"No, I can't help it." Chu Hanyan pouted.
Should I tell him or not? Chen Dabao was in a dilemma. He twisted his fat finger and looked at Chen Afu.
Chen Ahfu smiled and wiped Chu Hanyan's mouth with a handkerchief, saying, "Sis can't bear it, so there will be no surprise. Do you want a surprise?"
"I do." Chu Hanyan nodded.
"Then just bear with it, just three days." Chen Afu said.
Chu Hanyan nodded. But as soon as she finished her meal, she asked Chen Afu, "Auntie, why is it not even three days yet? I'm worried."
With Dabao and Chu Hanyan eagerly waiting, three days finally passed.
That afternoon, the rain that had been falling for several days stopped, and the sky was as blue as a mirror, with only the thin clouds around the setting sun having a slightly reddish tint.
After school, Dabao was carried on Chu Xiaoniu's back as they walked towards Fuyuan with Old Lord Chu, Chu Lingzhi and Alu. From a distance, they saw Chen Afu holding Chu Hanyan's hand and waiting for them at the door, their skirts fluttering in the breeze.
In Dabao's eyes, his mother and sister were the two most beautiful women. He thought that if he stood between them, holding one of them by the hand, the picture would be even better. The better-looking picture in his mind was also engraved in his memory forever.
Dabao suppressed his excitement and pretended to be calm. The old marquis saw his discomfort but pretended to be blithely as if he hadn't noticed anything.
They arrived at the gate of Fuyuan. Dabao looked at Chen Afu, who smiled and nodded to him, meaning that she had completed the task he had assigned her.
Chen Dafu said to Chu Hanyan who was looking at him eagerly, "Sister, wait a minute. I will give it to you right away."
In the restaurant, the anxious Chu Hanyan finally saw Chen Dabao. He walked up to the little girl with a smile, put his hands behind his back, and said, "Sister, I'm giving you a birthday present. This gift is not bought in a store, but designed by me and mother, and made by Grandpa Wu."
Then, he handed her a small crimson package.
Chu Hanyan said excitedly, "Thank you, brother."
She took the small package, which was tied with a ribbon and a bow. She untied the ribbon and opened the silk cloth, revealing a beautiful little red comb with two little swallows flying with their wings spread and their mouths open.
Chu Lingzhi, who was also waiting for a surprise, was extremely disappointed when he saw that it was just an ordinary small comb. He pouted his lips but cleverly didn't say anything.
The little girl smiled and jumped a little, saying, "What a beautiful comb. I like it."
Dabao laughed twice and emphasized, "Sister, this comb was conceived and drawn by my mother and I."
"Oh, brother is so capable." The little girl looked at him with admiring eyes.
Chen Ahfu wanted to laugh when he saw Chu Hanyan's flattering look. Even if it was a decent comb, she would like it for no reason, no matter how primitive it was. Not for anything else, just because it was given by Dabao, and she had been looking forward to it for so many days.
The old man laughed while pinching his beard, "The little brother and sister get along so well. Good, good, that's how it should be."
The next day at noon, Dabao came back from school in a bad mood because he only had half a day of classes today and there would be no classes in the afternoon. The Chu family had to get ready and go to Dingzhou Prefecture early the next morning.
Chu Hanyan felt very sorry when she saw him sad, and kept explaining, "I don't want to go to the capital city to celebrate my birthday, and I don't want to leave my brother..."
Chen Dabao said depressedly, "Hey, brother knows, I can't make the decision on this matter either."
In the evening, Chen Ahfu invited Wang's family of three to dinner. Wang also gave the little girl a birthday present, a set of pajamas embroidered with giant pandas.
After seeing off the three generations of the Chu family, Dabao and Alu still had to go to Tangyuan on time to take classes with Mr. Liao, and Chen Afu also had complete peace and quiet.
When she had nothing to do, she went to the north of Luyuan to look at her five mu of land, watching Wang Laowu and several other farmhands rushing to harvest the autumn corn. The watermelon fields were rotated, so next year these acres of land could not be used to grow watermelons. After harvesting the autumn corn, they would plant radishes, and then overwinter, and then plant peanuts next spring.
Chen Ahfu really admired Wang Laowu very much. He wondered if his hairstyle of "local surrounding the center" was done on purpose to complete the task. No girl would be willing to marry a dirty and ugly man, so he found a good excuse for being single.
Later, she learned that it was not only Wang Laowu who was protecting Dabao, but also two guards from Tangyuan, one from Shangshui Village and one from Gujing Village, a total of five people. These five people were all secret agents arranged by that person, and the leader was Wang Laowu. Even Chu Lingxuan didn't know their true identities until later.
Among these five people, the two guards of Tangyuan had been working in the Marquis' Mansion in the capital, so they had status and background, so they had wives and children. The other three were single.
Chen Afu felt that she should pay tribute to these underground workers who were fighting on the special front.
Of course, she should pay the highest respect to that person, their big boss.
Chen Ahfu often thought about that person, the big boss, Chu Lingxuan's father, Prince Consort Chu. He had already reached such a high position, but he was ordered to do Infernal Affairs in a critical moment, which showed how important this mission was. Although he had met him twice, it was a pity that he was in a hurry and didn't look carefully.
Wang Laowu and other men cannot find women because they are on a mission, but Prince Consort Chu is the opposite. He is the most difficult to accept the favor of a beautiful woman...
In a blink of an eye, it is September 13th, and tomorrow Chen Afu will also go to Dingzhou Prefecture.
She had already agreed with Wang that Dabao would live in Luyuan when she was away. Xue Dagui, Chu Xiaoniu, and Qiuyue also lived there, with the former two picking him up from school and Qiuyue taking care of his daily life.
Now Wang Laowu no longer lives in Xiangluo Village. Because he had to look after the melon field a few months ago, Chen Afu had someone build a row of houses between Lu Garden and the melon field, and he lives there.
In this way, Dabao would be much safer living in Luyuan than following her to Dingzhou Prefecture.
In the evening, when Chen Afu told Dabao that he would go to Dingzhou Prefecture to celebrate Chu Hanyan's birthday, and he couldn't go because his leg had not healed yet, Dabao burst into tears.
"Mother, my legs are healed now. I can run and jump. I don't need anyone to hold me. I can walk by myself..." He howled as he spoke, and his voice could have blown the roof off.
Chen Afu coaxed him gently, but was very adamant that he could not be taken with him.
He cried for an hour straight until his voice became hoarse. He knew that crying would not change his mother's mind, so he stopped sobbing and said, "Mom, I won't go, but you have to come back soon. You have to remember that your son is waiting for you at home. It's not pleasant to wait for someone..."
As soon as this kid used a conciliatory policy, Chen Ahfu raised his hands and surrendered. She felt bitter and sour in her heart. She hugged him and said, "I will be back as soon as I finish my work. I can't bear to leave my son. I promise, I swear."
After coaxing him into submission, Xia Yue and Qiu Yue packed up his clothes and school supplies and took them to Lu Garden first.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
