Xiao Youchen wanted to go to see Boyi, to see his father who he hadn't seen for a few years, and wanted to tell his father in person that he was going to junior high school, and from now on he would be a little adult, no longer a child. He wanted to tell his father in person that he had always been obedient and had studied hard, and he would definitely be admitted to the best middle school in the county.

"It's okay, I'm talking about playing, come on, Mom, here's my result notice." Xiao Youchen smiled and handed the notice to Shumei.

Shumei could see that Xiao Youchen had something in her heart, and she was still a little worried about this. The child is still young, and he should not hide things in his heart, which will affect his physical and mental development.

"Mom, I really have good news for you, the teacher said that not only can I go to junior high school, but the school may also waive my tuition and miscellaneous fees for three years."

Xiao Youchen said such astonishing news at this juncture, which made Shumei throw the worries in her heart out of the clouds, "Really? Is there such a good thing? ”

"Really, our homeroom teacher told me personally."

"Great, it must be because our family Youchen is excellent, that's why the school treats you so well." Shumei opened the score notice and looked at the scores that made her proud, and a smile crept up her blemish face.

She had to admit that although fate played tricks on her, it gave her two proud children and made her life full of hope.

"You can still get such a good score in skipping a grade, our family Youchen is the best, and my mother is proud of you."

"Not only that, but they can also go to school for free, so that those who love to chew the root of their tongue can sulk well, whether it is good or bad is not something that can be changed by their mouths."

"Our family Youchen is real gold and is not afraid of fire, and they will shine when they go there, they are all jealous, so they say that our children are disobedient."

Shumei said a few good things, praising Xiao Youchen at the same time, she was also venting her inner imbalance. The people in the village had been oppressing them and making them worthless, but she knew that the children were not like that. Now that Xiao Youchen has such achievements, didn't he slap those people in the face? Of course, she was a little excited in her heart.

Xiao Shuang stood there with a straight face, listening to Shumei praise Xiao Youchen, she felt uncomfortable. She was angry with Xiao Youchen and let her pigeon, obviously saying that she had something to ask Shumei, but now there is nothing. Not only that, but also stole the limelight in front of Shumei. She thinks that whether her score is good or bad doesn't seem to matter anymore, and no one cares.

Xiao Shuangning silently put the result notice on the table, and ate porridge with her head down.

Since the two of them regard themselves as transparent, they will return a tooth for a tooth, and treat them as transparent, eating their own food as if no one else is around.

Xiao Youchen's mind is more delicate, and he didn't feel fluttering because of Shumei's praise. Not only that, but he also quickly sensed Xiao Shuangning's displeasure.

"Mom, Ning Ning has also made great progress this time, and I also took the first place in the class." Xiao Youchen interrupted Shumei's endless praise and handed the score notice that Xiao Shuangning had placed on the table to Shumei.

First? The first is not worthy of the name, what is the point, what can be happy about, if you don't skip a grade, I'm afraid I will have to be the second child for the rest of my life.

Xiao Shuangning muttered and complained unhappily in her heart.

"Really?" Shumei was still a little surprised, glanced at Xiao Shuangning, who was bored eating, and opened the score notice in her hand, "Not bad, not bad, they are all good children, and they are all the pride of their mothers." ”

"Youchen, tell me about it again, what kind of free tuition and miscellaneous fees you have! And what kind of skipping grades, do we have anything to prepare in advance? ”

……

The two asked and answered, and began to talk wildly again.

Xiao Shuangning was still looking forward to her saying something else, but she changed her words and talked about Xiao Youchen again.

She is not a three-year-old child, she already understands that the relationship between her and Xiao Youchen and Shumei is different from ordinary people, she can tell clearly, in terms of blood relationship, she should be closer to Shumei, because she is Shumei's biological daughter, and Xiao Youchen is just an adopted son.

Hum! Who is your biological birth? What do you think of me? Am I that unlikable?

She was so angry that after eating the rice in the bowl, she hurried to her room, fell into bed and fell asleep.

Xiao Youchen saw Xiao Shuangning go back to the room, so he told Shumei what he wanted to ask for.

"Mom's ......"

"What's wrong?"

"I-I-"

"What are you doing? Boys should speak and act neatly, and speak straightforwardly. ”

Shumei has never been so strict with Xiaoshuang, not because she is partial, but because she thinks that if a boy wants to carry a family in the future, good habits should be raised from an early age. Girls need to be reserved, while boys need to be frank...... It's just a different focus.

Xiao Youchen took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to say, "Mom, I want to see my dad." ”

When Shumei heard this, she was first surprised, and then said unnaturally: "Didn't you say that when you are admitted to the key middle school in the county, your father will come back?" Your father went to work far away, otherwise where would you and Ning Ning's tuition come from? He is working very hard for this family, Youchen must understand him, be obedient, and no longer mention this impossible request in the future. Go and finish your meal, go to bed after eating, watch TV and watch TV. ”

Shumei tried her best to hide her inner uneasiness, she was not a liar, and she didn't tell lies fluently, spitting and spitting, intermittently.

