Chapter 439: Aunt, you smell so good

Mother gave me an ultimatum: if I don't get married this year, I'm not allowed to come home again. She would act as if she never raised me as a son, and I would have no mother like her.

Mother said it with such determination and seriousness that when I tried to be glib, she raised her hand to hit me.

I had no choice but to pat my chest and make a statement, promising that within two years, I would definitely let her hold a grandson. My promise made mother beam with joy; in her consciousness, nothing was more important than carrying on the family line, not even promotion or getting rich. The family line is as big as heaven, and those without a family line, even if they become emperors, are still failing their ancestors.

Mother cited classics and drew on examples, saying that on this street, all the men and women who grew up wearing open-crotch pants with me had started families, and the women were all raising children. Only I, like thirty years ago, was still wandering around as a bachelor. I wandered, and mother's heart panicked. The longer I wandered, the more chaotic her heart became.

In her view, a man who is still single at thirty is either sick or possessed.

Mother's conclusion left me between laughter and tears, but I couldn't make her unhappy. Actually, it wasn't that I didn't want to get married; I wanted to get married eight years ago. Wu Qian and I were not only talking about marriage back then, but we were also respectful to each other. Fate plays tricks on people; if I hadn't gone to Suxi Township back then, and hadn't stepped onto a path leading to infinite desire in the officialdom, perhaps today I would have children around my knees and a house full of blessings.

Mother saw the few girls I brought back, from Xue Bing to Huang Weiwei, and Xi Meizhu who had been living in my house. She thought every girl was her daughter-in-law, but every time I let her down.

Actually, mother didn't understand me! Her son was now a screw in a huge machine, running around every day, with no time to stop.

Once a person is in the officialdom, they can't do whatever they want. Especially married life, which is a lamp that directly determines whether the official career is bright or dark.

Being an official is like being an actor; both deliberately hide their private lives. Actors will deliberately disclose their private lives when needed to attract others' attention. Officials, however, view private life as a thunderous zone, because once there is a problem with their lifestyle, it will directly stifle their future.

Just like me, I have never lacked women around me. Some have status, some don't. But regardless of whether they have status or not, I never discuss my personal life in any occasion. Because I know that a woman is a little lamb when she is in front of flowers and under the moon, but once there is a gap, the woman will be like a furious lion, tearing people to pieces.

I decided not to eat and leave. Mother was still chattering.

Mother felt extremely heartbroken that I was leaving without eating, grabbing my hand and not letting go. I was her only son, from the moment I was born until I grew up, I had always been mother's hope and dream.

Mother never expected me to be an official or get rich; she just wanted to live the life of an ordinary commoner. In my mother's eyes, I was simply a transparent person. She could see through all my little actions at a glance, but she never exposed me. She once said that a son is a son after all, and as long as there is a mother, the son will never grow up.

This sentence once moved me to tears. Indeed, as long as mother is there, the son will never grow up! Mother is a sun in the son's heart, a harbor, a place to heal. All grievances can be poured out in front of mother, and all complaints can be vented in front of mother. All pride must be shared with mother, and all pain will make mother cry.

When I went out, I happened to meet Meizhu coming back with groceries. She told me happily that she was lucky enough to buy a wild turtle, and tonight she would stew it for us mother and son to eat, to nourish our bodies.

I smiled apologetically, saying that I had official business and couldn't stay at home for too long.

Meizhu looked at me disappointedly, a layer of mist floating in her eyes.

I didn't look at her eyes, my gaze followed over the top of her head, and I saw a bright red, large "Demolish" character written on a wall not far away. I asked in surprise, "Is it going to be demolished?"

"Yes," Xi Meizhu answered me in a low voice. She had a basket for groceries hanging on her arm, and one hand was carrying the turtle with its butt facing the sky, a typical home-staying little woman's demeanor.

"Is our house also in the ranks of demolition?"

"Yes," Meizhu said faintly, "The area has been measured."

