Xizhi looked at him and couldn't help but smile, then sighed: "You still haven't grown up."
He hadn't heard his mother say this for a long time. Wan Qingmiao felt sad and said coquettishly, "In front of my mother, a son doesn't need to grow up."
Now Xu Jiang was jealous. She tapped Wan Qingmiao on the head with her finger and said, "Go wash up quickly. You look like a dirty monkey. It's so ugly."
Wan Qingmiao covered his head with his hands and smiled, "I'll listen to my sister and go right away." Then he said to Xizhi, "I'll come and have breakfast with mother later." After that, he went to his yard to change clothes.
Xizhi looked at Xu Jiang, who leaned against her and snorted, "I'm jealous."
Xizhi felt sad and held her in her arms, "You can always be just a little daughter in front of me."
Xu Jiang narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Liu Mei picked up some soft persimmons and saw that there were still some half-ripe ones, so she asked, "Why did you pick so many raw ones?"
Shan Bo said, "Just cover it for a while and you can eat it."
Liu Mei was even more puzzled. "The persimmon tree is right on this mountain. We can just pick the ripe ones right away. Why bother with this?"
Shan Bo glanced at Xu Jiang, but smiled without saying anything.
Xizhi stared at the unripe persimmons in a daze until Xu Jiang shook her hand and she came back to her senses.
"Mom, Dr. Dai said you need to exercise properly. Let me take you for a walk around the neighborhood."
Xizhi nodded.
Liu Mei held the persimmon and said, "I'll go make some tea. Breakfast will be ready soon. I'll send someone to look for you."
Xu Jiang nodded, "Okay."
The two of them walked out of the courtyard and headed towards a mountain pavilion not far away. Xu Jiang pointed out the scenery to Xizhi as they walked, and sighed, "The scenery here is absolutely stunning. Building the villa here and decorating it so cleverly shows that Uncle Wan has excellent taste."
Xizhi smiled slightly, a little absent-minded.
Xu Jiang was disappointed, but her expression remained normal. "Mother, let's go to the pavilion and rest for a while."
"Um."
The pavilion is called Wangjiang Pavilion and is built on the edge of a cliff. Below the cliff, a curve of clear water flows through the gorge, meandering eastward.
Looking far away, I can see the clear sea of clouds and the shadows of mountains and rivers. Looking closer, I can see the thin flowing clouds and the lingering red leaves.
The two stood facing the wind, watching silently.
Xizhi suddenly asked, "What does the capital look like?"
"It's very prosperous and bustling." Xu Jiang took a deep breath of the fresh air and said slowly, "It's not as quiet as here."
Xizhi looked at her, "But you like it there more."
"Yes." Xu Jiang nodded. "There is my bookstore, my future, my friends, my benefactor, and... my family."
"When are you leaving?"
"It was originally scheduled for after the Mid-Autumn Festival." Xu Jiang felt her hands were a little cold, so she held hers and rubbed them for her. "If mother wants me to stay a little longer, you can postpone it."
Xizhi held her hand back, "What about your bookstore?"
"The bookstore is under Liang Mo's supervision, it's fine."
"It's not good to be away for too long, especially since the bookshop is now also a government printing house. If the higher-ups assign tasks and there's no one to take charge, and things get messed up, it will affect the bookshop's reputation and bring guilt upon you."
This is also what Xu Jiang is worried about.
Xizhi continued, "Besides, there's your wedding, so I have to go back and prepare for it."
Parents should arrange their children's marriage, but Xu Jiang wanted to handle it herself. Xizhi felt sad and regretful.
It’s all her fault for waking up too late and not being in good health.
Xu Jiang asked, "Mother, have you ever heard father mention Lin Qinnian?"
"Lin Qinnian?" Xizhi thought for a moment and asked, "But is he your father's old friend, Mr. Rushan?"
"That's right." Speaking of Master Lin, Xu Jiang couldn't help but worry about him. She didn't know how he and the little girl Hong Chu were doing.
"After I arrived in Beijing, I reunited with him by chance. He always treated me like his daughter. When I negotiated marriage with the Lou family, he was the one who acted as my father and discussed the important matters of the wedding ceremony."
Xizhi couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought that I could continue this relationship with him."
Thinking about it now, perhaps it was Master's guidance that led to her reunion with Master Lin. "Before I came to Chongzhou, he told me not to worry about marriage, as he would make all the decisions, so mother didn't need to worry either."
"You always tell me not to worry, but you yourself are always worried, worried about my illness, worried about my situation, and trying to accommodate me in everything."
Xizhi looked into her daughter's eyes, feeling both guilty and distressed. "A Jiang, you don't have to be so sensible. You don't have to put me first in everything. You can just be more bold and go your own way. You don't have to stop for me."
No one knows a daughter better than her mother, and no one knows a mother better than her daughter. Both of them know what the other is worried about.
"You and I, mother and daughter, have been separated for over twenty years. It is a great blessing that we can meet again and recognize each other. I dare not ask for anything else, I just hope you are well."
Xizhi's wish has never changed. She only hopes that the people she loves can live well.
"So, let me tell you right now: you don't have to worry about me. I will cooperate with Divine Doctor Dai and recuperate well. I will also live a peaceful and happy life with your Uncle Wan and A Miao from now on. I will no longer dwell on the past, hurting myself and causing trouble for others."
"Mother." The mist blew into Xu Jiang's eyes. She was silent for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Are you staying in the Wan family voluntarily? If you compromised to avoid burdening me..."
"No." Xizhi firmly denied, "It's not a compromise. Although I didn't marry into the Wan family voluntarily, I have seen and remembered everything your Uncle Wan has done for me over the years. He has not only been kind to me, but also has feelings for me. I cannot let him down, and I can't afford to let him down."
Although Xu Jiang had known that she had this thought, when she heard her say it herself, her feelings were more complicated than she had expected.
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