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Jiang Ran's eyes widened as if struck by lightning, and he froze in place.

"Oh my god——" My aunt saw this scene, the noodles in her hands spilled out, and she couldn't help laughing, "Is this child bewitched?"

This wonderful scene was over when my uncle poked his head out of the kitchen, only the endless laughter of the customers nearby could be heard.

"What's wrong?"

"Here, you ask your nephew." A customer said with a smile.

Uncle went forward in surprise and joy, "Why are you back, Dou Zi?"

"I came back by car!" Dou Tianxiao pointed backwards, and Jiang Ran called his father.

During the next 20 minutes of complaining, Jiang Ran finally recovered from the unreasonable shyness.

Seeing the shameless and chattering Dou Tianxiao, he was suddenly upset, and deliberately asked in a nonchalant tone, "Then why are you kissing me when you have nothing to do?"

Dou Tianxiao said righteously, "My mother said, I want to kiss my good friend who I haven't seen for a long time, to show that I miss you very much!"

The customers around laughed, and even Jiang's father couldn't help laughing, "Your mother's thinking is quite fashionable, this is etiquette only for foreigners."

"Well, the etiquette unique to foreigners is just like this—" Dou Tianxiao proudly wanted to demonstrate again, but Jiang Ran's slap slapped most of his face, and he couldn't stick it on.

But he was lucky enough to smell the fragrant soap on Jiang Ran's hands.

From that day on, Dou Tianxiao was unwilling to go to that so-called new home again.

Children are indeed easy to deceive, but Dou Tianxiao's fear of loneliness far exceeds Ye Xiaoyue's imagination.

There are family members and friends he likes in the countryside. The companionship, care and care of these childhoods are enough to enrich his spiritual world.

"I don't want hamburgers and pizza, I like to eat noodles cooked by my uncle!" Dou Tianxiao raised his neck and said.

"Okay!" Grandpa roared angrily.

In the end, everyone united as one, united as one, and successfully drove Li Qingning away.

Of course, Ye Xiaoyue also went back.

It didn't take long for the news that Ye Xiaoyue was going to get married came from the noodle shop, but on the day of the official wedding, only uncle and aunt came over to hold a place, and grandpa cooked delicious food for Dou Tianxiao at home.

Two months later, Ye Xiaoyue became pregnant, and it was said that she gave birth to a daughter.

Dou Tianxiao had never seen it with his own eyes. On the day his grandfather and uncle visited the hospital, he stayed at Jiang Ran's house all day.

"You said that if I lived with my mother in the city, would she not have children?" Dou Tianxiao rested his chin and looked out the window, as if he was asking a question or talking to himself.

"Stop putting gold on your face, they just want a child, you have to give her all your food, drink and fun after you pass by." Jiang Ran opened his attack soothing mode.

Dou Tianxiao let out a long sigh.

He didn't regret the decision he made at the beginning, but felt a little melancholy.

It was an indescribable emotion, indifferent, dazed, and numb, as if hearing that a pregnant woman in the next town had given birth.

It seems that from that time on, his reluctant attachment to his mother dissipated bit by bit.

When he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, Dou Tianxiao's two lateral incisors, which had not erupted for a long time, finally showed a little milky white point.

The aunt held Dou Tianxiao's chin, and looked at his mouth horizontally and vertically, "Oh, hello! Such a small gap between teeth can't grow overlapping teeth, right?"

"Let me see, let me see..." The uncle grabbed Dou Tianxiao's chin and pointed at the light outside the door. Before he could see anything clearly, he squinted his eyes and clicked his tongue. Don't lick it, don't lick it, you have to lick it blindly, it's fine now, the teeth have grown together."

Dou Tianxiao swallowed his saliva, "What will happen if we grow up together?"

"Ask a doctor to unplug it." My aunt said.

"Ah?" Dou Tianxiao was taken aback, and hurriedly picked up the flower-like plastic mirror to look at the little point protruding from his gums.

A series of familiar car bells suddenly sounded in his ears, Dou Tianxiao turned his head and smiled at Jiang Ran, "Brother."

"How about standing at the door as a beckoning cat early in the morning?" Jiang Ran tapped his feet and took the meat buns and soy milk that Ye Xi threw out from the shop.

"My aunt said that I'm going to have stacked teeth, and I have to pull them out if I grow stacked teeth, wouldn't I lose two teeth than others?" Dou Tianxiao said to the mirror frowning, as if two teeth were missing. One tooth will eat a lot less than others.

Jiang Ran stuffed the steamed stuffed bun into his mouth, "Open your mouth and let me see."

He bent his body a little bit, held Dou Tianxiao's chin and looked him up in style.

"How is it?" Dou Tianxiao asked vaguely.

Jiang Ran swallowed a mouthful of steamed stuffed bun, put on an old-fashioned expression and said: "Don't worry, your teeth are thin, you may grow small canines, and there is a classmate in our class with canines."

"Huya?" Dou Tianxiao thought this term was a bit cool.

