Chapter 283: Chapter 291: Unreasonable
When she awoke, it was already halfway through the journey. Su Wenyue, groggy and leaning into Han Yu’s embrace, rubbed her eyes, her face flushed with a touch of red, “Where have we reached? Are we nearly there?”
The bewildered little look in her eyes was unbearably cute to Han Yu. He gently ruffled Su Wenyue’s hair and said softly, “Not yet, we’ve only reached the halfway point. Why don’t you sleep so more? I will wake you when we arrive.”
Su Wenyue shook her head and stayed sitting in Han Yu’s arms, it took quite a while before she felt fully awake. She leant towards the window, curious to see the sky outside.
“Husband, look, it’s snowing outside, it’s snowing!” Su Wenyue exclaid with surprise upon opening the carriage window and seeing the snowflakes, and she went ahead and opened the window all the way. A cold wind blew in, biting to the bone. Su Wenyue didn’t mind, and as she attempted to reach out a hand, Han Yu stopped her.
“It’s so cold outside, and with your frail body, you need to be more careful not to catch a cold from the wind blowing in.” While saying this, Han Yu closed the window and pulled her close, wrapping her with the blanket that had been covering her earlier.
Su Wenyue was a bit speechless, feeling this was an exaggeration, “Husband, don’t be like this. I’m not a child anymore, there’s no need to be so careful. I’m not cold at all. Besides, it’s getting a bit stuffy inside the carriage; so fresh air would be nice.”
“It’s still better to be cautious. Do you not rember what happened before? It was just a bit of wind at night, and as a result, you coughed for two days before getting better. Now the weather is so cold and it’s snowing outside; what if you catch a draft and get a cold? Then you won’t be able to be close to the children, and you hate that bitter dicinal soup. There will be suffering to endure!”
As Han Yu spoke, he couldn’t help but adopt a lecturing tone. Normally, he wouldn’t care much about the weather; such cold spells happened every year. But his daughter-in-law had a particularly delicate constitution. It was decent before, but ever since her body beca weak after childbirth, even though she seed fine, the little details gave away her condition. She’s so young and already in such a state, he thought, she definitely needed good care and recuperation.
Thinking of this, Han Yu worried. He was particularly concerned about this matter and had consulted many doctors, all of whom said that his daughter-in-law’s condition could only improve through gradual recuperation and frequent consumption of dicinal als. But he knew his daughter-in-law’s temperant all too well; she could barely tolerate the taste of dicinal als a few tis, but would beco unwilling after a while.
This was the difference between girls raised in a wealthy family and those from the countryside. In other respects, they have their advantages, but this one weakness was their delicacy. If it was a girl raised in a rural household, she wouldn’t be picky about eating dicinal als—in fact, she’d be overjoyed just to have at. It was truly a headache, and he would need to find a chef skilled in preparing dicinal als.
“Husband, what are you thinking about?” Su Wenyue noticed that Han Yu would occasionally daydream, unsure what he was thinking about with such a serious expression.
“I’m thinking about how weak your body is. I’ll have the kitchen stew so dicinal als for you. Even if you don’t like them, you should eat a little; persisting every day will definitely be beneficial.” Han Yu looked directly into Su Wenyue’s eyes, demanding a definite response from her.
Su Wenyue pouted; why was Han Yu bringing this up again? She rembered the period of confinent, with dicinal als every day until she felt nauseous just thinking about them. She didn’t even want to touch them anymore.
“dicinal als are better than dicine. I’m not trying to force you, but look at your health—if you don’t improve your condition, do you plan to spend your old age lying in bed, living off dicine jars?” When Han Yu saw her reaction, he felt a spark of annoyance. After all, coming from a rural background, he had a particular dislike for delicacy. He was willing to indulge Su Wenyue in many ways, but on this matter, he was particularly intolerant.
“I’m already well, perfectly fine. Why bother with those troubleso things, ruining a good appetite? The old won frequently boil nourishing soups for to strengthen my body, and I have been eating those. What more do you want?”
Hearing that, it seed her childishness was showing again, and she wouldn’t admit to her stubbornness. Han Yu didn’t argue with Su Wenyue; things he decided were not up for discussion, even if his daughter-in-law was headstrong.
Instead, Su Wenyue, seeing Han Yu looking at her with such a deep gaze, felt a bit uncomfortable, knowing in her heart that he ant well for her. Without solid ground to stand on, even her fussing lacked conviction, so she softened her attitude.
“Husband, I know you’re looking out for , but the dicinal als are really hard to swallow. I just can’t eat them.” Su Wenyue, feeling wronged, took Han Yu’s hand.
Seeing this, he truly resembled a daughter-in-law spoiled beyond asure. Han Yu sighed helplessly, “It can’t be that bad. If you really don’t want to eat, eat less, but it’s still better than not eating at all. Your health is more important, so don’t be stubborn. Do you hear ? Hmm?”
“I heard you.” Han Yu gave in a bit, and Su Wenyue nodded understandingly. After all, when Han Yu was adamant, she couldn’t oppose him. And what else could she do if she disobeyed? Moreover, she knew the drawbacks of poor health; it wasn’t that she truly didn’t want to recover.
“That’s my good girl!” Seeing his daughter-in-law behaving this way, Han Yu was content and patted Su Wenyue on the head as if he had resolved a great issue, feeling a sense of accomplishnt.
Su Wenyue rolled her eyes helplessly; it seed Han Yu wasn’t going to break his habit of patting her head at every opportunity. She felt like a little dog, with Han Yu stroking her head this way.
When they returned ho, it had already darkened outside, and the snow was still falling. Concerned that Su Wenyue might catch a cold, Han Yu insisted on not letting her walk on her own.
“I’m dressed warmly and am wearing a cloak; it won’t take long to get there, and I won’t catch a cold. Don’t worry.” Su Wenyue was mindful of maintaining dignity in front of the servants.
“No way, with the weather this cold and the wind so strong, you caught a cold just from a little breeze last ti and didn’t learn your lesson.” When Han Yu wasn’t in the mood for reason, he wouldn’t waste ti talking with Su Wenyue. He wrapped her in a large cape, enveloping her entirely, and carried her back to her room.
Su Wenyue felt incredibly embarrassed being carried in front of so many servants, but thankfully it was dark at night and no one could see clearly.
After returning to the inner courtyard, the first thing Su Wenyue did was to check on the children. The little guys were usually asleep by this ti on normal days, but today they were all very spirited, eyes wide open as if they were waiting for soone. Upon seeing Su Wenyue return, they beca excited, babbling away. After Su Wenyue changed her clothes and freshened up, she picked up each of the three little ones in turn, coaxing them to sleep.
The second day when Su Wenyue woke up, Han Yu had already left the house. The servants told her he had departed before dawn; the prefecture was far, and starting out early would allow for an early arrival, as the journey would not necessarily be completed in a single day. Still, he hadn’t forgotten to instruct the kitchen to stew dicinal als. Su Wenyue wrinkled her nose at the sll, but a warm feeling welled up inside her heart.
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