Chapter 96: Affection

Chapter 96: Tenderness

After being disturbed by Zhu Yurong, neither felt like eating much anymore.

After cleaning up the table, Fu Tinghua said to Su He, "I have to work this afternoon, so I’ll go upstairs for a nap. Have you decided which rooms to take? Where will you stay?"

Before Su He could answer, Zai Zai popped up out of nowhere and said, "The master bedroom is for Mom and Dad. Niu Niu and I will sleep in the back room."

Hearing this, Fu Tinghua immediately turned to Su He and asked, "Is this—your idea?"

Su He: ......

This little troublemaker just had to embarrass his mom.

"You can have the master bedroom. I’ll sleep with Zai Zai and Niu Niu in the other room for the time being. They’re still young and need me to stay with them. When they’re a bit older, then..." Su He trailed off, unable to continue.

What on earth was she even saying? She mentally facepalmed.

Seemingly noticing her embarrassment, Fu Tinghua’s eyes twinkled with amusement.

"Whatever you say," he said gently.

Su He: ......

"You should go rest. Don’t you have work at three? It’s already past one," Su He reminded him.

"Right, I’ll go then?" Fu Tinghua asked, somewhat reluctantly.

Too bad. If only Su He were willing to sleep in the same room as him now.

"Go ahead. I’ll put Zai Zai and Niu Niu down for their nap too," Su He said. Then, as if remembering something, she added, "I’m going to my parents’ place this afternoon. For tomorrow’s check-up, I won’t bring the kids to the hospital."

Fu Tinghua thought for a moment. The appointments he had scheduled for Su He were indeed a lot, and bringing the kids along would be inconvenient.

"Then after work, I’ll pick you up from your parents’ place? It’s been a while since I last visited your dad," Fu Tinghua said, referring to Su He’s father.

"Sure, just come straight over after work. We’ll probably have dinner there."

After working things out, Fu Tinghua and Su He each went to their rooms to rest.

By the time Su He woke up in the afternoon, Fu Tinghua had already left for work.

Right away, she took the two children to her parents’ home.

When Wen Qing opened the gate to their courtyard and saw the beautiful woman standing at the door, she barely recognized her.

But Su He had come from her womb, and even though she had lost weight, Wen Qing still knew it was her.

"Baby?" Wen Qing widened her eyes, staring in disbelief at the unrecognizable Su He before her, her voice hesitant.

"Mom, why do you sound so unsure?" Su He said with a laugh.

To her surprise, Wen Qing started crying on the spot. "It’s not that I don’t recognize you—it’s just—you’re so beautiful now that you’ve slimmed down. I... I’m just happy."

Seeing Wen Qing cry, Su He flinched and quickly stepped forward to wipe her tears. "What’s going on?" she asked helplessly.

"Honey, have you always resented your father and me for you growing up overweight?" Wen Qing suddenly asked.

Su He hesitated. After all, that was exactly how the real Su He had felt.

But would she actually admit it?

"No way, Mom. You and Dad are reading too much into this. I never thought that way," Su He quickly reassured Wen Qing.

At that moment, Su Shiming called out, "Who's there?"

He then came out from the living room.

Since Su He was blocked by Wen Qing, he didn't see she was there.

The kids could tell their mother and grandmother seemed upset, and Grandma was even crying.

Seeing their grandfather emerge, they ran to him like he was their hero, shouting, "Grandpa!"

Su Shiming's eyes lit up with joy when he saw Zai Zai and Niu Niu.

"Well hey there, my sweet grandkids! When did you arrive?"

Su Shiming hugged Zai Zai, then Niu Niu, and asked.

Now that he was older, he couldn't lift both at the same time.

"We just got here from the country today," Zai Zai answered.

"Where’s your mom?" Su Shiming asked.

Su He answered with a sigh, "Dad, I'm right here."

Seeing her husband come out, Wen Qing stopped crying and grabbed Su He's hand right away, leading her to Su Shiming.

Seeing Su He's drastic transformation, Su Shiming couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

"Yuan Yuan, how... how did you get so thin?" Su Shiming asked in shock.

"It just happened naturally, Dad. Being too fat is unhealthy for the body," Su He quickly explained, fearing that Su Shiming might think she had starved herself in the countryside.

Su Shiming thought about it seriously and then nodded, "Indeed, being too fat isn't good. Back then, you were always out of breath, and the doctor said it was because you were too heavy. But the speed at which you've lost weight seems a bit abnormal, doesn't it?"

Parents who love their children always put their health first. Seeing Su Shiming's worried gaze, Su He couldn't help but envy the original owner.

Having such loving and devoted parents, why didn't she cherish them? Why did she cut ties with them?

"Dad, I feel very healthy now, not at all uncomfortable. Don't worry about me.

And Ting Hua has already booked a full-body check-up for me; I'll go tomorrow.

I came today to let you know that I'll be bringing Zai Zai and Niu Niu over for you to look after tomorrow."

Hearing Su He mention Fu Ting Hua, Su Shiming immediately asked, "Is Ting Hua back?"

"Yes, he came back a while ago. After work, he'll come to see you as well," Su He replied with a smile.

"You two—" Su Shiming found it hard to ask, wanting to know about Su He's relationship with Fu Ting Hua.

But after some thought, he decided it was none of his business to interfere in the affairs of young people.

It was precisely because he interfered too much before that this marriage came about.

If he asked and his daughter said her relationship with Fu Ting Hua wasn't good and wanted him to persuade Fu Ting Hua, should he agree or not?

How could he have the nerve to ask his own student for a room with his daughter? Su Shiming, who had been a teacher all his life, couldn't stomach doing something like that. That's why he hadn't agreed to help persuade Fu Tinghua back then, even when his daughter threatened to cut ties with him.

"Come on, let's go inside first." Having been married to Su Shiming for decades, Wen Qing could immediately tell why her husband suddenly became hesitant in his speech.

So she interrupted their conversation and urged everyone to go inside.

The two kids were especially excited to be back at their grandparents' house again.

Last time, they weren't very familiar with their grandparents, so they'd held back a bit.

But now, on their second visit, the two of them went absolutely nuts.

They ran and jumped around the yard, making Wen Qing nervous as she kept an eye on them, calling out, "Easy now, easy! Oh my!"