Her husband is not much taller than her, with thick eyebrows and curly hair, well-proportioned figure and looks narrower than her. According to Rebecca, friends often praise her husband for his handsome appearance.
"For a man of his age, he is really good-looking." Ruika said proudly. They seem to be in harmony and have a lot to say when things happen. They seldom hear Rebecca say that they quarreled.
She and her husband have just arrived in America, and her husband often travels everywhere. It wasn't long before she got a driver's license and could drive around by herself, which was both bold and cautious.
Not long after Rebecca entered our company, her stomach became bigger and bigger, and soon she gave birth to her eldest daughter.
Her parents love their daughter very much. They came from India to take care of her childbirth. Ruika came back to work after several months of maternity leave, and mentioned that her husband went back to India to visit relatives ten days after giving birth to her boss. I'm a little surprised to hear that it will take some time for a woman who has just given birth to a child to return to normal physically and mentally. Even if parents are around, the role of the husband is irreplaceable. But Rebecca doesn't seem to mind. For a woman, honesty may be a good thing.
A year or two later, Rebecca was pregnant again. She felt very different from last time and decided that this time it was her son. Her husband is an only child. I think the family wants a son to inherit the fireworks. After four months of B-ultrasound, it turned out to be a girl.
"I like those two girls, too, just like my sister and I, very good." She said.
Before the second child was born, she invited me to a "baby shower", and I took my daughter there. In an Indian cafeteria, they packed the whole wing. Everywhere is decorated with pink veils, pink and white balloons, flowers and various cakes. Curry mutton tastes good. The guests took turns to come forward and sprinkled colorful leftovers on the expectant mother's head to express their blessings.
After the birth of the second child, several Indian colleagues visited her at home and invited me to go with them. Her house is very tall and is a common two-story colonial building. The side yard and backyard are all slopes made of stone. Spring has arrived, but the hillside is dotted with flowers of various colors and colors, lush and colorful. It takes a lot of effort to plant any plant in this stone-based soil layer. It is conceivable that the couple are hardworking and caring people.
After the maternity leave, Ruika returned to work. She does things safely, regardless of children or work, and is a good wife and mother. It is rare to see her make rash mistakes.
Several of our female colleagues still go out for a walk at noon every day. She is as steady as before, and sometimes complains when she is tired, but she has never been angry.
Ruika is a thrifty person and generally doesn't like to engage in high-profile luxury, although her and her husband's income is not low. One day she asked me what to do with my daughter's old clothes, and I said that most of them were still at home. She said she could give it to her if she didn't mind, and her two daughters could use it repeatedly. Since then, I often bring my daughter some clothes that she can't wear. Her eldest daughter is very tall, although much younger than my daughter, the height difference is not too much. She will be able to wear it soon.
Occasionally I will see her slightly luxurious side. Ruika has a group of beautiful Indian friends. Once, a beautiful woman in the circle celebrated her birthday. From the photos that Ruika showed us, I saw a luxurious limousine, in which a group of beautiful women's dresses were fluttering, jeweled and heavily made up. Everyone was sitting in the car with a glass of red wine and laughing happily. Another beautiful woman's birthday, their mothers gathered in Florida and held a party in Miami Beach to celebrate for a few days.
After Ricca handed in her resignation letter, she never said anything about the new company. Several of our colleagues who often walk together usually talk a lot, but no one knows anything about her new company, not even the location. She only revealed that her salary had risen a lot at her new employer, and she refused to mention anything else.
There are a lot of people coming in and out of our company. It seems that few people are so secretive about the new unit. Afraid of sleeping, rock the boat Nobody knows. It was not until she settled down there and updated LinkedIn data that the mystery was finally solved.
After she left, for a while, every time my daughter wore little clothes, I would think of her unconsciously.
She sends me messages from time to time. Recently, in a short message, she asked me which China supermarket I could buy kelp, saying that the doctor advised her to make up some seafood.
Six or seven years have passed. Are the two daughters of Ruika all grown up? I think the two girls must grow up healthily, because they have a stable and practical mother.