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He thought about how he made red braised pork and tasted it, fat but not greasy, with a nice taste. He nodded with satisfaction and saw the dishes, which the kids helped to move to the big tea table in the living room, filling up the entire table. In the afternoon, Second Uncle went back to the county, where his grandpa and grandma didn't come, and his uncle and sister-in-law came.

"Sister-in-law, look, you look like you're just a sister. It's great that our sisters love each other so much."

Mama Qi said, "How old are they? Isn't it only right for them to take care of me?"

Actually, Mama Qi was quite happy too. Although she said so, she could tell by the smile on her face.

The aunt said, "I want to see why your house has such a big board and even made a leg out of it."

"The children of the neighbors around us like to come and play with Kusanagi," Mama Qi said. "Kusanagi is dangerous to bring people up and down the river, so we might as well gather these kids together and learn something. We can even hold them back from the pond to avoid danger, so I'll help them with whatever they do, and I won't care about it."

Hearing this, the young uncle said, "That's a good idea. Qi Hong is also here, so he won't have to spend all day watching TV. I'll go to the factory to ask if there are any children who are sent here."

Qi Yang quickly took out the announcement and handed it to his uncle, "Little uncle, you don't need to say anything. Just take this out for him to see, you need to take money, that's all. Of course, Qi Hong's is fine."

When everyone heard this, they smiled and looked at Qi Can, saying, "That won't do, money goes to the heart, we'll take as much as we need. Qi Hong has sent it, your uncle and I have to thank you properly for helping us with the babysitting."

"How do you want to thank me?"

Little Aunt said, "How do you want me to thank you?"

Qi Yu thought about it and said, "I don't know either, how about we talk about it when the time comes?"

Qi Yuan heard this and laughed, "You're really putting on airs? Isn't it natural for you to bring your little brother? You really do miss good things. "

Qi Tan refused to accept this and said, "Isn't good news just something that you can think of? "I've decided that when I bring you all out to enjoy your happiness, I'll see what you can say."

Seeing her daughter becoming more and more obsessed with money, Mrs Qi said, "How can you have so many thoughts? Don't think too much. Just take your little brother and do your summer homework well."

He sat down and ate without saying anything.

Third Aunt said, "There isn't much work left in the field. Rinloran and Little Tao can also bring their summer homework over to this grandpa's house. When your dad and I are working in the field, we won't have to hang you guys up to do at home."

Mother Qi said, "Good, it's good as long as you send them here. Don't go home to eat lunch at noon, I'll cook for the siblings, and with these kids, it's not troublesome at all. You guys can come back in the morning and then leave in the afternoon."

Third Uncle heard his sister-in-law's words and didn't say much. He just told his children to listen to his sister and not to be naughty and do their summer homework.

After dinner, the big guy helped clean up the table. The family gathered around the table to talk, and Qi Tan took down his checkers and played with Qi Tao. The situation on the board suddenly changed.

Qi Yuan looked at Qian Qian sitting beside him and asked, "Do you want to play?"

Qian Qian shook her head and said, "I don't know how to."

Qi Xiang said, "It doesn't matter, we just have to slowly learn."

Pausing for a moment, he said, "You are the best. Tomorrow, let her teach you. This is very simple. You will understand as soon as you learn it."

Qian Qian nodded. Her bright eyes looked at the chessboard with an eager expression.

It was getting late, and Third Uncle and Third Aunt were bringing Qi Tao home. Qi Tao was unwilling to leave, so he insisted on staying. Third Uncle said, "Which bed is your grandpa's house with so many beds for you to sleep in? Come and play with your sister tomorrow."

Qi Tao thought for a moment, then nodded and followed his parents and sister home.

Uncle and the others left together. When they left, Aunt said, "Tomorrow, my mother is going to make dumplings. At the end of the day, you should bring your siblings back to eat dumplings."

After seeing his uncle and aunt leave, the living room was more or less cleaned up. He then brought Qian Qian to the courtyard to take a bath.

After a day of drying the water in the jar, the temperature was just right. Qi Yuan found a basin and filled it with water before placing it on a stool to wash Qian Qian's hair.

Qian Qian's hair wasn't long, it was tied up in two little braids. Qi Yuan untied her hair and combed it with his fingers. It felt very smooth. Qi Yuan asked Qian Qian, "Qian Qian, who washes your hair and braids you at home?"

