Chapter 96: I will never be a man again after being frightened.
Zhao Yunsheng read over and over the editor's rejection letter, signed by Bai Tong. He wrote a reply, but then thought it wouldn't be a good idea to just write one letter and not submit another. He took out his own manuscript to revise. As he was revising, he felt like he should write a new one...
He was excited at his desk all night, and only calmed down until late at night. When he turned around to talk to Wang Ying, he found that she had fallen asleep a long time ago. He raised his hand to look at his watch and it was almost twelve o'clock.
Zhao Yunsheng put away the editor's reply and his manuscript, and tiptoed to bed.
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Wang Hui was already five or six months pregnant, and her belly was already noticeable. She didn't look good during her pregnancy, and she had severe morning sickness, vomiting whenever she ate. After she became pregnant, Sun Qiaoling improved her diet, so she could now have a boiled egg every day.
But Sun Qiaoling was a thrifty person, and eggs were precious, so she gave Wang Hui eggs at the expense of Du Wenli's. Du Wenli refused to agree, and she made a scene twice, only to be beaten twice by Sun Qiaoling.
Wang Hui was relieved to see Du Wenli dealt with, but the relationship between the two sisters-in-law was deteriorating. Her eldest sister-in-law, Du Wenxiu, was also furious with Wang Hui for refusing to continue covering for her. But Wang Hui didn't care. She was pregnant, and the Du sisters wouldn't dare to argue with her, no matter what.
Wang Hui, relying on her pregnancy, acted arrogantly in the Du family. Sun Qiaoling, desperate to have a grandson, tolerated her behavior as much as possible. Even Mrs. Du became more friendly towards Wang Hui, sometimes sending her food whenever she could. However, Wang Hui still remembered the moldy mooncake and dared not eat anything given to her.
Sun Qiaoling suppressed the Du family's harassment, but Du Jianguo was getting a bit fed up. He felt Wang Hui was being too demanding, constantly asking him to rub her shoulders or massage her legs. Furthermore, she wouldn't let him touch her, saying she was afraid of harming the child. He consulted doctors and colleagues who had experienced it, and they all said moderate intercourse wouldn't affect the child. But Wang Hui wouldn't let him touch her, saying she was afraid of harming the child.
That night before going to bed, Du Jianguo tried to persuade her, but Wang Hui refused to give in. She even scolded Du Jianguo, saying that he had no consideration for her or the baby in her belly. Du Jianguo was so angry that he turned his back on Wang Hui.
Du Jianguo was angry and couldn't sleep. After Wang Hui fell asleep, he wanted to solve the problem himself... Wang Hui had a light sleep after she became pregnant, and Du Jianguo's movements woke her up. She looked at Du Jianguo's shaking hands and shouted angrily, "What are you doing!" She also slapped Du Jianguo hard on the back.
In the middle of the night, Wang Hui's move frightened Du Jianguo so much that he fainted. He raised his arm to hit Wang Hui.
Wang Hui sat up straight, sticking out her belly. "Hit me, hit me, hit me in the stomach!"
No matter what, Du Jianguo would never hit Wang Hui's stomach. He just pounded the bed board hard and roared, which scared Wang Hui.
"What are you doing! You have the nerve to get angry after doing such a shameless thing!" Wang Hui yelled at Du Jianguo!
"What shameless thing have I done? You won't even let me touch you, what can I do?" Du Jianguo was already angry, and he became even angrier after being scolded by Wang Hui.
"Who am I doing this for? Did I do it on purpose? I'm doing this for your child!" Wang Hui cried.
"What do you mean by my child? Isn't it your child? Other people's pregnancies are not like you!" Du Jianguo was furious and his voice became louder and louder.
"Did I want this to happen? I suffer so much every day, can't you just bear with me? If we lose the baby, who will be blamed?"
In the middle of the night, the two people started arguing very loudly. Sun Qiaoling, who was in the west room, heard them arguing and got up angrily and banged on their door.
"What are you making noise for in the middle of the night? Are you tired of living like this?" Sun Qiaoling shouted at the door of Wang Hui's room.
After all, it was not a glorious thing, so Wang Hui and Du Jianguo kept silent. Sun Qiaoling stood at the door for a minute and left only after hearing no movement from inside.
Wang Hui and Du Jianguo slept back to back. Wang Hui couldn't help sobbing and cried for a long time, but Du Jianguo ignored her.
At dawn, Du Jianguo realized something serious: he didn't have the normal morning virility that men usually experience. He recalled Wang Hui's scare the night before, and a chill ran down his spine. Could he be doomed from now on?
He saw Wang Hui lying with her back to him, seemingly still asleep. He touched her with his hand, but there was no reaction at all… Du Jianguo was panicking. He had just gotten married and was still so young. How could she be incapable of this in the future? He might as well just die now!
Du Jianguo turned to look at Wang Hui angrily, wanting to wake her up and scold her. But he changed his mind and gave up the idea. What if Wang Hui found out and disliked him? Du Jianguo could only swallow his anger.
