Chapter 597: The Low bl**d Pressure Cure
Today at the hot spring was quite the adventure! It’s been almost a day, and Ning Chu can still feel that lovely swollen, tingling sensation.
It’s causing her to walk a little awkwardly, and she’s hesitant to let her legs touch.
“Mom, if Dad bullies you, you have to tell me, okay~”
Her daughter stares intently at her mother’s legs, that innocent gaze making Ning Chu quickly turn her head away, blushing and avoiding her daughter’s eyes.
“Not at all! Your dad wouldn’t dare bully me!”
Ning Chu, annoyed, kicks Wen Yang lightly: “See? I’m the one bullying him!”
Wen Yang immediately sulks, dramatically turning to their daughter: “Your mother is bullying me!”
“Oh~”
He helplessly turns back to Ning Chu: “Didn’t you just act all lovey-dovey with me? What’s with this double standard?”
“Maybe she thinks that since you’re so big, it’s no big deal if I poke you a bit?”
By the time they got home, it was almost nine o’clock. If it weren’t for Ning Chu and Wen Yang’s strong refusal, their mother would have dragged them to stay over.
Though their place is pretty nice too, having her mother around means Ning Chu could easily lounge around like a spoiled princess while her daughter gets all the attention. Yet, nothing beats the comfy vibes of their small home.
“Shuqin, what did you play at kindergarten today? Did the teacher give you any homework?”
Ning Chu sits on a foamy mat in the living room, scissors in hand, cutting open the package of a giant stuffed bear.
“Drawing, puzzles…”
The compressed bear quickly inflates at a visible speed, returning to its full glory of a hefty one-and-a-half meters.
Her daughter gasps, stopping mid-sentence, staring dumbfounded at the giant bear: “Wow~”
“Your kindergarten gift! Do you like it?”
Ning Chu places the stuffed bear upright against the wall.
“Like it!”
The daughter lets out a squeal and dives right into the bear’s fluffy embrace.
“Told you she’d love it!” Ning Chu beams up at the sofa.
Wen Yang, rubbing his nose in exasperation: “It takes up too much space… What if she doesn’t want it anymore?”
“Then it’s perfect for me!”
“Sounds like it’s more about you.”
Ning Chu hums noncommittally: “I could use it as a sofa.”
She shuffles her bottom slightly, resting her chin on the glass coffee table, gazing at Wen Yang’s face: “Now that Shuqin is going to school from 8 AM to 4:30 PM… Does this mean I can finally look for a job? It’s pretty boring being home alone all day.”
“What kind of job lets you off at 4:30?”
“Good point…”
Plus, the family really doesn’t need her to earn those few thousand bucks… She once made over ten thousand a month, but after being a full-time housewife for these past three or four years, she doubts she’ll find anything good now.
“Now it’s all on you to bring home the bacon.” Ning Chu lowered her eyes.
Even if Wen Yang doesn’t mind, she still feels like she’s living off him, as if she can’t support herself without a man.
Once upon a time, having been a man herself, she cared quite a bit about financial independence.
Wen Yang, aware of his wife’s concerns, has reassured her countless times over the years, often deflecting with their daughter.
But now that Shuqin is in school…
“How about you come work at my company as an accountant?” Wen Yang asks half-jokingly.
Ning Chu’s eyes light up momentarily before she shakes her head vigorously: “But I don’t even have an accounting certificate!”
“Just get one.”
“Forget it!”
Math was her nemesis, especially when it came to meticulous accounting where every cent counts; she’s not cut out for that.
“Let’s see, if I have time in the next few days, I’ll look for a job. Otherwise, with Shuqin at school, I’ll be stuck at home, doing chores and playing games…”
Though that life didn’t sound too shabby.
“Hubby~ Where should we go next… to buy a gift for Shuqin?”
While she kept thinking about her daughter during the hot spring, now back home, she can’t help but think about what to do!
It’s like back in school, always wanting to play when doing homework, and thinking of homework while playing.
Wen Yang ponders: “Now that Shuqin is in school, as long as I’m free on weekends, I can take you out whenever… When the New Year comes, we should really travel abroad and have some fun.”
“Yeah! But keep it down; what if someone overhears us…”
Ning Chu shrinks her neck like a guilty thief but looks around and realizes the living room is suddenly empty of her daughter, and even the stuffed bear has vanished.
“Where’s Shuqin?” she paused, “I haven’t heard her for a while.”
“Maybe she went to sleep?”
“Surely not…”
Her expression changes as dread seeps in.
Kids, once they go quiet, are either up to no good or making a grand mess!
Especially their daughter! Though she may seem shy outside, at home, she’s always a whirlwind of chaos, very rarely quiet except when sleeping.
Last year, she remembered only ignoring her for a few minutes, and her daughter was already in the kitchen trying to reach for a kn*fe to play with!
Wen Yang seemed to recall that episode as well, quickly getting up from the sofa to join Ning Chu in searching for their daughter.
First, they scanned the living room. Ning Chu, in a panic, dashed to the kitchen, relieved to see that the kn*fe was still safely out of reach.
Then she heard Wen Yang’s stern tone.
“Warm Shuqin! What are you doing?”
Wen Yang rarely uses such a harsh tone, making Ning Chu’s heart skip a beat.
She rushed to the kitchen, peeking in, and her bl**d pressure shot up almost instantly… She used to have low bl**d pressure, but now, she might be cured!
Her daughter was drenched, staring blankly at her parents while holding a bottle of shower gel and continuing to lather it on the stuffed bear.
And the stuffed bear was soaked, draped over the edge of the bathtub.
This scene nearly made Ning Chu pass out.
How did such a massive bear go unnoticed dragged all the way here!?
Her daughter, tilting her head curiously, looked at them: “Giving it a bath~ It smells, stinky.”
Looking at the wreckage in the bathroom and hearing her daughter’s innocent words, the couple were momentarily lost for words.
Ning Chu took a deep breath, trying to suppress her rising temper: “You leave it there; I’ll help you wash it tomorrow.”
Thank goodness she’s a girl. That adorably innocent face makes it hard to stay mad.
“Right, leave this to your mom. You can’t even shower without needing help from her.”
“Oh~”
Wen Yang rubbed his temples in frustration: “You take her to the bathroom in the bedroom to wash up, don’t let her catch a cold.”
“What about here…?”
“I’ll clean up.”
Ning Chu, feeling utterly defeated, grabbed her daughter’s hand and headed toward the bedroom: “Every single day~”
She’s surely going to wind up with high bl**d pressure or a heart attack at this rate!
“After you wash up, it’s bedtime. You have to wake up at 7 AM for kindergarten.”
“Mom! I want to sleep with the bear!”
“Where will your dad and I sleep then?”
“There!”
Her daughter pointed toward the guest room, and Ning Chu’s eyes lit up, but she hesitated, asking: “Not that I mind… but can you really sleep alone?”
She’s just over three years old, perfect age to start their own bed!
Previously, she tried, but her daughter cried and fussed so much. Now, unexpectedly, she brought it up herself. It matched Ning Chu’s wishes perfectly.
“I can!”
“Alright then, from now on, you’ll sleep with the big bear.”
She could already envision how delightful their future nights would be.
