Song Tingshen handed her the cup of brown sugar water. “It’s no trouble at all. I’ll take Little Wang downstairs to eat. Have a good rest. I’ll take care of Little Wang today. We won’t go anywhere. We’ll be right next door. If you need anything, just call me.”


  Ruan Xia was even more moved. “Okay.”


  Little Wang was reluctant to part from his mom. He kept turning back on the way out. “Mom, are you really okay?”


  For lack of a better option, Ruan Xia explained again, “I’m okay, really. Baby, don’t worry.”


  “Then I’ll go eat breakfast with dad. Mom stay here and have a good rest. If you want me to come back to play with you, then just……” Little Wang showed his phone watch. “Call me. I’ll come over immediately.”


  “Okay, okay.” Ruan Xia just wanted to lie down on the bed after finishing breakfast.

  —


  Song Tingshen held Little Wang’s hand as they went to the hotel’s restaurant. The father and son found a quiet place by the window to sit.

  Little Wang wasn’t interested in the breakfast on his plate. He was still thinking about his mom a lot. He persistently asked, “Is it okay to leave mom alone in the room? Mom was bleeding earlier!”


  He remembered the blood on the bed sheets and his mom’s deathly pale face.

  Song Tingshen was troubled. He didn’t know how to explain this matter to his son. It was obvious that Ruan Xia wasn’t feeling well today. Although she didn’t say anything about it to Little Wang, this incidental still left a deep impression on him. Trying to fool him wouldn’t work.

  Faced with having to explain the scientific facts of female physiology to his son…… Song Tingshen was under great pressure.

  “Little Wang, you know there are differences between boys and girls, right?”


  “I know. Dad and I are boys and mom is a girl.”


  Song Tingshen gave him a thumbs up. “The differences in gender is because of different physiological structures. That is to say, mom has stuff that we don’t have and we have stuff that mom doesn’t have. It’s precisely because of this that there are differences between men and women. Mom is a girl. When she reached a certain age, her body went through obvious changes. One of them is having a menstrual cycle. Menstrual cycles are different for every girl. Some girls will have it every month, and other girls will have every other month. During this time, they’ll bleed for a few days. They’ll be fine after that. So, you don’t have to worry. This is normal.”


  Little Wang had no clue what his dad was saying.

  “Mom will bleed for a brief period every cycle, but this is very normal. You don’t have to worry.” Song Tingshen thought it over and said, “During those days, mom won’t feel well. So, we shouldn’t anger her during this time, Little Wang. We have to protect her and take care of her. Do you understand?”


  With Little Wang’s current level of comprehension, it wasn’t possible for him to understand what a menstrual cycle meant, but since his dad had said mom was going to be okay, that meant she had to be okay.

  Little Wang vigorously nodded. “Got it. Don’t make mom angry. Protect and take care of mom because mom is very unwell and this is hard on her.”


  Rather gratified, Song Tingshen said, “Little Wang is so clever.”


  Chapter 173 – Even if she was only his wife in name, she must have saved the world in her last life to have such good fortune! (1)

  Ruan Xia passed the day comfortably today. Song Tingshen had brought her breakfast in the morning and ordered delivery for her from the hotel’s restaurant in the afternoon. She had laid in bed and slept for several hours and drank hot brown sugar water when she woke up again. She was already feeling much better. She would generally feel uncomfortable on the first day of her period and be much better by the next day. She had gotten enough rest today, and her complexion was no longer pallid.

  That evening, Little Wang was very well-behaved and went to sleep with Song Tingshen. Without a child around plus feeling lethargic because of her period, she fell asleep before 10 PM. When she woke up the next morning, she felt refreshed.

  Song Tingshen had made an appointment to see a friend and couldn’t postpone it, so he handed Little Wang over to Ruan Xia. Somewhat worried, he asked, “Are you feeling better? How about I take Little Wang with me?”


  Ruan Xia waved her hand. “I’m already okay. I’m not that fragile. Just go do your thing.”


  If Song Tingshen was meeting a friend purely to reminisce, then he definitely wouldn’t mind bringing Little Wang. Since he would suggest leaving Little Wang with her, it meant that there was more to it. He probably had work matters to discuss with his friend, so it wasn’t convenient to bring a child along. Ruan Xia could understand this basic principle.

  Little Wang patted his chest like a little adult. “Dad, go do your thing. I’ll take care of mom. You don’t have to worry!”


  After the mother and son watched Song Tingshen leave, Little Wang immediately patted the pillow on the big bed. “Mom, lie back down and rest. Don’t go anywhere.”


  Ruan Xia laughed. This kid was treating her as a sickly patient…… but still, it was pretty nice to enjoy being cared for by this chubby kid. She laid down on the bed without any psychological burden. She watched the chubby kid scurrying about on his short legs. He went back and forth fetching her tea and bread, attending to her as if she was empress dowager.

