Chapter 476

There was a sudden knock on the bedroom door.

Zhou Zedong's voice rang out, "Mom, I cooked some noodles."

Because Si Nian was breastfeeding, she ate a lot every day and sometimes woke up hungry in the middle of the night.

So she would have a midnight snack.

The Eldest Child, learning from who knows where, made all sorts of different foods every day. Si Nian didn't eat much, but she would always take a few bites to taste it.

Whatever she couldn't finish went to Zhou Yueshen.

Today, she only took two bites before she didn't want any more. She mainly just wanted a taste. Si Nian had no desire to gain weight during her postpartum confinement; losing weight later would be too difficult.

Therefore, she didn't eat too much, stopping when she was seventy percent full.

Zhou Yueshen took the noodles but didn't even have time to eat before their son started crying again.

Whenever Si Nian wasn't around, for some unknown reason, the baby was especially prone to crying and had to be held and coaxed.

Just now, Si Nian had stepped out to brush her teeth and wash her face. Unable to see his mother, he started to wail.

No matter how Zhou Yueshen held him, he wouldn't stop.

Zhou Yueshen had little experience caring for children. His greatest concession when his son cried was to hold him and pat his back.

If you expected him to speak and coax the baby, that was impossible.

So when Si Nian came out, she saw him holding their son stiffly. The big one and the little one were in their own worlds: you cry your way, I'll hold you my way.

Completely disconnected from each other.

Si Nian was utterly amused.

"Give him to me and hurry up and eat. The noodles will get clumpy and taste bad if you wait."

The moment Si Nian took her son, he immediately stopped crying.

Only then did Zhou Yueshen have time to eat his noodles.

The noodles had clumped together. There hadn't been much to begin with, but now they had swelled to fill the entire bowl.

He slurped the noodles in large mouthfuls. He was usually quite casual about eating, and although he didn't smack his lips, the noise still disturbed Si Nian.

Si Nian looked up at him. Zhou Yueshen paused and asked, "Do you want some more?"

Si Nian replied, "You make it look really appetizing when you eat."

Zhou Yueshen was speechless.

By the time he returned from finishing his meal, Si Nian was already lying down, holding the baby.

Zhou Yueshen lightened his footsteps. First, he washed and hung up the clothes for the mother and son, then took a shower himself. Only after that did he get into bed, gently move his son aside, and pull Si Nian into his arms to sleep.

Since getting pregnant, Si Nian had filled out quite a bit.

Holding her felt soft and sweet-smelling.

Having abstained for several months, the man would often get aroused.

But he acted as if he felt nothing, purely holding Si Nian as they rested.

However, during this period, Si Nian was such a light sleeper that the slightest movement would wake her. As soon as the man approached, she immediately frowned and opened her eyes.

It was already hot, and she had a burning-hot man pressed tightly against her back.

It was hard for Si Nian not to wake up.

The moment she opened her eyes, she found herself nestled in the man's embrace, a wall of heat radiating endless warmth from behind her.

Sitting on the bed late at night, he massaged her. Si Nian herself blushed furiously, but thinking about doing it herself seemed too awkward, so it was better to let him help.

As a result, every morning when she woke up, she could feel Zhou Yueshen's vigorous morning arousal.

Si Nian admitted that she had a bit of a lustful mind, but she wouldn't go too far.

Just to make breastfeeding easier, she changed into light, thin pajamas every night, her fair skin dazzlingly white.

Their skin pressed together.

Although they couldn't be fully intimate, it didn't mean they couldn't kiss.

Even though she couldn't go all the way, it didn't mean she couldn't have some fun, right?

With overwhelming lust, Si Nian immediately said, "What I mean is, it's not like there aren't other ways."

She had no idea that this suggestion would make her regret it.

Right now, she was still feeling smug, just wanting to see Zhou Yueshen blush or make a fool of himself.

This could be considered one of Si Nian's few wicked hobbies.

This older man remained completely unruffled no matter what happened.

Sometimes Si Nian found this annoying; she wanted to see Zhou Yueshen lose control.

To prove her importance in his heart.

Perhaps a life that was too peaceful and happy occasionally needed a little thrill.

"Has it been too long?"

Si Nian was speechless. Where did this man get the nerve to boast about himself like that?

This was a provocation, an absolute provocation!

If she admitted it now, wouldn't he be insufferably smug in the future?

She had previously thought he was lacking stamina; she couldn't let him wipe away that past humiliation right here and now.

So Si Nian gritted her teeth and feigned calmness, saying, "It was alright."

Hmph! She couldn't let a man get too arrogant!

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Si Nian replied, "...Heh, it wasn't that long, what's there to be tired about."

Seeing that her entire body was limp and soft, with only her mouth remaining stubborn, Zhou Yueshen let out a helpless, low chuckle.

