God's Hand Silver
Chapter 17
In return for receiving the 'amulet', White Silver decided to make an awesome shrine for her Natsume!
White Silver had always been a woman of her words, not to mention that Natsume had helped her so much. He was simply a male god among male gods!
White Silver, who was immersed in looking up information and model making, received a call from her cousin when she was dizzy from all the work. She didn't want to pick up the phone when she saw the three words lit up on the screen.
She must have just remembered that she had left the Cat Litter and Cat Litter at her house for nearly two months. She might even ask her to send it to her.
Sure enough, as soon as Bai Yinzi picked up the call, the voice from the other end had an obvious flattering tone.
"Silver … Well, I forgot the Cat Litter and Cat Litter at your house …"
White Silver put on her headphones and kept working. Even though she wasn't on the other end of the line, the disdain in her black eyes seemed to be transmitted to the person on the other end of the line through the radio waves.
"You have a good memory, Lan Mengmeng. It's been two months, and you still remember the Cat Litter and Cat Litter at my house!"
"Hehehe … I accidentally forgot. Anyway, your house doesn't lack that space, right?"
"No!"
White Silver immediately refuted, "But you called me after such a long time. It can't be that you're really calling me for something that's only worth a few dollars, right?
Do you know how expensive it is to send it across the border from me?!
Tell me, what else did you want to talk to me about? "
Lan Mengmeng choked. She guiltily glanced at her second aunt, who was looking at her attentively. She made an apologetic gesture and walked out of the door.
"You're too sharp!
I haven't even said anything yet! "
"I guessed it with my toes. You don't care about those things at all. It's not like you're made of Gold And Silver!
A busy person suddenly calling me after two months, what good news could it be? "
Lan Mengmeng choked again. Her cousin's sixth sense had always been frighteningly accurate. When she said something reasonable, she couldn't refute it.
Not to mention, she was really guilty …
She sighed heavily and got straight to the point.
"It's Second Aunt … Your mother asked me to call you to sound you out.
She said that she wanted you to come back for a blind date. She was afraid that you wouldn't pick up her call, so she asked me to do it. "
"Oh, and then?" White Silver's face was full of mockery, and her tone gradually became sharper.
"Then marry me off and trap me by her side. It's best if she gives birth to a few children so that I can't run away anymore?"
"… You don't have to say that. Second Aunt misses you too much.
Besides, you're about the same age. Getting married isn't a bad thing. I don't think there's anything bad about getting married. Is starting a family so scary for you? "
"Lan Mengmeng, let me tell you, it doesn't mean that I have to marry and have children just because I'm a woman.
I can do whatever I want. It's not like I can't support myself. Why should I get married, do laundry, cook, and take care of someone else's family? "
White Silver's tone gradually became more and more angry. The four people who had never heard her angry tone ran over from another room.
She suddenly met the four people's strange and worried gazes. She was stunned. She suppressed her anger and pulled out an ugly smile.
The four people watched her take the key and leave. They were more or less worried.
From the sound of the door closing and the sound of the street on the phone, Lan Mengmeng guessed that she had left.
However, that didn't stop her from continuing to comfort him.
She reorganized her words and continued, "I know that you're so resistant to marriage because of your parents, but not all men are like your father!"
After White Silver left the door, she took a deep breath and suppressed the sudden anger that had just burst out.
In front of Lan Mengmeng, Bai Yinzi never hid her thoughts. She went straight to the point and asked, "Alright, let me ask you. If I get married, who do you think will do the housework?
Who will wash the clothes?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will mop the floor?
Who will buy and cook the vegetables?
If I plan to have a child, will the child's father take the responsibility of taking care of us and not leave us alone?
Will he tell me that it's natural for women to do this when I'm tired and in pain and that I'm so unreasonable? "
"Uh …"
Lan Mengmeng didn't expect her cousin to think so carefully. She didn't know how to answer.
Could she say that this was what she should do after marriage?
