Chapter 48 Chapter Thirteen: Yagyu's Wedding

She made up her mind to be a mother. After making this difficult decision, her impetuous heart calmed down a lot. She started going out, shopping with a parasol.She has always loved shopping, and as long as she has enough money, she can spend a whole day shopping in the mall without feeling tired.Dresses, jewellery, nail polish and mascara were all her once-obsessed items, but now that those fascinations have faded, she goes to the mall with a pragmatic focus on baby gear.With such a heavy pregnancy, it was useless to dress herself up. She thought that there was nothing to do anyway, and the wasted time spent shopping for the future child had some positive meaning.

She wanted to buy a stroller in advance, but she had high vision and was reluctant to spend money recklessly. She went around, either because the quality of the stroller was bad or the price was too high, so she complained to the salesperson , Moved to the clothing area, still not satisfied everywhere.After finally seeing a small sun hat on the shelf, the hat was covered with tiny multicolored flowers, and the price was moderate, but there was a pregnant woman who tilted her head and was also studying the hat. She squeezed over and acted first.She grabbed the hat and asked the salesperson, is this a girl's hat?Can boys wear it?The salesperson said, you can wear them all, baby products, as long as they are beautiful, are you pregnant with a boy or a girl?She was taken aback and said, I don't know yet, and I don't want to know, let's talk about it after buying it.

She went to the cashier with her hat in her hand, and a woman ran into her and stood in front of the cashier dripping with sweat. She was never polite to this kind of people, she just pushed them away, this lady, don’t you have a lot of time to manage?There are two people in total, do you still have to jump in line?The woman turned her head and stretched out a hand. Give me the little hat, and I will pay for it.She was startled, and recognized Liu Sheng's mother, Shao Lanying. She took a few steps back in astonishment, and hid the hat behind her back. Give me the hat, it's my gift to my little grandson.There was an overly enthusiastic smile on Shao Lanying's face, she said, don't stare at me like this, I am not your enemy, you are my goddaughter, remember?I bought a hat for the baby, shouldn't I?

are you following me?She stared at Shao Lanying with disgust, as for?I have drawn a clear line with your precious son, why do you still follow me? What is this nonsense?You are not a US spy, who is following you?Shao Lanying pointed to the upstairs, then to the escalator, I'm going to the fifth floor to buy bedding, and I happened to see you.I usually don't come to such high-end places, this time I have no choice but to decorate the wedding room, my Liu Sheng and Xiao Li are getting married! She froze for a moment, then suddenly realized, and said meanly, what Xiao Li, is she a girl?

Shao Lanying rolled her eyes, as if she didn't intend to argue with her, have you seen our little Li?People are very beautiful!She said in a very proud tone, Xiao Li is not only beautiful, but also responsible and virtuous, Xiao Li is a civil servant! She didn't know who Xiao Li was, and she didn't expect Liu Sheng to get married so soon.Obviously, Shao Lanying came here deliberately to publicize the news. Her twinkling eyes revealed a joyous brilliance, which was composed of complacency, relief, and happiness, like bunches of victory fireworks.She saw the fireworks of victory blooming in Shao Lanying's eyes, and every flower told her that the exorcism was successful, you, an annoying demon, were finally exorcised, and my son Liu Sheng was finally saved.Her heart was burned, but she still kept a reserved smile on her face.Good, Xiao Li, good to get married.As she said this, she suddenly put the hat into Shao Lanying's arms. When you get married, you will have a grandson. Buy this hat for your grandson to wear.

She had sworn that she would never see Liu Sheng again, and Liu Sheng knew what was going on, so she dared not knock on her door again.Regarding Liu Sheng's sudden marriage news, she had no chance to verify it.News from a mother is usually reliable, but Liu Sheng's mother is Shao Lanying, who has a lot of thoughts, so she has to be extra careful about the news she spreads.Dignity forbids her to inquire about the authenticity of the marriage news. She wandered around Mrs. Ma's pharmacy several times, and finally bought a bunch of medicines, which cost a lot of money. She never asked about the things that should be asked.That matter was stored in her heart, like a sampan floating on the water, always wobbly.Until one day, a brand new Jinbei van was parked across the street, and Yagyu arrived with his fiancée.

