My Husband Is Not Easy To Mess With. - Chapter 76: I Think I Can Still Do It
Chapter 76: I Think I Can Still Do It
Having soothed his wife, Nie Yao went to the kitchen to find his father-in-law, who was carefully supervising the cooks.
In the past two days, the older man had seemed anxious.
Could it be that the after-effects of having a ge’er marry have finally caught up, and he’s starting to intensely doubt whether I can take good care of him?
“Father-in-law.”
Nie Yao asked his father-in-law to meet him in a private area to talk.
He started by explaining: “Actually, Lanlan loves you very much. It’s just that his emotions haven’t been very stable recently, which is why he said those things. It’s not his fault, it’s due to his condition. I hope you won’t take it to heart too much.”
“I know.”
Dou Jin-yuan understood everything.
He simply couldn’t let go.
However, his own state of mind was secondary; the precious ge’er was the one who needed careful protection now. “I will return this evening… this afternoon.”
His father-in-law looked like he wasn’t in good psychological shape either.
Nie Yao felt that if he let him go back like this, his father-in-law would be sad for at least several days.
He thought for a moment and offered a few words of comfort.
“Actually, Father-in-law,” Nie Yao said, “I know you don’t feel at ease about Lanlan, which is why I wanted you to see for yourself that I can, in fact, take good care of Lanlan.”
Seeing is believing.
No matter how much he promised or how much his wife praised him, his father-in-law would inevitably harbor doubts. Only by witnessing Lanlan’s state with his own eyes could his father-in-law place some trust in him.
Nie Yao: “I know you feel a lot of guilt because you couldn’t be there for Lanlan when he was a child. But Father-in-law, your courage to abandon your initial path for the sake of your husband and Lanlan is already great. You are a great father; Lanlan surely knows this too.”
My wife holds a grudge, but if he truly resented and couldn’t forgive his father-in-law, he would have taken action long ago. He wouldn’t just complain now only when he’s extremely uncomfortable.
“Just like some women experience mood swings during pregnancy, Lanlan is also like this recently.” Nie Yao smiled and spoke about some of his wife’s recent small tantrums, which he had patiently appeased.
His wife needed patient care.
He never minded his wife throwing little fits at him; he welcomed them as his wife’s way of acting spoiled.
He loved Lanlan.
And so did his father-in-law.
Therefore, “I hope you can take care of yourself, Father-in-law, and not be overly saddened by those words. Otherwise, when Lanlan recovers, he will surely blame himself.”
He mentioned women having mood swings during pregnancy, yet he doesn’t realize A’Lan is the same.
Fool.
Dou Jin-yuan suddenly gave a cold laugh, which confused Nie Yao.
Never mind.
Even without knowing A’Lan was pregnant, he could still manage this much. This person was indeed…
After his cold laugh, Dou Jin-yuan also came to terms with things.
A’Lan had now found a suitable place to belong, and it was time for him to learn to accept it.
“Yes, I know.”
When Dou Jin-yuan saw his precious ge’er again, he was no longer angry.
Eating pudding, he smiled when he saw him come over: “Daddy, today’s pudding is so delicious!” He offered some to his father, but only a taste of his father’s portion, not his own.
He had to eat for two now, and this one bowl plus a little more wasn’t enough!
“Good.”
Dou Jin-yuan sat down and opened the lid of his pudding.
His portion had a sufficient amount of syrup, a caramelized brown, which looked very appealing.
“Husband!” Du Suilan felt it was unfair. Why did his syrup only measure one small spoon, while Daddy’s covered the entire pudding?
He protested: “I want as much sugar as Daddy has!”
“No.”
His delicate wife absolutely couldn’t eat that much sweet food.
But…
Nie Yao only gave his father-in-law a subtle look, and the supremely intelligent Father-in-law understood.
“A’Lan, would you like to try… my… my portion?”
“Yes!”
Of course, he did!
Du Suilan loved pudding and wouldn’t get tired of eating two bowls in one go.
“It’s blueberry flavored!” It was very sweet and super delicious! Du Suilan was nearly crying with how good it tasted. “Ah—” He opened his mouth, asking Daddy to feed him again.
Bite by bite… Dou Jin-yuan seemed to see his precious ge’er when he was little. A’Lan used to be like this then, clinging to Daddy for delicious food, right?
A tear fell.
Dou Jin-yuan began to feel a sense of relief.
“A’Lan, do you hate Daddy?”
In all these years, this was the first time he had summoned the courage to ask his precious ge’er this question. In the past, he had endured the guilt alone.
Du Suilan’s mouth was full.
“Chew, chew, chew~” After swallowing the pudding, he had time to reply: “When I was little, I really hated you, hated you enough to want to kill you. But Brother A’Yao said he admired you and praised you for being very brave, and for loving me and Daddy very much.”
The words of the person he admired, even if Du Suilan didn’t entirely agree, he kept as a reference.
Later, he found that there was some truth to what his husband had said years ago, and slowly he didn’t care so much anymore. Instead, he turned his blade toward their common enemies—those who had hurt his Daddy.
The father and ge’er worked together to dig them out and eliminate them.
“Daddy, you’ve also worked very hard, and you’ve been good to me.” He could feel all the good things, so now he didn’t hate him at all. “Daddy, I love you.”
His tone was normal.
It was said only in the break between eating pudding.
Dou Jin-yuan’s eyes were red with tears, “Daddy… Daddy also… also…”
He wasn’t very good at saying these things.
He became even worse after the death of his husband.
But the feeling was there.
Nie Yao saw his old father-in-law finish feeding one pudding and then picked up his wife. Otherwise, if his wife started acting spoiled later, his father-in-law would definitely not be able to resist and would give him a lot more to eat.
“Alright, Father-in-law, I’ll send someone to escort you back.”
Nie Yao arranged for ten thousand men for his father-in-law, ensuring that no one would dare to lay a finger on him no matter what he did.
Dou Jin-yuan “donated” a huge sum of military funds and accepted the men.
“Husband~~”
Du Suilan still wanted sweets and suggested having candied sweet potatoes that evening.
Nie Yao forbade it.
He also planned to increase his wife’s walking time.
“I don’t want to!” Du Suilan struggled to jump out of his beloved husband’s arms, “I don’t want to walk, I don’t want to!!”
“Daddy! Daddy, come back!”
“My husband is bullying me!”
Go ahead and shout. Even if his wife screams until his voice cracks, his father-in-law won’t hear him.
Nie Yao kissed his wife, “Good wife, I’ll go with you. If you get tired, I’ll carry you on my back, okay?”
“No carrying on the back, I want a hug!” (Carrying in front)
Du Suilan gritted his teeth.
He also wanted his husband to carry him on his back, but what if he squashed the little thing in his belly? Its head might get flattened, right?
He absolutely did not want to give birth to an ugly baby!
Du Suilan: “Next year! Next year, carry me on your back for a very, very long distance!”
“Alright, I’ll go with you no matter how far.”
Nie Yao didn’t understand why his wife had to wait until next year, but whatever his wife said, he would do.
After resolving the family issue.
Nie Yao also received the five million taels of gold sent to him by the Prince Duan of the State of Yuan.
Although a large quantity of goods was sent, it was mixed with a lot of junk.
Many of the treasures used to offset the gold were fakes.
Nie Yao pretended not to know, allowing Prince Duan to successfully pass through.
“Go!”
Having sacrificed his wealth, Prince Duan could finally return.
On the way, he wrote a letter to his elder brother, the Emperor, saying that Nie Yao was overly savage but mediocre in intelligence. As long as they could contain Nie Ling-feng, the State of Yu was nothing to fear!