Cheng Su wasn’t sure if Hualing listened to her advice, maybe she did, but whether she can follow through is another unknown.
Some people aren’t easily persuaded. Cheng Su feared most those who are advised one moment and forget the next, the kind that hears and doesn’t act on it; stubbornly getting stuck, advising them is futile.
But seeing Hualing like this made Cheng Su uncomfortable, she tossed and turned at night unable to sleep.
Qi Taiguo reached for the light cord and turned on the lamp, looking over, said: "Can’t sleep? Let’s talk?"
That sounded good, Cheng Su wanted to get up, but Qi Taiguo held her down, saying: "Just lay there, it’s cold outside; you’ll lose warmth soon."
Cheng Su had to lie back down.
"What did Hualing say to you?" Qi Taiguo, with one hand under his head, lay on his side, his other hand resting on her waist.
Cheng Su replied: "Nothing much, just the same three lines back and forth."
"Didn’t you advise her? I see Chen Shouwang is getting old too." Qi Taiguo said: "If they continue living like this, sooner or later they’ll exhaust each other’s patience."
"I’ve said that to her countless times, whether she listened is hard to say." Cheng Su sighed: "I just feel that life is unpredictable, in these short two or three months, a person can change so much. You talk about Hualing, she used to be like a delicate flower, so proud, looking down on everyone, but in the blink of an eye, she’s full of hostility, just like a resentful woman. I find it frightening."
Qi Taiguo patted her waist in comfort.
"It’s not just her, even my big sister is the same, the resentment between her brows makes people feel annoyed and frustrated. No wonder there’s a saying that shows how a woman is doing; just look at her face. With the resentment they have now, how can they be good?" Cheng Su said solemnly.


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