As Xu’s words fell, Song Lin stood up excitedly, “I’ll go with you.”
Listening to Xu tossing and turning beside him last night, he hadn’t slept well all night either.
He thought about many, many things, thinking about when he had seen her being bullied, he had only subconsciously stood up for her and hadn’t thought much about it. When he saw the face, his heart skipped a beat; he had never seen such a beautiful woman before, nor had he ever seen one who could quickly regain her composure and bow towards him in gratitude after encountering something.
At that moment, he thought, if this woman was his wife, he would definitely give his life to protect her all his life.
But at that time he knew that this was his own delusion. Even though she was covered in wretchedness, she could not conceal her temperament, and such a young lady was beyond his reach.
He did not hesitate to give her all the money he had, thinking that Xu was separated from her family and that with the silver she would be able to find them.
But he didn’t expect that when he was driving the bullock cart to leave, Xu pulled him back, saying that she had lost her memory, didn’t know who she was and didn’t know where her family lived, and wanted to marry him if he didn’t mind.
He didn’t dare to move for a long time after hearing this, lest it was a dream he was having, and if he moved the dream would wake up and Xu and everything in front of him would disappear.
When he didn’t respond, Xu slowly let him go and apologised that he had been abrupt, and only then did he dare to move, nodding desperately and saying he was willing.
He could never forget the smile on Xu’s face at that moment, as bright as the sun, as if he had always been her beloved man and she had been waiting for this moment when he asked for his hand in marriage.
Without hesitation, he took Xu home and said he would take her as his wife. He asked Grandma Song to invite a matchmaker to come over and follow the village custom of saying the marriage and giving her a bride, without leaving anything out, so that she could become his wife in name only.
It was not that he had not thought about Xu’s origins over the years. He had also taken advantage of his trips to the county to sell wildlife to inquire quietly if there were any wealthy families looking for his missing daughter, and whether there was any news, he would tell Xu when he returned. He knew that Xu had been hoping for news in her heart. What Xu did not know was that every time he asked for news, he was on tenterhooks, lest someone really came looking for her and Xu found her family and left him behind.
It was not until Yue was born that his anxious heart finally settled down and he gradually put the matter behind him over the years.
But when he heard the words of Dr. Yao yesterday, the anxiety in his heart came back to him, but these anxieties were not worth mentioning compared to Xu’s safety. As long as Xu’s life was not in danger, even if she really found her family and really abandoned him, he had no regrets.
“It’s good to have Yue’er with me, you stay home and help your parents with their work, it’s just a matter of walking a needle, I’ll be back soon.”
Song Lin was about to say something else when Song Wan Yue came in from outside, “Mother is right, it’s fine to have me with you. Father don’t worry, how I bring Mother back how I bring Mother back, not a hair will be missing, guarantee ah, or this beautiful and pretty daughter-in-law.”
“You this girl ……”
Grandma Song smiled and pointed at her, “Remember, if your mother has any discomfort, come back to us for sure.”
“Don’t worry, Grandma.”
The sound of a carriage came from outside the courtyard, and Song Wangyue took Xu’s arm and came out, riding in the carriage and quickly arriving at the door of Dr. Yao’s courtyard.
“Uncle mother.”
Hearing the commotion, Gu Yi came out from the courtyard, holding a red cloak in his hand. After calling out to the person, he did not wait for Xu’s consent, he draped the cloak on Song Wan Yue, and even helped her tie the belt, and after he finished tying it, he smoothly touched her head.
Xu, who was at the side,……
“Go inside, Dr. Yao is waiting.”
The three of them went inside, and Dr. Yao re-taken Xu’s pulse again and invited her to go to the house next to her that Gu Yi had had packed up earlier, where a charcoal fire was lit and the temperature was just right, so she didn’t need to take off her clothes and didn’t feel hot.
He asked her to lie down on the bed, and Dr. Yao took out the needle set and opened it, “If you feel uncomfortable during my needling process, you must tell me in time.”
“Okay.”
Dr. Yao also took the opportunity to teach Song Wan Yue as well, “Miss Song, look carefully.”
Song Wan Yue watched without blinking, noting down the acupuncture points he stabbed, Gu Yi quietly moved a stool and placed it behind her, holding her down and sitting herself to the side.
The process was slow, with each silver needle being inserted, Dr. Yao asked a question carefully, and only after receiving Xu’s response did he insert the next needle, until it was finished.
After the needles were inserted, a fine layer of sweat had formed on Dr. Yao’s forehead, so he withdrew his hand and took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, “In two quarters of an hour, the needles will be ready to be removed.”
Song Wangyue nodded her head.
“Young master.”
Xiao Si shouted softly from the doorway.
Gu Yi got up and walked out.
Xiao Si’s voice was low, “Boss Wei has sent a letter saying that Zhang Zhuan is anxious to see you.”
Gu Yi gestured for him to wait outside, turned around and came back, “Auntie mother, little girl, I’m going to the restaurant, so I won’t be accompanying you.”
Xu waved her hand slightly, “You go and get busy, don’t mind us.”
Gu Yi turned around and went out of the house.
Xu vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she couldn’t tell.
Gu Yi came to the door and instructed the other coachman to be more careful when sending the two back, before getting into the carriage and going to the restaurant.
On the way, he wondered what Zhang Zhuan wanted from him. When he arrived at the backyard of the restaurant, he got off the carriage and quickly went to his house.
When he arrived at the backyard of the restaurant, he got off the carriage and quickly went to his house, where Boss Wei was waiting with Zhang Zhuan.
As soon as he saw him, Zhang Zhuan stood up and said in a panic, “Young Master Gu, it’s not good, Zhang Huai is not in the house at all.”
Gu Yi narrowed his eyes, walked over and sat down, asking in a deep voice, “What’s going on?”
Boss Wei got up and went to stand guard at the entrance of the house.
“I, I walked, walked away from you yesterday after ……”
Zhang Zhuan was alarmed, the door of the Zhang family had been closed these days, except for the people who were picking up in the house no one went out, even his own father and Zhang Huai had been in the house.
That day after he made a deal with Gu Yi, he went back and racked his brains to think of an excuse to go over to Zhang Huai, and was stopped by a subordinate at Zhang Huai’s door, saying that Zhang Huai was in a bad mood and didn’t see anyone.
He had a hunch that something was wrong. Zhang Huai’s mother and sister had died, and he was angry and needed to vent his anger.
The more he thought about it, the more wrong he became, so he hurried back to his courtyard and gave the boy a piece of silver, asking him to inquire about it.