Chapter 118: God-Parents

A burst of footsteps traveled from the outer courtyard to the middle courtyard, and finally to the backyard. Xu Fu walked up to Xu Xu Damao, seeing his son's face covered in tears.

Behind him, Liu Liu Guangfu, who had returned from relieving himself, saw Xu Fu and asked: "Why is Uncle Xu here?"

At this time, Xu Fu had already heard the urgent, delicate cries and the man's muffled roars coming from the lit window. He slapped Xu Xu Damao across the face and said in a low voice: "I told you not to come back, but you insisted. Now you've given up hope, right? If you don't want to die, hurry up and come with me."

This slap and these words woke up Xu Xu Damao, who was sitting on the ground. He stumbled to his feet and followed his father to run outside the courtyard.

Liu Liu Guangfu looked at this strangely shaped father and son and felt that these two must be seriously ill!

The stupid goose in the house didn't sleep in the middle of the night and played at shaking the bed; the father and son outside didn't go into the house in the cold weather and played at eavesdropping.

He cursed "idiot" in a low voice and went back to his room to sleep.

He tidied up simply, draped his clothes over his shoulders, picked up his Type 54 pistol, and slowly opened the door.

But it was quiet outside, and there was no one there. He had clearly heard people talking just now.

He thought about it but couldn't figure it out, so he closed the door again, added some coal balls to the stove, and went back to bed.

Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe lay weakly on the bed, looking at the ceiling with dull eyes.

How many years had they been married?

She finally knew what it meant to be a woman.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu return, she shyly got up and went to the main room to fetch cold water in a basin, added hot water, soaked a towel, and came to the bedside to help Li Li Xuewu tidy up. Only then did she go to the main room to wash herself simply.

Returning to the bed, the two embraced in silence and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, Li Li Xuewu was woken up by a burst of scolding. He listened with his eyes closed for a while; it was the Second Master's routine of beating his son.

Mm, filial sons are born from the rod. Liu Liu Guangtian and Liu Liu Guangfu would definitely be very filial sons in the future.

Mm, definitely.

Li Li Xuewu opened his eyes. He was the only one left on the bed, and he was naked under the quilt—even his underwear was gone.

Damn, it's not good to lose one's underwear!

He had heard that some people lost their jobs, houses, and even their wives because they lost their underwear!

This was a lesson, reminding all male compatriots to take good care of their underwear.

He propped himself up on the bed and looked toward the main room, seeing Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe in a red sweater rolling dough.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu propped up on the bed looking at her with a smile, her face turned slightly red, and she threw the underwear she had been drying by the stove to Li Li Xuewu.

"Get up and get dressed. This is the last pancake. Wash your face and we'll eat."

"Okay."

Li Li Xuewu agreed and began to dress. Li Li Xuewu, full of muscular lines, took the underwear and jumped off the ground naked. It wasn't cold in the room; Xu Xu Damao sold more coal every year, and if he didn't have enough coupons, he would trade for them, just to stay warm.

Li Li Xuewu stood on the ground naked putting on his underwear. The length of the young man made Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe blush.

"Didn't see clearly last night? We've already tried it, so why are you still blushing?"

"Go away, hurry up and get dressed, you'll catch a cold."

She said this, but her eyes were fixed on Li Li Xuewu.

Li Li Xuewu got dressed and washed his face. The splashing sound made Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe laugh.

"What are you laughing at?"

"You're like a duck, splashing water when you wash your face."

"Mm, I'm a duck and you're a goose; we both like water."

"Annoying."

She placed the cooked pancakes on the table and lifted the plate covering a dish of stir-fried potato shreds, along with a small dish of pickles.

Li Li Xuewu wiped his face with a towel and sat down at the table.

Seeing Li Li Xuewu start eating after washing his face, Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe shouted: "Wait a minute."

She went into the room and picked up a box of "Wan Zi Master Qian Hong" (a brand of face cream) from the cabinet, opened the lid, touched a little on her palm, closed the lid, and put it back.

