As the New Year approaches, heavy snow falls.
In the bedroom in the backyard of Mingzhao Hall, Cheng woke up from a nightmare, her face pale:
"Wanwan... Wanwan... hurry up and save Wanwan..."
Mother Zhou, who was on night watch, quickly lit the sarong lamp beside the couch and comforted her, "Madam, you are having a nightmare again. The eldest lady is fine, she is sleeping soundly..."
"I'll go and take a look..." Cheng threw off the quilt, stood up, and hurriedly walked towards the warm room next door.
When he got closer, he suddenly reacted, slowed down his steps, and gently pushed the door open.
The night is dark.
The six-year-old girl was sleeping on the bed, her pretty face looking sweet as she slept.
When Cheng saw her peaceful face, her heart slowly calmed down.
The younger generation of the Ning family has lived alone in a courtyard since he was five years old, not living with his mother.
But Cheng always wanted to take care of her more, so she kept her for another year.
Cheng stayed with her quietly for a while before tiptoeing back to her room.
Cheng didn't know...
After she left, Ning Wanyin, who was lying on the couch pretending to be asleep, opened her eyes.
When her mother was pregnant with her, her brother fell into the pond.
When he was rescued, he was only half alive.
The mother felt very guilty, thinking that the accident was caused by her negligence in taking care of her brother. She was grief-stricken and often had nightmares.
Therefore, she would come to see me often, and would not feel at ease until she saw that I was safe.
The world is as beautiful as a fairyland, but it also seems like a hell that eats people.
Make her loved ones worried and frightened.
She must protect herself well to reassure her mother. She must also grow up quickly and become strong so that she can protect her mother.
How should she protect herself?
Her brother fell into the pool and nearly drowned, so she learned to swim first.
Besides this, what else should we pay attention to?
Little Ning Wanyin tried hard to think...
He gradually fell asleep while thinking.
Across the wall, Cheng sat under the lamp and shed tears:
"I always dream that Wanwan is drowning like her brother... I am useless, I am not a good mother, I failed to protect them..."
"Ma'am, don't blame yourself. You protected her very well..." Mother Zhou comforted her softly.
Cheng's husband is stationed away from home all year round. She has a mother-in-law who always puts pressure on her and troublesome sisters-in-law. She cannot completely control the Ning family.
She is a mother who wants to be everything, but she is only human.
How can we take care of everything?
The next morning, Ning Wanyin told Cheng that she wanted to learn swimming.
Learn quietly.
From then on, there was no more drowning in Cheng's nightmares.
As my daughter grows up...
Cheng's nightmares became less and less frequent.
It’s just that my daughter’s personality is different from that of ordinary people.
Wanwan set down many preventive rules.
As she grew older, she heard and saw more things, and her strange rules became more and more numerous.
There are rules for everything, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.
But Cheng felt very at ease, with a sense of security as if she could sleep soundly until dawn.
It's the New Year again.
Wanwan is eleven years old.
Cheng wanted to take her out to see the lanterns, but her daughter pulled at her sleeves, looked up at her with her little face, and said seriously:
"Mother, have you heard that the daughter of the Censor Zhou family got separated from her family while watching the lanterns last year?"
"Did you hear that the lanterns burned down a house and injured three people two years ago?"
"Have you heard that..."
Cheng was stunned and smiled bitterly, "But you haven't seen lanterns for a long time..."
Before she got married, Cheng loved the New Year the most. Even the strictest parents would allow their children to have fun during the New Year.
She has seen many lantern festivals and doesn't find them strange.
But as Wanwan grew older, she gradually stopped going out.
Born in the most prosperous capital city in the world, I seldom go out for a stroll.
"Mom, I don't want to go out." Ning Wanyin shook her head.
The little girl naturally loves novelty and excitement, but Ning Wanyin doesn't want to add any unnecessary risks.
In life, one must make choices.
If she wanted to live, she had to give up some things that were not particularly important.
Fourth Uncle had many plans against their eldest branch, and she didn't want to give the enemy even the slightest chance.
"Speaking of lanterns, we can hang a few in the plum garden. It's also an elegant thing to enjoy the lanterns and appreciate the plum blossoms. But we need to have someone put up a few water tanks first, just in case..." Ning Wanyin said after thinking for a while.
Although she doesn't go out, she will find fun for herself and is not a boring person.
"There are more than just lanterns at the Lantern Festival. It's also fun to guess riddles..." Cheng felt sorry for her.
"Then let me read out a few riddles. You can have someone write them and hang them under the lanterns in our Ning family. Whoever guesses them correctly can take them away. It's really fun." Ning Wanyin nodded in agreement.
Cheng: Ah this...
That's not what I meant.
Cheng and her daughter depended on each other for survival, so she naturally knew very well why her daughter was so cautious in everything.
The clearer it is, the more painful it is.
Cheng's eyes were slightly red. "Wanwan, you are much less happy than others..."
Ning Wanyin took Cheng's hand, her bright face beaming with smile, "How could that be? With you spending the New Year with me, I am already the happiest person in the world."
Cheng was stunned and hugged her daughter tightly in her arms, smiling with tears in her eyes.
Ning Wanyin nestled in Cheng's arms with a smile on her face.
Mother, I have obtained the most precious thing in the world.
Happy New Year, year after year.
…
Helian Qi was very smart when he was young.
During the New Year, the emperor tested their homework. Several of his elder brothers were hesitant in answering, but he, who was only eight years old, made a stunning performance and was awarded a Duan inkstone by his father.
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