Chapter 49 Xi Xi's Merit and Virtue Completed
Zhou Yi wasn't the only one curious about Xi Xi's birth mother; everyone around Pei Yiyan had the same question.
However, Pei Yiyan kept the woman's identity a closely guarded secret, and Xi Xi remained equally tight-lipped, so no one managed to find out anything.
Zhou Yi is now more curious about Xi Xi's current mother.
Just then, a shadow silently fell through the bathroom door, and the boy's dark, slightly cool eyes suddenly appeared.
Zhou Yi jumped in surprise: "Xiao Yan."
Pei Yiyan's tall figure blocked most of Zhou Yi's view from behind the door, and his imposing aura made Zhou Yi's heart skip a beat.
She forced a smile and said, "Xiao Yan, Mom has come to bring you and Xi Xi some goodnight sweet soup."
Pei Yiyan lowered his eyelids, his expression inscrutable, and accepted the sweet soup with both hands: "Thank you."
"Mom, you don't need to send it anymore. Xixi is prone to bedwetting if she drinks soup before bed."
"Okay, okay."
Zhou Yi's eyes sparkled as she took a small step forward: "Xiao Yan, do you have a girlfriend? What kind of girl is she? Is she in the same school as you? Bring her back to visit sometime."
"No." Pei Yiyan leaned against the doorframe with his long arm. "You misheard. It's getting late. Goodnight."
Before the mother could ask any more questions, the door slammed shut.
Zhou Yi almost got a cold shoulder, clutching her chest and muttering, "Why is this child so shy with her mother?"
Once he could hear the footsteps fading away and no more, Pei Yiyan pinched the bridge of his nose and turned around to find the three-headed little cub standing there, hands on hips, glaring at him angrily.
"Dad, Xixi has never wet the bed. How can you say such nonsense?"
Pei Yiyan showed no guilt at being caught, and strode forward, saying, "Grandma just brought over this sweet soup, come and drink it while it's hot."
Back in Baicao County, Zhou Yi would cook sweet soup for the father and daughter every night, and Xi Xi was used to it.
Today's dish is white fungus and lotus seed soup. The soup is clear, sweet, and delicious. It nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, making it very suitable for winter.
Pei Yiyan settled Xixi in the baby chair, gave her a few instructions, and then turned to go into the bathroom.
Behind her, Xixi waved a spoon in her little hands:
"Dad, adults talking nonsense is an even bigger offense. You're punished by having to buy three fried chickens tomorrow!"
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Throughout the winter vacation, Xi Xi and the two Chen brothers played wildly. Every day, you could hear the children climbing up and down the Polygonum multiflorum vine and Eucommia ulmoides that they brought from home.
Xiao Hei kept his promise and lent Xi Xi the Dream Grass for a couple more days, and then he really didn't show up again.
Pei Yiyan was relieved that Xiao Hei's sudden appearance hadn't happened.
In the days following her discovery of Xixi and Meng Zhiyao making a phone call, Zhou Yi frequently took the three children out to play.
Zhou Yi subtly probed Xi Xi, trying to get some information out of her. She thought she would get nothing as before, but this time she found out some useful information.
"Mom is Dad's girlfriend."
"The current father and the current mother have known Xixi for the same amount of time."
The evidence is irrefutable!
Sure enough, that brat had been in a relationship for a long time, and only now did he give himself away. He really kept it a secret. Zhou Yi smiled broadly.
There's a feeling of joy, like your ugly son has finally found someone who wants him and can get married.
After returning from the mall from playing the claw machine, the three children dragged a sack full of plush toys they had won into the father and daughter's room.
All the dozen or so claw machines were used equally, and the three children were panting heavily from accumulating so many plush toys.
Pei Yiyan and Xixi lived in a small suite. After the three of them finished distributing the dolls, they sat on the living room floor to rest.
It was Chen Xiaobao's first time here. His big eyes looked around, and when he spotted something in a certain direction, he exclaimed in an exaggerated "Wow!"
Xi Xi and Chen Yihuan followed her gaze.
Chen Yihuan uttered the same "Wow".
The two brothers ran to the windowsill at the same time, stood on tiptoe and stared intently: "What kind of grass is that? It's so pretty! Why is it red?"
