Chapter 12: Hugs (1/2)

Probably feeling the different treatment than before, Tang Jinyu had a radar above his head, accurately capturing the trace of kindness revealed by Xia Ye.

The child began to climb along the pole.

Every evening, not only did Tang Jinyu wait at the window, but sometimes after dinner, he would go next door.

The reasons for visiting were all varied. The day before yesterday Tang Jinyu went to give Teacher Xia an apple and yesterday he told Teacher Xia to ask him if his harmonica sounded okay. Now today, Tang Jinyu found an excuse to throw away some garbage-with a few pieces of paper in his hands. When he passed by Xia Ye’s house, he ran as fast as he could!

Every day there is a recycling bin right by the entrance of the hallway. When Tang Jinyu went to ”throw away the garbage”, Chen Suling stood at the door and watched as her son walked slowly. When passing by Teacher Xia's house, his steps obviously slowed down even more and a smile appeared on her face.

Her baby was slowly recovering, besides from his speech but now he is no longer different from any ordinary child.

Sometimes, Chen Suling still feels that her son is smarter than other children based on how good his memory is. The little guy remembers everything she has said before, he was very is special and caring.

Tang Jinyu returned after throwing the piece of paper and rushed over to call his mother, holding Chen Suling's leg very happily.

Chen Suling reached out and picked him up, scratched his nose and smiled: “Was it fun?”

”Fun~”

”Then you can play again tomorrow…”

”Not tomorrow.”

”What's wrong, what game do you want to play tomorrow?”

”I don’t want play games, I want to help my mother throw out the garbage tomorrow. There is a big bag in the kitchen!”

…

Chen Suling felt her heart melt when he said this, she kissed him on the cheeks and put him down. She felt that her and her husband's efforts, for the past years, were not in vain. God had heard their prayers and returned their most cherished baby.

Tang Jinyu practices the piano for half of the day now. Teacher Xia treats him very well. He knows that he is in a special situation and should not rush to play, he carries several musical instruments around almost like he was playing some sort of game.

Xia Ye went home early in the afternoon after school ended early and happened to see the child at his house.

The kid next door wore a little fluffy jacket, with a large hood attached to the jacket and with a pair of fluffy rabbit ears hanging down. As he was sitting in a white outfit, it was difficult to tell whether the face was whiter or the clothes were whiter, he looked a chubby rabbit.

Tang Jinyu was happy when he saw Xia Ye, but he didn't dare to go over and continue to sit on the sofa, as he greeted him: ”Brother!”

Xia Ye glanced at him and nodded.

Teacher Xia heard the voice and poked his head out of the small closet room and said: ”Xia Ye, you came back at just the right time. Can you help me? I remember that I put it here on the box below. There are too many things to handle…”

Xia Ye walked over to help him carry things. The teenage boy had a lot of energy, and the father and son moved the two cartons above and opened the wooden box at the bottom.

Xia Ye helped open the lid of the box and asked, ”Dad, what are you looking for?”

Teacher Xia rummaged and said, ”Look for the small accordion you used before. It's light and it's just for Xiaoyu's practice.”

Xia Ye looked at the child waiting obediently at the door and strangely ask him, ”Didn't you take him to learn piano?”

”He has learned a lot already, Xiaoyu has a good memory, it doesn't get in the way and the accordion can help him move his shoulders and fingers while standing. It's too tiring to sit all the time…”

Xia Ye laughed, it didn't look like his dad anymore. Before his change, many students wanted to sit down for a break and would be disciplined by his father, his dad was well known for his teaching style.

Teacher Xia quickly found the small accordion, it seemed quite old.

The red and white colors are somewhat still vivid and did not appear damaged but this small piano was well preserved and stored in a special leather box. It is also very clean. He took it out and tried it, adjusted a few notes, and gave it to Tang Jinyu with a smile, ”Xiaoyu here, your brother used to play with this when he was a kid, go ahead and try it!”

Tang Jinyu looked at the accordion and then at Xia Ye, ”Brother, don't you need it?”

Xia Ye was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but squeeze the child's face, ”I'm grown up, I have no need for it, you can have it.” After he finished speaking, he went back to his bedroom, closed the door and went to do his business.

Tang Jinyu seemed to have picked up a piece of gold ingots out of thin air.

Teacher Xia wiped the small accordion clean for him and he kept smiling from ear to ear, feeling pleased!

Teacher Xia wanted him to try. The child shook his head constantly. Teacher Xia said strangely: ”What's wrong, do you want to change it to another one?I am not familiar with folk music instruments, but Xun knows a little better. Last time I went traveling. I seem to have bought one…”

Tang Jinyu stretched out his little hand to pull Teacher Xia, his face flushed, and excitedly said: ”I like it! Go home to play, teacher, go back to my house!”

”Why are you going back suddenly?”

”Brother will be bothered!”

The voices from outside came over one after another, even though it was separated by a door panel, Xia Ye could still hear clearly.

The walls in the apartment building are not very soundproof, not to mention the doors. He paused slightly with the mouse's hand and he didn't even notice it.

His computer is always on and the old desktop computer makes fan noise, but it runs smoothly.

This computer looked half-old, and a lot of things have been replaced in it. As far as the current provincial computer city can be equipped, there are also many in this, all of which are the most high-end hardware nowadays.

Xia Ye shook the mouse, and the black screen of the computer showed the screen saver of the underwater world, which is the most common in the win98 system.

He glanced at it and felt that the animated picture of the red clownfish swimming into the coral reef in the screen saver was like the little fool next door. Such a small one, well-behaved and timid, not at all aggressive, smiled stupidly every time he saw him, almost like anyone can lure him away with a piece of candy

It's so cheating.