My Taoist nun girlfriend is from the Republic of China era, 1942.

Chapter 147 Foolish Talk
While chatting, the two returned to the apartment complex's parking garage.
"Don't think I'm talking nonsense." Chen Xiaomiao unbuckled her seatbelt and turned her head to the side: "I just think your wife is living too tensely..."

Lu Yuan comforted him, "Don't worry, Zhao Qiang may not be very bright, but he knows how to love his wife. With him backing you up, you won't break down."

When the two returned home, the idiot rushed to greet them, only to be ruthlessly locked onto the balcony by Lu Yuan.

After showering, only a dim bedside lamp remained in the bedroom.

The night was deep outside the window, and the spring atmosphere was strong inside the room.

More than half an hour later, the sound of running water came from the bathroom again.

After the two lay back down on the bed, Chen Xiaomiao let out a long sigh of relief and buried her face in Lu Yuan's chest, like a lazy cat.

She unconsciously drew circles on her flat stomach with one hand, and after a while, she muttered to herself.

"Lu Yuan, why is there still no sign of pregnancy in my belly?"

Lu Yuan was dozing off when he heard this and couldn't help but chuckle, pulling the person closer to his chest.

"What's the rush? Just let nature take its course... Besides, you have to take the college entrance exam next year. You can't go to the exam hall with a big belly, can you?"

"right……"

Chen Xiaomiao hadn't really thought about this; she was just wondering how long it would take to have a baby as cute as Jasmine.

"Go to sleep."

Lu Yuan kissed her on the forehead.

"Ah."

The two embraced and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Bai Jing arrived on time.

Before class, Bai Jing first talked to Lu Yuan about Niu Niu.

"Mr. Lu, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"You said."

Lu Yuan poured Bai Jing a cup of tea.

"It's about Niu Niu."

Bai Jing sighed softly: "That child... is truly obedient and so sensible that it breaks my heart. But... she's just too reserved. She never touches the new clothes or toys I buy for her; she keeps them all carefully."

At home, apart from eating and sleeping, she would stay in her room reading quietly, and sometimes I couldn't even feel her presence.

Jiaxin inquired at the second grade and said that Niu Niu was always alone at school, didn't play with her classmates during breaks, and didn't talk. The other children in the class thought she was withdrawn and didn't want to associate with her.

Lu Yuan frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Bai Jing suggested, "So I have an idea... Niu Niu is in second grade now, and I was thinking, could we let her repeat a grade and be in the same class as Jia Xin?"

Jiaxin is lively and outgoing; with her around, Niu Niu might be able to integrate into the group more quickly and wouldn't be so lonely at school.

Lu Yuan remained silent for a moment, gently stroking the inside of the teacup with his fingers, and finally slowly shook his head.

"Children are sensitive. If we make them repeat a grade, they might never be able to hold their heads up again."

"That……"

"How about this."

Lu Yuan proposed a reverse solution: "Jiaxin is smart and has always kept up with her studies. Skipping a grade to go to the second grade should be no problem."

This way, I can be with Niu Niu without hurting her self-esteem.

"Mr. Lu is very thoughtful. I will go to the school to discuss it with the teacher after the winter vacation."

After discussing Niu Niu's matter, Bai Jing began to teach Chen Xiaomiao.

After the afternoon classes ended, Bai Jing had something come up and couldn't pick up her child.

Lu Yuan drove Chen Xiaomiao to the entrance of the primary school where Jiaxin and Niu Niu studied.

As soon as the school gate opened, the elementary school students in their school uniforms poured out like birds released from their cages, chattering excitedly.

Soon, two small figures came into view.

Lu Jiaxin, carrying a pink backpack, held Niu Niu's hand in one hand and raised the other hand high, waving it vigorously at the two people in the car.

Niu Niu followed beside her, still with her head down, looking timid.

The two children opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

"Master, don't go home yet!" Lu Jiaxin hurriedly gave instructions as soon as she sat down. "Where to?" Lu Yuan looked at her in the rearview mirror.

"Go to the Third Municipal High School, Niu Niu wants to see her brother!"

Lü Jiaxin, being quick-witted, immediately revealed Niu Niu's thoughts.

The girl in the back seat blushed and lowered her head even further.

Lu Yuan turned around and asked gently, "Niu Niu, did you miss your brother?"

Niu Niu clutched the hem of her clothes, whispered "Mmm" in a voice barely above a whisper, and nodded quickly.

"it is good."

Lu Yuan turned the car around and drove towards the No. 3 Middle School in the city where Huang Jietao studied.

When they arrived at the school gate, Lu Yuan parked the car on the side of the road and unbuckled his seatbelt: "I'll take Niu Niu inside. You guys wait in the car for a while."

Inside the car, only Chen Xiaomiao and Lü Jiaxin remained.

Chen Xiaomiao turned around from the front row and looked at her mischievous little apprentice: "Jiaxin, how have things been going between you and Niu Niu lately?"

"Okay."

Lu Jiaxin swung her legs around and sighed like a little adult: "She still doesn't talk much. When I talk to her about cartoons, she just listens."

I give her snacks, and she accepts them, but she never eats them herself.

I feel like there's a wall in her heart, keeping my mother and me outside.

She doesn't hate us, she just... always acts like she's living alone.

The little girl's words stirred a bittersweet feeling in Chen Xiaomiao's heart.

“It’s normal for familiar relatives not to be around… Give her some time to settle down, and everything will be fine.”

"Yeah, I think so too."

Lü Jiaxin nodded, then suddenly asked curiously, "Master, since you know so much about this, have you ever been alone without your family around?"

This question, like a fine needle, pierced Chen Xiaomiao's heart without warning.

Chen Xiaomiao's gaze was somewhat unfocused, as if she could see through the bustling traffic in front of her and look back to a long, long time ago.

In that era of war and chaos, the streets were filled with people gnawing on tree bark and eating clay... After her master closed his eyes, she was left all alone, wandering aimlessly like a headless fly in the boundless darkness and despair.

After a long silence, Chen Xiaomiao nodded gently.

"What does that feel like?"

Lu Jiaxin pressed further, explaining that children cannot yet comprehend such a heavy past in their own world.

Chen Xiaomiao recalled: "It felt like... in the dead of winter, a person was walking barefoot on ice, all around was pitch black, there was no fire or light, you didn't know where you would step next, and you didn't know what was ahead."

You may be starving and shivering with cold, but what you fear most is not dying of hunger or freezing to death...

And no one in this world cares about you anymore; if you die, no one will even know.

You're like that withered weed by the roadside, rotting in the mud, unnoticed by anyone. I can't even sleep soundly at night, always afraid that when I open my eyes, the sky will fall, the earth will collapse, and all that little bit I've managed to hold onto will be gone…

That's why she clung so tightly to her current life and to Lu Yuan.

She even asked Lu Yuan if he would look down on her, a question that couldn't be more stupid.

And I want to have a child soon...

Lü Jiaxin listened quietly, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Although she didn't understand the fear of hunger and death in her master's words, she could feel the overwhelming loneliness and sorrow.

The little girl leaned over from the back seat, stretched out her arms, and awkwardly hugged Chen Xiaomiao's neck, pressing her face against her master's cheek.

"Don't worry, Master."

She mimicked an adult's tone, comforting him in a mature and sophisticated manner: "Even if your master doesn't want you anymore in the future, you still have me. Your disciple will take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days!"

Chen Xiaomiao was amused, and the gloom in her heart instantly dissipated.

She raised her hand and gently tapped Lü Jiaxin's forehead, then mimicked Lu Yuan's tone and cursed at her.

"Silly girl, you're saying stupid things again."

(End of this chapter)