The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 77 Have you ever coaxed someone else?

As the sun began to set in the west, a magnificent sunset painted the horizon with fiery clouds.

Shang Wan crawled out of the wooden shed with an axe in his hand, glanced at the sky, put down the axe, and went to the well to draw water to wash his hands.

Shaking the water droplets off her hands, Shang Wan looked at Shi Tou and said, "In a little while, sweep up the wood chips in the shed so you can sleep better tonight. I'll go pick up your brother-in-law."

“Okay.” Stone piled the wood blocks together and agreed.

"Mommy! Let's go!" Yuanyuan quickly crawled over with the little turtle on her head. She tilted her little head back, and the little turtle fell "plop" into the grass, landing on its back.

"Let's go pick up your father together." Shang Wan squatted down, turned the little turtle over, picked up her child, and walked towards the river.

"Mom!" Yuanyuan pointed her little finger in the opposite direction, "Daddy! There!"

"You have a good memory." Shang Wan wiped Yuan Yuan's little hands clean with the corner of her clothes. "But Daddy isn't there; he's by the river."

Roundy blinked her big eyes and uttered a single word from her little mouth, "Fish!"

Shang Wan chuckled, "My dear, your father didn't go to the river to catch fish."

Yuan Yuan frowned and repeated, "Fish!"

She clenched her delicate white hands into fists, held them up to Shang Wan's eyes, and waved them up and down a few times.

"Fish! Ball!"

Shang Wan stared at the little fist in front of her that looked like a glutinous rice ball, and it took her a while to realize what it meant. "Sweetie, you mean fish balls?"

Her round, big eyes lit up, and she nodded her little head emphatically, "Fish ball! Tsk!"

"Sweetie, you only have two teeth." Shang Wan poked the little guy's cheek. "Can you even bite into a handmade fish ball?"

Two teeth are still teeth, and little Yuanyuan proudly puffed out her little chest, "Tsk!"

Shang Wan chuckled and pinched the little tuft of hair on her head. "Okay, we'll catch a fish later and make fish balls for our Yuanyuan."

"Mom, hello!" Yuanyuan hugged Shang Wan's neck affectionately and rubbed against her, her little pigtails poking Shang Wan's face several times.

Shang Wan: "..."

The setting sun cast a golden glow on the river, causing ripples to shimmer and sparkle.

On the wooden bridge, a young man in a wheelchair stared intently at the river, his dark pupils reflecting the shimmering golden light on the surface, like stars in the night sky.

The sound of light footsteps came from behind, accompanied by a sweet, soft baby voice, "Daddy!"

Before Lu Chengjing could react, he found himself holding a soft, adorable little bundle of flesh in his arms.

Shang Wan asked, "Why are you here instead of going home?"

Lu Chengjing chuckled, "You'll be here when you come to your senses."

Shang Wan glanced at him, then climbed off the wooden bridge and bent down to pick up pebbles.

Lu Chengjing's gaze followed her movements, the darkness in his eyes fading away, replaced by a hint of doubt. "What are you doing picking up stones?"

“It worked.” Shang Wan looked up at him. “You weren’t thinking of jumping into the river just now, were you? I don’t plan on becoming a widow anytime soon.”

Lu Chengjing paused for a moment, "Temporarily?"

"That depends on how long you can live." Shang Wan leaped onto the wooden bridge and handed him a pebble. "Yuanyuan wants to eat fish. Let's have a competition. Whoever fails to catch a fish has to tell the other a secret, how about it?"

"I think I'm doomed?" Lu Chengjing said as he took the colorful pebbles and put them into the little round hand, letting the little guy roll them up and play with them.

"That's not necessarily true. What if a miracle happens?" Shang Wan said, then casually tossed the pebble behind her.

Lu Chengjing was slightly taken aback. Was this a deliberate concession to him?
But he soon realized he was wrong. A grass carp weighing about four or five pounds, which had been knocked unconscious, floated to the surface.

Lu Chengjing: "..."

Shang Wan glided across the water as nimbly as a hawk, scooped up the grass carp, and threaded it onto a vine.

