good old days

Chapter 703 Talking in Sleep
Since Chen Xiuyun left, only Zhou Shunyi and Xiaochuan were left in the new family.

Xiaochuan's surname is Jiang now, and he has always called Zhou Shunyi uncle, and has not changed his name to dad.

But the relationship between the two is better than the average stepfather and stepson relationship.

Zhou Shunyi is usually a mild-tempered person, and he also helps Xiaochuan with his homework. Xiaochuan is not naughty and is more sensible than his peers. It's quite normal for the two to get along with each other's tempers.

After Chen Xiuyun left, Zhou Shunyi got up in the middle of the night and stopped by Xiaochuan's house to see if he was wearing the quilt.

He heard him talking in his sleep for several days, but he couldn't quite hear what he was saying and didn't take it seriously.

Until that night, he woke up in convulsions with sweat on his face and shouted "Mom, I was wrong, don't drive me away."

You could hear his panic in his voice.

He turned on the light, and the room suddenly lit up. When the child saw him clearly, his face turned pale, and he was dumbfounded. There was a layer of sweat on his forehead, and his whole body began to tremble.

Zhou Shunyi originally thought he had hit something evil, but then an idea flashed in his mind and he remembered the layer of ice on the stairs.

"Did you pour the water on the stairs?"

His mouth is faster than his brain. When he said this, he hadn't even thought about why Ogawa did it and why he did it. It was outrageous. How could he think of a child like this?
After he finished speaking, he was seen shaking even more violently, and then the child climbed down from the bed and knelt down to kowtow to him.

"Uncle, I was wrong. I was afraid. I was afraid that if you had children, I would be sent back to the countryside like Xiaojun..."

Zhou Shunyi didn't know what his expression was at that time.

When I recall it, I still feel like I am in a dream.

He has no children, and his experience in raising children is limited to Ogawa, who is already a teenager. The two have been together for more than half a year. He thinks that although the relationship between the two of them is not as good as that of a father and son, they are no different from an uncle and nephew.

Chen Xiuyun was pregnant and had a son in middle age. He was full of joy. He could honestly say that he had never thought of giving away his adopted son Xiaochuan.

He can afford to raise two children!
After not sleeping all night and working all day long, Zhou Shunyi thought he would still be unable to sleep tonight, but he fell asleep unknowingly late at night.

He couldn't figure out what to do about this for a while. He felt it was much more difficult than the chemical equations in the laboratory.

The equation has a solution, but he has no solution for the moment.

Snoring sounded, and the boy next door wiped away his tears, put on his clothes quietly and left the room.

Early the next morning, before he could figure out how to face Xiaochuan, Zhou Shunyi got up and went to work in the factory without even looking next door.

At noon, someone from the factory hurriedly came to him and said that Xiaochuan had fainted on the roadside and had a high fever and had been sent to the factory hospital.

Xiaochuan froze outside all night. When he left the house, he didn't know where to go. He huddled in a corner and survived the night, and then he fainted.

Zhou Shunyi went to the hospital with complicated emotions. The person who called him told him that Xiaochuan was found fainted in the corner. He had a fever and must have been severely cold.

"With a father like you? What if the child makes any mistakes and you can't kick him out of the house in the middle of winter? What should he do if he is out in the cold?"

Zhou Shunyi made no excuses and stayed in the hospital until Xiaochuan recovered from his fever.

"How do you feel? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

His tone sounded quite gentle, but Xiaochuan didn't dare to look at him, "It's nothing."

He felt uncomfortable all over, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Zhou Shunyi: "What do you want to do when you run out in the middle of the night? Why don't I pay for your medical treatment if you're freezing?"

There were tears in Xiaochuan's eyes.

Yes, he did something wrong again.

Zhou Shunyi wanted to harden his heart and turn a blind eye to his tears, but his heart was not that hardened after all.

He said with a face: "I'll break your legs if I run away from home again." Ogawa's tears flowed silently all over his face.

Zhou Shunyi looked away: "No matter whether your mother and I have biological children or not, we have never thought about not wanting you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaochuan's tears became even fiercer.

Zhou Shunyi has not forgiven him, and he still doesn't know how to face Xiaochuan.

If something happened to Chen Xiuyun and the child, he would never let Xiaochuan stay at home for another second.

Seeing him crying like this, Zhou Shunyi could no longer be as close to him as before.

The dried fruit shop is at the 29th gate.

The quantity of goods this year is sufficient, and it is expected that the goods will be sold until the new goods are released next year. Although some types of goods are out of stock, there is generally no problem.

The New Year's Eve dinner was cooked by three lesbians in the family together. When the dumplings were being made, Jiang Yan stood by and joined in the fun, clumsily making a few ugly dumplings that would rot in the pot.

The house here is steaming and full of joy, but Zhou Shunyi only cooked two dishes and sat face to face with Xiaochuan. The two had almost no communication, and there was no New Year's joy in the room.

In Yangcheng, Jiang Baoqin was eating dumplings in his hut.

She didn't go back to her hometown during the Chinese New Year. She didn't know what she was going to do.

She could even imagine that her brother-in-law would continue to introduce partners to her after she returned, trying to marry her off so that she could return home in exchange for something.

Now that she can make money on her own, she doesn’t want to live a life of dependence on others.

Song Zhikun, who came here full of resentment and obsession, did not go back to celebrate the New Year. Instead, he ate pancakes in a rented house.

He went to all the streets mentioned by Chen Zhengyu, but what disappointed him was that he could not find Jiang Baoqin.

He had a photo he took back from Jiang Baoqin's parents' home. Standing on the street every day, his eyes passed over countless women, and no face could match Jiang Baoqin's.

There were firecrackers outside. After stuffing the pancakes in a few mouthfuls, he lit a cigarette and got up and went out.

The area near Yangcheng Railway Station is very lively. The house he rented is nearby. It is only a few square meters, does not get sunlight and leaks rain. But if you stay in the guest house for one day, you can rent it here for a month.

Jiang Baoqin was eating dumplings in silence in the room, when the landlord's daughter Tingting knocked on her door with a dish.

"Sister Qin, I'll give you a dish."

When the door opened, Jiang Baoqin took the plate, took out two cents from his pocket and handed it to her.

Tingting waved her hand and said, "Take it back, today is the Chinese New Year."

It's really pitiful. I won't go back to my hometown during the Chinese New Year, and all my relatives at home are gone.

She glanced at the unfinished dumplings in Jiang Baoqin's bowl and said in confusion, "You only eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year? I'll bring you another bowl of dumpling soup. You have to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year."

Jiang Baoqin refused: "Stop it, we eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year in my hometown."

She also doesn’t know why southerners don’t eat dumplings or glutinous rice balls during the Chinese New Year.

"Tingting, is there a staff member named Min Qiao where you work?"

Tingting shook her head: "I guess not, there is no one named Min in the store."

Jiang Baoqin: "Have the police been to your place recently to check on people?"

She had been doing this business for a long time a year ago, and a batch of goods was robbed. Something happened, and her return was delayed. She still doesn't know what Zhang Ling's situation is now after telling Chen Zhengyu about Zhang Ling.

Tingting looked at her in confusion: "How did you know that the police had been to our place? That was more than twenty days ago. All our female staff were called into a room and questioned by the police. Min What a coincidence? How did you know that the police were looking for her?”