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The temperature in Haishi in early spring is much warmer than that in Huanshi.

Xu Mengyao has been visiting all the tourist spots in Hai City with Huang Nai these days, and is currently shopping for clothes in a department store.

When Grandma Huang first heard the price, she was shocked and argued with her granddaughter, refusing to buy the clothes. But now she can calmly change into different styles of clothes.

"Grandma, you look really good in this hat." Xiaomei praised sincerely.

Huang Nai touched the brim of her red hat with some embarrassment.

"With such a bright color, people will say I look pretty even at my old age."

"You are pretty, grandma. If you go out in this outfit today, people will think you are an old lady from a rich family." Xu Mengyao looked at the brand new Huang Nai with satisfaction.

"Hey, I'm just an old lady from the countryside. I can't pretend to be an elephant even if I stuff a green onion in my nose." Although she said this, Huang Nai couldn't help looking left and right in front of the mirror.

Xu Mengyao looked at the time and said, "Let's go home, eat breakfast and rest. We need to go to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow morning on an empty stomach."

The hospital corridor was filled with the smell of disinfectant.

Xu Mengyao and Xiaomei accompanied Huang Nai to various departments for examination.

After some twists and turns, after waiting in line to have his blood and milk drawn, his face had turned pale.

"Grandma, what's wrong with you?" Xu Mengyao saw that Grandma Huang looked unhappy.

Grandma Huang held her granddaughter's hand, and her forehead was already slightly sweaty.

"It's okay, I'm just a little anxious because I'm hungry."

"Grandma, please sit here for a while. I have a candy here. Put it in your mouth and you'll feel better."

Xu Mengyao hurriedly searched for snacks in her pocket.

The two little girls breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Huang Nai's complexion improved after taking in the sugar.

Xiaomei stuffed the list in her hand into Xu Mengyao's hand.

"Wenjuan, when grandma feels better, you can take her to the internal medicine department. I'll go buy some breakfast first."

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

When Xiaomei returned from buying buns and fried dough sticks outside the hospital, she walked through the bustling crowd at the payment counter in the lobby. When she turned around to go upstairs, she happened to bump into someone at the corner, and the aluminum lunch box in the other person's hand fell to the ground.

Xiaomei quickly picked up the lunch box that had fallen to the ground and said nervously:

"I'm sorry, Auntie, I didn't mean to do that."

The other party took the lunch box and saw that the food was not spilled. Then he turned his eyes to Xiaomei and said in a cold tone:

"The little girl is so clumsy, please be more careful when walking next time."

Before she finished speaking, she turned and went upstairs, leaving Xiaomei standing there like a petrified person.

The face in front of her just now slowly overlapped with the face in her memory that was gradually blurring out. Xiaomei's heartbeat quickened and her body trembled slightly.

When she came to her senses, the person was gone. She immediately climbed the stairs and started searching the wards one by one from the second floor, having to confirm once again that it was not an illusion.

It was not until the last ward that she saw the familiar figure and her tense nerves relaxed.

The little boy on the hospital bed was pouting and throwing a tantrum:

"I want shrimp wontons, this isn't it!"

The woman who had just looked unhappy was now coaxing gently:

"My dear, mommy is too late. I will make breakfast for you in the evening. Eat breakfast first."

There were obviously other patients in the ward, but Xiaomei could only see this picture of deep love between mother and son. Her heart seemed to be blocked by something, and a bitter feeling slowly spread.

It was unknown how long it was before she woke up from her dream and left in a daze.

Back at the inspection office, Xu Mengyao saw Xiaomei finally came back and couldn't help asking:

"Wasn't there a food stall at the door when we got here? What took you so long?"

Xiaomei handed over the breakfast and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, grandma, you've been waiting for a long time."

"It's okay. She's just seeing the last Chinese doctor. I've asked Uncle Zhang to come and take over." Noticing Xiaomei's low mood, Xu Mengyao comforted her.

After all the examinations were completed, the car was already waiting at the hospital entrance.

As soon as Hu Min walked out of the hospital gate, she saw a car parked right in front of her. The girl who had hit her was helping an old lady get into the car.

She curled her lips and muttered to herself: I didn't realize he was so rich, but this little girl looks strangely familiar, where have I seen her before?

Before I could think of it, I saw the bus coming, and I immediately hurried over to shake off the doubts in my mind.

At noon, Xu Mengyao and her group came to Grandpa Qi's house for a gathering.

Xiaobai and Xiaohui have already become parents. The iron fence on the terrace has been densely filled with bamboo by Grandpa Qi. Dozens of little rabbits are raised freely, which is very lively. There are also several layers of cages next to it that hold adult rabbits.

"Wow, why are there so many rabbits!" Xu Mengyao exclaimed.

Grandma Qi smiled helplessly: "They are too fertile. Now we have to keep Xiaobai and Xiaohui in cages separately. Look at the terrace they built."

She shook her head as she spoke, feeling both love and hate for these little lives.

Huang Nai laughed heartily: "If she can give birth well, she can raise the baby in two months and sell it at the morning market."

Her words caused everyone to laugh, but Grandma Qi quickly glanced around and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Maomao was not there.

"You can't let Maomao hear it. The first time I sold two, the kid cried miserably. Now I ask Lao Qi to sell them secretly when he's not around."

"Doesn't he know that the quantity is less?" Xu Mengyao asked curiously.

Seeing this, Xu Mengyao asked Xiaomei:

"How about we take a little white rabbit home to raise today?"

"How could I not know? He also knows that there are too many rabbits at home. In winter, we have to bring them indoors for fear that they will freeze to death. The smell is so strong that it makes us feel uncomfortable. Now, as long as we don't sell them in front of him, it will be fine." Grandma Qi dotes on her grandson but is helpless.

Seeing this, Xu Mengyao asked Xiaomei:

"How about we take a little white rabbit home to raise today?"

There was no response for a long time, so he turned around and noticed that something was wrong with Xiaomei, and she seemed absent-minded.

When they returned home in the afternoon, the two of them stayed in the room before Xu Mengyao asked:

"Xiaomei, what's wrong with you today? You've been absent-minded since we started at the hospital."

Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, looking at the other person's worried eyes, her lips moved, and after a while she uttered a word:

"I saw my mom in the hospital."

"Ah?" Xu Mengyao opened her eyes wide in surprise. "Your mother is in Haicheng? Have you met her?"

"She didn't recognize me." Xiaomei shook her head dejectedly, then forced a smile and said, "But she should be doing well. She even gave birth to a son, who is about eight or nine years old."

Xu Mengyao squeezed Xiaomei's hand distressedly and comforted her softly, "She's been gone for so many years, and you've changed so much. It's normal that she can't recognize you. Do you want to ask someone about it?"

Xiaomei's eyes were slightly red, and she said unconfidently:

"But I don't know if she wants to recognize me. What if..."

"It's okay, I have a way to try."

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