In a rental house of less than 10 square meters, a small TV is playing an animated program with snowflakes. A little girl of six or seven years old was curled up in the corner of the bed with her knees crossed, watching TV with relish.

As her mother was resting in bed, she turned on the TV quietly, while the TV station was broadcasting an advertisement for a new flavor of boxed ice cream.

"Sweet Yogari, three-layer crispy filling, tomorrow and evening convenience stores are selling well nationwide, come and taste the taste of happiness!"

A tempting ice cream commercial on TV that makes the little girl's mouth water.

"The Taste of Happiness ......"

She turned off the TV and nudged her mother, who seemed to be asleep.

However, the mother did not respond.

……

The girl gave up trying, and she began to figure it out on her own.

Convenience store, just across the street.

I bought bread with my mom over there before.

However, you need money to buy things at convenience stores.

Money words......

The girl carefully rummaged through the drawers, under the table, in the corners of the futon, and found several coins.

The girl put all the coins in her palm and counted them one by one.

"One, two, three......"

There are 5 coins.

The little girl looked at her mother, who was still sleeping by the bed, put the coin in her pocket, and then carried the small stool and stepped on the stool to open the door.

Instead of closing the door, she let a small stool block it.

She trotted to the stairs, and went down the stairs alone, holding on to the railing of the stairwell handrail while sticking her toes to touch the ground.

The stairs were a bit steep, and she had to hold on to her mother to keep her scared.

She only stretched out her right foot to touch the ground each time, which would be more stable.

Finally, she walked out of the shabby apartment building.

She saw a mother and son holding hands, and followed them, walking over step by step.

The boy tugged at his mother's hand and jumped around, and they were going to play at the amusement park they had been dreaming of for a long time.

At this moment, he saw the little girl following them, and he tugged his mother's hand.

"Mom, there's a little beggar following us in the back."

"Shh......h Don't talk. ”

The child walked briskly under the mother's tud, and the girl followed them from a distance.

Be......

It's the main street.

She saw the traffic coming and going, the tall buildings, and the well-dressed passers-by.

But everyone shunned her.

She was dressed in dirty clothes, with messy hair, a drooping snot and stains on her face.

But the gaze is bright.

She's looking forward to it.

The girl has a very difficult task to complete today.

She saw the convenience store opposite, and the plaque hung a very bright Yogari advertisement.

"There...... There will be ...... That's it. ”

But...... Zebra crossing.

The children on TV will cross the zebra crossing when they cross the street.

She looked left and right, and saw that the place where the crowd had gathered, and the red light was still on, so she leaned over.

She didn't dare to get too close to the strangers, but just stood obediently in the corner and watched them as if they were chatting happily.

Finally, the green light came on, and she followed behind the passers-by, keeping her distance, and trotted to follow.

The green light on this road was very short, and she didn't walk fast herself, and because she was following the old man, the red light soon turned on.

She was so frightened that she stood still and didn't dare to move.

The red light is to stop......

But the oncoming truck kept honking at her to signal her to go away, and there was no intention of slowing down.

She was so frightened that she ran desperately to the convenience store opposite, and finally dodged.

The truck whizzed past her.

She gasped for breath and trembled incessantly.

Her heart was beating fast, and she seemed to feel like she had just accomplished something terrible.

The door of the convenience store is an automatic door, which is still a rarity in this era, and the little girl does not dare to approach rashly, but stands in front of the convenience store, waiting for someone to come out, and then waiting for the gap between the automatic door opening and getting in.

Call......

The little girl didn't attract anyone's attention, and there didn't seem to be anyone else in the store except the cashier at the front desk.

He sat there alone reading a book, not seeming to notice himself.

The little girl looked around and found the freezer section of the convenience store.

She pulled the cabinet door open with all her might, then stood on tiptoe, and after some effort, she finally got it before

Yogari is so icy......

The little girl held a small box of Yogari ice cream in her hand and walked to the front of the cash register.

The cash register counter is also very high.

The cashier only saw the Yogari ice cream slowly pushed over, which startled him.

"What about people?"

The cashier looked around and saw the little girl reaching out and pushing all the coins and slowly handing them to the counter.

"Hey...... Is there a mistake ......?"

"Want to eat Yogari for a few cents? What about your mother? Ask your mom to buy it. ”

The little girl poked her head out from under the counter and looked at him with a frightened expression.

