Chapter 464: Please Don’t Think I’m Clumsy
Sang Zhixia turned around when she heard the voice, and her eyebrows raised slightly when she saw Xu Yu walking towards her.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Xu Yu's face froze, and he said with a half-smile, "I slept too long, and my dream was a mess."
For the whole night, Xu Yu's dreams were chaotic and his mood was up and down. When he woke up, he felt more tired than before and was exhausted.
Xu Yu shook his head and did not let Aunt Xie and the others bow, nor did he say much about why his dream was so chaotic.
She walked closer and knelt on one knee, looking up at Sang Zhixia who was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, her eyes smiling: "If I am clumsy, Madam, please give me some advice. I just hope you don't think I am clumsy."
Sang Zhixia looked down at the shoes in his hand and said with a smile, "I can put them on by myself. I haven't reached the point where I can't bend down yet."
"You can't really come by yourself."
Xu Yu didn't look like someone who would serve others, but he was extremely skilled. After he pulled up the heel of the shoe and tightened it, he said, "Old Qi said that you shouldn't bend over now that you are in your advanced stage of pregnancy, otherwise it will put pressure on your stomach and make you uncomfortable."
"If you don't want to trouble others with things like this in the future, just let me do it."
As Xu Yu spoke, he put on his shoes, stood up, and washed his hands in a basin of warm water beside him. After drying them, he picked up a comb and said, "Zhizhi, can I help you with your hair today?"
Xu Yu liked to do such small things, but his skills were not very sophisticated, and the finished products he made could definitely not compare with those of the skillful kingfisher.
The shiny and smooth black hair was gathered up by big hands. There were no fancy hair accessories, just a thick braid at the back of the head. It was simple and neat, and made Sang Zhixia, who had just got up, look more energetic.
Xu Yu took out one of his own hairbands and tied the end of the braid. He held Sang Zhixia's shoulder and looked into the bronze mirror. He chuckled and said, "My craftsmanship is not very good, so just make do with it."
Sang Zhixia touched the azure hairband on the end of her hair and smiled: "This is good."
"It just so happens that I don't want to wear something heavy on my head, so this is much lighter."
"By the way, why didn't you wake me up this morning? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Yu's expression looked normal, so even though he knew that Mr. Qi might have done something to him, Sang Zhixia really couldn't tell what the problem was at first glance.
Xu Yu stroked the strands of hair at Sang Zhixia's temples with his fingers and chuckled, "I got up early to talk to Third Uncle and Xu Minghui. Why did you get up so early?"
Both Mr. Qi and Mr. Hu have reminded Sang Zhixia that she should rest more and not overwork herself.
Not only Xu Yu was reluctant to call her, even the little ones were told in advance not to disturb Sang Zhixia before she woke up, otherwise they would be caught by the old man and forced to copy books.
Sang Zhixia's eyes rolled as she roughly guessed the reason. She pulled Xu Yu and motioned him to sit down. Then she said to Aunt Xie and the others who were waiting, "Aunt Xie, I don't have anything else to do here. You guys go back and rest first."
Aunt Xie knew that the young couple had something to say, so she lowered her eyes and smiled, "Then I'll go to the kitchen to check on your breakfast. Is there anything you'd like to eat today?"
"Don't bother."
Sang Zhixia rested her chin on Xu Yu's arm and said with a smile, "My mother-in-law and the others must have left some food for me. I'll just go out and eat later."
Sang Zhixia didn't want any special treatment, even if they were eating out.
Unexpectedly, Xu Wenxiu was worried about her daughter's body and was afraid that she would suffer too much, so she prepared food early and kept it warm on the stove.
Seeing Aunt Xie coming out, Xu Wenxiu quickly said, "But Xia Xia is hungry?"
"The food is ready, just bring it over."
Sangzhixia doesn't eat much, so if the amount he eats is insufficient, he can only work on making the food more varied.
Xu Wenxiu can now cook some simple dishes, but she still can't cook difficult ones.
