Chapter 15

Youyou woke up early in the morning and saw Meng Jinyu sitting beside her kang.

The sun shone into the room, and my stepmother's smile was surprisingly gentle: "Youyou, Mom will pack for you. Let's go to town to play with Dad today."

Children who grow up in the village all look forward to going to the town to play.

If it were a normal day, Youyou would definitely dance with joy when she heard that the adults were going to take her to the city to play, but today was different.

That dream was like a brand, engraved in Youyou's heart.

"I don't want to go." Youyou frowned and said seriously.

"Silly child, you're throwing a tantrum again." Meng Jinyu smiled indifferently, picked up a piece of clothing and wanted to put it on Youyou.

Unexpectedly, the little ball was as slippery as a fat loach. It slipped under her armpits in an instant, put its little feet on the ground, and ran away.

However, before Youyou could run a few steps, she was stopped by Jiang Huanming.

Jiang Huanming held Youyou's shoulders with both hands and said, "You hate your mother because of what the village party secretary said that day, right?"

"How did your mother usually treat you?" he continued. "Once you had a high fever, your mother carried you for several miles to the clinic to see a doctor, and her feet were worn out. The doctor said that if such a young child had a brain damage due to the fever, it would be terrible. Your mother stayed up all night to watch over you, and she was still worried until your fever subsided."

Youyou remembers, but those were all things done by her biological mother.

But she also knew that no matter what she said, no one would believe her.

Because the words she blurted out at the village meeting before were only treated as a joke by the adults.

Although she is young, she is not stupid at all. Why don't adults believe her?

Meng Jinyu cried and said, "You were born after ten months of pregnancy. When you were born, the midwife was invited to another village. I was in so much pain that it was like I had walked through the gates of hell. But from the moment you were born, I felt it was worth it. To put it bluntly, even if I lost my life, so what? I am your mother, and I am willing to give everything for you."

Jiang Huanming thought about what happened at that time and put his arm around his wife's shoulders.

He treated her badly in the past, but now, she can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

"Youyou is blaming mom in her heart." Meng Jinyu wiped the tears from her eyes, "It's okay, I'll take Youyou out to have some fun today. If you have fun, you won't be angry anymore, okay?"

A five-year-old child naturally didn't have as much strength as Meng Jinyu. She quickly changed Youyou's clothes and braided her hair.

Looking at the delicate little figure, Meng Jinyu smiled and said, "Youyou looks really good after dressing up, just like a little figure that walked out of a picture magazine."

She stretched out her hand and was about to hold Youyou's hand, but unexpectedly the little girl pushed her back fiercely.

"Ah——" Meng Jinyu exclaimed.

Seeing his wife was frightened, Jiang Huanming raised his hand angrily and wanted to hit Youyou.

But Jiang Cheng, who was lighting a fire in the kitchen, stepped forward and pushed him away: "Why are you hitting me? Youyou is still so young, she will be hurt!"

Jiang Huanming didn't expect that taking care of a child would be so troublesome. He frowned irritably and grabbed Youyou's wrist: "Let's go."

Meng Jinyu walked forward and paused: "Shanshan is in her mother's room, I will go and bring him out."

…

Youyou stuck her neck out and refused to give in.

But after walking for a long time, she accepted her fate.

It’s so tiring to walk with a straight back.

"What are you doing out here?" Youyou asked the little kid beside her.

Shanshan's baby voice is soft and cute: "Accompany, accompany Youyou,"

"You are so disrespectful!" Youyou imitated the adults and said, "You should call me Third Sister."

Shanshan blinked and smiled embarrassedly, with deep dimples at the corners of her mouth.

The brother and sister held hands until they got on the bus and found a seat.

"Have some water." Meng Jinyu opened the kettle lid and handed it to Youyou first.

Youyou took a big gulp and looked out the window.

The weather is very good.

In the original plot, the sun was shining brightly when they went out, but it started to rain heavily before they reached the town.

