Shen Meng and Lu Zhenping exchanged glances before bursting into laughter.
"Are you trying to 'use the emperor to command the lords'? Get the kids to the Provincial City first and then it's my turn to be hassled next?"
Lu Zhenping: "...."
Sometimes having a too smart wife isn't a good thing!!!
"Wife, you can't think like that. My position in the Provincial City is now secure: good housing, good benefits. It wasn't easy coming back, so wanting the family to reunite, isn't that just natural?"
"And what about my job? Don't tell me you want me to quit, move to the Provincial City, and become a housewife—washing clothes, cooking, and cleaning every day?"
Lu Zhenping swallowed nervously as he saw Shen Meng's somewhat cold face.
"I wouldn't dare think that, wife. I've always greatly respected your career. It's just that being alone in the Provincial City can be quite lonely and cold."
"It's some admirer bothering you, isn't it?"