Chapter 779: Birthday
Boom boom...
The moon was bright just now, but now it is covered with dark clouds, without a trace of moonlight, and heavy rain is pouring down.
The maid held an umbrella and brought the little baby in, and Wen Ning's clothes got wet.
"Fortunately, it started raining after we returned home. If we had encountered it halfway, we would have to stay for a few more days. Our Second Madam is blessed..." Dengzhi joked with a smile, turned around and asked the kitchen to prepare ginger soup.
Cancan, who had just turned one year old, popped her head out from the maid's arms, and Wen Ning smiled and picked her up.
"Hurry, kowtow to grandma." Her face was gentle and no one could stop her.
Fortunately, the servants quickly brought the futon. The little girl, who was still walking unsteadily, knelt on the ground, kowtowed firmly, and called out in a weak voice, "Grandma..." Her voice was tender and her pronunciation was not very clear.
"Little Dudu..." Wen Ning taught her to call her aunt.
"Uncle..." This is my uncle Shanshan.
The two men's faces turned red with excitement. Lu Chaochao forced himself to act like an elder and took off the jade pendant that had been hanging around his neck all year round.
"A greeting gift."
Shanshan was unwilling to be left behind, so after thinking for a while, she rummaged around in her pocket and took out a small bell.
"This is a gift from your uncle. With this, you can command thousands of people..." Uh, evil.
"I will never let anyone bully you."
Lu Chaochao's jade pendant is itself a powerful defensive weapon. We can hold up even if the sky falls.
What's more, he can also summon the land gods, mountain gods, city gods, etc. from the nearby mortal world. If he encounters danger, he can get help from both the black and white worlds.
Little Cancan doesn’t even know how big the baby she has is.
But she cherished it so much that she wore it close to her body and refused to take it off even when taking a bath.
"Second sister-in-law..." Shanshan and Chaochao shouted happily.
"You must be tired after the long journey. There is food prepared on the stove, all of which is easy to digest. Go back and have a good rest. We can talk about it in detail when we have time. Look at you and Cancan, you have lost weight." Xu Shiyun suffered a lot at the hands of her mother-in-law in her early years, and she understood the difficulties of being a daughter-in-law.
He didn't say anything more and just told the person to go back and wash up.
“You don’t have to come to pay your respects every day. Just come and have a meal on the first and fifteenth day of the month.” Nowadays, in wealthy families, daughters-in-law must pay their respects to their parents every morning and evening. In the morning, I have to serve at my mother-in-law's door before dawn, and in the evening, I have to help her go to bed.
Xu Shiyun suffered enough in the past. Now that she is a mother-in-law herself, she abolished this rule on the first day she entered the family.
They even added another door outside Lu Zhengyue's courtyard. After the second son and his wife closed the door, they lived in their own house and lived a quiet life.
After Wen Ning paid his respects to his mother, he took his daughter back to the courtyard.
Lu Chaochao and Shanshan yawned and went back to rest.
Lu Chaochao tossed and turned in bed, but found it difficult to fall asleep. Although the weather was quite cool, she felt restless in her heart, tossing and turning and unable to sleep well.
This rainstorm came quickly, and according to usual rules, it should stop soon.
But when Lu Chaochao got up in the morning, the heavy rain outside had not stopped.
"The rain lasted a whole night, and water seeped in many places. Oh, I'm afraid that people's houses are leaking..." Nowadays, the house structures are all made of wood, which naturally cannot withstand heavy rain.
Even some places in the Lu family are leaking water, let alone ordinary people.
The next day was Lu Chaochao’s eighth birthday.
The birthday party originally scheduled for today was cancelled by Xu Shiyun early in the morning.
"It's so rainy that you can't even see the road. The boy fell several times this morning."
"Mom has canceled your birthday party, but I'll make it up to you next year." Xu Shiyun went to the kitchen to make a bowl of longevity noodles for Chao Chao in the morning, but what bothered her was that the bowl on the stove fell for no reason.
Although I have said that I am safe, I still feel uneasy.
I always feel like there's something flawed.
"Mom, you know Chaochao doesn't care about these empty formalities. Chaochao is very happy when our family has a meal together." What's more, today's dishes are all Lu Chaochao's favorites.
"Your eldest brother went out before dawn, saying that there were collapsed houses in the city. Alas... I don't know when this rain will stop." Xu Shiyun couldn't help but look worried.
The rain came without warning.
The temperature has obviously dropped, but I still feel restless.
As he was speaking, a cold white light streaked across the sky, bringing with it a rumbling sound of thunder, and illuminating the house as bright as day.
Everyone was a little frightened, and Dengzhi hurried forward to close the window.
Shanshan was twirling the Buddhist beads in her hands quickly, with her head lowered, and she hadn't spoken a word since she got up in the morning.
The Buddhist beads in my hands were faintly warm.
If you look closely, you can find that the swastika on each bead is filled with a faint golden light, as if fighting against something.
"Perhaps it's the heavy rain that makes people upset, or maybe it's the hot and humid weather that makes people restless. There have been several conflicts in the mansion today. I've been seeking justice everywhere since early morning..." Dengzhi asked someone to serve the meal while reporting to his wife.
Xu Shiyun pressed her brows and felt uncomfortable all over.
"After dinner, open the storehouse and take out some money to buy some things. See if there is a need outside, and send it in Chaochao's name, regardless of the money." Every year on Chaochao's birthday, Xu Shiyun would give out porridge and pray for blessings in her name.
It happened to be a rainstorm this year, so I was gritted and added a lot of money.
"Our girl is blessed with great fortune. She will surely enjoy endless blessings in the future." Everyone said nice things, which made Xu Shiyun smile a little more.
Lu Chaochao glanced at the sky.
As if waiting for something.
Until night, she was still sitting in front of the bed in a daze, without any rest.
"Master, why haven't you gone to bed yet? It's almost midnight... You went to bed late last night, so go to bed early." Yu Shu saw that she had been frowning today, looking outside the door from time to time, as if waiting for something.
"Are you waiting for someone else? For the eldest master?"
Lu Chaochao shook his head: "Turn off the lights."
The moonlight shines through the window, revealing some light in the room. The rainstorm had not stopped for a day and a night. Listening to the sound of raindrops dropping in her ears, she hugged her knees, with a faint sadness lingering in her heart.
There was a slight pain in my heart.
Lu Chaochao raised her hand and placed it on her chest. This feeling was very strange.
In the always calm chest, it seems as if something is taking root and sprouting, lying dormant waiting for the day to break out of the ground.
"It's almost midnight." She sat quietly on the bed, hugging her knees.
The moment of midnight is about to arrive.
Everything in front of my eyes suddenly went dark.
"Happy birthday." The boy held the gift in both hands, his eyes bright as stars. He bent his knees slightly and looked at her at eye level as she sat quietly on the bed.
The dripping water flowed down his hand with distinct finger bones and sank into the ground.
"I'm sorry, I'm late." His voice seemed a little hoarse and there was an apologetic look on his face.
He always looked handsome and cheerful, but at this moment there was a drop of water on the end of his hair. It’s just that it’s not obvious under the moonlight and can’t be seen clearly.
No matter in the past or present life, he has never missed any of Chao Chao’s birthdays!
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