novelden Chapter 147: How about taking Huahua into the family?
Chapter 147: How about taking Huahua into the family?
Crabs are not easy to store, so they need to be processed on the same day they are caught.
Huaichuan selected some to marinate with sauce, and made the rest into ingredients. Yaojia specially selected a few larger ones to steam.
When Shuanghua came back in the evening, Yaojia brought out the crab meat that he had picked himself and let Shuanghua eat it.
Shuanghua looked at the crab meat in front of her, then at Yaojia's expectant face, feeling a pang of guilt.
He reached out and pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on her forehead, and said softly, "Yaoyao, I'm sorry."
Yao Jia didn't understand why he suddenly apologized. She put her hands on his chest, trying to push him away, but she couldn't.
"Okay, what are you apologizing for?"
"I haven't been with you properly these days."
Yao Jia laughed, "What's there to apologize for? Although you didn't accompany me, Huaichuan and Huahua were always by my side, so I didn't feel left out. You're busy running Baiji's business every day, and it's really hard work. I won't get angry with you because of this little thing."
Shuanghua was touched and lowered her head to peck her lips lightly, "Yaoyao, thank you."
Yao Jia blushed, and quickly stepped out of his arms, taking the crab meat beside her, "Try it, these crabs are the fattest, I saved them especially for you."
Shuanghua smiled and nodded, picked up a piece of crab meat and put it into his mouth. Yaojia looked at him nervously, waiting for his comment.
“It’s delicious, and the crab roe is very fragrant.”
Yao Jia smiled instantly, looking very proud, "Of course."
Then he added: "Hua Hua took a lot of effort to catch this crab from the lake. I didn't expect that he was so afraid of crabs before, but this time he would take the initiative to help me catch it."
Shuanghua looked at her smiling face, his eyes full of doting. He seemed to have thought of something, and there was a little more seriousness in his eyes.
"Yaoyao, would you mind bringing Huahua in?"
"Ah?" Yao Jia looked at Shuang Hua in surprise, "Why did you suddenly want me to make flowers?"
Shuanghua put down her chopsticks and took Yaojia's hand. "Do you still remember what Huahua said when she knelt on the ground and cried to you when she was treating Anan in Huahua Courtyard that day?"
Yao Jia thought back for a while and laughed, "He was crying so hard that his nose was snotting and his tears were streaming down his face. I just thought he looked ugly when he was crying, so who can remember what he said?"
Shuanghua held Yaojia in her arms and rested her chin on her neck.
“Yaoyao, do you know that Huahua was one of your first husbands? However, he was frostbitten by the frozen lake water when he was trying to save Anan who couldn’t swim. His body became weak and he was not suitable for planting the Heart-Erosion Gu, so Master let Anan take his place.
Huahua, he really likes you."
Yao Jia looked at Shuang Hua in shock, "How is that possible? Hua Hua has never been close to me since we were young. When we go out to play, he always watches from afar."
Shuanghua tapped Yaojia's nose with her finger, "You are usually so clever, but you get confused when it comes to emotional issues."
Yao Jia touched her nose and pouted, "I'm telling the truth. When we were little, he always followed us around. Not only did he not play with us, he also told tales to Daddy, causing you to be beaten, and me to be scolded and even grounded."
Shuanghua burst out laughing and wanted to tell Yaojia that when they were young, it was Bai Huahua who watched them play from afar, and the one who liked to tell tales might be Ye Sinan.
But there is no point in saying more.
"Huahua, aren't you afraid that we might be in danger?"
Shuanghua sighed, pulled Yaojia out of the house and came to the yard.
The moonlight was like water, slanting down and quietly sprinkling on the daffodil bed in the yard, and the silvery light illuminated every flower.
Yao Jia's eyes sparkled, "Looking at these flowers at night, they are surprisingly beautiful."
