Chapter 27: The Past

"Are you sure it's here?"

Lin Xiaoxiang gently fanned the beads of sweat on his face with his hand, and said with a tired face.

He wears a blue down coat on the top and light yellow jeans underneath with a pair of beige cowhide shoes. It's getting late, and although there is no wind today, there is a coolness, and it is bleak.

It's just that the two of them at this moment are not as cold as they imagined, their bodies are slightly sweating, and they can hear the breathing of both sides when they are very close, and each other's faces are a little red.

"Yes, it should be this one."

Bai Hao wiped his forehead, hesitated, and said in a trembling voice.

Now should be the evening self-study time, they asked the head teacher for leave in the afternoon, saying that they were going to visit Ning Xin's mother again, and if they wanted to know about the situation of her parents, maybe they could help Ning Xin, solemnly agreed, handed them the leave slip and looked at them with a deep meaning, under Bai Hao's clumsy explanation, it seemed that he had found something interesting.

But unexpectedly, Bai Hao is a road idiot!

He had only been to Ning Xin's house once, and it was still night, and now the buildings in the community were the same, and he couldn't recognize which one was her house in a daze. The two of them have been walking around the community for more than half an hour, and every time they knock on the door, this amount of activity will do anaerobic breathing in their bodies even in cold weather.

"I won't admit my mistake again." Lin Xiaoxiang blinked, obviously a little unconvinced.

Bai Hao scratched his head, a little embarrassed, hesitated, and then said. "There aren't many of them around, but I think it's right here."

"Then try it." Lin Xiaoxiang nodded.

Ding dong! Ding dong!

"No one?" Bai Hao frowned, a little disappointed.

"Why don't you go back today, and ask He Xiaoye tomorrow to come and see." Lin Xiaoxiang glanced at the watch on his wrist and said softly.

"Do you have anything on my doorstep?"

A voice came from behind them, and they quickly turned their heads to look.

It was still the same red coat as that day, and the woman saw that the white was not good, and she was a little familiar, so she frowned lightly and said.

"You're... That night, was it Xinxin's classmates? ”

"Yes, Auntie." Bai Hao nodded and explained. "We're here today for peace."

"What's wrong with Xinxin?" Aunt Ning's pupils shrank suddenly, stretched out her hand, retracted it again, and said. "It's cold outside, let's talk about it first."

Bai Hao and Lin Xiaoxiang glanced at each other and nodded to each other.

"It's a coincidence that you came today, I just came back from work, and I was thinking about eating out and then going home, but in the end, I thought it would be better to eat instant noodles at home, which is also convenient, if you come back a little later, you won't be able to see me."

The three of them were in the living room, and Aunt Ning poured water for each of them and sat on the sofa.

"Thank you, we also think that this aunt should get off work, and she will come over after counting the time." Taking the teacup, Bai Hao smiled and said with a straight face. "Ning Xin's state has been very unstable recently, everyone is worried about her, and they want to understand why she is like this, so they come to trouble Auntie."

"Xinxin, she's okay? If she is really not in a good state, then I will take her home for a few days and let her come out for a walk. Aunt Ning's tone was a little anxious.

"It's not that serious." Bai Hao hurriedly waved his hand and said cautiously. "It's just that she feels a lot haggard than before, and she said she really wants her dad back, so we want to help her and want to know what's wrong with her dad."

"That's the case, do you miss her dad very much..."Aunt Ning nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip, her eyes flashed, and she felt very hesitant.

"Lin Tian - that is, my ex-husband, the relationship between the two of us has always been bad, he is an online writer, and I have been working in the hospital, no- there is no common topic, Lin Tian often drinks, every time he drinks after drinking, he goes crazy with alcohol, we often quarrel, and because Xinxin hasn't spoken to her father for several years, I thought Xinxin should also agree to our divorce. So I finally reached a compromise with Lin Tian, which can be regarded as a peaceful breakup, but I didn't expect Xinxin..."Aunt Ning stared at the teacup on the table with her eyes and said quietly. "I may not be able to accept this fact, which is why I will react so much."

"In other words, we don't have any choice but to wait slowly for Ning Xin to recover by himself?" Bai Hao put down the teacup in his hand and said.

"Judging from the current situation, we can only wait slowly." Aunt Ning sighed.

Bai Hao lowered his head, his brows were twisted together, and his thumb gently rubbed his palm.

This statement is very comprehensive, but it is too general, and from the perspective of a third party, it does not find the crux of the problem at all.

"You can't help me."

But that day's peaceful sigh and lonely back were not like this at all.

He looked up at the woman, his eyes fluttering, his hands shaking unconsciously, and it was obvious that he did not tell the truth.

But how can she tell the truth?

Bai is not good at clenching his hands into fists, and he doesn't know what to do next.

"That's not right!"

"Huh?!" Bai Hao and Aunt Ning were stunned for a moment, and looked at the girl who spoke just now with some surprise.

Lin Xiaoxiang held the teacup with both hands, stared at Aunt Ning's eyes, and said lightly.

"Auntie said not much different from what she said that night, and I don't think it's a serious answer to our question."

Hey, I've said too much, I'm a little anxious, and Bai Hao hurriedly pulled her sleeve.

"This little girl is... If I'm not mistaken, it didn't seem like you that night. ”

After taking another sip of water, Aunt Ning blinked, her hands curled into a ball, and asked.

"Somebody always tells me, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the question I'm asking."

Lin Xiaoxiang still looked at her, calm.

