Chapter 168: Chapter 168

Speaking of the day Third Sister got married, besides the newlyweds, the happiest person was undoubtedly Lu Ting.

After the New Year, An Ning would turn twenty this year, reaching the age to legally register her marriage. Lu Ting reasonably suspected that the reason his wife wasn’t in a hurry was entirely due to his unlucky aunt-in-law.

Moreover, ever since Third Sister got married and moved out, Lu Ting felt as if the air itself had become much fresher. It was rare that he could get close to his wife, but with someone always watching by their side, would he really be happy?

Seeing the unlucky aunt-in-law who had once again shown up uninvited, Lu Ting was speechless: “…”

It seemed marriage was all for nothing.

“What’s wrong, sister? Did brother-in-law upset you again? Just say it straight, and I’ll find someone to properly take care of him right away!”

Skilfully placing a plate of peeled lychees in front of his wife, Lu Ting suddenly whispered quietly.

Third Sister responded with a cold snort, unsurprised at all:

Who didn’t know about that person’s little schemes? Ever since childhood, he had liked to hang around her little sister’s side, tempting her with all kinds of delicious food and secretly kicking others away.

Back then, she lacked experience and had harsh external conditions, so she didn’t realize this person’s wolfish ambitions.

After chatting happily with her little sister for quite a while, seeing that the rare holiday was already more than half gone, and with Lu Ting’s face turning nearly ashen, Third Sister, the massive third wheel, finally started slowly to pack up and leave.

After various secret coaxing by Lu Ting, An Ning officially agreed at the end of 1971.

Getting married in the seventies was really too simple—just stamping a paper, and a gathering of relatives and friends to celebrate was enough.

Still, for this day, Lu Ting put in considerable thought. Even if the conditions were limited, he tried his best to decorate the room according to his wife’s interests.

Life after marriage was not much different from before.

The two elders of the Lu family were obviously very well-mannered and did not interfere with the couple’s life. Especially Lu Ting’s mother-in-law, Director Jiang. Even though her own husband had been promoted to the city bureau, she never gave up on her own career over the years.

Being tied to her career, naturally, she paid less attention to her children and family matters.

Moreover, Mrs. Jiang appreciated An Ning, who was willing to improve herself and had achieved considerable success at such a young age. Occasionally, the two women would even go shopping together when visiting home...

Agriculture, or any natural science for that matter, was not a quick accomplishment. Even with past-life accumulation, An Ning truly made a breakthrough at age thirty, when policies had been open for over two years, and their only precious daughter, Lu Xi, was already seven.

This lifetime, An Ning still had only one beloved daughter.

Due to An Ning’s frail image in this life, even though the child’s birth was very smooth, Lu Ting remained extremely worried outside the delivery room.

Before An Ning could speak, he quickly said, “A-Ning, Ning Ning, wife... you are right, one child is enough for us in this life...”

Looking at the reddened eyes before him, it had to be said that at this moment, An Ning was undoubtedly touched. Still, some words had to be said first.

Gently stroking the sweat-dampened face of the man before her, An Ning couldn’t help but let out a small laugh. Despite still looking somewhat pale, she remained stunningly beautiful:

“In fact, my thoughts haven’t changed all along. But are you really sure you won’t regret it later?”

“If you regret it, it’s still not too late now.”

In this era, family planning hadn’t officially started, and many concepts had not yet changed.

Being an only daughter was somewhat unconventional. It was foreseeable that some gossipy people would say idle talk.

However, An Ning herself didn’t care about these things.

With her accumulated abilities over multiple lifetimes, even if they disagreed and separated later, she had enough strength to guarantee a good future and living standard for both her daughter and herself.

Hearing this, Lu Ting’s face instantly changed.

He instinctively glanced at his well-toned abs. If there was a mirror here, he would definitely run over to examine them carefully.

After years together, Lu Ting knew well about his wife’s appreciation for good looks.

Not to mention, back when he was the chubby boy, no matter how much delicious food he gave her, his wife never held her gaze on him for more than a moment.

Their childhood friendship was purely innocent, and later, by accident...

So now, hearing this, Lu Ting’s subconscious reaction was that his wife must be disgusted with him.

What he didn’t know was that even after more than two years of marriage, many shameless people around secretly tried to steal his wife...

“Regret? Regret what, wife, A-Ning...”

“Look how beautiful our precious daughter is! Saying to keep the father and give away the daughter is absolutely unacceptable!”

Having been friends for over ten years, An Ning knew from his expression that he was definitely thinking the wrong thing. She had no idea where he got such strange and wild ideas.

Speechless, she stuffed their precious daughter into his hands. Amid his flustered fumbling, An Ning couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

Facing the gentle, smiling gaze of the man before her, Lu Ting finally relaxed, stepped forward, and hugged both of them tightly.

“Even with a daughter, we two are still the closest!”

Anyway, on this day, under the obvious doting of her parents, little Lu Xi suddenly cried out loudly after birth.

That cry seemed to set the tone for the little girl’s future.

Unlike the obedient daughters of the time, Lu Xi was an invincibly lively and active child from the start.

Relying on her pretty little face and super sweet little mouth, under the family’s especially the aunt Third Sister’s and her biological father’s favoritism, it was no exaggeration to say she often caused household chaos.

However, even so, An Ning, as a mother, didn’t restrain her too much.

Who said little girls had to be obedient and quiet? Without any external pressure, naturally, she did as she pleased.

Especially when Lu Xi was nineteen, An Ning had already reached the forefront of scientific research, and her father’s company was thriving, with money and power in abundance. She would never worry for a lifetime and did not interfere much as long as no moral boundaries were crossed.

What surprised everyone was that when Lu Xi chose her major, she did not follow her mother’s footsteps into scientific research, nor did she show interest in business. Instead, she chose something that nobody expected...