Chapter 143: A Difficult Choice
Dou Yuzhu stared at her husband who was almost furious with a resentful look: "Don't you feel sorry for me?" β
Zhu Xu hurriedly said: "Of course I feel sorry for you, but I won't have a baby, right?" We can't be too selfish and ignore our children for the sake of our own careers, right? β
Dou Yuzhu glanced at him coldly: "You should say this to yourself." β
Zhu Xu smiled bitterly: "Zhuzhu, you used to support me, why now..."
"I also support you now and am proud of you."
"In that case, you should fulfill me."
"Haven't I fulfilled you?" Dou Yuzhu couldn't help moistening her eyes, "Have you taken care of this family for that project?" During this time, it was only when you fell ill at work once that Professor Nan ordered you to recuperate at home for a few days. By the way, it was only during the days that you were with me that I became pregnant with this child. But what about other times? Don't forget, I have to go home to do housework in addition to work, otherwise I can eat in my mouth? Even if I don't want to go home to raise a baby, but how dangerous it will be to get pregnant in the case of anemia, can you rest assured of me? β
"I..." Zhu Xu was speechless and couldn't help scratching the back of his head.
Dou Yuzhu continued: "If I work until I am on maternity leave, although I can't have surgery, I can sit in the clinic. The hospital will also take care of me, and the colleagues around me will also pay attention to me, so I won't have any surprises. But what about when I get home? Do I have to take on all the trivial chores? If I feel unwell, find someone to help me. Besides, our home is not close to the hospital, what will happen if there is no escort on the way to and from work? β
Zhu Xu pondered for a moment before slowly making a statement: "Zhuzhu, you have a point. Let's go home first, and let me think about it. β
Dou Yuzhu nodded: "Well, I'll give you time, but not too long." I can't work today, but I have to come tomorrow. β
"Okay, I'll send you to work myself tomorrow."
Dou Yuzhu left the hospital accompanied by him. At this time, Zhu Xu's expression was complicated, and the previous joy was about to be washed away.
When they returned home, Zhu Xu was surprised that the once tidy home was actually a mess.
"Zhuzhu, what's wrong at home?"
Dou Yuzhu faced his surprise question but replied flatly: "It's nothing, it's like this these days." β
"You... Why don't you clean up? We didn't do that before. β
Dou Yuzhu smiled faintly and bitterly: "I don't feel comfortable looking at it, but I don't have any energy recently, and my limbs are weak, so it's good to be able to help myself fill my stomach." I just figured out today that I am suffering from birth syndrome because of anemia, and I have to have someone around when I am at home, otherwise it will be difficult to prevent accidents. β
When Zhu Xu heard this, his heart couldn't help sinking, and he also understood his wife's words and deeds when she was in the hospital. At the moment, he no longer had the courage to do her job.
"Zhuzhu, you can lie down on the bed and rest. I'll clean it up. β
"Oh, it's hard for you."
"It's hard for you, a big scientist, to clean up the housework, but I don't know if I can lower my status to take care of my uncompetitive wife."
Zhu Xu concealed a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, go and rest." β
Dou Yuzhu wanted to be coquettish at this time: "Didn't you send me into the bedroom yourself?" β
Zhu Xu thought about it for a while, immediately approached his wife, picked her up horizontally, and walked to the bedroom step by step-
When he laid his wife flat on the bed, he did not linger with her, but hurried out. At this moment, a huge problem was bothering him, and he was not interested in anything.
He hastily cleaned up the house and went to the kitchen to make lunch, only to find that there were no ingredients in it. Presumably, the wife has eaten in the past few days to deal with it.
He was stunned for a moment and hurried out to buy groceries.
Originally, he wanted to enjoy a celebratory meal that his wife treated him to himself, but what he didn't expect was to do something he was not good at. By the time he hastily finished the two dishes, he had no appetite left.
In comparison, Dou Yuzhu has a very good appetite, and regardless of how unpalatable the food he cooks, it tastes like relish.
Zhu Xu only tasted a few bites of his 'masterpiece', and felt that it was difficult to swallow, and he couldn't help frowning. Although he is an outstanding scientific and technological worker, he really cannot be complimented when it comes to cooking. In fact, he rarely has the opportunity to cook.
"Zhuzhu?"
"Huh?"
"If you don't like it, don't eat it, I'll go outside and buy you some ready-made food."
"I eat well, don't you like it?"
Zhu Xu smiled dumbly and shook his head helplessly.
That night, Dou Yuzhu fell asleep early because she was tired. But Zhu Xu couldn't sleep. At this time, he was full of melancholy and could not get rid of it, so he had to walk out of the bedroom and go to the balcony to watch the stars in the night sky.
At this time, Zhu Xu's mood was really mixed, recalling the road he had walked with his wife. I hardly shared any housework for her for the sake of her career. Let's not forget that she is not a professional housewife but a promising surgeon with her own ideals and pursuits. She's been revolving around herself before, can't she sacrifice herself?
He couldn't help but recall the scene when his wife ate the food he had cooked, and in addition to the physical needs of pregnancy, there was a deeper factor, that is, the food he cooked for her, which she cherished.
As soon as he thought of this, he burst into tearsβ
Isn't it time for you to step down?
