PS: There will be another chapter later, thank you all for your strong support.
"What's the matter?" Xiaobai asked curiously.
Zhang Tan filled two full bags with the things he bought. He took out the fruit first: "This needs to be washed before eating."
Through the mesh door, I pushed the banana through.
Xiaobai stretched out his little hand to catch it, put it in his hand and looked at it again and again, and asked Zhang Tan that this must be washed before eating? How to wash it? Do you peel it and then wash it?
Zhang Tan laughed and said, "You said it wrong. You don't need to wash the bananas. You can eat them directly after peeling them."
Xiaobai muttered that bananas are so miserable, and kept taking bananas from Zhang Tan's hand, feeling like a little monkey in the zoo being eaten.
Zhang Tan stuffed the grapes and oranges in again, and Xiaobai gained a lot.
"Are they all for Xiaobai? There are so many."
"It's all for you, you can eat it slowly."
"Uncle, what do you like to eat?"
He likes to eat bananas, grapes and oranges, otherwise he would not buy them subconsciously, but if he had to compare, small grapes are more in line with his taste.
When Xiaobai heard this, he immediately grabbed a handful of grapes and ran away.
"Why are you going, Xiaobai, there are still things here."
"Wait for me."
Xiaobai slipped into the bathroom and ran out quickly, holding a small red basket in his hand, dripping water as he ran.
"Here you go, uncle, wash it off."
"Thank you."
Zhang Tan was indeed thirsty, and was about to pinch a grape when he saw Xiao Bai taking advantage of it. His tanned little hand stretched out from the mesh door and handed it to his mouth.
Little girl, this is not good, how can you behave appropriately?
He opened his mouth and bit it, but Xiaobai suddenly retracted it and stuffed it into his small mouth. At first, it was sour, and his eyebrows and nose were squeezed together. Then the sweetness came, and his little face stretched, and he looked at Zhang Tan and laughed.
"You are teasing me." Zhang Tan pretended to be unhappy.
Xiaobai quickly pinched another one and stuffed it in: "Uncle, you can eat it. I tried it. It's sour and sweet. It's delicious."
Zhang Tan was stunned for a moment and said, "You try it yourself first before giving it to me?"
Xiaobai nodded his little head, with an innocent smile on his face.
Zhang Tan bit the little grape, it was sour and sweet, like a little grape.
“Delicious~~”
"It's delicious~ Hehe!"
The children were very happy when they were praised.
"not good!"
Zhang Tan suddenly remembered the ice cream in his handbag, and quickly took it out. The shape of the bear turned into the shape of a small piece of clay, and part of it melted.
"The weather is too hot. It's going to melt. Eat quickly."
"Popsicle!"
Xiaobai recognized this. Her aunt bought it for her once in the convenience store downstairs. It was very delicious.
Zhang Tan told her that this was ice cream, not popsicles, and the two were different, but Xiaobai insisted that this was popsicles.
But when she took a bite, she said, "Is this popsicle different?"
Because this is not a popsicle, okay?
"There's still food."
Zhang Tan took out the Babao chili sauce, which was steaming hot, and stuffed it through the mesh door.
"This one is a little spicy and a little sweet. Try it to see if it suits your taste."
Last time Xiaobai ate cold noodles at Zhang Tan's house and ate the whole small plate of spicy cabbage, letting Zhang Tan know that she can eat spicy food very well and is a hot girl.
Xiaobai only ate one steamed bun at noon. The noodles were cold and turned into paste, so he only took a few bites.
Until now, she hasn't eaten enough.
According to her past habits, only when she was very hungry would she grab a steamed bun and take a few bites, or grab a few bites of noodles to cushion her stomach until her aunt came home to cook her dinner in the evening. Only then would there be hot food.
eat.
Now Zhang Tan has brought hot rice and dishes, which the children eat with gusto.
The Babao hot sauce suits her very well, a bite of the bear, a bite of the hot dish, and she insists on touching the bottle with Zhang Tan.
Zhang Tan looked at her delicious food, and suddenly felt a full sense of satisfaction in his heart, which was more satisfying than tasting the delicious food himself.
Feeling his gaze, Xiaobai, who was eating, raised his little head and smiled at him. His little mouth was bulging with a lot of food.
There was a beeping sound coming from the living room. Zhang Tan was very familiar with this sound. It was just like the sound in his home. It started barking every time it was quiet at night, which was annoying.
