Thinking of that, Winnie stopped smiling. She was versatile because she got the skills from life experience.
When her mother and father were alive, she knew nothing. But when her parents passed away, she had to learn everything.
She had to make money, socialize with strangers, buy toilet paper and sew the button.
She had been forced to experience it and learn it.
"Am I that bad? Well, I'm working on it."
Brian said, unconvinced.
Brian took a look at Winnie with deep feeling, and then made the next dumpling.
Brian bowed his head to make dumplings, and Winnie looked up at him. He learned to make dumplings so seriously, which might be the attraction of Brain.
Men, especially those who were serious and responsible, were infinitely attractive in Winnie's eyes. Although Brian did not do well in this aspect of women, it was just for her, he was responsible for other women.
She was his exceptions. So even he did not do a good job, he did not lose his image in the heart of other women.
Winnie suddenly couldn't help laughing for the flour on Brain's face.
"Why, this is not good?"
Brian didn’t know what Winnie was laughing at, so he looked up and asked Winnie.
When he saw Winnie smile happily, the reason was not important. What mattered was that she laughed happily.
Winnie did not answer the question of Brain, but took tissue and gave it to him.
"Wipe your face, it's all flour."
Brian knew what Winnie was laughing at now. He took the tissue but put it aside instead of wiping the flour off his face. If Winnie was so happy, he would rather always let flour on his face.
Winnie's phone rang. Megan got the phone over.
"Mom, it's Uncle Leo."
Megan said, while giving the phone to Winnie.
Winnie patted the flour on her hands before answering the phone.
“Hello?”
Winnie asked.
"There is something I want to tell you."
Leo hesitated for a moment, but decided to speak out his thought.
"Have you been drinking? Go ahead."
Winnie felt there was something wrong with Leo, but she did not think much.
"Yes, I have had a little wine. It's like this... Don't think much about what I'm about to say, and don't take it to your heart."
Leo did drink, but if he didn't drink, he would never be able to say that. He was afraid what he said would hurt Winnie.
"Why? Did something happen? Why are you so serious?"
Winnie was aware of something wrong and thought there was a problem with their cooperation or he could not solve the problem about Emily's pregnancy.
"... Well, Emily is pregnant, and I..."
Leo was still hesitated, but he had to say it. However, Winnie was excited to hear from him that Emily was pregnant, so she interrupted him.
"You know it, did Emily tell you? So what did you decide?"
Hearing that, Winnie was really excited. She thought they would get married soon.
Leo sighed before answering Winnie's question.
"Yes, Emily told me. After Emily told me, I was so excited that I proposed to her. But she didn't say yes."
"Why?"
Winnie was confused.
"She still can't accept me and still minds that I cheated her."
At this, Winnie finally sensed something wrong.
"The baby must be born and you must stay together with Emily. What can I do that she may forgive you?"
Winnie perceived the problem lied in her and that was why Leo called.
"Winwin, I'm really sorry. If I had to choose between you and Emily, I would choose love over friendship."
She was like ok with what Leo said, but she did care about it. She regarded Leo and Emily as her best friends.
If she lost both of them at the same time, Winnie was like losing two families.
She did not have many friends, if Emily and Leo broke ties with her, she felt abandoned again.
Looking at the vast sea, she felt depressed. When she could not help crying, a man came and sat beside her.
"You've been out for a while. Are you feeling better?"
Brian asked warmly. He felt distressed looking at her lonely back.
Through what Winnie said over the phone, he probably knew what was going on.
Leo tried to get Emily by giving up friendship, but it hurt Winnie.
At this moment he knew that Winnie's heart was painful.
He was worried about Winnie that she came out alone, so he had been following Winnie, looking at her lonely back.
He just wanted to silently guard her, but the sun was almost set, Winnie was still in a daze. Brian had heartache for it, so he came to "disturb" Winnie.
"Why are you out? How about the kids?"
Winnie held back her tears suffocated back. If Brian saw her weak side, he might think she was pretending to be pitiful and scheming again.
At this moment Winnie found a problem - she did not even have freedom to be sad.
"I've taken care of them. You don't have to worry."
Brian continued.
"Leo wants to break off all relations with you for Emily?"
"Yes, I feel like if it's going to bring them together, I should take the credit."
Winnie did not hide the truth.
"Don't think about other people's feelings, but your heart first...."
"Actually, Brain, there is one thing I don't understand. Why I'm the last to be responsible for doing nothing. Why everyone think it is my problem?"
Winnie didn’t listen to the comfort of Brain. She felt it was unfair to her and she wanted to vent her anger.
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