In the dark room, suddenly there was a face on the wall talking to him, that face knew Bao Xiaotang very well, and understood that Bao Xiaotang thought that person was also himself - another side of himself. I don't know how long it took, the two were tired of chatting, and Bao Xiaotang fell asleep in a drowsy mood.

Suddenly, millions of butterflies swooped down on her with a clatter, Xiaotang shrank in fright and hugged her head tightly, the group of butterflies fluttered everywhere on the floor-to-ceiling windows of the small house, many of them had crawled on her, biting off her hair, devouring her flesh and blood, and invading her viscera...... Bao Xiaotang covered his head in pain and cried.

After everything was quiet, Xiaotang heard that the impact just now was a meteorite falling, not a butterfly breaking through the window, she was glad that she had escaped a catastrophe, but she obviously saw a large group of butterflies, why did it fall on the ground with a boulder?

At three o'clock in the morning, Bao Xiaotang woke up from a nightmare sweating profusely. Recently, she often has nightmares, either waking up at two or three o'clock and not being able to sleep, or not falling asleep at two or three o'clock.

In the dimly lit room, she was huddled alone in the corner, her hair wet against her face, neck, and back. Since she sent that message to Li Zhiquan last night, she has hardly fallen asleep. I've been waiting for each other's messages, and I haven't replied. I finally fell asleep in a daze, and suddenly woke up from a nightmare.

Xiaotang is tangled and nervous, cold and vicious. She wept in hatred and humiliation, and gradually fell asleep again.

For some reason, she was lying in an operating room while a group of people were operating on herself. Xiaotang recalled that there were a few people who used drugs to charm them, and then opened their cavities to take their own organs - along with the baby in their womb. After they took the baby, Xiaotang could still feel the beating of the child's heart, and the consciousness of her brain also followed the baby, like a doppelganger, she and her baby shared a heart and a brain. Suddenly, everyone took away their children, and Bao Xiaotang, who was lying on the bed, saw this scene, so frightened that he couldn't speak or move, only two tears poured out......

At six o'clock, I woke up from my dream crying again. Xiaotang sat up, leaned against the wall, and was alone in a daze.

Feeling that her aunt was not sleeping, Xuemei woke up at seven o'clock, and saw her aunt sitting alone in the corner of the bed, her face showing a complexity that she couldn't see through at all, and her eyes released a fear that made Xuemei, who had nothing to do, feel unpredictable. If a person has evil thoughts, his eyes will also change, and he is afraid that he will only harm his body with his heart.

Xuemei got out of bed and took a towel to wipe Xiaotang's sweat, then washed her face and brushed her teeth, and went out to buy breakfast.

It is said that Li Zhiquan, who received Bao Xiaotang's text message last night, was very happy, and wished that Bao Xiaotang would kill the child immediately. For this reason, he secretly admired his wife Niu Fusang's skills, and he easily got the junior without spending a penny. Li Zhiquan's current thoughts are all on the younger and more beautiful Fu Caiyun, and Bao Xiaotang has long become a thing of the past.

How deep will a man who never puts his feelings into but only enjoys a young body have for his ex and ex in an affair? Pity Bao Xiaotang, who is still immersed in Li Zhiquan's bubble and can't get out.

After arriving at the office in the morning, a colleague from human resources came over to ask Li Zhiquan about how to deal with Bao Xiaotang's resignation procedures, Li Zhiquan hesitated, and forgot that there was such a thing related to him - the two of them had already been transparent in the company. After thinking about it again, he first sent Xiaotang a red envelope of 50,000 yuan, and then made up a text message and said: Tangtang, you take care of your body, the company has been doing a lot recently, and she is also in charge, I can't accompany you to the hospital, you use this money to buy some supplements. When are you free to come over and go through the resignation procedures, the personnel is urging.

Bao Xiaotang, who had just finished breakfast, received this text message, and his heart was like an ice cellar - cold and heavy, unable to breathe. She was unwilling, she was aggrieved and angry, for his unmarried pregnancy, she was afraid that she hadn't slept well for days, and she still had illusions about him at this moment! Even if he sees photos of him and other women, even if he is beaten by her wife, even if he hasn't contacted himself for half a month...... But this text message in the morning really made Bao Xiaotang desperate.

She calculated that Li Zhiquan would at least accompany her to the hospital for an abortion, and on the way to the abortion, she hoped that he would keep the child if he softened, and hoped that Li Zhiquan could treat her differently for the sake of losing a child for him, but she didn't expect that he would send himself away for 50,000 yuan, without even saying a word!

Why is God so ruthless to her? Xiaotang was so angry that he couldn't breathe, and he cried again. Years of grievances have accumulated today, and the poor middle-aged woman has nothing to be abused like this! Xiaotang complained and cried so badly that she frightened Zhong Xuemei on the side.

