Chapter 15: Truly Raising Her Like a Daughter

Lu Changzheng was stunned.

As if his pressure points had been struck, he stood there clutching the kitchen knife, not daring to move an inch.

It took a long while after the warm, soft fragrance of her body left his arm for him to realize what Jiang Tang had just done.

He turned his head, looking at Jiang Tang—who was already sitting by the table reading a book—with disbelief. His voice was somewhat hoarse. "Who taught you to do that?"

Having spent half a month with Jiang Tang, he could say he knew her temperament quite clearly.

Because of her family situation, this silly girl was, in some ways, much like a child.

Something like initiating a kiss with a loved one was something she would never do if no one had taught her.

After recovering from his shock, a hint of anger rose in Lu Changzheng's heart.

Could it be that someone was taking advantage of Comrade Jiang Tang's innocence, teaching her all sorts of messy things just to take liberties with her?

Who was it?

That guy, He Wenxun?

At this thought, Lu Changzheng's jaw tightened so hard his teeth ground together.

Jiang Tang had no idea about the scenarios Lu Changzheng was constructing in his head. She lifted her head, thought for a moment, and answered, "Yaya told me in secret."

"Yaya?"

"Mm." Seeing that Lu Changzheng was interested, Jiang Tang recounted the whole story to him in detail.

"You said that if you weren't home and I didn't understand something, I should ask Sister-in-law. This morning I asked Sister-in-law if she had any books about having babies, but she wouldn't tell me."

Later, when she was looking through books in the school library, she had specifically searched for one but couldn't find it.

Then, when Yaya came to play with her, she whispered to her that her daddy kissed her mommy's face every time he was happy.

At the time, Yaya had analyzed it to Jiang Tang in a milky voice, "I guess that's how me and big brother came out."

Jiang Tang had believed it to be true.

Just now, in a moment of happiness, she had kissed Lu Changzheng on the face.

"Lu Changzheng, will there be a little baby in my tummy?" Jiang Tang asked.

Lu Changzheng...

Lu Changzheng no longer knew what to say.

Meanwhile, outside the door, Zhang Hongying and her husband, who had specifically come to find Jiang Tang, looked at each other before finally letting their gaze fall upon their daughter, who was completely oblivious to everything.

Before Zhang Hongying could even speak, her face turned red.

She felt too embarrassed to face her daughter.

At a time like this, it was up to Xu Wanmin, the man in charge of political work, to step up.

He cleared his throat and spoke, "Um, Yaya... when did you see Daddy kissing Mommy?"

Yaya blinked. "I see it every day!"

Xu Wanmin...

Zhang Hongying's face turned even redder.

"Look at you..." She glared fiercely at Xu Wanmin, expressing her fury through her eyes before turning around and heading back home.

She wouldn't ask Jiang Tang about her pregnancy anymore.

She would leave that to Old Xu.

She was too embarrassed to stay there.

Feeling somewhat awkward from his wife's glare, Xu Wanmin subconsciously rubbed the tip of his nose and flashed a wide, toothy grin at his daughter.

"Yaya, let Daddy tell you, these things are secrets. You can't just tell other people in the future, okay?"

"Is Auntie also 'other people'?" Yaya asked.

Xu Wanmin: "This..."

The Political Commissar, who was usually an expert at ideological work, was stumped at this moment by his own few-year-old daughter.

Inside the kitchen, hearing the voices, Lu Changzheng and Jiang Tang walked out. Seeing the father and daughter at the door, Lu Changzheng shifted his gaze to Xu Wanmin.

His eyes seemed to carry a hint of accusation.

Xu Wanmin felt inexplicably guilty.

He raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed. "Uh, Old Lu, I came to find my sister-in-law to ask her something."

As awkward as it was, since he was already there, he had to ask what he came to ask.

"Um, sister-in-law, I heard from your sister-in-law that you said there's a baby in your tummy, is that right?"

Jiang Tang nodded repeatedly.

"Um, sister-in-law, do you know how to practice medicine?" Xu Wanmin asked again.

Jiang Tang shook her head. "No."

*I don't know how to practice medicine, but I know how to take a pulse. Taking a pulse isn't the same as practicing medicine, is it?*

Jiang Tang's large eyes were filled with great confusion.

Her gaze was so clear and innocent that Xu Wanmin couldn't press for details; he could only give an "mm" to indicate he understood.

He told his daughter to say goodbye to Jiang Tang and them, then pulled her to head home.

Watching their retreating figures, Jiang Tang was still puzzled. "Lu Changzheng, does knowing how to take a pulse mean you know how to practice medicine?"

"No."

Lu Changzheng knew that Jiang Tang's way of thinking was different from others.

He attributed this to the characteristics of a genius.

A genius with a photographic memory has an understanding of many things that cannot be measured by normal logic.

So, he followed her line of thought.

"But Comrade Jiang Tang, the Political Commissar said Sister-in-law is pregnant. Is it true?"

"Yes!"

Jiang Tang then told Lu Changzheng how she had discovered that Zhang Hongying was pregnant with a little baby.

After finishing, she looked a bit unhappy.

"Sister-in-law wouldn't tell me how to get a little baby."

The little ginseng lowered her head gloomily.

She seemed truly discouraged.

Lu Changzheng...

He didn't know why she was so obsessed with having children. Was it because she felt too insecure? Did she think that by having a child, she would have real family?

Lu Changzheng felt a pang of heartache for the dejected young girl before him.

"Comrade Jiang Tang."

"You don't need to ask others about these things. On the day we get married, I will teach you personally."

His face flushed slightly; on his wheat-colored skin, a deep color was visible on his earlobes and neck.

Jiang Tang's eyes lit up. "Okay!"

"Lu Changzheng, you're so good."

She linked her arm with his, smiling happily.

Looking at the girl who still knew nothing of what was to come, Lu Changzheng sighed inwardly.

He wondered if, when the day actually arrived, she would cry and call him a beast.

Before long, Lu Changzheng had prepared the meal.

After they ate, Lu Changzheng washed the dishes and took the opportunity to tell Jiang Tang that he had to go on a mission.

Jiang Tang didn't ask what the mission was, but upon hearing that she wouldn't see him for a long time, she became unhappy.

Since the first moment she had become human, the first person she saw was Lu Changzheng; her dependence on him was extremely high.

"You won't have to cook for yourself then. I'll give the sister-in-law next door some money and coupons. You can go to their house to eat, or go to the canteen."

It wasn't as if Lu Changzheng hadn't gone on missions before.

However, in the past, no matter what kind of mission it was, he could execute it without any lingering worries.

Now, having known Jiang Tang for only half a month, going on a mission gave him a sense of unease...

Before leaving, he went over every single detail.

He wasn't worried about Jiang Tang forgetting.

"No matter what people say to you while I'm away, don't believe them, okay?" Lu Changzheng instructed repeatedly.

He was afraid that by the time he returned from his mission, the little girl would have been whisked away by someone.

"Especially be wary of those who say they have delicious food or fun things for you. They are the ones with the most impure intentions. We must stay away from such people."

*(He Wenxun: You might as well just say my name directly!)*

"Have you remembered everything?"