Christmas

After returning to the hotel, Shi Xie began to pack his luggage, but after all, they had been delayed for a long time, and it was already around five o'clock in the afternoon when they returned to the hotel.

Shi Xie found out that Xiaxiang Bay is a small village on the edge of southern Hunan, because the terrain is remote, the road conditions are bumpy, and the traffic is not smooth.

Up.

And because it gets dark earlier in winter and the weather is freezing, no car is willing to go to Xiaxiang Bay at night. If the car breaks down halfway and you can’t go to the village or go to the store, then it’s really not working every day. The ground should not be called.

So Shi Xie had no choice but to give up his desire to go to Xiaxiang Bay overnight. After dinner, the group went back to their rooms to pack their luggage, and prepared to leave for Xiaxiang Bay early tomorrow morning.

Several people also ran for a day during the day, and the two younger ones were already tired, and fell asleep as soon as they touched the bed.

At the beginning, Xia Yao was very energetic to pester Shi Xie to talk to him, but he fell asleep first after listening to Shi Xie talking.

Shi Xie lowered his eyes to look at Xia Yao who was obediently nestled on his shoulders, the tenderness in his eyes seemed to trap him.

Shi Xie reached out and turned off the headlights in the room, leaving only a dim bedside lamp.

Shi Xie woke up at dawn the next day, seeing Xia Yao still sleeping in his arms, Shi Xie carefully pulled his arm out from under Xia Yao's head and got off the bed softly.

After going to the bathroom to wash up, and then when breakfast was served downstairs, Xia Yao and the two younger ones also just got up.

He Bishen had finished washing, and was obediently sitting on the sofa reading the storybook he brought.

And Xia Yao and Xiao Shen saw that they had just woken up, and they were still wearing pajamas.With messy hair standing on top of his head, he was staring blankly at the exaggerated animation characters on the TV.

Moreover, the actions of the "mother" and the son are exactly the same, and it can be seen that they are from the same family.

Shi Xie looked at them and shook his head helplessly, put the breakfast on the table and called them.

Shi Xie's sudden utterance was as if a switch had been turned on, and Xia Yao's dull eyes suddenly burst into a gleam.

Turning his head and looking at Shi Xie who was pulling the chair with surprise, he hurriedly got off the sofa and ran towards Shi Xie without even thinking about putting on his slippers.

"husband~"

Seeing Xia Yaochao rushing over by himself, Shi Xie held him in his arms with a smile in his eyes, enjoying the love from Xia Yao

After Xia Yao rubbed his head up, Shi Xie realized that he was still barefooted suddenly, his thin and fair feet looked even more porcelain white on the light brown wooden floor, and his round and lovely thumbs were curled up one after another.

Shi Xie quickly bent down to pick him up, his body suddenly rose into the air, Xia Yao exclaimed in a low voice, then hugged Shi Xie and started laughing again, thinking that Shi Xie was playing a game with him.

"What are you laughing at, why don't you wear shoes?"

Shi Xie sighed helplessly. Although it was a reproach, his tone was full of pampering.

Not only was Xia Yao not afraid of him, but he even laughed more heartily.

"You..."

Hearing Xia Yao's laughter, Shi Xie sighed again, but there was also a faint smile on his face, as happy as he was.

"Mom and Dad are showing affection again."

The little ginseng leaned close to He Bishen and whispered intentionally, his big black eyes kept glancing at Shi Xie and Xia Yao, "Let's have breakfast."

He Bishen looked at his cute appearance, couldn't help but rubbed his soft hair, took his chubby hand and led him to stand up.

"Eat and eat, the little ginseng is hungry."

When it came to eating, Xiao Shen immediately put all his attention on the food, but at this moment, He Bishen's other hand suddenly placed on Xiao Shen's stomach and pinched it.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xiao Shen's whole body is full of itchy flesh, and after being pinched by He Bishen a few times, he immediately started laughing.

It's just that He Bishen didn't make him laugh for too long, after all, he's going to eat soon, and it's not good for Xiao Shen's stomach.

So He Bishen's next sentence made Xiao Shen's tears froze in the corners of his eyes.

"Brother, I found that you have gained weight recently, and it seems that you are not as cute as before."

Xiao Shen is almost seven years old. He has always matured precociously, and he is very confident and narcissistic about his appearance.

After being brought back by Xia Yao, he won the hearts of many people with his cute appearance.

It's just that the word "fat" has always been Xiao Shen's negative scale, because Xia Yao said before that the flesh on Xiao Shen's fat face is all crowded together, and it's not as cute as it was at the beginning.

Of course, Xia Yao's original intention of saying these words at the time was to let Xiao Shen control himself when eating, but Xiao Shen didn't know Xia Yao's good intentions, and his weak heart was suddenly stabbed by Xia Yao's words. Arrow, has been remembered until now.

Now being told by He Bishen again, Xiao Shen could only feel that his heart was broken into pieces in an instant, the kind that he couldn't even put together.

Xiao Shen pursed his lips tightly, and the flesh on his small face trembled, but his brows were tightly knit, and he looked really serious, but he looked a bit Shixie.

He Bishen glanced at Xiao Shen quietly, seeing his appearance, felt a little uneasy.

