take a break

All the time is spent exercising, practicing crawling and standing, hoping that I can walk upright sooner.

One day, Li Xiaoyu was practicing walking while leaning on the wall tremblingly, when he staggered suddenly and was about to fall to the ground, Chen Shuhua suddenly flew over like an arrow and hugged Li Xiaoyu.

Li Xiaoyu raised his head from Chen Shuhua's arms and looked into the other's eyes.

Chen Shuhua avoided his eyes in embarrassment, let go of his hands and stood up.

Brat, you haven't shown your face for 12 consecutive days, did you know you're here today?

Li Xiaoyu cursed in his heart, and continued to practice while leaning on the wall.

Chen Shuhua did not leave, but followed Li Xiaoyu all the time.

Whenever Li Xiaoyu couldn't stand stably, he would reach out to help him in time.

Li Xiaoyu was tired from practice, so he walked back to the bed while leaning on the wall, and climbed up with difficulty.

Seeing him lying down, Chen Shuhua ran out and brought a bowl of warm water over, and asked in a flattering tone: "Xuesheng, do you want some water?"

Li Xiaoyu closed his eyes to rest his mind, slowly opened his eyelids, and stared closely at Chen Shuhua's eyes.

Chen Shuhua was a little embarrassed by Li Xiaoyu's stare. He avoided Li Xiaoyu's sight, hesitated for a while, and then blushed and said: "Xuesheng, I'm sorry, I shouldn't lose my temper with you last time. Please forgive me, okay?" ?”

Li Xiaoyu secretly laughed, thinking: "You are not stupid, don't you know that babies who are more than 9 months old don't understand anything at all? Why are you acting like this in front of me?"

Since there were no adults around him and there was no need to play dumb, he sat up and signaled Chen Shuhua to feed himself water with his eyes.

Chen Shuhua understood Li Xiaoyu's eyes all at once, and was so excited that he poured out half a bowl of water.

He scratched his head shyly, said "I'll pour another bowl", and left in a hurry.

Looking at Chen Shuhua's thin back, Li Xiaoyu's lips curled into a playful smile.

After feeding Li Xiaoyu with water, Chen Shuhua suppressed the joy in his heart, and said cautiously: "This final exam, I got 100 points in both Chinese and Math, and I am No.1 in the class. I told Mama Liu that I want to continue to take care of you. She agreed. Would you...would you like to be with me?"

Li Xiaoyu looked at Chen Shuhua's dark eyes filled with tension and expectation, and nodded slightly.

Chen Shuhua immediately cheered and jumped on Li Xiaoyu, hugging him tightly in his arms.

"Xuesheng, I miss you so much! I wanted to apologize to you a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would ignore me. These days, I feel very uncomfortable. Thank you for forgiving me, and I will never send you any more Got angry."

Silly boy!

Li Xiaoyu stretched out his small hand and gently stroked Chen Shuhua's back, with a kind smile in his eyes.

The elderly in the orphanage have nothing to do, and often use wicker, wood and other things to help children make toys.

It was midwinter, and the children who had winter vacation had nowhere to go, so they gathered around the old people to join in the fun and fight.

The 6-year-old Chen Shuhua is also a child at heart, so he is naturally indispensable in the crowd.

And wherever he is, there must be Li Xiaoyu.

Everyone who didn't know it thought it was Li Xiaoyu who was sticking to Chen Shuhua, but they didn't know that the person who was really sticking to him was Chen Shuhua.

Chen Shuhua watched Li Xiaoyu in his arms for a few days, and then asked Mr. Wang Dazhi to make a rattle by himself.

"I want a rattle, grandpa will make it for you." Wang Dazhi smiled wrinkled his face, "This knife is too fast, be careful to cut your hand."

Chen Shuhua shook his head and insisted on doing it himself.

Chen Shuhua lit the brazier, put Li Xiaoyu into the grass nest, and explained: "Xuesheng, I want to use a knife, I'm afraid I will hurt you, so you should stay alone for a while."

Li Xiaoyu thought with his toes, and he could guess Chen Shuhua's intention of making the rattle by himself.

He looked at Chen Shuhua with a smile, and there was a slight sweetness in his heart.

Chen Shuhua's hands-on ability is very strong. Although his small hands are skinny, with calluses and frostbite, they are extremely dexterous.

Under Wang Dazhi's guidance, it only took him half a day to make a rattle.

"Grandpa, can you teach me to carve characters on the pole?" Chen Shuhua asked with a rattle.

"Okay." Wang Dazhi said happily, "What characters are you engraving?"

"Xuesheng."

"As expected, it was made for Xuesheng. The relationship between you two brothers is really good!"

Wang Dazhi took out a small carving knife and a wooden stick, and taught Chen Shuhua how to carve.

Chen Shuhua practiced for a long time, broke more than a dozen wooden sticks, and finally got some shape.

Wang Dazhi took a look at Chen Shuhua's latest works, and praised, "Xiaohua, your hands are really skillful! Grandpa will pass on all the craftsmanship to you in the future, and keep you in the future without worrying about food!"

