Asahi

It was already dinner time when Zheng's parents and Zheng Qing came out of the kitchen, and Lin Shiyin and her parents just came in when they were serving the dishes.

The light in the living room was turned on, and there was a lively exchange of greetings. No one noticed that there was one missing ceramic cup on the coffee table.

A big round table is full of hot dishes.Zheng and Lin's parents were sitting together, while the juniors were still standing. Lin Shiyin stood a few steps away from Zheng Qing with a reserved face.

Xiaobei suddenly jumped off the sofa, grabbed Zheng Qing's hand and pulled him to Lin Shiyin's side.

The elders of the two parents laughed and praised her for being smart.Xiao Bei and Zheng Qing were both quiet. Zheng Qing glanced at Helian Temple standing beside him, lowered his head and looked into his daughter's dark eyes for a moment, and finally sat down next to Lin Shiyin.

Xiao Bei sat down on the other side of him, and Mother Zheng greeted He Lianci to sit beside her with a smile on her face.

The Crane Temple sat down in silence.

Zheng's father and Lin's father exchanged glasses for a meal, and the hostesses of the two families chatted lively.Tapping the two juniors from time to time, the hint in the words has almost become an explicit one.

Zheng Qing was married before, but the two families knew each other well and knew that he was a good boy.In addition, he has a shop and a house in the city, and a daughter is also a well-behaved character, so he can be regarded as a good son-in-law candidate.

More importantly, Lin Shiyin likes it.

The Lin family is enthusiastic, and Zheng's father and Zheng's mother have been worrying about their son's emotional life for a long time.The two families hit it off immediately, and Xiao Bei even stood on the stool to pick up vegetables for Lin Shiyin.

This behavior amused the elders again.

Zheng Qing's silence was covered by the bustle surrounding him, while the silence of Helian Temple was ignored, he was the only deserted place on this round table.

After the meal, Zheng's father and Zheng's mother sent the three of the Lin family away, and when they came back, they took Zheng Qing to teach.

Zheng Qing stopped them as soon as they said a few words, and carried Xiao Bei to the stairs first.

"Baby go up and play by yourself first." Zheng Qing squatted in front of the stairs and looked at her: "Papa will go up to accompany you later."

Xiaobei stared at him for a while, nodded, turned and walked upstairs.

Zheng Qing turned around and went back to the living room.

There were only the three of them in the living room, and Helianci was not there, so he went out to smoke again after getting off the dinner table.

"Why did you take Xiao Bei away? Is there anything she can't listen to?" Zheng's mother said to him: "You haven't found the next one, do you think Xiao Bei disagrees? If I tell you this, you are wrong. Don't mention Xiaobei, this child wants to be accompanied by his parents..."

"Your dad and I were the ones who picked me up from kindergarten. Last time, a child in the same class asked her why she didn't have mom and dad. She took my hand and told people that she had dad."

"When I came back, I cried and asked where my mother was. Did she really not have a mother?"

Mother Zheng wiped her eyes at this point, and said to Zheng Qing: "You should find another one just for the sake of Xiaobei. We don't want to force you to be with someone, but you have to have someone to accompany you, right?"

Zheng Qing didn't speak, and Zheng's father said beside him: "Yinyin is a nice girl, although we haven't seen her for a long time, we can tell whether she is sincere to you."

"You don't have to worry about her treating Xiao Bei badly. The two families are so familiar, she can't do that kind of thing."

When He Lianci came back from the outside, he saw Xiao Bei first. She was standing at the stairs, leaning against the wall of the living room, looking in quietly.

He walked over, and before he had time to take a look at the situation in the living room, he heard Zheng Qing say.

"Dad, Mom, I won't get married again."

Mother Zheng's voice was obviously anxious: "No...why? Yinyin doesn't like it, you can find someone you like. What's the matter if you don't get married?"

Zheng Qing asked: "I've already been married and have children, why do I have to find another one?"

Next came Zheng's father who slapped the table, already a little annoyed by Zheng Qing's words.Tell him loudly to think about Beckham.

"We are doing it for your own good!" Father Zheng pointed at him, "You want to be free now, what will you do when you get old? Besides, you can't just be greedy for your own happiness. Xiaobei will only come to see us after ten days and a half months." Once, what do you make the child think?!"

They all thought that Xiao Bei had already gone upstairs, and they had no scruples about arguing.He Lianci frowned and looked at the little girl next to her with tears streaming down her face, moved her palm, and finally reached over to cover her ears.

However, with a "snap", Xiao Bei swung his hand away with all his strength.

The back of He Lianci's hand hit the wall, making a loud noise.The living room was suddenly quiet, and the three of them looked over together.

Xiao Bei stood in their field of vision, clenched his fists and shouted: "I hate Dad!"

Then he ran out crying.

It was dark now, and it was very windy outside.Zheng's father and Zheng's mother were in a hurry, and they couldn't care about anything else at this time. Zheng Qing hurriedly comforted them, and ran after them.When passing by Helian Temple, his footsteps paused.

"Did she just...did you say anything to her?" he asked.

He Lianci was taken aback for a moment, probably because the stunned expression was too obvious, Zheng Qing also came back to his senses, and wiped his face heavily.

"No, I mean..." He couldn't continue, and looked outside with frowns.

