Qin Xiaolan's cheeks were crimson, and he glanced at me fiercely.

I took out my mobile phone a little embarrassed, it was Zhang Xueyao calling, and I hurriedly answered.

"Hey, Xue Yao."

"I'm done here, are you home?"

I looked at the time, at six o'clock in the evening, the scumbag brother estimated that he would be back soon, and as soon as the chef came home, the meal was gone.

"Well, at home, today's New Year's Day, let's come over for dinner, it just so happens that Xiaolan is also there."

I glanced at Qin Xiaolan, and she looked at me with a puff of anger, like a vicious hyena.

"Ah, Sister Lan is here, I'm a little late today, so I'm going to go with my family, I'll call you tomorrow and ask Sister Lan to go out shopping together."

Qin Xiaolan leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Is it Sister Xue Yao?" ”

I smiled and nodded, she snatched the phone and said with a smile: "Sister Xue Yao, I haven't seen you for a long time, I recently took a fancy to a set of cosmetics, you must accompany me to buy them tomorrow, and a pair of shoes, tsk, it's so beautiful." ”

I stood next to me and shook my head helplessly, and took out all the vegetables in the plastic bag, Qin Li really didn't buy less, mutton, green shrimp, clams, conch, cucumber, coriander, bracken root powder, king oyster mushroom, chicken breast, pork belly, celery, carrots, and dipping pickles, shallots, radishes, etc.

I instantly figured out what to do in my mind, first of all, cumin mutton, this dish is my and my scumbag's favorite, followed by the second dish, Kung Pao Chicken, this is Qin Xiaolan's favorite food, it is estimated that Xiao Ran will also like it, then the third dish is celery stir-fried pork belly, this dish should be Qin Li's favorite, the rest is simple, steamed prawns, boiled conch, cold dishes with cucumber mixed with fern root powder, this is a snack dish, the first time to spend New Year's Day in the field, I didn't expect to be able to eat such a sumptuous dish, It's also a kind of comfort to myself.

Qin Xiaolan and Zhang Xueyao chatted very happily, and they didn't mean to hang up, I looked at the gate of the courtyard, the sky was dark, didn't the scumbag brother confiscate the stall? I muttered to myself, it seems that I am the only one left to cook.

I sighed lightly, walked to the sink and washed my hands, Xiao Ran jumped up and down behind me, Qin Yan carried two large basins, poured the carrots into the basins, and began to clean.

"Uh, Xiao Ran, you're bringing a basin and soaking the conch in water."

"Okay."

She was full of joy and had a spring-like smile on her face, which made me very happy to see.

Soon, there was a crackling stir-fry sound in the yard, the fragrance of the vegetables was overflowing, everyone swallowed saliva unconsciously, I stood in front of the stove, busy and happy, so I had Xiao Ran and Qin Li to help me, otherwise I was really stumbling and couldn't parry.

Qin Xiaolan finally ended the call with Zhang Xueyao, and the two of them agreed to go out shopping together tomorrow morning.

I filled the pot with water, boiled it, put the conch into the pot, dried my hands, picked up the phone, found the number of the scumbag brother and dialed it, after the phone beeped a few times, just when I was about to hang up, the scumbag brother answered the phone.

"Hey, scumbag, why haven't you come back yet?"

"I'll go back immediately, just now someone bought more than 30 pieces of clothes at one time, tried them one by one, and just sent them away."

There was a commotion on the other side of the phone, and the scumbag should be cleaning up the stalls.

"Okay, take a taxi back, slow down on the road."

After hanging up the phone, I was thinking in my heart, this New Year's Day, I didn't expect Brother Scum's business to be so good, when I thought of the backlog of tens of thousands of yuan of clothing in the warehouse, I felt uneasy in my heart, as if these clothes were going to completely crush me, but Zhang Xueyao was bent on helping me, and her own cranky thoughts and unsound suspicions were always bad.

"Uncle, can you make me Kung Pao Chicken?"

Xiao Ran pulled the corner of my clothes, blinked those clear starry eyes, her lips were pursed, and she was full of cuteness.

"Haha, the next dish is Kung Pao chicken, are you hungry?"

I stroked the tip of her nose, if she came out of the stall tomorrow, Xiao Ran could only be taken care of by Qin Xiaolan and Zhang Xueyao.

"I'm not hungry, Uncle Scumbag hasn't come back yet, we're going to eat together."

I am very glad that she can say this, but when I think of Du Chenyu taking her away, I feel a little lost in my heart, the long pain is better than the short pain, if Xiao Ran lives here for a longer time, the more difficult it will be to give up.

I squatted down, helped her put her bangs behind her ear, and asked her gently, "Xiao Ran, uncle told you something." ”

Xiao Ran pursed her lips, she seemed to see through my thoughts, and hurriedly said: "As long as you don't give me away, I will promise you anything." ”

I was speechless for a while, but I didn't know how to persuade her, and after thinking for a while, I whispered: "Xiao Ran, my uncle has a friend, who is upright, decisive, and has a superior family background, who can throw me ten streets, he behaves elegantly, reads poetry and books, and is a very shrewd person. ”

"Don't talk about it."

Xiao Ran's cheeks flushed, and between his eyebrows, there was a faint annoyance.

She took two steps back, looked at me like a monster, made my heart like a knife, I slowly stood up, looked at her and said: "Xiao Ran, you will definitely be happy in the future, my uncle is about to get married, and I want to start my own family, I..."

"Don't say it, don't say it, don't you just think I'm redundant, I don't want to give me away, it's in vain that I trust you so much, you promised me, you said you wouldn't give me away, how could you go back on your word?"

