Chapter 217 Are you still alive?
When the call came in, she was watching the road from the village entrance to the bus stop two kilometers away.
After the variety show ended, the production team gave them a very generous reward.
That's enough for her and Da Pang's father to build a wide road at the entrance of the village, according to their original plan.
Passersby would all exclaim, "This road is well-maintained!"
Then, naturally, I looked to the side.
From a distance, you can see that Tu Xiaomao's two acres of land have been transformed into rows of long mushroom houses, which look quite impressive.
Then he asked, "When is Xiao Mao coming back?"
Luo Meili would always wave her hand vaguely and say, "Xiao Mao is busy, what would he come back for?"
She knew it the moment Tu Chaoxi revealed her identity to her.
Tu Xiaomao, the little girl who had been hanging around under their noses from sixteen to eighteen years old and had wandered into their home halfway through her life, wouldn't have much time left to stay by their side.
Sure enough, she left a few days later.
Although Luo Meili said that, she was actually reluctant to part with him.
I always hope that one day she will come back.
Later, Tu Yao found her maternal grandmother.
At that moment, Luo Meili's secret thoughts were thwarted.
The Jiang family, such a good family, just like Wei Tai back then, is worlds apart from their Xianhe Village and their family.
If she had to make a choice, she wouldn't even blink; she would definitely choose the Jiang family.
So much so that when Da Pang asked him when Xiao Mao would be back, Luo Meili talked to him about it seriously for the first time.
"Xiao Mao has found relatives, and they are all such good relatives. He should live a good life now."
She didn't explain things clearly, so the fat man only vaguely understood.
After Luo Meili finished speaking, she sent everyone off to do their homework.
As for the unspoken sentence, Luo Meili had secretly muttered it countless times in private.
"We can't hold others back."
...
She lived a tumultuous life, experiencing two bouts of inferiority: once because of her large weight and once because of her slender figure.
Unexpectedly, instead of holding her back, the child rushed back.
Luo Meili snapped out of her daze, wiping her eyes. "You brat, why did you come back?!"
Tu Yao leaned against the car window, a gust of cold wind blowing in her face. She sniffed, "Growing button mushrooms!"
Luo Meili: ...
"Why are you turning over a mushroom when you have a perfectly good life to live!"
Tu Yao chuckled, "Because I'll be a major grower in Crane Village from now on!"
Luo Meili: ...
Tu Yao continued to laugh: "Aunt Luo, my room has been unoccupied for so long, it must be very dusty. Why don't you ask Fatty to sweep it for me?"
"Xiao Bai said the mushroom houses were almost finished when he left. Are they all finished now?"
"I forgot to mention before I left that I need a mushroom house that can be powered and has temperature control. Otherwise, I'll have to manually adjust the temperature in winter, and I'll freeze to death!"
The familiar chattering sound came over, and Luo Meili immediately said in an annoyed tone:
"Why are you making such a fuss?! You're just adding to my troubles every single day!"
Tu Yao was still smiling.
"Laugh, laugh, laugh!" Luo Meili kicked her son, who was still sitting on the ground. "One of you only knows how to cry, and the other only knows how to laugh. How did I end up with the two of you in my life!"
Luo Meili seemed to be angry and didn't say anything for a long time.
Tu Yao waited patiently, and after a while, there was another response on the other end of the phone.
"...You're really coming back."
His usually strong and resonant voice sounded awkward coming from behind an old-fashioned cell phone.
Tu Yao replied casually, "Go back!"
Luo Meili fell silent again.
There was a full half-minute of silence.
"...Go back if you want, you can come back anytime, anyway I clean your room every week."
Then, changing the subject, he said, "It's fine if Ding Dapang scans it again. That brat only got ten points on his math test; he's doomed!"
As if injected with power in an instant, his muffled voice regained its strong and resonant quality.
"Ten points! I have no idea how he got that score!"
"If you get a score like this again, believe me, I'll beat you up!"
As expected, Da Pang got kicked again, and Tu Yao couldn't help but laugh.
"You're still laughing? He had sixteen points before you left, and now he only has ten! The day he drops to single digits, I'll beat up whoever he catches!"
Luo Meili cursed both sides without missing a single one.
Ten minutes later, the one on the ground stopped crying, and the other one, Tu Yao, stopped laughing.
One listlessly picked up a broom, while the other slumped back in the car seat, both speaking simultaneously into their phones.
"Goodbye, Fatty."
"Goodbye, Xiao Mao."
As soon as she hung up the phone, Tu Yao looked up and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Xiao Chi, I almost upset Aunt Luo."
She was too busy, with too many things to do, busy protecting this family, and inadvertently neglected another family member.
She still didn't think things through enough, and couldn't achieve perfection.
Tu Yao pursed her lips: "Xiao Chi, I must go back to Crane Village."
"They were the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes."
"Luo Mama, Ding Baba, and Da Pang are the first people in this world to treat me well."
Xu Chi reached out and gently patted her head reassuringly.
"I see."
Tu Yao sighed, "If only I could split myself into several, one on each side."
Xu Chi looked in the rearview mirror, but there would only be one Tu Xiaomao in this world.
There is only one Tu Xiaomao in both worlds.
Xu Chi's eyes suddenly darkened.
So, how did Tu Yao's body travel from Gangcheng to Xianhe Village two years ago?
Did that black mist completely disappear that night, or did it simply hide away?
As long as these questions remain unanswered, the danger surrounding Tu Xiaomao will continue.
Xu Chi frowned unconsciously.
Suddenly, my hand was patted twice.
Xu Chi turned his head and saw Tu Yao smiling at him.
"Koike, don't rush, take your time."
Everything will be alright.
Xu Chi's Adam's apple bobbed slightly: "...Okay."
...
In the evening, the car drove all the way to the Cheng family's house.
Tu Yao got out of the car and saw Xu Chi off. She then walked back while reviewing the situation.
In just one day, she calmed down Xiao Chi, Luo Ma, and Da Pang.
Today is another day full of energy for Tu Xiaomao!
Upon entering, a strong smell of alcohol wafted over.
Tu Yao was startled and quickly looked up, only to see a middle-aged man with a large belly lying across the sofa.
Hearing the commotion, Cheng Sangsang quickly ran over with her phone to explain.
"Tu Xiaomao, don't be afraid. You probably don't remember, right? This...this is my dad. He's back..."
Halfway through her sentence, Cheng Sangsang looked embarrassed, her face flushed, and she really didn't know how to continue.
Her father just told her that he has officially divorced his seventh wife.
He came back to inform her that he plans to marry his eighth wife next month.
...Luckily, Xu Bai left early, otherwise he would definitely have laughed at her again!
Cheng Sangsang held up her phone: "Let me call my uncle first!"
After saying that, she glanced at the man on the sofa, stomped her foot, and ran back.
Tu Yao blinked, and just as she was about to go upstairs, she heard a rustling sound behind her.
She subconsciously turned her head, and across from her, Cheng's father seemed to have regained some consciousness and was struggling to get up.
After thinking for a moment, Tu Yao decided to say hello.
Before she could speak, the next second, Mr. Cheng's dazed eyes instantly cleared!
He stared at her incredulously.
"...You're still alive?!"
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