Chapter 493 The Shadow of Childhood Strikes
After giving out biscuits to the remaining children, Tao’s mother looked up and saw Liu Wangxue, walked a few steps to greet her: “Xu Xu, these few The bit is..."
Liu Wangxue introduced them.
As soon as Tao Ma heard that they were Du Yunkai’s sister and nephew, she quickly invited people to sit in the courtyard.
While the adults were chatting, the children also gathered around. After saying hello to Liu Wangxue, all their eyes were focused on Chacha.
Two children asked Chacha: "Okay?"
That's the word just now, Chacha thought, he didn't understand, what does it mean? Is this what the children here use to say hello?
A child asked again,
If he didn’t understand, Chacha kept silent.
Then the topic focused on "He is a foreigner like Richard and cannot speak our language", and added, "He doesn't seem to speak English either." .
Xiao Tao spoke for Chacha: "He can speak the language we speak here, and he can also understand it."
Haohao helped: "He is better than Richard."
The children chirped: "Really? I don't believe it."
"He can speak, so why doesn't he speak?"
"I don't think he even understands."
"So he doesn't know how!"
"Oh, stop arguing!" Xiao Tao stopped them loudly, opened the food bag in his hand, held it on both sides and handed it to Chacha, "If you don't want to say it, don't say it. , ignore them, hey, do you want to eat cookies?”
Hao Haoxian reached in and took a piece: "Grandma Yuehua's biscuits are delicious!"
Xiao Tao raised his butt and tried to push him away: "Why did you take mine?" ?”
Haohao nimbly ducked sideways and ate it with a smile.
Xiao Tao rolled his eyes at him, then put the bag in front of Chacha, highly recommending: "You eat it, it's delicious. Grandma Yuehua made it. It's really delicious!"
The children next to him had already started eating. Chacha lowered her eyelids and looked at the broken or deformed biscuits in the small transparent food bag. She shook her head slowly: "Thank you, I won't eat them. "He doesn't like to eat food that doesn't look good.
When the child next to him heard this, he stopped eating cookies: "Ah! He can really speak!"
"He can really understand it too!"
"Then what's your name?"
Chacha: "My name is Charles."
Children: "???"
What kind of silk is tea?
It doesn’t matter, just pass it if you don’t understand. Next question.
“How old are you?”
Chacha: "I'm four years old."
"Which country are you from?"
Chacha: "I'm not..."
"Oh, it must be with Richard belongs to the same country.”
Chacha: “…”
"Yes, yes, they all have blond hair and blue eyes."
"No, they are green."
"No, they are blue and green."
......
As soon as the children opened their chat boxes, they chattered endlessly. The questions that followed were all kinds of different, and they were all talking to themselves, asking and answering them, and Chacha couldn't even get a word in. At the same time, I was a little curious about the "Richard" they called him. Could a foreigner who couldn't speak Chinese be a foreign teacher? Like the foreign teacher in his kindergarten?
The adults on the side finished their greetings, and Du Yunxiang did not accept the invitation to go in and sit down, saying that it would be another day because Chacha wanted to see her uncle.
Tao Ma asked them not to leave in a hurry. She went in and brought out some boxed cakes for them to take with them.
Du Yunxiang usually only gives Chacha a limited amount of desserts, and Chacha is also very picky. Chacha likes the cookies that Du Yunkai sent home, but he has never tasted the cake. What if he takes a bite? If you don't like it, you have to keep her in check. She also wants to control her figure, so she can't eat too much of this.
Du Yunxiang politely refused, and it was true: "He had already drank two bowls of soup at Xu Xu's house just now, and he probably won't be able to eat it now."
"What does it matter? "It's all water," Tao's mother said, "Children digest it quickly, so take it first and then eat it when your stomach is empty."
Liu Wangxue also knew about the limited supply of tea, ice cream and desserts during lunch. Du Yunxiang and An Ding couldn't help but reach out to the enthusiastic Tao Ma, so Liu Wangxue took action on his behalf.
She grabbed Tao's mother, who had turned around and was about to walk into the courtyard, and said, "Aunt, aunt, don't be busy. Don't be busy. We are going to the studio anyway. Can't we go to Sister Hua Xin's place to eat? It’s the same thing.”
