Chapter 55 Stealing Wine
Xiao Ai moved Mingrui on her lap so that he was facing her and said to him seriously, "Xiaorui, Mom knows that you are a very smart and sensible child. It was because Mom didn't do well enough before and didn't give you enough sense of security.
But I will pay attention in the future. If you see anything I do wrong, please remind me at any time. As long as it is right, I will definitely change it.
Mingrui didn't quite understand some of the words his mother said, but he understood one thing, which was that she wanted him to remind her not to make mistakes at any time. He nodded solemnly.
Shi Xiaoai stared into his eyes and warned him seriously, "But there is one thing you have to understand. In this world, adults have things to do, and children have things to do. Everyone's first priority is to do their own things well. Don't always think about doing things for others that are not your business.
Earning money to support the family and keeping you well fed and clothed are things your father and I should do, but the most important thing you and your sister need to do is to protect yourselves and grow up healthy."
In order to prevent the child from not understanding, she gave an example: "Just like that day, how to protect our family and keep the money from being taken away is what a mother should do, and what you and your sister should do most is to protect yourselves from being hurt.
Of course, Mom will do her best to protect you when she's home, but if she's not around, Xiao Rui, remember that no amount of money is more important than life. As the older brother, if you encounter this situation, you must immediately take your sister and run away. Run to a safe place first, and then think about other things.
Losing money is not a big deal. You can always earn more money even if you lose a lot. If you and Xiaoxi are in danger..."
When she said this, Xiao Ai choked for a moment, and suddenly lowered her voice: "If anything happens to you and Xiaoxi, there will be no meaning for Mom to live in this world."
Infected by his mother's mood, Mingrui broke his promise tonight.
He forgot his promise to his father, hugged Shi Xiaoai tightly, clung to her and was determined not to separate, and finally fell asleep in her arms.
After putting her sleeping son on the bed, Shi Xiaoai quietly walked out of the room.
She glanced towards the hut and saw a faint red glow from the burning brazier inside.
She pushed the door open and walked in.
There was no light in the room, and Cheng Yang was sitting on the innermost bunk of the bunk bed.
He was tall and had long legs. He sat hunched over with his head lowered and his entire back leaning against the wall. Looking from the entrance, the first thing you saw was a pair of straight, long legs stretched out over the edge of the bed.
He seemed to know that Xiao Ai would come in. When he heard the door open, he just tilted his head and didn't move, just looking at her quietly.
Shi Xiaoai did not go over, but walked to the brazier and sat down.
She warmed her hands over the fire and said, "Remember to take the basin out at night to avoid gas poisoning."
Cheng Yang didn't respond to her, but tilted his head towards the master bedroom and asked, "Are you all asleep?"
Shi Xiaoai said "hmm".
Cheng Yang got off the bed, stood up straight and walked towards the door: "I'll go get Mingrui."
Shi Xiaoai quickly stopped him: "No need, he's a little frightened tonight, don't toss back and forth, just sleep over there."
"That bed is too small." Cheng Yang was a little disapproving.
Shi Xiaoai did not refute, but suddenly changed the subject, staring at his hand and asked: "What are you holding in your hand?"
Cheng Yang was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously retracted his hand.
Shi Xiaoai's movements were even more agile. She suddenly stood up and snatched the wine bottle that he had hidden behind him.
Looking at the familiar white porcelain wine bottle, the veins on her forehead bulged. She stared at the man in front of her and asked, "Where did you find this?"
Since he had been discovered, Cheng Yang didn't hide anymore. He pulled over a small stool and sat next to Shi Xiaoai. He answered honestly, "At the bottom of the cupboard."
Shi Xiaoai: "..."
She still kept the wine in the cupboard.
She hadn't told Octavia just now that the next day after she got the box back, she moved the things from under the bed to under the grape vines in the flower garden.
This wine was an unexpected surprise discovered at that time.
When she buried the box, she found a small wooden box under the tree. The box was filled with homemade wine, a total of twelve bottles, all in this kind of white porcelain bottles. It should be the wine brewed by her grandfather himself.
She took it out and put it at the bottom of the cupboard.
"You have such a sharp eye!" She rolled her eyes at Cheng Yang, pulled out the cork from the bottle and took a big sip.
From the time she discovered this wine until now, she has never been willing to drink it!
Seeing her like this, Cheng Yang burst out laughing: "Your husband was once a scout, how could he not have sharp eyes?"
Then he stretched out his hand towards her: "Let me have another sip."
Shi Xiaoai automatically ignored the ambiguous words like "your man" and moved the bottle of wine to her side. Then she glanced at Cheng Yang and said, "Have you forgotten that you are still a patient? Have you ever seen an injured person who still craves alcohol?"
Cheng Yang laughed again.
He supported himself on the bench with both hands and looked up at the sky, as if lost in memories.
"I've seen it a lot. Not to mention this kind of wine that's like sugar water without any alcohol content, even Shaodaozi is something you have to drink. Don't you know that one time..."
Cheng Yang used a storytelling tone to tell Shi Xiaoai about some of the things he had encountered on the battlefield and some of his personal experiences.
These stories were full of laughter and tears. Sometimes Xiao Ai couldn't help but giggle when listening to them, and sometimes her heart ached.
Maybe because she drank some wine and her emotions were aroused, her joys and sorrows were particularly easy to show. Several times she couldn't help but shed tears because of the things that really happened.
Shi Xiaoai herself didn't know what was going on, but later she actually leaned on Cheng Yang's shoulder and let him wipe away her tears.
I heard him whisper in my ear: "From now on, you and I will protect this family together, and grow up with them together."
Shi Xiaoai felt that she was very clear in her mind, but her head felt extremely heavy.
She moved her eyelids, wanting to open them to see the man's expression, but she couldn't open them.
Just now, when she was talking to Mingrui, she noticed that this person had passed by.
He probably wanted to pick up Mingrui to sleep with him, and then he heard what the mother and son said.
Shi Xiaoai knew that Cheng Yang stood at the door for a long time, and finally retreated in silence.
She was a little worried that this person would feel upset because of the stimulation, so she followed him with concern.
Sure enough, he was caught drinking secretly!
She laughed softly, laughing at the man's lack of patience.
She thought he would remain silent and refuse to mention the eavesdropping incident.
In the end, didn't he just say it out loud?
She tried hard to open her mouth and make fun of this person, but before she could say anything, her mouth was blocked by something soft...
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