In a happy daze, Shi Ai and Ah Hai drove home. Finally the two people had a measure of peace and they intended to enjoy it to the maximum. The moment the car stopped, Ah Hai jumped out of his car and helped Shi Ai down before picking her up in his arms once again and carrying her inside. Laughing, she protested,"Ah Hai!I can walk!"
The man shook his head and retorted,"You are not allowed to expert yourself!!
Snorting, Shi Ai explained to her cute husband,"Ah Hai, walking is not an exhertion and you cannot carry me everywhere!"
"Try Me!"
He was serious, she realised as her arms wound around his neck. Giggling, she pinched his nose and said,"I am soon going to become fat and then what are you going to do?"
"I'll still carry you!"
Shi Ai could only smile brightly at her husband and put her head on his shoulder in joy.
Putting her on the breakfast counter, Ah Hai got to work making lunch, feeding his wife bits of vegetable on and off. Shi Ai felt as if her heart
burst from joy as she watched him work happily. She saw him fiddle with something on his phone and then get back to preparing lunch.
Swinging her legs like a little girl, Shi Ai watched him and then thought,"Husband! You and I both know why you wanted me to go to grandfather's house. Let me cancel that. I can plan that at a later date.."
Ah Hao looked up from the noodles he was presently stirring and said,"No!Your grandfather is looking forward to have his two granddaughters back home. Let us not rob him of that."
Shi Ai narrowed her eyes at this. Her husband, she knew, could care less about others as long as it involved keeping her with him. He was up to something!
Ah Hai was naturally always aware of Shi Ai and this time was no different but he was a master at ignoring stuff he did not want to talk over.
"Ahhhh!!"
Shi Ai's scream caused Ah Hai to dump the spatula in his hand and run over to see. It was only when he took her hand in his did he realize that he had been plotting against. By then Ah Hai had already put her arms around his neck and was grinning up at him cheekily,"What are you planning husband dear?"
Holding her arms, Ah Hai rolled his eyes at her and went to plating the noodles and vegetables stir fry before taking them to her. He picked up a mouthful with his chopsticks and took it to her mouth which was set in a pout. Shi Ai wanted to refuse to eat and throw a tantrum but the tempting aroma assaulted her nose and she felt extremely hungry so she dutifully opened her mouth and took a bite.
By the time, she finished chewing, Ah Hainhad brought another bite to her mouth. Only after the whole bowl of noodles and vegetables were finished and Shi Ai felt unable to even move, did Ah Hai stop feeding her. At this moment, the bell rang and just as Shi Ainwould have jumped down to answer the door, he shot her a mock glare and went to the door. After a few minutes Ah Hai was back and placed a shade card in her hand."This is what I have been thinking, little love!"
Shi Ai looked down at the colorful card in her hand and happily exclaimed,"You are going to paint our baby's room!"
Ah Hai nodded and continued to eat his noodles, not realising that after the initial surprise, Shi Ai's face had turned to frown. She looked up and glared at her husband,"Ah Hai, these are all shades of Pink!Do you want to traumatise our son?"
"How would our son be traumatized when we are having a daughter?"
Narrowing her eyes, Shi Ai was tempted to smack her husband upside the head,"We are having a son and Inam going to stay here and choose the paint!"
"We are having a daughter and you are going to your grandfather's house because paint fumes are bad for you!"
Shi Ai could not argue with the fumes logic but she refused to give in on the topic of coloring the room pink!
"Long Ah Hai!I will not let my son sleep in a pink room!
" And I will not let my daughter sleep in a blue room!"
Unintentionally emotional, Shi Ai began to cry as she said,"You have to promise not to do it pink!And I won't insist on blue!Ah Hai, make it something that whether we have a girl or boy they can enjoy it?"
Seeing her tears made Ah Hai helpless and discarding his idea of pink, he started to think some other idea..meanwhile he went and hugged his wife until her b.r.e.a.s.ts were flattened against his body and muttered,"Why are you crying?That is cheating!"
Shi Ai cleaned the tears in her cheeks and said,"I can't help it!It's the hormones.I want to cry over everything!"
C.a.r.e.s.sing her hair, Ah Hai agreed to her request and then changed the subject only to unintentionally(or intentionally) step on another landmine,"I'll ask Zhang Min to come help me finish off the painting today itself so that tomorrow it will be dried and aired for you to see the day after. Zhang Min must also be feeling wretched with your sister not being close to him!"
Shi Ai had closed her eyes as she agreed with Ah Hai's idea of asking Zhang Min to help but at the last part of the statement her eyes snapped open and she started at her husband,"What does my sister have anything to do with his wretchedness?"
Uh oh!