"I'll help you, nurse, you go aside." When Mrs. Xu heard this, she hurriedly stretched out her hand, but as soon as she touched the child's arm, the child immediately convulsed and curled up together.

Mrs. Xu's eyes became redder and redder: "Rui'er, what's wrong with you?" I'm your mother, take a closer look at me, I'm your mother. Why don't you even let your mother touch it. My Rui'er, my poor Rui'er. ”

"Mrs. Xu doesn't have to be sad, this little boy may have a little dependence on the nurse." Bai Ze comforted from the side, who would have thought that he would provoke a resentful look from Mrs. Xu.

"Dependency? I am Rui'er's mother, and I am his biological mother who conceived in October and worked hard to give birth to him. ”

"The grace of fertility is as important as the grace of nurturing. Although the nurse is just a descendant of your family, but in the end there is also a mother, in the minds of young children, who stays with him for a long time, who takes care of him for a long time, he will rely on whom and trust. This is the nature of children, and it has little to do with whether they are biological or not. Of course, this is not the fault of the lady, the children of large families have been carried by maids, servants and nurses since they were young, and when they are older, they will naturally understand. ”

"Sir!" When Mrs. Xu heard this, she rushed to Governor Xu's mansion: "Master, you promise me that when Rui'er is well, you will drive out all these nurses and mothers-in-law around him." Rui'er is our child, I can't stand him treating me so coldly, and I can't stand him being afraid of me. ”

"When has this been, you're still talking about this." Governor Xu grabbed Mrs. Xu's shoulders and pushed her aside: "Mr. Bai, otherwise, let me help her." ”

Bai Ze looked at Governor Xu's Mansion and nodded: "It's okay, when I show the little boy later, the little boy Xu will struggle." This nurse is not strong enough, and she feels sorry for the child, so she is soft-hearted, and it is best to have the help of the prefect Xu. ”

Governor Xu nodded and stretched out his hand to Xu Xiaogongzi.

Xu Xiaogongzi was obviously a little resistant, but he didn't conjure up together with spasms all over his body like he had just been touched by Mrs. Xu, but leaned closer to the nurse and stopped moving. Governor Xu sat down next to Xu Xiaogongzi and hugged him into his arms, and Xu Xiaogongzi's eyelids immediately drooped.

Seeing this, Bai Ze shook his head lightly, which can be regarded as confirming the guess in his heart from the side.

He first took Xu Xiaogongzi's hand, pretended to take the pulse for a while, and then frowned slightly, showing a very worried look. It took a long time, until the heart of Xu Zhifu was raised, and then he let go of Xu Xiaogongzi's hand.

"Mr. Bai, how is the child?" Governor Xu hurriedly asked.

"Governor Xu, can we talk in a different place?"

Governor Xu was stunned for a moment, motioned to the nurse to take care of it, and got up and took Bai Ze in the direction of the study: "Mr. Bai, please come here." ”

"Li'er, come here!" Bai Ze stretched out a hand.

Bai Li glanced at him and walked up to him, but did not shake his hand. Bai Ze stared at his hand with a little regret for a while, and followed Xu Zhifu to the study.

As soon as he entered the study, Xu Zhifu couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Bai, what is the situation of the child?" Is he possessed by a ghost? How can this ghost be exorcized? ”

Bai Ze smiled slightly, signaling Governor Xu to be calm and not to be impatient: "Governor Xu, don't worry, let me ask you a few words first." ”

"Mr. Bai, excuse me."

"Governor Xu had a child before Xu Xiaogongzi? That child, too, was a boy, and when he died, was he the same size? ”

Governor Xu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "How did Mr. Bai know this?" I've never mentioned these things to outsiders. ”

"Governor Xu only needs to answer me truthfully."

"Before Rui'er, I did have a child, and that child's nickname was Rui Rui." Xu Zhifu sighed: "I was born in poverty, and although I studied hard since I was a child, I never went to high school. When I was eighteen years old, my father and mother saw that my career was hopeless, so they advised me to start a family first and then start a business, and not to delay. I thought about it carefully, and I also felt that what my father and mother said was right. In case, if I don't succeed in this achievement, my fame is not achieved, and I end up alone, so that our Xu family has no hope of succession, wouldn't I be guilty of too much. ”

"It's okay to start a family first and then start a business." Bai Ze nodded, and his gaze slipped to Bai Li.

"My deceased wife's name is Qiaoqiao, and she is an ordinary country woman, but she is diligent and good to me. In the second year after we got married, we gave birth to Rui Rui. I don't know if it's because of the poverty of the family, the child was born insufficient, thin like a kitten. At that time, I was concentrating on my schoolwork, thinking that no matter what, I must make a name for myself, if not for me, but for Qiaoqiao, for my poor child who was born deficient. ”

"Governor Xu is still in high school after all!"

"Yes! But if it weren't for my deceased wife, I wouldn't be where I am today. When I was young, my heart was a little impetuous, and I didn't pass the exam for a long time, although I had a desire for fame, I was also afraid. I want high school, but I'm afraid of falling off the list. She was always there for me and encouraged me. Although she didn't recognize a few words, she was able to stay by my side, listen to me read every passage, and tell me how she felt after listening to it. Frankly speaking, her feelings are all bull's head and horse's mouth, which is quite ridiculous, but because of her ridiculousness, it makes me feel more relaxed. ”

"Can you ask how she ......?"

"Accident." Xu Zhifu had grief in his eyes: "Rui Rui has been thin since he was a child, and he can't go out and around as often as ordinary children. Qiaoqiao felt sorry for him, so she brought him a kitten. The kitten became Rui's best friend. Since having it, Rui Rui has more smiles on his face, and he is much more lively. But because of that cat, my Rui Rui is gone, and my beloved wife Qiao Qiao is gone. ”

"Is it because of the cat?"

"Yes!" Governor Xu nodded: "There is such a saying in my hometown, saying that dogs guard the house, but cats do not." This cat, whenever it finds a chance, it will run out. I remember very well that when the kitten was lost, it was just in time for the peach blossom in the yard to bloom. Because he couldn't find the kitten, Rui Rui didn't think about tea and dinner for several days, and he was about to get sick.

On the afternoon of Rui Rui's accident, he somehow heard a cat meow, not to say that the kitten had returned. Qiaoqiao asked him to lie down and stay still, and went out to look for it by himself, but Rui Rui didn't listen to his mother's words and ran away with him.

Later, someone found Rui Rui in the pond not far from my house, lying on his back, most of his body soaked in the water, but there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he had fallen asleep on the water. Rui Rui's mother couldn't stand this blow, and on the day Rui Rui was buried, he committed suicide by hanging the beam. ”

"Governor Xu, do you still have some things you forgot to say, for example, some things related to Mrs. Xu now." Bai Ze reminded very intimately.