"Xiao Xuan'an, your obsession is too deep. There will be no chance of a second time. I will give you another life to fulfill your obsession..."
"Who are you?"
"The gods and Buddhas you pray to..."
"Xiao Xuan'an, if this life is like a mirror, are you still willing to go back to your previous life?"
"I wish."
"If the result is not what you want, do you have no regrets?"
"No regrets."
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"Erlang, Erlang..."
Who, who is calling me?
"Erlang! Why don't you get up?!"
Hearing the clear voice in my ears, I suddenly opened my eyes.
"Why is this kid still sleeping at this hour? Didn't you say yesterday that you were going to Wen Mansion to pick up Jiao Jiao?"
I stood up from the bed in a daze and saw my mother-in-law coming in from outside the house and talking to me non-stop.
"Jiao Jiao has already eaten breakfast at this hour and you haven't gotten up yet. Did you secretly go drinking with those boys last night?"
Looking at A Niang's young appearance and energetic aura, I was stunned for a long time and could not come back to my senses.
"Erlang, I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"
My mother-in-law came up to me, slapped me on the back of my head, and then sniffed me vigorously. After sniffing, she said angrily: "Sure enough, he went out to drink wine last night. Your eldest dad just did it last time."
I gave you a good beating and you forgot about it?"
"I told you not to let you drink. At any rate, don't let your eldest father know about it. You don't know your eldest father's rules. You have school exams in the next few days. Don't let your eldest father catch you and say that drinking is causing trouble.
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I looked at Aniang and asked: "Aniang, what year is Jingyuan this year?"
Auntie was stunned for a moment: "Jingyuan's twelfth year, didn't Jiao Jiao just celebrate his fourteenth birthday a few days ago, and you forgot? You even took Jiao Jiao to drink, and your eldest father beat you up, you.
....."
After hearing this, I jumped up from the bed and ran quickly outside. When I passed by the bronze mirror on the table, I saw a face full of youthful vigor. That was me when I was nineteen years old.
"Hey, slow down, Erlang! Eat your breakfast first!"
"No, Aniang, I'll go pick up Yue'er!"
I ran outside the Xiao Mansion, got on my horse and ran towards the Wen Mansion.
It is still winter in Beijing, with heavy snow falling in the sky and thick snow on the ground.
Before I arrived at the Wen Mansion, I saw a small figure sitting at the door from a distance. The maid next to her should be Yuzhu, holding an umbrella above her head.
"Miss, let's go in first. It's so cold outside that your body won't be able to bear it."
"Second brother promised to take me back yesterday, and also said he would take me to Dongshi to eat candy cakes. I will wait for him here."
Hearing the voice that I missed day and night, I got off the horse and walked quickly towards her.
Hearing the sound, she turned her head to look at me.
Seeing that face that was almost engraved in my bones and blood, my nose was sore and I could hardly breathe.
Is this true? Is it true?
"Second brother! You are here!"
Seeing me, she stood up and ran towards me. I stood there as if frozen. Her figure running towards me appeared countless times in my past dreams.
It's her, it's Yue'er, it's my Yue'er!
I walked towards her quickly, opened my arms and hugged her.
Holding the thickly dressed person in my arms, I could no longer hold back my tears.
"Cough cough cough...Second brother, you are hugging me too tightly, I can't breathe."
After hearing this, I immediately let go, but I still couldn't bear to let her go.
"Second brother, what's wrong with you?"
A cool hand touched my cheek, and she said in a soft voice: "Second brother, why are you...crying?"
I said in her ear: "Because I had a dream, Yue'er, you left me."
She smiled and comforted softly: "My mother-in-law told me that dreams are all fake and should not be taken as real."
"But I take it seriously, because you are in the dream, so even if it is false, I will take it seriously."
Hearing my words, she laughed again: "Why is the second brother acting a little strange today? What is fake is fake, how can you take it seriously?"
As she said that, she patted my back: "Second brother, I won't leave. I will always stay with him until he no longer needs me."
I let go of her and stroked her cheek with a trembling hand: "Yue'er, second brother needs you. He will need you all his life."
After hearing my words, she was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and took a step back: "Second...Second brother, what are you talking about?"
I calmed down, walked up to her, took her hand and said, "Yue'er, my second brother is pleased with you."
Her eyes suddenly widened and she looked at me in surprise: "Second brother, you..."
I said in a hoarse voice: "It doesn't matter whether you like the second brother or not, but the second brother must tell you."
"Yue'er, second brother really likes you, wants to marry you, and wants to be with you for the rest of his life."
"If you don't like the second brother, just pretend that the second brother never said this. I am still your second brother. You...don't ignore the second brother."
After saying these words, I actually didn't dare to look at her face. Even though I knew what the outcome would be, I still felt lost and sad.
"How can we treat the water that was thrown out after what we said as if it never happened?"
Her voice was gentle with a helpless sigh. She came forward and gently pulled the corner of my clothes: "Let's go, second brother."
I was stunned: "Where to go?"
"Didn't you agree yesterday that you would take me to Dongshi to eat sugar cakes? I deliberately skipped breakfast, so I was waiting on an empty stomach for you to take me to eat sugar cakes."
My heartbeat gradually accelerated, and I cautiously said, "Yue'er, you won't ignore me, will you?"
She said: "Why ignore you? You are my second brother."
She patted me: "Second brother, my feet are cold."
I reacted and immediately squatted down in front of her.
She jumped on my back, hugged my neck, and said in my ear: "Second brother, have you gone to drink again?"
I said "Yeah" and carried her towards Dongshi.
"You were beaten not long ago by your uncle. You are going to take the school exam soon. Don't get beaten again."
I smiled and said deliberately: "Drink to be brave, otherwise I wouldn't dare to tell you."
She didn't respond and asked, "What did you say?"
I turned my head, rubbed her cheek, and said softly: "I say that I like you and want to marry you."
She immediately buried her face on my back, and through the thin clothes, I could feel the heat radiating from her cheeks. She had always been thin-skinned, but she was embarrassed by my confession.
I walked slowly in the snow with her on my back, and my heart was filled with a strange feeling of happiness.
She's still here, she's still here, it's great...
At this moment, I suddenly felt that as long as she was still here, I could see her again, as if nothing else mattered.
After a long time, I heard her muffled voice buried in my back: "Second brother, when are you going to tell me?"
My steps stopped: "What did you say?"
She said: "What do you think? You just said it yourself."
I was stunned, and my heart, which had been numb for a long time, slowly revived, and then started beating violently.
"Yue'er, you mean, you mean..."
At this time, I didn't dare to say any more, I was afraid, I was afraid it was my delusion.
I heard her: "Otherwise, let's talk to Sister A first, I'm afraid that the grandmother will beat you again. A Niang always wants to make me give me a brother of the Qi family. I am afraid that she will be unhappy.
Let’s let Sister tell us that Sister is the best to us, so we don’t have to worry if she tells us.”
I put her down, held her shoulders with both hands, looked at her cheek, and swallowed a little: "Yue'er, are you telling the truth?"
She laughed, and her smile was brighter than the winter sunshine: "It's true. The dream you just mentioned was false, and now this one is true."
She stretched out her hand to wipe away the tears on my cheek: "Second brother, don't be afraid, Yue'er will always be by your side."
I hugged her into my arms, wanting to integrate her into my flesh and blood so that no one could take her away.
She hugged me back and stroked my back with her hands: "Second brother, let's go and talk together. Aniang will definitely agree."
I trembled slightly, feeling so excited that I couldn't control myself.