Meng Tao and Xia Moli were talking in low voices on the bus, with Xia Moli mainly talking and Meng Tao listening, occasionally interjecting a word or two. The topic was still Feng Liuyun's "dream".
Feng Liuyun told Xia Moli that she had a very real dream. In the dream, she and Xia Yufeng got married and lived a happy life. However, not long after, Xia Yufeng encountered some events. He was first injured and then became seriously ill. Finally, his life was in danger. Several elders of the Xia family also passed away one after another because of Xia Yufeng... This is related to the prosperity and inheritance of the entire Xia family. Feng Liuyun asked Xia Moli to go to a quiet place with her and sit down to discuss how to break this situation.
Xia Moli said: "In order to prove that it was not fabricated, Feng Liuyun also revealed a few things about our family that were kept private and not to be known to the outside world. She actually got all of them right. So I felt a little... What if it was true?
In this generation of the Xia family, there are only my brother and I. My aunt's family and my uncles don't have any children. The whole family treats us like the apple of their eye. If something happens to my brother, my grandparents will be the first to suffer. My mother has always been in poor health, and my father also... Alas!"
Xia Moli sighed and looked worried.
"Your brother is a lucky man, he will be fine."
Meng Tao comforted her, "Think about it, Feng Liuyun herself said how much she loves your brother, so she will definitely do everything she can to understand your brother and find out about your family. It is said that nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. If she works hard, there will definitely be rewards. It is not surprising that she has found out a few things about your family.
In addition, regardless of whether her dream was true or false, since in the dream, after she and Xia Yufeng got married, Xia Yufeng would get into trouble and endanger his life, this just shows that she, Feng Liuyun, and Xia Yufeng are not suitable for marriage at all. Then she must not be allowed to get close to your brother. As long as the two of them don't get married, the consequences that Feng Liuyun "dreamed" will not happen! Do you think this is the truth? You can also go back and ask your grandparents - maybe your brother's "horoscope" is very special, and his marriage must find a woman with the same "horoscope" to conclude, and it can't be casual. Assuming that Feng Liuyun's "dream" shows her previous life, then her horoscope and your brother's horoscope are in conflict!"
Xia Moli stared at Meng Tao with eyes wide open, and suddenly grabbed her hand: "Yes, yes, yes! Now that you remind me of this, I remember: a long time ago, my grandparents did say that when my brother was a child, an expert told him what kind of fate he had? I don't remember, but anyway, we have to find someone who matches our horoscope!
Also, it seems that he can only get married when he is nine years old. Nineteen is impossible, and thirty-nine is too old, so he has to be twenty-nine. My brother is twenty-six, so he has to wait two years before it is safe to get married!"
"So, Feng Liuyun is a liar!" Xia Moli exhaled, with a look of disgust: "What did she say? She wanted my brother to marry her this year, and we should hurry up and make the best use of the time! I was so stupid. Seeing her tears in her eyes, I thought her feelings were sincere and she was devoted to my brother. I almost fell for it. If I helped her and let her marry my brother as she wished, I would have harmed my brother. Bah! Damn woman, if you dare to come to me and lie again, I will pull out all her teeth!"
"Puchi!" Meng Tao was amused. This girl looked gentle and polite, but she would swear when she got angry.
Xia Moli couldn't help laughing. Feng Liuyun came to her in a panic, saying that in her dream, her brother would suffer a disaster that would endanger his life in the near future, and asked her to tell him her brother's address and contact information immediately. She was really scared, but a conversation with Meng Tao helped her to untie the knot in her heart. She felt relaxed and comfortable all over, and she talked nonstop.
Meng Tao got off at the station, and Xia Moli had to sit for a few more stops as she had to go to do some work. She made an appointment with Meng Tao to meet next Sunday and told her to bring the baby with her. It was Yan Baozhi's birthday, so they should get together and see the baby.
Meng Tao returned to the Xu Mansion and heard a laugh as soon as she entered the inner courtyard. The voice belonged to Xu Liwen. Her third cousin, the famous director, was back.
Aunt Ma came out with a special bathtub for little Yunhai. Seeing Meng Tao, she smiled and said, "Taotao is back just in time. The baby just had a bath and is ready to eat."
"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Ma. Did Xiao Yunhai poop in his pants?" Meng Tao asked.
"Why is it so hard? Giving baby Routuan a bath is so much fun. I want to give him a bath every day! The baby is very well behaved. He didn't poop in his pants. It's because Li Wen just came back and didn't understand the baby's habits. She insisted on holding him and refused to let go, so he peed all over himself.
The baby has grown up and hasn’t wet his clothes in a long time. Now he is very unhappy and won’t let Liwen hold him. Liwen is very anxious. Hahaha! It’s really fun. Come in and take a look.”
When Meng Tao walked to the door of the hall, she saw Xu Liwen and her aunt playing a game of "Eagle Catches Chicken", one chasing the other protecting the cub. Little Yunhai curled up in his aunt's arms, not even looking at Xu Liwen, and even wanted to hide his head, leaving Xu Liwen with only the back of his head.
Xu Liwen shouted anxiously: "Aunt, please let go of my hand, he will come to me!"
Aunt: "No. Who would want to come when you are so barbaric and rude? She was sleeping so soundly and peacefully, and you woke her up by kissing and nibbling her. Then you picked her up and ran away, making the baby wet her clothes. How uncomfortable is that? Go away and stop bothering us!"
