The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 647 - 651 DINK Family (14)

Chapter 647: Chapter 651 DINK Family (14)

Ah, I digressed a bit there. Let’s get back to the main topic.

What Ning Zhiyuan did caught Ms. Liao off guard, but it happened all the same.

She suddenly realized that some of what the older women say is true, having a good daughter-in-law is better than having a good son.

A good daughter-in-law is truly a blessing.

She used to scoff at this idea, thinking no matter how good a daughter-in-law could be, she’s still an outsider; how could she ever compare to her own son? He’s literally a piece of her, naturally aligned with her.

But now, she was beginning to understand the deeper meaning of those words.

Ms. Liao felt a bit wronged; her dutiful son seemed to have changed.

She thought to herself that she needed to find him a wife soon, as he couldn’t stay single forever. When would her cherished grandchild ever come if things kept going like this?

Ms. Liao and Ning Zhiyuan, true to being mother and son, found themselves thinking along the same lines.

Ning Zhiyuan did not know if he was just trying to spite his ex-wife, but after he came out of the room, he had made a decision.

After all, it’s all about having kids, just settle for what’s available.

Once they dropped many of their specific demands, the range of eligible girls increased significantly.

Despite not being completely satisfied, Ning Zhiyuan and Ms. Liao eventually agreed on a girl.

She was twenty-five, still in her first marriage, and quite presentable.

Overall, she was acceptable.

Of course, if you compare her directly against some others, it might be a bit hurtful.

Besides being younger, the rest.... well, best left unsaid.

But fortunately, being young and fresh was already enough.

Ning Zhiyuan... was somewhat satisfied, I suppose.

This girl had a way with words and knew how to handle things, and in no time, she had Ms. Liao quite delighted; all her reservations vanished.

Especially considering the old lady’s perspective, the girl had wide hips and a generous pelvic girdle, ideal for childbirth.

In a woman, being able to conceive and raise children can outweigh many other aspects.

That’s exactly how Ms. Liao explained it to Ning Zhiyuan, and even he felt there might be some truth to it.

The anticipation for the upcoming child and the fulfillment of his wishes swept away his previous gloom, revitalizing him.

His younger girlfriend even brought some zest into his personality.

It seemed like everything was moving in the right direction.

However, the more Ning Zhiyuan got into the relationship, the more he felt overwhelmed.

Catering to his young girlfriend required much of his energy.

The erratic thinking of the younger generation, their whims and fancies left him almost defenseless.

As the saying goes, what goes around comes around; if women took care of him in his early life, now it was his turn to take care of a woman.

His young girlfriend told him, if I didn’t want a mature, caring man, why would I even stay with you?

Fine, resign to fate, he thought, this is his choice and he’d have to see it through, even if it meant on his knees.

Thankfully, the good news eventually came—his girlfriend was pregnant.

Only then did he feel like all his efforts were rewarded.

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When Su Li met Ning Zhiyuan again, it was at the trade city.

At that time, Su Li was shopping fervently with her two nieces-in-law.

The three together looked indistinguishable as to who was the aunt and who were the nieces-in-law.

To the unsuspecting eye, they might have appeared as three beautiful and affluent sisters.

Even more so, Su Li continuously attracted the most attention.

Her maturity had a fragrant charm that younger generations couldn’t match.

After dismissing another young man with roses, Su Li came face to face with Ning Zhiyuan.

Ning Zhiyuan was supporting a heavily pregnant woman with one hand and carrying numerous shopping bags with the other, adorning him all over.

From a distance, he resembled a walking Christmas tree.

It was ridiculously funny.

The labels on the shopping bags indicated famous baby product brands.

When Su Li glanced over, the pregnant woman was arguing with Ning Zhiyuan, moving not just her mouth but her hands too.

It seemed Ning Zhiyuan had never been this embarrassed before.

He kept dodging the incoming slaps, fearful of hurting his delicate wife.

He could only pile on a smile and continuously beg for mercy, "Honey, be careful, don’t hurt the child in your belly...."

"You only care about the child, not me anymore.... I knew it, just like your mother, you only want to use my belly to have a child, right...."

"Forget it, I won’t give birth anymore."

The whims of the youth could be seen as somewhat charming, typically resolved with a few coaxing words.

But given Ning Zhiyuan’s age, he could hardly grasp his young wife’s psyche.

His already displeased expression immediately darkened.

"Bao’er, there should be a limit to your capriciousness."

Ning Zhiyuan intended to say just a few words but then he noticed Su Li’s half-smiling, mockingly amused gaze.

Now, he was truly embarrassed.

The pregnant woman wanted to continue her tantrum, but Ning Zhiyuan, unable to save face, raised his voice sharply, "Don’t be so unreasonable...."

That was when Ning Zhiyuan really stirred up a hornet’s nest.

His young wife furrowed her brows and, with surprising speed for her swollen body, she quickly ran out.

Ning Zhiyuan couldn’t decide whether to chase after her or to stop and greet Su Li.

It was Su Li, considerate as always, who said, "Better go after her, it’s better if nothing happens to a pregnant woman."

If only her face didn’t look so delightfully schadenfreude, so teasingly amused.

Ning Zhiyuan wished he could vanish on the spot.

What he feared the most now was his ex-wife witnessing this fiasco.

Following the joy of expecting a child, the sudden overwhelm of life came crashing in.

His current energy levels were hardly sufficient to handle these changes.

And his young wife, initially a somewhat satisfactory choice, had changed now that she was pregnant.

She became demanding and noisy.

In the quiet of the night, he actually started to miss the peaceful life he used to have.

When life was calm, he felt that the lack of a noisy child made his life somewhat bland compared to others’.

But now, even before the child was born, life was so hectic that it exhausted him.

Ning Zhiyuan could only grit his teeth and think, it’ll be better once the baby is born.

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Witnessing the couple depart, one after another, Su Li’s nieces by marriage revealed faces full of curiosity and astonishment.

"Auntie Su, was that the elegant former Uncle just now?"

"Are you kidding?"

Smiling cryptically, Su Li replied, "Yes, that was him. He has changed quite a bit, probably moisturized by his blissful life."