1.
Song Shu and Qin Lou have been married for two years, but they still have no intention of having children - this has made old man Qin Liang very anxious. He knows that if he goes to tell them, it will only have a counterproductive effect. In addition, he has been in close contact with Qin Yuzheng's family for the past two years, so old man Qin has repeatedly mentioned the matter of children when he is visiting them.
Qin Yuzheng and Mei Jinghan were not in a hurry at first. It was not until the third year, when the second daughter of the old Qu family behind their townhouse gave birth to twins, that the couple finally became a little impatient.
When Qin Lou and Song Shu returned home, Qin Yuzheng and Mei Jinghan began to turn the topic of their casual chat to the children from time to time.
But Qin Lou and Song Shu were both experienced in the business world and masters of Tai Chi. Every time they either pretended to be stupid or made a casual comment, they always managed to fool the two elders.
Seeing that Qin Lou and Song Shu were entering the end of their third year of marriage, Qin Yuzheng, Mei Jinghan and Old Man Qin finally lost their patience.
The three held an emergency meeting and made the important decision to "go straight."
After the meeting, Qin Yuzheng called Qin Lou immediately and asked him to bring Song Shu home that night as there was something important to discuss.
In the evening, as soon as Qin Lou and Song Shu entered the house, they saw Qin Yuzheng and Mei Jinghan sitting upright on the sofa in the living room on the first floor of the villa.
Seeing the two people coming back, Mei Jinghan gestured to the sofa next to her and said, "Sit down."
"… "
The deliberately serious attitude almost made Song Shu laugh.
However, the two did not dare to refuse the request of the two elders. They changed their shoes, put down their bags and coats, and Song Shu and Qin Lou sat down side by side.
"I asked you to come back for one reason," Qin Yuzheng spoke first, his tone solemn and unambiguous, "You have been married for three years, and your respective careers have entered a stable development stage - have you considered the issue of having children?"
“…” Qin Lou and Song Shu looked at each other.
Song Shu turned back and said, "Dad, I think—"
"Don't say anything, let him speak." Qin Yuzheng interrupted Song Shu mercilessly and gestured in the direction of Qin Lou with his eyes.
Song Shu could only stop talking and look helplessly at Qin Lou beside him.
Qin Lou was silent for two seconds, then lowered his eyes slightly, "Dad, this matter has nothing to do with Song Shu. It's me who doesn't want a child."
"… "
Qin Yuzheng and Mei Jinghan were not surprised at all. Instead, they showed an expression that said "I knew it would be like this."
After verifying his guess, Qin Yuzheng frowned and said, "Tell me your reasons."
Qin Lou raised his eyes calmly and said only one sentence, "Because we don't need it."
Qin Yu raised his eyebrows - this was always a sign that he was about to get angry: "No? What do you think children are, tools?"
Qin Lou lowered his eyes, "No matter what it is, we don't need it. We have each other and it is completely enough."
Qin Yuzheng wanted to say something, but Mei Jinghan waved her hand to suppress him.
Mei Jinghan turned to Qin Lou, "Xiao Qin, your father and I know that you are deeply in love, but having a child will not affect your relationship. You don't have to give up the best childbearing period because of this worry - having a child after this stage is not a good thing for you."
Qin Lou was silent for two seconds, then looked up at Mei Jinghan, "I will tell you my true thoughts. I am sorry for what I am about to say. But I am indeed very selfish. I want to monopolize all of Song Shu's feelings. I am already jealous of what she already has. I cannot stand the presence of someone between us who will make her closest to me - maybe that kind of feeling is indeed different, but as long as it is Song Shu's feeling, I cannot accept it."
"Xiao Qin, you—"
Qin Yuzheng and Mei Jinghan's expressions changed.
Their own education and upbringing meant that even if they were extremely angry, they could not say anything harsh to Qin Lou at this moment, but the expressions in the eyes of the two elders clearly showed that they were extremely angry - or rather, it was no longer anger, but a kind of chill in their hearts towards Qin Lou.
Long before they got married, they knew that Qin Lou's temperament was different from that of normal people, and they could understand that, but they still didn't expect that Qin Lou's possessiveness of Song Shu had reached such a serious level.
They even felt a little regretful that they had agreed to let Song Shu marry Qin Lou.
Song Shu saw the stalemate between the three of them. She sighed helplessly in her heart, and then said, "Dad, Mom, can you listen to me for a minute?"
"… Go ahead." The couple withdrew their complicated and angry gazes from Qin Lou and turned to look at Song Shu.
Song Shu hesitated, "Qin Lou and I are both children of unfortunate families. For this reason, we do not trust the relationship between parents and children established by blood ties; it is also for this reason that we have no confidence in our ability to raise a healthy child, and even feel repulsive. And Qin Lou is right in one thing, but it was expressed too sharply, which may make you two uncomfortable - but we really don't need to have a child."
Song Shu's tone eased the atmosphere in the living room. After a few seconds of silence, Mei Jinghan nodded and said, "Go on."
"Materially, we don't need to worry about financial issues such as retirement; spiritually, we have plenty of emotions and don't have the emotional needs between parents and children..."