"That's right, it's the kind of sharp and small teeth, very cute." Jiang Ran took a sip of soy milk, gestured at the corresponding position on his mouth, and began to fool around calmly, "I was selected Only children with small teeth can grow small tiger teeth."

"Oh?!" Dou Tianxiao was as easy to deceive as ever, "What are you doing after being selected?"

"Then it will be launched into outer space." Jiang Ran said, and smiled at Ye Xi.

Dou Tianxiao asked blankly, "Where is outer space?"

"The outer space is outside the earth. There are no lights, no toys, and no delicious food. You can only watch us eat." Ye Xi and Jiang Ran teased him together.

"Ah..." Dou Tianxiao immediately frowns, "Can I not go to outer space..."

"Oh, you two are heartless, don't keep fooling him," said the aunt.

"Our beans are too simple. I guess he would taste the pig manure if it is said to be delicious." Uncle said while wiping the table.

Jiang Ran chuckled, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Uncle, Auntie, let's go to class first."

"Don't ride bicycles side by side on the road!" The people inside also replied loudly.

"Got it—" the three of them replied in unison with a drawn out tone.

Of course, if you know it, you know that the cars still ride side by side, not only do they have to ride side by side, but they don't ride well.

Both Jiang Ran and Ye Xi had their hands in their pockets and were chatting. If anyone could give them a handful of melon seeds, they would still be able to knock them all the way, but Dou Tianxiao, who was sandwiched between them, hadn't cultivated to such a high level yet. martial arts.

He held the handle with his left hand, and held a meat bun bigger than his fist in his right hand. Under the gaze of passers-by, he slowly enjoyed the delicious food.

Dou Tianxiao's bicycle was bought by his grandfather.

In order to make up for the child's lack of fatherly love and motherly love, Mr. Ye paid close attention to Dou Tianxiao's every move, and fully demonstrated the characteristics of the word "doting".

In short, Dou Tianxiao is like the third prince of the Dragon King at home now, if he wants the wind or the rain, even Ye Xi has to give him three points.

The three of them stepped on their bicycles unhurriedly, and rode towards the direction of the rising sun. The warm light cast a light golden layer on their bodies.

At the same time, the third prison.

Dou Guangmao was almost blinded by the long-lost light, his brows were deeply furrowed, his eyes were narrowed, and he slowly adapted to the light passing through his fingers.

His lips pursed downward into an arc, and after tens of seconds, he strode out of the prison gate, staring directly at the scorching sun in the east with a kind of empty, cold eyes.

Soon, the iron door behind him was pulled closed bit by bit, and some rusty rollers rubbed against the track making screeching sounds.

There was a sound of "哐——", as if the world was divided into two completely different spaces, and then there was the sound of the prison guard locking it.

But this time, he was free.

After five years, it seems that the hostility in his eyes has not really been polished away. The prison guard at the gate mechanically and sincerely gave him a piece of advice: "Be a good man after you get out."

Dou Guangmao looked back at him, one corner of his mouth slightly raised, he said "um", and said politely, "Thank you."

When Dou Tianxiao came back to the noodle shop after school, he saw a lot of bicycles and electric cars parked at the door. He was wondering why the business was so good at this point today, when he heard his aunt shouting inside, "Ouch, the child is back."

Dou Tianxiao parked the car and raised his head, stunned in place.

"Hey, look at this kid, he looks silly." My aunt hurriedly threw down the rag and came out, with a happy expression on her face during the Chinese New Year. She bumped Dou Tianxiao's elbow and reminded in a low voice, "How about you?" Don't call me daddy."

Perhaps it was because the incident was so sudden, not only did he not feel the joy of reunion, but he also felt a little strange embarrassment.

He had imagined the scene of reuniting with his father countless times. He hugged his father with excitement and said that he wanted to miss him very much, but at this moment, he couldn't do it.

He can't forget the scene of seeing his father in prison, the gleaming handcuffs on his hands, and the shadow that the title "murderer" once brought to him.

There was a dryness in his throat, and after a while, he finally called out in a low voice, "Dad."

The voice was so weak that even he himself could hardly hear it, but the person opposite still saw his mouth shape clearly and responded with a smile.

"Are you hungry?" Dou Guangmao's voice trembled slightly for some unknown reason. He looked up and down his son carefully, as if looking at a priceless treasure.

"It's okay." Dou Tianxiao replied bluntly, and also thought about this father who lived in legends.

Although he had just visited the prison once two years ago, he felt that the image standing in front of him was quite different from the one he saw in prison.

Now Dou Guangmao has an inch-length hair that is about half the length of a thumb, his hair is slightly gray, and he is wearing an outdated suit. I guess it's hard to say anything if you want to boast.

When he smiled, the upper half of his face seemed to have been injected with hyaluronic acid. It was almost unchanged. It was a typical skinny smile, and the meaning behind that smile was elusive.

