I sat on the stone steps, and the time passed for a long time, like a day, more like a year. The principal is unreliable again, and I have completely stopped expecting her appearance. Looking up at the sky, the sun looked like he was about to melt the earth. I felt like I was about to die, my clothes were already soaked with sweat, and my mouth was so dry that there was no spittle. I looked at the oral liquid placed next to my feet, the advertisement of this brand can often be seen on the wall, almost every vacant wall in the old street is occupied by this brand of oral liquid. I opened the box, pulled out the straw, pulled the tab, and inserted the tip of the straw into the rubber stopper. The taste of this liquid was sweet and sour, and it tasted like joy, so I drank the whole box of liquid one by one. Later, when I heard from adults that someone had drunk this brand of oral liquid to death, I felt scared for a while. Then I felt nonsense, how can such a delicious oral liquid drink a dead person, I drank a whole box at the time, am I not poisonous. I picked up the empty boxes on the floor and stuffed the empty bottles back into their original grooves one by one, then stood up and looked around, and found that there were garbage bins in the hall of the Children's Palace.

As soon as I walked into the hall of the Children's Palace, I felt like a change of season, and the whole person came to life again. After throwing out the trash, I took a look at my surroundings. The newly built Children's Palace is a three-story building, and many of the rooms and facilities have not yet been put into use, and at this time, there is not a single ghost in the huge building, and it is surprisingly quiet.

I didn't want to go out to be the company of Grandpa Sun again, so I wandered around the hall. Suddenly, a faint voice was heard, and the source of the sound seemed to be on the second floor. Out of curiosity, I searched for the sound and went upstairs. It was heard vividly, and the staccato sound came from the third open door.

Leaning on the door frame and looking inside, I saw a little girl with wings on her back. The midday sun shone down on her through the gauze curtains, and for a moment I thought I had seen an angel. The little girl sits in front of a brand-new upright piano, her little white hands dancing on the black and white keys. She played unskillfully, but she was very engaged, and the expression on her face was sometimes tragic and sometimes gentle.

I was fascinated and applauded.

The little girl, startled by the sudden noise, turned her head to look at me, and then was overjoyed and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

I was so happy to meet this angelic little girl again, and I was even too excited to ask the same question as the other party.

The little girl jumped off the piano bench and walked briskly towards me, her wings flapping up and down as if she were about to take off. She stood still in front of me, staring at the tiger hat on my head and said, "Mom and Dad brought me here to learn the piano, little tiger, what about you?" ”

If the truth is that I was thrown here, then what can I do with the tiger, the tiger is the king of the mountain. So I lied a little and said, "I'm here to explore!" ”

The little girl stared at me with interest and asked, "Oh! What did you find? ”

Afraid of being recognized by the other party, I lowered my head and scratched the tiger's head and said, "Hehehehe! Find a little angel. ”

Probably hearing the sound of the piano breaking, the little angel's mother came out through the glass door on the back wall of the piano room. It was an aunt who was dressed simply and elegantly, with short and smart hair. Seeing that her daughter was talking to a strange child, my aunt walked straight to us, walked up to the little angel, stroked her ponytail and asked, "Baby, who is this little friend, do you know each other?" ”

The little angel didn't know who I was, but she still nodded seriously and said, "Yes! We're friends. ”

A sentence that we are friends seems to flow into a clear spring in my heart, and the heat and anxiety are instantly swept away. This may be the April day in the poem.

My aunt looked out the door, squatted down in front of me and asked, "Little friend, why are you alone, Mom and Dad?" ”

I could have lied to myself that I was an explorer, but now I don't dare, so I explained how I was here. Because I was afraid that the little angel on the side would hear it, I spoke almost close to my aunt's ear.

After hearing this, my aunt took my little hand and said with appreciation but some pity: "The child is so brave. If you can trust Auntie, Auntie will send you home. ”

I looked at the good-looking little girl next to my aunt, and I was sure that the mother who could give birth to a little angel must not be a bad person. So he nodded firmly and said, "Auntie, I believe in you." ”

I always thought that Lao Cai was the name of a street, but in fact, in this city, countless streets that have faded by time are called Lao Cai. So, when my aunt asked me where my family lived, even though I tried my best to describe the scenery and residents of Lao Cai, she still didn't know what it was.

