After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

"I also want to accomplish something great."

"I do need your help with my career." Xie Shuheng thought for a moment. "You can pester your mother to play with you more. Sometimes children don't have to be so sensible."

"It would be good for you to spend more time at home with your mother."

Xie Liqi nodded: "Great!"

"Father finally doesn't think I'm too noisy anymore."

"No, your mother always tells me you're too sensible. Your brother has been very busy lately, so wouldn't it be better for you to stay in the palace and learn skills from your mother?"

"Lu Shao must be busy with the imperial examinations lately."

"Yes, yes!"

Little Rice Ball clapped her hands happily: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely make Mother the happiest woman!"

"..." Xie Shuheng didn't speak, after all, he was the one who made Yunniang the happiest woman, the most crucial person.

After explaining everything, Xie Shuheng quickly went to court.

Little Rice Ball went to pester her mother to play.

-

Xie Yang has been working with Lu Shao to prepare for the imperial examinations during this period.

This was the first imperial examination after the chaos in the court, a genuine selection of talent, so there was no possibility of passing notes or bribing examiners.

Therefore, Xie Yang and Lu Shao quickly got busy.

Little Rice Ball couldn't follow them, so she could only return to the palace to bother her mother and father.

He wasn't usually the type to bother his father, but ever since Lu Shao got busy, Little Rice Ball insisted that people outside were saying his father and mother's relationship wasn't good, and he wanted to keep an eye on it.

So... what was originally just a bed for the couple now has a little bundle of joy in the middle.

This little dumpling is naughty; it doesn't stop all night.

Xie Shuheng was already annoyed that he couldn't be intimate with his wife.

Who knew this little rice ball wouldn't know its own limitations, and wouldn't even bother to avoid the situation that evening.

He even thought that he had come to help his mother and father be together properly.

Then Xie Shuheng took the initiative to remind him, "Liqi, your father found you a book to read, 'Self-Cultivation as a Child'."

"This is very good for children. After reading it, they will definitely become as smart as your brother Yang."

Xie Liqi opened it, and the first page read: As a son, one should be filial and fraternal, be independent, and give one's parents their own space...

Xie Liqi read it aloud.

"I'm just a child~ I know better than books do, Dad, don't worry, I'll definitely make you and Mom happy."

Then she happily grabbed her mother and wanted to go out to play.

Jiang Zhiyun: "..."

She was exhausted; taking care of a child is no easy task for most people. When Xiaofantuan was little, it was alright; all she had to do was talk to him and read him stories.

Even singing a lullaby would suffice.

That's not the case anymore.

I feel like I've reached the age where I need to ask "why".

Perhaps Xie Yang and Lu Shao were both too busy, so Yun Niang was very tired taking care of the baby at this time, and she rarely went out to manage things.

Originally, when Zhang came to find Yunniang, she was a little afraid of being bothered by the little rice ball.

So one by one they made excuses and left quickly.

I'm afraid the little rice ball will follow me.

Previously, Zhang loved children the most and had always longed for the feeling of holding a grandson.

I don't feel that way anymore.

I feel like my grandson is being too noisy. When will this ever end?

Just thinking about it makes my head buzz.

At first, Xie Shuheng felt okay, and Yunniang was quite happy to be bothered by him. But later, she kept disturbing their private life, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often, you'll want to reason with the child.

Xie Liqi didn't take the books he had mentioned earlier to heart at all. He waited for Xie Shuheng to come over from the study late at night. Xie Liqi and Yunniang sat down on the bed together and said, "Father, come and go to sleep."

"I'm a little baby who needs to sleep with my mom and dad~"

Jiang Zhiyun couldn't help but chuckle: "You don't need it when you're very young, you only need it recently."

"Oh dear, Mother!"

"All the other adults and children in the Imperial College wanted to sit at the same table with me and liked me. But I didn't like any of them. I only liked my father and mother."

Xie Shuheng sighed helplessly, "Then you're amazing."

"I'm too tired tonight, you go out and rest. Your mother and I have something to talk about."

He looks at the child now and wants to kick him down.

However, he also felt helpless, since Xie Shuheng brought it upon himself.

Would you still dare to have a second child?

When you have a second child, they'll all be competing for your attention.

Just thinking about Xie Shuheng gives me a headache.

"Father, do you want to have Mother all to yourself?"

"..." Xie Shuheng remained silent. Jiang Zhiyun suppressed a laugh.

"Is that what you mean? I know it all. I'm the fairest person in the family. You can't be so selfish. Your mother is my mother too. You always think about taking things for yourself. That's not the behavior of a gentleman."

"..." He kept rambling on and on, speaking the words of someone so old at such a young age.

Then Xie Shuheng simply grabbed Xiao Fantuan by the collar and threw him out.

Very simple.

After throwing the person out, Ye Jiu quickly took the little dumpling away.

Jiang Zhiyun kept covering her mouth and laughing: "This is the first time I've ever seen such an irresponsible father, who actually finds his own son annoying."

Xie Shuheng immediately moved closer, not wanting to leave Yunniang for even a moment longer.

“When my son is around, I always feel like I have an advisor sitting next to me.”

"If he keeps staring at me like that, even if I get a little closer, he'll remind me that I've crossed the line."

Speaking of this, Xie Shuheng felt utterly speechless.

Hearing this description, Jiang Zhiyun almost burst out laughing.

"You really are something, Xie Shuheng, you're killing me with laughter."

He bit Yunniang's collarbone directly, as if as a punishment: "Don't laugh anymore."

How long has it been since we've been close?

"A man's spring doesn't last long. Before long, you'll probably be calling me an old man, and I'm very worried about that."

Xie Shuheng said, "I always feel that you don't care about me enough, so I can only use my good looks to keep you here."

Jiang Zhiyun took a deep breath, and for a moment she even felt a little overwhelmed.

Her voice became much softer: "You...you always say things like that. When have I ever coveted your good looks? It's clearly just you who's thinking it, and you always use me as an excuse."

"Believe it or not, I'll just hit you next time."

As she said this, Yunniang clenched her fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and looked at Xie Shuheng with a threatening look in her eyes.

Xie Shuheng chuckled, then nodded: "What you say is absolutely right, my wife."

"Then I won't move. Tonight, I'll let my wife do whatever she wants."

The implication is that I'll do whatever you tell me to do.

At this moment, Jiang Zhiyun blushed.

"Cough cough... I want to sleep."

"I mean, just sleeping and resting. These past few nights have been quite comfortable, and I feel my sleep quality has improved a lot. It seems we'll need a little rice ball between us from now on."

Xie Shuheng extinguished the candle as punishment.

Then the blanket was lifted up.

I had a bad night's sleep.

Anyway, I'm really not going to get a good night's sleep tonight.

Even though Jiang Zhiyun could see the light outside the window, Xie Shuheng still wouldn't let it go.

She was so annoyed that she started scratching Xie Shuheng's back with her nails, leaving many marks without any restraint. She used whatever she could to scratch him.

But this person was like an impenetrable wall; sometimes even when you scratched until you bled, he still didn't react.

Yunniang even tried to challenge him, saying, "Xie Shuheng, you're nothing special."