Seeing Bai Qianmiao crying sadly, Yang Qiuhe hurriedly hugged her and comforted her one after another.
"Miaomiao, I can't blame you for that incident. No one knew that such an accident would happen at that time. In order to take care of your uncle and aunt, you bought a house in their community. You have done your best. Even Baoxin She won't blame you either."
When the two got married and bought a house, Bai Qianmiao said that she had harmed Qi Baoxin herself. Now that Qi Baoxin is gone, she has the obligation to take care of Qi Baoxin's parents, so she insisted on buying the house in the community where the Qi family and his wife live so that they can take care of them nearby.
Over the years, Bai Qianmiao has treated Qi Baoxin's parents more than her own parents. As long as the two of them are at home, Bai Qianmiao will go to their house to help them with housework, clean up, and chat with them, even if they are their own daughters That's all.
From Yang Qiuhe's point of view, what Bai Qianmiao has done is enough, but this kind-hearted girl always feels that those things that happened back then were all her fault. Still can't pass the hurdle in my heart.
"No, what Uncle Qi and Aunt Qi want is Baoxin. No matter what I do, I can't compare to their real daughter. It's my fault. Why wasn't I the one who died? If it wasn't because I let Baoxin If it's convenient for Xin to accompany me, she won't end up with nothing left."
As she spoke, Bai Qianmiao began to cry again, her heart was filled with guilt, even though nine years had passed, she still couldn't forget what happened that year, and she had experienced it countless times She was thinking, if she was the one who died back then, maybe she wouldn't have to bear such pain now.
Hearing Bai Qianmiao's painful voice, Yang Qiuhe felt his heart was about to break. He hugged the slender girl in his arms tightly, and said one after another.
"Miaomiao, I don't blame you. I really don't blame you. If Baoxin was still alive, she wouldn't blame you. That incident back then was just an accident, and you were also a victim."
After Qi Baoxin died, Bai Qianmiao was tormented by pain and guilt day and night. She developed depression and took medicine for a long time before recovering.
During that time, because of keeping a common secret, the relationship between Yang Qiuhe and Bai Qianmiao became closer and closer. Later, the two became husband and wife and had the crystallization of love.
The existence of Qi Baoxin became a thorn in the hearts of the two of them. Thinking of the girl who died in the best years of her life, the two felt very uncomfortable. However, as time went by, Yang Qiuhe had come out of the past. I just feel sorry, and the sense of guilt has disappeared a lot.
But Bai Qianmiao is different. She and Qi Baoxin are best friends. In the past, they talked about everything and had a very good relationship with each other. It was because Bai Qianmiao failed to hold Qi Baoxin that she fell off the cliff. Bai Qianmiao has been shrouded in guilt all these years.
In addition, the husband and wife of the Qi family seemed to be in a daze, and they had to find the dead daughter after all their wealth, which added to the pressure in Bai Qianmiao's heart. Every time they went to find Qi Baoxin, they just Reminding Bai Qianmiao of what happened in the past, the guilt in her heart became more and more, which caused her to break down and cry whenever she heard that the Qi family couple set off to find someone .
At the beginning, Yang Qiuhe also sympathized with the couple, pitying that they lost their only daughter in middle age, and he would do his best to help them.
But they worked hard for an absurd and impossible miracle time and time again, and even caused their wife Bai Qianmiao to become neurasthenic, and her depression showed signs of relapse. Yang Qiuhe's sympathy for the couple disappeared. up.
He felt that the couple was simply unreasonable, they have gone completely crazy.
Obviously the search and rescue team had already said that Qi Baoxin was dead, and the body was washed into the underground river, and it was absolutely impossible to find it, but the couple seemed to be in a daze, and they had to look for it every once in a while.
In nine years, Qi Baoxin's bones might have turned into mud and disappeared, so what could they find
"Ok, ok, uncles, aunts, and the others have this habit. They have to fight every now and then. Because of Baoxin's death, they are already crazy. You don't need to worry about them. If you really can't stand it, we will sell the house and move. OK?"
The madness of the two couples is known to the entire community. Every time they go out to find someone, the owner group will say that they have gone crazy, and everyone is talking behind their backs, saying that the couple was hit by the death of their daughter. Crazy, it looks normal now, but the two of them are downright crazy.
What made Yang Qiuhe even more angry was that the couple's attitude towards Bai Qianmiao was very bad. Obviously all of this had nothing to do with Bai Qianmiao, but the couple wanted to vent their anger on Bai Qianmiao, no matter how good Bai Qianmiao was to them, The couple always treated her like a prisoner.
"Did you cause our family Baoxin to fall off the cliff? If not, why did you treat us so well?"
"Tell us, did you take Baoxin to such a dangerous place? Our Baoxin has a fear of heights, and she would never dare to go there by herself. Did you take her there?"
During these nine years, the couple had been questioning Bai Qianmiao, forcing her to admit that she had killed Qi Baoxin.
Obviously everything was an accident, but they had to blame other people for their daughter's death.
Bai Qianmiao is kind-hearted and soft-tempered, how can she be the opponent of that couple? She even acquiesced that everything was done by her, and she was even more humble and petty towards them, trying her best to please them.
Yang Qiuhe couldn't see it, and didn't allow Bai Qianmiao to take care of them anymore, but Bai Qianmiao said, "Just think of me as atonement. Uncle and Aunt Qi are right. If it wasn't for me, Baoxin wouldn't have died at all."
"Who kept me alive? I didn't die with Baoxin. This is my sin. I am willing to make amends, as long as they can be happy."
