Lingjie would leave home at eight o'clock and wait for a bus at the bus stop about a hundred meters away. In the past, Lingjie would not wait for the bus in the morning and would always take a taxi. A portion of his monthly salary was used to take a taxi. Mother Ling did not talk about Lingjie and did not care about his salary. Men had no concept of money, at least not before they got married.
Before he woke up, Tong Yifei had to get up before him. She had to prepare breakfast and let Ling Jie finish it before sending him to work. This meant that Tong Yifei had to do everything that Mother Ling had to do in the past.
Tong Yifei got up at six o'clock. She was three months pregnant and loved to sleep. It was really hard for her to get up at six o'clock in the morning. When she was a student, she also got up this early. However, she was still alone at that time, unlike now, when there was someone in her stomach. She didn't dare to use the alarm for fear of waking Lingjie up. She placed her phone close to her and looked at the time after sleeping for a while in a daze. She didn't get a good rest the whole night.
Ling Jie was already awake when Tong Yifei woke up. Seeing that she was putting on her clothes very slowly, he was worried that he would wake him up.
When she pushed open the door and walked out, Ling Jie had already gotten up. Tong Yifei went to wash up before stumbling into the kitchen to turn on the gas.
When she was done, she was about to turn around and lie down in the living room for a while. Before she could turn around, someone grabbed her waist from behind. Ling Jie's tall body stood behind Tong Yifei, but he bent down and placed his head on Tong Yifei's shoulder like a child, acting coquettishly.
Tong Yifei looked at the person who was clinging onto her like a sticky candy." Hey, Lingjie, how old are you? You're still acting like a child."”
"This means that I'm young." Ling Jie said and continued to lie on Tong Yifei's body like a mollusk.
"That's enough." Tong Yifei shook her shoulders.
"Don't move." Ling Jie frowned as he lifted his head from Tong Yifei's shoulder and praised her. "Someone said that hardworking people are the cutest. I'm here to see my wife's cutest appearance.”
"You're so lame." Tong Yifei smiled and glanced at the person standing at the door. When she saw that it was Mother Ling walking past the door, Tong Yifei was so scared that she immediately pushed Ling Jie away. He told Ling Jie. "Hurry up and get out. If your mother sees us being lovey-dovey here in the morning, she'll scold me to death and say that I'm leading you astray again.”
Ling Jie looked down at Tong Yifei's worried expression and muttered," This is bad. Which newlywed couple would be like us? We've only been married for a few days and we've already parted for so long. It's not easy for us to finally be together, but I have to be careful when I hug my wife. Don't you think this is like having an affair?"”
"Every family has their difficulties." Tong Yifei shook her head and said," Hubby, it's fine. It's fine as long as it's over.”
Ling Jie nodded and followed Tong Yifei's gesture to leave the kitchen. The light in the toilet was on. Ling Jie walked a few steps and stood in front of the toilet door. He leaned against the old wall and heard the sound of water rushing past. He was originally taking a nap with his eyes closed, but the toilet door was old. Ling Jie was woken up by the sound of the door opening.
Mother Ling was shocked to see Ling Jie standing at the door. She patted her chest and asked Ling Jie. "Why are you standing here? Are you trying to scare me to death? If you're in a hurry to use the toilet, go wait in the living room.”
"No." Ling Jie said as he stood up straight and looked towards the kitchen. He whispered to Mama Ling," Mom, come with me."”
Mother Ling didn't know what was going on. She asked," Hey, where are you pushing me?”
"Just follow me." Ling Jie didn't explain anything to her and pushed her straight into her room. Seeing that Tong Yifei was still in the kitchen, he closed the door softly.
He turned around with a smile on his face. After all, Mother Ling was a person who had experienced the world. Moreover, Ling Jie was his own son, so he knew about his little tricks. He turned his face to the side and said," Tell me, bring me back to my room."”
Ling Jie's eyes narrowed into a line as he squeezed out a laugh. "Mom."
Mother Ling didn't buy it, and her tone wasn't very nice either." Alright, brat, don't play this game. I've seen it since I was young.”
"Mom, you're really wise." Ling Jie flattered." You even know what I'm thinking.”
"Alright, what's the matter?”Mother Ling lifted her leg and placed it on her other leg.
"Alright, I won't play charades with you.”Ling Jie said as he sat beside Mother Ling. "Mom, I know you don't like Tong Yifei, but she's my wife now and your grandson's mother. You're just being too strict with Tong Yifei, okay?”
"Strictly?" Mother Ling's voice became high-pitched. "Lingjie, am I being strict now? Back then, your grandmother was even stricter.”
