"Please, please sit down for a while. It will be ready soon."
After arranging for Gu Yao to sit down, Zhou Chunhua turned and went into the kitchen.
Gu Yao, who was originally looking at the news on his phone, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and looked at the busy figure in the kitchen.
I opened the camera, turned it around, and captured the back view in the kitchen and myself in the same frame.
The caption reads: "A happy day."
Shortly after Gu Yao posted this message on his WeChat Moments, Liao Nanxing, who had dark circles under her eyes and looked exhausted, saw it.
The next second, my bloodshot eyes stung as if sand had gotten into them.
He recognized Zhou Chunhua from behind at a glance! She looked just like this before she gave birth to Nini.
He's seen it for so many years, how could he not recognize it!
At this moment, all previous speculations were confirmed by this accompanying picture.
Looking at Gu Yao's happy smile in the photo, Liao Nanxing almost crushed her phone.
So...
That edited video wasn't accidentally posted by Gu Yao; he deliberately posted it to support Zhou Chunhua, with the aim of causing Su Mu to lose her job!
However, many parts of this don't make sense!
To put it simply, he could understand why Zhou Chunhua was so eager to find a new job.
After all, an old woman who has no job, no diploma, and has been out of touch with society for more than 20 years would definitely have trouble making a living if she didn't rely on a man.
But if Gu Yao wanted to find a woman, what kind of woman couldn't he find? The key question is why he chose Zhou Chunhua!
Wait! Revenge!
That's right! How could he forget about this relationship?
Zhou Chunhua resented being abandoned by him, and Gu Yao's jealousy of him was nothing new.
So Gu Yao's posts on WeChat Moments these past few days were all deliberately sent to him.
Liao Nanxing sneered: "Staged."
Even though he knew it was staged, he was still very unhappy.
He wasn't bothered by Zhou Chunhua cooking for Gu Yao; rather, Gu Yao's youthful appearance in the photo stung him like a nail.
In the months since his divorce from Zhou Chunhua, his home has been filled with constant arguments and quarrels, leaving him feeling utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.
As a result, his entire being aged at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Lost in thought, Liao Nanxing was pulled back to reality by the sound of a child crying.
He got up and irritably ran his fingers through his messy hair. At that moment, he really wanted to go back to the way things were before.
"Su Mu! The child has been crying non-stop all night! Are you really that indifferent?"
Su Mu laughed: "I care about him, but who cares about me?"
"Mumu, when did you become so cold-blooded and heartless? Don't I care about you enough? You wanted to go on a trip, and I took leave as soon as I said I would, to go with you to the places you wanted to go."
You said you wanted a formal title, but I disregarded over twenty years of marriage and said I wanted a divorce! Su Mu, I practically ripped my heart out of my chest and placed it in your hands! What more could I ask for in terms of caring for you?
"You think this is what it means to care about me?" Su Mu's eyes darted around. "I'll say it again: I'm not as foolish as Zhou Chunhua. No one is worth my next life. Unless... unless you transfer all your assets to me and the children!"
She turned to look at Liao Nanxing.
“Anan, you know I’m not after your money. But I have to plan for my child and for the rest of my life. Only in this way will I not worry about losing myself, becoming old and ugly because of my child.”
Moreover... even if you really cheat on me with a young girl and abandon my child and me, my child and I can still continue to live a good life.
"If you're willing, I can be like Zhou Chunhua, staying home to be a good wife, mother, and elder caregiver—a traditional and devoted daughter-in-law."
Liao Nanxing never expected that Su Mu would make such an absurd request using the child as a pretext.
Moreover, he had secretly given the property and savings accounts to Zhou Chunhua. If Su Mu found out, he probably wouldn't be able to live like this for even a day longer.
"You hesitated! Anan! So money is more important than me and the child? How can I dare to depend on you when you're like this?" Su Mu lay back down in disappointment.
"If you don't agree, then find a postpartum nanny for the baby as soon as possible. You should know your mother better than I do. She says she'll take care of the baby, but didn't she make an excuse to go home and find some peace and quiet last night?"
I know she's pressuring me, trying to make me give in because she cares about you. But she's wrong; she doesn't understand me at all. You should know me: the more someone pressures me, the more defiant I become.
So if you don't hire a postpartum nanny, then you'll have to take care of the baby yourself. If you don't care either, then it's up to you. Anyway, unless you put all the household items in my name, I'll definitely have to go back to work after my postpartum period.
I could never endure a single day of that kind of life, where I have to be mindful of others' feelings and have to hold my own!
Liao Nanxing frowned deeply.
He hadn't expected that Su Mu could so quickly and calmly see through the old lady's scheme.
Liao Nanxing picked up the child and placed him in Su Mu's arms.
"It seems I haven't done enough; I haven't given you enough security. Mumu, don't worry, I promised I would take care of you for the rest of my life."
It's not that I don't want to give you those things. You know, before the divorce from Zhou Chunhua, Mom was in charge of the household. My salary card was managed by Mom.
How about this? We'll work a little harder these two days at the hospital and take care of the baby ourselves, so Mom won't nag me anymore.
Once you're discharged from the hospital, you can take the baby and go live in Yunxijian. I'll find a postpartum nanny to help you take care of the baby, and a housekeeper to take care of your daily life.
Then, I'll find a suitable opportunity to ask Mom to get all those things back, and then I'll put them all in your name. That way, you should be able to rest easy, right?
However… you have to keep it from Mom for now. You know Mom is naturally suspicious. Otherwise, even though Zhou Chunhua became the kind of daughter-in-law Mom wanted, she still didn't become the wife of the family.”
After saying that, Liao Nanxing got up again to get the baby bottle and formula.
"And then there's the postpartum appearance anxiety... If you really don't want to breastfeed, just let him drink formula. Other people's babies are healthy and strong from formula too!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the child stopped crying.
He turned around and saw that Su Mu was already feeding the child.
In other words, Su Mu agreed to his proposal. This also means that Su Mu will take care of the child from now on, and he will no longer have to suffer from sleepless nights and constant disturbances.
Liao Nanxing breathed a sigh of relief; the long-awaited peace instantly made him feel relaxed.
He turned around, closed the ward door, and slumped onto the sofa.
Honestly, without exaggeration, it felt like I had survived a disaster.
This kind of life, where I have to get up every hour and a half to feed the baby regardless of day or night, is simply inhuman.
Adding to the pressure was the old lady's constant bickering with Su Mu, putting all the pressure on him alone, making it hard for him to breathe.
So, let's separate them first. As for the money Su Mu wants, that won't be difficult to obtain.
It wasn't that he was being cunning; they forced him to do it.
Just then, there was a knock on the door...
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