"I'm going to be an uncle?" Su Lin found the news quite unbelievable when he heard it.
He imagined a soft, squishy little ball standing in front of him, hugging his leg and calling him uncle in a childish voice. The chubby little face raised would be just like Su He's, so like her when she was little.
It sounded so fun!
Su Lin was the closest in age to Su He, and they had played together the longest when they were kids, their bond deeper than with others. Even before his little nephew was born, he had already begun to look forward to it.
When the little one was older, he would teach him to play the guitar and sing, and in the future, they would perform together on stage... Su Lin had already thought about what things would be like a dozen years from now.
"Yes," Su He replied readily. "Do you have nothing to say upon hearing this news?"
Su Lin snapped back to attention and tutted twice. "You're using the baby in your belly to demand gifts now? What a trick!"
"This is called using the emperor to command the vassals! What, do you have a problem with that?"
"No!" Su Lin didn't continue bickering with her, afraid of affecting the prenatal education. "Tell me, what do you want?"
"The baby in my belly is growing, and I want to play some music for him. I remember you have a lot of records, can you give me a few?" Su He didn't stand on ceremony with him at all, getting straight to the point.
Su Lin licked his lips.
Su He was really asking for the moon!
She knew how much he cherished those records, yet she still wanted him to make a sacrifice! Those items were priceless, impossible to find on the market!
Su Lin cherished those records dearly, never letting anyone else even touch them!
Now, Su He was asking for several at once!
Not just one, but several, that was utterly unreasonable!
Seeing his long silence, Su He scoffed. "I knew you were stingy!"
Su Lin's face immediately darkened. "I didn't say no!"
"Oh, then thank you in advance, little uncle!" Su He said with a smile, showing no fear of his anger.
Su Lin felt helpless.
In the end, he had to reluctantly pick out a few suitable for children, pack them into a cardboard box, and say, "It's a loan! Remember to return them to me later! And don't damage them!"
"Got it!" Su He, having achieved her goal, smiled and hung up the phone.
Su Lin had wanted to say a few more things, but the other end had already cut the call.
Su Lin: ...
That was too fast to cross the river and burn the bridge!
Did Su He forget that the records were still in his possession?
Despite his dissatisfaction, Su Lin obediently drove over and personally delivered the packed items to Su He. Seeing Su He lying on a lounge chair basking in the sun, with Lu Yanbei feeding her fruit, Su Lin was stunned.
Was this still the domineering CEO he knew?
He was doting on his wife to an extreme!
"Young Master Su is here! The young madam is sunbathing in the yard, shall I take you over?" Sister Li saw him standing dazed at the entrance and stepped forward with a smile to take the box from his hand.
Su Lin snapped back to his senses and nodded politely. "No need, thank you."
Lu Yanbei heard the movement at the door, turned his head, and gave Su Lin a slight nod, his actions never ceasing. He took the peeled seedless grape and offered it to Su He's lips.
Su He obediently opened her mouth, took the grape, and didn't feel anything was wrong.
As if it were all natural.
Lu Yanbei took a moment to ask Su Lin to sit in a chair nearby. "Thank you for coming."
"It's no trouble," Su Lin replied quickly. Then, he couldn't help but tease Su He again. "Sister, don't you have hands? You need someone to feed you grapes!"
"This is marital intimacy! If you don't understand, shut up!" Su He rolled her eyes at him.
Oh, her temper was growing!
Su Lin grumbled inwardly.
"Brother-in-law, don't spoil her too much, she'll really take advantage of it!" Su Lin kindly reminded him.
Lu Yanbei smiled and retorted, "Isn't the purpose of marrying a wife to dote on her?"
Su Lin was stunned for a moment, speechless.
He finally understood today what was meant by "Zhou Yu and Huang Gai, one willing to beat, the other willing to be beaten"!
Su He was truly fortunate to have met a good man like Lu Yanbei!
Su He triumphantly raised an eyebrow at him, looking extremely cheeky.
Su Lin turned his head away speechlessly and began to make small talk with Lu Yanbei.
Lu Yanbei answered his questions while continuing to peel grapes for Su He.
"I don't want grapes anymore, I want oranges," Su He, fully embracing her spoiled persona, changed her mind on the spot.
Lu Yanbei didn't find it troublesome. He ate the peeled grape himself, then picked up an orange and began to peel it.
Su Lin could barely watch.
"Sister, take it easy, don't go too far!" While Lu Yanbei went to the restroom, Su Lin couldn't help but advise her. "A man's patience is limited. If you keep this up, your brother-in-law will eventually get annoyed."
He had seen many couples where, during the honeymoon phase, whatever the other person said was right, and they were happy to comply. But as time went on, they would get tired of it. By then, those so-called intimacies would become reasons for the other person to find fault.
Women shouldn't be too demanding, or they'll be disliked!
After all, there weren't many simple and honest men like Su Dazhi in this world who could tolerate everything!
Su He wiped her hands with a tissue, thinking he was overthinking it. The relationship between her and Lu Yanbei wasn't as fragile as he thought. They had gone through so much hardship to be together, and both cherished this relationship deeply. He did his best to be good to her, and she would do her best to be good to him in return.
If she didn't let Lu Yanbei take care of her, it would actually upset him.
So, it wasn't that she was too demanding, but rather that she needed to give him a sense of security. Lu Yanbei had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth; he could have anything he wanted.
A proud man like him also had ordinary human needs: to be loved, to be needed. These were things money couldn't buy.
Su He's occasional "demanding" behavior just happened to satisfy what Lu Yanbei craved, so why not?
As long as it was mutual, it wasn't excessive.
"You, a kid who's never been in love, are lecturing me?" Su He narrowed her eyes and grabbed his ear.
Su Lin hadn't expected this move from her and immediately winced in pain. "Sister, let go!"
Lu Yanbei came out of the restroom and saw this "harmonious and loving" scene.
Hmm, the sibling bond between them was truly strong!
"Brother-in-law, how do you tolerate her?" After Su He went for her nap, Su Lin finally couldn't hold back and asked the question.
"Your sister is very good," Lu Yanbei replied calmly. "She shows me her true self, which means she trusts me. Between husband and wife, there is nothing more precious than mutual trust and tolerance."
Su Lin fell silent.
Perhaps, this was the way couples should interact?
But if he had such a woman by his side, he probably wouldn't be able to accept her endless "demanding" behavior.