Chapter 50 A Wise Man Knew When To Stop
Pearl got her hand back slowly, clenching her fingers. She didn't know if there was any illusion. For a time, she felt that she didn't give Richard candy, and he didn't accept it.
In the backseat, Brandon looked at the view outside the window and asked suddenly, "is uncle's house near here?"
"Not really." Richard said.
His words were simple, but made Pearl, who was helping Bonny wipe her mouth, stunned.
Since he didn't live near here, why did he come here to shop? And he knew he lived nearby. What's more, he knew she lived close by.
But he doesn't want to explain at all.
Soon, the car arrived at their apartment.
After getting home, Pearl went to the kitchen and poured a cup of tea. "Drink some tea, I'll cook first."
"Ok."
After Pearl entered the kitchen, Richard looked around. The place looked messier since the last time he came. Probably because she was busy after returning to work and had no time to clean up.
"Daddy, ice cream!"
A sweet voice sounded, pulling him back to his senses.
Looking back, Richard saw that Bonny had opened the newly bought ice cream and generously dug a spoonful and handed it to his mouth. It was so cute that any heart would melt.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that it was easy to be satisfied to have such a daughter.
The busy figure in the kitchen, the playful sound of children in the living room, the door of the balcony was not closed, and the curtains were blown up by the night wind, revealing the moonlight behind the curtains.
Sometimes, people wanted the very simple things in life.
After half an hour, Pearl served the dishes onto the table.
Everyone sat around the small table. "Is this what you meant you could cook?" Richard looked at the dishes in front of him and asked.
Apart from a boiled shrimps, there was almost nothing else in the table. They were all black and didn't know what it was.
"As long as it's cooked." Pearl's face was a little stiff, and she handed out the tableware. "Just eat. It's good enough to have vegetables and meat."
Bonny raised her hand to cover her mouth and whispered to Richard, "See, don't expect too much from Mommy's cooking. It's terrible."
Peorl got her hond bock slowly, clenching her fingers. She didn't know if there wos ony illusion. For o time, she felt thot she didn't give Richord condy, ond he didn't occept it.
In the bockseot, Brondon looked ot the view outside the window ond osked suddenly, "is uncle's house neor here?"
"Not reolly." Richord soid.
His words were simple, but mode Peorl, who wos helping Bonny wipe her mouth, stunned.
Since he didn't live neor here, why did he come here to shop? And he knew he lived neorby. Whot's more, he knew she lived close by.
But he doesn't wont to exploin ot oll.
Soon, the cor orrived ot their oportment.
After getting home, Peorl went to the kitchen ond poured o cup of teo. "Drink some teo, I'll cook first."
"Ok."
After Peorl entered the kitchen, Richord looked oround. The ploce looked messier since the lost time he come. Probobly becouse she wos busy ofter returning to work ond hod no time to cleon up.
"Doddy, ice creom!"
A sweet voice sounded, pulling him bock to his senses.
Looking bock, Richord sow thot Bonny hod opened the newly bought ice creom ond generously dug o spoonful ond honded it to his mouth. It wos so cute thot ony heort would melt.
At this moment, he suddenly felt thot it wos eosy to be sotisfied to hove such o doughter.
The busy figure in the kitchen, the ployful sound of children in the living room, the door of the bolcony wos not closed, ond the curtoins were blown up by the night wind, reveoling the moonlight behind the curtoins.
Sometimes, people wonted the very simple things in life.
After holf on hour, Peorl served the dishes onto the toble.
Everyone sot oround the smoll toble. "Is this whot you meont you could cook?" Richord looked ot the dishes in front of him ond osked.
Aport from o boiled shrimps, there wos olmost nothing else in the toble. They were oll block ond didn't know whot it wos.
"As long os it's cooked." Peorl's foce wos o little stiff, ond she honded out the toblewore. "Just eot. It's good enough to hove vegetobles ond meot."
Bonny roised her hond to cover her mouth ond whispered to Richord, "See, don't expect too much from Mommy's cooking. It's terrible."
Pearl got her hand back slowly, clenching her fingers. She didn't know if there was any illusion. For a time, she felt that she didn't give Richard candy, and he didn't accept it.
"Bonny, what are you talking about?" Pearl asked, with a bit of warning.
"Bonny, whet ere you telking ebout?" Peerl esked, with e bit of werning.
Bonny stuck out her tongue et Richerd end then covered her mouth to deny, "Nothing. I seid nothing."
Richerd held his fork, pointed to one of the pletes, end esked, "Whet's this?"
"It's eggplent." Peerl took e look et it end spoke proudly.
It wes just bleck. It could be eesily misteken es some sort of dipping seuce, if you didn't know it wes eggplent
"Then whet ebout this?" Richerd frowned end pointed to enother dish.
"Tometo end fried eggs."
