As the sun sets, the dusk seaside is bathed in an orange-red halo, and the waves are rattling, constantly lapping on the beach, and the tide rises and falls.

Mu Bei sat on the beach with her knees crossed, her bare feet washed by the sea, she curled up as much as she could, trying to make her thin body not so cold, the slight biting sea breeze blew on her skin through the rough cloth clothes and pants, making Mu Bei tremble, she held her chin on her knees, and her transparent eyes stared at the dusky sky and the sunset in the distance, not knowing what she was thinking.

In the distance, a little girl ran and jumped happily, her laughter was particularly clear on the quiet beach, and behind the little girl, her mother ran after her helplessly and dotingly, and said, "Good girl, run slower, be careful of falling." ”

The little girl ran happily, and gradually stopped, and she blinked strangely at the thin figure in front of her, who seemed a little lonely, her long black hair hanging down her waist, lifted by the sea breeze.

"Hey, Mom, why do you see that sister sitting there alone in a daze?" The little girl asked her mother with some confusion.

The young woman looked at the back, paused, and stroked the top of her daughter's hair with a smile: "That sister may be thinking about her mother." ”

Two people, one big and one small, held hands, and gradually walked away, Mu Bei still stared at the sky blankly, motionless.

How deep does a person's thoughts be?

Mu Bei felt that maybe her thoughts were endless, because in her memory, there was no one to miss. It's not that it's not there, it's lost.

The sea was surging and the sky was dark. Mu Bei moved his somewhat stiff body and stood up slowly.

The city at night is full of hustle and bustle, crowded crowds, whistling vehicles, Mu Bei walked barefoot on the cold streets, and let the passers-by around her sweep away her body with strange eyes, and she didn't feel anything.

"That...... This young lady. Mu Bei paused, looking at the hesitant young man in front of him with calm eyes, the young man scratched his head, seemed to be a little entangled, and spit out a few words after a long time: "Do you need help?" ”

Mu Bei shook his head and did not speak. The young man looked at the girl in front of him, with a delicate and unpowdered appearance, an extremely thin body, only wearing a shabby layer of cloth clothes and trousers, barefoot, and black hair hanging down from her waist, like a girl who had just escaped from being sold to an unknown ravine. He looked hesitant and said repeatedly, "Don't you really need help?" ”

"Oh, let's go, what does it have to do with you." The young man was dragged by his companions, looking back as he walked, looking at the strange girl behind him, standing in the crowd, with a strange sense of strangeness.

She is so out of place with her surroundings, as if she is left behind and independent.

Ignoring the young man who suddenly accosted her, Mu Bei walked down the street, and a tempting fragrance attracted her attention. Looking sideways, there is a pastry shop next to him, the stall owner is making it in a baking oven, and there are many people waiting next to him. Mu Bei gently stroked his lower abdomen, looked at the shop, and was silent for a long time.

"Little girl, are you hungry?"

A voice suddenly sounded in her ears, Mu Bei turned her head, and a white-haired old man was looking at her with a smile, and his smile was a little kind.

The old man happened to buy the pastry, carried the bag, pinched out two pieces and handed them to Mu Bei.

After hesitating for a moment, she took it, and after a small bite. She looked at the old man's smile and slowly opened her mouth: "...... Thank...... Thank. ”

Listening to this extremely hoarse and even somewhat harsh voice, the old man's smile gradually disappeared, he looked at Mu Bei, in that gaze, Mu Bei did not see a trace of disgust, but was full of distress and warmth.

"If my granddaughter were still alive, she would be as old as you." Seeing the girl swallow the pastry, the old man raised his hand and subconsciously wanted to touch the top of the girl's hair, but suddenly reacted to the pair of translucent eyes, put down his hand, and sighed slightly.

"Little girl, where is your home?"

"Home?" Mu Bei lowered his head.

"I ...... There is no home. ”

The distress in the old man's eyes was a little more: "Then where are you going now?" ”

Mu Bei was silent and did not say a word. The old man looked at her, took her hand in Mu Bei's puzzled gaze, and said with a smile: "If you want, you can go to my house to live, anyway, my bad old man is alone, and many people around him are more angry." ”

Looking at the white-haired old man looking at him gently, Mu Bei nodded subconsciously.

"Okay."

In this way, the lonely girl who is alone meets the same lonely old man, and in this noisy urban evening, the two lonely people add a touch of warmth to each other's hearts.

