Quancheng at night seems to be a little more charming than during the day.
The lake, spring, bridge, and surrounding antique buildings, outlined by colorful lights, are indeed beautiful.
Xiaoduo and I were walking by the bridge, and a gust of evening breeze blew by.
Her pair of ponytails swayed gently in the wind.
Looking at the scenery in the distance, Xiaoduo suddenly turned around and said to me with a bit of coquettishness:
"On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, I walked a lot today. When I go back, can you carry me on your back?"
"no problem!"
If it were normal, I would reject her without hesitation.
But not today, because I have something too important to tell her.
"Xiaoduo, let me ask you a question, do you envy Xie Yiliu?"
Xiaoduo tilted his head and thought for a moment before replying:
"It must be true. Her mother is so kind to her, who wouldn't envy her?"
As she said that, she turned to look at me. Under her long eyelashes, her eyes were clear.
"Why are you asking this suddenly?"
I didn’t dare to tell Xiaoduo the whole truth at once, so I could only lay the groundwork by saying:
"It's okay, just chat. Do you want to see them?"
Xiaoduo's innocent and cute face was a little sad.
I had seen this kind of sadness on her face before, when she and Niu Lao were separated.
"Sometimes I want to see you, and sometimes I'm afraid of seeing you. It's a complicated feeling. In fact, I just want to ask them, since they brought me to this painful world, why did they abandon me again?"
Xiaoduo's words made me feel a pain in my heart.
I just realized that I paid too little attention to Xiaoduo.
I always thought that she was just an innocent little girl. At most, she was hiding some little secrets unique to girls.
But she never expected that she would find this world painful.
But I know that I can't follow her emotions, I have to continue to pave the way.
"What do you think of Xie Chengbing?"
Xiaoduo looked at the night scene in the distance and replied without thinking:
"I think she's pretty good. I liked her quite a lot when I first met her. But I hate her daughter. If it weren't for your situation, huh, I would have given her a taste of the pain...
…”
This is in line with Xiao Duo's character. He never holds grudges and will avenge them on the spot.
I lit a cigarette and deliberately joked in a relaxed tone:
"Then tell me, if you had a mother like Xie Chengbing, would you be happy?"
To my surprise, Xiaoduo shook his head without even thinking about it.
"don't want!"
"Why?"
"Actually, it doesn't matter who my mother is, she's the one who abandoned me. What's more, there's that annoying sister! Okay, Chu Liu, let's not talk about this, okay?"
Xiaoduo didn't want to talk anymore. I thought for a moment, took out the golden dice and handed it to Xiaoduo. Xiaoduo looked at me strangely and asked:
"What are you doing?"
I put the dice into Xiaoduo's hand and explained:
"Xiaoduo, actually this golden dice was given to me by Mr. Niu and asked me to keep it for him. And this golden dice does not belong to Mr. Niu. When he picked you up in Tianjin Wei, he found this dice in your infancy.
Therefore, this dice should originally belong to you..."
When I spoke, I stared at Xiaoduo closely, trying to observe the changes in her heart.
But to my surprise, Xiaoduo looked calm and played with the golden dice casually.
As soon as I finished speaking, she looked up at me and smiled brightly.
A pair of beautiful pear dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth.
"On the sixth day of the lunar month, I actually knew it a long time ago..."
Xiaoduo's words immediately stunned me.
In my heart, Xiaoduo is the kind of little girl who dares to love and hate, is innocent and pure, and even a little ignorant of the world.
But she could actually hide such a big thing in her heart for so long.
Sometimes, we think we understand others, but in fact, we know nothing about human hearts or the world.
"In Bashu, I overheard your conversation with Grandpa Niu. I kept pretending that I didn't know anything. I wanted to see when you would tell me. I didn't expect that you suddenly told me today..."
I was suddenly embarrassed, looked at the dice, and said:
"Xiao Duo, after all, this dice is of great significance, you should keep it well in the future!"
Xiaoduo did not refuse, but suddenly asked me:
"Why did you suddenly mention Xie Chengbing today?"
I really wanted to tell the truth, but Xiaoduo's resistive answer just now made me choose to shut up.
"It's okay, let's go back!"
Xiaoduo didn't ask any further questions, just raised her eyebrows and said:
"Okay, but you have to carry me!"
I smiled and nodded.
This is the first time I carry a girl on my back, and she is not heavy.
But in my heart, it feels like there is a huge stone pressing me down.
I don’t know what it will be like when Xiaoduo and Xie Chengbing meet each other.
But I know that that day will probably come soon.
When I went back that night, I called Mr. Niu and told him about the matter. The answer Mr. Niu gave me was to hold on tight and wait for the time to come.
…………
The unexpected trip to Mount Tai put my layout into trouble.
Although Mr. Hong is still in contact with Xie Yiliu, Xie Yiliu told Mr. Hong that she is now locked at home by her mother and is not allowed to step out of the door.
She almost demolished the house, but Xie Chengbing remained unmoved and showed no sign of giving in.
This afternoon, I was preparing to contact Fang Chukai to discuss the next steps.
As soon as he took out the phone, Mr. Hong suddenly knocked on the door and rushed in hastily.
As soon as he entered the door, he held up his mobile phone and said to me in surprise:
"Xiao Liuye, Xie Chengbing just called me and said he was coming to see us!"