Chapter 182: A Mother's Worry When Her Son Travels Afar
Mother Wang took the bracelet, held it in her hand and looked at it, her eyes a little moist: "It's beautiful, beautiful, you are so thoughtful." She knew that this silver bracelet was not cheap, and she felt touched and a little distressed.
Chen Zhengnian said from the side: "Mom, please accept it. This is a small token of our appreciation."
Mother Wang nodded, put the bracelet away carefully, and pulled Chen Zhengnian aside to ask him about his life.
Chen Zhengnian answered all the questions patiently, with a respectful and friendly attitude.
At the dinner table, Mother Wang kept serving food to Chen Zhengnian, muttering, "Zhengnian, eat more. You've lost weight lately. When you live with Xinxin in the future, you must be considerate and take care of each other."
Chen Zhengnian responded while picking up a piece of her favorite braised pork for Wang Xinxin: "Mom, don't worry, I will treat Xinxin well."
Wang Xinxin felt warm in her heart as she watched the heartwarming scene in front of her.
She felt that she had chosen the right person. Chen Zhengnian was not only good to her, but also caring towards her family.
After dinner, Wang Xinxin helped Su Tang clean up the dishes, while Chen Zhengnian played chess with Lu's father and Su's father in the yard.
Su Ma, Lu Ma and Wang Ma were surrounding Cheng An.
Wang Xinxin asked while washing dishes: "My cousin has been gone for a long time, and there is no letter from him."
After hearing what Wang Xinxin said, Su Tang wiped the bowl and put it aside.
"Your cousin is keeping it a secret. He's not allowed to talk about it. I've thought about it before, about half a year ago."
Lu Xiao has been promoted very quickly in the past two years, and there is no longer any room for him in the northwest.
And he himself prefers to go to the capital.
There are great opportunities there. As a regiment leader, he might be able to get a better position in the future.
The most important thing is that Lu Xiao felt that he should go out and take a look.
Regardless of whether he can get promoted or not, he cannot miss this opportunity to learn.
Wang Xinxin paused her hand movements, and water droplets dripped down the edge of the bowl into the pool, splashing tiny water droplets.
"Although I know it's an important matter, it's always on my mind."
She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead. Outside the kitchen came Lu Chengan's giggling, mixed with the chatter of several mothers coaxing their children.
Wang Xinxin leaned over to take a look and saw that Mother Lu was using a rattle to tease the little one.
"My cousin is also a capable person. He will definitely make a name for himself in the capital this time."
She turned around and scooped a ladle of water into the pot.
"When he comes back, we must give him a good welcome."
Su Tang smiled, tenderness filling the fine lines at the corners of his eyes: "That's right, before he left, he was still muttering that Cheng An was too young and that when he came back, he might not even recognize him as his father."
She paused and stuffed a piece of freshly steamed rice cake into Wang Xinxin's hand.
"Don't worry about me. Zhengnian treats you well, and our family is stable. That's better than anything else."
Wang Xinxin took a bite of the rice cake, and the sweet fragrance mixed with the aroma of rice spread on her tongue.
"I know,"
"I just think that a family is a family only if they care about each other."
The sound of chessboards from the yard could be heard, accompanied by Lu's father's hearty laughter: "Zhengnian, your chess moves are quite wild. Cheng'an must learn a few tricks from you when he grows up."
Chen Zhengnian replied in a gentle voice, "Uncle, you're too kind. These moves of yours are truly impressive."
"Look at them, playing chess is like going to war."
Wang Xinxin smiled and shook her head: "Let Zhengnian show us his skills later. His braised pork is even more delicious than the ones in the restaurant."
Su Tang didn't say much, just smiled.
How could she not worry about Lu Xiao? They were so far apart and she didn't know how he was doing.
Wang Xinxin wanted to stay in the Lu family courtyard at night, so Chen Zhengnian naturally didn't say much.
On the third day of their marriage, Chen Zhengnian was abandoned by Wang Xinxin, who went to sleep with her mother.
The mother and daughter were together, talking to each other in a heartwarming way.
Mother Wang leaned closer to her daughter and said, "These past three days since you got married feel like three months. I'm always worried that Zhengnian hasn't treated you well."
The light cast shadows of the mother and daughter cuddling on the window paper. Wang Xinxin leaned against her mother and said, "Don't worry, Mom. He treats me very well."
"That kid is a sincere person."
"You are impatient, but he always gives in to you. That's good."
Mother Wang suddenly lowered her voice: "When are you planning to have a baby? I saw Su Tang holding Cheng An, and her eyes were wide open."
A blush suddenly spread to Wang Xinxin's ears: "Mom!"
She held her mother's hand and shook it gently.
"We are not in a hurry. Let me get used to it."
She just got married, so she's not in a rush to have a child.
"If you say there's no rush, then there's no rush."
"I plan to stay for a few days and then go back. If I don't go back, the vegetables at home will die."
Now that her daughter's lifelong event is completed, Mother Wang can't stay here forever.
She has to go back to Shanghai.
Wang Xinxin's heart tightened, and she twisted the corner of the quilt with her fingertips. "Why don't you stay a few more days? The roses in the yard have just formed buds. They will definitely look beautiful when they bloom."
Mother Wang smiled and patted the back of her hand: "Looking good can't be eaten. I have to go back."
Even so, she still looked at her daughter and said, "Old houses in Shanghai are very damp. I'll have to take out all the bedding and air it out when I get back."
"Then I'll let Zhengnian take you to the station."
She leaned closer to her mother.
"Don't bother me, kid. I've already made an appointment with your uncle, and he'll take me there when the time comes."
Mother Wang tucked the corner of the quilt and said, "You two should live a good life and stop thinking about me."
The next day, just after dawn, Wang Xinxin got up and fried an egg for her mother.
When Chen Zhengnian came in wearing an apron, he saw her staring at the frying pan, with the egg whites forming golden edges in the hot oil.
"Let me do it."
He took the spatula, turned his wrist slightly, and the poached egg turned over beautifully in the pan.
"Mom likes the ones with candy hearts."
Wang Xinxin leaned against the door frame and laughed: "How do you know everything?"
"I've heard you say that three times."
Chen Zhengnian placed the fried eggs on a white porcelain plate and said, "I'll go buy some sweet-scented osmanthus cake from Shanghai later. Mom said she likes the taste."
When Su Tang got up to change Lu Chengan's diaper, the table was already full of breakfast.
"Whose chef made this?"
Hearing this, Wang Xinxin raised her hand and pointed at Chen Zhengnian.
"Thank you for your hard work. You can eat the food made by our Chen Lu."
Su Tang sat down and burped Lu Chengan with a smile.
After the family had breakfast together, Mother Wang told them that she was leaving.
All good things must come to an end, and Mother Wang will always have to leave.
Although Wang Xinxin was reluctant, she had no choice. She stayed in the northwest, and she couldn't let her mother stay here too.
"By the way, I made something for you two, you can take it later."
She had nothing to do during this period, so she knitted a lot of things with wool.
Sweaters, woolen pants, woolen slippers, woolen vests.
The most important thing is that among that pile of things, there was money that Wang’s mother gave to Wang Xinxin.
She knew that if she gave it to Wang Xinxin openly, she would definitely not accept it, so she hid it and planned to give it to her secretly.
A mother worries about her child no matter how far away he is. No matter how far the child goes, a mother will always worry about him.
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