Chapter 161: White Lies
After An Xiabai was helped upstairs to the room by Lu Liuer to rest, she kept sitting at the head of the bed without saying a word, and the whole person seemed to have lost her soul.
Lu Liu'er looked sad, she was not a person with an idea, and after such a thing happened, she didn't know how to deal with it at all, plus the version of the rumor she heard before said that Liu Fengfeng was also among them, which made Lu Liu'er even more flustered.
"What should I do, Miss Lu?" The little guy is a trustworthy person in the restaurant, looking at An Xiabai's trance-like appearance, he doesn't have to be in a hurry at all.
After all, An Xiabai is the big boss of the restaurant, and it can be said that he is his food and clothing parents, if something happens, they will be the first to be affected.
Lu Liu'er didn't know what to do, she tried to hold back her tears, thought for a while and said, "You go and invite Miss Mo over, just go to Mo's house and ask, if you don't find anyone, ask Master Mo." ”
Listening to the recent conversation between An Xiabai and Mo Qiyan, Mo Simin should not be in the Mo family now.
Lu Liuer knew this, but she had to ask with hope.
In the capital, there are really not many people who can be trusted, and she can't let the little girl go home directly and tell her mother the news, right?
The little servant agreed, and trotted all the way downstairs as he was instructed.
"Sister-in-law, do you want to drink some hot tea, and I'll pour you a cup?" Lu Liu'er turned her eyes to look at An Xiabai on the bed, and tried her best to talk to her in a relaxed and gentle voice, "You really don't have to take those words said outside to heart, brother, he was ordered to go on the expedition, and there is General Li by his side, if something really happens, it should be the imperial court who ordered someone to come over to report the news, right?" ”
An Xiabai still didn't speak, staring at the tea in Lu Liu'er's hand with burning eyes, not knowing what was going on in his heart.
Just when Lu Liu'er was worried about how to coax her, the voice of the little maid suddenly came downstairs: "Miss Lu, I'm back!" ”
Hey, what's going on, even if you go from the restaurant to Mo's house to find someone, it takes time to come and go, why did he come back so quickly?
She half-frowned and walked briskly to the door.
It is estimated that Mo Simin should not know the rumors outside, she has to collude with her in advance, otherwise she will go in and say the wrong thing later, and it will make An Xiabai sad again.
Lu Liu'er waited outside the door, and finally waited for Mo Simin after a while.
"How's she doing?" Mo Simin was so anxious that he couldn't go in immediately to check on An Xiabai's situation.
It's reason that makes her try to stay awake.
Rushing in before the situation is unknown may trigger her sadness.
"Miss Mo, do you know what the rumors outside say?" Lu Liu'er lowered her voice, "It's just that there are rumors about the border war outside." ”
Mo Simin nodded, his brows furrowing more and more.
It was precisely because she heard the rumors of the border war today that she was nervous to appear here.
"When Madame heard about it, she was sullen all the time, she didn't eat or drink, and she didn't even want to speak." The more Lu Liu'er spoke, the more she became more and more concerned, and hurriedly pushed Mo Simin into the room, "You are usually the most familiar with your wife, you should have a way to persuade her, hurry forward to comfort and comfort her." ”
Mo Simin just walked in.
At the same time, An Xiabai just raised his eyes.
"I'm coming to see you." She tugged at the corners of her lips and drew a very shallow smile, "I heard that you are a little unwell.....
Mo Simin said as he walked to An Xiabai's bed.
What she never expected was that when she approached, An Xiabai actually pounced on her.
This was followed by a whimper.
It's better to cry out than to keep everything in your heart.
Mo Simin and Lu Liu'er thought so, they tacitly remained silent, quietly waiting for An Xiabai to adjust their emotions.
An Xiabai buried her head in Mo Simin's arms and cried for a while, until the tears wet Mo Simin's clothes, and she could not hold back her tears.
After knowing each other for so long, it was the first time she had seen An Xiabai crying so heartily, after all, she had always been very strong, no matter what kind of adversity she grew up in, she could successfully find a way out of it, and she could also find a way.
Now that she heard that Lu Li might die in battle, she was sad and sad, and it was understandable.
Mo Simin was thinking about what words to use to persuade him, and An Xiabai cleaned up his emotions: "I'm sorry, I was too emotional just now, and I cried and wet your clothes." ”
"What kind of friendship do we have, I would care if a piece of clothing doesn't work?" Mo Simin glared at her pretendedly, "If you like it, it's not a matter of crying ten or eight more things." ”
The expression on Anxia's white face softened slightly: "How can there be so many tears." ”
Her mood seemed to be much calmer than just now, and Lu Liu'er could see An Xiabai's mood change, so she asked cautiously, "Madam, what should we do now?" ”
"Don't do anything," An Xiabai lowered his eyes and said with an obscure expression, "The general is going out to fight for the imperial court, if something happens at the border pass, the imperial court will also send someone to explain to our family members, how can it be credible?" ”
She grasped this loophole, like grasping a life-saving straw: "Unless the government personally orders someone to come and tell me that Lu Li died on the battlefield, I will never believe it." ”
An Xiabai still remembers the promise Lu Li made to him before leaving.
