Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

At night, He Lai was holding the little girl and telling her a fairy tale. Er Niu was sitting next to him, leaning against He Lai, listening to the story.

The big girl was lying alone on the lower bunk on the other side, watching this scene, feeling extremely complicated.

As she watched, she gradually closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

She was so sleepy. She had not slept well for a single day since she escaped from the village. She was worried every day.

She was afraid that someone would steal her dry food and her two younger sisters when she wasn't paying attention.

In her dream, she saw her mother, and she saw her mother telling her stories. She hadn't dreamed of her mother for a long time, and she could hardly remember what her mother looked like.

But she saw it today!

"Mom, is this the guidance you gave me? You want me to agree to this big brother, right?"

The big girl looked at her mother in front of her and said with tears in her eyes.

The mother did not speak directly, but looked at the girl with a smile, stretched out her hands and held her face in her palms.

"Girl, follow him. He can give you a good life."

Mother said gently.

"But, but, Big Girl misses Daddy, and Big Girl misses Mommy too. Daddy went to Hong Kong City, but Big Brother said I can't go there! I don't know what to do now? Mommy, what should I do!"

The girl started crying bitterly in her dream.

"My child, my dear eldest girl! Mother hopes that you can be healthy and happy. Take good care of the second and third girls for me. Follow him, he will take good care of you. When you grow up, you will naturally meet your father one day."

After saying that, Da Nv’s mother slowly disappeared in Da Nv’s dream. No matter how Da Nv cried and shouted, she still disappeared.

When she woke up, the girl opened her eyes and found a group of people surrounding her and watching her.

At this time, she had already cried so hard that she was unrecognizable.

She threw herself into the arms of the rain and cried bitterly, "Big sister, I dreamed of mother, I dreamed of mother, wuwuwu..."

Yu Shui also held Da Niu in her arms with tears in her eyes, and comforted her kindly: "Don't cry, don't cry, big girl, don't cry, Sister Yu Shui will take good care of you for your mother."

Yu Shui felt the same way. She often dreamed of her mother when she was a child, and she would often hold her mother's photo to fall asleep peacefully.

But she was lucky, because after the He Lai family came, Wu Juan gradually replaced her mother and took care of her all the time.

He Lai stood aside and did not take the initiative to comfort the little girl. He knew that crying was a good way for the little girl in front of him to relieve stress, and keeping a tight string was never a good thing.

When Erniu and Xiaoniu saw Daniu crying, they rushed over and cried with her.

He couldn't bear to see this scene, so he could only walk out of the car and saw Sha Zhu standing blankly at the door.

"Come on, Brother Zhuzi, go and have a cigarette." He Lai said with a wry smile.

At times like this, He Lai really wanted to smoke a cigarette and calm down.

"Okay! Let's go."

Sha Zhu agreed and went to the boarding area between the two carriages of the train with He Lai.

He Lai and Sha Zhu stood on one side, leaning against the wall, looking at the scenery passing by outside through the glass, and smoking quietly.

After a while, Zhang Zhiwen also came over.

"Hey, you two didn't even call me when you were smoking! How disloyal of you!"

As Zhang Zhiwen spoke, he snatched the cigarette box from He Lai's hand, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, took out his lighter, and lit it, all in one smooth move!

He Lai didn't say anything. In this era, he rarely smoked.

I remember the last time I smoked was when Shen Dandan was cheated by a scumbag and she smoked one when she had no place to vent.

"By the way, Zhiwen, please give me your lighter. Xiaolaizi promised me one before, but I forgot about it later."

When Sha Zhu saw Zhang Zhiwen take out the metal lighter, he immediately spoke up.

"Okay, here you go, take it." Zhang Zhiwen didn't hesitate. He had plenty of lighters. After all, he was now the top figure in the lighter factory, so it was easy for him to get a lighter.

"Well, not bad, not bad, you are still reliable." Sha Zhu played with the lighter and smiled, thinking that he could show off in the kitchen in the future.

He Lai smiled helplessly. He also had a lighter, but he rarely had the chance to use it, so he kept it in his space. Besides, no one around him used it, so he forgot about it.

