Chapter 304 First Visit
After He Shu’s birthday, it wasn’t long before school started.
In the remaining days, he didn't always stay at home working on code on the computer.
Instead, she tried to spend more time with her godfather and participated in an event organized by a charity website for finding children with him.
Standing on an unfamiliar street under the scorching sun, He Shu held in his arms a stack of leaflets with photos and basic information of lost children.
I promote it to passers-by over and over again, hoping that they can take a look at the photos and contact me if they see someone similar.
The godfather was doing the same thing as him on another street, carrying a big banner with the words "Baby, Come Home" printed on it.
In this organization, in addition to a few volunteers like He Shu, there are also many parents who have lost their children handing out flyers on the streets.
Their ages range from thirty to sixty, and some have searched from their prime to their old age with gray hair.
They have done this kind of activity thousands of times, in different cities, on different streets.
As long as they can still walk, they will never give up looking for their children.
This is the dumbest and most helpless method, like looking for a needle in a haystack, but what else can we do?
He Shu sent messages from the street he was responsible for all the way to the street his godfather was responsible for.
From a distance, I saw my godfather bending down to pick up flyers thrown away by passers-by, and then passing them to the next person.
He felt very upset and looked up at the cloudless sky. He only hoped that technology would be more advanced and national information collection would be faster and more complete.
This way there won’t be so many tragedies happening again…
Xia Miao came back three days before school started, and as soon as she arrived in Danhe, she immediately ran to accompany He Shu.
When Zhao Qishui saw Xia Miao coming back, he immediately sent He Shu away and asked him to take Xia Miao out to play.
Actually, growing up in Dan River, I’m familiar with all the places, and there’s really not much to do.
So the two of them walked foolishly on the street and took a long way to the riverside to eat Xianzu food.
Along the way, Xia Miao kept telling He Shu about things at her grandparents' home.
For example, her grandmother's house has cats and dogs, as well as pigs, geese, ducks, and chickens. This time when they came back, they brought a lot of local eggs and so on.
He Shu listened carefully. He had never lived in the countryside, so when Xia Miao described a place with a yard full of poultry and fields full of fruits and vegetables, he actually felt envious.
"Next summer vacation, I'll take you to my grandma's house. It's not fun to go there in winter. It's just cold all the time."
He Shu nodded, thinking that it would be about time to visit Xia Miao's family next year.
The two bought a bowl of ice jelly on the street, ate while walking, and stopped at the gate of their former junior high school.
"I haven't come back to visit for a long time." Xia Miao sighed as she looked at the school which had hardly changed from before.
After saying that, he turned to look at He Shu , with no expression on his face.
"Do you still remember what happened in the past?" Xia Miao asked carefully. Junior high school life might be the worst memory for He Shu?
"Of course I remember." He Shu smiled and said, "Didn't we go to see Teacher Li Mei before?"
Xia Miao didn't ask this. She wanted to ask He Shu whether he was still bothered by that memory.
But after hearing He Shu's ambiguous answer, she didn't want to ask so clearly.
Neither of them had any intention of going in to take a look, so they just walked over...
In the evening, He Shu sent Xia Miao home. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the community, he met Xia Miao's mother.
The two were holding hands and were caught by Xia Miao's mother.
"Hello, Auntie." He Shu let go of her hand, feeling a little embarrassed.
Xia Miao hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Mom, where have you been? What did you buy?"
Xia Miao's mother was carrying a large bag of things: "I bought some fruits. We have eaten all the fruits at home. It's so heavy that it's killing me."
"Mom, let me help you carry it." Xia Miao went to take it. Xia Miao's mother looked at He Shu and said, "He Shu, come and help Auntie carry it. Xia Miao can't carry it either."
He Shu was very surprised, but didn't dare to think too much and immediately ran over to take the bag.
"Let's go, we're already at the door, come sit at home for a while."
Xia Miao's little face immediately smiled like a flower, and she quickly pulled He Shu: "Let's go, you haven't been to my house yet."
He Shu felt a little embarrassed to go. It was his first visit and he had no preparation and came with nothing.
But Xia Miao had already dragged him towards the community, and Xia Miao's mother had also walked far away.
"Shall I go buy something? It's not good to go empty-handed." He Shu whispered to Xia Miao.
Xia Miao held his hand tightly and refused to let go: "Why are you empty-handed? Don't you have a big bag of fruit in your hand?"
“…”
He Shu was dragged by Xia Miao all the way, followed her upstairs, and entered his girlfriend's home for the first time.
Xia Miao's father opened the door. When he heard his wife say that He Shu and his daughter were behind, he stood at the door waiting for them.
He Shu saw Xia Miao's father and hurriedly called out, "Hello, uncle. Sorry to bother you."
"Haha, don't bother me, come in, my meal is almost ready, let's eat at home tonight."
He Shu was a little surprised to see Xia Miao's father still wearing an apron.
He heard Xia Miao say that her father was the one who earned money in her family and her mother was a full-time housewife. He didn't expect that Xia Miao's father would also help his wife cook.
Xia Miao brought new slippers to He Shu. Xia Miao's father took the fruit bag and muttered, "Come here, what else do you want to buy?"
He Shu was very embarrassed: "This was bought by my auntie, I helped bring it up."
"Uh..." Xia Miao's father was also a little embarrassed, and then quickly invited He Shu to come in and sit down.
Xia Miao's house is about 100 square meters and is decorated very warmly and full of life.
As you enter the door, there is a living room on the left and an open kitchen and dining room on the right.
There is a shoe cabinet and clothes hangers in the foyer, as well as a small stool for changing shoes. A quick glance shows that the coffee table in the living room is also filled with daily necessities.
There are no extra decorations. The main purpose is to be convenient and practical, and it has a very homely feel.
When He Shu entered the house, Xia Miao pulled him to sit on the sofa.
Xia Miao's mother went into the bedroom to change her clothes, then came out with a bag to the kitchen to wash the fruit.
She quickly washed a plate and brought it over: "He Shu, have some fruit, take whatever you want."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
Xia Miao's mother didn't stare at He Shu. She put down the fruit and went to the kitchen to see what her husband had cooked.
The couple were busy in the kitchen, and He Shu felt that it was not right for him to just sit there and do nothing.
Xia Miao noticed He Shu's embarrassment and pulled him up: "Let me show you my room."
Without waiting for He Shu's consent, he was pulled inside. Xia Miao's room was opposite to his parents'.
I opened the door and turned on the light. I saw that the room was quite large.
In the middle of the room there was a large bed covered with pink and tender sheets, and there was a large window with a wide bay window sill.
The bay window sill was also covered with a lace-edged cushion, on which were placed a row of dolls of varying sizes.
