Peaceful Jianghu - Chapter 114
"You lost Xiao Jiu, did you cry?"
"Um!"
"Have you searched all over the mountains and fields for it?"
"I've looked for it."
"After you found it, you discovered it was injured. Did you treat it?"
"yes."
"So, do you think Xiao Jiu likes you or not?"
"You like it, right?" Xiao Dao nodded.
"You initially brought it home for food, so why does it like you, and why do you expect it to like you too?"
Xiao Dao was stunned for a long time.
Yan Ruyu gently pressed Xiaodao's chest, "The answer is here, you will find it."
"But what if I get scammed in the end?" Xiao Dao asked worriedly. "Wouldn't that be very sad, and I'd look stupid?"
“If you don’t go looking, you won’t have a single chance. If you do go looking, you’ll at least have a 50% chance.” Yan Ruyu pulled her down to lie down, covered her with a blanket, and gently patted her to sleep like she did when she was a child. “You’re afraid of getting hurt, but do you know that there’s a feeling that’s even more painful than being hurt?”
"What?"
"……regret."
"Then what should I do?"
"Think carefully about the cause and effect, feel it deeply, and then make your own decision." Yan Ruyu tucked the blanket around her. "You've reached the age where you can make your own decisions."
In the dead of night, Xiaodao received a suggestion from her mother that was hardly a suggestion at all. In the end, her mother still didn't give her a clear answer as to whether she should stop there or take it a step further.
Xiao Dao lay quietly, half-asleep, feeling very close to his own heart, and asked himself... what should he do next?
The answer she received was—since she had already come this far, she should muster the courage to go all the way and take one last look. Whether Xue Beihai had some schemes or not, or whether she worried that Xue Beifan might disappoint her, she wanted to see it through to the end and witness the outcome! If she gave up now… perhaps one day she would truly regret it for the rest of her life.
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The next morning, everyone was awakened by a thunderous roar. Xiao Dao, who had just gotten out of bed and was peeling a salted duck egg from his bowl of porridge, called out from afar, "Wife! Wife!"
With a salted duck egg dangling from his mouth, Xiao Dao saw the door being kicked open. A middle-aged man who bore a striking resemblance to Hao Jinfeng burst in.
Xiao Dao opened his mouth wide and stared at the man.
Hao Jinfeng rushed up from behind, "Dad, have you found Mom yet?!"
After observing for a while and hearing Hao Jinfeng's address, Xiao Dao was certain that the uncle in front of him must be his father, the famous Golden Knife Divine Constable—Hao Jiulong!
Xiao Dao swooned a little. Her older brother, Hao Jinfeng, was actually quite handsome, but it seemed her father was even more handsome! Because her mother used to describe her father as a bit silly, Xiao Dao thought he had a rough, chubby look, but now she saw him and realized he was nothing like that! He was incredibly dashing!
"Xiao Dao?" Hao Jiulong looked uncertainly at the little girl in front of him, who was holding a salted duck egg and staring blankly at him. She really looked like her! She looked exactly like Yan Ruyu, whom he hadn't seen for many years.
"Dad!" Xiao Dao put down the salted duck egg and jumped up with a "whoosh".
Hao Jiulong's personality was clearly similar to Hao Jinfeng's. He opened his mouth wide, rushed over in a few steps, hugged Xiaodao, and cried, "My daughter, your father has finally found you!"
Xiao Dao patted her father's back with tears streaming down her face. The sound of her crying attracted the attention of the neighbors. Upon seeing the scene, they all obediently stepped aside to let the father and daughter properly recognize each other.
Just as the crying began, a lazy voice came from behind the door, "Little Knife, do you have any hair oil? Give some to your mother..."
I entered the room and froze.
Hao Jiulong hurriedly turned around. Yan Ruyu stood blankly at the door, while Xiao Dao silently slipped to the side. Together with Hao Jinfeng, they watched the two reunite with expectant eyes.
Even Xue Beifan and Lou Xiaoyue at the door couldn't help but glance at them, curious about how this extraordinary couple would recognize each other.
The couple stared at each other for about half a cup's time before Hao Jiulong exclaimed, "Wife! You've gained weight!"
...
Then, everyone saw Yan Ruyu's face turn from white to green and then back to white. She reached out and grabbed Hao Jiulong's ear, who rushed up to her for a hug, and said, "You haven't seen me for so long, and the first thing you do when we meet is say I'm ugly!"
Yan Ruyu got angry and turned to leave.
Hao Jiulong hugged her tightly, "You're still so beautiful, who said you're ugly!"
"You just said I'm fat!"
"Were you too thin before?"
"So you're saying I used to be ugly?"
Everyone slowly opened their mouths. Could it be that the couple had been arguing about this trivial matter?
"No, you're never ugly!" Hao Jiulong hugged his wife tightly. "Whatever you say goes, I'm not letting you leave!"
Seeing his expression, Yan Ruyu softened a little. "It's all your fault. You haven't come to see me for so long."
"I sent you an official document!" Hao Jiulong said, feeling wronged.
Yan Ruyu pinched his nose hard. "You're so stupid! You sent an official document to look for me, how dare I go back! Don't you know your wife is a thief?"
"You're not a thief!" Hao Jiulong shook his head, hugging Yan Ruyu.
Yan Ruyu felt a warmth in her heart, all her anger vanished, and she smiled with her lips pursed.