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Chapter 553: Chapter 557: Lord Qin Cooks_1
Qin Long Yun patted Chen Yi Ling’s back, "If you don’t want it, you don’t have to keep it."
"Isn’t aborting it just as painful? It’s all your fault, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have to suffer this!" Chen Yi Ling wiped her tears pitifully, "Besides, now that the child is here, wouldn’t it be too cruel not to want it?"
The child chose her to be its mother; that was fate. How could she not want her own child?
Qin Long Yun cleared his throat awkwardly, "Whatever you decide to do, I have no objections; after all, this whole affair is my fault. You can punish me however you want, just stop crying, alright?"
Lord Qin suddenly felt that the days of being oppressed had returned.
But this time he was more than willing.
Ling’er used to be so afraid of pain, yet she was willing to bear a child for him. What couldn’t he agree to for her sake?
"I’m going to cry!" Chen Yi Ling said proudly.
The only way to appease her was to get Qin Long Yun to carry a child as well.
But that was completely unrealistic, for Qin Long Yun did not have that capability.
Forget it, for the sake of the unborn child, she would stop being angry for now.
Otherwise, there would always be people saying she and Qin Long Yun wouldn’t last a few years, even blatantly suggesting she allow Qin Long Yun to take a concubine.
Next year, when she brought the baby back home to visit relatives, she wanted to see what those gossipy women would have to say!
Qiao Duo’er said wickedly, "You two chat away, I’ll fix something to eat."
"What can he and I have to talk about? I’m coming with you to the kitchen!"
Chen Yi Ling glared at Qin Long Yun; she did not want to see him.
"Miss, you’d better save your energy!" Qiao Duo’er promptly refused.
With Lord Qin right there, she wanted to live a few more years!
The guilty Lord Qin hurriedly said, "Ling’er, you stay and rest in the room quietly. I’ll go learn cooking with Duo’er."
A woman’s taste changes during pregnancy, and his wife often complained that the cook’s meals weren’t as delicious as Duo’er’s. Now, she would mention it even more.
He would learn now; it was sure to come in handy later.
Upon entering the kitchen, Lord Qin said earnestly, "Duo’er, just command me in whatever needs to be done."
Ling’er’s taste had already started to change; she had a lot of meat at dinner and now needed to eat something light.
Spring noodles would be the perfect choice.
But it seemed a bit improper to be directing the County Magistrate on what to do.
Qiao Duo’er glanced at Lord Qin, and seeing that he wasn’t joking, she unhesitatingly gave him tasks.
It so happened that she had been busy all day and didn’t want to move an inch now.
"First, go to my family’s vegetable patch and pull up a few stalks of baby bok choy."
Once Lord Qin had harvested the bok choy, Qiao Duo’er then directed him to knead the dough, roll out noodles, and cook them.
Lord Qin’s performance surprised Qiao Duo’er. She only had to give a bit of guidance, and... this was just too unbelievable!
"Have you done manual labor before?"
Lord Qin nodded, "My family was a normal farming household. Because my father was the village head, our life was a little better off than others’, enabling them to support my studies. I’ve done these sorts of chores at home; it’s just that the taste was a bit off."
He had never felt inferior about his birth, so whenever anyone asked, he never hid it.
"So that’s why you are always considering the common people."
Qiao Duo’er gave him a thumbs up, appreciating his virtue of remembering his roots amidst wealth and rank.
Lord Qin remained humble, "I am merely following the sayings of the Saint."
Once the noodles were ready, Lord Qin hurriedly took them to Chen Yi Ling.
"Why is Lord Qin in the kitchen?"
Tan Zhenghong, who had just returned, asked curiously.
Qiao Duo’er said joyfully, "Ling’er is expecting, and Lord Qin is here to make a loving dinner for his wife."