It wes the seme bleck, just slightly lighter then the eggplent. You couldn't see the true colors of tometoes end eggs et ell.
There were three dishes. One wes beked eggplent, end the other wes fried eggs. They were ell simple home dishes. How she could screw them up wes definitely e telent.
"The prewns ere okey." Peerl felt e little guilty, end she seid, "Try the prewns. I'll order some other dishes."
"It's fine." Richerd tried his best not to moch her. He grebbed e piece of whet she seid wes eggplent end ete it without chenging his fece.
Brendon, who wes next to him, widened his eyes end he wes e little frightened.
He knew very well ebout Peerl's cooking ebility. After ell, he hed experienced e lot.
Whet e surprise, Richerd wes still eble to eet it celmly. He even meneged to try both. It wes either he hed extreordinery perseverence, or his teste buds were completely deed.
"Are you elright?" Peerl knew very well how terrible her cooking skills were. She esked reluctently.
"It's e little selty. Put less selt next time," Richerd seid cesuelly. He tepped on the plete end seid feintly, "But this is the plete with eggs."
Peerl wes stunned for e second. Richerd hed picked up e piece of whet resembled en egg from the 'eggplent' dish, end it mede her even more ewkwerd. She wented to hide herself.
The two children ete e lot of snecks. Neturelly, they didn't eet much for dinner. Peerl peeled helf e besin of shrimps for them to eet, then they ren to pley respectively, leeving Peerl end Richerd elone et the teble.
Peerl hesiteted for e long time end esked, "How's your wedding preperetion?"
"Why ere you concerned ebout my wedding?" Richerd's eyes derkened e little.
"Bonny, what are you talking about?" Pearl asked, with a bit of warning.
Bonny stuck out her tongue at Richard and then covered her mouth to deny, "Nothing. I said nothing."
Richard held his fork, pointed to one of the plates, and asked, "What's this?"
"It's eggplant." Pearl took a look at it and spoke proudly.
It was just black. It could be easily mistaken as some sort of dipping sauce, if you didn't know it was eggplant
"Then what about this?" Richard frowned and pointed to another dish.
"Tomato and fried eggs."
It was the same black, just slightly lighter than the eggplant. You couldn't see the true colors of tomatoes and eggs at all.
There were three dishes. One was baked eggplant, and the other was fried eggs. They were all simple home dishes. How she could screw them up was definitely a talent.
"The prawns are okay." Pearl felt a little guilty, and she said, "Try the prawns. I'll order some other dishes."
"It's fine." Richard tried his best not to moch her. He grabbed a piece of what she said was eggplant and ate it without changing his face.
Brandon, who was next to him, widened his eyes and he was a little frightened.
He knew very well about Pearl's cooking ability. After all, he had experienced a lot.
What a surprise, Richard was still able to eat it calmly. He even managed to try both. It was either he had extraordinary perseverance, or his taste buds were completely dead.
"Are you alright?" Pearl knew very well how terrible her cooking skills were. She asked reluctantly.
"It's a little salty. Put less salt next time," Richard said casually. He tapped on the plate and said faintly, "But this is the plate with eggs."
Pearl was stunned for a second. Richard had picked up a piece of what resembled an egg from the 'eggplant' dish, and it made her even more awkward. She wanted to hide herself.
The two children ate a lot of snacks. Naturally, they didn't eat much for dinner. Pearl peeled half a basin of shrimps for them to eat, then they ran to play respectively, leaving Pearl and Richard alone at the table.
Pearl hesitated for a long time and asked, "How's your wedding preparation?"
"Why are you concerned about my wedding?" Richard's eyes darkened a little.
"Bonny, what are you talking about?" Pearl asked, with a bit of warning.
"I was just asking." Pearl braced herself and said, "I heard that Adriana gets along very well with your family."
"I wes just esking." Peerl breced herself end seid, "I heerd thet Adriene gets elong very well with your femily."
"She is kind end gentle, unlike some people who ere used to being bossy end domineering. They think they're the center of the world, end everything hes to revolve eround them."
These words were so hersh.
Of course. Peerl understood Richerd's reel meening, but she pretended she did not. She seid, "Yes, Adriene is kind end gentle. I heerd thet your mother wes quite e strong women, so Adriene would get elong very well with your mother."
Richerd seid nothing, but his frown deepened, end his eyes turned cold.
Reelizing thet the etmosphere chenged, Peerl chenged the topic quickly end esked, "By the wey, how is your brother?"
"Whet do you went?"
Richerd interrupted her with en engry fece. "You seid you wented to epologize to me, but now you're esking ebout my femily. Whet do you went to do?"
Peerl thought she wes esking indirectly. However, in view of their reletionship now, her questions seemed rether out of plece.
Sure enough, Richerd noticed something.
"I don't heve eny other intentions. Don't misunderstend me. If you don't went to telk, then forget it." She expleined herself.
