The Eldest Daughter-in-Law [Reborn] - Chapter 16

There was lightning and thunder outside the window, the sky was bright and dark, and a warm light inside the house broke through the night.

The child was still crying, perhaps because she was frightened. Wang Shuhuai held the child in his arms and gently patted her back with his large hands to comfort her. The child leaned on his elbow and gradually stopped crying. His figure was as firm as a pine tree, and the untouchable moonlight between his brows was blurred by the light and turned into fireworks of the world. The scene was surprisingly harmonious.

Xie Yunchu just stood there in a daze.

In her previous life, after she had hosted a birthday banquet for her mother-in-law, she became ill due to overwork and the doctor said that she would not live more than half a year. At that time, Wang Shuhuai had just become the Prime Minister, and it was the most glorious time for the family. She had both a son and a daughter, was favored by her parents-in-law, had a harmonious relationship with her sisters-in-law, and her husband was so capable. Everyone in the capital envied her, but she was about to pass away when her good days were just beginning. One could imagine how frustrated and decadent she was.

For many days and nights, she prayed that her husband would sit beside her bed, hug her and comfort her, or at least hold her hand and say a few comforting words, or at least give her a cup of tea and accompany her silently for a while. 

But that never happened.

He went out early and came back late, came in a hurry and left in a hurry, and said in a gentle and indifferent tone, “Don’t think too much, just rest,” and then left her with an untouchable back.

Bitterness and sorrow suddenly poured into her eyes. Xie Yunchu raised her eyes in self-mockery and forced herself to swallow back the tears.

The rain poured down from the sky with rumbling thunder.

The lush vegetation was blown to pieces in an instant.

Summer came quietly on this dull rainy night.

Xie Yunchu stepped in, her tone unconsciously becoming a little colder, “Give me the child, you go and have your meal.” She lowered her eyes and did not even look at him.

Wang Shuhuai raised his eyes. From his angle, he could only see her thick long eyelashes. He handed the child to her without answering her. 

He took the initiative to say, “I was promoted to Deputy Director of the Jiangnan Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue.”

Xie Yunchu had known about this for a long time, and she tried to force out a smile, “I heard about it,” and then added, “Congratulations, Second Young Master.”

Wang Shuhuai could hear the perfunctory tone in her voice.

He looked at her quietly for a while. He was not used to finding fault with his wife, so he patiently said, “I will go to the Ministry of Revenue to observe government affairs for three months, and then go south. Everything at home depends on you.”

He had also said the same thing in his previous life.

At that time, Xie Yunchu felt lost when she thought that her husband would leave Beijing in three months. She hinted to him to stay in the backyard, as she also wanted to have a son as soon as possible.

Now, after hearing these words, she was no longer moved at all.

Xie Yunchu placed the child on the bed and said absentmindedly, “Second Young Master, don’t worry. I will take good care of the family.”

Wang Shuhuai looked at her soft profile. She gently covered her daughter with a thin quilt. She was still the familiar good wife and mother, but she felt a little different.

The rain was getting heavier, until it was pouring down.

After saying everything that needed to be said, Wang Shuhuai got up and went to the west wing to have his meal. After a while, Xie Yunchu also came out of the wing.

At this time, Ming Gui was holding a box wrapped in cow felt, standing under the porch of the back house and asking Wang Shuhuai across the yard, “Second Young Master, it’s raining heavily, will you stay in the backyard tonight?”

Ming Gui was anxious when he saw Wang Shuhuai and Xie Yunchu sleeping in separate rooms. Today he would take this opportunity to act like a scoundrel. After all, he was sent by the mistress and the master, so he was not afraid of offending Wang Shuhuai.

The hearty and honest voice came through the rain and reached the ears of the couple.

One stood at the threshold, and the other stood at the corner pillar.

They looked at each other through the rain curtain.

Wang Shuhuai stood with his hands behind his back, his posture upright. His moist tone seemed to be covered by a layer of mist, and he was so handsome that he seemed otherworldly.

There was a hint of early summer tranquility in his eyes as he stared at Xie Yunchu. He wouldn’t have cared in the past, but he had been rejected by Xie Yunchu last time.

The things had been delivered. After all, they were husband and wife, so Xie Yunchu had no reason to push them away. She called out to Mama Lin in a slightly embarrassed tone, “Mama, go and take it.”

The sound of this statement dispelled the dullness of the summer night.

Xie Yunchu felt sticky all over, so she went to the bathroom to change her clothes. When she came out, she saw Wang Shuhuai leaning against a half-new pillow and reading a book.

Xie Yunchu was still somewhat annoyed and couldn’t pretend. Since he was busy, she simply went into the inner room.

Wang Shuhuai noticed the bead curtain shaking, looked up and saw Xie Yunchu sitting on the bed folding clothes.

She was wearing a thin moon-white jacket, her expression was gentle and peaceful, and time seemed to flow more slowly for her.

Wang Shuhuai continued reading, and when he looked over again the second time, Xie Yunchu had her back to him and was lying on her side.

He was a little surprised.

In his memory, as long as he was around, Xie Yunchu would either serve him at his side or look through the account books, and would not go to bed until he finished his work.

Wang Shuhuai sat in silence for a while, closed the book, blew out the light, and went inside.

Xie Yunchu was not asleep. She heard rustling noises behind her and felt a little uncomfortable. She couldn’t do such a thing with Wang Shuhuai calmly yet. She needed time to slowly fade away the resentment brought from her previous life.

The mattress behind her sank and Wang Shuhuai got on the bed.

Xie Yunchu pretended to be woken up by him, turned over and sat up. She lifted her hair and tried her best to make her tone sound normal. “Second Young Master, the doctor has said that the child is most likely to have a fever at night. I am worried, so I will just sleep in the green gauze cabinet tonight so as not to disturb you.”

In his previous life, Wang Shuhuai used countless excuses like “it would make you sleep poorly” to reject her invitation to stay overnight.

Wang Shuhuai’s quiet eyes deepened, and his thin lips slowly straightened.

The same words didn’t seem to make any difference when spoken out loud until a person understood how they felt when they happened to them.