Du Chenyu's sudden appearance made me feel extremely uneasy, could it be that I really did something wrong?

When she returned to the basement, Xiao Ran had already woken up, she was sitting on a bench in the courtyard, sleepy-eyed, yawning from time to time, and a deep tiredness on her dirty cheeks.

I put the buns on the table, and when I saw that the scumbag brother was standing bent over by the sink to wash his face, I said casually: "I bought the buns, eat them while they are hot." ”

Brother Scumbag snorted and dried his face with a towel.

"Is Qin Yan awake?"

"No, he is very tired from moving in the past two days, and it is estimated that he will have to rest for a few days to recover."

Brother Scumbag took the dishes and chopsticks from the cupboard, put them on the table, glanced at Xiao Ran again, and sighed lightly: "You are out of the stall today, what should she do?" ”

Brother Scumbag snorted at Xiao Ran, revealing a helpless expression.

I sandwiched a bun for Xiao Ran, without words, she looked at me in a daze, and said aggrievedly, "Are you going to throw me away?" ”

"No, it won't."

As soon as I thought of what Du Chenyu said to me this morning, I became more and more annoyed.

"Are you going to stand out?"

She blinked her bright eyes, and her eyes were full of sadness.

I didn't dare to look at her clear eyes, although I didn't do anything wrong, I only felt that what I did hurt many people, including Xinyan and Brother Scum, but now when I have to make a choice, I can't bear it, and it's hard to decide.

"Brother scumbag, do you still have clothes suitable for Xiao Ran to wear?"

I lit a cigarette and smoked slowly, no longer appetizing for breakfast.

"I'll go to the storeroom and look for you, it seems that there are really no clothes as big as hers."

Xiao Ran took a bite of the bun lightly, chewing tastelessly, she seemed to see my thoughts, put down the chopsticks, and before the food in her mouth was swallowed, she grabbed the corner of my clothes, and pleaded: "Uncle, please, don't send me away, okay, I'm obedient, I can pick up garbage and sell it for money, I won't make you angry..."

She couldn't cry anymore, sobbing her body, pulling my clothes hard, crying and saying, "I eat very little, I'm not naughty, please don't drive me away..."

She cried loudly, and there was still unchewed food in her mouth.

I couldn't bear to look at it, I turned my face away, and I took a hard puff of cigarette, but she still cried.

"Oh, your Uncle Tao just wanted to buy you clothes, and he didn't say to give you away, why are you crying?"

Brother scumbag couldn't stand it anymore, he sighed for the elderly, and when he saw me frowning, his heart was also full of mixed feelings and pain.

Xiao Ran's crying became smaller, but she still looked at me with teary eyes, as if she wanted to hear me really say that she would not abandon her.

"Brother scum, today is New Year's Day, I won't be out of the stall, you should come back early."

I snuffed out the cigarette butt in my hand, looked at Xiao Ran again and said, "Don't cry, your eyes are red from crying, go over there and wash your face, and Uncle will take you to buy a few clothes in a while." ”

Xiao Ran rubbed her crying red eyes, choked up and said, "What are you going to do when you buy me clothes?" ”

I smiled faintly: "Think of it as a gift for you on New Year's Day." ”

"I don't want it."

She pouted, tears on her dark cheeks.

"Why not?"

"Because if I wear the clothes you bought for me, you will not hesitate to give me away."

She pursed her lips a little dry and stared at me with large, innocent eyes.

I just wanted to explain to her when the mobile phone rang, and I took it out to check, it was Qin Xiaolan calling, and I answered the call with some surprise.

"Hey, Xiaolan."

I stayed up all night, and my voice was slightly hoarse.

"Happy New Year's Day, Prince Wang has been doing well lately."

Qin Xiaolan's crisp and sweet voice came from the phone, I haven't contacted her for a long time, but every time I can hear her voice, it can bring me great comfort, maybe there are too many things that have happened recently, making me physically and mentally exhausted and haggard.

"Haha, Happy New Year's Day, have you been busy lately?"

I glanced at Brother Scum, who was opening an egg and putting it in Xiao Ran's bowl.

"Of course I'm busy, but I have a three-day holiday on New Year's Day, and I'm going to play with you."

"Again?"

I panicked instantly, there were too many things I needed to deal with in front of me, Zhang Xueyao's order problem, Xiao Ran's whereabouts problem, and how to solve the emotional crisis on Xue Xinyan's side.

"What do you mean to come again? How? Not welcome me? ”

Qin Xiaolan asked questions again and again, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with what I just said.

"Uh, that's not what I mean, I mean, why did you come, haha."

"Phew, I don't know you yet, duplicity, has Xinyan returned to China?"

"Not yet, why do you suddenly care about her."

My mood eased slightly, and I saw that Xiao Ran was eating eggs with relish, I handed her my eggs again, and said with a smile: "Eat slowly, uncle's will be given to you too." ”

"Uncle?"

Qin Xiaolan was puzzled, it seemed that he hadn't heard this title for a long time.

I reluctantly explained, "You just called and wanted to ask you about something." ”

"If you have something to say, this princess's time is very precious."

