Crossing the Gods as Slaves

Chapter 263: No Years (4)

Ning Hua thanked him politely, then opened the small wooden box. Inside was a gold ring inlaid with a pink pigeon blood gemstone. It looked very delicate and valuable.

Ning Hua looked at Lu Xiu again, and actually saw a glimmer of tears in Lu Xiu's eyes.

Ning Hua then realized that the "Madam" Aunt You was referring to must be Lu Xiu's mother.

Ning Hua reached out and held Lu Xiu's arm. Lu Xiu came back to his senses and smiled at Aunt You: "I haven't seen my mother's things for a long time. This gift is very good. She will definitely like it."

Aunt You smiled and tugged at Uncle You. Uncle You was still looking at Lu Xiu's face and laughing. Aunt You tugged at him again. He immediately raised his two gray eyebrows and looked at Aunt You: "Why are you tugged at me?"

"What are you doing? What about you?"

"What about me? Am I not here?"

Aunt You slowly stretched out her finger and poked Uncle You's head. Ning Hua looked at Aunt You's slow-motion posture and exchanged a glance with Lu Xiu, and they both laughed secretly.

When Aunt You's finger finally poked Uncle You's forehead, Uncle You suddenly realized something and slowly took out a small silver iron plate from his pocket. There was a long iron chain tied to the end of the plate.

Aunt You complained, "Your Highness, your uncle You has Alzheimer's disease..."

Before Uncle You's hand was fully extended, Lu Xiu had already reached out to take it. After taking it, he turned around and hung the small iron plate around Ning Hua's neck.

"This is what I wore when I was a child. I wore it all the time when I was the heir. I didn't know where I lost it until I became the commander. It turned out to be with Uncle You."

Lu Xiu explained to Ning Hua, and then said to Uncle You: "Uncle You is thoughtful."

Uncle You smiled innocently and lovingly, and Aunt You tugged at his sleeve again, "Still standing there? Go and serve the little prince some food."

Uncle You said "Ah" but still stood there smiling at Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu continued Aunt You’s words, “Yes, Uncle You, Ning Hua and I are hungry.”

Uncle You then turned around and walked towards the kitchen, saying as he walked: "These are all the dishes that the young prince likes to eat. I will never remember them wrong..."

Ning Hua followed Lu Xiu and sat down at a long table. Compared with the one in the commander's mansion, the long table looked much older and heavier. Ning Hua guessed that this old house was at least several hundred years old. There was also an hourglass on the long table in front of them, but it might be broken, as no sand could be seen dripping down.

Ning Hua reached out and poked it, only to find that there was a digital dial on the base of the hourglass, which recorded a time.

"That's the hourglass that has been here since this old house was built. It's probably more than two thousand years old."

Lu Xiu pulled a chair over and sat next to Ning Hua and explained to her.

Ning Hua looked at the dial and saw small numbers showing "2103". This place actually has a history of more than years. Judging from the preservation of the building, it is still intact and majestic.

"It's a pity that this hourglass is broken. The sand doesn't drip down anymore." Ning Hua said with regret.

"Look closer. This hourglass lasts exactly one year each time it runs out."

Ning Hua stared at the sand line in the hourglass, which was so thin that it was almost invisible, for a long time, but Uncle You and Aunt You, who were going to serve the dishes, still didn't come.

"Lu Xiu, did Uncle You forget what dish to serve?"

Lu Xiu thought about this possibility, and then hesitantly said, "He must have forgotten which dish to serve first..."