Chapter 45 "Wife, shall we give it a try?"...
Lin Ke is the translator. She and two other colleagues are responsible for most of the written communication and on-site interpretation between the Chinese and Russian sides.
Just as Mo Xiwen said, there are many opportunities. Although she has just joined the company and cannot yet access the core circle, Yun Zheng and her colleagues have given her a heads-up in advance, telling her to be prepared at any time and to be ready to step up whenever needed.
Back in China, after work I could play with Si Xiaotie for a while when I got home. Now, my life after get off work is boring. After talking to my daughter on the phone, she will cook two simple dishes, do half an hour of exercise, take a shower, and then work or study overtime.
After several weeks, the habit gradually formed, and the days spent abroad were not so difficult to endure.
Yun Zheng lived upstairs from her. The floor wasn't very soundproof, and Lin Ke could tell from his conversation that he didn't seem to have much of a nightlife and usually stayed home in the evenings.
The king crabs at the market looked amazing that day, and she couldn't resist buying an extra one. They weren't fresh by the next day, so she texted Yunzheng to ask if he wanted to come over for dinner.
I thought he would refuse, but to my surprise, he said he would come down later.
Lin Ke quickly washed the crabs and put them in the steamer.
Yun Zheng came down at just the right time. She went to open the door wearing an apron. "Come in, it'll be ready soon. I'll just make a sauce."
The man nodded coolly and followed him into the house.
The house wasn't big, but it was kept clean and tidy, with lots of green plants and trinkets. Yun Zheng stared at a shapeless stone in the bookshelf shelf and a toy duck next to it used to hang keys, and couldn't help but laugh. What strange things were these?
He didn't necessarily have any romantic feelings for her; he just thought that living with her would be a fun and happy thing.
She had met her husband two or three times. He was a man with a very strong presence, and the news reports about him were also very assertive. But every time he saw her, he would take the initiative to lower his stance for Lin Ke's sake. He cared about her a lot.
Similarly, Lin Ke's demeanor when she is with her daughter and husband or on the phone is completely different from her work state, and he understood where her gentleness and resilience came from.
My gaze shifted to the woman, who was gritting her teeth as she chopped at a steamed crab on a cutting board. The crab was too big and wouldn't obey her commands.
Yun Zheng walked over and said, "I'll do it."
It's really too big; Lin Ke can't handle it by herself. "Then be careful not to cut your hand."
"Um."
Yun Zheng took the knife, grabbed the crab leg, and swiftly brought it down with practiced ease.
Lin Ke glanced at it twice and then continued to prepare the sauce.
Soon the two sat down at the dining table.
Lin Ke found that he wasn't so difficult to get along with during this period of increased work contact. Sometimes he was quite easy to talk to. A couple of days ago, he helped her check the materials that needed to be submitted, and he was very meticulous.
However, it was my first time having dinner alone with him, so I felt a little awkward.
"Director Yun, I won't keep you any longer. Please eat as much as you like. There's too much for me to finish."
"Eat."
While eating, Lin Ke tried to start a conversation, "Has Manman contacted you recently?"
Yun Zheng paused for a few seconds before continuing, his hand reaching for the crab.
Of course he'd met someone! In all his life, he'd never seen anyone so talkative. If he didn't reply to her WeChat messages, she'd keep sending them; if he did reply, she'd send even more. Sometimes, if he politely replied, she'd immediately call him. It was driving him crazy.
Once she was forced to answer, she began to talk at length, mostly about her career, but also asking about his work, to which he answered very little.
Yun Zheng couldn't understand why she didn't know how to give up when she had already politely declined that night.
If it weren't for this matter preventing him from coming down today, he really wouldn't know how to refuse.
"Lin Ke, please tell Zhang Man that I have no intention of dating right now, and tell her not to waste her time on me."
Lin Ke wasn't surprised at all by these words. Instead, she smiled and said, "If you want to reject her, you should tell her yourself. I'm not going to pass on those words for you."
Yun Zheng's jawline tightened, and he didn't say anything more.
Lin Ke tore off a crab leg, dipped it in sauce, and put it in her mouth, clicking her tongue in amazement, "So fresh!"
After finishing the leg, she picked up the other one and continued, "Director, I know you two aren't familiar with each other yet. Don't let Manman's personality fool you, this is the first time she's ever pursued someone. Our Manman has really had a tough time, and I'm so happy that she still has expectations for love."
Yun Zheng raised his eyes, paused for a moment, and asked, "Why did she get a divorce?"
Lin Ke was shocked, her eyes widening. "You know?"
"She did say that," but she didn't go into much detail.
Lin Ke thought to herself, "I was worried about Zhang Man's matter, but she just said it directly. I was worrying for nothing."
It wasn't Zhang Man's fault, and there was nothing she couldn't say. She quickly explained to him, "That man likes men and was only with Manman to appease his family. He found out later and got a divorce. They had only been married for a year."
Yun Zheng seemed to be deep in thought and did not ask any further questions.
Lin Ke didn't say too much; the intricacies of the matter should be explained by the parties involved themselves.
