The Zhiyuan who was fighting at the entrance of the village, the Zhiyuan who picked her up at the entrance of the village with a flashlight after dark, the Zhiyuan who was so sick that she stayed with him all night, the Zhiyuan who called her mother for the first time...
And in the previous life, Zhiyuan, who said to her crying behind bars, "Auntie, don't cry, wait until I get out"...
And Zhiyuan, who came to see her when she was seriously ill and called her "Mom"...
The entanglement of scenes from past and present lives were like thin ropes, entangled in her heart, making her feel sad and uncomfortable.
She could only smile bitterly, "It depends on his own choice. After all, he is her biological mother."
The second sister sighed.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and suddenly felt bored.
"Forget it, let's go to bed. You should go to bed early too." Lin Qingping said.
Although the second sister now has her own house, she has always had a room at her sister's place. Lin Qingping did not let her sleep at her own home, so she basically still stayed at her sister's place when she came back from school.
The second sister reluctantly went back to her room upstairs to rest. Lin Qingping lay on the bed, tossing and turning but unable to fall asleep, so she simply got up again.
At the door of Zhiyuan's room, she faintly heard crying coming from inside.
Just a child after all.
At such a young age, he experienced the sacrifice of his father, the death of his grandfather, and the departure of his mother. Any one of these things would be enough to make an adult heartbroken. I don't know how his young shoulders managed to carry it step by step.
Now, my beloved mother came to see me, and it was like the deepest string in my heart was touched. All the grievances and pains came rolling out. How could I not suddenly collapse?
Lin Qingping was so worried that she couldn't help herself and knocked on his door, "Zhiyuan?"
The crying inside stopped.
"Zhiyuan? It's me. Can you open the door?" Lin Qingping continued knocking.
The person inside didn't respond to her, and the crying stopped.
Lin Qingping sighed, knowing that the door could not be knocked open tonight.
"Zhiyuan, I'm in the room. The door is not closed. If you have anything to tell me, you can come to me at any time, no matter what time it is." She left this sentence and stayed outside the door for a while. Still, she didn't hear any movement from inside, so she had to go back to her room.
But that night, she didn't sleep at all.
She was really worried about the little guy, so she listened carefully to every sound in the house all night. Until dawn, she simply did not sleep, and got up early to knead the dough and prepare to steam a cake.
Zhiyuan likes to eat sweets.
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, she hopes to give Zhiyuan a little sweetness in even the most difficult life.
When the cake was almost done steaming, Zhiyuan got up and went downstairs.
After going downstairs, he was still embarrassed towards her and kept his head down and hiding his face.
Lin Qingping took a quick glance and found that his eyes were swollen like walnuts. No wonder...
I'm afraid this child cried all night.
"Zhiyuan." She called him with a smile, as if nothing had happened. "How about cake in the morning? And milk, and I'll fry you a sausage?"
This year's sausages were specially made by her herself, and she agreed to set up the barbecue rack during the New Year and grill them together with the mutton.
Zhiyuan was very obedient and lowered his head, "Okay."
He didn't say anything, and Lin Qingping didn't mention it either. They just brought out breakfast and called their second sister down to eat together.
However, before breakfast was finished, there was another knock on the door.
"Don't open it!" Zhiyuan said hurriedly, looking up, but this raising of his head also exposed his tear-swollen eyes to Lin Qingping.
Zhiyuan blushed and quickly lowered his head.
The knocks on the door got louder.
"Zhiyuan, don't you want to hear why?" Lin Qingping asked him.
Zhiyuan was silent.
As the knocking on the door became more urgent, Zhiyuan stood up and said, "Go open it." After that, he went back to his room.
"Zhiyuan, Zhiyuan, it's me! Can you please open the door?" The people outside started speaking.
Lin Qingping went to open the door.
Outside, Zhiyuan's mother changed into a mink coat and carried a lot of gift boxes in her hands.
"Hello, I am..."
"Come in." Lin Qingping said.
The second sister had already cleared the breakfast table and brought up the tea.
Zhiyuan's mother put down the gift in her hand, and the first thing she did when she came in was to take a look around the room, and then took off her mink coat. The room was well heated, and the mink coat was too thick for her to wear.
However, after looking around, she found no place to hang her mink, so she had to hold it in her hands.
"Hello, sorry to bother you. You may not know me. I am... Zhiyuan's mother," she said.
"Please sit down." Lin Qingping said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
She looked for a long time and then sat down. When she sat down, she touched the chair with her hand calmly, as if she was testing whether there was any dust.
The second sister was already very unhappy when she saw this. Lin Qingping saw it but said nothing.
Zhiyuan's mother didn't drink the tea. She sat down and asked, "Excuse me, your last name is Lin, right?"
"Yes." Lin Qingping believed that she could come to him, so naturally he found out everything.
"My last name is Wen, you can just call me Wen Xiao." She said, and took out an envelope from her small bag. Lin Qingping guessed that there was money in the envelope.
Wen Xiao pushed the envelope to Lin Qingping and said, "Thank you for taking such good care of Zhiyuan over the past few years. You have worked so hard."
Lin Qingping glanced at the envelope and said nothing.
Wen Xiao added, "I came here this time, not only to see Zhiyuan, but also for another reason. You may be unhappy, but I think, as Zhiyuan's biological mother, I still have the right to mention it."
Lin Qingping still didn't say anything, waiting for her to continue.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Wen Xiao simply said directly, "I won't beat around the bush. I want to take Zhiyuan away."
As expected...
Although Lin Qingping was mentally prepared, she still felt uncomfortable when she heard this and couldn't help asking, "How can you be sure that Zhiyuan is willing to go with you?"
Wen Xiao said, "This child has been stubborn since he was young, but he has a kind and soft heart. He may blame me at first, but I am his biological mother, and he will understand me in the end."
Lin Qingping smiled, "You want him to understand you? He's only seven years old, you want him to understand you? Why didn't you understand him when you left? How old was he at that time? Three? Four? He needed his mother the most, and you just left. Have you ever thought about how he felt?"
Wen Xiao's face froze when she said that. "I... I naturally have my own difficulties. I have the right to choose my own life, right?"
In fact, Lin Qingping still doesn’t know when she left, let alone why she left.
She sneered and nodded, "Yes, you have your own difficulties, and you have the right to choose your own life, so just go for your beautiful life. What does it matter now? You were not by Zhiyuan's side when he needed his mother the most. Why should he come back to you now that you want him?"
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