Mother naturally likes to eat mandarin oranges... She knew it very well and saw Zheng Lihong peeling one open and eating it, wondering if she would send some back later.

"Hmm...a little sour." Zheng Lihong frowned, but she was still greedy. After eating one, she started to peel off a new one.

Eat less and stop being a treasure, okay?

"My son is back, please don't go out riding for the next two days." Zheng Lihong looked at her friend and said with a smile.

The greasy aunt said: "I'm not selling anymore. I'll quit after selling out this month's goods. My son said he can't go out to work anymore. He's coming back to do some small business and open a breakfast shop. Let me help him."

"Isn't this great?" Zheng Lihong was truly happy for her friend.

She felt a little sleepy as she listened... The topic of middle-aged people was still very far away from her. Maybe it was because of the cat's body, but she always felt sleepy.

The weather in the south seemed cold in March and April, so she huddled in her mother's arms and remained motionless.

"Your Tao Kai is not bad. I heard that he will have a bright future if he joins a big company!" Aunt Greasy said with a smile, "You should think about your happiness, don't be so tired."

Zheng Lihong shook her head and said: "I'm so busy, unlike you, who has a grandson to take care of you."

Aunt Greasy knows Zheng Lihong very well and talks a lot about everyday things, "How are you and Tao Tao lately?"

Zheng Lihong smiled and said, "What can I do? I just talk on the phone. I don't see you usually, but the phone calls come often."

I...I didn't.

She suddenly remembered that others said that parents never say bad things about their children in front of others.

"Isn't that good?" Auntie smiled really happily, "This kid, although he has a stubborn temper, he is very protective of you. I remember when you were a child, when you made things difficult for others, this girl would kill them with a broom.

Stab randomly."

"It's no less troublesome." Zheng Lihong smiled, looked down at the little naughty boy in her arms, and touched its back.

"I also like this girl. Why don't we introduce her to someone before she comes back next time? She has a pretty good character," the aunt suggested.

She opened her eyes and raised her head, fearing that her mother would agree easily. This was the most troublesome thing for her... It should be done, right?

"Oh, don't worry about it." Zheng Lihong said with a smile: "I won't pay your matchmaker. Besides, it doesn't matter if you start a family later. Tao Tao is developing quite well outside. She said that her career is the most important thing. Besides, these days

It’s not like before, so it doesn’t matter if you get married later.”

Nonsense, obviously every time you talk to me about this topic...

It turns out...it has been under maintenance all along.

"There's really nothing we can do about you." The aunt shook her head, continued chatting with Zheng Lihong for a few words, and then drove away.

Zheng Lihong packed her things and stood up. However, her waist was not very good and she felt a little sore when she stood up, so she had to knead it a few times.

Meow!

She looked at it, gave a faint cry, and touched it with her paws... The folded-eared cat was really powerless.

"What's wrong? You little guy, do you want to beat me on the waist?"

Zheng Lihong found it funny how this little guy could be so smart. She picked it up and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it."

I am used to...not telling me what happened or why.

Meow……

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When it was almost night, she was drowsy. The cat's body was really fragile, so she actually fell asleep without knowing it... It seemed that she was being held by her mother and walked to the vegetable market.

Is it time for mother to prepare dinner?

She hadn't been to this market for a long time, not for a long time... When was the last time she came? The memory only stayed in a very young time.

The mother was carrying Tao Kai, who was just over one year old, on her back and holding her hand.

When the closing time is approaching, the food in the vegetable market is always cheaper.

"Sister Hong, do you want some chicken? The chickens you raised last time, will you kill one today?"

"Don't! I can't finish one meal." Zheng Lihong shook her head, looking very bitter, and said: "You can continue to raise it for me. Let me tell you, I am raising this chicken to wait for my daughter to eat it.

Yes, if you dare to betray others, I will scold you to death later."

"Oh, Sister Hong, we have been neighbors for so many years, what do you mean by this!"

"Okay, okay, let's get half a salt-baked one."

The last time I came back, I didn't eat any of it.

How long have you been waiting...

Meow……

"Are you tired, little one? You're going home soon. How about I buy you a fish?"

Meow……

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"You're not coming back for dinner? You didn't tell me earlier!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mom, I have to work overtime here temporarily, I really can't help it...don't wait for me! I promise, the dishes and chopsticks will be washed when I get back tonight! Okay...don't talk about it now!"

"Really..." Zheng Lihong turned off the phone helplessly and looked at half of the salt-baked chicken on the table, "I can't finish this much."

Meow……

I'm here! I'm here...

"Little guy, why don't you eat?"

But seeing the little guy lying on her feet, biting her trousers, Zheng Lihong picked up the little naughty in a funny way and said with a smile: "What's wrong, you want to eat with me?"

I am here……

"Okay, okay, let's eat together."

Zheng Lihong carefully picked up a piece of fish and removed the bones before bringing it to the little naughty mouth. The TV was on.

Zheng Lihong did not sit at the dinner table, but just watched TV and ate by herself.

"Last night, a fire broke out in the Austone Pharmaceutical Factory, a well-known enterprise in this city. Fortunately, our city's firefighters arrived in time and no casualties were caused..."

Zheng Lihong raised her head and said to herself: "Oh, it's so lucky that no one was hurt after such a big area was burned."

Another news started to be reported, and Zheng Lihong started talking to herself again.

Have you...have you always been this lonely?

Only the lights in the living room were on and the TV was blaring. Zheng Lihong was holding her rice bowl and talking slowly, occasionally saying a few words to herself.

Later, Zheng Lihong fell asleep and leaned on the sofa.

She wanted to wake her mother up, but she couldn't wake her up. She was really anxious... Aren't you afraid of catching a cold? She only wore so many clothes.

She wanted to grab a thin blanket, but after trying hard for a long time, she couldn't find the blanket anywhere...

Tao Kai, you bastard, why don’t you put a heater in the living room before the weather warms up? Didn’t I send one back home?

I...I can't cover my mother with a quilt...

Tao Kai, you bastard... bastard...

me……

Meow meow.

She finally jumped on Zheng Lihong and got into her arms... at least, she could give her this much.

aim……

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Wake up again...I haven't woken up from the dream yet.

She stared blankly at the o'clock clock on the wall. It was past nine... Hasn't Tao Kai come back yet?

She was still on the sofa, wrapped in a thick blanket, so comfortable that she didn't even bother to move her body... Where is her mother?

"Hey, Dr. Li... it's me, Zheng Lihong, yes, I want to do the examination you mentioned tomorrow, is that okay?"

Doctor...examination? What examination?

She jumped off the sofa in confusion and ran to Zheng Lihong's feet, but her mother didn't say anything. She knelt down and put the little naughty boy into a newly purchased cattery on the balcony.

She knew that her mother went to bed early.

But you haven't told me why you want to check...

examine……

She suddenly felt an unprecedented fear.

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To be continued...