The years when I was an old man

Spring City at night seems to be a bit more charming than during the day.

The lake, spring, bridge, and the surrounding antique buildings, outlined by the colorful lights, are also beautiful.

Xiaoduo and I were walking by the bridge, and a gust of evening wind blew by.

Her pair of ponytails swayed gently in the wind.

Looking at the scenery in the distance, Xiaoduo suddenly turned her head and said to me with a bit of a coquettish look:

"On the sixth day of the lunar new year, I walked a lot today. When I go back, can you carry me on your back?"

"no problem!"

If it is normal, I will definitely reject her without hesitation.

But not today, because I have something too important to tell her.

"Xiaoduo, let me ask you a question, do you envy Xie Yiliu?"

Xiaoduo tilted her head and thought for a while before replying:

"There must be, her mother is so kind to her, who doesn't envy her?"

Saying that, she turned to look at me.Under the long eyelashes, there are clear eyes.

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

I didn't dare to tell Xiaoduo the whole truth at once, so I could only say a little foreshadowing:

"It's okay, just chat casually. Do you want to see them?"

Xiaoduo's innocent and lovely face showed a bit of sadness.

I've seen this kind of sadness on her face before, when she was separated from Lao Niu.

"Sometimes I want to see them, and sometimes I'm afraid to see them. It's a very complicated feeling. In fact, I want to ask them, since they brought me into this painful world, why did they abandon me?"

Xiaoduo's words made me feel a pain in my heart.

I just realized that I really paid too little attention to Xiaoduo.

I always thought she was just a naive little girl.At most, there are some little secrets unique to girls hidden in my heart.

But she never thought that she would feel that this world is painful.

But I know that I can't follow her emotions, I have to continue to lay the groundwork.

"What do you think of Xie Chengbing?"

Looking at the night scene in the distance, Xiaoduo replied without thinking:

"I think she's pretty good. I liked her when I first saw her. But I hate her daughter, if it weren't for your situation. Huh, I would have given her a bit of a hard time... ..."

This is in line with Xiaoduo's character, she never holds grudges, and revenges on the spot.

I lit a cigarette and deliberately joked in a relaxed tone:

"Then tell me, if you want to have a mother like Xie Chengbing, will you be happy?"

To my surprise, Xiaoduo shook her head without thinking about it.

"do not want!"

"why?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter who my mother is, she's the one who abandoned me. What's more, there's that annoying younger sister! Well, on the sixth day of the junior high, let's not talk about this, shall we?"

Xiaoduo didn't want to talk anymore.After thinking about it, I took out the golden dice and handed it to Xiaoduo.Xiaoduo gave me a strange look, and asked:

"What are you doing?"

I put the dice into Xiaoduo's hands and explained:

"Xiaoduo, in fact, this golden dice was given to me by Niu Lao and asked me to keep it on his behalf. And this golden dice does not belong to Niu Lao. When he picked you up in Tianjin Wei, he found this dice in your swaddling baby. So, this dice should belong to you..."

When I was talking, I stared at Xiaoduo closely, trying to observe the changes in her heart.

But to my surprise, Xiaoduo's face was calm, playing with the golden dice casually.

As soon as I finished speaking, she looked up at me and smiled brightly.

A pair of beautiful dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth.

"On the sixth day of the lunar new year, I actually knew it a long time ago..."

Xiaoduo's words stunned me.

In my heart, Xiaoduo is the kind of little girl who dares to love and hate, is innocent and pure, and even a little ignorant of the world.

But such a big matter, she was able to hide it in her heart for so long.

Sometimes we think we understand other people.But in fact, we know nothing about the human heart and the world.

"In Bashu, I overheard you talking to Grandpa Niu. I kept pretending that I didn't know anything. I wanted to see when you would tell me. Unexpectedly, you suddenly told me today..."

I was a little embarrassed, looked at the dice, and said:

"Xiaoduo, after all, this dice is of great significance, you should keep it for yourself in the future!"

Xiaoduo did not refuse, but suddenly asked me:

"Why did you suddenly mention Xie Chengbing today?"

I really wanted to tell the truth, but Xiaoduo's resistive answer just now made me choose to shut up.

"It's okay, let's go back!"

Xiaoduo didn't ask any further questions, but raised her eyebrows and said:

"Okay, but you have to carry me!"

I smiled and nodded.

This is my first time carrying a girl, she is not heavy.

But in my heart, it felt like a huge rock was pressing down on me.

I don't know what it will be like when Xiaoduo and Xie Chengbing meet each other.

But I know that that day may come soon.

When I went back that night, I called Mr. Niu and told him about the matter.The answer Niu Lao gave me was to hold on and wait for the time to come.

…………

The accident of the trip to Mount Tai put my layout in trouble.

Although Master Hong is still in contact with Xie Yiliu, Xie Yiliu told Master Hong that she is now locked at home by her mother and is not allowed to go out for half a step.

She almost demolished the house, but Xie Chengbing remained unmoved and showed no sign of giving in.

This afternoon, I was about to contact Fang Chukai to discuss the next steps.

Just as he took out the phone, Master Hong suddenly knocked on the door and rushed in in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the door, he held up his mobile phone and said to me in surprise:

"Little Sixth Master, Xie Chengbing called me just now and said he would come to see us!"

Xie Chengbing?

Why did she suddenly want to see us?