Chapter 161 The child’s name

When Chen Mo returned home, he saw Xu Hongdou busy in the kitchen.

She had her hair tied into a bun with a few strands of hair sticking out from her temples, making her already beautiful face even more gentle. She was wearing an apron with her sleeves rolled up, and her fair and slender hands looked not at all delicate when she was working.

At this moment, there was a sense of a virtuous wife silently emanating from Xu Hongdou.

Chen Mo looked at this scene with gentle eyes.

This is probably the dream scene for every man going home.

Chen Mo looked at it greedily for a long time, unwilling to break this scene.

Until the noise in the kitchen died down, Xu Hongdou stopped there, waving the knife horizontally and vertically, looking as if she didn't know where to start. Only then did Chen Mo walk over to check the situation.

When Chen Mo saw the "dilemma" Xu Hongdou was facing, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

In the kitchen, the "virtuous" Xu Hongdou was holding a kitchen knife and confronting the beef on the chopping board with a solemn expression. It was obvious that she was at a loss as to what to do with the "enemy" in front of her.

Hearing the laughter, Xu Hongdou turned around, her eyes lit up, "When did you come back? Why is there no sound?"

"Just now." Chen Mo joked, "Aren't you afraid of disturbing the female knight's swordsmanship?"

Xu Hongdou puffed up her cheeks and said sullenly, "I only realized after I bought it that I don't know how to cut it."

Chen Mo laughed, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to make stir-fried beef with green peppers. I wanted to cut the slices into thin slices, but they turned out too thick." Xu Hongdou showed off a few "slices" of meat that had already been cut.

"Let me do it." After washing his hands, Chen Mo stepped forward and took the kitchen knife.

Xu Hongdou asked, "Why did you come back so soon today?"

Chen Mo joked: "If I don't come back, I'm afraid your image as the perfect daughter-in-law will be exposed when you cook a meal."

"Tsk~~" Xu Hongdou snorted, "If you don't come back, I will cut it into pieces and stew it into tomato stewed beef brisket, which will be just as delicious."

Chen Mo shook his head and smiled, demonstrating: "Whether it's cubes or slices, thickness is one thing, but the meat should be cut against the grain. If you cut it vertically like you just did, it will be hard to chew later."

Looking at Chen Mo's neat knife skills, Xu Hongdou bit her lip and said, "I don't seem to be good at anything."

Chen Mo concentrated on cutting the meat and said without turning his head: "You know everything, so why do you need me?"

Hearing this, Xu Hongdou couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.

But before she could savor the sweetness in her heart, she heard Chen Mo say:
"Although beef is not a rare and precious ingredient, the way you cut it will make the cow feel that its death is unfair."

"." Xu Hongdou took a deep breath, "I'm really sorry."

Chen Mo "comforted" her, "It's okay. Although your cooking skills are worse than mine, it's okay as long as the person you find is better than the one I find."

Xu Hongdou smiled and said, "Oh, that's really unfair to you. You don't have a good vision."

Chen Mo nodded in agreement, "Indeed, my vision is not good, but yours is very good, and we just complement each other."

Xu Hongdou said nothing, but put the washed cucumbers on another chopping board next to her, then picked up the rolling pin and started banging it.

Chen Mo swallowed his saliva and reminded carefully: "Wife, domestic violence is against the law."

Xu Hongdou looked "confused", "We are not married yet, how can there be domestic violence?"

Chen Mo's eyes widened. "You didn't deny the violence, but emphasized that you are not married yet."

"'Domestic violence' and 'assault' are different in nature and severity, so we must make a clear distinction." Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows. "If you know now, you still have time to get scared."

Chen Mo nodded repeatedly, "Then we have to get the certificate quickly, otherwise I won't feel safe."

Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes and said, "I will feel insecure after I get it. I won't be able to run away."

Chen Mo hurriedly said, "Wife, we can't be affected by seeing some news events about unhappy marriages."

Nowadays, the speed at which information is transmitted on the Internet makes it easy for some unfair things to be seen, while also causing some conflicting positions to be intensified and magnified. In addition, some people, in order to gain traffic, deliberately use sweeping remarks to guide and incite tense and confrontational emotions, resulting in many opinions being somewhat extreme.

Marriage itself is beautiful, but people’s hearts are always fickle.

"Don't listen to what people say online. Before marriage, men are gentle and considerate, caring and good in every way, and never lose their temper. But after marriage, they become... Pah, the more you talk about them, the more they look like each other."

Chen Mo was speechless.

If he continues, he will start to doubt himself.

Xu Hongdou said with a smile: "Why, are you afraid that I will regret it because of my fear of marriage?"

Chen Mo nodded, "I'm afraid that I'll act too good and make you feel it's not real."

Xu Hongdou stretched out her hand and pinched Chen Mo's face, "You really know how to flatter yourself."

Chen Mo held Xu Hongdou's hand and asked, "Are you not afraid that I am pretending now and won't be so nice to you after we get married?"

Xu Hongdou thought for a moment and said softly, "I like you, not only because of the way you look, but also because of how I look when I'm with you."

"I know how I feel when I'm with you, so I'm willing to pay for my own heartbeat."

“If things don’t go as I wish, I will reflect on my own vision and insight, but I will not doubt my sincerity and courage.”

