Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

0Yang Ningxiu was quite frightened by the sound of "mother", and after being stunned for a while, she lowered her head to look at the little fellow buried in her embrace, wondering in her heart, if this child recognised the wrong person.    

    

The Nannan beside her, who was being held by her, quickly pushed the boy away. She stood in front of Yang Ningxiu like an old hen protecting her baby, and announced loudly, "This is the mother of the Nannan, not your mother. Don't recklessly recognize her."    

    

Nannan was frightened badly by the little boy who suddenly rushed out, especially after hearing him call her mother, afraid that her mother would be taken away by someone else, her small body suddenly exploded with shocking power and pushed him away. The little boy was caught off guard and staggered a step back, falling shakily onto the ground and crying loudly.    

    

When Nannan heard him cry, she panicked a little and thought she had hurt him. Her face was pale and at a loss as she raised her head to look at Yang Ningxiu, she softly called out, "Mother …"    

    

Her uneasy hands tightly gripped the hem of Yang Ningxiu's clothes. Her unease and fear was clearly written on her face, and the corners of her eyes were slightly red, as though she would cry in the next moment.    

    

Yang Ningxiu was indeed shocked that her considerate daughter would actually attack someone of the same age as her. However, when she saw her daughter's uneasy and fearful expression, she felt her heart ache, because Nannan had always been very obedient, not crying nor making a fuss. She never asked about Han Family, and it actually made her think that her daughter had long since forgotten about everything related to Han Family.    

    

But she had forgotten that Nannan was her father. She knew that Han Fei was her father and she desperately wanted her father's love, so when she left Han Fei, she had already lost her father and her father's love. Although she obediently didn't want her father, she didn't feel safe in her heart.    

    

"Stop, thief …"    

    

At this time, the thief who was pushed aside the crowd and chased after them. Hearing the sound, the little boy who was sitting on the ground crying stopped crying and hid behind Yang Ningxiu quickly.    

    

The person was around 30 years old and about 1.68 meters tall. His stature was slightly plump, and he might have been in hot pursuit. However, he had been pushed around by the crowd, causing him to gasp for breath as soon as he stopped.    

    

When he recovered his wits, he looked up to see the little boy hiding behind Yang Ningxiu. His eyes showed displeasure, and he lectured: "I say, Madam, how do you discipline your child? "Judging from your attire, your family must be pretty well off. You actually allowed your child to steal …"    

    

The short fat man immediately said Yang Ningxiu out loud, then turned to look at Shen Jingli who was standing beside her, "You are the child's father right? He looks just like a human. He wouldn't be sneaking around often, right? Do you know how you all became parents, whether you can raise a father or not? "    

    

The short fat man saw Shen Jingli standing together with Yang Ningxiu, and there were even two children beside them, so he immediately determined that they were a pair, and started to lecture again.    

    

Shen Jingli and Yang Ningxiu were completely stunned by what they had heard, both of them thinking, what the heck is this supposed to be? He was only here to visit a temple, and yet he encountered such a thing.    

    

The two of them were at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Yang Ningxiu looked at the chubby man who kept talking and interrupted, "He's not mine …"    

    

"Mother." Seeing that she wanted to deny it, the little boy hurriedly shouted pitifully.    

    

"Just listen to me. I already called you mother, and you still want to say that you aren't your child? How can you have such a heartless mother?" The short and stout man got excited and wanted to talk more about them.    

    

Shen Jingli smirked, and interrupted him before he could even open his mouth, "So it's like that! What did he take from you, and how much money he wants, we'll pay immediately."    

    

Listening to him continue, he would probably go crazy.    

    

"He stole five of my steamed buns, one big meat bun for five taels of gold each." The short and stout man whined, but his tone was full of displeasure.    

    

Five large meat buns?    

    

Shen Jingli swept his gaze across the little boy, somewhat doubting whether his small body could eat so many steamed buns.    

    

Despite his doubts, he still took out his money bag and gave it to the short and fat man: "Here is thirty coins. The extra five coins are your compensation. I'm really sorry."    

    

After earning five more coins, the short and fat man was no longer as unhappy as before. Instead, he smiled and advised Shen Jingli kindly: "Young master, in the future when you take your child out, you must take good care of them and not let them run around. There are a lot of beggars around, if you are not careful, the child will be taken away."    

    

"..."    

    

After much difficulty, the short and fat man rushed back to look at his own shop, only then did Yang Ningtian and the others surround him.    

    

"Elder Sister Xiu, who is this little guy? When did you have such an illegitimate child? " Yang Ningxin winked at Shen Jingli with ridicule, "And it's with sister-in-law."    

    

Seeing the mocking smile in Yang Ningxin's eyes, Shen Jingli reached out and flicked her forehead, "Don't speak nonsense."    

    

He never thought that there would actually be someone who would think that he was matched up with Yang Ningxiu.    

    

Yang Ningxin laughed and turned to look at the little boy. Under the light of the lamps on the street, she felt that this face was a little familiar.    

    

Oh, the kid from yesterday, she remembered.    

    

"Why are you here?" Yang Ningxiu also recognized him and asked.    

    

"Come out and play." Lei Zixuan curled his lips and said haughtily.    

    

During the Spring Lantern Festival, the streets and alleys in the capital were very lively, but their home was very deserted. His father had left the city early in the morning to discuss some matters, and he still hadn't returned home.    

    

As he thought of this, he felt that he had been wronged. He pursed his lips and lowered his head pitifully.    

