Opening the door, the child immediately rushed in and shouted "Sister Mai, Sister Mai..." However, the room was so deserted that it was uncomfortable, and the table was covered with a thin layer of dust.
The child ran to the bedroom, kitchen, balcony... and finally even looked in the bathroom... Where was anyone?
I was still holding on to a glimmer of hope, but I panicked when I saw it, and my eye circles immediately turned red: "Dad, Sister Mai is missing..."
"..."
"Dad, where is Sister Mai?"
"Sister Mai is resting in a place. Xiaobai, don't panic. Dad will make sure that Sister Mai is fine...Sister Mai has been too tired these years. Wouldn't it be better to let her rest?"
How could the child understand the profound meaning of these words?? The little mouth raised up: "Sister Mai will not ignore me. No matter how much she rests, she will go home during the New Year..."
"This is a special situation."
The child broke the sand: "What special situation? What happened to Sister Mai?"
"..."
"Dad, then take me to find her."
"Sister Mai doesn't want to be disturbed... We will only go to her when she has rested and wants us... Now, she hates being disturbed, do you understand?"
How could the child understand this? What the little person was thinking was that no matter how much Sister Mai hated being disturbed by others, she would not hate herself. He just refused to obey: "Dad, please take me to find Sister Mai, I want to go!!"
"Sister Mai doesn't want to be disturbed now..."
The child was in disbelief: "How could I bother Sister Mai? If Sister Mai doesn't see anyone else, how could she not see me? Dad, take me there right away..."
Yi Xiangxi looked hesitant, but he was embarrassed to say - Sister Mai doesn't want to see me - she doesn't want to see me at all!
The child was anxious: "Dad, do you not know where Sister Mai is?"
"I know……"
"Do you know why you didn't take me there? You don't know, Dad, if you lie, you don't know where Sister Mai is..."
Seeing that the child was about to cry, Yi Xiangxi was anxious: "I'll send a text message to Sister Mai again. As soon as she replies, I'll take you there, okay?"
Hundreds of text messages have been sent, but has anyone ever replied once or even half a time?
Yi Xiangxi had no choice but to drive back home with his children. The house was filled with all kinds of dishes. Mrs. Zhang had prepared sumptuous dishes before returning to her hometown for the New Year. For the convenience of the boss, she also prepared a lot of dry goods in advance.
There are traditional crispy pork, fried pork ribs, braised chicken, dried fish, candies...all kinds of fresh side dishes are wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in the refrigerator.
Indispensable are all kinds of fruits, snacks, and various gadgets that children usually like to eat. There are also countless toys, children's books, and new clothes for the children to wear during the New Year...
In the past, the child would have been happy and excited, but these days she caught a cold, had a fever and was given infusions, and suddenly shriveled up, sitting on the sofa sickly. Even after Yi Xiangxi peeled the fruit for her, she refused to eat it.
I ate half of it and stopped eating.
"Xiaobai, you watch TV first. Dad will call you when he's done cooking."
The child weakly asked: "Dad, what should we eat?"
He stopped and asked her seriously: "Xiaobai, what did you eat during the Chinese New Year?"
"There are so many... There are cold chicken, steamed fish, sausages, white fungus soup, glutinous rice balls... and many, many more... Sister Mai will make at least eight dishes and one soup..."
"Then, can daddy cook you eight dishes and one soup tonight?"