Yun Shu looked at her mother on the hospital bed, she couldn't be willful, she had to accumulate strength to protect her mother. "Well, I'll go. Father-in-law, you have to take good care of your mother, and you must call me when she wakes up. ”

"Well, I must call you, go quickly."

Li Xiangyu woke up briefly for a while, took the medicine and fell asleep again. Yun Shu stayed in front of the bed and fell asleep. Yan Shizhen asked Gui Zhi to hold Yun Shu and sleep next to Li Xiangyu.

That night, Gui Zhi stayed in the inner room, and Yan Shizhen stayed in the outer room. Other people's families do not sleep on Chinese New Year's Eve, they are keeping the New Year, and the people of Yun Zhai are not sleeping, but they are guarding Li Xiangyu.

When Yun Shu woke up, it was almost noon, and she only felt that she hadn't slept so soundly for a long time.

I felt that someone was caressing her back, squinting her eyes and looking up, but it was her mother who was looking at her dotingly, and unconsciously muttered: "This dream is so good!" The little head rubbed again, closed his eyes and went back to sleep.

A familiar and friendly voice said, "Aren't your eyebrows still up?" It's noon, aren't you hungry? ”

Yun Shu suddenly opened her eyes, "Mother! He quickly got up and said in surprise: "How are you?" Mother! ”

"Your brother Li is here to see you sleeping lazily for a long time, don't you feel ashamed?"

Yun Shu caught a glimpse of Li Ge in front of the bed, looking at her with a smile on her face, and hurriedly burrowed into the quilt, "Mother, no one has woken up, why do you want Brother Li to come in?" ”

Li Xiangyu rubbed Yun Shu's head and smiled: "Mei'er is sleepy?" Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, your brother Li's family came to pay New Year's greetings, I can't get out of the house, how can I not let him in? ”

"Mother, you don't look at me anymore." Yun Shu poked her head out of the quilt again.

"Sister Shu, get up quickly, I'll go out." Li Ge said thoughtfully, and then turned around and went out.

He came with his parents to pay New Year's greetings, and Li Yuanfen and his wife were afraid that Li Xiangyu would work hard, so they sat down and left. Li Ge wanted to accompany Yunshu, so he stayed.

Yun Shu, who had finished grooming, poked her head out of the house. "Brother Li!"

Li Ge turned around and saw Yun Shu's bright face, and said with a smile: "Mei'er is particularly beautiful today!" ”

When Yun Shu heard this, her confused head was awake: "Oh, oh, auspicious words for the New Year!" I wish Brother Li great progress in his studies in the new year! Taller, more jade trees in the wind, graceful! ”

"For the sake of your sweet mouth, hey, red envelopes!" Li Ge smiled, took out a red envelope from his sleeve and handed it over.

"Wow! Thank you, Brother Li! Yun Shu happily took it.

"I knew you were so happy, so I would have sealed you more." Li Ge couldn't help but say when he saw that she liked it so much.

"Brother Li sealed, I don't care how much, I care about my heart." Yun Shu said.

Li Ge was overjoyed when he heard this, and when he saw the moire bracelet on Yun Shu's wrist, he smiled and said, "The New Year's gift that Auntie prepared for Sister Shu is a silver bracelet?" It's so exquisite! ”

"No, this is a gift from my father-in-law." Yun Shu said proudly.

"Father-in-law?" Li Ge couldn't help but be surprised.

"It's Uncle Yan, yesterday I recognized Uncle Yan as my father-in-law, and Uncle Yan gave me this bracelet. You see. Yun Shu stretched out her wrist in front of Li Ge.

"Uncle Yan, oh, no, is your stepfather treating you well these days?"

"My father-in-law treats me very well. What happened to you? Seeing that Li Ge's face was a little unnatural, Yun Shu asked.

Li Ge snorted, "I thought that in addition to your parents, I was the only one who treated you well, but I didn't expect you to have another stepfather." ”

"Mother said that if I have a father-in-law, there will be one more person to love me, isn't it?"

"No, it's good to have one more person to love you." Li Ge said. That being said, there is some inexplicable jealousy in my heart.

Yun Shu didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and said with a smile: "Brother Li, you are a year older again, are you happy?" ”

"Naturally happy, one step closer to my goal."

"What's your goal?"

"Well, I can't tell you yet."

"Tell me!" Yun Shu hugged his arm and shook it vigorously.

Li Ge shook his head with a smile.

"Don't tell me forget it, I'm a year older, and I'm happy, but I won't tell you why I'm happy, huh." Yun Shu pouted.

Li Ge smiled even more.

Li Xiangyu listened to their words and smiles, his heart was relieved, and he fell asleep again.

Yun Shu joked with Li Ge outside the door, and then took Li Ge into the house, and when she saw that her mother was asleep, she beckoned to Bai Xiang and Ziyun. Bai Xiang willingly followed out.

"When did Mother wake up? Have you ever eaten or used medicine? ”

"Madame woke up an hour ago, and Mr. Yan asked Madame to feed her food and medicine. After a while, Li Gongzi came and talked together for a while. ”

"I don't even know how I slept so deeply. What about the stepfather? Yun Shu couldn't help rubbing her brain, she slept so soundly, how could she be like a family member.

Bai Xiang said: "Mr. Yan and Gui Zhi watched Mrs. all night last night, and they both went to rest now. ”

"Well, I see, you go take care of your mother, something calls me."

"Does the young lady want to eat? I'll go and let the kitchen arrange. ”

"No need, just take care of your mother, go in."

Bai Xiang saluted and turned to enter the house.

Yun Shu said to Ziyun: "You go and rest, you don't have to accompany me now." ”

Ziyun smiled and bowed.

