"I'll change my name to 'Yatong,'" the visitor said nonchalantly, "Quan should be a wish from my childhood." I didn't suffer either. ”

"Okay, 'Yatong' is good. Tao Yaping smiled and agreed contentedly.

"But......" There was a little hesitation on her face, as if she was still embarrassed: "ID cards and household registration are not so easy to change." Or, let's find an opportunity to go back to our hometown, make some connections there, and ask someone to help you get a new account and reapply for an ID card. After all, it is a small county town, and it is much easier to operate this kind of thing than this kind of provincial capital city. ”

"Don't bother with that. The woman apparently didn't care about the stubble, "I won't be here for long." ”

"Won't you stay long?" Tao Yaping was full of doubts, frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"

The woman twisted her face to the side and said no more.

Tao Yaping continued to talk to herself: "But no matter which city you want to change to live, you must have a household registration and ID card." Otherwise, you will be able to do almost nothing. You...... Are you supposed to ......" She seemed to suddenly think of something, and her face suddenly appeared: "...... Can you travel back at any time?"

Hearing this, the woman looked at her for a moment, pondered silently for a moment, then smiled helplessly, and replied pessimistically, "Wear it back?" I really don't know if there's a chance to go back. Even if you're lucky enough to wear it back, what year will it go back to?"

Tao Yaping secretly pondered this sentence.

The person in front of him not only crosses parallel spaces, but also subverts time. She must not be sure if she could wear her own world again, whether time would stop in 2018 or 2029?

It seems that through this kind of unbelievable thing, even those who have experienced it firsthand, are still confused and confused about that process.

"Forget it, let's stop talking. The woman abruptly stopped the conversation. "If you don't have anything else to explain, I'll want to go back first. I really didn't get a good night's rest last night, so I have to go back and catch up on sleep. ”

In fact, Tao Yaping was also very tired, and since the guest took the initiative to say that she wanted to leave, she ended the meeting with her hand. Although there are still many trivial mysteries hidden in my heart that have not been solved, it is not too late to ask for clarification when I see them in the future.

"Tao Yatong" returned to the small dilapidated house rented in the urban village and rested on the uncomfortable hardwood bed. She wasn't unhappy about being forced to change her name. The name is just a codename. Over the years, I have experienced too many winds and waves, and there is no need to care about these details.

She pulled out her phone and unlocked it. The table is set up with a warm photo of her and Liu Zhehao - she is still relatively young in the photo, and her appearance is the same as Tao Yaping in this space.

She reached out and gently stroked the child's face on the screen, a bitter smile on the corner of her mouth.

After a moment of remembrance, she opened the calendar again, and the time showed April 20, 2018.

It's been 20 days since I came here. I didn't do anything, but I got hurt everywhere, and it was not good for me to get out of school. She sighed heavily, as if helpless.

Suddenly, she sat up as if she had discovered something significant. Still frowning, he unconsciously tapped his fingernail shell on the screen twice.

- Tap on the screen to see April 23 on the calendar.

In the afternoon of the next day, "Tao Yatong" inserted the phone card she had applied for into her mobile phone and made an inquiry call to Yaping. The other party replied that the child had been picked up, and asked her to go over there in the evening to have a light meal together. She was so happy that she immediately went out to the supermarket to buy a large bag of snacks and toys and brought them with her.

As soon as she entered the door, she found that there were no bodyguards in the yard and no in the house, so she took off her mask with confidence. It seems that the good hostess has given her basic trust and is no longer on guard.

"Hao Hao is doing his homework upstairs, I'll go and call him down. After Tao Yaping beckoned the guests in, she turned around and went upstairs.

After a while, Tao Yatong saw a vigorous little boy jumping all the way down from the second floor. Walked up to himself and shouted loudly, "Hello Auntie." ”

She was stunned. Obviously, she instinctively resisted the title of "aunt" in her mind, and she couldn't get used to it for a while—something she hadn't even expected.

"Uh...... Hello. She smiled sneeringly, and in order to alleviate the embarrassment, she hurriedly handed over the large bag of supermarket loot she was carrying: "Good." Aunt...... I brought you a little gift, do you like it?"

"Thank you, auntie!" Liu Zhehao unceremoniously picked up the shopping bag and ran to the side to start reviewing them one by one.

"Wow, yam tablets, my favorite food. ”

"Wow, Armored Warrior, I like it the most, my mother won't buy it for me. ”

"Oh, and pistachios and pine nuts, all of my favorite foods. Auntie, you're so nice!"

......

The two mothers stood by and looked at the child dotingly and smiled. It's just that one smiled kindly and calmly, and the other seemed to be full of a thousand feelings.

"You really know him, and you buy it all to his heart's content. 'Aunt'...... Doesn't it sound unaccustomed, awkward, right?" Tao Yaping cared kindly.

Tao Yatong put away her smile and seemed to comfort herself: "Listen to it a few more times, and you will naturally get used to it." ”

Yaping seemed to be a little reluctant in her heart: "But now there is no other way but to wronged you." ”

"It doesn't matter. Tao Yatong said coldly, "The title is not important, it is the most important thing to see that he has been doing well." ”

Tao Yaping glanced at her, her gaze at the child was very soft and full of love. Therefore, it was decided that if the two were left alone, there should be no problems. So he said generously: "I still have two dishes to fry, you can play with him for a while." We were ready to eat after 20 minutes. ”

"Good. Tao Yatong agreed without thinking and walked towards the child.

