"Lu Chen, don't." Mo Nuan grabbed his clothes.
"Alright." Lu Chen let Mo Nuan go, and only tightly embraced her from behind, as if she was going to merge her into her blood and bones.
Mo Nuan was a little touched in her heart. Sometimes she felt that Lu Chen had a firm will, like now, when he could hug her and sleep as if nothing had happened. But sometimes, this man couldn't be provoked at all.
Lu Chen's large hand circled around her lower abdomen as she softly said: "Your best friend is already urging you to give birth to a child. Do you think that we'll already have a child by then?"
Mo Nuan paused for a moment, and started to panic due to what he said. They had been together for a long time, and other than the first few times of contraception, none of them took any other measures. She asked a little anxiously, "Do you really want children right now?"
Lu Chen chuckled, "I'm almost 33, and I'll probably be 34 or 35 by the time the child is born. Do you think I'd be in a rush?"
Mo Nuan frowned, "If I were to become a father at the age of 35, I would indeed be a bit old."
"That's why we have to work hard."
After the two calmed down their embrace, Lu Chen gave the phone to Mo Nuan, "When you were bathing, your phone kept ringing. There were a lot of messages, take a look to see if there's anything important."
Mo Nuan opened it to take a look, there were many good wishes text messages. There were even some who had come from their current colleagues, many of them back in B City, which naturally included Pei Li Heng. There was also a phone call that Mi Nuo had made not long ago, which Mi Nuo could tell that it was.
"Your friend thought it was you answering the phone. She started talking before I said anything." Lu Chen explained.
"Yes." Mo Nuan nodded her head, she knew Mi Nuo's personality better than anyone else. No wonder he knew that she had a crush on him.
Mo Nuan replied to each of them via text message. Lu Chen helped her to call his wife and place her on the bedside, telling her to sleep early and that she might go out tomorrow.
Mo Nuan was too sleepy to ask what was the matter.
Early in the morning, Mo Nuan was woken up by Lu Chen. Lu Chen was already dressed, it was a black suit, and it was not his usual style.
Mo Nuan changed into the clothes that Lu Chen had prepared beforehand. When she went downstairs, she realized that everyone was already downstairs and that their clothes were all dark, even the Old Master was no exception.
When they went to the cemetery, Mo Nuan had found out that they were the big brothers who had come to visit Lu Chen. It was her birthday, the young master of Lu Family, Lu Ming.
A drizzling rain was falling from the sky. Everyone held an umbrella in their hands.
Mo Nuan looked at the young face in the photo, it looked very similar to Lu Chen, and the two brothers were only a little more than a year apart.
She used to wonder why such a military family like the Lu Family had no one who could become a soldier in Lu Chen's generation.
It had already been five years, and Lu Family had almost recovered from the pain from back then. She only helped Lu Ming to sweep the tomb before returning home.
When she went back, Lu Chen's mood was a little off. Mo Nuan did not ask anything and only tightly hugged his arm.
"Warmth, actually, I should be the one who should be the soldier. If that's the case, then the one who's lying inside right now might be me."
Mo Nuan couldn't help but tighten the grip that was holding his arm. For a moment, her chest felt stuffy, but she didn't know what to say. Lu Family and his brother's ages weren't too far apart, she believed that their relationship must be extremely good.
From his words, Mo Nuan knew that the old man used the drawing of lots to decide who would join the army and who would go into business. Lu Ming knew that if he wanted to do business, she would have done something to the paper slip. One of them came to the conclusion first, while the other naturally didn't need to open the note.
"Lu Chen, that isn't your fault. That was Big Brother's decision. He won't blame you." Mo Nuan didn't know how to console him, and held back for a long time before saying such a thing.
Lu Chen smiled at Mo Nuan and nodded, "I know, I just held back my words for too long. I can't hold it in any longer, so say it now, don't worry about me."
Lu Family felt a little low in the morning, but by the afternoon, he had already swept away the morning haze. It was clear that everyone was used to such days.
The elders in the family all sent red packets on New Year's Eve. Lu Zi Tong received the most because she also sent her the money.
Qin Hui proposed to play mahjong at home, and the mahjong seemed to have unknowingly become a national treasure of their own. No matter what class they were, or what age they were, they were all familiar with this.
Qin Hui's suggestion was unanimously agreed upon by the women. Originally, it was the few ladies who were playing mahjong and the man who was playing chess to chat, but then, a man appeared at the same time behind everyone. Only no one was behind Lu Zi Tong and she anxiously shouted out, "Grandfather, if you don't come over, your granddaughter would be bullied to death by them."
The old man had been feeding some goldfishes. Upon hearing his granddaughter's cry for help, he immediately put down the food in his hands and rushed over. He said angrily, "My good granddaughter, who dares bully you? Let's see if I beat her up or not."
Mo Nuan had never played mahjong before, she was a newbie, but her luck was especially good, she could play any card she wanted. Adding on to that, Lu Chen was being used as a strategist at the side, winning quite a bit of money, and in the end, Lu Zi Tong could no longer resist anymore, "I'm not going to play anymore, I've already lost all the red packets.
Lu Zi Tong who had lost all her red packets complained to the old man a lot, but the old man was unwilling, "Girl, what did you grab last night? It's so bad that you couldn't even get a single good card.
Lu Zi Tong slapped the table, and said solemnly: "I have decided to add another rule to my criteria for marriage: mahjong techniques is first class." As she spoke, she pointed to the people present. "You, you, and you. Don't be complacent. It won't be too late for me to take revenge."
Everyone was amused by her. The old man rolled his eyes at her, "You're useless. How great would it be to find a mountain of gold and silver. Those who win are all gamblers."
"Haha, grandpa, are you saying sister-in-law is a gambler?"
Mo Nuan laid on the spear and looked at the old man with a tinge of grievance, "Grandfather, I'm not a gambler."
"It's fine, as long as A Chen that brat doesn't mind." The old man patted Mo Nuan's shoulder.
Mo Nuan, "..."
"Don't worry my wife, I won't dislike you." Lu Chen immediately expressed her loyalty.
Mo Nuan could not help but smile, she liked this kind of family atmosphere, it was very warm.