Oh no! My grandmother made me shoulder the responsibility for eight households!

Chapter 246 Equal Distribution of Rain and Dew, Each Receives Care

Early the next morning.

Lin Chen was having a dream, a dream in which he was surrounded by ninety-nine wives—

"Husband! Get up!"

Lin Chen turned over and pulled the blanket over his head.

"Husband! The sun's already high in the sky!"

Lin Chen mumbled, still under the covers, "Let me sleep for five more minutes..."

"boom--"

The door was pushed open.

Xiao Yulou strode in and yanked back the covers:

"Husband! What happened to our promised sparring? You promised me!"

Lin Chen sat on the bed, his hair a mess like a bird's nest, staring blankly at Xiao Yulou.

"Big sister, look outside, is it daylight yet?"

Xiao Yulou turned his head to look at the window.

It was just getting light outside the window; even the birds hadn't gotten up yet.

She turned back and said matter-of-factly:

"It's lit! It's 3:45 AM!"

Lin Chen: "..."

The third quarter of the hour of Mao (卯时) is about five o'clock in modern times.

He took a deep breath: "Okay, you win."

Xiao Yulou stood by the bed, smiling as she looked at Lin Chen.

The look in his eyes was like a wolf eyeing a sheep, or rather, a wolf that hadn't eaten for three days.

Lin Chen had no choice but to get up.

……

Martial arts training ground.

Xiao Yulou was dressed in a black outfit, his hair tied up high, and he held a sword in his hand. He looked heroic and full of momentum.

Her slightly protruding belly seemed to have no effect on her at all.

Lin Chen stood opposite him, wearing a loose-fitting outer robe, yawning, with sleep still clinging to the corner of his eye.

"Husband, be serious!" Xiao Yulou stamped her foot in dissatisfaction. "This is a proper sparring match!"

Lin Chen rubbed his eyes and said, pretending to be serious:

"Okay, okay, I'll be serious, very serious."

Xiao Yulou drew his sword and charged forward.

A flash of sword light, and it pierced straight at Lin Chen's chest.

Lin Chen stepped aside to dodge, and casually patted her shoulder.

"Too slow."

Xiao Yulou glared at Lin Chen, then turned and swept his sword across the room again.

Lin Chen took a half step back, dodging the attack, and casually patted Xiao Yulou's buttocks lightly.

"Still slow."

Xiao Yulou gritted her teeth: "Don't just hide!"

Lin Chen looked completely innocent: "If I don't dodge, am I supposed to just stand there and let you stab me?"

"Then fight back!"

"I'm filming you, aren't I?"

Xiao Yulou was furious and attacked with all his might.

The sword light merged into one, enveloping Lin Chen completely.

Lin Chen lazily dodged left and right, and each time he reached out and patted Xiao Yulou just as she finished her move.

Shoulders, arms, back, head—

I slapped it about a dozen times.

Xiao Yulou was finally slapped on the forehead with a crisp "smack".

She stopped fighting.

He shoved his sword into the ground, crossed his arms, and glared angrily at Lin Chen.

"I'm not fighting anymore!"

Lin Chen walked over with a smile: "Why did you stop fighting?"

Xiao Yulou pouted, "You're kidding me! You're just teasing me!"

"No." Lin Chen put his arm around her shoulder.

"I'm just practicing with you, training your reaction speed."

Xiao Yulou snorted and turned his face away.

Lin Chen leaned close to her ear and whispered:

"How about... we spar in a different way?"

Xiao Yulou was taken aback: "What method?"

Lin Chen smiled but didn't say anything.

Xiao Yulou was stunned for two seconds before realizing what was happening. Her face flushed red, from her ears to her neck.

"My husband! I'm still pregnant!"

Lin Chen picked her up in one go and said with a smile:

"It's okay, if I remember correctly, you've been pregnant for over three months."

"Then be gentle!"

"good!"

……

By the time the two came out of the house, the sun was already high in the sky.

Xiao Yulou walked with a slight limp, as if she were walking on cotton, her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes darted around.

Lin Chen helped her up, a smug look on his face. "How was it? Satisfied with this sparring match?"

Xiao Yulou glared at Lin Chen but didn't say anything.

But his eyes clearly said: You liar, you're not gentle at all.

Lin Chen laughed heartily.

……

Over the next two days, Lin Chen embarked on a "tour performance with his wife".

Wen Ruoxi spent the whole morning seriously discussing the business expansion plan with her, and also had a meal cooked by her.

I listened to Ye Qingying talk for an entire afternoon about the strange things that had recently happened in the martial arts world.

So-and-so gang leader was cheated on by his concubine, so-and-so swordsman lost a duel but refused to admit defeat.

After saying that, he massaged her legs all night—it's normal for pregnant women to have leg cramps.

Ye Qingying hummed comfortably and finally fell asleep leaning on Lin Chen's shoulder.

Murong Xue's situation was more torturous.

He spent the whole morning talking to Lin Chen about the customs and etiquette of different countries, such as how to greet each other, how to sit at a meal, and how to address each other.

Lin Chen's eyelids drooped as he listened, and finally, unable to bear it any longer, he leaned over and kissed her, finally silencing her.

The simplest place is Su Xiaoxiao's.

The two of them lay there, and she leaned against Lin Chen's chest, talking about her childhood all afternoon.

She said she had a pet rabbit when she was a child, but it ran away and she cried for several days.

Lin Chen listened, occasionally interjecting a few words, but mostly he just stared blankly, inhaling the fragrance of her hair.

After two days, Lin Chen felt more exhausted than if he had fought a battle.

But I felt at ease; after all, she was the wife I had married, and I had to accept it even through tears…

……

On the morning of the third day.

Lin Chen lay on Lan Fenghuang's bed, looking at the peaceful sleeping face beside him, and suddenly remembered something.

"Phoenix".

Blue Phoenix opened her eyes, still groggy, and murmured, "Hmm?"

"Didn't I promise you I'd take you shopping?"

Lan Fenghuang was stunned for a moment, then her eyes slowly widened, and she became fully awake.

"Husband... do you remember?"

Looking at Lan Fenghuang's expression, Lin Chen felt a little uneasy.

"I do remember now, but... it's a few days too late."

Lan Fenghuang didn't speak, she just stared at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen coughed lightly: "Are you angry?"

Blue Phoenix remained silent.

Just as Lin Chen was about to say something to coax her, Lan Fenghuang suddenly laughed.

"My husband is so busy, it's normal that he forgot."

Lin Chen pinched her cheek: "Really not angry?"

Lan Fenghuang shook her head, a smile in her eyes: "I'm really not angry."

Lin Chen looked into Lan Fenghuang's eyes.

She wasn't actually angry, but Lin Chen could tell she was a little disappointed.

He leaned in and kissed Lan Fenghuang on the forehead. "Shall we go today?"

Blue Phoenix's eyes lit up immediately. "Really?"

"Really." Lin Chen sat up and patted her bottom.

"Get up, wash up, eat breakfast, then go out shopping and buy, buy, buy."

Lan Fenghuang sat up, her hair disheveled, but her face beaming with an undisguised smile.

"Then my husband must not go back on his word."

"No regrets."

"You are not allowed to go back to handle official business halfway through the journey."

"I won't run."

Lan Fenghuang tilted her head and looked at Lin Chen, then suddenly leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"I'll go change my clothes!"

After saying that, she jumped off the bed and ran out, her shoes clattering as she went.

Lin Chen sat on the bed, touched his face, and chuckled softly.

This girl is so easy to coax.

Or rather, she was slowly sinking into the identity of the Prince's wife and the Lin family's wife.