When Su He came home from school that day, she could hear the children playing in the yard from afar, and her mood improved considerably.
However, as soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw a small figure squatting at the corner of the second gate, looking pitifully at the other children playing, but I didn't go up to him.
Seeing this, Su He went over and asked with concern, "Why isn't Da Mao playing with his friends?"
When Da Mao saw her, he stood up and greeted her.
"Aunt Su."
Su He nodded. "Hmm, why aren't you playing? What are you doing squatting here? Watching ants move house?"
Da Mao shook his head. "No, it didn't rain, so there were no ants moving house."
"Then what are you doing?"
“I didn’t do anything. My grandma was unhappy that we came out to play. My younger siblings are still small and don’t understand, so they can play. But I can’t. I’m grown up now. I know that my family is in a bad mood, so I can’t play carefree.”
Su He sighed upon hearing this, and seeing how worried he looked at such a young age, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
She reached out and touched his hand. "Good boy, you're still young, you don't need to think so much."
But Da Mao frowned and said, "Aunt Su, I'm not a child anymore. I know that everyone in the family is very sad because my aunt is gone. Especially Grandma. Sigh, Grandma doted on my aunt the most. When my aunt was sick, she would cook brown sugar and eggs for her every day."
As he said this, he swallowed, clearly craving something.
Su He chuckled and took a piece of candy out of her pocket and gave it to him.
"Here, eat up. Don't be greedy, Auntie will give you candy."
Da Mao's eyes lit up when he saw it, but after thinking about it, he still refused.
"No, I can't accept it. Thank you, Aunt Su. You can keep it for yourself."
Su He smiled when she saw how sensible he was, and put the candy in his hand. "Alright, take it. This is what Aunt Su left over."
She patted his head again, then ignored him and went straight home.
However, after arriving home, she was puzzled again by what Da Mao had just said.
Judging from what he said, Niu Lili was indeed sick some time ago, but why didn't the Niu family say what the illness was? They seemed to be keeping quiet about it. Could it be that there was something they couldn't say?
Coincidentally, after failing to find the suspect, the police started investigating Niu Lili again. They learned about what had happened some time ago and asked about her illness.
But the Niu family still wouldn't say anything, insisting that she was faking it just so she wouldn't have to go back to the countryside.
The police officer didn't know whether he believed it or not, but Su He thought about Niu Lili's expression back then and felt that it didn't seem quite right.
Why doesn't the Niu family say anything?
She felt there were things she didn't know.
She had initially thought that given the Niu family's stubborn nature, it would be difficult to find out the truth.
Unexpectedly, she found out about it from Da Mao the very next day.
To be honest, she hadn't really thought of starting with Da Mao, since she hadn't expected such a young child to know.
But as luck would have it, Da Mao stopped her after she came home from school that day and thanked her for the candy she had given him the day before.
And I don't know what the little guy was thinking, having so many worries at such a young age, and taking the opportunity to confide a lot of upsetting things to her.
This includes, but is not limited to, the fact that his family members have been unhappy recently because of Niu Lili, which has made him afraid to laugh and even have to be careful when eating.
He also complained that the food at home had been getting worse and worse lately, but luckily his mother was secretly cooking special meals for him.
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