For several days, Du Jianguo's condition did not improve. His heart was cold and he naturally had no good face towards Wang Hui.
Wang Hui was still angry with Du Jianguo and wanted him to come and comfort her, but she didn't expect that Du Jianguo didn't comfort her for several days. Sometimes he looked at her coldly, as if with resentment.
Wang Hui thought about how hard it was for her to be pregnant, but he treated her like this. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She simply left a note and went back to her parents' home while the Du family was away.
After work, Sun Qiaoling saw Wang Hui's note on the dining table in the main hall, but she didn't think much of it. Many families who cared about their daughters would take them home to nurse the baby; it was normal. Wang Hui ate a lot at home, and now she wasn't working, so Sun Qiaoling was eager for her to go back to her parents' home. She wouldn't mind staying there until the birth. Her family would save on fuel and food, and it was better than Li Fengju's frequent visits.
After Du Jianguo returned home, he knew that Wang Hui had returned to her parents' home, but he remained silent and did not mention going to his father-in-law's house to find Wang Hui.
Sun Qiaoling noticed that Du Jianguo looked a little off and asked him, "Did you have a fight with Huihui?"
Du Jianguo said: "That night."
Sun Qiaoling had completely forgotten what happened that night, thinking that the couple had just had a quarrel and had reconciled long ago.
"What's the matter?" Sun Qiaoling asked.
"No reason!" Du Jianguo became angry. He really didn't want to think about that incident, for he was afraid that he would never be a man again in his life.
Sun Qiaoling didn't ask any further questions. She still had a lot of things to do at home. She said, "When you have some rest, go visit Huihui at your father-in-law's house."
Du Jianguo didn't answer, went back to the room and slammed the door.
When the Wangs got off work, they saw Wang Hui coming out of the room. Li Fengju hurriedly asked, "Huihui! When did you come back? How did you come back? Are you alone?"
"I rode my bike back alone," said Wang Hui.
Li Fengju scolded him, "You can't ride a bike now? And you came back alone without waiting for Jianguo to get off work to send you here."
"Don't mention him to me, I don't want to see him!" Wang Hui got angry when she thought about what happened that night.
Li Fengju's expression changed: "Did you have a fight with Jianguo?"
"Mm! Mom, don't ask anymore. Hurry up and cook dinner. I'm hungry." Wang Hui had bought some food on the way here and had already finished it. She loved the fermented glutinous rice cakes sold in the department store. She also liked the improved peach cakes, but when she found out that the improved peach cakes were made by her eldest sister, she didn't know who she was angry with, so she refused to eat them.
"Come with me." Li Fengju called Wang Hui to go to the kitchen together.
Wang Yongren said, "There's not much food at home. I'll go buy a roast chicken."
"Thank you, Dad. I knew you were the best to me!" Wang Hui was happy now.
Wang Yongren went out to buy roast chicken, and Li Fengju took Wang Hui to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
"Why did you and Jianguo quarrel? You were pregnant, and he still quarreled with you. Didn't your mother-in-law say anything to him?" Li Fengju asked.
"I don't want to say it!" Wang Hui felt ashamed.
Since she didn't say anything, Li Fengju was naturally worried: "If you don't tell Mom, who are you going to tell? If you keep it to yourself, you'll be the one who'll be sad later!"
Wang Hui thought about it and realized that her parents were the only ones in the world who treated her with unconditional kindness. She hesitantly told him what happened that night.
Li Fengju was an experienced person. After hearing this, she immediately stopped what she was doing and said, "How could you not let me touch you at all and even scare him when he was having that moment? If you scare him, you will regret it."
"He's a grown man, how could he be frightened so easily? Why are you still on his side, Mom?" Wang Hui was unhappy again.
"Why would I side with him? It's all for your own good. You're still too young and too naive." Li Fengju said, "Come closer, I'll tell you something."
Li Fengju and Wang Hui talked about some sexual matters, and Wang Hui was very unhappy: "I worked so hard to get pregnant and give birth to his child, and now I have to serve him like this, why?"
"Just because you are his wife! Men can't hold it back. It will hurt their health. If they can't hold it back, they may go out and have affairs! Let's see what you will do then!" said Li Fengju.
"He dares!" Wang Hui said angrily.
Li Fengju said, "I see you're always so spoiled and sweet at home, but how come you're so dumb when you're at your in-laws' house? Things like this can just be handled in bed between the two of you. What's the big deal?"
Wang Hui was not convinced. In her past life, when she was with Du Jianguo, she had never been so subservient. She only had to flirt with him and he treated her extremely well. He had jewelry and designer bags that her elder sister didn't have, but she had them all. Who would have thought that in this life, when they were together officially, he wouldn't treat her as well as he had in their previous life.
"Did you hear that?" Li Fengjue raised her voice a little when she saw Wang Hui didn't say anything.
"I heard it." Wang Hui agreed reluctantly.
Li Fengju said earnestly, "I'm not trying to criticize you, but you don't have a job right now, you don't have the ambition, and you can't endure hardship. I think you'll still have to rely on your man in the future. If you want to rely on a man, you have to keep him under control. Otherwise, you'll have to rely on yourself and find a class to attend when the time comes."
