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Chapter 21 The only warmth
On the dark and dark path, apart from Ye Tong's desolate figure, there was no one else to be seen, but she didn't care about that. The tears on her face showed that she had cried just now. At this moment, she just wanted to go back to the rental house and sleep. .
Just when Ye Tong arrived at the rental house, the phone rang and it was Leng Yu.
"Ye Tong, how are you doing tonight?" Leng Yu stood outside the door, quietly watching the fireworks blooming in the sky.
"Well, it's fine, how about you, are you having a good time?" Ye Tong didn't want to express her sadness, she didn't want Leng Yu to worry about her.
"Well, I'm fine too." Leng Yu heard Ye Tong's hoarse voice on the phone, he understood that she had cried.
"Okay, I'm about to go to bed, you can spend more time with your family." Ye Tong didn't dare to talk to Leng Yu, she was afraid that she would cry when she talked.
"Okay, cover up with the quilt at night, don't catch a cold, good night."
"Good night." After Ye Tong finished speaking, he hung up the phone and lay down on the bed. A chill lingered beside her. It was the first time Ye Tong felt that the rental house was so cold since living here.
The phone rang again, this time from Xia Jordan.
"Tongtong, did you miss me, how was your New Year's Eve?"
"Well, think, I had a good time. I ate a braised fish, I was very full, and I'm going to sleep now."
"Tongtong, why did you go to bed so early?"
"Hey, I'm so tiring today. You think I only cooked braised fish, but I made a table full of delicious food, and I couldn't finish it." Ye Tong wanted Xia Jordan to worry about her. , told a lie.
"Okay, then go to sleep, I won't disturb you, good night."
"Good night." Ye Tong hung up the phone, and the loneliness struck again. She was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
The next day, the first day of the new year, Ye Tong woke up very early. After she got up from the bed and washed up, she went to the street alone.
The snow was still falling, but it was a little smaller than yesterday. The shops next to the street were covered with a thick layer of white snow.
It's still early, and there aren't many people on the streets, only the snow-sweeping crews are busy.
Ye Tong walked to a hot pot restaurant. She stood at the door and hesitated for a while, then walked in. The waiter was a little excited when she saw the first customer who came today, and hurriedly greeted her.
The hot pot restaurant has air conditioning. Ye Tong felt very warm as soon as she walked in. She took off her coat and sat on a chair to browse the menu carefully.
"Boss, I want spicy hot pot." Ye Tong thought, eating spicy hot pot in cold winter is a perfect match.
"Are you alone?" From the waiter's point of view, Ye Tong still has friends. Since working here, the waiter has never seen a person come to eat hot pot alone.
"No, it's just me." Ye Tong didn't care about the waiter's eyes because she was used to it.
"Okay, please wait a moment, I'll go to the kitchen and let the chef cook it for you." After the waiter finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the kitchen.
A minute later, the waiter came to Ye Tong with a steaming teapot.
The waiter put the teapot and cup in front of Ye Tong and said respectfully, "If you need anything, please call me."
Ten minutes later, the steaming hot pot came up, Ye Tong looked at the food in front of him, and his saliva flowed out unconsciously.
Perhaps it was because she cried a lot last night and vented her inner discomfort and grievances, so Ye Tong's appetite was very good at this time.
After he was full, Ye Tong walked out of the hot pot restaurant. The street had become lively, with many hawkers pushing the food and starting to shout.
Looking at these delicious snacks, Ye Tong didn't know what to choose for a while. Although he was full after eating hot pot, Ye Tong didn't want to let go of these delicious snacks.
After a while, Ye Tong couldn't hold it in her hands. She squatted on the side of the road and put down these snacks. She tasted the same, and when she felt that she could hold it, Ye Tong stood up from the ground.
Ye Tong had snacks in her hand and was still chewing it in her mouth. She looked like a full-fledged foodie. She looked at the road ahead and was going to hang out in the park.
There were more and more people on the streets, and all the scenic spots were crowded with people. The park was no exception. Ye Tong tried his best to squeeze in through the park entrance. Compared with the outside world, the park was quiet. a lot of.
Walking on the gravel road, in front of Ye Tong was a couple holding hands, chatting and laughing about something.
Walking down the stone road, the couple's hair turned white. Ye Tong saw this scene and remembered a sentence: "Suddenly someone from an old friend came over, and looking back on the mountains and rivers, it was already autumn; two lovesicknesses are drenched in snow, and this life is considered a total of white heads. ."
Going forward, it is a forest with maple trees, and there is a road paved with wooden boards in the middle. Ye Tong and Leng Yu like to walk on it the most.
It's just at this moment, whether it's a maple tree or a boardwalk, it's all white, with no other extra colors.
Going further, they arrived at the pavilion where Ye Tong and Leng Yu had avoided the rain. Ye Tong walked to the pavilion and sat down.
In the first year of junior high, Ye Tong was here, holding Leng Yu, who was afraid of thunder. At that time, Ye Tong was still living in a relatively happy family, but at this moment, she was like a child abandoned by the world, without a home. No relatives either.
Ye Tong started to cry after thinking about it. He has been alone for too long, and it is easy to get emotional when he sees anything, even Ye Tong is no exception.
