"Xiu...... Xiujing?"

For a moment, as if he heard something that tugged at his heartstrings, his heart involuntarily touched.

The thin lips unconsciously pursed slightly, he swallowed the polite words that had just reached his mouth, and looked at Zheng's mother with a suspicious look.

"That's right!"

is still the same drunken tone, the difference is that this time, Zheng's mother's slurred voice seems to have a vague and inexplicable feeling.

"The situation in our family may not be very clear to you...... Xiaoyu"

"Xiujing, don't look at her so lively in front of you, but she has actually been a very introverted child since she was a child. ”

Because she is introverted and doesn't know how to communicate with others, her classmates at school have always felt that she is not easy to contact. From kindergarten to elementary school, I sat in my seat alone every day, hey, that dull look...... It's so depressing to watch!"

As she spoke, as if she had been distressed for many years, Zheng's mother muttered a sentence in her mouth, turned around with a little shaky, and took out an unopened beer can from under the table in front of him.

"Bang! bang......"

Skillfully hooking the pull tab with her slender fingers, she took a small sip of the beer foam gushing out, her cheeks flushed, and she blinked with an innocent expression, looking at him who looked a little crying and laughing when she saw the situation.

"Gollum, Gollum...... Uh-huh, always, anyway!"

Acting cutely, she raised her head and poured a big sip of beer, and Zheng's mother stretched out a slender finger at him, her white fingertips swayed from side to side, and the whole person muttered drunken and hazy: "Now, I will rely on you Xiaoyu......"

“…… Me?"

Junxiu's green face couldn't help but show a little stunned, he blinked, and looked at the mature and beautiful figure lying on the back of the sofa for some reason.

"Yes, yes~~Hiccup~~"

Raising her white hand, she rubbed the black hair that fell from her ears in an extremely sultry lazy posture, Zheng's mother raised her head and took a sip of the beer in her hand, and burped very unvividly, supporting her face with one hand, squinting at him with squinting eyes, and muttering: "Didn't she get married to you very soon......?"

Suddenly, he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

"Exceptional...... Is it?"

"Hey, an ancient ~~ I'll tell you...... Isn't that kid because of his personality that he didn't have any friends since he was a child? His skin color is different from those white and black kids. And then there's ...... Hey, I don't know how to say it, you've been in contact with her, so you should be clear, right? That kid has a bit of a ...... personality. Embarrassed?"

Hearing Zheng's mother's comment that he spit out after pondering for a while, he shrugged his eyebrows slightly, and the expression on his face was vaguely thoughtful.

"Should I say that she was born with no understanding of eye color~ Or should I say that her personality is very real?"

"It's really weird. Neither she nor Ernie are people who can speak so straightforwardly, at least we have to understand some human feelings, right? It's so refreshing to just say whatever you want in your heart...... Hey, I'm really ......."

"It's especially easy to be provoked by others, and if you get excited, you can really do anything impulsive, which is worrying since childhood...... Is it inherited from her Abba?"

As if she had gotten some good opportunity, Zheng's mother took the opportunity to spit out bitter water to him, and after taking another sip of beer, she childishly pursed her red lips and said, "Hey, anyway...... Because of this and that personality 'flaw', that girl almost didn't make any friends from childhood to adulthood, and I was familiar with the few friends. ”

"Why? Because that girl didn't know how much to cherish them, she talked to her dad and me every day, and saw how much she liked her, so she didn't even interfere with the black kids from the diocese......

He couldn't help but think of Nancy and them, he looked at Mother Zheng who was still muttering to herself, and opened her mouth again and again, but still didn't say anything to interrupt, just quietly waited for the elder's next words.

"She has very few friends, and she is not an active character, so she has always been the closest person to her. However, this situation also changed after she Ernie went to South Korea as a trainee. ”

"No matter what, she's so old, we as parents can't follow her every day like we take care of a baby. Although she said that she could play well on her own, her father and I could see it...... This kid must feel very lonely in his heart, right?"

"Sometimes her dad and I don't dare to leave her alone at home, and today it's because of Xiaoyu that I can go out with confidence......"

Hearing this, he couldn't help but purse his lips.

How do you say that? Should I say that I didn't expect to bear such a level of trust?

"To be honest, I was surprised when I received your call before. Obviously, the relationship between the two of you doesn't look so good at noon...... Although Xiaoyu, you didn't tell me clearly why the two of you suddenly ran out shopping, but I believe you, and Xiujing's expression when she came back before also told me the answer...... Looks like the two of you are having a great time, huh?"

Faced with this problem, he could only remain silent as if nothing had happened, whether it was based on his own weakness or his promise to keep the little girl confidential.

"Hehe~~"

A series of crisp laughs came as if he had seen through something, and he couldn't help but lower his head.

It's really strange, she is clearly a mother of two children, but sometimes she still looks like a girl, which makes him think of one thing inexplicably in his mind - Zheng Xiujing, when this little girl grows up...... What does it look like?

"Okay, okay~~ I'll get straight to the point. ”

"I said so much earlier, Xiaoyu, you should understand what I mean, right?"

He subconsciously raised his head to look, but at a glance, he directly met a pair of clear and beautiful eyes on the beautiful face with red cheeks, and the drunken eyes seemed to see the depths of his heart without hindrance.

"Xiujing doesn't have any friends, and we relatives can't always be by her side, so ...... I found you. ”

Suddenly.

