The dream is solved and I re-enter the room to find the answer and want to exhale
It was quiet, so quiet that you could hear the "thump, thump, thump..." sound of your heartbeat. Liu Che calmed down Xue Jiuyue's rapid breathing, and the silence cooled her burning cheeks. Liu Che said apologetically, "Thank you, Xiao Shi, can you wait a little longer? There's no one else at home. I can't bear it. It's too painful!"
Xue Jiyue understood Liu Che's feelings, and her face flushed again. But it didn't stop her from scolding him, "Stupid Xiaoming, you big pervert!"
"A single man and a single woman are in the same room, not to mention that you are just good-looking and I am a normal man! It is very hard to endure. I hope that Master Xiao Shi will have mercy on me." "Spit Star", who had not been in contact for a few days, came back to life.
"Okay then! I'll call a taxi for you, and let me know when you get home!"
"Um!"
The fleeting moment of "Spit" style just now rekindled Xue Jiuyue's curiosity. With her phone in hand, she logged in directly. As expected, she did not receive a call from "Spit Star". While checking the location of the online car, Xue Jiuyue flipped through the contacts and confirmed that "Spit Star" was not online. It was not until the car with Liu Che drove out of sight that "Spit Star" sent a message, "Hello, beautiful! I haven't seen you for a few days, I miss you so much!"
"Hmph, stupid Xiao Ming, you're still playing this game!" Xue Jiyue came to a conclusion secretly, but she only had two words to reply to "Spit Star" - "Liar!"
With the satisfaction of seeing through her trick, Xue Ji decisively logged off. In her mind, "Spit Star" would only be a card player from now on, and she could chat with Liu Che himself! The tool "Spit Star" was banished to the cold palace by the "beautiful and unfaithful" Xue Jiyue, and was not summoned that night - because such a good time belonged only to the two of them, even in their dreams.
Time is the flow of the material world, and the material world is the freeze frame of time. So every day, every second is a new world, and these countless worlds extend in memory.
In the fresh morning light, Xue Jiuyue was the first to arrive at "Inch by Inch of Time." Her unadorned face, pure and natural, astonished this world crowded with saturated colors.
After seeing the truth, Zhou Ying and Lin Yiyi were filled with joy. Ke Yike, who arrived late, was really frightened. He didn't even cough twice before he was shocked by Xue Jiuyue's next move. Xue Jiuyue ruffled his already messy hair like an older sister, "Ahem, why are you here so late? I was waiting for you to make breakfast!"
"Ahem... Sister Yue, are you okay?"
Xue Jiuyue just turned her back to him and said, "What are you standing there for? Go make breakfast for two!"
She didn't wear makeup because Xue Jiyue had already said that drawing eyebrows was Liu Che's job. So after breakfast, Xue Jiyue closed her eyes and enjoyed her own happiness...
The journey home in glory is also a happy one. From afar, I could see the fading stone archway on the main road to the town entrance. It had been Wu Liren's goal and role model since childhood, and it remained etched in his heart.
"In the future, there will definitely be an archway belonging to me!" Wu Liren said confidently to his wife beside him, pointing into the distance.
"My dear, you will definitely be able to do it!" Xiaoyue was still gentle, and there was no sign of uneasiness in her heart.
As they got closer, they saw a group of people waiting at the archway. They had also seen Wu Liren and his group, and the resounding sound of gongs and drums welcomed the couple from the main road to their front door.
The head of the family, Wu Jingcheng, has gray hair and beard, but he stands at the gate in high spirits, smiling and welcoming guests from all directions.
Seeing Xiaoyue return with Wu Liren, a flicker of suspicion flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly overwhelmed by excitement. He patted Wu Liren on the shoulder and said with satisfaction, "Yide, you've lived up to everyone's expectations and brought honor to our family. Well done! Come inside and thank the guests. Today is also your third brother's first birthday. Double happiness, double happiness!"
"Wenquxing is back, Wenquxing is back..." When the guests saw Wu Liren returning home, they came over to congratulate him.
Xiaoyue returned to the back hall alone and silently. At this moment, she could not become redundant and show off her husband's style in front of the neighbors.
But how could she bear not to appreciate her husband who was in high spirits? This was the most charming and wonderful thing about a man.
So she closed the windows and doors, staying inside the house, but her intelligent eyes followed Wu Liren, watching him chatting and laughing.
Soon, a distinguished guest arrived, the county magistrate. Wu Liren acted like a scholar in front of the magistrate, neither humble nor overbearing, much to the delight of Xiaoyue, who was watching from the sidelines.
Today was also his younger brother's first birthday, and according to local custom, they held a "Zhuazhou" (grab the week) ceremony. Wu Jingcheng had a thick blanket spread on the ground, then placed a circle of various items—writing brushes, inkstones, paper, pots, pans, and utensils. Finally, he placed the one-year-old boy in the middle, allowing him to grab items.
The magistrate also watched with great interest along with everyone else.
The chubby little boy was not afraid of strangers. He looked around among the objects. Suddenly, a Confucian scarf caught his attention. He crawled over and looked at it curiously.
"Catch him, catch him..." Wu Jingcheng, who is always rigorous, couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
But the little boy did not fulfill his wish. After looking at it, he crawled in the opposite direction.
"Oh..." Wu Jingcheng couldn't hide his disappointment. But then his eyes lit up again because he saw his youngest son crawling towards a copy of the Analects.
