The house was quiet. Lu Nong and Pei Jinan opened the door and walked into the yard. The garden was filled with fragrance. Under the cover of night, it became a real secret garden.
As soon as Lu Nong entered the house, he completely relaxed, took off Pei Jinan's big shoes, and walked barefoot on the path covered with ground-hugging plants, thinking that he would go to the river to get some pebbles to decorate the path some other day.
"How is it? Do you have any impression?" Lu Nong asked Pei Jinan casually, not expecting a positive answer from Pei Jinan at all.
Pei Ji'an covered his head and said, "Is there no flowers or plants here?"
Lu Nong turned around suddenly and asked, "What do you remember?"
Pei Ji'an: "No, only a few scenes. I was working in the yard."
Lu Nong: “…” Ridiculous. He thought of the yard at home instead of her.
Am I the biggest victim?
Lu Nong no longer paid attention to Pei Jinan and pushed open the door angrily. Perhaps he heard the voices in the yard. The kerosene lamp in Wu Ma's room was lit, and then Wu Ma walked out of the room holding the kerosene lamp.
"Nong Nong, you're back?" Mother Wu rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked in surprise when she saw the person standing behind Lu Nong, "Aunt!? You're back too?"
Pei Jinan looked at Lu Nong, and Lu Nong explained to Mother Wu, "Fuck, Pei Jinan was shocked by the bomb and lost his memory. He doesn't remember us."
Then he turned to Pei Ji'an and said, "This is my stepmother, you can call her stepmother too."
Pei Jinan nodded, "Fuck."
Mother Wu obviously didn't expect such a dramatic thing to happen. She was speechless for a moment before she responded, "Well, okay, have you guys eaten yet? I've left dinner for you in the pot. I'll go to the kitchen and get it."
"I'll go with you. Xiao Zheng and Xiao Shen stay behind. Bring two more bowls of rice." Lu Nong thought for a moment and said.
After entering the kitchen, Mother Wu pulled Lu Nong to her side and whispered, "What's going on? Why would Auntie..."
Lu Nong comforted Wu's mother: "Don't worry, the doctor said it's temporary amnesia. He still remembered a little when he was in the yard just now. Maybe he will recover in a few days."
…Although I am not part of the part I remember.
"That's good, that's good. We finally have a smooth life now, and we dare not let anything else go wrong." Mother Wu was still frightened, and she clasped her hands together and chanted a Buddhist mantra.
"Mom, please don't chant Buddha's name anymore." Although it was not easy to change the old lady's lifelong bad habits, Lu Nong still hardened his heart and whispered, "This is feudal superstition. If someone finds out, it will easily cause trouble."
Mother Wu was shocked, "Chanting the Buddha's name doesn't work either."
Lu Nong nodded, "Just like you can't call me Miss, if someone finds out, they will accuse me."
When Wu's mother heard the accusation, she quickly promised, "Then I won't say it again."
The two of them carried the food back to the living room. Pei Zheng and Shen Jiming had not returned yet. Only Pei Ji'an was sitting alone on the sofa in the living room.
Lu Nong placed the food on the table and called him, "Come and eat."
Mother Wu brought the supplements she prepared for Lu Nong. After Xiao Xia's allergy symptoms disappeared, Lu Nong was finally able to eat normally.
Mother Wu felt sorry for Lu Nong because she hadn't had good food for several months, so she prepared good food for her every day to nourish her body. Lu Nong's complexion became better and better. She looked as if she was melting when standing in the sun. No wonder Li Li was amazed at Lu Nong's skin every time she saw her.
"Eat quickly. You need to heal your injuries. Aunt Wu will make you some deer blood soup tomorrow. There is still a lot left." Aunt Wu said.
Lu Nong: “…” Finally, Mother Wu got the chance.
Lu Nong glanced at Pei Jinan with a saccharine look.
As soon as Pei Ji'an saw Lu Nong's eyes, he knew there was something in the past that he didn't know, or couldn't remember.
After the meal, Pei Zheng and Shen Jiming still hadn't come back. The two guys were afraid that there was not enough time left for Pei Ji'an and Lu Nong, and they vowed not to be a third wheel.
Mother Wu asked Lu Nong to take Pei Ji'an upstairs to rest, saying that the injured should not be overworked. "By the way, I'll go pick up Xiaoxia and let Ji'an take a good look at Xiaoxia. It's the nature of father and daughter. Maybe Ji'an will remember something when he sees Xiaoxia. Besides, Xiaoxia hasn't seen her father for such a long time. It's time for them to get close to each other."
Pei Ji'an's expression changed, "Xiao Xia? We have a daughter?"
