"Those shoes, I bought them for her the day I found out she was pregnant..."
Wang Bo finally couldn't hold back anymore. He squatted down and burst into tears.
Su Yin, who was just a wall away, had a big smile on her face.
Su Yin thought Wang Bo would break down, but three days later, Wang Bo's life returned to normal.
I get up early every day to take the older child to school, while the younger one goes to daycare.
When he came home from get off work, the three children were sitting on his bicycle, still chattering away.
Su Yin frowned.
The next morning, when Wang Bo went out, Xia Tianxiu was waiting at the alley entrance with a large basin of cold water.
When Wang Bo appeared on his bicycle, someone splashed water directly in his face.
The child named Xiaobao, along with Wang Bo himself, got completely soaked.
It was already late autumn, the weather was very cold, and there was wind.
Xiao Bao sneezed three times in a row.
Wang Bo got out of the car, furious: "Comrade, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you watch where you were going when you splashed water?"
Xia Tianxiu hurriedly nodded and bowed, apologizing profusely: "I'm so sorry, comrade! I didn't mean to! I... I didn't see you, what should I do?"
As Xia Tianxiu spoke, she took out a dirty handkerchief to wipe Xiaobao's face.
Wang Bo shoved her aside: "Be more careful next time!"
Xia Tianxiu hurriedly said, "I'll definitely pay attention next time! I'm so sorry, comrade! I'm really sorry!"
Wang Bo had no choice but to turn the bicycle around.
Da Bao and Er Bao shouted, "Dad, we'll be late if we go back!"
Wang Bo hesitated for a moment: "Can you two go to school by yourselves?"
Da Bao and Er Bao said in unison, "Dad, we can! We already know the way!"
Looking at Xiao Bao, who was soaked to the bone, and then at his own drenched clothes, Wang Bo thought for a few seconds and said, "Then you two can go to school by yourselves today, okay?"
"Okay!" the two answered in unison.
After saying that, Wang Bo picked the two boys up, and the two boys held hands and skipped away.
"Slow down! You might fall!" Wang Bo called out from behind.
The two boys slowed their pace a bit and became more steady.
Wang Bo quickly took Xiao Bao back to the yard.
Once the gate to his house was closed, Su Yin, wearing a cap with the brim pulled low, slipped out of the gate.
That day, Xiao Bao developed a high fever.
Wang Bo took leave to pick up the child, but when he tried to dab the sweat on the child's head, it didn't help, so he took the child to the hospital.
He still asked Aunt Zhu to help him pick up his two older children and take them out for meals.
Aunt Zhu readily agreed.
Around 8 p.m., Wang Bo was dozing off by Xiao Bao's bedside when Aunt Zhu rushed over in a panic: "Xiao Bo, something terrible has happened! Da Bao and Xiao Bao, they... they fell into the river and drowned!"
Wang Bo was struck dumb.
For a moment, all he could see was Aunt Zhu's lips moving rapidly, and his ears were filled with a deafening roar.
He swayed but managed to stand.
As the roaring sound gradually subsided, he found Aunt Zhu sitting on the floor of his bedroom, slapping her thigh and wailing, "What am I going to do! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have waited foolishly at the school gate! I should have gone to ask earlier, and I would have found out that those two boys didn't go to class but secretly went to play by the river!"
“No, it’s not your fault, it’s mine, it’s all my fault…” Wang Bo’s eyes were vacant. “Da Bao and Er Bao are too young, how could I let them go to school by themselves? They’re at the age when they’re most playful…”
“Xiao Bo, maybe… Chunmei was worried about the children and took them away…” Aunt Zhu said tentatively. “After all, if you had three boys with you, it wouldn’t be easy to find them again… Now there’s only one left…”
“I will never look for another one in my life!” Wang Bo interrupted her.
"No, Xiaobo, I know you're sad, but life goes on," Aunt Zhu said. "You're not bad off. You have a stable job, and you're an office worker! Plus, you already have a house. Xiaobo, listen to your aunt. I'm going back to my hometown next week, and I guarantee I'll bring you a new wife!"
Su Yin frowned as she stood by the wall.
That annoying old lady...
Unexpectedly, Wang Bo firmly refused: "Aunt Zhu, I know you mean well. Let's not talk about this anymore. I said I wouldn't look for them again, and I mean it! I promised Chunmei! Aunt, where are Da Bao and Xiao Bao now?!"
Aunt Zhu wiped her eyes: "It's...it's in the morgue of the People's Hospital!"
Wang Bo bent down and helped Aunt Zhu up: "Auntie, please take care of Xiao Bao for me. I... I'll go check on Da Bao and Er Bao."
"Oh!" Aunt Zhu was already sitting on the edge of the bed, reaching out to tuck Xiao Bao's blanket in: "Poor child..."
Wang Bo put on his coat and hurriedly went out the door.
Separated by a wall, Su Yin's gaze was fixed on Aunt Zhu.
At the same time, he made a gesture towards Xia Tianxiu.
Xia Tianxiu understood, went around to Wang Bo's door, knocked on the door, and then hid in a corner.
"Who is it?" Aunt Zhu opened the courtyard gate, and seeing no one, she took a few steps to check.
At this moment, Xia Tianxiu took a brick and slammed it down on the back of Aunt Zhu's head.
It didn't take much force, but it was enough to knock someone unconscious.
Aunt Zhu felt a gust of wind behind her and tried to turn around, but she had already been knocked to the ground.
Taking advantage of the opening, Su Yin quickly climbed over the wall and rushed into Wang Bo's bedroom.
Xiao Bao was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), fast asleep.
Su Yin grabbed a towel from the washbasin stand, tore off a corner, and stuffed it into Xiao Bao's mouth.
Xiao Bao woke up, but couldn't cry out. He was so anxious that he kicked his arms and legs wildly.
Su Yin simply lifted the bed sheet, wrapped Xiao Bao in the blanket, made him into a bundle, and haphazardly slung him over herself.
He then climbed over the wall again and returned to his own courtyard.
Summer Show returned at this time, a little out of breath.
Xiao Bao struggled weakly inside the bundle.
Su Yin asked, "Is the matter settled?"
Xia Tianxiu nodded and said, "I hit her. That old woman is still lying on the ground unconscious."
After saying that, he looked at the bundle that Su Yin had thrown on the kang (a heated brick bed): "What should we do with this child?"
Su Yin laughed: "Do you remember where that dry well you were afraid to look at during the day was, the one I told you to look down at?"
Xia Tianxiu nodded: "Yes, I remember."
Su Yin pointed to the package: "Throw him in."
Xia Tianxiu was a little scared: "Now?!"
"Now of course, Xiuer, hurry! Find a scarf to cover your head first." Su Yin said, gesturing towards Xia Tianxiu's luggage.
“Okay.” Xia Tianxiu replied without hesitation.
On the contrary, she felt a little smug.
Working on a secret with Su Yin made her feel closer to Su Yin!
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