Tao Ma stopped and looked at the sky. It’s not like she hadn’t heard from Tao Huaxin about the business over there. There weren’t many desserts delivered, and they were basically all gone before dinner. Can sell out.
Tao's mother asked doubtfully: "It's already at this point, where can she still have it?"
"There are some, I often sit there." Liu Wangxue was very sure. He nodded and immediately changed the subject after saying that, "Is there anything missing over there, Sister Hua Xin? Can I just stop by?"
"She didn't call back, so there should be no shortage." Tao's mother answered smoothly.
Liu Wangxue held Tao's mother's hand and did not let go: "Okay, then you go about your business first and we won't disturb you."
Du Yunxiang then turned around to call the child. Chacha, who was surrounded by children, saw that her son was chatting "very happily" with the children, and the smile on his face couldn't help but deepen: "Chacha, say goodbye to your friends, let's go find uncle." Chacha immediately felt relieved. In one breath, his mother called him, and he took advantage of this opportunity when everyone was looking at the adults to say goodbye to the friends who had already exchanged names.
The children also said goodbye to him and invited him to play in their homes.
Liu Wangxue then let go of Tao Ma's arm and waved to her: "Aunt, we're leaving."
Du Yunxiang and Anding also said goodbye to her.
Chacha also waved: "Goodbye, grandma."
Tao Ma also waved her hand reflexively and said to Chacha: "Hey, come and play next time." She thought to herself, this foreign country The kid, no, what’s his name? He’s a mixed-race kid, he’s just good-looking, just like the one in the movie.
While walking forward, I met many adults and children in the village. Because Chacha’s appearance was too eye-catching, everyone paid little attention to the strangers. After saying hello to Liu Wangxue, they all paid attention. Focused on Chacha.
Almost every time he walked a certain distance, Liu Wangxue would be asked: "Whose family does this foreign child belong to?"
Someone also asked: "Could it be the Richard family?" But Isn't he not married?
Liu Wangxue has always maintained a high level of patience and answered the same questions over and over again; "He is Du Yunkai's nephew, this is his sister, and Chacha is her child."
Chacha was a little unhappy, holding Du Yunxiang's hand and motioning for her to bend over.
When Du Yunxiang bent down, Chacha stood on tiptoe slightly and whispered in her ear: "Mom, I am not a foreign child."
Du Yunxiang laughed after hearing this and touched Chacha's head: "Yes, in terms of nationality, you are indeed not one."
Chacha pouted and softly "hummed".
"What's there to be unhappy about?" Du Yunxiang asked him softly, "Do you think they meant this with bad intentions?"
Chacha shook her head, very worried Organized: "It's because when I was in kindergarten, no one said that. When my grandparents took me out to play, no one said that. Here they keep talking, but I am obviously the same as them. , why do they insist on saying that I am a foreign child? "
Du Yunxiang can understand what he means: "You think they are specializing you. , have you been excluded? ”
Although Chacha is only four years old, Du Yunxiang sincerely feels that he has grown up and is quite sensitive, which already means he has an identity. The behavior of the villagers in Taojia Village probably made Chacha feel "unaccepted" due to her appearance. Although they were friendly and enthusiastic, they still classified him as "not one of their own" based on his appearance.
Du Yunxiang picked up Chacha and said to him: "Charles, there is one thing that cannot be changed. You are indeed different from the children here. You are still young, and your mother has never taken you to other places. a place that this is the first time you leave Haishi, when you grow up, your mother or uncle will take you to other places to play. Then you will find that you look different from the children there, and everyone will treat you as a foreign child. ."
"What should we do?" Chacha asked.
Du Yunxiang said: "If they ask you, you can tell them that you are not."
"I said," Chacha lowered her head and touched the baby in her arms. , "I just told Xiaotao and Haohao in front of the grandma who handed out biscuits, but they didn't believe it."
"It doesn't matter," Du Yunxiang smiled and kissed Chacha, "It doesn't matter whether they believe it or not. What matters is that you have expressed what you meant and done what you should do. That's enough. I see Xiaotao and Haohao They all like you very much. Didn’t the kid named Xiao Tao take the initiative to share cookies with you? So do you like them and do you want to make friends with them? "
Du Yunxiang was just talking to Tao. While Mom was talking, she was also paying attention to Chacha beside her. When the children introduced each other to him, she noticed it. She also wrote down the names of several children and recognized them face to face, including Xiaotao and Haohao.
