Chapter 8 Sunflower Dad is secretly crying
He looked like an elderly man, but in good shape. Even when Cheng Qian'an was pulling him out by the hem of his clothes, he kept his back straight and his posture calm, with a kind smile hidden between his slightly aged brows.
The stars inevitably had to communicate with him.
The housekeeper did not treat the matter of his young master suddenly disappearing and being sent back in a perfunctory manner, even though the person who sent him back was a child of the same age.
He first paid double the fare, then stood outside the car and politely invited Xingxing in through the lowered window, saying that he wanted to thank him very much.
Not rude at all.
Unfortunately, Xingxing also doesn't want to have anything to do with the Cheng family anymore.
So the child deliberately only showed the eyes on the upper half of his face.
But Xingxing couldn't act or lie, so he didn't act timid on purpose. He just opened his clear and bright black eyes and shook his head gently.
Now with familiar adults around, Cheng Qian'an also returned to the home in his memory. Although the memory had long been blurred, he stood on tiptoe and pulled at the car door eagerly, whispering to Xingxing to come down to his home as a guest.
"No."
Sitting in the car, Xingxing, who is also only 3 years old, shook her head and said seriously: "My dad is going to get off work. If he doesn't see me when he gets home, he will be very worried."
Xingxing was a very polite child, so she said sorry to the housekeeper who tried to keep her, and then asked the driver to take her back the same way.
"...Wait." The housekeeper was helpless and said to Xingxing, "Little friend, I'm really worried about you going home alone. Since you're in a hurry to leave, why don't I ask someone to accompany you back?"
He nodded to Xingxing in a friendly manner, then called over a tall man, asked him to get in the car to accompany Xingxing home, and also paid for Xingxing's return fare.
In addition, he quickly arranged for the servants to prepare a large box of snacks for Xingxing during this interval, and asked the man to carry her into the car.
Xingxing tilted her head and glanced at the male human next to her. She ignored the stupid kid's crying and pleas to stay and politely thanked the uncle and said goodbye.
The car parked in front of the Cheng family’s gate finally drove away.
Cheng Qian, who had lost his memory, was left standing there in despair.
"Let's go, Master Xiao An, go home and wash first." The housekeeper saw the dirt on the young master's clothes and his dirty face from crying at first sight, and he waited until now before asking to take him home to wash.
After this, there was still a lot of chaos. After all, no one knew how Cheng Qian'an went to such a far place by himself, and no one knew what happened between him and Xingxing.
All of these need to be inquired in detail, and you may even have to visit the person to express your gratitude afterwards. You must not ignore the other person's help in this crisis just because the child is a child.
On the return trip.
Xingxing is a little sleepy.
It's already noon. Children sleep a lot, and Xingxing has never slept before, so he always feels sleepy easily during the day.
In addition, the air conditioner was on to make the car feel cool, and the smooth driving process was even more hypnotic. So Xiao Liu, who was sitting next to Xingxing, watched the child yawn four or five times in less than ten minutes from the time the car started. Tears from yawning hung on his cheeks and eyelashes. The little guy sat crookedly in the car, wanting to sleep but trying hard not to sleep.
It's quite cute.
He silently said this in his heart.
There was not much communication between the adult and the child. After getting off the car, Xiao Liu insisted on taking snacks and other things to send Xingxing home before he was willing to leave.
This was originally instructed by the housekeeper. After all, if you want to express gratitude or... hold someone accountable later, you must know the detailed address, right?
Moreover, the child was so young, with such a large pile of things in his arms. Xiao Liu compared it with Xingxing's tiny body and felt that it would be difficult to let the child carry it back by himself.
Xingxing had just beaten Cheng Qian'an in the morning and was well aware of the strength of his current body, so after standing on the side of the road, pursing his lips and hesitating for a moment, he decided to lead Xiao Liu to the end of the dilapidated alley and took him upstairs.
"Thank you, uncle. I'm home now."
Standing at the stairs, the child refused to move forward.
Xiao Liu looked around this narrow, dirty, and old place, and his eyes looking at Xingxing became silently and softer. He did not argue any more about sending the gifts to her home. He nodded in understanding, put these things at the stairs, and then said goodbye to Xingxing with a smile.
After his figure completely disappeared outside the small building, Xingxing breathed a sigh of relief silently, and brought Qiuqiu to help, moving the gifts from the 4th floor to the 2nd floor with great effort.