    

"You came out to play and then stole someone else's things?"    

    

"I …" Lei Zixuan had nothing to refute, he drooped his head like a defeated rooster, and said softly: "I haven't eaten all day, my stomach is hungry."    

    

Seeing his miserable appearance, Yang Ningxiu could not bear to reprimand him. Sighing helplessly, she looked down to see the girl who was hugging her daughter tightly, and said with a tone of discussion: "Nannan, can you let this brother come with us to the temple fair?"    

    

Thinking back to how Nannan looked just now, Yang Ningxiu still had lingering fears. Although she sympathized with this little boy, she cared more about her daughter's feelings.    

    

"Is he trying to steal my mother?" Nannan opened her round eyes wide and asked timidly.    

    

"That won't happen, big brother has his own mother, he just wants to play with his friends his age." Yang Ningxiu said gently.    

    

She was trying to explain to Nannan patiently, but didn't realize that when Lei Zixuan heard her words, a dull look flashed past his eyes, along with a trace of envy.    

    

"Really?"    

    

"Of course it's true. When did mother lie to you?"    

    

Nannan stuck her head out, looking at Lei Zixuan curiously before nodding, "Alright then."    

    

After discussing it with her daughter, Yang Ningxiu suddenly remembered that she had not asked about the person involved, so she asked: "Are you coming with us to the temple fair?"    

    

Lei Zixuan raised his head and looked at Yang Ningxiu the same way, he humphed arrogantly, "Since you want me to go so much, I will reluctantly play with you guys for a bit, since you helped me the last time."    

    

With that, she reached out her hand haughtily towards Yang Ningxiu, looking like she was willing to play with him. It was just because she was favoring him, but she was actually feeling very uneasy in her heart, afraid that Yang Ningxiu wouldn't like her.    

    

When Yang Ningxiu held onto his hand, he immediately started laughing happily, uncontrollably.    

    

Bringing the two children, Yang Ningxiu's speed obviously slowed down. Yang Ningxin and the others were all impatient, they were not willing to accompany them to stroll around, so she told her that she had to go first, and that they would gather later at the City God's Temple.    

    

Yang Ningxiu was concerned about Yang Ningxi. She ordered Yang Ningya and the others that they must keep an eye on Yang Ningxi before she allowed them to leave.    

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"Won't sister-in-law go with them?" Looking at Shen Jingli who was walking leisurely with her, Yang Ningxiu asked curiously.    

    

"I don't have as much energy as them." He was lazy, and the slow pace of his life suited him better.    

    

"…" Yang Ningxiu looked at him speechlessly. She felt that this sister-in-law's personality was really not suitable for a rich family.    

    

As they chatted, they slowly walked towards the city temple. The two children of the same age, after spending some time together, soon got to play together. They lingered at every stall for a while, looking at the toys here and the sugar figurines there … He was having a lot of fun.    

    

"Mother, there's a mask here …"    

    

Nannan and Lei Zixuan stopped in front of a mask seller's stall, picked up various masks and put them on their faces, showing weird expressions.    

    

"There's actually a mask." Shen Jingli's eyes were filled with interest. He picked up a fox mask and put it on his face.    

    

When I was a girl before, I heard some little sisters talk about a legend. They said that on the day of the Lantern Festival, men and women who wore the same mask under the marriage tree in the temple would all end up as blissful couples." Yang Ningxiu laughed and also chose a mask. It was a tiger, made with exquisite and colorful patterns, completely unlike the ferocity of a tiger.    

    

The legend was very beautiful, but she didn't take it to heart. On the evening of the first day of the Spring Festival Gala, the streets and alleys were filled with people selling masks, and there were countless identical masks. If everyone followed this legend, wouldn't everyone meet under the tree of marriage, where would they get a blissful couple?    

    

The two little fellows each chose a mask, Lei Zixuan chose Lei Gongzi's mask, his sinister face looked like a yaksha, while Nannan chose a white rabbit mask, which looked extremely cute. The two of them wore masks, talked and laughed, then ran to the next booth.    

    

The four slowly walked, it took them two hours to arrive at the city temple, outside of the temple there were also many stalls, every stall had a big red lantern hanging above them, the stall owner loudly shouted, accompanying the young girls' laughter, bustling with noise and excitement.    

    

"The Marriage Tree is over there." Yang Ningxiu pointed to a big tree to the east. "There are red lines under the Marriage Tree, after a lot of girls enter the temple to ask for marriage strings, they would come out to lead the marriage strings. If the other end of the line is their lover, then they would receive Yue Lao's blessing."    

    

On the Spring Festival of Great Yan Dynasty, there were many legends related to a beautiful marriage. Every pair of young ladies would experience all kinds of legends on this day, hoping that the heavens would bestow upon them a beautiful marriage.    

    

Yang Ningxiu was also full of yearning. She held onto her two children and walked towards the marriage tree with Shen Jingli.    

    

Seeing that others were looking for the marriage string, they each found one and tied it to Yang Ningxiu's and Shen Jingli's wrists.    

    

"Mother, you look so beautiful." Nannan still didn't know what a marriage string was. She only felt that it was extremely beautiful when tied to her mother's hand and couldn't help but be happy.    

    

Seeing that his daughter was so happy, Yang Ningxiu just let her be. In any case, the legend was just a legend, and maybe there was nothing at the other end of the marriage line.    

    

As for Shen Jingli, he looked at the red rope tied around his wrist, and smiled helplessly. What was the point of holding onto this thread if Mu Chen was not here?