Fortunately, she had two obedient children, a boy and a girl.
She remembered how her older and younger brothers were also obedient. When they became a recording clerk and an accountant respectively, their parents were proud of them. But once they got married and had their own families, they naturally prioritized the needs of their new homes.
In the future, she must be more careful when choosing daughters-in-law. She couldnât afford to have someone like her sister-in-law who only cared about her own family without considering her husbandâs. Nor could she abide by one who was as stingy as her other sister-in-law. They would be nice to you when they needed something, but once they got it, theyâd start distancing themselves and even spread rumors about you.
Yun Shuang was certain that the recent rumors must have started with her stingy sister-in-law. Her other sister-in-law wasnât cunning enough to do such a thing.@@novelbin@@
As soon as Yun Hao returned to the village, Meng Yunhan began to nag him, âThe sun is still high. Why didnât you just wait a bit before coming back?â. She also joked, âWe wonât run away from home.â
His health hadnât fully recovered yet, why wasnât he taking better care of himself? Even if he didnât take his own wellbeing into concern, she had to do it for him.
âWhereâs Little Huzi?â
Meng Yunhan couldnât hide her jealousy. As soon as Yun Hao got back, he started asking about their son.
âHeâs here, heâs learnt how to roll on the bed.â She had him in light clothes because of the heat, and with him moving so much, she feared he might accidently fall off the bed.
âHee hee hee heeâ¦â
He was a mirror image of his father, but was much more cheerful.
âIs Little Huzi still not asleep?â
Meng Yunhan complained, âIâve been trying to put him to sleep for so long, wouldnât take his nap after your departure, woke up a while ago and now refuses to fall back asleep.â
Even their son missed his fatherâs presence.
Even she felt a bit off after Yun Hao left for the village.
Yun Hao looked at his son and touched his tiny hand, âGo to sleep.â
If the baby fell asleep just because you asked him to, then he wouldnât really be a baby now, would he?
âI met your eldest sister today.â
The eldest sister?
Her sister-in-law.
The last time Yun Hao left, his sister had visited.
Meng Yunhan didnât respond. She looked at Little Huzi then subtly raised her eyes at Yun Hao, signaling him to continue.
âShe wanted to come and see you and Little Huzi, but ended up staying with her mother. The army sent me money twice, which I didnât accept and assumed it as holiday pay. Dad offered to give me some corn, which I also declined.â
Meng Yunhan was puzzled, âYou were in a coma, the army kept your position for a year and they still sent you benefits?â
Yun Hao initially thought it was his own benefit, but hearing his wife question the source, he too began to wonder. If this money wasnât his benefit, then who sent it?
A name occurred to Meng Yunhan, âLu Jianjun.â
Yun Hao came to the same conclusion, âLu Jianjun.â
They both blurted out the name almost in unison.
Hearing the same name mentioned by each other, they shared a smile.
Yun Hao recounted his time in the hospital, âWhen I first saw you lying on the hospital bed, completely unresponsive, we were told you were in a vegetative state. Xiaolu said it was because you had saved him. I blamed him then, but I knew that if given the chance, you would do it again.â
âThatâs all in the past, you know me well.â Yun Hao gently held Meng Yunhanâs hand and said contentedly.
As his wife had pointed out, given another chance, he would still choose to save Xiaolu even if it caused Yunhan pain.