Two chapters in one
That day, the competition between Clove and Yin Zheng ended with Yin Zheng winning.
There is no way, he is naturally superior to others in terms of his father's identity, and Jiaojiao is closer to and likes his father more.
Cloveford, who failed in the competition, did not leave. He sat next to Jiaojiao and Yin Zheng, and from time to time he reached out to poke Jiaojiao's tender little face, or held Jiaojiao's hand which was so small that it could not be any smaller.
There was clearly no emotion on his face or in his eyes, but Luo Andeli, Ji Zang and Xilianbul who had rushed over could actually detect a hint of joy from his expressionless face.
The afternoon sun shines in through the window, casting a light layer of gold on the ground.
Jiaojiao was sleeping soundly in her father's arms, her fluffy black hair slightly spread out to reveal her smooth forehead, and her thin and curled eyelashes cast fanning shadows on her lightly closed eyes.
A faint pink sleepiness stained the fair little face, and the cheek that was pressed on the father's arm was squeezed out into a small arc, causing the little mouth to open slightly, and the pearly little teeth could be seen inside.
He lay horizontally in his father's arms with his arms stretched forward, his small hands resting on Cloveford's slightly rough big hands. It was obvious from this posture that he was playing with Cloveford in the previous second and fell asleep in the next second.
Cloveford, sitting on the ground with his long legs bent, looked down at the little hand in his hand. As he looked, his iris-purple eyes moved, and he reached out and lightly touched the pink little fingertips.
Yin Zheng, who noticed it from the side, looked up and saw Marshal Clo withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened. He didn't even look at Yin Zheng, but just lowered his head to look at the little hand in his hand, as if he was very fond of it.
Hillianbul, Ji Zang, who were sitting on the sofa, and Luo Andeli, who was sitting in a wheelchair, were no longer surprised by Marshal Clo's unexpected actions.
They lay on the sofa and watched the scene in front of them. The various thoughts and ideas churning in their hearts gradually calmed down. The sunlight in the room seemed to spread a fluffy and comfortable atmosphere, making people drowsy, and even the most basic vigilance disappeared without a trace.
Before falling asleep completely, the image in my mind was of a bright, peaceful and harmonious sleeping face, and the room filled with sunlight that had lost its scorching heat. It was an exceptionally strong impression.
The next morning, Yin Zheng sent Jiaojiao to St. Ventherin Hospital and left. Just like when he was living in the chaotic zone, after a few days of rest, it was time for him to "hunt" again.
Jiaojiao still stood at the door holding on to it, watching her father leave, and only looked away when she could no longer see her father.
He squatted at the door of the ward just like he squatted at the door of the living room when he was in the chaotic area. His brows, which were often bent because his father stayed at home these days, were now more frowned.
Luo Andeli, who could barely stand up from the wheelchair, walked forward and squatted beside Jiaojiao, reaching out to rub his furry head. When he was about to say something, he saw Cloveford come out of the ward next door, walk up to him and hug Jiaojiao, who was squatting on the ground, into his arms.
"Daddy." Jiaojiao, who was suddenly picked up, was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and called softly.
"Yeah." Cloveford responded and turned to hold him and walked towards the sixth floor.
"Where is Daddy taking Jiaojiao?" Jiaojiao asked curiously, looking up.
"Go play," said Clovey.
If you are unhappy, go play!
Luo Andeli, who was forgotten behind, stood up and followed the two of them slowly.
In fact, according to his status, Luo Andeli should not have gone to the sixth floor. After all, the place was full of powerful men in the military. It was really embarrassing for him to be there with no achievements and no status to hold the place.
But what kind of person is Luo Andeli? Except when he is in front of Marshal Clo, he will be restrained. At other times, he is unruly in front of anyone, not to mention what kind of scenes and people will make him feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.
On the sixth floor, Melhos, Kolo and others from Cloverd were seen again: “…………”
In the past, Clove almost never came to the sixth floor. Perhaps it was because he didn't like to be too casual and still maintained the military routine, or perhaps he could vaguely sense that they were not welcome to him. In any case, Marshal Clove rarely came to the sixth floor.
