Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 197 - 189 Meat Stews until Tender in the Pot

Chapter 197: Chapter 189 Meat Stews until Tender in the Pot

"Mom, I really found out today." Lu Yun also didn’t dare to laugh anymore and quickly snuggled up to her mother, hugging her arm and acting coquettishly.

"Oh--"

Xia Yuan dragged out the sound, completely unmoved, and even glanced sideways at Shitou. Although she had agreed to accept their relationship, it didn’t mean she would easily forgive their secrecy. Did they think she was a sick cat just because she wasn’t roaring like a tiger?

"...I was wrong."

In front of Xia Yuan, Shitou immediately became as docile as a toothless tiger, meekly bowing his head to admit his mistake.

"Explain where you went wrong?" Xia Yuan took on the same authoritative tone she used to schooled Lu Jinsheng, now using it on Shitou...

Not until they returned to their room that evening did Lu Aiguo still look at Xia Yuan with admiration, "Wife, you really have a way with words. In no time, you got everything out of Shitou. Turns out, he’s been contemplating this for years, and he really kept it even from Xiaoyun. But don’t you think Xiaoyun agreed a bit too readily?"

"Is there something wrong with agreeing readily?" Xia Yuan cast a sidelong glance at Lu Aiguo.

"Uh, do you really approve of them? Because no matter how I think about it, it feels a bit odd. Suddenly, my brother becomes my son-in-law, and it’s something I’m really not used to," Lu Aiguo said with a troubled expression on his face.

"What’s wrong with keeping the meat in our own pot? Besides, I think Shitou is a good choice. Having him as a son-in-law is certainly better than a brother. I’d really regret giving such a good man to another family as their son-in-law. So, it’s Xiaoyun who has the better judgment."

Xia Yuan’s face broke into a broad smile, showing not the slightest sign of dissatisfaction.

"You don’t mind that Shitou is that much older than Xiaoyun?" Lu Aiguo was stunned.

"Only eight years older. What’s the problem with being older? The older, the more he will cherish his wife. That way, Xiaoyun won’t need to step out of the house..." Xia Yuan glared at Lu Aiguo and said with delight, adding that this satisfied her the most—no large family with all sorts of mess to deal with.

Of course, that’s not to say every family has a bunch of messes, but marrying into another family, no matter how well you’re treated, it’s never as comfortable and carefree as when you were still unmarried.

"Shitou will certainly want Xiaoyun to accompany him in the military," Lu Aiguo muttered somewhat discontentedly.

His own wife still prioritized their daughter over him, and although he also valued his daughter slightly more than his son, it still left a bit of a sour taste in his heart. After all, he had always put his wife ahead of their daughter and son, and naturally, he hoped his wife felt the same way.

"Of course, she’ll accompany him. There’s no reason to have them living apart. I think Xiaoyun marrying Shitou is better than marrying some unknown man, and also better than Shitou marrying someone else and possibly drifting away from the family, right?"

Xia Yuan gave Lu Aiguo a look, noticed his low spirits, and then reached out to cuddle his head against her chest, saying, "A young couple will grow old together. Whether it’s our daughter or our son, they will grow up and leave the nest eventually. In the end, it’s still the two of us who will keep each other company. It’s just like with Mom and Dad; in their old age, didn’t they refuse to move in with us in the Capital City or go live in the Magic Capital with your younger brother and sister-in-law? They ended up just wanting to stay together, didn’t they?"

"That’s because they’re used to living in Yushu Village. And we genuinely can’t drop everything to go back and live with them," Lu Aiguo’s mood miraculously cleared up instantly, uplifted by Xia Yuan’s words, and he began to feel that Shitou getting together with Lu Yun was indeed the best and most suitable thing.

"Aiguo, the luckiest thing in my life was meeting you. I feel that without you, I would’ve probably died of despair long ago..." Xia Yuan murmured as she held Lu Aiguo.

"Don’t talk nonsense, what’s this about dying? We still have a long life ahead of us. Let’s accumulate good deeds this lifetime, so in the next lifetime, and the lifetime after that, and the lifetimes that follow... I still want to be with you."

Sure!

Lu Aiguo hugged Xia Yuan with a heartache, not daring to reminisce about the very beginning of the past. Those dark days were not only desperate to his wife but himself as well—he had been so desperate that he wished he could take a knife and end his own life.

If he had stopped his wife from marrying into that wolf’s den back then, he wouldn’t have minded even if the child wasn’t his... It was just because of the moment of hesitation that showed on his face when he heard that his wife was pregnant that she made that decision which he regretted for many years...

Over those years, he had watched his wife suffer at the hands of others, and he hated himself immensely for being unable to do anything. The rage of not being able to protect someone dear to him, watching the person he wished to treasure and care for in his palms being trampled in the mud by others, and his powerlessness to save her, almost drove him insane...

Fortunately, Xiaoyun finally came to her senses in time.

Every cloud has a silver lining, and Xiaoyun not only awoke but also brought them such a great opportunity—so he always held Xiaoyun in very high regard his entire life. She was truly their lucky star.

"Mm, let’s accumulate more fortune together, and live life after life together," Xia Yuan said with much joy and anticipation, "Aiguo, do you think the heavens will find us too greedy?"

"Not at all. Otherwise, why would he have woken up Xiaoyun and then given us such a blessing?" Lu Aiguo confidently shook his head.

Right.

Xia Yuan smiled blissfully, silently deciding that she must continue to help those in need in the future, and that she and Lu Aiguo must remain together life after life.

...

At breakfast time.

"Uncle..." Lu Jinsheng hesitated for a long time, "Do I really have to start calling him ’brother-in-law’ in the future?"

"What’s wrong with calling him ’brother-in-law’? If you call him ’uncle,’ he can scold you however he likes, and you’ll have nowhere to cry. But if you call him ’brother-in-law,’ you just need to win over your sister, and then whatever you want in the future, just ask your brother-in-law for it. How can your uncle refuse to curry favor?"

Lu Aiguo tapped Lu Jinsheng’s forehead and looked at him with "how can you be so silly" in his eyes.

"Right, my sister loves me the most. Brother-in-law..." Lu Jinsheng’s eyes lit up as he shoveled rice into his mouth while wracking his brain for a good request. Right, "Brother-in-law, I want a Harley."

The people on TV looked so cool riding Harleys. Even if he could only ride it occasionally to enjoy the thrill, it would still be great. With his good looks, he was sure to be even more stylish on one.

Alas, his parents wouldn’t buy it for him, and he wasn’t allowed even if he used his own pocket money—children indeed have no human rights, especially when faced with overly tyrannical and authoritarian parents.

"No way. Lu Jinsheng, don’t even think about it. Lu Aiguo, is that how you teach a child?" Xia Yuan glared, her almond-shaped eyes wide.

"Heh," Shitou chuckled as he glanced at Lu Jinsheng. Lu Yun snickered on the side.

Feeling the eyes on him, Lu Jinsheng shuddered and once more deeply felt that the advice from his dad was not so good. He hurriedly made a fawning smile at his mother, "Mom, I was just joking around."

"Don’t even think about it until you’re eighteen," Xia Yuan continued to admonish Lu Jinsheng. Her son was such a headache, always liking to do all kinds of thrilling and adventurous things, and it was enough to make her hair turn white.