gentle fairy tale

Yu Mian read the line on the door plate several times before returning to the living room: "Aunt Pei, can you tell me the address?"

Pei Songxi was startled, remembering that time when the policeman asked her for her home number and address, she looked like she didn't know anything, and her pretty brows frowned slightly: "No. 268, Anxi Road, Mingchuan City, you can remember ?"

Yu Mian was extremely happy: "No. 268, Anxi Road, Mingchuan City, remember it!"

She lowered her head and talked to herself, and the clear and tender voice of a child could be heard next to her ears.

Pei Songxi breathed a sigh of relief, temporarily relaxing his mind, and looked at the letters in the mailbox.

This is a property under her name, and she has never moved in. It was simply renovated before.Very simple and clean Western European style, with two linen pillows lying on the beige sofa, and two wool round blankets with cat patterns on the light brown floor.

Quiet and quiet autumn time.

The sun came in through the window sill, Yu Mian jumped on the floor twice with her bare feet, and suddenly stopped: "Aunt Pei, where are my oranges?"

Just as Pei Songxi hung up the phone, she lifted her small pink-blue schoolbag: "Here."

Yu Mian took out the orange and held it, her eyes brightened: "I really want to hide it forever."

Pei Songxi nodded her nose: "Cut it up and eat it, half of us?"

"...but its skin is wrinkled. Can it be eaten?"

"Try it."

Pei Songxi cut the orange in half with a fruit knife, picked it up and smelled it, then cut it into eight small pieces: "You can eat it."

Yu Mian smiled and bent her eyes into crescent moons, picked up a petal and took a bite, then said crisply: "It's so sweet!"

"Well, it's very sweet."

"You should eat more!"

Pei Songxi took a tissue and wiped the juice splashed on her face: "Do you like oranges?"

Yu Mian nodded: "Yes! I like it very much. Aunt Pei, don't we need to go back? Will Grandpa Pei be angry with you? Will he scold you and beat you?"

"I won't go back. I won't be angry. I was going to move out."

"Oh...then we'll just live here just the two of us."

Pei Songxi hummed, thought for a while, and said to her in a discussing tone: "I have a job, so I won't be able to accompany you every day in the future, and I may have to travel frequently. I'm not used to people staying at home, so I will invite the part-time worker to clean up the room , cooking, there will be a driver to take you to school. Sometimes there will be no one at home, you..."

Yu Mian hugged her hand, smiling brightly: "I will be very good!"

Before she could finish what she wanted to say, she interrupted her with a very obedient sentence.

The life of the two of them hasn't started yet, and there may be some problems in the future, but it shouldn't matter.

As long as she smiles like she does now.

But... Pei Songxi's smile faded a little when he thought about what he saw this morning. Even though he had checked that there were no wounds on her body, he was still not at ease: "Mianmian... Has Ding Xiaodong been bullying you?"

Yu Mian blinked her eyes, and said in a childish voice, "He wasn't here a few days ago. He just came back yesterday. He pushed me this morning, but it didn't hurt."

"Is there any pain? If it hurts, you must say it, you know?"

"It really doesn't hurt!"

Yu Mian shook her head with a smile, her eyes were shining, aside from the initial cautiousness and restraint, she is a warm and bright child, like a warm little sun that can disperse unpleasant shadows.

Pei Songxi nodded: "Would you like to see the room?"

Yu Mian jumped up happily: "Wow! Yes!"

She didn't want Pei Songxi to lead her, so she ran directly upstairs, her steps were fast and anxious, and she almost fell down several times.

Pei Songxi stopped her and handed her her finger: "Slow down."

Yu Mian ran down the stairs two steps higher, grabbed her fingers tightly, and pulled her up again: "Oh! Hurry up, Aunt Pei!"

Her immature voice echoed in the empty house, she pulled her to the door of the master bedroom, raised her head and asked her, "Is this your room?"

Pei Songxi looked at her apologetically: "I'm sorry, I haven't had time to prepare a room for you. Sleeping here for a few days, is that okay?"

Yu Mian exclaimed in surprise: "Of course!"

The curtains in the room were half drawn, and the quilt was neatly folded into tofu cubes, exuding a warm and sweet smell.

Yu Mian stood at the door watching for a while, then suddenly turned around and took Pei Songxi's hand.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Pei Songxi bent down and hugged her: "Do you not like this room?"

Yu Mian shook her head, smiled at her, hugged her neck, kissed her hard, and announced in a solemn tone: "Aunt Pei! I want to stay by your side. Forever!"

Her eyes were dark and bright, and she looked a little nervous. After all, it was the first time... Kissing her, wouldn't Aunt Pei be angry?

Pei Songxi laughed, thinking of the way she kissed the big orange, she felt that the picture was surprisingly consistent. This association dilutes the discomfort of getting close to people. She only felt a little awkward, but she didn't mean to blame her.

She carried her out and touched her hair: "little kid, talk nonsense. Well, let's go down and have a look. It's time for lunch."

Yu Mian leaned on her shoulder, humming obediently.

Pei Songxi treated her as a child with no taboo, and didn't say anything more to her.

"What do you want for lunch?"

"You can eat anything."

Pei Songxi hummed, she was thinking about lunch, but her thoughts slowly drifted away.

Mianmian is obviously the apple of her parents' eyes. She knows a lot of words at such a young age. She is kind and transparent, but she is never arrogant and self-willed. I don't know...whether she has any family members alive.

Yu Mian was hugged by her, looking around restlessly with small eyes, and called her: "Aunt Pei, what is that?"

Pei Songxi regained consciousness, hugged her and walked over: "This... This seems to be a photo wall, designed by the decoration team I hired before. It is said that some families will hang their family portraits here."

Yu Mian seemed to understand but half understood: "Is it okay for a family?"

"Ok?"

"That's, that is, we will take a photo every year and post it here, okay? Is it possible?"

Pei Songxi nodded: "Yes."

It turned out that she wanted to prove that she and her would always be a family.

Yu Mian smiled and bent her eyes, like a soft and cute little fox, lying on her shoulders, trembling slightly with a smile.

Pei Songxi didn't know why she was so happy, she seemed to be infected by her smile, touched her ears, and slightly pulled the corners of her lips.

The little girl buried her cheeks on her shoulders and indulged in this soft and warm embrace. From now on, they will be family.