Chapter 684: Conversation between Father and Daughter on the Eve of the Wedding
After Lu Qiniang finished speaking, she stood up and left, gently closing the door.
Suddenly, only the father and daughter were left in the room.
The candlelight crackled, and Xiao Yan looked at his bright and beautiful daughter in front of him, suddenly feeling a little dazed and uncomfortable.
——My daughter has grown up, and it seems like we haven’t been alone together like this for a long time.
In Xiao Yan's memory, he and Erya never seemed to be close.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to get close to her, but he’s also scared of Arya’s sharp tongue.
Moreover, Erya is too independent and strong-willed. She seems to be able to handle everything on her own and never causes anyone any worry.
Erya looked at his slightly embarrassed expression and chuckled, her smile tinged with nostalgia. "Dad, do you still remember that little girl whose family was so poor that she had to make up a lie and say 'dad's dead' just to go out and beg for food during the twelfth lunar month? She's getting married tomorrow."
Her voice was light, but like a key, it instantly opened the floodgates of memory.
Xiao Yan's heart trembled suddenly.
Ten years ago...
That cold winter, he had just been "bought" home by his abandoned mother. His family was penniless and his future was uncertain.
Erya was young, but she already showed her shrewdness and cleverness. She could come up with such an idea just to ensure her family could have a good New Year...
He even asked for a straw mat to cover his face, and later was inspected by the Five Cities Army, but he pretended to be dead to avoid them...
Those scenes of the past, which were simple but full of vitality, flooded into my heart like a tide.
Over the past ten years, he had watched his daughter, like a hot pepper, grow up little by little, and how, with her seemingly unconventional but incredibly precise business acumen, she had gradually become the most solid pillar of the family and a renowned businesswoman...
An indescribable sour heat suddenly rushed to his eyes. This man, who had seen life and death on the battlefield and was as calm as a mountain, felt his throat rolling and his voice was hoarse: "Zhao Zhuo..."
Xiao Yan took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, and looked at his daughter calmly and solemnly, "Thank you, Dad."
Arya was slightly stunned.
"Thank you for helping Dad and this family for so many years, and for shouldering so much. Dad knows it's not easy for you..."
Little Pepper only reports good news and never bad news.
She was a young girl, and she never mentioned how much suffering and grievances she had endured outside.
Every time she wrote a letter, she would tell about how much money she had earned and what achievements she had made.
She has always been their pride.
Erya's eyes instantly turned red, but she tried to put on a bright smile: "I have been a troublemaker since I was a child, and I have caused you and mother a lot of trouble. I know that Dad favors my third sister the most..."
She paused, her voice softer but very frank. "To be honest, I had some sour thoughts when I was little. Later, I slowly understood. Back then, my third sister was the youngest and the one who clung to you the most. She followed you around like a little tail, calling you 'Dad' the sweetest. She didn't need to avoid suspicion like the older ones did... And later, I understood everything."
Her voice softened. "I broke my incredibly expensive rose water and was terrified. It was you, Dad, who took me to the shop without a word. You didn't scold me, but stood in front of me and argued with the owner, defending me. I left Qiongzhou secretly, thinking no one knew. But I actually knew... When we set sail, you were standing on the highest rock, watching over my boat... Dad, I know all about your love."
She stood up, walked to Xiao Yan, opened her arms, tears in her eyes, but smiled brightly and lovingly: "Dad, hug me. In my heart, you have long been my biological father, and you will be my father for the rest of my life!"
Xiao Yan couldn't hold it in any longer, his eyes became completely wet.
He stood up, this strong man, stretched out his broad and powerful arms, and gently embraced his daughter in his arms.
His hug was restrained and warm, with the calmness and steadiness that was unique to a father, like a mountain.
He gently patted his daughter's back, as if comforting her when she was little. His voice was low and firm, carrying a solemn promise: "Zhuozhuo, remember this. Even if you get married and go to the Duke's Mansion, never let yourself be wronged. If that boy Yun Ting dares to make you angry, come back and tell Dad. Dad can still beat him now, so you don't have to be afraid. When Dad is old and can't beat him anymore, you still have your brother and sister. They will support you."
Xiao Yan paused, "Dad wishes that your life will always be as brilliant and radiant as your name. May you be free and unburdened, never to suffer a single grievance, and always be our family's fearless, life-loving little hot pepper!"
Erya's tears wet Xiao Yan's clothes.
She knew, she had always known, that she was loved.
But hearing these words from her father today still brought tears to her eyes.
"The noodles are here, time to eat." Lu Qiniang walked in with the noodles in her hand. "The kitchen has some ready-made noodles. Isn't that a coincidence?"
Jiang Xuan asked the kitchen to make some for Daya and left a lot for her.
"Dad, Mom, you guys eat. I'm going to talk to my third sister." Erya said with a smile, although her eyes were still red.
"Look at you, you said you wanted to eat, but you left without taking a single bite."
Lu Qiniang muttered.
After Erya left, she quickly asked Xiao Yan, "Did Erya say anything to you just now? Wasn't she unhappy?"
When a daughter is getting married, she should be happy.
"No, we just talked about some things from the past." Xiao Yan sat on the bed, with no appetite at all, and sighed, "Abandoned Mother, I feel sad."
He was reluctant to let Erya get married.
"Why are you upset?" Lu Qiniang said, "Erya said that her marriage is a happy event and everyone should be happy. Stop crying."
But actually, she also understood.
Because she couldn't bear to do it in her heart.
"How did time fly so fast? Now I think about it, when I bought her, she was still very little. Of all the girls, her eyes were the brightest, just like that little wolf cub. I fell in love with her at first sight."
Because poverty makes people numb.
But even in that situation, Erya still had a pair of sparkling eyes.
The couple lay down, still reminiscing about the past.
"Second sister, why are you here?" San Ya was packing her things. When she heard Er Ya's footsteps, she came out to greet her.
"I originally wanted to call big sister and the three of us sleep together, but big sister is pregnant, and the two of us won't sleep well." Erya said with a smile, "So let's just sleep alone."
"Okay, come in."
The two sisters didn't know where they got so much to talk from, they talked almost until dawn, and only fell asleep when they couldn't bear it anymore.
They are growing up day by day, gradually starting their own new lives and having different destinations to go to.
But the affection they had for each other growing up together will never change.
San Ya will always remember the conversation between the two sisters tonight when they couldn't bear it anymore.
Erya said quietly, "Jiaojiao, if anything happens to me in the future, you have to take care of my parents and my children. The same goes for both my eldest sister and Chichi."
Life is unpredictable, but the sisters face it together.
They are the ones who can trust each other.
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