C2 (1/2)

Chapter I:

”Ah …” ”Ah …

”How unlucky!” Cheng Hanlong took off his roller skates and walked towards the kid that he knocked a few meters away. The child's knee was bruised and he rubbed it on the ground for a long time. The blood was already beginning to flow.

”Let me see. Fine, I didn't cry! Why don't you go home and stand in this place? Are you looking for trouble? ”

The child scrambled to his feet, moving quickly, not at all as badly wounded as he had been. He crawled to Cheng Hanlong's side and rubbed Cheng Hanlong's leg. He lifted his head and opened his mouth, but no words came out. There was a pitiful look in his eyes. In his hand was a handful of tickets, the biggest of which was a piece.

”So it's a small beggar!” It was at this kind of place! ”That's easier said than done.” Cheng Hanlong took out a dollar bill from his pocket and patted it on the kid's chest.

”Take it, let go!” Do you hear me? ” With one hand, the child quickly tucked the dollar into his pocket. With the other hand, he held Cheng Hanlong's pants tightly. Cheng Hanlong tried his best to pull it off, but he couldn't. He had even wiped away some of the blood on his pants.

Cheng Hanlong panicked and kicked away the child. I broke my roller skates and I haven't let you compensate me! ” After saying that, he turned around and walked back home. He had wanted to scold her a few more times. He saw the kid picking up the coins one by one and forcefully held himself back.

Cheng Hanlong was 12 years old this year, and he was in Year 1. Years later, when he recalled this scene, all he could recall was the look of a child who was afraid of being taken away when he was picking up a steel stick.

”Mom!” I'm back. Is dinner ready? ” Cheng Hanlong shouted towards the kitchen while changing his slippers.

”Soon, put down your schoolbag and wash your hands!” With that, he carried the dishes to the table. Cheng Hanlong rushed out randomly.

”How did you get your leg? Let me see. Why is there so much blood? ” Aunt Cheng ran over.

”It's not mine, don't mention it. I was very unlucky today. My father bought me that roller skate I was not fresh enough to run into! I even bumped into a beggar. Cheng Hanlong said as he served the rice.

”You are a wastrel, you have been like this since you were young. Every time you buy a new toy, you will first take it apart and then put it back. There was a high chance that he wouldn't be able to put it back in his bag. Quickly change your pants after eating dinner later! ”

”That's because I have an exploratory mindset, Mom, you don't understand. Only this kind of child has the potential. ” Cheng Hanlong said seriously.

”You can only move your mouth. Stop talking and eat! ”Taste this.” Then mother and son ate in silence. It was still dark outside, and the sun was shining into most of the kitchen. This was a nice part of Beijing and a nice house with nice lighting conditions. Just a little cold. Perhaps it was because of the size of the room!

”Mom, when is my dad coming back?” Cheng Hanlong asked carefully. Seeing the black lines on his mother's face, he realized that he had asked the wrong question. Aunt Cheng didn't answer his question, instead, she got up and left.

”Mom, where are you going? You're not eating anymore? ” Cheng Hanlong saw his mother turn around and leave with a hint of panic.

”I heard a knock on the door. I'll go take a look.”

”Oh!” Cheng Hanlong continued to eat with his head lowered. Every time he asked this question, he felt that his mother was always avoiding him. He thought he was not young anymore. There are some questions that you can open up to your parents. In his mind, his father was like a mysterious character, and his only use was to occasionally surprise him. As for ”mystery,” it was elusive, and sometimes his mother could only judge his father to have been there by the subtle changes in the display of things at home, and then she left without saying a word. As for the ”surprise”, it was simply that Dad was able to hand him a high-tech product at a neglected time. and said, ”This is a toy Dad got for you from some country. Is Daddy nice to you? ” He then satisfied the worship that a child seeks in front of his peers.