Chapter 262
It's another new year, and the ice and snow haven't melted yet.
This time, the protagonist presented by a group of children was Ling Wu.
With the examination in Dingjiang County over, and after more than two years of building up her network of connections and bringing down one big tiger after another in the domestic political arena, Ling Wu was finally able to leave safely.
At the entrance of Wanyue Village, a car was parked, surrounded by children.
The children had already said goodbye to Ling Wu at Song Chunhua's house, but as soon as the car started, they couldn't help but keep running after it.
This was too dangerous, so Lingwu asked the driver sent by Principal Zhang to stop.
“Xiao Wu…” Zhang Pandi stood in front of the car, her eyes red, wiping away tears.
This was the first time she had ever touched a beautiful car, but her heart was completely focused on the little girl leaning against the car window.
Ling Wu reached out from the car window and touched Zhang Pandi's hair. "Don't cry."
"Um, sob sob sob..." Zhang Pandi choked up again as soon as she spoke, "Waaah, I won't cry."
Ling Wu wiped away Zhang Pandi's tears, her gaze then shifting to each of the children wiping away their tears.
Upon seeing this, Lingwu got out of the car.
The children swarmed around her, and Lingwu gave each of them a hug.
Almost all the children from Wanyue Village were present, except for Dayue, who had not appeared since learning that Lingwu was leaving yesterday.
Lingwu waited a while longer, but still didn't see Dayue, who had been sticking to her side all day long since Dongliang left.
And so that clear, bright gaze passed over the group of crying children and landed in the distance.
In the distance, only endless frost and snow rested quietly.
That chubby, quick-witted little boy never appeared.
Lingwu sighed softly and got into the car under everyone's gaze.
The car window wasn't closed, and Lingwu, in her usual gentle and sweet voice, urged, "Don't chase after the car. Study hard, and we'll meet again."
The car started moving only after a group of children nodded and waved goodbye.
The old woman sitting next to Ling Wu in the car stared out the window, somewhat lost in thought. Her thin lips moved slightly, and she finally let out a soft breath.
Song Chunhua had wasted half her life in Wanyue Village, and now that she could leave this place forever, she felt a bittersweet feeling.
His thoughts were reflected in his actions; the two hands on his lap were now counting on his fingers.
Seeing this, Lingwu placed her hand on it.
Song Chunhua glanced sideways.
Then you see the owner of the cool little hand pursing her lips, looking ahead, her fair face slightly flushed, and her big eyes seeming to hold the shimmering light of a lake under the sun.
The little girl seemed to sense Song Chunhua's thoughts, and when she turned her head to meet Song Chunhua's gaze, she didn't forget to give her a bright smile.
"Grandma, if Grandpa and Mom knew, they would be so happy."
Upon hearing this, Song Chunhua instinctively nodded, recalling her dream from the previous night, "Yes."
Last night she dreamed of him and Nannan again, and they were very happy in the dream.
She was very happy after waking up from the dream.
This morning, after saying goodbye to them in a long, drawn-out way at that small field, she couldn't help but cry a couple of times.
She and the little girl left, and the father and daughter were about to leave as well.
As she was thinking this, she felt a gentle force flowing from the little girl's hand into her body.
But before she could investigate, the feeling vanished, as if it were just her imagination.
A moment later, the thoughts that had been weighing on Song Chunhua's mind were swept away. She exhaled another breath, and her absent-minded thoughts slowly came back to her senses.
Now that the father and daughter were gone, she had no more attachment to this small village.
Song Chunhua's thoughts came quickly, but they also went away quickly.
She twitched her lips slightly, and a few fine wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes because of the smile.
The old folks in this village shouldn't die too young...
Entrance of Wanyue Village
A group of children stared intently as the car drove away, then their quiet sobs turned into loud wails, as they cried and tried to comfort the others.
"Don't cry, waaaaaah, crying makes you unmanly!"
"I don't want to be a man, I want Xiao Wu, waaaaah..."
"Waaaaah—"
"..."
Amidst the commotion, the chubby little white boy finally appeared, looking at the scene with hesitation.
