Fang Yaoqing treated Zhang Aiai and her daughter badly, so Fang Xiaotao had no feelings for him and never took the initiative to look for him, let alone get close to him.
Otherwise, in situations like this, children would be the best way to break the deadlock. But Fang Yaoqing didn't have any.
So in the end, the children played together, the adults chatted together, and Fang Yaoqing was the only one left, ignored by everyone, sitting there all alone.
Remembering his previous thoughts, Zhang Qinghua found an opportunity to call Zhang Aiai out.
"Big brother, is there something you need?" Zhang Aiai looked at Zhang Qinghua with some curiosity, wondering why he would suddenly contact her.
"I have something to tell you." Zhang Qinghua hadn't figured out how to start the conversation yet.
"What is it?" Zhang Aiai looked at Zhang Qinghua, while also wondering what her older brother wanted to talk to her about.
Zhang Qinghua: "..."
"Big brother? Didn't you say you had something to do?" After Zhang Qinghua remained silent for a while, Zhang Aiai couldn't help but ask.
She wondered why Zhang Qinghua was acting so strangely today. He had called her out, but hadn't said a word.
Didn't you say you had something to say? Why are you suddenly silent?
"Hmm," Zhang Qinghua remained silent.
Zhang Aiai also stopped talking and waited for Zhang Qinghua. The two siblings stared at each other, but neither of them spoke.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Qinghua finally raised his head and looked at Zhang Aiai. "Aiai, what...what are your plans?"
"What are your plans?" Zhang Qinghua asked vaguely, and Zhang Aiai didn't react for a moment.
"After Fang Yaoqing treated you like that, what are your plans for the future?" Zhang Qinghua pursed her lips and asked again.
This time, Zhang Aiai understood Zhang Qinghua's meaning, but she was confused and had no idea what she was thinking.
So this time, Zhang Aiai remained silent; she hadn't thought about the issue for the past few days.
Whether out of fear or for some other reason, she refused to think about it and just let each day pass by.
I also tried to numb myself so I wouldn't think about life after leaving the capital; I just wanted to spend these few days quietly.
But now that her older brother has asked, she can no longer avoid it. She can only lower her head, her mind a mess, unable to think calmly about the problem.
"Big brother, I don't know, I... I didn't think about it." After a long time, Zhang Aiai said helplessly.
"Now you can think about it." Zhang Shengtian sighed, though it was unclear why.
"Do you want to think about it now?" Zhang Aiai murmured to herself, seemingly starting to seriously consider the matter.
"If you haven't made up your mind about running away, then go back first. Just tell me when you've decided."
Before leaving, Zhang Qinghua said to Zhang Aiai earnestly, "Aiai, you are my sister. No matter what happens, I will protect you, so you must believe me, okay?"
"Don't bear everything alone. You still have us, your family. I'm your support and will always stand up for you."
Zhang Qinghua's heartfelt words brought tears to Zhang Aiai's eyes again. She nodded, tears welling in her eyes, "I know, I remember."
She will remember this lesson well and will not make the same mistake again.
"That's good, just remember that." Zhang Qinghua nodded with satisfaction, feeling happy as well.
His younger sister had changed; she had become gentler, and she was becoming more and more distant from the sister he knew before she got married, becoming the sister he was becoming more and more familiar with.
Seeing this, Zhang Qinghua was happy; such a younger sister was truly endearing.
"Let's go, let's go over there, otherwise Da Da will think we're hiding something from him again," Zhang Qinghua said jokingly.
Zhang Shengtian has been looking this way several times since just now; if he doesn't go over soon, he'll probably be coming over.
So Zhang Qinghua said it to lighten the mood and cheer up his sister.
"Hehe..." Sure enough. Zhang Aiai stopped crying and started laughing. She turned her head and saw Zhang Shengtian looking at them with concern.
Zhang Aiai flashed a bright smile, meeting Zhang Shengtian's gaze, thus letting him know she was alright.
"Alright, let's go."
After walking over, Zhang Shengtian still looked at the brother and sister with some unease. Seeing that they looked relaxed and seemed to have no other expression, he felt a little relieved.
Zhang Shengtian was genuinely afraid, especially afraid that he wouldn't know if the children had been wronged.
So now she feels paranoid, and if anyone talks behind her back, she feels like they're hiding something from her.
Each time, I would carefully observe and confirm that everything was really alright before I could relax.
"Did they talk?" Song Lili asked Zhang Qinghua. She knew what they were going to talk about when the two of them left.
Zhang Qinghua nodded, then shook his head.
Song Lili was speechless. "What do you mean by this?" She was nodding and shaking her head at the same time. Did they talk or not?
“I told her, but Ai’ai said she didn’t know and hadn’t thought about it, so I told her to think about it carefully and tell me when she does,” Zhang Qinghua said helplessly.
He finally mustered up the courage to talk to his sister, but she gave him this answer, catching Zhang Qinghua completely off guard.
In the end, all she could say was that she would think about it first, and then she hurriedly ended the conversation.
Later, if I ask him to discuss this issue with Ai Ai, he'll probably need a long time to mentally prepare himself.
"That's normal. Let her think it over carefully. Once she's figured it out, she'll tell you." Song Lili glanced at Zhang Aiai before saying this.
Actually, it's not that I haven't thought about it, but rather that I'm running away from it? Refusing to think about these things is actually refusing to think about the situation where my family isn't around.
Although it's somewhat self-deceptive, it aligns well with Zhang Aiai's mindset.
Having just escaped Fang Yaoqing's clutches, and not even completely escaped, it seems there's nothing wrong with doing so.
But does Zhang Aiai really want to go back with Fang Yaoqing? Back to that small mountain village so far away from them?
If they go back, it will be too late to help, and even if something happens to Zhang Aiai, they won't be able to get there quickly.
Song Lili thought that Zhang Shengtian might have also thought about these issues, which was why he wanted to talk to Zhang Aiai.
Zhang Aiai really needs to think carefully about what path she should take in the future.
She also needs to think carefully about whether it's necessary for her to continue with Fang Yaoqing, and whether it's necessary to go back to that place that made her sad and scared.
Song Lili sighed, wondering if Zhang Aiai could understand this. Would she be able to think clearly this time?
Nobody knew the details of these matters, and Song Lili never intended to meddle and offer any advice.
Everything depends on Zhang Aiai herself. If she makes the right choice, things will only get better from now on.
If you make the wrong choice, you will fall into the abyss once again.
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