Double Life: My whole world is you

"What? If I had known it was so high, I wouldn't have come." Ma Xiaomeng complained.

Cheng Qiao knew that she lived on the first floor and was not used to climbing so far. In addition, she was a little fat now, so she went down half a floor and said with a smile, "In the future, you have to get up half an hour earlier to run with me."

"Cheng Qiao, don't be like this." Ma Xiaomeng stopped and said with a frown.

"This is what you want me to do fifteen years later." Cheng Qiao said and pulled her towards home.

"Cheng Qiao..." Ma Xiaomeng was a little unhappy. But when she saw Cheng's mother at home, she still smiled and called out, "Hello, Auntie."

"You're back! Come in." Cheng's mother was very happy. "The air conditioner is on. Go and cool down first."

After she finished speaking, she poured them a cup of tea, quickly moved the folding table from the living room into the room, and set the table for dinner with Cheng Zhu. Cheng Qiao looked at the six dishes and one soup and gave Cheng Ma a thumbs up, then smiled and said to Ma Xiaomeng, "Xiaomeng, thanks to you, my family is celebrating the New Year today."

"Thank you, Auntie. You've worked hard." Ma Xiaomeng immediately expressed her gratitude.

"This is the first time Qiao has brought her classmates back. I don't know what you like to eat, so I'll just make something casual." Cheng's mother sat down opposite her and said politely.

"Yes, Xiaomeng, don't be shy, my mom is very easy-going." Cheng Qiao said as she picked up a chicken leg for her. She thought her mom was really generous with the chicken leg, roast duck, and beef, which she hadn't eaten for two months during the summer vacation.

"Auntie is really nice." Ma Xiaomeng responded gently and lowered her head to eat. Cheng Qiao noticed the disappointment in her eyes. She knew her mother's attitude towards her, so she patted her hand gently to comfort her and gave her some beef.

Since they had to go to evening self-study, they ate the meal quickly. Both of them had a bowl of rice and a bowl of pork rib soup. After the meal, Ma Xiaomeng wanted to help clean up, but Cheng's mother told them not to worry about it as they were going to school, and she even walked them out of the community gate.

"Your mother is such a nice person." Ma Xiaomeng said sincerely, "You are very lucky! She loves children very much."

"Yeah, that's true." Cheng Qiao smiled and replied, then put away her smile and pretended not to know and asked, "Are you not on good terms with your mother?"

"My mother only loves my sister. I'm like someone she picked up." She lowered her head and replied.

Ma Xiaomeng has two girls. Her elder sister is three years older than her. Both children are her mother's biological children, but her elder sister was raised by her mother throughout the whole process, while she was sent to be raised by her grandmother when she was three months old and was not taken back until she started elementary school.

Her mother treated her sister like a treasure since she was a child, and arranged all her food, clothing, housing and transportation for her. Her sister was like a little princess at home.

And she was treated like a stepmother, no, even more exaggerated than a stepmother. When her father was at home, she was treated one way, and when her father was not at home, she was accused and scolded every day. She lived cautiously every day. If they had not known each other for more than ten years, most people would not believe this.

Cheng Qiao also suspected that she was not her mother's biological daughter, but when she met her mother, she denied this suspicion. She and her mother looked exactly like each other. But the scene when she first met her mother left a shadow on Cheng Qiao's life.

She remembered that it was also a sunny afternoon. They had just graduated and were working in different advertising companies. It was a Sunday. They had been walking in the park for two hours and were ready to go back. They were just at the intersection outside the park. They were still talking and laughing one second, but the next second Ma Xiaomeng suddenly stopped laughing. She lowered her head and covered her face with her hands. They passed by an aunt.

Just as he took a step, the auntie shouted angrily, "You little bitch, you're out again."

Ma Xiaomeng did not respond, but lowered her head even more. Cheng Qiao frowned and looked back, and saw an aunt who looked very similar to Ma Xiaomeng. However, this aunt's face looked like she could emit fire, and her facial features were tense. When she saw Cheng Qiao looking at her, her eyes seemed to be able to eat her. Cheng Qiao was shocked, and she quickly took a step back.

"Go back now." The aunt stepped forward and glared at Ma Xiaomeng fiercely.

Ma Xiaomeng lowered her head even more, but still responded obediently, "Okay."

The auntie then turned around and left quickly. Cheng Qiao patted her chest, and Ma Xiaomeng was relieved when she was sure that the auntie was far away. Seeing Cheng Qiao's astonishment, she smiled bitterly and explained, "That's my mother."

Cheng Qiao didn't understand why her mother only loved her sister but not her until she was 30 years old in the last life. She said her mother didn't like her grandmother because she grew up with her grandmother in the years before going to school. But Cheng Qiao still didn't understand! She grew up with her grandmother, wouldn't she feel more sorry for her? Just like Cheng Ma, she grew up with her grandmother, and Cheng Zhu grew up beside her, so she felt that she owed Cheng Qiao, and she would be more partial to Cheng Qiao in life.

"Hey, Xiaoqiao, what are you thinking about?" Wu Qi appeared in front of the two and asked.

Cheng Qiao came back to his senses and nodded at him, "Why are you here?"

"We're going to school together." He took out a packing box and handed it to her. "My grandma brought this to you."

"Ok?"

"There are some fruits in it." Wu Qi said, "She said you can eat it when you are hungry during evening self-study."

"Keep it for yourself! I don't eat after dinner." Cheng Qiao refused.

"You won't get fat by eating fruit." Wu Qi said, "Besides, you're not fat. You're so thin, you need to gain some weight."

"Cheng Qiao, you take it!" Ma Xiaomeng caught it for her, "It's also a gift from that grandma."

"Okay." Cheng Qiao hesitated for a while and said, "Wu Qi, thank Grandma Hu for me. But you don't have to do that next time!"

"Okay, then I'll save her the trouble next time." Wu Qi complained, "Let her send it herself. I won't bring it to you."

Cheng Qiao nodded. Ma Xiaomeng took Cheng Qiao's arm and walked on the left. The three of them quickly passed through Zhenghe House and came to the market not far from the school. Ma Xiaomeng saw that the two were silent, so she smiled and broke the silence and asked Wu Qi on the right, "Wu Qi, how many children do you have?"

"It's me at the moment, but I'm not sure about the future," he replied.

Ma Xiaomeng was speechless, "What do you mean by uncertain in the future?"

"Who knows if they will suddenly give me a brother or sister one day."

Ma Xiaomeng pouted and was not ready to speak. Cheng Qiao glanced at Wu Qi and shook her head. But she suddenly thought of the question she had always wanted to ask, "Wu Qi, what is our head teacher's last name?"

"His last name is Rao, and his name is Rao Liqun. We all call him Lao Rao." Wu Qi said, "Hey, how come you don't know?"

"He came to the classroom twice in the past two days, and he didn't tell anyone!" Cheng Qiao rolled his eyes at him.

"Oh, that's right." He nodded. The three of them just walked into the school at this time. As soon as they arrived at the classroom building and saw the head teacher rushing towards the classroom, Wu Qi excitedly shouted, "Lao Rao."