"Pick it up, pick it up..." Wu Jingcheng muttered again.
But the little boy still didn't do what he wanted. Instead, he flipped open the book cover, reading like a schoolboy. It seemed he couldn't get enough of it lying down, or perhaps he was tired of reading. He rolled over and tried to sit down, then used all his strength to grasp the book in his arms.
Wu Jingcheng was overjoyed, "Hahaha, it's the Analects, it's the Analects, my Wu family is going to have another scholar..." But he quickly realized his gaffe, froze his smile, and winked at Wu Liren.
The guests around him flattered him non-stop, and even the county magistrate congratulated him repeatedly, as the saying goes, many hands make light work.
After Wu Liren brought up a brocade-covered tray, Wu Jingcheng led him to the magistrate and said, "Dear father, I have a humble request."
The magistrate glanced at Wu Liren and said politely with a smile on his face, "Mr. Wu, please feel free to speak."
Wu Jingcheng bowed, "I'm so honored to have my parents visit my humble home today, just in time for my son's one-year-old celebration. It's such a wonderful match, I hope they can give him a name! This is just a small gift from me, I hope you will accept it!"
"Old Wu has a good way of educating his son. Yi De has passed the imperial examination and will soon become a Jinshi. It is not long before we have three outstanding people in our family. It is a great honor to be able to name your son. Old Wu, please don't be so shy!" The magistrate said politely before asking, "I wonder what the name of Yi De's second brother, Old Wu, is?"
Wu Jingcheng quickly replied, "The Master said, 'A benevolent man, wishing to establish himself, also establishes others.' That's why Dalang was named Liren. On the day Erlang was born, 'the sun rises in the east and the rain falls in the west,' so he was named Wu Riyu."
"This village scholar is really just showing off his knowledge," the magistrate muttered to himself, then made up his mind. "Just now, I saw your son grab the Analects of Confucius during his "Grab the Week" ceremony. Even more surprising, he flipped through the pages as if he were reading a single word. Could this be natural intelligence? I took a closer look, and the words your son was holding read 'At the age of fifteen, I set my heart on learning.' I think this name is also a gift from heaven, so let's call it Shi Er. What do you think, Mr. Wu?"
"Shi'er, Wu Shi'er, what a good name! Thank you, my parents, for giving me this name! With virtue..."
"Are you awake?" Liu Che's gentle voice sounded precisely at the place where he woke up from his dream.
Feeling the warmth in his hand, Xue Jiuyue instantly became more energetic, "Yeah."
"Any results?"
"Yes, the two brothers are named Wu Riyu and Wu Shier." Xue Jiuyue recalled, "But I don't recognize these two names!"
"Don't be impatient. I guessed that the three brothers are the same person. We should look at them together. Wu Liren, Wu Riyu, and Wu Shier." The intensity of his thinking made Liu Che speak slowly.
"I can't figure it out. I'm not good at riddles." Although Xue Jiuyue said this, she still took a piece of white paper and wrote down the three names with a pen. But she still couldn't figure it out. She threw the pen away and said, "Xiao Ming, I'm not worried about the answer now. Aren't we doing well now?"
"Are all our efforts for so long really going to fail? Besides, it's okay for you to only interact with me now, but wouldn't it still feel a little strange to interact with others? It's just that you're enduring it. I don't want you to feel even a little uncomfortable, Xiao Shi."
Liu Che's words reminded Xue Jiuyue of her reckless behavior in the morning. She did feel a little uncomfortable when she rubbed Ke Yike's head, but she endured it.
"But this riddle is not easy to solve." Xue Jiuyue took the paper again.
"Or maybe we should think differently. Could it be that these three people represent the triple personality of one person? We could try to see if there are any clues through their names. Could you elaborate on the meaning of their names?"
"Wu Liren comes from the Analects, 'If you wish to establish yourself, establish others as well'; Wu Riyu comes from 'The sun rises in the east and the rain falls in the west'; and Wu Shier is also from the Analects, 'At the age of fifteen I set my heart on learning.'"
Based on Xue Jiuyue's recollections, Liu Che analyzed, "From this perspective, the 'Li Ren' symbolizes benevolence; the 'Ri Yu' symbolizes 'Tao is without clear skies, yet there is clear sky,' representing love; and the 'Shi' symbolizes ambition or learning. No, this path is different."
"That's right! Being virtuous, affectionate, and dedicated to learning, how could that hurt me?" Xue Jiuyue suddenly remembered, "The only person I'm familiar with is Youren. I told you before that there was a classmate of ours named Wu Youren, and we always jokingly called him 'Nobody'."
Liu Che caught the inspiration and said, "Yes, Wu means nothing! Why didn't I think of that? Then being without virtue, emotion, or knowledge is the real truth."
"But aren't bad people inherently immoral? If they don't have it, then they don't have it. Just remove it. Why create a dream to scare people?"
"What did you say?" Liu Che caught the bright spot.
"Why do you want to scare people with a dream?"
"One more sentence?"
"If you don't have it, then you don't have it. Just take it away!"
"Yes, nothing means nothing. Wu Liren, Wu Riyu, Wu Shier, the word Wu actually means nothing, so we can remove it." Liu Che became more and more excited as he spoke. "The word Wu is a distraction. Remove it and we get Liren, Riyu, Shier. Let me put them together again and let me think..."
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