He Lichen did not answer, but said, "That night, I will take you out for dinner."
"Yeah, okay." I can't cook at home anymore. I originally planned to order takeout for dinner, but now it seems that I can go out to eat with my uncle.
He Lichen checked the little girl's things in the room to make sure nothing was left behind, and then took the little girl out to eat.
The two of them had a meal near the apartment. It wasn't a big meal, but it tasted pretty good.
After eating, He Lichen and Xiao Niuer returned to the apartment, but He Lichen did not leave immediately.
Jian Yi didn't understand what her uncle was thinking, so she asked him, "Uncle, when will you... go back?"
"What? You want me to leave?" He Lichen asked instead without answering.
"No," Jian Yi explained hurriedly, "I just asked, I didn't want to drive you away."
He Lichen did not speak immediately. He stretched out his hands, put them on the girl's shoulders, and said, "I will go back later and stay with you here. I want to chat with you for a while."
She is leaving tomorrow. I don’t know when I will see her in the future? Maybe I won’t see her for a long, long time, maybe... I won’t see her in the future. So at this moment, I don’t want to leave at all. I want to look at her and think
Stay with her.
"Oh." Jian Yi responded and made eye contact with her uncle.
He Lichen looked at the little girl, and after a while, he said, "Let's go over and sit down."
Jian Yi was very obedient and followed her uncle to the sofa and sat down.
He Lichen took the little girl into his arms and held her.
Jian Yi did not resist, because in her heart, she was reluctant to give up. She wanted to be with her uncle and get close to him.
Even if in the future, my uncle will hold another woman, and he will be the husband of another woman, at this moment, I still want to stay with my uncle like this, to be able to smell his scent and feel my uncle's body.
Warm embrace.
"After you go to your mother's place, do you plan to find a job again?" He Lichen asked.
"Well, I will take a break and start looking for a job." Jian Yi replied.
"Find a lighter job, don't be too tired."
"I know, I don't want to be too tired from work."
The two chatted about the future for a while, and gradually, they talked about the past again.
"Do you still remember the first time I bought you something?" He Lichen asked.
"Of course I remember," Jian Yi replied, "That time was the first time you were nice to me."
"So from that time on, you became dependent on me?"
"Yes, but now that I think about it, it should be from that time on that I became dependent on your money," Jian Yi was very honest and continued, "After all, I was still a child at that time and I didn't make any money myself, so
If you don’t have your own little treasury, if you buy something for me, of course you will win my heart.”
Of course He Lichen could understand the little girl's mood and thoughts at that time, after all, he had also grown up at that age.
"Well, for you at that time, you would follow whoever was nice to you."
"No." Jian Yi objected.
"Huh?" He Lichen didn't understand.
"Whoever wants to be nice to me must have my permission. Not everyone can be nice to me," Jian Yi said, adding at the end, "I am also a person with requirements."
"Well," He Lichen nodded, "that's why I am someone you have given permission to treat you well."
"Yes," Jian Yi thought of her little self at that time and her childlike innocence came out, and said with a smile, "Uncle, you were so handsome back then. Anyway, many sisters like to look at you."
"He was handsome then, but not handsome now?" He Lichen asked deliberately, looking at the little girl in his arms.
"He is handsome now, but he was handsome as a teenager at that time, and now he is handsome as a middle-aged man." Jian Yi said.
He Lichen was not satisfied with this and his face darkened.
Jian Yi noticed it, raised her head and looked at her uncle. She didn't know why he was angry, so she blinked twice to show her innocence.
"You mean, I'm old?" He Lichen asked.
Jian Yi shook her head, "No, that's not what I meant."
"But you said I am middle-aged and handsome."
"Aren't you middle-aged?"
"..." He Lichen was speechless.
Jian Yi blinked twice more, showing her innocence again, and said, "Uncle, how about I say it again and remove the word middle-aged?"
"No need." He Lichen said, this girl can do whatever she says. In fact, he didn't really care about what she said just now. He just caught this point and wanted to ask her deliberately.
"oh."
He Lichen increased his strength and hugged the little girl tighter.
Jian Yi also felt it, but said nothing.
"Girl, I will never forget the memories of us being together." With her memory, I will never forget it in my life.
"Me too, I won't forget it either." Jian Yi said, how could she be willing to forget the time she spent with her uncle?
"You must take good care of yourself in the future," He Lichen warned. "If you have a boyfriend, tell me and send me his photo."
"Well, okay," Jian Yi replied, but her heart ached vaguely, "Uncle, you must also live a good life with Sister Xiyun. In the future, when you... have a baby, take pictures for me to see."
"Well, okay." He Lichen agreed, but he hadn't left yet, and He Lichen felt uncomfortable.
In the future, without this girl by my side, will I still have a smile in my life? Will I still be happy?
No one acts coquettishly in front of him, no one loses his temper, and he has no one to pamper or love anyone he wants.
Jian Yi didn't speak any more and just stayed quietly in her uncle's arms.
He Lichen didn't speak any more and just hugged his uncle.
Time kept passing, and it wasn't until a long time ago that Jian Yi felt a little sleepy that she heard her uncle's voice.
"I'm leaving. You go wash up and go to bed." He Lichen said.
In fact, I really wanted to stay tonight, but I knew that I couldn't stay. If I stayed, I couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't change my mind tomorrow and would stop her from leaving.
He Lichen knew very well that in front of this girl, he would lose control and change his principles in doing things. Therefore, all previous decisions may be changed before they are fully implemented, so... he might as well go.
"Well, then... I'll take you to the door." Jian Yi said and left her uncle's arms.
After He Lichen's arms were empty, he instantly felt empty in his heart, but in front of the little girl, he couldn't show anything and could only adjust his emotions quickly.
Standing up, He Lichen walked towards the door, Jian Yi following behind.
After reaching the door, He Lichen went out, turned around, and said to the little girl, "Lock the door, go to bed early."
"Well, uncle...goodbye." Jian Yi looked at her uncle.