Chapter 71 reveals that it is leaving Song Keling. It is a bone...
The waiting time was not long or unbearable. Soon Song Keling saw her parents coming back. They were in the same state as when they left in the morning.
Shi Yue saw that his daughter was already waiting and quickened his pace. "Didn't you say you'd be here in half an hour? Why are you waiting here so early?"
Song Keling said that she had just arrived and had observed the expressions of the two elders, but could not see anything.
The door opened, Shi Yue untied her silk scarf, and Song Qihang closed the door.
Shi Yue put down her bag, took off her shoes and changed into indoor slippers, leaving the rest of her clothes unchanged. She asked her daughter, "Where did you go today?"
Song Keling answered truthfully, "I was originally going to climb a mountain, but I encountered an accident on the way, so I came back early."
Shi Yue asked again: "What kind of accident did you encounter?"
Song Keling was silent for two seconds, then asked, "Mother said she wanted to talk to me about something. What was it?"
Shi Yue thought for a moment and found a more normal point of entry. "I heard from your brother that you picked up a little girl and lied that she was your senior sister's sister. In fact, the police station even called him."
Song Keling was silent, thinking that she had guessed right, she came here just for this matter.
Shi Yue: "Where did the child we picked up go?"
Song Keling sighed and said, "Mom, if you have anything to say, just ask directly."
"I heard you also have a little snake."
"right."
"Where did it come from?"
"I found it during my fieldwork," Song Keling said. "Since you're asking, I'm sure I've already researched everything. Just ask directly, and I'll answer anything."
Seeing his daughter tense up, Song Qihang touched her head and said, "Lingling, don't be nervous. Your mother has no ill intentions. She just cares about you."
Song Keling: "Yeah, I know."
Shi Yue didn't say anything else, but took the bag and took out a silk scarf handkerchief from it. It was obvious that there was something wrapped inside.
Open the handkerchief and you will find a crystal clear glass bracelet.
Shi Yue did not hand it to his daughter, but gently placed the bracelet and handkerchief on the table.
The interior lighting is bright.
The table is full of light and color.
As Song Keling watched, many speculations flashed through her mind. One of them was that jade bracelets are afraid of being bumped. Since Qianqian fell from the mountain, there was no way the bracelet could be intact.
Unless this bracelet is a pair, this is not the one given to Qianqian.
But her mother shouldn't deliberately try to trick her.
Without waiting for her daughter to confess, Shi Yue said bluntly: "There are many things in this world that cannot be explained by science. Mom is surprised that you, who have been educated in science since childhood, can accept it so quickly."
Song Keling knew this was a showdown, her eyes dimmed slightly, no longer holding out for luck, she whispered, "Not really."
Shi Yue asked, "Where is Qianqian?"
Song Keling: "In the room. Didn't mom tell me not to take it with me?"
"Were you frightened today?"
"A little, but it's okay. It has a short memory and is quite optimistic. It doesn't seem to have any major problems."
Shi Yue stopped beating around the bush and looked at her daughter: "Lingling, tell me, what is your mentality in raising her?"
Song Keling remained silent.
Shi Yue: "Mom knows you like girls..."
"That's not the feeling." Song Keling interrupted, then said, "I just feel that I should be responsible for it. After all, it was me who brought it to the human world and saved it. It only trusts me, so..."
"So, you don't really like her, but just see her as a responsibility, a pet that provides companionship like a normal cat or dog?"
Song Keling moved her lips but couldn't answer.
She felt that this was a bit cruel, and she was not sure what her mother's attitude was by asking this question, and how to deal with Qianqian.
From a normal perspective, elders will definitely not agree to let their children come into contact with danger for the sake of their children.
Throughout history, in countless literary, film and television works related to monsters, the protagonists all had bad endings.
The union of humans and demons is against the will of heaven.
It is either a punishment from heaven, or the difference between humans and demons, and humans' essence will be sucked away by demons intentionally or passively.
So, Song Keling finally responded, "Yes."
The slender little white snake outside the door raised its head slightly, with its two small and cute horn scales pressing against the crack of the door, and the whole snake did not move.
Qianqian is no longer the little snake that knew nothing. Having been a human for so long, she can understand human language and knows what the people inside are talking about.
Its name is clearly mentioned.
It heard everything, but also wanted to pretend that it heard nothing.
It turns out that Song Keling had known for a long time that it was transformed from a little snake. All its panicky behavior seemed ridiculous to Song Keling, right?
And the words about dating and getting married that night were all lies, no, they were all lies to the snake.
Song Keling played with it like a monkey.
Keeping it is just like keeping a small animal.
Song Keling didn't like her at all.
Just responsibility.
Qianqian knows what responsibility is. Human beings need to follow certain social ethics. It has nothing to do with their own emotions and is entirely determined by external factors.
In other words, a burden.
Song Keling treats it as a little pet.
It turns out it's just a small pet...
Yes, it was just a snake, a snake that could be caught and killed by a child.
After a while, Qianqian lowered her head.
It doesn't want to listen anymore.
It's very sad.
If it were in a Korean drama, it would be raining heavily outside, just like its mood at this moment.
There are now two paths before it.
The right side leads to it and Song Keling's room. No, it leads to Song Keling's room.
On the left, at the end is a wide-open window leading to the outside of the villa.
Qianqian swam to the left, and was about to leave Song Keling.
It is a snake with a backbone.
"Does Qianqian know?"
“It thought I didn’t know.”
"Then do you know how she feels about you?" Shi Yue said, "I can see that she likes you very much and is very attached to you."
Song Keling lowered her eyes. "Because it doesn't come into contact with many people, and I rescued it, it tends to stick with me."
