Meng Yin understood immediately and said, "I see. He must be feeling insecure."

Tao Tao continued, "Nian Nian is definitely not someone who often talks about love. Nian Nian, try to coax Xia Houyu."

Xia Nian frowned and said, "Just now, when he was talking to me, I couldn't say a word. I felt like I had... a communication disorder. He was like that, so my first reaction was to wait until the two of them calmed down before talking."

"Hey, Nian Nian, don't say that." Xu Zheng patted her shoulder. "You don't usually say anything cheesy to us, but we still know that you care about us."

Xia Nian said: "It's different, A Zheng, we grew up together and know each other very well."

They all knew that Xia Nian was very good at suppressing her emotions. Even if she cared about someone, she would not express it with words, but with actions.

The three of them said that she was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, but Xia Nian felt that she was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

When we arrived at the street, it was already dark. People were coming and going on the street. Since the goddess would be chosen soon, many people were walking in one direction, so the street was quite smooth.

Seeing Xia Nian's depressed look, Meng Yin asked, "Niannian, are you going to look for Xiahou Yu?"

Xia Nian bit her lip and said, "I guess he won't listen to anything right now. What else can I say except about the contraceptive pill? I obviously care about him, but maybe because I didn't show it clearly, he thought too much."

She paused and said, "After all, it's my fault. I shouldn't have kept it from him."

Meng Yin suggested: "Maybe we can try to coax her."

Xia Nian nodded, she also felt that it was necessary.

Xu Zheng hugged her shoulders and said, "Oh, don't be sad, let's go shopping first, and then we can watch dancing."

"Maybe Xiahou Yu was just angry for a short while." Tao Tao said.

Xia Nian smiled bitterly and said, "No matter what, there will be a gap, big or small. I really... I really shouldn't have kept it from him."

The three of them sighed at the same time, then immediately started laughing, trying to make her happy, and followed the crowd to the place where the goddess was to be chosen.

There were indeed a huge crowd of people here, and there were many young girls standing below, all of them dressed up carefully.

After a little inquiry, Xu Zheng found out that after being chosen as the goddess to dance, she would receive silver, and a considerable amount. In addition to the ladies from wealthy families, all the girls who could dance from ordinary families would give it a try.

The chosen one will receive a moon lamp from the priest.

The matter of selecting the goddess was handled by the City Lord's Mansion, and the person standing on the round car was the priest who was responsible for the sacrifices in the past, and he was the one who selected the goddess.

The crowd did not move, all waiting for the final goddess to be chosen. The four of them also stopped and looked at the round car slowly approaching from behind.

The priest was a man wearing a moon-white cloak and a hat, with everything covered except his eyes. He was tall and held a plate-shaped object in his hand.

The round platform was moving very slowly, with five or six people in white robes following it. Red streamers were flying, brushing against the faces of passers-by from time to time. The priest stood in the middle, looking down at the girls waiting eagerly below, and occasionally looking at the round plate in his hand, as if looking for someone destined to be with him.

The crowd was in an uproar, and except for Xia Nian who was in a daze, the other three could hear their discussions.

"Hey, when did the high priest change? I remember the one from last year had a big beard, didn't he?"

"Really? Maybe someone has changed."

The priest approached, and the three of them looked up at the man. He only showed his eyes, which glided calmly over the people below, as if he had seen someone he liked, and finally a ripple appeared in his eyes.

Xia Nian, who was standing aside, was still thinking about how to explain it to Xia Hou Yu.

Xia Nian thought: He will definitely ask me why I don’t want to get pregnant, and I will just say I’m not ready.

She remembered that no matter what Xiahou Yu did before, she was ruthless, and he never got tired of it until she was moved.

In their relationship, Xiahou Yu always seemed to be the giving one. When she was indifferent, he was enthusiastic. Whether it was giving gifts, pretending to be hurt, or suddenly becoming overbearing, he seemed to have tried all methods just to make herself fall in love with him.

