IACF [QT] Chapter 41.2

“…He looked energetic this morning. He even basked in the sun for a while. He went downstairs for dinner and drank a whole bowl of porridge.”

“Is Miss Su there?” Mrs. Xu asked.

“Yes, Miss Su has been working in the greenhouse recently.” Aunt Qin looked up and thought.

Then, she suddenly said, “The direction where the Third Young Master sat on the balcony this morning seemed to be facing the greenhouse, right?”

“Just now at the table, the Third Young Master sat on this side, while Miss Su and Little Master Su sat on the other side. I saw him looking at Miss Su a few times.”

“You don’t know, Miss Su has a good appetite and eats delicious food. When I watch her eat, I feel like I can eat one more bowl. I think your method is really useful.”

Mrs. Xu curled her lips slightly, with a hint of helpless joy.

No matter what method, no matter whether it worked or not, she was willing to try. She did not dare to ask for longevity or good health, but she only hoped that her children could feel a little happiness every day. That is enough.

Since that day, Sheng Yunzhou went downstairs more often.

The more they met, the less unfamiliar they felt. Now when Su Li’an saw Sheng Yunzhou, he would politely call him uncle without being reminded by adults, leaving Uncle Gu with a tangled expression.

Fortunately, after a few times, he became numb.

In the evening, Su Yi took her child for a walk as usual. They took a walk, and after coming back, Su Li’an ran to pile sand. Su Yi saw Sheng Yunzhou was also in the garden, sitting at the table where she usually sat.

She walked over and said hello: “Mr. Sheng, are you enjoying the cool weather?”

Sheng Yunzhou nodded slightly and asked her to sit down.

It was already midsummer. Most people would still feel hot even wearing short sleeves and would rather wear nothing at all, but he was still wearing a shirt with the buttons buttoned all the way down to his neck.

The amazing thing was that there wasn’t a drop of sweat on his face.

The two of them sat opposite each other. Su Yi turned to look at Su Li’an. She could feel Sheng Yunzhou’s gaze falling on her from time to time. She just thought that he was peeping at her ‘vigorous vitality’ again and didn’t care.

To be honest, people who didn’t know Sheng Yunzhou would only think that he was gentle, elegant, and had good manners. Although he was in poor health and was bedridden, he did not have the strange temper of ordinary patients. Instead, he was quite well-mannered.

In the past few days, Su Yi found that he had no other problems except for his small problem of liking to observe secretly, which was not easy for a person who had been sick for most of his life.

“Are you used to living here?” Sheng Yunzhou spoke first.

Su Yi smiled and said, “Everything is perfect. Thank you Mr. Sheng for your hospitality.”

Sheng Yunzhou’s pale lips curved gently, “Miss Su, you deserve to work here.”

Su Yi didn’t think that the other party didn’t know what her real ‘job’ was, but since the other party said so, she also pretended to be confused and smiled.

Su Li’an played for a while and came over with a clatter. It turned out that he had built a bridge and asked Su Yi to go and admire it.

Su Yi looked for a long time, but she only saw an arch and a bridge hole and didn’t find anything worth appreciating. But under the gaze of the child’s bright eyes, she still praised it against her conscience.

The child was sweating all over his face. He was so happy to be praised that his face turned red. He was full of confidence and said that he wanted to dig a river.

Su Yi pulled him back by the collar and said, “Let’s dig a river tomorrow. Today’s sand playing time is over. Either sit down and get some fresh air or go upstairs to take a shower.”

“Okay…”

Su Li’an didn’t want to go back upstairs for the time being, so he had to sit down next to Su Yi. He looked at Su Yi for a while, then at Sheng Yunzhou, kicking his two short legs alternately, looking bored.

Seeing this, Su Yi got up and walked to the bushes nearby. She casually pulled out a few thin grass leaves, thought about it in her mind for a while, and prepared to make a cricket.

At first, the movements were still unfamiliar, but slowly, she became more skilled. Then, a big green cricket was quickly formed.

“Mom is so awesome!”

Su Li’an jumped off the chair happily, holding the grass cricket in both hands, jumping around in the garden imitating the posture of the cricket, and having a lot of fun alone.

Su Yi originally wanted him to rest quietly for a while, but unexpectedly, with the cricket, he played even more enthusiastically. Helpless, she once again missed the quiet and well-behaved little boy.

As if he could see what she was thinking, Sheng Yunzhou said gently, “He is very energetic.”

Su Yi thought: In your eyes, who was not energetic?

Of course, this was just a thought in her mind, and what she said was a few humble words like ‘the child is naughty’.

Su Li’an jumped a few times, then ran back dragging a few blades of grass, and begged Su Yi, “Please make another one for me. One cricket is too lonely.”

Su Yi couldn’t help but poke him on the forehead, “You are so young, do you know what loneliness is?”

That being said, she still helped him to make it. The slender white fingers with rosy fingertips jumped among the green grass leaves, and as if by some magic, another cricket gradually appeared.

Su Li’an looked expectant and watched without blinking.

Sheng Yunzhou seemed to have a smile on his face as he also watched her movements.

When the night wind became cooler, Su Yi took Su Li’an upstairs.

At night, everything was quiet, except for a room on the second floor that was still lit.

Sheng Yunzhou sat under the lamp, twisting a few grass leaves on his pale fingers. He followed the steps he had seen not long ago, moving slowly but seriously. Slowly, the third cricket of the night took shape.

He played with it in his hand for a while. He didn’t know which step went wrong, and the cricket suddenly fell apart.

His expression remained unchanged as he stared at the weeds in his hand, and after a while, he threw them into the trash can.

Dead things are dead things. They can’t be compared with living people.

 

 

 

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