Chapter 318 I don’t even know when I got pregnant
Outside the study, Sang Zhixia adjusted her clothes and hair, and after making sure everything was correct, she raised her hand and knocked on the door.
"grandfather."
The old man's voice, as if with a smile, came from the room: "Come in."
Sang Zhixia pushed the door open and walked in, the aroma of tea wafting through the room.
The old man who was making tea waved to Sang Zhixia and placed a small porcelain bowl on the small tea table.
"Come and sit down."
"You're taking medicine and can't drink tea. Yanran specially prepared a bowl of sweet soup for you. Come and try it?"
The small white porcelain bowl is filled with little finger-sized glutinous rice balls, which are boiled in brown sugar water and then sprinkled with some dried jasmine flowers, giving it a light sweet fragrance.
After taking a sip, the sweet tip of the tongue still has a faint jasmine fragrance, which makes people feel warm and comfortable.
Seeing Sang Zhixia's eyebrows relax, the old man smiled: "Yanran said that you would like it with more sugar. It seems that she was right."
Sang Zhixia touched her nose and smiled: "I was wondering why she was sweeter than usual. Could it be that Yanran was taking special care of me?"
"You care about them, shouldn't you take care of them a little?"
The old man picked up the teapot on the small charcoal stove and poured tea into the cup. After Sang Zhixia put down the bowl, he said, "Do you know why I called you here today?"
Since Sang Zhixia woke up, she has been confined at home to recuperate. Xu Yu didn't say a word about what was happening outside. When asked, he pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended not to hear. He grabbed a notebook that he got from somewhere and pretended to read it.
Sang Zhixia didn't want to hear a single word.
But even though she was confined at home, Sang Zhixia didn't really know nothing.
Sang Zhixia blinked through the steam rising from the small tea table and said vaguely, "I can guess a little, but it's not that clear."
"There's no need to know too much."
The old man turned the teacup in his hand and said gently, "Girl, sometimes what people want in life is a little confusion. Being a little confused is not necessarily a bad thing."
"Your approach to things is different from that of Yu'er and Minghui. There's no need to force yourself to adjust and assume their way is right."
Sang Zhixia's eyes narrowed slightly, and the old man said with a smile: "Leaving a trace of mercy is not weakness."
"There are many things to consider in life. Being too ruthless easily arouses suspicion and alienates friends and family, making people afraid to approach you."
"On the other hand, if your wrists are too soft, that's not good either."
"If you're too nice, people will think you're weak and vulnerable, and you'll lose your sense of fear. Finding a balance between the two is a skill that takes ages to master, and it's definitely not something you can achieve in a few days."
"You did everything right, without making any mistakes."
Sang Zhixia's emphasis on human life is a bottom line that she cannot easily cross, but the bottom line should not become a shackle.
Sang Zhixia silently clenched her fingers around the small porcelain bowl, lowered her head and said, "I thought Grandfather would say I was weak."
She was the one who ordered the injury.
But she was the one who got sick from the shock.
From the surface, it seems like she can't bear the consequences of her decision. If this isn't weakness, what is?
But no one will ever know how much determination it takes for Sang Zhixia to harm someone's life.
The old man was a little amused. He raised his hand and knocked Sang Zhixia on the forehead, saying helplessly, "Why would kindness be considered weakness?"
"If you were really cowardly, you should have let the evildoers do whatever they wanted, but you didn't."
"Before, in Heiya Village, you sought justice for your men. Now, in Luobei Village, you have also protected your family. No one can accuse you of any wrongdoing."
"Power is a sharp blade that hurts others as well as yourself. It's a good thing you know how to sheath the blade."
Sang Zhixia pursed her lips and said nothing, but the huge rock pressing on her heart dissipated completely with an inaudible rumble.
The knowledge that I had killed someone seemed to have dissipated silently.
The old man smiled and looked at her without saying much. After the tea in his cup was finished, he waved his hand and said, "Come on, I'm afraid Yu'er is probably watching you outside with longing eyes."
"He's getting better now. Go out with him and get some fresh air."
Sang Zhixia sniffed and muttered softly, "My mother-in-law and Third Aunt told me not to go out. They're afraid I'll catch a cold."
Xu Wenxiu and the others are now watching Sang Zhixia very closely.
Not to mention going out to play, even if you stay in the small courtyard in the north yard for too long and enjoy the breeze, you will be scolded.
"They're not here again."
The old man said slowly, "No one is here today. Who would know if you went out?"
Sang Zhixia didn't expect this to happen. She was stunned for a moment and looked up blankly: "Huh?"
"Stop it, silly. It gives me a headache just looking at you."
"Go have fun by yourself, and don't hang around in front of me."
Sang Zhixia walked out of the study in a daze, seeing the old man's face full of disgust, and sure enough, she saw Xu Yu waiting outside.
Xu Yu noticed the slightly red corners of her eyes, and his heart was slightly pinched, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"You cried because you were scolded?"
Sang Zhixia glared at him angrily; "You'll be the one crying when you're scolded."
"Grandfather never scolds me."
Xu Yu tutted his words, walked forward and took Sang Zhixia's hand, his words filled with inexplicable pride: "Nonsense."
"I never cried when my grandfather scolded me."
Sang Zhixia didn't quite understand what was so worthy of pride in this, and gasped in laughter, "Are you asking me to praise you?"
"Excuse me, do you think that not being scolded and crying is something to brag about?"
"That's not the case. I just feel..."
"Hey, Xia Xia, why did you come out?"
The moment Xu Yu walked out of the door, his words were interrupted. Sister-in-law Lin came over with a look of surprise on her face: "Xia Xia, are you okay?"
Sang Zhixia didn't quite understand what this meant at first, and nodded hesitantly: "Yes, I..."
"You're still early in the month, don't you need to stay home and rest for a few more days?"
Sang Zhixia was somewhat bewildered by the inexplicable nervousness on Sister Lin's face, and said dryly, "I'm fine now. Actually, there's no need to rest all the time."
"That won't do!"
Mrs. Lin said firmly, "You are young and this is your first time, so you have no experience. I tell you, you must not be careless at this time!"
Sang Zhixia's mind went blank at the shock of the word "first child". She said in disbelief, "First child?!"
"Yes, you've never given birth before, but this is your first child, right?"
Mrs. Lin grabbed Sang Zhixia's clothes and said disapprovingly, "You need to wear more clothes, otherwise you will catch a cold, and how will the baby in your belly grow well?"
"Xu Yu, you're such a fool! Xia Xia just found out she's pregnant, and the baby isn't even settled in her belly yet. This is the time to stay home and take good care of her. Why are you so anxious to drag her out here?"
"If you don't take good care of your wife, can she give birth to a fat boy who will call you daddy?"
"You have to take good care of it! You can't move around until the tire is firmly seated!"
Mrs. Lin spoke with such conviction that every word she said turned into a huge axe in mid-air, smashing hard at the unsuspecting Xu Yu and Sang Zhixia.
Xu Yu took a deep breath and changed from holding to supporting, staring at Sang Zhixia with wide eyes: "Zhizhi?"
Sang Zhixia smiled and closed her eyes: "Don't ask."
"I don't even know when I got pregnant."
Where did this rumor about no nose come from?!
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