In fact, the things Xia Jing talked about, including what she herself didn't know on a daily basis, even though he, as a dutiful husband, had never heard his own wife mention these matters.
Perhaps what he had done was right—some things between husband and wife, once spelled out, only serve to make the relationship more awkward. Only by suppressing some matters here forever can everyone avoid feeling sad or distressed because of these issues.
Zhang Yichen listened over and over to his mother recount these touching memories, and he felt very uncomfortable. Although these were not the most important things, his heart ached nonetheless.
"Mom, happy times always pass, no matter how joyful or happy one's past might be, time will always turn it all into the cruelest reality.
We have no chance, no way to change any of this; the only thing we can do is make our happiness joyful, our lives simple. Maybe this isn't the easiest for everyone, but for us, it's the saddest, the most painful!
