The earthquake, which was almost a life-and-death situation, made the family of three feel a bit scared, and they all cherish this hard-won daily life.
Shangbao leaned against his mother, his dark big eyes staring at his father, not speaking, pursing his little lips, holding onto Shangxi's clothes tightly with one small hand.
Gu Wen finally dared to move his gaze away from Shangxi and looked at his own cub, his tone softened a bit: "What's wrong, scared?"
Shang Bao blinked his eyes, his long eyelashes fluttered down like butterfly wings, and he muttered, "No way."
The cub's white and tender bun face puffed up, looking very cute.
Gu Wen wanted to pinch his face, moved his hand, but couldn't do it, so he smirked, "Did you hear that? Your mom likes me too."
He sighed.
He knew that his mother liked him the most, but now, he stopped competing with his father. Looking at him now, he seemed quite pitiful.
As far back as he could remember, Shang Bao always felt that there were fewer people in his family than in other families. Most of the time, it was just him and his mother at home.
In other people's homes, it's noisy, but their home is much quieter.
However, Shangbao does not feel lonely or sad because he has the toys that others have, such as the small car and the blue rubber bouncing horse. He also has delicious food, snacks, cool clothes, all bought by his mother.
His mother loves him all the time, and he doesn't feel like he lacks anything.
It is undeniable that after dad appeared, mom became much more relaxed, and she spent more time with him. They often go to restaurants to eat delicious food and go out to play.
Is this what mom means by having one more person to love oneself?
Well, as long as he doesn't dislike it.
Leaving Nanfeng Garden, following mom home, also means leaving this person who suddenly appeared for half a year, leaving this person who... wherever he goes, he holds onto him... reluctant to let him walk.
Leaving this person who suddenly appeared... the person who truly cares about him.
Because he is strong and has good hearing, he will be forced to know some things. In the eyes of teachers and classmates, he doesn't like to talk, nor does he like to play games with those classmates. Because they always like to shout loudly, their voices are so sharp, his ears will be uncomfortable.
People who don't speak will see more with their eyes.
People who don't speak will also think a lot in their hearts.
Faced with people other than his mother, he likes to observe them, doesn't talk much, why bother to smile at them, it's troublesome. Compliments? Gifts? He doesn't want them.
The conclusion he observed: adults have several faces, they like to act, saying one thing in front of others and another behind their backs.
Those people smile at their mothers face to face, praising their mothers for being capable, beautiful, and able to make money.
When they are far away, they say that their mother is not a good woman and that he is a wild child.
Perhaps those people didn't expect his hearing to be so good.
Dad is one of the people who truly treat him well. So when he left Nanfeng Garden, he was somewhat concerned.
During the earthquake, he was thrown out of the building by his dad. Seeing the building collapse before his eyes, leaving behind billowing dust, his first reaction was anger.
That's a... feeling of being abandoned...
Why should this person be separated from his mother!
How long has he known his mother, and how long has this person been around?
But after the anger, it's very painful, because Mom may have left him forever, this person... too.
The feeling of being left in this world, so... so lonely, so scared, so desperate.
So... Mom used to live that kind of life before.