Wife's Desire: A Labyrinth of Desire - Chapter Sixteen: Sexual Encounters

We've been married for over three years, but because Shen Ying needs to complete her doctoral studies and adapt to the new environment of a foreign company, we haven't had children yet. I'm the only son in my family, and my parents have long hoped we could have a child. My mother even personally promised that after Shen Ying has a child, she would come and help raise it herself, so we wouldn't have to worry about it. But she only has one request: that it be a boy. If she finds out it's not a boy, she'll have another one, even if it means being fined.
Shen Ying was somewhat unhappy about this, complaining that her in-laws treated her like a baby-making machine. But her own family was also pressuring her; her parents were equally eager for a grandchild. Her mother, a doctor, advised her to have a child before she turned 30, otherwise it would be difficult to conceive after that. I had also long wanted a child to keep Shen Ying's heart tied down, because I knew that children were the stabilizer of a family, and with a child, I wouldn't have to worry about those who still harbored feelings for Shen Ying making advances towards her.
After considering the opinions of all parties, Shen Ying agreed to have the child. In fact, Shen Ying also liked children, and she especially liked her cousin Li Binxu's son.
Her cousin and his girlfriend both stayed in Nanjing after graduating with their master's degrees, and got married a month later than us. The two families lived relatively close, and since everyone was alone in Nanjing, they maintained close contact. They already had a child in 2005. After deciding to have a child this year, Shen Ying discussed buying a larger house with me. She felt her current living conditions were inadequate; she wanted a separate nursery, a study separate from the living room, and a guest room for both sets of parents to stay in. I considered it, and such a four-bedroom house would definitely need to be over 150 square meters, which was difficult for us to afford with our savings and income. Although I became a department manager at a logistics company after two years, earning nearly 200,000 yuan a year, and Shen Ying received a stipend during her doctoral studies, it still wasn't enough for her expenses. After all, we had only been married for a little over three years, and our daily expenses were high, so we hadn't saved much money. Shen Ying quickly got promoted after starting work. At a foreign company like Siemens, her monthly income was over 15,000 yuan, which eased my financial burden. To make it easier for Shen Ying to come and go, in March 2007, we bought a red 1.6L automatic Ford Focus, spending nearly 170,000 yuan in total, which immediately ate up more than half of our savings.
Shen Ying and I drove around the development zones of Nanjing, looking at various properties. Near Mochou Lake Park, outside the inner ring road, we found a newly developed residential complex that we liked. Almost all the buildings there were 21-story high-rises. We were interested in a ready-built apartment on the 18th floor, a four-bedroom, two-living room, two-bathroom unit. The floor area was 178 square meters, and at 9,000 yuan per square meter, it would cost approximately 1.6 million yuan. The down payment would be 80,000 yuan per month. Given our income, a mortgage was unavoidable, and the down payment was a problem.
Since things had come to this, I had no choice but to swallow my pride and ask my parents for help. "Mom, don't you want a grandson? But our living conditions are too poor right now. Xiaoying wants a big house with a nursery. You know her temperament; she won't have children if the conditions aren't right. Your grandson-owning plan may have to be postponed..." Without saying a word, my mother took out a savings account with 300,000 yuan and gave it to me. Shen Ying's family wasn't to be outdone, and they also contributed 300,000 yuan. So, in mid-May, we signed a purchase contract with the developer and paid a down payment of 480,000 yuan. Our savings and the remaining funds from both sets of parents were more than enough to cover the renovations, and we took out a mortgage for the rest. To avoid putting too much pressure on ourselves, we opted for a 15-year mortgage.
After purchasing the house, we immediately began the renovation process; our house was the first in that building to be renovated. Because both my husband and I have jobs, we didn't have the time or ability to handle the interior design ourselves, so on a friend's recommendation, we found a home renovation design company called "Tianqing".
We outsourced the design and construction to them, but handled most of the renovation materials ourselves. This wasn't to save money; quite the opposite, it might have cost more. We had heard stories of home renovation companies using inferior materials and deceiving customers. To ensure a clean and easy-to-maintain indoor environment, and for health and safety reasons, we decided to purchase environmentally friendly materials ourselves. The construction team provided us with the quantities and brands of these materials.
The home renovation and design company recommended a construction team under their name. The team leader was a migrant worker named Lai Jun, from Poyuan County, Jiangxi Province. He was only about 1.7 meters tall, around 30 years old, dark-skinned and thin, but looked very energetic, with a kind and honest appearance. He was very charming and addressed everyone as "brother" and "sister" very attentively.
I laughed and teased him about his ridiculous nickname, saying he might actually be older than me. Seeing my reaction, Lai Jun didn't bother arguing further, and instead showed me his ID card, which clearly stated he was born in November 1981 in Changyuan Village, Meilin Township, Ziyuan County, Jiangxi Province. It seemed he really was younger than my wife and me.
He seemed quite pleased to have taken on this small project of renovating my home. When we were buying lumber and other decorative materials for the first time, he volunteered to lead us to the building materials market.
I'd heard from friends before that you can't be polite when dealing with a renovation team, because you're on opposing sides. At this point, you can't talk about being friendly or saving face. You have to let them know you're not someone to be trifled with, so they'll try to do things your way. Renovation teams profit from things like buying materials; they've already colluded with building material suppliers in secret. If they take you to their shop, you're just waiting for them to rip you off.
At this moment, Shen Ying suddenly became shrewd and pragmatic. She meticulously recorded the prices of the building materials from the supplier Lai Jun had recommended, and then tirelessly visited several other shops nearby. Sure enough, she discovered that the prices were problematic. Shen Ying sternly reprimanded Lai Jun, giving him a taste of his own medicine. Lai Jun immediately became obedient. He and the supplier he recommended hid in the back room and discussed the matter for a while before emerging. The price they offered was about 10% cheaper than the other suppliers we knew of, so we gave Lai Jun face and purchased the materials from this supplier.
Lai Jun personally helped us count the goods, load the truck, and escort the truck. It seems he was impressed by Shen Ying's imposing presence. Shen Ying and I followed behind in our car.
When I got home that evening, Shen Ying sat on my lap, wrapped her arms around my neck, and said to me with a smug look, "Honey, look at your wife, she's doing alright, isn't she? I gave that construction worker Lai Jun a good scolding and even managed to lower the price by 10%. I told you I'd step in if anything big happened in our family, and here I am! Your wife keeps her word and is quite shrewd. You can go on your business trips and do whatever you want without worry. Leave the renovations to me. You've been putting in so much effort and worrying about this family for the past few years; you've worked so hard. Now it's my turn to share the credit with you."

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