I Can't Call

Because the four little ones had just eaten a bowl of porridge and red bean cake for dinner, Lu Jiao didn't plan to let them eat anything more, so she looked at the quadruplets and said

"You can't eat any more today. If you eat too much, you'll have diarrhea. You can eat it tomorrow. Go play with Brother Xiaobao."

Xie Xiaobao immediately brought the four little boys into the hall to play.

Lu Jiao continued stewing the pork after adding a bit more salt.

While the fire in the stove burned vigorously, Lu Jiao decided to go to the east bedroom and speak with Xie Erzhu.

"Second Brother, can I ask you a favor?"

"Does the Third Sister-in-law require some help?" Xie Erzhu asked as he hastily stood up and looked at Lu Jiao.

"Because the weather is too hot these days, and it's not easy to store the wild boar meat, I would like to share some of it with those who have helped our family today. When the second brother is going back, you should take some back for the Second Sister-in-law, Daya and Erya to taste."

"Don't give it to me, give it to the third brother and the children," Xie Erzhu replied instantly, waving his hand in refusal.

"There's also pig head. They don't have a shortage of food, second brother, don't worry," Lu Jiao replied with a smile.

Xie Erzhu wanted to say more, but Xie Yunjin interrupted, "Second brother has helped us a lot. You can take it if she's giving it to you. But be careful, don't let the Second Sister-in-law, Daya and Erya get hurt."

He said this to Xie Erzhu to remind him not to let the Xie family find out. The family would count it as stealing food and make the Second Sister-in-law, Daya and Erya suffer.

Xie Erzhu's old face turned bitter all of a sudden. His heart ached when he thought about his wife and two daughters. Although he knew that it was impossible, he really wished he could sever his ties with his family. His father and mother were just depending on their family to do hard labor. How could they possibly let go of their hard labor?

If he forcibly severs his ties with his family, given his mother's temperament, she won't let go of this matter until his reputation is completely ruined.

In that case, he is afraid that the villagers of Xie Clan Village will not be able to tolerate him. After all, the villagers would never accommodate people who make too much noise and ruin their reputation.

The Third Brother was able to successfully sever his ties with the family because he was seriously injured and the family was unwilling to spend money on his treatment.

Xie Erzhu was just thinking about it when Lu Jiao's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Second brother, please help me deliver it. Well, I'll go arrange it up first."

"OK."

Xie Erzhu also got up and walked out. Behind them, Xie Yunjin squinted as he gazed at the two people leaving. This woman's presence was good for their family. She illuminated them like a light.

Lu Jiao prepared a total of four portions, for the second grandma's house next door, the village chief's house, the Xu family, and Xie Erzhu's family.

When Xie Xiaobao saw Xie Erzhu delivering the tasty dish prepared by the Third Aunt to his house, he ran home quickly.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Jiao walked to the east bedroom with the quadruplets, admonishing the four of them as she walked.

"It's getting late, hurry up to sleep."

Previously, she had simply scrubbed the four little boys' bodies and applied ointment on the wounds. She planned to apply it once again at night.

As Lu Jiao was tucking the four little ones onto Xie Yunjin's bed, the Youngest Child suddenly stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around Lu Jiao's neck and said, "Mother, I will sleep with you tonight."

The triplets stared angrily at the Youngest Child. Hmph, all he knows now is Mother this, Mother that!

Lu Jiao, on the other hand, was adamantly opposed to this. She had been sleeping on the floor in the east bedroom these days. Because there was moisture on the floor, the child wouldn't be able to get a good night's sleep.

"I am going to braise the pig's head. You guys go to bed first."

"Then I'll wait for you," the Youngest Child muttered, although his eyelids were about to glue together as a wave of sleepiness came over him.

"All right, go to sleep," Lu Jiao patted his head.

"Mother, who will eat that braised pork tomorrow?" the Second Child and the Third Child asked, their almond-shaped eyes fixed on Lu Jiao.