"Mom, just take it that your son is begging you.”Ling Jie's brows were tightly knitted together." You're my mother. You're our elder. You're the meat in my palm. Tong Yifei and her son are the same. What do you want me to do?"”
"Of course you're good to your mother.”Mother Ling said matter-of-factly," You know how much I've sacrificed for this family all these years. Do you have to abandon your mother just because you have a wife now?" There was no such logic in the world.”
"I didn't say that either." Ling Jie felt that his brain was hurting. His mother couldn't hear him at all. "You know that Tong Yifei is pregnant. We have to be careful during pregnancy. She should take good care of her body and not wake up so early.”
"Yo. You love your wife, but why don't you love your mother?”Mother Ling said. "Do you know Old Wang from our street? Didn't he get a new daughter-in-law this year? He's been taking care of Tian Tian so well that she doesn't have to do any housework. She's been taking care of herself like a goddess every day. When she's free, she'll go around playing mahjong. Every day, when she's done cooking, she'll invite her back for dinner.”
"That's not right." Ling Jie did not agree with Mother Ling's words." Look at how Tong Yifei objected to you. You said that she did not do it and that she did not have any complaints.”
Mother Ling was stunned and didn't reply for a long time.
"I don't care. The new daughter-in-law has to start teaching the rules now. If you pay attention to it later, it will be too late.”Mother Ling's tone remained unchanged.
" Alright, I can't get through to you. I'm just protecting Tong Yifei a little, and you're saying that I'm not filial." Ling Jie was also helpless. He scratched his head anxiously." Mom, it's very difficult for me to be like this. Can you take a step back?"”
Ling Jie didn't seem anxious on the surface, but he was anxious on the inside. He didn't dare to say this in front of Tong Yifei, but he wouldn't hide his thoughts in front of his mother. Right now, he had Tong Yifei on his left hand and his mother on his right. Both of them were the people he loved the most. Who could he say this to?
With Tong Yifei's personality, it was already rare for her to be able to do this. She served her mother respectfully and had an impeccable temper. However, her mother was difficult to deal with. He could not let Tong Yifei suffer any grievances, and Ling Jie could not get through to his mother.
He had a headache. Even if he borrowed two heads, it would not be enough for him.
He really had no other choice. Tong Yifei called him to eat, and the three of them sat at the table without saying anything. Only when Tong Yifei sent him out before they left did she say a few words to him at the door.
After he had walked far away, Tong Yifei called out to him and reminded him," Lingjie, be careful on the road.”
He turned around and saw Tong Yifei waving at him under the parasol tree in the courtyard. Ling Jie felt satisfied. He had found someone who would wait for him to come home, someone who would send him out in the morning. Perhaps one of the thousands of orange lights in Cang City was turned on by her, and she and the child were waiting for him to come back.
When Ling Jie was at the bus stop, he kept thinking about the scene just now. That scene was like a dream. Perhaps he had never longed for it, or perhaps he was not used to it.
Ling Jie looked at the bustling crowd around him. They were all young people who were similar to him. Ling Jie stood in the crowd. When the bus arrived, he also blended into the crowd and tried his best to squeeze into the crowded bus. The bus was extremely crowded. There was no space to turn around freely. Ling Jie felt that he was squeezed to the point that he could not breathe. However, Ling Jie thought that if it was for the sake of his family, so what if he squeezed into the bus? It was also a kind of happiness.
For the sake of his wife, whom he would dote on for the rest of his life, it did not matter if he was tired.
When they reached the office door, Ling Jie was stopped by Bai Ye. He heard Bai Ye say excitedly," Hey, Ling Jie, let me tell you a secret.”
"Alright, you have secrets every day, but in the end, your secrets are all nonsense.”Ling Jie said.
"It's different this time." Bai Ye explained. He looked at the people around him and said to Ling Jie," Did you know that recently, the head office's people have come back to inspect our company? This means that our company, which was born from a concubine, has finally seen a bright day.”
"Get to the point." Ling Jie said.
"So, someone must have been embarrassed this time. Our boss actually lost his temper at the pretty boy and removed his position. Isn't the pretty boy a manager now?”White Night said.
"Who cares? It has nothing to do with us.”
"Why not?" Bai Ye said," They will definitely choose a new manager. I think your chances are very high. However, you know that the pretty boy still has a very important position in our boss's heart. We can get rid of him for a while, but maybe one day, he will go back after gaining favor.”
"Forget it. You'd better work hard. You'll get better one day.”Ling Jie laughed.
"Let me tell you, it's not that I don't want to fight for it. As for me, I don't have any ambition. Among the three of us old comrades, you're the only one who's married. You're already a father-to-be. If you're promoted to a manager, your salary will definitely be much better than now. In the future, you'll have more money for milk powder, and my godson's diapers will be better.”
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