"Thank you Master."

Chen Shuhua gave a sweet cry, and immediately knelt down in front of Wang Dazhi, and kowtowed three times solidly.

"Little clever ghost!"

Wang Dazhi pulled Chen Shuhua up with a smile, and lovingly touched the latter's little head.

"I heard that you passed the double hundred again in this exam, and you are No.1 again?"

Chen Shuhua nodded, his face full of pride.

"Good boy! Promising!" Wang Dazhi encouraged, "Study hard, and you will be number one in the exam!"

Chen Shuhua nodded heavily and asked, "Master, can I engrave the rattle?"

"You can engrave it first, and you have to practice hard in the future. The skill of engraving is not something that can be practiced in three or two days."

Chen Shuhua nodded, holding the carving knife to carve stroke by stroke on the pole of the rattle.

After finishing the work, he gave the rattle to Wang Dazhi for inspection, and was praised by the old man.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

Chen Shuhua shook the freshly baked rattle, and walked in front of Li Xiaoyu with an expression like offering a treasure.

"Xuesheng, this is for you."

Li Xiaoyu took the rattle and saw several tiny scars on Chen Shuhua's two little hands, his eyes couldn't help but feel a little hot.

He stared carefully at the neat and powerful words "Xuesheng" on the pole, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

In the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to use my previous name anymore.

Let's call it "Xuesheng", it's very good!

February 1982, 1, New Year's Eve.

Every household in Pingqiao Town put up Spring Festival couplets and decorated with lanterns and festoons to celebrate the New Year.

Although the orphans and widows live in the orphanage, they have become a big family, and its lively and peaceful atmosphere is no less than that of any ordinary family.

Li Xiaoyu in his previous life, although he immigrated to the United States since he was a child, like many Chinese people, attaches great importance to the traditional Chinese festival-the Spring Festival.

In previous years, no matter how busy he was at work, he would go home to reunite with his parents, younger siblings.

In the previous life in 1982, the Li family had only three members in Los Angeles.

Back then, life was extremely difficult, and Li and his wife took out half a year's savings to put together a table of fish and meat for New Year's Eve dinner.

And the next morning, Li Xiaoyu, who was only 7 years old, had to brave the cold wind to deliver newspapers to earn money.

After Li Xiaoyu became famous, the Li family often recalled bitterness and sweetness at the reunion banquet on New Year's Eve.

At that time, Li Xiaoyu never thought that he would return to the past as an orphan and live a miserable life again.

There are fish and meat on the table, but the portions are too small, not enough for everyone present to hold a chopstick.

Adults consciously do not stretch their chopsticks towards fish or meat, but just drink the porridge in their own bowls and eat pickles.

The children all stared at the fish and meat on the table, but no one was ashamed to be the first to stick out their chopsticks.

Later, Liu Chunhua picked up the big bowl containing braised pork, walked around the long dining table, and put a piece of meat in each child's bowl.

She took the braised fish apart and gave each old man a piece.

Seeing the children devouring the braised pork like hungry tigers, Li Xiaoyu suddenly felt sad.

He was keen on philanthropy during his lifetime, and has donated nearly US$10 billion in succession over the past decade.

At this moment, he really wanted the money to benefit the children here.

Unfortunately, this is an impossible wish.

Li Xiaoyu was lamenting the cruelty of fate when his lips were suddenly touched by something greasy.

He looked sideways, and found that Chen Shuhua, who was sitting beside him, was holding his chopsticks and looking at him, and between the two chopsticks was a small piece of braised pork the size of a peanut.

"Open your mouth quickly, it will be gone if you are late." Chen Shuhua said with a smile.

Looking at Chen Shuhua's sallow face, which was obviously malnourished, Li Xiaoyu felt a sour breath hit the bridge of his nose, and almost shed tears.

After living for nearly 36 years, Li Xiaoyu has never been so moved, nor has he been so sad.

At that moment, he secretly vowed: in this life, Chen Shuhua must live a good life.

"You eat." Li Xiaoyu babbled.

Although Chen Shuhua failed to understand Li Xiaoyu's words, he understood the meaning through the latter's eyes.

"You can eat." Chen Shuhua brought the meat to Li Xiaoyu's mouth, and said, "Xuesheng, you must grow up quickly. I can't wait."

"Then one and half."

Li Xiaoyu babbled and gestured with his hands.

Chen Shuhua shook his head and said, "I'll give you all the meat, eat more, and learn to speak quickly. You haven't talked to me all this time, making me feel very lonely."

Li Xiaoyu sighed, sighed secretly, opened his mouth and ate the braised pork.

It's not that I don't want to talk, but that the living conditions here are too bad, and the nutrition that babies need to grow can't keep up.

You wait slowly, this matter can not be rushed.

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Update at 4pm on May 7th.

4. Guide...

That night, at Chen Shuhua's strong request, Liu Chunhua specially approved Li Xiaoyu and Chen Shuhua's marriage.