Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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By the time Su Xi had dinner, it was dark in the game.
She logged on again, only to find the cub sitting on the threshold of the house again, staring into space, as if patiently waiting for her to come. She first glanced inside and found that the cub had already packed up everything. She couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. Although the Ning Palace was annoying, she and the cub had indeed lived in Chaiyuan for a long time – of course, the cub lived alone, and she just logged on from time to time.
Now it was finally time to leave. The young eagle will leave its starting point, become a soaring eagle, spread its wings and fly high into a wider world.
Although she was happy and joyful for her baby, she did have some complicated emotions in her heart.
She switched the interface to the door and tapped on the cub’s head.
The baby’s expression, which was quiet just now, immediately became happy because of her arrival.
Every time she came online, the cub was like this. Although he tried his best to control his joy, the light that lit up in his eyes for a moment could not be deceived.
This made Su Xi feel a little guilty.
But… kid, wasn’t I online just when you received the imperial edict? It’s only been half a day in the game! Why is it like I’ve been gone for so long?!
The cub sat obediently on the doorstep, his hands on his knees, his head tilted upwards, and said to her, “I’m leaving for the Ministry of War tomorrow. I’ll have accommodation there. Will you still follow me?”
Nonsense.
Su Xi poked his left hand.
He lowered his head to look at his left hand and pursed the corners of his lips slightly.
He knew that she would follow him to the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War and Ning Wang’s Mansion were both in the capital, only a few streets away.
However, perhaps because he cared too much, he was afraid of any changes, so he was still unsure and wanted to ask and get a definite answer, so that he could feel at ease.
After a while, the cub seemed to be trying hard to muster up his courage, as he lowered his head, and asked again: “From now on, no matter where I go…will you be by my side?”
Su Xi was amused by the cub’s acting like a young wife, and thought, that might not be the case. If you go to the toilet, it will be inconvenient for your mother to go with you.
When Lu Huan didn’t get her answer, he immediately tensed up and looked up into the air blankly.
Is it impossible to make a promise?
His heart sank, and he opened his mouth, about to say something, when his left hand was slapped again.
Lu Huan: “…”
Only then did his heart stop falling and land safely on the ground.
So, if she stayed with him forever, it would make no difference where he was. She had only been in Chaiyuan for three months, but somewhere else they might stay for half a year. And one day, they would find a place to live and settle down. The house would be filled with her favorite jewelry and rouge.
Su Xi outside the screen didn’t know what the cub was thinking. She only saw that for some unknown reason, a bright yearning appeared in his eyes, and his cartoon face turned slightly red.
Su Xi: “…”
She was stunned. Isn’t the Ministry of War a tough job? Is it really that exciting?!
Su Xi hadn’t forgotten the wooden box she’d left buried in the bamboo forest. Inside, it was filled with the treasures the cub had given her. Since they were moving, they had to move these too. So she tugged at the cub’s sleeve.
Lu Huan looked at his sleeve in confusion and saw that his sleeve was being pulled towards the bamboo forest. He thought there must be something in the bamboo forest, so he followed her.
Su Xi grabbed a shovel from the kitchen and put it into the cub’s hand.
Before, she exchanged the digging operation from the mall, but now that the cub was here, she let him do this hard work.
Lu Huan immediately understood. Could she have buried something here? He immediately rolled up his sleeves, revealing his long arms, and picked up a shovel to start digging.
Soon, the box buried here by Su Xi was revealed.
Lu Huan opened it and was stunned when he saw what was inside. It was neatly packed with little wooden carvings and other trinkets he had given her during that time. Later, he bought her a rouge box, which he had never known where she had put it, and it turned out to be buried here as well.
There were also some folded little notes inside.
The moonlight shone down, and the wood carvings seemed to come alive.
….
Lu Huan raised his head and glanced into the void, as if he could picture her figure in his eyes, and his heart was slightly moved.
He always thought.
Her presence and existence, to him, was the only ray of light in the vast gray fog, and the greatest luck and gift he had ever received. But to her, he was probably just a person who she inspired and saved by the way.
He was always waiting for her to come, but she could come and leave at any time as she pleased.
Lu Huan had always known this, but he never dared to express any harsh demands, because he was afraid that one day she would say goodbye to him and leave, and never come back again.
But now seeing these things carefully collected by her…
Lu Huan suddenly felt a bit bitter… He had never thought that he was also cherished by her. He was also cared about and thought about by her.
Even these amounts may only be one tenth of her world.
But for Lu Huan, that was something he desperately wanted.
He felt truly cared for, and his heart seemed to be filled up bit by bit. He looked up into the air, not sure which direction she was, and raised his hand.
Su Xi saw the cub pondering for a long time, then looking up with watery eyes – although she didn’t know what he wanted to do, the bright eyes on his chubby face looked like “I’m so happy I want a hug”. Indeed, he was finally promoted to the kindergarten team leader, and he was working hard to dig boxes in the middle of the night, so he deserved some encouragement, so Su Xi pulled his left sleeve.
Then she hesitated and rubbed her other finger into his arms.
Finally, she patted the back of his neck soothingly.
A very crude and perfunctory hug from the old mother was enough.
A word popped up above the baby’s head on the screen: …?
Lu Huan opened his eyes wide in disbelief—
Why did he feel that gust of wind blowing into his arms just now?
…was it his imagination? Was he just being hugged?
But because she was just an invisible gust of wind, he was not sure whether he was just imagining things or whether it really happened.
He tried his best to act calm and bent down to move the box, but his ears still turned red uncontrollably.
But when he put the box aside, he couldn’t help but think about it, and the question mark above his head turned into two: ??
