Chapter 604: Both husband and wife need conditioning
When Wang Yumei came out of the kitchen, he gestured for her to sit down.
Some things you have to face sooner or later.
It's impossible to hide it.
Wang Yumei sat down on the sofa, her eyes always lowered, avoiding eye contact with Zhou Jianmin.
"Yumei, what did the doctor say when you went to the hospital for a checkup last time?" Zhou Jianmin suddenly asked.
"They said I have polycystic ovary syndrome and prescribed me medicine. I'm currently taking treatment."
Wang Yumei added, "Experts say that while polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) makes pregnancy more difficult, it does not lead to infertility."
Zhou Jianmin nodded and said nothing more.
Seeing that he didn't bring up the test results, Wang Yumei couldn't help but ask, "Did you go to the hospital today?"
"I've gone."
"Has it been checked?"
Wang Yumei's voice trembled as she asked this question.
She didn't know what kind of answer she was expecting.
It seems that none of the answers were what she wanted.
"I checked," Zhou Jianmin replied casually. "He also needs some treatment."
He spoke subtly, but his meaning was very clear.
He was found to have a health problem.
Otherwise, why would it need conditioning?
Is it serious?
He shook his head. "I don't know either. They told me to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor."
Traditional Chinese Medicine?
"Um."
The two chatted briefly and awkwardly, the air thick with embarrassment and tension.
Although it's just a few words, the facts are very clear.
Both of them need to take care of themselves.
However, Zhou Jianmin's response was ambiguous, and Wang Yumei did not know what problem he had found.
After a brief silence, Zhou Jianmin slowly raised his eyes and looked at Wang Yumei, his tone sincerely repentant, "Yumei, I've wronged you all these years, always putting you under the pressure of childbirth. I've been busy with work and neglected your feelings. I'm very sorry."
He took a deep breath, as if using a great deal of strength, before speaking with difficulty, "If you really don't want to continue living with me, I can file for divorce and set you free."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yumei's emotions flared instantly. "Zhou Jianmin, is that even human language? You've wasted six or seven years of my life, and now you think you can just dismiss me with a simple 'set me free'?"
She wept, saying, "I've wasted my youth on this marriage."
Zhou Jianmin watched her cry and wanted to pull her into his arms to comfort her. He moved his hand, but didn't have the courage to lift it.
Wang Yumei wiped away her tears, glared at him angrily, and demanded, "Tell me the truth, are you infertile?"
Zhou Jianmin awkwardly avoided her gaze and denied it, "No, I just need some conditioning."
"Then why did you divorce me?"
Since it's not infertility, and since it can be treated, why bring up divorce?
Is he trying to use this opportunity to dump her completely?
Zhou Jianmin looked at her and softened his tone, "I just don't want you to continue to suffer."
"All my grievances are caused by you. As long as you don't let me suffer, I won't feel wronged."
Zhou Jianmin finally realized that she had been wronged. At that moment, all of Wang Yumei's emotions burst forth. She looked at him and accused him, "Zhou Jianmin, all the pressure has been on my shoulders for so many years. Almost all of our relatives and friends thought I couldn't have children. I thought so myself. I quit my job, sought medical treatment everywhere, and tried to improve my health, just to have a child for you. You only think that I'm getting more and more irritable, but you've never understood me."
Wang felt very wronged when she thought about how Zhou Jianmin would also need to recuperate after his examination.
Since it's a problem involving two people, what does all the grievances and pressure she's endured over the years amount to?
"I told you, it's because I wasn't considerate enough."
Zhou Jianmin looked at her, mustered his courage, and spoke his mind: "Now I'm giving you the choice. If you want to continue with me, let's find a good doctor and actively improve our health so we can have a child as soon as possible. If you don't want to stay with me, we can get a peaceful divorce."
Zhou Jianmin's tone was more serious and calm than ever before.
After he said all that, Wang Yumei was confused.
divorce……
To be honest, she didn't have the courage to leave the marriage.
Although she has had a chaotic life over the years, she lacks the courage and confidence to start a new life after a real divorce.
Otherwise, after countless arguments and numerous mentions of divorce over the years, why has it never actually happened?
First of all, she is currently unemployed and therefore lacks the means to survive.
Having lost her youth, she is no longer the young, beautiful, and modern woman she once was, which also means that she no longer has the means to choose a high-quality partner.
And her family, which she was so proud of, didn't seem to be so reliable after all.
The series of events that happened when she returned home for the Chinese New Year forced her to admit a fact: from now on, her parents would prioritize the interests of her brother's family in everything they did.
If her married daughter were to get a divorce and return to her parents' home, I'm afraid no one would be willing to accept her.
If it were a few years ago, and things had gotten this bad between her and Zhou Jianmin, she would have divorced him without hesitation and gone back to her parents' home. Her parents had pensions, and she wouldn't have had any financial worries.
But now her parents' retirement pension will probably all be spent on their eldest grandson. Not to mention she wants to spend her parents' money, even the room in her parents' house that she lived in since she was a child probably doesn't belong to her anymore.
Reality forced her to bow her head.
On the other hand, Zhou Jianmin and his wife have been married for six years. To be honest, apart from being a bit reserved and not good at sweet talk, he is perfect for her in every other way.
I will spend at least my monthly salary on her.
She was allocated another house, and now she can freely live there as the mistress of the house.
Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that Zhou Jianmin never pressured her to have children over the years. Even his parents back in his hometown rarely called to discuss this topic.
In fact, all the pressure was self-imposed.
She has anxiety about age, appearance, and marriage...
Because their marriage didn't naturally evolve from a couple to a family of three, her increasing psychological pressure as she got older led to her unpredictable mood swings.
She looked at Zhou Jianmin and tentatively asked, "What if neither of us can get better and we can't have children?"
Zhou Jianmin smiled bitterly, "If I really can't have children, then that's fate."
"I will accept my fate, will you?" He met Wang Yumei's gaze, which was both a statement and a question.
“I…” Wang Yumei didn’t know how to answer his question.
She has been working tirelessly for a child for so many years, which has caused her internal strife.
If you ask her to accept her fate, can she do it?
To be honest, she didn't know.
Seeing that she remained silent, Zhou Jianmin's expression darkened. He recalled the sweetness of the past and sighed, "Yumei, I've thought a lot about this today. Back then, we fell in love freely and came together. It was so sweet and happy. The future we envisioned shouldn't be like this chaotic mess now."
“We should all examine ourselves and ask why we have become like this. Children are important, but since we have come together to form a family, our marital relationship should be the top priority.”
Wang Yumei hesitated and said, "But if you don't have children, how will you explain it to your parents?"
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