I said "Oh," and didn't want to continue asking. Hengyue City's old city renovation had been in full swing for the past few years, and my house belonged to the old street before Liberation, so it had long been in the ranks of demolition. It was just that there were too many problems involved on this street, and the government couldn't solve them for a while, so it dragged on until today.

"Mother said that the government people talked to her about the problem of your old house before Liberation. The few large pharmacies left by grandfather before he died, although taken by the government, the house deeds are still in mother's hands. This time it's going to be demolished, so it was flipped out. The government said to implement the policy and return the old house to you."

My heart jumped, I didn't know how many houses my grandfather had, but I knew that nowadays in Hengyue City, a piece of land the size of a palm could be worth more than ten years of work for a person.

Was I going to get rich? I laughed in my heart, and the smile appeared on my face.

Meizhu looked at me strangely and asked, "Brother, what are you laughing at?"

I patted her shoulder and said, "Meizhu, good days are coming."

Meizhu looked at me without understanding, and I didn't explain further. I turned and left; I was going to find my aunt.

Meizhu called me from behind, but I pretended not to hear and rolled out of the old street like a gust of wind.

Aunt received my call and asked in surprise, "Xiao Feng, are you back?"

I said, "Aunt, where are you? I have important things to tell you."

Aunt giggled and said, "I'm not interested in those things of yours."

I said mysteriously, "This time you will definitely be interested."

Aunt had moved to a new home, and when I found it according to the address she gave, I discovered that she was in the same residential area as the new house for me and Huang Weiwei.

When passing by my own house, I looked up at the window and found a few pieces of clothing hanging on the balcony, as well as Huang Weiwei's figure.

I didn't go home and went directly to the elevator of my aunt's house.

Aunt's house was only separated from our new house by a lawn. Standing on my aunt's balcony, I could clearly see Huang Weiwei with a white handkerchief tied on her head, singing happily and mopping the floor.

Aunt was leaning on the sofa, looking at me and smiling. Beside her was a cradle, in which a sweet-sleeping child was lying.

I ran over in alarm, reaching out to hold it, and shouted messily, "Aunt, is this your child?"

Aunt smiled peacefully and chided, "Little rascal, if it's not mine, could it be picked up?"

I said angrily on purpose, "Why didn't you tell me when you gave birth?"

"Why tell you? Can you deliver a baby? Or can you give birth for me?" Aunt was still smiling, looking at the child in the cradle happily, and looked at me, "Besides, you are so busy, even if I called you back, you couldn't help."

I followed my aunt's gaze to look at the child. She was very beautiful, with a head of soft black hair covering her pink and tender little face. She was sleeping soundly, with a sweet smile on her face, as if she was enjoying the tenderness of maternal love in her dream.

"Really beautiful," I praised.

"Hmm!" Aunt's love was infinite, her eyes stayed on her, and she didn't have time to look at me at all.

I couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Aunt used to only look at me, and her eyes wouldn't leave me for half a step, as if I were sunshine, rain, and her love for a lifetime in her eyes.

My jealousy was noticed by my aunt. She looked at me and smiled, "You are still competing for favor with your sister!"

Aunt's teasing made me embarrassed, but I really didn't want to lose her attention. Without aunt's attention, I felt like there was no sunshine in my life.

"Is it a girl?" I asked in surprise.

"Hmm."

"Like her mother, a little beauty." I said, sitting next to my aunt, scanning the room, and asking suspiciously, "Where is my uncle?"

"Went to Shandong."

"What for?"

"Making money for her." Aunt pointed at her daughter and smiled sweetly, turned her head to look at me, and said seriously, "Also making money for you."

"Making what money?"

"The company received a business in Shandong, a section of the highway, just started."

"Uncle is really awesome!" I gave a thumbs up and praised.

"Awesome what? It's not the opportunity given by Huang Weiwei's mother."

"Really?" I was taken aback; I had never heard Huang Weiwei mention this.

