Grandpa did not refuse when Hu Dabao made this request, but a few days after completing the ceremony, in a quiet early morning, Grandpa took his things and left Hu Dabao's house silently. Hu Dabao discovered that his grandfather was missing the other day. There was only a note left on the table, which read, "Life and death are orderly, yin and yang have their poles, Fuxi Bagua, destiny is the policy." In addition, there was a piece of malachite that had been illuminated. The malachite was divided into two halves. The grandfather meant that he would have another child in the future, and then the malachite would be made into necklaces for the two children to wear, which could be regarded as compensation for his wife. Hu Dabao accepted the malachite, but did not understand what the note meant. However, he regarded it as a treasure and bought a jade brocade box and sealed the note in the brocade box. Time passed day by day, and the two children gradually grew up. In the blink of an eye, Hu Dabao's business grew bigger and bigger, and the children gradually grew up. When Hu Hui was six years old, Hu Dabao's wife was diagnosed with the disease in the hospital. There was a problem with the uterus, that is, infertility, so at the request of his wife, Hu Dabao adopted a girl named Hu Xiang, who was two years older than Hu Hui. The older Hu Hui gets, the more she looks like her original self. Hu Dabao loves her so much that he wants to feed her with his own hands. Especially because of the painful experience in the past, Hu Hui doesn't even have any slaves around her, from the wet nurse to the wet nurse. The servants are all women. When he goes out, he will be accompanied by several female guards. In short, Hu Dabao's doting on Hu Hui has reached an extreme level. But the more Hu Dabao's attitude is, the more Hu Dabao's wife has an indifferent attitude towards Hu Hui, which can even be said to be close to indifference. Since Hu Hui was born, Hu Dabao's wife has hugged the child only a handful of times. In addition, the wife is not responsible for breastfeeding and is fed by the wet nurse, so the relationship between Hu Hui and her mother is very weak. At first, everyone thought that Hu Dabao's wife favored sons over daughters. This phenomenon usually happens to the head of the family. It is very rare for mothers to favor sons over daughters. But when Hu Dabao agreed to adopt his daughter, Hu Dabao's wife showed her motherly love. This child was selected by Hu Dabao from the orphanage. When I was selecting him, I saw that Hu Dabao didn't seem to be very cold about this child - on this point, I actually sided with Hu Dabao. If nothing else, this kid is too cruel. Maybe the director of the orphanage knew in advance that Hu Dabao was going to come to their place to select children to take back for adoption. When he went there, all the children looked "pure", with shining eyes, as if they were descended from heaven. But Hu Dabao has an upright and honest temperament. After doing business for many years, he also has a good eye for people, especially children, not to mention children. Children at the age of seven or eight in orphanages may be more precocious than children in ordinary families, but there is no comparison with adult society.These children knew that being selected could change their destiny, so they tried their best to pretend to be good and show their strengths. Hu Dabao actually saw all the overt and covert struggles among the children. Although he didn't like it very much, he understood it. It is not an exaggeration to say that a place like an orphanage is a cannibalistic place. What is even sadder is that the people who are eaten are just being eaten, and there will be no sympathy. After all, the most important thing in this place is the so-called pity. people. After Hu Dabao's wife selected among these children, she selected a child with the most outstanding abilities - this child was later Hu Xiang. The reason why Hu Dabao and I don't like this child is because this child personally pushed the girl who was superior to him in all aspects into the river, and watched her drown without even frowning. This was an accident. At that time, I followed Hu Dabao and looked around. Hu Dabao had no interest in choosing an adopted daughter. He agreed to find an adopted daughter purely out of comfort and compensation for his wife. But he liked the forest near the orphanage. The vegetation here was subtropical, very similar to the forest he saw when he was looking for the treasure in the tomb. As the saying goes, a good man is not as brave as he once was, but how many good men are there in the world? Hu Dabao knew that he was not that kind of man, but he could not forget his past experience of searching for a tomb alone in a dangerous situation. Of course Hu Dabao didn't know that he had missed a hidden mountain area that could only be seen in a century, but for him, even if he was just looking for the small tomb where corrupt officials from ancient times were buried, it was a thrilling and thrilling experience that he would never forget. At that time, Hu Dabao and the old housekeeper looked at the beautiful scenery and thought of the past. They also spoke with the old housekeeper about the courage of the past with great pride - I listened to the side and found that Hu Dabao had added a lot of things, such as meeting What a black blind man, he also encountered a group of wild boars chasing him and so on. In short, he will brag as thrilling as possible. The old housekeeper has been with Hu Dabao for many years and knows that he likes to brag. He probably doesn't believe it all, but he is still a little surprised that his master used to be a gold captain. I kept listening to the story. Although I had seen it all with my own eyes and knew that the story was embellished, it was still human nature after all, so I might as well just listen quietly and have fun. Anyway, I was still in a dream, and there was no place for me to expose Hu Dabao. While the two people were