  She could sort of understand the fun in raising a kid now.

  Although being a parent was very tiring and exhausting most of the time, it was undeniable that children could bring a lot of happiness. She just couldn’t tell for now if the amount of happiness outweighed the exhaustion.

  That being said, that she could think raising a child was interesting relied on the prerequisite that she didn’t have to experience that hardship and pain of being pregnant for 10 months and giving birth. When she had transmigrated over here, the chubby kid was almost four years old and attending kindergarten. In addition, the Song’s had the financial resources to hire a housekeeper/nanny aunty, so she didn’t have to worry too much about Little Wang’s daily life.

  If her current situation was like her former coworker’s, where she had to work and take care of her child alone because her husband didn’t help out, then she definitely wouldn’t be able to stand that widow-like marriage where the man’s only contribution in being a parent was sperm.

  With such a comparison, Song Tingshen was simply the type of good man that had gone extinct. He was able to work, earn money, and bear the burden of financially supporting his wife and child. In addition, he wasn’t absent in his child’s development. He didn’t expect his wife to take on the full-burden of raising Little Wang while he did nothing.

  Ruan Xia rested her head in her hands. She was deeply moved. To have transmigrated into the wife of such a good man after transmigrating, she wasn’t worthy. Even if she was only his wife in name, she must have saved the world in her last life to have such good fortune!

  Song Tingshen naturally had no idea that he had ascended to a higher level in Ruan Xia’s mind.

  Chapter 174 – Even if she was only his wife in name, she must have saved the world in her last life to have such good fortune! (2)

  Song Tingshen was meeting his friend, He Fei, at a teahouse. Strictly speaking, the two of them didn’t have any business dealings. It’s just that He Fei’s business was going to cooperate with a company in the capital city. He Fei wasn’t clear about the situation in the capital city, so he contacted Song Tingshen to find out.

  After they finished talking about that, He Fei said with regretful expression, “I heard you brought your wife to Teacher Wang’s birthday celebration. I said I was going to go, but the flight was delayed, so I didn’t get back in time. What a pity. The last time I saw her was at your son’s first lunar month birthday celebration. About three years passed by in a flash.”


  He paused, then asked, “Why didn’t you bring her and Little Wang to our meeting?”


  Song Tingshen cast a glance at him in askance. “She’s not feeling well. She’s resting at the hotel. You’re transferring some of your business to the capital city. There’ll be opportunities to meet in the future.”


  He Fei thought that was reasonable and nodded. He asked out of curiosity, “Your relationship with her is pretty good now, right?”


  He Fei had discerning eyes. Back then, at Little Wang’s first lunar month birthday celebration, he could clearly sense that Song Tingshen and Ruan Xia didn’t have a good relationship. The two of them had no sense of intimacy. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they were like ordinary friends instead of a married couple.

  Song Tingshen obstinately said, “Our relationship has always been okay.”


  He Fei smiled. He snapped his fingers. “Alright, I can tell that you guys have a good relationship now. Congratulations.”


  He had asked similar questions before. In the past, Song Tingshen’s response was silence and a “It’s none of your business” expression.

  For Song Tingshen to give a verbal response, it was enough to show that his relationship with Ruan Xia was pretty good right now.

  Seeing that Song Tingshen didn’t say anything, He Fei sighed. “The first marriage is the best. The two of you have a kid. That means you guys have a shared goal and a person you both care about. To speak more realistically, the reason why you work so hard is because you want to give your child a good environment and future. We’re both men and clear in our hearts that even if you get divorced and look for a new wife, she won’t be as important as your son, right?”


  Impatient, Song Tingshen said, “We won’t get divorced. Don’t make these conjectures.”


  He Fei cupped his hands. “Okay, okay, I won’t bring it up again.”


  After Song Tingshen said goodbye to He Fei, he thought; what’s wrong with these people? How could he get a divorce? He and Ruan Xia would never get divorced.

  —


  Ruan Xia didn’t find out that Song Tingshen had met with his former classmate, He Fei, until dinner. That name was familiar to her. She had heard his name when they were at Song Tingshen’s great-aunt’s home. She tentatively asked, “Is the friend that you met today the same person you mentioned at your great-aunt’s home?”


  Song Tingshen didn’t expect Ruan Xia to still remember. He nodded. “En, it’s him.”


  “Then did you tell him that your great-aunt’s family isn’t good? After all, isn’t his younger sister in contact with what’s-his-name?” Ruan Xia didn’t remember Song Tingshen’s cousin’s name, so she addressed him as “what’s-his-name”.

  Song Tingshen briefly froze in surprise. “No.”


