Chapter 296 Next Year Is Tomorrow

At the end of the Youshi period, Chu Lingxuan wrapped Chu Hanyan in a cloak and carried her back to Tangyuan. She must stay home today.

Little girl Chu cried and was very unhappy. She wanted to see her brother and uncle set off firecrackers. Although there were people setting off firecrackers in Tangyuan, they were all set off by servants, and she couldn't play with them.

Chu Lingxuan coaxed softly, "This is the last year for the two of us to stay home alone to celebrate the New Year. On this day next year, my aunt and brother will come to Tangyuan to celebrate the New Year with us." He calculated the time in his mind and smiled again. , "Maybe by this time next year, Yan'er will have more brothers or sisters, and the family will be more lively."

When the little girl heard that she would have a younger brother or younger sister, she stopped being sad and asked, "Is it true? Is what dad said true? Will my sister also have younger brothers and sisters?"

Chu Lingxuan replied affirmatively, "Of course it's true. Daddy won't lie to you."

The little girl grinned. In her heart, next year is tomorrow, her brother told her so.

At Haishi, Dabao, Alu, Wang Laowu and several male servants were still laughing happily in the yard, and the New Year's Eve dinner on the table was not over yet.

Chen Afu stood up and said to Wang and Chen Ming, "It's late, Dabao should go back to sleep."

Chen Ming nodded and asked Old Man Zeng and Zeng Shuang to come to the room and they drank together.

Dabao was still reluctant to leave, so he was dragged away by Chen Afu.

After seeing Dabao sleeping, Chen Afu returned to his room. She kept thinking about the crybaby Golden Swallow, fearing that it would be as sad as last year. She hurriedly entered the space, holding a small bowl of peeled pine nuts and melon seeds in her hand.

Chen Afu looked around but didn't see the golden swallow. He thought it was hiding in the golden house and crying. He raised his head and shouted to the tree, "Baby, baby, come out quickly. Mommy is here to celebrate the New Year with you."

The golden swallow's voice came out from under its feet, "Mommy, I'm here, but not in the sky." It pulled down several swallow dolls on its body and got out. He added, "From now on, when mommy calls people by their pet name, they should call them baby, not baby. Baby not only called me, but also called me." It raised the golden shell in its wings.

There are quite a lot of requirements.

Chen Afu nodded, seeing that it was not crying, and asked strangely, "Baby, why didn't you cry today? Don't you feel lonely anymore?"

"Silly mommy, now that I have Beibei, how can I be lonely?" Jin Yanzi said.

Chen Afu felt relieved, put down the small bowl and wanted to leave. Jin Yanzi said quickly, "Although I am not alone, I am still very lonely. Mommy stayed with me to talk and then sang me the song 'Little Swallow, Wearing Flowers'."

Chen Afu sat on the floor, holding the golden swallow in his hand, and chatted one by one until early in the morning before going back to the house to rest.

Early the next morning, Chen Afu put on Hai Shang's red coat and skirt and red embroidered cotton shoes. Then he went to the east chamber to wake up Chen Dabao and said with a smile, "Happy New Year, son."

Dabao was still asleep, but when he heard this, he suddenly woke up, stretched out his arms to wrap around Chen Afu's neck, and said, "Happy New Year, mother."

They put him in a bright red robe and a red melon-skin hat, and they went to Luyuan together.

They kowtowed to Chen Ming and Wang to pay New Year greetings and received red envelopes. After breakfast, Alu and Dabao, accompanied by Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu, first went to Tangyuan to pay New Year's greetings, and then to the village to pay New Year's greetings.

After that, people visiting New Year's greetings came one after another, and Luyuan became lively again. At this time, Miss Chu also came to pay New Year's greetings. She kowtowed to Chen Afu, Chen Ming and Wang, and even kowtowed to Chen Ming and Wang on behalf of Chu Lingxuan.

Chen Ming and Wang were extremely happy. Although this son-in-law was of noble birth, he did not mean to look down on them at all. Not only did they give the little girl a red envelope, they also gave Chu Lingxuan a big red envelope and asked the little girl to hand it over.

Chu Hanyan finally finished the business that her father had told her to do, and hurriedly pulled Chen Afu to look at her belly. I felt it was peaceful, so I touched it with another hand and muttered a few words in a low voice.

Chen Afu wondered, "What did sister say?"

Chu Hanyan said, "My aunt's belly is so small that she can't hold her younger brothers and sisters."

No matter how thick-skinned Chen Afu was, the little girl still made him blush. He said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Chu Hanyan's tears welled up and she said, "Sister, I'm not talking nonsense, it was my father who said so. He said yesterday that my aunt will give my sister a brother or sister next year. But today is next year, aunt Why didn’t my aunt give birth to a younger brother or sister?”

This really can't be blamed on the little girl, it's all the nonsense of that bad guy Chu Lingxuan.

Everyone in the room laughed, and Chen Afu's face turned redder. She led the little girl to the west wing and slowly explained, "Next year refers to a year. There are more than three hundred days in a year, and tomorrow only has one day..."

After a long explanation, the little girl finally understood.

After dinner, Miss Chu went home and told Chu Lingxuan about the matter, and complained to him, "Dad didn't explain clearly either, which made my sister happy for so long in vain."

Chu Lingxuan blushed. I didn't explain it clearly. It was obvious that she didn't hear it clearly, okay? I didn’t hear clearly and didn’t say it, but I still said that sentence in front of the public.

He looked at the dark night outside the window and asked, "Yan'er, do you want to sleep with your aunt at night?"

"I think so." The little girl nodded.

The lights in the upper hall of Fuyuan were bright, the glazed palace lanterns on the roof were lit, two candles were burning on the table and the high table, and two basins of charcoal were burned. In Chen Afu's understanding, the Chinese New Year means lights are bright and prosperous like daylight.

She sat on the Arhat bed, Dabao squeezed into her arms and laughed with her.

But he saw Chu Lingxuan coming with Chu Hanyan in his arms.

Chu Lingxuan said helplessly, "Yan'er wanted to sleep with auntie, so I had to bring her here."

Chen Afu thought about the nonsense he was talking to the little girl, glared at him, and then smiled and took the little girl over. He said, "Okay, auntie misses me too."

The two little ones sat on the Luohan bed to play, the two adults sat at the table to talk, and the servants poured the tea and went back to the east room tactfully.

Chu Lingxuan quickly told Chen Afu his original words.

In fact, what Chu Lingxuan said was what Chen Afu had thought about many times in her heart. She liked children and wanted to have children as soon as possible, and wanted the house to be filled with children's laughter. If she got pregnant as soon as she got married, she could really become a real mother by the end of this year, fulfilling her wish in her past and present lives.

Under the candlelight, Chen Afu's cheeks were as red as rouge. She lowered her head slightly and didn't say anything. It's impossible to say that she thought the same way in her heart.

Seeing Ruhua's beautiful face, Chu Lingxuan couldn't help it. He leaned his head closer to Chen Afu, wanting to make a quick decision and get close to Duze. He glanced at the two little people on the Luohan bed with a guilty conscience, and met Dabao's eyes. He quickly turned his eyes away and sat up straight.

That kid was deliberately against him.

Chu Lingxuan played until Miss Chu was sleepy and yawned many times, then he got up and left reluctantly.