"But we are the ones who have experienced this, Nannan." Mei Jinghan said. "I know what you said, but I think we can understand it from another perspective. First of all, the misfortune of your original family actually makes you understand how to raise a child well. You will be more considerate and protective of your children than ordinary parents. Secondly, you don't have any emotional needs now, but can you conclude that you won't have them in the future?"
Song Shu was silent.
Qin Yuzheng also frowned and said, "We old couple still feel that we have no spiritual needs, and we have never urged you to hold grandchildren. It was not until this year when the house was deserted and the three children of the old Qu family behind the house were making noises and laughing that we felt something was missing. But we still have you. When you reach our age, your relatives and friends are not around, and your parents and elders have passed away. You look around and feel lonely, while the families next door are happy. Are you sure you won't feel that something is missing in your heart? But when that time really comes, you will have no choice."
"… "
Qin Yuzheng's words completely made Song Shu's eyes full of emotion. But she knew Qin Lou's knot very well, so she would definitely not say anything at this moment.
The old couple also realized that the deadlock was ultimately Qin Lou's fault, so they could only sigh and say, "You two should think about it carefully when you go back. We can talk again when you have figured it out."
Song Shu nodded.
Qin Lou lowered his eyes, his handsome face showed no emotion, only a cold look.
When Qin Yuzheng and Mei Jinghan went out of the living room, they were the only two left in the room.
Qin Lou was frozen for a long while, and finally moved slightly.
He slowly raised his hand, held Song Shu's hand, and whispered: "Are you going to 'defect', Clam Shell?"
Song Shu was amused and distressed, "I said, as long as you don't want to, we won't do it. I will listen to you."
"… "
Qin Lou was silent for a long time, then slowly bent down and gently kissed the ring on Song Shu's ring finger.
"I'm sorry I'm so selfish."
"It doesn't matter. I accept everything about you."
"They'll say you've spoiled me."
"Then let them say what they want. What matters most is that my lunatic feels comfortable."
"… "
2.
No one expected that the turning point of this matter would finally happen to Luan Qiaoqing.
At that time, Qin's parents were really helpless - Qin Lou was willful, and Song Shu indulged him and refused to embarrass him at all. Seeing that the matter had reached a deadlock and the elders were at a loss, Luan Qiaoqing, who was visiting the Qin family, patted her chest.
"Isn't this a simple matter? Leave it to me."
She came with Chu Xiangbin. The man sitting next to her raised his lips and looked at her with a smile, "Why didn't I know you were so capable?"
Luan Qiao glanced at him and said, "Just wait and see. I'll let you know right now."
Chu Xiangbin gave Luan Qiaoqing a "please" gesture. Luan Qiaoqing picked up his mobile phone and went to the teahouse next door with a heroic and confident look.
3.
Including Chu Xiangbin, no one had expected that this matter was actually made up by Luan Qiaoqing - it didn't even take much time or any means, Luan Qiaoqing just made a short phone call.
A day later, Qin Lou personally expressed his opinion to the two elders and agreed to the child.
Qin Yuzheng and Mei Jinghan were both shocked. They curiously called Luan Qiaoqing again in the morning to ask about the matter, but Luan Qiaoqing vaguely passed it on.
Luan Qiaoqing hung up the phone, and she could hardly hide the smugness between her brows. Just as she was about to run under the bed, she was pulled back by the man in the quilt behind her.
"Let me go." The struggle was suppressed lightly. Luan Qiaoqing was so angry that she kicked Chu Xiangbin's calf.
Chu Xiangbin let her vent her anger, and after kissing her until she blushed, he asked with a smile: "What did you say to that lunatic Qin Lou that made him give in so easily?"
"… "
Luan Qiaoqing blushed, and after a while she snorted twice: "It's nothing. Although he is a lunatic, his weaknesses and weaknesses are obvious. It was Uncle and Aunt Qin who got the direction of attack wrong."
"Hmm? You mean Song Shu?"
"Yeah." Luan Qiaoqing hesitated, but decided to do whatever made her feel comfortable. She followed her heart and rubbed against the man, nestling in his arms. "It's useless to tell him that he will be like this and that in the future, or that the child will be like this and that in the future. Apart from Song Shu, he doesn't care about anyone, and he doesn't care about anyone."
"So what did you say?"
"I just said one word."
"What?"
"… "
Luan Qiaoqing sighed softly.
"I say, those vows at the wedding were so right... But if something happens to you one day, do you want Song Shu to live alone in this world, or do you really want her to die with you?"
"… "
"He knows best what it feels like to live a life worse than death, and he wouldn't want my sister to endure it."
"… "
Chu Xiangbin was silent for a while, then smiled helplessly, "You are really consistent in your style, so cruel."
"—How could I? Am I cruel?" Luan Qiaoqing frowned and looked up, "And I am telling the truth."
Chu Xiangbin nodded, "It's the truth, and it's also the kind of heartlessness you're best at without even realizing it."
"? Can you explain clearly?"
"… "
Luan Qiaoqing pestered Chu Xiangbin for a long time that day, but did not force him to explain why he said that.
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The author has something to say: I haven't finished writing it yet, I will make up the rest later, remember to re-enter from the catalog