187 The Joy of Huai(2/3)
"Sister-in-law, I understand. Have you eaten? Do you want me to take you there?"
Mint glanced at the assorted porridge and said lightly: "Bring some."
"Okay, I'll take a taxi right away. By the way, sister-in-law, I just received an envelope at home. It seems to be from the Bo family. Can I bring it to you?"
A letter from the Bo family?
"Bring it here. Bring me a change of clothes. I haven't changed out of yesterday's clothes."
"Okay, then I'll hang up first, sister-in-law."
Chun'er hung up the phone, and Mint checked her phone again. She didn't find Zhan Yifan's missed call, but she received a text message from him. Mint immediately clicked on it, and the text message clearly read: Don't worry, baby, I have it.
Have a good rest. Eat well, take care of yourself, and call you when I'm temporarily busy here, okay? Don't miss me too much, because I don't want to sneeze too frequently, which will be embarrassing during meetings.
Mint burst out laughing, causing Rong Zihua to look sideways. Mint immediately put away his phone: "Isn't this radioactive? I'll use it less in the future."
Rong Zihua nodded: "Well, computers, TVs, mobile phones, microwave ovens, and electronic devices that can emit signals all contain radiation."
Mint remembered these things, Rong Zihua brought the porridge back to Mint and looked at her calmly and said: "Eat it, don't waste my mother's kindness. She said that she felt guilty for you. That time
, she has wronged you, and she has always felt guilty."
Mint paused: "Auntie, why do you feel guilty about me?" Is it because she lost the child in Bo Yan's belly by herself? But her aunt didn't scold herself much, she just asked her to leave Bo Yan's ward.
.
"My mother said that it is a pity that she cannot have a daughter-in-law like you in this life, but she is satisfied that she can personally cook a porridge for you today. She got up at six o'clock to pour this bowl of porridge, and you can't even do this
Don't you want to satisfy her even a little bit?"
Although Bo Min felt a little awkward after hearing this, she could no longer shirk it.
"Thank you for your auntie's kindness. This porridge... I'll just eat it." He reached out and took the porridge and mint that Rong Zihua was holding and stirred it. It was indeed fragrant and seemed to have the taste of his mother. I didn't expect that Rong Zihua's mother would actually
Thinking like this, Mint thought that whenever she met Rong Zihua's mother, she would always look at him with the most gentle and compassionate eyes. He never thought that one day he would eat the porridge she made herself.
Eat the mint in your mouth in two bites, and it tastes very delicious, with a strong aroma of chicken soup. Mint was already hungry, and the porridge had been cold for a long time, so he ate it up in a few bites, Rongzi
Hua looked at it and his face was filled with smiles again. After finishing the bowl of mint, he asked: "Do you want another bowl? My mother brought a lot..."
"Then...another bowl?" Mint raised a finger because she discovered that the porridge made by her aunt really didn't taste that good. It was a bit like...the taste of her mother's porridge house?
Rong Zihua filled another bowl for Mint. Because it was a little hot, he put it there to cool down temporarily. Mint thought of his mother's porridge house and asked Rong Zihua: "This tastes a bit like my mother's porridge house."
"Yeah. Because my mother also liked her porridge house, she studied there. My father used to like the porridge made by my mother the most."
"Oh... I see." Mint thought and smiled. Rong Zihua's mother was really a virtuous woman. Unfortunately, Rong Zihua's father died early, leaving them orphaned and widowed. Mint remembered that Rong Zihua's father also
He was a high-ranking official, so
He is a son of a high-ranking cadre. And Mrs. Rong is a rich young lady. She has received the education of a true lady since she was a child. It is said that Rong’s father loved Mrs. Rong very much when he was alive. Their deep love also made the entire Yunhai City
Everyone admires him.
"Maybe..." Rong Zihua seemed to suddenly have something to say. He paused and then slowly said under Min Min's puzzled gaze, "This time after you eat the porridge made by my mother, you don't know when.
But the taste of my mother's porridge is the same. When you think of it, you can go over and order a bowl of porridge and eat it slowly. Maybe you will think of my mother, and maybe you will think of me."
Mint is a little surprised by what Rong Zihua said. What does it mean?
Rong Zihua smiled slightly under Min Min's increasingly doubtful gaze: "I'm very happy that I am the first person to know that you have a baby. It's also a great relief to myself."
"Rong Zihua, what on earth are you going to say?" Mint vaguely felt that something happened to Rong Zihua, that's why he looked so weird.
"Actually... I have already completed the transfer procedures and will go to Haiyan Island to join the company next week. With my mother, I also want to settle there so that she can enjoy her retirement while I start a new life."
"What?" Bo Min listened to the news in surprise. Rong Zihua is going to Haiyan Island? Is he crazy? Hua Yanqu had to go through many twists and turns before being transferred from Haiyan Island, even for an examination in xx area
The committee members were as happy as ever. Although Haiyan Island was clean, its future was still only three-tenths that of Yunhai City. And his development was better than anyone else. He was so young, so... promising.
"Why is this?" Mint stared at Rong Zihua and asked with a frown. They were friends, and why did she only know when the results were already out? What did he mean?
"Start a new life." Rong Zihua said with a faint smile, "I want to start a new life, a life that has nothing to do with you or the past."
Mint pursed his lips. What did he mean by this... was it because of himself?
When Chun'er came, Rong Zihua had already left, and the bowl of porridge was still placed by the bed without touching a spoonful. Outside the window, it started to rain. Since May, it seems to have started at the end of May.
The first rain instantly reduced the originally arrogant climate in Yunhai City.
