CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 40: NOT HAVING CHILDREN FOR NOW

Mrs. Zhou sat right next to Aunt Song, witnessing the entire process of her being completely defeated by Granny Song.

Watching that woman almost vomit three pints of blood from anger, Mrs. Zhou felt a chill run down her spine.

She used to think that her own mother, Mrs. Wu, was already formidable, scolding the whole village with her sharp tongue. If anyone dared to bully her, she would go to her mother’s home to lodge a complaint, and her mother’s tongue alone could make the other person’s face turn green.

Today, after witnessing Granny Song’s "true skills," Mrs. Zhou finally understood the meaning of the saying, "there’s always someone better out there."

When it comes to being sharp-tongued, it seems Granny Song indeed has the knack.

Facing such an in-law, it would be wise to provoke her less in the future; otherwise, if she were publicly insulted by her, she might actually faint from anger.

Mrs. Zhou had originally thought to have a private chat with Wen Wan about asking Song Wei to help send Wen Shun to the town school to study with Yuanbao. Now, seeing the situation, it’s best to slip away first.

So after the banquet ended, Mrs. Zhou didn’t care about anything else and hurriedly took Wen Shun home.

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After the guests left, Song Wei heard from Song Fang about the "spectacular" events at the table earlier, worried that his mother might bring up the children in front of Wen Wan. While Granny Song was outside cleaning the table, he went over and called out to her.

Granny Song turned her head, asking why he wasn’t inside accompanying his father.

Song Wei hesitated for a moment, "I want to talk about kids with you."

Initially, Granny Song didn’t catch on, and casually asked, "Whose kids?"

It wasn’t until after she spoke that she realized something, stopped what she was doing, and looked at Song Wei, "What are you saying?"

Song Wei said, "In the coming two years, I don’t want to have kids."

Upon hearing this, Granny Song’s expression changed, her tone heightened, "What do you mean? Is this your idea or hers?"

He’s already twenty-eight and still doesn’t want kids — is he trying to annoy her on purpose?

"It’s not whose idea, it’s something that must be done," Song Wei spoke calmly, showing no panic from his mother’s "interrogation."

Granny Song threw the rag back on the table, sat down with a huff on her face, "You better explain it clearly."

Song Wei said, "I’ve already decided to take the exam next year, and Wanwan will have to accompany me along the way. If she’s pregnant at such a time, it would be very troublesome."

The information took a while for Granny Song to digest, leaving her old face unsure whether to be surprised or happy.

"Third Son, what did you just say? You’re preparing for the exam next year?"

"Yes."

Granny Song was so happy she almost jumped up, "Really?"

"I’ve already told Dad and Uncle Xie about it."

Granny Song thought for a moment, "Then if you’re going to take the exam, you’re going to take your wife with you? Leave her at home, it’s not like this mother-in-law of hers would eat her alive."

Song Wei chuckled, saying that wasn’t what he meant.

"Then what do you mean?"

With things at this point, Song Wei could only tell the truth in full, revealing Wen Wan’s extraordinary ability. While other people’s premonitions were just that, hers were like having a third eye, foreseeing where he might accidentally trip a quarter-hour later and which part of his body would get scratched.

Granny Song was startled, "Third Son, what nonsense are you talking about? Even if she is the wife arranged by matching birthdates, it can’t be that mystical."

How come the more she listened, the more it sounded like Third Lang’s wife had been blessed by some supernatural force? Could something so unbelievable really exist?

Song Wei shook his head, smiling, "Since the engagement until now, I haven’t encountered any misfortune, and that’s a fact. I’m sure mother is aware of that. Later, I asked Wanwan, only to find out that over the past six months, there were quite a few unlucky events I should have faced, but Wanwan helped me avoid them in advance."

Granny Song was still having trouble accepting this, "That old geezer in town only told me that marrying this wife would change your luck, didn’t say the wife was this miraculous!"

Song Wei smiled brightly, "So, when I take the county exam next year, she has to come with me. It will be exhausting traveling along the way. How could she handle it if she’s expecting?"

Granny Song glanced at him, "Alright, alright, after all this prattle, it’s just that you two don’t want me to have a grandchild for the time being. Seeing as you promised to take the exam now, I won’t mention it for a while. After these two years, if you still don’t want one, don’t blame me for nagging you then."