Chapter 35: Broken Walnuts

Shen Laibao, who was robbed early by his father early in the morning, was not hungry, as he expected, the old lady of the Shen family really sent stewed chicken soup, and Mrs. Shen brought it in.

Because Father Shen's expression was hidden, and he didn't hear the two people who met at the door, Shen Laibao expected that something must be wrong. After drinking half a bowl of chicken soup, he said, "Dad didn't seem to be very happy just now." ”

Mrs. Shen's face was pale, "Oh......"

Shen Laibao said again, "Mother...... Did you quarrel? ”

Mrs. Shen smiled, "Daddy and Mom won't quarrel, it's just Noble ...... You have to believe in your mother, no matter when, your mother is for your good. If, if one day your father wants to drive your mother away, saying that your mother has done something wrong, you must not believe it. ”

Shen Laibao was stunned, why did he sound so strict, and he said something similar to being suspended.

Mrs. Shen is not alarmist, but she knows that her husband doesn't care about her for a long time, and he doesn't like her, so if she is angry, she may really divorce her. She has heard many such things, but whenever the mother is kicked out of the house, the husband's family will speak ill of the mother to the child, so that the child will hate his mother, so that when the child grows up, he will not be close to his biological mother.

She didn't want to speculate about her husband like that, but didn't he have no affection for her early on? Without her, he will soon marry a stepfamily.

Shen Laibao drank the second bowl of chicken soup uncertainly, it seemed that the two of them really quarreled, and the contradiction was not small. Although he wanted Mrs. Shen to be more assertive, he didn't want to be at the expense of their separation.

Mrs. Shen didn't want her son to worry, so she whispered and went to talk to the old lady.

Shen Laibao, who was full, tried to get off the ground, but was immediately stopped by someone sent by the old lady, and forced him to go back to bed and lie down with his eyes. Shen Laibao, who was lying down, only felt that his stomach was full of soup, and it was a little uncomfortable to eat so greasy early in the morning.

He thought that he didn't have to have lunch today, so he thought that Hua Ling was walking towards the Shen family with the five sauce duck necks he had just bought.

I heard that Shen Laibao was bedridden again and was still seriously injured, so she had to go and see him. So he stepped out of the door, intending to go next door.

As soon as she went out, she heard the sound of a bell, which was pleasant and crisp, as if it instantly cleared the gloom in the alley. She knew that her father and mother were at home, and it was definitely not her own carriage, that is...... She suddenly remembered that it was the day her brothers came home, and she almost ran down the stairs with joy.

The carriage stopped when it was almost in front of the door, and as soon as the sound of the bell stopped, someone lifted the curtain and bent out.

The first to come out was a handsome thirteen-year-old young man, and before he got out of the car, he saw a little man in his arms, who didn't know what he was holding, and his eyes were crooked, looking at him with a smile. He smiled, "Ringling." ”

"Big brother."

He jumped out of the carriage, stretched out his hand to pick up his sister, and suddenly smiled, "I haven't seen you for half a year, but I have really grown a lot taller." ”

"It's a lot heavier."

Another person appeared in the car, about ten years old, who scratched the tip of the nose of the flower bell before he could land, "Good sister, are you happy to see your second brother?" ”

Hanazume giggled cheerfully, "Happy." ”

Hua Lang teased her and asked, "Then are you happier to see the eldest brother or the second brother?" ”

Hua Xu blamed slightly, "You are making it difficult for Lingling again." ”

Hua Ling blinked and said, "Ling Ling also wants to ask, is the second brother happier to see his father, or happier to see his mother?" ”

Instead, she joked, Hua Lang couldn't help laughing, and Hua Xu also smiled, "Lingling is getting smarter and smarter." Let's go, go in and see Daddy. ”

Hua Lang saw what she had been holding, and he had a keen sense of smell and had already smelled what it was, and his eyes lit up, "Lingling, this is the famous sauce duck neck in Mingzhou, the second brother knows that you love me, and I prepared the second brother's favorite food early." ”

Hua Ling was so happy to see her brother just now that she almost forgot about Shen Laibao. She felt a burst of remorse in her heart, and said solemnly, "This is not for the second brother." ”

Hua Lang said inexplicably, "Could it be that there are people in this alley who like to eat more than me?" ”

"Yes, Brother Noble." Hua Ling got down from the eldest brother's arms, straightened the pigtails and thought about it, and smoked one for the eldest brother in embarrassment, and then drew another one for the second brother, "Okay, I'm going to find Brother Laibao, I'll come back to play with you later, don't go far away, wait for me!" ”

After that, she ran to the Shen house next door, it was hot, and if the sauce duck neck came out of the sauce jar and was not eaten in time, it would soon be not fresh, so she had to hurry up to deliver the duck neck.

My sister bought five duck necks and gave three to the boy next door, but my brother only had one. Hua Lang said, "My sister is eccentric." ”

Hua Xu didn't care about this problem, frowned and said, "When did my sister play so well with Shen Laibao." ”

Hua Lang felt that this was indeed a big problem, "Could it be that Shen Laibao is bullying people again, and my sister is afraid of being coerced, right?" ”

Hua Xu couldn't help but glance at his younger brother, "Read less chivalrous novels." ”

“……”

The two couldn't guess, it was better to go in and ask their father and mother faster, so they didn't stop at the door anymore, and went in directly to say hello.