Gold shards streamed in through the window, bathing the Dreamweed in a hazy pink glow, making the entire plant shimmer and shine so beautifully that it was impossible to ignore.
"It's called Dream Grass, and it's a very magical grass." Xixi tilted her head back and gently touched the tender leaves with her little hands. "It can help people have sweet dreams."
"A beautiful dream? Any kind of beautiful dream is fine?" Chen Yihuan knew that Xixi was not an ordinary child, and he believed her words without a doubt. "Then can I fly in my dreams and eat all kinds of lollipops?"
“Of course,” Xixi said. “It’s amazing.”
Chen Yihuan was eager to try: "Can I try it now?"
Xi Xi looked at him strangely: "Are you going to sleep here? No, boys can't sleep in girls' rooms."
Chen Yihuan realized he wasn't sleepy and couldn't fall asleep even if he forced himself, so he immediately changed his approach:
"Then I'll take it back to my room tonight and try it out. Can you lend it to me?"
Xi Xi: "Okay."
Chen Xiaobao, who had been silent until now, cautiously raised his hand: "Then, if I want to dream about my mother, can it help me?"
"No problem." It's even better if your dream partner is a real person. Xi Xi casually asked, "Isn't your mother with you?"
Come to think of it, she hasn't seen Chen Xiaobao's mother recently, but she sees his father quite often.
Chen Xiaobao lowered his eyelids and remained silent.
Seeing this, Chen Yihuan chimed in, "My mother said that my aunt went to a very far place."
Xi Xi's little face was serious. Suddenly, she clapped her hands and sang: "Daddy's daddy is called grandpa, daddy's mommy is called grandma, daddy's brother is called uncle, daddy's sister is called aunt."
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Chen Yihuan pushed Chen Xiaobao in front of him: "Dad's brother's wife is called Auntie, she's Xiaobao's mother."
"oh."
Xi Xi understood. She stared intently at Chen Xiaobao, realizing that his mother, like the old soldier, had gone to heaven to enjoy happiness.
She carefully picked up the Dream Grass and placed it in the boy's arms: "Put it in your room to sleep. It will take you to see your mother tonight. Don't break it, okay?"
Upon hearing that he could see his mother, Chen Xiaobao hugged the potted plant in his arms tightly with anticipation and nodded solemnly without the slightest doubt.
"I'm a man, I'll protect it!"
Unlike other minor monsters in the mountains that must cultivate away from humans, the Dreamweaver needs to interact with humans more. Its ability to weave dreams was created for humans, so its cultivation is naturally inseparable from humans.
Humans are the most intelligent of all beings. Every time the Dreamweaver weaves a dream for humankind, it is a form of spiritual practice. By accumulating these experiences day by day, it can enhance its abilities and perhaps one day gain spiritual intelligence.
In Xiao Hei's hands, the Dream Grass was just a toy. The cultivation process was inevitably tedious, so Xiao Hei used the Dream Grass to pass the time and have all sorts of beautiful dreams every day.
Huai Mengcao followed Xiao Hei for a hundred years, but her cultivation progressed slowly, always remaining at the factory size.
On the day they brought back the Dream Grass, Chen Xiaobao and his father both dreamed of their mother/wife who had passed away from illness. Unlike the emaciated and frail woman in the hospital, the woman in their dream looked healthy and gentle, the happiest version of her when she was alive.
She said she is doing well now because she did good deeds during her lifetime, and the underworld has allocated her a large house with a garden and a swimming pool, and she is living a very comfortable life.
In the end of the dream, she told the father and son to look forward, live well, and not to worry about her too much.
The father and son woke up in tears, and upon seeing the tears in each other's eyes, they instantly realized they had the same dream.
Chen Xiaobao's father then stopped hiding the news of his wife's death and confessed everything to his son.
Because Chen Xiaobao had said goodbye to his mother properly in his dream, he wasn't too heartbroken, but he still cried for several days. The little man took his mother's advice to heart and, after the sadness, lived and grew up optimistically.
This dream saved the man from collapse, giving him back the courage to continue living, and the Dream-Holding Grass grew two centimeters taller as a result.
Although it's not immediately obvious, Huai Mengcao is especially happy and works even harder to weave her dreams.
