The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1133 - 258: All Around the World, Everyone is Your Mother_4

Chapter 1133: Chapter 258: All Around the World, Everyone is Your Mother_4

As dusk slowly fell, the streets were already brimming with crowds. A sea of heads bustled about, all waiting for the fireworks display to begin.

Pei Qin was startled to see the crowd, "I’ve gathered so many people!?"

Xiao Yong came over with a smile, "Sister Qin! When you said you would set off fireworks, those young girls came early to wait, and the common folk also wanted to see. The children came even earlier."

Pei Qin saw the fireworks had been moved out, went up to the high platform to check them again, and after confirming there were no problems, she bowed to the young girls below, "This fireworks display is my gift to all of you ladies for your deep affection. It’s not just an apology, but also a blessing from me, Pei Qin, to all of you! May each of you find that special someone and have a place to call your very own."

"General Pei! General Pei!"

Someone started crying below again.

Mo Heng watched those people chase after the woman he adored and felt stifled. If only those people below were men... his face darkened, "Set them off!"

His beauty was unhappy, so Pei Qin hurriedly obeyed, lit the fire, and launched the fireworks.

The fireworks this time were different from the first; red, yellow, and green colors alternated in radiant bursts. They were no longer blooming flowers but threads and strands opening up, filling the sky like falling gold, red, and green threads, stunningly beautiful and dazzling.

Pei Qin too looked up, her hand held tightly. Turning her head, she saw the intense gaze of the person beside her and burst into a restrained smile. She wouldn’t be hurt by just a few words, and she could handle it. Not being able to bear children wasn’t so bad; at least she could still live, spend her life with her man, watch her dear daughter grow up, and see the radishes she’d raised flourish more and more.

Xiao Yong looked at their interlocked fingers, pursed his lips, and raised his head to watch the fireworks filling the sky. He shouldn’t harbor any improper thoughts! Otherwise, he wouldn’t even be allowed to stay by her side!

The fireworks were too beautiful, and everyone below was mesmerized.

As they were about to finish and the night grew darker and the dew colder, Mo Heng took her by another route to go home.

The young girls were gradually soothed, and knowing that their infatuation was futile, they scattered after watching the fireworks.

The crowd was still talking about the fireworks; they were really too beautiful! Even better than the last time, the sky looked like it was filled with a dazzling shower of colored fireworks.

Fang Hui’s family was still trying to get into General Mansion. Pei Qin said she was going to set off fireworks for those women; that must have cost a lot of money to put together, and she just gave that away for free. She was her own aunt, yet Pei Qin, who was a Tiance General with boundless wealth and prestige, didn’t share even a bit with her family, remembered their old grudges, and wouldn’t even let them in the door.

The gatekeeper looked on coldly, "Don’t come to General Mansion causing trouble again! Otherwise, the prison of the Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop will be where you spend New Year’s!" The General had long given his orders; this family had no shame in coming here. Even if they were the lady’s aunt, it wasn’t as if the lady owed them, were they not allowed to be wealthy and powerful just because they themselves were poor?

"I am Pei Qin’s own aunt! How can they be so heartless and ruthless as to ignore their aunt sleeping on the streets? In the General Mansion, they feed outsiders but not their own family!" Fang Hui was furious. Pei Qin had so much capability, and yet she treated their family like this! They used to be from Wang Mansion, which owned an entire street, and also had General Mansion, but they were living in poverty, without even a courtyard to their name.

"You are just an aunt, not a mother! Just because you’re poor doesn’t mean our General and his wife can’t be rich and powerful. Now go away quickly! Or we’ll immediately call the Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop!" The gatekeeper was truly fed up with them, having seen shameless people but never this shameless!

The Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop were very busy today, having to maintain the peace and protect public order, and had no time to come over.

Fang Hui and Feng Shouxing wanted to take advantage of this situation to make a scene, determined to get into General Mansion.

When Mo Heng and Pei Qin got home, Mansion soldiers came with a message and immediately closed the great gates, shutting out visitors.

After a day of commotion, Pei Qin was utterly exhausted and collapsed into bed after a bath.

Jiujiu and Xixi didn’t insist on a bedtime story, obediently going to sleep with their mother, "In the future, we’ll have fireworks at our home!"

"Sure! From now on, every year at our home, Mom will set them off for you," Pei Qin said, smiling as she gently tousled her two little radishes.

Mo Heng took a deep breath in silence and turned around to embrace his family in his arms.

The busy day had passed, and the night slowly settled into quiet.

Pei Qin still slept restlessly, liking to stretch out her legs and arms.

Jiujiu was awoken, her legs pinned down by her mother’s. She intended to pull up the bedding when she noticed no one else was around, instantly filled with shock. Where’s Dad? Gone in the middle of the night!? Thinking of all she had overheard, with people plotting against her mother and others coveting after her father, not to mention Xie Yi at home, she immediately got goosebumps and quietly got up.

Mo Heng had just come in from outside and, upon seeing her awake, asked, "Are you up to use the restroom? Why aren’t you wearing your cotton-padded jacket?!"

"Dad!" Jiujiu called out to him and went over to pull his hand. Her hand was very cold. "Have you been outside for a long time? What were you doing?"

Mo Heng opened his mouth.

Jiujiu, pulling a face, said, "You can’t say you went out to relieve yourself! There is a chamber pot inside! Did you go to meet someone!? Do you despise Mom too!?"

Mo Heng was silent for a moment, "Jiujiu! You’ve grown up!" He went over, took a cotton-padded jacket, and helped her put it on, "Come with me to the study."

Jiujiu followed him out with confusion.

Looking at his daughter, who still had a childish air but whose gaze was now steady and insightful, Mo Heng touched her small face, "Jiujiu! You’ve grown up, and there are some things that I should tell you now."

The night watchmen, Feng Wei and Liu Feng, noticed that the lights in the study remained on throughout the night. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

No one knew what the father and daughter had discussed in the study.

When they woke up the next day, Pei Qin immediately noticed something off about her eldest daughter, "Jiujiu! What’s wrong with you?"

Jiujiu’s eyes were still swollen, but her gaze was calmer and different from before. When she saw her mother ask, she pouted and complained, "I had a nightmare last night! You were sleeping so deeply! It was Dad who comforted me!"

Pei Qin’s mouth twitched, "Did I really sleep that deeply!?"

Jiujiu huffed, "Anyway, Mom can’t be relied upon! From now on, I can only rely on myself!"

"Uh... Even though Mom might not be that reliable, your dad is still pretty dependable!" Pei Qin thought for a moment; indeed, compared to other mothers, she hasn’t been very reliable.

Jiujiu glanced at Mo Heng and made a face, "Dad isn’t dependable either! His eyes are only for you! If my sister and I weren’t born to you, he would have thrown us out a long time ago!"

Pei Qin glared at her, "What did you say last night?"

Mo Heng said with an expressionless face, "I taught her to recite a passage from a book."

That’s something he would do! With an evil glare at her daughter, Pei Qin embraced Jiujiu, "Sweetheart! Mom is still very reliable! Tell me what you want to eat, and I’ll make it for you!"

Jiujiu counted out a bunch of dishes on her fingers.

Pei Qin tapped her on the head, "I can only make two dishes! The rest will be made tomorrow!" Then she got ready and headed to the kitchen.

Jiujiu turned her head to look at Mo Heng and saw his gaze following after her mother as she left. She clenched her fists tight.