Li Yan glanced at Yurong, his face full of sympathy as he said, "Yurong, about this question... you'd better be mentally prepared!"

Yurong became even more anxious by his tone and expression, furrowing her eyebrows. "What exactly is the problem? Hurry up and tell me!"

"Do you remember the precious herbs I asked you to bring back last time?"

When Li Yan finished speaking, Zhang Yurong remembered those herbs and understood what the big issue was. She gave him a sideways glance, thinking he scared her to death for nothing. She thought it was something serious. But... this is indeed a problem too. If she isn't prepared, she wouldn't know how to handle it later.

"Hmph!" Yurong's face slightly flushed as she said this.

"Hey! After you brought them back, you just didn't know where they ended up."

Zhang Yurong snorted, muttering softly, "What to give you to eat?"

Yurong found it a bit amusing too. Aunty Liu, or maybe Aunt Liu would be more appropriate, it was just a habit to call her Aunt Liu. "Anyway... anyway, I'll just say there's no change to avoid bringing more back!"

"Hmph, you're dreaming! You can't understand the longing that elders have for grandchildren."

Zhang Yurong felt a bit awkward, "It shouldn't be like this, right? Then what do you suggest?"

"How should I know?" Li Yan intentionally teased her, secretly laughing. Anyway, her father wouldn't feel comfortable discussing such topics, and her mother definitely wouldn't have the convenience to talk to me. Eventually, it's your mom who's going to have a chat with you."

Zhang Yurong apparently had thought of this too, becoming a bit anxious. "Even if my dad's anxious, he would just urge a bit, he wouldn't say anything to you... my mom wouldn't talk to you either. So it's still on me. If I could convince her, I wouldn't have brought back the herbs last time. I don't care; you have twenty minutes to come up with an idea!"

"I say, wife, this is a long-term and big issue. With your intelligence, if you haven't thought of a good excuse, how can I come up with a good idea in twenty minutes?" Li Yan pretended to be embarrassed.

"How could I possibly think about... having kids all the time? You agreed last time! Don't even think about shirking it, you have to figure out a way to convince them!"

"While that's true, I don't have the time to constantly think of excuses for having kids. I've been traveling so long, and back home I'm busy too..."

"Regardless, who told you that... you're my husband." After saying this, Yurong blushed, but also felt justified. Yes, who else should she turn to other than her husband when she can't discuss it with others?

When Yarong said that sentence 'you're my husband,' Li Yan couldn't help feeling slightly stirred. The words 'husband' coming from her mouth just had a unique charm to them.

"What did you say?" He pretended to be focused on driving and not understanding, asking again, wanting her to call 'husband' once more.

But Yurong wasn't so easily fooled. She had just said it casually without much barrier. Now that he specifically asked her to say it, she hesitated. Seeing his secretly smiling mouth corner, she knew he was doing it on purpose. How could she fall for it? With a quick turn of her eyes, she calmly said, "I said, if you're not worried that others might think you can't handle it, then I won't worry either."

"..." Li Yan was speechless. "Is that what you really think?"

"Of course!" Seeing his slightly dejected look, Zhang Yurong secretly chuckled.

Li Yan decided to let it go. Having her plead like this tonight was already more than enough. If it really got out of hand, it would backfire.

"Alright, don't be angry. I won't let our mom take you to check up on this. I'll think of a way to talk to our dad. I'll give him a good reason to communicate with the elders."

Hearing his comfort, Yurong felt a bit better, with less pressure, mumbling, "What's this 'our mom, our dad,' it's my mom, my dad..."

But after her mumbling, her heart sank. Now they could argue playfully, but if they really broke up, it would just be her dad, her mom. The improvement in her relationship with Li Yan had only been a few months, but returning to her parent's house every Friday had been almost half a year, nearly a year. Dozens of times, it had already become a habit, and also a time when other than driving herself or Xiaoyan driving, she could trust someone else to drive.

Thinking of this, her mood dampened even more.

"But tonight, your mom might still ask you. The reason is easy to deal with. Just say I went to Beihai Country for so long and didn't eat much, of course, there would be no effect," Li Yan gave her a reason.

"Hmph, lying comes so naturally to you. But you've been back for several days." Yurong said quietly.

"It's only been a few days, it takes some time to recuperate no matter what. If she says the herbs are very effective or something, just say you've been on your period these last few days and will deal with it later. You'll be able to drag it out."

Yurong gave him a sideways look. What kind of talk is that? But she had no choice. Now that things had come to this, she could only take it one step at a time.

"Sigh... I never thought we've actually been through so much, in two more months it would be a year, wouldn't it?" Zhang Yurong looked at the streetlights outside, sighed quietly.

In less than a year, the relationship between the two of them went from non-existent to established, from antagonistic to close, gradually changing. Thinking about it brings infinite emotions.

"Yes, time flies. Ten months of pregnancy, starting from our marriage, our child should be born by now. No wonder they're anxious."

Yurong wasn't interested in continuing that topic, distractedly asking, "Time can change people... in a year's time, I feel like I've already changed quite a bit. In a longer time, what else can time turn a person into?"

Li Yan sensed her peculiar mood and after a brief reflection, understood her thoughts. Initially, she resisted him entirely, but by now, while it might not be strong love, at least there was a significant level of care. That was already a huge transformation, enough for her to question her own beliefs and principles. And because he hadn't resolved his issues with Yu Xiaodi, it left her even more uncertain about the future!

He slowed the car down a bit, reaching out to grip her hand.

Yurong's hand moved, trying to pull away, but was held tight by Li Yan's large hand, unable to shake free, so she stopped struggling.

"It depends on how you see it. If you're pessimistic, time ultimately kills a person. What's the point of living? Time will turn us into old people, possibly senile, eventually it's all over. That's for those relatively lucky; otherwise, we might die young, with just one breath not coming out, and we're done. But if you're optimistic? Time can make us more mature, can make our lives more complete. You had a happy childhood, a fulfilling youth, and now you're a very successful career woman. In the future? Time will make you a happy woman, a happy mother... that will be a complete life."

Li Yan didn't quite know how to comfort her well, so he simply laid out both extremes. For someone as smart as her, a little nudge was all it took for her to analyze her own future.

Zhang Yurong turned to look at him. His narration was completely objective. Whether it was becoming a happy woman or a happy mother, it all hinged on one crucial premise: having a husband who could make her happier! And the gentleman in front of her, in the half-year since their wedding, had never made her feel any happiness. Now...

"And you? How will time change you?"

Under normal circumstances, Zhang Yurong wouldn't directly ask such a question. It was tantamount to asking about his views on their future, or you could say, his decision. But in this particular setting, under such a unique mood, she still asked, directly and naturally.

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