The next day at work, Wu Yuanyuan approached Bu Ling as soon as she arrived:
"Ling, what did Little Star catch at his first birthday party?"
“A fountain pen,” Bling replied casually.
"That's wonderful," Wu Yuanyuan praised. "Unlike my son, who picked up a bowl on his first birthday celebration! It made me so angry!"
"Isn't the bowl good?" Bu Ling retorted. "Doesn't this mean that Tie An can have a secure job in the future?"
Wu Yuanyuan was stunned. She had never thought of it that way before. She murmured, "I thought he would be a good-for-nothing in the future."
Buling looked at her speechlessly, choked with emotion: "You really are my mother!"
No one would dare to criticize someone like that unless they were their own child.
Wu Yuanyuan chuckled awkwardly, "That...that's just a conditioned reflex, isn't it?"
Bling glanced at her but didn't expose her.
Wu Yuanyuan tactfully changed the subject: "Hey, Ling, is your family pressuring you to have a second child?"
"No." Bu Ling shook her head: "Did your family pressure you?"
“Yes, An’an just turned one year old, and my mother-in-law told Tiehe that we should hurry up and have a second child.” Wu Yuanyuan’s tone was completely flat.
Bling remained silent.
Sure enough, Wu Yuanyuan soon said, "It's not that I'm unwilling, but I already find it difficult to take care of An'an alone. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle another one."
"But what about Aunt Zhao's?" Bu Ling replied absentmindedly.
Wu Yuanyuan pouted: "My mother-in-law helps me take care of the child during the day, but she doesn't care at all at night. I have to take care of the child myself, and An'an is a night-crying monster..."
Thinking back to those days, she couldn't help but shudder: "I think I'll wait a bit longer."
Bling remained noncommittal.
Zhu Zhizhi, who was standing next to her, listened with great envy. She had been married for two years and still hadn't conceived. Thinking of this, her eyes dimmed.
She was feeling down, on the verge of tears. This time, no one tried to comfort her, not even Sister Ma. They were all used to it and tired of trying to persuade her.
This was just an ordinary, unremarkable day, but...
"Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, Wu Yuanyuan!" Aunt Wu rushed into the state-run restaurant, panting, carrying Tie'an in her arms.
Wu Yuanyuan stood up in surprise: "Mom, what brings you here?"
As she spoke, she glanced at her watch; it was only 2:30, the hottest time of day. "Are you still taking An'an with you?"
Aunt Wu gasped for breath: "Your mother-in-law...your mother-in-law fainted and was taken to the hospital. You should go and see her quickly."
What's wrong with my mother-in-law?
"What's wrong with Aunt Zhao?"
After catching her breath, Aunt Wu explained, "Someone from your husband's hometown came, and I don't know what they said, but your mother-in-law fainted."
"Someone from our hometown has arrived!" Wu Yuanyuan's expression changed: "Oh no!" Her face changed several times: "Mom, please keep an eye on An'an for me. I'm going to ask the manager for leave."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Wu Yuanyuan knocked on Manager Zhu's office door, waited for a moment, and then hurriedly left.
Buling glanced at her retreating figure with concern, then poured Aunt Wu a glass of water: "Aunt Wu, have some water and calm down."
Aunt Wu released Tie An, put him on the ground, then took the water and drank it all in one gulp. "Thank you, Xiao Bu."
Bling smiled politely and handed her a stool: "Sit down and rest for a while."
Aunt Wu sat down and picked up Tie An again, holding him in her arms. "Thank you, Xiao Bu."
"Aunt Wu, you're too kind." Bu Ling sat down next to her, teased the chubby boy, and then asked, "Aunt Wu, what exactly happened?"
"I don't know either." Aunt Wu looked a little confused. "I was washing clothes in the front yard when two people knocked on the door and asked me where Tie Ze was. They said they were Tie Ze's brother and sister-in-law."
“When I saw that the man looked exactly like my brother Tie, I gave them directions and then paid no more attention to him.”
"Who would have thought that I would hear An'an crying a little while later? When I went over, I saw Lao Zhao lying on the ground unconscious. Brother Tie and his wife were there at a loss. I quickly called for someone to take him to the hospital, and then I came to find Yuanyuan."
After hearing the whole story, Bu Ling nodded. "Has Sister Yuanyuan ever talked about Uncle Tie's hometown before?"
Aunt Wu shook her head.
Brling didn't press the matter further. After playing with Tie An for a while and seeing the grandfather and grandson off, Brling thought for a moment and then went into the kitchen.
As soon as she reached the door, Lü Zhiwei turned around and saw that it was Bu Ling who opened the door. His aura softened: "Little sister, what's wrong?"
As soon as Bu Ling pushed open the door, a wave of heat hit her. She asked sincerely, "Brother Lü, aren't you hot?"
Lü Zhiwei smiled and said, "It's not hot."
“Okay.” Bu Ling shrugged. “I just wanted to let you know that Yuan Yuan has taken leave. It’ll just be you and Sister Zhi Zhi for dinner tonight. If you’re too busy, just let me know.”
Lü Zhiwei curled the corners of his mouth and said, "I understand."
Buling nodded, then turned and fled from the kitchen as if escaping.
The kitchen in this summer is unbearable. I heard that electric fans already exist in this day and age. Should I give Manager Zhu a constructive suggestion?
She was narrow-minded before, thinking that electric fans only came into existence after the reform and opening up. She only found out a couple of days ago when she was chatting with Sangshen that electric fans had existed for a long time, but tickets were very hard to come by.
Not only that, they also have television sets, and the same tickets are very rare.
Thinking about his savings, Bu Ling felt a little tempted.
She went back to the outer room with a thoughtful expression. Sister Ma saw that she had a furrowed brow and asked with concern, "Xiao Bu, what's wrong?" Could it be that Master Lü scolded Xiao Bu?
No way, isn't that Xiao Bu's brother's comrade-in-arms?
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