He seems to ...... Angry?

The cashier was really angry.

"Why did you come here alone, where is your mother?!"

"Mom...... Sleeping. ”

She spoke cautiously.

It's the same when mom is angry......

No...... Don't make people angry......

But when she thought of her mother's appearance when she was angry, the little girl was a little tearful with fear.

"Really...... How did your mom do adults......"

"And you, stinky girl."

"You can't buy Yogari with this little money!"

"How about taking this money next time! This one! ”

The cashier showed the little girl a $100 bill, then picked up Yogari and put it back in the freezer.

He saw the little girl standing there, staring blankly at him.

My body was trembling all the time.

"That's bad luck...... Help dad look at the store, how did you meet such a cheeky kid as you......"

The cashier muttered and cursed as he tore a red plastic bag, filled it with some bread, biscuits, and candy, and handed it to the little girl.

Finally, he took another flavor of Yogari from the freezer and handed it to the little girl.

"That rum-flavored one wasn't for children...... Vanilla-flavored, right? ”

The little girl nodded flatteredly and reached for Yogari, only to see the plastic bag full of my snacks fall back down.

Tut......

The cashier frowned impatiently, "Your house should be nearby, where?" ”

The cashier hung a sign at the door of the store that was closed, led the little girl out of the convenience store, led the little girl across the street, and led the little girl to her apartment building.

"You can go up yourself, right?"

The little girl nodded, and Yogari put it in the plastic bag together.

Carrying a plastic bag full of delicious food, she rushed to the apartment building in high spirits, only to stumble on the road.

"So, I hate the imp ......"

The cashier impatiently stepped forward, helped the little girl up, and helped her pat the dust off her body.

"Does it hurt?"

The little girl shook her head, but her eyes kept glistening with tears.

He led the little girl up the stairs to the floor of the apartment where the little girl lived.

"That's your house in front of you, right?"

The little girl nodded and pointed to the small door in front of her, which was blocked by a stool.

"Okay, now take these things and get out of here."

The cashier knocked the little girl on the head, "Next time you come to buy something, do you remember what kind of money you brought here?" ”

The little girl nodded vigorously, "Red ticket." ”

After the cashier left, the little girl entered the rental house with a bag of snacks.

Mom is still asleep.

On the bedside table is a crumbling framed photograph of what appears to be an intimate group photo of a pair of lovers.

The girl tiptoed to close the door, took out the yogari she had been thinking about from the bag, and gently opened the lid, the ice cream inside had melted a little, and it was also a little deformed in the vibration just now.

However, it does smell sweet.

The little girl wiped her saliva, and instead of enjoying the delicacy immediately, she quietly walked up to her mother, took a small wooden spoon, and gently scooped a little yogari ice cream and brought it to her mother's mouth.

The cold touch of the ice cream instantly made my mother feel excited, and she quickly woke up with a banging on her mouth.

"What...... What's ......?"

"What the hell are you doing!"

The mother slapped the little girl hard as she got up, and the red palm print appeared on the petite cheek of her left face, and the girl stepped back in horror, steadily protecting the yogari ice cream in her hand.

At the same time, the mother sat up from the bed with her mouth wiped and showed a disgusted expression.

"Slimy ...... Disgusting to death! What did you feed me? ”

Although she was slapped hard, the girl did not shed tears, but tried to make herself smile and handed the Yogari ice cream to her mother again.

"Mom, yes...... It is the taste of luck, happiness...... TV says ......"

Syllable!

The yoggerie ice cream in the little girl's hand was slapped open by her mother, and the cream ice cream smashed down the box on the small TV, and the white juice slowly flowed down the TV screen.

"What is the taste of happiness......

"Are you mistaken...... Little Rou ......"

Mom's eyes were full of grief and despair, and her eyes turned red.

"The culprit who caused me to become what I am now and made me unfortunate - it is you!!!"

The mother choked the girl's neck fiercely, and the girl in pain tried to break free, but the child's strength was too small.

The girl's eyes were full of sorrow and pleading, and even the most hard-hearted person could not help but be moved by this.

"What if...... If I hadn't given birth to you...... It's just fine......"

The mother finally let go of the hand that was holding the little girl, and there were two crimson strangulation marks on her neck, and her tears fell on the little girl's cheeks.