Liu Sheng was honking the horn outside, and she knew that the horn was honking for her, so she was at a loss for a while, ran to the window of the attic and looked out, and saw Liu Sheng in a suit and leather shoes got out of the van and stood on the steps of the pharmacy.It's still the same Yagyu, but a little different. He has newly permed hair, dangling his legs and smoking a cigarette, chatting with the pony in the drugstore, looking very happy.The new van is silver-gray, and there is a strange girl sitting in the car. She has dark skin and a pretty face. Her hair is also newly permed, with fluffy hair, which looks a bit old-fashioned.The girl leaned against the window and looked up, and she noticed that the girl's eyes were held up like an awl, and they were rising upwards little by little, digging, spinning, and towards her attic, emitting a questioning light.

After the van drove away, she found a wedding invitation under the door.On the invitation, Yagyu's crappy handwriting was added: Please come and present some strong songs.There are red envelopes.She couldn't laugh or cry, she researched the bride's information on the invitation card, but got nothing.On the invitation, the bride is just a name. It turns out that the bride's surname is not Li, but the bride's name is Xiaoli.The bride's name is Cui Xiaoli.Liu Sheng never talked about Cui Xiaoli, she didn't know Cui Xiaoli, but guessed by instinct, that Cui Xiaoli must know her.

The eighth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is the most popular wedding day, and people love this day from Xiangtongshu Street to all over the country. On the eighth day of August, Liu Sheng got married.She had no intention of going to congratulate Liu Sheng, nor was she interested in presenting any powerful songs for the wedding, but she was only thinking about how she would deal with every minute of this day on the eighth day of August?How can she live a better life?She once had a romantic idea, to go to Paris to hold a party, let others sing and dance for her, arrange roses, open champagne, and live a lively day.But who will pay for such a good idea?Knowing that she was short of money, she had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, to entertain herself with her own savings, which suited her happiness.For this reason, she wrote down her schedule early on the eighth day of August: go to the beauty salon of Lirenxing for a beauty treatment.Go to Haagen-Dazs for an ice cream.Go to Jade Store to buy a glass pendant.Go to Western Steakhouse for a steak.In the end, she reminded herself that she must remember to buy back the bottle of poison named poison. She put on the poison perfume and went home. This day should be perfect.

On the eighth day of August, several families held weddings on Xiangchunshu Street, and there was a bit of a competitive atmosphere.There is also a girl who is getting married in the lotus alley on the other side of the river. Since the morning, there have been earth-shattering firecrackers on the other side.While she was washing and dressing amidst the sound of firecrackers, she heard a bang on the roof, and something fell on the tiles. Soon, there was a smell of gunpowder in the air.She ran to the courtyard to check, but someone's salute flew to her roof and was still smoking.She was worried that the fire would ignite a piece of linoleum on the roof, so she found a clothes pole, stood on a chair and poked the salute down.She took a broom and dustpan to clean it, only to find that besides the bright red salute residue, there was also a flashlight lying quietly in the corner of the patio.

