Liu Changqing stopped rubbing his palms and raised his head to look at Lan Yixian who said this.

The expression is a little weird.

"I'm not rubbing ashes."

"Then you are..."

"It's nothing, just think of me as rubbing dust."

Liu Changqing, who was about to explain, suddenly remembered that he had no need to explain to the other party at all.

Instead he asked.

"It's late at night, can't you sleep?"

"Drink too much water..."

"understood."

After the other party said that he drank too much water, Liu Changqing knew what he meant.

"Then go quickly."

"Um."

Lan Yixian nodded and responded.

When he was about to turn around and go to the toilet, his eyes caught the two tadpoles in the plastic bottle.

While cleaning, Lan Yixian had already discovered the existence of this thing. She also watched Liu Changqing's daughter carefully put food into the plastic cup.

She didn't ask much at that time because Lan Yixian could tell that Liu Changqing's daughter didn't seem to like her very much.

But when you encounter such curious things, you will feel a little uncomfortable if you don't ask.

After thinking for a moment, Lan Yixian did not turn around and go to the bathroom. Instead, after hesitating for a moment, he chose to ask.

"That tadpole in the bottle...is it the pet you bought for your daughter?"

"Um?"

Liu Changqing was stunned for a moment and then reacted.

"Why do you ask?"

"A little curious..."

Lan Yixian smiled and then continued.

"There were quite a lot of them by the river when I was a kid. I also saw others raising them, but most of them ended up growing into toads, which looked a bit disgusting..."

Lan Yixian talked about his childhood insights.

When she finished speaking and looked at Liu Changqing, she realized something was not right.

It was clear that Liu Changqing's expression became more and more weird after listening to what he said...

Especially when I just talked about turning into a toad...

After coming back to his senses, Liu Changqing's tone sounded a little anxious.

"Toad? Shouldn't it be a frog?"

"There are mostly toads and tadpoles on the river, but frogs are not very common..."

"..."

Hearing these words, Liu Changqing was completely speechless.

He looked at Lan Yixian's confused expression, and then shifted his gaze to the plastic bottle on the window sill.

Look at those two ugly things kicking their legs...

The expression is serious.

When Lan Yixian saw Liu Changqing's strange behavior, his mind was filled with doubts for a moment. He wanted to ask something, but he didn't know what to ask...

After thinking for a moment, he took two steps forward and stood side by side with Liu Changqing in front of the window.

He looked at the scene outside the window, the night sky lit by moonlight.

And... star decoration.

After watching for a while, Lan Yixian moved his gaze to the side, and what he saw was Liu Changqing's frowning expression, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Somewhat lost in thought.

I recall in my mind that when I just went to bed, my daughter held the penguin doll in her arms and didn't let go until she fell asleep...

Looking at Liu Changqing's frowning side face.

Lan Yixian felt grateful.

Lips slightly parted.

"Thank you."

"ah?"

This thank you pulled Liu Changqing away from the thought of how to get rid of the tadpoles without anyone noticing.

He lowered his head and looked at Lan Yixian with confusion on his face.

"Thank me for what?"

In response to Liu Changqing's inquiry, Lan Yixian didn't say much.

First he took a breath, then slowly let it out.

It seems that he also vented the unhappiness in his heart...

Look out the window.

After a long time, he spoke softly.

"Shiyan hasn't received a gift for a long time. In fact... I haven't given her a proper birthday in these years. She is really a very sensible child. She has never asked me for anything and has never lost her temper.

…”

"..."

Liu Changqing looked at her inexplicably, not understanding why she suddenly talked about the past.

She has endured long enough over the years.

Lan Yixian did not see Liu Changqing's gaze, but continued to speak on his own.

"Although she didn't say anything, I knew she also liked receiving gifts. She is a girl after all... It's normal to like some small gifts, but I was too useless before and couldn't give her anything..."

Speaking of this, Lan Yixian's voice began to gradually lower, and his eyes moved down, looking at the window...

His eyes flickered a little.

"During the Chinese New Year, other children were happily holding small lanterns, the kind that could light up and sing... She just looked at it without saying she wanted to buy it. I wanted to buy it for her... and she turned away.

I just ran away. I was afraid that my child would be lost, so I had no choice but to follow him..."

Looking at Lan Yixian, Liu Changqing felt that the atmosphere had become dull.

Although she knew that Zhou Shiyan was a very sensible child, hearing her past deeds from Lan Yixian's mouth gave her a different feeling.

Some sympathy...

He opened his mouth to say something to calm the other party, but at this moment...

Liu Changqing didn't know what to say.

The kind of comforting words spoken by bystanders, which are neither painful nor itchy, are as unconvincing as farts.

Lan Yixian raised his arm and rubbed the corners of his eyes with his index finger.

For some reason, her nose started to feel sore when she thought about the past.

He took a breath and then exhaled deeply.

Lan Yixian turned her head and looked at Liu Changqing.

Laughed out loud.

"Thank you very much. I can feel that Shiyan is very happy today. I don't even know... what should I do to thank you properly..."

"..."

Liu Changqing saw the guilt in the other person's expression when he talked about his daughter.

She must be very tired these years, a woman with a child...

For some reason, Liu Changqing didn't want to see the other party's expression like this. He wanted to make the other party happy.

He turned his head and looked out the window.

The moon... the stars...

The words he heard in his previous life appeared in Liu Changqing's mind, and then he looked at Lan Yixian again.
To be continued...