"Baby, have you eaten?"
The moment Xiao Yanbao heard the sound, his whole body began to tremble. Then he turned his head sharply and saw his mother looking at him with a kind smile.
"mother!"
Little Yanbao ran a few steps and rushed into his mother's arms. A long-lost warmth enveloped him tightly, and even the fragrance of his mother's body intoxicated him.
"Mom! I've missed you so much! You've finally come to see Yanbao!"
Tears welled up in Xiao Yanbao's eyes instantly, quickly soaking her mother's clothes. Xiao Yanbao quietly felt her mother's embrace, as if she was extremely tired, and soon fell asleep. In her dream, she vaguely heard her mother telling her to protect the bracelet.
After a long time, Xiao Yanbao felt himself wake up from his dream. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the scene of a massive flash flood and mudslides mixed with rocks engulfing the village. Seeing that the villagers were about to die and his mother's grave was about to be buried, Xiao Yanbao desperately tried to use his magic to keep the natural disaster outside the village.
However, nothing happened. A sense of powerlessness and frustration filled Xiao Yanbao's heart. He didn't even have the strength to lift his arm, and he fell into a state of despair.
Xiao Yanbao could only watch the muddy water fall from above, and then he felt suffocated. Not long after, Xiao Yanbao also lost consciousness.
"Baby? Wake up, we're home!"
Xiao Yanbao slowly opened her eyes and saw that she was lying in her mother's arms. Her mother was holding her and about to push open the door to go home. Her father, whom she had never met before, was busy in the kitchen. When he saw his wife and daughter return, he was cooking and calling on them to wash their hands and eat.
Little Yanbao stared blankly at the man's back for a moment, then looked at her mother's face and spoke softly.
"Mother, are you cold in the back hill?"
Upon hearing Xiao Yanbao's question, both the couple froze, and even the man cooking in the kitchen began to turn into dust from head to toe, scattering on the ground.
Little Yanbao seemed oblivious to this scene, her gaze still fixed on her mother's face, cherishing this opportunity to see her mother.
Time seemed to stand still. If it weren't for the pile of human dust still lingering in the kitchen, Xiao Yanbao would have thought she was hallucinating. The mother and daughter stared at each other silently, neither of them uttering a word.
The sun in the sky gradually moves westward from its zenith until it slowly sets and disappears from the horizon, followed by a long night until the rooster crows the next day, and the rising sun emits soft rays of light.
"You're doing well, baby. Remember to live happily. Mommy's leaving now!"
"mother!"
Xiao Yanbao reached out to grab his mother, but found that his hand only brushed against the air, while his mother, who was disappearing, smiled at him.
Goodbye, my dear child!
As her mother disappeared, the whole world collapsed within seconds, leaving no trace. Just then, Xiao Yanbao felt her body being gently shaken, and heard a gentle voice in her ear.
"My dear Yanbao, wake up!"
Xiao Yanbao struggled to open her heavy eyelids and saw Zhong Jingyi sitting next to her, gently swaying her shoulders.
By this time, the sunlight outside the window was already dazzling. When Zhong Jingyi saw that Xiao Yanbao had woken up, she immediately reached out and wiped the corner of her eye. Only then did Xiao Yanbao realize that Zhong Jingyi must have been crying before, as the corner of her eye was still slightly red.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Just as Xiao Yanbao opened her mouth, the voice of her seventh brother, Li Mujun, came from the other side of the bed.
"Yanbao, you're finally awake! You almost scared us to death."
Li Mujun was interrupted by Zhong Jingyi as soon as she opened her mouth. Then, she gently stroked Xiao Yanbao's head and said very seriously and gently:
"Yanbao, do you miss your mother? How about I take you back to see her today?"
Xiao Yanbao suddenly recalled everything from her dream, and then subconsciously looked at the bracelet on her wrist. She found the bracelet quietly on her wrist, then looked up at Zhong Jingyi and gently shook her head.
When Zhong Jingyi saw Xiao Yanbao looking at the bracelet, she knew that Xiao Yanbao must miss his mother. After all, it had been so long since Xiao Yanbao had gone to burn paper money at his biological parents' graves. Zhong Jingyi made a decision in her heart.
“It’s alright, I’m free today. Let’s go back and take a look. It’s also good for the little brother to go out and see the scenery.”
Xiao Yanbao was overjoyed to hear that her little brother would be going too, and Li Mujun, who was standing next to her, also said that she wanted to go as well. Zhong Jingyi told the servants to pack their things while telling Li Mujun to go change her clothes.
Xiao Yanbao hurriedly ran to wash up, unconsciously humming the nursery rhymes that Zhong Jingyi often sang to her. Zhong Jingyi was very happy to see Xiao Yanbao's back. After Xiao Yanbao finished washing up, Li Mulang also changed into her clothes for going out.
"Mom, is Dad still in the hospital?"
Xiao Yanbao hadn't seen Li Qicheng yet, so she asked him a question. Zhong Jingyi, who was holding Li Mulang, nodded gently. Xiao Yanbao silently squeezed the bracelet on her wrist, then put the bullet containing Li Wanning into her little feather backpack.
"Yanbao! Sweet Yanbao, come down quickly!"
They heard a group of boys shouting outside the window. Through the bedroom window, Xiao Yanbao and Zhong Jingyi saw that all seven of Xiao Yanbao's older brothers were standing downstairs calling out to him. They had all changed into sneakers and outdoor clothes.
"Brother, wait for me!"
After Xiao Yanbao responded, he quickly went downstairs. Zhong Jingyi saw that her sister-in-law Liang Xunling, who was not far away, was also walking towards them with several security personnel. She immediately picked up Li Mulang and walked outside.
When Xiao Yanbao arrived downstairs, she saw Li Muhao and Li Muhan waving at several black minivans parked not far away, while Li Mufeng looked at her with a huge backpack and smiled.
"Yanbao, I brought you lots and lots of delicious food. We'll eat it on the way!"
Hearing Li Mufeng talking to Xiao Yanbao, the older brothers all came forward to show off the things they had prepared. Li Muhan even wrote a rather charming limerick.
"Brother, I want to go back to my little mountain village to see my mother. What brings you here?"
The fourth brother strode forward, put his arm around Xiao Yanbao's little shoulder, and said very seriously:
"Of course, the brothers are going to see Auntie! We'll swear to her that we'll protect our precious Yanbao!"
Just as everyone was talking, Zhong Jingyi, carrying Li Mulang, walked forward to greet Liang Xunling.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
Just as Zhong Jingyi opened her mouth, Liang Xunling glanced at the chattering children, then reached out and took Li Mulang, who was babbling, from Zhong Jingyi's arms.
End of this chapter
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