Chapter 317: The Sun Was Shining Brightly
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Fengzhang was so excited that he became teary-eyed because his wife had finally recovered. Still, he could not believe it. He nodded and said with a choked-up voice, “I’ll go get the needle and thread.”
Ding Wan’s vision had deteriorated in her earlier years of embroidery. Later, she secretly cried whenever she saw needles and threads Therefore, her husband thought of hiding those things from her.
He felt it was best if Ding Wan did not see the needles and thread, but that was why Su Wenxian did not know where those things were.
Su Fengzhang went to the back room to look for his wife’s sewing kit and returned shortly. Although many years had passed, the sewing kit seemed well preserved.
“Here are your needles and threads.” He carefully held his wife’s sewing kit, afraid she would drop them. He knew how important it was to his wife as it was not an ordinary sewing kit. Ding Wan’s parents left it behind for her, and it had always been precious to her.
Ding Wan took the sewing kit with trembling hands, as it had been a while since she had held it. She touched the box and could feel its delicate indent designs.
Finally, she could see the delicate patterns. She remembered how blurry her vision was, as she could only see the box’s general outline. At that time, she was anxious and could only touch and feel the patterns with her hand.
However, her vision had recovered, and she was excited. Ding Wan could not even describe how she felt.
Su Fengzhang and Su Wenxian watched from the sidelines joyfully. Su Wenxian was even about to burst into tears, but he discretely wiped them away as his heart ached for his mother.
The father-son duo kept silent and did not want to disturb Ding Wan. She touched the box, took a deep breath, opened it, and removed a needle and thread. Then she put the thread into the eye of the needle
Since the needle’s eye was thin and tiny, one would be unable to thread through it if one did not have good eyesight. However, Ding Wan could. She knew she could see better than when she was younger.
Her eyes were better than ever, maybe even a little too clear. She held the thread with one hand, but she was shaking. If so, she could not point the thread at the needles eye.
Su Fengzhang and Su Wenxian watched anxiously on the sidelines. Su
Wenxian even wished he could help his mother.
Ding Wan took a few deep breaths to keep herself calm and not get nervous. Then her hands stopped shaking as she aimed the thread at the eye of the needle and passed it through.
She held the two ends of the thread, and the needle hung low on it. One lookand the family knew Ding Wan had inserted the thread into the needle.
“You threaded the needle, Mom! Your eyes are perfect!” Su Wenxian was no longer a child, but he was so excited that he could not help but jump up and down like a child.
Su Fengzhang’s eyes were misty as he said hoarsely, “That’s great, Wan. Truly.”
Ding Wan’s hand started to tremble again as she held the thread. However, they trembled with excitement this time. She was so happy that she started crying, “I can thread needles and sew again!”
Su Fengzhang saw his wife’s tears rolling down her cheeks and felt his heart aching. He wiped her tears, saying, “Don’t cry, Wan. You should be happy.”
Ding Wan wiped her tears with the back of her hands. She said smilingly, “Of course I’m happy. These are tears of joy,” Then she hugged her husband and added, “I know it’s been hard on you and Wenxin all these years.”
She felt guilty about the trouble she caused. If it were any other day, she would not have cried in front of her son, but she was now emotional. She wanted to say many things but did not know how.
Su Fengzhang shook his head and sobbed. “N-No, that’s okay. We will always be together, especially when you get better. Things will get easier for us now.”
He was most afraid of Ding Wan leaving him and their son behind. However, Ding Wan was better now, and he could not be happier.
Ding Wan could see how her husband felt. “Things won’t be like this anymore in the future. Let’s live good lives. I’ll cook and take care of this family.”
Su Fengzhang and Su Wenxian were the ones who took care of her in the past, doing her laundry and cooking, so Ding Wan felt useless. Her mood was always low, and she would cry a lot. She even thought her pitiful appearance would affect her husband and son’s mood.
Su Wenxian said thoughtfully, “I know how to cook too, Mom. I can do that while you take better care of yourself. You don’t have to tire yourself out.”
Ding Wan said smilingly, “I won’t, silly child. Since I’m better now, I’d happily take care of us. Also, your cousin said it’s good if I’m more active, but I promised her I won’t embroider at night or in the dark.”
Su Wenxian nodded. “Okay.”
After all the excitement, the family calmed down after a while. Still, the trio had bright smiles on their faces.
Ding Wan looked toward the sun outside and said, “The sun looks good out there. I haven’t walked around the streets for a long time.”
When Su Fengzhang heard what his wife said, he asked, “Do you want to go for a walk? I’ll accompany you.”
Ding Wan nodded. “Yeah, let’s go take a look around.”
Indeed, it had been a long time since she could enjoy the scenery. With her previous condition, she never had the mood to go out and was also afraid she would fall somewhere and freeze, causing her family to worry.
Since she was better now, she wanted to go for a walk, so Su Fengzhang hurriedly took Ding Wan’s thick coat and put it on her. Then he held his wife’s hand and left the house.
“Be careful.” He was very gentle with his wife, afraid she would fall. After all these years of taking special care of her, it had become a habit.
Ding Wan said, “Don’t worry. I can walk on my own since I’m fine now.”
It was almost winter, and the weather had become colder. However, the afternoon was bright and sunny, so it was not too cold.
Ding Wan revealed a faint smile as she tidied her clothes and got ready to walk around. It was just when the tofu factory workers got off work, and everyone was shocked when they saw Ding Wan.
They had previously heard that Su Fengzhang’s wife was dying, but she seemed to have recovered in just a few days. Ding Wan looked like nothing had ever happened to her.
She had seldom left the house in the past, and most would only see her during the New Year. Even then, her face was pale, and she looked weak. Now, she looked well and walked briskly.
Everyone suspected they were hallucinating and asked tentatively, “Where are you going, Madam Ding?”
Ding Wan said smilingly, “Hello, Liu Qiao. I was just about to go to the fields for a look.”
She still recognized the villagers. Although she seldom went about, the villagers would greet each other during the New Year, so she remembered everyone who interacted with her.
“You look much better, Madam Ding.”
“Thanks to Binglan, your body is better now.”
“Come and visit us when you’re free next time, Madam Ding.”
The other villagers greeted Ding Wan warmly when they saw her..
