Chapter 11 Save the female match sister in love drama
Papa Gao and Mama Gao sat on the sofa, watching Gao Lang joyfully talking. Then they looked at Bai Duoduo, who was sitting silently next to him, her face shy.
Gao Lang talked for a long time, but when no one responded, he was a little embarrassed. “Dad, mom, what do you think?”
Papa Gao said, “You’ve arranged everything. Why still ask us? You can figure it out yourself!”
Gao Lang was a little upset; Duoduo was pregnant, and he had a son. How could his parents be so calm about such a big thing?
“No—Mom, Dad, Duoduo is pregnant, and we’re getting married. Don’t you have anything to say about such a big thing?” Gao Lang said anxiously; weren’t they going to bring up anything like stocks, funds, real estate, and others to give?
Papa Gao glanced at Gao Lang and said, “What do you want?”
Gao Lang resisted from blurting out,’Forget it, don’t be too hasty.’ When the child was born, they’d see the grandson—so, naturally, it would be different.
“I mean, your reaction was too dull. How come you feel that you’re not excited at all for such a happy thing?” Gao Lang said.
Mama Gao glanced at him. “When did you get so naive?” If she’d wanted a grandson, then she’d already have grandsons old enough to be running around. Did he forget about the girl who came to the door with her belly all swollen in freshman year? Didn’t she come forward to solve it in the end? There were also the two girls in junior and senior year. Fortunately, Huaiqing didn’t know about this.
Hey, everything was alright; why did it involve Huaiqing again?
Thinking of Huaiqing, Mama Gao was worried about the man’s coming again. She thought about it and said, “If you’ve made up your mind, then do it like this. If you’re missing anything, let the housekeeper buy it. If you’re not at ease, then find a postpartum nanny. As for the wedding, I mean, do it quickly when it’s still not too obviously showing. Spare yourself from other people’s gossip. Of course, marriage is your own business—if you want to get married after the child is born, that’s also fine. But you have to explain to the outside world and don’t give others the opportunity to gossip. Alright, that’s all I have to say—you can decide on the rest!”
She went upstairs after finishing speaking.
Papa Gao also stood up. “Your mother’s words are reasonable. You should think carefully about it yourself. If you need the company to come forward, discuss it with Vice President Wang. I have to go as well, President Ge has asked me to go fishing.” After speaking, he left too.
Bai Duoduo was a little wounded; this was very different from what she’d imagined.
Gao Lang was also a little unhappy—his parents’ reactions were too flat! He sat next to Bai Duoduo and hugged her. “Don’t think about this anymore, take good care of the baby. Tell me what else is missing, I’ll buy it.”
Bai Duoduo snuggled in Gao Lang’s arms and affirmed, “Okay, let’s think about it together. There are many things that are missing.”
“Ok, let’s buy anti-radiation maternity clothes first, and skin care products for pregnant women—also folic acid, bird’s nest…” Gao Lang listed happily.
Bai Duoduo’s attention was diverted, and she picked up the phone. The two of them nestled together and shopped around on Taobao.
Mama Gao came down to drink water and happened to see this scene from the top of the stairs. She rolled her eyes, turned, and went up again. She picked up the phone and sent Huaiqing a WeChat message, but there was no reply after a long time.
So, Mama Gao sent another video call to Huairou, who quickly picked up.
Li Huairou smiled. “Auntie!”
“Huairou, has Huaiqing gone home?” Mama Gao asked.
“Not yet. What’s wrong? What happened?” Li Huairou looked at the time—it wasn’t time for the flower shop to close yet, so why was Auntie asking?
Mama Gao smiled. So it seemed that there was a joke going on here. “Nothing. By the way, Huairou, I can’t come with you two to dinner tonight. Huaiqing might be busy over there. You can tell her.”
Li Huairou gave an “alright”, and then asked with concern, “Okay, Auntie, did something happen?”
Mama Gao was a little uncomfortable, but she didn’t intend to hide it. Sooner or later, they would know. Instead of hearing it from others, it’d be better to tell them by herself. “Bai Duoduo is pregnant. A-Lang brought her home and said that they were going to get married. She moved in on the first day; in any case, I have to stay with her, so I can’t have dinner with you two.”
Li Huairou smiled. “So it turned out to be like this. Congratulations, Auntie. You’re gonna be a grandmother.”
“Ah, this thing doesn’t need congratulations! He’s gotten a big idea in his head now, and I can’t control him anymore. Let him go!” Mama Gao said. “Your sister, I guess there’s a new situation.”
“What new situation?” Li Huairou asked, immediately becoming interested. She’d been lazy these past few days and hadn’t gone to the flower shop, so she didn’t know about this.
Mama Gao said that in the past few days, a man had come to the store to buy flowers, three times a day. His visits were more punctual than the three meals of the day, and he stayed for a long time whenever he came.
“Really? Auntie, what does that man look like?” Li Huairou asked.
“He’s about 30 years old. Tall, neither thin nor fat. Well-dressed—it probably comes from a good family background. The most important thing is that he’s handsome, much more handsome than A-Lang. He’s a little familiar, as if I’ve seen him somewhere, but I can’t remember it,” Mama Gao carefully recalled.
“What about my sister? How did my sister react?” Li Huairou asked. At this critical moment of Gao Lang’s marriage, if Li Huaiqing could successfully develop a new relationship, Li Huairou could rest assured.
“Well, according to my observations, Huaiqing didn’t seem to have any unusual reactions. However, tough women are afraid of clingy men. So, I can’t tell what’ll happen in the future,” Mama Gao replied.
