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Chapter 425 The first light appears
Neither Borong nor Sun Jianyu came back that night. In the evening of the next day, the carriage arrived at Qi Mansion. Qi's mother had already tidied up the guest room and prepared a table of wine and food for the servants. It had been raining for days and it was winter, so there was really nothing new. Most of the dishes here are bacon and the like. Fortunately, there are some dried vegetables and pickled bamboo shoots at home, so the table is quite rich.
However, everyone's thoughts were obviously not on eating and drinking. Hehua couldn't sit still for too long, so she only came out to accompany her for a short while. The rest of the people filled their stomachs and wanted to get off the table quickly.
Qi's mother also knew that they wanted to spend time with Hehua, so she didn't waste much time. She said a few words about living here as home and asking for anything she needed, and then she got up and left the table first.
Xiaoxiu, Boning, and Shuanzi all hurriedly gathered in Hehua's room.
Shuanzi had been trying to endure it since the moment he saw Hehua. Now there were no outsiders at all, and he had never seen Hehua look so haggard. Before he even called out, his eyes were red.
Hehua stretched out her hand to pull Shuan to her side, stretched out her hand to scratch the bridge of his nose and said, "You are already a man. He is almost a man. Why are you still crying like a child?"
Shuanzi gritted his teeth and held back the tears that were swirling in his eyes, and said with a nasal voice: "I didn't cry. Second sister, you got it wrong."
"Yes, I was wrong. We Shuanzi are little men." Hehua smiled slightly and followed his words.
Shuanzi threw off his shoes and climbed onto the couch, hugged Hehua's arm, and snuggled up next to her.
Bonin glanced at him and snorted: "Is there such a clingy man?"
"Second brother, if you want to come, come up too. There's still room on the left!" Shuanzi deliberately held his hand a little tighter and gave Bonin a provocative look.
"Tch!" Bonin turned his head away disdainfully, "Childish!"
The originally depressing atmosphere in the room was suddenly enlivened by the quarrel between the two of them, and the corners of Lotus's lips couldn't help but turn up again and again.
Bai Zhi said happily: "Grandma hasn't smiled for several days, but the second and third masters have some ideas."
Several people talked in the room for a while, then Xiaoxiu stood up and said: "We have been working in the carriage for three days. Everyone is tired. Hehua is heavy and gets tired easily. You two should go back to the room quickly and let the girl take care of you." Take a shower and go to bed, I will stay with Lotus tonight."
After sending the two little ones away, the corners of Lotus's mouth drooped again.
Xiao Xiu felt distressed and sighed: "If you didn't really want to laugh, you would just be pretending to be a fake person. We are not outsiders. We have nothing to hide. Seeing you like this makes me feel tired for you." , no wonder you are getting thinner and look very haggard."
"They are both still children, and they are trying so hard to make me happy. It's okay for me to be upset myself. Why bother to waste their thoughts with a face?" He Hua raised her hand to rub her forehead and closed her eyes tiredly. .
"Everyone says that if one family doesn't speak the same language as the other, aren't you being a foreigner?" Xiaoxiu sent the girls away, quickly made the bed, stuffed Mrs. Tang who Bai Zhi had brought in into the bed, and laid herself in bed. He was sitting on the edge of the bed, changing places for Mrs. Yu while talking to Hehua.
"Of course it's like this for you and eldest brother, but Boning and Shuanzi are still children!" Hehua relaxed, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'm fine. I saw eldest brother yesterday and cried hard, and I felt It’s much more comfortable, and it’s not so uncomfortable. Otherwise, even if you force me to laugh, I wouldn’t be able to laugh.”
"I won't advise you anymore. I also know that everything you say now is in vain. You should rest early. Maybe your elder brother will come back with good news for you tomorrow." Xiaoxiu touched the quilt and felt warm. Mrs. Tang pushed her to the position under her feet and held the lotus bed outside to lie down so that it would be easier for her to get up at night. Then she got inside and lay down. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How come it's been so long since I've been so close to my sister-in-law."
"I can't even remember how long it has been." Hehua fell asleep smelling the soothing incense, her voice a little hoarse and tired, "The days go by so fast, I can still remember when I helped my mother take care of the baby. When I was a baby, it was as if I was still in front of my eyes, now Bao'er is so big."
"Yes, the days feel long when they pass by, and they feel short after they pass." After Xiaoxiu said this, she saw that there was no movement on the lotus side. She turned around and saw that she had fallen asleep with her head tilted. She reached out and pulled the corner of the quilt for her. , covering his shoulders tightly, he turned over and fell asleep.
Hehua got up several times during the night. Xiaoxiu was a light sleeper and would wake up whenever there was movement around her. She would get up to support Hehua or pour water for her, which made Hehua very embarrassed.
When she got up early the next morning and washed up, Hehua said: "Sister-in-law, I'll ask the girl to stay on duty tomorrow when she comes in. You can go to the guest room to rest. You won't be able to sleep well this way, and I won't be able to sleep well either."
"Second sister." Shuanzi ran in from outside, "Eldest brother sent someone back with a message, saying that they had spread out in front to explore the road. It seems that they can go around through the forest, and maybe they can find my brother-in-law."
"Really?" He Hua's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"That's what the person who came back with the news said, but it's difficult to walk in the woods, and I'm afraid there won't be any new news for a while." Boning also stepped into the room, reached out and took the soft pillow from Xiao Zhen's hand, He put Lotus on the back of his waist, helped her fill a small bowl of porridge and put it in front of her, "Eat more, look at how thin you are. My brother-in-law will be heartbroken when he sees you when he comes back."
"Nothing big or small." Hehua glared at Bonin angrily, but her mood actually improved a lot, and she ate more breakfast than usual.
"You only eat so much?" Boning looked at He Hua's appetite, frowned and said in disgust, "No wonder he's almost skin and bones."
"Second Master doesn't know, but this is already considered good. Grandma's daily food intake is only a little more than half of this." Xiao Zhen said while clearing the dishes.
"You used to be able to eat well, but now the two of us have to eat less than before?" Bonin asked with a proud face.
"The belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it's pressing against the stomach. How can I eat anything." After Hehua said this, she felt that it was inappropriate to tell Boning this. She waved her hands and said, "I'll just use it when I'm hungry later. Now the kitchen is here from early in the morning." Eat warm food at night, which is prepared for me.”
After hearing this, Bonin finally stopped nagging, helped Hehua to rest on the couch, put her legs on his knees, and reached out to help her knead her swollen legs and feet.
He Hua's good mood lasted the whole day, and she ordered the girl to prepare clothes and food, as if she was sure that Qi Jintang would be back soon. The family had no choice but to follow her wishes, but she kept it in mind, for fear of the more you hope, the harder you fall. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Chapter 425 The first light appears