Chapter 1492 - 1494

Looking at the snow outside that has completely melted away, and then glancing at the green leaves sprouting on the trees.

"Spring is finally coming." Having stayed cooped up at home all winter, Gong Ruini really feels like she’s becoming useless.

During the harsh winter, especially after knowing about her condition, Zhao Xuran wouldn’t dare take Gong Ruini to California to enjoy the sun.

Even though the house had heating, and it wasn’t exactly cold, without basking in the sun, Gong Ruini felt like she was turning moldy.

Gong Ruzhi came out of the room yawning and heard his sister’s lament, which made him chuckle.

"Sis, didn’t we used to have such long winters back in Beijing too?" He recalled that his sister wasn’t this delicate back then.

"There were more people back then, but here..." Gong Ruini made a circle with her hand, "There’s only three of us permanently."

"Back then, I felt that the house was crowded and noisy." Now, it’s really hard to get any liveliness.

Being finicky, really finicky, Gong Ruzhi poured himself a cup of coffee in the kitchen, "By the time summer arrives, sister, you’ll be a mom."

"If both kids start crying..." Gong Ruzhi shivered as if he thought of something unpleasant.

"I hope they won’t both be troublemakers," Gong Ruzhi didn’t ask for much, "Of course, they should be healthy."

Pretty or not, smart or not, none of that mattered.

Not troublemakers? Will they really not be troublemakers? Gong Ruini felt like this child was going to drive her crazy.

Sometimes, Gong Ruini wondered why the two kids couldn’t balance each other out.

"Sis, do you want some cookies?" He glanced at the time, it was afternoon tea time, why hasn’t brother-in-law returned yet?

"Oh." Gong Ruzhi was a bit surprised too, she only knew that Zhao Xuran went to the airport to pick someone up, but who, she had no idea.

All he said was to give her a surprise, but hey, are surprises that easy to come by these days?

Gong Ruzhi went into the kitchen to bake cookies, while Gong Ruini stood at the kitchen door with a cup of milk, watching her brother make cookies.

"Seems like you’ve really learned a lot?" Gong Ruini was touched, "Never thought I’d get to eat cookies baked by my own brother."

Just for eating his cookies, is there a need to get so excited? Turning his head, alright, he was overthinking.

"Sis, can you at least be a bit more sincere with your expressions?"

"You’re not even professional."

Professional? What’s that? Gong Ruini pursed her lips, "I used to cook delicious food for you, never saw you being touched."

"No, you weren’t even sincere with your thanks."

Alright, he knew better than to argue this point with his sister, otherwise, he’d end up with a headache.

"When will brother-in-law be back, are we still having dinner?" Could it be that brother-in-law made some money recently and plans to take them out to eat well?

Especially since he checked earlier, it didn’t seem like there were much groceries.

"We are, at the Western restaurant downstairs." Because the arrival time of the flight was quite awkward.

So, before heading out, Zhao Xuran mentioned eating out.

Ah, the Western restaurant downstairs, Gong Ruzhi was helpless; it’s not that the food wasn’t edible, on the contrary, the flavor was decent.

But too much of even the best food and it becomes unbearable.

Occasionally, when they didn’t want to cook or something came up unexpectedly, they’d go downstairs to eat.

"Didn’t we make some money, why not just go out for a decent meal?" Gong Ruzhi complained.

"Making money doesn’t equate to extravagance."

Extravagance? Just for going out for a decent meal, why make such a fuss, Gong Ruzhi didn’t get it.

At this moment, Gong Ruzhi realized his sister wasn’t in a good mood.

Since he knew it wasn’t because of him, Gong Ruzhi became very quiet.

"Sis, do you want orange juice or apple juice?"

"Watermelon juice."

Ugh, Gong Ruzhi felt like crying, what’s wrong with his sister, why does she want that?

He searched the entire kitchen and storage room, not a hint of a watermelon in sight.

No watermelon, so how to make watermelon juice?

Helpless, Gong Ruzhi said, "Sis, we don’t have any watermelon at home."

"Can’t you buy some?" Hmph, she just wanted to be willful and arrogant this time, so what?

Can’t buy it, yeah that’s the logic, but Gong Ruzhi really wanted to say he was pretty busy too.

But in the end, he could only helplessly get dressed to head out, he couldn’t deny what his sister wanted.

At the door, "Sis, do you want me to buy anything else?"

At this moment, Gong Ruzhi worried about what his sister might want next, having to run out again.

"I want chips."

"I want preserved plums." Gong Ruini had been waiting there all along.

She stared at Gong Ruzhi with shining eyes, that enthusiasm made him immediately take a few steps back.

Buy chips and preserved plums? Haha, where would he dare, it’s not about the money, it’s because once brother-in-law sees them, he won’t be happy.

"Do you think it’s possible?"

Gong Ruzhi didn’t want to be the bad guy, he could already foresee that once brother-in-law discovered these things at home, his sister would definitely sell him out quickly.

Alright, he knew he couldn’t fool this guy, sighed, "Still, Xiao Zhi from childhood was better."

Back then, Xiao Zhi listened to her a lot more, but look at now, sigh, so much suspicion.

Was childhood better? If it were before, Gong Ruzhi would smile brightly and accept his sister’s praise wholeheartedly.

As for now, he chuckled, "Isn’t it that I’m harder to fool now?"

With that, he nonchalantly closed the door and left, which made Gong Ruini even more upset.

"Ah, boys are just not good."

"Not like the warm little padded jacket." Gong Ruini was angry.

Then she looked down at her belly, "When you grow up, don’t upset your mom like this."

"I am painstakingly bringing you into this world."

Looking at her round belly, Gong Ruini felt like crying, her belly had grown so big, so big it was dazzling.

"This big belly, I don’t even know if it’ll shrink back after the birth."

"No, just shrinking back isn’t enough," Gong Ruini’s hand caressed her big round belly for a long time, always feeling a lot of pressure.

Weight might be easy to lose, but what about the extra skin? She suddenly recalled a former colleague who also had twins, her figure quickly returned after giving birth, but the skin on her belly was all wrinkled.

Gong Ruini hadn’t seen it herself, but from her colleague’s sour tone, she knew it was really bad.

Is she going to go through the same thing? Just the thought terrified Gong Ruini.

In an empty house, the loneliness can be as overwhelming as it gets, and without anyone to vent to, she burst into tears.

In the vast house, with no one around, echoes can be quite pronounced.

Listening to the echoes, having cried for so long without any comfort, only deepened her sadness.

The more she thought about it, the sadder she felt, and her crying became uncontrollable.

Truly, as tragic as it could be.