As for her, because she was afraid, even though she told him her thoughts, she did not choose to be with him at first. It was not until the critical moment, when Xiahou Yu almost left her, that she became anxious and expressed her feelings to him.

Xia Nian's eyes were a little red.

Today, when he found out about the birth control pill, he blamed himself for not telling him, instead of blaming her for not wanting to get pregnant.

Why didn't she hug Xiahou Yu when he left? According to Xiahou Yu's personality, he would definitely look back.

Xia Nian bit her lips and her eyes almost lost focus.

Xiahou Yu... where is he now? He must be very sad. He said that he didn't care about him, but he obviously cared about him. It was because he cared about him that he didn't know what to say when he questioned him.

She should go find him and talk to him clearly, and he would definitely lean on her shoulder and act coquettishly.

Xia Nian couldn't help but hate herself a little. Xia Hou Yu was so sad, but she actually watched him leave and didn't even comfort him when he broke down.

A ball of warm yellow light suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, forcing her to come back to her senses.

There was cheering and applause all around. Meng Yin tugged at Xia Nian's sleeve and said excitedly, "Nian Nian, you've been chosen!"

"What?" Xia Nian looked up and saw that the high priest was holding a very long pole in his hand. At the end of the pole was tied a small moon lamp, emitting warm yellow light, which was swaying gently in front of her eyes.

Two people in white robes walked up to her, put their right arms in front of them and bowed, saying, "Young lady, congratulations on being chosen as the goddess to parade this year."

Xia Nian shook his head and said, "I don't choose the goddess."

The man in the white robe was stunned, thinking that she had not prepared a dance for the parade. He glanced at the people on the stage, then turned back and said, "This year is different. The goddess may not necessarily dance, so throwing mooncakes on it will also be fine."

Xia Nian refused: "No, I'm married."

Some people around started to get impatient: "It's okay if they say no!"

"Why has it changed this year? What's the point of learning that dance!"

"Pick another one!"

The man on the stage raised the round plate in his hand, turned it around towards the crowd, and said in a loud voice: "This girl was chosen by the Moon God. How can we easily change her?"

After hearing this, the people around turned to persuade Xia Nian.

The man in the white robe said, "Girl, it is a great honor to be chosen, not to mention you get money."

Xia Nian glanced at him and said, "I'm not interested in this."

Xu Zheng stood in front of her and shouted, "I said I won't go, so I won't go! How can you force people like this?"

The man in the white robe said, "Young lady, we are just following the instructions of the Moon Goddess."

As he said that, he waved his hand and asked the other two to go and pull Xan Nian away.

Xu Zheng raised her hand to stop them and said disdainfully: "Superstition!"

The man said, “This is God’s will.”

Meng Yin walked up to him, shaking her finger, and took out the token like a magic trick, saying with a smile: "I'm sorry, the so-called divine power is nothing compared to the real power."

"If you continue to bother me, I'll see you at Gu's residence tomorrow."

The man's face changed, and the people behind him began to guess their identities. Meng Yin glanced at them, and the two of them immediately fell silent.

The priest on the stage waved his hand, signaling them to go back.

Yuantai continued to move forward and chose another girl not far away.

Everyone cheered again and quickly forgot what had just happened.

The four of them followed in the crowd, and Xia Nian suddenly said, "I'm going to find Xia Houyu."

She looked at the three of them, her eyes bright and clear, "I'll go and talk to him about it."

The three of them were naturally happy. Meng Yin smiled and said, "Do you want us to join you? Nian Nian."

Xia Nian shook his head and said, "I'll go by myself. The parade has just begun."

"Okay, okay." The three nodded.

Xia Nian looked around and began to walk against the crowd towards Xiahou Mansion.

In the dim alley, the man asked anxiously, "How can we kidnap her if she doesn't agree?"

The priest took off his white robe, revealing a nightgown underneath, "Change the plan, follow her!"

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