Li Huairou nodded. She hurriedly archived her half-written manuscript and turned off the laptop. “No, I have to go and see with my own eyes. Cats or dogs are not worthy of my sister.”
[Meaning people with a little importance]
Mama Gao nodded. “You’re right. It’d be best to take a picture and find someone to investigate, so that Huaiqing won’t be harmed.” Li Huairou also nodded—she was intending on that as well. “Well, Auntie, that’s all for now. I’ll go to the flower shop now to see if that man’s still there.”
“Okay. You must tell Auntie the latest situation in good time,” Mama Gao answered anxiously.
“Of course. My sister and I are young; there are so many things for which Auntie will be required to give us advice! I’ll tell Auntie as soon as I have the latest situation,” Li Huairou reassured with a smile. They wanted to use children to fight for Papa Gao and Mama Gao’s attention? That was a good idea—no one wouldn’t care about their own grandchildren—but she wouldn’t give up. Finding fault in Gao Lang was the greatest joy in her life.
Li Huairou hurriedly cleaned up, informing Aunt Zhang. Then, she went straight to the flower shop.
The journey went smoothly, but it didn’t take long before she ran into an obstacle.
There were people parking indiscriminately at the community gate. The security guards were dealing with it; many people were surrounded. Li Huairou couldn’t get through and could only make a detour. But there was a step over there—it’d be unbearable for her by herself.
Li Huairou looked at the steps. Once again, she sighed that she must be looking like a ghost right now. Forget it, at the worst she will just fall. Li Huairou pushed her wheelchair and prepared to descend the steps.
Not surprisingly, the wheelchair leaned to the side. Li Huairou was ready to fall. She wondered if she could buy protective gear next time—after all, this body wasn’t made of iron. It would still hurt.
The expected pain did not come; the wheelchair was held up by somebody. With the help of that person, the wheelchair steadily descended to the ground.
“Where are you going? I’ll take you!” It was a man’s voice.
Li Huairou turned her head to take a look, then she retracted her gaze. He was quite tall, holding a bunch of flowers in his hand. He was a bit familiar. “Thank you. I’m going to Fanhua, just over there, around the corner.”
[Li Huaiqing’s flower shop]
The man was silent. Holding flowers in one hand and pushing the wheelchair with the other hand, he walked forward.
Li Huaiqing was a little surprised to see the two people—how could they have run into each other? “Huairou, why are you here alone? Where’s Aunt Zhang?”
“Oh, I was so bored at home that I came out to have a look. Aunt Zhang was preparing dinner. I thought that it was just that much distance, so I came by myself. Who knew that someone would park all over the place and I’d have to make a detour and almost fall? But fortunately, this gentleman helped,” Li Huairou explained. She guessed something when she looked at Li Huaiqing’s eyes. “Jie, do you know each other?”
“Ah? He’s a customer at the flower shop.”
Li Huairou didn’t answer. Li Huaiqing turned around and took some flowers from the shelf; after thinking about it, she put it down again and took a pot holding a green radish from the shelf. “Thank you for your help today—this green radish pot is a present!”
“Thank you!” The man quickly took the pot.
The man turned around, holding the green radish. Li Huaiqing thought for a while and stopped him. “Sir, um—this is a nutrient solution which can be added to the water to prolong its flowering period.” So there’d be no need to buy flowers every day.
The man was silent for a while. “Thank you.” He didn’t like flowers—the one he liked was the flower seller.
After the man left, Li Huairou sighed. Listening to her sister’s tone, she seemed to have no interest in this man. ‘Does she still miss Gao Lang? Troublesome!’
“What do you think?” Li Huaiqing brought a glass of water over. “Drink your water. Look at you, your mouth is peeling.”
Li Huairou touched her mouth subconsciously. “No such thing!”
Li Huaiqing sighed helplessly. “Just like when you were a child, you can’t lie.” She understood Huairou. Although helpless, she could only choose to respect her.
“Drink some water. I’m your own sister—why are you still ashamed?” Li Huaiqing urged.
Li Huairou took a few sips from the water cup. “Jie, Bai Duoduo is pregnant.”
Li Huaiqing had been changing the water for the flower. Her hands kept moving when she heard the words. “Oh! Congratulations to Auntie, she’s going to be a grandmother.”
“Jie. Don’t you have any idea at all?” Li Huairou pushed her wheelchair toward Li Huaiqing’s side.
Li Huaiqing sighed, looked at Li Huairou, and poked her forehead. “You! Can’t you stop worrying about it?”
“Why! I think the man from just now is pretty good. He likes you, right?” Li Huairou asked.
“Where did you get the idea that he’s pretty good from? How can you tell that he likes me? Don’t talk nonsense!”
“You’re still lying to me. Auntie told me that he’s been coming to the flower shop to buy flowers three times a day over the course of these past few days. So he doesn’t like you and still likes flowers?” Li Huairou said.
“Don’t talk nonsense! I don’t know anyone at all,” Li Huaiqing helplessly denied.
“She’s not talking nonsense—I like you!” A voice suddenly came, startling both sisters. Turning their heads to look, they saw that the voice had come from that man, who’d left early. He was standing at the door. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop on your conversation. I forgot to get my car key.”
The man pointed to the key on the table.
Flushing with embarrassment, Li Huaiqing quickly picked the key up and handed it to him.
The man took the key but did not leave immediately. “Your sister’s right. I do like you. But you have the right to refuse me. I hope that my love won’t be a burden on you. If you think that my words and deeds have caused you trouble, then I’ll apologize—I’ll try my best to restrain myself in the future.” At the worst, change the three times a day to one morning and one night?
