Not long after the verdict on the Jia family came out, news came from Ming City.
After evening self-study that day, Xia Mian went to Ning Shaobai's house to pick up Xiao Feng as usual.
She is now in the second half of her second year of high school, and her studies are becoming increasingly stressful.
Of course, it's not just her. Except for the two children, everyone in the family is busy like clockwork.
Xia Wenyue was busy adding more production lines and had practically made the factory her home.
Mao Zhishan was spotted by a modern drama crew after the commercial he shot was broadcast, and he went to film again;
Mao Huimei barely passed the adult college entrance examination last September and was admitted to the accounting major of the University of Finance and Economics. She is now enjoying her college life.
Xia Mian and Mao Huilan are in their second and first year of high school respectively, and their schoolwork is more stressful than before.
So the only two little ones left at home were Xiaofeng and Mao Huizhu.
They had both separated.
Last September, Mao Huizhu and Chenchen both went to elementary school, leaving Xiaofeng alone in kindergarten.
Because of his special situation, his family members paid close attention to his emotions. After all, the shadow of childhood is not so easy to eliminate.
Xiao Feng was indeed very uneasy. Although he was sensible and didn't say anything, he smiled less and less.
Every day when Xia Mian came back from evening self-study, he looked a little listless and felt uneasy when sleeping at night, which was obviously a manifestation of his lack of security.
When Xia Mian heard Ning Shaoyun and Aunt Wei say that he was unwilling to go into the studio after coming back from kindergarten every day, and just squatted at the door and looked at the alley entrance waiting for someone, he felt so distressed.
She didn't want the child to suffer any injustice.
So he asked Ning Shaobai to find someone to help him skip a grade, and he went directly to the first grade with Mao Huizhu and Chenchen.
Fortunately, the age limit for going to school was not so strict in that era, and Xiaofeng was a little genius, so he passed the first-grade entrance examination smoothly.
After that, I reunited with my two friends.
Xia Mian still clearly remembers the first day of school. The little guy was very happy and talkative, which was unusual for him. He lay on the bed and told Xia Mian about the new class, new classmates and new teachers, and finally rolled over twice and rolled into her arms.
He looked at her with big eyes like black grapes and suddenly said, "Aunt, I love you." I don't know where he learned this, but it is obvious that he understands everything.
At that moment, Xia Mian felt her chest swelling, and she couldn't help but hold the child in her arms, "Auntie loves you too."
In this life, your aunt will do her best to make you grow up happily.
This doesn't seem to be a difficult thing, because Xiaofeng is a very easy to satisfy child. He will be very happy as long as he can continue to be with Mao Huizhu and Chenchen.
Not only studying, they are now also learning fighting together.
Ever since the fight between the three little ones, Xia Mian has been thinking about sending Xiao Feng and Mao Huizhu to learn martial arts.
Obviously, she was not the only one who thought so. Within two days, Ning Shaobai invited a fighting coach to come to his home to provide targeted training to his three children.
After that, the three children practiced horse stance under the supervision of Uncle Li every morning, and went directly to Ning Shaobai's house after school in the afternoon to learn fighting from Uncle Han.
Ning Shaobai specially set up a fighting room for them, which was covered with cushions.
Although the three little guys were exhausted when learning fighting, especially Mao Huizhu, who was howling like a ghost, they liked to play in the room after learning because they could roll around freely.
Especially in the winter, when the heating in the house is very warm, the three of them can stay in there all day without coming out during the winter vacation.
Ning Shaobai didn't know what he was thinking, but he bought some more toys in the house. The three children were even more reluctant to leave, so that now they often stayed at Ning Shaobai's house instead of Ning Shaoyun's house.
Every day, they are picked up by their parents when it is almost time to go to bed. Chenchen is picked up by Ning Shaoyun; and in recent months, Xiaofeng and Mao Huizhu have been waiting for Xia Mian to come and pick them up after evening self-study.
So now Xia Mian goes straight to Ning Shaobai's house every day after evening study.
However, when she arrived today, the two little guys had already been taken away, and only Ning Shaobai was in the fighting room, seemingly waiting for her.
Xia Mian didn't notice anything was wrong at first, and said happily, "My second aunt or second uncle is back?"
"They're all back." Ning Shaobai said softly, "The court in Ming City has issued a verdict."
Xia Mian was stunned for a moment, then Ning Shaobai directly repeated the verdict: "Zhang Qiming is suspected of murdering Xia Chun, attempted murder of Xia Mian and Xia Yufeng, intentional injury, insurance fraud and other serious crimes. He is sentenced to death with immediate execution."
"Huang Xiaojuan was convicted of multiple crimes, including abuse, theft, and harboring a thief, and sentenced to seven years in prison."
When Xia Mian heard the news, his first feeling was not joy, but great sadness.
Xia Chun's voice, appearance and smile suddenly appeared in my mind, as clear as yesterday.
So what if the beast was executed? That gentle and serious girl will never come back...
If she were still alive, Xiao Feng wouldn't have suffered so much.
Thinking of Xiao Feng kneeling in front of the grave in a daze when the grave was moved, Xia Mian couldn't help but tear up.
Seeing Ning Shaobai looking at her, Xia Mian took a deep breath and wanted to say, "Let me take it easy here," but as soon as she opened her mouth, tears inexplicably fell.