It was only then that the girl whimpered and sobbed.

"I'm sorry...... Mom...... I won't ask for anything again......"

"Never Listen to You Again, Mom......"

"Please, Mom......"

"Don't ...... Don't cry anymore......"

"Mom's ......"

The mother was lying in the girl's arms crying helplessly, and the girl, who had just been almost choked out by her mother, was like coaxing a child, gently rubbing her mother's back, holding her tenderly, and crying together.

The two children choked and sobbed together, I don't know how long it had been, so long that the girl had already sealed this memory into the deepest part of her heart.

Instead, there was a lot of time spent with grandpa.

and, now, ......

"Really...... This is where you've lived before. ”

Because Lu Xiaorou didn't plan to say anything to Su Mo, Su Mo just followed Xiaorou's words, "Do you want to go over there and have a look?" ”

"No...... Lu Xiaorou smiled and shook her head, "Over there, there's nothing left." ”

Oh, yes.

Nothing.

Whether it is the twisted apartment buildings crowded together, or the unfamiliar street, which has either been turned into a construction site or has been remodeled, the surrounding streetscape is no longer what Lu Xiaorou vaguely remembers.

"I want to go to the convenience store to buy something, Brother Su Mo."

"Okay, what to buy?"

"It's okay...... Can you wait outside? I can buy it myself. ”

"Hmm...... Good. ”

Su Mo nodded.

Lu Xiaorou stood in front of the glass door, and the automatic door was stuck two or three times before slowly opening.

She walked into the convenience store, and the convenience store owner was holding a mobile phone and flipping through it with relish, with a very smug smile on his face.

It looks pretty good.

Lu Xiaorou stood in front of the freezer and looked for a while, then took out two boxes of Yogari ice cream from the freezer.

This brand of ice cream is now the signature resident product of Mingxi convenience stores, but with the loneliness of Mingxi convenience store chains, it is difficult to see it again. may soon become the tears of the times, and become the old childhood dream that the older generation of Wen and Han people miss in their hearts.

Lu Xiaorou took two boxes of ice cream and came to the cash register. The boss put down his phone and absentmindedly scanned the code with ice cream.

Drip.

Drip.

The boss glanced at the data at the cash register, "It's 12 yuan in total......"

Lu Xiaorou took out her small purse, took out a whole 100 from it, and handed it to the boss with both hands.

"Charge you 100, find you 88-"

"No, no!"

Lu Xiaorou waved her hand in a panic, "No need to look for it." ”

"Huh? What's wrong. ”

Is it fake money given?

The boss took the red ticket and flicked it in his hand.

Not really......

"Yes, it's because ......"

Lu Xiaorou was already gentle when she spoke, but now she was excited, and she suddenly stammered a little when she spoke, "I paid the account on credit here before, and I haven't paid it back." It's to pay you back. ”

"On credit? We have a small business here, but we never give credit to others, and there are records in the background. ”

"Yes...... It's been a long time ago, and it hasn't been returned...... In general, in short...... You just take it. ”

“……”

Strange girl.

The boss looked Lu Xiaorou up and down, she was an ordinary high school girl, and she wasn't very familiar, and she didn't look like a nearby resident.

"Okay."

The boss didn't say anything more, and directly accepted the 100 yuan bill.

Lu Xiaorou also nodded, leaning slightly sideways and bowing to the boss.

"Thank you."

……

What is there to be thankful for?

Be all abroad.

But......

Looking at the back of the girl trotting away from the convenience store, and then at the red bill in his hand, the convenience store owner suddenly showed a hint of surprise.

Ha ha?!

Probably not......

The two of them are too far apart.

However, after so many years, they are all ......

"Brother Su Mo, try this."

Lu Xiaorou handed a copy of Yoguri to Su Mo.

"Ah, this is—"

On such a cold day, you want to invite me to ice cream......

Su Mo was originally stunned and refused, but seeing Lu Xiaorou looking so excited, he didn't complain about anything more.

"Yes...... Did you love ice cream when you were a kid? ”

"Mmmm," Lu Xiaorou said softly, "My mother used to buy it for me when I was a child, and I liked it the most." ”

And, Mom said...... Yogari ice cream has a blissful taste inside. ”

Lu Xiaorou picked up a small piece of vanilla ice cream and slowly put it into her mouth.

Well!

It turns out that it's really sweet......