If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

Liu Mei sniffed, deftly tucked the money into her collar, revealing even more of her fair chest, and choked out, "My life isn't good either, if it weren't for you taking care of me..."

"Sigh, my child and I are probably homeless now. Once the child can walk, I'll find work and try my best to raise him/her."

"As for what others say about me, I don't care anymore. Who told me my husband died young? I'm a widow now."

As she spoke, she rubbed her body against his arm, looking at him with pity, "Brother Laizi, you must come and see me more often. I'll let Nannan recognize you as her godfather in the future."

This scoundrel is really generous; we must catch him.

Lai Zi's lips twitched slightly, but before he could speak, the others chimed in, "Sister Mei, you can't do this! We want to be godfathers too!"

Liu Mei covered her mouth and chuckled, "Okay, all the best. Once Nannan is older and can talk, she can choose who her godfather is. I can't interfere."

"My daughter is very smart. She knows who treats her well, so naturally she will recognize that person as her godfather."

As they were talking, the sound of a baby crying rang out. Liu Mei quickly let go of Lai Zi's arm, stood up and said, "You two sit for a while and have some tea. I'll go get Nannan to breastfeed."

The men couldn't help but swallow hard.

They exchanged a glance, their eyes lighting up. After the others left, they chuckled, "We were really lucky today to run into Sister Mei breastfeeding her child."

"My goodness, those are really big, really white, and really tender."

The old man sat calmly, only glancing at the sky every now and then. Seeing that the sun was about to set, he felt inexplicably uneasy, wondering if the tigress had discovered that he had run away.

Will she make things difficult for her parents? Probably not. Although she's been speaking harshly these past few days, she doesn't seem like an unreasonable person...

The monkey patted him on the shoulder: "Hey, Lai Zi, what are you thinking about so intently? You're not thinking about Sister Mei too, are you? Hehe."

"No, I was just thinking that it's getting dark really slowly today, and I don't know where I'll stay tonight. It's not convenient for me to stay at Sister Mei's place, otherwise the neighbors' gossip will be even more unpleasant."

"That's true. Let's stay at a hotel for the night. We can play cards to relax. I don't want to go home and listen to my wife nagging me. It's so annoying."

Lai Zi nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the hotel."

While the group was talking, Liu Mei came over carrying her three-month-old baby who was still nursing. The baby's white body was so bright it made people dizzy.

She sat down to breastfeed with peace of mind, smiling at them: "Why are you all looking at me? Have some tea, I specially bought some good tea to treat you."

"Tell me anything that's bothering you. I've been through this before, and I know best how to handle things between husband and wife."

The monkey nodded in agreement: "That's right. Sister Mei's idea was pretty good. My wife has become much easier to talk to since she got the things."

Liu Mei smiled and nodded: "It's nothing. Your wife is just all bark and no bite. Just coax her a little more and buy her some good food. A harmonious family brings prosperity."

"Sigh, if she were as insightful as you, I wouldn't be so reluctant to go home. She's just too nagging, I don't know what she's nagging about all day long."

"Look at them, they're all parents, why are you so beautiful and good at taking care of your child? She's like she's about to explode every day, always complaining and full of resentment, like a ghost."

Lai Zi couldn't help but look over: "Is having children so troublesome? Isn't it always the woman who takes care of them? What are you complaining about?"

The monkey said helplessly, "It's not that simple. She'll nitpick, nag about how hard the child is to raise, and say that my mother doesn't help. She always has an excuse."

"I'm so tired of hearing those things. They can appease you for a day or two and then you'll be back to your old ways. I'm telling you, don't have children, they're too annoying."

"...Well, I don't want one either. My family is pressuring me a lot, so I'll just leave it to fate."

With a slurp, the baby spat out and then searched for food everywhere. The bright red color made the men's noses tingle, and they almost had nosebleeds.

Qi Qi turned her face away and covered her nose, afraid of being embarrassed.

Liu Mei glanced at the baby, her smile deepening. She bounced the baby and continued feeding it, saying softly, "Brother Laizi, what do you think of your wife? Does she also like to nag?"

Lai Zi shook his head, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

That tigress doesn't nag; she just slaps people across the face. In comparison, nagging is better, at least your face won't suffer.

"It's nothing. Aren't all wives like that? They like to nag and nag a lot. Women as sensible and witty as you are a minority."

*

On the other side, Liu Dongmei finished her work quickly. When she looked up, she saw that the sun was about to set. She looked around but couldn't see Lai Zi. Her brows furrowed unconsciously.

He packed up his farm tools and ran to the outhouse to check, but no one was inside. He asked around again, but still no one saw him. His face was already looking rather pale.

Go directly to your in-laws and ask them with a dark expression.

"Father, Mother, have you seen Lai Zi? Where does he usually like to go?"

When Lai Zi's mother saw her daughter-in-law making such a fuss, she knew she was going to cause trouble. She shook her head and said, "I don't know. My Lai Zi might have gone somewhere to get some fresh air. He's got legs on him, how would we know?"

"Father-in-law, you're a man too. Lai Zi is your son, you can't possibly not know where he went, can you?"

Seeing his daughter-in-law's expression, Lai Zi's father turned his face away, not daring to look at her: "This... I don't know. Lai Zi usually doesn't tell us where he goes, and we can't control him."

"If you're worried, you can go find him and ask other people if they've seen it."

Liu Dongmei glanced at the two of them, her eyes turning completely cold: "Fine, since you don't know, I'll find it myself, but let's get this straight."

"If I find out where he's been having a good time drinking, gambling, and whoring, I'll skin him alive. Don't feel sorry for him then."

The elderly couple exchanged a glance, insisting they had no idea where the person had gone.

Liu Dongmei left the farm tools behind and told them to take them back. She went directly to the brigade leader's house to ask which of the guys were good friends with Lai Zi. She went to each of their homes to ask, determined not to fail to find out.

Tiger looked up at her, his breath catching in his throat: "Um, I remember Lai Zi used to... I think he liked going to town. Why don't you go to town and look for him?"

"I really don't know anything else, so please don't ask me."

His eyes darted away; he was clearly lying.

Liu Dongmei reached out and grabbed the man by the collar, lifting him up. Looking at the man struggling with his feet off the ground, she leaned closer, her eyes fierce: "I'll ask you one more time, where did Lai Zi go?"

Tiger yelled, "I'll tell you! Just let me go! He likes to go find a widow, she's at the last house on XXX Street. Go find her yourself!"

"The widow's house?"