"Then what?"
"Later, my husband asked me if I wanted to stay in Dalong?"
Sakai Hoshino looked at the girl's childlike appearance, and a look of panic flashed in his beautiful eyes.
"Then you...then how did you answer?"
"Yingzhi replied, sir, I don't know either, but I'm telling you, mother, you really like Dalong."
Sakai Hoshino's footsteps suddenly stopped, he put a pair of jade hands on his daughter's shoulders and squatted down, with an indescribable complex meaning on his pretty face.
"Silly boy, how do you know that mother likes Dalong?"
"Mother, from the moment we got off the ship and stepped onto the dragon, the smile on your face has never stopped.
In the past, when we were in Japan, you rarely smiled. Especially after your father passed away, you didn't smile for a long time.
But since arriving in Dalong, mother, you have changed and become more smiley.
In Yingzhi's memory, mother, you seem to have never been so happy, as if you have become a different person.
So Yingzhi thought, mother, if you don't like Dalong, why are you so happy?"
"me……"
After Sakai Hoshino heard his daughter's question, he stared blankly at the girl's childlike appearance. Her lips pursed and she wanted to say something, but she couldn't.
"Yingzhi, what happened next? What did Mr. Liu ask you next?"
"My husband probably wanted to say something at that time, but mother, you suddenly came back, and then the two of us looked at you, mother."
A trace of regret flashed in Sakai Hoshino's eyes, and he nodded twice with a wry smile.
"Well, mother knows."
"Mother."
"Why."
"Do you like Dalong very much?"
"Mother, mother doesn't know either."
The little girl raised her hand and scratched her forehead, smiling nonchalantly.
"Well, it turns out that you don't know, mother."
Sakai Hoshino gently rubbed his daughter's hair twice, stood up and looked at the lantern hanging under the corridor above, quietly lost in thought.
After a long time, Sakai Hoshino asked, seemingly unintentionally: "Sakura Zhi, mother wants to ask you, do you want to stay in Dalong?"
"Hmm~ I kind of want to stay, but I kind of don't want to stay."
"Why?"
"Mother, Sister Yue'er, Sister Lingyun, Sister Yunxin, Sister Lianniang, they are very good to Yingzhi.
When she was at our house before, Sakurazhi had never thought she was so happy now.
Because Sakurazhi wants to be so happy forever, Sakurazhi wants to stay.
But if we stay here in Dalong and don't go home, then Yingzhi may not be able to see her uncle and brother in the future.
If there is no chance to play with Sister Yue'er and the others in the future, Yingzhi will be sad, but if she can never see her uncle and brother again, Yingzhi will be sad as well.
So Sakura Zhi really wanted to stay here with Dalong, but at the same time she didn't really want to stay here.
Sakura Zhi doesn't know how to choose."
Sakai Hoshino looked down at his daughter's tangled and depressed face, and let out a long sigh.
"Oh, mother, isn't it like this?"
Sakai Hoshino's voice was a little suppressed. The little girl didn't hear clearly what her mother was whispering, and instinctively asked: "Ah? What? What did you say, mother?"
Please speak louder, Yingzhi didn't hear you clearly."
"Mom said I have the same idea as you."
"Oh! Then mother, do you want to stay in Dalong?"
"Mother doesn't know either. Let me think about it again."
"Yeah, yeah, Yingzhi knows."
Sakai Hoshino looked at his daughter's well-behaved and sensible appearance, leaned over slightly, took his daughter's wrist, and hurried towards the courtyard where he lived.
"Let's go, don't keep you, Mr. Liu, waiting too long."
"Mother."
"Um?"
"Whatever you choose, Yingzhi will do it. I will always be with my mother."
"Hehehe, silly girl."
After half a stick of incense, Sakai Ga held a tray with wine and food in his hand and hurried towards the courtyard where his aunt Sakai Hoshino lived.
Seeing the mother and daughter outside the arch, Sakai He breathed out a heavy breath.
"Auntie, little sister, I've kept you waiting for a long time."
"He'er, don't worry. After you meet Mr. Liu later, you can just follow his words."
"Yes, my child understands."
"Mother, Brother He, let's go see your husband quickly. Don't let him wait too long."
"knew."
"good."
Sakai Hoshino and others responded one after another, straightened their appearance, and walked through the arch of the small courtyard together.
"Hoshino has met Mr. Liu."
"Ying Zhi greets you sir, sir, how are you doing?"
"My minister Sakai congratulates His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Emperor."
Liu Mingzhi, who was quietly looking up at the moon in the night sky in the pavilion, came to his senses immediately when he heard the voices of the three people.
"Everyone is free of charge."
"Thank you Mr. Liu."
"Thank you sir."
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor."
After Sakai Hoshino gave his nephew a look, he took his daughter's wrist and walked to the front of the stone bench in the pavilion and sat down.
"Jun Liu, it will take some time to prepare the food and wine, so I kept you waiting."
"It doesn't matter, although night has fallen, it's still early, so a delay of a while and a half is nothing."
"Thank you Mr. Liu for your understanding."
After Sakai He placed the food and wine on the tray one by one, he put the tray aside.
"Your Majesty, time is too short. The ministers have simply prepared some wine and food. I hope your Majesty will not find it objectionable."
"sit down."
"My ministers obey, and I thank His Majesty the Emperor."
Liu Mingzhi picked up a piece of pickled fish with chopsticks and brought it to his mouth, then smiled and gestured to Sakai Hoshino and the others.
"I'm hungry, let's talk while eating."
Sakai Hoshino immediately nodded in agreement, stood up, picked up the pot and poured a few glasses of wine.
"Hey, listen to Mr. Liu,"
"Sir, Yingzhi is also hungry, so I won't be polite."
"Your Majesty, your ministers will be relieved if you are satisfied."
To be continued...