As soon as Lu Jiao heard it, she understood that they wanted to eat braised pork, so she nodded, "Okay, you'll eat it when you wake up tomorrow."

The Second Child, Third Child and Fourth Child cheered, "Then let's go to sleep."

After Lu Jiao tucked in the quadruplets, she glanced at Xie Yunjin and said, "I'm going to braise the pig's head. Call me if you need anything."

"OK."

Lu Jiao looked at Xie Yunjin's delicate and cold brows, then turned to look at the Eldest Child. They looked the same.

Then, she turned around and walked out. The second child, the third child and the fourth child all fell asleep quite soon. Only the eldest child lay beside his father with his eyes open, unable to fall asleep.

Even though Xie Yunjin felt weak, he was strangely not that sleepy. This confused him a lot. It stands to reason that he's tossed so much today, and it should take a long time for him to recover his spirits.

At least he would wake up after two or three days of remaining unconscious, but he didn't expect to wake up so soon. Is he in such good physical condition?

Xie Yunjin was quite puzzled. Seeing that his eldest son was not asleep either, he gently asked, "Why can't the Eldest Child sleep?"

"They all are calling her Mother, I can't say it," the Eldest Child said, his hands folded behind his head and a sad expression on his face.

Xie Yunjin raised his eyebrows, he didn't stop the quadruplets from calling Lu Jiao Mother. Likewise, if the Eldest Child didn't want to call her Mother, he wouldn't force him.

All of this is a result of Lu Jiao's actions, be it the previous one or the current one, and he will not force the child to do anything.

"Naturally, if you can't call it, don't call it. Let it be, and call it when you want to call it someday."

"Daddy, do you think she'll always be like this?" The Eldest Child's little face relaxed a little as he turned around and stared at Xie Yunjin.

Xie Yunjin actually prefers that the children have a little sunshine in their hearts, so he said gently, "Since she has changed, she will always be this way."

"Ah, that's great."

Lu Jiao was unaware of the deep conversation between the father and son. She was busy braising the pig's head in the kitchen. Halfway through the braising process, she remembered an important thing: Xie Yunjin hadn't taken his evening dose of the medicine, so she quickly took out the medicine, which she had already decocted in the morning, and warmed it up.

Xie Yunjin was about to fall asleep when, out of the corner of his eyes, he saw the fat woman bringing the medicine in, and that made him feel warm for no reason.

Seeing this face clearly, however, Xie Yunjin's face turned cold. Despite the fact that he knew the woman in front of him was not the previous one, he was still disgusted when he saw this face.

Even if that woman was no longer there, he still felt abhorrence. If it weren't for her, how could he be paralyzed and confined to a bed? Although this was a bit outrageous, he couldn't control himself.

He was being plotted against at that time. This woman broke into his room without permission when she was a teenager. He was in a daze at the time, under the influence of drugs, and had no idea of what he had done.

In the end, he woke up and saw a fat woman lying beside him, staring obsessively at him. At that time, his eyes went black, and he almost passed out.

Afterwards, the woman became pregnant, and he had no choice but to marry her. He originally thought that he would just marry her for namesake, and then he would stay away in the future. He didn't expect that on the wedding night, seeing that he didn't move, the woman would just rip off his clothes.

As Xie Yunjin thought about the past, resentment and hatred welled up in his heart.

When Lu Jiao was bringing the medicine in, she saw that the man's eyebrows and eyes were very gentle, but his face changed in an instant. That gloomy and cruel expression was enough to make people shiver uncontrollably.

'This man is really a villain. She is serving him delicious food, but he still has on a cold face whenever he sees her. Mr. Villain, get well soon, okay, let's hurry up and divorce.' Lu Jiao couldn't help but spit in her heart.

Lu Jiao thought about it and decided to add two good medicines, Ganoderma lucidum and Codonopsis pilosula, to Xie Yunjin's medicine tomorrow.

"Take the medicine."