"Mom, I don't want to be a tadpole. I don't want to..."

"Not right, An An, not right. An An will always be An An, not a tadpole."

Qiao Lu kissed his hot face and wrapped her big hands around his small hands, not wanting to let go: "My dear son, your voice is so hoarse, don't cry, let's stop talking, drink some water and take a rest, okay?"

"Hmm..." He is still so obedient and does whatever his mother says.

Xu Haizhou quickly fed the white porridge that Yu Fan brought to his son.

The kid refused to eat, and when asked, Qiao Lu was moved and started crying.

"Mom, eat first." Even though his throat was dry and smoking, he was still thinking about his mother.

I really don't know whether to cry or laugh.

Qiao Lu symbolically took a sip of the porridge, and her dry throat was moistened. It was warm and hot, and she felt much more comfortable.

"Mm, it's delicious. Come and eat quickly, An An."

"Ah——" The little guy opened his mouth and asked her to feed him.

In fact, Qiao An hasn't snuggled in her mother's arms and been fed by her for a long time.

This is a treatment that is only available to children under the age of three or one or two.

After eating, he curled up in Qiao Lu's arms and whimpered, hugging her neck and not letting go. He maintained this action for a long time, so long that his body was numb, but he still refused to let go, like a koala.

"Mom is so tired, An An, go and let Dad hug you too." Kissing his forehead, Qiao Lu's eyes were full of tenderness: "Dad has been looking for you day and night, he is more tired than mom, thank Dad quickly."

Because she was worried about her son, Qiao Lu hardly paid any attention to him. Only now did she realize that there was a dark dark color under his eyes and he had a beard that he didn't have time to shave.

She really didn't know how he managed to comfort and encourage her during these twenty days while looking for the child and leading everyone. It was hard for her to imagine how he managed to get through such a long period of time.

Thinking of this, Qiao Lu felt more and more guilty and hugged him tightly.

"Haizhou, thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you, Dad. I want to hug you. I love you. An An loves you so much. Thank you for saving me." If it weren't for his dad, he might never see his mom again in his life.

The embrace of his wife and the affectionate confession of his son were enough to relieve the stress and depression he had felt over the past few days.

It's all worth it, very worth it.

He held Qiao An with one hand and pressed the back of his head with the other hand, clasping it against his chest, with both hearts pressed very tightly against the ground.

"My dear son, Dad loves you too."

Then the little boy raised his hand and held up the big meat pie: "Dad, you eat too. Dad eats the meat pie. Mom and I can't finish it."

Xu Haizhou subconsciously wanted to refuse, but looking at his son's expectant eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse and swallowed it in big gulps.

His mouth was too big and he accidentally bit Qiao An's fingertip, which felt itchy and made the child laugh.

The atmosphere is finally not so depressing.

Feed Dad a bite of meat pie and Mom a sip of porridge, and the family of three finally regains their former warmth.

…

The child took sleeping pills and now the last thing he wants to do is sleep. Moreover, he has survived a disaster and has too much energy to vent.

Qiao Lu and her husband are just the opposite. Now that they have found their son, the thing they want to do most is to lie down and have a good sleep.

As for the rest, let’s talk about it after you wake up.

The two adults each lay on a bed for a nap. The little guy climbed onto Qiao Lu for a while, then onto Xu Haizhou's bed. They both needed a hug to feel happy.

"Did they beat you or scold you after they took you away?" Qiao Lu asked Qiao An after catching him climbing on the bed.

The boy thought for a while and threw himself into her arms: "Mom, they are fake. They asked me to call them mom and dad, but I didn't. Then they said I was not obedient. They threatened me and said they would not give me food."

The tone sounded quite casual, and it seemed that the damage to him was not as great as Qiao Lu had imagined.

"Did they give you food?" Qiao Lu closed her eyes and asked again while hugging him.

Qiaoan shook her head, holding her neck with one hand and playing with her long hair with the other, mumbling, "I was hungry three times one day. I didn't eat in the morning, at noon, or at night. I was so hungry. Then, the fake mother gave me steamed bread. Later, they treated me very well and told me to forget my mother and my father."

Maybe the couple wanted to take a tough approach before, but when they saw that their child didn't respond, they had to adopt a soft approach.

