At the end of the You hour, Chu Lingxuan wrapped Chu Hanyan in a cloak and carried her back to Tangyuan. They had to stay at home to celebrate the New Year.
Miss Chu was crying and very unhappy. She wanted to watch her brother and uncle set off firecrackers. Although there were people setting off firecrackers in Tangyuan, they were all servants, so she couldn't play with them.
Chu Lingxuan coaxed softly, "This is the last year that the two of us will stay home alone to celebrate the New Year. On this day next year, aunt and brother will come to Tangyuan to celebrate the New Year with us." He calculated the time in his mind and smiled, "Maybe, at this time next year, Yan'er will have a brother or sister, and the house will be more lively."
When the little girl heard that she would have a brother or sister, she no longer cared about being sad and asked, "Really? Is what Daddy said true? Will I have a brother or sister too?"
Chu Lingxuan answered affirmatively, "Of course it's true, Daddy won't lie to you."
The little girl grinned. In her heart, next year is tomorrow, her brother told her.
At the hour of Hai, Dabao, A'lu, Wang Laowu and several male servants were still laughing happily in the yard, and the New Year's Eve dinner on the table had not yet finished.
Chen Ahfu stood up and said to Wang and Chen Ming, "It's getting late, Dabao should go back to bed."
Chen Ming nodded, and asked Old Man Zeng and Zeng Shuang to come upstairs, and they all drank together.
Dabao was reluctant to leave, so Chen Afu forcibly pulled him away.
After seeing Dabao fall asleep, Chen Ahfu returned to the upper room. She was always thinking about the crybaby Jin Yanzi, afraid that it would be as sad as last year. She hurried into the space with a small bowl of peeled pine nuts and melon seeds in her hand.
Chen Ahfu looked around but didn't see the golden swallow. He thought it was hiding in the golden house crying. He looked up at the tree and called out, "Baby, baby, come out quickly. Mommy is here to spend the New Year with you."
The voice of a golden swallow came from under his feet, "Mommy, I'm here, not in the sky." It pulled off a few swallow dolls on its body and got out. It said, "From now on, Mommy, call me by your pet name, baby, not darling. Darling not only called me, but also called it." It raised the golden shell in its wings.
There are quite a lot of requirements.
Chen Ahfu nodded, and seeing that it didn't cry, he asked curiously, "Baby, why didn't you cry today? Don't you feel lonely?"
"Silly mommy, I have Beibei now, how can I be lonely?" said Jin Yanzi.
Chen Ahfu was relieved, put down the bowl and wanted to leave. Jin Yanzi quickly said, "Although I am not alone, I am very lonely. Mommy, please stay and talk to me, and sing the song 'Little Swallow, Wearing Flowery Clothes' for me again."
Chen Afu sat on the ground, holding the golden swallow in his hand, and they chatted until the early morning before returning to the house to rest.
The next morning, Chen Ahfu put on her red coat and skirt and red embroidered cotton shoes. She went to the east wing to wake up Chen Dabao and said with a smile, "Happy New Year, son."
Dabao was still half asleep, but when he heard this, he suddenly woke up, stretched out his arms, hugged Chen Afu's neck, and said, "Happy New Year, mother."
He was dressed in a bright red robe and a red melon-shaped hat, and the two went to Lu Garden together.
They kowtowed to Chen Ming and Wang and received red envelopes. After breakfast, A Lu and Da Bao, accompanied by Xue Da Gui and Chu Xiao Niu, first went to Tang Garden to pay New Year's greetings and then to the village to pay New Year's greetings.
After that, people came one after another to pay New Year's greetings, and Luyuan became lively again. At 9 o'clock, Miss Chu also came to pay New Year's greetings. She kowtowed to Chen Afu, and then to Chen Ming and Wang Shi, and even kowtowed to Chen Ming and Wang Shi on behalf of Chu Lingxuan.
Chen Ming and Wang were very happy. Although this son-in-law was of noble birth, he did not look down on them at all. They not only gave the little girl a red envelope, but also gave Chu Lingxuan a big red envelope and asked the little girl to pass it on.
Chu Hanyan finally finished the work her father had asked her to do, and she hurriedly pulled Chen Afu to look at her belly. She felt it was flat, and touched it with her hand, muttering a few words.
Chen Ahfu wondered, "What is Sister talking about?"
Chu Hanyan said, "Aunt's belly is so small, it can't accommodate a younger brother or sister."
No matter how thick-skinned Chen Ahfu was, his face turned red after hearing what the little girl said. He said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about."
Chu Hanyan's tears welled up and she said, "Sister, I'm not talking nonsense. It was Daddy who said that. He said yesterday that Auntie would give me a brother or sister next year. But today it's next year, why hasn't Auntie given me a brother or sister?"
You really can't blame the little girl for this; it's all because of that bad guy Chu Lingxuan who talked nonsense.
Everyone in the room laughed, and Chen Ahfu's face turned even redder. She led the little girl to the west wing and slowly explained, "Next year means a year, and a year has more than 300 days, while tomorrow is only one day..."
After a long explanation, the little girl finally understood.
After dinner, Miss Chu went home and told Chu Lingxuan about this, and complained to him, "Daddy didn't explain it clearly, and made me happy for so long in vain."
Chu Lingxuan blushed. It wasn't that he didn't say it clearly, it was that she didn't hear it clearly. Not only did she not say it clearly, but she also said it in public.
He looked at the dark night outside the window and asked, "Yan'er, do you want to sleep with your aunt tonight?"
"Yes." The little girl nodded.
The hall in the upper room of Fuyuan was brightly lit, the glass palace lanterns on the roof were lit, two candles were burning on the table and the high table, and two pots of charcoal were burning. In Chen Ahfu's opinion, the New Year should be as bright as day and prosperous.
She sat on the Arhat bed, and Dabao squeezed into her arms and laughed and played with her.
But then Chu Lingxuan came with Chu Hanyan in his arms.
Chu Lingxuan said helplessly, "Yan'er wanted to sleep with her aunt, so I had to bring her here."
Chen Ahfu thought about the nonsense he was talking to the little girl, gave him a glare, then smiled and took the little girl over. "Okay, Auntie misses me too."
The two little ones sat on the bed and played, the two adults sat at the table and talked, and after the servants poured the tea, they tactfully left to the east room.
Chu Lingxuan quickly told Chen Afu what he had said.
In fact, what Chu Lingxuan said was what Chen Afu had thought about many times. She liked children and wanted to have one as soon as possible, and wanted her house to be filled with the laughter of children. If she got pregnant as soon as she got married, she could become a real mother by the end of this year, fulfilling her wish in her past and present lives.
Under the candlelight, Chen Ahfu's cheeks were as red as rouge. She lowered her head slightly and said nothing. It was impossible to say that she was thinking the same thing in her heart.
Seeing the beautiful face, Chu Lingxuan was itching to get close to Chen Afu, wanting to make a quick decision and get close to Duze. He glanced at the two little people on the Luohan bed with a guilty conscience, and his eyes met Dabao's. He quickly turned his eyes away and sat up straight.
That kid was specifically against him.
Chu Lingxuan played until Miss Chu became sleepy and yawned several times, then he reluctantly got up and left.
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