chatting, they discovered that there was actually a small natural lake hidden in the lush green forest. Looking from a distance, it looks like someone has placed a huge mirror in the forest. The sun's rays are reflected on it, shining with sparkling golden light, which is very beautiful. Looking at this natural lake, Hu Dabao suddenly remembered how he fished for jade lotus seeds near the lake and cut off his flesh and blood in front of his daughter. He was immediately moved by the scene and wanted to get closer to have a look. The old housekeeper advised him that it was too far away. , forget it and go back early, otherwise the lady will say it again. Hu Dabao also had a stubborn temper. He decided not to listen to others anymore. Seeing that Hu Dabao had no guards around him, the old housekeeper had no choice but to follow him. But this trip was really amazing - I didn't see anything from a distance, but I saw someone splashing in the lake from a closer look. It looked like he was drowning, and there was a faint cry. But at this moment, a small and thin figure slowly swam out of the lake. It was a girl, her whole body was wet, her thin white clothes were soaked, and her body was exposed. She stood barefoot on the edge of the lake, expressionlessly taking off her clothes and squeezing out the water, while watching the girl drown in the lake. When the old housekeeper saw that this was serious, he immediately wanted to call someone, but Hu Dabao silently stretched out his hand to stop him. The old housekeeper was startled for a moment. Looking at Hu Dabao's silent expression, he understood something. He sighed slightly, shook his head and stopped talking. I think I can probably understand why Hu Dabao stopped the old housekeeper - if the old housekeeper was born here, then the child in the lake might be able to save his life, but the one standing on the edge of the lake would not escape death. Now - in a place like an orphanage, the most taboo thing is to be caught with pigtails. This girl knew at a glance that she was going to frame the child in the lake. This time, the child in the lake was saved. After he came out, only one of the two could survive. Before that, neither of them would give up. It may seem unreasonable when you suddenly think about it, but if you think about it carefully for a moment, you will understand the sighing truth. Whether Hu Dabao intervenes or not, the outcome of one death cannot be changed, so it is better not to intervene and not wade into this muddy water. It may be cruel, but if he had not come here today, then this matter would have been the same. He has nothing to do with them, they are just two orphans who have nothing to do with him. After Hu Dabao and the old housekeeper went back silently, I stayed there until the end. In order to get rid of suspicion, this girl went deeper into the forest to start a wildfire. She didn't return to the orphanage until her clothes and body were dried. It's hard to imagine that this would be a seven or eight-year-old child. things that can be done. But fate is such a wonderful thing. Another day when Hu Dabao asked his wife which child she had chosen, her wife said that you must also like it. I took a fancy to it as soon as I saw it. The girl who was brought over after that was the girl who watched her companions drown. When this girl was brought by Hu Dabao's wife and stood in front of Hu Dabao, the expression on her face was completely different - her narrow red phoenix eyes were opened as wide as they could, and she looked up at the potbellied Hu Dabao with blinking eyes. There is adoration, a touch of intimacy, but most of all there is deep longing. Hu Dabao's mood was also very complicated. Later, when he asked his wife why he chose this girl, he realized that the child who was drowned yesterday was the best child in the entire orphanage. He was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was born with She is extremely smart and naturally beautiful. It is said that this kind of child will not stay in the orphanage for too long, but this child belongs to a special situation - he was originally a child of a rich family, but due to an accident, he was sent to the orphanage here after his family was ruined. He hadn't been here long, but he mysteriously disappeared two days ago. The dean said that her body was found in a lake in the forest in the morning. She may have drowned while playing in the water. The dean didn't look very pity when he said this, and Hu Dabao's mood became even more complicated. He repeatedly asked his wife many times whether he must take this child home. Hu Dabao's wife was very determined and had already thought of a name for the child, which was called Hu Xiang. Seeing how much his wife liked the child, Hu Dabao felt guilty for his wife because of Hu Hui's incident, so he said nothing more and agreed to his wife to take the child back. But Hu Dabao was deceived - as a bystander, I saw the truth that Hu Dabao did not see. The night before returning to Hu's house, I saw Hu Dabao's wife pulling Hu Xiang to chat in her bedroom. As we chatted, the topic of the drowned girl - Hu Dabao's wife Not only did she know the truth, but she was also the instigator of this incident. She said to Hu Xiang, you are excellent in all aspects, but there is someone who is better than you in all aspects. As long as you have this child, you cannot be taken away by us. What should you do? So Hu Xiang gave his own answer. Hu Dabao's wife was very satisfied with this. She gently stroked Hu Xiang's head and told her, that's it, if you are very good, but there is someone who is better than you in every aspect - just let her disappear. It was at this time that I realized how vicious a woman Hu Dabao's wife really was. What happened in these years not only changed Hu Dabao, but also changed her tremendously. If you think about it carefully, since the premature birth incident, it seems that the little maid in the Hu family has never had the illusion of a sparrow turning into a phoenix.