"Mom, you don't have to hide it from me anymore, it's been five years, I'm no longer the ignorant little kid I used to be, I've grown up, and some things can't be hidden from me. Although I understand your good intentions, there is no impermeable wall under this world, and I have already heard about my father from other people's mouths. ”

Shumei was stunned, she never dreamed that Xiao Youchen would actually know about Bo Yi's imprisonment.

After a pause, he continued, "I was going to hide from you to see him, but I couldn't, and I think I need your consent before I can take this step. Because in my eyes, you are my real mother, and my father is a fool, he is sorry for you, and he is the one who has failed you......"

Shumei listened to Xiao Youchen's words, her heart was sour, and tears rolled in her eyes. For so many years, she has been resisting stubbornly, and never dared to show half of her bitterness in front of her children, "No, Xiao Youchen, it's not like you think, your dad ......"

"Mom, you don't have to explain it to him, I understand. The reason why I studied so hard and learned to be sensible and obedient was that I didn't want to be a second father. I don't want the two big men of the Tang family to be sorry for you, every time I see you smile with satisfaction when I see my result notice, I feel a little less guilty in my heart, fortunately, I didn't disgrace my mission and didn't let you get hurt again. ”

"......" Xiao Youchen's words really made Shumei speechless.

She didn't expect an eleven or twelve-year-old child to be able to say such profound and sincere words.

She didn't dare to imagine how strong Xiao Youchen's heart was, and what kind of tempering his heart had to endure to be so old.

"Mom, just promise me! In addition to thinking about him, I also want to tell him that I can work hard for this family without hesitation, he is the pillar of the family, and he can't be a turtle with a shrunken head. I want him to come back to us as soon as possible and make up for the mistakes he has made. ”

Xiao Youchen burst into tears, and Shumei kept wiping her tears when she listened.

Xiao Youchen spoke in a very small voice, and in order not to let Xiao Shuangning know, he deliberately lowered his voice.

Even so, the deaf and clear-eyed Xiao Shuangning still heard it, and she deliberately got up from the bed and leaned behind the door to eavesdrop.

Shumei's expression was very solemn, she pondered for a while, and said reluctantly: "Okay, I'll take you there tomorrow." ”

"Mom, no, it's okay for me to go alone, don't let Ning Ning know about this! Let her be carefree and not be influenced by anyone or anything. She is no better than me, if she knew that she had a father-uncle who was in prison, she would have a good face and would not be able to hold her head up. ”

He didn't even dare to say the word "Dad", after all, before Xiao Shuangning could change his words, Bo Yi squatted in prison, these two words should be unfamiliar to Xiao Shuangning, he couldn't be Xiao Shuangning's master privately, so he used the word "uncle".

Xiao Youchen thought about Xiao Shuang in everything, and Shumei was even more relieved to hear these words. Without waiting for her to say anything, Xiao Youchen had already finished the last bite of food at the bottom of the bowl and ran away satisfied.

On the second day, Xiao Youchen got up early, made serious preparations, took the fare given to him by Shumei, and set out on the road to visit his father in prison with his schoolbag.

Shumei and Xiao Youchen made up a lie together to prevaricate Xiao Shuangning, and Xiao Shuangning also deliberately pretended to be confused and did not expose their lies.

The two sent Xiao Youchen to the entrance of the village together, and watched Xiao Youchen walk in the direction of the town.

For so many years, Xiao Youchen and Xiao Shuangning have been inseparable, watching Xiao Youchen leave, Xiao Shuangning also has mixed feelings in his heart. She finally wavered, "Mom, can you give me some money?" ”

"What do you want money for?"

"I want to go with my brother."

"Do you want to go with Youchen? Do you know what Youchen is going to do? ”

"I know, he's going to see Uncle Bo Yi in prison."

Shumei was surprised, how could Xiao Shuangning know what Xiao Youchen was going to do, "Ning Ning, how do you know?" ”

"Mom, don't worry about how I know, you hurry up and give me money, otherwise my brother will go far away, and I won't be able to catch up."

"But ......"

"Mom, you can rest assured, I'm not so fragile, what my brother can bear, I can also bear it, we are a family, my brother and I are good brothers and sisters, Uncle Boyi is my brother's father, that's also my father, since my brother went to visit my father, I have no reason not to go."

"This ......," Shumei hesitated for a moment, "Okay, then you guys should be careful on the road." Shumei took out some change from her pocket and handed it to Xiao Shuangning.

Xiao Shuangning smiled and said thank you, and ran and jumped in the direction of Xiao Youchen.