Huashan and Diancui came out to the kitchen to cook before dawn today, and most of the dishes left were made by them.
Aunt Xie bowed respectfully to Xu Wenxiu, and only after getting Xu Wenxiu's permission did she take the breakfast box away.
After Xu Wenxiu and the others had gone far away, he could not help but say, "Having a few more people to help me makes me feel more at ease."
"But don't you think it's strange? Even though there are people helping me, I feel uncomfortable watching them busy at the stove. It's like I've lost something. I feel empty inside."
"Don't mention it's you. I was shocked when I saw you today."
Aunt Xu laughed and said, "I had originally planned to get up early and make breakfast, but when I walked into the kitchen, I saw the girl who followed Xia Xia busy at work. I was so startled that I woke up from my nap and didn't even taste what the food was like."
In the early years, we were used to being served by others, and it was a habit for us to have everything provided for us.
But in the past two years, I have been accustomed to working hard to feed myself, and it is really hard for me to enjoy the blessing of being served all of a sudden.
Aunt Xu laughed when she heard this: "Look at you guys, wouldn't it be better if someone could serve you?"
"I suggested before that we buy a few maids to do the work so that you can have some relief, but you insisted that it was not necessary."
"If you ask me, why not add a few more?"
"No."
Xu Wenxiu said without hesitation: "Xia Xia is pregnant, and the young couple lives in the north courtyard. It is not convenient for me, as a mother-in-law, to go there at any time. It would be a good thing to have two reliable people around to take care of her. Even if Elder Qi doesn't arrange for someone, I will find a suitable person to fill this vacancy."
"But the rest of them are in good health, why do they need help for no reason?"
Xu Mingxu and Xu Jinxi are still young and need adults to help them with many things.
You can eat and dress yourself, and when the weather is good, you can even wash your clothes in a wooden basin by yourself. You can take care of your own things.
As for Xu Mingyang and Xu Yanran, one of them studied medicine and the other practiced martial arts. They could do everything by themselves, whether it was dirty clothes or setting the table, and their movements were very skillful.
Although according to Xu Wenxiu's previous opinion, boys should be respected and girls should be pampered, such rough work should not fall into the hands of children.
But after these years of experience, Xu Wenxiu had to admit that letting children do things by themselves is actually a good thing.
Any one of these kids in the Xu family can take care of their own food and clothing without being pretentious at all.
This is clearly a good sign, so there's no need to break the habit now.
Aunt Xu San also said, "Everything outside is taken care of by Yanran's father and Xu Yuminghui. Once we're home, all we have to worry about is food and drink. We just need to make sure this family has enough food to eat. There's no need to add more people."
When the servants who come to buy things come in, they must set the necessary rules, otherwise there will be chaos.
But there are two gates separating the east, west and north courtyards. Even if there are more people coming and going to serve, it is comfortable, but with the high walls separating us, how can we still feel at home?
Instead of sitting and waiting for someone to serve you tea and water, it’s better to be intimate with each other now.
Second Aunt Xu shook her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and compromised: "Forget it, since you all said it's not necessary, I won't bother with it anymore."
"But it's good this way. The family is lively and cheerful, and when we're away we have something to look forward to going home."
"By the way, sister-in-law, have you decided how to cut the material I brought earlier?"
Second Aunt Xu pointed in the direction of the north courtyard and reminded her, "Xia Xia is getting older day by day. After May, clothes won't be tight. We need to prepare more in advance."
Xu Wenxiu's eyes were filled with smiles, and she said happily, "Even if you don't tell me, I'm still thinking about it. I'm bound to make trouble for the embroiderers in your shop."
"But it's strange. Xia Xia's belly doesn't look like it's five months pregnant. If the baby grows too big, when it's time to give birth..."
"Grandpa Hu is here!"
Xu Jinxi in the outer courtyard screamed, and the people who were talking turned their heads.
Xu Wenxiu said happily, "It's good that Mr. Hu is here."
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