Xu Tingyu hugged You You and chatted for a while. Suddenly, she remembered that dream of hers.
There were still a few unharvested peaches on the peach tree in the yard.
A slight tinge of sadness welled up in her heart, but she still managed to keep a smile on her face. "You You, how about going with Mommy to pick the peaches and then paying respects to Little Uncle?"
After saying this, she was afraid that You You wouldn't understand what "paying respects" meant.
Just as she was about to explain, she heard You You ask, "Okay. Mommy, do you miss Little Uncle when you go to pay respects to him?"
Yes, paying respects to someone means you miss them.
Xu Tingyu's eyes grew hot. She nodded. "Yes, Mommy misses Little Uncle."
She changed her clothes, washed up, and then took You You's hand and walked into the yard.
The bodyguards at home were still there, quietly standing at their posts like invisible men.
And Qi Shifeng was actually busy in the kitchen.
You You said he was making lunch to give Mommy a surprise.
Xu Tingyu didn't go into the kitchen to take a look, so as not to put too much pressure on him. Instead, she went straight to the yard.
After finding a ladder and picking the last few ripe peaches, she took You You to wash them clean.
Xu Jia's ashes and portrait were placed in the same room as Xu Jianmin's.
Xu Tingyu led You You in and placed the peaches on the memorial table.
She kowtowed twice to Xu Jianmin and said to You You, "You You, this is Grandpa."
Before she knew about Xu Jianmin's illegitimate child, she always thought that Xu Jianmin was a great father.
Even in the early days after You You was born, she had thought that if her father were still alive, he would be very happy to see her child.
You You would also have one more person to love him.
Even now, she still thought that even if her father had an illegitimate child, he would still like You You.
"Hello, Grandpa. I'm You You."
After introducing himself, You You kowtowed like Xu Tingyu did.
Xu Tingyu then led him in front of Xu Jia's portrait.
"This is Little Uncle. You You, kowtow to Uncle too. Uncle will definitely like you very much when he sees you."
She stroked You You's little head.
You You nodded. "I like Little Uncle too."
He knelt down and kowtowed respectfully.
When he got up, he said, "Little Uncle, although I've never seen you, I really like you.
"Mommy misses you all the time too. If you miss her, you can come to her dreams more often. Or come to my dreams. I'll tell Mommy."
The world of a child is full of innocence and love.
Xu Tingyu's nose twitched.
In recent years, she hadn't dreamed of Xu Jia very often.
Every time, it was when the clues were broken.
In the dream, Xu Jia always smiled at her, but he would also ask her when she could find his heart.
Now, standing in this playroom from their childhood, which was now an ashes room, she still couldn't answer his question.
Maybe she would never be able to answer this question in her whole life.
She could only place the peaches in front of him, then gave one to You You and took one for herself.
The two of them sat cross-legged in front of the portrait and started eating the peaches.
"Jiajia, You You is really cute, isn't he? You were just as cute when you were a kid. You always followed me around and called me sister.
"When I first got married, you also asked me when you could be an uncle. At that time, I told you that I wasn't ready yet.
"You told me that you were ready. You said you would definitely be the best uncle in the world. When I had a child, you would play with him every day.
"You would give him all your best things and spoil him into the happiest child in the world."
...
Xu Tingyu rambled on.
These were all the words Xu Jia had said to her during their casual chats.
The young boy was full of yearning for this "new identity". Even though there was no sign of a child yet, he had already thought about how to be an uncle.
He even said that if she was too busy to take care of the child in the future, she could send the child to the Xu family and he would take care of it.
He had prepared for so long, so he was sure he could take good care of the child.
At that time, Xu Tingyu had laughed at him. She never thought that the biggest dream of this young and blooming boy was to take care of his sister's child.
The young boy blushed, but still explained, "Because I don't want my sister to be too tired. People say that a woman needs to rest well after giving birth."
Although he wasn't the kind of child who was especially sweet-tongued on a daily basis, he really loved his family.
You You was also munching on the peach, constantly looking at Mommy's expression.
He was very worried that Mommy would cry because sometimes when he missed his classmates who had transferred to another school, he couldn't help but cry.
And Mommy would never see Uncle again. She must be a hundred times sadder than him.
But until the two of them finished eating the peaches, she didn't cry.
She even smiled at Xu Jia's portrait. "Jiajia, sister gave you the peaches, and I will also give you justice."
She couldn't be defeated. As long as she was alive, she would keep investigating this matter.
You You didn't understand what she said, but he also followed her and said seriously, "No matter what Mommy wants to do, You You will always support Mommy."
This was the cuteness of You You. He would always stand by Xu Tingyu's side without reservation.
The two of them walked out of the ashes room. Qi Shifeng was walking towards them.
"It's time for lunch."
He looked at the big one and the small one, his eyes full of tenderness.
You You ran over and hugged his leg. "Dad, you love Mommy very much too, don't you?"
He now wanted Mommy to know that there were still many people in this world who loved her.
Although Qi Shifeng didn't know what they had just done, he still nodded. "Yes, Dad loves Mommy very much too."
Xu Tingyu originally thought he would avoid this question.
After all, even though they did intimate things with each other, they rarely said such "corny" words.
Now seeing him admit it so openly, she couldn't help but take a look at him.
And this look was also caught by Qi Shifeng. A smile immediately welled up in his eyes.
For some reason, Xu Tingyu felt a bit embarrassed. Even her earlobes turned bright red.
"I'm a bit hungry. Let's go and have lunch."
Every time she encountered something she didn't want to respond to, she would use the method of diverting attention.
Now, instead of looking at Qi Shifeng, she directly pulled You You in first.
Qi Shifeng wasn't annoyed. Even the smile on his lips didn't change. He followed the two of them in.
The lunch he had prepared was very sumptuous.
It was just that because Xu Tingyu got up late, it gave him more time to prepare.
Xu Tingyu stared blankly at the dazzling array of dishes. "Did you make all of these by yourself?"
"Not entirely. Some of them were brought from home, but most of them were made by myself."
Qi Shifeng was quite honest.
After all, no matter how much time he had, there were still some things he couldn't make.
So when Zou Yu brought You You over, Aunt Zhang also brought a few dishes.