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"It's not that I don't want to," she hurried to explain when she saw he had misunderstood her, "I'm not opposed to having children with you, it's just that having children is also a matter of fate, just like with Sister-in-law Mei Hua... Brother Fu, do you understand what I mean?"
Xiao Ruo knew clearly that for this man who grew up under the feudal system to be willing to discuss having children with her, rather than considering it a woman's duty like other men, was truly rare in this dynasty that valued progeny. It would be a lie to say she wasn't moved.
Having decided to live a good life with him, having children was of course a matter of sooner or later. She really wasn't resisting, it was just that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment; she didn't want to be under too much pressure.
Her words brightened his eyes, and a smile spread across his lips, "I understand, but we at least have to try, don't you think?"