Chen Mo smiled gently and said, "At this time, should I promise that I will be responsible for you?"

As soon as he finished saying the latter sentence, Chen Mo felt something strange again.

Why does he sound more like a scumbag?
The trends started by the Internet have given many words and sentences specific contextual meanings.

Xu Hongdou shook her head. "Don't think that getting married means you will be responsible for my entire life. If I choose to marry you, it must be my own wish, so I will be responsible for myself."

Chen Mo blinked, "Then do you mind if you take responsibility for my share as well?"

Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "Why don't I just give you a betrothal gift?"

"Ah? That's not impossible." Chen Mo said shyly, "In fact, the doctor told me that I have a bad stomach since I was a child."

Xu Hongdou didn't listen any more and started to work directly, "Come on, come on, what's wrong? Let me help you check it out."

"You have to change into a nurse's uniform for the checkup." Chen Mo subconsciously said something sarcastic. "Oh, I was just kidding. I was wrong."

"Is your stomach okay?"

"I'll let the child take your last name."

"It seems to be quite serious." Xu Hongdou silently increased the strength in her hands.

"No, no, no," Chen Mo begged for mercy.

"Are you still having stomach problems?"

"I've thought of a name for the child. How about 'Xu Chen'?"

Chen Mo's "self-contained" answer made Xu Hongdou unsure whether to be angry or laugh.

"Isn't it pretty good?" Chen Mo said with a proud smile, "Xu Hongdou is given to Chen Mo, Xu Chen."

"Just give birth to it yourself." Xu Hongdou was too lazy to pay attention and turned around to mix the pounded cucumber.

I didn't even ask her for marriage, but I was quite proactive in thinking of a name for my child.

Chen Mo leaned over and said, "You can work hard on other things, but I really can't do anything about this."

Xu Hongdou chuckled and said, "It seems that my taste is not that good. The person I found can't even give birth to a child."

"." Chen Mo, "If I can do it, then nothing will go wrong, right?"

At this time, Fang Shuyun came back from outside.

"Mom, why are you here so early?"

"There's nothing to do at school this afternoon." Fang Shuyun saw Xu Hongdou wearing an apron, "Huh? Why did you let Hongdou cook?"

Xu Hongdou smiled and said, "Auntie, I want you and uncle to have a taste of my cooking skills."

Fang Shuyun smiled and said, "Is that so? Then auntie will give you a hand."

Xu Hongdou waved her hand quickly, "No, no, you just came back, take a rest for a while, and when uncle comes back, we can have dinner right away."

Chen Mo also said, "Mom, just take a rest. I'm here for you."

Fang Shuyun looked at the two people singing the same tune, with joy in his eyes, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you today, and I'll enjoy myself."

After a while, Chen Huaisong also came back.

"Huh? Why are you sitting here alone?"

Fang Shuyun raised her chin and gestured to the kitchen, "Hongdou will be the chef tonight."

Chen Huaisong looked over and said with a smile, "That's a treat."

Fang Shuyun looked at the two people in the kitchen and said, "What do you think? Should we find a time to meet Hongdou's parents?"

Chen Huaisong shook his head. "Let's wait for that kid to bring it up himself. Young people have their own plans and arrangements, so we shouldn't push them."

Fang Shuyun said worriedly, "I'm not pushing you. I'm just worried that we might be impolite if we don't express our stance first."

"Your son shouldn't even understand this, so don't worry about it."

"Okay, I'm just worrying about nothing. I'm not as careless as you are. You can just ignore everything."

Chen Huaisong was helpless, "What are you talking about? Why don't I care about it?"

Fang Shuyun glanced at him and said, "Your son can handle everything by himself, so why do you need us?"

Chen Huaisong thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to do something, prepare the marriage proposal gifts first. When your son comes to visit us, we can go and meet the in-laws anytime."

Fang Shuyun thought about it and agreed. "Well, we can prepare in advance to avoid being rushed when the time comes."

Seeing that he had dealt with it, Chen Huaisong breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, there is no need to do it so in advance. Your son hasn't proposed yet, but you are already thinking about proposing marriage.

Women just love to worry about things.

Chen Huaisong muttered something in his heart, but he dared not say it out loud.

"Uncle and aunt, it's time to eat."

"Mom and Dad, it's time to eat."

"Hey, here we come."

The next day, Chen Mo sent Xu Hongdou to the airport.

"Call me when you get there."

"Okay, then I'm leaving."

After watching Xu Hongdou enter the boarding gate, Chen Mo prepared to return the same way and walk towards the parking lot.

On the way, we met a group of star-chasers. They surrounded us in three layers, holding up their phones and shouting and recording.

"What a coincidence."

Chen Mo shook his head. He recognized that this seemed to be the same girl group he met when he and Hongdou came back a few days ago.

When the two of them came back, they were preparing to leave, and their fans came to see them off at the airport; now he is seeing Xu Hongdou off, and they are coming back after landing, and their fans are coming to pick them up at the airport.

This time, Chen Mo avoided it from a distance and walked towards where he parked his car.

After getting in the car and fastening his seat belt, Chen Mo's passenger door was suddenly opened.

Just as Chen Mo was stunned, a woman wearing a baseball cap and a mask sat down directly in.

(End of this chapter)