Chapter Seventy-Seven, Pretending to Smile
[The seventy-first year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, March 26, Chenshi, the backyard of Xufu, and the center of Hazelly]
Xu Ke tossed and turned last night, and didn't fall asleep until early in the morning, and he didn't get up until dawn.
At this time, the sun had risen, Xu Ke hurriedly turned over and got out of bed, and after a little freshening, he was about to go out and go on duty.
He walked out of the courtyard gate of "Honghu Ju", walked through the back garden, and walked into the front hall, but was stopped by Yao Zibei.
Yao Zibei said, breakfast has been prepared, please Brother Xu will go to the top after eating.
Xu Ke had to sit in the front hall and let Yao Zibei bring him several plates of sumptuous breakfast. While eating with relish, he was amazed by Yao Zibei's craftsmanship......
However, Xu Ke inadvertently found that Yao Zibei's expression when he looked at him today was very different from the past.
In the past, whenever Yao Zibei saw himself, he always lowered his head slightly, and his face turned red before he could say anything. And whenever he looked into Yao Zibei's eyes, Yao Zibei was always like a panicked rabbit, his eyes only touched himself slightly, and he immediately avoided it, never daring to look directly at him.
But today, Yao Zibei just glanced at himself lightly, said to himself lightly, and the rest was nothing......
Xu Ke thought of last night's marriage, and remembered that he and Xiaobei would transition from "brother and sister" to "husband and wife" in the future, and couldn't help but want to say a few words of thanks to her. In the past few months, almost all of his daily breakfast and dinner have been cooked by Xiaobei himself. And, as long as Xiaobei does it, no dish is unpalatable.
However, as soon as Xu Ke looked up, he saw Yao Zibei bowing to him slightly, and then turned around and went back to the back garden......
"Sister Xiaobei, what's wrong?" Xu Ke said incomprehensibly as he ate.
"Could it be that she knew that she was going to marry me soon, so she broke up with me first?"
"Isn't that right? If she knew that she was going to marry me, she would be a little more shy in her heart, how could she be so indifferent to me?"
"It's ...... It really doesn't look like the reaction of being newly married to me!"
Xu Ke only felt that today's Yao Zibei was a little strange about every look, every word, and every action of himself, which was completely different from the usual Xiaobei. But if there is any difference here, he can't say for a while.
It's as if today's Xiaobei suddenly really became his sister.
Could it be that knowing that he was about to become Xu Ke's bride, Yao Zibei imagined herself as Xu Ke's sister in her heart?
However, Xu Ke has no time to think about it at this time, and it is now the time of the Chen card, so it stands to reason that he should go to Tsing Yi Wei at the end of the year, and he has already missed a few quarters of an hour.
Xu Ke hurriedly left the front hall after breakfast, and when he passed by the front yard, he didn't forget to go to the side room where the second brother lived to take a look. I saw that his second brother Zhu Wuneng was showing a round belly at this time, and he was lying on the bed with his feet facing the sky and sleeping soundly. The morning sun shines through the window and shines on Zhu Wuneng's bulging belly, as if a layer of gold paint has been plated on his belly. I haven't seen him for two days, and he found that the belly of this rammed goods seems to be fat again, it seems that the second brother lives in his own Xu Mansion, and this month, he has eaten and drunk a lot......
Xu Ke smiled, and couldn't bear to wake up Zhu Wucan. In the snoring of his second brother like bellows, he closed the door of the wing, left the front yard, stepped out of the gate, and went straight to the northeast of Chang'an City.
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After Xu Ke left, Hu Yiyi pulled Yao Zibei to the center of Zhenling and sat down, she looked at Yao Zibei's haggard face, and asked with concern:
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Sister, I don't have much!" Yao Zibei still replied lightly.
"Why are you so indifferent to Xiao Wuxi?" Hu Yiyi asked again.
Yao Zibei stroked a few strands of long hair on her sideburns, there seemed to be a star of tears in her eyes, she tried to control her emotions, and turned her head to look into the courtyard. After a pause, she finally calmed down again, her face returned to her calmness, and she said lightly:
"Brother Xu and I were supposed to be brother and sister. When he was in Xuchang that day, Brother Xu recognized Zibei as his godsister. I just delivered breakfast to Brother Xu, and what I did was what a sister should do...... "the first Chinese network."
"Brother and sister?" Hu Yiyi was puzzled and said: "I said Zibei, you are confused about your sister! Didn't my sister tell you last night that she would marry you to Xiao Wuzhi? Moreover, on the fourth day of the first lunar month next month, my sister should hold a lively wedding for you." Why did you say today that you want to be a brother and sister with Xiao Wuxi?!"
Yao Zibei endured the sorrow in his heart, still put on a casual look, and said slowly:
"Sister, Zibei has thought about it, I can't marry Brother Xu!"
"Why is that?"
"If I marry Brother Xu like this, it will hurt him!"
"Why do you think so? Your brother Xu really likes you, so he is willing to marry you!"
