Chapter 18: How Could His Wife Be This Good!

【Wife, I didn’t! I was out on a secret mission, not fooling around! I’m not that kind of person!】

Zhou Changdong was terrified that his wife would misunderstand him as a lecherous scoundrel and quickly tried to explain.

But what made him anxious was that he couldn’t make a sound at all—his wife couldn’t hear his explanation!

Su Luyun looked at him and wanted to laugh. Did he think she didn’t know what kind of man he was?

Her cousin had done everything to shape this man into the perfect husband, just so she’d regret losing him for the rest of her life!

The better he was, the more foolish she—the ultimate “villainess” in the book—would look for failing to see his worth.

Right now, she didn’t press him. She said: “You can’t answer me now anyway, so I’ll wait—wait for the day you wake up. But let me make something clear: I’m not someone who can tolerate the slightest betrayal. If you ever do anything that wrongs me, the only path left for us is divorce. I do love you right now, but if you’re not worth my love, I’m not going to hang myself on one tree. I don’t have to have you.”

Whether there was a reason or not, she had to put on a bit of an act.

Keeping her man in check was necessary!

Zhou Changdong immediately said: 【I would never! I have a wife—I would never do anything to betray her. Wife, you can rest assured!】

Every sentence he uttered included “wife.”

Su Luyun smiled and said: “Hungry? I’ll go heat up some fish soup for you.”

After reheating the soup, she brought it over and fed him.

But after what had just happened, Zhou Changdong clearly didn’t feel like drinking: 【Wife, I’m not hungry yet】

A grown man who’d already had three bowls of soup in the morning—no matter if he was lying still—would’ve burned through it all by now. How could he not be hungry?

So Su Luyun started feeding him again. While doing so, she said: “This crucian carp tofu soup is nourishing and restorative. It’s especially good for your current condition. Don’t worry about bothering me by drinking too much. I’m your wife—taking care of you is my responsibility. Don’t feel embarrassed. Let’s eat well, recover well. I have a lot of faith in you—I believe you will definitely wake up!”

She comforted her husband with such gentleness—so patient, so attentive.

Zhou Changdong truly felt both ashamed and touched. How could his wife be this good?

But when would he be able to wake up?

He really didn’t want his wife to keep caring for him like this. He didn’t even need to think to know how hard it must be on her.

His wife was going to exhaust herself.

Right now, he was heartaching over her getting tired, but once he recovered, if she ever said she was tired or couldn’t take it anymore, he’d just have to coax her softly to bear with it a little longer.

Su Luyun fed him a bowl of crucian carp soup and another bowl of chicken soup. That was enough for now. In the evening, she would make him two bowls of rice porridge water.

After cleaning him up and making sure he was resting properly, she went out for lunch herself.

She ate steamed buns with chicken and crucian carp tofu soup. After cleaning up, she washed a cucumber to snack on. Then, she wanted to go back into the room and nap with Zhou Changdong.

But then, the relatives arrived.

The relatives from the Zhou Family had only gotten the news today.

The ancestral homes of the Zhou and Chen families weren’t in this area. The family home was actually in the old factory district in the north of the city—that was the true origin of the Zhou family.

The reason her father-in-law, Zhou Quansheng, had moved the whole family here was due to a job transfer back in the day. A new factory had been built in this area, so he brought everyone over.

Back when Grandpa and Grandma Zhou were still alive, Zhou Quansheng would take the family back there during every holiday.

After the elderly couple passed away one after the other, the family rarely returned.

However, the younger generation had grown up, and the relatives now let the sons of the new generation keep in touch.

Because of the distance—and because the Zhou Family was overwhelmed with grief—they hadn’t managed to notify anyone in time.

So they didn’t know yesterday. It wasn’t until this morning, when Chen Aihong went back to get some sleep and woke up, that she realized she hadn’t informed the relatives.

So she made a phone call.

And sure enough, by the afternoon, they all came over.

The ones who came included the paternal cousins from the eldest uncle’s family, as well as relatives from the Chen side—Zhou Changdong’s maternal uncle and eldest aunt.

