Names mentioned in this chapter :
-苏芮 (sù ruì) – Su Rui, our female protagonist
-顾煜城 (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead
-刘玥(liú yuè)- Liu Yue, the female protagonist’s mother, which is also known as Mrs Su
The weekend.
Initially, because she was going out with Gu Yu Cheng the next day, Su Rui thought she could stay home for a day on Saturday.
In the end, Su Rui was called up by Mother Su early Saturday morning.
The reason turned out to be going to Nan An Temple to fulfill vows.
Mother Su was just asking Su Rui’s opinion of it if she wanted to follow.
“En. Let’s go.” Su Rui thought and nodded her head.
In the past, Su Rui was actually a straightforward materialistic youth.
It was just that during those years in the hospital bed and listening to the aunties in the hospital bed beside her every day, Su Rui had accepted these “points of knowledge” edification.
It’s not that she doesn’t really believe it, but it is sometimes alright for people to have a little inconsequential faith, especially when they are in despair.
Just that, isn’t Mother Su exaggerating a little?
“We are bringing so much stuff?”
Looking at Liu Yue’s big pile of vegetable oil and red cloth, Su Rui was a little surprised and asked.
“You don’t understand. I’m not just going to burn incense this time. I’m also fulfilling vows.” Liu Yue smiled and said when she heard what her daughter had asked.
“Fulfilling vows? Mum, what did you wish for before?” Su Rui questioned.
About returning the wish, Su Rui heard from the old lady that was beside her hospital bed.
Previously, she went to the temple to pray to the deities hoping that her son would get married. In the end, he really married his daughter-in-law, and the old woman had to go to the temple to fulfill the vow.
“Didn’t you get hurt earlier? And I went to make a wish for you to get better soon, and didn’t that come true?” Liu Yue smiled and said.
“There’s another wish I want to make.” Saying that, Mother Su suddenly looked at Su Rui with a smile on her face.
“My wish to hoping that my daughter will find a nice young man in the future is almost half fulfilled, and I can fulfill that vow together this time.”
Hearing this latter statement from Mother Su, Su Rui raised her eyebrows.
From what Mother Su was implying, she seems to be quite satisfied with Gu Yu Cheng?
……
Although she heard a lot from the old lady, Su Rui still doesn’t understand this aspect.
Thus, she followed Mother Su to Nan An temple, and Su Rui was basically following what Liu Yue did.
“Is that alright?” Following Mother Su’s worship from beginning to end, Su Rui asked.
“En, that’s fine.” As Liu Yue said, she put some incense oil money in the donation box.
Then, Liu Yue drew out two red ropes from the side.
“This one is mine, and this ‘grinning all the time[1]’ is for your dad.”
“Su Rui, come and pick it out for yourself.”
“Alright.” Su Rui smiled and took out one of the red strings.
[Peace wherever you go]?
Oh, she was going to pick “Success in business”, “Great erudition and scholarship”, “Realizing one’s ambition” and such.
But peace is not bad.
Su Rui was originally about to leave, but she thought and asked the old man in front of her, “May I have another one, please?”
“What you draw is your destiny.” The man said with a smile.
Liu Yue, who was beside her, heard Su Rui’s words and smiled.
She was about to say that ‘Peace wherever you go’ is quite good and one person can only ask for one.
Before Liu Yue could open her mouth, she heard Su Rui say, “I am wishing on behalf of someone else.”
Someone else?
Hearing Su Rui’s words, Liu Yue was first surprised, then she thought of something and suddenly chuckled softly as she glanced at her thoughtfully.
Her daughter mentioned that “someone” is probably that chap with the surname ‘Gu’, right?
On this side, Su Rui saw the old man’s nod, and she thanked him and pulled out another piece of red rope from the bundle.
[Success in business]?
“Rui Rui.” As the two of them came out from the big hall, Liu Yue looked towards Su Rui with a smile.
“Hm? What is it?”
“Let me ask you, what’s the situation between you and Gu Yu Cheng lately?” Mother Su lowered her voice slightly and asked with concern.
“Uhm….” As she pondered, Su Rui responded, “Normal development, sort of a boyfriend-girlfriend stage?”
When Mother Su heard her daughter’s response, she seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied.
“What other stages are there for boyfriend and girlfriend? I’m asking you, has Gu Yu Cheng been to your school this week?”
“En.” Su Rui responded.
To be precise, it wasn’t that he had been there, but he had gone to her university for this entire week except on Thursday. When Su Rui had classes in the evening, she didn’t let him come over.
Upon hearing that, Mother Su’s expression became slightly more serious and suddenly lowered her voice, “Then, both of you…”
Looking at the serious expression on her great mother’s face, Su Rui immediately understood what Mother Su wanted to ask.
“Ahem, no!” Su Rui very quickly cut off Mother’s Su question and said.
After saying that, Mother Su linked arms with Liu Yue and said leisurely, “Don’t worry, Mum. I know my limits.”
Hearing Su Rui’s words, Liu Yue pondered for a bit and secretly said that her daughter was indeed not the kind of young and thoughtless nature, then she nodded her head.
“Since that’s the case, Mum won’t say more. It’s good that both of you know the boundaries.” Liu Yue said, and she added after a pause, “When will you call Gu Yu Cheng over to our house for a meal? For this, you figure it out for yourself, understand?”
“En. Alright.” Su Rui nodded.
The so-called meal was just a meeting with the parents. She has to think about this.
“No.” Thinking that something was wrong, Liu Yue still couldn’t control but asked, “I have one more thing to add.”
“It’s fine if he goes to your university, but you have to return to your dorm room on time, alright?” Liu Yue said again, uneasily.
“Ok, ok, I understand.” Su Rui responded somewhat helplessly.
“I’m serious. You shouldn’t take it lightly.”
“I will remember this. I will remember this.” Su Rui said and quickly changed the topic and added, “We are done praying. Let’s return. Didn’t you ask Auntie Li to accompany you to look at cheongsams together?”
After being interrupted by Su Rui, Liu Yue’s chatter behind her stopped.
“Hold on, there’s still something I haven’t done.” Liu Yue said. “I have to go light another peace joss stick for you.”
Ever since her daughter graduated from high school and went to the United States, Mrs Su came every year to order a plate of peace joss sticks for the entire year for Su Rui.
Even though Su Rui is back now, she should continue to order another roll.
[1] 笑口常开[xiào kǒu cháng kāi]- Grinning all the time/Wearing a smile often means that one is optimistic, happy, carefree and without worries.
End of Chapter 33 Part 2/2.
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