Rebirth as the Richest Woman in the World
Chapter 844 - 846, the Scheming Mo Zhixuan (First Update)

Chapter 844: 846, the Scheming Mo Zhixuan (First Update)

Duanmu Zhe walked over and pulled Zhou Yiheng up, saying, "Cousin, when did you become so sentimental? Is this the Zhou Yiheng I know? An ambitious man should set his sights on the whole world; why fall apart over one woman? You can’t give up the whole garden just for one flower."

Duanmu Zhe had never seen Zhou Yiheng like this before, and it was clear that he truly loved Lin Xiyuan.

If you love her, you should cherish her, he thought. If I had known this would happen, why did I ever start?

This was not something Mo Qingyi felt appropriate to comment on, so she simply offered Zhou Yiheng a glass of water, "Cousin, have some water first."

Zhou Yiheng took the cup with a forced smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

After a sip of water, Zhou Yiheng put down the cup, "Aunt, Little Zhe, sister-in-law, I’ll be going first."

"Won’t you stay a little longer, cousin?" Duanmu Zhe stood up.

Zhou Yiheng’s dejected exit left Duanmu Zhe feeling somewhat uneasy.

"Let him think it over by himself," Zhou Jin reached out to stop Duanmu Zhe.

After dinner, Mo Qingyi went upstairs to bathe, leaving only Zhou Jin and Duanmu Zhe in the living room.

Zhou Jin turned to Duanmu Zhe, Lin Xiyuan’s words suddenly echoing in her ears. She looked at Duanmu Zhe with a smile, "Little Zhe, have you been tired these days?"

Duanmu Zhe peeled an orange for Zhou Jin, "Not tired, I’m used to it."

"That’s good," Zhou Jin said with relief and continued, "You and Qingyi are in the same unit, so make sure to look after her at work. It’s not easy for a girl to be in the military. When you get off work, try to take on any tasks that need doing. A wife brought home should be pampered, and you can’t let Qingyi suffer any grievances."

Duanmu Zhe nodded, "I know all this, mom. Don’t worry, I will never let Qingyi suffer."

"That’s good," Zhou Jin ate a segment of the orange and said, "Little Zhe, you are the only male descendant of the Duanmu family. I’m not pushing you or being old-fashioned, but since you and Qingyi have been married for quite a while now, have you thought about having a child?

There are three forms of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants.

Zhou Jin just wanted to remind Duanmu Zhe.

She continued, "Mom knows you’re both busy with your careers, but the matter of having children is also important. Once a woman ages, childbirth becomes a risk. Qingyi isn’t getting any younger. It would be better to have children sooner rather than later, even for Qingyi’s sake. If you don’t like children, you can have them and leave them with me. I’ll take care of them, and you can carry on enjoying your life together, just like you are now."

Zhou Jin meant well. Eventually, they would have to have children.

Duanmu Zhe appeared unfazed, smiling as he said, "Mom, I’m not in a hurry. Besides, what’s the use of having a child? You have to buy them a house and a car, pay for their education. If the child is sensible, it’s fine, but if not, they can drive you insane! Look how open-minded Westerners are; they simply don’t have children at all."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jin’s expression changed, "Little Zhe, that’s not the right way to think. How can you not want a child? Children are the foundation of our Chinese nation. They are hope; they are the future. If everyone thought like you and didn’t want children, not only would the Three Realms disappear, the entire earth would no longer exist. Think about it, if your dad and I had thought the same way, would you be here now?"

Duanmu Zhe put his arms around Zhou Jin’s shoulders and replied, "Mom, this is a new society, different from the past. Not wanting children and raising a dog is the same."

"Raising a dog?" Zhou Jin frowned slightly, looking at Duanmu Zhe, "Can a dog call you dad? Can it call me grandma? Can a dog take care of you in your old age? For example, if you have to travel far, if you have a child, they could drive you, but can a dog drive? How can you even compare a dog to a child! Everything on this earth was invented by humans. Without humans, what would a dog amount to?"

"Then I could have the driver take me," Duanmu Zhe continued.

"Will a driver call you dad? Does a driver share any blood relation with you?" Zhou Jin’s face began to look displeased as she went on, "Little Zhe, mom is asking you to have children sooner for your own good. Do you really want to grow old alone without any children by your side, and then end up in a nursing home? Let me tell you, nursing homes are not nice places. Think about the famous talented woman from the Republic of China era, Miss Eileen Chang. She died alone in an apartment in America, and it took a week before her body was discovered. If she had had children, things would not have ended this way."

Zhou Jin sighed and then said, "Little Zhe, mom isn’t that conservative. As long as you have a child, boy or girl, it doesn’t matter. When you grow old, they can stay by your side. Look at Nine Ye and his wife; despite their high status, they wanted children. Why can’t you want one too?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Zhe also sighed, then replied, "Mom, I’m not saying I don’t want children. It’s just that the timing isn’t right. Don’t worry; we definitely won’t disappoint you." Duanmu Zhe was only testing the waters with Zhou Jin. He hadn’t expected such a strong reaction.

He and Mo Qingyi had been together for so long without having a child, something he was also anxious about. But luckily, they were both still young, so the child matter could wait.

Relieved by his response, Zhou Jin said, "That’s good, that’s good. As long as you’re willing to have children, that’s fine. Let’s drop the subject for today; go rest. I’m tired too." With that, Zhou Jin couldn’t press them any further. As long as they were still open to having children, that was enough.

When Duanmu Zhe went upstairs, Mo Qingyi had just come out of the bathroom. Due to being on a mission, Duanmu Zhe hadn’t been with Mo Qingyi for a while.