He pursed his lips, his hands clenched tightly. Because he gripped them so tightly, something in his palm was digging into him, causing him some pain, but he seemed not to notice at the moment.
And those eyes, swollen like walnuts, reddened even more after seeing the two tire tracks left by the car on the ground.
"Da Yue, why are you so late? Oh, Xiao Wu has already left," Zhang Pandi reminded Da Yue when she had a moment.
"Gone?" Da Yue murmured.
A moment later, he came to his senses, and tears suddenly streamed from his red and swollen eyes.
"Xiao Wu is gone?"
Before Zhang Pandi could even utter a sound, he took off running towards the only road at the village entrance.
He gripped the object in his hand tightly, the wind whistling past his ears, the biting cold wind scraping his cheeks like knives.
"Waaah, Xiao Wu, I was wrong..."
The wind blew so hard that snot dripped down his nose, but he ignored it.
He shouldn't have thrown a tantrum at Xiao Wu!
It must be because he's become a bad kid that Xiao Wu didn't wait for him!
Xiao Wu doesn't like bad kids, so Xiao Wu doesn't like him either...
Grandpa said that Xiao Wu will never come back again, so does that mean he will never see Xiao Wu again?
As he thought about it, he ran ahead, panting heavily. The ice hadn't melted yet, and his feet slipped, causing the chubby little boy to fall several times in a row.
Until the very last time, he exhausted all his strength but still couldn't get up from the ground. He sat down on the snow, slowly opened his palm to look at the little white rabbit hair clip, and cried uncontrollably in despair.
"Waaaaah, Xiao Wu, I was wrong. I'll never do it again, Xiao Wu, waaaah..."
He stared into the distance, tears streaming down his face like an endless stream.
He will never dare to do it again. He will listen to everything Xiao Wu says. He will study hard, protect his sister, and contribute to society...
As he thought about it, he lowered his head, buried his face in his knees, and cried, praying over and over again that he wanted to see Xiao Wu.
After an unknown amount of time, a voice rang in Da Yue's ears.
He quickly looked up and saw Xiao Wu, wearing a white cotton-padded jacket, staring at him with a frown.
Is Da Yue crying?
The little girl smiled sweetly and reached out her hand to him.
This time, Da Yue neither argued nor acted arrogantly; his initial sadness instantly turned into aggrieved feelings upon seeing Ling Wu.
He placed his hand on Ling Wu's hand, but didn't use force. Instead, he propped himself up on the ground.
He realized that the story of "The Little Match Girl" that Xiao Wu had mentioned was actually true.
It turns out that the wish made before freezing to death can really come true.
As he thought about it, Dayue got up.
After standing up straight, he nodded to Ling Wu with red eyes, staring at her with his walnut-shaped eyes wide open.
Because he was afraid that if his wish disappeared in the blink of an eye, then Xiao Wu would also disappear.
"Yes, Xiao Wu, you're right, I cried." Da Yue sniffled, his pale face turning red from the cold.
Da Yue, who was being led into the car by Ling Wu in a daze, only realized much later that this was not a hallucination.
After he thought it through, his previous calmness vanished, and his tense nerves relaxed. His eyes filled with tears, but he always paid attention to his image in front of Ling Wu.
So in Ling Wu's eyes, the chubby little boy was sobbing, occasionally looking at her with his red and swollen eyes filled with tears.
It looks just like a chubby little rabbit with swollen eyes.
Lingwu chuckled and ruffled Dayue's hair. Dayue blushed and stuffed a hair clip into Lingwu's hand.
He was still choking up, but his tone wasn't as awkward as when he used to deliver things. "Xiao Wu, boohoo, boohoo, the rabbit hair clip, I'll come find you. Don't forget me in the future, okay?"
As he spoke, two more tears streamed down his face.
Seeing this, Lingwu could only nod, "I will wait for you."
you……
Da Yue silently muttered the word "you all" while sobbing and bowing his head.
He was a little sad, but since Xiao Wu said that, it was considered a promise, right?
Standing at his own doorstep, watching the car drive away, Dayue wiped away his tears before turning around and going inside.
"I'm going to become really, really amazing!" That way, no one can stop him from being with Xiao Wu!
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