"Son, what if they come to our house again in the future?" Qiuqiu always felt a little unsafe, but Sunflower's father was so poor that he had to work hard to save up for this month's rent, and there was no extra money to support their move.
Moreover, after moving, Sunflower's father is likely to lose his relatively stable job in the warehouse.
It is even more impossible for them to take out the gold and treasures in the space. Sunflower's father is not stupid. If he is made curious or even suspicious of Xingxing at the beginning of the mission... neither Qiuqiu nor Xingxing can bet that there will be a good result.
Xingxing didn't have time to answer. The two little ones were as tired as puppies and finally moved the things bit by bit to the door of the house.
Xingxing moved a small stool to the door, stepped on it and used the key to open the door.
The room was no different from when I left, except that it was hot and stuffy at noon.
There is a feeling of stuffiness and humidity, but being on the second floor is actually quite good in comparison. The first floor is more unbearable in both summer and winter.
Xingxing turned on the small fan hanging above her head, closed the door, changed her dirty clothes, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep quickly.
Time flows slowly amid the heat, the chirping of cicadas, the flow of traffic and the sound of mahjong tiles.
But for the sleeping children, it was a quiet and peaceful afternoon.
He can sleep soundly in this small room, and even if he is occasionally disturbed by noises from inside and outside the building, he will not be awakened.
This is a peaceful world.
There are no zombies, no mutant creatures, no humans with special powers and full of hostility.
Like a bubbling hot spring water, deep inside it, the stars are just a handful of small splashes of water, or a tiny speck of dust.
Zhou Xiangyang opened the door and walked into the house with sweat on his forehead.
He first went to see the child who was sleeping soundly in a small ball on the bed, then leaned over and pinched his son's fair and tender cheek, then scooped up a corner of the thin blanket and placed it on the child's belly.
Common sense among Chinese people: You can sleep without covering yourself with anything, but no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, you must cover your belly button with a layer of cloth to keep it safe.
Standing up, Zhou Xiangyang noticed the pile of things on the table.
He walked over in confusion. There was a high-end box and a handbag that looked different from an ordinary plastic bag. Inside was…
Zhou Xiangyang poured the snacks on the table and reached out to take the red envelope hidden in the snacks.
After opening it, there was a full thousand dollars inside.
There was also a handwritten card: Hello, parents of the child, thank you very much for your child's help in sending our lost child home. This is just a little hasty token of my appreciation, and I hope you won't make it too difficult for the child. Today is too busy, and I will definitely come to express my gratitude another day.
The signature is a sharp-stroked character “Cheng”.
Zhou Xiangyang held the money and the thank-you letter in his hands, then turned to look at the little guy who was sleeping soundly in the bed.
Send lost children home? ?
So not only did his son go out this morning, but he also did something big?
Zhou Xiangyang slowly came back to his senses from his initial shock, and then he finally realized how much fear was brewing in his heart. Even in such a hot day, a small area on his back was wet with cold sweat.
Just looking at what was written on this note, my son certainly did something good and deserves the reward and the thanks.
But… How old is Xingxing? How old is the child he sent home? When he sent other lost children home, didn’t he ever think that he might get into an accident when he was so young?
I never thought that the child might be a bait for human traffickers.
A lot of messy thoughts suddenly crowded into his head. Zhou Xiangyang sat in front of the low table with his long legs bent, staring at his sleeping son without blinking.
Qiuqiu woke up when Sunflower's father came in, but Qiuqiu never expected that the housekeeper with thick eyebrows and big eyes would sue the parents? !
However, Xingxing had no intention of hiding these things from Sunflower's father.
Seeing that Sunflower's father had a pale face, Qiuqiu felt something was wrong and quickly and secretly woke up Xingxing.
"Son, look at Sunflower Daddy. Does he have red eyes? Does he look like he's about to cry?"
Qiuqiu was not sure, but felt a little nervous.
Could it be that Sunflower's father, who is such a cheerful, talkative and tall man, would secretly shed tears when Xingxing is asleep?
Xingxing rubbed his eyes and slowly got up.
The child caught sight of Sunflower's father, whose eyes were red beside the bed, in a trance. He stopped what he was doing and reached out to him sleepily:
"Dad, hug me~"
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