"Xiaobai, why do you have a chicken called chicken at home?"
Xiaobai laughed and said that this was her baby too.
Just like the gecko, he had bad luck when he was walking on the road. He was caught by the little white children's shoes and became a prisoner.
While Zhang Tan was taking care of Xiaobai's lunch, he took out the things he bought one by one, stuffed them into the room through the grid of the mesh door.
The corridor faced the sun, and the sun kept shining. The more Zhang Tan sat, the hotter he got, and he sweated profusely.
He wiped his sweat and held it back while chatting with Xiaobai.
"Xiaobai, let me ask you a question."
"Claws?"
"Are you lonely at home alone?"
Xiaobai looked at him blankly, and Zhang Tan swore that he had never seen such an expression on a child's face, it was so indescribable.
But Xiaobai soon showed a smile again, and ran into the house with a smile, and grabbed three old rag dolls, two of which were little girls and one was a little tiger.
"The little doll and I are telling stories and playing." Xiaobai said happily.
If she is not alone at home, she can hold a small animal story meeting with these dolls.
Xiaobai showed Zhang Tan how to play on the spot. She placed herself and the small animals in a circle and told stories one by one.
That is to say, she plays multiple roles by herself. First she is Xiaobai and tells a story about Alfred. Then she transforms into a little tiger and tells a story about her competition with the big bad wolf. Then she transforms into a little girl... the story she tells
They were all heard in the academy. For example, the story told by Little Tiger was told to her by Cheng Cheng. As for Alfred, it was from a picture book.
Zhang Tan knew that Xiaobai liked to listen to stories. It turned out that she kept all these stories in her heart and told them over and over again when she got home and was bored.
Zhang Tan praised: "You are so awesome, Xiaobai. You can play the role of a little tiger and a little doll all by yourself. You may become a big star in the future."
Xiaobai laughed and was very proud, but soon she stopped laughing because Zhang Tan was leaving.
There was obvious reluctance on the little face, but he still nodded sensibly and said goodbye to him.
Zhang Tan gave her a few words of advice and told her to close the security door and never open it when seeing strangers.
"Bye~~~"
Xiaobai waved to him, and after Zhang Tan came downstairs, he leaned against the window, waved to him, and shouted goodbye.
Zhang Tan waved his hand and entered the depths of the alley. Behind him came Xiaobai's singing, Tang Monk riding a horse, and Sun Wukong behind him.
On the way back to school, the figure of Xiaobai's children's shoes kept popping up in my mind. It must be very uncomfortable to be locked up at home alone all day long.
Although Xiaobai was laughing and joking and seemed to be having a lot of fun alone, who would like to play alone all day long?
Xiaobai is the first one to come to the academy every day, and he is always jumping up and down happily when he comes, which is very different from other children.
When other children are sent to school by their parents, they always look sad, even cry, and are reluctant to leave.
For example, when Zhang Tan met Xiao Qian for the first time, she hugged her father's leg and refused to let go, holding back and not crying.
Now Zhang Tan understood Xiaobai's mood. It was certainly more fun to go to the academy than to be locked up at home all day. There was no reason to be unhappy.
He finally understood why Xiaobai went to the academy to "steal" picture books, taking them home to pass the time.
Xiaobai would take a picture book back from the academy from time to time and return one book in return. The first time she was caught, she almost thought she was stealing.
Is it possible to talk to Xiaobai's aunt? On weekends, Xiaobai can be sent to the academy during the day. He can be taken care of at home. To put it to a step back, the academy is so big. Putting Xiaobai in the academy will always be a problem.
Much more freedom than in this cramped rental house.
He really couldn't bear to see a child alone at home, without access to the Internet, unable to watch TV, and without anyone to talk to.
Back home, Zhang Tan continued the morning's work, preparing the video script. Time passed quietly. During this period, he only received a text message from Huang Liangliang, asking him if he wanted to attend a dinner party with friends in the evening. He was their junior high school classmate.
Once before, Huang Liangliang invited him to attend a reunion of her elementary school and junior high school classmates. Zhang Tan declined at that time because they hadn't interacted with each other for a long time.
After replying the text message, he still declined and put down the phone. Zhang Tan suddenly felt that he and Xiaobai were quite similar. She was locked up at home and couldn't get out. He could go out but couldn't find friends.
The sun outside the window gradually set, and the wind began to bring a chill. Night fell. Counting the time, Xiaobai's aunt should be off work and wanted to send her to the academy.