Chapter 53 (1/2)
Chapter 53: Move Aside, Bad Green Plum
What kind of sound is that ah! Filled with loss and grievances, hesitance paired with helplessness, sadness paired with yearning, silent endurance paired with guilt, coordinating with those two trails of quiet tears, how could the single word 'pitiful' be enough to describe it?
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All three were a bit stunned.
It couldn't be denied that Mother Song was forced to admire Zixiao's wonderful acting skill. In her heart she silently praised that Zixiao's control of her tears. She was really good: say drop and they dropped. Mother Song had been paying attention to her the entire time and knew that tears had already been stored in her eyes way early on. But to be able to instantly surge forth with 'hualala's the moment Song Liangzhuo looked over was truly not easy ah.
Xiaoqi was subdued by her face of pain. Seeing her silently cry to the point her nose tip trembled, Xiaoqi was a bit regretful that she had used a knife to cut her just now.
Song Liangzhuo was stunned due to embarra.s.sment. He truly didn't know how to start the first conversation they were going to have since the last time three years ago, and it was even in the situation where his own family's wife and mom were sitting next to him. But it was also good that the two were sitting at his side, otherwise Song Liangzhuo really wouldn't know what to do.
Song Liangzhuo turned around to look at the two that were both s.p.a.ced out and gave a slight cough, ”Mom, shouldn't we have the meal brought up?”
”Ah.” Mother Song suddenly snapped back to her senses and reluctantly retrieved her gaze from Zixiao's face. With quite an imposing manner she lifted her hand and said: ”Bring the meal up. Let's eat as we talk.”
One of Xiaoqi's legs was dangling in the air but she still moved her chair bit by bit to Song Liangzhuo's side. Song Liangzhuo was worried she would fall and also s.h.i.+fted towards her side, asking quietly, ”What is it?”
Xiaoqi was still staring at Zixiao but her head gave a shake. For some reason, she kept feeling like she wasn't a match for this person in front of her.
Zixiao silently shed tears by herself for a long time. In the end, she took out a silk handkerchief and wiped her eyes. Giving a bitter smile, she said: ”Second Brother, have you really found someone you like?”
Song Liangzhuo awkwardly tightened his lips and asked: ”Wonder when Lady Zixiao came to this fu?”
”Second Brother.” Zixiao lifted her head with dots of glistening teardrops on her face, ”Second Brother can't call me Zi er anymore? How did one separation cause things to become like this? Zi er's heart always held Second Brother. That promise we had back then, Zi er has never dared to forget even for an instant.”
Xiaoqi stared at Zixiao and her cheeked puffed up into bulges. Through Xiaoqi's bulging cheeks Mother Song saw her adorable grandson. It was seriously because she liked what she saw too much that she couldn't help but use her chopsticks to likely jab at it. In the end, she saw the little face deflate.
Xiaoqi flattened her mouth as she turned her head to look at Mother Song. Mother Song laughed and said: ”Let us Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law eat first and let them chat.”
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Xiaoqi unhappily lowered her head.
”Second Brother, truly…”
”Gulululu~~~~”
Xiaoqi's stomach called out bluntly and loudly, right in time to cause Zixiao to choke her words back. Song Liangzhuo turned his head to look at Xiaoqi, ”You must be hungry, let's eat. You just vomited earlier so don't eat too vigorously.”
”Second Brother!” Zixiao gently called again.
”Let's eat, let's talk after eating.” Song Liangzhuo didn't lift his head as he mildly replied.
He truly didn't quite understand Zixiao anymore. In the past no matter what she did he would understand, but right now it seemed like a fog was dividing the two of them, distorting the scene to the point he couldn't see clearly. Perhaps it's because she changed, or perhaps it was because he changed, or perhaps it was because the two of them both changed. Song Liangzhuo wasn't sure. But the one thing he was sure of was that the two were no longer standing where they used to stand.