Xiao Ran shouted hoarsely, tears seemed to be uncontrollable, dripping down, her thin body rose and fell, trembling violently, she bit her lower lip tightly, her face was bloodless, and I was more and more worried when I saw it.

Qin Li was pulling the conch in the pot with chopsticks, and when he heard the crying here, he hurriedly walked over and asked, "What's the matter, today is New Year's Eve, is there anything that can't be said tomorrow?" ”

"That's it, Wang Tao, I found that you are really stupid, today is a happy day, you just want to block everyone, it's really hopeless."

Qin Xiaolan stood up helplessly, glanced at me fiercely, she walked to Xiao Ran's side, and wanted to comfort her, but who knew that Xiao Ran was extremely emotional, as if she had lost her mind, she pushed Qin Xiaolan away and ran out of the yard, crying while running, looking very embarrassed.

I panicked instantly, unbuttoned my apron, and chased out without thinking, Qin Yan took the mobile phone and said to Qin Xiaolan: "You look at the order, I'll take a look." ”

"Xiao Ran, listen to me."

I chased after me, blaming myself in my heart, the guilt was overflowing, I was really stupid and crying, how can I mention this matter on a day like today, Du Chenyu really gave me a problem, let myself be caught in the middle, in a dilemma, whether it is the change of attitude on Xue Xinyan's side, or Du Chenyu's hard expectations, it is difficult for me to deal with this matter.

Xiao Ran ran regardless of it, she crossed a street, the sidewalk was red, she turned a blind eye, there were many cars parked on the side of the zebra crossing, amazed by this sudden scene, Qin Yan caught up with me and asked anxiously, "Where did you go?" ”

"Across the street."

I was just about to cross the road when I was stopped by Qin Li.

"You don't want to live anymore, so many cars."

"No matter."

I frowned, broke free of him, and ran straight forward.

When I was about to reach the middle of the road, I only heard a squeak, an SUV braked suddenly, and stopped about 20 centimeters away from me, a middle-aged man lowered the window, poked his head out and scolded loudly: "Are you crazy, are you out looking for death during the big holiday?" People like you deserve to be killed, so don't hurry up and get out of the way. ”

He honked his horn frantically, and was distraught when he listened, Qin Yan ran over and bent down to apologize to the man again and again.

"I'm sorry big brother, I scared you just now."

Qin Yan grabbed my arm and walked briskly across the road.

"Xiao Ran is in front."

Qin Yan pointed to the direction of another street in front of him and shouted excitedly.

I watched carefully and saw Xiao Ran standing on the side of the street, looking at the endless traffic, alone, very miserable.

"Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran."

I shouted and ran to her street.

Xiao Ran turned her head, her hair was messy in the night breeze, her face was full of tears, her shabby clothes were shaking with the wind, her lower lip had been bitten and bloodied, she stood there looking at me, there was no grievance, no sustenance, no hope, like all the ups and downs in her heart, mixed tastes, were blown away by the evening breeze tonight.

Just as I was about to run to her, she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled faintly, and suddenly, she turned around and ran straight to the middle of the road, and I was dazzled by the passing cars, and before I had time to think about it, I ran up quickly.

The sky does not follow people's wishes, the sophistication only happens in an instant, people have time to react, only to hear a bang, Xiao Ran was hit by a car and flew a few meters, she rolled to the side of the road, lying there weakly, like a bird with folded wings, no struggle, no roar, no breath.

The air seems to be frozen, the picture and time are frozen, the world is still, only my heart is beating wildly, and before I have time to regret it, all this happens, it comes so fast, people are at a loss, and the heart aches.

Xiao Ran was sent to the emergency room, Brother Scumbag and Qin Xiaolan took a taxi directly to the hospital, in the corridor of the hospital, I sat on the rest chair with my head in my hands, crying bitterly, Brother Scumbag sat beside me, wanting to say something comforting, but seeing that I was in so pain, he swallowed the words back again, and just patted me lightly on the shoulder.

"Xiao Tao, don't be sad, Xiao Ran, she is blessed with a great life, all these years have passed, don't blame yourself, the doctor is operating, when the operation is over, let's see the situation, you hug your head and cry like this, our hearts are also very uncomfortable."

Qin Xiaolan crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, although she was extremely calm, it could be seen that she was very worried about Xiao Ran.

"It's all my fault."

I couldn't stop sobbing, tears rained down, clenched my fists tightly, and when I thought of Xiao Ran's cheeks, my heart hurt like a knife.

"If I hadn't told her those words, she wouldn't have lost control of her emotions, if it weren't for my selfishness and giving her to others, today's accident wouldn't have happened, if I was strong enough to give Xiao Ran a happy and stable home, I wouldn't have spawned these things, it's all my fault."

I rubbed my face with my hands, tears were sticky, soaked my palms, and choked up: "She is only nine years old, what did she do wrong, why should she bear the pain she shouldn't bear at such a young age, she should have read and painted in class, sang coquettishly at home, and flew kites with laughter on the grass, but..."

I was already crying incoherently, and I couldn't speak.

At this time, at the end of the corridor, Du Chenyu walked with a panicked expression, he walked like the wind, walking fast, I raised my head and glanced at him, I was curious how he knew about it so quickly.

"How is she?"

Du Chenyu stood in front of me, frowning, it was obvious that the anxiety in his heart was no less than mine.

"I don't know yet, the doctor is operating."

Brother Scumbag answered his question for me.

Du Chenyu clasped his arms and walked back and forth in the corridor, there is no doubt that this result is crucial for both of us.

Time passed quietly, and the door to the operating room finally opened.