Chapter 35

Having such an encouraging husband felt wonderful.

Thanks to his support, Jiang Yu found herself daydreaming for a moment, thinking about how beautiful it would be if she ever reached that point.

They arrived at the temple.

It was called Nan’an Temple, and there was a dedicated parking lot. However, the parking lot was quite a distance from the temple itself, requiring them to climb several long flights of stairs to reach the top, which was a bit daunting.

Jiang Yu turned to Jiang Zhe and asked, “Is there another way up the mountain?”

Jiang Zhe shook his head. “I don’t think so.”

“Then, are there any closer temples?”

“This is the nearest one. If you don’t believe me, check the map yourself.”

“Forget it, let’s just climb.”

Jiang Yu resigned herself to the challenge and started up the stairs alongside him.

It was already afternoon, and the sun was shining brightly. Jiang Yu looked up at the glaring sun and said to Jiang Zhe, “Why didn’t you warn me that the stairs would be so long?”

Jiang Zhe explained, “It’s my first time here too.”

Jiang Yu: “…”

Unbelievable.

Grinding her teeth, she begrudgingly continued climbing. Less than halfway up, she was already out of breath, while the man beside her looked completely relaxed. Jiang Yu, feeling a bit disgruntled, remarked, “Why do you look so at ease?”

“You didn’t sleep well last night, did you?”

Jiang Zhe said, “It wasn’t too bad. I just had to get up to take care of the baby when she cried.”

“You seem to be enjoying it.”

Jiang Zhe thought to himself that the little one was their child. Even though she hadn’t been at first, they would be there to raise her together. He had a feeling that when the child grew up, her personality would be a lot like Jiang Yu’s.

“It’s fine.”

Jiang Yu ignored him and continued moving forward.

After climbing for over half an hour, they finally reached the top. As soon as they arrived, a gentle breeze greeted them, and the bodhi trees swayed gracefully in the wind. It felt quite pleasant.

Despite the long stairs, many people still came to pay their respects at the temple. Jiang Yu followed suit, offered incense, and went to find a monk to express her gratitude.

In the meantime, Jiang Zhe had wandered off somewhere. Jiang Yu didn’t pay much attention to it, donated a few thousand yuan as incense money, and prayed to the Buddha before stepping outside.

When she emerged, she saw Jiang Zhe returning. Jiang Yu asked, “Where did you go just now?”

Jiang Zhe placed a red object in her palm. Jiang Yu looked down to see it was a protective talisman. “I got you a safety charm.”

Jiang Yu had originally only planned to come to repay her vow, so she was surprised that he had thought to get her a charm. She asked, “How did you think to get me this?”

Jiang Zhe pointed to the spot where charms were being distributed. “I just happened to see it.”

Noticing he only got one, Jiang Yu asked in surprise, “Did you only get one for me?”

“Mm.”

“Didn’t you get one for our daughter?”

Jiang Zhe didn’t think there was anything wrong with not getting one for their daughter. He glanced over and said, “There are too many people over there. We can get it another time. Next time, we can bring her along.”

Jiang Yu immediately replied with a pout, “Forget it, I think we should pick a different place next time.”

She had come here to repay her vow, not to have fun. There were so many more interesting places; why would she choose this?

Jiang Zhe chuckled at her dislike of climbing high stairs and said, “Then we’ll choose another place for the charm next time.”

Jiang Yu agreed. “That works.”

Nearby, there was a place for locking love locks. Jiang Zhe suggested, “Since we’re here, let’s take a look around.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Yu had visited various temples before and was already quite tired of them. Seeing Jiang Zhe’s interested expression, she thought that perhaps he didn’t visit these places much, so she decided to accompany him.

However, her attention quickly shifted to the way he was holding her hand.

Why did he have to hold her hand while wandering around the temple?

Jiang Yu asked, “Jiang Zhe, are you afraid of something?”

Jiang Zhe looked at her in confusion, then realized what she meant and lowered his gaze, saying, “Maybe a little.”

