This is still the north, the border, a small town.
However, the permanent population of 200,000 has reached its peak in a year due to the tourist population arriving in midsummer.
In the busiest part of the town, you can see many people wearing fashionable clothes and traveling here. They leave memories of their summer vacation in the night lights of this city that is not prosperous but is beautiful.
But as summer passed, the busiest time ended, tourists slowly left with laughter, and the small town slowly returned to its previous calm.
The clear morning light accompanied by the chirping of birds arrived again as always, shining into an ordinary community on the edge of the city.
"Xiaoran, have your luggage been packed?"
On the second floor of a certain unit, a woman in an apron poked her head out of the kitchen and asked the girl in the living room with a smile.
"Everything is packed, Aunt Fang."
Wearing an ordinary white T-shirt and light-colored jeans, the simple and clear girl closed her suitcase, packed her few things, and answered the woman.
"That's good. Just wait a moment. I'll wrap these dumplings and put them in the pot."
The woman looked at her and nodded with a smile. Then, while saying this, she walked into the kitchen and wrapped beef filling dumplings on the board.
Xiaoran has to leave again today. She can't be vague about her meal.
She looked helplessly as the woman went back to work in the kitchen, getting up early to make bread and dumplings for school. She stood up and answered, then rolled up her sleeves and spoke softly to the woman in the kitchen:
"Aunt Fang, let me help you."
"No, your Uncle Fang has already rolled out the dumpling wrappers for me. Go and see what else you have left. I'll call your Uncle Fang and ask him to bring them back to you."
As soon as the girl entered the kitchen, the woman blocked her with her elbow, and then pretended to be unhappy and urged her to clean up her own affairs.
"Aunt Fang, no need, I have nothing needed, let me help you."
The girl was dumbfounded because she knew that Uncle Fang hated rolling dough.
"There's no need to sit there and have a rest. You've already cooked for me all summer long."
The woman urged her without refuting, and then looked at the tall and graceful girl in front of her, she couldn't help but shook her head with emotion and sighed:
"When will that stupid boy of mine be as sensible as you, Xiaoran? Let alone one summer vacation, I will be satisfied with just cooking me a meal. Since I went to college, every time I come back, I know how to make noises at the top of my lungs, Mom.
, I’m hungry!’ Or it’s ‘Mom, what’s for dinner tonight?’.”
Speaking of this, the woman couldn't help but laugh, but she smiled very satisfied.
Being noisy and hungry is better than before.
The girl also smiled, and then said to the woman:
"Aunt Fang, I'm going out first."
"Well, be careful on the road and watch the traffic."
Almost instinctively, she gave a word of worry, and then watched the quiet and well-behaved girl close the door and walk downstairs. The woman looked at her hands of flour and sighed softly.
This child is going to see her mother again...
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The early morning light fell on the forest path. Because the community was on the edge of the city, it didn't take her long to get here.
The bus stopped, she stepped off the stop sign and glanced at the sky of the small town.
Her short shoulder-length hair and quiet, small face were clear in the sunlight. She raised her hand slightly to block the morning light that slightly shone in the corner of her eyes, walked through the woods, and came to the garden gate where there was almost no one at this time.
Afraid of disturbing anything, she gently pushed open the iron door, walked through rows of short stone monuments, and came to the most unfavorable place.
A tombstone that had been worn away by wind and rain was in front of her.
Gently sweeping away the leaves and debris, she gently knelt in front of the tombstone, clasped her hands together, and closed her eyes lightly, as if she could convey her thoughts to the people inside.
"Mom, I'm leaving again, and I may not be able to see you for a few months."
The girl spoke softly, her voice calm and not filled with sadness, but more with strength and longing.
"Dad, his health is good recently. No matter how much I try to persuade him, he will persist in recycling waste. It is obvious that his legs and feet are not good...Mom, shouldn't I stop him..."
Having said this, she gently opened her eyes and whispered to herself, hoping that the smiling person in the photo could give her advice.
"Maybe I feel like there is something I can do to make dad happy..."
"Also, I am living a good life, my studies are going very well, and I have met a kind-hearted senior who takes good care of me. Although I rejected her kind invitation before, I feel a little sorry."
He continued to speak softly, talking about his own affairs, as if reporting the situation to his family after a long absence.
"Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang are very kind to me. I can feel that I treat them like my own daughters. And when I was in school, Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang always helped me in various ways. They were really helpful.
A kind and good man.”
Maybe it's because of parents like this that...
The girl was slightly lost in thought, then shook her head and continued:
"I had a very stable summer vacation. The local director where I worked was also very kind. The work of sorting out information was not difficult. Aunt Fang taught me how to cook a lot of dishes step by step."
"Every day is very normal. I haven't encountered any accidents. Mom, don't worry, I'm doing very well."
"What's special is that a wealthy family moved into the villa near my home. I met her several times on the way to work in the morning. She always took a big black dog for a walk, and she was very friendly and gentle.
He greeted me with a smile."
Speaking of this, she seemed to pause for a moment, and then spoke softly, with a gentle tone.
"Fangran didn't come back this summer. It is said that he participated in the school's laboratory competition, and he seems to have started studying hard again,"
"It can be seen that even Uncle Fang is very happy. Although after going to college, he is no longer the taciturn person in high school, which is very gratifying to them, but..."
The girl put her hands on her knees, looked in front of her and smiled softly.
"They should be very happy to see their sons become outstanding again."
"Sure enough, he met someone who changed him again..."
The morning light fell, exaggerating the afterglow on the tips of her short hair, reflecting her quiet and delicate face as she spoke softly at this moment.
Then she slowly kowtowed in front of her, stood up from her knees, and patted the dust on her knees.
"Mom, I really have to leave this time. Although the courses at Beijing University are very busy and there are many things at school, on the other hand, I will have a good job after graduation. You don't have to worry about me."
The girl stood up straight. Her slender body seemed to contain tenacity and strength that was completely inconsistent with her fragile impression. Her bright smile bloomed extremely brightly and brilliantly in the rising sun, as if it contained countless morning rays.