Xiao Shen is of course very cute in his eyes, but he has indeed become a bit fat recently.

Xia Yao had always asked him to supervise Xiao Shen not to let him eat indiscriminately, saying that children would suffer from obesity or other diseases if they did not control their diet.

He Bishen saw pictures of obese children, but he was frightened, so he became more strict about Xiao Shen's diet.

Xiao Shen seemed to be angry, but He Bishen insisted not to comfort him, and took his limp hand to sit on the dining table.

At this time, Shi Xie had already put breakfast on the table, He Bishen and Xiao Shen sat down, seeing that Shi Xie and Xia Yao had already started eating, they started eating too.

Shi Xie, who was taking care of Xia Yao, soon realized that something was wrong with Xiao Shen. He only picked and ate the vegetables on the table, and didn't move any of his favorite custard buns.

"Xiao Shen, are you feeling unwell?"

Hearing Shi Xie's words, Xiao Shen stopped chewing the vegetables, looked at Shi Xie and Xia Yao, and suddenly felt aggrieved, but a man, he can't be defeated by such a trivial matter.

Xiao Shen shook his head to show that he was fine, picked up the bowl and took a big mouthful of porridge viciously.

Seeing his son's rosy face and his chubby hands holding the bowl, Shi Xie nodded, seeing that he didn't look sick, and turned around to take care of Xia Yao for dinner.

It didn't take long for the few people to eat breakfast. They packed up and put on their clothes and waited for Baili Qianyan and Shi Lin to come to them. After checking out the room, they went out and got on the bus to Xiaxiang Bay.

The bus is very old. It should be some years old. Some of the covers on the seats on the bus have been scratched, exposing the sea for several years?Cotton cushions.

There is only one bus to Xiaxiang Bay a day, only at [-]:[-] am, if you miss it, you can only figure out your own way.

Because Xiaxiang Bay is remote and poor, few people go there, so when the bus departs, there are only Shi Xie and the others on board.

He found a few relatively clean seats in the carriage and sat down. Shi Xie was a bit of a clean freak and always felt a little uncomfortable sitting on the seats, but there was no sign of discomfort on his face.

It's just that Baili Qianyan doesn't have as good concentration as Shi Xie and Shi Lin. After trying several times, he still can't sit down. Shi Lin sighed, knowing how Baili Qianyan could stand such an environment.

She had no choice but to put a few tissues on the seat for him, and Baili Qianyan sat down dawdly.

The driver was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a burly figure and a very sturdy appearance. There was a scar at the corner of his eyebrow that ran across half of his cheek, making him look a little scary.

When Shi Xie and the others got in the car, although the driver was surprised how such a few elite people would go to a place like Xiaxiangwan, but luckily the driver was not a talkative person, after seeing that they were all seated, After waiting for more than ten minutes, I saw that no one was taking the bus anymore, so I started the bus.

There was an unpleasant roar, and the bus slowly began to move. Xiao Shen and He Bishen obediently fastened their seat belts and sat on the chairs, turning their heads to look at the scenery flying by outside the window, and fell silent for a while.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Xiaxiang Bay is remote. The bus departed at 45:11 in the morning and only traveled halfway at 30:[-] in the afternoon.

Xiao Shen and He Bishen couldn't sit still and walked around in the carriage for a long time, and even Xia Yao became a little impatient.

Shi Xie had no choice but to comfort him in his ear, and let him join Xiaocan and He Bishen's team from time to time.

At nearly twelve o'clock, the bus finally stopped in front of a rest stop.

"You have four 10-minute breaks. There are toilets in the rest stop and a restaurant next to it."

The driver turned his head and finished talking to them, then got out of the car unsteadily, Shi Xie and the others also stood up and followed.

Xiao Shen and He Bishen got out of the car when the driver got off, like a bird just released from the cage, running in the open space in front of the rest stop.

After driving for such a long time, even Shi Xie and the others couldn't bear it.

When they got out of the car, they could only see the surrounding mountains, smelling the fresh air, Shi Xie and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Baili Qianyan moved his somewhat stiff body, and strolled to the toilet.

Because the rest time was not long, after they solved their physical problems, they went into the small restaurant next to them, ordered a few simple dishes, bought a few bottles of water, and boarded the bus to Xiaxiang Bay.

After playing the wind for 10 minutes, Shi Xie and the others also calmed down. After eating and drinking, everyone was a little sleepy.

Shi Xie said that he didn't want to sleep, and the others were not polite to him, they just leaned on the back of the chair and began to close their eyes and meditate.

The bus was driving on the bumpy road, and finally stopped again at five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Xiaxiang Bay is here."

The driver unscrewed the key, turned his head and yelled at Shi Xie and the others, and then began to close his eyes and rest his mind.

Shi Xie woke up Xia Yao, who was sleeping soundly on his shoulder, and when he saw his eyes opened, he passed the water over.

After drinking the water, Xia Yao was visibly awake, pulled He Bishen and Xiao Shen out of the car, and turned around curiously.

Shi Xie settled the car fare behind, pulled the suitcase and Baili Qianyan, Shi Lin walked behind them, and looked at the dilapidated village together.

——Xiaxiang Bay