Seeing that they didn't give in to each other, Mai Xiaomo hurriedly asked what happened, and after listening to Shen Fangli's description, her attitude towards this matter immediately turned to Shen Fangli's side, and what she wanted her to say, her father was too insincere, obviously he had been helping the Wei people, but he had always been unwilling to admit that since he wanted to help, he had to be a good person to the end, why did he just not want to save Tong Yanfang?

Mai Xiaomo told her father what she thought, but Mai Xiang immediately reprimanded her for turning her arms out, saying that she didn't want to take Shen Fangli and Tong Yanfang in, let alone treat Ling Yanfang.

"Dad, if you don't take them in, where can they go? Especially this little girl, do you want to let her wander in this unfamiliar place? If it gets out, the good reputation you have worked so hard to build up in Panhu City will be ruined, and people will think that you are a cold-blooded and ruthless person. ”

"Shall I take them in just for the sake of fame? Who has decreed this? These two Wai people have hands and feet, and I do not believe that they will starve to death. Mai Xiang ignored Mai Xiaomo's dissuasion, pouted and said, "Besides, I've helped them enough, and if I help them, I will definitely violate my principles, so let them leave quickly." ”

"Let's go, Brother Ling and I are not uncommon for your help. Shen Fangli packed up her salute as she spoke, looking like she was about to leave, and Mai Xiaomo hurriedly stopped her from continuing to pack her baggage, while persuading her father.

"Do you want to be racist like everyone else?"

Mai Xiang turned his head and said sharply: "I tell you, don't be deceived by the appearance of the Wei people, have you forgotten how your mother died?

"It turns out that you still haven't forgotten that incident, so you want to take revenge now?" Mai Xiaomo thought for a while, and said in a different tone, "If you think so, I can't refute you, but at least keep them for one night, and it's not too late to let them go the next day, and now drive them away, they don't even have a place to live." ”

Mai Xiang looked at her daughter and then at Shen Fangli, struggled in her heart, sighed, and softened her tone: "Okay, I really can't help you, I promised to take them in for another night, but tomorrow they have to go, understand?"

"Although I don't like you, I still have to thank you for letting me stay for one night, so I take back what I just said, uncle, you are a good person. Shen Fangli stretched out her right hand to shake hands with Mai Xiang, but Mai Xiang ignored her, but turned to leave after dropping a sentence.

"Thank you, my daughter, I only agreed to let you stay here for the sake of her face, even if it was only one night. Girl, you have to change your concept, otherwise you will definitely suffer in the future, the idea of "those who help you are good people, and those who don't help you are bad people" is too naïve, and you will find that this world is difficult to distinguish between good and bad many times. ”

"By the way, Sister Mo, thank you. Shen Fangli smiled and turned to Mai Xiaomo.

"Aren't we good sisters? I'm ten years older than you, and I should take care of you. Mai Xiaomo said and took Shen Fangli's hand, "Let's go, follow me upstairs to see your room." ”

The two went down the stairs to the corridor on the second floor, Mai Xiaomo turned the key to open the door of the first room, and what greeted Shen Fangli's eyes was a neat girl's boudoir, a desktop mana lamp was placed on the wooden table in the middle, there was a half-opened book on the table, the wardrobe was located in the upper left corner of the room, connected to the bookshelf, which was not only convenient for storing clothes, but also for placing books, the dressing mirror in the upper right corner of the room was very large, and there were a lot of cosmetics on the table, and it could be seen that the owner of the room was a girl who loved beauty.

Shen Fangli fell flat on the wooden bed on the right side with a snap, the fragrance of the brown and yellow quilt entered her nostrils, this is a kind of home smell, she has been away from Qidao for a few days, she has been thinking about her father and brother all the time, warm memories poured into her heart, and then linked to the suffering of the past few days, she felt a sour nose, and immediately closed her eyes and stuck to the pillow.

"Sister Li, what's wrong with you!" Mai Xiaomo patted her on the shoulder and asked her to sit up and speak.

"It's nothing, it's just that I think of my dad and my brother. Shen Fangli's tears swirled in her eyes, she had clearly promised herself not to cry easily, but she just couldn't do it.

"Cry if you want to, everyone has the need to vent their feelings. Mai Xiaomo guessed what Shen Fangli was thinking.

Wow, Shen Fangli threw herself into Mai Xiaomo's arms, and Mai Xiaomo stroked her forehead and let her vent to her heart's content, but she seemed to be thinking about something in her heart.

After a long time, Shen Fangli stopped her sadness and said to Mai Xiaomo: "Sister Mo, do you really want to give me this room?

"I sleep next door to you, it's my mother's room. Saying that, he hooked Shen Fangli's nose and said, "Let you pick up a bargain, you must know that this room is where I lived when I was a child, and here are a lot of my memories, here...... And there......"

Mai Xiaomo showed Shen Fangli the ragdoll bear she used to play with when she was a child, and there were many new and strange gadgets, she opened the wardrobe and sorted out a few clothes she wore when she was a child, and asked Shen Fangli to try to see if it fits, at first Shen Fangli was still a little shy, and later under her compulsion, Shen Fangli had to try on a few pieces, and found that it fit quite well, it seems that Mai Xiaomo's love for beauty when she was a child is not inferior to herself.

