Chapter 727: Never Met, But Missed So Much
It turns out that there really is someone I have never met, but miss so much.
A gust of wind blew, and Bai Qiujing felt a little cold. He held Nian Chu's hand tightly. When he saw the photo on the tombstone, his body swayed twice, as if he was under some pressure.
"Dad, who is she?"
Bai Qiujing shook his head: "I don't know him either."
The little girl next to Bai Qiujing had pigtails, a pair of watery eyes with distinct black and white, delicate features, some baby fat on her face, and soft rosy cheeks.
Bai Qiujing didn't say anything and she didn't say anything either. Bai Qiujing looked at the tombstone quietly and she also looked at the tombstone quietly.
Bai Qiujing carefully placed the sunflowers he brought in front of the tombstone and said, "Let's go, Nianchu."
"Dad, wait for me." Nian Chu let go of Bai Qiujing's hand and took out a handful of candy from his pocket.
These candies were given to her by Bai Qiujing. Children are not allowed to eat too much, no more than three a day. Nianchu grew up in an orphanage and had never eaten such delicious candies. She couldn't bear to eat them and saved them one by one.
She was only seven years old but lacked the innocence of a child. She was extremely insecure due to the anxiety of gains and losses. She was afraid that Dad Bai would take her home and then not want her. If he didn't want her, she wouldn't be able to eat such delicious candy.
So, she saved them one by one, and occasionally ate one a day. She carried a cloth bag with her, which was made for her by the director's mother, and filled it with candies. Now there were 101 candies in it.
Nian Chu squatted on the ground, carefully poured out the candies from the bag, counted them one by one, counted to 52, wrapped them in a tissue and placed them in front of the tombstone.
Children are naive and think that in this way, the dead can eat candy and taste sweetness.
"Why did you give away the candy you saved with great difficulty?" Bai Qiujing asked.
Nian Chu stood up and answered Bai Qiujing's words very seriously.
"Because the aunt in the photo is too thin, it's obvious that she hasn't eaten well. I want to give her more candy, hoping that she won't suffer so much in her next life."
Bai Qiujing felt a sour feeling in his heart. In his vague memory, there seemed to be someone who loved to eat sweets but had a miserable life.
"Well, I hope she'll have a sweeter life in her next life." Bai Qiujing stretched out his hand, "Let's go home."
Nianchu put her little hand into her father Bai's palm, and they went home together holding hands.
The road was a little shaky when they were going down the mountain. Bai Qiujing squatted down and said, "Dad will carry you."
Nian Chu looked at Bai Qiujing's strong back and wanted to climb up like other children. She suppressed her desire and shook her head and said, "Dad, I'm already a big kid. I don't need you to carry me."
"No matter how old you are, you will always be a child in my eyes. The way down the mountain is a bit steep and difficult to walk on, and your heels are worn out."
Nian Chu shrank her feet and looked down at her red heels that had been rubbed by herself. The shoes were new and didn't fit her feet well. She had worn them before and they had rubbed her feet, but she didn't tell anyone and just endured the pain. This is always the case with new shoes: if they don't fit for the first two days, they will fit after wearing them for a while.
But she didn't expect to be discovered by Bai Qiujing, even though she was wearing socks covering her heels.
"I'll carry you." Bai Qiujing repeated.
This time, Nian Chu hesitated for a moment and then obediently climbed onto his back.
Bai Qiujing carefully carried her on his back, saying as they walked, "Nianchu, you are not alone now. If you are hurt, just tell me. You don't have to endure it alone anymore. I will always be with you until you grow up and will never abandon you."
"Yeah." Nian Chu's voice was hoarse, and if you listened carefully you could hear it trembling. Her small arms were hooked around Bai Qiujing's neck.
She is no longer a homeless child. She has a father, a family, and a warm home. She can eat hot meals every day. Someone will hold an umbrella for her on rainy days, wipe her tears when she cries, and her father will carry her on his back when her feet hurt. She also has endless candies and can taste sweetness every day.
She is a happy child.
"Dad, I want to eat candied haws."
Bai Qiujing paused slightly: "Why do I suddenly want to eat candied haws?"
"I just saw a grandpa selling them on the roadside. The dean's mother bought them for us before, but each person can only eat one." Nian Chu said cautiously. She couldn't see Bai Qiujing's face and could only listen to his tone. If her father was unhappy, she wouldn't eat it.
"Okay, when dad sees it, he'll buy you a bunch."
Nianchu couldn't hide the surprise in her tone: "Can I have one?"
"Of course, tell me what you want to eat in the future and I'll buy it for you."
Bai Qiujing carried Nian Chu back and ran into Lu Tingchuan. The two of them looked at each other and left without saying a word.
Lu Tingchuan stood there holding the two children, watching Bai Qiujing pass by and leave. He looked at the little girl on his back.
This is the girl Bai Qiujing adopted from an orphanage. The Bai family also advised Bai Qiujing to get married, but Bai Qiujing has never been interested in marriage and has not met anyone he likes. He does not want to get married just for the sake of getting married.
Seeing that persuasion was futile, Mr. and Mrs. Bai let him go.
His parents are not worried that he will be single all his life, but they are afraid that he will end up alone. A person's life is too long, and it is too tiring to be alone all the time. Parents can never accompany their children to the end.
What they hope is that Bai Qiujing will have someone to accompany him when he grows old.
Bai Qiujing knew what they were thinking. He had been doing charity work to support orphans and donate to orphanages over the years. When he was at the Quefukang Orphanage, he saw a room full of children and thought of what Bai's mother had said to him.
Since you are not getting married, let's have a child to make our parents feel more at ease.
The procedures for adopting a child are complicated and numerous, so Bai Qiujing went there in person. After completing all the formalities, he went to adopt a child and chose a little girl named "Chu Chu".
Bai Qiujing named her "Nianchu"
Nianchu is very sensible and obedient. She was abandoned in an orphanage when she was still a baby. She has a quiet personality and the director said that she rarely cries.
When Bai Qiujing first met her, she was sitting in the yard under the wisteria tree painting, with a dazzling sun on the paper.
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Lu Tingchuan watched Bai Qiujing carry the little girl away on his back. Unexpectedly, Bai Qiujing, who had never been in a relationship or married, turned out to be the best father.
"Mr. Lu." Aunt Lin, who was pushing a baby stroller behind him, called him.
Lu Tingchuan came back to his senses. He looked up and saw a group of birds flying south. Winter was approaching and the migratory birds could not stay.
It turns out that if Shen Zhichu had not been reborn, it would be like this.
Li Jingshen regretted every day. Bai Qiujing never married, Shen Qing's works were buried, and Jiang Yiming died. It seemed that everything was regretful.
Lu Tingchuan came to Shen Qing's tombstone and looked at the sunflowers and a handful of candy placed underneath.
He was really not even as good as a child. A little girl who had never known Shen Qing would give her the candy in her arms when she saw the thin Shen Qing in the photo.
But he never gave her even half a piece, and never gave her any sweetness while she was alive.
"Ah Qing, I've brought my two children to see you. I will try my best to be a kind person, do more good deeds, and raise the two children well."
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