Su Xi pulled his sleeve and walked back. He walked unsteadily, his ears were slightly red, and she didn’t know what he was thinking. But the question marks above his head had turned into four: ???
By the time they reached the door and entered the house, a bunch of question marks above his head had already occupied the entire screen: ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Su Xi: …………
Why the f**k are you still thinking about it?
That night, Su Xi accompanied the cub to pack up his things, and then she continued to study hard as usual. When it was late at night and the cub had fallen asleep, she threw a branch of pear blossom to the cub and told him that she was leaving.
But in fact, she hadn’t left yet. It was just past seven o’clock in the evening here. She continued to do her homework while keeping the screen on to watch her baby sleep.
….
The next day, many people in Imperial Academy also heard about this.
However, these students only heard the story from hearsay and did not know the reason. The reason was that the concubine’s son of Ning Wang’s Mansion had flattered the youngest son of General Yun, which led General Yun to go to the palace to ask for an official position for him.
Although the fifth-rank military official was not considered a high-ranking official, Lu Huan had no background and was a son of a concubine. Yet he jumped directly from the ninth rank to the fifth rank, which still made these students jealous.
Although she knew these comments were bound to come out, Su Xi was still a little angry when she saw the cartoon characters gathered together at Imperial Academy, whispering to each other. Why were they discussing her child every day instead of doing their work?
Lu Huan was used to it and whispered to her, “Let them talk. This kind of rumor is actually beneficial to me.”
After all, he didn’t have any strong backing right now. If he showed off too much, he’d be outshone by the wind, but if everyone thought he was useless, relying on connections to get in. That would be even better for him. And once he truly achieved something and established a solid foundation, those rumors would dispel themselves.
When Su Xi heard the cub say this, her anger subsided a little.
Ever since General Yun asked Yun Xiupang to make friends with the cub, Yun Xiupang had been very obedient to his father. As soon as the class was over and school was over, he stuck to the cub.
After school that day, he followed the cub all the way from Guangye Hall to the gate of Imperial Academy.
The cub seemed a little impatient and very cold, but the little fat boy kept following him eagerly.
Su Xi understood why Yun Xiupang followed the cub so closely. Yun Xiupang had always been bullied and abused at the Imperial Academy. Even though those bullies had calmed down a bit now that Yun Taiwei had been reinstated, they still mocked him. However the cub, though younger than him, had a much more captivating aura. So he instinctively wanted to follow the cub, believing he’d be protected.
Su Xi wanted to complete the side quest that he had not completed last time and make Yun Xiupang become the cub’s friend.
Besides that, as she watched the two little kids on the screen, one in front and one behind. The one in front had an indifferent face and a cold aura, while the one behind was like a meatball, stumbling along. It was like seeing two children in kindergarten, one wanting to be friends with the other, and she couldn’t help but feel a bit of motherly love in her heart.
The cub should make a friend by now.
This way, my baby won’t be too lonely when I’m not around occasionally.
That Changgong Wu was over 20 years old. Although he was kind and nice, he was not a good match for the cub and he definitely could not have a conversation with the cub.
And although Yun Xiupang was a little stupid, he was an honest little fat boy. Moreover, he was the son of the Grand Marshal. He would definitely become an official in the capital when he grew up. So he was suitable to be friends with the cub.
The old mother arranged it this way, so when the cub walked to the market, she pushed his hand and gestured to the candied haws next to him.
Lu Huan thought the person beside him wanted to eat candied haws, and his eyes and eyebrows softened a little. He thus took out some copper coins from his pocket and handed them to the candied haws vendor, saying, “Two strings.”
After buying it, he planned to take it back. Although she couldn’t eat it, she might like candied haws very much, so it would be nice to just keep it there for her to look at.
But Su Xi suddenly grabbed one of his arms through the screen.
The cub: ?
Then, Su Xi lifted up the cub’s arm and raised it towards Yun Xiupang who was following.
The little fat boy on the screen was overjoyed. He wiped his eyes and was so moved that he almost cried: “Huandi—no, Lu Huan, is this for me?”
Cub’s head: …
Lu Huan watched Yun Xiupang take away the candied haws that he bought for her and start to eat them on the spot. He felt unhappy and stared at him intently. He then took the remaining string and turned away.
Yun Xiupang was at a loss and quickly caught up. He jogged while eating the candied haws. The sugar oil in the candied haws looked very sweet and his mouth was full of it.
Seeing Lu Huan looking back at him, he seemed to want to make friends with this person very much, so he scratched his head and thought to make this friend laugh, so he bit all the candied haws into his mouth in one breath, and immediately several bags bulged out in his mouth, which looked very funny.
This little fat boy was actually quite interesting. Su Xi outside the screen was touched by his cuteness and subconsciously pulled the cub’s sleeve, asking him to look at him more and stop looking down on him.
But when the cub looked to his side, his mood seemed to be getting worse and worse.
He looked at Yun Xiupang with an uncertain expression, then he turned around and continued walking forward, holding the string of candied haws in his hand. He was in a gloomy mood and no one knew what he was thinking.
Suddenly, with a cold face, he bit off a candied haw, and the bulge reached his cheek.
Then he turned his head and looked towards Su Xi on the left without any expression.
Su Xi:?
Su Xi was just wondering what the cub was doing when she suddenly saw a bubble pop up above his head on the screen. The bubble was a little anxious and lay above his head.
——I can too.
Su Xi: …………
The author has something to say:
The wind around him has always been around Yun Xiupang.
The cub: I have a fever.
Su Xi glanced at the stamina bar in the upper left corner, bullsh*t, it was clearly still 100%.
The cub: My forehead is a little hot.
Su Xi: Oh, really?
The cub said nothing and turned around to take an ice shower.
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