Liu Ercui found it utterly baffling.
"Why are you dragging me into this again? It was Yue'er who insisted on calling me that!"
Zhang Lei stared at Liu Ercui for a long time, then said nothing more, as if he believed Liu Ercui's words.
Liu Ercui felt very uncomfortable.
My husband's temper is getting weirder and weirder.
Even if it really was her who made Yue'er call her "Mom," there's no reason to be this angry.
She was the one who raised Yue'er. A foster mother is also a mother. What's wrong with calling her "Mom"?
Liu Ercui felt extremely wronged.
She's usually a carefree person and doesn't take things to heart, but for some reason, she suddenly felt like crying.
She devoted herself to this family, raising children and serving her husband. Even if she didn't do anything special, she still put in a lot of effort. Why should her husband yell at her all the time?
Although Zhang Lei often complained about her in the past, he was generally good to her, knew how to think about the family, and the couple could talk to each other.
But now, every night when he sleeps, Zhang Lei turns his back to her.
She sensed the man's disgust towards her.
Liu Ercui was a strong-willed woman, so she didn't cry and just sat there without moving.
Zhang Lei stood there, without moving.
This was the first time the two of them hadn't had a big fight, but it felt even more exhausting than if they had.
The house was still noisy, with the children chasing each other, completely unaware of the change in the atmosphere among the adults.
After a while, Zhang Lei went to the kitchen without saying a word. A little while later, he came out and said in a muffled voice, "What should I do? I don't know how."
Liu Ercui looked at her husband in surprise. What did this mean? Did he want her to help with the cooking?
Zhang Lei is at home, but he has never been to the kitchen.
Liu Ercui couldn't help but smile as she got up and headed to the kitchen.
This was the first time a man had bowed his head to her, and Liu Ercui's anger and grievances vanished.
***
Zhou Weiguang got home at 8:30, and started cooking half an hour early so that dinner would be served when he got back.
Even on New Year's Eve, it wasn't very lively outside; you could only occasionally hear the sound of firecrackers coming from somewhere.
But the atmosphere at home was still very good. The four of them sat around the table, with wine glasses in front of each of them except for Qin Hanshu.
After the wine flowed freely, the atmosphere naturally became lively.
Zhou Weiguang and Qin Feiyang spoke louder and louder, and in the end they even tried to have a drinking contest.
Qin Hanshu quickly stopped him, saying, "That's enough. Do you have to get completely drunk? Don't forget your positions. You have to go to work tomorrow."
Zhou Weiguang was very obedient and immediately stopped pouring the wine.
Qin Feiyang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, my brother-in-law and I know what we're doing. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep. It won't cause any problems."
Normally, Qin Feiyang might be boastful, but he had never referred to himself as Zhou Weiguang's brother-in-law before, which shows that he was already a bit drunk.
"This is the first New Year that our family has spent together, so I have to have a good drink with my brother-in-law! Xiao Shu, sister, don't worry about it!" Qin Feiyang coaxed.
Zhou Weiguang held up the wine that Qin Feiyang had poured for him, glanced at Qin Hanshu's face, and hesitated before saying, "Feiyang, maybe you shouldn't drink it."
Qin Feiyang glared at him and said, "Are you still the old squad leader I know? Why are you being so fussy? My sister is as frail as Lin Daiyu, what's there to be afraid of??"
Zhou Weiguang tugged at his collar and coughed lightly, saying, "I'm not afraid, but she's pregnant, so we have to go along with her."
Qin Feiyang stared at Zhou Weiguang for a long time, patted Zhou Weiguang on the shoulder, and sighed, "Seeing how afraid you are of your wife, I feel relieved."
Zhou Weiguang: "..."
Qin Feiyang: "My sister has suffered so much, her family relationships..."
"Brother, you've had too much to drink!" Qin Hanshu said, raising his voice.
Seeing this, Cao Jing also frowned and shouted, "Qin Feiyang, I told you you're not allowed to drink anymore."
Cao Jing has a gentle and mild-mannered personality, but a gentle person can be more terrifying than an ordinary person when they get angry.
Qin Feiyang sobered up a bit and said awkwardly to Cao Jing, "Alright, alright, I won't drink anymore, I'll listen to you."
When they returned home after dinner, Zhou Weiguang said sullenly, "Wife, what secrets are you keeping from me?"
Qin Hanshu knew he was referring to the words Qin Feiyang had just spoken when he was stopped.
When they got married, Zhou Weiguang asked Qin Hanshu's family about the situation. Qin Hanshu gave a general account of the Hu family's situation, but she gave a vague answer about her biological mother, Yang Aizhen.
It wasn't that Qin Hanshu wanted to deliberately hide it; she just didn't want to bring it up.
However, since the topic had already come up, Qin Hanshu thought for a moment and then recounted the whole story from the beginning.
Zhou Weiguang grew up in a loving family, and he has deep feelings for his parents and siblings.
Zhou Weiguang was initially shocked when Qin Hanshu casually recounted her mother's actions.
He couldn't believe there was such a mother in the world, with cold blood and a hard heart.
Then came a deep tenderness and affection for Qin Hanshu.
He couldn't help but imagine how Qin Hanshu, who was still a little girl, managed to survive in such a dangerous home.
Zhou Weiguang couldn't help but pull Qin Hanshu into his arms, holding her tightly, as if he wanted to meld her into his own body.
"Wife... I will be good to you for the rest of my life, really, I can do it."
Qin Hanshu never believed in things like "a lifetime" or anything like that. A lifetime is too long, and there are too many variables. Who knows what will happen in the future?
However, she sensed Zhou Weiguang's sincerity and seriousness at that moment.
No matter what the future holds, at least the present is real.
Qin Hanshu hugged Zhou Weiguang back, "Okay."
The wheel of time began to turn in 1972.
Qin Hanshu's second Spring Festival after her rebirth brought her a new and happy family.
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