It was an old and bulky tin flashlight, the body of which was corroded and blackened, the front glass cover and the small lamp cap were broken, and a layer of sludge had accumulated, and a green grass miraculously grew in the sludge.She swept it with a broom first, and the flashlight rolled a little distance in a struggling posture, and soon stopped rolling.The flashlight was very heavy, and it seemed to be full of foreign objects. She was curious, and took a lot of effort to unscrew the rusted cover. A stench came to her nostrils. She saw a lump of hardened soil poured on the cramped column by time. Inside the body, there were two white bones stuck in the soil, and a bunch of tiny gray worms were wriggling on the bones. She screamed and threw away the flashlight, couldn't help feeling sick, and retched a few times.This strange flashlight came so strangely.She looked around and analyzed the origin of the flashlight, thinking that it should have fallen from the roof into the patio, maybe it was poked down with the salute slag.But why is it on her roof?Why is it filled with dirt and bones?Why are the firecrackers and fireworks falling all over the sky on the eighth day of August?She didn't care to think about it, held her breath, wrapped the flashlight with a rag, and threw it away from the wall.She heard the sound of the flashlight rolling on the abandoned stone port steps, and then there was a splash on the river. That disgusting flashlight, that weird flashlight, should have sunk into the water. Suspicious, she washed her hands three times, went to the drugstore next door with a sullen face, and opened her mouth to question Mrs. Ma, did she throw a flashlight into her patio?Mrs. Ma was puzzled at first, but gradually she understood what was going on, her eyes lit up, and she screamed, "Did you throw it into the river?"Baorun's grandfather has been looking for him for more than ten years!There is no ancestral grave in his family, only those two bones are left. What you threw was not a flashlight, but his ancestors!You have caused such a big disaster, are you still wronged?Are you still cursing?Hurry up and get the flashlight back!She heard the story of her grandfather, she was startled, she refused to show weakness, and said, I will not fish!Who let it fall on my patio?I have the right to throw such a disgusting thing! On the eighth day of August, near noon, she was about to go out when Baorun knocked on the door. Baorun was wearing a suit and tie, obviously dressed for a wedding.He stood by the door to verify the information provided by Mrs. Ma, but he didn't look at her. He looked at the door frame. I heard that you found my grandpa's flashlight?She said, I didn't find it, it fell from the roof by itself.He is still looking at the door frame, I heard you threw the flashlight into the river?She was a little timid, and pre-emptively said, that flashlight is disgusting, it is full of bones and bugs, where else can it be thrown into the river?He was silent for a while, there was not much anger on his face, can I come in?He said, I'll go into the water to have a look and borrow a path from the patio, okay? She opened the door, feeling that the situation was more serious than expected, while his attitude was gentler than expected, she followed behind him, and excused herself, "I can't blame me for this, who knew that your grandpa's soul is contained in a flashlight?"Who knew your grandpa's soul was on the roof?Baorun went straight through the narrow alley with an indifferent expression, I don't blame you, it's just a few bones.He also said that they are all superstitions and lies. My grandfather's soul flew into space a long time ago, so how could he shout back?Baorun's rationality made her feel relieved. She nodded in agreement and said, your grandfather is really a weirdo. Since it is the bones of your ancestors, why not bury them properly?Why put it down on the roof?Baorun also seemed at a loss, I don't know, it was said that it was buried under the holly tree, how could it fall from the roof?What a ghost.He thought for a while, and said seriously, my grandfather is not a weirdo, but he was scared out of his wits, and his soul was also scared away. Maybe the ancestors couldn't believe my grandfather, and moved by himself. After all, the roof is better than the ground Safe, isn't it. The outside of the courtyard is facing the river, but the small door leading to the river has long been sealed. Baorun went to the pharmacy to borrow a ladder, and climbed over the wall to the stone port by the river.She turned her body slightly, and climbed up the ladder cautiously. She wanted to see how Baorun salvaged her grandfather's soul.Because she felt apologetic, she actively instructed Baorun on the ladder to go a little over there, to the right, and go a little further.Baorun dived into the water several times, but failed every time.He grabbed a strip-shaped whetstone, a small blue and white bowl, and the rest was black mud from the bottom of the river.She couldn't make up for her mistake, and the flashlight was washed away by the current.Someone ran out from Lotus Lane on the other side of the river to watch the excitement, shouting: Who is that?What are you fishing for in the water?She answered for Baorun, get a flashlight!The person opposite asked, what's in the flashlight?Got gold?She said, if there is gold, will it be thrown into the river?There are only two dead bones, do you want to help him fish them together? A few spectators in Lotus Lane soon dispersed.Baorun got out of the water and sat on the stone port to rest, his whole body was wet.She threw a towel down, Bao Run nodded to her, he didn't seem to be able to say thank you, he only expressed his gratitude in his eyes.Baorun's upper body was bare, dark and thick, and there was a spot of water on his shoulder that shone like a piece of silver jewelry.She watched as the water stain passed through his thick forearm, slowly flowing down and drying up, and the tattoos on his forearm became clear in the sunlight. His left arm and right arm had two characters tattooed on each, and the left one was Gentleman, the right side is revenge. This was the first time she saw Bo Yoon naked.She didn't know that there was such an eye-catching tattoo on Baorun's upper arm, and there were four clusters of dark blue flames burning on his skin.gentleman.revenge.Is it not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years?Ten years is exactly now, and it is indeed not too late.To whom does the gentleman seek revenge?She seemed to see a wanted warrant, on