Chapter 107 The Language of Red Plum Blossoms
Chapter 107 The Language of Red Plum Blossoms
The two then went together to the central hall of the Hearth House. Le Yi sat in a chair for a long time before she slowly calmed the turmoil in her heart.
After a while, she took a deep breath and slowly asked, "Kailer, why is the lady here?" Kailer was still somewhat puzzled.
"The lady comes to the fireplace house every now and then, just to see everyone."
And every time, he would bring lots of delicious snacks and candies, but sometimes he would ask the children if they liked her.
If they answered correctly, she would be very happy and then share the delicious food with everyone. She seemed to really enjoy the way the children fawned over her.
And everyone likes her, well...maybe mostly because of the delicious food. By the way, Leyi, do you know the lady?
After hearing what Kailer said, Leyi realized that the lady's character seemed to have some contradictions.
I was startled just now because the lady appeared so suddenly, but now that I've calmed down and thought about it...
When Peruvieri replaced Kugavina as the fourth executive officer, the lady seemed to visit the children frequently.
And as Kelly said, the lady did indeed like children; more accurately, she probably just really enjoyed being surrounded by children.
Furthermore, the lady didn't seem very likable when she first arrived at the fireplace house; after all, no one likes someone who acts arrogantly all the time.
But the woman eventually won the children's hearts in her own way, and when Le Yi thought about this, doubts arose again.
He was certain he had never seen the woman, but he had no idea where these memories came from.
But then Lei suddenly remembered what had just happened: when the lady heard Kaile say that her mother was telling everyone a story,
Her expression suddenly shifted from joy to displeasure, and as Le Yi thought about this, her eyes trembled slightly, her face revealing shock.
Then he grabbed Kelvin's hand and said urgently,
"Kail, let's put Lanach aside for now and hurry to find Clementine and Peruvier, then we'll go find the lady."
Seeing Leyi's behavior, Kailuo became even more puzzled, but she didn't think too much about it and followed Leyi to find Claire and the other two.
The three people who were still outside catching butterflies showed very happy expressions when they heard that the lady had arrived. Clementine and Lily both had very happy expressions.
They then all returned to the room where Kujavina had been telling stories to the children. After the five entered the room...
Then they saw the children circling around the lady, and Clementine and Lily eventually ran towards her as well.
Claire hugged the woman tightly and said happily, "It's so wonderful that you've come to see us, ma'am!"
After witnessing the interaction between the lady and the children, Leyi confirmed her own thoughts: although the lady was not well-liked during her first visit to the Hearth House...
But as time went on, the children now all like her, and he likes the children very much too.
However, Leyi still had some hesitation. Leyi had originally thought that if the lady could really get along well with the children...
In the future, when dealing with Kujavina, the lady might be able to help me, but then I thought again...
Kujavina and the Lady are both Executors of the Fools, and according to the Ice Queen's orders, infighting among Executors is impossible.
Although they may not like each other, it doesn't seem like it would come to the point of a physical fight.
Just then, Tianyao Chen excitedly ran to Leyi and Kaile's side, "Leyi, Kaile, look at this!"
Seeing Tian Yaochen's excited expression, Le Yi couldn't help but look at what he was holding.
Then they discovered that Tian Yaochen was holding a glowing object that looked like a core.
Le Yi looked at the object with a puzzled expression, then slowly raised her head to look at Tian Yaochen.
He was wearing an exaggerated smile, and Le Yi, looking completely bewildered, asked...
"Uh... Tian Yaochen, what... is this?" Tian Yaochen finally asked excitedly.
"This is a gift from the lady just now; it's the core of the Ruins Guardian!" Hearing this, Le Yi was even more confused. What was so exciting about a mere core?
But as Le Yi was thinking this, she looked at the children in the room, and each child was holding all sorts of small toys.
Moreover, each toy is different; the girls' toys are small dolls, while the boys' toys are small mechanical toys that look like robots.
Seeing this, Le Yi couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration. "This guy really has kids' hearts wrapped around his little finger!"
As Le Yi was sighing, she suddenly heard the sound of a door opening behind her. Le Yi turned around in confusion and saw Qiu Shanshan.
Qiu Shanshan, who had been expressionless, became puzzled when she saw the children in the room were all unusually excited.
But as her gaze swept across the room, she saw the lady inside. Qiu Shanshan's expressionless face slowly broke into a very happy smile upon seeing the lady.
"Sister, ma'am," the woman heard the familiar voice and looked towards the door, seeing Qiu Shanshan.
He then gave a faint smile and slowly walked towards Qiu Shanshan, who excitedly ran towards him.
Finally, she hugged the woman tightly, saying, "Sister, Chunqing missed you so much." The woman simply smiled and patted Qiu Shanshan's head.
Finally, she spoke, "Yes, I miss Xiaochunqing too," and then the woman took out a gift and handed it to Qiu Shanshan.
Unlike the other children who rushed to open their gifts, Qiu Shanshan placed them aside after receiving them.
Then, he took the woman's hand and led her to sit on a chair nearby. "Sister, ever since you left last time, I've been waiting for our next meeting."
You always give us gifts, but today I've also prepared a gift for you, madam. Please have a seat and wait a moment.
"Chunqing is just going out for a bit, she'll be right back," the woman said with a smile. "Oh? Is that so?"
"Well, Xiao Chunqing, don't keep me waiting too long!" Qiu Shanshan smiled and nodded quickly, then ran out of the room.
They headed to the backyard of the fireplace house, while Le Yi watched as Qiu Shanshan suddenly ran off, wondering where she went.
"Little Leyi," Leyi was still wondering what was wrong with Qiu Shanshan, but before she could think any further, she heard the woman's voice calling her.
Then she turned around and saw that the lady was looking at her. Le Yixuan then walked towards the lady, originally intending to call her "Lady Sister" like the other children.
But after a moment's hesitation, she suddenly spoke up, "I'm here, beautiful lady."
Upon hearing Le Yi call her "pretty sister," a look of great pleasure appeared on the woman's face.
"Little Leyi, just like everyone else, call me 'Madam'." He then took a small gift box from the side and handed it to Leyi.
After receiving the gift box, Le Yi feigned a shy and embarrassed expression, saying, "Oh, thank you, ma'am. And, I'm sorry, ma'am..."
I thought that was what you called me, "Lady, you liked that title."
The woman simply smiled, gently stroked Le Yi's head, and said:
"Oh, I see. Well, since Xiao Le Yi is used to being called that, then so be it."
After chatting for a short while, they saw Qiu Shanshan walk in from outside with her hands behind her back, and quickly come to the lady's side.
"Madam, could you please close your eyes for now? You can open them when Chunqing tells you to, okay?" The lady gently closed her eyes after hearing this.
Just as the lady closed her eyes, Le Yi caught a glimpse of Qiu Shanshan taking out an extremely bright and beautiful flower wreath from behind her back.
Le Yi stared at the petals on the wreath, a sense of doubt welling up in her heart.
I don't know what kind of flower this is. It looks familiar, but I can't quite place it.
Then Qiu Shanshan slowly placed the flower wreath on the lady's head and took out a small mirror.
"Alright, ma'am, you can open your eyes now," Qiu Shanshan said, and the lady slowly opened her eyes.
Upon opening her eyes, she saw herself in the mirror wearing a flower wreath on her head. Qiu Shanshan then smiled and said:
"This is a red plum blossom. I planted it in the backyard after the lady left."
I hope that one day I can present this wreath to the lady.
The red plum blossom symbolizes strength, loyalty, and elegance—qualities that perfectly complement a lady's temperament.
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