Chapter 69: Eating Little Vinegar

Lin Wanfen said, "Ruoruo is still too young, and she doesn't understand matters between men and women. Plus, Nannan, you used to scare her all day long, saying how much it hurts; how could she not be afraid?"

Bai Shunan said, "You can't blame it all on me. They had a whirlwind marriage. I knew we had to take it slow, but I didn't expect it to be this slow. One is trying hard to hold back, and the other is all confused. Still, the two of them are a perfect match; I'm afraid they'll be having a baby in two years."

"Having a baby is good. I can help Ruoruo raise it if she needs, or I can even go over to help with her postpartum care."

Bai Shuruo couldn't help but say, "You two are getting more and more outrageous. I've already agreed with Brother Han that we'll wait a few years before having children."

Just as they were talking, her phone rang again. It was Han Yangting calling, "Ruoruo, come out. I'm outside."

……

On the way back, Bai Shuruo sat in the passenger seat, eyes fixed on the road ahead, not looking at Han Yangting.

When he stopped to shift gears, his hand kept moving toward her, whether intentionally or not, which made her quite nervous, so she just rested both hands on her knees.

He spoke first, asking her, "Did things go smoothly with Aunt Fen?"

"It went quite smoothly," she replied. "My sister handled most of it."

Whether it was because there was nothing to say or the road conditions ahead were too complex, he added out of nowhere, "Your sister is quite capable."

"Yes, my sister has been capable since she was little," Bai Shuruo said proudly.

Whether it was a coincidence or not, at this moment, Han Yangting took a call.

His phone was sitting on the mount in front. Because he had come to the restaurant to pick her up, it was on the navigation page at first. After he finished the call, it happened to be a red light, so he swiped it casually, and it just happened to switch to the WeChat page.

Bai Shuruo happened to glance at his phone, and she saw the chat box between him and her sister.

The last sentence was from her sister: 【Okay, I'll be there right away, don't worry!】

Bai Shuruo's heart skipped a beat for no reason.

So, he was the one who asked her sister to come over?

But when she asked her sister at the time, why didn't her sister tell her the truth?

He didn't mention this matter to her either.

She wondered if the two of them chatted in private often?

Bai Shuruo's emotions tended to wander; as she thought about it, she thought back to the reason Han Yangting married her.

Since he wasn't gay, it must have been because of the verbal agreement between the elders.

That meant he could have married her, or he could have married her sister.

She heard that when he first arrived in Fengcheng, he helped her sister resolve a workplace crisis, so did he originally look for her sister first?

Bai Shuruo knew she shouldn't speculate wildly, but a woman's little thoughts are just that unreasonable.

It wasn't that she didn't trust her sister; not to mention that her sister already had someone in her heart, even if she didn't like Gu Yunting anymore and started liking Han Yangting, she wouldn't snatch a husband from her own sister.

It was that she didn't trust Han Yangting!

She had often seen a saying on the internet: there is no man in the world who doesn't cheat, it just depends on whether there is an opportunity.

"What are you thinking about?" Han Yangting leaned closer to her, giving her a start.

"Such a small coward? Just like a cat." He unbuckled her seatbelt for her.

So they had already arrived at the underground garage.

As soon as Bai Shuruo thought about him potentially cheating with another woman in the future, she got out of the car without a word.

Han Yangting was puzzled; what was wrong with this little woman?

He pulled out the keys, pressed the lock, and followed quickly.

When they first entered the elevator, it was just the two of them, but at the first floor, a family of four got in. The two children were very noisy, so the two of them had no chance to talk.

That family of four lived on the thirteenth floor, and with only three floors left, there wasn't enough time for them to say anything.

Back home, Bai Shuruo intended to go back to her room first, partly to change into loungewear, and partly because she really wasn't in the mood to talk to him.

But she had only taken two steps when she was pulled back by him.

She turned her head to meet his handsome face, which seemed to hold a trace of dissatisfaction with her.

"Ruoruo, are you unhappy?" he asked first.

Bai Shuruo pouted and said, "No."

"You're saying the opposite. Did you suffer some grievance at the old house? Or do you have some opinion of me? No matter what your opinion of me is, you can bring it up."

Bai Shuruo said petulantly, "I wouldn't dare have an opinion of you."

"Then that means you have a very big opinion." Han Yangting simply pulled her into his arms and held her tighter.

She struggled a bit, but couldn't break free, so she had to let him hold her.

He lowered his head to look at her, "Tell me, why are you angry? Between husband and wife, we should be honest and not keep secrets."

Bai Shuruo thought to herself: You have the nerve to say that, when you were clearly the one who kept secrets first.

Han Yangting looked at the little woman's defiant expression, couldn't help but laugh, and coaxed her as if she were a child: "Then let me guess, were you angered by your aunt? Or... was the dinner not to your taste?"

"Neither." Bai Shuruo really didn't want to say it; if she said it, it would make her look petty, as if she were a woman who had overturned a vinegar jar just because he chatted with her own sister in private.

"Then what is it exactly?" He held her even tighter, "If you don't make it clear, I won't let you go."

Bai Shuruo couldn't move at all while being held by him. After thinking about it carefully, she felt that what he said made sense.

If a husband and wife couldn't communicate well, there would be many problems in the future.

She bit her lip and said, "It was you who asked my sister to come over to help us out of the situation, right?"

Han Yangting paused and asked, "Just because of this?"

Bai Shuruo bit her lip and nodded. After a while, she said in a low voice, "You didn't tell me anything."

Han Yangting looked at her little face, which was full of grievances, and couldn't help but pinch her nose: "Little fool!"

"Where am I a fool?"

"If I had told you from the beginning, wouldn't it seem like I didn't trust you? As for why your sister didn't tell you, I don't know the reason. Maybe she was also afraid you would overthink it, so she just didn't tell you."

Bai Shuruo said in a low voice, "Then you still don't trust me."

He pulled her a little tighter and asked again: "Then tell me, how did you handle the matter with your aunt?"

Thinking of the fierce and menacing appearance of Dazhu, Bai Shuruo had to admit: "I didn't handle it well; my sister is still the capable one."

He pinched her nose again: "Isn't that enough? Actually, we all believe you are a capable and good girl; it's just that you are still young and not yet strong enough. You will be fine after gaining more experience in the future, just like at the company—you didn't dare to speak in public before, but now you dare to confront people in the cafeteria, don't you?"

Bai Shuruo thought that was true.

It's just that...

"Still have something on your mind? Or do you have questions? Ruoruo, I do not allow conflicts between us to last overnight. If you still have any discomfort in your heart, you must tell me everything at once." His eyes were full of tenderness and sincerity.

Bai Shuruo pouted, "Nothing else."

Actually, she still wanted to ask him the reason for marrying her, but she felt that asking about such things wouldn't yield a result. The marriage was already a fact; she could only get along for now. If it was suitable, they would continue; if it was not suitable, they would part ways.