At three o'clock in the afternoon, the nanny prepared fruits, as well as various dried fruits, and made new tea. The nanny also made her own cake, garnished with raisins, goji berries and preserved fruits, cut into small rectangular cubes and neatly stacked in white ceramic discs.

Xia Xue and Xiaoji sat at the dining table, but Haruko had not yet gone downstairs. So, Xia Xue asked the nanny to go up and have a look, and asked Haruko to go downstairs to have tea and eat something. After about fifteen minutes, the nanny and Haruko walked downstairs.

Everyone sat around and chatted while eating. Haruko drank a small cup of tea and ate a small piece of cake, and said that she had something to do and wanted to go to her bar.

Xia Xue heard this, and hurriedly said to Haruko, then let Xiaozhi send you there. Haruko glanced at Koji, not sure if Koji had time?

Xiaozhi drank the tea slowly, put down the teacup for a while, raised his eyes and said, I was going to the company, so let's bring Haruko over. But, Haruko, you'd better take a taxi yourself when you come back, right? I still have a party in the evening.

Haruko said yes happily and went out with Koji. For a while, only Xia Xue and the nanny were left in the house. The nanny's face showed a relaxed and natural mood, no longer as restrained as just now.

The nanny ate the hair cake with relish and asked Xia Xue, Sister Xia, what do you want to eat at night?

Xia Xue patted her stomach and said, what do you want to eat, I'll eat with you. Look at my belly, it's already bulging. Your cooking skills are amazing, everything you do is so delicious. That's your talent.

The babysitter was complimented and smiled happily. Sister Xia, I'll make you scallion pancakes at night, right? Boil some millet porridge and mix a small pickle, okay?

Xia Xue said with a smile, what you said happens to be my favorite food. Alas, I had to be fat.

The nanny smiled, Sister Xia, it's good for you to grow some meat, I think you're too thin now. Women are fat and have a lot of calories, and in winter, it is just right to warm the quilt for men. The nanny said with a serious face, but it made Xia Xue laugh and almost squirted out the tea in her mouth.

In the evening, when the sky had just darkened, the nanny brought a plate of fragrant scallion pancakes to the table. A small pot of millet porridge was served, plus a plate of green onions mixed with shrimp skin.

Xia Xue looked outside the door, and no one flickered, thinking that Haruko was eating outside. Only then did I eat home-cooked meals and dishes with the nanny, and I felt very comfortable in my heart.

The nanny looked at Xia Xue and said, Sister Xia, the days by your side have been really comfortable! It was like being around my parents. You have never made me do this or that, let alone scolded me, and I have never seen such a kind employer as you.

Xia Xue asked puzzledly, why should I scold you? You're helping our family do things, giving us food and drink, and you're working so hard, and I'm grateful that it's too late.

The babysitter pouted and said, but some people didn't think so. Forget it, let's not talk about those heart-wrenching things. Xia Xue said with a smile, I eat the food you cook, it's even better than the food in the star-rated hotels outside!

The babysitter grinned happily. Sister Xia, when will I wait for you to make hand-rolled noodles? The noodles I make are also delicious, and it is best to eat them with spicy food, so they taste good.

Xia Xue couldn't help laughing, oh my God, the meal you said happens to be my favorite food. How can you cook all the food that I like?

As soon as Xia Xue's words fell, the two of them laughed in unison. The nanny thought about it and said seriously, Sister Xia, this shows that the two of us have a fate. Could it be that in my last life, I served you, so you are used to eating my cooking.

When Xia Xue heard this, she looked up and smiled. Aren't you too miserable? In your last life, you served me all my life, and in this life, you came to serve me? Reasoning, I should repay you and serve you in this life!

The nanny pursed her lips embarrassedly, Sister Xia, what happened? What people, what lives. You are the life of the master, and I am the life of servant, right? Besides, a good master like you, I will serve you forever and eternally, and I am willing!

After the meal, Xia Xue accompanied the nanny to clean up the kitchen and sat on the sofa and talked for a while. At nine o'clock in the evening, Xia Xue asked the nanny to watch TV by herself for a while, saying that she wanted to go upstairs to read a book.

Looking out through the window, the shadows in the treetops swayed violently, and the wind at night was much stronger than during the day. Xia Xue's heart, for some reason, was empty, and she couldn't tell what it was like.

Xia Xue walked into the study and took out a copy of Duras's "Lover" from the shelf. She has read this book several times, and she can almost memorize the classic language in it.

"Character determines their fate, but what determines their character. We can't change everyone's environment, and we can't guarantee that everyone will be in such an environment that will develop a good character, so please don't judge everyone for their goodness or badness. ”

"I found that he did not have the power to disobey his father's command to love me, marry me, and take me away. He couldn't find the strength to overcome his fear to gain love, so he cried all the time. His heroism, that's me. His servility, that is his father's money. ”

"I know you and will always remember you. At that time, you were still very young, and everyone said you were beautiful. Now, I'm here to tell you that for me, I think you are more beautiful now than you were when you were younger. I love your battered face now more than you did then."

"If that man loves you, there is pity in his eyes. If there is no love, there is only desire. ”

These golden sentences of Duras were deeply engraved in Xia Xue's mind when she was younger.

In Xia Xue's most difficult years, it was reading that saved her soul. Those words close to the heart resonated in Xia Xue's heart again and again. Grief her sorrow, pouring her tears, soothing her suffering.