Sure enough, 20 minutes later, three hot dishes and one soup were served. This somewhat strange "family of three" also sat down at the table and began to enjoy their first dinner together.

After a few bites, the child stopped his chopsticks and stared at the two adults in a daze.

"What are you looking at, it's stupid. Eat it. Tao Yaping urged him.

"Aunt," Liu Zhehao looked at Tao Yatong and said, "You look like my mother, you just want to be older." ”

An undisguised childish remark made the two adults a little overwhelmed. Especially Tao Yatong, she looked very embarrassed.

"We ...... We are cousins, related by blood, and of course we will look alike. Tao Yaping hurriedly explained.

Hao Hao opened his innocent eyes and asked, "What do you mean by cousin?"

"Cousins are ......" Tao Yaping secretly figured out in her heart, "Your grandfather's brothers' daughters." For example, my mother's surname is Tao, and my grandfather's surname is Tao, and my grandfather's brother is also surnamed Tao, and my aunt is their daughter, so my aunt's surname is also Tao, understand?"

Hao Hao still opened his innocent big eyes, shook his head and said, "I don't understand." They all confused me. ”

"It's okay if you don't understand, you'll understand when you grow up. Tao Yaping sandwiched a piece of meat for him. "Also, you were rude to talk like that. You have to remember that you can't use the word 'old' for any girl, and you can't say 'old' to someone's face, no matter what age you are, you know?"

"Why? Are women afraid of getting old?"

"yes, yes, you can eat it. So many dishes can't stop your mouth. Tao Yaping didn't have so much patience to explain to him at this time.

All mothers have this experience: as long as a child turns on the "100,000 whys" mode and breaks the casserole all the way to the end, it will be an extremely headache and collapse. She had to stop it in time.

Tao Yatong also lowered her head, ate by herself, and didn't say much. Maybe I was not only shocked by the "long image" just now, but also hurt by the word "old".

That's right. She's getting older. Although traveling through parallel time and space allows her to relive her former life, the changes that have taken place in her body seem to be impossible to go back forever.

"You're alright. Tao Yaping saw that she was depressed and took the initiative to persuade her. "Children talk like this, don't take it too seriously. ”

"I'm fine. Yatong smiled and deliberately diverted the topic: "By the way, I brought the CCB card, I'll return it to you later." As for the 20,000 yuan...... When I find something to do, I'll pay it back slowly. ”

Tao Yaping didn't expect her to mention this stubble, and she was quite surprised, and replied tolerantly: "Okay, it's not in a hurry anyway." Those are the son's New Year's money. If he needs money for anything in the future, am I afraid that you will ignore him?"

Tao Yatong smiled again, and then discussed: "As for the clothes and shoes, I won't return them for the time being." Otherwise, you'll have to spend money on new ones. ”

"That'...... How can you change clothes if you only have two clothes? Why don't you wait and pick a few upstairs and take them? Anyway, I have a lot more here, and I can't finish wearing them. ”

After listening to this, Tao Yatong stopped the dishes and chopsticks, stared at the other party quietly for a while, and couldn't help but ask to herself: "I used to ...... Is that such a kind person?"

Tao Yaping failed to understand the connotation of this sentence, and frowned and asked: "It's just a matter of borrowing a few clothes, and it's a matter of effort." Why is it so good or not kind?"

Yatong smiled lightly, but finally chose to refuse: "I understand your kindness, but I still don't need to." If I really need it, I'll run and get it. ”

"Whatever you want. Tao Yaping does not have the habit of forcing others to submit to herself. What's more, this matter was something she suddenly didn't know how to get along with her other self, and she casually mentioned it on the spot, it didn't matter if she succeeded or not, and there was no need to be overly enthusiastic.

The dinner ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

After the meal, Tao Yatong offered to help the owner clean up the kitchen.

Yaping was not hypocritical and polite, and accepted it happily. While washing the dishes, I watched the other party clean the stove in amazement.

"What are you looking at?" asked Yatong.

Tao Yaping chuckled lightly and replied, "Look at you putting these things together." After all these years, my habits haven't changed?"

She was referring to the placement of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. She has some obsessive-compulsive disorder, and although there are no less than twenty kinds of bottles and cans of different sizes in the kitchen, she likes to keep everything in a fixed place.

It just so happened that this visitor to the space had exactly the same tidying habits as her—every spice was put in place in an orderly manner without giving any hints.

Tao Yatong guessed what she was referring to, and replied indifferently: "How can a person's living habits be so easy to change. ”

Tao Yaping was silent for a moment, lowered her eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Does that mean that you are leaving...... For more than ten years after the divorce, I have lived in this house and have never moved?"

Divorce has always been something she doesn't want to face. So I struggled in my heart for a while, and I barely said those two words.

Tao Yatong was stuck, and suddenly stopped what he was doing. When he regained consciousness, he moved very quickly, wiped the stove with a bang, hung up the rag, and then replied, "Let's go out." Don't leave your child out alone for too long. ”

Tao Yaping looked at her back and smiled bitterly, which clearly showed that she didn't want to answer her question head-on.

She must have deliberately concealed many things.

Some of the experiences of the more than ten years after the divorce should also be what I need to face in the future. But why is she so tight-lipped and refuses to reveal half a point?