At this time, Hua Ling had already run to the door of Shen Laibao's room, there was no scorching sun today, but the air flow was stagnant, and it was hotter than when the sun came out, so there were still a lot of ice cubes in the house, and I felt that there was a cool breeze at the door, which was very comfortable.

Shen Laibao heard that Hua Ling was coming, and asked her subordinates to invite her in. When I looked at it, I saw her walking here lively, her appearance was refreshing and refreshing, and there was no shadow left by being frightened, and my heart was comfortable. Xiaohua is very strong in her heart, and she can catch the sand at such a dangerous moment, where is a child with a fragile heart.

- Even though I splashed the wrong person.

Hua Ling walked to the side of the bed and put the wrapped duck necks into his arms, and said seriously, "Hurry up and eat, fresh sauce duck neck." ”

Shen Laibao, who had just eaten two bowls of chicken soup, was a little supportive, "If you put it on ice cubes, you can also maintain the freshness." ”

Hua Ling's eyes were strange, and Shen Laibao smiled, "Can winter food be stored for a long time?" In the summer, it is easy to spoil, and that is because of the cold, bacteria...... No, because it's cold, the food lasts longer, and the same goes for you when you put the duck neck there. ”

Hanaling grinned, "Hmm." ”

She took the duck's neck back in her arms and placed it neatly on the large ice cube. Seeing Shen Laibao laugh, he almost forgot that Xiaohua was a little girl with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Hua Ling returned to the bed and looked carefully into his eyes, "Brother Noble, do your eyes still hurt?" ”

Her eyes were so close that Shen Laibao could see herself in her eyes. Hua Ling's eyes are big and bright, energetic, and quite aura, "It doesn't hurt, but my back hurts a little, and my head is still a little dizzy." He asked cautiously, "Does your father blame me?" ”

If he hadn't taken Hua Ling to Taozhuang, he wouldn't have been targeted by Yue Yao, let alone frightened.

Hua Ling said, "My father said, you shouldn't have come to such a dangerous thing, you came and you were injured, so my father scolded me for not running around alone, and even Mama Ge was left behind." ”

This is completely to blame Hua Ling instead of himself, Shen Laibao was surprised by the open-mindedness of Daddy Hua, and also surprised Hua Ling, who also thought so.

"Xiaohua, I will protect you in the future, really."

He said it once before, but he broke it. In the future, this kind of mistake will never be made again.

Hua Ling didn't pay too much attention to yesterday's events, but she was frightened when she was picked up by the woman, until she saw Shen Laibao running over in a mess, holding her hand tightly before she fell unconscious, and when she was told not to be afraid, that fear suddenly disappeared.

Even when he was sent to the hospital, he didn't let go of her hand in a daze. When the doctor forcibly withdrew her hand from his, he was still chanting "Little Flower Little Flower".

For the first time, Hua Ling felt that in addition to her father and brother, Shen Laibao was also the one who would keep her promise.

A strange sense of protection washed away all fear.

She talked to him again, and then said, "Brother Laibao, I'm going home, my brother is back, I'll bring them to play with you another day." ”

Hanazu's brother? The other two children of the Hua family? Shen Laibao was full of expectations for meeting them, but when her brother returned, she also came to give her a duck neck, which was really considerate, "Okay, you go back, I'll lie down again." ”

When he lay down again, the pillow seemed a little awkward, and he reached out and found a walnut.

He just came here on the first day, and the flower bell sent it.

Walnuts are often hung with ice-blue sachets, rubbed over time, and now they are also stained with a little blue. He frowned and wiped it, but he didn't wipe it clean. He hurriedly got up and dipped the tea with a handkerchief, and then wiped it, but the more he wiped it, the dirtier it became, and the blue color spread around. His brow tightened, and he wiped it harder.

Rub rub, rub rub.

Smack!

With a crunch sound, the thinly carved walnuts crumbled into slag in repeated friction.

Shen Laibao was dumbfounded.

The walnut dregs were scattered on the futon, and he picked them up carefully, and wanted to fight on the "cabin" that was still left in his hand.

The "cabin" was also shattered.

Shen Laibao collapsed in grief next to a pile of debris, and the walnut boat cherished by Xiaohua next door was destroyed in his hands. Where did he think that this walnut was so fragile, could it be that he had crushed it when he fell yesterday? Then how did he explain to Xiaohua.

"Ah Wu."

He shouted twice, but it was a small guy who came in.

"Young master, Fifth Brother Ah was called by you to go out on errands."

Shen Laibao then remembered that he asked Ah Wu to supervise the work with the owner of Bai Zhuang, he looked at the little guy in front of him, he was very smart, and Ah Wu should not be wrong about the person he picked. He wanted the man to find a skilled craftsman, and a large walnut to carve into an identical boat.

When the words reached his throat, he paused again.

It's carved exactly the same, and it's not the same anymore.

He was silent for a long time before he carefully gathered the debris, put it in the sachet where the gold beads had been placed, sealed it, and put it back beside the pillow.

I saw Hua Ling another day, so let's apologize to her.