Xia Xue never easily judges the good or bad of others. Compared to the heroine in this book, Xia Xue's love is simply too lucky. Xiaozhi did not succumb to the world, let alone the Xue family's money, but stayed with Xia Xue without hesitation.

Duras said that if that man loves you, there will be pity in his eyes. If there is no love, there is only desire. However, in Xiaozhi's eyes, there is both pity and desire. Isn't this kind of affection pure love?

What kind of man will accept your aging and fall in love with you as much as he did when he was young? What kind of lover will love your battered face even more?

Among the men who have appeared in Xia Xue's life, only Impermanence has said such words to Xia Xue. Xiaozhi has never said it, but he has been using his life to accompany Xia Xue to the bits and pieces of aging.

Xia Xue was in the study with emotion, and suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. It must be a nanny, Xia Xue thought about what would happen to her?

Come in! Xia Xue shouted towards the door. The door of the study was gently pushed open, and the face that flashed in the crack of the door was Haruko's beautiful face.

Haruko? Are you back, have you eaten? Haruko shook her head and said, she had no appetite, she couldn't eat, and she drank a belly of juice.

Xia Xue got up and said, you wait a while, I'll make you some supper, the nanny is afraid to sleep.

Haruko said embarrassedly, that's too much trouble for you, I don't feel hungry. It's just that I want to talk to you, and there's nothing special.

Xia Xue was deeply surprised. She walked up to Haruko and said, "You go back to the house and wash up first, and I'll make a supper later, and then I'll look for you in your house."

Haruko hesitated a little and said, "Thank you so much." However, I'm a little weak today and want to eat in my room, is that okay?

Xia Xue shrugged her shoulders and said happily, Okay, of course you can.

Xia Xue walked out of the study and went directly to the kitchen. The nanny had already returned to the house, and the lamp in the living room was silently frozen in the dark shadows, like a silent abstract painting.

Xia Xue took out a box of rice wine from the freshness, put it in the rice cooker, and added a little water to boil. When the pot is boiling, put a bag of white glutinous rice dumplings in the pot, roll a few rolls in boiling water, sprinkle in some wolfberry jujubes, and you can get out of the pot.

This kind of supper, Xia Xue often makes it for Xiaozhi. Sweet, glutinous, the texture and taste are particularly good.

Xia Xue put a big bowl of rice wine dumplings, put it on a plate, attached a small spoon, and carried it up to the second floor. She knocked on Haruko's room and grinned inside.

Haruko took the plate a little confused, said thank you again and again, and put it on the coffee table.

Xia Xue urged Haruko, eat it quickly, it tastes good while it's hot, this supper is especially suitable for us women. Your complexion is pale, eating this is just right to replenish qi and blood, and it can also dehumidify.

Haruko sat down in front of the coffee table with emotion, picked up the spoon, and took a slow bite. Well, it tastes really good. After a while, Haruko put down the spoon and looked at Xia Xue opposite with some embarrassment, as if she had something to say.

Xia Xue looked at Haruko strangely and asked, what are you looking for me? If there's something you need, please tell me directly.

Haruko put her hands in front of her, clasped them together, and kept rubbing her fingers in a restrained manner. Well、、、、、、 Xia Xue, I want to beg you, can you give me Xiaozhi? Look at you, you are so old, twenty years older than Xiaozhi, maybe you won't even be able to give birth to a child. So, can you just stop dragging Xiaozhi down?

Xia Xue listened to Haruko's gunpowder-filled words, in addition to the anger that faintly rose in her heart, she also felt a lot of doubts. Haruko usually doesn't use such a tone to talk to others, but when she said such an excessive thing today, it seems that she wants to deliberately provoke Xia Xue.

Thinking of this, Xia Xue took a deep breath and said calmly, Haruko, you are very rude when you talk to people like this, do you know? In my own private life, I don't need others to intervene, and I have no reason to listen to other people's arbitrary judgments. Please respect yourself, okay?

Haruko's face did not show a trace of apology, and she also lost the humility of the day. She continued stubbornly, Xiaozhi may be because of the lack of maternal love since childhood, so there will be the slightest mother-love complex, so he will be infatuated with an old woman like you, right? No matter how beautiful and young you are, what is the use? These are just flashy surfaces, but you must be old on the inside. In a few years, what capital will you compare with a young woman like me? I'm young inside and out, and you?

Xia Xue couldn't sit still, got up angrily, and stabbed Haruko straight at Haruko's nose with her index finger. Haruko, I warn you, don't be vexatious! I respect you and take care of you, but I don't want to embarrass Xiaozhi. Don't think that I will fear you and teach you a lesson!

Haruko not only did not flinch, but rushed forward in front of Xia Xue, more arrogant than Xia Xue. Aunt Xia Xue, don't deceive yourself, you can't meet Xiaozhi's needs. How can a man as good as Xiaozhi really love an old woman? He's just having some bad taste, and he's just making fun of you. You don't even know how obsessed Xue Zhi is with my body?

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside. With the sound of the door closing in Xia Xue's bedroom, the footsteps disappeared, and it was Xiaozhi who came back.

Xia Xue turned around angrily, eager to step out of this door in one step. Unexpectedly, Haruko suddenly seemed to be crazy, grabbed Xia Xue's arm, and slapped her face hard.

Haruko shouted for help as she waved her hand and slapped herself violently, and her cheeks instantly became red and swollen.

When Xia Xue was dumbfounded, Haruko suddenly screamed, and suddenly poured the bowl of hot supper on the coffee table on her own face.

Xia Xue hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the supper from Haruko's hand. At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Xiao Zhi strode in with a frown.