Reborn in the 60s and adopted

After dinner, the three of them came to the entrance of the restaurant. Lin Xiao pushed the bike to Tang Mei and said, "You can ride this bike back home. If you go to school, you can leave it in the village. Uncle Tang and my dad can ride it."

Tang Mei said "hmm", took the cart and pushed it without hesitation. It wasn't a gift for her anyway.

Wang Jiaojiao's eyes lit up when she saw the bicycle. It was not that her family could not afford one, but her father was afraid that she would be in danger on the road, so he always sent her to the Bayi Brigade, and she never had the chance to touch the bicycle.

"You two go back. I'll watch you leave before I take the bus." Lin Xiao smiled gently at Tang Mei. This smile made Tang Mei's heart almost jump out. She suddenly came to her senses and was almost mesmerized by this beauty.

Tang Mei looked a little unnatural, and she wanted to hide it, so she said, "No, it's just a few steps away, you go ahead, Jiaojiao and I are going to go shopping for a while."

Wang Jiaojiao refused to cooperate at all. She twisted Tang Mei's arm and said, "Hey, let's go and see your brother Lin off, okay? He asked you to ride a bicycle, why don't you see him off?"

Tang Mei was speechless and hit Wang Jiaojiao hard on the head. She turned around and saw Lin Xiao, who was looking at her expectantly.

"Okay, let's go. We'll take you to the bus." After saying that, he didn't even look back and ran forward.

After a while, the three of them arrived at the bus station. Lin Xiao bought the ticket and saw that he had plenty of time, so he wanted to chat with Tang Mei for a while.

Tang Mei was only twelve or thirteen years old, but her facial features were bright and delicate, without any makeup. She had red lips, white teeth, and two small dimples when she smiled. Every time she smiled, it touched his heart, as if it could soothe his cold heart after losing his grandparents.

In just that moment, Lin Xiao was reluctant to leave.

But Tang Mei got goose bumps all over her body when he stared at her like that: "Hey you, can you please look at me normally?"

Wang Jiaojiao tugged at her sleeve and muttered in a low voice, "People are leaving soon, so what's wrong with looking at you? Be gentle and don't scare them away."

After hearing this, Tang Mei rolled her eyes and thought, "What is wrong with this world? I am still young, I am only 12 years old, although I am an old cucumber at heart, but I look young!"

"Xiaomei, you have to take good care of yourself." Lin Xiao touched Tang Mei's head and said softly.

At this time, Tang Mei suddenly felt reluctant and said to him in a calmer tone than ever before: "Brother Xiao, you have to take care of yourself too."

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded: "Okay, go ahead, I'll watch you go."

Tang Mei pulled Wang Jiaojiao, pushed the bicycle, and walked away without daring to look back.

People were coming and going at the bus station. Wang Jiaojiao was sitting astride a bicycle with a sly smile on her face, looking at Tang Mei with ambiguous eyes.

"Hey, Brother Xiao, you have to take good care of yourself!" Wang Jiaojiao deliberately dragged out the tone and uttered this sentence slowly.

Tang Mei got goose bumps all over her body after hearing this, and couldn't help but retort: ​​"Jiaojiao, are you itching for a fight? Do you want to get beaten?"

Wang Jiaojiao didn't care at all. She still sat in the back seat of the car with a smile on her face, her body shaking with her laughter.

Tang Mei didn't bother to pay attention to her and concentrated on pedaling the bike forward.

They had not ridden far when a woman in her thirties suddenly appeared in front of them. She had short hair, high cheekbones, a pointed mouth, thin cheeks, a pair of long, drooping eyes, and thin lips. At this moment, the woman opened her arms, as if trying to block their way.

Seeing this, Tang Mei quickly turned the car around to avoid her.

However, when the woman saw Tang Mei avoiding her, she became very anxious and chased after her, shouting, "Don't go, girl! Don't go! I just want to ask for directions..."

The woman hurriedly caught up with Tang Mei and asked breathlessly, "Girl, where are you going? Do you know how to get to Fucheng Road?"