The two ate crabs quietly, occasionally exchanging a few words about their upcoming work.
Around six o'clock, her phone rang. Lin Ke glanced at the screen and apologized, saying, "It's my daughter. I need to take this call."
It was a video call. She went to the balcony to answer it, her voice soft: "Baby?"
Si Xiaotie was holding the tablet with both hands, pouting and calling for his mother with a wronged expression.
"Why are you still up so late? Where's Dad?"
"Mom, I can't sleep. I miss you so much."
Lin Ke's heart clenched, and she coaxed, "Xiao Tie, close your eyes, and Mommy will tell you a story, okay?"
"No, I need to watch my mom."
Lin Ke had no choice but to say, "Xiao Tie, take the tablet to Dad's room and find Dad. Mom will chat with you then."
"Um!"
Si Xiaotie put down the tablet, then crawled off the bed. His short legs touched the ground first, then he picked up the tablet and ran out the door without even putting on his shoes.
The tablet in her arms only showed the little dinosaur on her chest.
Taking advantage of the moment, Lin Ke turned around and said, "Director Yun, my daughter can't sleep, I need to comfort her."
Yun Zheng had heard clearly and nodded.
A loud voice came through the phone shortly after, "Dad!"
Then the tablet was handed to the child's father.
Lin Ke turned to the side again, facing the camera.
Si Yuming caught a glimpse of Yun Zheng sitting at the dining table in the fleeting background. He paused for a few seconds before pulling his daughter, who had climbed onto the bed and snuggled into his arms, into his embrace.
"Daddy, let's chat with Mommy~" The little girl who couldn't sleep now looked happy.
Lin Ke asked knowingly, "Si Xiaotie, did you take a nap at noon and not get up yet?"
Otherwise, there's only one explanation for why he's still so energetic at 11 PM.
The girl giggled, tilting her chin up with a perfectly reasonable air, "Teacher Bai came to wake me up, but I didn't hear her."
"How could you hear me if you were asleep?"
"Hehe." Si Xiaotie continued excitedly, "Mom, Teacher Bai Bai even made me the class monitor! I'm the class monitor of Class 1 now! And I have something really, really important to tell you!"
"What's up?"
"Yuanyuan is back at her new school! I can be in the same class as Yuanyuan again!"
Lin Ke was surprised, "Really?"
"Really, and Mom, you don't know, Yuanyuan can talk now! Although it's still slow, it's so great, Yuanyuan is so great, isn't she, Dad?"
The somewhat absent-minded man gently patted his daughter's head, "Yes, Yuanyuan is great."
Lin Ke said, "Okay, let Dad tell you a story. You have school tomorrow."
"Mommy won't leave."
"I'm not leaving."
Suddenly, she heard the soft sound of a door closing behind her. Lin Ke turned around and saw that Yun Zheng had already closed the door and left.
In the video, the man asks, "Who?"
Lin Ke then said, "Director Yun, he lives upstairs. I bought extra groceries today, so he can come over and eat with us."
Si Yuming paused for a moment, then looked at his daughter without saying anything. "What story would you like to hear, Xiao Tie?"
"Dinosaurs! I want to hear about the baby Triceratops today!"
"good."
The father and daughter started telling each other bedtime stories. Lin Ke returned to the restaurant, found a stand to prop up her phone, and watched the video of the two little people while eating.
After about ten minutes, the little one in his father's arms fell asleep, and Si Yuming looked at the camera.
The woman had finished her meal sometime earlier and was quietly looking at her phone, chin in hand. When their eyes met, she smiled slightly and asked, "Asleep?"
"She's asleep," Si Yuming said in a low voice, "Are you tired today?"
"I'm not tired, but..." Lin Ke's expression showed guilt, "I originally promised Xiao Tie that I would go back this month, but a colleague was temporarily sent out, so I may not be able to leave."
"It's okay, she's still very excited since school just started. I'll ask Teacher Bai to find her something to do."
Lin Ke found it amusing, "Is there anyone like you?"
"As long as it works."
A moment of silence fell, and the couple looked at each other quietly.
Lin Ke asked, "How's the new company going?"
"It's being prepared; Si Yun will be in charge when the time comes."
"Hmm, how's Manman doing lately?"
"Good."
Lin Ke has a gentle personality and can be quite talkative if you start a conversation, but she's not like Zhang Man who can just spout off without thinking. Si Yuming is clearly not that kind of person either. They've only exchanged a few words and then fallen silent.
Suddenly, there was a burst of noisy traffic outside the window, but it soon returned to silence.
Lin Ke glanced at the kitchen. "You rest. I'll tidy up and get ready to take a shower and read for a while."
After waiting for a while without a response from the phone, she called out, "Si Yuming?"
"Don't hang up, you do your thing."
"ah?"
It's said online that when you're in a long-distance relationship and can't meet in person, you should try to participate in each other's lives, chat about daily life and work, and share and respond to each other.