When he thought that he had been busy for several months and broke through a high-tech transistor for his team and even the entire country, which was enough to glorify a lifetime for a scientific and technological worker, should he know how to be content and retreat bravely?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and decided to go to the unit tomorrow to have a good talk with Nan Binghuai and strive for his understanding and support.
When he decided to let go, he tried his best to drag his mind back to the family - he should buy a cookbook when he came home tomorrow to improve his cooking skills. Now that he can sketch out complex electronic drawings, he will be able to follow a simple popular recipe to make a delicious meal that will truly satisfy his wife. He even remembered that his wife gave birth to a lovely baby, which made the family glow with a happy scene...
So he walked back to the bedroom with this reverie...
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Just as he was about to push open the bedroom door, an inexplicable piece of music came from the depths of the living room.
He immediately knew that someone had called him. Because his phone was not brought into the bedroom, but on the sofa in the living room outside.
This made his heart move, who would call him in the middle of the night?
He ran to the couch in three steps and two steps, grabbing his phone with the faint light and ringtone.
When he confirmed that it was Nan Binghuai's call through the caller ID on the mobile phone screen, his heart was shocked. Because he was going to 'retire', he was most afraid of facing this mentor.
However, no matter how worried he was, he had to face the call, so the slightly trembling thumb finally pressed the answer buttonβ
"Hello?"
"Xiao Zhu, have you fallen asleep?"
"Not yet. Is there something wrong with you calling so late? β
"Haha, I'm sorry to disturb you and Yuzhu to rest so late."
"It's okay, it's okay, Yuzhu she's already asleep."
"Oh, is she happy with your accomplishments?"
Zhu Xu's nose was sour: "Happy!" β
"Yes, she has been quietly supporting your career and will definitely be happy for what you have achieved. I'm sure she'll be happier as you continue to achieve in the future. β
Zhu Xu showed a slight wry smile on his face: "But..."
"Xiao Zhu, I called so late to tell you good news, I wanted to call early, but because I was busy, I didn't bother to take care of it. Now that it's finally time to stop, I want to tell you the good news. β
Zhu Xu suddenly showed a surprised gaze: "What good news?" β
Nan Binghuai's voice was full of excitement: "When I informed my superiors of the technological breakthrough you have made in the RS-76 transistor, it immediately caused a strong response. Mr. Li also spoke highly of this. Because this technological breakthrough greatly encouraged the confidence of the whole team to win. You are now a role model for everyone. β
Zhu Xu was a little scared: "Professor Nan... It's not worth mentioning... Please don't preach me too much..."
"Little Zhu, your humble attitude is good, but your achievements must be publicized. You're still young, and there's no limit to what you can accomplish in the future. I'm so proud of you. β
Zhu Xu's excited tears burst out of his eyes again-
"Professor Nan... Thank you for your kindness..."
"Don't get too excited. I also want to tell you a special good news, that is, you have been nominated for the 'May Day Medal' by Taiwan, and you are the only candidate in our Taiwan. β
Zhu Xu was shocked: "This... How does this work? β
"Why not? In a few days, it will be May Day. In view of the special contribution of our team to the country, the superiors gave a May Day medal exceptionally, which is an extremely glorious event. I'm sure you've given Yuzhu another huge surprise. β
Zhu Xu was no longer excited and excited at this time, but a little embarrassed, because he had just germinated the idea of 'retreating'.
"Professor Nan... Don't nominate me... I... I don't deserve it..."
"Haha, you have just made a new contribution to our scientific research team, and it is well deserved to win the National May Day Medal. Xiao Zhu, now is not the time for you to humbly push. You have to use this as motivation to keep going. I'm going to put more of the burden on you in this mega-project of the state. β
Zhu Xu's mouth opened, but he didn't say a word. He wanted to use this phone call to inform the superior of the decision he had just made, which was better than speaking in person. But is he still able to speak? β
His mind was in a state of confusion, and he didn't know how to end the call. In short, he had to reshuffle his thoughts and decisions.
As a result, he was relieved and entangled again!
Dou Yuzhu woke up once when it was almost dawn, and when she found that there was no husband by her side, she couldn't help but be shocked, and immediately sat up and turned on the bedside lamp, when there was no figure of him in the whole bedroom.
Dou Yuzhu thought about it for a while, and immediately slowly turned over and got out of bed...
When she pushed open the bedroom door and entered the living room, the look in her eyes was even more stunned. It turned out that she found that on the dimly lit side of the living room, Zhu Xu's figure was curled up on the sofa, as if it was like a statue of a thinker.
Dou Yuzhu couldn't help but tremble in her heart, and immediately lit the light in the living room.
Zhu Xu was illuminated by the light, slowly raised his head, and stared at his wife with bloodshot eyes.
Dou Yuzhu hurriedly stepped over, leaned next to him, and looked at him with a concerned gaze: "What's wrong with you?" β
After thinking about it for most of the night, Zhu Xu finally made a painful decision: "Zhuzhu, I have been thinking about it for a whole night, and now I want to discuss it with you." β
Dou Yuzhu looked at his solemn expression and heavy tone, and suddenly had an ominous premonition: "You... What do you want to say? β