The aunt shook her head helplessly and said, "Children, you said before that you came to participate in the competition from Lianglianghua Kindergarten. Why don't you send you back to kindergarten? ”

While my aunt and I were talking, two more people came out of the glass door behind the piano room, an uncle in a gray suit and a gray-haired grandfather. The grandfather spared no effort to talk about the strength of the teachers of the Children's Palace, and the uncle was obviously a little impatient to listen, but he still had a polite smile on his face. Seeing that his wife was pulling a strange child at this time, the uncle quickly stepped forward and asked, "Meixin, whose child?" ”

Auntie got up and explained briefly.

After hearing this, my uncle grinned, came over and patted me on the shoulder and said, "What a great little friend." Then he turned around and pinched his daughter's pink little face and said, "If we are baby, we will only cry our nose." ”

The little angel pouted at his father, threw himself into his mother's arms and coquettishly said, "Mom, Mom, I'm hungry." Is it OK to go eat KFC? ”

The aunt looked at her husband with an inquiring gaze.

The uncle didn't wait for the aunt to speak, and replied heartily: "Take this child with you, the two children are together with each other." ”

Then, the uncle gave the gray-haired grandfather a polite gesture for a while.

Before leaving, the grandfather did not forget to remind: "Mr. Lin, your child is a good material for learning the piano!" Don't delay. ”

The uncle nodded and said with great self-cultivation: "Teacher Qi, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to counsel the child." The matter of registering for the class, when we go back to think about it, I will give you a letter of approval whether we learn or not. ”

After that, my uncle pulled the little angel, and my aunt pulled my little tiger, and we went out through the back door of the Children's Palace.

Crossing the street, walking less than twenty meters, stopped. I looked up and saw a portrait of an old man with a white beard hanging on the door of the shop. This old man only came to our store last year, and the business is booming. I haven't eaten anything from their house yet, Yiqing said that it was very delicious, and said that the name of this shop is Ke, Buddha, and Word. It turns out that the name of the family is KFC, and Yiqing is pronounced according to Hanyu Pinyin.

My uncle went to order food, and my aunt pulled our two children to find seats. On the way here, I felt an urgency to urinate, and when I entered the door, I was blown by the air conditioner, and now I can't hold it anymore. The little angel saw that I kept twisting my body, poked me with his elbow, and asked with a smile, "Is it urgent?" ”

I blushed and nodded, and told myself in my heart that I was holding on to my urine, not shy.

The little angel naturally took my hand and said, "I know where the bathroom is, I'll take you there." ”

The aunt pointed to a four-seater seat by the window and said, "Go ahead!" We'll sit there later. ”

The little angel's hands were fleshy, his fingers were cold, and there was no April temperature at all. I hesitated for a moment, but my fingers curled and gripped the ice-like fingers. By this time, the red on my face had burned to my neck.

After a soak in pee, I felt relaxed, and when I washed my hands, I had a hard time again. Because that faucet didn't even have a switch. I looked helplessly at the little angel beside me, and she saw my embarrassment, rolled her eyes helplessly and said, "Hey! I can't help it. ”

The little angel squeezed out some hand sanitizer from the square box on the wall, then pressed my hand under the faucet, and strangely enough, the water gushed out automatically. After washing my hands, the little angel pulled me to a curved box again, dragged my hands flat, raised my hands under the arc, and a warm breeze blew. I've never used these high-end goods, and I thought it was all an angel using magic. So I secretly made a wish in my heart that I must bring an angel home, so that I can call the wind and rain and be omnipotent.

Back at his seat, my uncle had already ordered food and returned. In the two places reserved for us, there are two children's menus. The food on the table gave off an enticing aroma, and although I longed for it, I hesitated to look at my uncle and aunt opposite, each of whom was holding only a glass of Coke. I took a glass of juice from the plate, pushed the plate in front of me to my uncle and aunt, and said, "Uncle and aunt, you eat, I'm not hungry." ”

My aunt smiled and pushed the plate back in front of me and said, "Thank you, little friend!" Uncle and aunt have already eaten it before, and this is for you. ”

They invited me to eat these foods, but my aunt still politely said thank you to me. Looking at the food in front of me, my heart warmed and I said politely, "Thank you, uncle and aunt." ”

The little angel who had already finished nibbling on a chicken wing next to him sucked his finger and said, "Mom and Dad, I won't be polite to you!" ”

Coming out of KFC, my uncle and aunt took our two children back to the Children's Palace, and my uncle went to drive and asked us to wait by the fountain pool. At this time, I saw the rainbow in the fountain again, colorful, like my mood at the moment.

