SWG Chapter 81

Chapter 81

The embrace of a loved one is warm and carries a light, subtle fragrance. Just leaning here, even through a layer of warm clothing, one can feel a comfort and peace that arises from the depths of the heart.

Ruan Shengyi leaned quietly against Xiao Wenyu’s waist, her hand slowly and gently stroking the slightly protruding curve, blinking her eyes.

And then another tear fell.

Xiao Wenyu looked down at her, simply hugged her tighter, and patted her head, “It’s okay if you don’t want to talk, just lean on me for a while.”

Ruan Shengyi sniffled, finally unable to stop the tears, which streamed down her face. Her voice was hoarse as she said, “I miss Ruan Qing…”

She didn’t know how to describe the feeling in her heart at this moment, but she knew that the moment she said it, she was no longer trying to find traces of Ruan Qing in anyone else. She was simply, deep in her heart, missing that person.

When she left Shacheng, she wanted Ruan Qing to see her, to see her pursuing a new life.

When she went step by step from being an apprentice to a permanent bartender to owning her own Tonight Intoxicated bar, she also wanted Ruan Qing to see her, to see her life getting better and better.

But none of that was as urgent as the desire to be seen when she finally had someone she truly loved. The route she planned for their outings was selfish, because it was closest to the desert, and she wanted Ruan Qing to see it.

She thought that was the last time in her life she would feel such an urgent desire, the last time she would be like a child, holding candy, stumbling to her mother and saying—

Look, delicious!

After all, children always grow up, and they are satisfied after being satisfied a few times.

But just now, she was sitting here alone, and she suddenly thought of Ruan Qing.

If Ruan Qing were still here, would she be happy for her to have a lover she could wholeheartedly devote herself to? Would she hold Xiao Wenyu’s hand and laugh until she couldn’t close her mouth?

She definitely would, and she would cherish Xiao Wenyu as much as she did.

Thinking of this, she blinked and shed a few more tears.

Xiao Wenyu patted her shoulder, slowly and gently, with the utmost tenderness, and said in a warm voice, “She would be very gratified to see you now.”

Ruan Shengyi nodded, tears still in her eyes.

Xiao Wenyu: “Don’t cry, slowly wipe away your tears.”

She laughed, “I thought maybe I wasn’t good enough, making the owner of Tonight Intoxicated sit here alone and shed tears for the future.”

She guessed it was about the past again, and now she just felt sentimental when she heard it, so she simply stood here and accompanied her.

It’s okay, those painful things from the past will always come back again and again. She feels it in her heart, and the owner of Ruan feels it in her heart too. But it doesn’t matter, they support each other, and they can always come out of the many pains together, time after time.

As for now…

“Ruan Ruan, do you feel a hint of wonder?”

Ruan Shengyi asked in surprise.

“Don’t move your head, come a little closer…” Xiao Wenyu stroked her head, “Do you feel it? There are little hands trying to pat you.”

The woman burst into tears and laughter, “Is she comforting me?”

“It can’t be playing with my belly button.”

Ruan Shengyi laughed even more, laughing with tears streaming down her face, and shook her head, “This little one, doesn’t move when she should, but now she’s not sleeping…”

Xiao Wenyu gently held her, and said softly, “Ruan Ruan, can you tell me more about her?”

This was an ordinary evening with nothing special to commemorate. The most memorable thing was probably that they had finally given themselves completely to each other, but there was nothing to remember about that.

But Xiao Wenyu remembered this evening for a long time.

From here on, her Ruan Ruan finally had the courage to say, “I miss her very much.”

With tears, but also with a smile, no longer leaving those pains in the deep of the night, and no longer trapping herself in a small, narrow space to punish herself.

This time, there was no purpose, no other meaning, just a very ordinary, “I miss her very much, I miss Ruan Qing.”

From that day on, more things from the past were no longer sealed off as the haze of old days. Their owner took the initiative to open a crack in her haze that allowed sunlight to shine through. So the sun came, and so did the wind.

But that was all in the future.

Tonight, afraid that Xiao Wenyu would get cold, Ruan Shengyi quickly washed up, changed her clothes, and slipped into the quilt, gently hugging Xiao Wenyu. The two of them snuggled together and leaned against the headboard.

It had been a long time, a long time since she had talked to anyone about Ruan Qing’s appearance. She thought she had almost forgotten, but tonight when she described it again, it was as if she had never forgotten.

It was as if she had never forgotten the small ponytail that could be held with two fingers, gently following behind her head, swaying as she walked.

She also remembered that Ruan Qing had very beautiful eyes, and when she was awake, those eyes always looked at her daughter gently, as if she could use her gaze to replace caresses and comfort her daughter.

She still remembered a lot, and… there were many things she couldn’t explain clearly.

In the end, Ruan Shengyi, who was already exhausted, was burdened with such a heavy load again. She paused, and finally couldn’t hold on and fell asleep groggily, falling into Xiao Wenyu’s arms.

Xiao Wenyu gently stroked her cheek, slowly rubbing it, and said softly, “Next time you miss her, just tell me.”

“Although we have never met, I believe I will love her as much as you do.”

“Good night.”

The person who was already asleep moved her ear slightly.

*

Once December arrived, the most important thing was another prenatal checkup. This time, she finally went without any burden. It just so happened that this time was also a very important checkup, with quite a few items to be done. It took two days to complete all the bits and pieces.

Xiao Wenyu joked with her, “Now you can see your little orange every day.”

A nickname for each week, and this week it happened to be orange.