Two hours later, Bao Xiaotang opened Xuemei on the grounds that he wanted to eat dumplings for lunch. The woman who was tired of crying lay on the bed alone, thinking about herself in the past few years.

When she first came to Shenzhen, she was only a teenager, and after many years of wandering in the agricultural market, she learned some accounting skills, and finally went out, worked hard to pass the accounting vocational exam, went to a large company for interviews, worked, and accumulated resumes.

After her work entered a new stage and her life was settled, she dared to hope for love. But at that time, I was already twenty-four or five years old. From the eyes of others over the years, she knew that she was a little beautiful, but for some reason, the prince charming of her dreams never came to chase her.

In the winter of the twenty-five-year-old, a young man broke into her life. They are fellow villagers, and they have been in love for two years, and those two years are not how romantic they are, but they are also happy. In the end, the boy's parents looked down on his origins, and even the boy gradually looked down on himself. The arrogant Xiaotang took the initiative to break up, and in the end they were divided neatly! Who would have thought that for many years after that, she has been missing his goodness.

Until this big company, until she met Li Zhiquan this year, Bao Xiaotang thought that God was very kind to take care of her, and those years were so happy, so happy that she faintly felt that she was not worthy of having such a good person, such a good car, and such a good dream. Reality quickly dismantled her - she really didn't deserve it.

This is a dark and exciting experience, and Bao Xiaotang is still confused. She hopes that life can be fast-forwarded, no matter how many years it is fast-forwarded, no matter whether life after fast-forward is bitter or sweet, she just wants to see how she wades through this quagmire.

Zhiyuan's lunch was ready, and the family rested after lunch. At two o'clock in the afternoon, He Zhiyuan packed his things, said hello to Lao Ma, and went to the high-speed rail station with his suitcase. I haven't seen him for a long time, and Zhiyuan also misses Yangyang very much.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lao Ma watched TV in the living room, and the two children took a nap in the house. Suddenly the door rang, Lao Ma went to open the door, and when he saw that it was the granddaughter of Zhong Neng's family, he greeted the door with a smile. It turned out that Xiaotang wanted to stay alone, so he brought Xuemei again.

Xuemei went to Xuecheng after entering the house and said hello, Xuecheng and Zai slept in the house, the air conditioner was on, the fan was blowing, the snoring was undulating, and the saliva was turbulent. Xuemei took the sleeve of the boy's clothes on the ground to scratch Xuecheng's feet, which called the two up.

After getting up, the three of them came to the living room barefoot, they sat on the ground in a circle, and the three mouths opened and closed, you laughed and I made trouble, and the silent living room suddenly became lively. The old horse was lying on the sofa like a reclining Buddha and listening to the children.

"Sister Meimei, is the college entrance examination difficult?" Sitting on the basketball, Tsai asked.

"Huh, what do you say?" Xuemei rolled her eyelids.

"Are you leaving in September?"

"Yes! Definitely! ”

"Where to go?" Xuecheng straightened up and asked.

"He doesn't know?" Tsai Tsai pointed at Xuecheng and looked at Xuemei.

"I don't know, he goes to school!"

"Where are you going?" Ask again after you have learned.

"Hahaha...... Go to college! Kindergarten is completed to elementary school, elementary school is completed to secondary school, and secondary school is completed to university! Xuemei didn't answer.

The conversation abruptly stops. Xuemei was looking through Xuecheng's summer homework on the ground, Tsai Tsai was spinning the basketball in his hand, and Xuecheng was running with a car between his legs.

"Why did you choose to go to Chongqing? There are also many good universities in Guangdong! Tsai asked lightly.

"Far from home! I don't like to be close to home and have to come back every month, it's annoying! ”

"Then why did you choose law? It feels high and deep. ”

"I hate people arguing."

"And what about your boyfriend?"

"Do what you have to do!" As soon as Xuemei spoke, she was loud.

Lao Ma sighed in his heart when he heard this, he didn't expect the children to talk about this, and they talked very seriously and deeply.

"Are you ready for your tuition?"

"Huh...... How do I know? Xuemei sighed, this sigh didn't look like a child at all.

"What are you talking about?" Xuecheng was serious but listened in a daze, and couldn't help but ask.

"Talk about Meimei's sister going to college."

"Are you coming back for the New Year?"

"I don't want to come back, I want to work at school!"

"Why?"

"I want to share some of the burden for my mother, she's working so hard."

"What are you talking about?" Xuecheng asked anxiously, but his brother and sister ignored it.

"Will you have a dinner before you leave?"

"I don't know."

"I'm going to give you a big gift." Tsai Tsai's face was full of mystery.

