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2008, summer.

That year, the No.20 Ninth Summer Olympic Games was held in Beijing. At that time, Ruan Gai was 14 years old and lived with his grandma in the countryside.At that time, the family conditions were not good. In order to watch the Olympic Games, she went to the next door to watch the TV.

Five-year-old Lin Duqing was brought back to the countryside from the city in that hot summer.

Ruan Gai remembered very clearly that she was watching the Chinese women's gymnastics balance beam competition. Because it was the first time she had seen this kind of sports event and it was very novel, she watched it very attentively.It's not so much focused as surprised.

She has always had a bad sense of balance, the kind that sometimes falls when she walks.

But the girls of the Chinese gymnastics team can do various jumps on such a narrow balance beam.

While she was amazed, heart-piercing cries came from outside the house, making it impossible for her to continue watching the game.

She walks out of the room.

Wanted to see what was going on.

No child in the neighborhood has ever seen anyone cry so sadly.

The cries continued, and were getting closer.

When Ruan Gai walked into the living room, he just saw a little girl in a floral dress outside the gate, being dragged and cried by an adult.

The little girl's cry was so loud that the neighbors next door poked their heads out.

Someone is asking: "Doctor Mo, Teacher Lin, what's the matter?"

The grandma, who was called Dr. Mo, said with a sneer, "I'm sorry, it's my granddaughter. She just came back from outside today, and she's not used to it."

Ruan Gai's grandmother lived next door, whose surname was Mo.Ruan Gai didn't know her name, but everyone called her Dr. Mo anyway.I heard that she used to be an orthopedic surgeon in a hospital in the city, but after she retired, she came back to live in her hometown.

Her husband's surname is Lin.

He used to be a teacher at Linzhen Middle School, teaching history.

Everyone calls him Mr. Lin, although every time, the couple will emphasize that it is enough to call them Lao Mo and Lao Lin, and be more down-to-earth.

Doctors and teachers, those are all past lives.

But most of the people living here are farmers. To them, teachers and doctors are both respectable professions.

So every time I talk to them, I look polite.

Only Ruan Gai didn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, and would call them Lao Mo and Lao Lin every time.

It is also because of this that the relationship between the two families has become closer.

Although Ruan Gai lives next door to theirs, her family's conditions are not comparable to theirs.Ruan Gai's grandparents are all farmers, and their parents' education level is not high. These years, they have worked outside to supplement the family.

Ruan Gai grew up with his grandparents since he was a child.

She also knew that the family conditions were not good, so she never went out to play with her classmates. When her grandparents went to work in the fields during the holidays, she ran to the next door to stay.

A few days ago, she heard the second elder mention that their granddaughter, who has been living in the city, will temporarily live here for a while during the summer vacation because their parents are going on a business trip.

Ruan Gai knew that the elder had a daughter who was married in the city, but he had never seen her.

I heard that I'm very busy and don't have time.

Not to mention my granddaughter who has always lived in the city.

I have seen the photos.

Wearing a beautiful and exquisite little skirt, fair skin, and poses when taking pictures, although she is chubby, she is very cute.

So right now, when Ruan Gai saw the bubbling nose crying in front of her, the cute chubby girl at the moment has become a cumbersome little girl, a bit of a clean freak, and took half a step back.

Gee.

Why is it different from what I imagined.

The little girl cried until she was out of breath, especially the snot that was bubbling all the time.

Seeing it, Ruan Gai's scalp went numb, and when he was about to slip away, Grandma Mo saw him.

She waved at her: "Gai Gai, come here."

After finishing speaking, she patiently coaxed the child again, "Du Qing, look at that big sister over there, her name is Gai Gai, she has a lot of fun things, let her play with you, is it okay?"

Ruan Gai's scalp went numb, oh my god, asking her to play with the children would kill her.

But never thought, the little girl didn't even look up at her.

Go on crying her own.

Ruan Gai always feels good about himself, and he is very popular in school.

Responding to every call is not counted, at least everyone who sees her will greet her with a smile.

Unexpectedly, when this little dirty boy came here, he didn't even look at it.

Ruan Gai held the idea that I want to see how high-minded the children from this city are, so he took a step and walked towards the gate.

When she came to the little dirty boy, she blushed from crying.

Apart from crying, there is no other extreme behavior.

It's not too bad, it's just that the crying is a bit of a headache.

She threatened her and said: "Little dirty boy, if you cry again, I will send you back to the city."

After she finished speaking, the elders beside her were silent.

Ruan Gai himself felt that there was nothing wrong with it, until the little dirty boy suddenly increased the decibels, and on the basis of heart-piercing, he added crying to the sky.Just a double hit.

The little dirty boy had a bubbling nose, and asked with a twitch, "I can only cry so loudly, can you take me back to the city?"

At this moment, Ruan Gai slapped his forehead.

To die.

Her understanding was wrong.

How can this be done.

She looked at Grandma Mo, how could she know that Grandma Mo picked up the little dirty boy, put it at her feet, gave her a look that made you cry, and gave it to you to coax her, and said, "Grandma must first Let's go cook."

Followed Lao Lin and left, "Ah, I remembered, I still have a copybook that I haven't finished yet."

Ruan Gai didn't hear what the neighbors next door said, but everyone left anyway.

It was just her and the little dirty boy squatting on the ground crying violently.

Ruan Gai:? ? ?

This, this, this...

She can't coax children either.

Looking around, no one was there, Ruan Gai gave up struggling and slowly squatted down.

14-year-old Ruan Gai has grown to 165, and [-]-year-old Lin Duqing is not tall, just above her knees.

The little dirty boy cried and didn't play anymore, she thought to herself, this little dirty boy is not tall, but he has a good temper.