XiXi's merits +10086!
The day before Meng Zhiyao returned to school after the New Year, she received Xixi's third ginseng root.
"Mommy, if you eat this, you can knock out a big yellow ox." Xixi clenched her little pink fists. "From now on, you'll be a super mommy."
This time, the whiskers were as thick as a little finger, the medicinal effects were doubled, and the fragrance was so strong that even with a mask on, Meng Zhiyao couldn't block it out.
"Thank you, baby."
Every time Meng Zhiyao ate Xixi's ginseng rootlets, she needed to mentally prepare herself. Fortunately, this was the last time.
That evening, Meng Zhiyao drank every last drop of the ginseng soup that had been simmering for two hours.
The more I drank, the warmer my body felt, as if I were basking in the warm winter sun. My soul felt so comfortable that it almost floated away. A wave of drowsiness washed over me, and I fell asleep in bed before I even had time to wash the dishes.
Half-asleep, Meng Zhiyao felt her body rapidly evaporating sweat.
She was shocked to find when she woke up in the morning that the sheets were soaked with sweat, leaving a clear human-shaped mark, and that she smelled strongly of sourness.
Was the heating turned up too high last night? Feeling sticky all over, Meng Zhi didn't have time to think and immediately went to the bathroom to scrub herself from head to toe.
Wash it four or five times before finally rinsing it with clean water.
When Meng Zhiyao emerged wrapped in a bath towel, she looked like a lotus flower emerging from clear water; every inch of her skin was like a peeled egg, delicate and flawless.
Her senses were clearer than ever before, and she felt an inexhaustible surge of energy. In a daze, she thought she might actually be able to knock out or kill a big yellow ox.
Meng Zhiyao is now a woman among women!
The changes in her were nothing short of a real-life transformation, and her return to school on her first day caused a sensation throughout the entire dormitory.
Her girlfriends pulled her to look at her from left to right. Her nose was still the same nose, and her eyes were still the same eyes, but she still gave people a stunning feeling of being bright and beautiful.
How can a person be this good-looking?
They strongly suspected that Meng Zhiyao had worked on a project during the winter break, and they were all very interested, begging her to introduce them to a reliable doctor.
Meng Zhiyao didn't dare to give a random introduction, so she replied: Go to bed early and get up early, drink more water and exercise more.
At first, they didn't believe it, but after seeing Meng Zhiyao go to bed early and get up early every day, cut out sugar and oil, and eat a light diet for three meals a day, they gradually began to believe it.
The student association organized a dinner at a hot pot restaurant over the weekend. Meng Zhiyao had eaten there before with Xixi and Pei Yiyan, and the food was quite good.
As the dinner party drew to a close, the club president took out a bag of mushrooms sent by his girlfriend from Yunnan Province and, under everyone's astonished gazes, furtively opened the bag.
He laughed and said, "Why are you all looking at me like that? This was specially sent by my girlfriend. I didn't even eat it myself, but I'm sharing it with you. Are you afraid I'll poison you?"
One knowledgeable person said, "Holy crap, this is Boletus luridus, it's poisonous!"
The president didn't seem to care: "It's poisonous when eaten raw, but it's fine when cooked. It's delicious. I've eaten it several times at my girlfriend's house."
After saying that, he threw a few more into the pot, looked up and laughed: "You won't believe me until you try them later. I guarantee they'll be so delicious you won't be able to stop eating them. Don't complain that you haven't had enough!"
Most of the club members are from the north, and few have ever been to Yunnan Province. Yunnan mushrooms are famous throughout the country, and now that there are authentic Yunnan mushrooms available, and the club president vouches for them, everyone can't resist picking up their chopsticks.
As a result, eleven out of the twelve people had to be carried to the hospital and laid on stretchers.
The senior student counting the little figures on the hospital bed said, "Yaoyao, everyone in the club was knocked out but you're the only one who's fine. I really envy you for not having to play hide-and-seek with the little figures."
"Aaaaaah! Doraemon has come to deliver memory bread to help me pass my CET-6 exam! Quick, open the door and let it in!"
Meng Zhiyao, the only lucky survivor:
Perhaps it's because she herself is like a poisonous plant, so she's not afraid of poisonous mushrooms?
Cough cough.
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