One girl said she video chats with her boyfriend every night. They don't force each other to chat; they just do their own thing and chat briefly when they remember something. The video chat continues until bedtime, and sometimes they don't turn it off until their phones run out of battery and shut down automatically.
Si Yuming thought that neither he nor Lin Ke were particularly fond of sharing, so making videos together would be relatively more suitable.
He pulled Si Xiaotie's hand away and quietly got out of bed, saying, "I'm going to take a shower too."
Lin Ke finally understood what this person was trying to do, and chuckled, "Alright then, I won't hang up."
It was still early in Moscow, so she wasn't in a hurry and moved her laptop to the dining table.
The man walks around in the phone, and the camera shakes along with him.
He quickly found his clothes and prepared to go into the bathroom...
Lin Ke's mind went blank for a moment, and she quickly asked, "You even bring your phone into the shower?"
Si Yuming had initially just subconsciously forgotten that the video was still on, but after a few seconds, he looked at the camera and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to see it?"
"......"
"Honey, shall we give it a try?"
"......"
Six thousand kilometers away, Lin Ke's face turned bright red.
They had been married for several years, and their sex life had always been very disciplined, with no extra tricks or variations, except perhaps changing locations.
Although she followed the rules, each experience was wonderful.
It's been over a month since we separated...
Her heart was racing. What did this "try" mean...?
The person on the screen also darkened their eyes. Lin Ke pursed her lips, looking at him cautiously, "How do we try...?"
Si Yuming pushed open the bathroom door, closed it, and looked at the camera again. His voice was deep and magnetic, like a feather gently tickling the heart, "Go back to the bedroom."
Lin Ke gritted her teeth, picked up her phone, and went into the room.
The voice on the phone grew increasingly hoarse.
"Look at me."
"Wife."
"Relax."
"Don't turn off the light, I want it too."
"Um......"
......
After Yuanyuan's surgery, her vocal cords have recovered to about 80-90% and she can speak in sentences relatively fluently now. However, she has hardly spoken since she was little, and she is always shy when she tries to speak now.
The next morning around 8 a.m., after finishing his morning exercises, Si Xiaotie took his and Yuanyuan's water bottles to fetch water.
The kindergarten has a special place for children to get water, which is only warm. The little girl quickly filled her water bottle and ran back to the classroom.
"Yuanyuan, have some water!" Si Xiaotie twisted the cap open and handed it to the girl.
Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Thank you... Xiao Tie."
"You're welcome." Si Xiaotie also tilted his head back and gulped down two big mouthfuls, then began to speak: "Yuanyuan, have you ever been to Moscow?"
"No... Where is Moscow?"
Gu Yiyi interjected, "Where is Moscow?"
"It's a very, very far place, but it's very beautiful. My mom works there."
Gu Yiyi: "Can I go?"
"Of course! I'll ask my dad to take us next time!" The girl drank water from her bottle, her little neck swaying as she did so.
Gu Yiyi said, "I've also been to the beach."
Si Xiaotie: "I've been to the beach, and I've also been to the grasslands with my mom and dad!"
Gu Yiyi: "I've been hiking!"
"I..." Si Xiaotie, who had never climbed a mountain before, blushed and raised his chin, "I can swim!"
Gu Yiyi: "Me too!"
Si Xiaotie: "I can also speak English!"
Gu Yiyi was speechless, and just pouted and hummed.
Yuanyuan laughed beside him, and Si Xiaotie went over and hugged her tightly, laughing happily too, "Yay, I won~"
When he got home that evening, the first thing a four-year-old girl did upon seeing her father was to hug his leg and whine, "Daddy, I want to go hiking."
"climb mountains?"
"Um!"
Si Yuming thought about his recent work schedule and promised her, "Dad will take you and your brother hiking this weekend."
"Yay! Yay!" Si Xiaotie's face lit up with joy.
"You can't complain about being tired when the time comes."
"No way!"
Before eating, Si Xiaotie needs to video chat with his mother, so he skillfully takes his father's phone.
Today, in his excitement, Si Xiaotie accidentally clicked on the browser. The browser page still had the results of his previous search for "how to maintain a relationship in a long-distance relationship," but Si Xiaotie couldn't understand them. After scrolling through them for a bit, he switched to WeChat.
The mother answered immediately, and the girl eagerly shared her excitement about going hiking, "Mom, Dad and I are going hiking this weekend, and my brother is going too. I want to climb to the very highest point!"
"Hmm, where's Dad?"
"I want to take lots and lots of photos. I want to wear the slippery clothes you bought me last time, and my dinosaur glasses. Humph, next time I can tell Gu Yiyi that I've climbed a mountain too!"
"Okay, isn't Daddy here?"
Si Xiaotie frowned, turned around and shouted, "Dad, Mom is looking for you!"
Lin Ke: I didn't look for it...
Footsteps sounded.
Si Xiaotie looked at his phone again, puzzled: "Hey, Mom, why is your face so red?"
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Author's Note: Good morning! Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a prosperous and fulfilling new year, may you strive to become better versions of yourselves, find contentment in what you have, and always enjoy a good mood! [cheering emojis]
Small red envelope~
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