Chapter 70 Why Hug Me?
"Qingwu, feel free to lose. Your husband has been beating us for years. Give him some money."
Cen Xihuai had already been blacklisted by them.
This guy is very scheming. He can play any bad cards. Playing cards with him is just losing. It's boring.
With Cen Xihuai away, Xu Qingwu's all-suit hand was like a flash in the pan, and he started losing again.
Cen Yu was the biggest winner. She was very satisfied when the game ended: "Qing Wu, it's so fun playing cards with you. I'll come to you next time."
Xu Qingwu smiled and said, "It's not fun at all. I won't play it next time."
It was time for dinner and the family sat down.
The first topic that came up was Cen Du's urging for marriage. Xu Qingwu and Cen Yue looked at each other and lowered their heads in tacit understanding.
The next step after urging marriage is to urge childbirth, and no one can escape.
Sure enough, Cen Yue was the first to be hit, but she brushed it off by saying that they were still young.
Old Master Cen has set his sights on Xu Qingwu and Cen Xihuai. Cen Xihuai will be thirty next year, and the excuse of being young is no longer applicable.
This time, before Cen Xihuai could speak, Old Madam Cen, who had been silent the whole time, interrupted: "You only know how to give birth. If you have so much free time, why not eat less salt?"
Mr. Cen felt a little aggrieved: "Wife, I'm just asking."
Madam Cen: "So many dishes can't stop you from eating?"
Old Master Cen was scolded so much that he shut his microphone. His other sons and daughters dared not say a word. Even Cen Yu, who had a cheerful and generous personality, remained silent.
Xu Qingwu then realized that Old Madam Cen was the absolute authority in this family.
It wasn't until the twins started to make noise that the dinner table became lively again, but no one dared to bring up the topic of inducing labor anymore.
After dinner, Mrs. Cen called Xu Qingwu upstairs.
"Last week, while cleaning Xihuai's house, I stumbled across an album of his childhood photos. Would you like to take a look?"
"OK!"
Old Madam Cen pulled Xu Qingwu to sit down and spread out the old photo album with a yellowed cover.
The first photo shows Cen Xihuai when he was about seven or eight years old. The child's gender is unclear. He has been as beautiful as a girl since he was young, but his beautiful eyebrows are frowned, his thin lips are pursed into a line, and his expression is very serious.
Xu Qingwu couldn't help laughing: "Why was he so serious when he was a child..."
"He's like this now because of me." Old Madam Cen sighed softly and spoke slowly, "You should have noticed that the album doesn't have any photos of him before he was seven years old. In fact, his father and I originally planned to stop having children after daughters. Xihuai was an accident."
Xu Qingwu paused as she flipped through the photo album.
"After I became pregnant with Xihuai, a gap arose between his father and me. I thought he was having an affair with his secretary, but in reality, I had a mental problem. His father was busy treating me, and neither of us had time to take care of him. By the time I recovered, he had grown up."
It turns out that his strict and old-fashioned character was caused by his incomplete childhood.
Although her parents died early, Xu Qingwu grew up under their love. She suddenly felt that a part of her heart was softening and slightly collapsing.
I feel a little sad.
"There were too many guests the first time you came, and I wasn't home the second time, so I finally had time to chat with you today." Old Madam Cen grabbed Xu Qingwu's hand and patted it. "Qingwu, you are a good child. Although Xihuai may be a little dull, his character is still good. You two should live a good life. If you are wronged, tell me and I will support you."
"Mom, Xihuai and I are doing fine, really."
"I'm happy when you're all well. Xihuai never tells us anything about his problems. He's so boring."
Old Madam Cen's eyes were sore. She took out a bracelet from the drawer and put it on Xu Qingwu's wrist.
Very pure glass type, very valuable.
"This is my dowry, just this one, and I give it to you. I wish you and Xihuai a long and happy life together."
Xu Qingwu quickly refused: "Mom, I accept the blessing, but I can't take the bracelet..."
"Be obedient." Madam Cen refused to let her take it down, and only instructed, "This is my debt to Xi Huai. Don't let your eldest and second sisters-in-law find out. I can't make two of them to keep them even."
Xu Qingwu had no choice but to accept: "Thank you, Mom."
The two continued to look at the photo album. Xu Qingwu saw a photo of Cen Xihuai at the beach when he was about ten years old. Before she had time to take a closer look, Mrs. Cen pulled her away.
"By the way, Qingwu, come with me."
Mrs. Cen put the photo album aside and took Xu Qingwu to the cloakroom next door. When the door was opened, three walls were full of bags and jewelry.
"Your eldest and second sister-in-law have their husbands to buy them. Xihuai is a bit slow and only knows how to make money. These are all prepared by your mother for you."
It is true that no one knows a child better than his mother.
Xu Qingwu couldn't refuse and could only say okay.
Xu Qingwu knew that Old Madam Cen was making up for her guilt towards Cen Xihuai. She hoped that she would not despise Cen Xihuai for being ignorant and tactless, and hoped that she could live a good life with Cen Xihuai.
Xu Qingwu promised her: "Mom, I will treat Xihuai well."
Mrs. Cen smiled and said yes.
A WeChat message from Cen Xihuai popped up on Xu Qingwu's phone, asking her what she was doing and if she wanted to go to his room to watch the moon.
The pop-up message was not hidden, and Mrs. Cen also saw it. She was a little surprised that her serious son had such an interest.
Madam Cen hurriedly urged Xu Qingwu: "It's nice to look at the moon, go quickly."
Xu Qingwu's cheeks flushed and she said hello.
Cen Xihuai's room was on the third floor. Xu Qingwu went up and saw him on the balcony.
He was looking out the window, standing straight even though no one was paying attention, like a tall cedar on the vast earth, with a faint loneliness lingering around him.
Xu Qingwu walked over and broke the feeling of loneliness.
"I'm coming!"
Her tone was relaxed, unlike her usual calmness.
"What did you talk about with Mom?"
"Dangdangdang~" Xu Qingwu shook the bracelet on her wrist at him as if offering a treasure. "My mother gave it to me. Does it look good?"
The clear texture of the glass bracelet matches her snow-white wrist very well.
"nice."
"Remember to keep it a secret, I'm the only one who has it~"
"good."
"My mother also gave me two wall bags and a wall of jewelry. She said that my eldest and second sisters-in-law were given gifts by their husbands, and you are a bit of a fool, so she gave it to me on your behalf."
"No, I'll take you there."
"Then you talk to mom. I can't refuse."
Cen Xihuai was stunned. He and his mother had almost nothing to talk about. They only spoke a few words recently about the wedding preparations, but they only talked about business.
Looking at Xu Qingwu's expectant eyes, he agreed.
Thinking of what Old Madam Cen said, Xu Qingwu couldn't help but step forward and gently hug his waist: "Cen Xihuai, I'm very happy to marry you."
In fact, she wanted to tell him even more.
Cen Xihuai, you are not an accident, you are a pleasant surprise.
A furry little head pressed against his chest. Cen Xihuai's body stiffened for a moment, and his tone was gentle: "What did Mom tell you? Did you feel wronged?"
Xu Qingwu shook her head: "No."
Cen Xihuai was puzzled: "Then why did you hug me?"
Xu Qingwu looked up at him and repeated his usual words: "Intimate relationships include hugs. Isn't it normal for a wife to hug her husband?"
Cen Xihuai lowered his head and saw his small self and a bright moon in her dark and translucent pupils.
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