But when Ruan Shengyi sat beside her as an escort, she inevitably saw other people who came for checkups. She didn’t know what she saw, but after the checkup and before getting the results, she was always in a pensive mood.

Even when Xiao Wenyu took all the meat from her beef noodles, it didn’t interrupt her reverie.

Now the problem was serious.

Xiao Wenyu knocked on her plate, “What’s wrong? Why so gloomy? Is there something I don’t know?”

“It’s not that, I was just thinking, is there really an orange in your belly?”

Xiao Wenyu chuckled, “Of course not, what a silly question.”

“No, what I mean is, you’re really too thin, too flat. When you cover it with clothes, there’s no sign at all. No one on the bus would give you a seat, eh.”

After being fed for this period of time, Ruan Shengyi herself had gained another kilogram, but Xiao Wenyu had only gained one kilogram, and her belly had some relatively obvious increases.

Unexpectedly, it was really relative.

Ruan Shengyi propped her chin, “I just saw someone with a similar waist size, so I went to ask, and she was only three months along! Wow, it’s amazing.”

Xiao Wenyu smiled, “Why are you so dedicated to making me gain weight?”

“First of all, I’m not dedicated to making you gain weight. I’m afraid that the nutrition is being absorbed by this little one and still not enough, and then stealing your own nutrition. After all, someone has a history of malnutrition to the point of fainting, huh.”

“Secondly, didn’t Xiao Wenyu learn this in elementary school? We should be as tall as possible and as strong as possible under the premise of health. We can’t avoid fat, these are all protecting us, eh!”

Xiao Wenyu kicked her under the table, and then tapped the table with her backhand, “Then you should have also learned that under the premise of health, whether tall, short, fat, or thin, as long as you’re happy, that’s fine. How did the owner of Ruan remember only half of the knowledge points? How did you pass the annual health general knowledge class, I’m very suspicious, oh. Also, there’s no love here, why are you calling it a little one?”

“Yes, under the premise of health! I see that you’re a little unhealthy now because you’re so thin. No, I have to ask the doctor this afternoon. Also, she is a little one at this time, hehe.”

Xiao Wenyu was helpless: “Okay, okay, you ask, I’ll accompany you to ask.”

Furthermore, she was just the type who couldn’t gain weight since she was a child. Her family had been dedicated to feeding her to gain weight, but ultimately all ended in failure. Her weight seemed to stay at the level of 110 pounds forever, neither rising nor falling.

There was nothing she could do.

Ruan Shengyi stirred her noodles again, pondered for a long time, and sighed.

After the doctor looked at and analyzed the report, she was stunned when she heard this question, and then smiled, and said, “Don’t worry about this problem. According to this checkup, her body is very good, and the child’s development is also very good. The problem of body shape changes and weight gain varies from person to person. As long as the pregnant woman is in good condition, there is no need to force it.”

Xiao Wenyu had a look of “See, I told you so.”

Ruan Shengyi asked further: “And this child is particularly reluctant to move, lazy every day, is that right?”

“From the current point of view, the child is in very good condition and developing very well. She may simply be lazy because she doesn’t like to move.” The doctor spread her hands, very helplessly, “You see, she also said to move a little during the checkup.”

Ruan Shengyi: “…” Hey, this little one.

“However, after more than half of the pregnancy, there are some other issues that need to be advised.”

Ruan Shengyi: “What?”

The doctor took out a notebook from the drawer, “This records some of the issues you need to consider next, such as whether you are considering a cesarean section or a natural birth, and if you are considering a cesarean section, how to do it?”

“In addition, we must implement the new policies of recent years, such as——”

The doctor reached over and flipped through two pages, flipping to the policy propaganda page, and said: “In recent years, policy subsidies have become more and more complete, so you can choose to be hospitalized after 37 weeks. After subsidies, rooms with three or more people are free, and single rooms are 50 a day. At the same time, you can now apply for postpartum recuperation methods. After delivery, you can go to the free postpartum care center, the quality is very good. If you have your own ideas, you can add money, or you can apply for a professional team to go home, but it will definitely be more expensive.”

“How much more expensive?”

“After the subsidy, it’s three hundred a day. After all, you have to guarantee a doctor’s basic daily salary during that time, you understand.”

“…” Ruan Shengyi was silent for a moment.

So cheap, and so comprehensive, she really hadn’t thought about things so far ahead.

Doctor: “You can start considering it now, and then tell me in advance, these arrangements all need to go through a process.”

Xiao Wenyu smiled warmly: “Thank you.”

The doctor waved her hand, “These are all important events in our lives, and we must protect the mother’s psychological and physical health to the best. In addition, during the next prenatal checkup, you can also check for drug allergies. Depending on the situation, you can arrange a soothing agent before the anesthetic to further reduce pain. And, that little booklet will have some home exercise guidelines, and you can slowly start doing them in a few weeks, which will also be very helpful for delivery.”

“No matter what method you choose, you must protect yourself to the best, oh.”

After going out, Xiao Wenyu hooked her arm, “How is it? Are you relieved?”

Ruan Shengyi: “Don’t worry, I’m checking the items for the next prenatal checkup, it feels so difficult.”

Xiao Wenyu smiled, smiling reassuringly. This is probably the feeling of being loved, everything is arranged properly, making people feel at ease, extremely at ease.

She leaned gently on Ruan Shengyi’s shoulder, and said thankfully, “Fortunately, I hesitated again and again that night and still entered the door of Tonight Intoxicated. I can’t imagine life without you.”

“Then I have an idea, you’re not allowed to scold me.”

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