In the past, not seeing her, there would still be that trace of expectation and cherished reminiscence in his heart. But unknowingly once they met again, that once beautiful thing instantly shattered. Meeting in person was inferior to a cherished memory ah.
Zixiao sensibly stopped her mouth, but voluntarily sat on Song Liangzhuo's other side. Zixiao's action caused Xiaoqi to directly reach out and grab Song Liangzhuo's arm, itching to do a shoulder throw and directly fling Song Liangzhuo to the other side.
Song Liangzhuo placatingly patted Xiaoqi's hand and said quietly: ”Let's eat. How are you going to drink soup with one hand?”
Mother Song thought for a moment, then changed the topic, ”Xiaoqi, do you have any special requests in regards to your wedding dress?”
Xiaoqi shook her head, a little out of form. Mother Song swept a glance at the Zixiao that had a gentle and warm expression on her face as she picked dishes for Song Liangzhuo, then swept another glance towards Xiaoqi's face which had completely unconcealed resentment. In her heart she silently said, if the pair's inner thoughts could complement each other just a tiny bit it'd be great. Xiaoqi's moods were way too easy to see through.
Xiaoqi's pair of eyes were completely put into use staring at the Zixiao next to Song Liangzhuo. The chopsticks pinched in her right hand didn't move at all.
Mother Song shook her head. Giving a sigh, she started to eat all alone.
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During the meal, every time that Zixiao picked a dish for Song Liangzhuo with a timid smile, Xiaoqi would speedily send a chopstick-full of side dish into his bowl. Song Liangzhuo was stared at by Xiaoqi's bright gleaming eyes to the point his scalp felt numb. Placing a chopstick-full of side dish over, he quietly urged again: ”You should eat, aren't you hungry?”
Xiaoqi scrunched up her face and said: ”Husband, let's go back.”
”Let's eat.”
”Let's go back, ok? Oh, my stomach hurts.” Xiaoqi put on an act and covered her stomach.
”You're covering the wrong area, try a little bit lower.” Mother Song's voice came over with the hint of a smile.
Xiaoqi blinked her eyes and complied, moving her hands downwards more.
Mother Song's mouth twitched. For this daughter-in-law to be able to win against Zixiao would truly be strange.
Mother Song glanced at Zixiao as she said: ”This matter still hasn't been publicly announced so I'm afraid lady of the Lin family must stay in this fu for a while.”
Song Liangzhuo looked at Mother Song. Seeing that she wasn't joking, even though he didn't quite understand, he wisely didn't make any comments.
After Mother Song said this, she didn't speak again and watch the three's tangled reactions with quite a bit of idle enjoyment.
”Second Brother, eat the dishes ah. After a while it'll get cold.” Zixiao's elegant voice lifted.
Xiaoqi this time didn't pick side dishes over but directly knocked the bowl that had been heaped into a small mountain for Song Liangzhuo aside. Xiaoqi pa.s.sed her own bowl over and said: ”Husband, eat mine.”
At the side, Mother Song laughed so hard inside her heart that she practically pulled a muscle but on the surface, she still angrily put down her rice bowl and said: ”Do you have any propriety? How can you knock down the rice bowl like that? Don't you know that food isn't easy to come by?”
Xiaoqi grievedly flattened her mouth and lowered her head, picking at her fingers. At the side, a maid swiftly tidied up that messy corner and filled another bowl of rice to place in front of Xiaoqi.
Song Liangzhuo was distressed for her starved stomach. His brows knitted, then released, then tightened again. In the end, he got up and lifted up Xiaoqi with one move, saying to Mother Song, ”Mom, Xiaoqi doesn't feel well so we'll return first.”
Xiaoqi nestled her head into Song Liangzhuo's chest. Her heart was delighted but tears also followed and fell.
Mother Song pointed at Song Liangzhuo's back for quite a while before angrily slapping the table, ”No propriety!”
Zixiao covered up the emotions in her eyes and hooked the corners of her lips as she spoke softly: ”Aunt Xue, don't be angry. Second Brother didn't mean to contradict his elder.”