In the evening, my mother came to pick up Xiaoxiao.
The child lying on his mother's back innocently asked her about how his father would turn into stars in the sky after he died.
Children always come up with these weird ideas from time to time. Xiaoxiao's mother didn't know where she heard it from, but she just told her that she would indeed become a star.
It seems that this is how adults answer this question.
"What about mom?" Xiaoxiao asked.
If dad can become a star, can mom?
"You know how?" Xiaoxiao asked and answered herself.
"Yes, I can, Xiaoxiao is so smart." Mom replied.
"Ha, it was Xiaobai and Xi'er who told me." Xiaoxiao was in a good mood after being praised, feeling that she was smart and cute.
"What about grandma?" Xiaoxiao asked next.
Mom paused for a moment and said: "Yes, people will become stars in the sky after they die."
"Xiaoxiao likes stars so much, they are twinkling and shining." Xiaoxiao lay on her mother's back, her arms around her mother's neck, and her mother's hands held her little buttocks.
"But Xiaoxiao doesn't want grandma to become a star." Xiaoxiao said seriously.
Since her grandmother was hospitalized, she has been worried that her grandmother will leave her, and the little person is worried.
"No, grandma's illness is almost gone. She will be discharged from the hospital and go home in a few days," my mother said.
Xiaoxiao is only three years old and is small, but for her, it is a bit tiring to carry it on her back all the time.
She had been in the hospital today and was already very tired before she came to Little Red Horse. When she carried Xiaoxiao on her back for this walk, her breathing became slightly faster and her forehead began to sweat.
"Hahaha, is this true?" Xiaoxiao asked happily.
"It's true."
"That's great, Mom, I'm going to see grandma tomorrow too."
"Okay, grandma wants to see you too."
"Yeah~"
The child Balabala and her mother talked a lot until they got on the subway.
Mom was finally able to put down Xiaoxiao and quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It took a few minutes to recover.
But the little daughter didn't know her mother's hard work and was still telling her mother interesting things excitedly.
At this time, there were very few people on the subway. Looking around, there were only the two of them in this car, and a man sleeping on the seat. Because he was lying down, he wore a hat on his head, and the hat was pulled down.
He came down and covered his face, so he couldn't see his face clearly. I don't know how old he was, but judging from the black suit and leather shoes he was wearing, he should be a middle-aged man who went home after working overtime.
Maybe I couldn't bear it until I got home, so I slept on the subway for a while.
Xiaoxiao also noticed the man sleeping on the subway. She asked curiously: "Where is daddy?"
Her voice was obviously much lower when she spoke, as if she was worried about waking up the sleeping people.
But there was a long distance between them, so it was unlikely that the other party could hear her.
"Dad is still working." Mom said.
During this period, Xiaoxiao rarely saw her father.
When she went to bed, her father had not come home yet, and when she woke up, her father was already gone.
If it weren't for the note her father left for her every day, with a message for her on it, she would even think that her father hadn't come home.
The two of them arrived at the station, and her mother took Xiaoxiao's little hand and walked out of the station.
When they got off the bus, they looked back again at the man who was still sleeping on the seat. He was motionless. They didn't know whether it was because he was sleeping too deeply or because he hadn't arrived at the station, so he could continue to lie down for a while and there was no need to worry.
Xiaoxiao's home is an old house with two bedrooms and one living room, rented.
It is so difficult to buy a house in Pujiang, and it is almost impossible to afford the down payment.
There was no one at home, and it was pitch black. Xiaoxiao stood up on tiptoes skillfully, turned on the light, looked around, and said disappointedly:
"Mom, dad hasn't come home yet."
"Dad told Xiaoxiao not to wait for him. He won't come home until very late."
When Xiaoxiao heard this, she was a little unhappy and sat on the small stool with her mouth pouted.
She hasn't seen her father for many days.
Her mother comforted her gently.
Xiaoxiao's father left home early this morning. He said he was going on a long trip. It would take 20 hours of driving and he would probably not get home until two or three in the morning.
After coaxing Xiaoxiao to bed, the child quickly fell asleep again in her mother's arms.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Xiaoxiao's mother was drowsily asleep when she suddenly heard a noise coming from the living room.
She was startled at first and subconsciously touched her side, but she only felt a small, soft and warm body.
Only then did she remember that her husband had not come home tonight, and it was Xiaoxiao who was sleeping next to her.
She reached out and turned on the desk lamp, but she was not afraid because she thought that her husband should be coming home outside.
She got up and came to the bedroom door. She did not rush to open the door. Instead, she stood still and listened carefully to the movements outside. After making sure, she opened the door and saw a familiar figure in the living room.
It's already half past two in the morning.
"I've heated up some food for you."
She went to the kitchen and brought out the hot food. Her husband washed his hands and face, walked to the dining table, and ate hungrily.
Seeing him so hungry, Xiaoxiao's mother couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
But her husband was very happy and said that he made 2,000 yuan on this long trip.
After saying that, he put down his chopsticks and took out a wad of bills from his pocket.
"You keep it."
He pushed the money in front of his wife and continued to eat with a look of pride on his face.
Xiaoxiao's mother looked at the pile of money and didn't speak for a long time.
"Keep it." Her husband looked at it strangely and urged. He quickly finished the bowl of rice and added another bowl.
After having dinner and taking a shower, the two returned to the bedroom.
Xiaoxiao was sleeping soundly.
Dad lay down next to her softly and looked at her carefully. She was so small and cute.
"Is she okay in Midnight Academy? She's not bullied."
"Xiaoxiao made many good friends in the academy and even went to the hospital to see her mother."
"That's good, my little baby will be loved wherever he goes."
Suddenly, he felt his wife hugging him from behind and pressing her face against his back.
"What's wrong?"
He feels that there is something unusual about his wife.
"……nothing."
Xiaoxiao's mother said: "It's just that Xiaoxiao missed you very much today. When I came home and saw you weren't there, she sat on the chair and got angry. The baby needs you, and I need you too. Please spend more time with us. The more money you make, the less.
It's not the most important thing. If it doesn't work, we will go back to our hometown. Mom is getting older. After this illness, her body doesn't know when she will fully recover. It will be better for her to recover if we go home."
Her husband didn't know what to say for a moment, he just felt his eyes were a little hot. He could feel the heartbeat behind him, it was so real.
It took him a while to calm down, turned around, hugged his wife, and said yes.