Si Nian, however, felt she was being mocked. After all, she was the one who suggested it first, yet she was also the first one who couldn't hold on.

She was flustered and exasperated.

Zhou Yueshen went to take another shower. When he returned and looked at his wife sleeping deeply from exhaustion, he felt both amused and slightly guilty.

She was the one who made the suggestion, and she was the one who regretted it in the end.

How could she be so cute.

He also blamed himself for not refusing, which caused her to become so exhausted. A woman who recently gave birth already had trouble sleeping.

Zhou Yueshen felt a bit of regret and decided he must be firmer in the future.

...

Once Si Nian's postpartum confinement was over, it meant she could no longer rest. Catching up on her junior and senior year university knowledge in advance could not be delayed.

As for the children, they naturally had to ask what exactly was going on.

Although Zhou Yueshen had inquired about it, the school kept stating that the sponsor was unwilling to reveal their name.

To prevent any trouble, Si Nian requested the school to reject the sponsor's financial aid.

She hoped that if the other party wanted to sponsor someone, they would sponsor students who were in greater need of help.

They were not short of money themselves and had no need to occupy such a valuable spot.

Si Nian didn't want to take advantage of the situation.

Surprisingly, ever since Fang Hui's last visit, Si Nian had always assumed she would show up again. However, after picking up and dropping off the children a few times, she noticed that people from the Xiao family were staking out the school gates early every day, as if trying to prevent something.

Fang Hui never appeared again either.

Her suspicions from that day seemed to be just her overthinking.

Grandma Xiao naturally also heard about Si Nian and Zhou Yueshen rejecting her financial sponsorship for the two children.

The school hadn't dared to say anything at first, thinking that free benefits should never be turned down. Even though the Zhou family might be puzzled, they surely wouldn't refuse such a good thing.

But unexpectedly, it wasn't long before Si Nian came to decline the sponsorship.

Left with no choice, they could only inform Grandma Xiao.

Grandma Xiao didn't know if the Zhou family had grown suspicious or if there was another reason.

Not being able to help the children made her feel terrible.

She had originally thought that even if she couldn't take the children back with her, she could at least compensate them.

But she never expected that such a simple wish would be so difficult to fulfill.

Yet she couldn't voice her troubles. After all, Zhou Zedong had already warned her not to disturb their family's life.

She had spent most of her life being resented by her sons. Her second son disliked her, and because of the incident with the eldest son of the Xiao family, her youngest son even spitefully refused to listen to her and get married or have children.

This was what led to the Xiao family's current situation, with all their descendants scattered outside.

Perhaps this was heaven's punishment for her past selfishness.

To avoid having her grandchildren resent her as well, Grandma Xiao could only try her best to minimize her presence and silently care for them behind the scenes.

Although she had no intention of fighting for custody of the children, they were still descendants of the Xiao family, and she hoped that one day they would return to inherit the Xiao family legacy.

Right now, the children didn't understand how massive the Xiao family's assets were and only focused on their current happy lives. She, too, just hoped the children would live well.

Therefore, she could leave them undisturbed for now.

Once they grew up and learned of their innate advantages, she believed they certainly wouldn't refuse.

However, Fang Hui's appearance disrupted Grandma Xiao's plans.

If Zhou Yueshen's family found out about this, she worried that the couple would take the children away just to stay out of the conflict.

The children saw them as their pillars of support and definitely wouldn't stay behind.

Grandma Xiao had been restless and uneasy for a long time.

Especially after the school informed her of the incident, she was afraid that something amiss would be noticed. Even more so, she worried about Fang Hui's underhanded tricks, so she had to resolve this trouble as quickly as possible.

Originally, considering that she was the mother of her grandson, as long as she behaved, there would be nothing to worry about.

But a greedy and selfish woman like Fang Hui had previously used the grandson as leverage to boss her son around. He had almost agreed to marry her. If it hadn't been for a trip to the remote southwestern regions, which allowed her son to see through her true nature, she might have actually become her daughter-in-law.

Now that she knew that besides Bowen, the eldest son of the Xiao family had three other children living out in the world, Grandma Xiao dared not imagine what Fang Hui might do to consolidate her own son's position.

Even though people had already been sent to protect the children.

Grandma Xiao knew that dealing with Fang Hui was the most crucial priority right now.

Sure enough, under Grandma Xiao's surveillance recently, Fang Hui pretended to know nothing. In reality, she had long been secretly investigating the circumstances of the eldest son of the Xiao family from back then, trying to find out why he had died.

This matter had caused quite a stir back then, so she could find out about it very easily.

Especially the fact that the eldest son of the Xiao family had been sent far away to the countryside for his safety due to family connections. The place he was sent to was the remote countryside of the southwest, away from all the disputes.

This already proved why those children were left without parents.

However, before she could even make a move, Grandma Xiao's suppression came crashing down on her.