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After watching his own mother walk out of the restaurant, Zhao Yue put another siu mai for Zhong Ling, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet my mother here, even I was shocked. My mother is sometimes a bit Don't get me wrong, she also cares about us, don't mind too much."

Zhong Ling lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then said flatly, "Auntie is quite interesting."

Zhao Yue poured tea for him, "Hehe, my mother was an elementary school teacher before she retired, and she spent half her life dealing with children, and sometimes she talked and acted like a child, and my dad and I often had nothing to do with her. "

"It's such a lively family, what's wrong with it?"

Seeing that Zhong Ling really didn't care much about the embarrassment caused by Zhao's mother just now, Zhao Yue also smiled and said: "I remember my mother had a student back then, she was a very beautiful little girl, and one day that girl wore a very nice dress. The dress, my mother liked it, and bought a dress that was exactly the same for me to wear. I said, 'I'm a man, how can I wear a dress', but my mother stared at me for a long time. The more angry she was, she said to me, "Yeah, why are you a man?" Then she disliked me for several days, finding fault with me and scolding me everywhere, even my dad couldn't persuade me." Zhao Yue couldn't help laughing Come out, "Surely your family won't be like this?"

Zhong Ling lowered his head and took another sip of tea, "Our family has never been like this."

Zhao Yue smiled and said, "Then I really envy you."

Zhong Ling raised his head and said, "On the contrary, I envy you very much."

Zhao Yue thought it was funny, "Why do you envy me, can you wear a little girl's dress?"

The normal and harmonious family, the close mother-child relationship, and the harmless friction between relatives all made Zhong Ling feel envious. He tightened and relaxed his hand holding the teacup, and finally lowered his voice and said: "My parents were very young. Just divorced, I have never experienced what you said."

Zhao Yue was stunned for a moment, and Zhong Ling said again: "Although I lived with my mother after they divorced, our relationship has never been close, even... I used to resent her very much."

Zhao Yue asked softly: "Is she treating you badly?"

Zhong Ling shook her head, "It's not bad, she's just very busy, and she's too strong." Zhong Ling picked up the cup and drank the tea in the cup, as if she had finally made up her mind, and said, "My mother is a very strong woman, But my dad is very masculine, I heard them quarreling constantly since I was a child, and then my dad cheated on another woman, and their relationship finally got out of hand."

At this time, the waiter brought another cage of shrimp dumpling, Zhao Yue picked one for Zhong Ling, put down his chopsticks and made a gesture of listening.

Zhong Ling played with the teacup in her hand, her tone was not salty, like a bystander describing her childhood, "My mother is busy with her career all day long, and she rarely takes care of me. My father would often Come and see me, but you know, once you have a new family, you don't remember the old family very much."

Zhao Yue recalled the night when Hulu fell ill, Zhong Ling seemed to have said something similar to himself, and he asked softly, "That's why you are so kind to Hulu, right?"

"Hulu's owner was very affectionate to him at first, and he came to see him every three days, but then he gradually became cold, and now he probably doesn't even think about it." Zhong Ling laughed at himself, "Is Hulu very close to me?" Like? So I try to do my best to take care of it, buy it the best food and toys, and I thought I would be a good owner, but last time, I was very disappointed in myself."

Zhao Yue was a little distressed. Just as his palm wanted to touch the back of Zhong Ling's hand, he immediately avoided it. Zhao Yue was a little cautious and asked, "Then why did you treat your mother..."

"My mother has always loved my dad very much, and she is very strong. She doesn't want my dad to live happily with that woman, but she can't really destroy them."

"So...?" Zhao Yue didn't understand.

"Later she found a way to make things difficult for them, which was to ask me to go to my dad's house to ask him for living expenses every month. In fact, her career was developing very well. At that time, she no longer needed the money my dad gave her. It's a little bit of living expenses, but she never tires of it, and this situation lasted until I went to middle school."