He said he would come back safely, and he would.
Although I don't know where An Xiabai's confidence in Lu Li comes from, from his face, Lu Liuer and Mo Simin can see her belief.
This may be the only reason for her to continue to support herself.
"What about Aunt Zhou?" Mo Simin suddenly remembered something important.
She has a good relationship with An Xiabai, and there are few secrets between the two of them, so she naturally knows the identities of Zhou and Lu Liuer.
"Don't tell her all this nonsense." An Xiabai immediately decided, "Aunt Zhou is not a young person, and her mental endurance is far less than that of us young people, if you tell her the news you heard outside, she was stimulated and something happened, how can we explain?" ”
She turned her head to look at the stunned Lu Liu'er, and reached out to take her hand: "You must hold back, don't tell Aunt Zhou." ”
Lu Liuer usually has the best relationship with the Zhou family, and she occasionally mentions everything in the restaurant when she is idle, but now they want to hide some things from the Zhou family, and what An Xiabai is most worried about is that Lu Liuer will leak her mouth.
Lu Liuer herself knew the situation, and nodded again and again: "I know the severity, sister-in-law don't worry." ”
She secretly swore in her heart that even if Zhou opened her mouth to ask, she would never say anything.
On the other side, Zhou didn't know what had happened in the restaurant, so she took advantage of the time when Xiaodong and Xiaoxue were asleep to dig out the newly made clothes from her wardrobe, inspect them carefully, and mend them by the way.
When An Xiabai and Lu Liuer came back, they happened to see her sewing clothes.
"Is Aunt Zhou making clothes for the children again?" An Xiabai tugged at the corners of her lips and slowly sat down beside Zhou.
Zhou was stunned for a moment, and only after realizing that it was them, did he put his mind at ease: "It's just making clothes for the children, during this time period, the body is growing fast, don't prepare a few more, I feel that their clothes will not fit well in two days." ”
Zhou was chattering, still doing meticulous needlework in his hands.
"Anyway, why did you two come back so early today, isn't the restaurant business bad today?"
Usually An Xiabai and Lu Liu'er, especially Lu Liu'er, always wait until late to go home, and rarely come back early, how can it be so special today?
Her doubts became more and more intense after seeing An Xiabai and Lu Liu'er dodging their eyes.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhou asked puzzled.
"It's nothing," An Xiabai was afraid that Lu Liu'er would leak his mouth, so he directly took over Zhou's words, "It's just because the restaurant has nothing to do, and we miss our children, so we just came back to see them in advance, Aunt Zhou, you don't have to think about it." ”
An Xiabai's eyes were a little red, and Zhou saw it clearly, but she didn't have time to think about it.
Because Xiaodong Xiaoxue seemed to hear a sound in her sleep, she opened her eyes.
"I haven't seen you for a day, don't you think I've not?" An Xiabai's heart was soft, she half-squatted down to touch the tip of Xiao Dong's nose, and gently poked his cheek with her soft fingertips.
Xiao Dong was amused by her and giggled.
And Xiaoxue on the other side was picked up by Zhou.
"Liu'er, come over and help." Zhou pointed to the newly made clothes on the bed, and asked Lu Liuer to put the clothes on the child, "I started making clothes a few days ago, and I don't know if it fits, just try it, and if it doesn't work, I'll change it again." ”
Lu Liu'er agreed sullenly, and reached out to get the clothes on the bed.
They put their clothes on Xiaoxue together, which was just right.
The already cute child is lined with delicate clothes and becomes more and more cute.
"Aunt Zhou is really a good craft." An Xia Bai smiled lightly, her eyes swirling on Xiao Xue.
Xiao Dong's eyes also turned, and when he saw that his little brother was wearing clothes, but he was not, he immediately pursed his lips and made a gesture to cry.
"You have it too." Aunt Zhou hurriedly spoke before he could cry, "I also made your new clothes." ”
Xiao Dong's eyes suddenly brightened as if he had fallen into a star, and while laughing, he babbled words as long as he could understand.
Under Zhou's instructions, Lu Liuer turned out another piece of clothing from the bed, which was as delicate as the clothes on Xiaoxue's body, and estimated that it was a dress made for Xiaodong, so she put it on for him.
Sure enough, it fits.
The two children were put back on the bed by the adults, lined with bright brocade quilts, and looked more like two people carved in pink.
Zhou's heart melted when he saw it.
"By the way, speaking of new clothes, I think of something," she suddenly turned her head and said to An Xiabai with a smile, "The fabric I bought last time is still a lot left after making the children's clothes, and I don't think I can use it, so why don't I make a new dress for the general and the two brothers around him, what do you think?" ”
Lu Li doesn't care, after all, he is Zhou's biological son, but Zhang Xiaodong and Liu Fengfeng seem to be a little reluctant.
An Xiabai's puzzled gaze turned to Zhou, but Zhou looked at Lu Liu'er with a smile: "Knowing daughter Mo Ruomu, I still don't understand her little thoughts?" ”