But as she said, since she could live a carefree life and take care of herself, there wasn't much difference between one person or two people.
Lan Mengmeng thought of her father who almost didn't work and relied on her mother to take care of him at home. She sighed silently.
"Then you can't not have children. What will you do when you're old without children?
Who will take care of you when you're sick?
When you're old and sick, no one will take care of you when you're lying in bed. You'll definitely regret it then. "
"Why do you think that my old life will be so miserable?" White Silver became even calmer when she heard this.
"Who told you that I'll live until all my teeth fall out and leave this world with a body full of illnesses?
Lan Mengmeng, have you heard of euthanasia? "
Lan Mengmeng was so shocked that she almost screamed out loud.
"Silver, don't be stupid!"
"What are you panicking for, I'm just mentioning it."
Silver didn't mind and strolled into the nearby park. Looking at the lush and verdant forest, her mood became better.
"Meng Meng, I know that you really want to have your own family. I hope that you can realize your wish earlier than anyone else. I hope that you can obtain happiness.
But, I hope that you can understand a little about the life that I want to live. "
White Silver put her hands in her pockets and looked up at the blue sky. She sighed and said, "Men aren't a necessity for my life. I only want to live a carefree and self-sufficient fat otaku life.
Moreover, I've been sick since I was young. It wasn't easy for me to get through it. I even survived a few car accidents. It wasn't easy for me right?
My grades weren't good, so I worked hard to study. I also went to university. I even managed to get a driver's license which disfigured my face.
I worked hard for myself and my life. In the end, my mother said that women should get married and carry on the family line for men. How could I possibly accept that? "
"I, White Silver, have experienced so many hardships since I was young. I didn't go through the gates of hell a few times just to give birth to a few children for men when I'm old enough!"
Lan Mengmeng was completely speechless. Her cousin was too firm and unyielding, making her unable to refute.
Just like what White Silver had said, her childhood was too difficult. She had to bear the pain of illness to grow up and nurture her body. If her hard work was like what her second aunt said, just to marry and give birth to children for some unknown man, then it was indeed too unreasonable.
Compared to that person who could be her brother-in-law, she naturally stood on her cousin's side.
Speaking frankly, Lan Mengmeng herself didn't believe that a man who could take care of a wife together with her would be so lucky to meet her cousin.
She sighed again and said, "I understand. Then what do you want to do in the future?
You want to remain single and not get married? "
"What can I do?" White Silver's brows were tightly knitted, but her tone deliberately became light.
"If I'm poor, I'll take care of myself. If I'm rich, I'll take care of Xiao Bai's face!"
Lan Mengmeng: "… You're really different from the rest, Silver. If second aunt heard this, she would be so angry that she would vomit blood."
"Of course, I'm the troublemaker of my generation!"
White Silver accepted her cousin's words as a compliment. However, she had been away for a while, so she didn't want to say more because she was worried about the four at home.
"Anyway, I've already said what I wanted to say. Next time she asks you to call like this, just tell her that I'm angry. I definitely won't pick up your call."
"… Will she believe me?"
Lan Mengmeng was a bit speechless. "Who doesn't know how good you are to me? She won't believe you. Think of another reason to give me."
"With my bad temper, will she not believe me?
In the future, go to my personal page to find me or use other methods to contact me. I won't pick up your calls. It's a waste of money. "
Lan Mengmeng paused and smiled helplessly.
"Okay, you're good!"
White Silver thought about it and comforted her in the end. "But don't worry about me. If I can really meet a good man, we'll naturally be together.
Like those crooked melons and broken dates that my mom found … "
"Yes, yes, yes. People change their minds. I also want you to live a happier life!"
White Silver didn't say anything. She smiled and hung up the phone.
She was about to go back to where she was, but when she turned her head, she saw Natsume floating behind her without any scruples. She was scared out of her wits.
She hugged Natsume, who was about to speak, and quickly hid in the nearby shadows.
"What are you doing!
