Hualing came back from work, saw Cheng Su and the others chatting animatedly in the kitchen, and joined in on the conversation. A group of women standing in the kitchen were talking about work, then shifted to discussing their kids.
This Southwest Ladder building had four apartments per floor. Among the families here, everyone had kids, either already born or on the way, except for Cheng Su.
"Didn’t you say you would have one this year? Still no signs?" Hualing glanced at Cheng Su.
She remembered when Cancan was born, Cheng Su had mentioned wanting a child this year, but it seemed like there was still no sign of it.
Cheng Su shook her head and said, "I’m still taking pills to regulate my body right now!"
The others were taken aback.
"After what happened last year, my health hasn’t been great. My hands and feet are too cold, and my uterus is chilled, so I need to regulate it first," Cheng Su explained.
Hearing her say this, the others recalled that upsetting incident and felt a bit embarrassed, realizing they had brought up something painful to her!
Hualing felt sympathy for Cheng Su. She herself had experienced the distress of Chen Shouwang’s affair. For someone as glossy as Cheng Su, she too had suffered from some flashy scoundrel’s deed back then.
It shows that in life, eight or nine out of ten things don’t go as one wishes. No one should assume others have it easy; you never know what they’ve gone through privately.
"Oh, let’s not talk about this. Cheng Su, you’re still young; there’s no rush," Chunhua said. "Let me tell you, don’t think having kids is so fun. Just look at me, a complete yellow-faced woman now, not as fresh as before. My Old Liang isn’t even interested in me anymore. If it weren’t for me taking the initiative, he probably wouldn’t even think of touching me!"
Guiying blushed and lowered her head. Being thin-skinned, she couldn’t bear to hear such bawdy talk.
Hualing rolled her eyes speechlessly; she thought this person was really easy to please.
"Your due date is July, right?" Cheng Su asked her, "When will you start resting, and how will you arrange your postpartum recovery?"
"Early July. We’ve got it all planned out; I’m going back to my mom’s for the recovery. I can’t count on his mom to take good care of me," Hualing said, pursing her lips.
On this point, Cheng Su agreed. Only your own mother will truly care about her daughter and take good care of you during recovery. It doesn’t matter where you recover, as long as you’re comfortable.
The group chatted for a while. Those who needed to cook did so, and those who needed to rinse rice did. There was lively commotion, with a homely atmosphere filling the kitchen.

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