Late at night, after a day of exams, Yu Shu did not stay in her room to rest, but sat in the west wing of the small courtyard.
The candle on the table had just been lit, and the yellow light shone on the person sitting in front of the table. Yu Shu was holding a Biography of Liu Yi in her hands. After a while, she was still reading the same page that she had just opened.
Jing Chen disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed. Every day, when Yu Shu woke up, she couldn't help but think about where he went.
After the Dayan exams, Yu Shu was able to calm down and think about this question.
She had never been to An Ling City before, and she only knew a few places: Huixing Street, Qiu Gui Fang, Peiren Hall, and the area near Zhao Hui's house. She had looked for him, but no one had seen him.
Since people wouldn't disappear into thin air, then he must have deliberately hidden himself so that she wouldn't find him.
Thinking of this, Yu Shu gritted her teeth. This idiot, no matter what difficulties he had, leaving without saying goodbye, he shouldn't expect her to forgive him. When she found him, she would see how she would deal with him. In the past, she treated him too well, so he had the courage to run away.
Closing the book and smoothing out the wrinkles, Yu Shu thought that she would go to Huixing Street tomorrow. Holding the candlestick, she slowly walked back to her room.
On New Year's Eve, Yu Shu didn't sleep because she was going out. As usual, she woke up early. As soon as she left the room, she was stopped by the little maid, Yun Dou, "Miss, Madam wants you to come into the room."
After setting up a stall for a living for many years, Zhao Hui had developed the habit of waking up early and sleeping late. She had changed her habit, but waking up early didn't change. She woke up at dawn and didn't sleep for even a moment.
Yu Shu had to turn around and go to Zhao Hui's room. She met doctor He, who was dressed neatly and was about to leave.
"Uncle He, where are you going? Aren't you going to eat breakfast?"
He Fangzhi said, "Your Aunt Huei has a bitter taste. I'm going out to buy some persimmons for her, and a few pounds of sweet candies for you and Xiaoxiu. I forgot to buy them before. Is there anything else you want? I'll bring them back."
He Fangzhi treated Zhao Hui very well. After Yu Shu and her brother moved in, one night, Yu Shu came out of the bathroom to use the toilet … She thought a thief had broken in when she saw the light in the kitchen at the corner of the courtyard. She walked over and saw He Fangzhi cooking eggs in syrup. He said that Zhao Hui wanted to eat it. Yu Shu asked him why he didn't wake the chef up. He Fangzhi was too embarrassed to tell him … Zhao Hui didn't like the food cooked by the chef. It turned out that this was a dish he learned when he was taking care of Zhao Hui before they got married.
"There's nothing to say. Go quickly."
Seeing He Fangzhi leave, Yu Shu followed Yun Dou into the house. Zhao Hui sat on the small couch in the living room … She was fiddling with the new clothes on her knees … She looked up and waved at Yu Shu, saying, "Come and try this dress."
Yu Shu looked at the dress in her hands. It was obviously a woman's dress … She smiled and said, "When did you make clothes for me? Why didn't I hear you say anything?"
Zhao Hui gestured at the dress in front of her body and explained, "I hired a tailor outside. He was very efficient and sent it here the day before yesterday. I saw you were busy reading, so I kept it first. Here, put it on quickly. Yun Dou, add a few more pieces of charcoal.
Although Yu Shu disliked the dress because it was troublesome and awkward to wear … But a girl would always be very happy to receive new clothes. There were three women in the house. She untied the old cotton-padded jacket and robe in the small living room and put on the new clothes one by one.
This was the second time Zhao Hui made clothes for her. It must be said that Zhao Hui had a good eye. This winter dress was divided into three pieces … The red dress was thickly pleated, the plum red jacket was pinched at the waist, and there was a white sleeveless waistcoat. She looked delicate and spirited.
Yu Shu fastened the buckle on her collar and turned around in front of Zhao Hui. She asked happily, "How is it? Does it look good?"
Looking at her with a scholar's head and wearing a dress, Zhao Hui had a strange expression on her face. Yun Dou covered her mouth and snickered. Yu Shu asked her, "What are you laughing about?"
Yun Dou was young, only eleven or twelve years old. She didn't have a good mind. She said honestly, "Miss, it looks like a man wearing a woman's clothes."
Yu Shu felt strange and said, "Is that so? I'll go take a look." She went into the house to look in the mirror. When she looked in the mirror, she really looked awkward. She couldn't help but smile bitterly. This was great. After dressing up as a man for so long, he didn't look like a woman in a dress.
God knows, she just thought it was more convenient to dress up as a teenager. She didn't have the intention to change sex and become a man.
Zhao Hui was supported by Yun Dou into the house. She looked at Yu Shu who was staring at the mirror and said, "Don't be anxious. Sit down and let me comb your hair. You'll look beautiful if you change your hairstyle."
Yu Shu obediently sat by the dressing table. She let Yun Dou untie the towel and comb her hair. Zhao Hui guided her from the side. After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhao Hui opened a brand new jewelry box on the dressing table. She took out a pair of sparkling yellow pearl flowers and placed them on Yu Shu's hair bun. She then dipped her little finger in a little rouge and placed it on Yu Shu's lips. The person in the mirror immediately looked different. Looking at her again, no matter how you looked at her, she was a delicate girl. She was far from being as beautiful as a flower. However, her eyebrows were curved and her eyes were bright. She was still good looking.
Zhao Hui patted Yu Shu's shoulder in satisfaction and said, "This is good. In the future, dress like this. Don't run around in gowns. A girl must look like a girl. Next year, Aunt Huei will ask people to make a few more clothes for you to change into and a few sets of jewelry to wear. Is that okay?"
