After having dinner in the guard hall, Lu Xin went back to the bedroom quietly.
The house where their family lived was a two-bedroom, one-living room house. It was not big, but very cozy. Usually, Lu Xin lived in the second bedroom, his mother lived in the master bedroom, his father often stayed in the kitchen, and his sister would sleep in the ceiling compartment near the door. However, she squatted on the sofa most of the time, hugged the little bear, and watched cartoons all night long.
In the small bedroom, Lu Xin sat down gently in his simple room with only a bed, a chair, and a desk, then turned on the desk lamp and quietly looked through the documents and materials about special pollution for a simple review.
At the same time, he was waiting for his mother to come back. It was time to find a chance to talk to her.
Since the last factory incident, he has always wanted to talk to his mother, but he has never found the opportunity.
Recently, his mother's whereabouts have been a little strange. She often goes out and says that she has made new friends.
"How to deal with secondary pollution sources..."
Under the desk lamp that can only illuminate a small area, Lu Xin silently reviewed what he learned today: "The impact of secondary pollution sources... replace the main pollution source to execute the will and affect the surrounding environment... mostly to compensate for the lack of inner emotions of the main pollution source... A small number of cases have confirmed that some pollution sources have the ability to split two or more secondary pollution sources..."
"The ability of secondary pollution sources is mostly an extension of the main body, and no cases of differentiation between the two abilities have been observed..."
"Handling methods: eliminate the pollution source main body, find the logical chain of the main and secondary pollution sources..."
"Secondary pollution sources exist independently: never confirmed..."
"..."
Lu Xin is more concerned about this part of theoretical knowledge.
The last time he saw the secondary pollution source of special pollution source No. 039 in the factory, he paid more attention to it, because he wanted to know if this situation could also explain his current problems to some extent.
Although, on the surface, the secondary pollution source is quite different from himself.
For example, secondary pollution sources can be sensed and even "seen" directly.
But there is no way to detect his family members.
For another example, the secondary pollution source looks a bit silly and can't communicate...
But his family members can not only communicate, but also have personality...
However, although the difference is quite big, this is the mental change that is closest to his own state that he has seen so far.
So when he learned this, he was particularly serious.
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"Tap", "Tap", "Tap"
I don't know how long it took, Lu Xin, who was absorbed in learning, heard the sound of heels stepping on the tile floor in the corridor.
He knew that it was his mother coming back.
So he got up carefully and gently opened the bedroom door.
"Tap", "Tap", "Tap"
The sound of stepping came to the door, and then the door opened gently.
The room began to become bright, and it was his mother turning on the light.
Wearing a white suit, carrying a shoulder bag, wearing a red hat, and lightly made up, my mother looked elegant and charming under the dim light. She gently closed the door, took off her low-heeled shoes, and then put the shoulder bag on the coffee table. While changing her slippers, she smiled at Lu Xin and said, "It's so late, why haven't you slept yet?"
Lu Xin nodded and said, "Yes, I'm waiting for you."
"Oh, sorry, I had too much fun..."
Mom smiled, put her hand on Lu Xin's shoulder, and walked into the house together: "Ms. Chen is a nice person!"
"Ms. Chen..."
Lu Xin was very helpless about this.
Mom often makes some friends, but Lu Xin has never met them.
When he first saw his family, he wanted to understand his situation. At that time, he asked who these friends were and what they looked like, but his mother just smiled and replied: "I'll introduce you to them when I have the chance." After a while, when Lu Xin remembered and asked again, his mother just sighed softly.
Anyway, either they went back to their hometown, or he hadn't seen them for a long time...
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Sitting at the dining table, his mother poured a glass of water and placed it next to Lu Xin.
She sat down on the side, rubbing her legs that looked tired from shopping, and asked with a smile: "How is your work recently?"
"Very good..."
Lu Xin nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The last time at the Chengbei factory..."
"Oh, you still remember it!"
Seeing Lu Xin's serious expression and attitude, his mother smiled and said: "I thought you had something important to do, silly child. I just happened to pass by at that time, and I happened to see you and your sister standing there stupidly, letting a little girl be at a loss. How could I not ask a question?"
"Passing by..."
This answer obviously did not satisfy Lu Xin.
He was silent for a while, and then he whispered: "You go out a lot recently, what are you doing?"
"Of course I go out shopping..."
His mother smiled and replied: "Although I have to take care of my family, I also have to have my own life, right?"
Lu Xin was speechless after this reply.
In fact, sometimes he also felt that his family was a little too normal at certain times.
If it were in the past, he would not be able to ask any more questions at this time.
But now, after all, he has learned a lot of knowledge and theories about special pollution, so he slowly considered, word by word, and asked softly: "The little girl I saw in the factory last time, is she a real person?"
After hearing this, the mother smiled: "Silly child, that is fake, just a split spirit body..."
Lu Xin nodded slightly, and then slowly said: "Then... what about you?"
When Lu Xin asked this question, the snoring of his father suddenly stopped in the kitchen.
In the gap between the ceiling partitions, his sister's bright eyes were peeking.
"You have to ask such things..."
After hearing Lu Xin's serious question, the mother laughed softly and said: "Silly child, whether we are real or not, shouldn't we look at you?"
Lu Xin listened to this answer and sat at the table indifferently, not knowing how to react for a while.
The mother smiled softly and said, "We live together as a family, accompany each other, and help each other. Isn't this feeling real? If the company of family members is not real, then what do you think is real?"
Listening to these words, Lu Xin felt a strange emotion in his heart.
He thought of his own life, which was very real.
"Oh, right..."
As if she suddenly remembered something, the mother took out a letter from her bag, smiled and handed it to Lu Xin, saying, "Just now, I saw your letter in the mailbox downstairs, so I took it up for you. It was sent from the orphanage..."
"I didn't peek..."
"..."
"Why did she send the letter?"
Lu Xin's face relaxed slightly and took the letter.
As the mother stood up and walked towards the room, she responded casually, "She wants to call you over to eat dumplings..."