I stood up and walked out of the yard, Xiao Ran saw this, hurriedly put down the chopsticks, followed behind me, I squatted down, and whispered: "Uncle go to make a call, it's at the gate of the courtyard, you go back to eat first, and uncle will come back immediately." ”

I gave Brother Scumbag a look, he understood, walked to Xiao Ran's side, and said with a smile: "Do you want to play with Uncle Scum?" ”

"What to play?"

Xiao Ran blinked a pair of big smart eyes and looked at the scumbag with a surprised face.

"Let's go and wake up your Uncle Qin and don't let him sleep lazy, how about it?"

She bit her lower lip and nodded slightly.

I took a long breath, walked to a bluestone at the entrance of the courtyard, and sat down slowly.

"How did I hear a little girl's voice just now, when did you have a sister?"

Qin Xiaolan asked, seemingly interested in this topic.

I said lightly, "That's exactly what I'm going to tell you." ”

A little sparrow landed in the grass in front of it, jumping and chirping, gray feathers and withered yellow plants, dots of black spots scattered among them, like grass seeds bursting out in late autumn, withered leaves rotted, sprinkled all over the lawn, slowly turned into fertilizer for weeds and wild flowers.

I told Qin Xiaolan what happened, and she teased: "Do you have a childish fetish?" ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "I'm pitiful for this homeless girl, you can find a way for me." ”

"Do you still need to think about it, you can't stay at all, what a simple truth."

Qin Xiaolan pursed his mouth, as if he was eating something.

"What's the truth? Ignore it? ”

I was puzzled.

"I didn't ask you to sit idly by, but you have to do what you can."

She smacked her mouth twice and continued: "First of all, the first point, you and Xue Xinyan are not married yet, she will definitely oppose it in every way, if it were me, I would also oppose it, you took the liberty of picking up a girl on the side of the road, and kept saying that you can't see others suffer, so you won't be bitter?" ”

"The second point is that you don't want to do everything to the end of your benevolence, there are many unfair and unjust things in this world, you can't manage it if you want to, every day there are homeless children wandering on the street corners, every day there are hungry and cold children wandering in pain, do you have to go to relief?"

I was speechless when I was questioned, and an electric car whizzed in front of me, startling the little sparrows in the grass, and I was so sad that I rubbed my somewhat dry face, unable to speak.

Qin Xiaolan stopped, she continued: "The third point is the problem of responsibility, you see her squatting on the street, homeless, so I moved my compassion for a while, but as she grows up, more and more rebellious, more and more difficult to discipline, the expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more troubled problems, will you still uphold your original intention and be as patient with her as you were when you first met?" The answer is of course no, the bird loves the old forest, the pond fish thinks about the old abyss, you have no blood relationship with her, so the long pain is better than the short pain, let go as soon as possible, this is the best reward for Xue Xinyan, and it is also the best explanation for yourself. ”

"What should I do?"

My mind is in a mess, what Qin Xiaolan said is like a proverb, she said my pain, and analyzed the context of the matter very thoroughly, this is the reason why I have always admired her, Qin Xiaolan always gives people a lively and agile, full of sunny power, she is kind-hearted, full of positive energy, whenever my life enters the haze, she will appear on time, carefully persuade me, like a god, to give me the right choice.

"Invite me to dinner and I'll tell you."

I smiled and said, "It's okay to eat, I'll cook for you myself, but I'd like to know the answer now." ”

"Since you're bargaining with Miss Ben, I don't think you want to live anymore, but for the sake of your sincerity, I'll help you once."

I swallowed my saliva, wanting to be anxious to know Qin Xiaolan's countermeasures, she thought for a moment, cleared her throat, and said lightly: "If you suddenly send her away, she must be crying and making trouble, right?" ”

"Those who know me say that I am worried, and what he said is too right."

The little sparrow flew back again, and a wire that landed on my head, chirping, just like Qin Xiaolan when he was a student, talking non-stop every day.

"First of all, you have to reassure her, tell her about the benefits of being orphaned or adopted, and promise to visit her regularly, although it has nothing to do with you if you send her away, but in the child's heart, she still needs a warm comfort."

She paused, and there was a rustling sound on the other side of the phone, click, she lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then spit it out gently, and the phone receiver that blew was whirring.

"Why are you smoking again, didn't you say you quit last time?"

I frowned, and looked up at the little sparrow on the wire, which was dumbfounded, arranging its gray feathers with its crooked beak, and looked very pleasant.

"I don't know why, as soon as I talk to you, I want to smoke, I guess I am infected by you, bad disease, bad disease."

I smiled bitterly and said, "You don't learn so many advantages from me, but you have to learn to smoke, haha." ”

"Phew, extremely narcissistic guy, the good thing about you is like balding hair."

"How?"

I asked, a smile on my face that I hadn't seen in a long time.

"Rare, are you an idiot, haha."

She chuckled softly.

I shifted the topic to Xiao Ran again and asked her, "Then what should I do?" ”

"Well, I'll take the subway to your place in the afternoon, and I'll figure it out then."

After hanging up the phone, I raised my head and stretched, today's clouds are extraordinarily thin, the sun is not dry, the breeze is just right, and a sparrow flies on the wire, chirping and tweeting, as if in the dead of winter, singing the story of spring.