Chapter 540: Their Own Child
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Zi was evidently taken aback. She had barely reached the door when she heard Su Li’s shout. Her face instantly flushed, her cheeks burning with embarrassment.
Although she and Su Shen had been married for some time, she had never considered the prospect of having children.
Su Bing, carrying Su Le, followed behind Gu Zi. He was concerned that his mother might find Su Li’s words too abrupt, so he thoughtfully explained, “Mom, Su Li and I have thought it through. You and Dad should have your own child. When the time comes, Su Li and I will take good care of our little brother or sister. Don’t worry.”
Gu Zi felt a lump in her throat. Who said anything about having her own child? But she couldn’t voice her thoughts to Su Bing, so she laughed it off, saying, “Why are you suddenly talking about this?”
Aunt Zhang from next door happened to pass by and overheard Su Li’s words. Seeing Gu Zi and the others, she enthusiastically joined the conversation, jokingly saying, “Look, you really should have one. Such good genes, it would be a waste not to pass them on. Even your second child knows to urge you to have another. You should start preparing to have one soon.”
Gu Zi was about to go inside, but seeing Aunt Zhang approaching, she had to respond, “Aunt Zhang, the kids are just being impulsive. Don’t add to the chaos. I think our life is pretty good as it is.”
Not to mention that the Su family already had three children, even if they didn’t, Gu Zi had no plans to have children. Why would she want to give birth?
One of the main reasons Gu Zi had agreed to marry Su Shen so readily was that she wouldn’t have to bear children.
She considered herself a modern woman of the future century. Although she had never given birth, she was well aware of the cost of childbirth due to the widespread knowledge of the future. This was why she could accept Su Shen’s condition of not having children.
Moreover, Su Shen also wanted to take good care of the three children and had long decided not to have any more. On this point, she and Su Shen were in agreement. She hadn’t changed her mind, and she believed that Su Shen hadn’t either.
Aunt Zhang sighed helplessly, saying, “You’re so stubborn. Well, you know best how to live your own life. I guess I’m just being nosy. I have to get back to work. I’ll be going now.” With that, Aunt Zhang hurriedly left.
It was only then that Su Bing realized that his mother had never considered having her own child. She was always different from others. Other women wanted to have their own children, but she, who was so good to them even though they were not her own, had never thought about giving birth…
Inside the house, Su Shen had returned home early that day. He had brought back over ten pounds of fresh pork, which he had cut and packaged for Gu Zi to use whenever she needed. This way, she would only need to wash and cut it, saving her a lot of time.
He could have brought back a lot of pork at once, but Gu Zi believed that fresh meat was the most nutritious, so he would only bring back about ten pounds at a time.
Just as he had finished storing the meat, he heard the commotion outside. Su Li’s voice came through clearly, “You and Mom should hurry up and give us a little brother or sister!”
Upon hearing this, Su Shen’s expression went through several changes before finally settling into a deep frown of worry.
He had never thought about having children before. He felt that as long as he could earn enough money to raise the three children well, that would be enough.
But was that still the case? He wasn’t sure.
Sometimes he thought that if the person was Gu Zi, he would really like to have a child with her.
However, childbirth was not a simple matter. Whenever he thought about how his own mother had almost died in childbirth, he couldn’t bring himself to ask Gu Zi to bear a child. He wanted her to be safe and sound with him more than he wanted a child.
He also didn’t want Gu Zi to feel burdened, so when he saw Su Li running in, he spoke sternly, “Stop this nonsense. Don’t bring this up again.” After saying this, he walked outside to meet Gu Zi.
Su Li was taken aback by his father’s harsh words. He opened and closed his mouth a few times, his eyes welling up with tears. He wanted to cry, but he held back. Even though he didn’t understand why he couldn’t talk about this, he was willing to listen to his father.
Outside, Gu Zi had just entered the yard when she saw the tall man stepping out of the house. He was so tall, wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and the army green pants he often wore at the pig farm. Even though it was already winter and he was still wearing summer clothes, he didn’t look thin at all. This was undoubtedly due to his good physique.