"Thank you, young man, for cooking for me. It's delicious, my wife, it's been a long time since I've had such a warm meal. ”

The old woman put down the dishes and chopsticks, folded her hands on her legs, and her face was kind, which was completely different from the feeling when they first met.

Zhou Shiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the old woman would not come to harass them again for the time being.

"You're welcome, if you don't mind, you can come to me often in the future. My wife's business before is also thanks to you. Zhou Shiyi responded politely, and her mother-in-law's eyes were suddenly full of tears.

She trembled her hands and walked in front of Zhou Shiyi, tears flowing wantonly. "My son...... Woowoo"

The sun shone on her face, and the old face was full of sadness, Zhou Shiyi's heart softened, and she was suddenly brought the same emotion by her, remembering Xiaoyun.

Maybe...... Mother-in-law also has a tragic past, so she has become what she is now.

He sighed: "Mother-in-law, I'm not your son, I'm sorry. ”

The old woman was startled by his reminder, and she bent her back and walked back little by little. The tattered, dirty sleeves made her face hurt.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. She said apologetically.

Zhou Shiyi shook his head, helped her and asked, "Speaking of which, because of some misunderstandings, I haven't been able to understand your family, where are they now?"

When the old woman heard this, she covered her face again, buried her head between her knees, and wept helplessly, and her shoulders shook so much that she couldn't figure it out.

He ...... They...... I don't have any family, and they don't want me anymore. ”

Zhou Shiyi sighed in his heart: "I'm sorry, why don't we talk about this?"

The mother-in-law shook her head and looked at him with cloudy eyes: "How good would it be if my son was still in this world...... If he hadn't left, I'd have seen him when he was your age. ”

Zhou Shiyi didn't speak, and silently gave her a warm hug. After she calmed down, she gently comforted: "Mother-in-law, do you have something hidden in your heart? I don't mind being your listener." ”

With tears in her eyes, her mother-in-law nodded tremblingly.

If some things are hidden in the heart for a long time, they will become diseases, and it is also a relief to say them.

Memories go back many years......

When Huaxia was still engaged in the War of Resistance Against Japan, there was a large family in the south of the city, whose surname was Zhao.

The head of the Zhao family, in order to keep the family safe, has cooperated with the Japanese for a long time in troubled times, and he is not blushing when he is called a traitor by the people.

He has a youngest daughter, who is only five or six years old, named Zhao Xuelin.

The little girl is white and chubby, jumping around with two pigtails all day long, sensible and polite, shouting when she sees people, and everyone likes her sweet mouth.

But because of their special status, there are no children in the city who want to play with her, and everyone dislikes her while not daring to provoke her.

She wanted to take the initiative to get close to the other children, but they beat and scolded her back. Basically, every day I cried and mourned my face, and my little face was so dirty that I came home like a cat.

Not only does the father not feel sorry for her, but he will also blame her for having a daughter's family that has no ability, so why go out to provoke others.

Xue Lin didn't understand all this, but she persevered until one day she met a boy.

The little boy is mischievous and lively, and when she sees others bullying her, she doesn't take branches and stones and smash them like those bad guys.

Protecting her figure became a little hero in Xue Lin's heart, so in the long years that followed, Xue Lin became his little follower, following him every day without fear of wind and rain.

The little boy was very angry, he just couldn't get used to seeing Xue Lin being bullied by others, but he didn't want to be everyone's isolated enemy, he tried to get rid of Xue Ling, but several times, the result was not as expected.

"Little brother, don't leave me behind, okay, I have no friends...... No one wants to play with me......" Xue Lin's expression was pitiful, with tears in the corners of her eyes, and her mouth seemed to be pruning downward, looking at the little boy and her heart tugging.

He sighed, and finally lost at the hands of this girl.

She said: "I want to be your bride when I grow up, my brother is the best~"

She clenched her fists, looked firm, her eyes flashed with little stars, and said: "I will be your little follower in this life, you protect me for a while, I will protect you for a lifetime!"

Looking at Xue Lin's fluffy hair, the little boy didn't hold back, and reached out to touch it, hmm...... Not bad to the touch. "Ahem, I'll be your big brother from now on!"

There seemed to be an invisible little tail behind Xue Lin, wagging non-stop. "Hmm!"

Little children are always naughty and curious. They went to a cave that no one had ever dared to approach.

I heard from the adults that the cave was unlucky, that no one dared to approach it, and they did not allow their children to step into it.

But the little boy patted his chest and said that he was a warrior, and gathered a group of children to encourage them to accompany him.

Sherin was among the children, and she was the first to raise her hands bravely. And the only one.

"Is there no one? Why are you old men not as good as a little girl?!" His stern voice and sharp eyes were like a general who had gone through all the vicissitudes of life, very majestic.

But despite this, no child wants to be with him.

The boy smacked his lips, dispersed the crowd, took Xue Lin's hand, and asked, "Are you afraid?" ”

Xue Lin's neck shrank back, her heart was afraid, but this was her own hero in front of her, and she firmly believed that the hero would protect herself.

But a child is always a child, and she was wrong.

The cave was dark and lightless, and the deepest part of the cave kept roaring out, like the sound of a wild beast being tortured and killed.

Xue Lin was so frightened that she was about to pee her pants, her legs seemed to be dragged by a grinding stone, and she didn't dare to take a step forward.

The boy was the opposite, he was even more excited when he heard that voice, he was curious, curious about what could be inside.

Xue Lin didn't dare to move, so the boy let her go and let him wait for him outside.

"Boom...... Ahh

Strange and strange sounds mingled together, and the position of the boy's left heart was pounding.

He was also afraid, but he preferred to explore.

"It doesn't matter if you're a human or a ghost, I must find you out and let the big guy see it!"

Thinking so, he lowered his footsteps and cautiously walked inside.

He saw a strange shadow, half-human, half-beast, with its mouth wide open and its sharp fangs that made his back flutter.

Suddenly, the monster's head turned to his side, its scarlet eyes showing excitement......

"Door-to-door meal ......"

"Ahh