  Ruan Xia was surprised. “Aren’t you really good friends with him?”


  Logically speaking, shouldn’t he let his friend know something like this? After all, if his friend’s younger sister was tricked into marrying a family like that, it would be like jumping into a living h*ll.

  Puzzled, Song Tingshen answered, “Although he’s a good friend, it’s not good to meddle in someone’s family matters.”


  Ruan Xia was doubtful. “Really?”


  It seemed that men and women handled this sort of issue very differently.

  Chapter 175 – Even if she was only his wife in name, she must have saved the world in her last life to have such good fortune! (3)

  Song Tingshen nodded. “Moreover, based on my understanding of He Fei, he cares about his younger sister a lot. Also, He Fei’s family members aren’t simple people. They had probably already investigated my cousin after their first contact. Not everyone is an idiot. My great-aunt’s family always think they can play others for fools. They failed to consider that for He Fei’s dad and He Fei to be in the position they are today, they have to be more shrewd thinkers than them. My great-aunt’s family aren’t a match for the He’s. That’s why I’m not worried at all who will be the ones suffering a loss in the end. Greedy people with impure purposes usually don’t have good endings.”


  After being educated by Song Tingshen, Ruan Xia got the urge to tease him. “Then do you think I’ll have a good ending?”


  Song Tingshen didn’t immediately get her meaning. By the time he noticed her wicked smile, he could only helplessly say, “I didn’t mean you.”


  “I didn’t say you were insinuating anything. I’m asking you. Do you think I’ll have a good ending?”


  Song Tingshen looked down at the steak on his plate, and he looked back up at her. He seriously said, “You will.”


  Ruan Xia raised her cup and touched his cup with it, making a clear clinking sound. “Hope everything you say will come true.”


  When they returned from Song Tingshen’s hometown, Ruan Xia discovered that he really had a lucky koi physique. He said good things will happen to her, and she received an email right after National Day Golden Week ended.

  Ruan Xia had said she wanted to find a job because she didn’t want to get too used to this indolent lifestyle. However, since she didn’t lack money and wanted to improve her spoken English and learn baking, looking for a job had been low on her priorities. She had submitted her resume and gotten phone interviews, but she hadn’t been attracted to any of the companies that contacted her.

  A long time had passed since then, and she actually got an email for an interview today. Most importantly, this company’s position was simply tailor-made for her!

  First, this company was very close to her home. Ruan Xia checked the commute. It would only take ten minutes to get there by car, and this area rarely had traffic jams.

  Second, the job ad said this was a position in an overseas department. Due to time zone differences, the company gave the employee freedom over their work hours as long as they finished the assigned tasks.

  Lastly, the salary would be discussed during the office interview, but it was already clearly written in the email that in addition to a basic salary, there were bonuses, accommodation subsidies, meal subsidies, and the schedule was five days a week.

  Although the email didn’t clearly state the salary, the subsidies alone added up two thousand yuan! This was the most generous company that Ruan Xia had ever seen!

  With the subsidies being so high, the salary and bonus probably wouldn’t be small.

  Moreover, this company was established a short while ago. It didn’t have many employees, so the interpersonal relationship should be relatively simple. A job with a high salary and close to home. Although Ruan Xia hadn’t seen the company yet, she was already very interested.

  Anyways, she didn’t have anything to do tomorrow. She might as well go for an interview. If it went well, it would be fine for her to go work!

  She had been learning spoken english with a foreigner teacher for a while. It was time to put what she had learned to use. She could also change the time for her spoken English class. As for her baking class, she could move that around too……

  Ruan Xia thought Song Tingshen was truly a lucky koi.

  In a cheerful mood and up for a little bit of mischievous fun, she changed Song Tingshen’s name on her phone to Lucky Koi Song on the various contact methods.

  Translator Ramblings: It seems weird that Ruan Xia doesn’t question why she would get an interview for a high-paying job that has such good benefits. The original owner has almost no work history. Ruan Xia has been taking lessons for spoken English for a very long time, but the English vocabulary she would need to know for work is very different from the conversational English she’s been working on. Plus, it doesn’t seem rigorous. They’re just informal lessons that give her confidence. I don’t think it would give her an edge in the job market.

  It would have made a lot more sense if Ruan Xia was hired for a receptionist position. The original owner has a relevant experience for that and its forward-facing job where good looks would be a plus.

  I wonder if this is Li Yuanhang’s friend’s company, the one where he got Li Jing a job at. If Song Tingshen isn’t behind this job, this job seems too good to be true and very shady. For someone with work experience, Ruan Xia’s naivety and lack of skepticism seems out-of-character.

  What do you guys think? Would you find this job’s terms too good to be true? Or is it within the bounds of lucky break?