Otherwise, Melhos and the others would not have avoided the virtual battlefield on the fourth floor and the gym on the fifth floor and come to the sixth floor to kill this boring time.
Now they looked at Cloverd in front of them and shouted with a bit of difficulty: "Good morning, Marshal Clove."
"Good morning." Cloveford nodded in response to them, carefully looking around to see if there was anything suitable for children to play.
"Hello, uncles." Jiaojiao, who was in Cloverford's arms, greeted the uncles who had given him gifts.
"Little Jiaojiao." Melhos looked at his bright eyes, and his somewhat gloomy mood suddenly became much better.
This group of people all have one problem, which is that their mental disorder periods are more frequent than those of people in other periods, and their mental states are more unstable.
Although there are some Cloveford factors involved, it ultimately comes down to their own mentality.
It was because they themselves were not mentally strong enough when they were young that they blamed and complained about the outstanding and dazzling Cloverd after trying their best to catch up but still being out of reach.
They blamed him for walking too fast, complained that he was unwilling to stop and wait for them, and then gradually became estranged from him, abandoning the friendship that once was the purest and most sincere.
The self-esteem and pride of young people are unreasonably strong at certain times. They refuse to admit defeat and will never admit that they are inferior to others. They compete secretly with others.
So much so that many years later, when they often saw their childhood friend alone, the guilt that came over them made them cowardly choose to escape in that moment.
He clearly wanted to get closer to make amends, but on the contrary he acted more distant and evasive.
Over time, they developed a series of stress reactions when facing Cloveford, or perhaps it was the deep shadow left behind by their once high self-esteem after being severely hit.
No matter what they think normally, the first thought that comes to their mind when they meet Cloveford is always to avoid him.
The rational desire to get closer and the instinctive desire to avoid have caused them to be in a state of anxiety for a long time, and over time, this has resulted in their mental strength being more prone to problems than others.
"Uncle Mel." Jiaojiao waved her little hand in response to Melhos's greeting.
"Do you remember my name?" Melhos was a little surprised.
"Remember, Uncle Melhos."
"Do you remember me?" Ke Luo squeezed forward and asked.
"I remember." Jiaojiao tilted her head and thought for a moment before she said crisply, "Uncle Beauty."
Ke Luo looked expectant: "…………"
If you weren't only two years old, I would suspect you did it on purpose.
Gu Yu and others on the side couldn't help but laugh out loud.
After looking around, Cloveford glanced at them, and finally carried Jiaojiao to the locker room nearby, deciding to take Jiaojiao to the hot spring.
After a while, Cloverford carried Jiaojiao to the southernmost indoor hot spring. The sunlight poured onto the water through the floor-to-ceiling windows. He carried Jiaojiao into the hot spring.
Jiaojiao, who was taking a bath during the day for the first time, curiously slapped the water surface with her little hands. The warm water splashed on her face. Jiaojiao curved her eyes, pursed her lips and smiled happily.
Seeing that he was well accustomed to the water temperature, Cloveford let go of his hand. As soon as he let go, Jiaojiao, who had just been smiling with a smile on her face, instantly fell straight to the bottom of the water like a small weight.
Cloveford was startled for a moment and reacted very quickly. He pulled Jiaojiao out almost as she sank into the water.
"Cough cough cough...Ah...cough cough cough" Jiaojiao, who had really choked on her saliva, lay in his arms and couldn't stop coughing. The corners of her eyes and the tip of her nose were red from coughing, and she looked very pitiful.
A panicked Cloveford wiped the water off Jiaojiao's face, then quickly carried Jiaojiao ashore and shoved her into Luo Andeli's arms. He uttered a single word in a low, cold voice: "Cool."
Sitting nearby and watching him the whole time were the unreliable Luo Andeli, Melhos, Ke Luo, Gu Yu, Jiang Cha and others.
This behavior of asking people to deal with troubles...
Luo Andeli took the towel beside him and wrapped the wet Jiaojiao, raised his hand and gently patted his back to comfort him. When he saw Melhos and others out of the corner of his eye, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his lowered eyes. It seemed that there were a few more people to be killed!
Coincidentally, Ji Zang and Fang Xingqiao didn't find anyone on the second floor, so they followed the way up. As soon as they reached the sixth floor, they heard the sound and came over.