You scared me to death! "
Natsume looked at her worried and frightened face. He smiled gently and comforted her. "Don't worry, others can't see me."
White Silver frowned in confusion and looked outside. When she was sure that the passersby didn't notice her, she was relieved.
Natsume floated out of White Silver's arms and patted her thick bangs with Xiao Bai's hand. His eyes were full of pity.
"I was a little worried about you, so I followed you out.
I didn't want to hear those words. I'm sorry … "
Speaking of this, White Silver felt very embarrassed …
In front of her Prince Charming, she said that she should take care of herself if she was poor and take care of Xiao Bai if she was rich … Ah, ah, ah, ah, her face was about to explode!
"Hurry up and forget all those things I said!
Hurry up! "
Natsume blinked his pale golden eyes and looked at her with some confusion. He asked, "Why?
What you said is not something to be ashamed of.
But … if you don't want me to remember, then I'll forget it. "
The handsome young God looked at her gently and tolerantly. With a gentle smile, he looked just like a real God.
It was just so-so.
White Silver's blushing face slowly returned to its white color. She pursed her lips and looked at him with some surprise.
"You … Don't you think that what I said just now is very unorthodox?"
"Why would I?"
Natsume lowered his eyes and responded. "Whether you're alone or together, you didn't do anything wrong.
Because you didn't hinder or hurt anyone, right?
What's more, whether you want to continue your descendants is your own choice. No one can question it. "
Looking at White Silver's surprised expression, Natsume smiled again.
"Have you forgotten? My grandmother, Natsume Lingzi, gave birth to my mother out of wedlock.
Uncle Zi and Aunt Tazi didn't have children like in the secular world. Instead, they took me in, who was homeless at that time.
As for me … "Xiamu smiled helplessly as he spoke.
"At that time, when I was solving the matter between Toyokami and Buyuki, I accepted Toyokami and Buyuki's request and temporarily took over their divinity.
I didn't want Buyuki's divinity to be snatched away by a powerful monster and turned into Buyuki. In order to not let the place I lived in become a wasteland, I could only merge with Toyokami's divinity to fight against Buyuki.
In the end, although I successfully took back Buyuki's divinity with the help of Cat Sensei, I originally had powerful monster power and spiritual power, so there was no way to separate Toyokami's divinity from my body. "
This was the first time that White Silver had heard of it. It was completely different from the story in the manga, and she was fascinated by it.
Natsume saw that her attention had been diverted, so he continued, "Later, I took Cat Sensei and worked hard to find the location of the Izumo Country. When I met the god of the country, I was told that I was already a true Toyokami.
I maintained the identity of a human god until I died at the age of forty and became a true Toyokami.
I … have never been married, and I don't have children of my own. "
Natsume looked at White Silver's eyes that were full of curiosity and smiled. He patiently explained, "The human body can't always bear the power of the gods. Even I, who was born with great power, is no exception.
When I learned that I couldn't die of old age like other human beings, I decided on my own way out.
There was no way to give the child a worry-free life. When I knew that I didn't have long to live, how could I deceive and hurt the child's life and let her live a lonely life after my early death?
If we had kept the child, I'm afraid it would have been more difficult for her … "
The gentle and compassionate god raised his head again. His pale golden eyes were filled with gentleness as he looked at her. He said softly, "You see, from a secular point of view, aren't my grandmother, Uncle Zi, Auntie Tazi, and I all similar people?
So you don't have to be ashamed of your choice and declaration.
Because it's not a big deal. Everything is just your own choice.
Whether you're single, unmarried, or married without children … the world is full of unknowns and inclusiveness.
So … "
The god gently pressed his forehead against the woman's black hair and printed the best blessing he could give. "I hope you can become the best you can be, without worries or pain … Please take good care of yourself and protect yourself. This is a blessing and request from the gods. Will you accept it?"
White Silver was sobbing at this moment. She lowered her head and covered her small mouth with her hand, trying to prevent her sobs from overflowing and being heard by others.