As for children, especially those of Qiaoan's age, as long as you treat them a little bit better, they will naturally forget their biological mother as they grow up. Why worry about a bought child not being affectionate to his mother?

As if swearing an oath, Joan hugged her mother tightly and said word by word: "Mom, I will never forget you. I will never forget you."

"I know. My mother's name is Qiao Lu, my father's name is Xu Haizhou, and our home is at No. 88 Ziyuan Street. I also have a second aunt, Qiao Yan, and she has a baby named Zhiwei...Mom, we haven't seen our little brother Zhiwei for a long time."

To be honest, Qiao Lu and Xu Haizhou both believed that even if the child was found, he would definitely have some stress reactions after returning.

For example, they become the timid person they were in the countryside before, they cry non-stop and cannot be comforted, they feel extremely insecure and can no longer fit in with the group, etc.

But now it seems that the young man's ability to recover and cope with the situation after the crisis is much better than the couple imagined.

Qiao Lu couldn't help but be curious and stroked his little head: "An An, do you know how long you have been away from us?"

Qiao An sniffed and tilted her head to think for a few seconds: "Mom, is it twenty days?"

Qiao Lu was slightly surprised: "Who told you?"

"I counted them myself." I counted them every day, and every night I silently wondered in my mind which moon it was.

One moon is one day, and he has seen twenty moons.

Qiao Lu kissed the tip of his nose: "To be more precise, it's twenty-five days."

"Well, Mom, I haven't seen you for 25 days. I miss you so much, Mom...Mom, I miss you."

Qiao Lu continued to kiss his face: "An An, Mom thought you would be emotionally devastated, but you are very strong. You haven't cried much since we reunited."

Xu Haizhou was also curious and half-raised his head to look at the mother and daughter.

"Mom, didn't you say that if you and Dad were not around, An An would have to adjust herself if she was upset? If she keeps feeling sad, it's not good for her health."

Anger is harmful to your health; this is what his mother taught him.

Qiao Lu and Xu Haizhou were both surprised: it turned out that An An really remembered every word they taught her.

The child is really smart.

There was a sudden silence in the ward, and Xu Haizhou suddenly stood up and ran over to squeeze into a bed with the mother and son.

It's a bit crowded, but warm.

Joan is sandwiched between her parents and her father, and feels more secure than ever before.

Touching Qiao Lu's facial features, Qiao An said gloomily, "Mom, fake mom and fake dad, want to take me to a place very far away that requires a train to get there. I secretly thought that when I grow up a little, I will sneak out and find you by myself."

Qiao Lu was surprised: "You think so?"

The young man nodded: "Yes, I must find my mother."

"Then you have no money, and you have to take a bus from far away to come to us."

The boy was in a dilemma, scratching his head, looking stubborn: "No, I still have to look for it, then I can save money, and I can also exercise, I can become as strong as my father, and then my legs will become as long as my father's, and I can walk back by myself."

The child's innocent words made Qiao Lu laugh. The old father and mother felt sad and touched to have raised such a clever child.

This child is definitely here to repay a favor!

"An An, remember, your safety is the most important at any time. No matter whether we can find us or not, you must be safe, okay?" Qiao Lu warned.

"Mom, I want to find you safely!"

Xu Haizhou also reminded: "Ensure your own safety first, then think about other things. Life is above all else, understand?"

"Yes, Dad, I know!" The boy nodded seriously.

The couple laughed and kissed each other on one side of the cheek.

Qiao Lu said, "An An, we won't go to kindergarten anymore. We won't go to school until the first grade, okay?"

Qiaoan finally adapted to the life in kindergarten and felt that it was not bad to stay in kindergarten. But now his mother told him not to go.

Although he prefers to stay with his mother, he does not completely avoid going to kindergarten.

In the past few months, he has made some new friends. Although he is not very familiar with them, it is quite interesting to be with these children.

But Qiao An didn't hesitate at all. She held Qiao Lu's head, kissed her, and promised her: "Mom, I won't go to kindergarten. I want to stay with you forever."

The younger the child, the deeper the connection with the mother. Qiao An could actually feel Qiao Lu's panic. He saw her fragility one by one. His sensitivity was sharper than that of an adult.

Just like that, Qiaoan’s kindergarten career came to an end in the winter when she was five years old.

This short three months.

…

The discovery of Jolu's child undoubtedly gave the other five mothers a sedative.

