1970s: My childhood sweetheart ran away, and I turned around and married the wildest chief.

So there's not much need to spend time making changes; basically, once you have a general outline, you can start writing, and the process is quite fast.

Lu Mingzhou felt that his brain was no longer up to par. He knew his wife was smart and educated a few years ago, and he used to feel inferior. So when he had the opportunity to study and train, he worked really hard, hoping to improve his own education.

As a result, his wife has been in Beichuan for several years, during which time she worked in a cultural troupe, had children and raised them, and yet she has still written so many novels.

Regardless of whether her writing is brilliant or not, even if it's all nonsense, it's still quite an achievement to have written this much!

God!

"How are your royalties calculated for the serialized articles you're currently writing?"

"Fifteen yuan per thousand words, that's not too high, but it's not low either, especially since I'm a newbie! They gave me that because my content is good and my handwriting is nice. Sales are good so far, and I'm thinking of discussing with the editor to increase the fee if things go well later."

"Serialized content doesn't make much money; the key is the money from publishing."

Lu Mingzhou stopped taking care of the kids and sat down to read two volumes of "Adventures in the Forest," as well as a martial arts novel that had already been serialized for over 100,000 words, looking incredibly proud.

"Wife, you're amazing!"

Lu Mingzhou sighed sincerely, saying that if he were to do this, he probably wouldn't be able to write it.

The sound of a child crying came from downstairs, and Qiao Wanqing asked Lu Mingzhou to go and check on it.

When Lu Mingzhou went downstairs, he saw his eldest son crying his eyes out, and his eldest daughter standing with her hands on her hips, pointing at her sobbing brother, saying, "If you cry again, I'll beat you up!"

"Wah..." The eldest son cried even harder.

Lu Mingzhou: "..."

Seeing Lu Mingzhou come down, the eldest son looked at his father with tears in his eyes, hoping that his father could stand up for him. When the eldest daughter saw him, she immediately started to complain, "Dad, he took my sister's toys and hit her. I kicked him a few times and he cried, but it was no use."

Lu Mingzhou: "..."

When children are young, many boys are not as tall as girls of the same age, nor are they as mature. They can't beat girls in a fight or a fight. This son was completely dominated by his sister.

"Alright!" Lu Mingzhou picked up his son, who was sitting on the floor crying, and asked, "Did you take your sister's toy?"

The little one cried until her nose and eyes were red, angrily complaining, "That's my toy! My older sister gave my toy to my younger sister!"

Lu Mingzhou: "..."

He turned to look at his eldest daughter.

Little Qiao Anning raised her chin. "It's not like I'm not giving it to you. What's wrong with playing with it?"

At this moment, the triplets were also crying. The little sister was crying because she was fighting over a toy. As for the other two, I had no idea. Maybe one of them started crying and the other one followed suit. The whole yard was filled with the sound of children crying.

Lu Mingzhou was helpless. He coaxed this one and then that one, and finally managed to calm the triplets down. The triplets were hungry and it was time for them to have dinner. The two older ones could already eat on their own, and the younger one had started eating complementary foods and needed to be fed by an adult.

After all that effort, Lu Mingzhou was covered in sweat.

After dinner, Lu Mingzhou played with the children for a while, then gave them baths one by one, and put them to sleep. Once everything was over, he collapsed onto the sofa.

"I'm exhausted!"

Qiao Wanqing chuckled and teased, "What's wrong? Why aren't you saying 'many children, many blessings' anymore?"

Lu Mingzhou sighed, "Taking care of a child is so difficult, wife, you've worked so hard."

With so many children, even with a nanny at home, it's not an easy job. Sometimes the children will cry and make their mothers fuss, and no one else can take their place.

Seeing how exhausted Lu Mingzhou was, Qiao Wanqing didn't say anything to him, but told him to go wash up and go to sleep.

Since it's a rare holiday at home, I naturally want to sleep more and replenish my energy.

Lu Mingzhou obediently went to bed. After he finished showering, he climbed into bed. Qiao Wanqing glanced at him and felt that this guy had been acting strangely these past two days.

When she came out of the shower, he still didn't react. She sat down next to him, but he remained lying there as still as a dog.

Qiao Wanqing said sarcastically, "So tired tonight? Going to sleep now?"

Feeling a little guilty, Lu Mingzhou pretended to be very sleepy and even yawned, "Um, honey, I'm so sleepy, let's go to sleep!"

Qiao Wanqing was furious and stopped beating around the bush, asking directly, "What's wrong with you? You used to be so eager to pounce on me when you came back, but this is the first time you've been away for so long and come back without any interest in me. What? You've found someone new? You've had your fill of pleasure!"

Lu Mingzhou almost choked on his own saliva; his wife really never fails to say something shocking!

"My dear wife, you can't wrong me. Heaven and earth can attest to my sincerity towards you."

Qiao Wanqing scoffed, "I don't believe men's nonsense. I know exactly what you were like before, otherwise how would we have had these five children?"

Lu Mingzhou: "..."

Seeing that he still didn't speak, Qiao Wanqing angrily lifted his clothes, "Let me see, are you injured? Did you get cut?"

Lu Mingzhou almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Was his wife suspecting that he would never be able to perform again?

He's so angry!

He grabbed Qiao Wanqing's hand. "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm fine, I just can't do it for now."

Qiao Wanqing glared at her. "You still say you're not injured? Where are you injured?"

She really thought this guy went to train troops, but it turns out he went to carry out some dangerous mission.

At this level, having to personally go to the front lines must be an extremely dangerous and important mission.

Lu Mingzhou held her hand, his voice softening, "I'm really fine, stop looking, okay? I'll tell you, alright?"

Qiao Wanqing looked at him, waiting for him to speak.

Looking at his wife's face, Lu Mingzhou's eyes were filled with deep affection. "Wanwan, we have five children already, that's enough. I don't want you to have any more. The previous two times were enough. Every time you gave birth, I could see that you were scared and in pain. You've suffered like that once or twice, that's enough. There's no need to continue."

He rolled over, pulled Qiao Wanqing into his arms, and kissed her forehead. "We're still young. As long as we're together, we'll definitely get pregnant again. I don't want any more children. Now we have family planning policies. Either you or I would have to go through a C-section to avoid getting pregnant. When you gave birth last time, I saw how weak you were, and I decided in my heart that I should suffer the consequences."

"I got my tubal ligation done the day I came back from vacation."

Qiao Wanqing was shocked. This guy got a vasectomy?

She sat up abruptly. "You...you went by yourself? Why didn't you tell me? How are you? Are you feeling alright?"

Lu Mingzhou smiled gently and pulled her back into his arms. "Aside from being a little weak and needing to rest, I don't feel anything. I was quite tired the day I got back, but after you took care of me for two days, my energy returned."