"I'll give you these clothes, you have to cherish them, and I'll give you a few cheongsams in the future, I run a clothing store, you can have any style you want." Mai Xiaomo folded her clothes and said, "This room will belong to you in the future, if you have anything, just tell me, my sister will help you do it." ”

"Wait, didn't Uncle McTer just let me stay for one night? Shen Fangli thought for a while and asked.

"Hehe, this is your sister's delaying tactic, let Dad let you stay for one night for the time being, and I'll find a way to let you stay tomorrow." Mai Xiaomo grinned, "So leave it to me, I will definitely try to convince Dad to heal your big brother." ”

Shen Fangli thanked her again, claiming that she was okay and asked Mai Xiaomo to leave, her sister Mo said goodnight to her, closed the door and went out.

Everything around was quiet, Shen Fangli looked at the starry sky outside the window, thinking back to many things in the past, she thought about her original intention of leaving the island and going to Middle-earth, thinking about the purple pupil field she often visited, and thinking about the snowdrop grass that she often picked...... Everything was like what happened yesterday, all her happiness turned to misfortune in an instant, and everything disturbed her from sleeping.

So Shen Fangli got dressed and took out the harmonica given to her by her mother from her bag, the silver harmonica sparkled in the night light, like her mother's smile.

Shen Fangli played "Prayer of the Stars", she hadn't practiced this piece for a long time, at the beginning, she couldn't find the phoneme, tried a few monosyllables, she put the whole piece together, elegant music is like a breeze blowing through the branches, no one has noticed, the harmonica sound has drifted far away. Every time she played this piece, her sadness would gradually disappear with the music, and she believed that her mother's harmonica would make her strong.

Knock knock knock...... There was a knock on the door, and a series of yawns, Shen Fangli jumped out of bed to open the door, only to find that it was Mai Xiaomo, who was only wearing a thin pajama at this time.

Mai Xiaomo covered her mouth and yawned, "Oh my God! Sister Li, why don't you sleep at such a late hour?"

"I can't sleep. ”

"So you want to listen to me tell you a story to make you fall asleep, you're very smart, but your harmonica plays well, can you let me see it?" Shen Fangli nodded and handed her the silver harmonica, Mai Xiaomo took the harmonica, sat side by side with Shen Fangli on the bed, and looked at it carefully, "The workmanship of this harmonica is really exquisite, it is basically impossible to buy such a good quality harmonica in our Panhu City, it can be seen that the makers of the harmonica have put a lot of effort, and it is strange that this harmonica can't find the trademark of origin on this harmonica?"

"Because my mother made it for me, I cherish it very much. Shen Fangli said and told Mai Xiaomo the name of the track.

"It's very difficult to play this piece, Sister Li, your mother is really amazing, she can compose such a beautiful tune. Mai Xiaomo handed the harmonica back to Shen Fangli, "If you have the chance, can you let me meet your mother?"

"She passed away...... Shen Fangli's face crossed with sadness, and she told Mai Xiaomo about her mother.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but you're just like me. Mai Xiaomo squeezed Shen Fangli's hand and let her look at the starry sky outside the window, "You see, they haven't left, they have turned into stars in the sky and have been watching us." ”

"How do you know?"

"My mother told me when I was a kid that she used to say that if you believe in it, it will come true. Mai Xiaomo put away her smile, lowered her head and said, "I'll tell you my story, maybe you can understand my father's behavior after listening to it." ”

"My mother passed away ten years ago, when I was your age. Mai Xiaomo paused and continued, "My mother suffers from a rare blood skin disease, and the skin will bleed every few days, and it is very difficult to stop. Back then, my father's medical skills were far less exquisite than they are now, so in order to save his mother, he went to the Duchy of Walken to seek medical treatment, and finally found a famous doctor in a place called Dye Island. ”

"And what about later?" Shen Fangli knew the location of Dye Island, which happened to be northwest of her hometown of Ji Island, and she clenched her little hand and was eager to listen to Mai Xiaomo.

"No matter how much my father pleaded, the famous doctor just refused to treat his mother, and said that 'since he is a doctor, he must rely on his own strength, and he looks down on doctors who have to rely on others to treat diseases'. In the end, his mother died of illness, and the grief-stricken father was diligent in studying medical skills since then, and he vowed to make this world free of incurable diseases, and ten years later, his father finally became the most famous doctor in Panhu City with his own ability. ”

"How does it sound like an inspirational story? Although this famous doctor refused to treat your mother, he unexpectedly made your father, didn't he? If it weren't for him, how could your father be as brilliant as he is today? Shen Fangli asked puzzled.

Mai Xiaomo sighed and said: "The problem is, my father doesn't see it that way, he thinks that the famous doctor refuses to save his mother, because he is a Belen, ten years ago, the Lobelon Empire was not as good as the Junlong Federation in terms of technology, and it was not as good as you Wai people in terms of medicine, every Belen person has a sense of national inferiority more or less, so ten years later, the Lobelen Empire is really strong, and his inferiority complex becomes a revenge on the Wai people, which is why he refuses to heal the Wai people." ”

Now Shen Fangli has some sympathy for Mai Xiang, and the root cause of their family's tragedy is the incomprehension between ethnic groups, which is gradually deteriorating into ethnic discrimination.

"Alright, I won't bother you, good night. ”

Mai Xiaomo waved her hand to Shen Fangli and closed the door, but Shen Fangli didn't notice that the moment the door was closed, her harmonica was actually in Mai Xiaomo's hand.