Ms. Girard entered the room. Her parents-in-law had already gotten up from the sofa, and her mother-in-law came to greet her.
There was a kind smile on her face. “Ainsley is back.”
Ms. Girard’s full name is Ainsley Girard.
“Mom, I’m back.”
No matter how tired Ainsley was, when she returned home and saw her parents-in-law and her son, she felt at ease. As long as everyone was healthy, she felt it was worth it, no matter how tired she was.
Mrs. Girard said, “Are you hungry? I made some soup for you and left you with a bowl. It’s still hot. I will bring it out for you to drink.
The company has been very busy lately. Every night when you come back and see me, you are tired and have lost a lot of weight. I felt distressed when I saw you. It was your short life that made you so tired.”
Mrs. Girard’s eyes turned red again when she mentioned her short-lived only son. Even if her son had been dead for seven years, she would feel uncomfortable whenever she mentioned it.
Ainsley became a mother, and she was also an only child. Normally, her son would have a cold or a fever, and she, as a mother, would be anxious and uncomfortable, wishing she could get sick for her son.
She couldn’t even imagine that she would go crazy if she lost her only son just after entering old age. Therefore, she can understand how her parents-in-law feel.
“Well, then I’ll have a bowl of soup.”
Ainsley wasn’t hungry. She had just returned from socializing, but she didn’t want to betray her mother-in-law’s kindness. It was just a bowl of soup, but she could still drink it.
Ainsley greeted her father-in-law again and handed the bag to the servant, who helped her put it away.
The son sat on her lap, and Ainsley naturally hugged him.
Ainsley said, “Dad, Mom, you don’t have to wait for me from now on. Go to bed early. Son, you too, go to bed early. You don’t have to wait for mom.”
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