Maybe she misunderstood, and her stepmother didn't plan to throw her away today?

"Kids, get off the bus." Meng Jinyu's voice interrupted Youyou's thoughts.

Meng Jinyu pulled the children out of the car, stood on the busy street, and looked down at the tickets in her pocket.

Jiang Huanming smiled: "Don't worry, it won't be lost."

Meng Jinyu curled her lips shyly, fed the children some water, and took Jiang Huanming's arm: "Let's go."

As they walked past the street corner, Youyou and Shanshan saw the red candied haws in the shop at a glance.

"Huanming, buy them a string." Meng Jinyu said.

Even though she was on guard all the way, when she saw the candied haws, Youyou couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

Jiang Huanming was very generous and paid for a string of candied haws.

The brother and sister shared the candied haws together. The sour and sweet taste was even better than the White Rabbit milk candy.

Meng Jinyu opened the kettle and handed it over: "Drink some more water."

Walk all the way to the door of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Jiang Huanming went to buy a bicycle yesterday before the supply and marketing cooperative closed, and he regained all his face in front of his co-workers.

Now that he was here, he naturally had to go to the office to say hello to everyone.

However, as soon as he entered the office, he was pulled away by Director Li, who said that some previous work had not been completed and asked him to stay to clean up the mess.

Director Li said to Meng Jinyu, "I don't know how long we will be busy."

Meng Jinyu waved her hands: "It's okay, work is more important, I will take the two children back by myself later."

After coming out of the office, Youyou was fully alert.

The scene just now was exactly the same as what happened in the dream.

So when she walked to the supply and marketing cooperative counter, she looked outside the door and walked very slowly.

Little Tuanzi thought that even if her stepmother asked her to wait at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, she would not agree.

As long as you are not alone, you won’t get lost.

Youyou can protect yourself.

But unexpectedly, she stared at her stepmother for a long time, but her stepmother just reached out and pinched her nose.

"Are you stupid? Why don't you leave?"

Youyou was completely confused. She looked at the sky and it was still clear.

Meng Jinyu went to the counter and picked out a lot of things, even buying toothpaste with her eyes closed. She was very generous and did not hesitate when giving the ticket.

It was Jiang Shan’s first time to go to the supply and marketing cooperative. His eyes widened as he looked at the dazzling array of merchandise.

He walked to the toy cabinet and stared at a small wooden sword in a trance.

Meng Jinyu had almost finished shopping. She avoided the salesperson's gaze and lowered her voice to say, "There is an internal toilet in the supply and marketing cooperative. I just asked and it can be borrowed." After a pause, she added, "When we get on the bus later, there will be no place for you to go to the toilet."

Youyou nodded. She had indeed drunk a lot of water along the way, and her belly was round and plump.

"I want to look after my brother. You go by yourself." Meng Jinyu pointed in a direction. "It's right there."

Youyou hesitated for a moment, took a few steps, and looked around.

This is a plot that was not in the original plot.

Just at this moment, a salesperson came out of the warehouse.

Youyou trotted forward and asked softly, "Sister, can you take me to the bathroom?"

These days, the sales clerks in supply and marketing cooperatives are very arrogant.

But Zhu Qin saw that Youyou looked pleasing and spoke politely, so she didn't give her a cold look: "Of course you can, you are so cute."

Youyou puffed up her rosy little face and let out a long breath.

This way it’s safe!

"Little one, you look like your mother. Your mother is pretty too." Zhu Qin couldn't help but gently rubbed Youyou's cheek. "It's strange, I always feel like I have seen your mother before. But it doesn't make sense. This is my first day working at the supply and marketing cooperative."

Youyou walked forward with her short legs, her ears perked up, listening to what the saleswoman said.

As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl suddenly felt her heart beating faster.

She turned to look at Zhu Qin and asked in a low voice: "Sister, where have you seen my mother?"