Xu Qi turned her head, only to see Xu Zhi’s brother, Xu Qiu.

“Would you like lean or fatty meat?”

“Um, let’s have a mix of both, Zhi’er loves it.”

He actually said Xu Zhi loves to eat this kind of meat, which made Xu Qi couldn’t help but glance at him.

The man across from them smiled gently, so Xu Qi handed him a pound of meat wrapped in twine.

However, although he took the meat, the man didn’t leave. Instead, he spoke with a hint of intimacy, “Sister Qi, you haven’t come to my house to play for several days. Have you been busy with the autumn harvest?”

As the saying goes, one shouldn’t bite the hand that feeds them. Since he was just chatting with them, Xu Qi couldn’t refuse to give him face.

So she smiled back and replied, “There’s no grain planted at our house, so where’s the busy? I just got married and spent more time accompanying my husband for a stroll around the village.”

“Sister Qi is really easygoing.”

How could there be a woman who would accompany her husband for a casual stroll?

It’s evident that Xu Qi is indeed an excellent wife…

Thinking of this, Xu Qiu felt a bit bitter in his heart. He gritted his teeth and suppressed it, managing to speak to Xu Qi with an inconsistent tone, “My family has been busy with the autumn harvest these days, and Zhi’er hasn’t been peaceful either. If Sister Qi has time, could you come and help?”

Xu Qi paused, not knowing whether the original owner used to help out in the past, but since Xu Qiu brought it up now, she couldn’t refuse.

“Alright, I’ll go take a look this afternoon.”

Xu Qi had to smile and agree. After chatting casually with Xu Qiu for a few more words, she sent him away.

As soon as the person left, Xu Qi felt a bit wronged, leaning on Ye Lan’s body, “I might be tired in the afternoon, so when we get back, you have to make something good for me, or else I’ll have no energy.”

Ye Lan let her lean on him, looking a bit absent-minded. He didn’t reply to Xu Qi’s words, lost in his own thoughts.

“Ah Lan, Ah Lan?”

Xu Qi raised her voice a bit and called twice before Ye Lan snapped out of it.

“Huh? What’s wrong, wife?”

“What are you thinking about? Why aren’t you paying attention to me?”

Ye Lan shook his head, smiling softly, “I wasn’t thinking about anything, mistress. When you go to help with the autumn harvest at someone else’s house at noon, what should I prepare?”

“Why do you need to prepare anything? Just eat the leftovers from lunch.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Ye Lan replied as he leaned on Xu Qi’s chest. Thinking about the man who deliberately softened his tone when he approached his wife, and the way he secretly assessed him, Ye Lan felt extremely unwilling to let his wife have any contact with him.

He resented himself for having such thoughts. As a man, how could he be so jealous?

He dared not even ask his wife not to interact with that man. Women detest jealous men. If he said anything, what if his wife grew tired of him?

After selling all the meat, Xu Qi packed up her stall and took Ye Lan to Doctor Chen’s house, still carrying the meat agreed upon yesterday.

“Doctor Chen, my husband Ye Lan is back for a follow-up examination. Could you please come out and take a look?” Xu Qi said as she handed over the meat.

“Hmph, is this your husband?”

Doctor Chen walked out from behind the counter, didn’t take the meat, and glanced at Ye Lan.

Last time he left, this man’s face was dirty, thin as a twig, and looked like he would collapse with a gust of wind. Now he looked much better, with some color returning to his face.

“Hehe, I brought him back, so I should give him some recognition.”

In fact, there was a bit of selfishness in her actions. She liked this man and wanted to be with him. So, while he was relying on her like a floating weed, she forced him to accept her.

“Oh, it’s Qi’er the butcher. Why did you bring something over? Next time you come, just bring the person. Don’t bring things.”

Doctor Chen saw what she was holding and was pleasantly surprised. After Xu Qi handed the things over to her, she became even more cordial.

“Doctor Chen helped my husband with his illness. This is what Xu Qi should do. Here, Ah Lan, sit down quickly,” Xu Qi beckoned to Ye Lan.

Ye Lan walked over and sat in front of Xu Qi.

“Give me your hand.”

Doctor Chen looked quite serious, and Ye Lan was most afraid of this kind of person. He obediently extended his hand when asked.

Doctor Chen felt Ye Lan’s pulse and his expression changed slightly. Finally, he shook his head and stood up.

Xu Qi’s heart was in her throat. “What’s wrong with my husband? Please tell me, doctor.”

“Your husband has cold qi in his body. It seems that he was injured in his early years, which may affect his ability to bear children.”

Doctor Chen sounded a bit conflicted when he said this. After finishing, he glanced at Xu Qi, as if he wanted to see her reaction.

Xu Qi was actually fine with it. Having a child would be great, but not having one wouldn’t be a big deal either. However, for Ye Lan, it was almost like a bolt from the blue.

Xu Qi hadn’t even had a chance to respond yet when Ye Lan suddenly fainted and fell into her arms from the back seat.

“Ah Lan! Doctor Chen, please check on Ah Lan quickly. What’s wrong with him?!” Xu Qi was quite nervous.

“It’s likely that he fainted due to being overly emotional just now, or his body is too weak. Take him back and rest well. Don’t say anything that will upset him, and he’ll be fine.”

“As for the issue of bearing children, it’s not entirely impossible. If he gets better later on, there’s still a chance. You just need to relax.”

“Ah…”

Doctor Chen could only sigh. How many women have abandoned their husbands because they couldn’t bear children?

Even though Xu Qi doesn’t seem to mind her husband not being able to bear children for now, who knows what will happen in the future.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. We don’t need children. They’re not as important to me as you are, Ah Lan. We don’t need children, do we?” Xu Qi looked into Ye Lan’s eyes and said earnestly.

However, Ye Lan just stared at her, his eyes dull and his face pale. After a long time, he grabbed Xu Qi’s hand forcefully, “We do, we do need children. I want children. Will you promise me, mistress? Will you promise me that we’ll have children? Do we want children?”

As soon as he mentioned this, tears streamed down Ye Lan’s face.

Xu Qi was startled, not daring to argue anymore. She quickly hugged him and said, “Okay, okay, we’ll have children. Whatever you want, I’ll do it. Don’t cry, don’t cry.”

After receiving the medicine prescribed by Doctor Chen for treating the cold qi, Xu Qi didn’t care about the strange looks from outsiders. She hurriedly took Ye Lan and left the town, returning home.