Bei Bei raised her head and looked at Qiao Yan, her lips were deflated, and she wanted to cry. "I don't want to go home, there's no one at home." She said softly, looking so lonely and helpless, like the brutal little witch in the office that day.

"Daddy will be home soon, too." Qiao Yan said softly to soothe.

"I don't want a dad!" Bei Bei shook her head desperately, shaking her hair all over her face.

"Okay, let's draw a picture, shall we?" Qiao Yan didn't force Beibei, but diverted her attention.

Bei Bei raised her stubborn little face. "What painting?"

Qiao Yan got up and went to get paper and pen. "Draw whatever you want."

Bei Bei really took a pen and drew it, and it could be seen that she was quite interested in drawing. Soon she finished a painting with houses, windows, chimneys, trees, fruits, etc., which was very informative.

Qiao Yan looked at the painting carefully, and then asked Left Bank: "When will Mr. Zhong go home?" ”

Left Bank said she didn't know either, and sometimes she didn't go home until midnight if she had a major operation.

"Then you send him a message, saying that Bei Bei will stay with me at night, and if he comes back early, please ask him to come to Qiao's Mansion first." Qiao Yan said again.

Left Bank was a little embarrassed, but he still sent a text message to Zhong Kai. Zhong Kai has not replied to the message, he should be busy. The left bank couldn't force Bei Bei to go back, so he could only stay with her first.

Qiao Yan simply washed Beibei's hands and feet, and took her to Qiao Ran's room to sleep, and when Qiao Ran came back, their sisters could sleep in a room. Qiao Ran's room is very cutely furnished, and there are a lot of HelloKitty dolls on the bed, which is very suitable for Beibei. Babe happily touched this and hugged that. After lying down, he held one in his arms, and his eyes were still fixed on the whole row of dolls from the head of the bed to the end of the bed.

In order to let Bei Bei fall asleep quickly, Qiao Yan decided to tell her a bedtime story, but the stories stored in her mind were really limited, and she thought of Grimm's fairy tale "The Pied Piper in Flowers" after hollowing out her brain.

Legend has it that there was a plague in Hamelin, Prussia, Germany, killing and wounding the inhabitants of Hamelin, Germany. Later, a powerful Pied Piper, dressed in red and yellow floor-length robes, came and claimed that he could eradicate rats. The leaders of the town promised to give him a great treasure as a token of gratitude, and the pied piper played the magic flute, and the rats of the village ran into the river under the guidance of the flute, and all were eradicated. But the unscrupulous leaders did not keep their promises and refused to pay him. In order to take revenge, the Pied Piper played the magic flute again, and the children of the village followed him, and he was never seen again.

Bei Bei was very interested in this story, and after listening to it, she asked, "Where did the Pied Piper take all the children in the village?" ”

"I don't know about that, you can imagine it for yourself." Qiao Yan took the opportunity to preach, "What this story tells everyone is that people should be kind and trustworthy. You can't lie, you can't be untrustworthy, or you'll be taken away by the Pied Piper. ”

Babe pouted. "Dad is the most untrustworthy, let the Pied Piper take him away."

Qiao Yan laughed at this childish remark. "If Dad is taken away, you will be left alone. Dad is very busy at work and rarely has time to spend with you. But if it weren't for Dad's hard work, where would you have so many beautiful clothes and toys. I know that you actually love Dad, but I blame him for not being with you, but you should also understand Dad's hard work, right? ”

The corners of Beibei's mouth fell down, there were tears in her eyes, her eyelashes flashed, and she stubbornly held back the tears. "I want my mother's ......," she whispered.

Qiao Yan was sad when she heard this, a child without a mother is like a grass, how could Beibei's mother bear to leave the child and leave, leaving a broken home, and two poor people who lack love, one big and one small. "Bei Bei is a strong and good child, and her mother loves you very much, she has a last resort now and can't be with you, but when her matter is solved in the future, she should return to Bei Bei's side." She coaxed softly, "Sleep, wake up tomorrow, and let Sister Qiao Ran teach you how to make chocolate." ”

Bei Bei nodded slightly.

The left bank was also in the room, and she couldn't help much, so she watched them quietly, rather sad and moved.

It was not only the left bank that was sad and moved, but also Zhong Kai who was standing outside the door. When the left bank texted, Zhong Kai was driving to the pier and did not pay attention. I only saw the message after going to Chase Wave Island, and he came without replying. Aunt Xiu opened the door and heard that he was Beibei's father, so she invited him in directly.

The door was hidden, and Zhong Kai heard the conversation between Qiao Yan and Bei Bei clearly. When he heard Bei Bei say "I want my mother", he suddenly closed his eyes and felt a wave of heat rush into his sockets. Then, he heard Qiao Yan's delicate and tactful singing, singing the familiar "Lullaby": Sleep, sleep, my dear baby, mother's hands gently shake you. Sleep, sleep, my dear darling, Daddy's arm will always protect you......

