Chapter 398 The Son Was an Accident
Mrs. Xi just asked casually, but when she heard Duanrao's words, she couldn't help but exclaimed.
Mrs. Xi's unusual reaction also scared Duanrao and others.
"Auntie, is there something wrong with this place?"
Mrs. Xi finally woke up from her dream and smiled faintly, "There's nothing wrong, just a little unexpected. The place you mentioned...we happened to be there before."
"You've been there? You or Uncle Xi?"
"Our family of three has all been there." Mrs. Xi said, turning her head and giving her husband a sweet look.
It turns out that Mr. Xi, as a painter, is particularly good at painting landscapes. When he was young, he traveled all over the country in search of inspiration.
Although he was not as free after marriage as before, Mrs. Xi understood him and kept his father's habit. She would take two months every year to travel with him.
This habit continued until Xi Jingyue was born and grew up, and the original honeymoon trip for the couple turned into a family trip for the three of them.
"I remember it was when Jingyue was twelve years old? We took him to travel to Province Y and happened to pass by City X. The locals told us that there was a Taoist temple nearby that was particularly effective, so we wanted to stop by and ask for a fortune to bless the child to be healthy and grow up well."
At the time, their family was traveling by car, not in a group with a tour guide, so it was not a big deal to change the itinerary at the last minute, and...
"You may not be able to tell from his appearance now, but this child was very weak when he was young and was sick every other day. The doctor said it was due to congenital deficiencies." Mrs. Xi couldn't help but hold her forehead when she mentioned this. After so many years, she felt a headache when she recalled those days of fear.
As expected, when Du Anrao and the others heard her words, their eyes widened in surprise and they all looked at Xi Jingyue at the same time.
Xi Jingyue sighed and rubbed his temples with a headache: "Mom, it was such a long time ago, why are you bringing this up?"
"What can't be mentioned?" Mrs. Xi snorted, a little arrogantly, "If I don't mention it, how can you know how much effort your father and I put in to raise a sickly child like you?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Xi Jingyue was helpless and amused. "So I, your son, am still so young, and I'm working like a cow and a horse to repay you, so that you can stay where you are and leave your work to travel around whenever you want. It really proves that you two are true love, and I, your son, am an accident."
Mr. Xi just giggled and said nothing. Mrs. Xi was also amused. She seemed shy but actually showed off and said, "Hey, kid, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Du Anrao and others: “…” For a moment, I didn’t know who to sympathize with. Forget it, let’s sympathize with us single dogs who are forced to be fed dog food!
"I've strayed off topic. It's strange to say, I was not very old when I was pregnant with him, and I ate the best food and used the best things. I was very careful in every aspect, and no problems were found during the prenatal checkups. Although he was born a little earlier than the expected date, it was a full-term birth, not a premature birth. Who would have thought that he would be born with congenital defects?"
Because of this, after Xi Jingyue was born, almost the entire family revolved around him. Before he was eight years old, Mrs. Xi and his wife did not dare to close their eyes completely when they slept, for fear that if they missed a second, the child would catch a cold or have a fever, which would disturb the whole family.
Fortunately, as Xi Jingyue grew older, his health gradually improved.
At least he wouldn't be easily defeated again, so the two of them dared to take him out for a walk to gain experience.
When they passed through City X, they occasionally heard locals mention how effective the Taoist temple was and that those who were lucky enough to go there to worship had their wishes come true. It sounded so magical that the couple became interested.
"It's strange. After we made up our minds to go to the Taoist temple to pray for blessings, we followed the address given by those people and went there, but we couldn't find any trace of the Taoist temple."
Du Hexuan shuddered when he heard this, and inexplicably felt that he seemed to have heard this plot development somewhere before.
No, no, no, he must be overthinking it. It’s just an illusion.
"Just when we were about to give up..."
Li Zhaoyang quickly responded: "Have you found the Taoist temple?"
"No, your cousin is missing."
Li Zhaoyang: “???”
Duan Rao: Phew…
Mrs. Xi glanced at her son and said with a smile, "We were just a blink of an eye and he disappeared. Your uncle and I were so scared that we went all over the mountains to look for him. Just when we were anxious and ready to call the police, he suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
He also said that he met a fairy boy wearing a flower on his head. He saw that the child was cute, so he gave him some candies from his pocket. The fairy boy was very happy after eating the candies. Not only did he give him the wreath on his head, he also wished him peace and prosperity in the future, and no illness or disaster.
"This is too..." Li Zhaoyang couldn't find the right adjective to express his feelings at the moment. He suppressed his smile and looked at his cousin, laughing softly, "I didn't expect that my cousin had such an adventure when he was young. Could it be that he accidentally fell asleep on the road and dreamed about it?"
Xi Jingyue glanced at him and said nothing.
In fact, he once suspected that what happened that year was just a dream.
It was because after leaving the mountain, every time he wanted to recall the details of that brief encounter, he found that the scene in his memory seemed to be covered by a layer of white gauze. He could only vaguely remember the general idea but could not see it clearly. It was indeed not like reality but more like a dream.
Mrs. Xi also laughed when she heard him say that: "At first we thought he was joking with us, but later we found that after returning from that place, your cousin's health has indeed been getting better and better."
Li Zhaoyang choked: "...Could it be a coincidence?"
"Whether it's a coincidence or true, your cousin's health has improved. It's a pity that your uncle and I didn't see the fairy boy who sent blessings to your cousin, otherwise we would definitely thank him."
Du Anrao bit his chopsticks and blinked his eyes. He felt that if this was really true, there was nothing wrong with what Mrs. Xi said. After all, it was a real benefit for Mr. Xi, so it was normal to express gratitude.
This little episode, which was treated as gossip, was not taken seriously by everyone.
Mr. Xi and Mrs. Xi were probably worried that since they, as elders, were present, Duan Rao and the others would be too nervous and restrained, which would be bad.
After having a simple meal, he left, leaving his son and daughter-in-law to be fully responsible for entertaining the guests. Therefore, they were not present when the few people were talking about these things.
After dinner, Mrs. Xi briefly confirmed the departure time for the next day with Duan Rao and others, and then asked them to go upstairs to rest.
Du Anrao and others slept soundly and got up early the next day. They got on the car with several elders of the Xi family in high spirits.
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