Fang Xingqiao, who was being led by Ji Zang, immediately saw Jiaojiao in Luo Andeli's arms. He, who had always been in a daze, suddenly reacted. He let go of Ji Zang's hand and walked forward, shouting, "Uncle."
Ji Zang, who was a little happy because of Fang Xingqiao's reaction: "......"
His eyes shifted hesitantly between Luo Andeli and Jiaojiao in his arms.
Who are you calling uncle?
He hoped from the bottom of his heart that Fang Xingqiao was calling Luo Andeli instead of the child who looked only two years old.
But what happened next shattered his hopes.
Jiaojiao, who had recovered a little in Luo Andeli's arms, curved her eyes when she saw Fang Xingqiao: "Stars."
Fang Xingqiao nodded, his blank gaze fixed on Jiaojiao's wet hair and the red corners of her eyes.
Is someone bullying my uncle?
"Who is bullying my uncle?" He spoke slowly and with difficulty.
"No bullying." Jiaojiao shook her head.
This conversation made Luo Andeli and Melhos beside him understand who the twelve-year-old boy was calling uncle.
Being in the central city, they knew something about the Fang family and had some impression of what happened to the child, so although they were a little surprised that he called Jiaojiao "uncle", they were not too shocked.
On the contrary, Ji Zang behind Fang Xingqiao was a little bit unable to accept it, but he couldn't do anything at this time. After all, Fang Xingqiao's current state made it impossible to do anything to him.
Fang Xingqiao didn't believe Jiaojiao's words that no one bullied him. He looked at everyone present to see who was bullying his uncle.
When his eyes fell on Cloveford, who was also wet, he made up his mind.
He took out a knife from the space storage device and walked straight forward, as if he was going to stab Zach Loverd.
Ji Zang, who reacted quickly, noticed his movements and target, covered his mouth and dragged him back to him.
He had originally thought that since the mountain could not come to them, then they would go to the mountain, but he did not expect that his nephew would not only recognize him as a relative again, but also almost made him move the main house of their Ji family.
Thinking about this, Ji Zang quickly took away the knife in Fang Xingqiao's hand and all the lethal weapons in the space storage device.
Over here, Jiaojiao, who had recovered in Luo Andeli's arms, looked up at Cloverd, who stood there with a blank expression and wet eyes, and stretched out her little hand to him: "Daddy, give me a hug."
Upon hearing this, Cloveford, who had been looking down at Jiaojiao, bent down and picked him up. Even the movements he made were much gentler than before, as if he was afraid of hurting him.
Jiaojiao fell into his arms, patted his chest with her little hands, and said in a soft voice, "Jiaojiao is not sad, Daddy is not sad either."
Luo Andeli, Melhos and others were a little confused by Jiaojiao's action of comforting Cloveford. In their eyes, someone as powerful as Cloveford did not need any comfort.
Comfort even seemed like blasphemy to him!
As for the one being comforted, Cloveford was slightly stunned. He glanced at Jiaojiao in his arms, who became more and more tender after being soaked in water. He looked at the pair of dark, bright and serious eyes on her young face, and felt the small, soothing pat on his chest. He felt comforted, and his violet eyes brightened slightly.
After changing into his clothes, Jiaojiao realized that Daddy wanted to play with him and accidentally pushed him into the water. So Jiaojiao suggested his favorite game: "Hide and seek!"
"Hide and seek? What game is it? How do you play it?" Ke Luo asked first with a curious look on his face.
When Luo Andeli, who was sitting nearby, heard Jiaojiao's soft explanation, he couldn't help but raise his hands to cover his face, and his facial expression even became ferocious for a moment.
Sorry, he really couldn't imagine the scene of Marshal Clo playing hide-and-seek with these big guys!
"Daddy has to cover his eyes with his hands and count to tens before he can open his eyes."
Seeing that the uncles didn't understand the rules, Jiaojiao could only demonstrate to them. After saying this, Jiaojiao saw Cloverd raise his hand to cover his eyes, and she hurriedly ran with her short legs to find a place to hide.
Counting to ten was just a piece of cake for Cloverd. After he finished counting to ten, Jiaojiao had only run three steps away.
