. It’s wasted on me, better kept for you and the kid..."

"Nonsense! How is it wasted on you? You’re the pillar of our family, everything good or bad relies on you, the head of the house!

Only when your health is well-maintained can I be at ease, and you can work harder, right?" Shuzhen interrupted him gently, seeing his continued disagreement, she immediately put on a stern face: "Whether you like it or not, you’re wearing this sweater and pants today. We just agreed to share the good and bad together, and now you want to leave me to frugality alone?

Forget it, not happening!

Either we all wear sweaters, or we stick to undergarments until it’s time for padded clothes."

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com