Me! Cleaner!

Chapter 341 Uncle or elder brother

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Accompanied by the rusty turning sound of the rusty door shaft, the small door in the corner of the wall was slowly pushed open. A tall beauty with fair complexion and soft facial features bent slightly and walked through the door, stepping into the semi-abandoned garden. .

However, even though it is in a semi-abandoned state, this extremely vast garden still exudes an elegant atmosphere, with a large number of plain stones engraved with peony patterns surrounding the dried marble in the center of the garden. The fountain paved several petal-shaped secluded paths.

These paths, full of gravel and fallen leaves, clearly neglected at a glance, criss-cross each other and wind outwards, passing through collapsed stone pillars and abandoned sculptures, past exquisite greenhouses whose glass has long been broken, and passing by. The courtyard wall with peeling paint extends all the way to the very corner of the garden, next to the only cabin that is still being taken care of.

"Ellie."

Walking along the path to the door of the cabin, Emma, ​​who was carrying a large bag of things, gently knocked on the door of the cabin with the back of her hand that was not emerald, and called out softly:

"I'm back, are you at home?"

“…”

As soon as Emma finished speaking, the door of the cabin was opened. A little girl with two light chestnut braids, with a bunch of ribbons tied on each braid, walked through the door lightly. He jumped out and fell into Emma's arms like a butterfly.

"Sorry for making you worry again."

After gently touching her daughter's head, Emma with very gentle eyes said softly:

"Don't worry, mom will not die no matter what. As long as you are still waiting for me at home, even if you really die one day, I will come back bit by bit and I will never let you become a human again. "

“…”

The little girl with the ribbon still didn't speak, but nodded slightly, and then as if she suddenly remembered something, she loosened her arm around Emma's waist and raised her slightly clenched right hand in front of Emma's eyes.

"Huh? What do you want to show me?"

After putting what she was carrying on the cabinet next to the door, Emma squatted down, smiled and stretched out her hand towards the little girl, while Yuxue, the cute little girl, put her right hand on her face seriously. into Emma's palm, and then unfolded it slightly...

"Did you catch this in the garden?"

Looking at the small pink-blue butterfly that was flapping its wings slightly in the palm of her hand, Emma couldn't help but smile in surprise, and then asked with guilt in her eyes:

"It's so beautiful...Ellie, thank you for your gift. Mom likes it very much. But you...how are you these days? Are you a little lonely staying at home alone?"

“…”

After hearing Emma's words, the little girl with twin tails nodded slightly, then shook her head vigorously and showed a big smile to her.

I may be a little lonely, but now that you are back, mom, I won’t be lonely anymore.

After understanding what she meant by nodding and then shaking her head, Emma bit her lip slightly. When she was about to say something, she found that the little butterfly suddenly flew up. It turned out that the little girl let go and pinched it gently. Butterfly's hand turned to grab her bandaged right hand.

"?"

After looking at the little green color exposed between the gaps in the bandage, the little girl's **** and white eyes flickered twice, and then she raised her hand full of worry and pointed towards Emma's right hand.

"It's okay, just a minor injury."

After kissing the little girl's forehead affectionately, Emma smiled and explained:

"Mom did encounter some trouble when she went out this time, but it has been resolved now. It will take more than half a week at most, and these minor injuries will be healed. Don't worry!"

“…”

After hearing Emma's assurance, the worried look on the little girl's face slowly dissipated, and she became happy again. I saw her let go of Emma's palm, quickly ran back to the room with a small pink wooden sign, took out a piece of drawing paper with two colorful little people, and handed it to the girl who was changing her shoes like a treasure. Emma.

Was this... painted on my birthday last year?

He took the somewhat crumpled drawing paper and unfolded it, and looked at the two colorful little figures sitting on it, one big and one small, sitting around the table and clapping their hands happily.

Looking at the round thing on the table that was probably in the shape of a cake and the small crown on the head of the little man in the middle, Emma hesitated for a moment, then squatted down with the painting and asked seriously:

"Ellie... do you still remember that your mother once told you that on your birthday the day after tomorrow, a big... uncle will come over?"

"?"

After listening to Emma's question, the little girl blinked in surprise.

uncle? Isn't he the big brother?

"You are actually quite different in age, and he is my mother's colleague, so... you should call him uncle."

After understanding the confusion in her daughter's eyes, Emma blushed slightly and explained a few words, then quietly clenched her fists and asked softly with a slight fever in her ears:

"Ellie, would you like to have more... um... do you like a little more excitement in the house?"

Feeling a little embarrassed by her daughter's eyes that seemed to understand something, Emma changed the subject slightly hurriedly:

"I want to say that on your birthday the day after tomorrow, in addition to Uncle Leon, his sister and two children who are almost the same age as you will also come over. Everyone will celebrate your birthday together. Are you happy?"

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"Friend...friend?"

"Yes, friend!"

Seeing her daughter's surprised and expectant expression, but also showing a little timidity, Emma understood that she longed for a friend who could talk, but was also worried that she would not get along well, so she reached out and held the little girl in her arms. , comforted softly:

"Don't worry. I've learned a little about them in advance. Although they are a little lively, they are very good children and will definitely have fun with you."

After hearing Emma's assurance, the little girl couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, with a cute look of excitement and anticipation on her delicate little face.

"That...that's good..."

Although her voice is as clear and translucent as the wind chimes under the eaves, the little girl seems to rarely communicate with others, resulting in her speaking speed being a bit slow and her enunciation slightly vague.

But because she was about to have friends of the same age coming to celebrate her birthday, she, who was not very talkative, still blinked her eyes and spoke with great hope:

"Do they...like flowers? I planted some in the small greenhouse...and butterflies...birds..."

“…”

After recalling what she saw in Leon's memory, the group of crows dropping **** on the window sill one after another, Emma's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.

Compared to cute birds, Leon's extremely lively brother and sister probably prefer to climb trees and dig out bird eggs... Hmm... You really need to be more careful about this, don't let them dig out the nests of Ellie's favorite birds.

"Those two children...should still like birds, right?"

After lying insincerely, Emma put on loose indoor shoes, took the little girl's hand and walked into the house. She was just about to ask what happened in the past two days, but she saw someone from the window of the cabin. We arrived at a large open space that had been bulldozed at the back of the garden.

In the past two days...has anyone been here? !

(End of chapter)