In truth, it wasn’t too bad. While she had been away, he was busy with various things and had to take care of himself. Plus, he felt that since he was now a father, he couldn’t let fear of crowds hold him back. So he had been working on his mental adjustments, and the results were quite remarkable.

He had never considered overcoming his fears before, but now that he had people to protect, he didn’t want to miss the chance to be there for them just because of his own anxieties.

However, if that meant he could hold her hand a bit longer, he didn’t mind showing a little weakness in front of her.

Alright then.

Seeing his nervousness, she allowed him to hold her hand.

The area with the love locks was crowded, filled with many people and locks.

Jiang Zhe asked, “Do you want to hang one?”

Jiang Yu suddenly remembered, “I used to hang one with someone else.”

Jiang Zhe’s smile faded slightly at her words. Seeing his expression, Jiang Yu felt that teasing him was quite fun. She leisurely added, “It was with a friend, a girl.”

A mischievous smile danced in her eyes, as if she were deliberately teasing him.

Jiang Zhe didn’t mind at all; as long as it wasn’t with a guy, he felt happy.

“Then let’s hang one,” he said, pulling her over.

Jiang Yu hesitated a little. “It seems a bit childish.”

Jiang Zhe looked at her with hopeful eyes.

Jiang Yu quickly softened.

He had just gotten her a protective talisman, and if she refused now, it would seem a bit heartless. She decided to compromise and agreed to hang one.

After asking a monk for a love lock, she followed him to hang it up. The wind blew, causing the locks to clink together. No matter what happened to the people who hung them up, whether they stayed together or drifted apart, they had left their best memories here.

For some reason, Jiang Yu felt her heart swell with emotion.

By the time they returned from the temple, it was getting late, and Jiang Yu was feeling a bit hungry. As they passed through the food street, Jiang Zhe stopped the car and asked, “Do you want to grab something to eat?”

Jiang Yu unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car, walking forward as she said, “I thought you would head straight home.”

They had passed through here on the way, but she hadn’t expected Jiang Zhe to stop on the way back.

Jiang Zhe replied, “It’s fine. The nanny is at home taking care of the baby, so everything is alright. I just thought it’s been a long time since I took you out.”

“Even though you’re a mom now, you should still focus on being yourself.”

Jiang Yu felt impressed by his insight and gave him a thumbs-up. “That’s a great mindset.”

“But if mom can be herself, then dad has to work harder; you can’t just be yourself.”

Jiang Zhe actually enjoyed this kind of life: “I’m a man; it’s fine. Besides, I really like it like this.”

They had a lovely daughter, and she was back by his side. He felt quite content.

On Monday, they returned to the hospital for another check-up, and the results were the same. Jiang Yu thought that maybe the heavens had given her an excuse to reassure her family and friends.

On that same day, in another world, Uncle Su received a large amount of merit. The sudden influx of merit felt like a treasure to him, but he had no idea where it came from. After some investigation, he discovered that after Jiang Yu donated incense money to the temple, her husband had also contributed a substantial sum in seven figures.

Uncle Su envied, thinking how nice it would be to have money like that.

If only that money could be given to him! Unfortunately, they were in different worlds, and he couldn’t casually accept such a large sum.

Jiang Zhe’s suggestion to open a store resonated with Jiang Yu, and soon she began to put her ideas into action.

The first step was to look for a shop.

However, she hadn’t figured out exactly what she wanted to do yet, so she decided to visit Jiang Zhe’s study for some advice.

Jiang Yu thought he was clever and might have some good ideas to share.

Just as she entered, they heard the baby crying from outside. Jiang Zhe turned and said, “Wait here for me; I’ll go check on her.”

Even though the nanny was there, he decided to see what was wrong since the baby was crying so loudly.

Jiang Yu initially wanted to follow him outside, but then she noticed a notebook nearby. It looked ordinary, but she had an inexplicable feeling that there might be something special inside. Sure enough, when she opened it, she found something amazing.

The notebook contained a growth diary for the baby, detailing her journey from the day she was born up until now.