She rubbed her hands together while walking back, saying: "I touched your face last night and it was peeling. Remember to apply some hand oil after washing your face in winter."

After applying it, she gently patted his face, causing Li Li Xuewu to wrap his arms around Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe's waist, pull her closer, and peck her cherry lips.

This made Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe push him away with a coquettish scolding, and she went to the kitchen to serve him a bowl of cornmeal porridge.

"Hurry up and eat. You have to go to work; you'll be late in a moment."

Li Li Xuewu picked up a big pancake, wrapped it with potato shreds, spread a little sauce, and ate it with the cornmeal porridge.

Pancakes are only fragrant when made by a woman; men knead the dough too hard and it's too tough.

Li Li Xuewu ate three big pancakes for this breakfast, and Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe, who had been hungry for two days, also ate a little over one.

After eating, he stopped Li Li Xuewu, who was about to step forward to help tidy up. Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe said crisply: "Hurry up and tidy yourself up and go to work. I have to pack my things and go back to my mother's house in a moment."

Hearing this, Li Li Xuewu stopped and looked at Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe, asking: "Don't want to live here?"

Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe's expression didn't change, and her voice didn't change either. She said magnanimously: "I don't want to anymore. My name isn't right and my words aren't smooth. There's nothing left for me to be nostalgic about here, except you, but you ultimately won't belong to me."

Li Li Xuewu walked up and hugged Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe, asking: "Did you tell your parents about this?"

Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe shed tears when she heard the mention of her parents, saying: "I'm preparing to tell them when I go back. They won't reject me; there will eventually be a place for me to stay."

Li Li Xuewu wiped Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe's tears and held her baby-fat cheeks with both hands, saying: "Give me some time. You live here first. I have another courtyard by the lake; it's a friend's, and he's moving to my west courtyard. You move to that side, and I'll support you."

Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe stared into Li Li Xuewu's eyes with teary eyes and asked: "Are you serious?"

Li Li Xuewu said affectionately and sincerely: "Serious. I'll support you and won't let you cry at your maiden home."

Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe hugged Li Li Xuewu tightly, tears streaming down.

It wasn't easy for a divorced woman to return to her maiden home; it would make her maiden family lose face.

This was also the reason why Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe in the original story preferred to live at Deaf Old Lady's house rather than return to her maiden home after the divorce.

Last night, there was indeed a component of impulsive sensibility, but at this moment, there was an expectation of eternity.

She knew in her heart that she couldn't be his everything. Compared to Li Li Xuewu's conditions, her own age and emotional experience were hurdles, but she was satisfied that Li Li Xuewu could say he would support her.

Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe's mother was one of Lou Fu's concubines, and the other concubines and sons had all been sent to Hong Kong by Lou Fu, so Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe didn't feel aggrieved in her heart; instead, she felt she had gained hard-won happiness.

"I saw your old lady holding a child. Is it...?"

Li Li Xuewu thought for a moment and still told Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe the truth about the child.

Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe touched her stomach, looked at Li Li Xuewu, and discussed: "After settling down, give the child to me."

Li Li Xuewu comforted her by touching Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe's face: "Don't think too much. We will have our own children too."

Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe stammered and didn't want to say anything, but Li Li Xuewu knew what was going on. It wasn't easy to make things clear now.

After all, this was someone else's private matter from before. He couldn't possibly have the ability to predict the future.

"We'll see when the time comes. My family also treasures it."

"Mm, if it doesn't work, we'll recognize a god-parent relationship. The child will be raised on my side, and if your parents want to see the child, I'll pick them up and drop them off."

Seeing that Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe really wanted a child, Li Li Xuewu didn't say much more and nodded, which was considered tacit consent. ===== CHAPTER 119 =====

Seeing that Lou Watching Lou Xiaoe really wanted a child, Li Li Xuewu couldn't say much more, so he nodded in tacit agreement.