Tang Mei and Wang Jiaojiao had no idea there was such a place. Tang Mei pointed at it randomly and was about to send her away.

But the woman with the drooping eyes rolled around and continued, "Girl, I don't know where I am. Can you give me a ride? Let this little girl sit in front of you and I'll sit behind you."

"We are not going the same way, bye." Tang Mei thought to herself: You are dreaming, and then she ignored the shout and continued to speed up her bicycle.

The woman kept chasing the two people, getting farther and farther away. She was so tired that she was out of breath and kept calling "girls, girls". People on the side of the road thought she was their mother and pointed and said, "Those two people don't even care about their own mothers."

Tang Mei didn't care about the people around her. She just looked at herself, pedaling her bike, and rushing forward in a flash.

Wang Jiaojiao pulled Tang Mei's clothes from behind and asked in confusion: "Meimei, why are you giving directions to others without knowing the right way? She is still calling us from behind."

While riding her bike, Tang Mei said nonchalantly, "Jiaojiao, next time you meet someone who stops her bike for no reason, ignore her. No matter what she says, ignore her. She either wants to extort money from you or someone else. If you knock her down, she'll still extort money. You see, she doesn't look like a good person. We've been in this town for so many years, but we've never heard of the place she mentioned. She's so naive. What if she kidnaps you?"

Tang Mei didn't expect that what she said would almost come true one day in the future.

"Haha, there are no such bad people in this world." Wang Jiaojiao didn't care.

Tang Mei looked at her with a look of disappointment: "If you don't listen, and you get kidnapped someday, I won't come to save you."

After hearing this, Wang Jiaojiao shuddered and felt a little scared. What if she really met a bad guy and no one saved her? So she nodded obediently, and then she remembered that Tang Mei was riding a bicycle and couldn't see, so she quickly said, "I know, Meimei, I'll listen to you."

"That's good." Tang Mei put away her serious face with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Where should we go now? How about going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some vegetables, and then we can have dinner when Uncle Wang comes back."

"Okay, okay," Wang Jiaojiao hugged Tang Mei's waist from behind. Tang Mei felt very itchy and her bike staggered from side to side.

In the evening, Wang Chengsheng came back and smelled the fragrance of food as soon as he entered the house. He couldn't wait to put down his bag and rushed to the kitchen.

"Oh, Meimei is here too. Haha, my two daughters are making delicious food for me. I am so happy!" Wang Chengsheng is really happy. After his daughters followed Tang Mei, they studied better, had better personalities, and cooked better than he did.

"Uncle Wang, you're off work. Go wash your hands. The food will be ready soon. Let's get ready to eat." Tang Mei greeted Wang Chengsheng with a smile.

Wang Chengsheng happily went to wash his hands.

After dinner, several people sat in the living room.

Wang Chengsheng hesitated for a moment, then said to Tang Mei, "Meimei, I will send Jiaojiao to your place in a month or so. Your school starts a little far away, and I have a lot of things to do in town, so I may not be able to send you there."

When Tang Mei heard his words, she did not feel that Wang Jiaojiao was a burden, and said happily: "It's okay, Uncle Wang, our two families are friends, and my father will send us to the provincial capital when the time comes, so don't worry."

"Okay, I feel relieved when you say that. I felt a little guilty about not being able to send you and Jiaojiao away."

After hearing what her father said, Wang Jiaojiao threw herself into his arms and said, "Dad, you don't have to feel guilty. I'm grown up now and can go to school with Meimei. Don't worry!"

Wang Jiaojiao's words were like a sharp sword that pierced Wang Chengsheng's iron shell, causing this iron-willed man to burst into tears, with tears welling up in his eyes.

At this moment, Wang Chengsheng deeply felt that his daughter had grown up and became so sensible and considerate. However, at the same time, an inexplicable fear came to his heart - he was worried that as time went by, his daughter would gradually become independent and less dependent on him, and one day she might no longer need his company and protection.

This complex interweaving of emotions made Wang Chengsheng both relieved and sad. He understood that the growth of children was inevitable, but as a father, deep in his heart he always hoped to protect them forever and give them endless love and support.