When Li Hehua arrived at Shangshui Village, unfortunately it was the time when the villagers were taking a nap. Just like last time, he was unable to get in.

Li Hehua stayed behind the big tree and looked through the gap at the place where the little guy was swinging on the swing last time. The swing was still hanging there quietly. He wondered if the little guy would come out to swing on the swing today as well?

Li Hehua wanted to wait and see. If the little guy really came out to swing, she would find a chance to see him like last time and then give him food. If the little guy didn't come out today, she would ask Daya and the others to help her sell cakes tomorrow morning, and then she would sneak in when the Zhang family was not at home in the morning.

Li Hehua waited quietly for about a quarter of an hour, and then he heard some movement in the house. Zhang Tieshan came out of the house holding the little guy and went straight to the swing.

Li Hehua felt that he was very lucky as he could always wait for the little one to come out to play.

Zhang Tieshan carried the little guy to sit on the swing, but instead of going around behind him to push the swing for him like last time, he squatted in front of him, touched his head, and said something to him.

The distance was too far, and Li Hehua couldn't hear what Zhang Tieshan was saying. He could only see the little guy's appearance. The little guy seemed particularly listless today. He kept his head down and didn't respond to Zhang Tieshan's words.

Although the little guy had never looked happy before, for some reason, Li Hehua felt that the little guy seemed unhappy today.

What happened to the little guy?

Li Hehua wanted to go up and ask the little guy, but Zhang Tieshan was there, so she could only hold back. She couldn't help but hope that Zhang Tieshan would go home and not come out like he did last time, so that she would have a chance to talk to the little guy.

I don’t know if she was too lucky today, or if God was especially helpful to her, making her wish come true. Zhang Tieshan actually stood up, rubbed the little guy’s head, and turned around to go home.

Li Hehua was so happy that he suppressed his emotions and observed for a while. Seeing that Zhang Tieshan really had no intention of coming out, he walked out from behind the tree and went straight to the little guy.

"Hey! Baby, I'm here to see you!" Li Hehua said while squatting in front of the little guy.

I thought the little guy would not react, but surprisingly, the moment he heard the sound, he raised his head and looked at Li Hehua with his big black eyes without blinking.

For some reason, Li Hehua felt that the little girl seemed to be surprised at the moment, although there was actually no expression on her face. She might have been fantasizing too much.

Li Hehua shook his head to get rid of the inexplicable thoughts in his mind, and looked back into the little guy's eyes, "Baby, do you still remember me?"

The little fellow stared at her quietly with his bright black eyes, and that look almost melted Li Hehua's heart.

Li Hehua smiled at him, "Baby, you must remember me, right? I often bring you delicious food. Even if you don't remember me, you will remember my delicious food, right?" As he spoke, Li Hehua took out the dorayaki and candied haws from the basket that he brought to the little guy today, "Baby, today I not only brought you candied haws, but also made dorayaki for you. It's delicious. I'm sure you like it. Do you want to try it?"

Li Hehua opened the oil paper bag, took out a Dorayaki from it and handed it to the little guy's mouth. He was looking forward to the little guy's reaction and hoped that the little guy could eat it like last time.

The little guy's big eyes were still staring at her, and the Dorayaki in his hand did not attract his attention.

Li Hehua had no choice but to raise the Dorayaki in his hand again and coaxed: "Baby, look! This is Dorayaki, try it~"

This time, the little guy finally reacted. He moved his eyes away from her face and slowly put them on the Dorayaki beside his mouth. He stared at it for a moment, and under Li Hehua's surprised gaze, he opened his little mouth and gently bit it!

Once again the little guy ate what she fed him!

Last time, Li Hehua was not sure whether the little guy really didn’t reject her so much anymore. She was afraid that the little guy was just acting on a whim. But today, the little guy ate it, which showed that the little guy really didn’t reject her anymore.

"Baby, you're not afraid of me anymore, right? You know I'm not the same person anymore, right?"

The little guy didn't say anything. He concentrated on chewing the Dorayaki in his mouth and ate it very seriously.

Li Hehua recalled the time when she first came here and touched the little guy without knowing it, and the little guy resisted her crazily. She felt mixed emotions. Now, she wanted to know if the little guy still resisted her touch.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Hehua stretched out his hand and slowly reached to the little guy's hand. Before touching it, he stopped, looked at the little guy nervously, and asked: "Baby, I want to hold your hand, okay? I will hold you gently, it won't hurt you, don't be afraid, okay?"