"Sister, Zibei is already an unclean body, like a broken flower like a ruined willow, Brother Xu takes pity on me and is willing to marry me, this is Zibei's great luck! Originally, I just wanted to be by Brother Xu's side for the rest of my life, so that Zibei could see him every day and cook something delicious for him, Zibei has felt great satisfaction. But...... Now that I am pregnant with someone else's child in my belly, if I want to marry Brother Xu like this, wouldn't I miss his life? Brother Xu didn't marry a wife, and he married me first, that is already a violation of etiquette, in order to marry me, he still wants other people's children to call him his father, isn't this too wronged Brother Xu? Zibei...... You can't be so willful!"
"Yes...... But Xiao Wuxian didn't feel wronged!Sister Zibei, you think too much, right?"
"Sister, just think too much about Zibei, but if I don't think too much, it will really hurt Brother Xu in the future......"
Yao Zibei gently stroked his lower abdomen with his right hand, and then said, "The child in my belly...... After he (she) is born, he or she will grow up day by day, if he (she) looks like that person and does not look like Brother Xu at all, then what should he do? There is no fire in this world that can be wrapped in paper, if this matter spreads, what should Brother Xu do in the future? My brother Xu is a person who wants to do something big, how can he delay Brother Xu's future because of Zibei's selfishness? Not to mention, not to mention ......
Speaking of this, Yao Zibei couldn't hold back any longer, the tears in her eyes were already dripping like pearls, and she pretended to be calm and said:
"Brother Xu likes Sister Xiaoyan. He has lost his identity by marrying an unclean woman like me, if he still recognizes someone else's child, what kind of face will he have in the future to marry the eldest lady of Tianbao Pavilion?"
"This ......!" Hu Yiyi was speechless for a while, and he didn't know what to say. She thought to herself that I would let you kill the fetus in the womb, and with my "Bibo Fairy" medical skills, I would not hurt your body, but you just didn't listen, or you didn't listen! Now for the sake of this child who should not have been born, you don't want to marry Xiao Wuxi. You're right! You don't want Xiao Wuxian to be wronged, but in the end, it is you who is wronged! You, you, what should I say about you!
Yao Zibei raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, her face gradually returned to calm, and a strong force was born in the calm, she continued:
"Sister rest assured, even if Zibei doesn't marry Brother Xu, she is still his godsister! Zibei will always stay here, always by my sister's side, and after my child is born, I will let him (her) surname Yao, and when the child grows up, I will be the first to let him (her) call Brother Xu 'uncle'......"
"What about me......" Hu Yiyi asked with a forced smile.
Hu Yiyi knows Yao Zibei's personality, this girl seems to be introverted and quiet, but in fact, she hides a very strong heart inside, if she believes in the truth, no matter how hard others persuade her, she can't persuade her. The matter has come to this, what Yao Zibei said is not unreasonable, at this time, Hu Yiyi had to follow Yao Zibei's wishes and change ways to make her happy.
"Yes, yes, yes, my child, I have to let him (her) call my sister 'aunt' first! This 'uncle' can only be called the second one...... However, my sister is Zibei's master, and it stands to reason that my child should call you ......"
Yao Zibei was talking, Hu Yiyi hurriedly waved his hand and interrupted: "Just call me 'aunt', okay! I don't want him (her) to call me 'grandma'...... It's hard to hear!"
"Hmm...... It's just called 'aunt', not 'grandma'! How can my sister be called so old? When my child grows up to 20 years old, I should call you 'big sister'......" Yao Zibei said with a smile desperately squeezed out.
Hu Yiyi also wanted to laugh, but she really couldn't laugh, she held back her tears, and said:
"Also, if your child is born here, he (she) will not be alone, he (she) has no father, and other relatives! He (she) has an eldest uncle, a second uncle, and a third uncle who is far away. Oh...... He (she) also has an old uncle! It's just that this old uncle doesn't look very good!"
Yao Zibei stretched out his hand, held Hu Yiyi's hands tightly, and said: "The most important thing, my child, he (she) will have the best and best 'aunt' in the world!"
"Hmm!" Hu Yiyi nodded, trying to squeeze out a smile, but found that in the end there was still a wry smile on her face.
Yao Zibei's eyes were moist again, and she couldn't help but throw herself into Hu Yiyi's arms and hugged Hu Yiyi tightly. She held back her tears and choked up:
"Sister, Zibei will be with you for the rest of your life, Zibei can meet her sister, it is a great blessing for Zibei!"
"Silly child!" Hu Yiyi hugged Yao Zibei in her arms, as if she was holding her own child, she gently patted Yao Zibei's shoulder, and said softly:
"Sister is all up to you! If you don't want to get married, then don't marry! Let's sisters live together and raise children together! When the child grows up, if he (she) doesn't want to stay in Chang'an City, let's go to Bibo Island together! The whole big island where my sister is there will be his (her) from now on!"