When everyone had almost finished eating, Wen Wan suddenly thought of something. She nudged Zhou Ziheng next to her with her elbow and asked in confusion, "Why didn't Sister Yu and Brother-in-law come? Didn't we send them invitations? Did they miss it?"
Zhou Ziheng only realized they hadn't arrived after hearing her words. After careful consideration, he replied, "Besides the invitation, didn't you also tell them in person? Logically, as long as they received the news, they would definitely call you even if they didn't receive the invitation. Could something unexpected have delayed them along the way?"
"You make sense." Wen Wan nodded in agreement, then picked up her phone and was about to make a call, "I'd better call and ask, before anything else happens."
She quickly found Lin Yu's phone number and was about to call her to ask, but Xu Siye arrived late at this moment, holding Xiao Yunshu in his arms. When she saw him, she quickly put down her phone and couldn't help but sigh, "Speak of the devil, and he will appear."
"Brother-in-law! Over here!" Wen Wan raised her hand high and called him loudly.
Xu Siye looked in the direction of the voice, and when he saw them, he quickly walked over and explained breathlessly, "Wanwan, I'm sorry, something happened at home and I'm late."
His eyes were bloodshot and there was a stubble of beard on his chin. He looked very haggard, as if he had not slept all night. Little Yunshu in his arms was crying non-stop, which was unusual for him.
Wen Wan stared at the entrance for a long time, but didn't see Lin Yu. Seeing Xu Siye's haggard appearance and thinking of what he had just said, she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart. She couldn't help but frowned and asked, "What happened? Did something happen to Sister Lin Yu?"
Xu Siye kept soothing the crying little Yunshu in his arms. He kept his mouth shut and didn't answer anything. He just stared at the ceiling and sighed, "Ah!"
"Come, come, give it to me." Wen Wan hadn't received a response from him, and she couldn't help but feel anxious. She quickly stood up and took Xiao Yunshu, who was crying heartbreakingly, to comfort her. "Okay, okay, don't cry anymore. Auntie is here."
Zhou Ziheng quickly moved aside, making room for Xu Siye to sit down, and asked softly, "What happened?"
Wen Wan also sat down with Xiao Yunshu in her arms, scratching her head anxiously and saying, "Brother-in-law, please tell me quickly. You're really driving your obsessive-compulsive disorder to death. If you have any difficulties, just tell me directly. It's better for everyone to give you some advice together than for you to worry about it alone."
Xu Siye sighed repeatedly and remained silent for a long while before finally speaking, "Actually, I don't know what's going on. Yu'er went out a few days ago, and she became mentally unstable after she came back. I asked her what happened, but she refused to tell me."
Wen Wan frowned and asked doubtfully, "Mental abnormality? What does abnormality mean?"
"She asked me a few days ago, who is more important to me, my daughter or her." Xu Siye lowered his head silently, then sighed and replied, "I said, of course, they are equally important."
"I know some people think children are more important than adults, but in my heart, they are equally important, because without Yu'er, there would be no little Yunshu. They are both my treasures."
"She didn't say anything at the time, but since that day, she's been crying for no reason. She even said I was lying to her. Ever since the baby was born, everyone's only focused on the baby and not her. She gets angry whenever she sees little Yunshu, but then gets really upset."
Xu Siye was in a state of panic. He kept rubbing his hair with his hands, as if he could vent his stress. "I saw a lot of people online saying that they don't like mothers-in-law to help with childcare because they tend to neglect adults and pay more attention to the children. So I never asked my mother to come."
"I've always told her that it's up to her to decide whether to breastfeed or take care of the baby herself. As long as she's happy, she can do whatever she wants. But now I don't know how I can make her happy. I don't know what she wants, so I'm very anxious now."
"We had agreed to attend your engagement party together today, but we were about to leave when she finally said she wouldn't go. I had no choice but to go along with her and coax her to sleep before I secretly brought Yunshu here."
After Wen Wan thought about it carefully, she said thoughtfully, "Brother-in-law, have you ever thought that... Sister Yu might have postpartum depression?"
Xu Siye was stunned when he heard this. "Postpartum depression? But she was very happy during her confinement. She wasn't like this when she went to your concert."
Wen Wan explained to him, "I don't think postpartum depression only occurs during the confinement period. Didn't you say that she started to change after she came back from a trip? Maybe she met someone and something unhappy happened. It just so happened that she had just given birth and her hormone levels were unstable, so she became depressed."
Xu Siye said with a sad face, "I don't know who she met or what happened. No matter how I asked, she just wouldn't tell me. I also said before that I would take her to the hospital, but she refused to go. I'm really worried to death."
"If it's my fault, then you have to tell me what I did wrong so I can change. I have to know why she's unhappy so I can find a way to make her happy! But I don't know anything now, and she won't say anything!"
"I feel so useless right now. I can't even make my wife happy. I really want to share her burden, but I don't know how."
Wen Wan sighed silently after listening to this. Xu Siye was indeed a good man. There were many men in the world who thought that giving birth was no big deal for women, and that taking care of children and doing housework at home couldn't be that tiring. He was not as tired as he was at work. He didn't even take postpartum depression seriously, and thought it was all women's fault.
Having said that, we cannot generalize. There are actually many good men like Xu Siye. They know how difficult it is for their wives to get pregnant and give birth, and they really want to help their wives share the burden. Although they may not know how to do it, at least they have the intention to do it.
"Brother-in-law, don't be too anxious." Wen Wan quickly comforted him, then thought for a moment and said, "How about I go to your house later to see Sister Yu, and try to have a heart-to-heart talk with her. After all, some things may be easier to say between people of the same sex."
"Is it okay? You just got engaged, wouldn't this disturb you too much?" Xu Siye asked a little embarrassedly.
Wen Wan said disapprovingly, "Why bother? Do you think it makes any difference whether we are engaged or not?"
Then, without waiting for his response, she made the decision, "Okay, it's a happy decision. After the banquet is over, I will go to your place with my brother to have a good chat with Sister Yu."
Xu Siye sincerely thanked her, "Thank you, thank you Wanwan."
Wen Wan: "We are all family, why are you being so polite? Let's eat quickly and leave together after the meeting is over."
After the banquet, Wen Wan changed her clothes, informed her family, and then took Zhou Ziheng to Xu Siye's house.
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