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Wu Yun got up early in the morning, washed the rice and started cooking, but unexpectedly heard a sound from the next door.At first Wu Yun thought that he had heard something wrong, so he didn't take it to heart, who would have thought that he could vaguely hear the voice again after a while.Wu Yun thought it must be a thief, so he took a hoe and boldly knocked on the door.

When the door opened, Wu Yun's eyes widened in surprise: "Cheng Xi? Didn't you go into the city? Why did you come back?"

"Fourth aunt, it's me." Cheng Xi led him in.

He had just finished cleaning and cleaned the whole house. There were more than a month's worth of pots and pans in the kitchen, and they were all dusty and cleaned.When he heard the knock on the door, he planned to cook some porridge, pick a few loofahs, and finish his breakfast.

Wu Yun put down his hoe, chased him and asked, "Aren't you going to start school soon? Why are you back? My kid is always talking about the short vacation, he was too lazy during the summer vacation, and now he has to make up homework all day long."

Cheng Xi put a pot of water and rice on the stove before replying, "Come back if you have something to do."

Wu Yun looked at his face, but Cheng Xi's temperament was always calmer than adults, and she couldn't see anything. After pondering for a while, she hesitated and asked, "Is it because your uncle and aunt treat you badly?"

Cheng Xi shook his head and gave her a stool to sit on: "There is no fourth aunt, I have something to trouble you, can you help me ask if there is anyone in the village who wants to have a dog."

Wu Yun glanced at the butterflies chasing in the courtyard, jumping up and down: "Keeping a dog? You mean Tiaotiao? You want to give Tiaotiao to others?"

Cheng Xi also looked at Tiaotiao. The little guy raised his paws and slid his body to reach the butterfly on the flower seedlings. He looked like a round rice dumpling. He fell back to the ground after he couldn't jump very high, but he didn't give up and jumped up again and again. , the naive little appearance is hilarious.

Cheng Xi remembered that when he first picked it up, it still couldn't open its eyes, couldn't even crawl steadily, and its small body was stumbling around.Grandma petted it affectionately, and said that the dog is the most loyal guardian when it grows up. We Xiaoxi should take good care of it, and it can accompany you in the future.

Cheng Xi didn't like this sentence, so he corrected him and said that he was with grandma and me.

Grandma said, hey yes, stay with us, old and young.

No wonder people say that the native dog is easy to feed. Cheng Xi feeds it rice paste and corn syrup, and it is not picky about food. It eats happily, and when it grows up, it will eat whatever it wants.

Grandma said, it should be named, and when you see it moving, let’s call it Tiaotiao, it sounds healthy and healthy.

The puppy grew up very fast, wagging its tail all day long, sticking tightly to Cheng Xi, perhaps it regarded Cheng Xi as its parent.

Whenever Cheng Xi got on the bus to go to school during the holidays, grandma shut Tiao Tiao in the house in advance, fearing that it would run away and find its way home.

Yes, this is Tiaotiao's home, free and comfortable, without being bound or disliked, this is the place suitable for Tiaotiao's life.

As if forcing himself to let go, Cheng Xi said lightly: "I have to go to school, there is no one at home, so I can't take care of Tiaotiao."

In the same village, they were related by relatives. Wu Yun grew up watching Cheng Xi, and knew that he was cold-tempered on the outside, but he had a deep relationship with Tiaotiao. At this time, he must find someone to raise Tiaotiao, and he must be reluctant, so he said: "Why don't the fourth aunt take care of you first? When you want to go back, come back to me."

The dark clouds in the sky were blown away by the wind, and a ray of sunshine poured out. Cheng Xi's gloomy eyes lit up, and he asked in surprise, "Is it possible?"

Wu Yun knew that he had guessed what was on his mind, and said jokingly: "Of course it's fine, I'll leave Tiaotiao to Fourth Aunt, don't worry."

Cheng Xi suppressed his excitement and forced himself to calm down: "Then I will send you some money every month, as the cost of raising Tiaotiao."

Wu Yun pretended to be angry and slapped him on the arm: "My boy, what are you talking about, it will cost me a few meters to have an extra dog in my house, and besides, jumping can help me guard the gate."

Cheng Xi didn't want to owe favors, but he couldn't refuse this help. Thinking that there would be a chance to take Tiao Tiao back in the future, his heart was so hot that he bowed solemnly: "Thank you, Fourth Aunt."

"Hey!" Wu Yun quickly grabbed him, "Thank you, my kid also likes to dance, but you have to think of a way, how to keep him, this little guy can follow you closely. By the way, when are you going back to your uncle's?"

go back?Cheng Xi was stunned and said nothing, he hadn't thought about this question.

Wu Yun secretly thought that he was asking the wrong question, and he straightened his face and said, "Forget it, Fourth Aunt will go back and make breakfast first, and if you need anything, come and see me."

In the afternoon, Cheng Xi was pulling weeds in the yard. He thought that he could leave this vegetable field for his fourth aunt to plant.When the knock on the door sounded, the sun was already setting in the west, and the small courtyard was surrounded by walls, so it got dark earlier than outside.

A man in a suit and leather shoes stood outside the door, looking tired and worried, and when he saw that Cheng Xi was safe and sound, he swept away everything, sighed and said, "Xiaoxi, don't run back suddenly by yourself next time. "

The corner of Cheng Xi's mouth twitched, and finally said: "Uncle, come in first."

Cheng Hai took half a day's leave and drove back to pick up Cheng Xi. Now that he saw someone, he was not in a hurry.

Sitting in the main room, Cheng Hai had mixed feelings in his heart. From studying at a young age to working after graduation, he had a strange feeling about this small house where he was born and raised.

In my memory, my mother and the two brothers spent more than a dozen springs, summers, autumns and winters in this small house.The mother lost her husband at a young age, and her personality gradually became cold and tough. She refused the matchmaker's repeated introductions, and insisted on guarding the canteen of less than ten square meters at the entrance of the village, and raised him and his elder brother safely to adulthood.

The mother is always stricter with the elder brother who is the eldest son, and pampers him more.The eldest brother didn't feel that his mother was partial, and took his mother's words as an imperial decree, and always loved him very much.From childhood to adulthood, he will definitely have what the elder brother has, but what he has, the elder brother may not have.

The past was full of mixed feelings, Cheng Hai thought for a while, then sighed and said: "Xiaoxi, uncle is your only relative now, and the only person who can take care of you, I can't leave you alone, you still live with uncle Bar."

Cheng Xi was touched by the sincerity of what he said, but when he thought about the situation at his uncle's house, he would be a burden if he really went back, so he didn't say anything.

Throat was dry, Cheng Hai took a sip of water, and continued: "In my heart, you are my child, just like Yisheng Yiming. I hope you don't refuse uncle's help. Your aunt can't think about it for a while, your cousins None of them are sensible yet. I will do their ideological work well. You have to take it easy and don’t take it to heart. You are still young. Now you only need to study hard and take good care of yourself. Don’t worry about the rest. Let your uncle handle it. "

Cheng Xi lowered his eyes and remained silent. He didn't want to go back to that house and disturb the peaceful life of his uncle's family. It would be unfair to his aunt and the others.

Cheng Hai thought he was afraid, and stretched out his hand to promise him: "Xiaoxi, go back with Uncle, Uncle will not let you be wronged again."

What should I do?At this moment when he couldn't make a choice, Cheng Xi realized his timidity and cowardice, as well as the fear of losing his backing.In the past, no matter what problems he faced, that faltering but firm figure could always give the best answer.