The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

"What’s with that? Are you trying to needle me on purpose?" Mu Shaoling said with a stern face.

"Don’t say Brother An is needling you," Yang Chuxia waved her hand and said, "Rather, it’s about time you changed your attitude towards Chengcheng. Don’t act like an old lady every day, treating your son like he’s a loss, so irritating to look at."

"Pff..." The water that Mu Shaoling had just sipped sprayed out. "What nonsense are you spouting? How could my son be a loss?"

"That’s what I’m asking you! Every day you see your son, you’re all cold faces and disdain. Please, even though he’s still young, kids are sensitive, and they can really feel what kind of attitude an adult has toward them, okay?" Yang Chuxia continued her tirade, "When it comes to interacting with your son, you really need to learn from Brother An. Just look at how close Yangyang and Brother An are, and then look how much Chengcheng disdains you. Don’t you do any self-reflection?"

"What’s wrong with hugging a child or giving them a kiss? When Yangyang was little and made a mess on Brother An, Brother An wasn’t disgusted at all, and he even helped clean it up."

"Indeed," Ye Zi’an joined in, "Chengcheng looks just like Lele, very precocious. Such children are the most sensitive, and your current attitude will only make him feel that you don’t like him as your son. If a gap forms between father and son in childhood, it will be hard to mend when they’re grown."

One by one, they all said there was a problem with his treatment of Chengcheng, and Mu Shaoling couldn’t help but wonder if he really did have an issue.

Thinking back to Chengcheng’s birth, he realized he had barely held him a few times; when the boy cried and struggled, wanting to be picked up, he wouldn’t do it, thinking that his son shouldn’t be spoiled from a young age. Compared to how Ye Zi’an treated the Lele brothers, he truly wasn’t as affectionate with his son.

But that’s how the heir of the Mu Family was raised from a young age, wasn’t it?

However, thinking about the affection between the Lele brothers and Ye Zi’an, he did quite envy the idea of his son cutely snuggling up on his chest calling him daddy, but with his current attitude, his son obviously wasn’t willing.

With that thought, it seemed he had to make haste to mend the rift with his son.

So, he went straight to the side chamber, grabbed Chengcheng without a word, and just carried him off, causing Chengcheng to scream for help.

And Dongyang, upon hearing this, hurriedly followed.

Yang Chuxia watched the whole family with an air of helplessness.

"Does he have to be so desperate to bond with his son? The bonding isn’t even there yet, and he’s already scaring the child."

"He’s using the rules of a noble family to raise a child, thinking that as a father he must be strict and not prone to laughter, but this child has always been more in contact with Yangyang and the others, seen more, and naturally doesn’t like his way," Ye Zi’an shook his head, not very fond of the noble family’s way of raising children.

"Oh, right, I forgot to ask the lady, did the owner of Fancy Red Pavilion send any more letters?"

"There haven’t been any." These days she had been busy taking care of Brother An, without much time to think about this person, and without the mood to care about those matters. But now that Brother An was better, she felt she could start thinking about it properly. She couldn’t keep being bullied without fighting back.

"Let’s not talk about him for now; you’ve just recovered and need more rest. Sleep early tonight, and we’ll talk about this later," he said.

"Alright, let’s sleep together, my lady."

That night, the two children returned to their own courtyard.

When Yang Chuxia lay down beside Ye Zi’an, she felt the unreal sensation of his arm stretching over, even though Ye Zi’an had been awake for a whole day.

"My lady, you’ve had a hard time these past days," he said.

"As long as you’re well, no matter how hard it is, it’s worth it!"

Ye Zi’an sighed softly. He wondered how much good karma he had accumulated in his past life to have this life of affectionate companionship with his lady.