She sat here for a while, wiped away her tears, and continued to move forward. Not long after she walked out, she saw a couple with their daughter. They were talking and laughing, looking very happy.
Ye Tong really didn't want to see this scene, so he quickened his pace and walked past them.
Ye Tong had just passed the family when the phone rang, and it was Xia Jordan.
"Hey, Tongtong, what are you doing, what did you eat today?"
"Dandan, I was visiting the park, and today I ate hot pot, it was delicious."
"Really, where did you eat, we'll have another meal after school starts."
"Okay, I will take you there after school starts, and I will definitely make you fall in love with the hot pot in this restaurant."
"Okay, let's say it like that, it's a deal."
Just when Ye Tong wanted to continue talking, the voice of Xia Jordan's mother came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Dan, come here, there is delicious food here, and my mother will buy you a bunch."
"Dandan, your mother called you, please stay with your family, don't worry about me." Ye Tong's heart was full of sadness.
"Okay, Tongtong, then I'll hang up first, and I'll call you back in the evening. Have fun."
"Okay, you have to have fun too, stay safe, bye."
"Goodbye." Xia Jordan hung up the phone and ran towards his mother, but Ye Tong's heart was filled with infinite sadness.
Ye Tong lowered his head and walked slowly on the road. Not far in front of her, there was a little girl of six or seven years old who was crying.
Ye Tong walked up to the little girl, squatted down, and asked gently, "Little sister, what's wrong with you?"
"I can't find my mother, woohoo." The little girl cried sadly.
"Don't be afraid, sister will take you to find your mother, okay?" Ye Tong decided to take the little girl to the radio station in the park and use the power of the broadcast to find the little girl's mother.
"Big sister, can you really find my mother?" The little girl has stopped crying.
"Well, elder sister will take you to find your mother." Ye Tong took the little girl and walked towards the radio station
"Little sister, what's your name, how old are you this year?" Ye Tong wanted to ease the little girl's inner fear by chatting.
"My name is Liu Yilin, I am seven years old this year."
"Wow, little sister's name is very nice, she's cute and long, Mom and Dad must like you very much, right?"
"Well, my dad likes me very much and never hits me, but sometimes my mom doesn't like me, she hits me."
"Why did your mother beat you?"
"Because I made a mistake."
"Because you made a mistake, your mother beat you. It's for your own good, and it's also a kind of love."
"Really, didn't my mother beat me because she hated me?"
"Mom hits you just because she likes you. She is afraid that you will make mistakes now and will not be able to take care of yourself in the future."
"Well, big sister, I will not make mistakes in the future. I will be an obedient and good child."
"Well, that's right, little sister, do you know your mother's name?"
"My mother's name is Huang Ruoying."
"Okay, you stand here and wait for me for a while, and I'll go find your mother." After Ye Tong finished speaking, he walked to the control room of the broadcasting station.
Ye Tong stood in front of the microphone and said in standard Mandarin: "Ms. Huang Ruoying, please come to the radio station after you hear the broadcast, your daughter is waiting for you here."
Ye Tong notified him three times in a row, then walked to the little girl and said softly, "Little sister, your mother will be here soon, don't be afraid."
"Well, big sister, I'm not afraid, I'm a brave and good boy."
Twenty minutes later, a worried woman ran towards the little girl, tears still running down her face.
"Linlin, Mommy has found you." The woman started to cry again as she spoke, and the little girl cried too. Ye Tong stood beside her, her heart was touched, and she wanted to cry too.
"Thank you for helping me, your great kindness, I don't know how to repay it, or I'll invite you to dinner." The woman looked at Ye Tong gratefully.
"It's okay, look after Linlin in the future, don't leave her alone." Ye Tong endured the pain in his heart and spoke to the woman calmly.
"Well, I won't lose Linlin again, Linlin, say thank you to big sister."
"Big sister, thank you."
"Linlin, be good, you must follow your mother closely in the future, and don't get lost again. The world alone is very hopeless." Ye Tong seemed to be talking to a little girl, but also to himself.
"Okay, big sister, I will definitely follow my mother closely in the future."
"Beauty, thank you so much for finding my daughter."
"It's alright, I'll leave first." In the eyes of others, the warm picture of the mother-daughter reunion should be moved, but in Ye Tong's view, the picture is like a poisonous thorn, deeply pierced. into her mind, making it hard for her to breathe.
Misfortune and loneliness are often accompanied, and warmth has become a stinger. This is Ye Tong's perception at this time. This is too dazzling warmth, and she dare not approach it.
Ye Tong walked out of the radio station and walked down the path in despair. She didn't want to stay in the park anymore, she just wanted to escape and go back to the rental house to cry.
Just as Ye Tong was on her way back, a familiar voice reached her ears: "The little girl has found her mother, why don't you come home with me?"
This sentence is both warm and safe. In this cold Spring Festival, the only warmth that Ye Tong feels is this sentence.
Ye Tong let the tears flow, and quickly threw himself into the embrace of the person. This embrace, generous and tight, made Ye Tong find a sense of belonging.
After a long time, Ye Tong reluctantly broke free from the embrace of the stranger, looked at the person with tenderness and asked, "Leng Yu, why are you here?"