At that time, he was sitting in the car that Mu Qian left for him. When he turned to look out the window, he happened to see Jing Li standing at the bus stop.
Xi Xi was lying on her shoulder, seeming to have fallen asleep. She was holding Xi Xi in one hand and holding her mobile phone in the other, looking down at something.
The driver was not driving very fast, but the scene outside the car still flashed by. Before Huo Qiran could see the expression on her face clearly, she had already disappeared into the scenery behind her.
Huo Qiran couldn't help but feel a little dazed, looked away, and finally just exhaled helplessly.
When he got home, Huo Jinxi's car had just driven into the garage. The father and son walked into the mansion together. Mu Qian, who was sitting on the sofa and making phone calls, suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly, "You're back so early.
?”
Huo Jinxi looked at his watch, "Is it early?"
"Ask about your son." Mu Qian rolled her eyes at Huo Jinxi, but suddenly thought of something, stood up and faced him, "Huo Jinxi, let me tell you something, you must hold still!"
"
Huo Qiran suddenly noticed something, "Mom!"
But Mu Qian just pretended not to hear, pulled Huo Jinxi, and opened her mouth to bombard: "You are now a grandpa!"
Probably because the word "grandpa" is still a bit exciting, Huo Jinxi's eyebrows twitched slightly, then he raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Huo Qiran, "Really? That's really a big surprise."
"That's right!" Mu Qian said, "When the little girl rushed out and called her daddy today, I was shocked! Fortunately, our granddaughter's round little face is very cute, and I like it too...
…”
After saying that, she turned to Huo Qiran, "How come you guys figured it out so quickly? Who will raise the child in the future? Do we need to pay living expenses? How many days a week can we take care of the child?"
Huo Qiran was really helpless and replied in unison: "The children will still be raised by them. They don't have to pay for living expenses and you don't have to take care of the children. You can just live as usual."
"cut."
Mu Qian snorted, turned around and told Huo Jinxi about today's situation, which made Huo Jinxi couldn't help laughing.
After talking about it, Mu Qian remembered something again, "Have you ever asked her why she works such a hard part-time job?"
Huo Qiran nodded, "But she didn't seem to want to say much, so I didn't ask any more questions."
"Something may have happened at home." Mu Qian touched her chin and thought, "But looking at her energy, it doesn't seem like she has experienced any major changes. Her eyes are always bright and her smile is sweet. It is much better than before.
It shouldn’t have changed much, right?”
Huo Qiran couldn't help but carefully recall Jing Li's appearance in high school. It seemed that she hadn't changed much from what he saw today. She still had bright eyes and was still cheerful and smiling.
It just felt like something was missing after all.
It seems like there is something extra.
…
Jing Li and Xi Xi staggered on the bus for nearly an hour before finally arriving at a hospital in the north of the city.
Xi Xi slept all the way and still didn't wake up when she entered the hospital. Jing Li carried her all the way inside.
The security guard at the door and the nurse at the nurse station both greeted her. Jing Li responded with a smile, and carried Xi Xi into the room at the end of the corridor.
The hospital is old, and it faces north, and there are tall trees blocking the windows, making it look increasingly gloomy.
Jing Li entered the door and placed the sleeping Xi Xi on the empty hospital bed next door. Then she walked to the window and tried to open the window. Then she turned around, picked up the plastic basin under the hospital bed and walked in.
bathroom.
Soon she returned to the hospital bed with a basin of warm water and a towel. She put the towel into the warm water, soaked it and wring it out, and wiped the body of the person lying on the hospital bed.
"Mom, it's still early today. Xi Xi and I will have dinner with you before going back."
The person on the hospital bed was motionless, lying there with his eyes closed, without any response.
While Jing Li was carefully wiping every part of her body, she was talking to her in a contemplative manner——
"It's not easy to do this job today. It's too hot. I'm covered in sweat as soon as I get into that doll suit. It's so uncomfortable. I don't want to do it."
"But my boss was reluctant to let me go. He even praised me for my good work and wanted me to stay even if he gave me a salary increase. But I still told him to forget it and find a lighter job tomorrow."
"Today my aunt has something to do and she doesn't have time to take Xi Xi with her, so I can only take her to work with me. Fortunately, she is very good and doesn't cause trouble for me. It's just that--she randomly called people daddy again today."
"Who do you think the person she called was Huo Qiran! Mom, do you still remember that I told you about him before? In high school, the guy in the next class was a very nice boy -"
"I haven't seen him for three years. I thought I might never have the chance to meet him again in this life."
"He doesn't seem to have changed much. He's still tall, thin...and handsome! By the way, I also met his mother! His mother is actually Mu Qian! I didn't know he was a child of the Huo family before! No!
I didn’t think it when I found out, but I realized after I found out that he and his father were basically carved out of the same mold! But they don’t have the same temperament, but they don’t look much like his mother either. It should be that they have neutralized the advantages of his father and mother...
"
"He also helped me take care of Xi Xi for more than half an hour. He was still as careful, patient, and warm as he was in high school... It's rare for a family like the Huo family to raise such a boy, right? He
Mom and dad must be very good people."
"...That's why he is so good."
"He's really nice."
"He will definitely be better in the future..."
…
Jing Li stayed in the hospital until after nine o'clock, then took Xi Xi on the way home.
Xi Xi had already woken up, but after getting off the subway, she still stayed in her arms and refused to get off to walk. Jing Li held the little girl all the way to the door of her house.
To be precise, it's the doorstep of my uncle's house.
Jing Li stood at the door and was about to enter the password to enter when the door suddenly opened from the inside.
Aunt Duan Shan was about to go out to throw away the garbage. When she saw her at the door, she threw the garbage bag at her feet, turned around and went back into the house.
Jing Li wanted to put Xi Xi down before throwing away the garbage, but Xi Xi refused to come down. She could only hold Xi Xi in one hand and walk to the garbage room with the garbage bag in the other.
The uncle, aunt, and cousin's family were implicated in their family's affairs. They changed from a large house of 200 square meters to a small house of more than 80 square meters now, and even accommodated their aunt and nephew to live in the smallest room. Jingli was very worried.
Contentment.
When she returned to the house, she put Xi Xi down, and Xi Xi immediately ran back to her room.
While Jing Li was preparing to prepare milk powder for Xi Xi, she asked Duan Shan, who was sitting on the sofa, "Auntie, I have transferred this month's rent and living expenses to your card."