Chapter 13: Watching the Sunrise (I)

"Luo'er, Luo'er, come, grandma will cut watermelon for you to eat."

"Oh no, Luo'er, come to grandpa, grandpa has candy to eat."

Xu Qiubai lay on the sofa helplessly, looking at the "Luo'er" running around, but he had mixed feelings in his heart. What exactly is this situation?

It had to start two hours ago.

After Mo Yan and the others left, Xu Qiubai threw himself on the bed weakly, fantasizing about how he should express himself at night, when the call came,

Xiao Xingqi: Hey, brother, are you still dreaming, it's time to get up, what time is it?

Xu Qiubai remembered what happened in the morning, and said with itchy teeth: Yes, I should really thank you, thanks to you, I was really colorful this night~~

Xiao Xingqi: Haha, don't thank me too much, in fact, I didn't plan to bother you, but Zixin said that it was almost noon, and asked if you were still here

Xu Qiubai: Go, don't forget, the list is still with me

Xiao Xingqi: If you want to come, hurry up, while it's not yet ten o'clock, Qiao Lan said that she wants to show her hand today, and now she is preparing to go out with Zixin to buy vegetables.

Xu Qiubai: What about you,

Xiao Xingqi: Me? I'm sure I'm carrying a bag! Alas~

Xu Qiubai: That's okay! I'll be there later.

Xiao Xingqi: You can go directly to your house, the child is at my parents', and you will come over later.

Xu Qiubai: Oh, okay

Xiao Xingqi: Alas, by the way, there is one thing you definitely don't know

Xu Qiubai: What's the matter?

Xiao Xingqi: Qiao Lan's child, what do you say his name is?

Xu Qiubai: Liangliang! Song Yuliang!

Xiao Xingqi: But I heard Qiao Lan call him "Luo'er" yesterday

Xu Qiubai: Luo'er? No, you heard me wrong

Xiao Xingqi: Oh no, really, my parents also heard it, and I wondered how he knew your nickname at that time?

Xu Qiubai: You mean she called her son "Luo'er"?

Xiao Xingqi: Do you verify it yourself, I hung up, they went out.

Xu Qiubai: Oh, okay

Xu Qiubai can't say what it feels like now, he just hopes that it's just a coincidence, but even he doesn't believe in this coincidence. At this time, Xu Qiubai had no intention of making up for sleep even if he was sleepy, so he calmed down, and called "Luo'er" who was gobbling up on the side and said, "Luo'er, uncle is going out to buy something, do you want Luo'er to go with you?" ”

The child threw away the last piece of watermelon rind, and muttered with his mouth stuffed to the brim: "Go, Luo'er go"

Xu Qiubai took the child's freshly washed hands and said to the second elder, "Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, I'll take Luo'er out to buy something, and I'll be back later." ”

The second elder smiled and said, "Go, go, don't come back too late, I guess they should come back too, don't miss the meal."

"Yes, got it." With that, he went out the door.

Standing at the fork in the street, Xu Qiubai squatted down, pointed to a road and said to the child: "This side is going to the playground", Xu Qiubai pointed to the other side and said: "This side is going to the zoo, you choose!" ”

The child lowered his head, touched his smooth little chin with his little hand in contemplation, and seemed to be entangled for a while before saying leisurely: Go to the playground!

Xu Qiubai looked at him suspiciously: Why?

The child lowered his head and said in a very small voice: "Because, I haven't been there."

Xu Qiubai nodded, stood up and picked up the child who was still immersed in his own small world, and said affirmatively: Okay, then the playground, let's go.

The playground is a paradise for children, if you catch up with the holiday and worship of the people, Xu Qiubai took "Luo'er" to shuttle through the crowded crowd, really experienced the happiness of the children, a lap down, Xu Qiubai, who was already a little sleepless, was obviously a little tired, fortunately he has been exercising, and his physical fitness is not bad, otherwise this lap would have killed him a long time ago.

