Qin Ya helped Su Zhan up and rang the doorbell. Since Grandma Su was bound to a wheelchair due to her legs’ condition, she had Chen Xue answer the door.
The moment Su Zhan saw Chen Xue, he asked, “Who are you?”
Qin Ya quickly explained, “She’s the new caregiver who’s taking care of Grandma.”
In return, Su Zhan nodded and made his way into the house.
Grandma Su was delighted to see him. She greeted enthusiastically, “Come on in! You need to get some rest!”
Instead of returning to his room, however, Su Zhan looked at Grandma Su in the eyes and said, “Grandma, I have something to tell you.”
“What is it?” Grandma Su asked in return; she was in the mood for a conversation.
Su Zhan showed her the marriage certificate. “Qin Ya and I have patched things up and gotten married. From now onwards, she’s a member of the family. You have always been fond of her presence, right? Are you willing to accept her as a member of our family?”
“Of course,” Grandma Su replied without a second thought.
She turned around and beckoned Qin Ya over to join them. “Come here and have a seat. I’m sure you’re exhausted since you have been looking after Su Zhan all this while.”
“Xue, please get Qin Ya a glass of water,” Grandma Su instructed.
Chen Xue, who had undergone professional training, was familiar with all sorts of chores. After a few seconds, she returned with a glass of water as instructed.
Qin Ya told Grandma Su, “I’m not tired. I’ll take a break after I bring Su Zhan back to his room.”
“Alright. Make sure you’re taking care of yourself and get some rest.”
In return, Qin Ya nodded and helped Su Zhan up, bringing him back to his room. Grandma Su looked at Chen Xue, who had just returned with a glass of water. “Put it on the table. As for our lunch today, prepare a few extra dishes to celebrate the joyous occasion.”
Thankfully, Su Zhan managed to make it through the accident. Finally, Qin Ya has agreed to go for surrogacy and patched things up with Su Zhan. This is such a wonderful day! It calls for a celebration!
Chen Xue nodded and replied, “We bought a lot of things from the supermarket yesterday. I’ll go get ready immediately.”
Meanwhile, Qin Ya brought Su Zhan back to his room.
She closed all the windows and switched on the air-conditioner.
Leaning against the headboard, Su Zhan asked, “Is the caregiver here to take care of Grandma?”
Without turning around, Qin Ya hummed and affirmed Su Zhan of his thought as she closed the curtains.
Frowning, Su Zhan asked, “Seriously? She seems to be relatively young. Are you sure she can take good care of Grandma?”
Qin Ya returned to his side and asserted, “Grandma enjoys her presence.”
Sighing, Su Zhan thought to himself and made up his mind to let Grandma Su have things her way. The woman should be given the right to enjoy her life at the final phase of her life.
He beckoned his wife over and suggested, “Why don’t you join me in bed? Let’s take a nap.”
Su Zhan was grateful for the woman. Qin Ya was a gentle and kindhearted woman. Although he had hurt her back in the day, she had decided to give him another chance. Moreover, she had gone to great lengths to take great care of him when he needed her the most.
He was determined to return the favor and reciprocate the affection she had for him in the future. Truth be told, he was afraid Qin Ya couldn’t get used to staying with his grandmother as she had always brought up the topic of surrogacy in front of her.
The moment Qin Ya took a seat on the bed, he held on to her hand and suggested, “Shall we move out once I’m fully recovered? Maybe we can move to Shen Peichuan’s neighborhood and be his neighbor. What do you think?”
Su Zhan’s suggestion was spot on. Qin Ya actually couldn’t stand the fact that Grandma Su had been bringing up the topic of surrogacy over and over again.
It wouldn’t matter if they couldn’t become Shen Peichuan’s neighbor as the only thing that had been bothering Qin Ya was Grandma Su’s presence.
“Are you sure it’ll be fine?” Qin Ya thought Grandma Su wouldn’t allow them to move out. After all, Su Zhan was the only relative the elderly woman could rely on. Therefore, Qin Ya was certain that Grandma Su would want to keep Su Zhan by her side.
Su Zhan gave her question some thought before replying, “We’ll move to C City once I’m fully recovered. Let’s stay there for a while. I heard there’s a particular hospital that specializes in producing IVF babies. I’m sure we’ll get the best candidate for surrogacy there.”
Qin Ya was the reason behind his suggestion because she had her career based in C City. Since she had sacrificed so much for him, he didn’t want her to lose her career anymore.
He held her hand firmly and stated, “I know you’re not comfortable with the idea of surrogacy. That’s okay. Once we’re in C City, we’ll adopt a child and tell Grandma that the surrogacy was a huge success.”
Lying on his chest, she nodded vigorously in return. She was surprised because she had no idea Su Zhan had already sorted out everything in his mind.
Qin Ya told him, “I don’t want to opt for surrogacy because things will get messy in the future. Our baby will have to spend most of his time in another woman’s abdomen. If our child figures out that I’m not the one who gave birth to him, what will he think of me? I can’t possibly proclaim myself as our baby’s mother when I haven’t gone through the things an ordinary mother has to go through. However, I’m feeling bad because I have promised Grandma I will fulfill her wish.”
In the end, she raised her head and asserted, “I can’t allow you to be the last generation of your family either.”
Holding on to her shoulder, Su Zhan fastened his grip to express his emotions in silence because he was touched deep down.
Knock! Knock!
Qin Ya rushed over to answer the door the moment they heard someone knocking on their door. Chen Xue had shown up at their doorstep and said, “Lunch is ready. Grandma has instructed me to get both of you to join her for lunch.”
“Alright,” Qin Ya replied.
“What time is it?” Su Zhan asked as he was in a state of reverie after lying on the bed for some time. Losing track of time, he was surprised to hear that it was time for lunch.
“It’s almost eleven o’clock,” Qin Ya replied after she checked the time.
“Let’s head over and join Grandma for lunch.” She walked over and brought Su Zhan out of his room, all the way to the dining hall.
