Chapter 449

Lu Ao and Lin Qiyan agreed to head out at six the next morning to haul in the nets.

Just thinking about getting up that early made Lin Qiyan sleepy. He yawned and said, "Sure. I'll bring a camera tomorrow and see if I can catch the morning glow, build up some material."

Seeing him like this, Lu Ao casually said, "You're making quite a bit now. If you can't handle everything yourself, you could hire an assistant. Life would be much easier with one."

"We'll see. If we're talking about money, who in the whole county is richer than you two? And you haven't hired an assistant either. You do everything yourselves, don't you?"

"We're different. Our situation is rather special."

When Lin Qiyan heard that, his ears practically perked up, and he immediately put on an expression of eager attention.

Lu Ao glanced at him, shook his head, but did not continue.

Lin Qiyan had already prepared himself for some gossip. When Lu Ao stopped talking, he felt a little disappointed and could only change the subject.

He looked around and asked, "I think your lives are already perfect. You have a house, land, mountains, sea, and money. What are you planning to do next? Isn't it about time to raise a child?"

Whether they were same-sex or heterosexual couples, once they reached the family stage, they generally sought to raise a child or something along those lines.

Lin Qiyan saw everyone in his circle doing it. Children came from all sorts of sources—adoption, informal placement, even surrogacy... Same-sex couples often felt less secure than heterosexual couples, and they sought something to hold their families together.

Lu Ao had never considered it at all, and he froze for a moment at the question.

"We'll see. We haven't had