Being caught in the spot, Jiaojiao blinked blankly, then came back to her senses and said seriously, "You have to count slowly, not so fast."
Cloverfield closed his eyes and counted slowly as he was told.
Jiaojiao quickly ran to hide behind the sofa.
After counting to ten, Cloverd opened his eyes, walked to the back of the sofa with a clear goal, and pulled out Jiaojiao who was squatting on the ground.
Jiaojiao, who was quickly found, opened her mouth slightly in surprise: "Daddy is so awesome!"
Melhos, who was watching from the side, twitched his lips. With Cloverd's hearing, unless you run to hide five hundred meters away, he can easily find you.
Regarding this game of hide-and-seek, everyone present, except Luo Andeli, Fang Xingqiao and Cloveford, had the first thought of being childish and expressing disdain.
However, no matter how disdainful they were, when it was Jiaojiao's turn to squat down and count with his eyes closed, each one dodged more ridiculously than the other.
Three of them hid under the warm pool, four clung to the ceiling, two hung from the top of the curtains, one got a huge box from somewhere and hid in it, and the remaining two hid behind the balcony flower bed, with their arms and heads full of flowers, and they were almost hiding outside the balcony hanging in the air.
Ji Zang, who was clinging to the ceiling, complained about their actions, but Jiaojiao, who had many experiences of playing hide-and-seek with Uncle Luo An, looked up at the ceiling after counting, and happened to look in the direction of Ji Zang.
Ji Zang, who was caught in less than a second: “…………”
It’s true, although the game of hide-and-seek is childish, it is quite exciting and fun to a certain extent. A group of guys who have no childhood are having a lot of fun playing it, and all kinds of incredible ways of hiding are emerging one after another.
In addition to hide-and-seek, they also play many other childish games together. When they are tired of playing, they lie in the hot spring and soak. At this time, Jiaojiao, who does not get out of the hot spring, lies beside them and tells them stories.
It is a pleasure to hear that soft little voice telling stories, and the listeners feel a sense of lightness and comfort.
It’s just that Jiaojiao’s story is not told very smoothly.
Sitting by the hot spring, Jiaojiao stretched out her hand and gestured with all her might: "The sky is a huge ocean..."
"Nonsense, how can the sky be the sea?" Ke Luo lay beside the hot spring and poked Jiaojiao's little feet.
"There is a huge tree in the sea, and every leaf on the tree is a child..."
Ke Luo: "Hahaha, how is that possible? Children don't come from trees at all."
"The tortoise carried the sun away..."
Ke Luo: "It's impossible for a turtle to move the sun."
Jiaojiao, who had been interrupted and questioned several times, stopped talking, puffed up her cheeks, and turned her back to him angrily.
Seeing that he was angry, Ke Luo raised his eyebrows in surprise. It turned out that he also had a temper!
Thinking about this, he reached out and poked Jiaojiao's little butt: "Are you angry?"
Jiaojiao could not help but ignore him and moved forward.
Ke Luo stretched out his hand and poked him again: "Are you really angry?"
"Hmph." Jiaojiao turned her head and hummed softly at him.
Ke Luo couldn't help laughing out loud, this little thing was quite cute.
Jiaojiao, who was not angry at first, became angry again after being laughed at. She angrily chose to complain: "Uncle Luo An, Dad, he is bad, laughing at Jiaojiao."
"Hahahaha... Gululu Gululu..." Clolo, who was pushed into the water by Cloverford in the middle of laughing, blew bubbles. The next second, he swam away from Cloverford's hands like a fish, and then suffered persecution from others who took advantage of his misfortune. Even Fang Xingqiao dived into the water and tried to grab his feet and drag him down.
Laughter echoed in the room. It was a kind of happiness that came from the heart. It had nothing to do with interests or winning or losing. There was no calculation or measurement. It was just like the joy of young children chasing and playing together. It was a kind of happiness that adults could recall and envy their past selves.
It is very addictive and easy to be nostalgic.
However, they only have this feeling when Jiaojiao is around. As soon as Jiaojiao is not around, they always feel that something is strange and not right.
So, in the next half month, whenever Yin Zheng was not around, they would take Jiaojiao up to play.
