Liu Bingbing felt dizzy and disoriented. She took a few deep breaths and then came to her senses.
"Chen...Chen Chu, what did you say? How...how could I be pregnant?" Liu Bingbing was almost crying, her face flushed pink with anxiety.
"Huh? Yeah! How could you be pregnant? That's so strange!" Chen Chu also looked at Liu Bingbing with a strange expression.
Liu Bingbing's face instantly turned purple: "You...you, go to hell..." Liu Bingbing was almost crying with anger: "You don't even know how I got pregnant? I'll beat you to death!" Liu Bingbing raised her small fist to hit Chen Chu.
How much energy could she possibly have? Besides, she's already exhausted.
Chen Chu laughed: "Bingbing, my little darling, you know everything, why were you pretending not to know just now..."
"You...you, get out of here!" Liu Bingbing plopped down under a tree, her long legs kicking involuntarily.
Chen Chu laughed and said, "I'm leaving? Oh, okay, then I'm leaving. The child won't have a father after it's born..."
"You? You bastard! Don't leave!" Liu Bingbing didn't know what to do for a moment. Just like Chen Chu said, if this kid really left, the child would definitely be born without a father.
The thought of being a woman, not yet married, having a child, and then raising the child alone—while Chen Chu will only be twenty in two years, she'll be twenty-six or twenty-seven, twenty-seven or twenty-eight—will anyone want a woman with a child?
Thinking of this, I was overcome with grief and anger, and I started kicking back and forth with my long legs.
Chen Chu said, "Don't move it, don't disturb the fetus, it's a little life there too!"
"Chen Chu, you son of a bitch! You bastard! You big hooligan!" Liu Bingbing bit her red lips, and tears really came out.
Chen Chu rushed over to catch it with his hand, but then thought better of it and took out a wad of tissue to wipe Liu Bingbing's tears.
"Ouch! Hmm!" Liu Bingbing made a strange sound and slapped Chen Chu's hand away. "Ouch, Chen Chu, what is that thing you're holding?! Is it paper? It looks like a tattered rope!"
Chen Chu grinned and said, "Then you can't cry! Crying will still affect the fetus. I know traditional Chinese medicine, I understand..."
"I understand your grandma!" Liu Bingbing glared at her fiercely.
Chen Chu couldn't help but scratch his head, wondering why Liu Bingbing was swearing at people. In the past, the most common, and only, swear words she used were things like "you're a hooligan" and "you should respect me."
Now they're starting to curse.
"Bingbing, why are you swearing?"
"Pah! I'm swearing! So what!" Liu Bingbing wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
"Hmm...who can do anything to you? You're pregnant now..." Chen Chu drooped his head. He really didn't dare to do anything to Liu Bingbing. Just now, he suddenly remembered that he and Liu Bingbing had done it three times!
I couldn't help but sweat. It's very easy to miscarry during the first three months of pregnancy, especially with strenuous exercise. The first three months are the most dangerous time, and it's easy for someone to penetrate a woman's body and cause miscarriage.
Therefore, you must not make a woman angry during the first three months. You must pamper her. During these three months, a woman's temper is like the weather in March, as unpredictable as a child's face. She can throw a tantrum at any time.
She could be unhappy if she wanted to, and he had to go along with everything anyway. Liu Bingbing was Chen Chu's precious little darling. Even though she was older than him, Chen Chu was now a little husband. A man should act like a man no matter what. Women are spoiled.
Especially at times like these, you should coax her even more. She's giving birth to your child, carrying on your family line, and she'll face physical changes, disfigurement, unbearable pain, and even life-threatening situations during childbirth.
At times like this, it's the man who owes the woman. During pregnancy, she must be unconditionally compliant. Otherwise, Chen Chu would also be compliant with Liu Bingbing. The reason is simple: she's beautiful!
If it were an ugly person, then it's hard to say.
It can also be said that even if two women, one beautiful and one ugly, have the same temperament but different faces, their relationship will be greatly diminished. Therefore, a man's first priority when it comes to a woman's appearance.
Liu Bingbing sat down under the tree in a huff, then felt leaves falling from the tree and immediately became unhappy. She then ran to the curb, took off her white sneakers, and slammed them onto the curb, making them splatter dirt.
Chen Chu grinned, thinking to himself, "How come the tender and affectionate Liu Bingbing suddenly... is just like Lu Xiaoqiao?"
After Liu Bingbing finished knocking off the dirt and put on her clothes, she glanced at Chen Chu and said, "Where are the tissues?"
Chen Chu was stunned for a moment, then said "oh" and hurriedly handed over the wad of paper.
Liu Bingbing was displeased. "I meant tissues!"
"I... I didn't?"
"Hey, you're really something! Are you stupid? You didn't just go buy it yourself? You only bought it after I told you to? I'm pregnant, can't you care about me at all? Whose child am I carrying? Is it from your Chen family?"
Chen Chu's head was buzzing: "Bingbing baby, don't be angry, I'll go right away, I'll go buy it right away..." Chen Chu ran like the wind and went to the supermarket to buy several packs of tissues.
Liu Bingbing rolled her eyes, glared at him, took the package, looked at it, and threw it back at him, saying, "No! There's no mint flavor in it. I like mint..."
Chen Chu thought, "Mint? What's mint?" He'd never heard of it. He'd only ever heard of winnowing baskets since he was a child. He'd never heard of mint, but he didn't dare say anything.