Qian Qian said, "Grandmother washed me and helped me tie my braids. When Grandmother got sick and couldn't wash my hair, she taught me to wash it myself. Grandmother said I was a girl, so I should learn to clean myself up." Qian Qian's grandma seemed to be very caring towards Qian Qian, so Qian Qian didn't blame Qian for thinking about staying at her grandma's house and thinking about how her sick grandma had no one to take care of her.

Qi Xiang helped Qian Qian wash her hair, took a shower, packed up, and made a bed for her. He then said to Qian Qian, "Qian Qian, you sleep on this bed, you're on top, I'll sleep on this bed with you, if you want to go to the toilet at night, you can call me elder sister. Elder sister will take you to the toilet, don't be embarrassed, just call me elder sister."

Qian Qianqian nodded and looked around the room. She didn't say anything and just walked over to the bed quietly and laid out the pillow for her. Qi Xiang sat on the edge of the bed and fanned her with a fan and asked, "Qianqian, can you stay with your grandma from now on?"

Qian Qian said, "Can I stay for a while before I go home?"

"It's so good to live at your grandma's house. So many brothers and sisters are bringing you along to play, and so many delicious foods as well."

"But this is not my own home. There is no father, no grandmother."

Qi Xiang didn't know how to continue talking. It was cruel of him to tell a six or seven year old child that her family didn't want her anymore. He thought for a moment before continuing.

"Qianqian, your family has two kids, your mom is pregnant again, and you have to have a baby. Your grandma is not well, she needs someone to take care of her baby, your dad can't take care of her, you have to live with your grandma for a while."

Qian Qian lowered her head. After a few seconds, she looked up at Qi Xiang and said, "Sister, I can take care of grandma. I used to take care of grandma too."

"Qianqian, you are still a child and need to take care of your grandma's affairs. What you need to do now is to eat and go to school properly. You will be happy every day and grow up to be a lively and beautiful girl."

"Oh!"

After saying that, he thought for a while and said, "Big sister will be going to school in F City in a few days, your aunt will be there as well. There's also big brother Dou Dou, who's with my aunt, why don't you go with big sister? "It's great that we have a city, a beautiful park, and a zoo. All those monkeys and tigers from the TV show are in there. When the time comes, can big sister bring you to see it with me?"

"Do you want to stay in F City for a long time?"

"Big sister wants you to go to school with big brother Dou Dou in F City. The schools there are a lot better than ours, every child has a beautiful school uniform and a beautiful school bag. Big sister remembers that the children also had to turn around and act as traffic policemen, wearing mental uniforms as they led the students across the road."

Seeing that Qian didn't say anything, Qi Zheng knew he couldn't make Qian Qian accept the cruel fact that she couldn't go back to her own house. He said, "Lie down and sleep. Sister will teach you how to read tomorrow."

Qi Yuan turned off the lights and waited for Qian Qian to fall asleep before going downstairs. Qian's low voice came from the black shadow, "I know dad doesn't want me to go back, Little Yong's mom wanted to send me away, but dad didn't want me to. Now she told dad that if he wants me, I can't take him, and if he wants a brother, he has to send me to my grandma's house. Dad didn't say that he can't send me away, I know I won't be able to go home."

The soft sobs seemed to stir the dark air, and Qi Jing felt as if his eyes were being blown out of focus by a gust of wind.

It wasn't that he didn't understand what was going on. He just hoped that the result would be as he had hoped. He could return to his own home, accompany his family, and slowly grow up. Although there were many concerned relatives, being abandoned by one's own kin was an indisputable fact. This poor little girl had experienced what seemed to be the darkest day of her life, and there were probably deep scars in her heart, perhaps this was a lifetime of severe injuries, and no matter what she did, she wouldn't be able to recover. Perhaps as time passed, she would slowly close the scab, and when the scab was removed one day, it would still be the same as before.

Qi Yuan sat down again, stroking Qian Qian's smooth hair and said softly, "Since your mother has left you, you have to be stronger than the other children to grow up healthy. You have to remember that your father loves you, but the situation forced your father to make a choice. Although he doesn't choose you now, he must still love you."

The sound of sobbing resounded in the dark bedroom. Qi Yuan didn't say anything as he accompanied this poor little girl to vent his feelings. Qian Qian would probably grow up after tonight, even though not everyone hoped for that.