Xu Liwen was angry and laughed: "Is it not enough for me to apologize? I am also wet. Ouch, baby! Little white rabbit, be good and open the door. Your aunt is back! Come and have some candy!"
Xu Liwen forced him to sing a nursery rhyme, but Shen Yunhai still lay there motionless, his little head firmly saying: I don’t want my aunt, I don’t want candy! The aunt pushed Xu Liwen and said, “Go away, stop making trouble!”
Meng Tao clapped her hands and smiled: "Xiao Yunhai, mom is back!"
Little Yunhai immediately raised his head and turned to look at Meng Tao, his little mouth pursed as if he was about to cry, which made his aunt very distressed: "Taotao, go and wash up quickly. Baobao is hungry and wants to eat and drink. I made him a bottle of milk powder when he was woken up just now, but he only took a sip and refused it. He would rather drink some boiled water."
Meng Tao first walked over to comfort her son. Xiao Yunhai was like an octopus that couldn't be shaken off no matter how hard they tried to pull him off. He was still moaning. Her aunt had no choice but to hold him and follow Meng Tao to the bathroom. Meng Tao looked back and saw that in addition to her aunt and Xiao Yunhai, Xu Liwen and Aunt Ma had also followed them. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry: What are they doing?
She turned on the faucet and pointed it to Xiao Yunhai: "Mom needs to wash it clean before eating. Let go and wait outside for a while, okay?"
Meng Tao was holding little Yunhai and sitting on the sofa in the living room to feed him. The aunt went to the kitchen to check the meat and vegetables for tonight. Xu Liwen was right next to them, leaning against the mother and son, staring at little Yunhai feeding. She reached out to poke little Yunhai's chubby face, but was blocked by Meng Tao: "It's immoral to disturb other people's meals!"
Xu Liwen laughed out loud, and then she clicked her tongue repeatedly, jealous that Meng Tao had such a beautiful and lovely baby.
Meng Tao said: "Don't be envious, just find a suitable partner to marry and you can have one child too."
Xu Liwen shook her head: "I'm afraid that the child I give birth to won't live up to my ideal, won't be cute or pretty enough, and I won't like him, so I will abandon him."
"You're just talking nonsense. My own flesh and blood may not be pretty, but it must be adorable. How can I bear to abandon it? My family won't agree to it."
"Of course it's not the kind of abandonment that's thrown on the street. Just like Ming Ni and I, when we were young, we were directly thrown to the nanny. Without our uncle and aunt, we wouldn't be able to experience normal parental love. Do you understand?"
"Oh... just be a good mother yourself."
"Do you know what genetic inheritance is? I was born to her, so I must have inherited some of her bad habits."
"You have a point. I think you have inherited your second aunt's 'son preference' mentality. Just look at how you treat Xiao Yunhai and you'll understand. But don't worry, if you get married and have a girl, give her to me if you don't like her. I promise to raise her to be pretty and adorable. Whenever you get jealous and want to take her back, I'll give her to you."
Xu Liwen: “…”
After they laughed and joked for a while, Grandma Xu and Xu Zhen came back from the hospital.
Xu Liwen told Grandma Xu: "I came home and was going to the hospital to see Hengze, but I found a super cute baby on my aunt's bed, and I couldn't walk anymore... I'll go to the hospital to accompany Hengze at night."
Grandma Xu was also very happy to see her third granddaughter coming home. She smiled and said, "There are nurses on duty at the hospital, so you are not needed. Go see him tomorrow and bring him some chicken soup."
"Okay."
My aunt came in and heard it, and said, "Just go and take a look, but don't dare ask her to feed him. Don't be clumsy and hurt Hengze again."
Grandma Xu: "What's the matter?"
The aunt then told her about how Xu Liwen came home in the afternoon, ran into her bedroom, hugged Xiao Yunhai tightly, kissed and nibbled him until the baby woke up, and caused Xiao Yunhai to wet his clothes.
So before Xu Liwen could enjoy her grandmother's favor for long, she was immediately scolded: "Who does this rough and rude girl look like? How can you look like a girl? You scared my little darling, I'll beat you up!"
Xu Zhen took the freshly fed little Yunhai from Meng Tao's arms. Seeing that her precious grandson's face was red and his eyes were watery as if he had just cried, she determined that it was Xu Liwen's doing. So she took real action and patted Xu Liwen on the back twice.
Xu Liwen approached Xiao Yunhai with tears in her eyes and pretended to cry by making a whimpering sound. Xiao Yunhai showed his kindness: although he had no expression on his face, he stretched out his chubby little hand and touched Xu Liwen's face to comfort her.
Grandma Xu smiled and said, "My little darling, look how heartwarming it is!"
Xu Liwen seemed to be extremely happy. She had just tried to hug the baby but didn't get such treatment.
The eldest aunt took out an invitation and handed it to Grandma Xu: "Wei Mansion's eldest grandson, we didn't have a full moon banquet at the beginning, but now he is a hundred days old, we have to hold a hundred-day banquet."
Grandma Xu took it and looked at it and said, "I won't go. You also have to take care of Hengze and prepare a gift. Let the second son's family go then."
"good."
(End of this chapter)