Su Yu teased, "Mom, how can this be called abuse? She's just been enjoying the honeymoon too much. Do you think she's lost weight?"
Su Yan glared at him and said fiercely, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
Li Juan slapped Su Yu and said irritably, "Stop joking about your sister."
Su Yu touched his nose, thinking to himself that his status in the family was unparalleled.
"Ayan, I heard you've taken a position at Peking Union Medical College Hospital and are planning to make house calls. Are you staying in Beijing from now on?" Zhong Jinghe asked.
Zhong Jinghe's tuberculosis has greatly improved. After several years of recuperation, her physical condition has improved significantly, and she looks ten years younger.
Aside from some signs of aging, she looks exactly the same as when Su Yu first met her—a cool yet gentle beauty.
Su Yan said helplessly, "It's not that I wanted to go. The president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital has been asking me for many years. He said I only need to make a house call once a week and I will still get my salary. I didn't agree at first, so he went to my master. I don't have a position there, so my master made me agree."
To make her schedule more convenient, the president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital scheduled her outpatient clinics for Sundays, so that she could attend to other matters from Monday to Saturday.
Zhong Jinghe suddenly realized, "At least you have a stable job. You don't lack that salary, but it's better than nothing."
Seeing that she was absent-minded, Su Yan said, "Sister-in-law, you were a top student at Tsinghua University, right? I think you're healthier now, why don't you take the teacher qualification exam and go teach? Nianyu often says she wants to see her father, so why don't you go teach at the school where my brother works? That way you won't be bored."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Jinghe's eyes lit up. "Is that possible? But I didn't finish university, and I lost my high school diploma."
"It's not a big problem. Let my brother handle it. It's just a matter of a word from him."
Zhong Jinghe immediately looked at Su Yu.
Although Su Yu didn't really want Zhong Jinghe to go to work, he couldn't bear to refuse his wife's expectant gaze, so he replied, "I'll take care of it."
Zhong Jinghe was indeed overjoyed.
He hadn't seen such a radiant smile on her face in all these years.
The meal ended.
Su Yu pulled Su Yan into the courtyard and asked, "Why did you let your sister-in-law go to work?"
“Brother, your wife is an independent woman. She hasn’t said it all these years, but I can tell she still feels insecure because she’s spending your money on everything she needs. What will she do if you stop loving her one day?”
"What nonsense are you talking about! How could I possibly not like her?"
Jinghe finally accepted him, and Su Yu has cherished her like the apple of his eye all these years. He didn't even treat Nianyu that well.
Su Yan said, "I mean, if you don't want her to have this kind of thought, then let her go to work. When we talked about work at the dinner table just now, there was longing and desire in her eyes."
Brother, your salary is more than enough to support your wife and daughter, but she doesn't want to rely on others for everything.
Su Yu said dejectedly, "I'm not just anyone."
"So she wants to earn money on her own and gain satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment from it, is that alright?" Su Yan said irritably, "Brother, you can't compare to Jiang Jingxing in this respect. No matter what I want to do, he has always agreed and helped me. Change your chauvinistic thinking, it's so annoying!"
After saying that, she stormed off home.
She wasn't worried that her brother wouldn't understand, unless he wanted to drift further and further away from Zhong Jinghe.
Male chauvinism is a common problem for almost every man, but it's not a big deal if it can be changed.
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The new bridal suite is only a ten-minute walk from the traditional courtyard house.
After Su Yan returned, she started working on the gifts her friends had given her for her wedding.
She hasn't had the strength to dismantle it since getting married.
She placed the gift on the shelf in the storeroom.
The first thing she picked up from Wenna was a small but exquisite porcelain box.
When it was time for her wedding, Wenna was tied up with family matters and didn't finish until three days later. It was a regret for her that she couldn't attend her wedding, so she had to ask Luli to bring gifts and come in person.
Su Yan opened the porcelain box.
Inside was a letter, a stack of folded papers, and a card.
She opened the letter.
Dear Ayan:
As I write this letter, I will no longer be able to attend your wedding. I'm sorry, and I guess you won't like my explanations, because we are the best of friends in the world.
I remember you once said that whoever becomes rich in the future will be your sugar daddy/sugar baby, so it's definitely me for this lifetime. That's why I bought you a villa in each province of the country, which is already renovated. I had a lawyer write a notarized document stating that these properties belong to you alone, and no matter what happens between you and your husband in the future, he will not be able to get any of these things (I know that won't happen, but as your loving wife, I need to help you prevent it from happening). Also, that bank card is my dowry for you. After you get married, I will be your biggest source of security. If you suffer any grievances, you must tell me.
You're so smart, you must have guessed from the words above that I've regained my memory!! I originally wanted to keep it a secret and surprise you on your wedding day, but now I can only surprise you in this way.
I know you've been struggling to understand what happened in your past life, so I'll explain it to you slowly.
You died of shock due to overwork in your past life. Your secretary was the first to discover that something was wrong with you. After receiving her call, I rushed to the hospital immediately, but by then you had already been gone for a night and there was no way to save you. I couldn't accept your passing and had an emotional breakdown. I refused to let anyone take you to be cremated. This stalemate lasted for two days. Then Commander Jiang arrived, who is now your husband, Jiang Jingxing.
It turns out he was the leader who saved you from being assaulted. Because of that incident, he developed feelings for you and had been searching for you for all these years, remaining unmarried. But when he finally found you, you were already gone. He was heartbroken and his hair turned white overnight.
Under his persuasion, I gave in. After your body was cremated, he took your ashes away. I thought that was the end of it, but I never expected that he would register his marriage with you before canceling your account!
Everyone thought he had gone mad. When I went to find him, his boss was criticizing him, but he was so cool because he wasn't afraid at all! So, Ah Yan, I'm very relieved to see that you married him in this life. Maybe you were destined to be apart in your past life, or maybe you were meant to be together. God has given you another chance.
I drifted aimlessly for several years until I finally found a master in a temple. He told me that my soul had not disappeared, but was in another world. I longed to see him and begged the master for help. The master said that going against the will of Heaven comes at a price.
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