Li Hehua saw the little guy stop chewing for a moment, and it seemed that she had seen it wrong, which made her a little unsure. Maybe she shouldn't touch him. If she caused his resistance, the intimacy that she had worked so hard to establish might be gone.

But she really wanted to touch the little guy, hug him, and even kiss him. Although the little guy was not her biological child, she just couldn't let him go. She was always worried about him in her heart, and even longed to hug this little baby like a real mother and son, and then kiss him and give him the best of everything.

She couldn't understand why this happened, but she chose to follow her heart.

Li Hehua decided to give it a try and stretched out his hand again, "Baby, I'm going to hold your hand. If you're scared, just shake your head, okay?"

After waiting for a while, the little guy didn't react at all and was still eating the pastries seriously.

Maybe the little guy was tacitly approving of her actions.

Li Hehua no longer hesitated and gently placed his left hand on the back of the little guy's hand until their skin touched each other.

She truly felt the warmth of the little guy, she touched the little guy!

The little guy didn't resist as wildly as he did the first time.

Li Hehua's heart was instantly filled with infinite joy, and his hands moved more vigorously, from a light touch to a firm grip, holding the little guy's hand in his own palm.

The little guy really didn't resist and let her hold his little hand.

At this moment, Li Hehua couldn't describe the feeling in his heart, it was too complicated.

But no matter what, it’s a good thing that the little guy doesn’t reject her anymore, and she can be closer to the little guy.

Li Hehua held the little hand in his palm, pulled it to his mouth and kissed it, "Baby, you are the best baby, do you know that?"

The little guy trembled, but never broke free.

At this time, after finishing a Dorayaki, the little guy's gaze returned to her face and he looked at her seriously.

Li Hehua couldn't help but curl his lips, "Baby, do you still want to eat?"

The little guy blinked.

Li Hehua took out another Dorayaki and fed it to the little guy, "Then let's have another one. Come on, open your mouth~"

The little guy opened his mouth and continued eating, with a gleam of satisfaction in his eyes.

Li Hehua fed the little guy with one hand and held his hand with the other, and told him what happened during this period, "Baby, I prepared a banquet for a family two days ago. I made a lot of dishes, including chicken, Kung Pao chicken, thousand-shredded dish, and many, many more..."

After talking a lot, the little guy finished his second Dorayaki. Seeing that he had been here for a long time, he could not delay any longer. Li Hehua reluctantly kissed the little guy's hand again, "Baby, it's getting late. I can't stay any longer. I have to go. I'll come to see you next time, okay? Take these and eat them slowly. I'll bring them back to you when you've finished, okay?"

Li Hehua slowly put down the little hand in his hand, but the next second it was grabbed by the little hand and held tightly.

Li Hehua was startled, "Baby, what's wrong with you?"

The little fellow stared at Li Hehua with his dark eyes, his lips tightly pursed, and he did not loosen his grip at all.

Li Hehua was a little surprised and asked tentatively: "Baby, are you reluctant to let me go?"

The little guy didn't answer, but stubbornly didn't let go.

The corners of Li Hehua's mouth curled up involuntarily. He couldn't help but get excited and hugged the little guy's small body into his arms. At that moment, the little body in his arms stiffened for a moment, but was unexpectedly quiet and didn't move obediently.

Li Hehua smiled, lowered her head and gently kissed the top of the little guy's head in her arms. She was reluctant to let go and wanted to take the little guy away, but she couldn't. How could she take the little guy away? This was the Zhang family's child. Even if she could take the child away, she was now living under someone else's roof and didn't even have her own house. How could she be qualified to take the child away?

Li Hehua sighed. Even though he was reluctant, he still had to go. It was really getting late and someone from the Zhang family might come out at any time.

"Baby, I really have to go. I can't stay any longer. Just be good, okay? I promise, I'll come see you soon, okay?"

The little guy in her arms suddenly reached out and grabbed the clothes around her waist, holding them tightly.

Li Hehua's heart instantly felt like it was soaked in water, becoming soft and limp, and completely lost.

What happened to this little girl? Why did she suddenly become reluctant to leave her?

She had no choice but to hold the little guy quietly for a long while, until reason forced her to speak again, "Good baby, be good, I really have to go, let go, okay? I will come to see you the day after tomorrow, okay? I will make you some candied apples, okay?" She could go to town to buy some apples for him tomorrow.