Zhao Yue frowned, just imagining that scene made Zhong Ling feel uncomfortable, he stubbornly covered Zhong Ling's hand, Zhong Ling's fingers were tightly pinching the teacup, so tight that Zhao Yue could feel it gently twitching. trembling.

"My younger brother was born at that time, and the three of them lived in harmony. Although the woman would not say anything unkind to me, she was full of disgust and impatience. My dad was even more embarrassed. Guilt, and I wish I could take the money and leave quickly, but every time I get the money and go home, there is always no one at home." Zhong Ling lowered her head halfway, her voice sounded calm and restrained, as if her hands were trembling. It's just Zhao Yue's illusion, "At that time, I thought of an idea, to save all my pocket money, and when I saved enough, I could pretend that it was my living expenses from my father, and then give it to my mother, Although it will take a long time to save, at least it will save me from going to the 'home over there' once."

Zhao Yue clenched his hand, her voice was full of pity, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you had such an experience."

Zhong Ling withdrew her hand, leaned back on the chair back, and seemed to relax, "It's nothing, it's the first time I've said these things." Similar, the same enthusiasm and cheerfulness, the inconspicuous words and deeds make people laugh and laugh, but when they are inadvertent, people can't help but be moved by them.The family life described by Zhao Yue couldn't be more ordinary and warmer. Zhong Ling's longing for longing was rekindled, and combined with the indescribable trust in Zhao Yue, he finally couldn't help but express these things that he didn't even want to say. The memories of the past were confided to Zhao Yue.

As the first listener of these past events, Zhao Yue couldn't help being flattered, but what was more in her heart was pity and distress for Zhong Ling.It is obviously the willfulness and irresponsibility of an adult, but the consequences are all borne by a child.When it comes to the harm to Zhong Ling, the stepmother's white eyes are not as good as the father's lack of protection, and the father's neglect is not as good as the mother's selfish use of him.However, what makes him most sad is that after seeing the warm life he had never experienced in his father's new home, he returned to the empty home with alms-like living expenses.Zhao Yue wanted to comfort him, but she didn't want to show any mercy, and for the first time in her life, she despised her clumsy speech.

Finally, he sat beside Zhong Ling, stretched out his hand to gently touch his head, and said to him like a gentle brother: "If only I knew you earlier, I wouldn't let you grow up like this alone. "

This time Zhong Ling did not avoid Zhao Yue's intimacy, his eyes softened a lot, "I really envy you for having such a mother, even if you are forced to wear a little girl's dress, it's okay, anyway, it's just once or twice, coax She'll be happy."

Zhao Yue smiled at him and said, "If you want, she can also be your mother."

Zhong Ling also smiled, but shook her head and said: "My mother is not even willing to remarry her ex-husband, do you think she will let her son recognize someone else as his mother?"

Zhao Yue asked: "Then what happened later, did you reconcile with her?"

"Since then, we have become more and more distant. She wanted to make up for me and improve our relationship, but she was too busy. In the end, even compensation could only be paid through money." Zhong Ling lowered her head, " At that time, I studied very hard, and I went to practice swimming after school. Whether it was an exam or a competition, I thought that as long as I got a good ranking, my mother would pay more attention to me and my father would think of me more, but until I found out later that it doesn't really work that way."

"No matter what to eat, what to wear, which school to go to, whether to choose liberal arts or science, or even what to do after the first ejaculation, no one will give me advice. I can only plan for myself since I was a child. Carefully consider the pros and cons, carefully make the best choice, I already have a lot less than others, I just want to let myself live the most cost-effective life.”

It was only then that Zhao Yue understood that Zhong Lingzhi would have such a character and behavior style now, and there was such a story behind it, "If this is the case, then why did you choose to be a prosecutor?" Zhao Yue asked him this question for the second time .

Zhong Ling turned his head to look at Zhao Yue, and asked back: "Do you still remember the keychain I gave you?"

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