Ning Shaobai said nothing, he just took a step forward, raised his hand to wipe away her tears, and gently touched her head.
Xia Mian's tears became even more unruly. She choked and cried, "What are you doing? I have to see Xiao Feng soon. Don't cry."
Ning Shaobai paused, and finally stretched out his long arm to press her head on his shoulder, "Finish crying first, then go see him, so that you won't be unable to control yourself when you see the child."
The scene in front of her eyes suddenly became dark, but she felt a strange sense of security, causing her tears to burst out unrestrainedly. Xia Mian couldn't help but reach out and hug the person in front of her, crying heartily.
Xia Mian didn’t cry for long, after all, Xiao Feng was still waiting for her.
Ning Shaobai seemed to have been prepared. He used a towel soaked in cold water to apply to her skin. "It will be almost unnoticeable when we walk back."
"Thank you." Xia Mian was listless.
Ning Shaobai didn't say anything, just reached out and touched her head.
When Xia Mian returned, Xia Wenyue and Mao Zhishan were indeed there, and Mao Huimei had also returned from school.
Xia Wenyue's eyes were red, and she had obviously been crying. "You came from Dr. Ning's house? Then you know the verdict of the Ming City Court, right?"
Xia Mian nodded to indicate that he understood.
"Huimei and Huizhu are with Xiaofeng. You should go wash up first." Xia Wenyue was a little worried that she would have a mental breakdown and scare the child.
She obviously thought the same as Xia Mian. She didn't want Xiao Feng to hear any more news about Zhang Qiming and Huang Xiaojuan. It would be best if these two people disappeared completely from the child's world.
Xia Mian was also worried that she couldn't hold it in, so she went to the bathroom.
Xia Wenyue followed in and said, "I'll prepare some paper tomorrow. Take Xiaofeng to the intersection to burn it for your sister in the evening."
Xia Mian covered her face with a towel and hummed softly.
Xia Wenyue wiped her eyes and went out. Xia Mian took a while to recover before returning to the east room.
Mao Huizhu and Xiaofeng were sitting on the bed playing checkers, while Mao Huimei sat beside them in a daze.
Seeing Xia Mian come in, Xiao Feng immediately dropped the checkers and stood up, saying with a somewhat uneasy tone, "Auntie!"
Xia Mian reached out and hugged him. For a moment, she wanted to cry again, but fortunately, she had vented her anger before, so she barely managed to hold it back. "It's okay, baby."
Mao Huimei silently took Mao Huizhu away.
Xiao Feng touched Xia Mian's eyes with her little hand, pouting and crying, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
Xia Mian felt a little helpless. This child was too sensitive and could not hide any emotion that was even slightly stronger from him.
Xia Mian simply didn't hide it. Xia Chun was the child's mother, and he had the right to be sad for her.
"Auntie is fine." Xia Mian said, "I just thought of your mother."
"Mom." Xiao Feng murmured, and her eyes soon filled with tears.
This may be the magic of motherhood. Even if he doesn't remember anything, he knows that his mother is the person who loves him most in the world.
Xia Mian kissed his little face and took out Xia Chun's stamp album and a few photos from the box.
Then I hugged my child and burrowed into bed, reminiscing about that gentle and serious girl:
“…”
"These are your mother's favorite stamps. The house we live in was also bought for us with your mother's stamps..."
"Yes, your mother has always protected you."
"This is you when you were just born, your mother was holding you. Yes, you were so tiny when you were just born."
"How small? Um... your uncle's shoes are so small that they can fit you."
Xiao Feng finally widened his eyes in surprise, and the ahoge on his head stood up.
Xia Mian couldn't help but stretched out her hand and tugged at it. Xiao Feng didn't know what she remembered, so she also stretched out her arm and tugged at a small tuft of hair on Xia Mian's head, "Mom has some too."
"Hmm?" Xia Mian leaned over quickly and saw Xiao Feng pointing at a photo of Xia Chun with short hair, "This..."
"It really is!" Xia Mian said in surprise, "Xiao Feng, you are amazing."
Her hair is now past her shoulders. Before, when it was neither long nor short, there was a tuft of hair on top of her head that was exactly the same as Xiao Feng's, which was always sticking up. Xiao Feng would laugh every time he saw it, but Xia Mian could never understand his funny point.
Later, when my hair grew longer, it was not so obvious, and it would only stand up occasionally when I got up.
Every time Xiao Feng saw her, he would ask her to hold him and look in the mirror together, and then start smiling at the mirror. It seemed that this alone could make him happy all day long.
Now that I think about it, this is probably a feature that clearly proves the deep bond between them.
Xia Mian thought about it, got out of bed and cut the hair short with scissors.
Xiao Feng sat on the bed and looked at the tuft of hair sticking up on Xia Mian's head. She touched her own hair with her little hand and immediately giggled again, "Same."
Xia Mian went to bed and hugged him, "Yes, the same, mom, aunt and Xiao Feng are all the same."
"Mom is in heaven protecting you, and your aunt is by your side protecting you. Xiao Feng, just grow up happily, okay?"
Xiao Feng stretched out his arms and wrapped them around Xia Mian's neck, saying softly, "Okay."
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