He walked over and wrapped his arms around Mo Qingyi.

Mo Qingyi pushed him away, "Get lost! You haven’t bathed yet!"

...

Duanmu Zhe wanted a child, but he never mentioned it. He didn’t want to put psychological pressure on Mo Qingyi.

He knew that Mo Qingyi was even more anxious than he was; otherwise, she wouldn’t have dragged him to the hospital.

Fortunately, the examination results were all normal.

The imperial palace.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei were almost two years old, and these nearly two-year-olds were still sleeping in the same room as their parents.

"Jin, Bao Bao and Bei Bei are this big now, shouldn’t they start sleeping in separate rooms? The children’s room next door is so big, it seems wasteful not to use it," Mo Zhixuan said seriously, sitting on the bed and looking at Chu Jin.

The children’s room had been refurbished a while ago, but Bao Bao and Bei Bei had not moved out yet.

During that time, Bao Bao and Bei Bei had moved out once, but because they woke up crying in the middle of the night and couldn’t stop, the elder Mrs. Mo took pity on them and let the two children move back in.

Chu Jin was browsing her phone when she glanced at Mo Zhixuan, "I have no objections, but you’ll have to come up with a way to get Bao Bao and Bei Bei to agree, on the condition, though, that you can’t let Bao Bao and Bei Bei cry their eyes out." Bao Bao and Bei Bei still had two months to go before they turned two, and Chu Jin planned to let them move into the children’s room next door when they were three.

Mo Zhixuan slightly curved his lips, "As long as you agree, that’s fine."

Chu Jin raised her eyebrows slightly, "Do you have a way to keep them from crying?"

Mo Zhixuan smiled mysteriously, "I not only have a way to keep them from crying, but I also have a way to get them to suggest moving into the children’s room next door on their own."

At these words, Chu Jin became interested and her mouth curved slightly, "Let’s hear it."

"Just watch and see," Mo Zhixuan continued to be mysterious.

Just then, Bao Bao and Bei Bei pushed the door and came in.

The two little ones were chubby, with finely carved eyebrows and delicate features, very pretty and soft and cute, like two adorable snowballs.

"Come here, Bao Bao and Bei Bei," Mo Zhixuan casually picked up a storybook, "Come to daddy, he’ll tell you a fairy tale."

Upon hearing that daddy was going to tell them a fairy tale, Bao Bao and Bei Bei immediately huffed and puffed their way onto the bed, sitting beside Mo Zhixuan, one on the left and one on the right, tightly hugging his arm.

"Daddy, tell us quickly, I want to hear the story of Snow White," Bei Bei cooed, hugging Mo Zhixuan’s arm.

"Daddy, I want to hear the story of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves," Bao Bao also hugged Mo Zhixuan’s arm tightly.

"You two be good. As the eldest son in the family, you should give way to your sister. But today, daddy’s not going to tell the story of Snow White or Alibaba. I have a new story to tell you," Mo Zhixuan opened the storybook and began his animated storytelling, "Once upon a time, in a pine forest, there lived a happy family of four, with Papa Pig, Mama Pig, and their children, big brother pig and little sister pig..."

Before Mo Zhixuan could finish, Bei Bei intervened excitedly, "Daddy, daddy, is this the story of Peppa Pig, right?" She even imitated Peppa’s antics, snorting twice, "Oink oink, I am Mama Pig."

Bao Bao immediately followed by saying, "Hello everyone, I’m George."

The two little bundles of joy imitated so vividly that they made Chu Jin laugh softly.

Influenced by Bao Bao and Bei Bei, Mo Zhixuan had also watched a few episodes of Peppa Pig; he helplessly stroked their heads, "When daddy is telling a story, don’t interrupt, okay?"

The two little ones immediately stopped performing and looked up at Mo Zhixuan, "Daddy, you go ahead."

Mo Zhixuan continued the story he hadn’t finished earlier.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei listened very attentively and soon became engrossed.

After listening for a while, Chu Jin picked up on the pattern, because all the stories Mo Zhixuan told had the same theme.

The gist was about big brother pig protecting his little sister pig, big brother deer looking after little sister deer, and big brother fox guarding little sister fox...

After all the stories, Bao Bao patted his little chest and declared to Mo Zhixuan, "Daddy, I’ve grown up too, I’m a little man now, and I can protect my sister!"

Mo Zhixuan’s face beamed with pride, "Then from today on, daddy will entrust your sister to you. You need to protect her well, like a little man, and make sure she doesn’t suffer the slightest grievance, got it?" After saying this, Mo Zhixuan solemnly placed Bei Bei’s hand into Bao Bao’s.

Bei Bei was also very sensible, "Daddy, don’t worry, I’ve grown up too. I won’t make daddy and mommy worry anymore. I’ll listen to my brother well."

A kindly smile appeared on Mo Zhixuan’s face, and he nodded in satisfaction, "That’s the seed of Mo Zhixuan, good, very good!"

Bao Bao added, "Daddy, mommy, my sister and I are two years old now! We’re grown-ups now, so we should sleep separately from daddy and mommy like brother fox, sister fox, brother deer, and sister deer, Daddy, I’ll take my sister to bed now, good night." Bao Bao said, holding Bei Bei’s hand firmly like a little adult.

Mo Zhixuan looked concerned, "Bao Bao, can you really take care of your sister by yourself? Do you need daddy and mommy to accompany you?"

Bao Bao immediately waved his hand, "No need, brother fox and sister fox didn’t ask for daddy and mommy. Daddy, rest assured, I’m the big brother, I will protect my sister, I’m two years old! I’m not a little child anymore!"