"Chengfeng, now that we've built so many houses and such a huge courtyard, with so many rooms, it feels awfully empty with only the two of us living here."
In the room, Liu Yuniang was clearing away the bowls and chopsticks. Seeing Li Chengfeng approach, she gently washed them alongside him and could not help speaking up.
"Don't rush. Once I settle the matter of the Zheng Estate's Fish Offering Tournament and break through to the True Qi Realm, we'll hire a few maids and servants. You can get some rest too, instead of spending every day on these chores."
Li Chengfeng looked at Liu Yuniang and spoke with a smile.
"That's not what I mean."
Hearing his words, Liu Yuniang could not help shaking her head. Pressing her rosy lips together, she spoke softly to him, "Ever since I followed you, there has still been no sign of pregnancy."
"Chengfeng, I'm afraid I may be unable to bear children. But the Li family cannot be left without descendants. Our home is spacious now, and both of us are martial artists—another person would hardly be a burden. You're also about to break into a higher realm, and our household does not lack income. I think it would be better if..."
As Liu Yuniang spoke, she looked at him with gentle, limpid eyes. "Why not take another concubine? Or divorce me and marry a young maiden anew. I would be willing."
"You raised me from someone who could not even eat her fill to the martial artist I am now. In the future, I can support myself. I am already more than content. You needn't worry that I'll be miserable—I won't be unable to go on living."
As she spoke, a watery sheen unconsciously rose in Liu Yuniang's eyes. She gazed