"Huh...... Thank you again for the gift. ”

"What the hell are you talking about?" Xuecheng got out of the car and asked loudly.

"My sister is going to college, I gave her a gift, didn't I give you a gift when you were in elementary school! When you were in middle school, your brother gave you another gift - did you hear that? We're talking about gifts. "Tsai coaxed.

"Do you want a book for my college entrance examination? Lots of reference books. ”

"Yes! Definitely! I'm going to move another day. ”

After saying this, the two older children each lowered their heads and tinkered with the playthings in their hands.

The air was filled with sadness and reluctance, and even the old horse, which was invulnerable to all kinds of poisons, was contaminated with a lot.

"No one cares about it today, I'm happy to die, let's go out to play in the afternoon!" Tsai Tsai proposed.

"Grandpa Ma is not human?" Xuemei whispered and laughed.

"My grandfather is his own, isn't he?" Tsai Tsai glanced at the old horse.

"Humph!" The old horse echoed through his nostrils.

"Would you like to go ice skating?" Xuecheng asked Tsai Tsai.

"The rink is too far away."

"Brother Boy, can you take me to the zoo to see the owl!" Learn to succeed.

"This ...... It's a little difficult, Sister Meimei, what do you say! ”

"The zoo is too far away and dangerous, so you have to take an adult with you! Key tickets are also expensive! The eldest girl stamped and vetoed.

"How's the Children's Palace?" Tsai asked.

"Closes at five! It's more than three o'clock now! Xuemei vetoed it again.

"Brother Tsai, can we go to the Science and Technology Museum?"

"The Science and Technology Museum also closes at five o'clock!" Tsai Tsai is lost.

"Do you have any money?" Xuemei asked Tsai.

"What's the matter, there's ...... A little bit, what are you going to do? Tsai Tsai was cautious, and he didn't forget to sneak a glance at the old horse when he turned around.

The old horse smiled in his heart.

"Go to the snack street to eat delicious food, I don't bring money, whether I can learn or not, it's up to you!"

"I have money, but I can't take you there, I ate barbecue that day and broke my stomach, I was scolded by the second boss, and I went to the emergency room in the middle of the night! Go to Snack Street today...... Forget it! ”

"Na...... Where can the three of us go? Xuemei complained.

"Let's go to the mall, there's a little train in the mall!" The study is full of interest.

"Poof...... That's for kids! "Tsai is disdainful.

"I'm a child!" Learn to refute.

"That's rippling play! Do you play? Interesting? ”

"How about we go to the movies? There's a new movie "Aladdin" coming out! Xuemei had an idea.

"It's okay to watch a movie! I have a ticket! Seven or eight free tickets! The rest of the tickets will be given to you. "Boy show off.

"And how are we going to eat—in the evening?" Xuemei asked Tsai.

"You don't care about Aunt Xiaotang anymore?"

"She asked me to eat at your house in the evening."

"Eat outside, learn what you want to eat, brother, please eat!" Tsai patted his chest.

"I want grilled chicken thighs and fries!" Xuecheng has a brilliant face.

"What about Grandpa?" Xuemei pointed to the old horse and asked.

"Grandpa go together! Grandpa, let's go out to eat together at night, will you go? Tsai asked the old horse.

"Far from it?"

"It's not far, opposite the mall, you've been there several times."

"Yes." After the old horse answered, he continued to listen to the children's talk.

"Let's eat first, and then go to the movies after eating, uh...... Grandpa, the three of us went to the movies after dinner, why don't you go to see it? Tsai asked the old horse.

"What's a movie?" The old horse asked deliberately.

When the three of them heard this, they looked at each other, covered their mouths and laughed.

"Cinema is ...... A super TV that's a lot bigger than a TV! "Boy's nonsense.

"Grandpa Ma, can we go to the movies together after dinner in the evening? My grandfather has seen the movie too! Xuemei turned around and asked the old horse.

"Okay, grandpa is at your command! Do whatever you say! But you have to take into account that grandpa can't walk much! Two and a half kilometers at most, too much is not enough! The old horse held his head in his right hand and waved his left hand in the air.

"That's enough!" Tsai clapped his hands.

"What do you do after watching the movie?" Xuecheng asked his brother and sister.

"I'll be back after reading it! My mom - your aunt is off work, what else do you want to do? Tsai stared.

At the mention of parents, the children's conversation was interrupted again.

"What are you doing during the summer vacation?" After a long time, Xuemei asked Zaizai.

"My dad has already chosen the cram school, and I'll start the class right away." Tsai Tsai is frustrated.

"What high school student doesn't do that?" Xuemei comforted.

"It's better to be happy and play at home – all summer vacation."

"Huh?" Xue Zheng was talking about himself, raising his head and smiling at his brother and sister.

"I'd like him to make up for it, as long as he doesn't stay home!"