The flesh on Bai Hao's cheeks shook unconsciously, and he looked at Lin Xiaoxiang's serious expression again, and quietly retracted his hand.

"That's all there is to it, I don't know what else to add." After taking another sip of water, Aunt Ning lowered her head and whispered.

Laughing lightly, Lin Xiaoxiang looked at the bookshelf in the living room, as if he had eaten it, and said slowly.

"The books on this bookshelf are so neatly categorized, I think my aunt must love to read. And Uncle Lin is an online writer, and he must have read a lot of books, since you just said that the two of you don't have a common topic, I think this should be a common hobby. ”

Aunt Ning stared at the girl in front of her with wide eyes, biting her lip and looking struggling.

"And Ning Xin is very emotionally unstable now, if Auntie comes to pick her up, with Ning Xin's temperament, maybe it will be more serious." The girl took another sip of tea and said calmly.

This is too straight, Bai Hao looked at her in surprise, but did not speak.

Hearing this, Aunt Ning picked up the teacup on the table again and poured it down, her eyes blinking.

The hour hand walked slowly, and the atmosphere in the living room was very quiet, and none of the three of them spoke.

"Forget it, I'll talk to you. I thought you were children, but I didn't expect to see it so thoroughly. ”

Aunt Ning sighed and said helplessly.

Bai Hao and Lin Xiaoxiang were both happy, and they both nodded.

"Lin Tian is always very stubborn, we can come this far, and we can't complain about others." Aunt Ning shook her head slightly, as if she was recalling something. "My family is studying medicine, and my family has been very strict since I was a child, and I am the only daughter in the family, and my father has always hoped that I can study medicine in the future so that I can take over his own hospital. I didn't really have any idea about studying medicine, my dad asked me to study and I would study, because I didn't have any clear goals for the future, so I listened to my dad and entered medical school in college. Because I like to read very much, I joined our school's literature club, and it was there that I met Ning Xin's father, Lin Tian. ”

As she spoke, Aunt Ning's face gradually glowed with some brilliance and continued.

"He was very humorous and knowledgeable, and we discussed it together whenever we were at events, and there were always endless topics to talk about with him, and I admired him very much at that time, and when he confessed to me, he happily agreed. He said her goal is to become a writer and hope to become a god one day. Influenced by him, I gradually began to write some things and publish them on the Internet, and the response was quite good, and I hope to write books like him in the future...... We had a good relationship until we graduated from college, and although we sometimes quarreled, we reconciled in no more than two days at a time. After graduation, we were ready to get married, but because his family was relatively poor and there were other reasons, we had to join our family. Of course, Lin Tian disagreed, and I was also very distressed and tried to convince my father, but I never succeeded. So we decided to go out and work our own, and said that we would prove the results to my dad when we made them. ”

Her voice grew quieter, staring at the teacup.

"But how can writing be so easy, thinking that you can become a god by winning a little applause from others on the Internet, many people who do this are only part-time, not to mention how difficult it is to become a full-time writer, Lin Tian was ready to find a publishing house to publish his new book at the beginning, but a rookie editor with no results could not take such a big risk, and then he ran into a wall everywhere, he could only write online articles, and he would not write that kind of cool essay routine, high and low. And I just published and wrote articles on some public accounts, working part-time as a clerk in a pharmacy, still unable to make ends meet, and finally even food and clothing became a problem, so I could only run home in discouragement, and told my father, I persuaded Lin Tian again, and finally agreed to join the family, I also gave up writing articles and went to work in my own hospital. ”

"But Lin Tian didn't want to go out to find a job, he still wanted to fulfill his dream, he stayed at home every day to write, and he drank too much, and he didn't take a penny from home, the two of us gradually talked less, but the number of quarrels became more, and slowly the relationship became weaker, and finally he proposed the divorce to me, I think now it is really no different from divorce, so I agreed to him, but the child must be brought by me, Lin Tian also agreed, and moved out the next day after the divorce certificate was completed, and he didn't even talk to his heart."

Aunt Ning smiled bitterly and breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had spit out her grievances for many years, and her expression became very relaxed.

"Then why didn't Ning Xin ignore Uncle Lin?" Bai Hao asked.

"I don't know exactly what happened, I wasn't home that day." Aunt Ning shook her head, frowning slightly, trying to remember. "At that time, Lin Tian and I rarely spoke, but when I came back at night, Xinxin was still crying in the room, and I couldn't knock on the door, probably because of a conflict with her father, this girl used to like to read the novels written by Lin Tian, but then I don't know what happened, and I didn't support him writing it, and I haven't spoken to Lin Tian since then."

Lin Xiaoxiang nodded, holding her chin with her right hand, as if she was thinking about something.

"We get a rough idea." Bai Hao stood up and looked at Aunt Ning. "It's not too early, let's go back first, trouble Auntie."

"It's okay, I can't do anything right now, I just hope you can help Xinxin."

Aunt Ning's eyelids drooped and she whispered.

"Don't worry, Ningxin will be fine." Bai Hao looked at the woman seriously and nodded.

"Let's go, Lin Xiaoxiang."

Bai Hao shook Lin Xiaoxiang, who was still stunned, with his hand.

"Huh? Good. The girl came to her senses and stood up.

Just as he was about to go out, Lin Xiaoxiang suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at the tired woman.

"What's the matter?" Aunt Ning said.

"I'd like to ask Uncle Lin's current address."

The girl's crescent-like eyes blinked one after another, and she looked cute but made an extremely serious expression.