Jing Shao is infertile, but his nanny is pregnant with his child.

As Zhou Yanchen finished speaking, Lu Yan felt as if the air around her had frozen.

Zhou Yanyan stood up abruptly, ran to Zhou Yanchen's side, quickly took the bowl in front of him, and glared at Tang Qingyuan with dissatisfaction before leaving.

Lu Yan turned to look at Zhou Yanchen. She hadn't expected Zhou Yanchen to be so disrespectful to a female comrade.

They openly and bluntly expressed their dislike to his face.

Before Tang Qingyuan could sit back down, still bent over, Zhou Yanchen and Zhou Yanxing's attitudes felt like two invisible slaps to her face, leaving her cheeks burning with pain.

The endless humiliation brought tears to her eyes, and her vision blurred instantly.

Zhou Yanxing brought a clean bowl and placed it in front of Zhou Yanchen.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was extremely awkward.

Lu Yaguang's voice broke the silence, "Handsome uncle, do you think this auntie's chopsticks are dirty?"

Lu Yaguang looked at Zhou Yanchen with innocent eyes, and no one could tell that he was doing it on purpose.

Lu Yan's eyes widened suddenly, and she went up and covered Lu Yaguang's mouth.

Son, you can't say that.

These words were a devastating blow to Tang Qingyuan!

"Waaah—" Lu Yaguang twisted his body in dissatisfaction.

Jin Aiyun pulled Lu Yan's hand away from her, saying, "Children speak without thinking; what do children know?"

Lu Yan didn't know what to say.

Zhou Yanchen continued eating as if nothing had happened.

Zhou Nuan stood up and tugged at Tang Qingyuan's sleeve. "Sister Qingyuan, my third brother usually doesn't let anyone put food on his plate. It's not targeting you."

The concept of obsessive-compulsive disorder didn't exist in this era, so Zhou Nuan's explanation wasn't wrong.

Two large tears fell onto the table with a soft thud.

She raised her hand to wipe away her tears. "I'm sorry, I offended you. I'll go back now."

After saying that, Tang Qingyuan lowered her head, wiped away her tears, and hurriedly left.

Zhou Nuan sighed and quickly chased after him.

"Qingyuan, wait for me."

Zhou Jianguo glanced at his son, but Zhou Yanchen's face showed no expression, let alone any remorse.

Jin Aiyun picked up her chopsticks. "Let's eat."

Outside the gate.

Zhou Nuan grabbed Tang Qingyuan's wrist. "Sister Qingyuan, I'm sorry. My third brother wasn't targeting you. He's like that with everyone. I'm his own sister, and I don't dare touch his things, especially his food. When we serve him food, we can't even touch the rim of the bowl."

Zhou Nuan's words were true, so she usually didn't dare to fill her third brother's rice bowl too full, otherwise it would be difficult to carry.

If he sees anyone's hand touching the rice in his bowl, that's a big deal. Not only will he have to serve the rice again, but he'll also have to wash the bowl again.

Tang Qingyuan's eyes were red and swollen, and tears kept flowing out. She kept glancing back into the water.

She was a guest, and Zhou Yanchen insulted her with such words, so only Zhou Nuan came to comfort her.

Does this mean they don't respect her?

Tang Qingyuan's tears came easily. "Nuannuan, do your aunt and uncle not like me?"

Zhou Nuan didn't know how to reply.

"Do they think I'm bullying Comrade Lu Yan? But I didn't do it on purpose. I just felt that you were being too good to her, and I was worried that she would take it for granted and become arrogant over time. I wanted her to be grateful to you."

She's just a nanny, and she's bringing along this burden. Is Jin Aiyun blind? She treats these two like treasures and even holds that little bastard in her arms and feeds him.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he was her grandson!

This whole family is clueless!

She wouldn't have chosen Zhou Yanchen if she hadn't had no better options.

Zhou Nuan pursed her lips. "Qingyuan, Yanyan isn't that kind of person. You've misunderstood her."

Tang Qingyuan stared at her in astonishment, momentarily forgetting to cry.

"Nuan Nuan, she's only been in your house for a few days, yet she's already made everyone in your family lower their guard and fall in love with her. Don't you think a woman like that is terrifying? How deep and cunning must she be to do that?"

"I advise you to find out more about her reputation. Be careful, she might be after your third brother."

Upon hearing Tang Qingyuan's words, Zhou Nuan couldn't help but begin to have doubts.

"Okay, Sister Qingyuan, I've got your word in mind. I'll take care of things between you and my third brother. Also, my third brother doesn't like women taking the initiative, so you'll have to get him to find a way to pursue you."

"Thank you, Nuannuan."

"Don't thank me. Once you marry my third brother, we'll be family."

Tang Qingyuan was four or five years older than her and took good care of her. She was the kindest person to her besides her family.

Tang Qingyuan held Zhou Nuan's hand. "Don't worry, Nuan Nuan, I will definitely be filial to your parents, good to your third brother, and good to you too."

After dinner, Jin Aiyun called Zhou Nuan into the room and told her directly not to bring Tang Qingyuan over again.

Zhou Nuan asked, puzzled, "Mom, why?"

"Because she has ulterior motives," Jin Aiyun said coldly. "I know exactly what you two are up to. Tell her to give up on this idea as soon as possible."

"Mom, you've misunderstood Qingyuan. She's a very nice person. Mom, are you ashamed because she was married before?"

Jin Aiyun pursed her lips and looked at her with disappointment. "It seems that your father and I have protected you too well, which is why you see everyone as a good person."

Zhou Nuan frowned, and was about to speak up for Tang Qingyuan, but Jin Aiyun shut her down.

"I'd rather your third brother stay a bachelor his whole life than agree to a woman like Tang Qingyuan marrying him!"

-

That night, Lu Yan's heart was pounding.

I don't know what Zhou Yanchen's attitude is.

He didn't seem to intend to fire her.

Since that's the case, she doesn't need to keep worrying about it.

But that night, Lu Yan had a dream.

In her dream, she coveted Zhou Yanchen's abs and touched them while he was asleep.

The feel of it was simply amazing!

Lu Yan was engrossed in touching him when Zhou Yanchen opened his eyes, startling Lu Yan awake.

Lu Yan patted her chest, still feeling lingering fear even though she knew it was a dream.

At the same time, I felt a little regretful that I hadn't touched it enough.

Another uneventful day passed, and Lu Yan was certain that Zhou Yanchen would not fire her.

That day, Jin Aiyun talked to her about taking a break.

"Xiao Lu, you've been here for over a week now. I've been so busy that I forgot about your day off. I heard your cotton mill only gives you two days off a month, but we give you three days off a month. How does that sound?"

There was no two-day weekend in those days. The cotton mill said that you could have four days off a month, but in reality, even two days off were rare, and you often had to work night shifts for a whole week.

Jin Aiyun can be described as very kind and righteous.

Lu Yan wasn't ungrateful. "Madam, I don't usually take leave unless there's something important. You know my situation; even if I do take leave, I have nowhere to go. Please don't mind that I'm staying here all the time. If I need anything, I'll ask for leave for you."

Going back to the cotton mill's residential compound meant facing those annoying people, and even meals cost money.

She eats and sleeps well here, and the boss would love for her to not need to rest.

If she can have the best of both worlds, why bother making things complicated?