By the time He Lai finished smoking and adjusted his mood and went back, Da Niu had stopped crying and told Yu Shui that she was willing to take her sister to Sijiu City.

After learning about this, He Lai nodded, touched the big girl's head, and told her not to worry, that he would definitely take good care of them, and if there was a chance, he would take them to Gangcheng to find their father.

Just like that, two days passed and the train returned to Sijiucheng. In recent years, as the number of small train stations has gradually decreased, the train has also become much faster and arrived almost at noon.

When He Lai and his companions got off the train, Wu Juan, Qin Huairu and others were already waiting at the station.

"Mom!" Yushui shouted.

"Oh, Yushui, come here quickly and let me see you! You must have suffered so much, but you are not allowed to go next time, okay? You made me worry about you for many days. Come on, come on, let's go home."

When Wu Juan saw Yu Shui running over, she immediately pulled her and wanted to walk out of the station, without any intention of caring about He Lai and the others.

Yu Shui glanced at He Lai, and after getting He Lai's nod of agreement, he followed Wu Juan.

He Lai smacked his lips and didn't say much. He stood with Zhang Zhiwen and his three sisters.

As soon as Sha Zhu got out of the car, he started to flirt with Qin Huairu, talking about the things he brought for her, and the two left talking and laughing.

"Haha, come on, your mother is really awesome, she left without even asking her own son a single question!"

Zhang Zhiwen said with a smile.

"Haha, Brother Zhiwen, you are the only one who laughs at me. It seems that Sister Song Xue and your parents have never come to pick you up. If there wasn't a driver here, I would have thought you were abandoned."

He Lai said sarcastically.

"Hey, kid, do you still want me to take you back?" Zhang Zhiwen glared at him and said.

"Haha, Brother Zhiwen, it was just a joke. Why are you so angry? Let's go and take Da Niu and the others to register their household registration first."

He Lai hugged Zhang Zhiwen and smiled, then took the big girl and the others and left.

With the help of Zhang Zhiwen, the son of an official, the household registration was processed smoothly and accommodation was arranged in Liang Ladi's small courtyard.

When He Lai brought the three sisters to the gate of the courtyard, Xiu'er and Sanmao were playing circles on the ground.

"Sanmao, Xiu'er." He Lai called out.

"Uncle, come here!" Sanmao and Xiu'er ran over immediately when they saw it was He Lai.

He Lai picked up Xiu'er, scratched her little nose, and asked, "Are you two the only ones at home?"

"Well, the brothers haven't finished school yet! The third brother doesn't like studying, so he sneaked back!"

Xiu'er complained to He Lai in his ear.

"Xiu'er, don't talk nonsense! It's obviously because our teacher is sick that we were given the day off. Humph, next time I won't stay home with you. I'll go to school to find my big brother and second brother."

Sanmao immediately blushed and retorted.

With He Lai around, Xiu'er was not afraid of Sanmao at all. She stuck out her tongue and made faces at him.

"Okay, okay, let's go inside and talk!" He Lai put Xiu'er down and called on the three girls to follow.

"Uncle Lai, who are they?" Xiu'er asked curiously.

"Them? They are the playmates that your uncle found for you. Can you let them play with Xiu'er in the future?"

He Lai explained.

"Really?" Xiu'er's eyes lit up instantly. Since they moved to the courtyard, her three brothers had all started going to school, and she was the only one staying at home, almost bored to death.

"Of course it's real. Look, this is your big sister, this is your middle sister, and this is your little sister."

He Lai introduced Xiuer.

Xiuer passed the big girl and the second girl and went straight to the little girl.

"Hello, little girl. My name is Xiu'er! You can call me Sister Xiu'er."

Xiuer said happily.

"Hello, Sister Xiu." The little girl called out timidly and hid behind the older girl.

"Oh! I'm the older sister! Oh, I'm the older sister!" Xiu'er clapped her hands and said happily.

He Lai shook his head helplessly, not knowing why the little girl was so happy.

He Lai looked at the rooms in the courtyard and decided to place the three little girls in the house next to Wu Cao.

In this way, He Lai took the five little ones to clean up the room together.

Fortunately, the furniture here is very complete and there is nothing missing. We can just clean it up and move in.