Chapter 71: Old Master Liu's Memories

  Liu Feiyang said: "My sister, how is she?" Liu Qingqing pretended to be surprised and asked, thinking in her heart that Little Liu was singing which verse?

  Liu Fengchun pointed at that person in the morning and said, "Come take a look!"

  To distinguish between them, let's call the person that Liu Qingqing disguised as Liu Feiyang, and the person in front of us is called Liu Qingqing.

  Liu Feiyang took a closer look, what's this? The person was wearing a black veil over their face, and he couldn't tell if it was his little sister Liu or not. He didn't dare to make a judgment, so he pretended to have seen a long-lost relative and thought that the person had rushed over. "Sister, you've made me search for you in vain!"

  She deliberately bumped into her, with a clear purpose, she wanted to see if it was Little Willow.

  It seemed like he knew what was on her mind, and that person quickly took a step back, taking off his headscarf in the process.

  It's indeed Little Willow sister.

  Liu Feiyang exclaimed with a mixture of surprise and delight: "Sister, you've made me search for so long!" The tone and expression were very good. Liu Feiyang had been searching for his brother and sister on his mother's orders; he had already met his brother Qing Yang, but his sister Qing Qing was married to Hu Zhongren and couldn't be found, which was what outsiders knew about the situation.

  Liu Fengchun also knew this.

  There's no doubt that the two of them, with their heads together, were crying bitterly. It was only natural for long-separated relatives to be reunited like this. Liu Fengchun felt the deep affection between the two and couldn't help but advise: "Good children, quickly sit down and talk. Although you haven't met before, I can assure that you are indeed biological sisters born of the same mother, because you both look just like your mother."

  Liu Qingqing and Liu Feiyang wiped away their tears, sat down in the chair to calm their excited emotions, then Liu Feiyang asked: "Master Liu, do you know my mother?"

  Liu Fengchun nodded: "I am a good friend of your father's and also very familiar with your mother."

  Liu Feiyang said: "You've known each other for a long time?"

  Liu Fengchun said: "That's right, we are sworn brothers, so your father Lei Huan handed over your brother and Qingqing to me for care."

  Liu Qingqing said: "Foster father, why haven't I heard you mention this before?"

  Liu Fengchun let out a long sigh: "One was that you were all too young at the time, and later it was because my mood wasn't good, so I never brought it up."

  Liu Feiyang said: "Sorry, uncle. I didn't mean to sadden you. I was entrusted by mother to come and find relatives."

  Liu Fengchun said: "Never mind, I am willing to tell you about past events now, but I'm afraid you'll be tired and sleepy at night."

  Liu Feiyang looked at Liu Qingqing and said: "Sister, are you willing to listen?"

  "It concerns a secret of our lives, I'd love to hear more about it." Liu Qingqing said with a smile.

  "Since it's so late at night, let's boil some tea and have a midnight chat." Liu Fengchun beckoned to the servant boy to bring over the tea set, wanting to brew tea and reminisce about old times.

  It turned out that Liu Fengchun and Liu Qingqing's father, Lei Huan, was an official in the same dynasty as a famous imperial chef. Compared to him, Lei Huan's craftsmanship was slightly higher, and he was proficient in various cuisines, making him a versatile talent. Liu Fengchun was the second chef, assisting Lei Huan, who often instructed him. However, his skills did not improve much, and Lei Huan teased him, saying that his ambitions were not small.

  Liu Fengchun indeed did not want to be a chef forever. However, for the time being, there was nothing in particular he wanted to do. On this Dragon Boat Festival, as soon as they stepped out of their door, they ran into a pregnant woman who looked pale and weak, leaning against the wall, seemingly famished. Lei Huan, being kind-hearted, quickly went forward with Liu Fengchun to help her. The two men supported the woman back home, where Lei Huan cooked some porridge for her to drink.

  At first, the woman refused to eat. Lei Huan persuaded her: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should consider the child. Don't you want the child anymore?"

  The pregnant woman hesitated for a moment, tears falling like pearls, but immediately wiped away her tears, picked up the bowl and ate the porridge made by Lei Huan clean, then stretched out her hand: "Is there any more? I want to eat some more."

  Lei Huan and Liu Fengchun exchanged a smile, knowing that the woman's heart had been opened. Liu Fengchun hurried to the kitchen and brought another bowl of porridge for the pregnant woman. The pregnant woman ate and wanted more, Lei Huan smiled: "There is indeed more porridge, but looking at your condition, you must have been hungry for a long time, can't eat too much."

