Chapter 5
When Su Mu came back from the barracks, it was sunset, everyone was ready to go to the front hall for dinner, and when they heard the report of the subordinates, Su Jinan changed her clothes and walked to the front hall under the leadership of her grandmother.
The lights were already in the main hall, and when I saw Su Jin'an coming, a little maid hurriedly went in to report. Su Jinan wore a water-green Luo skirt, and tied two buds with light blue ribbons on her head, bringing a touch of freshness to this hot summer night. Although the people hadn't arrived yet, Su Mu and Mrs. Su were there, and when they saw Su Jin'an coming in, Mrs. Su narrowed her eyes with a smile and beckoned to Su Jin'an: "An'er, come quickly." ”
Su Jin'an walked to Mrs. Su's side, and then gave Su Mu a big salute: "Jin'an, thank you for the general's life-saving grace." ”
Su Mu looked at the little girl in front of him who was not as tall as his legs, a little unaccustomed, although he was already the father of three children, but at this moment he didn't know what to say. He can be on the battlefield, with a momentum like a rainbow, and he can also care for his wife, but in the face of this little girl who is about to become his adopted daughter, he really doesn't know how to get along with her, he is enthusiastic for fear of scaring her, and cold for fear of hurting her, so he can only stretch out his somewhat stiff hand and touch her head: "Well, don't be polite, get up."
Su Mu's big hand touched Su Jin'an's soft hair, which made him can't help but lighten his strength, and he often touched his sons' heads, but he was never as careful as now, for fear that he would slap her head if he used his strength.
Mrs. Su patted away Su Mu's hand on Su Jin'an's head: "Okay, don't let An'er get up yet." ”
"Oh, yes, yes, get up." Su Mu hurriedly pulled Su Jinan up.
It was not the first time Su Jin'an had seen Su Mu, but the last time she had just woken up, she just gave Su Mu a quick glance, and this was the first time Su Jin'an looked at Su Mu. His facial features are upright, his eyes are firm, and his eyebrows are full of righteousness, although he is dressed in black, he can give people a strong sense of security, this feeling is a bit like Su Jin'an's father in his previous life, her father is a policeman, maybe this is the characteristic of a soldier, even wearing the most ordinary clothes can make people feel at ease.
"If you live here, this will be your new home in the future, just say what you want to eat and use, don't be wronged." Su Mu looked at the thin and small Su Jin'an and said in a gentle tone as much as possible.
"Well, that's what Madame said." Su Jin'an nodded obediently.
"Okay, if you have anything to say another day, it's not early, An'er must be hungry, Qing'er and they haven't come yet, I'll take An'er to eat some snacks and eat some stomach first." Mei Shi looked at the sky outside.
In the side hall, Su Jinan listened to Mei's introduction to various snacks with her, while thinking about the situation just now, Su Mu looked quite similar to her father, and should be a strict father, but people like them sometimes just look more serious, but they are actually quite coaxing. Su Jinan remembered that she had asked her father today, why she could laugh at why she always had to scare others with a serious face, but her father told her that it was because she was used to it in the team, and if you were always gentle and gentle, you would have no prestige and no persuasion. Su Jinan felt that Su Mu and her father were the same kind of people, and if she had the opportunity, she could verify it.
Before coming to Huailing, Su Jin'an had already asked about Su Mu, Su Mu was the third son of the Su family in the capital, the Su family is a family with a deep heritage in the capital, and they have been civil officials for generations, only when Su Mu's generation came out of him such a wonder, he didn't like dancing and writing since he was a child, he only liked knives, guns and sticks, the Su family thought of countless ways to make him "lost and return", but it was useless, and finally had to give up, and instead concentrated on cultivating his eldest son Su Zheng and second son Su Yao, but even so Su Mu did not give up on himself, With his own efforts, he sat in the position of the deputy envoy on the edge of the town, and now the Su family can't say anything about him anymore. Su Jin'an heard that Su Mu was a brave and good fighter, brave and resourceful general, and had a lot of merits in the battle between Pingcheng and Rong Di, so he was promoted by the emperor from the deputy capital of the fourth grade to the deputy envoy of the town from the third grade, and ordered that Su Mu did not have to return to Beijing to resume his life and go directly to Huailing to take office, which shows that Su Mu is indeed a capable general.