As if something had been blocked in his mind, he looked at Mother Zheng with a slight abruptness in his eyes, and his tone instantly swelled up with a little complicated feelings: "So, in fact, the reason why you have always wanted me to live in your house...... Is it for your little daughter? Do you want me to stay with her?"

"Yes!That's right~~"

Taking a sip of the beer in her hand, Mother Zheng's eyes narrowed like a cat, and she replied very simply, but he thought about this aunt's usual personality, and there was no surprise in his heart.

"But if that's why do you have to do it?" he said, still puzzled, "I want to find someone to accompany Xiu...... Wouldn't it be better to find a peer or girl with Krystal?"

"Who said I found you for this reason alone?"

Zheng's mother looked at him very strangely, "Didn't I tell you all the time?I like your child very much, very ~~It's like God sent me to make up for the regret that I want a son~~"

He opened his mouth for a moment, and then before he could say anything, there was another word from Zheng's mother in his ears, which made him a little unsure of how to respond.

"Also, the most important point, it's not the key whether we like you or not, it's the key that Xiujing likes you!So I brought you home today, so that the two of you can meet, and as a result, do you want to say that it's really a mother and daughter? I know that Xiujing will definitely like you very much~~"

He was silent for a while, but still frowned lightly and said, "But...... Even so, I might be the right person. But this ...... Does it make sense?"

"Huh?"

"Xiu...... No, Krystal, isn't she going back to China next year? It's only a year, is it necessary to find me again? You know, it's not an easy decision to let an outsider who has only been in contact with me for a few months, and I may have to live with you until I graduate from college, that is, for at least four years...... I don't think it's a good deal to trade one year for four years. ”

"Ah~~ What are you talking about?"

Mother Zheng laughed again, for some reason, her smile at this time was somewhat similar to the elegant smile she had on weekdays.

And what she said next made him stunned again.

"It's because she's going to South Korea next year that I'm looking for you!"

Facing the puzzled gaze he threw at her, Zheng's mother hooked the corners of her red lips, squinted her eyes and said softly: "Although there are not so many people worth nostalgic, after all, San Francisco is where the child grew up, and Seoul is a strange place for her." When I got there, with her introverted personality, she had to adapt to life again, make friends again, and establish a new social circle of her own...... But with Xiaoyu, it should be easier. ”

"Me?" he frowned, "I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything in the United States then, right?"

"Yes, you can't be with her like we are in the United States, but that's why you are needed. ”

Zheng's mother patiently explained:

"I think if the two of you can get along well for the next year, the relationship will definitely become very good, so that in case Xiujing can't adapt to it when she gets there, if you can let her contact you often, at least it can alleviate her homesickness. ”

"By that time, in her heart, you should have been closely connected with San Francisco, we can't let her keep in touch with other friends here in San Francisco, but we can let her keep in touch with Xiaoyu from time to time. When I see you, the child should miss a lot less. ”

Finally, he understood what Zheng's mother meant, and understood her true intention to live in the house by herself.

"If I'm not mistaken...... Are you going to make me Krystal's affection for my hometown?"

"You can say that, but you kid don't have to be so stiff as if you were something...... I still want you to live in my house. ”

The beer can in his hand had been put down unconsciously, and Zheng's mother smiled at him helplessly, and said, "Although I can't say the reason, I always feel that I can guess the reason why your child has been reluctant to agree...... In that case, I'm going to put it another way of saying something that's acceptable to you, right?"

The dark light in his eyes immediately moved slightly, but he did not speak.

"How about we make a deal?"

His face was slightly surprised, and he looked at Zheng's mother.

"As for me, I want you to come to my house, just to accompany my little daughter, right? When we are not with her, I hope you can be by her side, and when she is sad or sad, you can comfort her for us, and even ...... Even if you go to South Korea, when you usually contact her, can't you tell her some Korean customs?"

"So-"

At this time, he answered, looked at Mother Zheng with a look that was not clear, and said softly: "Correspondingly, what I can get is that I can stay at your house?"

"Yes. You should be able to accept such a statement, right? There are no emotions involved, it's just ...... A deal?"

After listening to Zheng's mother's words, he fell into a short period of contemplation.

Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that Zheng's mother has changed her approach this time...... It really touched him.

Trade...... Is it?

He found that his mind seemed to be very active tonight, and he couldn't help but think of other things.

For example, Zheng's mother's statement that she wanted him to stay in for the sake of her little daughter suddenly reminded him of that night many years ago, when he was taken to a new family by that man.

At that time, the man said that he wanted to take himself home...... It seems that it is also said that it is for his two daughters?

Really...... Subtle resemblance too.

It's so good, these children who are loved by their parents......

He thought about it for a while, and suddenly his eyes were aimed at the gaze in front of him that was quietly staring at him, as if he was waiting for something, his eyes blinked involuntarily, and suddenly the corners of his mouth curled, and he said with a smile: "But...... There's one thing I'm curious about. ”

"Uh-huh?

"Deliberately pretending to be drunk and going crazy with me...... Is that what you're planning?"

As he spoke, he looked at the mature figure in his field of vision that was still lying on the back of the sofa with a smile that seemed to be a smile, and his expression did not know whether he was angry or smiling.

"If that's part of the scheme...... Then I can only tell you that you do this as if ...... It's making it harder for yourself. ”

Mother Zheng's expression was obviously stunned, then she blinked her eyes, turned her head without changing her face, and raised the beer can in her hand and took a sip: "Hmm...... Dizzy ......"

Him: "......"