"Okay, Bingbing, my darling, it's...hemoth, right? Okay, wait here, I'll go buy it for you." Chen Chu said, about to leave, when Liu Bingbing quickly said.
"Wait a minute, return all these things too. Um... money doesn't come easily. I saw you bought them at that little supermarket, return them..."
"My dear Bingbing, please don't return it."
"You won't listen to me, will you? You're not good to me, are you? Whose child is in my belly? It's his..."
"Okay, okay, I'll back out, I'll back out, alright?" Chen Chu ran over again in a huff.
Seeing his aggrieved expression, Liu Bingbing felt extremely satisfied and couldn't help but chuckle. Her smile was as bright as the rising sun, the red sun, and the evening glow.
If you were to ask when a woman is at her most beautiful, it wouldn't be her teenage years, nor her first time, nor even her wedding night. Besides, these days, the wedding night is just another story. If you've barely met someone and you're already rolling around in bed, you probably won't be in the mood for any wedding night celebrations on your actual wedding day. You'll probably just sit on the bed all night, opening red envelopes and counting money...
A woman's most beautiful moment isn't when she's being coquettish or acting spoiled, but rather when she's pregnant. Her longing for the future, her growing feelings for her man, and the presence of a new life within her—it's a time when her maternal love overflows.
Women at that time were at their most beautiful, and it was the most beautiful time of their lives.
...
Mint flavor! Chen Chu was sweating bullets. They didn't sell it. He was furious with those unscrupulous merchants. What kind of garbage is this?! Making so many flavors out of a cheap tissue, like they're selling prostitutes! And they're not done yet! Where am I supposed to buy this?! Even the small supermarket didn't have it. It cost five yuan and sixty cents. Chen Chu said, "Just give me back five yuan, okay? If you don't… my sister won't be happy…"
The old lady at the small supermarket glanced at Liu Bingbing sitting on the curb and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Young man, that doesn't look like your sister...it's your wife, isn't it..."
"Cough cough..." Chen Chu coughed twice, changing the subject.
The old lady chuckled again: "Oh, it's alright, I've been through it all. We understand you young people, because we were young once too, weren't we? Let me tell you, my husband's son is a year younger than me. When we were young, our families objected, saying things like 'a woman a year older isn't a good wife,' but we insisted on living together, and we had a great time! Now, after a lifetime of ups and downs, we're retired, and it's hard to just sit around doing nothing, so I opened this little shop..."
The old woman then placed five yuan and six mao in Chen Chu's hand and said, "Young man, a woman's life isn't easy. You mustn't mistreat your wife. She gave birth to your child, did your laundry and cooked for you. During her pregnancy, her body is too weak to move around much, so you must take good care of her. Otherwise, she'll easily fall ill, and her health will suffer more from illnesses later. Here, five yuan and six mao. Women are easily angered at this time, and even six mao can upset her, potentially affecting the pregnancy. In short, just be patient and understanding. Don't listen to your family. I can tell she's older than you. It's good for women to be older; they know how to care for others. Besides, the most important thing in a man and woman's life is their relationship. What difference does it make if the man is a few years older or the woman is a few years older? Can it replace their relationship?"
"Hmm... Auntie, I understand."
Chen Chu then bought some mint-scented tissues and ran over to hand them to Liu Bingbing.
Liu Bingbing didn't take it, shaking her head and saying, "I don't want the mint one anymore, I want the jasmine one, I like jasmine..."
Cough cough cough...
Chen Chu thought to himself, "My God, Mom, just let me die already." But Chen Chu grinned and pulled a plastic bag from the back door, which contained more than twenty tissue packets.
"My dear Bingbing, look what this is! Seven or eight different flavors, can you guess if there's any jasmine flavor in it? Hehe... I knew you might change your mind, so I didn't return those tissues, I bought several more kinds... Hehe, let's open them and see if there's any jasmine flavor..."
Chen Chu opened the plastic bag and searched inside as if coaxing a child.
Liu Bingbing smiled, but her eyes welled up with tears. She bit her lip and watched Chen Chu search with an air of seriousness.
However, Chen Chu looked around and couldn't find it. He sighed and said, "Um...no, how about this, leave the tissues here and I'll go buy some for you."
"No need, just grab one." Liu Bingbing then took out a tissue without even looking at what it smelled like, tore it open, wiped her nose, and then took out another tissue to wipe her eyes.
Chen Chu was taken aback, thinking to himself, "She was just saying she wanted this and that, why is she saying she doesn't want them now?" He thought, "If she doesn't want them, she doesn't want them. I'll listen to that old lady. No matter what Liu Bingbing wants to do, I have to give in to her, even though she's older than me."
Sometimes, when women ask for something, they don't really mean it. It might just be a little trick or a bit of mischief. It all depends on how you treat her.
At this point, the true colors of a man who once professed such love will be revealed. Many people might become impatient, but a man's thoughtfulness, tolerance, generosity, and responsibility will be shown in these small details. You don't need to speak hysterically, or do anything like sending flowers or kneeling. Life is full of trivialities, and the feelings between two people are actually just a collection of trivial, scattered pieces that stick together to form a strong emotional dam.
After wiping her nose and eyes, Liu Bingbing threw a pile of crumpled tissues on the floor, then pouted and said to Chen Chu, "I'm hungry..."