Five missing children, five families, the whole family went out and waited at the train station and bus station.

A week later, good news came one after another!

Do you remember the mother who hanged herself before?

Perhaps the mother and daughter had a tacit understanding. The girl was so young that she actually climbed onto a truck secretly and came to Li'an by accident. After asking for help from passers-by, she successfully returned to her parents.

Three years old, that girl is only three years old! Strictly speaking, she is still two months to four years old, but she is also very impressive.

No one knows what happened along the way, but this three-year-old girl actually climbed onto the train and returned home safely!

Perhaps, it was the tacit understanding between mother and daughter, and it was the power of the mother's call that called her back...

Regardless, the news is good.

The girl's mother cried with joy. After great sorrow, she felt great joy. With the day-to-day care of her husband and children, her mood gradually improved, and she never thought about suicide again.

Three days later, good news came again: Feng Gui's child was also found at the bus station!

What’s infuriating is that the child was also fed sleeping pills and stuffed into a sack!

If the child had not woken up in the middle of the night and kicked excitedly in the sack, no one would have discovered it!

Later, the person in charge of the bus station immediately reported the case to the police, and then notified Feng Gui and his wife to go to the police station to claim the child.

The couple knelt directly at the gate of the Public Security Bureau to thank the police comrades and thank God.

This is really bad luck.

However, the goddess of luck does not favor everyone.

For some time afterwards, no more good news came.

Photos of three other missing children have been posted in Jolu's store for many years.

Two of the photos of the children were cut out of family portraits, and the other one was not really a photo, but a self-portrait. The family couldn’t even afford to take a photo, so they didn’t even get to take a last look at the child…

The hemp rope is prone to breaking in small details, and misfortune is prone to finding the unfortunate - some are happy while others are sad.

Qiaolu had just found her child and was too busy comforting other families. It seemed that being affectionate with her son was not enough.

The mother and son were inseparable every day. They would go everywhere together. Even when going to the public toilet, they had to wait for him at the door or let Xu Haizhou accompany them in.

Xu Haizhou, who had been out of work for more than 20 days, did not go to Baiyun Street immediately after finding his son, but decided to continue his "vacation".

At least stay at home with your child for a week, and then talk about work after both of you are emotionally stable.

They decorated the unfinished new house together, went for walks and shopping together, and bought necessary items for the new home together.

Later, Xu Haizhou even took his wife and children on a train to the neighboring province to climb the most famous mountain - "Mount Tai".

Climbing Mount Tai, you will see the whole world at a glance.

The moment you reach the top, all your worries will disappear with the white clouds.

"An An, is Mount Tai high?"

"High! It's so high!" Looking towards the foot of the mountain, I couldn't see the bottom. I could only see the dark green and the drifting clouds.

The boy shrank his neck timidly, grabbed Xu Haizhou's thigh, and stood on tiptoe: "Dad, Dad, hold me, hold me, I'm a little scared."

Xu Haizhou laughed at him and touched his chin: "If I hold you, won't it make you taller? Won't it make you more scared?"

Despite the teasing, he still picked her up and said, "How is it? Can you see farther now?"

"Well, it seems so, but it also seems not so." I thought I could touch the clouds while sitting in my father's arms. They seemed so close at hand, but how come they became higher? The clouds also rose with them, as if there was always a distance between us.

How strange.

In the end, after grasping for a long time, I didn't feel the soft touch of the clouds... I just touched the air.

"Dad, can you pick a cloud for me?" After thinking it over, he felt that his hands were not long enough.

Puff——

"Dad is not a god, so he can't pick clouds for you. Why don't you let Dad pick the moon for you?"

"The moon? The moon is too far away. Dad can't reach it." Qiao An is very self-aware of this point.

"You are only five years old, how come you don't have any imagination at all?" Qiao Lu pinched his face, "You can let your daddy pick the clouds for you, why can't you pick the moon?"

The boy scratched his face and said, "Well, in that case, Dad must be able to fly."

Qiao Lu smiled with her eyes crooked: "Save some more money, and Mom and Dad will take you on a plane, and we'll go to Hainan to see the super blue sea, how about that?"

"Mom, we have the sea here too."

"That's different. The sea here is not blue. Let me take you to see the real blue sea, okay?"

"Good! I like the blue sea!"