Ruan Gai squatted on the ground, at eye level with her.

As straightforward as her, she spoke in a disgusted manner: "Okay, okay, the weather is very hot, you can see that your body is dirty from crying."

really.

Will not coax children.

The little dirty boy was twitched by what she said: "I, I'm not dirty, I am, I just want to go home."

Ruan Gai said bluntly: "This is your home."

Little Dirty Boy: "No."

Ruan Gai rolled his eyes and snorted: "Why, look down on the beautiful mountains, rivers and scenery in our countryside."

At that time, Ruan Gai was also a little childish, saying that others were high-minded, but in fact she herself was not small.

The little dirty boy stopped crying and explained: "My family, my family doesn't have that kind of chicken that can bite people."

Is it because of this that we cried together?

Wasn't it because of sadness that he was exiled from the city to the countryside?

Ruan Gai didn't believe it, and still forgot to sneer: "Don't slander the old hen, the old hen here is busy hatching chicks, but has no time to talk to you. You must be crying so sad because your parents don't want you. .”

Ok.

The crying that had obviously subsided became louder again.

Ruan Gai: "..."

It's hers.

I can't change the habit of speaking frankly.

Anyway, Ruan Gai didn't remember what he said to her that day.

I just remember that her back was covered in fine sweat, and her whole body was sticky.In the end, maybe the little dirty boy was tired from crying, his eyelids were clenched, and he accidentally fell asleep leaning against her feet.

And it's the kind that sleeps in seconds.

Ruan Gai was stunned.

But falling asleep is better than crying awake, Ruan Gai picked her up.I still feel strange in my heart, how come I look so chubby, but it is not heavy at all when I lift it up.

Meeting for the first time, probably this is the point, is gratifying.

However, Ruan Gai felt that she still had no way to deal with such a crying child. Since she was a child, she was a left-behind child who grew up with her grandparents. Every year, her parents would only visit home during the Chinese New Year.

Moreover, in the early years, the parents had a second child.

Exactly the boy they wanted.

The younger brother has been brought by their side since he was born, and he was spoiled by the adults in the family when he returned home, so his temper is inevitably a bit arrogant.He also loves to cry.

Every time he cries, his parents feel annoyed and ask Soft Cover to coax him.

Ruan Gai was unwilling, and wanted to coax him.

After a long time, it is inevitable that when you say something, you will deliberately say it in an ugly way.

In fact, she is just trying to get the attention of adults, she is still just a child, she also has emotions, and she also needs to be cared for.But every time I give her feedback, I always say, why are you so ignorant, that's your brother, how can you talk like that.

But she just doesn't change.

Although Ruan Gai never said that his parents were eccentric, but as he gets older, he will always become sensitive.Parents always asked her to take care of her younger brother, but ignored her emotions.

Simply, she later put up a thick defense and kept a distance from everyone.

Until the appearance of this little dirty boy, she was completely lost.

Maybe that was the day she opened her mouth to talk about going back to the city.

For a long time to come, this little dirty boy followed closely at her feet.

It was a bit uncomfortable at first, but gradually, it seemed to become indispensable.

If growth is companionship.

Then, there was a bond between them from the very beginning.

It's just that none of them realized it.

Originally, Ruan Gai planned not to go to the old Mo's house next door for a while.

She was afraid that the little dirty boy would cry again and blame her, so she wanted her to coax him.That was a bit of a headache, but who knew, that little dirty boy would come to his door.

In order to make up for the family, in fact, it is to earn some pocket money for herself. Since the summer vacation, Ruan Gai went to Laojiekou to get handmade garland flowers.A two points five.If you do it quickly, you can earn ten dollars a day.

After saving for a month, she can pick whatever is in the shop at Laojiekou.

But this month, because of the Olympic Games, she was watching the games during the day, and she was afraid of lighting up the lights at night to pay the electricity bill.So it's all on hold.

Right now, because of the return of the granddaughter of the old Mo family next door, she doesn't want to watch the game either.

Just want to focus on making money.

Unexpectedly, not long after breakfast, Lao Mo took her granddaughter and came to her.

Ruan Gai thought he was dazzled, so he rubbed his eyes and asked, "Huh? Old Mo?"

Usually, Ruan Gai went to Lao Mo's house to move a lot. Lao Mo knew that the adults in Ruan Gai's family would go to work in the fields during the day, so she would not come to disturb her.

"Gage."

This year, Dr. Mo, although he is called grandma, is actually only in his early 60s. Coupled with his young mind, he does not look old at all.In contrast, Ruan Gai's grandparents, because they worked in the farmland all the year round, were a bit feudal and traditional in thinking, so they seemed a bit rigid.

But for Nguyen Gai who was brought up from childhood.

Not to the point of disgust and indifference.

After Dr. Mo yelled Gai Gai, he stood by her feet. Yesterday he cried until his nose was bubbling, but today he tidied up a little bit. He is still a dirty kid who can be seen. He also yelled, "Gai Gai."

I didn't take a closer look yesterday, but today I saw that this little dirty boy's skin is very good.

And the eyes are very bright.

It is the kind of light that has been well protected at first glance and has been especially favored by family members since childhood.

Ruan Gai was in a daze for a moment.

At this moment, Dr. Mo said: "Gai Gai, our family said lightly that we came to play with you."

what?

When did Ruan Gai's company business expand to the children next door?

After a while, she knew that it wasn't that her business had been extended to the child, but that child, who had a lot of tricks, had already found her idea.

After Dr. Mo left, she smiled and said, "Gai Gai, I can't cry today, can I owe you first, after you take me back to the city, I will cry for you again."

Ruan Gai: "..."

What a sin.

How did she end up with such an endless little dirty kid.