Under the light, Mei's soft eyebrows and eyes made Su Jin'an's heart calm down, she should be glad to meet such a family in this strange time and space, when she was most helpless.
It wasn't until the next person said back and forth that everyone had arrived and could have dinner, that Su Jin'an retracted his thoughts that were drifting farther and farther away, and followed Mei Shi to the dining room.
When they came to the dining room, Su Mu and the three children had already sat down, Su Jin'an keenly found that Su Mu was there, the three sons of the Su family were extremely well-behaved, Su Muqing himself said little, but it was not obvious, but he could still feel that his body was a little stiff, Su Muyang was originally a lively and jumpy character, but now he was honestly sitting on the chair, his back was straight, his hands were on his thighs, he was not at all cheerful, even the youngest Su Murong didn't need to be hugged, he sat obediently in his place, As soon as she saw Mrs. Su, her eyes immediately became bright, as if she had seen a savior.
In fact, Su Jin'an guessed well, Su Mu is indeed a very serious person, for the three children, their father is definitely the most deterrent person in the world, and the only one who can stop their father is their mother, so in their eyes, Mei is indeed a savior.
Mei pulled Su Jin'an to sit next to Su Mu, Su Murong wanted to climb on Mrs. Su but was frozen in place by Su Mu's eyes, so Su Jin'an sat between Mrs. Su and Su Murong, looking at Su Murong's aggrieved little eyes, Su Jin'an felt that this little bun was too cute, like a little beast waiting to be petted. But Su Jinan forgot that her current state is the same as Su Murong, and in the eyes of others, she is also a small bun, but her bun is a little thin and looks like she has no appetite.
Su Mu glanced at his sons and said, "Okay, let's eat!" Then she took Mei's favorite bamboo shoots and put them in her bowl.
Su Mu looked at Su Jin'an, who was one year older than Su Murong but not as strong as Su Murong, and put another piece of beef in Su Jin'an's bowl: "You are too thin, eat more, so that you can grow longer." ”
This move made the three little eyeballs on the table pop out, Su Jin'an calmly put the piece of meat in his mouth, and then put the nearest dish to Su Mu in order to express his gratitude, and then looked at him seriously, but it happened that Su Jin'an was sandwiching the eggplant that Su Mu didn't like, Mrs. Su laughed at once, and even with Su Muyang, Su Muqing also squinted his eyes, Su Murong looked ignorant, looking at everyone's expressions Su Jin'an also guessed that Su Mu didn't like to eat eggplant, but she planned to pretend not to know.
Su Mu glanced at Su Jin'an, and then glanced at the three sons, the three little ones immediately lowered their heads and ate obediently, Su Mu put the dishes in the bowl into his mouth and swallowed them without chewing, and then nodded at Su Jin'an, Su Jin'an gave him a big smile back, and then happily ate the rice in his bowl. It seems that Su Mu does look bluffing on the outside, as long as he doesn't violate his principles, he must be a very good talker.
After the meal was finished in a somewhat strange atmosphere, Su Mu asked them all to go back to the house, after all, they had just arrived today, and they definitely needed to rest after such a long journey.
At night, Su Jin'an lay on the bed and recalled the scene of meeting Su Mu today, she also had a preliminary judgment on Su Mu, she always heard others say how powerful Su Mu was, and today she finally saw me, in her opinion, Su Mu is indeed very serious, but that is for others, she feels that although Su Mu has a strong appearance, he has a soft heart, which can be seen from his attitude towards Mei, he is not only extremely considerate and tolerant of Mrs. Su, but also he does not have any concubines or aunts around him, This shouldn't be much in ancient times, and today he also ate the eggplant she gave him that he didn't like, which shows that Su Mu is not a hard person, he is just not very good at showing his soft side, so she seems to know how to get along with Su Mu, a person like him must eat soft and not hard, in the dark, Su Jin'an turned over with peace of mind and went to Zhou Gong.
