In the corner, silently watching the two people whose expressions changed after the conversation, Lu Bei Chuan’s eyes deepened.
Although he didn’t hear what the two were saying, he could tell from Aunt Liu’s heavy expression and An Xia’s suddenly relieved expression that An Xia must have said something to Aunt Liu to dispel her idea of reconciliation.
This woman is really…
Waiting for Aunt Liu to approach, Lu Bei Chuan appeared unexpectedly.
“Young… Young Master…”
Having just had an “in-depth” conversation with An Xia, Aunt Liu was a little unsure of what to say when she suddenly faced Lu Bei Chuan again.
Many words of comfort came to her lips, but looking at Lu Bei Chuan, she couldn’t say anything.
After all, he was a child she had seen grow up since he was young, and he was so proud. How could she say such a thing to his face?
A man can live without looks, ability, or money in his life, but he absolutely can’t be impotent.
This is the foundation for ensuring the continuation of the family line. If he can’t, then wouldn’t he not even be considered a man?
Looking at Aunt Liu’s hesitant appearance, Lu Bei Chuan was even more certain of his guess.
“Aunt Liu, Grandma asked you to come and live with me, not just to do laundry, cook, and take care of us, right?” Lu Bei Chuan said proactively.
Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
There was no way to hide such a thing.
And there was no need to hide it at all.
The old lady’s intention was obvious. Anyone with eyes and a brain knew that the old lady had arranged for her to come to Tianzhu Garden to plant a spy, to keep an eye on the young couple. To seize the time to give birth to the Lu family’s eldest grandson.
“Young Master, don’t worry, I…”
Before coming, Aunt Liu had a determination to win. She thought that even if she couldn’t get the young couple to have two children in three years, having one child a year would definitely be possible.
But now she knew that Lu Bei Chuan couldn’t do it…
Even having one child in twenty years was impossible.
Remembering how impatient Lu Bei Chuan was every time the old lady urged him to have children, Aunt Liu could finally understand now.
Not wanting to and not being able to are completely different things.
Aunt Liu couldn’t bear to continue urging him to have children and was about to express her thoughts, but Lu Bei Chuan interrupted her halfway through her words.
“Just tell Grandma the truth. I won’t be angry.”
Lu Bei Chuan didn’t know that he had become an impotent person in Aunt Liu’s eyes and expressed his understanding and support for Aunt Liu’s spy work.
“Tell the old lady the truth…?” Aunt Liu shuddered.
What was going on with this young couple now?
In the past, they both kept it a secret and didn’t let anyone know, but now they were forcing her to tell the old lady about it.
This…
“Yes.” Lu Bei Chuan wanted Grandma to know An Xia’s recent attitude.
Since he couldn’t control her now, he would change to someone who could control her to discipline her properly.
See if she would dare to casually say the word divorce in the future.
“Since Grandma arranged for you to come, if you can’t complete the task Grandma gave you, it won’t be easy to explain when you go back, so just tell her the truth.” Lu Bei Chuan nodded very readily.
This was the first time he was willing to maintain a good face on such a matter.
In the past, if he knew that Grandma was trying to urge him to have children and arranged for a spy to keep an eye on him, Lu Bei Chuan would definitely be angry.
Today’s kind words were really a first in his life.
But the more readily he agreed today, the more flustered Aunt Liu became. But the young couple were being honest with each other and had made everything clear, so even if Aunt Liu couldn’t bear it, she could only bite the bullet and agree.
“Okay, I understand.”
Aunt Liu squeezed out a smile.
The next morning, Aunt Liu made breakfast for the couple, put it in the steamer to keep it warm, and then returned to the old house first.
The matter of Lu Bei Chuan’s impotence was too big. She was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to explain it clearly on the phone, so she simply returned to the old house to tell the old lady about it in person and see what to do in the future.
After knowing that Lu Bei Chuan was impotent, Aunt Liu felt even more sorry for An Xia.
Over the years, An Xia had been unable to get pregnant and had been ridiculed by Song Lan Zhi and those gossiping relatives of the Lu family.
But she just smiled it off every time she was told.
Aunt Liu couldn’t imagine how much grievance An Xia had endured alone with that gentle smile.
Not long after Aunt Liu left, An Xia got up.
She had an appointment with an art institution for an interview.
If she wanted to pay off the twenty million in a short period of time, it wouldn’t be enough to rely on selling her paintings for tens of thousands of yuan. From now on, she had to divide her time into several parts.
If one job wasn’t enough to earn money, she would find several more.
She had to work desperately to earn money from now on because she was burdened not only with Lu Bei Chuan’s twenty million, but also with her father’s monthly medical expenses of two hundred thousand.
If she wanted to pay off the money as soon as possible, the first step was to solve the problem of not being able to make ends meet.
An Xia saw the note left by Aunt Liu and took out the steaming breakfast from the steamer.
Lu Bei Chuan finished exercising and washing up and came downstairs, just in time to see An Xia finishing breakfast.
Seeing that her breakfast was extremely rich, with both porridge and buns, while his place was empty, Lu Bei Chuan’s face slightly condensed, and he walked to the dining table and sat down.
“Where’s my breakfast?”
An Xia didn’t say a word and tapped the note left by Aunt Liu on the table with her chopsticks.
Lu Bei Chuan frowned, his eyes staring at her deeply.
In the past, as long as he was eating, An Xia would prepare everything, and she would never ignore him like she was doing now.
Under Lu Bei Chuan’s gaze, An Xia calmly finished her meal, then slowly and methodically wiped her mouth clean, put the dishes and chopsticks into the dishwasher, and completely ignored the master waiting to be served opposite her.
She was willing to serve him in the past because she was willing to look at him a few more times.
But now…
A man who still clearly remembers the account of buying spicy strips for five cents ten years ago when divorcing, what need did she have to continue to humbly serve him?
It was a waste to put in any more effort on him, so it was better to leave more time for herself.
After cleaning up, An Xia went upstairs to change clothes and prepare to go out.
Seeing that she had no intention of paying attention to him at all, Lu Bei Chuan could only go to the kitchen with his sullen anger.
After An Xia changed her clothes and came out, she heard a clear breaking sound coming from the kitchen downstairs. Thinking of something, she almost subconsciously quickened her pace and trotted all the way to the kitchen.
Unsurprisingly, Lu Bei Chuan was standing next to a large pile of broken pieces, his fingers were scalded red, and the opened steamer was still steaming.
Lu Bei Chuan noticed An Xia walking in, his ears turned red, and he quickly retracted his gaze and looked aside. He seemed to feel a little embarrassed.
Without asking, An Xia knew what had happened.
This idiot in life must have taken the breakfast out of the steamer with his bare hands and got burned.
Seeing that he was still standing there without moving, An Xia was speechless, grabbed his hand, and turned on the faucet to start rinsing it with cold water.