The sound of opening the door sounded, and the siblings shut up in understanding.
It could be seen that Zhong Qianqian was in a hurry to come back, and there was still a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. Linlin walked over and thoughtfully took the bag in her hand: "Thank you, mom!"
Zhong Qianqian smiled gently: "Go and wash up, there are your toiletries inside."
Linlin: "Yeah!"
Mother and daughter were the only ones left in the room.
Although Zhong Qianqian graduated from the Department of Journalism, she mainly deals with people and works part-time. Most of the time she faces strangers. But she is not very skilled in real interpersonal communication.
Over the years, she has basically lived in a room with a computer by her side. Sometimes she would stay locked in the room and code, and she could go half a month without going out or communicating with the outside world.
Originally she felt that there was nothing wrong with her lifestyle. On the contrary, she enjoyed this kind of freedom like loneliness. But now facing her daughter in a closed space, she felt that silence seemed inappropriate.
On the contrary, it was her daughter, who had always seemed to dislike her, who spoke first. She asked casually, "Do you usually work here?"
Zhong Qianqian: "Most of the time."
Ni Ni said like an adult: "It's not good to stay in this kind of space for a long time. I have to go out for a walk."
Zhong Qianqian felt warm in her heart: Although this little cotton-padded jacket is stubborn, it can also keep you warm.
She nodded obediently: "I understand."
Nini: "Dad said you were sick before...are you okay?"
Zhong Qianqian: "Ah? Are you sick?"
Nini: "Depression."
Zhong Qianqian: "I have recovered. I will arrange a period of time every year to go out and relax. The doctor said it can prevent recurrence."
Ni Ni nodded in agreement: "Yes."
Zhong Qianqian: "What else did he say?"
She didn't expect that a man who was so homeless before would talk to her children like this. She thought that Xu Xingshu would not say anything good about her after she left.
Nini: "Tell me everything. It was the first time you met and he regarded you as a fan. He also told me how to pursue you."
Zhong Qianqian blushed and became a little embarrassed: "Why do you say these things..." There was a hint of reproach in her tone.
She grew up on her own and no one taught her anything, so she felt that there should be some boundaries and respect between elders and younger generations. How could a father share his emotional life with his children?
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Nini: "I want to serve as a negative example. I said you are too easy to pursue. I will warn me that when I meet a boy who pursues me in the future, I must not be taken over by some small moves."
Zhong Qianqian didn't expect this answer, and she didn't know how to answer it at all.
Nini didn't say anything anymore, Linlin just came out of the bathroom, and Nini went in to take a bath instead.
Linlin handed the towel to Zhong Qianqian: "Mom, help me wipe my hair."
In front of his mother, he acted coquettishly and begged for love like a child who couldn't take care of himself. Zhong Qianqian felt guilty in her heart, and she simply responded to her request.
When Ni Ni came out, she saw Zhong Qianqian cutting Linlin's toenails. She glanced at her brother: childish.
Linlin waved to her: "Come here quickly, mommy will help you dry your hair!"
Nini: "I don't want my hands to touch your smelly feet!"
Linlin: "You are the one with stinky feet! I have washed them many times! They smell great!"
Zhong Qianqian stood up with a smile: "I'll wash my hands and help you blow."
Ni Ni muttered: "I can blow it myself."
Zhong Qianqian entered the bathroom, and Linlin whispered: "Have you forgotten what I told you before? You have a better attitude. Remember, we have to keep her with our feelings! Don't you even know how to act like a baby?"
Nini: “No one can do it without you!”
Linlin: "You can't learn from me! Use a softer voice, mention more needs, call 'Mom' a few more times, I'm sure she will be moved to tears!"
Ni Ni scolded: "It makes me sick to hear it! Don't you get goosebumps yourself?"
Zhong Qianqian came out, took the towel in Ni Ni's hand, pressed her shoulder lightly and asked her to sit on the stool. She first gently absorbed the moisture from her hair with the towel, and then started blowing it with a hair dryer.
Her movements were very gentle, scratching Nini's scalp, which made her feel very comfortable and enjoyable.
Linlin sat aside and waited: "Mom, should I sleep on the sofa?"
Zhong Qianqian: "Is it okay?"
Linlin: "But I want to sleep next to my mother."
Zhong Qianqian: "You are a big boy, you have to sleep by yourself."
Linlin twisted around like a three or four-year-old child and refused: "Am I not your baby when I am twelve years old? Isn't it natural for babies to sleep next to their mothers?"
Zhong Qianqian smiled and compromised: "Just this once!"
"Okay! I'm going to sleep next to my mother tonight!" Linlin jumped up, climbed onto the bed in a few steps and started to make the bed: "I'll just cover you with this little quilt!"
After blow-drying Ni Ni's hair, Zhong Qianqian took a shower by herself, and the family of three lay on the bed.
Zhong Qianqian was lying in the middle, covered with a big quilt with Ni Ni. Fortunately, her bed was big enough, so there was no problem sleeping three people.
Linlin lay on her side facing Zhong Qianqian: "Mom, hold me to sleep."
Nini couldn't listen anymore. That night, her mentally retarded brother kept acting like a baby!
Nini: "How old are you?!"
Linlin: "Huh, I need you to take care of it!"
Zhong Qianqian smiled and stretched out her arm. Linlin raised her head and used her mother's arm as a pillow: "Thank you, mother!"
Zhong Qianqian's hand patted his shoulder gently: "Go to sleep, I'll wake you up tomorrow."
Linlin: "Well, good night, mom!"
After saying that, I really closed my eyes.
Ni Ni turned over, facing away from Zhong Qianqian.
After ten minutes of silence, Linlin's breathing became even. Zhong Qianqian carefully pulled her arm out of the gap in his neck, and then turned over to face Ni Ni.
Ni Ni remained motionless, and Zhong Qianqian called her twice before she said "hmm", as if she was about to fall asleep.
Zhong Qianqian knew that she couldn't sleep for a while, so she gently put her hand on her shoulder and said after a long time: "I'm sorry."
Ni Ni didn't respond.
Zhong Qianqian said softly: "I was young at that time, and I got pregnant with you when I was completely unprepared. I was going to have an abortion..."
Ni Ni's little hands pulled the quilt tightly.
Zhong Qianqian: "...I went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said they were twins, so I couldn't bear to let go. Later, I got married hastily and gave birth to you and your brother in a hurry. The pregnancy was a big blow to me.
At that time, I had just graduated from school and had only been working for a few months. Because of my pregnancy, my life plan was completely disrupted. In addition, your dad had some business problems at that time and was always busy outside. It was often just me and the nanny at home."
Xu Xingshu has told these two children, but hearing it from different people has different feelings.
Listening to Xu Xingshu's words is like listening to a story.
Listening to Zhong Qianqian's words, I felt a sense of helplessness and sadness that I could relate to.
Zhong Qianqian: "You love to cry so much, and you recognize each other at such a young age. The nanny can't hold you. I have to hold you with my left and right hands, one on each side, to calm you down. Your father was away from home at that time, and I was in confinement.
I have collapsed several times, and I have long thought about leaving..."
As soon as she left, she said it lightly. In fact, at that time, she wanted to jump off the building with her child! This chapter has been completed!