Besides, it would be better to bring up this important plan in a relaxed environment.
Ning Zhiyuan had thought it through well.
In just a few breaths, he had already started selecting suitable restaurants in his mind.
In this district, every fun and interesting place had seen his presence.
In just a short while, he had already decided on the right place and was about to pull out his phone to reserve a seat.
Su Li: "Sorry, I’m not in the mood; I don’t want to go."
Ning Zhiyuan’s motion of holding the phone paused mid-air, his expression dazed and unable to respond.
"Ah..." he unconsciously let out a sound of surprise, as if he had never considered this option.
In his memory, every time, regardless of what it was, his wife had never let him down.
Even with the most important decision of their lives—to get married and then become a DINK couple—his wife agreed just after a single day’s thought.
Even in persuading her parents and friends, she had never caused him any worry.
For decades, this had given Ning Zhiyuan the illusion that whatever he said, his wife would never disagree.
So, when deciding to make this new plan of having children, he planned to tell Su Li, not to ask for her opinion.
Just time, going out to eat... even before Su Li had agreed, Ning Zhiyuan had already considered the restaurant.
Ning Zhiyuan thought he had misheard, then added, "Let’s go, I’ve already chosen the restaurant, it’s that one...."
Su Li raised her eyebrow unkindly, cutting him off, "I already said I’m not in the mood, can’t you understand?"
Ning Zhiyuan was a bit unhappy now, but he tried to lighten the suddenly solemn atmosphere with a humorous tone.
The sort of tone young girls might like, Su Li was not interested.
"Sort out your own dinner."
"Hey, getting older, menopause is here, you should understand, right?"
Ning Zhiyuan was like a spoiled invisible middle-aged brat.
Without giving the other person time to react, after saying this, Su Li picked up her small bag and went out, "I’m going out for a facial."
Ning Zhiyuan: "....."
His entire being was irritable from his interrupted plans.
As soon as Su Li left the house, her previously somber mood instantly cleared up.
Middle-aged ladies should really love themselves, otherwise... menopause can be quite dreadful.
Su Li lay on the bed, enjoying a personal full-body massage, when her phone rang inappropriately.
She really wanted to ignore it, but its relentless ringing was quite annoying.
The masseuse handed over the phone, and Su Li glanced at it; the screen displayed the name "Mom."
Naturally, this "Mom" wasn’t her biological mother, Ms. Su, but her mother-in-law, Ms. Liao.
At this time, Ms. Su likely wouldn’t have time to call her.
Instead, it was Ms. Liao, who, unlike other elderly with plenty of activities and grandchildren to occupy them, had none.
Her only son also always made his own decisions.
So every time she was free, she would contact her daughter-in-law.
Their phone calls were even more frequent than those with Ning Zhiyuan.
Over the years, they had gotten along like a real mother and daughter, so Su Li couldn’t just suddenly not answer her calls.
Su Li considers herself a middle-aged woman who respects the elderly and loves the young, so she naturally wouldn’t do something that would lower her reputation.
Actually, the main reason was that she was in a good mood at the moment.
Otherwise, she would definitely have shown a different face.
After connecting the call, Ms. Liao’s kind and amiable voice leaked from the receiver.
"Sweetie, come over for dinner at mom’s tonight, I made your favorite sweet and sour pork."
"Hurry over, Zhiyuan is here too."
After saying that, she hung up the phone without waiting for Su Li to respond, as if she was afraid to give Su Li a chance to speak.
Su Li chuckled, understanding the situation clearly.
It seemed was going to be a troublesome banquet.
Now, because of a slight change in Su Li, the in-laws who should have shown up three years later, when the original owner could no longer endure the rapid deterioration of her health and decided to give up on her pregnancy plan, were now impatiently bouncing out.
Su Li didn’t even need to use her brain to know what the theme of this dinner was.
In her previous life, the original owner had agreed to Zhiyuan’s plan, and because of that, Ms. Liao had harshly scolded her own son and even gave him the cold shoulder for three days.
This had moved the original owner deeply, making her truly believe that Ms. Liao treated her like her own daughter and solidifying her determination to have a grandchild for them.
If it weren’t for her failing health, she really wouldn’t have given up.
After all, she had to consider not only her lover and her in-laws but also her own gray-haired parents.
Su Li didn’t get up immediately; instead, she told the technician to take her time.
After finishing her body maintenance, she had another facial treatment done.
When everything was finished, two hours had passed since her last phone call.
She glanced at her wristwatch, and it was already seven in the evening.
According to the original owner’s memories, Ms. Liao’s family dined quite early, usually starting at 4:50, and now...
Taking out her silenced phone, sure enough, she saw dozens of missed calls on it.
Not only from Ms. Liao but also from Zhiyuan.
Before she could check exactly how many calls there were, her phone began to vibrate again.
Zhiyuan probably didn’t expect that this call would actually be answered.
There was a few seconds of pause on the line.
However, soon Zhiyuan’s voice, filled with anger, spoke up, "Su Li, what on earth is going on, you’ve had the whole family waiting for you to have dinner for over two hours..."
"Where are you now, hurry up. Mom’s about to be mad at you..."
Su Li’s voice was louder than Zhiyuan’s, filled with frustration, "Waiting for me to have dinner? But I didn’t agree... I told you I was going to have a facial, and I’m going through menopause, don’t mess with me..."
Ms. Liao, who was nearby, heard Su Li’s loud voice, and her face clouded with guilt and embarrassment.
She whispered to her son in explanation, "I, I thought she was free..."
As Su Li’s tone became more assertive, the other side’s spirits dampened.
Zhiyuan softened his tone, saying, "Then you should’ve made it clear to mom..."
"Did I not say that, or did your mom not give me a chance to say that she threw out a line about me coming to eat and then hung up?"
Zhiyuan: "Mom’s getting older, be a bit more patient."
"Alright, for your sake."
A serious confrontation was quickly dispelled.
After hanging up, Ms. Liao anxiously asked her son, "So, how should we explain this matter to our daughter-in-law?"
Zhiyuan, also irritated, waved his hand, "We can only wait till next time."