My uncle drove a grass-green SUV with the words 'Green Water TV' on it. My aunt sat in the co-pilot's seat, and the little angel and I sat in the back. Before getting into the car, the aunt wanted to take off the little angel's wings, but she said nothing. In the end, the uncle persuaded the aunt: "Forget it, let her wear it!" I'll drive a little slower. ”

After getting in the car, I thought of what the director said when I came in the morning, don't spit on me in the car, I looked very restrained, and for a while I just stared at the third place certificate in my hand in a daze. Suddenly, the little angel leaned into my ear and put his hand into a trumpet shape and said, "Actually, today is my birthday, so my parents agreed to bring me to eat KFC." ”

I slowly turned my face to meet the clear gaze of the little angel, and instantly felt like my ears were about to burn. After a pause, I enlarged the award on my lap, put my hands together and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't prepare a birthday present for you." ”

The little angel waved his hand and said, "No gifts, I'm glad you can accompany me for my birthday." ”

I could tell she was telling the truth, but I was still embarrassed. At this moment, I suddenly remembered the twenty yuan that my big sister gave me, so I took out two crumpled banknotes from my cotton trouser pocket and stuffed them into the little angel's hand and said, "Here you go." ”

The little angel unfolded the two ten-yuan bills that were almost crumpled into paper balls, and said with a straight face: "I'm not happy about you like this." "After that, stuff the money back into my hand.

I pouted and muttered, "But you have to prepare a gift for your birthday!" ”

The little angel picked up the third-place certificate on my lap, then picked up his first-place certificate from the side and handed it to me and said, "Let's exchange the certificate, so it's an exchange of gifts." ”

I took the certificate, counted my fingers, and said, "It's my birthday in ten days, and I'll invite you to celebrate my birthday then." ”

The little angel turned to find his pink Mickey Mouse bag, which was the same as mine. She took out a sky blue watercolor pen from her school bag, wrote down a string of numbers in the palm of my hand, and said, "This is my home phone, you must remember to call me when the time comes, but don't forget." ”

Then, we will hang the hook for a hundred years.

It was already 3 p.m. when my uncle and aunt sent me back to kindergarten class. The principal has been waiting at the door of our class, and when he saw that someone sent me back, he thanked and praised me. The uncle and aunt didn't say much, just politely accompanied the smiling face.

After my uncle and aunt left, the bright-faced principal instantly darkened his face and pulled me to the front of the slide and reprimanded me for ten minutes, during which our class teacher also helped me from time to time.

I clenched my small fists and wanted to refute, but in the face of two menacing adults, I still weakly let go of my fists. The tip of my nose was very sore, but I told myself, Zhou Miao, don't cry, if you shed tears, you will lose.

Back in the classroom, the other children probably heard the teacher's angry voice and turned their guns on me. In their immature hearts, the teacher is God, how can God be wrong, so it can only be that I, an ignorant mortal, are wrong. A few children with a strong sense of justice even forced me to confess my mistake to the teacher. I retreated to the corner, leaned my back against the wall, glared at the children around me, and spit out word by word: "I, no, wrong." ”

To this day, when I think back to that scene, I still have lingering palpitations. What scared me was not the passive situation at the time, but the blinded right and wrong. People's hearts will always only understand in the direction they think is right.

Back home, how strong you are out there and how vulnerable you are now. I threw myself into my mother's arms, tears pouring out like the Yellow River bursting its banks. My mother was stunned at first, then glared at my father and asked, "Say, what's going on?" ”

Dad looked at me who was crying, and he didn't understand, on the way back, he still said that it was good to laugh, and it became like this in a blink of an eye. Dad is like a child who has done something wrong, with his hands behind his back, straight and straight in place.

My mother pulled me to sit on the sofa, patted me on the back and said, "Okay, okay, ranking or something, it doesn't matter." The important thing is that we focus on participation, right? ”

How could my mom guess what I had been through today, the only thing she could think of was that she was sad about losing the game. However, when my mother picked up the award certificate I had been holding in my hand and looked at it, I was even more puzzled, it was the first place score, and the name was not mine.

After the grievances in my heart flowed through tears, I took a sobs to tell what happened today.