At this time, another acquaintance passed by outside the noodle shop. He stretched his neck and made a careful identification, and said in a shrill voice, "Oh! Isn't this Dou Guangmao!"

Dou Guangmao turned his head and smiled.

"It's really Guangmao, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I haven't been home for four or five years." The man opened the conversation without knowing what to do, "I think you are stronger than before? The little days there are quite nourishing."

Dou Guangmao kept greeting people in and out of the store, with cigarettes passed between his fingers and behind his ears.

The noodle shop was filled with smoke, and Dou Tianxiao coughed several times as soon as he entered the door.

A man with a crew-shaven head even handed him a cigarette and asked him if he smoked, but his aunt hurriedly stopped him, "He's a kid, what do you smoke?"

"Just kidding." He patted his thigh, looked at Dou Tianxiao, and said in a loud voice, "You and your father look quite alike, look at that little face, just smile, uncle is joking with you .”

"I look like my mother." Dou Tianxiao retorted.

Pingtou suddenly laughed, "Why? Are you unhappy that you look like your father?"

Dou Tianxiao pursed his lips and didn't answer, but he was really unhappy in his heart.

This warm and happy place that he has been familiar with since he was a child, suddenly became noisy and crowded because of the appearance of this group of people.

Such an atmosphere made him feel uneasy, he didn't even put down his schoolbag, and went straight to the kitchen.

Dou Tianxiao leaned against the stove, pursed his lips, "Uncle."

"Hey!" The uncle was cleaning the pot with his head down, and turned around immediately when he heard the voice, "Oh, you are so unhappy with your little face? Did you fail the math test?"

"No..." Dou Tianxiao dragged out his tone.

The uncle glanced outside the door, and immediately understood it. He took out a pack of peach-flavored QQ candy from his apron pocket, stuffed it into Dou Tianxiao's hand, and said with a smile, "It was stolen from Ye Xi's desk. Tell him."

Dou Tianxiao grinned, tore open the package, took out one and stuffed it into his mouth, then took out another and fed it to his uncle's mouth.

The uncle opened his mouth to suck the candy into his mouth, and said comfortingly: "Don't be so sullen, your father hasn't seen you for many years, he must be missing you, go out and talk to him."

"I don't know what to talk about, it's so embarrassing." Dou Tianxiao whispered while chewing the fudge.

"Then sit and listen to him... hey, this candy is quite delicious." Uncle picked out two more candies from the bag, "Just treat it as Chinese New Year, how about I buy you a repeater later? .”

"Really?" Dou Tianxiao said in surprise.

"Of course, when did I ever break my promise to you?" The uncle smiled and rubbed his head.

Dou Tianxiao has been a person who can't hide things since he was a child, and all his emotions are written on his face. As soon as he walked out of the kitchen, his expression immediately showed uneasiness, anxiety, and dissatisfaction.

Although Dou Guangmao was standing outside the door chatting, his eyes were always on his son. He would imitate his uncle and raised his left hand to try to rub Dou Tianxiao's short fluffy hair, but the latter was not used to this kind of intimacy. As he moved, his head instinctively turned to the side.

Dou Guangmao's big hand froze in the air and clenched a fist, then patted Dou Tianxiao's shoulder instead, "Are you hungry? How about dad cooking two dishes for you?" While speaking, he graciously replaced Dou Tianxiao Xiao pulled out a chair.

"Oh." Dou Tianxiao glanced at him with some embarrassment, and put down his schoolbag.

After turning around, Dou Guangmao thought of something again, rubbed his palms, and asked, "Then what kind of food do you like?"

"Whatever you want, I'll eat whatever you fry." Dou Tianxiao kept his eyes on the small teacup on the table.

"Okay." Dou Guangmao murmured the names of a few dishes and turned into the kitchen.

Dou Tianxiao took out the test paper restlessly, and began to pretend to do homework.

Dad's appearance was really unexpected, and this group of men who looked ruffian and whose words were always mixed with sexual organs made him feel strange and unhappy.

Over the years, relatives and mothers around him have intentionally or unconsciously instilled in him the idea that "your father has no responsibility at all". Coupled with some gloomy experiences, he has no expectations for his father's appearance. He also completely lost the admiration he had when he was a child. It made no difference to him whether his father was released from prison or not.

So the sudden appearance of his father, apart from being stunned and surprised, he couldn't find any other emotions.

Dou Guangmao walked into the kitchen, and under the reminder of his brother-in-law, he found a small box of grass eggs, knocked on it and said, "This kid doesn't seem to be very talkative."

"He's just a little shy of strangers." After the uncle blurted out, he immediately realized something was wrong, and hurriedly added, "There are too many strangers outside, you will know if you get along with him for a few more days, the little guy talks a lot."

Dou Guangmao glanced at his son's back from the order window, with a look of worry on his face.

When he was in prison, he always heard people coming in from outside say that many things in the town have changed, where new high-rise buildings have been built, and where the homesteads have been demolished to repair the high-speed rail. used……

But only at this moment did he know what he had missed in the past five years.