The two sisters chatted for a while, about work.

Lin Yuan said: "Yu Yu, recently my commission and basic salary in the bridal shop are added together, and I can almost make a down payment for a small apartment of thirty or forty square meters, and go back to see the house with me." ”

Lin Yu frowned: "Isn't it good to live here?" ”

Lin Yuan shook her head: "After all, this house was bought by Zhenghan for our mother, and it is not suitable for me and Xixi to live here." ”

Lin Yu was a little angry: "Sister, you are too foreign-looking, we are a family, why are you so clear?" ”

Lin Yuan smiled:

"Sister is now thinking about buying a house of her own within her ability, even if it is a little smaller, it is also a nest that I have struggled to come from, and I am steady."

Lin Yu understood her sister's thoughts.

Shen groaned and nodded:

"Okay, since you think so, sister, then buy it, I'll help you with the staff when you go back, but buy it, then it should be an investment, you can live here with Xixi first, whether it is education or medical care, it is very convenient."

Lin Yuan said "um":

"I know, even if you buy an apartment, it is estimated that it will take a long time to decorate and volatilize formaldehyde, and you will not move out in the short term."

The two sisters chatted a few more words, and it was not too early.

Lin Yu and Lu Zhenghan still have to go to work tomorrow, and Uncle Lu San's farm also has something to do tomorrow, so they leave one after another.

The huge house is a little deserted.

Xu is still not very comfortable, Chen Qiaohe sat on the sofa and was stunned for a long time, until Xixi called: "Grandma!" ”

Only then did she recall her thoughts: "Hey! ”

Xixi ran over, holding a pocket watch the size of a one-dollar coin, the style was a little old, and it looked a little old.

"Grandma, this is what my mother just cleaned up and turned out, is it your thing?"

Chen Qiaohe took it, and the corners of her lips raised:

"Yes, it's my grandmother's toy when she was a child."

This time I moved here from the "Pomegranate Courtyard", and many things at the bottom of the pressure box were turned out and organized together.

So this old pocket watch that "hasn't seen the light of day for a long time" has also been turned out.

"Wow! Grandma's childhood toys! Grandma, teach me how to play! ”

Chen Qiaohe said lovingly, "Look at it, it's ...... like this"

As he spoke, his fingers pressed on the mechanical switch of the pocket watch, and when he pressed it lightly, the cover of the watch popped open with a "click".

Xixi's little mouth opened into an "O" shape: "Wow! ”

Chen Qiaohe looked at the watch hands that no longer moved, "These watch hands used to move......

Xixi nodded, looked at the inside of the cover with big eyes, the small photo that had been a little yellowed and faded, and asked again:

"Grandma, Grandma! Who is this little girl? ”

Chen Qiaohe's eyes stopped, and her eyelashes trembled: "It's my grandmother when she was a child......"

This photo is the only photo of Chen Qiaohe when she was a child.

At that time, when she was about four years old, she remembered a little.

Because of the human traffickers, they have suffered a lot, and they have been excessively frightened and tortured.

Later, after a long time, I almost forgot the memories before I was trafficked.

Until he was bought by his adoptive parents, he was even more intimidated to be obedient and sensible, otherwise he would be thrown out to feed the wolves.

So she never dared to pester her adoptive parents for anything.

But during the Spring Festival of that year, a kind of Republican-style pocket watch began to flourish in the village, and small photos could be embedded in the pocket watch.

At that time, in her vague memory, it seemed that there was a very close person who liked to wear a pocket watch the most.

Seeing people shouting in the streets, you can make it on the spot.

She pestered her adoptive parents to make one for her.

That was the first time she had made a request.

Because it was the Chinese New Year, her adoptive parents rarely agreed to her.

It is said that it is made, but it is also very simple, the photo was taken on the spot, and the black and white photo taken by the point-and-shoot camera was cut into a round shape that matched the size of the pocket watch, and then pressed on the inside of the pocket watch by special means.

Chen Qiaohe still remembers that she couldn't put down this gadget at that time.

This pocket watch has also become the only "toy" in her entire childhood......

When Chen Qiaohe fell into memories.