When Pei Ji'an saw Lu Nong for the first time after he lost his memory, when the two looked at each other, he felt that this girl had a huge influence on him. As soon as he saw her, his heart beat uncontrollably and he couldn't help but want to look at her.
Pei Ji'an attributed this strangeness to the fact that she was too beautiful, so beautiful that it was frightening. For the first time, he realized that he was a person who was attracted by beauty.
So he looked away first.
It was not until his son Pei Zheng said that the girl was his wife that she looked at most twenty years old, about the same age as Pei Zheng who was standing next to her, while he was already thirty-six.
In this situation, even if Pei Zheng didn't say it, the sharp-sighted Pei Jian immediately guessed that they might be a second marriage and Pei Zheng was not her son.
Pei Zheng's casual attitude towards Lu Nong, like friends, also confirmed his guess.
But he had never thought that he and she had a daughter. She didn't look like she had ever given birth to a child. She was innocent and cunning like a virgin girl, willful and coquettish. Pei Ji'an naturally thought that they had just gotten married.
Seeing his big reaction, Lu Nong laughed and said, "If it's not you and I who gave birth to this child, can I reproduce asexually?"
“…”
Mother Wu brought little Xia out, and Lu Nong waited attentively, "Dad, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and take your daughter upstairs."
"I……"
Pei Ji'an was a little at a loss for the first time. He clenched his fists, then walked to Mother Wu and gently picked up Xiao Xia. His body seemed to have some memory and automatically adjusted the posture of holding the child. The soft and tender baby lay on his father's shoulder. In order to let his daughter sleep more comfortably, Pei Ji'an tried hard to relax his stiff body.
This time he really felt it.
Lu Nong led Pei Jinan upstairs and into the bedroom. "Put little Xia in the crib. Be careful not to wake her up."
Pei Jinan looked around the bedroom. The room was exquisitely decorated with a dressing set, a crib, and a large double bed. Men's military uniforms and women's dresses were hung on the rack in front of the closet. There was a rattan chair by the window, on which were books, balls of wool, and a half-knitted pair of baby socks.
On the bedside table was a photo of himself and Lu Nong. Pei Ji'an picked up the photo frame and saw that in the photo, Lu Nong was wearing a pure white wedding dress and he was wearing a military uniform. The postures of the two were not very intimate. Lu Nong looked directly at the camera, while he looked at Lu Nong sideways.
The house is full of evidence of the couple's life together.
He carried little Xia to the crib and put her gently into the crib. As soon as she was put in, little Xia shook her head, opened her eyes and looked into Pei Jinan's eyes.
The next second, “Wow wow wow…”
Little Xia's crying echoed throughout the bedroom. Pei Jinan looked at Lu Nong. Lu Nong came over and picked up Little Xia. She touched her butt to make sure it was clean. Then she gently patted her daughter's back to coax her to sleep.
When little Xia smelled his mother's scent, he tried to push his little head into Lu Nong's arms.
Lu Nong pursed her lips and said, "She's hungry."
"Go wash up. The toilet and bathroom are in the garden. There are signs on the doors. Take the oil lamp with you. I'll feed her."
After saying that, Lu Nong carried little Xia to the bed, lay down on his side with his back to Pei Jinan, and undressed.
Pei Ji’an: “…Okay.”
When Pei Ji'an finished washing up and returned to the room, little Xia had not finished his milk yet. He swallowed with his eyes closed. Lu Nong patted the baby's back gently.
Pei Ji'an avoided the mother and daughter and walked straight to the rattan chair by the window and sat down.
He put the book on the wicker chair aside, picked up the half-finished baby socks, and his eyes softened.
At this moment, Pei Jian'an's eyes inadvertently swept across the book, and a corner of the letter was revealed between the pages. For some reason, he opened the book and took out the letter inside.
A poem was copied on the paper in his own handwriting.
Pei Jinan was puzzled and checked it again carefully. How could he write such a thing?
Lu Nong was lying on his side on the bed, facing the window. Seeing the letter in Pei Jinan's hand and the shocked expression on his face, he asked with interest, "I heard from Pei Zheng that you were an excellent graduate in the military academy. Not only can you speak English, Russian, and German, you can also speak various dialects. Is that true?"
"That's exactly what my records show." Pei Jinan didn't know why Lu Nong asked this, and said calmly.
"Oh~" Lu Nong let out a long "Oh" and got the acknowledgement from the real owner himself. Haha, it turns out that this old pervert had really started coveting her so early.
"Then flip through the book in your hand, find the poem on the letter, and read it to me." Lu Nong patted little Xia to coax her to sleep while giving Pei Jinan the instructions as a matter of course.
Pei Jinan was stunned, opened the book in his hand, and turned to the page of poem translated into Chinese on the letter paper.