  The pregnant woman nodded slightly, indicating she understood.

  Lei Huan asked, "Where are you from? Why are you crouching alone in the corner?" He thought to himself, "Who is so careless that they can't even find their pregnant wife?"

  The pregnant woman burst into tears again. Lei Huan hastily said: "Don't cry, you tell us your address and we'll send you home."

  Liu Fengchun said on the side: "You don't know where to live, just live in my house."

  The pregnant woman said: "I don't know where home is, I want to live in your house."

  Lei Huan glared at Liu Fengchun with anger "What's wrong with you?"

  Liu Fengchun said, "Save people to the end, send Buddha to the west. Since we've brought her close to home, of course, we should do a good job from start to finish. I'll ask my mother-in-law to sweep a bed for her and let them live in the same house."

  The old woman that Liu Fengchun was talking about is an old woman they hired to do chores for them, washing and rinsing their clothes every day.

  Lei Huan nodded and said, "It's the only way."

  From then on, the pregnant woman stayed there.

  Lei Huan makes all kinds of delicious food for pregnant women every day and never gets tired of it.

  However, a major problem arose as the pregnant woman was about to give birth. Liu Fengchun came up with a good idea and advised his brother Lei Huan to marry the pregnant woman. He had long seen through Lei Huan's intentions and now helped him achieve his wish.

  The pregnant woman insisted on not agreeing, but Lei Huan agreed in one mouth. And promised that he would definitely not make unreasonable demands on the pregnant woman. Liu Fengchun secretly scolded his brother for being foolish, and now he did not force the pregnant woman to agree with him, what opportunity would there be in the future?

  Idiot.

  Liu Fengchun sighed in his heart, Big Brother is a fool among fools. What a sentimental person.

  Lei Huan said and did, never taking a step beyond the Lei Chi. And for Xiao Qing Yang, he was even more doting, treating her as his own, truly loving her dearly. Finally, on the Dragon Boat Festival of that year when Qing Yang was five years old, Lei Huan returned home, habitually coming to Qing Yang and her mother's residence, only to find that there was no one there.

  Lei Huan was extremely disappointed. He had taken great care, but still couldn't keep the beauty, he walked back to his own room dejectedly, lay on the bed, motionless.

  She had laid her heart bare to this woman, and her requirements were not high; as long as he was willing to stay by her side, that would be enough. But unexpectedly, she still couldn't hold onto Yiren's heart.

  The woman had just recovered from a serious illness, and he took good care of her with all his heart. Unexpectedly, after she got better, she left without any hesitation, not even saying goodbye to him. His heart was pitied.

  Just as Lei Huan was indulging in self-pity, a faint knock at the door came from outside. Lei Huan thought it might be his mother-in-law or Liu Fengchun, and weakly replied, "Come in." It seemed like all his energy had been drained away by someone.

  The person outside the door pushed it open and walked in, holding a pair of intertwined pearl earrings in his hand. He closed the door gently behind him. Lei Huan remained still, his emotional wound difficult to heal.

  Someone lit two candles, and the room suddenly became much brighter. Lei Huanqiang was invigorated, took a look, and this glance was more effective than an injection of chicken blood.

  The person who came was Liu Ying, the woman he had been thinking about day and night. It was indeed Liu Ying, the mother of Qing Yang. She sat on her own bed, with a red veil covering her head and wearing a wedding dress.

  Years of longing, realized in an instant. Lei Huan couldn't believe his eyes, and his voice trembled as he asked: "Liu Ying, is it really you? Am I dreaming? Quickly pinch me, I want to know if this is real!"

  Liu Ying smiled and said, "You've waited for me for five years, shouldn't I give you this day? Isn't it all for this day that you've been waiting? How can you start doubting now? Hurry up and lift the veil!"

  Lei Huan took over the carrying pole, lifted up the red sedan chair, and saw a beautiful young woman appear in front of him. She looked exactly like Liu Ying and Liu Qingqing. You can imagine how lovely she was.

  One night.

  The short day rises high, and from now on the king will not rise early. Lei Huan knew the reason for the emperor's late rising. Liu Ying once made up her mind, she showed great determination. She was very considerate of Lei Huan, asking about his cold and warmth, fulfilling all the responsibilities a wife should have. Until she gave birth to their daughter Qingqing, who was her father's little lover, Lei Huan welcomed the happiest time in his life.

  He thought he could be happy forever. Unexpectedly, when Qingqing was three years old, something big happened, and this thing still makes Liu Fengchun regretful to this day.