My mother would rather spend more money to send me to a private kindergarten to ensure my safety, but she almost lost me today. Mom's anger can be imagined, and it's too late for Dad to stop him. Mom walked out the door quickly and called the kindergarten director at the fat aunt's grocery store.

After my mother went out, my father sat next to me, stroked my back and said, "Miao Miao, your performance today is great." On the road of growth, it is impossible for your parents to accompany you at any time, and some difficulties must be faced by you alone. By that time, Dad wants you to remember your bravery today. ”

I wiped the tears from my face and said triumphantly, "Actually, I'm not scared at all today. I met a big sister who treated me to a cone and gave me twenty dollars to take a taxi home. Later, I met a pair of uncles and aunts, they were very nice, they invited me to eat KFC, and they sent me back to kindergarten. And, there's. At this point, I shyly lowered my head and paused before continuing, "And their daughters are as old as me, and they are very beautiful. She left me my phone number and when it came to my birthday, I was going to invite her to come and celebrate my birthday. ”

I unfolded my palm to show my father, only to realize that the string of numbers in my palm had already been soaked in sweat and turned into a light blue. I was so anxious that I stomped my feet in the living room, and my father scratched his eyebrows and comforted me: "Don't worry, is that certificate from someone else?" See what's on it. ”

I handed the certificate to my dad, who read it.

Lin Xiaocao children:

You won the first prize in the first XX Oral Liquid Cup Children's Talent Competition in Lushui City, and this is a special letter for encouragement.

18 April 1997

After reading it, my father promised that he would be able to help me find it, but I knew that just by name, let alone my father, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the police uncle to do it.

My dad helped me frame the award and hang it prominently on the wall of my room.

While my dad and I were busy hanging up the frames, my mom came back. She pretended to be very calm, as if nothing had happened, and shouted into my room: "Miao Miao, sleep for a while when you are tired, and when the meal is ready, my mother will call you." Lao Zhou, you come out for a while. ”

Dad answered, drove the last nail into the wall, took a few steps back and looked at it, and said to himself, "Okay, this is right." Then he turned to me and said, "Listen to Mom, it's all over after a sleep." ”

I collapsed on the bed, and although my parents talked in a low voice, I still heard it clearly.

"Lao Zhou, I have already decided, I will resign tomorrow, and for the remaining months, I will take Miao Miao. You go to the kindergarten tomorrow to settle the money, and the woman promised to refund us half a year's tuition. ”

"You say you're good at everything, but you're too impulsive. Do you really want Miao Miao to drop out of school? ”

"How can you let me calm down, if, if something happens to Miao Miao, how can I live!" When she said this, her mother was obviously crying.

"Okay, okay, Miao Miao isn't coming back safely now! Tomorrow I will go through the withdrawal procedures, but I think you should think about it when you quit your job and start a business. You see, Miao Miao is about to go to elementary school, and there are still a lot of places to spend money. What if, I mean, if business doesn't do well? It doesn't matter if the two of us are bitter, we are afraid that we will suffer the children. ”

"You think I haven't thought about it, I'm thinking about the longer term. I heard from the fourth aunt that their son's wedding gift was 50,000 yuan, and the other party also asked to buy a house and a car within two years of marriage. You said that with the two of us this dead salary, if Miao Miao enters the society after 16 years, if he meets a girl he likes, how can we find so much money to marry him a daughter-in-law? So I have to work hard for my son now, and besides, if the business is not good, it will not be you. You're about to be promoted to director, and with your salary, our family is now saving enough expenses. ”

"Don't listen to the nonsense of the fourth aunt, not every girl loves vanity as much as her daughter-in-law. Maybe in the future, the girl your son will meet, and people will take a fancy to your son if they don't want anything else. ”

"you, you think the girls of the future will be as stupid as me."

Listening to my parents talk about the unattainable future, my mind has flown there in a time machine. I was secretly sure in my heart that the person I would marry in the future must be like the little angel I met today, and she would definitely not ask me for 50,000 yuan. I imagined the little angel growing into an archangel sixteen years later, and my eyes unconsciously moved to the award certificate in the frame. Suddenly I wondered if she would hate me if I didn't meet my promise in ten days, and if I would ever see that angelic girl. Thinking, thinking, falling asleep.

The next day, my father went to the kindergarten to help me go through the withdrawal procedures, and my mother submitted a letter of resignation to the company.

That's it, my mother is unemployed, and I am unemployed. It's just that she is active, and I am passive.