"Mom!" Yuanyuan immediately threw the colorful pebble aside with disdain and clapped her little hands excitedly. Lu Chengjing watched as his pebble slid to the edge of the wooden bridge, spun twice, and then "plop" fell into the water, splashing up a small spray.

Shang Wan looked down at the grass carp, shook her head and clicked her tongue, "Accidents happen often, but miracles don't."

Lu Chengjing: "..."

"Here." Shang Wan handed the grass carp she was carrying to the young man in the wheelchair, her eyes crinkling with a smile. "A miracle delivered."

A bright smile came into view, and Lu Chengjing's pupils contracted slightly. He stared at the person in front of him for a moment, then sneered, "I'm willing to accept defeat."

Shang Wan tilted her head to look at him, only to see that his cheeks were slightly flushed and his voice was a little muffled, "I don't plan to jump into the river, and you don't need to coax me like this. I was just... thinking about some old things."

"Is this what you call coaxing you?" Shang Wan chuckled. "You're quite easy to coax."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chengjing remained silent for a moment, then lifted his eyelids and asked, "You... have you ever coaxed someone else?"

Only through comparison can one perceive the difficulty.

"Of course." Shang Wanchao pouted at Yuanyuan. "With that darling in your arms, don't you have to pamper her every day? Who do you think I'm catching fish for?"

Lu Chengjing lowered his head and looked into his daughter's big, bright eyes for a moment, then pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "You know I'm not asking about Yuanyuan."

"Then I'll have to think about it carefully." Shang Wan pushed her wheelchair around halfway before turning back.

Lu Chengjing listened intently for a while, but when he didn't hear an answer, he coughed lightly and asked, "Have you thought it through?"

Shang Wan did not answer.

Lu Chengjing frowned and turned his head. Before he could see Shang Wan's face clearly, he felt a soft touch on his forehead and smelled a faint fragrance.

His eyes widened slowly. What had just happened was...

"I can't recall."

Shang Wan leaned down, their foreheads touched, their eyes met, and their breaths mingled.

"However, you're the first person I've ever coaxed like this."

“You…” Lu Chengjing’s pupils trembled, and a blush instantly spread from his cheeks to his neck, making him look almost like he was cooked.

Shang Wan clicked her tongue inwardly, thinking, "What a pathetic guy."

If she had kissed him directly on the lips, wouldn't this guy have exploded on the spot?

Little Yuanyuan anxiously clung to her father's arm, turning her little head to try and see what was going on.

Shang Wan pinched her little nose, telling her to turn back and sit properly, lest she roll off the bed.

When they were almost home, Lu Chengjing's expression returned to normal. Xiao Hui, who had already returned from the mountains, ran over to pick up Yuanyuan.

Yuanyuan climbed directly from her father's lap onto Xiaohui's back and skillfully directed Xiaohui to go play with the little turtle.

Shang Wan took the grass carp to Xiao Huan. After Xiao Huan gutted the fish, removed the bones, and added the seasonings, Shang Wan was responsible for mincing the fish meat into a paste.

As dusk fell, villagers came one after another to have Lu Chengjing do their accounting. Smelling the aroma of food wafting from the stove, their stomachs began to rumble.

However, everyone would at most glance at the stove, record the day's points, and then quickly leave, as if they were being chased by dogs.

At the dinner table, the handmade fish balls received unanimous praise from everyone.

Yuanyuan held the fish ball in her two little hands and carefully nibbled at it little by little with her two tiny teeth. Her drool dripped all over her bib, and there were still two fish balls in the small bowl in front of her.

Xiao Huan was worried that Yuan Yuan's cheeks would get sore from chewing so much, so she wanted to help break it into smaller pieces.

"Let her eat it herself." Shang Wan waved her hand. "If you break it up for her, she'll definitely cry in front of you."

Xiao Huan had no choice but to give up and focus on eating her own food.

When Yuanyuan got tired of eating fish balls and tried to stuff a whole fish ball into her mouth, her dear mother took away her right to eat fish balls and replaced her with soft vegetable porridge.

Yuanyuan: ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)