After seeing her family off, Xiao Yunying cleaned the large pot, boiled several large pots of water, and let the children soak in the custom-made bathtub in the bathroom.
She built two separate washrooms and outhouses, with wooden signs on the walls by the doors depicting simple drawings of men and women in ancient costumes, making it easy to find your way around.
After the children finish their bath, simply remove the corks from the bottom of the tub and the drain pipe to drain the water.
Each person received a small silver lock that had been bought long ago: "We've finally moved into our new home, so we should have some kind of ceremony, right? Do you like it?"
Luo Xin was the happiest: "What a pretty little bell!"
“What’s so pretty about bells?” Xiao Yunying picked up the silver lock and hung it around the little girl’s neck. “This silver lock is much prettier. See this character? It’s the character ‘心’ (xin), which is the name your mother carved for you.”
Luo Xin cupped Xiao Yunying's face and kissed her hard: "Mother is so good."
Luo Yang looked around at the silver locks on his brothers' heads and hesitated before saying, "Mother..."
"What's wrong?"
"I wrote the character 'yang' incorrectly."
Xiao Yunying remembered: "I'm sorry, I forgot how to write the character 'Yang' here for a moment, so I used the character I was familiar with. Is anyone else at fault?"
"Only I was wrong."
"Or I can grind it down and recarve it for you."
Luo Yang put the silver lock around his neck: "So it's a character that Mother is familiar with, then there's no need to change it. It's all Yang, so it's the same."
He recognized his mother's handwriting and had seen her handwriting before. He knew that her handwriting was often missing strokes or vertical lines, so the words on the silver lock must have been written by his mother herself.
Xiao Yunying stood up, clapped her hands, and said with satisfaction, "Alright, we've eaten and drunk our fill, the ritual is complete, go back to your rooms and sleep, dismissed."
Luo Chen returned to his room, lay on the large, soft bed, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
If I could continue living such a peaceful life, that would be nice.
Luo Chen couldn't help but think of Luo Sheng, who had disappeared for a long time, and gripped the blanket tightly.
If it weren't for his current stepmother, how would he have managed to raise his younger siblings all by himself?
Luo Chen muttered to himself:
“I don’t believe you’re really dead. Whatever the reason, I’m giving you another year. If you don’t come back, then never come back.”
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An hour and a half ago.
As Chen Yuancheng left the village, the carriage slowed down to minimize the bumps on the mountain road.
Taking the opportunity, Chen Yuanyao inquired about Xiao Yunying from Cheng Yue.
"Why is Miss Chen asking these questions?"
Who is Chen Yuanyao? She had already thought of a reason: "I thought it was a bit strange for Sister Yunying to be a young woman with four children, but I was too embarrassed to ask directly, for fear of upsetting Sister Yunying."
"This is about planning a restaurant partnership. I wanted to clarify things a bit. If she needs help, our family will offer a discount."
Cheng Yue overheard them discussing recipes and vegetable greenhouses, and she was willing to fight for any benefits for Xiao Yunying.
These things could be easily found by asking around in the village, so Cheng Yue carefully chose her words to say what she could.
Whenever Luo Sheng was mentioned, his tone and expression showed his indignation on Xiao Yunying's behalf. She had married an irresponsible and unreliable man, causing her so much suffering. She had to raise four children alone and almost couldn't survive.
When they entered the city, Chen Yuanyao had already gotten most of the information about Xiao Yunying from Cheng Yue.
After Cheng Yue alighted from the carriage at Jinxiu Pavilion and they exchanged a few polite words, the carriage headed towards the Chen residence.
Chen Yuanyao said excitedly, "Brother, none of the children are Sister Yunying's."
Chen Yuanxuan didn't understand: "If it's not true, then it's not true. Why are you so happy, Second Sister?"
"If you don't understand, don't talk." Chen Yuanyao pushed her younger brother aside and sat down next to him. "That man left with his mother on his wedding day and hasn't come back since. Brother, don't you have any thoughts about that?"
Chen Yuancheng leaned against the car wall, closed his eyes to rest: "What are your thoughts?"
"What else could you be thinking? Brother, stop pretending. You clearly made the comb and hairpin yourself from yesterday afternoon until this morning. Why do you say you had a craftsman make them?"
The wood used is the finest sandalwood, and the red bean-shaped jade was made from the center of the best piece of red jade in our jewelry shop.
"Including those two diamonds, we only have that one pink diamond at home. You know how much it would sell for in the capital. You insisted on splitting it in two and making two smaller ones to set in a wooden hairpin. This whole set is priceless. Why didn't you let Sister Yunying know their value and your feelings?"
Chen Yuanxuan, holding the cloth bag, looked up blankly: "What's the token of my affection?"
"Shut up." Seeing that her older brother didn't speak, Chen Yuanyao pushed him anxiously: "Brother, say something! I think Sister Yunying is great. She's pretty, has a good personality, and is a good cook. Can you really eat her?"
Even my parents and grandmother said that my eldest brother's complexion has improved a lot recently.
Not only is he willing to eat again, but his mood has also visibly improved a lot.
Although she had only met Xiao Yunying twice, she felt that Xiao Yunying had a unique quality that others didn't have. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she felt very comfortable around her.
The important thing she discovered was that her older brother would smile when he was facing Xiao Yunying, completely unlike his aloofness when facing others.
Seeing her older brother stay up all night making her a wooden comb and hairpin this morning, she was certain that his change in temperament and his gradually improving health were because of Xiao Yunying!
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