"Why don't you read?" Lu Nong closed his eyes and rested his head on the pillow. "Do you want me to read to you? Well, you've always wanted to hear me read poetry anyway."
"I give you the desolate streets, the hopeless sunsets, the moon in the wilderness..."
Lu Nong's voice is neither sharp nor hoarse, but soft and light. Listening to her reciting poetry is a very enjoyable experience. Pei Ji'an listened quietly and heard some implicit emotions in her voice.
So what was the mood of the person who wrote the poem?
After finishing a poem, Lu Nong opened his eyes and smiled at Pei Jinan, "How do you feel?"
Pei Ji'an: "It sounds good."
"That's good," Lu Nong yawned and said, "Come up and go to sleep, little Xia is asleep."
Hearing this, Pei Jinan glanced across the bed. Little Xia was lying flat on the bed beside Lu Nong. He was asleep, but his face was buried in her clothes, with Lu Nong in his mouth.
"Should we put her in the crib?" Pei Jinan asked softly. He was afraid that he would crush little Xia when she fell asleep.
Lu Nong was shocked. Pei Ji'an was Pei Ji'an. He didn't dare to look at her body just now, but after such a short time, he was able to look straight ahead.
"Come and hold her," Lu Nong rested his chin on his hand and watched Pei Ji'an's smile, "She always cries when I hold her. You used to comfort her. I see that even though you have lost your memory, you haven't lost your skill in holding her."
Pei Ji'an glanced at her, carefully picked up his daughter from the bed, and put her in the stroller.
As soon as Pei Jinan let go, Lu Nong turned over, blew out the oil lamp, and then lay down completely.
Pei Ji’an: “…”
Lu Nong thought Pei Jinan would be embarrassed to get on the bed and would lie on the bed and watch him laugh, but Pei Jinan calmly took off his clothes and then lay down beside Lu Nong, facing up in a straight and upright position.
The previous restraint seemed to be Lu Nong's illusion alone.
Lu Nong's mouth twitched, his eyes rolled around, and black water came out in the darkness.
After waiting for a while, she turned around and slowly approached Pei Ji'an, playfully touching Pei Ji'an's Adam's apple with her little hand.
"Brother, are you asleep?"
Pei Jinan opened his eyes, pulled her little hand away, and looked sideways at Lu Nong.
The moonlight was bright, and Pei Ji'an saw Lu Nong blinking innocently. Her long and slender eyelashes were clearly visible, and her pink lips were tempting to pick.
Pei Ji'an reached out to cover Lu Nong's bright eyes and said, "Stop making noise and go to sleep."
Lu Nong was stunned. This action and this tone... were very similar to Pei Ji'an when he didn't lose his memory.
She came to her senses and continued to tease Pei Jinan.
She leaned forward and laid her head on Pei Ji'an's chest, saying aggrievedly, "But we are husband and wife, and we should do what husband and wife should do."
Lu Nong stretched out his hand and drew circles on Pei Ji'an, emphasizing: "Duties of husband and wife."
Pei Jinan remained silent. Seeing that he did not stop him, Lu Nong became more and more aggressive, and his hand gradually explored downwards.
But Pei Ji'an grabbed him, his throat moved, and he said in a hoarse voice, "You want..."
"Yes," Lu Nong said frankly, "We are an old married couple, why are you so shy?"
Pei Ji'an exhaled softly, turned around and looked at Lu Nong face to face, one hand still holding Lu Nong's naughty hand, the other hand gently stroked Lu Nong's cheek, "Have you thought it through?"
"Yeah, now that you've made up your mind, come on." Lu Nong said expectantly.
Pei Jinan's big hand slid down from Lu Nong's face, and reached into her clothes. His cold fingertips stroked across Lu Nong's body. As soon as they touched the round curve, Lu Nong exclaimed in surprise:
"Brother! What are you doing?"
Lu Nong held Pei Ji'an's big hand, took out his clothes with his big hand, and moved closer to Pei Ji'an, "Brother, what are you thinking about? I just want a goodnight kiss."
As she said this, she kissed Pei Jinan on the cheek.
Pei Ji’an: “…”
"Is this the obligation between husband and wife?" Pei Jinan asked in a deep voice.
Lu Nong said sincerely, "Of course, oh, I forgot that my brother had amnesia. I don't remember this. It's my fault for not explaining it clearly and causing my brother to misunderstand me."
"I won't do that anymore. I will make sure to explain it clearly in advance."
"Good night, brother, you can go to sleep now."
After saying that, Lu Nongnong shook off Pei Jinan's big hand and turned her back to Pei Jinan.
The four words "turning one's back on others and being ruthless" are interpreted vividly.
Pei Ji'an laughed angrily.