The little guy didn't move.

Li Hehua felt very uncomfortable. He slowly held the little guy's hand and gently pulled it apart. "Baby, I really have to go back. I will come to see you the day after tomorrow, okay?"

I could clearly feel the little guy struggling, and he obviously didn't want to let go.

Li Hehua's heart tightened, and he wanted to take the little person in his arms away immediately, but he knew that this was impossible. He could only grit his teeth, harden his heart, pull the little guy's hand away, stand up, take two steps back, and leave him.

The little guy's eyes opened wide and he stared at her without blinking.

Li Hehua's eyes were filled with soreness, and her voice was not smooth, "Baby, I'll be there soon, let's make an appointment, okay?" After saying that, she didn't dare to look at him anymore, turned around and left in a hurry, for fear of hearing the movement behind her, and didn't dare to slow down until she walked out of Shangshui Village in one breath. But her heart felt like it was stuck, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Li Hehua, who was leaving, didn't know that the little guy had been staring in the direction she left with his big eyes, without blinking, as if he was going to stare until the end of time.

Zhang Tieshan walked out of the house slowly, took the little guy down from the swing and held him in his arms, turned his little face over and put it on his shoulder, and gently patted his little back with his big hands, again and again.

"Don't look at it. She's gone. You feel sad, right?"

The little guy rubbed Zhang Tieshan's shoulder gently.

Zhang Qingshan, who followed Zhang Tieshan out, frowned and looked at the food in Shulin's arms with mixed feelings, "Brother, why didn't you let me out just now? Just to prevent me from coming out to see that woman? Do you really believe that woman would be so good to Shulin?"

Zhang Tieshan didn't say anything, but continued to pat Shulin's back gently.

Zhang Qingshan clenched his fists, "Brother, that woman came to bring food to Shulin several times, don't you doubt it? She was not like this before. A person can't change so quickly. Anyway, I don't believe it."

Zhang Tieshan raised his hand to stop Zhang Qingshan from speaking, "Okay, I know what's going on. You don't have to worry about this."

Zhang Qingshan opened his mouth, but had to swallow the words in his mouth. Forget it, if his brother doesn't let him care, then he won't care. But if that woman hurts Shu Lin again, he will never let her go.

Zhang Tieshan pursed his lips, looked in the direction Li Hehua left, his eyes darkened.

Shulin didn't like to eat. He couldn't eat anything his mother cooked. No matter how he was coaxed, he wouldn't eat. Sometimes he would spit it out just after he swallowed it. But he ate the food that woman cooked, and he ate it very happily.

I don't know when it started, but Shulin treasured the food that woman made for him, so much that he didn't want anyone else to touch it. Shulin also liked the woman to come to see him.

Although he didn't understand why Shu Lin suddenly no longer rejected that woman, he was very confused, but he was willing to do anything to make Shu Lin better.

He knew that the woman wanted to come secretly to see Shulin, but his mother was at home and couldn't come in. He had actually seen her hiding behind the tree a long time ago, so he brought Shulin to the swing in the afternoon, and then went home alone, watching the woman's every move behind the door.

He saw the woman speaking to Shulin cautiously, and saw the woman feeding Shulin food lovingly.

After the woman left, Shulin held the food tightly in his hands. During meals, he took the cakes and ate them with relish. His belly was full from eating so much. Then, the next day, as soon as he woke up, he would run to the swing and never go to the kitchen again.

But to Shulin's disappointment, the woman hadn't come for several days. The last time she came was eight days ago. She hadn't shown up for eight days. I don't know if she didn't come because she had something important to do. But Shulin had been looking forward to her for eight days. He wanted to come out and swing on the swing every day. As long as she held him on the swing, his eyes would light up.

Fortunately, the woman came again today, and Shulin was not disappointed again.

Zhang Tieshan looked at the little guy in his arms, pursed his lips, and gently rubbed the little guy's head, "Shulin, don't you hate her anymore?" Otherwise, why did he no longer reject the woman when she held his hand and kissed him? Otherwise, why did he tightly grasp the corner of the woman's clothes when the woman hugged him? Otherwise, why did he feel so reluctant to let the woman go when she was leaving?

When did all this change?

For the first time, Zhang Tieshan began to waver in his heart. Was it right or wrong for him to drive her away?