Yun Shu turned around and smiled at Li Ge and said, "I haven't had breakfast yet, I'm so hungry now, do you want to accompany me to eat?" ”

"Naturally, I'm happy to accompany you!" Li Ge looked at Yun Shu in front of him and said with a smile, "Mei'er has to worry so much every day, it's really hard, and it's extremely rare to be able to accompany you to eat." I'll be with you for this meal! ”

When Yun Shu heard this, she felt full of joy in her heart, and with a smile in the corner of her eyes, she only said softly: "Let's go." ”

From the main house to the kitchen, the two of them just silently rejoiced, only occasionally raising their eyes to look at each other.

In front of the kitchen, Yun Shu spoke, "What do you want to eat?" ”

Li Ge looked at her and said intimately: "Whatever you want to eat, I will accompany you to eat." ”

Yun Shu thought for a while and said, "The first meal in the first year of junior high school is to eat dumplings, but I prefer wontons, why don't we eat wontons?" ”

"Okay."

When the cook saw Yun Shu, her face was full of smiles, how could last night's rich red envelope not make people courteous. "Miss hasn't had breakfast yet, what do you want to use at this time? The materials are complete, and they will be made for you immediately. ”

Yun Shu said: "I'm afraid it's a little troublesome." Make two bowls of chicken wontons and bring them to the study. ”

"No trouble, no trouble. Knowing that the young lady likes wontons, she prepared the stuffing early in the morning. The cook replied with a smile.

Yun Shu nodded and said, "It's hard work." ”

Turning around, Yun Shu said, "I haven't given incense to my father and ancestors today, let's go together." ”

"Okay." Li Ge responded, turned around and grabbed Yun Shu's hand. Yun Shu bowed her head and smiled.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the city was full of people who greeted each other for the New Year. And apart from the Li family, there was no other person in the Yun Mansion who came to visit. In this quiet morning, the sun is shining all over the courtyard, and it is stained with a shallow spring.

In the afternoon, Li Xiangyu woke up again, called Yan Shizhen, Steward Meng, Gui Zhi, and Yun Fan to go in and arrange some things, and after giving instructions, he fell asleep again.

After dinner, send Li Ge away. Li Xiangyu woke up slowly, I don't know if it was because of the candlelight, Li Xiangyu's face looked better than during the day.

"You all rest, it's good to have Mei'er here with me." Li Xiangyu smiled lightly.

When everyone went out, Li Xiangyu pointed to the empty seat next to him: "Look at how sweetly you slept last night, you still sleep next to your mother tonight, right?" ”

"Good!" Yun Shu rejoiced. I fell asleep yesterday, and I don't know who carried her to her mother's side, and she slept very soundly.

Yun Shu took off her coat and burrowed into the quilt like a small fish, revealing only a small head and blinking big black eyes.

Li Xiangyu's thin hand stroked Yun Shu's clear and agile eyebrows and small face, and said with a light smile: "I haven't told Mei'er a story for a long time, do you want to hear it?" ”

Yun Shu restrained her curiosity and asked, "I want to hear it, but is my mother's body supporting it?" ”

Li Xiangyu nodded, "It's okay." Tell Mei'er about her mother's story today, okay? ”

"Okay." Yun Shu obediently agreed.

A large part of the story takes place in the back house, there is the story of Li Xiangyu's childhood, some happened in Jiyang's hometown, some happened in the academy where Yunjin Tong studied, and some happened in this house. These places are like beads, connecting Li Xiangyu's life.

Yun Shu couldn't help but have a sour nose and a painful heart when she heard this, and hugged her thin mother hard.

Li Xiangyu patted her gently, "Do you know, why does my mother want to tell you about her life experience?" ”

Yun Shu held back her tears, shook her head and said, "Mother, I don't want to know, can I talk about it later?" ”

"Just like you, Master Qin, let you read history books wisely, learn from the past, and know the future. You can learn from your mother's life. Learn to recognize, recognize, believe, and employ people, these steps cannot be wrong, otherwise you will be the one who will be injured. But my mother has limited knowledge in her life and can not teach you much. It can only tell you that no one can only do the right thing, so be prepared to take the damage as well. You have to make your heart strong enough so that you don't fall under the blow and fall out of the game. It doesn't matter if you fail once, as long as your heart is still there, you can still do it again. But don't lose your heart. You know? Li Xiangyu ignored Yun Shu's words, and said it in one breath, a little out of breath.

Yun Shu seems to understand whether she understands or not, "Mei'er wrote down every word of her mother. Mother reassured. ”

"There is another thing, my mother has never told you, for fear that you will be sad. Now all you have to do is listen to it, Mother is just a precautionary measure. ”

"What is Mother going to say?" Yun Shu's heart became alert again.

"My mother has been seriously ill for many days, and I am afraid that I will go by myself, leaving you alone, so I asked you to recognize your Uncle Yan as your father-in-law, thinking that when your mother is gone, someone will take care of you."

"Mei'er knows that my mother is all for my good, so my mother shouldn't think about it anymore." Yun Shu couldn't hold back her tears anymore.

Li Xiangyu stroked the rolling tears on her little face and smiled slightly: "Don't cry, you have to be strong." Your stepfather is a trustworthy man, and when your father was there, he always wanted to give you to your stepfather's son, but unfortunately your stepfather has been alone all these years and has never married. I haven't told you the story of your father and your stepfather, have I? Do you want to hear it? ”

"Mother is tired of talking so much, right? Let's rest early today, and I'll talk to Mei'er tomorrow. Yun Shu had always wanted to hear this story, but at this moment, the horror in her heart made her not want to hear it at all.