When Yin Zheng was around, Jiaojiao would choose to accompany her father instead of them, which made Melhos and the others feel a little jealous.
So later they implemented the plan to steal the cubs, with Rhoandelli as the insider and Cloveford as the main force. After stealing the cubs, they ran upstairs.
When Yin Zheng chased up to grab it, a group of twelve people started fighting for it on the sixth floor. Jiaojiao, who was thrown back and forth, laughed so hard in the air that her little gums were exposed.
After a few times, Yin Zheng became familiar with the group of people. After Melhos and others found out that Yin Zheng was interested in mechas, they would take him to the virtual field on the fourth floor for combat lessons.
After a period of time, they were extremely surprised by Yin Zheng's talent and immediately thought of recruiting him into their own military zone.
However, Yin Zheng refused. He was not interested in joining the military district, nor was he interested in any bright future. He just wanted to stay with Jiaojiao and help him grow up well.
"But have you ever thought about letting Jiaojiao study?" Ji Zang suddenly spoke.
read?
Yin Zheng was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had never thought about these things.
"Jiaojiao is three years old and is old enough to learn to read. Of course, what's more important is that children should have playmates of the same age. Don't you think Jiaojiao is too obedient and sensible?" Ji Zang said these words without any interests or purposes.
Ever since he knew that he couldn't do anything to Jiaojiao, he treated Jiaojiao as a completely cute child. After spending some time together, although he didn't like her very much or to the extent of making an exception, Jiaojiao was still a little special to him.
At least not the kind that can be attributed to a strange child to handle.
Although they were reluctant to let Jiaojiao leave them to go to school, Melhos and the others had to admit that Ji Zang was right. Raising a child is never just about considering the present, but also about considering his future.
Isn’t there an old saying that goes, “Raising a child for a hundred years brings ninety-nine years of worry.”
After some hesitation, Yin Zheng agreed to send Jiaojiao to school, but he didn't know which kindergarten in the central city was good, and he didn't know much about the environment and safety.
Not knowing any of this, he set his sights on Hillian Bull, a man who had raised eight sons and nine daughters.
Xilianbul was very confused about Yin Zheng's question about which kindergarten was good. He didn't look like someone who would know such things.
Yin Zheng was a little puzzled by his doubts: "Don't you have eight sons and nine daughters?"
Hillian Bull's proper expression cracked, and he repeated through gritted teeth: "Eight sons? Nine girls?"
"Luo Andeli told you that?" He knew it was this bastard without having to guess.
Do you think he's a breeding pig? How can he be so fertile?!
"Yeah." Yin Zheng nodded with a frown: "So that kindergarten should be better."
Xilianbul smiled grimly and said, "Don't worry about the kindergarten. I will arrange it. I have something to take care of now, so I'll leave first."
On the sixth floor, Luo Andeli, who was sitting on the sofa and playing with Jiaojiao, looked up and saw Hillianbul walking towards him with a gloomy face.
His eyebrows twitched, and he wondered if he had done anything in the past few days.
Hillian Bull came forward, picked up Jiaojiao and placed her in Cloveford's arms, then put her hand on the back of Luo Andeli's neck and smiled gently: "I arranged a blind date for you."
Luo Andeli frowned and said, "What blind date? I won't go."
"You will go." Hillian Bull touched his head and said, "Don't worry, there are eight men and nine women, only seventeen people in total, not many."
"Not many?!" Luo Andeli's voice suddenly rose: "Eight men and nine women, not yet..."
The rest of the words were stuck in his throat, because Luo Andeli suddenly remembered what he said to Yin Zheng on Yongxiang Street in the Chaotic District.
"And I'm here to share my experience in raising children. Really, I've raised eight boys and nine girls, and they were all fat and strong. Look at the child you raised, he's skinny and looks unhealthy..."
"Did you really raise eight boys and nine girls, all fat and strong?"
'certainly. '
"I raised all seventeen of my nephews and nieces."
Luo Andeli, who had just remembered, looked up and met Xilian Bull's kind smile: "Are you going?"
"Go!" Luo Andeli said this word with gnashing teeth and a ferocious expression on his face.
Even though I'm an hour late, I've made up for the chapter I owed~ I'm no longer in debt~
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