Chacha looked at Du Yunxiang and stretched out a hand: "But, mom, we will stay here for five days."
In the concept of Chacha's children, being a friend means spending every day We meet each other, go to school together, and share delicious and fun things. Just like him and his neighbors Lele and Jimmy, they are in the same kindergarten and the same class and play together every day. After learning that he was coming to Taojiacun to stay for five days this time, Lele and Jimmy both cried because they wouldn't be able to see him for five days. They said they would miss him so much.
Du Yunxiang patted him gently and said: "There are many different types of 'friends'. You, Lele and Jimmy are one of them, but some friends are not available every day. We met. If you like Xiaotao and Haohao, go and play with them. As long as you have fun, you can be friends for one day, and you can be friends for two days. Didn't Aunt Liu introduce someone named Xiao Youzi? I’ve made friends with you, and you didn’t refuse just because you’re staying here for five days.”
After Liu Wangxue answered another round of repeated questions, she suddenly heard Du Yunxiang mention her and Youyou, so she came closer and asked, "What's wrong?"
Du Yunxiang patted Chacha lightly and said with a smile. : "It's nothing, it's just that our children suddenly grew up and began to think about life."
Anding just walked aside, listened to the whole process, and smiled when he heard the words.
Liu Wangxue asked Chacha: "What kind of life is little Chacha thinking about?"
Chacha looked like she had made a decision: "Mom, I understand." He said to Liu again Wangxue said: "Making friends depends on your mood."
Liu Wangxue was surprised: "We, Chacha, have had such an understanding of life at such a young age!"
"Hehe." Chacha smiled a little sheepishly.
"Can you come down and walk for a while?" Du Yunxiang discussed with him. Fortunately, she exercised regularly, otherwise she would have been too tired to hold him for a while, and she was indeed a bit tired after walking for a while.
"Okay." After Chacha went down, he continued to hold her hand and walk forward.
Du Yunxiang looked at Chacha's hair and suddenly thought that one day, she would no longer be able to hold her.
After walking a short distance further, she suddenly heard the cry of a child. Liu Wangxue felt that the voice was very familiar. Just as she was waiting to listen carefully, she saw a small figure turning out of the small intersection in front of her, holding a small child in her hand. Plastic bags, short legs flying fast, the curly hair on the head almost standing on edge, running with a raised face and crying, shouting to my parents and brothers: "Whoaaaahhhh-who is coming?" Help me——”
——It’s not Youyou or who else!
Liu Wangxue's heart tightened, and she was about to run forward quickly to see what happened. Pangpeng and Xiaoci, who were beside her, had already rushed over before her. Ye also flapped his wings and flew over.
“Nipui!” Chacha thought it was going to fly away, so she hurriedly shouted, “Aunt Liu, Nipui has flown away!”
Liu Wangxue didn’t have time to answer him. , something happened ahead - it turned out that Youyou was being chased by a big, sleek rooster. The big rooster flapped its wings and flew up. It was about to peck Youyou, but Xiaoci and Xiaoci were just a short distance away. Youyou are still more than two meters away! The bird flew over, but it couldn't beat the big rooster!
Liu Wangxue said as he ran forward: "It's okay, I'm going to save someone——"
Anding also ran forward immediately. This kind of big rooster was also the shadow of his childhood. He wanted to Go save that child!
"Rescue?" Chacha repeated, it must be to save the child in front.
It was just a rooster, so Chacha was not afraid. He looked around, picked up a branch on the roadside, and ran over.
Du Yunxiang followed up: "Charles, be careful."
"Okay!" Chacha replied loudly.
In front of you, Youyou saw a familiar figure in the blur of tears. The fear and panic in her heart suddenly subsided a little. She raised a hand to wipe her tears and was about to shout when she accidentally stepped on a dry piece of wood. branches.
The branch slipped between the dry concrete floor and Yuyou’s soles. Youyou fell to the ground with a “Ouch” sound, and the plastic bag in his hand flew away, and several round sugar oranges fell out. came out and rolled out at different distances.