A foreign city, dear you

The little girl wiped her eyes and looked up at Lanshan.

Hey, the little girl stopped crying!

The girl's mother was overjoyed. Thinking that the opportunity was too good to miss, he quickly asked Lanshan: "Kid, what's your name?"

"My name is Cao Lanshan." Lanshan replied loudly, not timid at all.

"Her name is Lin Keyue. Can you go to kindergarten together?"

"it is good."

Lan Shan naturally let go of his mother's hand and reached out to hold Lin Keyue's hand. He was calm and calm, really like a little man.

The two little figures walked towards the kindergarten door together.

The gate of the kindergarten is white. On one side of the gate is written "Red Apple Kindergarten" with several big characters like red apples.

The whole kindergarten is very beautiful, with a castle-like shape and colorful colors. All kinds of cute animals, big or small, are painted on the walls.

Some teachers are already taking the children to play games, and some are waving to the children who are about to enter the kindergarten.

Lanshan is getting closer to the teacher and farther and farther away from Ye Lian.

Ye Lian waved and shouted loudly: "Goodbye Shanshan!"

Lan Shan turned around and waved: "Goodbye, mom."

Ye Lian stood there, feeling lost as she watched Lan Shan's back disappear after entering the garden.

Her son finally entered kindergarten, although it was already a year late because of her reluctance.

Ye Lian felt an inexplicable sadness. She knew that the moment her son let go of her hand, it meant that he had grown up and that from now on, he would slowly leave his mother.

The entrance to the kindergarten slowly became quiet, and Ye Lian thought about turning around and leaving.

She looks up.

The sky is very high and blue.

A large white cloud was floating slowly, but slowly, a small white cloud separated from it and flew lightly to the front.

Is it also leaving Mother Baiyun?

Ye Lian actually had a sore nose.

She wondered why her heart was so soft today, like the white clouds in the sky.

Ye Lian walked towards Dafu Shopping Mall. Square dance music was still playing in front of the mall, and the group of people were still dancing.

If Lan Shan was around, he must be holding my hand again and eager to watch them dance, right?

There are several steps in front of Daifuku Mall.

When Ye Lian walked up the steps, she shook her right hand unconsciously, and then she realized that the little fleshy hand was no longer in her palm.

I wonder what the little guy is doing in the kindergarten now? Will he miss me? Will he look for me?

Ye Lian entered the mall. It's a huge shopping mall with various counters.

This was Dafu Shopping Mall, a mall she often visited, but she couldn't find the elevator at once.

What's wrong with me?

Ye Lian felt funny again in a daze.

She went to the supermarket on the second floor and came to the toy section. She walked around, trying to choose a toy for Lanshan, and finally selected a Transformer that was Lanshan's favorite;

She came to the living area and walked around, thinking about what vegetables to buy for Lanshan to eat in the evening when Lanshan came back from kindergarten. Finally, she bought some chicken wings, some meatballs, and a small cake...

However, when paying the bill, the small cake was missing. Ye Lian didn't know where she put it.

I got home and opened the door.

Quiet, quiet as never before!

Ye Lian couldn't adapt to this kind of silence, and felt particularly empty in her heart.

Ye Lian walked into the kitchen and was busy working in the kitchen;

Go to the living room again and collect Lanshan’s toys;

Then he took out Lanshan's dirty clothes. The front of the clothes and the knees of the pants were a little dirty and needed to be rubbed with hands...

Ye Lian used her busyness to resist the erosion of this "quietness" and to alleviate the longing caused by her son's departure.

But sometimes after being busy like this, I don’t know what to do next? The center of her daily life has been moved to the kindergarten, and everything seems to be different?

Ye Lian once again felt so silly and ridiculous that she was in a daze.

The flowers are about to bloom and the baby is about to grow up. Just get used to it slowly.

Ye Lian comforted herself like this, waiting for time to pass little by little.

The hour hand is ticking, how many times does it have to turn before it is time for kindergarten to end? Only then can I hold Lanshan’s hand and go home?

I feel so lost today. If I tell Qian about it, will he laugh at me?

I have some time now, can I find something to do?

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But something happened next, which shocked Ye Lian so much that she gave up the idea again.

……

One autumn rain and another cold, the weather suddenly becomes cold.

It was a morning in early October.

A small round table in a private room of a mid-range restaurant.

There were four people sitting at the round table, two men and two women.

Outside is the chilly autumn wind and rain, but inside there are hot delicacies.

“Mr Dylan, we go to China, all of these are Chinese food, help yourself to what you like.”

(Mr. Dylan, welcome to China. These are some Chinese delicacies, you can eat whatever you like.)

Ye Lian spoke English and greeted a middle-aged foreign guest opposite with a big belly.

The lady next to Ye Lian was wearing an autumn suit and was smiling as she greeted the guests.

Ye Lian wore a black base layer and a light yellow suit jacket. But the customer opposite her was only wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt. The other customer was younger and also wore a short-sleeved shirt.

The obvious contrast in the clothes made Ye Lian curious: "Does his shy spherical belly contain such a thick energy? Are the people in their country so not afraid of the cold?"

"Ok, ok, thank you." The foreign guest stretched out an arm covered with curly hair, picked up the food and put it in his mouth, then nodded repeatedly and gave a thumbs up: "Very good, delicious!" and gestured. Another customer also started eating.

So, after being polite, Ye Lian and the woman next to her also raised their chopsticks to eat...

Strange, how did Ye Lian suddenly transform into a businessman?

That's what happened.

There is a neighbor on the fourth floor where Ye Lian lives. She has a daughter. The little girl is about the same size as Lanshan.

Because they are on the same floor and similar in age, the two children often play together even though they do not go to the same kindergarten. After going back and forth, Ye Lian became very familiar with this neighbor.

This neighbor's surname is Chang, and his single name is Hong. Ye Lian didn't ask her age, she seemed to be about the same age as Ye Lian.

Chang Hong is a capable working woman. Her fluent English puts Ye Lian to shame and she runs a trading company. After learning about Ye Lian's situation, she felt sorry for Ye Lian.

"What a pity, what a great job a teacher has!" she said.

Two days ago, Chang Hong asked Ye Lian to come over and say that she wanted to talk to Ye Lian about something. Ye Lian also went.

"Are you free in the next two days? Do me a favor and answer my urgent question." Chang Hong asked Ye Lian.

"What's the matter? How can I help?" Ye Lian was very confused.