On the third night, Cui Yulu finally woke up. When she opened her blurry eyes, she saw Han Yu'an's drooling face.
"She's awake, my wife is awake."
He jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) with joy and ran to his grandmother's room without even putting on his shoes.
Excitedly jumping up and down, she shouted, "She's awake! The fairy goddess is awake!"
Seeing her grandson's excited expression, Liu Xiuying quickly followed him to the new house.
Sure enough, Cui Yulu was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), looking at everything in front of her with a blank expression, as if she were getting to know everything all over again.
"Child, you're finally awake. Is there anything still bothering you?"
Han Yu'an made a lot of noise, which alerted Liu Meie in the front room. She quickly slipped on her shoes and ran over.
As they lifted the curtain, they saw Cui Yulu staring at them with wide, bewildered eyes.
He thought to himself, "This is bad. The child must have been driven crazy by the fever. I can't give her to my second son."
"Mother, what did I say? This child has really gone mad."
Liu Meie felt it was a pity that such a good child had become mentally challenged. The Han family would have to raise two mentally challenged people, and just thinking about it made her feel exhausted.
"How can you keep your mouth shut? What do you mean 'stupid'? This child just woke up and hasn't accepted what's happening yet. What nonsense are you talking about?"
Seeing that the shoe soles had completely stopped working, Liu Meie stood by the door like a quail, watching them.
"Grandma, I'm all better now."
Cui Yulu's voice was a little hoarse; she had been in a coma for the past few days, and her throat was sore.
"Hurry up and bring me some water."
Liu Meie didn't want to move. After all, she was an elder, and she hadn't even received tea from the younger generation yet, but she was already expected to serve them. She didn't want to do it.
Seeing that she didn't move, the sole of the shoe flew over again.
"Okay, I'll go get some water."
Having successfully dodged the shoe sole, Liu Meie reluctantly went to the kitchen and poured a bowl of hot water.
Liu Xiuying added some sugar to it, making it sweet and providing energy.
This made Liu Meie extremely envious; apart from Niu Niu, no one else in her family received this treatment.
This old lady is rather biased.
Cui Yulu took the bowl of water and drank it in big gulps. The sweet taste flowed into her mouth, and her body instantly regained half of its strength.
"My wife is so beautiful."
She looks so cute even when she's drinking water.
Han Yu'an couldn't help but poke her face with his finger.
"You're so rough, you'll hurt her."
Liu Xiuying quickly slapped his hand away.
"Grandma is naughty, I want to touch my wife's face."
Cui Yulu blushed, finally able to see her husband clearly; he was very handsome.
Although he was somewhat mentally challenged, his grandmother kept him clean and tidy, and he didn't dislike being touched.
Seeing that she was alright, Liu Meie quickly came over. This girl had been sick for three days, but she seemed to have more energy and spirit than ever. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she felt that she was getting more and more beautiful.
"This girl is really pretty, it's strange that she's with Yu'an..."
Liu Meie was holding her hand, but before she could finish speaking, Liu Xiuying pushed her away.
"Is Niu Niu crying? Why don't you go and check on him?"
"Really? No, I think. I'll talk to Yulu for a while longer."
"Are you coming or not?"
Liu Xiuying knew she was up to no good, so she picked up the sole of her shoe and hit Liu Meie. Liu Meie had no choice but to shut up, get up and leave.
Even as he lifted the curtain, he couldn't help but glance at Cui Yulu.
She'll definitely get this girl for her son.
"Yulu, you've been sick these past few days. Tell Grandma what you want to eat, and I'll make it for you."
Cui Yulu glanced at the sky outside; it was completely dark, and it was well past dinnertime. It was also cold outside, so she felt bad asking her grandmother to cook again.
She simply shook her head slightly: "Grandma, I'm not hungry."
"You've been lying in bed for so many days without eating, how could you not be hungry? I'll make you something right now."
The old lady was happy, and she had energy for everything she did.
"Grandma will make it, my wife is hungry."
"Haha, my Yu'an knows how to cherish his wife now. Grandma will go and do it right away."
Cui Yulu couldn't bear to let her grandmother cook, so she got up to do it herself.
"Grandma told me where the kitchen was, and I can do it myself."
Liu Xiuying looked unhappy: "You've just recovered from your illness, how can I let you do it? You can take me to do it for a while."
"My lady, wait a moment and talk to me."
Han Yu'an held her hand, preventing her from leaving, so Cui Yulu had no choice but to sit down and talk to him.
"Mother, why did you come out?"
Liu Meie, who had been waiting in the courtyard, rushed to greet Liu Xiuying when she saw her come out.
We can't let them consummate their marriage, but thinking about it carefully, Han Yu'an probably won't.
I hope I'm just overthinking it.
"If I don't come out, am I supposed to sleep with them?"
"You should sleep with them, otherwise what if Yu'an does something wrong?"
"What could you possibly do wrong? You're overthinking it. Since you don't want to sleep, then help me cook."
Upon hearing this, Liu Meie, who had been cooking all day and was thoroughly fed up with the food, decided she didn't want to eat it.
"Mom, I heard Niu Niu crying, I'll go and comfort him."
"Hmph, you don't even know her," Liu Xiuying snorted coldly without saying a word, and went to the kitchen with a smile on her face.
A bowl of dumpling soup was quickly made. Fearing that Cui Yulu wouldn't have enough to eat, she added two eggs to it.
If Liu Meie saw this, she would definitely think the old lady was biased.
Eggs are a rare commodity during famine years. The family only has two old hens, and they don't lay eggs very often anymore. They can only collect one egg every two or three days, and every few days they have to give one to Niu Niu, because the child is growing and needs nutrition.
Therefore, it's impossible to accumulate enough eggs; an adult might not eat a single egg in a whole year.
"My wife, what are you thinking about?"
Han Yu'an placed his handsome face in front of Cui Yulu, staring at her with his tiger-like eyes.
For some reason, Cui Yulu could sense that his aura was different from that of a normal person.
To be precise, the word that came to her mind was "luck".
His luck was stolen and his fate was altered.
“My wife is ignoring me, so I’ll cry.”
When Han Yu'an saw that she was ignoring him, he sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and started to cry, kicking his legs.
Before Cui Yulu could process what had happened, she could only comfort him first.
"Don't cry, An'an. I'm taking care of you now, aren't I? Don't cry."
"Yes, my wife is very beautiful."
Seeing that Cui Yulu was paying attention to him, he smiled innocently.
"Come and eat, eat while it's hot, and then rest."
Cui Yulu quickly took the dumpling soup from her grandmother's hand. She drizzled a little sesame oil on it, and the whole house smelled delicious.
Even though she wasn't hungry, the smell made her hungry, and Han Yu'an looked at her longingly.
"Thank you, Grandma."
"Eat quickly."
Seeing his pleading look, Cui Yulu felt a pang of sympathy, so she picked up a spoon, scooped up a mouthful, blew on it to cool it, and then handed it to him.
"You eat."
Han Yu'an swallowed hard and pushed the spoon towards her, saying, "My wife, please eat. I'm not hungry."
His serious expression amused Liu Xiuying.
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