When Dabao came out of the bedroom, he saw his mother sitting on the bed, sewing with her head down, making small clothes for him.
He came to Chen Ahfu, squeezed into her arms, and climbed onto her legs to sit down. Her little face was red from sleep, and her eyes were still a little swollen.
Chen Ahfu put down her needlework, pretending not to notice that he had cried before, and held him in her arms and rocked him slowly. After a while, she felt his little body gradually soften, and then she said, "Son, mother has no choice but to come and discuss with you. Can you help mother come up with an idea?"
Dabao felt very comfortable being rocked by his mother, a little like riding on the wooden horse at Xiao Shitou's house. He asked, "What's the problem, mother?"
Chen Afu said, "Your father and I are going to the capital this time, and we can't take you and your sister with us. Mother knows that you are sensible, so I told you first, but I didn't dare to tell your sister because I was afraid that she would cry. How should I tell her? Mother is very embarrassed."
It's not that they can't take the little girl with them when they go to Beijing this time, but she and Chu Lingxuan thought that since they were not taking Dabao, it would be better not to take Chu Hanyan either, so that they could treat the two children equally. Otherwise, they would say they would treat Dabao well, but treat him differently in practice, fearing that he would be suspicious and think that the biological and adopted children were different.
But Chen Dabao thought, if you are embarrassed, then don't go.
Although he thought so, he was not stupid enough to say it out loud, because he knew clearly that this was impossible. Mother was going to marry Father Chu, and they were going to the capital to get married, and no one could change this.
However, he felt somewhat proud that his mother treated him as an adult and discussed such an important matter with him.
He puffed out his chest and said, "My sister is a girl, so it's inevitable that she's a little bit spoiled." He then said against his will, "Don't worry, mother, I will help you persuade my sister."
Seeing that he was not saying what he meant, Chen Ahfu lowered his head and kissed his little face, praising him, "Brother is different. He knows how to help mother solve problems and also knows how to take care of his sister."
After Chu Hanyan woke up, Chen Afu and Chen Dabao went to the upper room and told her about it. As expected, as soon as they finished talking, the little girl burst into tears. She cried so hard that she hiccuped and didn't listen to any explanation.
Seeing her intense reaction, Chen Dabao was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks, and he didn't care about his own sadness. He kept persuading his sister. After persuading her, even he himself thought that mother and father Chu should not take them with them when they went to the capital. But it was useless to persuade her for a long time, the little girl still cried and refused to be punished.
Chen Ahfu reminded quietly, "When mom comes back, what should I call her?"
Dabao immediately realized that his sister had told him that what she wanted most was to be able to call her mother "mother". He immediately said to the little girl in a loud voice, "Sister, don't cry yet. Listen to me, when my mother comes back from the capital, you can call her "mother" instead of "auntie".
The little girl stopped crying abruptly, staring with tearful eyes and asked, "Really? When auntie comes back, I can call her mother?"
Dabao nodded vigorously and said, "It's true. I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, ask my mother."
The little girl is even more pitiful.
Chen Ahfu wiped her tears and said, "It's true. When I come back, not only will my sister call me mother, but Dabao and I will also live in Tangyuan. We will truly become a family."
This was the scene her father often told her about, and the little girl had dreamed of it. She was no longer sad, and smiled with tears in her eyes, pulling Chen Ahfu's clothes and saying, "Sister and brother, be good, auntie, please come back soon. Sister really wants to call auntie mother soon." She wished that auntie would go to the capital right now and come back tomorrow.
Dabao wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve. He had done his job well and finally coaxed his sister. Chen Afu gave him a thumbs up and whispered, "Dabao is really capable. He caught the sister's weakness and convinced her in no time."
Yes. Dabao also felt that he was very capable. He managed to handle something that his mother had to deal with so badly. He unconsciously puffed up his chest again.
Finally I managed to convince the two little kids.
Seeing the two of them playing with toys together, Chen Ahfu breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the big red boxes in the living room. They were filled with clothes and things she was going to take to the capital. Everything was ready, and it was time to leave tomorrow.
In the evening, Abbot Liaochen returned to Tangyuan. She had a vegetarian meal in Tangyuan, and asked someone to invite Chen Afu to come, and also to bring Chu Hanyan back. She was afraid that her granddaughter would be sad, so she would stay in Tangyuan for a few days.
She put a pair of emerald green jade bracelets on Chen Afu and said with a smile, "This was given to me by Xuan'er's grandmother when I got married. Even after I became a nun, I didn't return it to the Chu family. I wanted to give it to Xuan'er's wife in the future..."
Chen Ahfu knelt down to express his gratitude, and the two talked for a while before standing up to say goodbye.
When she returned to Fuyuan, she saw that Old Lady Chen, Gao, and Chen Aju were all there to add to her makeup. The old lady gave her a pair of golden cloves and ten taels of silver on behalf of the eldest wife. Gao gave her a pair of red silk embroidered shoes and Chen Aju gave her two embroidered silk handkerchiefs.
Then Aunt Luo and Mrs. Wei, Hu Laowu's wife and daughter, and Carpenter Wu's two daughters-in-law came one after another. They also came to add to the makeup.
The Luo family presented two pieces of nine-thread soft smoke silk and a small double-sided embroidered screen. The Hu family presented ten taels of silver, and the Wu family presented two pieces of silk and a pair of small red lacquer carved tables.
Only these few families knew that Chen Afu was going to the capital to get married tomorrow, so they all came to add to the dowry.
Regardless of whether he could use the things they gave him, Chen Afu accepted them and expressed his gratitude.
At night, Dabao refused to leave the upper room, saying that he wanted to sleep with his mother for one night. This request was not excessive, so Chen Afu agreed.
But being hugged tightly by the little brat made her sweat. If she pushed him away, he would come back to her again.
At noon the next day, Chen Afu handed Dabao, who had been hanging on her, to Wang, got on the carriage, waved goodbye to Chen Ming, Wang, Alu, and Dabao, who was crying, and drove towards Dingzhou Prefecture.
When we arrived at Dingzhou Prefecture, we went straight to Chen Mansion.
Chen Afu will stay at the Chen Mansion for one night, take a boat to Tong County on the outskirts of Beijing early tomorrow morning, and then take a carriage into the capital.
She went directly to the main courtyard, and Jiang was very considerate and had lunch prepared for her. After she finished her meal, Jiang told her that the furniture had been sent to the Beijing Branch Courtyard a few days ago. Jiang would take Chen Yulan, Chen Yuqing, and Chen Yuxia to accompany Chen Afu to the Beijing Branch Courtyard to wait for her wedding, and Chen Shiying would wait until Chen Afu got married before rushing there...
Before Chen Ahfu returned to the Rose Courtyard, Jiang gave Chen Ahfu the dowry list. Looking at the thick pile of dowry lists, Chen Ahfu smacked his tongue.
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