Chapter 374: The Worrying Sister

Chapter 374: The Concerned Sister

Fu Tinghua was awakened by his internal clock the next day. He usually woke up at that time for work and rarely slept late.

But when he opened his eyes, the sunlight outside felt painfully bright, and his head throbbed.

Last night, he'd apparently accompanied Xia Chengan for drinks and ended up overdoing it.

Xia Chengan was truly a menace, causing him to embarrass himself in front of Su He last night.

Though his memory was hazy, Fu Tinghua hadn’t completely forgotten everything.

He almost wished he had forgotten everything. *Sigh.*

He vaguely remembered smelling of alcohol last night, not having showered before touching Su He.

He hoped she wouldn’t mind his grubbiness.

Looking at Su He lying beside him, her body covered in bruises, Fu Tinghua couldn’t help but recall his frantic advances the night before.

Ugh, his head hurt even more now.

He reached out and gently stroked Su He’s face. She was sleeping so soundly, clearly exhausted.

Drinking was a mistake.

However reckless he’d been in the past, he’d never left someone so marked up before.

Fu Tinghua let out a quiet sigh, realizing he still had to get up for work. Reluctantly, he got out of bed to wash up.

Fortunately, he had no surgeries scheduled for the morning, which was why he’d been willing to drink so late with Xia Chengan in the first place.

When he went downstairs, he saw Fu Yanju still in the kitchen, whipping up something.

"Sis," he greeted.

"Ting Hua, you’re awake? Feeling better?" Fu Yanju asked with concern.

"Yeah," Fu Tinghua replied, rubbing his forehead.

He could never drink that much again. Even though his alcohol tolerance was high, he couldn’t keep up with Xia Chengan and Qi Yunyang downing glass after glass of liquor.

"Good. Drink this hangover soup, quick. Honestly, you!" Fu Yanju chided.

"Okay, thanks, sis."

Without hesitation, Fu Tinghua drank the hangover soup she’d prepared before heading to wash up.

The soup worked fast—or maybe he was just fully awake now—because his headache eased considerably.

"Ting Hua, don’t drink so much next time, understand?" Fu Yanju hurried after him as he prepared to leave.

"Yeah, I know. I won’t," Fu Tinghua replied, a little annoyed. At least he hadn’t acted a fool in front of his sister last night, right?

"Do you have anything you want me to tell Su He? You two didn’t fight last night, did you?" Fu Yanju asked worriedly.

Fu Tinghua hesitated.

They hadn’t fought, but he wasn’t sure whether Su He was angry or not.

"No need, I'll comfort her when I get off work." Fu Tinghua also sounded a little resigned.

Today was already Friday. Fortunately, he had the whole weekend to make amends with his wife.

When Su He woke up, she felt like every bone in her body ached.

At that moment, she had only one thought—if anyone dared to invite Fu Tinghua out for drinks again, she would give them—and his whole crew—an earful.

By the time she got up, she saw Fu Yanju and Wen Qing busy in the kitchen, while Zai Zai and Niu Niu were already awake, sitting quietly and waiting for breakfast.

"Mommy," Niu Niu called out sweetly to Su He.

"Mhm, Mommy will go wash up first," Su He replied with a smile.

"Okay."

The two kids sat quietly beside their grandmother, on their best behavior.

Fu Yanju turned to look at Su He, looking like she had something on her mind.

Normally, she would be the one to open up the store, but she was worried about Su He, so she had asked Su Shiming to take care of it this morning.

"Sis, what's wrong? You keep staring at me. Do you have something to tell me?" Su He asked.

"Oh, no, it's nothing. It's just... Ting Hua got drunk last night. You didn't fight, did you?" Fu Yanju asked with concern.

That morning, she had been mulling over her brother's words—about making it up to Su He later—and the more she thought about it, the more she wondered if Fu Tinghua had upset Su He.

"No, he was drunk. How could we even argue?" Su He said wryly.

She wasn’t the type to waste energy. Arguing with a drunk would only leave her frustrated—what was the point?

Besides, apart from his behavior being a little out of line last night, Fu Tinghua had been faultless otherwise.

"That's good, that's good." Hearing Su He's words, Fu Yanju couldn’t help but let out a relieved sigh.

She was really fond of Su He as her sister-in-law.

But at the same time, she also doted on her brother, so she really didn’t want any conflict between them.

If Su He and Fu Tinghua ever did argue, Fu Yanju might be even more anxious than the two of them.

"Mommy, Grandpa said he’s going to teach me, Brother, and Wan Er how to read!" Niu Niu suddenly ran over and hugged Su He’s leg, exclaiming.

"Do you agree?" Su He ruffled her daughter’s hair and asked.

"I agree! I want to learn too. Brother said I’m not quick enough right now, and only by studying hard can I become smarter," Niu Niu said dead serious.

Su He paused, speechless.

She couldn’t help but glance at Zai Zai, who looked a little guilty.

At it again with the teasing—typical.

Su He had noticed that Zai Zai had been giving Niu Niu a hard time a lot lately.

"Yes, Niu Niu must hit the books and aim high," Su He said with a smile, giving her daughter’s head a pat.

Just then, Wen Qing called everyone over for breakfast.

"Come eat, is nobody hungry?" Wen Qing joked.

"Let's go, let's eat." Su He had been completely drained last night and urgently needed to replenish her energy.

Fortunately, her mother Wen Qing had moved in with them, so now there was breakfast ready every morning—she felt incredibly lucky.

Indeed, a mother's care makes life precious.

"Su He, are you going back to the village this week?" Fu Yanju asked.

"We probably will."

They hadn’t returned for several weeks, and this time, it was likely to split the last durian season's profits.

Now that durian season was completely over, they’d have to wait until next year if they wanted to eat any.

"Then I’ll go back with you. I want to discuss something with my parents," Fu Yanju said with some hesitation.

"Sure, no problem." Su He didn’t pay much attention at the time.

But when she saw Yu Xu showing up loaded with gifts, she suddenly understood what Fu Yanju meant by discussing something in the village.

Yu Xu had been thriving recently. After getting recognition for renovating Su He’s supermarket, several of his former coworkers had reached out to him, and a group of them, led by him, had landed several major contracts.

Now, his reputation had spread, and wealthy clients would only hire him, so his business was booming.

Most of the time, he didn’t even need to get his hands dirty—just supervising was enough, yet he still earned the most.

The friend who had fallen out with him was now full of regret. Because of his incompetence, he had been blackballed by shop owners on several streets, who refused to hire him or his team for any renovation work.

Yet Yu Xu wouldn't budge. Even when that friend offered him 60% of the profits, Yu Xu still refused to collaborate.

Su He looked at the pile of gifts stacked in the living room and at Yu Xu, who, despite wearing a suit, was squirming nervously. Her gaze between the two of them couldn’t help but take on a knowing look.