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My parents were overjoyed to see Lotus at home. They built a new house near my parents' house. I went out to fish every day. Lotus was in charge of household chores at home.

One day I caught a big fish, and the family of four prepared to eat it, and when we cut open the belly of the fish, we saw a luminous pearl in it, and sold it in exchange for gold and silver and jewels, and there was a sudden burst of wealth, so I tore down the old house and built a new house, and took it over to live with my parents, and the new house occupied thirty acres of land, and bought countless servants and servants, and opened ten jewelry shops. Lotus and I loved them very much.

Lotus was a gentle woman, and her love for me was growing. She would stare at me, and when I smiled and asked her why she was staring at me, she would sigh and say nothing.

Lotus heart ate very little and had to soak in the sink for six hours every day. I often asked her if she could not stand the heat and humidity here, but she just said that she had been used to it since she was young. There was no other special reason, so I didn't ask any more questions.

I don't know why, we've been married for a few months, Lian Xin hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy at all. Even if I went to get a doctor, the doctor wouldn't be able to explain it, I'm going to look for a doctor even further away, so Lian Xin stopped me: ”You and I are married, the most important thing is that the two of us can be together. As long as we are together, every day is a rare fate, it doesn't matter whether we have children or not.” Hearing her words, I stopped going out and concentrated on accompanying her.

Every day we were as close as we had been on our first day of marriage, the lotus was always attached to me, and even when I went out during the day and came back in the evening, she was anxious and insisted on waiting for me at the door.

One night, I was awoken by a burst of sobs. It was Lian Xin. I hurriedly asked her what was going on. She looked at me sorrowfully and said, ”I'm afraid that if I look at her less, we won't know when we will separate.” I comforted her, ”You and I are still young. If you say you don't want to look at me, I will stay with you.”

After a year, Lian Xin and I went to my brother's house as per our agreement and prepared a palanquin. Ten people were carrying a palanquin and ten people were riding a BMW as we drove.

There were only a few more guests at my brother's house a year ago, and he was glad to see me, so he led us to the back room and ordered the servants to bring us food and meat. The three of us toasted each other until I felt a little dizzy and fell asleep on the table.

When I opened my eyes, I was shocked to see a big black bear sleeping soundly on the floor, and Lotus Heart had also fallen asleep on the table. I quickly grabbed onto Lotus Heart and ran out, and when I saw that the guests who had just been drinking and eating were no longer there, they turned into a room full of monsters and monsters. They were drinking and laughing loudly, and I was so shocked that I didn't dare to make a sound.

I said, ”Lian Xin, you and I need to quickly run out.” Lian Xin pushed me away and cried, ”I'll be satisfied if I can see you again. Quickly leave. This is not a place for you to stay.” I hurriedly said, ”Lian Xin, why aren't you coming with me?” ”I am a lotus spirit, you and I met each other in our past life, married and a boy called Xu Yuzhu, our family went for a stroll, and Yu Zhu ran off to some temple in the city, where we were discovered by the land, and followed Yu Zhu to his house, where we were forcibly separated.” Lian Xin said with a teary heart, ”I am a lotus spirit, you and I met each other in our previous life, and we were married and a boy called Xu Yuzhu, and we went for a stroll, and Yu Zhu ran off to some sort of a temple, and was discovered by the land. I seemed to understand, but also not understand: ”Lian Xin, you and I have been husband and wife for a year, why do you say we meet each other in our dreams?” Lian Xin didn't say anything. She took my hand and pushed me out of the door. I was shocked and opened my eyes.

The sunlight from outside the window shines on my face, I look around my own home, I am still that nine-year-old Sun Hao, it turns out to be a dream, but this dream is too real and too long, I still remember that year in the South China Sea, still remember the dream lotus heart every day, her hair ornament, her favorite pond, when she stared at me that sad eyes, whether or not it was real or fake I can no longer tell.

Then I heard the noise in the outer room, my grandpa and grandma talking, my mom and Yao cooking, my dad coughing, and I slowly came back to reality.

I put on my clothes and went out. My mother saw me and said, ”What time did you sleep yesterday? You woke up so late, so I wanted to wake you up. Seeing that you slept so sincerely, I didn't wake you up.” I looked at my watch and it was actually past ten. Ah, Lotus Heart, Lotus Heart, how reluctant you are to wake me up.

I heated up some leftovers and put it into my mouth numbly. I feel like I've been away for a lifetime, and I don't know if I'm a guest or something.” Hu Yaoyao came over and giggled, ”What's the matter? What are you dreaming about? Why are you so distracted?” I asked her, ”Do you think the lotus flower will mature and marry and have children?” She thought for a moment and said, ”All living things have a spirit. Of course, lotuses can cultivate to a monster, but it's also possible for them to fancy people. It's just that we don't know about them after we get married.

Ten Jin of Fox's Blood in the Abnormal Records of Northeast China