"Who said I have to rely on him!" Wang Hui did not admit it. She was reborn and knew a lot of things, but there was no reform and opening up yet, so she could not do anything. It was hard to say who would rely on whom in the future!
"Mom said, don't be unhappy. Your eldest sister is already the deputy director of the factory. During the May Day holiday, she was named an outstanding employee of the factory. She also attended the city's workers' congress as a representative of their factory and was praised by senior leaders at the meeting. She is the one who doesn't rely on men. Can you?" Li Fengju said.
Wang Hui snorted, "She doesn't rely on men, but she's heartless. Will she come back to see you? My sister is pregnant. She's the deputy director of a food factory, and I haven't had a single can of her food. I even have to buy my own shaqi ma. What's the point of being so capable?"
"Who is the reason why she is not close to us?" Li Fengju said unhappily.
Wang Hui was muttering something, but Li Fengju didn't hear it. But she knew it was definitely not something good.
"Your eldest sister's birthday is at the end of the month, buy her a nice gift," said Li Fengju.
According to Beichong custom, a girl's first birthday at her husband's home after leaving home is called a "birthday." The husband's family will hold a banquet, and the girl's family will also bring gifts. Li Fengju thought about buying some gifts for Wang Ying and mending their relationship.
"Yingzi, your birthday is coming up at the end of the month, right?" Chen Xiuqin asked.
"Yeah." Wang Ying actually didn't want to have this "birthday celebration", mainly because she didn't want to see her family.
"Hey, why are you unhappy?" Chen Xiuqin said.
Wang Ying smiled and said, "No, I just don't want to cause any trouble."
"What's the trouble? This shouldn't happen. It's just a good time to have some fun." Chen Xiuqin said, "Your second sister came to my workplace a few days ago and asked me about it. I don't know what gift she's going to prepare for you. She's so secretive."
"Now that Mom said that, I'm looking forward to it." Wang Ying said with a smile.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were in the kitchen, preparing dinner and chatting about family matters. After Zhao Yunsheng picked up Wang Ying from work, he went to the photo studio to pick up photos and hadn't returned yet.
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finished their dinner, Zhao Yunsheng also came back and went to find Wang Ying as soon as he came back.
Chen Xiuqin said, "Let me see the photos first."
Zhao Yunsheng handed the two envelopes to Chen Xiuqin and said casually, "My brother-in-law asked me to get the film last time, but I haven't gone to get it yet."
"Go ahead. It's a good opportunity to go see what your eldest sister's sister-in-law is like," said Chen Xiuqin.
"Then I'll take Yingzi with me on our day off," said Zhao Yunsheng.
Wang Ying leaned over to Chen Xiuqin to look at the photos. Zhao Yunsheng was a really good photographer and made her look much prettier than she really was.
"Wow, our Yingzi is so pretty." Chen Xiuqin praised.
"I'm photogenic. Photos look better than me," Wang Ying said. "It's Yunsheng's photography skills that are great."
"Haha, people are still more beautiful. No matter how good the technology is, it won't look good if you take a picture of a toad," said Chen Xiuqin.
Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng were both amused by her.
After dinner, Zhao Yunsheng wrote for a while as usual. Since receiving Bai Tong's letter, Zhao Yunsheng's creative enthusiasm has been unprecedentedly high. He has not yet replied to Bai Tong, and wants to wait until his new novel is finished and send it with the letter.
Wang Ying sat on her bed, her back against the bed frame, reading her work notes. With the recent rise in temperature, sales of shaqi ma and peach cakes had declined. Wang Ying figured it was time to develop a snack perfect for summer, but she wondered if the factory manager would find her "restless" again.
The next day at work, Wang Ying told Xiang Huaimin about his thoughts.
Xiang Huaimin looked at Wang Ying and said, "Where does your enthusiasm for work come from? Is this what they call the drive of youth? I was thinking, it's hot now, it's a good time for everyone to take a break, but you're already thinking about developing new products."
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Perhaps my passion for work is the same as your passion for solving math problems."
Xiang Huaimin said, "You're telling me this because you want me to talk to the factory director about this?"
Wang Ying blinked. "Is that alright, Director? You said you had something to talk to me about."
"You're trying to cover your ears and steal the bell," Xiang Huaimin said. "Who am I, and who are you? Don't you know, Old Qian?"
"I know, but it's different when the director takes action than when I take action," Wang Ying said. "If we try to cover up our mistakes, the factory director can just turn a blind eye!"
"Do you have any ideas?" Xiang Huaimin asked.
"A little bit," Wang Ying said. "How about I come up with a plan first? Then you can go find the factory director. I'll write it right away."
When Xiang Huaimin saw Wang Ying pick up the manuscript paper and start writing, he couldn't help but admire her initiative.
"Maybe it's all in vain." Xiang Huaimin poured cold water on Wang Ying.
"Whether it's a waste of time or not, you'll know after you write it." Wang Ying said without turning his head.
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