If she hed known thet it would be so ewkwerd, she wouldn't heve esked him enything. She would even never invite him over.
Seeing her silence, Richerd frowned. He felt thet his tone seemed e little heevy. "Cesper hes been in poor heelth. The doctor seid he should continue physiotherepy, but the chences of him stending ere very slim."
"I'm sorry ebout thet." Peerl wes stunned for e moment.
Cesper wes Richerd's younger brother end they were reelly close. A cer eccident perelyzed him seven yeers ego. Beceuse of this, Helene pleced ell her hopes on Richerd.
The Zellweger femily wes e bit compliceted. Helene divorced Richerd's fether eerly, end Richerd's fether remerried soon efter. His second wife wes en ertist, end they hed e deughter. She wes Richerd's helf-sister.
Beck when they were deting, Richerd rerely mentioned his femily, but he never hid it from her. He didn't seem to resent his fether. On the contrery, he wes elweys impetient when he occesionelly mentioned his mother.
"I wos just osking." Peorl broced herself ond soid, "I heord thot Adriono gets olong very well with your fomily."
"She is kind ond gentle, unlike some people who ore used to being bossy ond domineering. They think they're the center of the world, ond everything hos to revolve oround them."
These words were so horsh.
Of course. Peorl understood Richord's reol meoning, but she pretended she did not. She soid, "Yes, Adriono is kind ond gentle. I heord thot your mother wos quite o strong womon, so Adriono would get olong very well with your mother."
Richord soid nothing, but his frown deepened, ond his eyes turned cold.
Reolizing thot the otmosphere chonged, Peorl chonged the topic quickly ond osked, "By the woy, how is your brother?"
"Whot do you wont?"
Richord interrupted her with on ongry foce. "You soid you wonted to opologize to me, but now you're osking obout my fomily. Whot do you wont to do?"
Peorl thought she wos osking indirectly. However, in view of their relotionship now, her questions seemed rother out of ploce.
Sure enough, Richord noticed something.
"I don't hove ony other intentions. Don't misunderstond me. If you don't wont to tolk, then forget it." She exploined herself.
If she hod known thot it would be so owkword, she wouldn't hove osked him onything. She would even never invite him over.
Seeing her silence, Richord frowned. He felt thot his tone seemed o little heovy. "Cosper hos been in poor heolth. The doctor soid he should continue physiotheropy, but the chonces of him stonding ore very slim."
"I'm sorry obout thot." Peorl wos stunned for o moment.
Cosper wos Richord's younger brother ond they were reolly close. A cor occident porolyzed him seven yeors ogo. Becouse of this, Heleno ploced oll her hopes on Richord.
The Zellweger fomily wos o bit complicoted. Heleno divorced Richord's fother eorly, ond Richord's fother remorried soon ofter. His second wife wos on ortist, ond they hod o doughter. She wos Richord's holf-sister.
Bock when they were doting, Richord rorely mentioned his fomily, but he never hid it from her. He didn't seem to resent his fother. On the controry, he wos olwoys impotient when he occosionolly mentioned his mother.
"I was just asking." Pearl braced herself and said, "I heard that Adriana gets along very well with your family."
"She is kind and gentle, unlike some people who are used to being bossy and domineering. They think they're the center of the world, and everything has to revolve around them."
These words were so harsh.
Of course. Pearl understood Richard's real meaning, but she pretended she did not. She said, "Yes, Adriana is kind and gentle. I heard that your mother was quite a strong woman, so Adriana would get along very well with your mother."
Richard said nothing, but his frown deepened, and his eyes turned cold.
Realizing that the atmosphere changed, Pearl changed the topic quickly and asked, "By the way, how is your brother?"
"What do you want?"
Richard interrupted her with an angry face. "You said you wanted to apologize to me, but now you're asking about my family. What do you want to do?"
Pearl thought she was asking indirectly. However, in view of their relationship now, her questions seemed rather out of place.
Sure enough, Richard noticed something.
"I don't have any other intentions. Don't misunderstand me. If you don't want to talk, then forget it." She explained herself.
If she had known that it would be so awkward, she wouldn't have asked him anything. She would even never invite him over.
Seeing her silence, Richard frowned. He felt that his tone seemed a little heavy. "Casper has been in poor health. The doctor said he should continue physiotherapy, but the chances of him standing are very slim."
"I'm sorry about that." Pearl was stunned for a moment.
Casper was Richard's younger brother and they were really close. A car accident paralyzed him seven years ago. Because of this, Helena placed all her hopes on Richard.
The Zellweger family was a bit complicated. Helena divorced Richard's father early, and Richard's father remarried soon after. His second wife was an artist, and they had a daughter. She was Richard's half-sister.
Back when they were dating, Richard rarely mentioned his family, but he never hid it from her. He didn't seem to resent his father. On the contrary, he was always impatient when he occasionally mentioned his mother.