"No, if you keep her at home as a pet, she'll naturally have fewer people around." Shi Yue saw her daughter gently clench her hands and said gently, "Lingling, have you ever thought about this? After all, she's different from the kittens and puppies in the pet store. She's smart, lively, and adorable. To a large extent, she's no different from a human. You can't keep her locked up."
Of course Song Keling knew, but there were so many dangers in society.
Qianqian is not mentally mature enough now and is easily bullied, deceived and hurt.
There are always times when she is out of reach.
Once Qianqian left her sight, she found it difficult to describe the anxiety she felt inside.
Perhaps, calling her a pet is not accurate. To some extent, she raises and pampers Qianqian like a child. Even if Qianqian gets into trouble, she will hesitate for a moment before cleaning up the mess.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Shi Yue saw through her daughter's thoughts and said, "Lingling, do you feel insecure?"
Song Keling looked at her in surprise, "Mother, what did you say?"
"Because you don't understand her unique situation, it's like that for everyone. Only when we're familiar with something can we feel confident, in control, and secure," Shi Yue said, hitting the nail on the head. "You're afraid things are out of your control. For example, you're afraid she'll leave and never come back. Or, you're afraid she'll cling to someone else and leave you."
Shi Yue didn't explain it too clearly. For many things, talking about them is often useless. One has to experience them and encounter setbacks on their own before they can gradually understand.
This is especially true in matters of the heart.
Shi Yue picked up the bracelet on the table again and handed it to his daughter. "Please return it to Qianqian for me. I'm sorry for scaring her. I asked the ancestor of the Taoist temple in Qingyun Mountain for this bracelet. It's supposed to ward off evil spirits and exorcise demons. I didn't expect that, by some strange mistake, it almost harmed her."
When Song Keling saw the bracelet in front of her and heard her mother say this, she was shocked and several images flashed through her mind quickly.
The first one was that when Qianqian first wore the bracelet, she screamed and said she was "bitten".
At that time she thought she was frozen.
But on that day, Qianqian showed symptoms of snake-like appearance. She covered her skin tightly to hide the snake scales, and wore sunglasses to hide the changes in her eyes?
Just like today.
All of Qianqian's abnormalities occurred after she put on the bracelet this morning...
Song Keling felt extremely guilty and shocked. She looked at her mother and asked, "Why are you asking me to take it again?"
"It's all right now."
"Forget it." Song Keling said in a somewhat harsh tone, "If Qianqian likes it, I can buy it for her later."
Shi Yue sighed and forced the bracelet into his daughter's hand. "Put it on Qianqian. She probably doesn't know how to regain her human form now. Just put it on her. The ancestor has cast a talisman, so it won't cause any harm to her now."
Song Keling lowered her eyes to look at the jade bracelet in her hand, her beautiful light-colored lips still tightly pursed.
Shi Yue said, "Lingling, you should have spoken to her earlier. I think Qianqian is a good child. She's not the only demon who can transform into a human form. They all hide their identities in the human world. How can you tell them apart? Aren't they all living well?"
"Giving her the right to choose is the way to respect her."
The mother and daughter seemed to have grown estranged because of this. Song Qihang was afraid that his wife would be upset, so he spoke up to mediate: "This sounds mysterious, but it's actually just that simple. Our country has a special secret department that handles this matter. Any information that would disrupt social order and harmony will certainly not be made public."
Song Qihang said, "So this matter still depends on the child's wishes. If he wants to stay, he needs to obtain a legitimate identity. I can order someone to proceed with it."
The originally slightly tense atmosphere finally eased.
Song Keling looked at her father and said without hesitation, "Then I'll trouble you, Father."
"Silly baby." Song Qihang caressed his daughter's head lovingly and added, "Mom and Dad just want you to be happy and at ease. You don't have to worry about anything else. Go back and talk to that child. Be honest and ask her if she's willing to stay in human society."
Song Qihang: "Maybe people would rather return to nature."
Song Keling thought that it shouldn’t happen, because that stupid little snake was still thinking of marrying her.
Song Keling looked at her mother again: "If there are many demons in society, and there are many things like this that may have the effect of suppressing evil, then how can I distinguish them and let Qianqian avoid them?"
Shi Yue said "this", hesitated, and looked at her husband.
Song Qihang said: "Just let her wear the bracelet. The ancestor of the bracelet has added a talisman to it, which can protect her."
Song Keling questioned: "Really?"
Song Qihang: "You don't even trust your father?"
"I believe it, I do." Song Keling put away the bracelet and smiled again. She said to the two of them, "Dad and Mom, you've worked hard. Go to bed early. I'll be going back first."
"Go ahead."
When the door closed, Song Qihang saw his wife sitting down and letting out a long sigh. He saw her worry, so he went over and sat down, gently pinching her shoulders and comforting her: "It's okay."
Shi Yue sighed and leaned into her husband's arms. "I never thought that Lingling's partner would be a snake demon. Honey, what should I do?"
Song Qihang coaxed gently, "It hasn't even started yet. Didn't you see that Lingling didn't seem to mean that?"
"What do you know? She's being stubborn."
"I really don't think so." Song Qihang thought for a moment and said, "It seems he still can't let go and has concerns."
Song Keling didn't know what her father and mother said behind her back. She took the bracelet and returned to her room, but stood outside the door and didn't go in.
She is very confused now.
She had collected too much information, and she wasn't sure if her parents had lied to her.
Or whether the parents were deceived.
Don't blame her for thinking too much.
Because today he did "escape" with Qianqian. What if this bracelet is a magic weapon and the Taoist priest deliberately deceived his father and mother and wanted to capture Qianqian?
Forget it, let’s go in first and think about it slowly.
Song Keling pushed open the door.
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Author's words: Qianqian: Goodbye, Mom, I'm sailing away tonight [spreading hands]
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