After saying this, the three of them fell silent again.

Xuemei stroked Xuecheng's hair, and the children who played with toys were the most cute and charming. Tsai Tsai looked at his sister and brother and lamented that everyone had an imperfect youth. Lao Ma watched TV, but his heart was tied to the three children.

"Xuecheng, what do you want to do in the future?" Tsai asked.

"I want to ...... I want to build a log cabin - just for myself! "Learn to pick an inspiration from heaven.

"It's as confused as Yangyang! I'm not asking you this! You see, my sister studied law and will become a lawyer in the future; As for me, I will go to college in the future, and I will come out to do ...... Start your own business or work as a professional manager in a large company. I'm asking you: What are you going to do in the future? Tsai explained loudly.

Xuecheng thought for a long time and replied, "I want to make bread and vegetables!" ”

"Hee hee ......" The two older children smiled when they met, and Xuemei explained: "He loves to eat since he was a child!" It's not bad to be a big chef, five-star chefs and head chefs have super high salaries! "Don't say that children don't know sorrow. The future that I am worried about may not be many years later, but tomorrow before my heels.

"What are you going to do in the future?"

"I haven't figured it out yet, I don't know what I'm good at, and I don't know what major I'm going to apply for in the future." The boy is confused.

"I was like you when I was a freshman in high school."

"And how do you know you like jurisprudence?" Tsai Tsai for advice.

"Didn't I tell you? I hate adult quarrels, and I don't want to say a word about what can be solved by law. Mei Mei was slightly angry.

Tsai Tsai understood what his sister meant, so he changed his soft words: "Actually, I like music, but I find that music is just a hobby for me, I can't dedicate myself to it, and I haven't loved it enough to make a living." I like sports, and sports are just a hobby or habit for me, and I want to make a living from it...... I'm afraid I'm going to be miserable in my life. I can't do it, I'll go into my mom's company, or write novels like my dad! No matter how bad it is, I'll go back to my hometown to farm like my second uncle! There is always a way to live, how can anyone starve to death in this era? ”

For the future, the teenager despairs. When the old horse heard that the boy was going home to farm, his heart instantly welled up with a thousand kilograms of contempt, thinking that he was young and could only be tolerant. The despair on the face of the considerable boy, Lao Ma was happy, at least for the future, he thought carefully.

This is very rare among young people in rural areas. Rural children have an ignorant joy or pale vision for the future, based on this, after they enter the society, it often takes many years to figure out their own catties and the rules of society, and at this time, they have reached the age of even talking about marriage.

"Go home and farm? You're going to be mad at your mother! Mei Mei teased.

"Huh! How about I ask my mom to organize and let the two of us hang out together on a weekend? Like when you were a kid, go to the beach to get into the water or go to the reservoir to walk the greenway? "Tsai wants to get together more before my sister goes to college.

"I'm not going, I'm in trouble! But you can take your studies with you! You don't have to take him with you in the future. Xuemei whispered.

"What's the matter with you?" Tsai Tsai was curious.

"After my aunt's business is over, I'm going to work! My classmate is at Starbucks, I wanted to go for a long time, but my mother had to let me come over to take care of my aunt! Otherwise, I would have gone to work last week! Xuemei pretended to flip through the paper easily.

"But you've never worked part-time, have you?" Tsai is worried.

"Who doesn't have a first time? You're going to have your first time, you can't rely on your mom and dad forever! Aunt Gui Ying will get old sooner or later. After Xuemei finished speaking, Tsai lowered her head, and her heart was turbulent.

Lao Ma looked down at Zhong Neng's grandchildren, and secretly admired in his heart, this generation is barely strong, and the next generation is so ambitious. The old man was jealous, glad that his two grandsons were still young and could still be trained and trained.

"It's four o'clock, what do we choose to eat?" Tsai Zi forced a smile, took out his mobile phone and asked his sister and younger brother: "Shaanxi cuisine or Sichuan cuisine?" Hunan or Cantonese? So the three of them chose a restaurant on their phones side by side.

The old horse squinted at the children and rejoiced again, and his heart became heavy. They are a group of children who are awakening, a group of children who are better than themselves. The corners of the white-haired old man's mouth are slightly upturned, which is a surrender and sustenance to hope, as well as a tribute and blessing to the next generation.

Most of the children in the city are delicate, but they generally have an early sense of independence. This is particularly lacking in rural children, who know nothing about society, about themselves, and even less about the future. Whether Meimei has a direction or Zai Zai's no direction, for the future of the individual, most of the children in the city are eager and urgent, have subjective initiative, and have precise expectations.

The melting pot of cities provides a variety of references for urban children, who may not know what they want to do, but who know what they are not suitable for or unwilling to do. Realizing this is also a huge step forward.