Yu Shu looked at the unfamiliar young girl in the mirror. She recalled before she transmigrated to Da An Dynasty. What did the face that she had seen for more than 20 years looked like? Slowly, there were some similarities. The same almond-shaped eyes, but they were not beautiful. The same tall nose, but it was not ostentatious. The same thin chin, but it was not refined.
Yu Shu raised her hand and touched her face. She felt that after half a year, she seemed to look more and more like herself.
Oh, this was a good sign.
Yu Shu raised her neck and smiled at Zhao Hui, "Aunt Huei, are you raising me like a daughter?"
Zhao Hui's face was gentle like water, "Why not?"
Yu Shu was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "Aunt Huei, if you are willing, can I be your goddaughter?"
The reason why Yu Shu said this was not a spur of the moment idea. Back in Yi Yang City, she had this idea. She helped Zhao Hui with the lawsuit because she wanted to be her goddaughter. However, after offending the Ji family, she had no choice but to leave her hometown. She was afraid that she would implicate Zhao Hui so she never mentioned the matter of recognizing her as her goddaughter.
Now it was different. They were together. Zhao Hui went to a foreign place for her and settled down in An Ling. Zhao Hui took care of her food and clothing. She appreciated the elder's love but she had no right to show her filial piety. It was the best time to recognize her as her goddaughter.
Zhao Hui was stunned for a moment and suddenly pinched Yu Shu's shoulder. She was surprised and her voice trembled, "What did you say just now? You want me to be your godmother?"
Yu Shu nodded and did not hide the admiration on her face, "Aunt Huei, are you willing to recognize me as your daughter?"
Zhao Hui took a deep breath and tears appeared in her eyes. She held Yu Shu's hand and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes!"
Then she cried tears of joy and bent down to hug Yu Shu. She cried, "This day only happened in my dream. Aunt Huei has long treated you as her own daughter. However, when you went to court to complain on my behalf, I waited for you. Who knew that you never mentioned it again and said that you wanted to go to the capital. You left as you said. Aunt Huei couldn't stop you no matter how reluctant I was. Xiao Yu, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Aunt Huei felt that we were mother and daughter in our previous life. If we meet again in this life, how can we not kiss each other!"
Yu Shu heard the sincerity in her words and felt sorry for herself. There were tears in her eyes, but she held them back. She patted the emotional Zhao Hui's back and smiled, "What a coincidence. I was thinking the same thing. Don't you think we'll lose out if we don't become mother and daughter?"
Hearing her teasing, Zhao Hui smiled through her tears and pushed her away. She lovingly cupped her face and said, "Yes, let's do this as soon as possible. We'll send someone to inform your Uncle Pei. Tomorrow, we'll hold a banquet with incense and candles. We'll officially recognize each other."
"This … Shouldn't we ask Uncle He first? Maybe he'll agree." Recognizing relatives had always been buy one get one free. Zhao Hui and Doctor He were husband and wife. If Yu Shu recognized Zhao Hui as her godmother, she would give Doctor He as her godfather.
Zhao Hui said, "There's no need to ask. He'll agree a hundred times."
Coincidentally, He Fangzhi came back from outside and heard Zhao Hui's last sentence. He entered the room and asked, "What did he agree to?"
He looked at Zhao Hui's teary eyes and hurriedly pulled out a handkerchief, "Why are you crying again? Last night, I said that crying is bad for the body. Have you forgotten?"
With Yu Shu and the maidservant present, seeing Yu Shu's teasing gaze, Zhao Hui blushed at He Fangzhi's thoughtfulness. She was too embarrassed to show off their affection. She took the handkerchief and wiped her own tears. She said, "I want to recognize Xiao Yu as my daughter. She's asking if you agree."
Doctor He looked back and forth between the two of them in surprise. Then he clapped his hands and laughed, "This is a good thing. Isn't it just what you wanted? Let me go inform my sworn brother and choose a good day to do this. Madam, the one in your stomach hasn't even been born yet and we have a son and a daughter. Excellent, excellent!"
When Yu Shu heard this, she coughed and interrupted, "Uncle He, don't mishear. I said that I want to recognize my godmother, but not Xiaoxiu. He's the only son of the Yu Family. My mother is still alive, so if I really want to recognize him, I have to get her permission first."
Yu Shu didn't make such a decision on her own. Because she and Aunt Cui had nothing to do with each other, it was fine to recognize Zhao Hui as husband and wife. However, Yu Xiaoxiu was different from her. No matter how unreliable Aunt Cui was, she was still his mother. How could he casually become someone else's son? Wouldn't that be unfilial? Xiaoxiu was young, but he was very moral.
A look of disappointment appeared on Physician He's face. Zhao Hui quickly patted him and pulled Yu Shu aside, saying, "You're right, we can't be so hasty. We have to listen to Little Xiu's opinion and get your mother's approval."
Thus, she had Yun Dou wake up Yu Xiaoxiu, who was still sleeping, to come to the room to talk.
Although Yu Xiaoxiu envied Yu Shu for having an elder, he sensibly shook his head and said, "It's good that Older Sister has recognized him. In my heart, I treat Aunt Huei as a relative. Because Mother is still alive, I'm the only son in the family, so it's not appropriate to recognize another relative."
Zhao Hui patted his head and sighed, "Good child, you're so obedient. Aunt Huei also treats you like a son."
Yu Xiaoxiu nodded, "Mhm, I know."
Yu Shu saw the disappointed expression on Doctor He's face and thought that it was because he couldn't recognize a son. She kindly comforted him, "Uncle He, don't be anxious. You and Aunt Huei love each other very much, so there's no need to worry about not having a son to raise. I think this child is enough. If it's not, there's still another child."
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