Raindrops hit the glass, and the green leaves outside gradually become blurry. Mint thinks of many things, the situation of the Zhan family in London, her parents-in-law, Zhan Yifan, the Bo family... these things have been pressing on her chest.
It was like a wave of depression, and the good news she got today was like a hole that let out all the depression, because she felt... there was nothing more important than the child in her belly.
no?
Zhan Yifan has always been looking forward to it, and she doesn't hate it. She even realized today that she was also so happy to welcome the arrival of this child.
While stamping her feet, Chun'er said that the umbrella was hanging at the door and ran over with something in hand: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Let me take a look quickly. Don't let anything happen!"
Mint looked down at Chun'er: "Is your foot okay?"
"Well...it doesn't seem to hurt anymore. Hehe. I originally planned to go to work today, but let's go tomorrow. I'll take care of you today."
"So did you drive here or take a taxi?"
"Take a taxi. The only type of car I can drive is a bicycle. Does that count?"
Mint shook his head and smiled, and Chun'er also immediately laughed: "It'll be nice if I see you're okay. Oh, I'm worried to death, but why are you in the hospital?"
"I fainted in the prosecutor's office yesterday when I got off work."
"Fainted!?" Chun'er took a breath of cold air and reached over again with her cold hands: "Sister-in-law, are you okay? How could you faint just like that?"
Mint smiled: "Come with me for a check-up later. Now you go to the obstetrics and gynecology department to make a appointment."
"Oh, the obstetrics and gynecology department...why obstetrics and gynecology?"
Mint reached out and took Chun'er's hand to her abdomen: "Because I'm going to give you a little brother or sister."
The crisp sound of gasping sounded heavily in Mint's ears, and then there was Chun'er's scream. Mint immediately covered his ears and said silently in his heart: Baby, be good, there is no need to remember this voice of your sister Chun'er.
, don’t be frightened by her, and get used to her always making such a fuss.
"Little, little, sister-in-law, you want to give birth to a sister and a brother for me!? Wow haha... So, sister-in-law, are you pregnant? You are pregnant! Ah, sister-in-law, you are so awesome, you are actually pregnant, sister-in-law.
Great!" Chun'er happily rushed over and pressed Mint on the bed, continuing to shout in surprise and joy. Mint immediately pushed Chun'er: "Get up quickly, you're crushing me..."
"Oh!" Chun'er jumped up in shock, scratched the back of his head and looked at Mint and giggled: "Hey, I'm so excited. Then have you told your uncle the good news!?"
"...Not yet." Mint smiled bitterly. In fact, she didn't plan to tell Zhan Yifan now. With Zhan Yifan's temperament, if he knew the good news now, he would definitely run back immediately. I don't know.
What kind of situation is faced with, Bo Mint doesn’t want to bring trouble to Zhan Yifan
, even though this was news that would surprise him, Mint wanted to wait until the situation there was a little more stable before talking about it. If it disturbed his mind, it might make him uneasy about handling things, so Mint wanted to hide it first, anyway.
She will protect the child well and will definitely give birth to it.
"Why?" Chun'er wondered.
"There's not that much of a why. And you're not allowed to tell anything to him, you know?"
"Oh... Can you tell me, Sister Zhang, Sister Liu? Ask them to prepare delicious food for you every day, and ask Xiao Ding to deliver a lunch box for you. You can't eat the food in the cafeteria anyway!"
"Hmm...this is okay." He really didn't have any desire for the food in the cafeteria.
"Where are my grandparents? And where are my parents?"
Mint nodded: "Okay."
"Anyway, except for uncle, right? My uncle is so pitiful. He is obviously the baby's father, but you can tell the whole world and only hide it from him." Chuner started to feel a little aggrieved because of Zhan Yifan.
"You don't understand. I... will tell him the good news in person." Mint touched Chun'er's head: "Hurry up and line up the number. I can't wait to see the baby in my belly and how old it is.
Already."
"Yes, sir!" Chun'er gave a standard salute with a "swish" sound, then turned around and left happily.
Mint reached out and took what Chun'er brought, a sandwich and some warm milk. Mint put them all aside. Seeing the bowl of cold porridge, Mint thought of Rong Zihua's back when he left, how lonely he was.
.
Mint remembered Rong Zihua's request when he was about to leave: "Can... let me hug you again? It's the final farewell."
Mint was startled for a moment, but still shook his head.
"I'm sorry Rong Zihua. I can't hug you in front of the child. This will make me... feel sorry for the child's father." It's not that she overthinks it, but that she did like Rong Zihua. There is no doubt about it.
The truth is, she hopes to break off the relationship cleanly and be pure friends, and it is not appropriate to embrace such a separation.
"Do you... love him that much?" Although Rong Zihua asked with a smile on his face, Mint could see the sparkle in his eyes. He must have been guarding him all night last night, but his eyes were actually black and blue.
However, Mint still nodded without hesitation: "Yes. I love you very much."
She loves Zhan Yifan very much, she really loves him, and she loves him so much that she can't tolerate anyone's doubts.
Mint shook his head and pushed the porridge bowl aside, turned around and got out of bed and took Chun'er's clothes to the bathroom.
After a simple wash, Mint began to change clothes. Looking at himself in the mirror with his upper body naked, Mint stretched out his hand to touch his flat belly. This was the crystallization of Yifan and himself... I don't know when it quietly sprouted inside.
Mint smiled softly: "Baby, Master
Grandpa and grandma will definitely be happy if they know it. I hope this is good news that will make grandpa recover soon and make grandma happy. And your dad, do you know how much he looks forward to your arrival? He will be
To be continued...