Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 54 - The Great Calamity Has Passed

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: The Great Calamity Has Passed

Chapter 54 -54: The Great Calamity Has Passed

“Humph, who is the ‘immortal’?”

Old Blind Man snorted coldly and glanced sideways at the two people.

“Hehe, Old Blind Man, Old Blind Man.”

Aunt Liu Fen, standing nearby with her heart in her throat, wondered whether calling him by that name right to his face would get them kicked out.

“Humph, come in.”

Hearing Old Blind Man’s words, the aunt and sister-in-law hurriedly followed him into the courtyard.

“His aunt?”

Mrs. Lu whispered to her sister-in-law, “Old Blind Man has been humiliated in the streets years ago because of the nickname ‘immortal’, so he prefers everyone calling him Old Blind Man. Besides, he’s not really blind, it’s just—”

“Speak, what do you want to calculate?”

Mrs. Lu hurriedly brought out the wine she had brewed and her homemade preserved goods, together with a piece of paper.

“My daughter-in-law is pregnant, can you help me see how it will turn out?”

Old Blind Man held the wine bottle, sniffed it, and his old face broke into a smile as he eagerly stuffed a piece of preserved meat into his mouth.

Narrowing his eyes, he smacked his lips, “Where is this sold? Not bad at all!”

Mrs. Lu grinned proudly, planning to deliver some more of her small business’s products tomorrow.

Old Blind Man nodded in satisfaction, tucked away the smile on his face, looked at the paper with the birth dates, and started counting on his fingers.

The aunt and sister-in-law watched Old Blind Man anxiously, afraid of missing the slightest detail.

After a long moment, Old Blind Man slowly uttered a few words.

“The great disaster has passed.”

“Really?”

Old Blind Man glared, his old face wrinkled, “What? You don’t believe what I calculated?”

“No, no, I’m just too happy.”

Mrs. Lu shook her head like a rattle, fearful of annoying Old Blind Man.

…

“How about that? Aren’t you worried anymore?”

Mrs. Lu teased her elder sister-in-law cheerfully, her face also full of joy.

Old Blind Man had said it, her daughter-in-law’s great disaster had passed, and from now on, things would only get better. The fortune of the entire Lu Family had changed with it.

Thinking of her soft, chubby grandson, she was so happy that the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears.

“Hahaha, now I’m not worried anymore.”

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Aunt Liu Fen’s eyes crinkled with joy.

Just now, Old Blind Man had said, her daughter’s marriage prospects were just ahead, and her daughter’s fertility was good—no need for baseless worries.

“It’s a pity that Old Blind Man didn’t say who it is?”

“Ah, my dear sister-in-law, haven’t people said that certain secrets of the heavens must not be revealed? Just relax and wait.”

Aunt Liu Fen laughed, “Yes, yes, yes.”

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Father Lu listened to his wife prattle on endlessly, showing no impatience.

His old face was flush with happy radiance, repeatedly advising his wife not to keep talking about the grandson, lest it annoy their daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Lu glared at him, “I know that. Alright, alright, go to your work. I’m off to see if anyone is selling old hens.”

Seeing his wife walk away without looking back, Father Lu glared, “This wife of mine.”

Susu groggily opened her eyes, only to meet a particularly kind face and instantly became alert.

“Mom?”

“Ah, Old Blind Man said things will get better and better from now on, so don’t worry.”

Susu: “…”

Thinking to herself, I wasn’t worried, was I?

“Mom bought an old hen, I’ll make you some chicken soup.”

Looking at her bustling mother-in-law, Susu couldn’t help but laugh and cry a little, tugging at her husband’s sleeve.

“What’s wrong, my dear? Are you feeling unwell again? Feeling nauseous?”

“No, don’t be so worried.”

Seeing her husband’s tense face, Susu felt a bit amused, “What I wanted to say is, nowadays we can only have one child. If it’s a girl, you won’t—”

Lu Tingxiao furrowed his brows, interrupting the little woman with a serious expression.

“No matter if it’s a boy or a girl, they are our child. I will like them all the same.”

Susu pouted dismissively—men’s mouths, deceitful as ghosts.

They speak prettier than they sing, claiming they don’t care about the gender, yet so many people are desperate for a son they’d do anything to have one.

It’s not like we have a throne to inherit that we absolutely need a son.

She glared at him, issuing a warning, “If you dare treat our child poorly, I’ll kick you out immediately.”

Lu Xiaoting couldn’t help but laugh, what was she even talking about? It seems like Granny was right after all; the mood swings of a pregnant woman are no joke.

He nodded along with the sulky little woman, trying to soothe her for a while.

“What’s all that racket in the yard?”

Jiang Nan lazily kicked her husband.

“Mom, I know, grandma bought an old hen to make soup.”

The little one said and ran off like a gust of wind.

Jiang Nan’s face scrunched up, slapping her husband in annoyed reproach, “Your mom is so biased, my younger sister-in-law just got pregnant and she’s already stewing old hens for her.

I can count on one hand the times I had your mom’s chicken soup.”

Brother Lu laughed bitterly, “When you were pregnant with our two kids, those were different times. Getting to eat an egg was because Mom had to barter with others over a long time.

Everything was scarce, not like now where lots can be freely bought if you’re willing to spend the money.”

“You always side with your mom, I say one thing and you have ten to retort.”

Brother Lu wrapped his arms around his upset wife and planted a kiss on her.

“Sweetheart, if you want, I’ll go buy an old hen for you right away.”

Jiang Nan glared at him playfully, “Enough already, you make me sound like Xiao Xue, that little glutton who wants to eat everything.”

“Mommy, who’s the little glutton?”

Xiao Xue, who had sneaked in at some point, was watching her parents huddled together, covering her mouth to stifle her giggles.

“Hehe, I saw it all, Daddy kissing Mommy.”

Jiang Nan’s face turned bright red, as she hit her husband lightly and pretended to sleep.

“It’s all your fault, so annoying!”

Before the couple could react, the little girl had already darted out again.

…

“You’re really annoying!”

It was dinner time when everyone was startled by Xiao Xue’s sudden outburst.

Xiao Yu held his chest, looking a bit hurt.

“Why am I annoying, sister?”

“I’m just copying Mommy, that’s what she says to Daddy.”

The little girl innocently mimicked her mother’s words.

The whole family was amused and laughed heartily.

Jiang Nan blushed, giving her husband a stern look.

Brother Lu quickly handed a piece of candy to his satiated daughter, and then one to each child.

With their mouths full of candy, the little chatterbox finally shut her mouth.

“Susu, you rest, Mom and Little Aunt will clean up.”

“Right, don’t overwork yourself, Second Sister-in-law.”

Jiang Nan pursed her lips, was being pregnant really a reason to treat her like a treasure?

Too lazy to watch this whole family dote on each other, she stood up and went back inside.

Mrs. Lu frowned, the eldest sister-in-law had come back and didn’t lift a finger to help, just eating and sleeping.

Oh well, it’s just for a few days.

“Hmph, this Chongxi Sister-in-law really knows how to please people, managing to wrap her mother-in-law and Little Aunt around her finger.”

“Even the youngest sister-in-law, Bai Xiao, has…”

Jiang Nan lay restlessly on the bed, tossing and turning, growing more and more agitated.

“What kind of spirit has possessed this Chongxi Sister-in-law?”

“What spirit?”