which her name was vaguely written, a sudden sense of suffocation hit her, her legs became weak, and she quickly climbed down the ladder. She is not afraid of men's tattoos, but Baorun's tattoos make her afraid.The gentleman takes revenge.She thought of those four words, and the rustling sound of the rope crawling across the skin rang in her ears. She felt a subtle pain from her shoulders to her hips, the kind of pain caused by the rope tightening the skin.She ran back to the house, found the big cardboard box under the stairs, picked up the rope inside, and carried it to the attic.It was useless to carry him to the attic. Thinking that this was his home, it would not be safe to hide the rope anywhere. She was quick to think, found a pair of scissors, and began to cut the rope hard.The work of cutting the rope was not easy. She gritted her teeth and exerted all her strength. Some of the ropes were cut short, so short that she could not bind them. She kept cutting even with force. She was in a panic when she heard noises in the yard. Baorun gave up fishing, went ashore, and came back. Probably thinking about Liu Sheng's wedding, he asked loudly in the attic, what time is it now?She hurriedly stuffed a few long ropes under the bed, it was getting late, it was past one o'clock.He said, it's getting late, I'm not fishing anymore, I have to help Liu Sheng pick up the bride at two o'clock.She said, that's right, you hurry up, you won't be late to pick up the bride.She held her breath and waited for him to leave, but he stood stubbornly at the stairs, Miss Bai, can you come down?Her scalp went numb, and she reflexively said, what are you doing?What are you doing down here?He was silent for a few seconds, and said, "It's a lotus flower, so forget it." She poked her head down from the stairs and saw him holding a water lily in his dark hand.He said, a lotus flower floated from nowhere, don't you like flowers?She said, yes, why don't you like it?But she stood there stiffly, not daring to go down rashly, secretly looking at his arm.His body shone with a layer of glaze-like bronze light, and his right arm was deliberately wrapped with a towel, so she only saw the tattoo on his left arm: Gentleman.She didn't go down to the attic for a long time, his expression was a little embarrassed, mixed with a little disappointment, he put the lotus on the table, it was just a lotus, if you like it, you can keep it, if you don't like it, you can throw it away. She went down with the scissors and took over the half-opened red water lily. For some reason, she remembered the sunset light in the water tower, and her eyes immediately became wet.She took the water lily to the kitchen, found a soup bowl and filled it with water, and the water lily floated in the bowl, half-opened and half-closed, hesitant to speak.Through the kitchen window, she saw Baorun covering his panties with one hand and holding a suit in the other, sneaking into his parents' room, muttering, "I'm sorry, I need to change my clothes."She heard him push open the door of his parents' room, and with a creak, the door latch was inserted from the inside.Feeling relieved, she shook the water lilies in the soup bowl and asked loudly, do you want to come back to fish?Do you still want to fish for your grandpa's soul? It is not easy to fish, and it is not convenient to fish.He hesitated for a while in the room, and said, why not fish it at all, my grandfather's soul is worthless, and it would be better if it sinks in the river. That happened to be her wish, but she didn't dare to express her opinion easily, and asked, do you really have the heart to let your grandpa's soul sink in the river? I'm doing it for his own good.Baorun in the room seemed to be pulling a drawer, he said, I already figured it out, why did my grandfather live so long?Because there is no soul.Without a soul, he lives a long life, and without a soul, he is too mediocre. If you want to find the soul, don't you urge him to go to heaven? She laughed out loud, covered her mouth, and asked him cautiously, your grandpa is crazy and has such a long life, don't you think it will drag you down? Don't feel dragged down.Crazy Grandpa is also a grandfather, after all, he is a relative.There were rustlings in the big room, the doors of the drawers and cabinets made noises alternately, Baorun coughed for no reason, and when the cough subsided, she heard him suddenly ask, where is my dad's pair of underpants?The gray one has always been in the closet, why can't I find it? A pair of drawers.A pair of underpants left by a dead man.She recalled the details of Liu Sheng's stay in the middle of the night that night, and blurted out, Liu Sheng wore your father's pants. As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she knew that she was quick to speak, but it was too late to regret, and there was a dead silence on the other side of the door.About five minutes later, Bao Run came out of his parents' room, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, his hair was already dry, his face looked gloomy, exuding a chilling air.She stood by the door dejectedly, wanting to explain something, want to make up for something, and noticed that his striped tie was a little crooked, as if he had met a savior, why is your tie like a twist?Crooked, not good-looking.She started to straighten his tie, but with a snap, Baorun threw her hand away, and Baorun yelled angrily, bitch, don't touch my tie! It was too late to regret, she clearly saw a tear in the corner of his eye.She watched Bao Run walk towards the door, wanted to explain, even wanted to keep him for a while, but she couldn't say it, faintly felt that half of the clarification was a fact, and the other half was like a lie.His tears frightened her.She followed him for a few steps, not knowing how to say goodbye, so she simply leaned against the wall and watched him slowly open the door, she said, you are in a bad mood, go and have a few more drinks, and get drunk. The light from Toon Tree Street casts on Baorun's black leather shoes, and a triangle of light flickers.Baorun stood in the crack of the door with his head bowed, looking at the toes of his shoes or the legs of his trousers. After two seconds, he suddenly turned around and smiled at her. He said, you will know how much I drink tomorrow, you wait. She shivered, and vaguely felt that time was going back in time on the street outside the door, and there was a terrifying loud noise.At this moment, she heard Baorun's eighteen-year-old voice again, and she saw Baorun's eighteen-year-old eyes again.