Sitting on the bench in the rest area, "Luo'er" was obviously not happy, looking at the crowd coming and going, he always wanted to stand up eagerly, but as soon as his butt was raised, he was pressed back by Xu Qiubai, and after going back and forth a few times, "Luo'er" was no longer struggling, sitting quietly next to Xu Qiubai, only occasionally glancing at the clown puppet not far away.

(The clown puppet has candy in its hands, balloons, toys, and group photos). Xu Qiubai glanced at the puppet and looked back at him and said, "I really want it"?

The child stared at him and nodded fiercely,

Xu Qiubai: It's okay, but... You'll have to answer me honestly with three questions

The child looked at him with wary eyes: What is the problem?

Xu Qiubai: Don't worry, it won't be too difficult.

Child: Okay, then you ask

Xu Qiubai: First, what is your name?

Child: Song Yuliang!

Xu Qiubai: Also,

Child: Jolo

Xu Qiubai: Why do you have two names?

Child: Mom said that one is for others and the other is for herself

Xu Qiubai: Which one did you tell yourself?

Child: Jolo

Xu Qiubai: Why this, not Song Yuliang?

The child looked at him in embarrassment and pursed his lips

Xu Qiubai asked again: What's wrong? Why don't you say it!

The child looked at him with pitiful eyes and said weakly, "Uncle, this is already the fourth question"

Xu Qiubai was helpless, "I'll add another box of chocolates to you"

The child pondered again, as if considering whether this condition was worth it, "Mom said that I was afraid that I would be bullied outside, and I was afraid that others would laugh at me for not having a father, so when people asked me, I said, Song Yuliang." Jolo, it's my own name. ”

Xu Qiubai: Na Luo'er, don't you want your father?

The child looked at him blankly, and Xu Qiubai asked again: Why don't you say it again?

Xu Qiubai'er looked at him with an angry look, and emphasized again: This is already the fifth question.

Xu Qiubai was very helpless, shook his head and said: I'll add another set of Transformers to you

Xu Qiubaier rolled her eyes at him, and continued: Mom said, Dad is gone, he has gone to a far away place, and when I grow up, he will come back to me.

Xu Qiubai looked at him lovingly, touched his head and said: Yes, your father will come back to you, he will.

Qiao Luo looked at him with a very contemptuous look and reprimanded: Uncle is so stupid, even I know that these are all used to deceive children, and they are not true.

Xu Qiubai looked at him in surprise and said: How do you say this?

Qiao Luo suddenly lowered his head and said silently: "Actually, I know, I don't have a father, my mother said this to not make me sad, in fact, in fact, I know everything, so my mother said this, I listened like this, I don't want my mother to be sad, I want to be a good child, a good child, don't make my mother too sad, my mother is sad, I will cry secretly, Luo'er doesn't want my mother to cry."

As he spoke, Qiao Luo began to cry, Xu Qiubai took Qiao Luo into his arms in distress, patted him on the back, and coaxed: "Okay, okay, don't cry, Luo'er is very well-behaved and obedient, my mother will be very happy when she looks at Luo'er, don't cry~"

The more Xu Qiubai said Qiao Luo, the more fierce he cried, so when others looked over, Xu Qiubai decisively picked up Qiao Luo and went to the other side.

After a period of turbulence, Qiao Luo snuggled in Xu Qiubai's arms and choked, there were still tears on his face, and he said to Xu Qiubai with a sob: Uncle, can Luo'er ask you for one thing, or use the request you just promised me

It's okay to change.

Xu Qiubai comforted him and asked: What's the matter? Let's hear it

Jolo: Can you stop telling your mother about Luo'er crying today?

Xu Qiubai: Is Luo'er afraid that her mother will be sad when she hears it?

Jolo: Because my mother said that Luo'er should be a brave child, and brave children don't like to cry their noses

Xu Qiubai: That's it, that's okay! I'll keep it a secret for you.

Jolo: Then I'll keep it a secret for you