Her slender waist, as supple and boneless as a willow branch, radiated warmth in his palm, seeping into her very bones.
Xiao Cheng's eyes deepened and darkened. He lowered his gaze slightly, suppressing the dark undercurrents that were rising in the depths of his eyes.
He gently lifted the blanket, which had slipped down as she turned, and covered her neck and shoulders with it.
His hand reached over her waist, stopping just an inch away from her stomach, and gently wrapped around her waist.
I wasn't touching her stomach.
Bai Lu's tension gradually eased. As long as she didn't touch the time bomb in her stomach, everything would be fine.
So good that even tense nerves relax at the same time, and you can fall asleep listening to the long, steady breathing behind you.
The next morning.
All was quiet, a gentle breeze rustled the willows, and a faint, tranquil ray of morning light crept in through the cracks in the window.
Perhaps preoccupied with something, even the slightest rustling sound made Bailu, with her eyes closed, subconsciously murmur, "Did the baby agree...did the baby agree..."
"Um."
The man's deep, languid voice fell beside my ear, so light it was like a gentle breeze, almost inaudible unless you listened carefully.
"Hmm what..." Bai Lu pouted, dissatisfied with the answer, her little face flushed red from being covered by the blanket.
A small, fair wrist was revealed as her sweater slipped down, clutching the man's shirt. Her soft, still-sleepy voice carried a hint of coquettishness: "Couldn't you... just be a little clearer... always making me guess... Humph... bullying me... didn't you go to school...? Let me tell you... I am..."
"But you've been..."
"What have you attended?"
The man raised an eyebrow, curiously leaning closer to her lips to listen to her halting, soft-spoken reply.
“I won’t tell you…” She shook her head: “Unless…you tell me first, baby, did you agree…”
I never forget to ask for the answer, even in my dreams.
The man chuckled softly, raised his finger to pick up a strand of hair that had fallen above her curled eyelashes, causing her to frown and blink repeatedly, unwilling to open her eyes, and tucked it behind her ear.
“I agree,” he said softly.
"Really..." She was clearly very happy, blinking her eyelids repeatedly, but still lazily keeping her eyes closed.
Her pink lips parted and closed, emitting a voice as soft as a cloud: "Mmm... come a little closer..."
"I'll tell you..."
The man brought his ear close to her mouth.
A soft, melodious voice, accompanied by warm breaths, brushed past his ear, like a sentence coming from a distant horizon, causing his nonchalant expression to freeze in shock.
Even his usually calm and composed eyes were rippled with shock, which lingered for a long time.
...
When Bai Lu woke up, the spot next to her was empty. As usual, she got up and folded the blankets.
I got out of bed, put on my shoes, and walked outside.
Looking up, I caught a glimpse of a caramelized chestnut on the dark brown wooden table by the window. It shimmered in the sunlight, its glow spreading across the table like a piece of gold finally discovered by prospectors at the bottom of a river.
The light was so dazzling that it almost blinded her.
"This...this is..."
Has the big boss finally agreed?!
Bai Lu vaguely remembered having a dream in which she asked Xiao Cheng, "Has the baby agreed?"
Xiao Cheng said he agreed.
It wasn't a dream, it was real!
Bai Lu strode over to the table, and just as she picked up a chestnut, she discovered that there was a RMB note underneath it.
Denomination – One Hundred Yuan!
Is this a lucky draw gift from a big shot?
Bai Lu held a red envelope for good fortune in one hand and a golden chestnut in the other, smiling happily.
After quickly tidying himself up, he stepped out of the room feeling refreshed and humming a little tune, his face glowing.
Xiao Wei couldn't understand what she was singing, but it seemed to sound better than what Li Shuixian, the shop owner, sang.
How many chestnuts do you need to wash?
Bai Lu looked over at the sound and saw chestnuts piled up in a large basin next to the hand pump, level with the water. Xiao Wei was sitting on a small stool, washing the chestnuts.
There was a large, round winnowing basket next to it, with quite a few washed chestnuts on it, dripping water.
In another large basin, there was a pile of uniformly sized sand, with no sand of different sizes picked out from the side. Clearly, the sand had been sorted before being taken home.
Overjoyed, Bai Lu rushed to the well like the wind, her small, quick steps revealing a cheerful greeting: "Good morning, Xiao Wei!"
"Don't you have school today? Did you pick all this sand yourself? You started washing chestnuts so early? How did you know I needed chestnuts?"
Xiao Wei was angry at her constant running around: "Can't you walk properly?"
If he accidentally falls... his older brother will blame him again.
"Okay, okay, I'll walk slowly from now on, I won't run anymore." Bai Lu patted his bowl cut.
Xiao Wei: "..."
Never mind, I won't say anything more.
Then she said that she had touched her older brother's hand.
“There are two days on the weekend. Today is Sunday. My older brother asked me to wash the chestnuts. The sand was like this when he brought it back in a bucket. I didn’t pick it out.”
After answering all the questions, Xiao Wei said, "There are some wontons that my brother just bought in the kitchen. Eat them first before you stir-fry the chestnuts. If you need any help, just let me know. If I can't do it, you can ask my brother."
Bai Lu was quite surprised. Why was the little guy suddenly so easy to talk to? She was about to give him another pat on the head as a reward.
They said, "It was all instructed by my elder brother."
Bai Lu: "..."
Okay, the big brother is the big brother!
A single glance from her is more effective than a thousand words.
Why is she suddenly so easy to talk to? Could it be that she really managed to communicate with Fantuanzi last night?
Bai Lu looked down at her flat stomach and inexplicably felt a chill in her feet. She decided to hurry to the kitchen, eat more wontons, and stuff the rice ball back into her stomach.
Otherwise, we'll be exposed and it'll all be over.
After washing my face and eating wontons, I felt full of energy and washed everything that needed washing.
With Xiao Wei's help and the addition of maltose syrup, Bai Lu quickly roasted even more fragrant and sweet chestnuts.
When I went to the market to buy vegetables, I brought a basket with me, and Xiao Wei also helped me carry a small basket.
As we passed by the new house under construction next door, a group of grown men shouted from afar, "Hello, sister-in-law!"
Bai Lu, still awkwardly but politely, replied with a smile and then asked Xiao Wei to take the small basket over and give each of them some roasted chestnuts to try.
As for Xiao Cheng's portion, Bai Lu personally delivered it, her smile exceptionally sweet.
Wang Cuihua, who was serving tea, was so stunned by what she saw that she stood frozen, holding a cup of chrysanthemum tea.
The weather has been quite dry lately, and today the sun is out, so she specially brewed some chrysanthemum tea to clear heat and detoxify.
This is for Brother Xiao Cheng... and for everyone else.
Just as everyone had been given a cup, a group of people called out affectionately, "Sister-in-law." I thought they were calling her, but when I looked up, I saw Bai Lu walking gracefully towards me with a smile on her face.
They also brought food.
It smelled sweet and fragrant, and everyone who ate it praised it highly. Even Brother Xiao Cheng smiled for the first time ever.
Everyone surrounded Bailu and called her "sister-in-law".
Everyone praised Bai Lu's roasted chestnuts for being delicious, but no one complimented the chrysanthemum tea. Wang Cuihua was sad and angry.
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