Xixi smacked his tongue and was very applauded:

"Grandma was so cute when she was a child!" Looking up at the little face, "Grandma, can you give me this toy?" I love it! ”

Chen Qiaohe's thoughts were dragged back.

Kindly said: "Okay, then give it to Xixi, but there is one thing to say, you must keep it for your grandmother, and you are not allowed to lose or throw it away!" ”

Xixi's little head was crazy: "Okay, good!" As he spoke, he stretched out his little finger and shouted in a milky voice, "Grandma, let's pull Gougou!" ”

"Good, good ......"

As Chen Qiaohe's slightly rough fingers and Xixi's tender white fingers hooked together, Xiao Xixi solemnly read out the nursery rhyme.

In the next few days, Xixi also kept her promise and did what she said.

I protected that pocket watch very well, and even took it with me when I went to the toilet to eat and sleep.

For dinner that day, Lin Yu made a little more braised pork, because it was now close to the "mother's house", so he put the braised pork in a thermos box and sent it to the Splendid Tianfu Community.

At that time, Xixi was at the dining table, drinking rice porridge while playing with his pocket watch, when he heard the doorbell ringing, and shouted to Lin Kite in the kitchen:

"Mom! The doorbell rings, the doorbell rings! ”

Lin Yuan wiped his hands and went to open the door.

Lin Yu came in with braised pork: "Oh, kick! I'll add a dish to you! ”

When I saw that it was braised pork, my eyes lit up!

jumped off the stool with the pocket watch, and ran to Lin Yu, leaning his little head:

"Auntie, I want to eat, I want to eat!"

"Good! It's just to give it to Xixi to eat! ”

Lin Yuan took the pot, but she glanced at Xixi:

"Little gluttonous cat, let's talk about it first, you can't exceed three pieces, you will accumulate food if you eat too much at night!"

Xixi deflated her mouth and looked at Lin Yu as if asking for help, Lin Yu first cleared her throat seriously:

"Yes, yes, your mother is right! If you eat too much, you will accumulate food, three pieces are enough, and the rest will be eaten tomorrow! ”

But when Lin Kite took out three pieces of braised pork and put them in Xixi's bowl, he turned around and went to the kitchen.

Lin Yu quickly grabbed another piece and put it in the Xixi bowl.

He put his index finger up in front of his lips, "shhhhh

"Auntie can only make an exception for you to add a piece, eat it quickly!"

Xixi nodded, and took a big bite of the braised pork into his mouth, chewing it with satisfaction, and his big obsidian-like eyes bent with it!

Lin Yu rubbed her head and went to the kitchen: "Sister, won't our mother come back tonight?" ”

Lin Yuan put the fried greens on the plate and said:

"I just sent WeChat and haven't replied, you call your mother to ask."

Lin Yu nodded, took out his mobile phone and dialed his mother.

On the other side, the Mu family manor.

Chen Qiaohe was about to go to the kitchen to serve the old lady Mu with the supplements.

The phone vibrated and rang, she took it out and saw that it was her little daughter calling, clicked to answer, and lowered her voice:

"What's wrong?"

"Mom, I'm in Splendid Tianfu, aren't you coming back to live tonight?"

"If you don't go back, the old lady is not in good health, and she may need to be taken care of at night, so I have to keep watch."

"Oh...... Then you should also pay attention to your body, don't get too tired. ”

"Okay, don't worry, there's nothing else to do, I'm still busy."

Hanging up the phone, Chen Qiaohe's pace sped up, went to the kitchen to pick up the supplements, and sent them to Mrs. Mu's room.

Mrs. Mu was half-leaning on the bed at this time, still holding the photo album and looking at it.

Chen Qiaohe walked over: "Old lady, can you eat something?" ”

Old Lady Mu's cloudy eyes lifted from her reading glasses, and she shook her head with interest: "I don't want to eat ......"

Chen Qiaohe smiled and coaxed: "Eat some, it's delicious." ”

Old lady Mu pursed her lips.

Chen Qiaohe had to get closer, but Mrs. Mu closed the album at once: "Alas...... Eat a little. ”

But when it was closed, a photo in the album suddenly fell......