Shuanghua nodded, looking at Yaojia's face which was more beautiful than flowers, and said softly: "Yaoyao has not been in Baiyuan for nearly five years. Huahua has taken care of these daffodils in the yard personally. She has always done the fertilization, weeding and watering herself."
Yao Jia walked forward and sat on the steps, her hand brushing over the delicate white flowers in front of her. She seemed to see a man in a white robe squatting in the flower bed under the dazzling sunlight, holding a small shovel, loosening the soil and weeding the daffodils.
Shuanghua's magnetic and sexy voice came from behind.
"Huahua's feelings for you are no less than mine. Since Anan doesn't want the position of concubine, then give it back to Huahua."
Shuanghua chuckled, "Heh... Yaoyao, do you know the origin of the name Baihuahua?"
Yao Jia didn't say anything, just shook her head slightly.
Shuanghua simply walked over and sat down next to her.
"The name that Master originally gave Huahua seemed to be Bai Jingchu, but you insisted that he had fair skin and was as pretty as the flowers in your garden. You called him Huahua every day, and over time we started calling him that too."
Yao Jia tried hard to recall, but her memory was vague and it seemed that this was the case.
She was four or five years old at that time. Shuanghua took her to play in Baiyuan all day long. Later, her father brought back two handsome brothers who were about the same age as Shuanghua.
A girl with a round face, shy and cute, who smiles whenever she sees her, and her face is very white.
The other one had an oval face, a frown, and a fierce look. It must be Ye Sinan.
He picked a white daffodil, put it to his nose and sniffed it gently, then leaned his head against Shuanghua.
"I know you said so much just to make me want Huahua, but Huahua is not restrained by the Heart-Erosion Gu, so he can live a normal man's life and marry him. Why do you have to let him stay close to me?"
She is a short-lived creature and might die at any time. Shuanghua has the responsibility of Baiji on her shoulders, so she doesn't have to worry.
But what should we do if Huahua’s body can’t withstand the blow like her father?
Shuanghua chuckled, pulled Yaojia into her arms, rested her chin on the top of her head, and whispered, "Even if Huahua doesn't have the Heart-Eroding Gu, I'm afraid no woman would want to marry him."
Yao Jia sat up straight instantly and looked at Shuang Hua in surprise, "What do you mean? What happened to Hua Hua's body?"
Shuanghua looked indifferent, with a hint of helplessness in her tone.
"Do you remember the time one year when I took you to Yang Lake to catch crabs and you were punished by Master when we came back?"
Yao Jia nodded, "Of course I remember. You were beaten and I was grounded. When I got out, I beat him up severely. From then on, he was afraid of crabs."
"He is afraid of crabs. You know, it's because you stuffed crabs into his clothes that he..."
Shuanghua leaned close to Yaojia's ear and whispered something.
Yao Jia listened to Shuanghua's whisper, and her peach blossom eyes widened instantly, full of disbelief.
Shuanghua looked at her reaction, curled her lips slightly, and smiled, "Will Yaoyao dislike Huahua?"
Yao Jia didn't even think about it and shook her head, "How is that possible? How could I dislike him?"
Then he continued, "I think other women will not despise him. Men don't need to nurse children, so one less is one less. It's no big deal."
"But Huahua himself minds it, and he feels inferior because of it. On the day of our wedding, he drank with me and talked a lot. Although he didn't mention this matter, he said that he would not get married in the future.
I guess one reason is that I can't let you go, and the other reason is this. You are the one who caused the trouble, so you have to take responsibility."
Upon hearing this, Yao Jia felt regretful. She had never expected that a childhood joke would cause such great trauma to Hua Hua and leave such psychological scars.
He got up hurriedly, urged Shuanghua to eat the crabs on the table, and climbed onto the bed in a panic.
Shuanghua looked at Yaojia's back with a smile in her eyes. She finished eating the remaining crab meat on the table before getting up and going to the bathroom.
Yao Jia lay on the bed, tossing and turning, her mind filled with what Shuang Hua had just said.