Chapter 73: Her Past (Part 2)

It was on that day, the moment Chen Nu grabbed Yu Cuizi’s hands, that he confessed to her. The confession was a touching story about how a little boy had carved the image of a little girl into his heart when he was in elementary school.

“I thought it was impossible for me to get close to you in my life. In middle school, you know, I transferred to another place to study. After that, I came back because of my parents’ transfer, but I didn’t hear from you. I didn’t expect to see you again on the bus to the countryside. Do you know? I recognized you at first glance. I, I…” Chen Nuo became more and more anxious as he spoke, and in the end his face was already red!

Yu Cuizi’s face was also as red as if it was bleeding, but her hands were trembling, and in the end, she did not break free from Chen Nuo’s grasp. Once love comes, how many people in the world can resist it?

“I think, I think we can organize a family, I, I will be good to you.” Chen Nuo finally said what he wanted to say most, without any sweet words, simple and plain, and it sounded!

Yu Cuizi was speechless, and her heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat… Chen Nuo was anxious, and he said loudly, “My name is Chen Nuo, which also means promise. It is something that cannot be changed for a lifetime. There is a god three feet above your head, and a promise cannot be changed casually. Cuizi, I…”

“Are you really committed to being together for life?” Yu Cuizi reached out and covered Chen Nuo’s mouth. Her parents were her highest aspirations for love. The two intellectuals sang and followed each other all the way. Because of her mother’s health, she was a rare only child in those days, but her father never disliked her mother at all. On the contrary, he took even more care of her.

You see, my father was also a scholar with a charming demeanor and a refined appearance. He attracted the attention of many women in those days, but he proved with his most trivial actions that a man’s deepest love in this life is the love of his parents. Yu Cuizi’s understanding of love is all about the love of her parents.

They depend on each other for their lives, and once they hold hands, they never let go.

In response to Yu Cuizi’s inquiry, Chen Nuo solemnly nodded: “I am Chen Nuo, and I am also a promise. I promise that you will be in my heart forever.”

The moon hung quietly in the sky, and love flowed between the two of them that night, unhindered by anything!

Time is the most ruthless. From the very beginning, when Chen Nu was still a young boy in elementary school, to the blink of an eye ten years later.

At that time, Yucuizi had already become Chen Nuo’s wife. They had gone through a long period of time together and faced a lot of bitterness.

For example, Yucuizi’s father died for some reason, and her mother followed him by taking poison.

For example, their child miscarried because of Yucui’s excessive sadness, and Yucui’s doctor said that it was not suitable to have another child until her body was in good condition!

But life also has many beautiful things.

For example, Chen Nuo worked hard and, with the support of Yu Cuizi, was admitted to university.

For example, after Chen Nu graduated from university, they could answer the familiar town together and start a new life.

The best thing is that no matter what happens, Chen Nuo will never abandon Yu Cuizi. They are very loving!

After returning to the small town, they lived in a family compound. The neighborhood in that compound was harmonious and happy. In that compound, there was a big tree, under which Yucui loved to chat with friends from the family compound. Life began to become peaceful and quiet.

Before they knew it, another year had passed. Everyone liked this young couple very much. The man was handsome, the woman beautiful, and the man was knowledgeable and cultured, with the best prospects! The woman was gentle and refined, and was known as a good wife in the compound.

Everyone in those days would not forget such a woman as Yucui, who loved her husband so much that she would carefully fold his collar several times before he left the house, and always prepare warm milk in his enamel cup. In those days, drinking milk every day was still considered a luxury for ordinary families, but Yucui would drink it for Chen Nuo and not herself.

She was always so quiet. When she talked with the people in the courtyard, she was always knitting a sweater. It was all for Chen Nuo, or else she was peeling tangerines for him one by one during the tangerine harvest season.

Chen Nuo loves tangerines and a snack called tangerine peel. Every day, Yu Cuizi peels several tangerines for him. As for the tangerine peel, she specially learned the art of making tangerine peel and makes it for Chen Nuo every year.

What more could a man ask for? Everyone thought that Chen Nuo’s life was simply perfect. His wife was so beautiful and virtuous that she was like the mythical Snail Girl. What’s more, she was also very cultured. If Chen Nuo wasn’t satisfied, it would be against the laws of nature.

Unfortunately, love is often the most unreasonable thing. It can sometimes overcome any hardship, but it cannot withstand the ordinary years of togetherness. Chen Nuo’s promise eventually faded away that year.

The rumor of the incident first spread in Chen Nuo’s workplace, and then slowly spread to the family compound. People gradually became sympathetic when they looked at Yu Cuizi, but no one had the courage to tell her.

Because everyone knew that this woman loved her husband too much, and she treated her husband like her own life. If she told her, who would be responsible if something happened to her? Besides, this was a matter of hearsay, and no one had any substantial evidence.

But although Yu Cuizi loved Chen Nuo very much, she was not a fool. On the contrary, she was an extremely intelligent woman from a young age. How could she not sense something was wrong from the way people looked at her and her husband’s attitude?

People looked at her with too much sympathy and spoke too evasively.

Chen Nuo, on the other hand, came home late and often traveled on business. He always looked tired and didn’t have much to say at home. Only once did he look at her for a long time and suddenly say to her, “Cuizi, shouldn’t you try to improve yourself? Didn’t you want to go to college before? Now that you can’t, you should read more. Hanging out with the old ladies in the courtyard all day long will make you vulgar sooner or later.”

In the face of her husband’s complaints, Yu Cuizi didn’t say much. As always, she calmly poured him a foot bath, carefully massaging his feet, afraid that he would be tired.

But is she ambitious? Huh, back then, their situation was so difficult that only one person could support the other in their wholehearted studies. Naturally, Yucui gave her husband the opportunity, which was her childhood dream!

But now, he finds her vulgar. He went to college, so he doesn’t have anything in common with her?

Yu Cuizi felt a deep pain in her heart, but it was nothing compared to her deepest love for her husband. He was now approaching the age of thirty and was becoming more mature every day. He looked so perfect, like a piece of exquisite artwork that she had willingly sacrificed herself to create. How could she not love him?

So, she felt something was wrong. She still tried to avoid it. She was not stupid, but he was the person she loved the most. How could she bear to doubt him?

However, fate may let you escape for a while, but it will not let you escape for the rest of your life.

One day, an auntie in the courtyard who was Yu Cuizi’s best friend couldn’t help but quietly advise her, “Your Chen Nuo is excellent, but he’s too good for a girl.

Yu Cuizi continued to quietly knit her sweater, never lifting her head. She had accidentally missed a stitch, and she hurriedly unstitched it and re-stitched it. She said softly, “It’s okay, Chen Nuo won’t.”

Yu Cuizi’s stubbornness left the aunt speechless. In the end, she couldn’t help but say, “Cuizi, we just heard that a teacher at your school is very close to your Chen Nuo. Although they may be friends, it is inevitable that married men and women will approach each other and gossip.”

Yu Cuizi put down the sweater in her hand and looked at the aunt steadily, making the aunt feel uneasy. At that moment, Yu Cuizi smiled softly and said, “Well, that’s something to be aware of. I’ll remind Chen Nuo. Besides, Chen Nuo is a good person. He said his name is Chen Nuo, and what he said is a promise. It won’t change. I believe him.”

After saying this, Yucuizi went home, leaving everyone under the tree, and sighing softly at the same time.