After resting in this temporary garden for two days, Su Mu took a large family to live in the house he bought in Baode Town, which is a three-entry house, not big or small, living in their family, and adding some subordinates and nursing homes should be just right. Since Su Mu usually has to deal with official business in the military camp, he chose to buy a house in Baode Town, which is the closest to the military camp, and most of the people in this town are military households, so it should be easier to get along, and Mei is very satisfied with this.
On a sunny and windless morning, Mei took Su Jinan to his house, brought her a piece of pear cake that she loved to eat, and said a little tactfully: "Jin'an, are you happy to live here?" ”
"Happy." Su Jin'an replied briskly.
Mei Shi first breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked tentatively: "Then are you willing to live here all the time, live here with us all the time, call me my mother and father like my brother and brother?" After saying that, Mei pinched his sleeve a little nervously.
Su Jin'an looked at Mei with big eyes, she had already guessed Mei's intentions, she was not surprised by this question, looking at Mei's somewhat nervous eyes, Su Jin'an only felt that her heart was wrapped in a pair of warm hands, and every cell in her body felt extremely warm.
"As long as you don't dislike me, I'm willing." Su Jinan said softly.
Although Su Jin'an didn't say it loudly, but Mei heard it, she only felt that Su Jin'an's words made her very happy, but she also felt sorry for her young age but she was already so sensible, she finally had a daughter, how much she wanted such a well-behaved daughter.
Mei's ability to act is very strong, and even if there are no new people, Mei's still carefully chooses an auspicious day of the zodiac and prepares for the ceremony of recognizing relatives. Early this morning, Su Jin'an was served by the little maid and put on a brand new set of aqua-red lily skirts, although Su Jin'an is now a lot more mellow than at the beginning, but she is still much thinner than ordinary children, after all, Lin Xiaoyue was a malnourished child before, and she was seriously injured to this extent, which is also due to the meticulous care of the Su family.
Su Jin'an, who was wearing a lily skirt, was like a pink petal fluttering gently in the Su Mansion.
Under the leadership of Mama Su, Su Jinan soon came to the courtyard where Su Mu and Mei's lived, everyone in the main hall had already arrived, there were Su Mu and his wife, the three brothers of the Su family, and Zhou Lao, he was the witness and master of ceremonies for this confession, and there were also Mama Su and Mei's two big maids, Qiushuang and Qiuyu, although there were not many people, none of them were outsiders.
Su Jinan called her father and mother after kowtowing to Su Mu and Mei's tea, Mei's happy eyes were red, and Su Mu's serious face was much softer. This time, Su Jinan had no choice but to call Su Muqing and Su Muyang's brother, Su Muqing was fine, but Su Muyang kept chattering like a little fool: Haha, I have a sister, sister, come and call the second brother. In the end, Su Mu couldn't stand it and asked Su Muqing to be quiet, and Su Muqing returned to normal a little.
After the ceremony of recognizing relatives, Mei pulled Su Jinan down to his side: "Jin'an, I discussed it with your father, we will be a family in the future, if you have anything to say, don't worry, no one here will dislike you, you know?" ”
Su Jinan nodded seriously: "Got it, mother." ”
Mei continued: "The reason why we didn't invite more people to recognize relatives today is because we don't want others to know that you are our adopted daughter, so that you will not be treated lightly by some people, your father and I decided not to tell you about your existence first, and when the time is right, we will announce that you and Rong'er are twins, but you are light and have to be suppressed, so you didn't say it to the public." This is what she thinks is a more appropriate method after discussing it with Su Mu.
After listening to Mei's words, Su Jin'an really felt happy for herself, and she had no way to describe her gratitude to their family.
Mei touched Su Jin'an's bag and said: "Jin'an, you are still young, there are many words that you may not understand very well, but it doesn't matter, you just need to remember: you and Rong'er are twins, you are the elder sister, he is the younger brother, we will always be a family." All right? ”
"Okay, I remember." Su Jinan said solemnly with a serious face.