"Let's eat first, Xu Zhuxian... is it okay if I call you that?" Li Manman said to the girl who was still holding a book in her hand.
"Of course, senior, I'm going to cause you trouble today."
Li Manman shook his head. There was no trouble. He was actually quite happy to have guests at home occasionally.
When the food was served, Aunt An originally wanted to skip it as usual.
"Don't let me sit alone today, Aunt An, otherwise it will be very embarrassing."
Regarding Li Manman's words, Aunt An paused, and after hesitating for a while, she finally agreed. If it were placed in a normal situation between two people, she would naturally not agree, but today is not a special situation. She is currently in a certain place
To a certain extent, he is this child's 'parent'.
Xu Xian has always maintained a good habit of not talking when eating and not talking when sleeping. Coincidentally, Li Manman also has this habit. So, the only sound of two adults chatting at the dinner table.
Xu's mother ate the meal very quickly, perhaps because she was worried about her husband who was alone at home. Although she had told him that there were things in the refrigerator that could be taken out and heated directly, men knew everything.
"Mom Ou, are we leaving?" At the entrance, Xu Xian's face looked a little regretful. Xu's mother was also very surprised. What happened to her daughter? She has never been the kind of playful child. Could it be?
Does she really have a good relationship with the little boy in front of her?
In the end, Li Manman realized something. After telling the two to wait, he turned back to the study and took out the book that Xu Xian had been reading just now.
"for you."
Xu Xian's face showed a look of longing, but his hand never reached out. In the end, Li Manman stuffed the book directly into her arms: "Just think of it as borrowed by me, and then give it to me after reading it. But.
Remember to protect it."
"Inside!"
Xu's mother looked at her daughter with a funny look on her face. What did she think? It turned out to be a book. Really, if you want it, just tell yourself no?
But after seeing her daughter's happy face, she felt that this seemed good. In her eyes, her daughter was too serious, even a bit old-fashioned. This kind of personality also led to her not having many friends. Today, Xiang
Rather than getting this book, she should be happier because she has such a good friend. Xu's mother thought in her heart.
Rejecting the two people's farewell, Xu's mother drove out and took Xu Xian home. On the way, she looked through the rearview mirror at her daughter, who was holding a book with a blush on her face, and said with a smile: "Are you happy today, little one?
Xian?"
"happy!"
"Is it because there are more books or because there are more boys?" Xu's mother continued to ask.
Xu Xian frowned as if she was really thinking about this problem. After a moment, she slowly said, "I have them all. The book is a very good book, and the seniors are also very good people."
...Okay. Xu's mother sighed in her heart. She originally thought she had a chance to tease her daughter, but she answered so seriously that she felt a little embarrassed. Is this a casual temper?
Who? Me? Or her father.
On the other side, Li Manman returned to the room to take a shower as usual after the two left.
"Ding ding ding, ding ding ding." Looking at the number on his phone, he was stunned for a moment subconsciously.
"Hey, don't you race?"
"Manman~ It's me~" came a familiar female voice.
"...Um."
"Huh? That's gone?" The person on the other side persisted: "You are still pretending to be cold to Ou Ma. Aunt An told me that when Ou Ma was not at home, you were lying on the sofa alone.
I cried miserably."
"I didn't cry!"
As if thinking of her son's current embarrassed look, the woman laughed louder on the phone. After a while, she returned to normal and said: "How have you been these days? How are you doing? Is there anything going on in your life?
It’s difficult, do you need Mommy Ou to give you some more money?”
"...Aren't you and dad coming back soon?"
The woman seemed to be stopped by the question and hesitated to speak. Although this was not the first time, she would feel guilty every time. But what should I do? We really can't leave here.
She and her child's father were being blamed. She had no choice but to change the subject: "I heard from Aunt An that you brought a friend home today?"
"Um."
"happy?"
"fine."
"Oh, by the way, you were brave enough to do something heroic at school today, right? You are indeed your mother's great son, that's awesome!"
"Um."
...
Even if a mother and her son have not seen each other for a long time, this situation will happen. As if feeling the awkward atmosphere, Li Manman took the initiative to find a topic: "Where is Dad?"
"Your father has a party tonight."
"Then Ou Ma, didn't you go?"
"Mom Ou is not feeling well today."
"Remember to take care of yourself."
"Um."
The woman sitting on the bedside on the other side of the phone scratched her hair. She was really annoyed by the situation where she had nothing to say to her son. She began to wonder if she had left her son alone there.
The right choice.
"If... nothing happens, I'll hang up first. Mom, aren't you feeling well? Then go to bed early."
"Ah?...Well. Then Manman, you should also go to bed early."
After hanging up the phone, Li Manman sat on the bed and was silent for a long time. Does he miss his parents? Of course he does? Then why doesn't he want to chat for a while? It's not that he doesn't want to talk, it's that he really doesn't know what to say. In any language
Everything looks pale and weak in front of a long distance. This is something he has known for a long time.
He was still in a good mood, because the phone call he just made had completely disappeared. After shaking his head and throwing these messy thoughts out of his mind, he took his clothes and walked into the bathroom.
On the other side, a somewhat stern-looking middle-aged man finally returned to the hotel in the middle of the night.
"Yaobu, I have something to discuss with you."
Seeing his wife's serious expression, the man also sat aside seriously.
"Do you think we can take Manman over? I had a phone call with Manman today, you know? The atmosphere between us. I'm really...sad. It's like our son is getting closer and closer to us.
It’s like being far away.”
The man reached out and took his wife into his arms without saying a word.
The woman began to sob softly: "Today, Manman asked me if we can't go back in the short term. You don't even know. I'm really embarrassed to say that it's not that we can't go back in the short term, but for a long time."
Can’t go back.”
"Manman is a good boy, he can understand us," the man comforted. But the woman obviously couldn't listen at this time. She raised her head and repeated what she just said to her husband seriously.
Although the man remained silent this time, he really started to think about this issue seriously. Do you really want to take your son over? In that case, there will be many problems. Language issues, the country's policies, these are all things that need to be troubled.
And even if these can be settled, can my son adapt to the different social environments here and there? This chapter has been completed!