In the unit that looked a little dilapidated, the old man turned on the light, Mu Bei looked at this small house, the house was cleanly kept, a table, a few chairs, a small TV, and two bedrooms in addition to the kitchen and toilet. On the wall of the living room hung a ticking clock and a broken group photograph of the man standing on the verdant grass with a smile, but the figure of the old man was left on the picture, and most of the rest was nowhere to be seen, and from the edge it seemed to have been cut out.

"They're all gone." Looking at the broken group photo, the old man muttered: "In the disaster fourteen years ago, my wife couldn't bear that kind of blow, and after two years, only the old man and I were left." ”

“…… Disaster...... Difficult? Mu Bei's body stiffened slightly.

"That one almost affected half of the North Curtain Continent...... War! If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have believed that there could be such a ...... in this seemingly peaceful and peaceful world? Monster. The old man's tone was faintly excited, and his pale hair was trembling slightly.

"Monster...... Her eyes lowered, Mu Bei murmured softly, and where the old man couldn't see, her hands were clenched tightly.

Eventually...... Still can't escape......

As if sensing that something was wrong with his emotions, the old man took a few deep breaths, slowly quieted down, he looked at the girl, and smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, I thought of something unhappy, I didn't scare you." ”

"It's okay, cough." Mu Bei gently pinched his throat, feeling better than before. She looked at the old man and said, "Thank you...... Take me in. ”

"Huh." The old man smiled mildly and said, "It's different to have someone with you, the old man is old, and he feels kind when he looks at you, and he is happy in his heart." ”

"What if...... Little girl, you don't dislike calling the old man a word of grandpa, and the old man will treat you like a granddaughter in the future. Listening to the hint of expectation and gentleness implied in the old man's tone, Mu Bei lowered his head.

Looking at the girl's reaction, a trace of loss flashed in the old man's eyes, but he smiled and said, "Of course, if you don't ......"

“…… Father...... ...... Grandpa"

There was silence in the small room for a moment, the girl looked at the white-haired old man in front of her, her translucent eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, pressed her throat, and took a gentle breath, her voice was clear and powerful: "Grandpa." ”

"Hey, granddaughter!"

Almost instantly, his eyes turned red, and the old man almost cried out loud, hugging Mu Bei as if he was desperate, his lips trembling slightly and muttering as if he was whimpering.

Feeling that he was being held tightly by the old man, Mu Bei pursed his lips and gently patted the old man's back.

"For so many years, grandpa has suffered."

"Not bitter, not bitter! Grandpa is not bitter! The old man's cloudy eyes flashed with water: "It's good to come back!" It's good to be back! ”

From this day on, in this dilapidated small unit building, the neighbors all knew that the old man Mu, who had been alone all day long, suddenly had a granddaughter who was like a flower. They were very curious about where Old Man Mu's granddaughter came from, because they knew that Old Man Mu's family had passed away a long time ago, but seeing that the girl who looked cold and lonely got along with Old Man Mu very harmoniously, they didn't say anything.

Old man Mu was very happy when he knew Mu Bei's name, and he shouted Xiaobei Xiaobei every day, and the smile on his face never stopped for a moment. The original old man Mu liked to go out and walk around when he was fine, but now when he is fine, he just circles around Mu Bei. He bought a lot of delicious things, bought a lot of dresses that looked pink and tender, and in Mu Bei's resistant eyes, he changed those clothes into a neat type with a face full of grievances.

Mu Bei originally thought that Old Man Mu's poor life was because he was poor, but in fact, Old Man Mu had a card, and there was a lot of money in the card, which was enough money for him to live a very good life, but Old Man Mu never spent it, and he only relied on some subsidies in the community for his usual life. But since she came, Old Man Mu took out the card from under the bed in the bedroom and began to spend the money for her, when she first knew, Mu Bei was still puzzled for a while, but she understood something about the gentle gaze of Old Man Mu looking at her.

"This thing is called a mobile phone, and those little girls and boys like to play with it, so the old man bought one for you."

Mu Bei looked at the square block in his hand, it was black, it didn't look like a toy, and when he hesitated to smash it twice, Old Man Mu didn't think that there was anything wrong with such a big young girl not using a mobile phone, so he smiled proudly at Mu Bei and said, "Xiaobei, come and let grandpa teach you how to play!" ”

pressed a button at random, and the screen suddenly lit up, illuminating Mu Bei's expressionless face. Old man Mu scratched his head and muttered, "People have taught me how to make it bright, why don't Xiaobei need me to teach it." ”

"Hey, it's still my granddaughter who is smart."