Yan Nian's voice was filled with a sense of devastation. He was like a lost child, his eyes filled with confusion and fear.
When Meng Wan heard Yan Nian say those words, she felt like her heart was breaking.
Tears welled up in her eyes, and Chen Xiong gritted his teeth and strode out.
"Wanwan... what should I do? Wanwan, where are your mom and dad?"
Meng Wan didn't know what to say or what to do.
Words seemed so inadequate at this moment; Meng Wan could only hold Yan Nian close, embracing him tightly. Yan Nian held her waist with both hands, as if afraid she would dissipate as well.
"Yan Nian, it's time to let Auntie get a good night's sleep, okay?"
Yan Nian didn't speak, he just nodded. His clothes were wet, and Meng Wan turned her head to the side, gently patting his back.
Just like two years ago in the hospital, the two embraced, watching as Yan's father, who hadn't had a chance to say a word, was covered with a white sheet.
Two years later, it was still just the two of them, but this time, fate took away Yan Nian's mother.
Fortunately, we can still talk this time.
After everything was taken care of, it was already late at night. Yao Qinglin took Chen Xiong back, and the already quiet villa became even more empty and silent.
The rain is still falling, and shows no sign of stopping.
Yan Nian lay on the bed, her head resting on Meng Wan's lap, tears streaming down her face unconsciously, as if she had fallen into a deep dream.
Meng Wan leaned against the headboard, her expression gentle, her eyes full of heartache.
She patted Yan Nian's shoulder gently, as if coaxing a child.
A bolt of lightning illuminated the previously dark room, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.
Meng Wan covered Yan Nian's ears to block out the sound.
Just as Jiang Yu had coaxed her to sleep on the same rainy night, she followed Jiang Yu's method to coax the equally heartbroken Yan Nian to sleep.
I first met Yan Nian's family when I was five years old.
At that time, the Tang family had just started to prosper. In order to quickly integrate into the circle, Tang Sheng gritted his teeth and bought a property in a newly developed affluent area.
Less than three months later, new neighbors moved in next door. Tang Wan wasn't interested, because she had more important things to do at the moment.
What are you digging for?
In the yard, Tang Wan squatted on the lawn, digging something with a small shovel, looking very focused.
Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, Tang Wan merely glanced at him before looking away and continuing with what she was doing.
"Digging for earthworms." This row of flowers against the wall is tended to by someone every day, so digging up a few earthworms isn't difficult.
Why are you digging this up?
When Xiao Tang shoveled down last time, the force seemed to be a bit greater than before.
"Fall onto Tang Qi's bed!"
Xiao Yan didn't recognize Tang Qi. He was clinging to the openwork door of Tang Wan's house, with a beautifully wrapped gift box hanging in his hand.
Aren't you scared?
What are you afraid of?
"Aren't you little girls most afraid of bugs?" There was a little girl in their class who would burst into tears whenever she saw a bug.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tangwan picked up her small bucket and shovel, stood up, and walked towards Xiao Yannian.
Xiao Yan stared blankly at her; she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
Her skin was fair and rosy, and her eyes were big and bright. Unlike other little girls who always had a sweet smile on their lips, she kept her lips tightly pursed and her pretty little face tense. She felt that the world was terrible to her and nothing could please her.
At that moment, he was unaware of the impending danger.
"You... hello, my name is Yan..."
Before she could even utter the word 'Nian,' Tang Wan splashed the still-wriggling earthworms from the bucket onto Xiao Yan Nian. Startled, Xiao Yan Nian stumbled back several steps, her face contorted with terror. She frantically patted herself, only relaxing after confirming she hadn't gotten any of the writhing earthworms on her.
But he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt itchy all over.
"What...what are you doing!" Yan Nian wanted to get angry, but when he looked at Xiao Tang Wan's delicate, doll-like face, he couldn't bring himself to speak.
"What, you guys are afraid of bugs too?"
Xiao Yannian was speechless for a moment.
"I...I didn't mean that..." His voice suddenly trailed off, but Xiao Tangwan was too lazy to say anything more to him.
All her afternoon's work was wasted, and she wasn't trying to become a Buddha, so naturally she was angry. But it was obviously too late to dig any further; Tang Qi would be home from school soon, and she had to come up with a way to get back at him before he got back.
The thought of waking up to find a spider on the table that was almost the size of her palm made her furious!
"Oh," Tang Wan replied coldly, then turned and went back into the house.
Standing there dumbfounded at the door, Xiao Yannian felt a little disappointed. As he turned to go home, he belatedly realized why he had come there in the first place. But before he could even open his mouth, the gate had already closed, and he hadn't even been able to enter the courtyard.
He sighed, feeling somewhat regretful, but he could only go home.
Jiang Yu was packing her things when she turned around and saw Xiao Yan Nian returning looking dejected. The gift she had asked him to deliver to the neighbor's child had also been brought back intact.
"Niannian, what's wrong?" Jiang Yu put down what she was doing, walked over and squatted down in front of Xiao Yannian, tilted her head and smiled at him, without any hint of blame.
Xiao Yannian didn't embellish the story; instead, she simply recounted the conversation as it was.
Jiang Yu became interested in the little girl. A normal five-year-old child's first reaction to such a statement would be "you girls," and she would even retort crisply with "you boys."
She laughed so hard she rolled on the ground, her movements extremely exaggerated, while Xiao Yannian looked on as if it were nothing out of the ordinary, helplessly watching his mother lying on the ground, laughing at him so blatantly.
"What's going on? Weren't you supposed to be delivering a gift to the kid next door?" Hearing the commotion, Yan Pingshun ran down from the second floor.
"The floor is cold. I'll lay down a carpet later before you lie down. Get up first." With that, he picked Jiang Yu up and placed her on the sofa next to him.
"Honey, the little girl next door is so cute."
"That little girl?"
The two ran into Tang Wan, who was about to leave, while they were looking at houses. She was wearing a small yellow bucket hat, white overalls, and a beige backpack; she looked incredibly cute.
Seeing her standing alone at the door, the two thought she was lost and went up to greet her.
Tang Wan is pretty. She wasn't afraid when they greeted her. Instead, she responded generously and told them seriously that she wasn't lost and that this was her home. She explained that the housekeeper had just gone to get her things.
The precocious little Tang Wan struck their hearts. Jiang Yu, afraid of frightening Tang Wan, suppressed the urge to rub her face and pinched her husband's arm tightly.
Yan Pingshun dared not speak out in anger, and could only obediently accept it, gently patting Jiang Yu's hand to signal her to let him go.
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