When she got home, Zhang Xin found Sun Xuemin waiting for her at the table with a small night light on. Zhang Xin approached Sun Xuemin quietly and looked at her tired face, feeling a pang of sadness. "Mom," Zhang Xin whispered, "let's go to bed."
Sun Xuemin drowsily opened his eyes and instantly perked up when he saw Zhang Xin. "You're back. Are you hungry? I saved some food for you."
"Not hungry. I already ate at my classmate's house," Zhang Xin said, looking at Sun Xuemin with concern. "Mom, don't wait for me in the future. I learn slowly, and tutoring will take a lot of time. Waiting for me will be hard on your health."
Sun Xuemin smiled. "I'm not that tired from half-sleeping and waiting. Alright, since you're not hungry, go wash up and go to bed. You have to go to school in the morning."
"Okay."
Zhang Xin obediently put down the school bag and went to wash up.
Sun Xuemin hung up her school uniform jacket for her, put away the school bag, yawned, and went back to the room to prepare for sleep.
Actually, who doesn't want to be a gentle and virtuous mother? Sun Xuemin also wants to, but life doesn't allow it. She has to support her daughter's education and maintain the livelihood of the two of them, so she has to be very careful with every penny, splitting it in half to spend. "A poor environment breeds villainous people" is not an unfounded saying. When even life becomes a problem, no one will care about what is proper or righteous, and it's hard to be gentle, respectful, frugal, and modest. Being sharp and petty is because she can only protect herself and her daughter in this way, ensuring they have enough to eat.
Sun Xuemin undoubtedly belongs to Zhang Xin, but the trivialities of life have made her love almost imperceptible.
The next morning, Zhang Xin woke up from her dreams, rubbed her sleepy eyes, washed her face, brushed her teeth, had breakfast, and walked out of the door.
Mo Quan pushed his bicycle and stood at the door waiting for Zhang Xin. When he saw her come out, he asked, "Why haven't you been with me these days? Have you made new friends?"
Zhang Xin vaguely responded, "I have to go now."
"Aren't you riding your bike?" Mo Quan was puzzled.
Zhang Xin shook her head without explanation and then left first.
She used to ride a bicycle, but Bai Xingyu felt that the weather was getting colder and it wasn't good for a girl to catch a cold. Yesterday, they agreed that the driver would wait for her not far from this street and take her to school.
Zhang Xin could feel the gaze behind her, but the once caring Mo Quan didn't even cross her mind to look back.
She used to be in the dark, so she held on tightly to any warmth, even though she knew it didn't belong to her alone. But now, Zhang Xin has her own sunshine, so she no longer needs to yearn for that elusive sunlight. Mo Quan watched Zhang Xin's figure, feeling puzzled and lost. He didn't know when Zhang Xin made new friends, or why she no longer rode her bike to school.
The little sister who used to follow behind him seems to have grown up when he wasn't looking.
"What are you thinking? Hurry up and go to school," Mo Quan's mother came out and woke up her distracted son.
Mo Quan snapped out of it and stopped thinking about it: "Okay, Mom, goodbye."
"Hey, goodbye."
*
Not far from the school gate, Zhang Xin got off the car.
On the roadside, Bai Xingyu stood tall and elegant, like a white poplar tree, waiting for her. Zhang Xin smiled and ran over, asking, "How long have you been waiting?" Bai Xingyu fixed her slightly messy hair and replied, "Not long. Let's go, it's getting late."
"Mm!"
The hands of the two people naturally intertwined, and the warmth flowed into their limbs.
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