Shen Xuan was also greatly shocked, not expecting the men's academy to be so useful, and that his wife's thoughts were indeed very useful and practical.
His admiration for Lu Yu deepened.
Lu Yu familiarized Shen Xuan with every corner of the academy. They walked and stopped, and before long, it was noon.
Lu Yu took Shen Xuan to find Zheng Yu at the place they had just been. Zheng Yu was indeed still busy there. After explaining that they were going to have lunch with Shen Xuan, Lu Yu left directly.
Zheng Yu hadn't expected Lu Yu to invite her, and even if she had, she wouldn't have gone. It was their private time, and she would have felt awkward.
They got into the carriage. Shen Xuan was still savoring the scenes they had just witnessed. The academy was well-constructed, with an ingenious layout, and each room was categorized. Shen Xuan had never visited a normal women's academy, but he intuitively felt that this men's academy was better than others.
The carriage gradually headed towards Baoshan Tower.
Lu Yu had booked a private room on the second floor in advance. After greeting the waiter downstairs, she took Shen Xuan upstairs towards the private room.
"Daddy! Hurry, let's go play! Play!"
As they walked up to the second floor, they heard a childish voice.
Immediately after, a little boy ran out from around the corner of the corridor, heading straight for them. Before Shen Xuan could dodge, the little boy bumped into his legs.
The little boy fell onto his bottom with a thud. He was stunned for a few seconds, and then burst into tears.
Shen Xuan stood there, flustered and unsure of what to do, looking anxiously at Lu Yu, who was standing beside him.
Lu Yu crouched down, picked up the little boy from the ground, checked him carefully to make sure he wasn't injured, and then dusted the dirt off his pants.
The little boy's father, hearing the cries, rushed over. The man, wearing a veil, anxiously took the child from Lu Yu, his eyes full of worry.
Lu Yu carefully explained what had just happened to the couple in front of them.
"I'm sorry, I didn't dodge in time. Is the child alright?" Shen Xuan stood by, feeling guilty hearing the child cry.
"It's okay, it's okay. He just fell. The child is mischievous and startled you. I'm truly sorry," the child's father said apologetically to Shen Xuan while comforting his child.
The child was indeed not hurt, just startled. After crying for a bit, he stopped. Seeing the adults chatting, he blinked his big, bright eyes, looking at one person and then another.
This made Shen Xuan unable to resist reaching out to hold his little hand. The child was indeed a chubby baby, with fair and delicate skin, plump all over, even his little hands were fleshy. If you smelled him closely, you might even catch a milky scent.
"This child is so cute."
Shen Xuan's voice was as gentle as if it could melt into water. Children were most sensitive to tone. Hearing Shen Xuan's gentle and smiling voice, the child responded with his chubby hand that was being held, giggling.
"He's very naughty. He just learned to walk and insisted on walking by himself. He also cries easily and often cries for no reason."
"It's good for a child to be lively," Lu Yu said, looking at the child with great affection.
"But he's too lively. He hasn't learned to walk properly yet, but he wants to run. Today, after we finished eating, he was clamoring to go back and play, and that's how he bumped into you." The child's mother also spoke about the little one.
This child was very intelligent. Knowing his mother was speaking ill of him, he puffed out his cheeks and waved his hands, "No! No! Tong Tong isn't like that."
His childish voice made the four of them burst into laughter.
"Can I hold him?" Shen Xuan asked the other husband gently.
"I want pretty brother to hold me!" Before the child's father could reply, the boy's clear voice rang out. He opened his hands towards Shen Xuan, his clear eyes blinking at Shen Xuan, making the four of them laugh again.
Shen Xuan carefully took the chubby baby from his father's arms, touched his fleshy little hand, and teased him, "So your name is Tong Tong. Tong Tong has a very sweet mouth."
"Brother is so beautiful! Tong Tong likes you very much!" Children are like this; the more they are praised, the happier they become.
Shen Xuan had no experience holding children, and he held Tong Tong somewhat uncomfortably. Tong Tong squirmed in Shen Xuan's arms.
Fearing he might fall again, Shen Xuan quickly handed Tong Tong back to Tong Tong's father.
"You haven't held a child before, have you? You need to support the child's bottom with one hand, like this, so the child will be comfortable." The husband saw that Shen Xuan had no children. "You'll learn when you have children in the future."
Have children? Shen Xuan lowered his eyes, imagining what it would be like to have children, and his hand unconsciously touched his abdomen, as if there were already a child inside.
"Home! Home!"
A child's interests change quickly. Just moments ago, he was calling out "pretty brother," and now he wanted to go home and play.
"Then we'll be going."
Shen Xuan turned to look at the backs of the couple and child as they left, his eyes full of envy. If he and Lu Yu also had a child, they would surely be as happy as them.
Lu Yu saw Shen Xuan standing there, staring blankly at their retreating figures, and knew what Shen Xuan was thinking. However, this matter couldn't be rushed, and besides, Shen Xuan's body made it difficult to have children at the moment.
Lu Yu gently squeezed Shen Xuan's hand, drawing his attention back.
"Let's go in. I think they'll be serving the dishes soon."
They sat at the table, waiting for the waiter to serve the dishes. Shen Xuan's mind was still on the matter.
"Wife, do you want children?" Shen Xuan hesitated for a long time before finally asking the question. When the others were talking, he could feel that Lu Yu also liked the child, but she had only said one sentence throughout.