novelraw Chapter 45
Chapter 45
This year there has been a lot of snow, and every time it snows, Yan Li will send someone to pluck a few plum branches from the old house and send them to Daiyu's room. Daiyu likes it very much. Zhenbao even bought a special vase for plums for this reason, Yan Li was very pleased to see that she liked it so much.
The days passed slowly in such a peaceful and warm environment, Yan Li basically came to Daiyu to see her every day, but he never mentioned the matter of falling out with his mother, although Daiyu had doubts, she was not easy to ask, After such delays and delays, it will be the end of the year in a blink of an eye.
On New Year's Eve, Yan Li ordered people to prepare good food and wine and send them to Daiyu's place, and set up two tables to reward the servants of the two families. In this way, the Yan and Lin families naturally gathered together to watch the new year up.
After reluctantly drinking a few cups with Yan Li, Daiyu became slightly drunk, and asked with blurred eyes: "Master, today is New Year's Eve, why don't you go home?"
Yan Li was still very clear-headed. Hearing her question, his expression paused for a moment, and then he returned to normal in an instant. He smiled nonchalantly and said: "Mother knows that the girl is lonely, so she specially asked me to stay with you for the New Year. Why are you upset? ?"
"I'm happy, of course I'm happy!" Daiyu smiled, "Of course I'm happy that her old man can think of me in this way, and by the way, even the resentment towards her in the past has faded. It can be seen that I was not good before, I was too small, I can't stand a little grievance, and I will change it in the future!"
Yan Li forced a smile, but didn't answer.
Daiyu was immersed in happiness, and didn't notice the loneliness on Yan Li's face at all, she still said from her heart: "Although Madam sympathizes with my loneliness and won't let you go home, but it's the next year after all, if you don't go back to accompany me Her old man always makes mistakes during the Chinese New Year. Those who don’t know think that I instigated it. Then my crime will be serious. Why don’t you go back tomorrow morning and come back after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so that you Only when my filial piety has been fulfilled will I feel at ease!"
Yan Li thought for a while, nodded and said: "It's rare that you are thoughtful. In this case, I will go back tomorrow, but I am really worried about you. I will take a look at you when I get home, and I will come back to accompany you after paying my mother's New Year's greetings. How are you?"
Daiyu wanted to persuade him to stay at home for a while longer, but Yan Li's expression was sincere, and she couldn't say anything more, so she just nodded and said: "Then everything depends on the arrangement of the family, I have Zijuan and others here It's good to be with you, you don't have to worry about it." After hearing this, Yan Li had no choice but to agree with her with a nod.
This is the New Year's Eve when Daiyu lived the quietest and most peaceful time.Yan Li knew that she was weak and couldn't stay up late, so he dismissed her early, leaving him alone to accompany him and talk slowly, and he didn't leave until she was tired and wanted to rest.
The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yan Li got up before dawn, and after a simple wash, he took Songer Baier and the two of them and went home quickly.
Although today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the old house of the Yan family is more deserted than in previous years. Although the gate has been replaced with brand new Spring Festival couplets, and red lanterns symbolizing festivities are hung on the left and right, but there are few people in front of the gate. Going in and out, even if there are occasional servants who come out and go in a few times, all of them are frowning, not looking festive at all.
It was already noon when Yan Li and his party came to the front of the house.The servant at the door saw that Yan Li had returned, and then he showed a happy look, stomped his feet and said with a smile: "Oh, son, you are back, let us all think about it!"
Yan Li smiled and said, "How is the Chinese New Year at home?"
The man smiled and said: "Okay, everything is fine, but the lack of young master, everyone thinks it's boring, and my wife has been very angry recently, we are often scolded, young master, please go and persuade, this is a big Chinese New Year, Don't let your wife get hurt."
Yan Li sighed silently, and ordered: "Go inside and deliver a letter, saying that I'm back to wish my wife New Year's greetings, and see what my wife says!"
After a while, the man came back, followed by the third girl Yan Ying.When the man saw Yan Li, he hurriedly turned his mouth to the back. Yan Li understood what he meant and knew that Yan Ying came out on behalf of his mother, so he turned to Yan Ying and asked, "What did mother say?"
Yan Ying's face was full of displeasure, and she pulled her face and complained: "My brother is really getting worse and worse. He used to always run away, but now he doesn't even want his family because of a woman. You said mother will forgive you ?"
Yan Li listened, nodded and said: "She won't forgive me. I expected it a long time ago. It's just that it's the Chinese New Year. As a son, I can't justify not coming back to pay New Year's greetings to my mother. Besides, this is what Miss Lin meant. Please sister Pass it on to my mother for me."
After hearing this, Yan Ying frowned and said, "Brother, what do you mean, you really don't plan to go in and see your mother?"
"Isn't that exactly what mother meant?" Yan Li said calmly, "Since her old man doesn't want me to enter the house, if I insist on going in, wouldn't it be against her will? So I'd better obey her and not go in. When she forgives me, I'll go in again!" After that, he handed the horse stiff to the servant, and straightened his clothes, knelt down solemnly in the direction of the middle of the gate, kowtowed three more heads, and said in his mouth: "Mother, my son is not filial, I wish you New Year's greetings, I wish you good health and a long life than Nanshan!" After finishing speaking, he got up.
Song'er and Bai'er who were on the side saw them, and threw their horses in a hurry, knelt down and kowtowed to their wife to pay New Year's greetings, watching Yan Ying's anger rising, she turned her head and asked Yan Li angrily: "Brother does this, isn't it afraid that mother will be more sad and disappointed?"
Yan Li frowned and said, "Then what do you want me to do? Barge in? Wouldn't that give mother more grounds to say that I don't take her seriously and don't even listen to her?"
"But since you're back, even though your mother won't let go, she definitely wants you to go in. You have to give her a step down, right?"
"Okay, Ying'er, you're still young, and you don't understand some things! Besides, you don't understand the conflict between me and my mother. You should go back and spend time with your mother!" After finishing speaking, she got on her horse and looked back deeply Glancing in the direction of the mother's courtyard, he whipped down cruelly, and the horse kicked up its hooves and galloped forward under the pain.