Although Guiying and her son delivered safely, they still needed to go to the hospital for a check-up to ensure there were no other infection issues, so they were cleaned up and sent to the hospital.
When Chunhua returned and learned that Guiying had given birth to a big chubby son, she was both envious and happy. She helped Cheng Su cook a soup and rice meal, and the two of them brought it over together to see the newborn.
Hualing did not go with them. She tidied herself up, stared blankly at the cold room, pursed her lips, took her bag, and went out. After a while, she returned with a bag of meat and vegetables.
She moved swiftly, washed the rice and put it in the pot, washed and stir-fried the vegetables. Before long, she had prepared a simple meal with three dishes and a soup and placed it on the dining table.
When Chen Shouwang returned home, he smelled the aroma of food as soon as he entered the door, and he couldn’t help but be taken aback.
Ever since he and Hualing had the cold war, the house hadn’t smelled of food for a long time. Even during the Mid-Autumn Festival, they both just brought food back from the cafeteria to eat. What was happening tonight?
He was a bit puzzled. As he entered, he saw Hualing wearing a floral long dress, her hair let down and brushed to one side, obviously tidied up.
In this appearance, Chen Shouwang felt like he was back to when he first saw Hualing. She was also like a flower back then, immediately catching his eye. Her well-off family and being a college graduate made her look like an ideal wife.
So, he mustered all his effort to pursue her, to please her, and even to win the favor of her family. It took all his strength and effort to win her over, to get her parents to agree to let Hualing marry him.
After marriage, they lived apart in different places. He longed for his lovely wife so much that he nearly wore out his tongue pleading until Hualing agreed to transfer her job to Qing City, and their long-distance marriage finally ended.
He had thought that once they were together, they would be inseparable, but who would have known it would be the start of quarrels, the beginning of changes in their relationship...
When did they start arguing day and night?
How did they end up in this situation step by step?
Chen Shouwang was lost in thought staring at the food on the table until Hualing waved her hand in front of him to bring him back to reality.
"What’s wrong with you? I made a few dishes, let’s eat, okay?" Hualing’s tone carried an unprecedented softness.
Chen Shouwang wanted to say he had already eaten at the cafeteria, but seeing the expectation in Hualing’s eyes, he couldn’t bring himself to say it, so he just nodded in agreement.
Hualing’s lips curled slightly upwards, and she said, "Then go wash your hands, I’ll serve the rice."
Chen Shouwang nodded mechanically, went to wash his hands, then sat down mechanically at the table and picked up the bowl.
Hualing kept talking, mentioning that Guiying had given birth to a big chubby son and that she helped with the delivery. She said the child was soft and very cute.
Chen Shouwang didn’t understand the intention behind her words, he just looked at her.
Hualing’s eyes reddened, and she pressed her lips together, saying, "Old Chen, why do you think we still don’t have a child? Is there something wrong with me?" "Don’t say that. Didn’t the doctors say that we’re both fine? It’s just a matter of time for the child to come." Chen Shouwang immediately interrupted her, seeing the redness in her eyes, and felt a slight ache in his heart.
"But I want a child, I want to be a mom." Hualing put down her bowl and started to cry.
Listening to her crying, Chen Shouwang’s inner defenses suddenly broke, and he silently put down his bowl, pulled her into his arms, patting her back, saying, "It will happen, it will happen." Not sure if he was comforting her or himself.
Hualing, feeling his response, cried even harder, for all the grievances she had endured these days...