"The main thing is that your smile is too vulgar, and also..." Sang Tianen nodded at her pink pig-shaped short-sleeved shirt with his eyes, "Don't you usually wear a plaid shirt? Why did you suddenly think of wearing something like this today?"
Shi Zhou tugged at his collar and said helplessly, "Xu Mingming bought it for me. I don't know what's wrong with him lately. He always likes buying clothes like this."
"You're pregnant." Sang Tianen said with a smile, "Just be happy. You're the first one among us sisters to be a mother. What a great thing."
"What a fart!" Shi Zhou suddenly cursed, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes, "You have no idea how bad Xu Mingming's temper is right now. He doesn't like anything about me. Even my farts seem too loud."
"Be more generous and give in to him."
Sang Tianen's words seemed to overturn Shi Zhou's bitterness. She began to grumble, "I've already tolerated him enough. Now I'm responsible for all the housework. I'm almost dying of exhaustion every day, and he still loses his temper with me. I really don't know why I got married in the first place..."
It is said that marriage is the grave of love, and Sang Tianen finally saw it. Thinking back to when they were in school, Shi Zhou and Xu Mingming really wanted to stick together 24 hours a day, but now they have reached the point where they hate each other.
In Sang Tianen's opinion, there was actually no major conflict between the two of them, it was just some trivial matters in life.
For example, Xu Mingming always had trouble sleeping because of her pregnancy, which affected Shi Zhou's sleep. Shi Zhou suggested that they sleep separately, but Xu Mingming refused and felt that Shi Zhou despised him.
For example, when Shi Zhou got home from get off work and didn't want to clean the house, Xu Mingming insisted that she mop the floor. Shi Zhou thought, "I'm so tired, can't I just work one day less?"
There are countless things like this, and even the best relationships have been worn away. Now whenever the two meet, they start arguing after just three sentences.
"Tian En, you're right not to get married. Marriage is too hard." Shi Zhou summed up his experiences over the past period of time with a melancholy face. "If I were given another chance, I would not choose to get married."
"...If that doesn't work, hire a part-time worker." Sang Tianen offered his suggestion, "To clean and cook. Wouldn't that reduce some of the conflicts between you two?"
"Do you think I haven't thought about it?" Shi Zhou smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Xu Mingming doesn't want to. Do you know what he said? He said that instead of spending money on a nanny, it would be better to give the money to his father and let him take care of us."
At this point, Shi Zhou's expression turned grim. "Don't I know what he's up to? He just wants to take advantage of this opportunity to bring his lame father from the countryside over and have me take care of him together?"
Sang Tianen sighed: "What are you going to do? Continue to quarrel?"
"I called my dad a couple of days ago and he said he would come over in a couple of days."
"Don't your dad and Xu Mingming get along? Aren't you just looking for trouble by doing this?" Sang Tianen frowned.
"I don't care about him. He's always causing a lot of trouble. Getting pregnant is really a big deal." Shi Zhou picked up a piece of tofu with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, mumbling, "My brother-in-law wasn't as pretentious as him when he was pregnant."
Sang Tianen didn't know what to say. Even a judge couldn't judge family affairs, and every family has its own problems. What's more, she herself was a mess in handling interpersonal relationships, so what qualifications did she have to give others advice?
The meal was really boring. Sang Tianen finished it reluctantly, stood up and walked towards the recycling outlet. Just as he put the plate to the window, he saw Yan Zheng walking in from the front door.
When their eyes met, they were both startled. Shi Zhou, who was standing next to them, saw Yan Zheng and politely called out, "Minister Yan."
Yan Zheng nodded slightly, his indifferent eyes swept over Sang Tianen, and walked towards the food entrance as if he didn't know this person.
Sang Tianen suddenly felt uncomfortable. Although both of them agreed not to make their relationship public, there was no need to be so avoidant. They were like strangers, not even saying hello.
She angrily took out her phone and sent a message to Yan Zheng: "Why didn't you talk to me just now?"
Yan Zheng was getting his meal when he noticed the cell phone in his trouser pocket vibrating. He moved his plate to let the cafeteria uncle serve the food while taking out his cell phone to check it.
When the last word was about to leave his lips, he raised the corner of his lips, whispered a thank you to the uncle who served the food, and put his phone back into his trouser pocket.
At this time, Sang Tianen had already walked out of the cafeteria door. Looking at his motionless mobile phone, he felt extremely depressed.
It’s time for dinner now, and Yan Zheng clearly has time, but the other party still hasn’t replied to her message. Could it be that the other party has been set to do not disturb mode?
Shi Zhou looked at Sang Tianen, who was lost in thought while holding her phone, and waved his hand in front of her eyes: "You're out of your mind!"
Sang Tianen was feeling annoyed and waved her hand away: "Your soul is gone."
"You're not out of your mind. Why are you holding your phone in a daze? You're not even walking." Shi Zhou stared at her curiously.
Sang Tianen then realized that he had stopped walking without realizing it, and he became even more annoyed: "Why are you so long-winded now? Are you getting old?"
Shi Zhou touched his chin, looked Sang Tianen up and down, and said in a pretentious manner: "Tianen, there's something wrong with you."
Sang Tianen turned his head and stared at her for a few seconds. Suddenly, with a forced smile, he asked a very strange question: "Is it dark yet?"
Shi Zhou couldn't keep up with her jumping thoughts, and said after a moment of hesitation: "It's dark."
"Is there wind?" Sang Tianen continued to ask with a strange smile on his lips.
Shi Zhou felt uneasy, but he still answered her question: "Yes, it's quite big."
"Then what do you think is the best thing to do on a night like this?" An ambiguous light flashed in Sang Tianen's eyes.
Shi Zhou was still confused: "What?"
Sang Tianen restrained his expression in an instant, made a gesture of wiping his neck to Shi Zhou, and then walked towards the R&D building without looking back.
Shi Zhou finally realized what Sang Tianen meant. He almost couldn't catch his breath and cursed his father directly: "You are sick. You went through so much trouble just to make me stop talking about you. Sang Tianen, I beg you to go and get treatment as soon as possible. If you delay any longer, the earth will not be able to accommodate you..."
Sang Tianen ignored Shi Zhou's shouting behind him, pushed open the glass door with a smile and went upstairs.
After returning to the office, she slumped down in her chair and spun around, pulling out a charger from the drawer to charge her phone. As soon as she plugged it in, a new message popped up on the screen, its green four-leaf clover icon flashing.
It seems that Minister Yan is free now. Sang Tianen smiled lightly and clicked on Yan Zheng's avatar.
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