Chapter 33
I upset Jiayi a few days ago, so I went to apologize to her today. It's Saturday, and Shuzai is home too, so she should... calm down.
I'm sorry I drank and made her angry. She and Lin Tao are very, very good friends. It was my fault.
When I arrived with the fruit, Lin Tao opened the door, baring his teeth at me. I could roughly understand his speech.
"Jiayi... is furious... she... forgot to put salt in the rice..."
?
This is serious. I gave the fruit to Lin Tao in the entryway, changed into slippers, and whispered to him, "How did you used to appease your wife?"
Lin's gaze drifted: "Do housework."
"That's it?"
"...annual subscription".
Wow, they're on the same level as me.
When he walked into the living room, he coughed loudly, "Sister-in-law, you're here! Please sit down. I'll go wash...wash some fruit."
He left after saying that.
Don't leave me alone; I'm also afraid of the head of the household.
Jiayi just came out of the bathroom, glanced at me, her expression indifferent, and went back to her bedroom, completely ignoring me.
Lin Tao poked his head out of the kitchen, holding a plate of strawberries, and handed it over, gesturing towards the bedroom: "Go and coax Jiayi."
…What goes around comes around.
I forced myself to knock on the door, found it unlocked, and went straight in. I walked over stiffly and asked, "Jia... Jiayi, would you like some strawberries?"
"No, thank you."
I sighed silently, "I'm sorry, Jiayi. I shouldn't have made you angry that day. Please don't be angry."
"No way! What you do has nothing to do with me. I'm just minding my own business."
"I was wrong, Jiayi..."
The person applying a face mask glanced at me and continued fiddling with their own mask.
"Jiayi..."
I was just thinking about what to say when she got up, took off her face mask, and prepared to wash her face. I followed her to the bathroom, apologizing all the way. She couldn't take it anymore and slammed the door shut on me.
I retreated in defeat and went next door to find the book boy who plays with building blocks.
"Auntie, did you make Mom angry? You're so brave."
Alcohol emboldens cowards, you don't understand.
I spent the morning playing with building blocks with Shuzai, and shamelessly mooched lunch for him. It wasn't until the evening that Jiayi finally let me stay.
Since we got married, we rarely have heart-to-heart talks with friends in bed anymore. We talked about a lot of things, from astronomy to geography, and everything else.
“You know what? Jia Nian bought me a potted plant. It arrived a few days ago. It’s really beautiful, but it hasn’t bloomed yet.”
"How do you know it's beautiful if it's not even open? Stop exaggerating."
"Really, it looks amazing. I'll take pictures of it when it's open; it'll be absolutely stunning."
"Okay, take good care of them, and remember to water them and let them bask in the sun on time."
"Just wait and see our little epiphyllum bloom in all its glory."
"Blowing and blowing..."
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