He was resurrected indefinitely and handed over to the state by the headmistress.

"Ughhhhh—!"

Ma Baoguo's mouth was covered. He struggled for a few moments and realized that he had said the wrong thing. He sobered up instantly and his face showed regret.

However, it was too late.

Just as Li Erniang was about to leave, her body suddenly stiffened, and she stopped in her tracks.

His broad shoulders, with his back to the crowd, seemed to tremble slightly.

She was silent for a few seconds, then walked into the kitchen without a word and slammed the door shut.

"Wife!!"

The smile on Cao Dajun's face vanished instantly. He stood up abruptly and staggered towards the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Li Erniang stood with her back to the door, her strong shoulders trembling, and faint sobs could be heard.

"Wife, wife, don't cry! Don't listen to Brother Ma's nonsense! He's drunk and just talking nonsense! Don't take it to heart!"

Cao Dajun hurriedly rushed forward, wanting to hug Li Erniang to comfort her, but because of the difference in their sizes...

He could only wrap his arms around her waist; the scene looked somewhat comical, yet also heartbreaking.

"Dajun...you...you better tell me the truth..."

Li Erniang's voice was choked with sobs, thick with a nasal tone.

She was completely different from the domineering and fiery female chef she usually was; she was so vulnerable it was heartbreaking.

"After all these years... have you... have you ever grown tired of me?"

"I'm a useless woman... I can't even... I can't even carry on the Cao family line..."

"Wife! What did you say?!" Cao Dajun's eyes reddened with anxiety as he hugged her tightly.

"I, Cao Dajun, swear to the heavens! Marrying you in this life is the greatest blessing I have ever received!"

Forget about carrying on the family line! To hell with that! You're all I need!

That's enough! Let's just live our lives peacefully, that's more important than anything else!

The atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly plummeted to freezing point.

"Slap!" Ma Baoguo slapped himself hard across the face, his face full of remorse.

"I...I have such a foul mouth! I'm so damn stupid! How could I have forgotten about that!"

They all knew that back then, during a battle where demons attacked the defensive line, Li Erniang, in order to protect logistical supplies and the wounded,

He used a forbidden technique of the Li family that would severely damage the body's essence.

Although she repelled the demons and saved everyone, she lost the child she had just conceived.

Furthermore, she suffered permanent physical damage and was deemed incapable of having children for the rest of her life.

This is a pain that will forever remain in Li Erniang's heart, and a taboo subject that Cao Dajun will never mention.

These old buddies usually carefully avoid this topic.

I never expected that Ma Baoguo's drunken slip of the tongue would expose my mistake today.

"Oh? So there's such a hidden story?"

Hua Xiyu put down her chopsticks, a knowing glint in her beautiful eyes.

"What's so difficult about that? Just let my husband handle it."

"yes!!"

Shangguan Zheng, Yan Yun, and the others were taken aback at first, then suddenly realized what was happening.

They all slammed their fists on the table and stood up, their faces beaming with joy!

How could they have forgotten about this "living deity"?!

Lu Chen's benefactor can even regenerate severed limbs and reverse aging!

What did Li Erniang's minor fertility issues matter to him?!

"Brother Cao! Sister Li! Come out quickly! You're saved! You're really saved!!"

Yan Yun shouted excitedly towards the kitchen.

The sobbing in the kitchen stopped.

After a while, Cao Dajun came out with red eyes, a grim face, and an unhappy tone:

"Brother Yan, Brother Shangguan, I know you mean well."

But this kind of thing... is no joke!

Please stop using my wife's painful past to make fun of us!

He thought Yan Yun and the others were saying that to comfort Li Erniang.

"I'm not kidding! Cao Dajun! You fucking wake up!"

Shangguan Zheng grew anxious, stepped forward, pointed at Lu Chen, and said excitedly.

"Look at us! Look at Yan Yun! Look at Qin Bugui! What were we like before?"

What is it like now? This is all thanks to my uncle Lu Chen!

His abilities are miraculous—they can bring the dead back to life and cure all injuries and illnesses! What is a mere birth injury compared to that?!

"Quickly call Li Damei out! My uncle guarantees he can cure her! You can even have your own child again!"

Cao Dajun looked at Lu Chen with suspicion.

"Really? General Shangguan...you...you're not lying to me?"

Li Erniang also came out of the kitchen, her eyes red and swollen like peaches, her face still wet with tears, and her voice hoarse.

She had seen renowned doctors and tried folk remedies, but each time her hope was ignited, it was extinguished by the cold diagnosis, leaving her in despair.

Hearing Shangguan Zheng's confident words, her once-dead heart began to pound violently again.

"It's absolutely true! Sister Li, look, we're all here, alive and kicking!"

We've personally witnessed our benefactor's abilities; how could they be false?!

"Yes, yes, yes! With our benefactor's help, the medicine will surely cure the illness!"

Yan Yun, Qin Bugui, and others echoed his sentiments.

Li Erniang's gaze finally turned to Lu Chen.

"Young...young brother, tell me, how do you want it cured? I'll do anything for you, as long as it can be cured!"

Lu Chen put down his teacup, glanced calmly at her and Cao Dajun, said nothing, and his thoughts stirred slightly.

"Expand the domain and mark it!"

An invisible life force expanded instantly, enveloping the entire restaurant.

Immediately afterwards, pale green resurrection runes silently appeared above the heads of everyone in the restaurant.

"Alright," Lu Chen said calmly, "you can all die now."

"..."

The restaurant was deathly silent.

The hope on Li Erniang's face froze instantly, and she lowered her head, utterly disappointed.

Cao Dajun was taken aback at first, then flew into a rage, and stepped in front of Li Erniang.

His eyes were fixed fiercely on Lu Chen, and his voice was squeezed out from between his teeth:

"Kid! What do you mean by that?!"

We, your husband and I, have no grudge against you, and we even treated you to the best food and wine!

Why do you expect us to die when you make those statements?!

Why humiliate us like this?!

His aura began to rise uncontrollably.

The oppressive aura of a level 100 expert spread out.

He was clearly enraged and ready to take action at any moment.

The light in Li Erniang's eyes behind her had completely died out, turning completely gray.

As expected... it was another false alarm.

It seems that after going through all this trouble, these people are still here to mock themselves as a "hen that can't lay eggs."