Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife
Chapter 409: So Ugly

Chapter 409: Chapter 409: So Ugly

Lin Chuxia approached to have a look at the infant.

The baby was rather big, its little face already chubby upon birth. It had stopped crying now, its eyes closed as it intermittently puckered its lips.

"So cute!"

This was Lin Chuxia’s first time seeing a newborn, feeling indescribable.

"Qin Yang, take a look at him."

Qin Yang glanced only once before averting his gaze, "The hospital probably doesn’t need us anymore, and don’t you have to return to An City? Let’s head back after a meal."

Lin Chuxia did intend to do that. Only after Jiang Hong came out of the delivery room and confirmed that both mother and child were safe, did she and Qin Yang leave the hospital.

While Qin Yang was driving, Lin Chuxia was still in awe and recalled Qin Yang’s reaction to seeing the baby, she tilted her head and asked, "Don’t you like children?"

They had discussed having children before, but he didn’t seem enthusiastic when they saw this baby.

Qin Yang replied without looking away, "So ugly."

Lin Chuxia: "..."

She never expected Qin Yang to focus on this.

Suddenly she laughed, "Babies just born are all like this."

Although he hadn’t seen a newborn before, he still had some theoretical knowledge.

Babies are soaked in amniotic fluid in the womb, causing their skin to be red and swollen, and their facial features puffy. It’s all normal.

Qin Yang did not comment and asked what Lin Chuxia wanted for lunch.

"Let’s have noodles with soybean paste, it’s quicker."

.........

Feng Dajun returned to his apartment and saw his wife cooking, his gaze complex.

Upon hearing her husband’s footsteps, Sister-in-law Feng looked up, "You’re back, quickly wash your hands, dinner will be ready soon."

Feng Dajun entered the room and saw Feng Jingjing writing something.

Feng Dajun approached, "What are you writing, Jingjing? Can you write everything? If not, you can ask Dad, I’ll teach you."

Jingjing looked up at Feng Dajun, then nodded, "Dad, I can do it."

As she spoke, she closed her notebook and packed it into her school bag.

Feng Dajun waved his hand nonchalantly, "Come wash your hands after finishing your homework, it’s almost time to eat."

For lunch, there was a plate of stir-fried cabbage, a dish of salty radish strips, and large white steamed buns as the main staple.

Feng Dajun took a bite of the bun, speaking while eating, "Li Wei’s wife apparently gave birth today. When the doorman came to notify him, that guy had not even finished his work, just ran off. Normally he seems careless, but it turns out he really cares for his wife."

Sister-in-law Feng hummed indifferently, "Speaking of which, there are quite a few here in this compound who spoil their wives. I heard that Mr. Qin cooks at home. These people are all cunning, following Minister Wei’s example in pampering their wives."

"Don’t always think of people as so self-serving. The folks in this unit are all highly educated, inherently have higher standards, and can’t be compared with the people back in our hometown..."

Feng Dajun hadn’t finished his sentence when Sister-in-law Feng interrupted him.

"You also realize now that they are not the same as us? When I used to say this, you never liked to listen, but now you also admit it?"

Feng Dajun slightly frowned, "What did I admit? How am I different from them? We’ve been married for so many years, have I ever laid a hand on you?"

He didn’t want to dwell on this issue, as he knew his wife wasn’t highly educated and always felt inferior after coming out with him.

Even if he comforted her with words, she wouldn’t listen, better to avoid the topic altogether.

"I heard you went to Li Wei’s house today? Weren’t you there when Li Wei’s wife was about to give birth? Why did someone else go to the unit to call Li Wei, and Qin Yang’s wife took her to the hospital?"

He heard about this on his way back.

Li Wei and he were in the same department, and both had been transferred from the same place; his wife got along well with Li Wei’s wife, and Feng Dajun was happy about it.

But at such a crucial moment, why hadn’t his wife help out?

Hearing this, Sister-in-law Feng’s eyes darted guiltily, her voice raising several decibels.

"Da Jun, what do you mean by that? I did go to their place this morning, but it was also time to pick up Jingjing from school. I can’t just neglect my own daughter at school for someone else’s issues, can I?"

Feng Dajun furrowed his brow, still patiently explaining, "I’m not blaming you. I just think you should help out with colleagues’ matters when possible. Giving birth is no small event, Jingjing is old enough, and our home isn’t far from the school, hasn’t she gone home by herself before?"

Sister-in-law Feng scoffed, "Oh, you were worried when I let her go home alone before, and now it’s my fault for picking her up from school on time? Da Jun, I know what you mean, but think about it, even if I went out of my way to help, what good could I have even done without a car?"

With a smack, Feng Dajun slammed his chopsticks down on the table.

"How can you be so unreasonable?"

He couldn’t understand how she could have become like this, blatantly in the wrong yet insisting she was right.

He could excuse some past behaviors as her being inexperienced or short-sighted.

But childbirth was a matter of life and death. If she didn’t know it’s one thing, but being there and ignoring it, wouldn’t that be like leaving someone to die?

Seeing Feng Dajun’s sudden grim expression, Sister-in-law Feng instantly put on a pitiful face.

"I was just afraid of causing you trouble, what could I, a woman with neither car nor strength, have possibly helped with? What if something happened, and we were to blame? Besides, at that time, she had just started feeling unwell. When I was giving birth to Jingjing, I was in pain for a whole day and night, and you were not home, didn’t your mom make me endure it all night? How come you care more for someone else’s wife than your own?"

Feng Dajun watched as Sister-in-law Feng sobbed and wiped her tears, recounting her grievances, his feelings of helplessness intensified.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room felt overwhelmingly suffocating.

"Go ahead and eat, I need to get some air."

Sister-in-law Feng’s expression changed slightly as she saw that Feng Dajun was genuinely angry, and quickly followed him, "Da Jun, where are you going? You haven’t finished your meal."

Only seeing the back of Feng Dajun as he stomped down the stairs.

Sister-in-law Feng’s voice was loud, drawing the attention of cooking neighbors in the hallway.

Their gossiping eyes almost seemed to say right to her face: Fighting again?

Sister-in-law Feng slammed the door shut with a bang, turning around to see Feng Jingjing beside her, anger drove her to pinch her fiercely.

"It’s all your fault, would your dad be angry if I hadn’t gone to pick you up from school?"

"Why did I even give birth to such a useless child?"

"Eat, eat, eat, is that all you know?"

"You’re still hiding? I told you to stop hiding, stop..."

Sister-in-law Feng pinched Feng Jingjing repeatedly, specifically targeting areas on her thighs that weren’t visible.

Feng Jingjing cried silently, not daring to make a sound...