"In the highway administration over there, one person is a college classmate of Huang Weiwei's mother." Aunt said lightly. She saw my suspicious look and changed the subject, "Have you eaten?"

I shook my head, still thinking about uncle leaving his wife and daughter to go to Shandong; could he really bear it?

"I'll go get something for you to eat." Aunt stood up to leave.

I grabbed my aunt and said, "I'm not hungry, and you don't have to do it. Let's go out and eat something later."

Aunt refused my idea, pointing at the sleeping daughter and saying, "It's not convenient."

"Then I'll do it myself." I had cooked in my aunt's house, and making some small dishes wasn't a problem.

"That's fine," Aunt said politely, smiling, "I'll pour you a glass of water."

I said, "I'm not thirsty." I used a little strength in my hand, pulling my aunt to let her sit down.

Aunt was pulled by me, stood unsteadily, and fell straight into my arms.

I opened my arms, hugged my soft aunt, and kissed her on the face refreshingly.

Aunt was startled, blushed, and pinched me, saying, "Still haven't grown up."

I smiled and said, "Aunt, you smell so good."

She leaned in my arms, sniffed, and said suspiciously, "Where is it fragrant?"

I smiled and didn't answer. Aunt seemed to understand, pinched my nose and said, "Little rascal, talking nonsense."

As she spoke, her face blushed, and she pretended to be careless and tidied up the clothes on her chest.

Aunt wasn't wearing a bra, which I had already discovered through her thin clothes. She was now a mother, and in a mother's eyes, there was no desire, only maternal love.

I still wanted to kiss her, but aunt pushed me away hard, pointed at the balcony and whispered, "Still not letting me go? Aren't you afraid she will see?"

I was startled and let go. Aunt sat to the side and tidied up her somewhat messy hair.

"What are you looking for me for?" Aunt calmed her emotions.

"Our house is going to be demolished," I said excitedly, "The houses that were taken away are now going to be returned to us according to the policy."

"Really?" Aunt wasn't as excited as I imagined.

"Grandfather's house, you have a share too," I said unwillingly, "You are grandfather's daughter."

Aunt smiled and said, "I was picked up."

"No," I shouted, "In my heart, you are closer than a relative."

"Really?" Aunt looked at me with a smile that was not a smile.

"Of course."

"Xiao Feng," Aunt called me, "Just having this heart of yours, aunt is willing to have nothing. Besides, I am a married daughter, water splashed out. You should inherit these legacies left by the ancestors."

"Aunt," I reached out and hugged her shoulder, staring into her eyes, and said seriously, "No matter if you want it or not, what is yours is yours."

Suddenly feeling a little hungry, I said, "I'll go cook some noodles."

Aunt refused, pointing to the opposite side and saying, "You should go home and eat. Weiwei is at home."

"I'm not going," I said, standing up to go to the kitchen.

"Listen!" Aunt said with a smile, "You are a man now. A man should take responsibility. Aunt is aunt after all, not your home for a lifetime."

I hesitated, not knowing what to do.

"Xiao Feng, as long as you are doing well, aunt is happy no matter what."

I said "Hmm" with a dull mood.

"Is work going well now?"

"It's okay," I said, thinking that I came to Hengyue City with a mission, but now I have achieved nothing, and my heart suddenly felt like it was covered with a layer of dark clouds.

The change in my expression was caught by my aunt. She asked suspiciously, "Something on your mind?"

I told her about what happened during this time, even about Lin Xiaoxi. But I didn't say my relationship with Lin Xiaoxi.

After aunt listened carefully, she frowned and thought for a long time, "Xiao Feng, you are in danger."

I was taken aback and asked, "What danger?"

Aunt pondered for a while and said, "No matter how you act now, you will offend one side. It seems that whether there is a list or not is the only guarantee that can decide life and death. Let's do this, I will help you go to the Municipal Bureau reception house." ===== CHAPTER 440 =====