[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies":3,"chapter-the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-chapter-143":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},846176,1112,"Chapter 143: The Issue of Elderly Support","the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-chapter-143",143,"\u003Cp>Li Shi blinked, \"Why are you saying this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weren’t you the one who agreed for me to go to Prefecture City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao suddenly chimed in from the side, \"That was just to get you to sell your land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mei snorted and didn’t refute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she asked Li Shi, \"How did you come back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shi blinked again, \"I spent all the silver, so I hired a carriage to come back. When I reached my mother’s house, your elder uncle gave me the carriage fare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly started crying again, \"Waaa, the gold earrings your father gave me are gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was no silver for food on the road, so I had to sell them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao shook her head; she was amazed Li Shi managed to return unscathed, it truly was a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they arrived home, Li Xi parked the carriage in the yard and helped Li Shi down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao and Gu Chuan got off the carriage, only then realizing there were other people at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Uncle Li Zhu sat by the door, looking impatient. Upon seeing them arrive, he finally got up and went inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao entered the house and found a layer of dust on the furniture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found a rag and cleaned off a few chairs in the main room before sitting down with Gu Chuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi sat down and waved his hand, \"Everyone’s busy, so I’ll be brief. Today’s meeting is to discuss the matter of your mother’s retirement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Yun Jiao questioned her hearing, as she distinctly remembered that her mother Li Shi was only thirty-four years old!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi glared at Yun Jiao, \"Why are you so startled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, each of you sisters should give your mother two taels of silver a year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve checked, Mei Er married well, her husband’s family is well-off, and Yun Jiao can earn money on her own now. This amount of silver should be nothing to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao listened with a blank expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mei snorted, \"Elder Uncle, where is this rule from? I have never heard of daughters supporting their parents. My mother isn’t without sons!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, she’s only in her thirties now, why does she need retirement money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do tell, what kind of retirement is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shi sat behind Li Xi, holding a handkerchief to her face, her shoulders shaking as if she were crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi raised his eyebrows, \"What’s wrong with being in your thirties? Your father is gone, if you don’t give retirement money, how is she supposed to survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao couldn’t hold back, \"Elder Uncle, shouldn’t we be discussing how to raise Gu Chuan? He’s only seven, is he supposed to earn silver to support himself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother is in her thirties, she has hands and feet, she won’t starve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xi was momentarily speechless, \"Isn’t Gu Chuan raised by you? Why bother saying these pointless things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao laughed in anger, \"This is truly nonsense, I shouldn’t have come on this trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a married woman, who decided I should also be responsible for raising my brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will raise Xiao Chuan, I willingly do it, but you can’t assume it’s my obligation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao pointed at Li Shi sitting far away, \"Isn’t it a parent’s responsibility to raise their child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why push the responsibility to someone else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two uncles are really peculiar, how come Li Shi, in her thirties, cannot support herself? Why should others look after her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Chuan, sitting next to Yun Jiao, was on the verge of tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard more than he should have and understood his sister didn’t intend to support him anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao realized she had gotten emotional, she patted Gu Chuan and took a few deep breaths before saying, \"I will raise Xiao Chuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, about my mother’s retirement, I will not be involved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you feel I’m doing wrong, just go ahead and report me to the government. If the magistrate orders me to give retirement silver, I will comply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jiao after saying this, remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>",678,"2026-06-03T04:40:01.367Z","2026-06-03T04:40:03.925Z",1,"novelbin.me","68a7c01d82295d525fc10a2e7af51bf07c0ae304b951df73a03e38a57d5b363d","the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-chapter-144","the-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-chapter-142",951,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-prime-minister-seduced-me-to-have-babies-cover.jpg"]