Zhou Mo was not idle either, and followed them to the kitchen to help.
Originally, Zhou Zheng also wanted to lend a hand, but the kitchen space was smaller and there was not much room for movement, so there was no need for so many people.
Liu Xiangru took a few pieces of garlic and stuffed them into his hands: "Go to the restaurant outside and peel the garlic."
Zhou Zheng had no complaints. He took the garlic obediently, sat at the dining table and slowly began to peel the garlic.
Liang Xinyun looked at this scene and felt an inexplicable pang of pain in her heart.
"Sister Xiangru, you and Zhou Mo's father are so enviable. At our age, you can still have such a relationship as husband and wife. It's really a blessing that can't be achieved in several lifetimes."
"Well," Liu Xiangru said, "we've also been through a lot. When he was busy with work and couldn't take care of the family, we argued a lot. We also had some awkward moments together, and we didn't feel that our feelings were very deep. He was also very reserved, and after an argument he would just give me the silent treatment. It was probably from Momo's senior year of high school when he was hospitalized for surgery. Momo and I were busy taking care of him. He also realized how difficult it was for us mother and daughter, and after he was discharged from the hospital, he stopped arguing with me and always gave in to me."
Zhou Mo was washing the decanter while listening to his mother Liu Xiangru's narration, and at the same time recalling what Liu Xiangru had said in his mind.
When Zhou Zheng was undergoing surgery, Zhou Mo was about to take the college entrance examination in a few months.
The operation was performed in the old campus of the First Hospital of Dongda University. Zhou Mo still remembers that there was a shortage of beds. He was admitted to the hospital on Friday and had the operation on Monday.
Zhou Mo was very brave. She was not afraid of watching horror movies or the cadaver teachers in the anatomy class. However, when she was waiting in front of the operating room, the feeling of fear and cold palms made her realize for the first time that she was afraid of things.
She was afraid of accidents, afraid of losing her loved ones, and afraid that her father would be hurt in the slightest.
Fortunately, everything went well.
On the day of the operation, Zhou Mo and Liu Xiangru stayed by the bed together all night.
The ward was for three people in a room. The space was not big and family members were not allowed to sleep on the floor. Zhou Mo and Liu Xiangru snuggled up to each other, sitting on a small stool, and stayed up all night.
They dare not fall into deep sleep and have to pay attention to the electrocardiogram, blood oxygen monitoring, and urine output at all times, for fear of any abnormal phenomenon.
Zhou Zheng has been bedridden and needs to be fed even for water. In the first few days, he was basically unable to take care of himself.
Seeing his wife and daughter staying up all night to take care of him day and night, Zhou Zheng couldn't bear it and shed tears inadvertently.
That was the first time Zhou Mo saw his father cry.
The days he spent lying in the hospital bed were probably the most helpless time in Zhou Zheng's life.
Her father had a miserable life since childhood. He had no father and no mother and was raised by his brother and sister-in-law. But before he could finish his studies and return, his brother and sister-in-law and their family died, leaving him completely alone in this world.
Fortunately, God opened his eyes and let him meet Liu Xiangru. The two met in a foreign land when they went to the countryside, and were recalled to Dongjiang together, and each got a stable job.
This family of three, carefully managed by the two, became Zhou Zheng's last refuge.
When he was sick and most helpless, his only two relatives in the world stayed with him every step of the way. How could he not be grateful for God's gift?
It is said that husband and wife are birds of the same forest, and they fly away separately when disaster strikes, but there is also love that supports each other and stays together wholeheartedly.
Who can bear to destroy such a precious relationship?
At a certain moment, Zhou Mo suddenly understood what Liu Xiangru had said before, that she and Han Chen had not experienced the ups and downs of life, and only when they encountered difficulties in life would they know whether a person was reliable or not.
Who wouldn’t want a smooth relationship?
But after the debuff caused by the trivialities of life and the ups and downs of life, can the so-called love still remain the same?
At this time, the test is no longer about love, but about human nature...
But what cannot stand the test is often human nature.
Liu Xiangru and Liang Xinyun worked together in perfect harmony. They were old sisters who hadn't seen each other for many years, so they couldn't help but get engaged in the conversation.
Originally, Liu Xiangru was very reluctant to mention Han Chen's father in front of Liang Xinyun, but as the conversation came to the topic of husband-wife relationship, she wanted to ask tentatively to test the waters.
"After all these years, I still haven't asked you, what does Han Chen's father do?"
"He..." Liang Xinyun hesitated for a moment.
"Is it inconvenient to say?"
"It was inconvenient before, but now... I can't really say what I do, mainly because I don't understand."
Zhou Mo looked at Liu Xiangru with curiosity and surprise in his eyes. It seemed that Liang Xinyu was not too difficult to talk about Han Chen's father.
Liu Xiangru struck while the iron was hot and asked, "About what? What do you do?"
"Things like space satellites, they've been traveling all over the place, and now we don't even know where they are."
"Scientists!" Liu Xiangru was surprised. "This kind of high-tech stuff is really hard for ordinary people like us to understand."
Liang Xinyun sighed helplessly, "We didn't dare mention him before. It was only in recent years that things got better and the stuff he did was declassified. But we've gotten used to not talking about him much."
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Liu Xiangru thought for a moment and asked, "Is it the kind of work that can't be discussed and needs to be kept secret?"
"Yes," Liang Xinyun said, "A month ago, the Science and Technology Channel even broadcast a documentary about him. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare tell you this."
"No wonder you didn't say anything," Liu Xiangru said, "When you brought Han Chen to Dongjiang alone, I felt something was wrong. The first time I asked you where Han Chen's father was, you pretended not to hear and changed the subject. I thought you had something to hide, so I didn't dare to ask any more questions."
"Fortunately, you didn't ask too many questions," Liang Xinyun said, "otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to answer."
"You've had a really hard time these years, raising Han Chen all by yourself."
"It's okay," Liang Xinyun said, "Han Chen is quite well-behaved. He's not as naughty as other boys. Although he gets angry with me sometimes, he's still quite sensible."
"Han Chen is indeed sensible," Liu Xiangru said. "He's not rebellious and his studies are good. You were in Dongjiang, so he followed you here."
Liang Xinyun glanced at Zhou Mo and couldn't help laughing: "Han Chen didn't come to Dongjiang just to see me there, he came to Dongjiang because he missed Momo."
"Um?"
Liang Xinyun sighed helplessly, "You and Lao Zhou were both fooled by these two kids. They were already dating when they were in school."
"What?" Liu Xiangru was so surprised that she was speechless.
Even Zhou Zheng, who was peeling garlic outside, rushed in upon hearing this. "Is this true, Momo? What's going on?"
Liang Xinyun ruthlessly exposed Zhou Mo's first love story. She lowered her head in shame. She was too ashamed to face her parents. After all, she was the one who lied at that time.
"Don't blame Momo. I knew about this back then, too. So, I'm an accomplice. If you want to blame someone, blame me too. Oh, and Han Chen as well," Liang Xinyun took Zhou Mo's hand. "To be honest, I've decided on Momo as my daughter-in-law ever since then."
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