He couldn't help but listen, catching her sound with a sour tenderness.

"Sleep, sleep, my dear baby, mom loves you, mom likes you......" He listened, the song became softer and softer, and his consciousness also followed the song in a trance, feeling hypnotized and confused, he imagined Qiao Yan singing softly, and repeated the lyrics in a trance, "Sleep, sleep, my dear baby, mom loves you, mom likes you." For a while, he was so sad that he didn't know where he was.

The pajamas gradually climbed up Beibei's eyelids, she looked at Qiao Yan dimly, suddenly smiled sweetly at her, closed her eyes, and fell asleep almost immediately. Qiao Yan stared blankly at the fair and beautiful little face, and was shocked by her smile. It was the first time she had seen Bei Bei smile so closely, and she never knew that this child's smile could be so magical.

Qiao Yan opened the door and walked out one after the other with the left bank. When they saw Zhong Kai, they were all surprised.

"Mr. Zhong," Left Bank said in a low, timid voice, and she was worried that Zhong Kai would be angry.

But Zhong Kai is pleasant. "Thank you, Qiao Yan, Bei Bei has caused you trouble."

Qiao Yan was slightly stunned, she had seen Zhong Kai's cold and furious, and now such a polite and easy-going attitude really made it difficult for her to adapt.

"Babe...... Slept? Zhong Kai rubbed his hands, looking a little at a loss.

"I'm asleep, let's go downstairs." Qiao Yan was worried about waking Bei Bei up, so she gently closed the door.

When he got downstairs, Zhong Kai asked Left Bank to go back to the houseboat first, saying that he would just stay here by himself, and Left Bank left.

Aunt Xiu went to bed early, the whole house was quiet, and although the living room was brightly lit, it also made people feel cold and lonely. The cold wind whistled through the garden outside, making a terrible whistling sound. Qiao Yan and Zhong Kai sat opposite each other, Qiao Yan took out Beibei's painting, thinking about how to express it to Zhong Kai, but she didn't notice that Zhong Kai's eyes never left her. When she raised her head, she realized that Zhong Kai's eyes looked at her unusually. But she didn't take it to heart and handed Beibei's painting to Zhong Kai. "Take a closer look at the painting."

Zhong Kai took it and looked at it, but didn't see anything. "This painting ...... Any questions? ”

"The house is in the middle of the picture, with three doors and three windows, expressing the child's strong desire to interact with people. Especially in the middle window, there are cornices and windowsills, and the child expects more people to pay attention to him. The chimney is smoking, and you can feel the child's depression and unhappiness at home. ”

Qiao Yan explained in detail, "The trees in the lower right corner have small fruits, which represent a lack of sense of achievement. The trunk is thinner, and the child's emotions are somewhat depressed. The characters facing the left and side express that the child's negative thoughts that she can't tell others make her unhappy, but she is willing to change. The clouds in the sky are the expression of the child's depression, and the fluttering butterflies and birds are the child's desire for freedom and happiness. The human-like sun in the upper right corner is the child's desire for the support of his father. ”

Zhong Kai stared at the painting, and his eyes gradually reddened. After a long time, his voice sounded hoarsely, "I feel ashamed, I don't know anything about Beibei's mind after being a father for so many years. And you, just by virtue of this picture, understand the child. ”

"It's different. I'm a researcher in psychology, so I'm naturally more specialized in this area. Qiao Yan enlightened him, "Your emotions have affected the child. Parents are the main guarantee of children's sense of security, and parental love is the main source of children's self-confidence.

But there is no evidence that children from single-parent families will necessarily become pitiful, inferior, and withdrawn. The current President of the United States, Barack Obama, is also the child of a single-parent family, his parents divorced when he was very young, and he has been living with his mother. While I'm not sure that Babe will be an Obama-like figure, it is entirely possible to make her confident and full of sunshine. ”

"What should I do?" Zhong Kai asked sincerely.

"There are a few pieces of advice for you to draw upon." Qiao Yan said, don't look at the child with pitiful eyes, don't feel that the child is pitiful, or even compensate excessively. Instead, treat children with a normal mentality, and the strict requirements must not be casual.

More importantly, discover and affirm children's advantages anytime and anywhere, educate them positively, guide children to see their own advantages, discover their own value, see more advantages of others, and see more of the good side of life; You should also adjust your emotions, don't use your child as a punching bag because of a bad mood, let her feel her father's love, and find time to accompany her and care for her no matter how busy she is. Daddy's company and father's love will give children strength and courage, and make them more confident.

"Will you help me?" Zhong Kai suddenly asked.