"how about you?"

Chen Xi: "...I am my sister!!"

She said: "Logically speaking, Yan Jiachi still has to call me sister, right?"

Everyone: "..."

Yan Jiachi didn't call her sister Yan Qiuzhi, so how could she call her Chen Xi.

Yan Qiuzhi also thought of this and helplessly patted Chen Xi on the shoulder to express comfort.

"Did anyone catch him?"

"Yan Jiachi, do you have a girlfriend now? If so, can you show us the photos?"

Yan Jiachi was silent and did not want to participate in the topics discussed by several people.

Chen Xi smiled: "I know there is someone special. There is a girl who chases after him very well."

"Come on, let's gossip."

When Chen Lunan came out of the kitchen, he found that his wife, who had been basking in the sun, was crowded next to Yan Jiachi and talking to him. Even while talking, the expression on her face seemed a little... flattering?

I can probably describe him as flattering, very enthusiastic, and very curious about knowledge.

He raised his eyebrows and subconsciously walked closer. As soon as he got a little closer, he heard Yan Qiuzhi asking -

"Show me the photos? Are there any?"

"Are you in love? I've been chasing you for so long, why don't you say yes?"

"Aren't you beautiful?"

"Don't be so cruel to girls, cherish those who are chasing you now, otherwise you will chase your wife in the crematorium in the future."

…

Chen Lunan stood there in thought for a few seconds, then turned and returned to the kitchen.

He felt that he was not suitable to participate in this topic.

After staying in Zhexing Town for several days, the group returned home.

During the New Year, Chen's mother repeated her old talk and asked them about having a baby.

To be honest, Yan Qiuzhi and Chen Lunan originally planned to have a child this year, but they were really busy with work. They were too busy to keep their feet off the ground. Many endorsements and the like were settled early.

Even if they want to have a baby, they don't have time.

Of course, in the second half of the year, the two of them were relatively content with things taking their own course, but their long-awaited baby just didn't come, and Yan Qiuzhi had nothing to do about it.

Listening to Chen's mother's nagging, Yan Qiuzhi glanced at Chen Lunan.

After receiving his wife's hint, Chen Lunan reached out and pinched his brow bone and shouted: "Mom."

"What?"

Chen Lunan was helpless and said softly: "The child is not what we want."

He paused and said, "If you really like it, the guy next door can hold it and play with it."

Mother Chen: "..."

He was speechless towards Chen Lunan.

Chen Lunan did not explain much to them, and simply said: "If we want it, it will happen naturally. If we don't want it, then we won't have it."

He looked at Chen's father and Chen's mother, and said in a low voice: "We have the right to make our own choices, you don't need to say more."

Mother Chen's lips moved but she didn't speak for a long time.

Yan Qiuzhi pulled Chen Lunan's hand. She didn't expect that Chen Lunan would be so serious.

In fact, it’s not that I won’t have a child, it’s just that the opportunity for a child has not arrived.

"mom."

Yan Qiuzhi quickly made amends: "That's not what Chen Lunan meant. We will definitely have a baby. It's just a matter of time."

She comforted Chen's mother: "Mom, don't worry too much."

Mother Chen thought for a long time and sighed: "Forget it, you can make your own decision."

She said: "I don't have any other meaning, I just asked."

"We know that."

After dinner, Yan Qiuzhi took Chen Lunan out for a walk.

The next day is New Year's Eve again. Time flies every year.

The wind was a bit chilly at night. Yan Qiuzhi and Chen Lunan were walking outside wearing the same down jackets, slowly and leisurely, quite like an elderly couple.

After walking for a while, she turned to look at the silent person: "In a bad mood?"

"No."

Chen Lunan looked down at her and whispered: "I'm sorry."

Hearing this, Yan Qiuzhi smiled: "Sorry for what?"

She looked at Chen Lunan with crooked eyebrows: "Why did you apologize to me?"

"Um."

Chen Lunan squeezed her hand and whispered, "Mom doesn't mean anything else."

"I know."

Yan Qiuzhi smiled: "Mom means well, but it is true that this will be a bit stressful."

Both of them like children and indeed plan to have children. If Mother Chen talks too much, her expectations will turn into pressure.

Both of them knew this very well.

The same goes for Yan Qiuzhi. She is indeed looking forward to the arrival of her child, but to be honest, she doesn't want to force it.

She would rather just let it happen and it would be better if the child comes, but if he wants to come later, that's okay.

Chen Lunan didn't say much, and held her hand tightly.

The two of them met Chen Xi while they were walking. It was late at night and Chen Xi had already started playing with the fairy stick.

"Sister-in-law, do you want to come and play?"

Yan Qiuzhi's eyes lit up and he went without hesitation.

"good."

She said: "I'll come right away."

Chen Lunan smiled and watched from the side.

After playing for a while, Yan Qiuzhi suddenly remembered an important point. She held up the flaming fairy stick to Chen Lunan and asked in a low voice: "By the way, do you remember the year you just returned to China, when we went to the resort?

For the Chinese New Year.”

Chen Lunan nodded and gave her the lit one in his hand: "Remember."

Yan Qiuzhi glanced at him.

Chen Lunan laughed and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

"fine."

Yan Qiuzhi suddenly thought of the red envelope and card she received that morning. She pursed her lips and looked at Chen Lunan: "Why did you want to give me the card then?"

Chen Lunan raised his eyebrows, paused and said, "I haven't prepared any other gifts."

He looked down at her: "Don't like it?"

"No."

Yan Qiuzhi said with a smile: "That was the best gift I received that year."

The most sincere and romantic.

After saying that, Yan Qiuzhi continued to ask: "That card is quite beautiful."

Chen Lunan nodded: "Yeah."

He said: "Like it?"

Yan Qiuzhi thought for a while: "It's okay, the main thing is to see what's on it, the card is secondary."

Hearing this, Chen Lunan curled up the corners of his lips.

This topic was quickly skipped.

Yan Qiuzhi and Chen Xi played with fairy sticks for a while, then strolled home slowly.

They rarely live at home, but neither of them had much work scheduled at the end of this year, and the elders are getting older, so they came back early.

After washing, Yan Qiuzhi lay on the bed and played with his mobile phone.
To be continued...