"No." He Lianci said quickly, seeing his expression: "Let's find someone first, I'll be with you."

Zheng Qing hoarsely said thank you.

After such a delay, Xiaobei's shadow has disappeared at the door.Outside the back door is a long road, to the left is the inside of the village, and to the outside is the road out of the village.

It is more likely that Xiaobei will go to a familiar place, and Zheng Qing is also familiar with him in the village, so it is easier to ask people when they meet.They separated, He Lianci looked outside along the road, and Zheng Qing looked inside.

At this time, Father Zheng and Mother Zheng couldn't wait and came out, together with Zheng Qing.

Crane Temple walked out alone.

There are still lights in the village, reflecting the road.The light is weak when it comes out, there are clouds today, and the night sky is not bright.Crane Lianci turned on the flashlight of his phone and looked to both sides.

There are also some small roads beside the main road, which are too dark and difficult to walk.No matter what, a five-year-old girl shouldn't be able to run in. He Lianci yelled twice at every intersection, and continued walking without responding.

Walking like this, the surrounding scene suddenly became a little familiar - the mountain where Zheng Qing took him to see the stars was nearby, but it was not this way last time.

Crane Temple pondered for a while, then turned a corner, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw children's footprints on the wet mud on the ground.

He immediately sent a message to Zheng Qing on his mobile phone, and walked quickly up the mountain by himself.

He Lianci rushed to the wooden house on the top of the mountain, but when he reached the mountainside, he heard faint crying.It was windy today, so all the movement in the huge mountain forest became clear. Helian Temple followed the crying and walked in, and saw Xiaobei squatting on the side of a steep slope.

She must have run out of energy in the middle of the walk, sitting on the thick dead leaves, her cotton skirt covering her bent legs, her arms hugging her knees.

There were tears all over his face, and a strand of hair stuck to it.The whole person looks very pitiful.

Seeing the person exhale, He Lianci slowed down and walked over there with very quiet footsteps.

"Xiao Bei." After almost a distance, he lowered his voice and called out.

Xiaobei's body shook violently, because he was frightened.He turned his head suddenly and saw that it was he who relaxed, and was very angry again.

"Don't come here!" She stood up and faced Helian Temple.Say loudly, "I hate you!"

Crane Temple stopped, showing no emotion.He squatted down to look at her and asked, "Why do you hate me?"

His voice was very peaceful, and it was a gesture of serious communication.Xiaobei didn't know whether he was taken by his reasonable appearance, or because he had no strength, so he stopped shouting and just wiped his tears weakly.

"I want mom."

She said: "You and dad kissed before mom and dad kissed. I don't want you, I want mom."

He Lianci listened quietly and said, "I can do it too."

Xiao Bei was stunned by what he said.

"Lego for you, I will buy you as many boxes as you like. I will buy you a car and a house when you grow up, and I will help you find ways to go to school so that you can stay with your father around."

"What do you like, I will help you enroll in interest classes and pick you up after class every day."

"I can fulfill all your wishes, big and small."

He Lianci looked into her eyes and held out a hand to her: "I can make both you and your father happy. Tell others that you are my daughter, no different from your mother."

Xiaobei stood there, staring blankly at him.He Lianci didn't let go of her hand. It took a long time before she moved and said no.

"I don't want it." Xiaobei took a step back and shook her head: "It's so embarrassing. No one's mother is like you. I want the aunt who came today to be my mother."

As she retreated, a small stone was kicked by her heel to the bottom of the steep slope.

The steep slope was very deep, and the stone made no sound after bumping into something twice.

He Lianci had visually measured the distance when he came over, and now that the persuasion failed, he stopped talking, got up and grabbed her arm a few steps before Xiao Bei could react!

"Ah!!" Beckham suddenly screamed.

She struggled so hard that her face turned red.He Lianci didn't dare to force her up, and the two of them froze in place for a moment.

They were already on the edge of the steep slope, and the soil under their feet was soft.This risk factor is too high, when Xiao Bei's cries stopped for a while, He Lianci was about to carry her away.The protruding ground under his feet could no longer support the weight of one large and one small, and the mixture of soil and stones suddenly dispersed!

Crane Lianci stepped out immediately, but Xiaobei didn't realize the situation in his arms, and kicked hard with his calf.He Lianci couldn't hold her in his arms, so he patted his feet slowly, and the two of them fell straight down!

In a hurry, He Lianci only had time to press the little girl into his arms, and firmly protected her head with his palms.

With the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, He Lianci landed on his shoulders and groaned heavily.

Fortunately, the soil at the bottom of the steep slope was also soft, with large dead leaves falling all over the ground, and the mountains and water in the crevices of the rocks soaked the surface of the soil into mud.

Xiaobei crawled out of his arms in a panic, and sat beside him and looked at him.

He Lianci frowned, and slowly sat up from the ground while holding his shoulder with one hand.He sat and relaxed for a while, glanced at the completely dark sky, and touched his coat pocket.

The zipper is half drawn, but the phone is still in the pocket.

He Lianci took out the phone and tried it, the screen was cracked several times.But it still works.

He turned on the flashlight again, and stuffed the phone into the arms of Xiaobei who was staring at him.

"Don't talk, take it."

He Lianci restrained the expression on his face, squatted down with his back to her, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Come up."