After saying what she wanted to say to Jayden, both Jayden and Mrs. Turner fell silent for a moment. Then, Mrs. Turner said, "Well Jayden, you can stay here for a while when I go help Silvia out with the dishes."
Jayden immediately got up, "Mom, you've been busy the whole day. It's time to sit down and have a rest. I'll help Silvia with the dishes."
Mrs. Turner hesitated for a moment, and then remembered that he was already her son-in-law. She should not regard him as an outsider, so she said, "That's a good idea."
Jayden said again, "Mom, you can watch some TV for a while. I will come over again after helping Silvia."
"Okay!" After watching Jayden enter the kitchen, tears started welling up in Mrs. Turner's eyes.
Since Silvia was born, Mrs. Turner knew that Silvia would eventually have a family of her own when she grew up. Mrs. Turner also knew that Silvia was married to Jayden even before they had told her about it. Before this, she felt like she was dreaming. And she thought that when she woke up from the dream, her daughter would still be by her side, and she would still be her precious little girl.
It was not until that day when Silvia had brought Jayden home
and officially introduced him to her that Mrs. Turner had clearly understood that it was not a dream. It was really the reality that her daughter had already grown up and even had her own family.
From now on, Silvia would not hug her and behave affectionately to her like a little child. And she would also rarely have any more opportunities to wake Silvia, who liked to sleep in, up for school.
From now on, that man would be the one responsible for her daughter's life...
Jayden stepped into the kitchen and saw Silvia humming while washing the dishes. It seemed that she was in a good mood, so he was happy too. "Silvia, why are you in such a good mood?"
"You guys are done chatting already?" The moment Silvia heard Jayden's voice, she looked back and asked, "What did my mother say to you?"
Jayden said, "Answer me first, what's making you so happy?"
Silvia said, "I'm just happy. Do I need a reason to be happy? Just mind your own business, will you?"
Jayden said, "If that is the case, whatever Mom said to me has nothing to do with you then."
Silvia complained, "She's my mother. How is it that the things my mom had said to you had nothing to do with me?"
Just as Silvia was complaining in a loud voice, Jayden suddenly got close to her and gave her a gentle peck on her lips. She was caught off guard. "Mom asked me to take good care of you in future," Jayden answered.
"Can't you just speak? Why are you kissing me..." If he wanted to kiss her, he should have kissed her properly. What was the point of a gentle peck... Silvia was displeased!
"You don't like me kissing you?" But her eyes were telling him that she liked it when he kissed her.
She did like it, but she was not satisfied that it was just a gentle peck. However, she was too shy to say it out loud.
Silvia immediately changed the topic. "Get out of here. Don't try to mess around here in the kitchen." "I'm here to help you." Jayden rolled up his sleeves. He really looked like he was serious about helping her.
"Hey, I thought you are a clean freak? and you've always thought the kitchen is a dirty place? Are you really sure that you want to help me?"
"Although I don't really feel like coming into the kitchen, I can't be letting my wife do all the work by herself, right? So I have to help."
Jayden picked up the dishes that Silvia had scrubbed a while ago and rinsed them. Silvia thought he had never done any chores in his life, but he looked like he knew what he was doing. Silvia let out a sigh. It seemed that smart people were all fast learners.
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