Since the Zhou and Chen families lived close to each other, they had come together.

The moment they arrived, the very first thing they did, of course, was to check on Zhou Changdong.

Seeing their younger cousin (or nephew) in such a state, the two cousins couldn’t help but sigh heavily.

Eldest Aunt Chen Aiying wiped her tears. “He was perfectly fine, and now he’s like this.”

Uncle Chen Aidang also looked gloomy. “Is there really no hope? He looks okay to me… surely he can still recover, right?”

Hearing this, Su Luyun immediately spoke up. “Changdong’s comrades said that as long as he’s taken care of properly, there’s still a chance for him to get better!”

This was also meant to lay the groundwork for her decision to stay. Otherwise, if there were no hope and she just insisted on staying to act the part of the devoted wife, it might seem a little forced—even though everyone had already been moved by her performance. Still, it would feel more natural if it was because she believed there was still hope for Zhou Changdong.

In a way, this also patched any holes in her earlier actions.

After all, if you’re putting on a show, you might as well do the full act.

When she spoke, everyone finally turned to look at her.

Su Luyun had seen many such scenes before, so she wasn’t the least bit nervous. “Mom, you haven’t introduced me to the elders yet.”

“Alright.” Chen Aihong nodded and started the introductions. “These are your eldest uncle’s two sons, your cousins, Changtai and Changshan. This is your uncle, and this is your aunt…”

Naturally, Su Luyun greeted each of them one by one.

Even though she had been married for three years, she hadn’t really interacted with her in-laws’ extended family since Zhou Changdong hadn’t returned home.

She had probably met them once during the wedding banquet when she and Zhou Changdong got married, but there were too many people back then, and she couldn’t remember everyone.

Over the years, some cousins or in-law relatives would come visit during holidays, but Su Luyun always made a point to return to her own parents’ home for those occasions.

So ever since the wedding, she really hadn’t seen these people again—they were basically strangers.

But this time, with Chen Aihong introducing them properly, Su Luyun made a point to remember each one.

They were actually quite easy to tell apart. Eldest cousin Zhou Changtai was a bit short and chubby, second cousin Zhou Changshan was tall and skinny, and Uncle Chen Aidang was bald—which immediately made Su Luyun worry whether her husband Zhou Changdong might end up bald like his uncle someday…

Aunt Chen Aiying resembled her mother-in-law a bit—about fifty percent—but was shorter.

But it wasn’t just her who found the relatives unfamiliar—the relatives themselves didn’t remember her much either. They only recalled that Changdong’s wife was very pretty.

Because when she got married, she was at the prime of her youth and naturally beautiful.

But aside from that, they had no real impression of her.

Now, seeing Su Luyun politely greet them one by one, Aunt Chen Aiying grabbed her hand and praised: “I always felt that Changdong marrying you was a blessing for him. Looks like I wasn’t wrong!”

They had already heard from Chen Aihong—this niece-in-law’s devotion to their nephew was truly beyond words.

Su Luyun shook her head. “It’s nothing. It’s just what I should do.”

“Good child!”

But as relatives, they didn’t say much more. They just asked a few questions about Zhou Changdong’s condition.

Su Luyun, of course, answered each one.

They had arrived a little after 1 PM and didn’t leave until around 3 PM.

Before leaving, they handed Su Luyun some money. “This is just a token of our appreciation, Yun Yun. Please accept it.”

Both cousins gave her a red envelope, and so did the uncle and aunt. All of them handed something over.

The exact amount wasn’t clear, but judging from the thickness of the envelopes, it wasn’t a small sum.

Chen Aihong didn’t stop them or say anything either, but Su Luyun didn’t accept the money.

She returned all the red envelopes and said: “I appreciate the elders’ kind intentions, but it’s not necessary. Changdong still has his discharged soldier benefits and compensation money. And moving forward, I’ll be getting a monthly thirty-yuan subsidy as well. That’s more than enough to cover expenses for both me and Changdong.”