Yang Qiuhe's persuasion was useless, and he could only go with her in the end, but he knew in his heart that going on like this would not be a long-term solution, not to mention anything else, if the Qi family couple kept using Qi Baoxin's death to pinch Bai Qianmiao what to do? She was already delicate and emotional, and the other party relied on Qi Baoxin's death to continuously exploit Bai Qianmiao, use her guilt to satisfy their selfishness, and torture Bai Qianmiao by the way.
Their dead daughter is indeed very pitiful, but what's wrong with Bai Qianmiao? She is just a kind, innocent and fragile girl. She was also a victim of what happened back then. Even if it is atonement, it should be enough for so many years, right
Yang Qiuhe hugged his lover tightly, and at the same time secretly swore in his heart that he must take his wife to move and stay away from that couple completely, otherwise, he didn't know how much torture his wife would suffer from them. .
"Okay, okay, don't cry, Uncle Qi and Auntie Qi will think about it sooner or later. Baoxin's matter has nothing to do with you. After they think about it, they won't torture you like this."
At the end, Yang Qiuhe mentioned the matter of them selling the house and moving again. This time, Bai Qianmiao did not refuse. She sniffed and said in a muffled voice: "Then let's not buy the house too far away, otherwise If they want something, I can't rush to take care of it in time."
She is really kind.
Yang Qiuhe hugged Bai Qianmiao even tighter, and casually agreed to her words. As for whether buying a house is near or not, it's not too late to say.
Bai Qianmiao snuggled into Yang Qiuhe's arms, sniffing the aroma of the bath liquid on his body, her heart slowly fell back into her heart.
Uncle Qi and Aunt Qi worked so hard, and their love for their children was truly earth-shattering. It's a pity that Qi Baoxin's life was not good, and she died early, so she couldn't enjoy this heavy parental love anymore.
what a pity.
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"Big sister, it turns out that you are two years younger than me."
Lin Liuliu, Fang Xiaohui's mother, that gentle-looking woman, after a brief self-introduction, she realized that Qi Baoxin was two years younger than her.
"Big sister, my sister doesn't know what happened to you, but no matter what happened, those are the past, everything has to look ahead, there is still a long way to go in the future, there are many possibilities in life, but You can't feel sorry for yourself because of a little setback, after all, no matter how hard it is, it will pass, and the future will be sweet, if you don't take it easy, wouldn't it be a sin?"
What I have to say is that Lin Liuliu is probably the legendary social bully. She didn't ask Qi Baoxin what happened to her. She took her hand and began to pour all kinds of chicken soup for the soul.
Perhaps it was because they were both women, or because Lin Liuliu's words were very touching, Qi Baoxin gradually relaxed, and Qi Wang could feel that her condition seemed to be much better than before.
After getting acquainted with each other, Lin Liuliu made two buckets of instant noodles for Qi Baoxin and Qi Wang, added marinated eggs and sausages to them, and urged them to eat quickly.
Seeing that Qi Baoxin seemed to refuse, Lin Liuliu waved her hand and said, "Big sister, why are you being polite to me? Aren't your parents coming to pick you up? These things don't cost much, wait for your parents to come over After that, they just give the money, and it’s considered credit.”
After saying these words, Qi Baoxin, who was still hesitant, calmed down immediately, and called Qi Huang over to eat.
"Qi Qi, you have to thank Aunt Lin."
Qi Wang raised his head and thanked the other party earnestly: "Thank you, Aunt Lin."
Lin Liuliu seemed to be obsessed with rubbing Qi Wang. Seeing how well-behaved he was, she still couldn't hold back. She reached out and rubbed her head. The little boy's hair was unexpectedly fluffy and soft, and it felt good to the touch. Lin Liuliu felt a little Can't control my hands.
Qi Huan: "..."
Forget it, just touch it, he is still a child now, just touch his head, it's okay.
The food Qi Wang and Qi Baoxin ate in the mountains before was not good. They could only find edible wild fruits occasionally. , but in order to survive, the mother and son have no right to choose.
But even when they were in Nanwa Village, their mother and son couldn't eat any good food. In that village, adult men are the supreme beings, and all the delicious food in the house must be eaten by adult men. Only they Only by eating the leftovers can women and children be given their turn.
Qi Wang is a boy, the treatment should be slightly better, and occasionally he can get alms from Yang Dashu, and eat some meat and eggs, Qi Baoxin is not so lucky.
In that village, the status of women is even lower than that of livestock. They have to bear children for men, take care of the housework, and work in the fields when the farming is busy, but just like this, they can't even eat a full meal.
A bowl of instant noodles with marinated eggs and ham has become the best food Qi Baoxin has eaten in these years. sad.
Lin Liuliu was originally soft-hearted, seeing Qi Baoxin like this made her feel very uncomfortable, seeing that she almost subconsciously wanted to give Qi Wang all the marinated eggs and sausages, Lin Liuliu hurriedly said: "Big sister, let us There are so many in the store, if the doll wants to eat, I will put it for him, these are for you, just let go and eat."
Qi Baoxin showed a grateful smile towards Lin Liuliu, then buried her head and began to eat, but it was probably because she had been abused for too long, she ate very fast, obviously the noodles had not been soaked for a long time, and the entrance It was still very hot, but she didn't seem to feel it, and finished eating the noodles in the bowl in two or three strokes.
This is a habit that Qi Baoxin has developed in the past nine years. After all, Yang Dashu is not as good as an animal, and he is extremely harsh on Qi Baoxin. He wishes to treat her like a scalper. How could he give her time to eat? Every time Qi Baoxin eats, she seizes the time and fills in two mouthfuls at random. Over time, she develops the habit of eating so fast.
Seeing Qi Baoxin like this, Qi Wang felt a subtle pain in his heart, which belonged to the original owner, he was feeling sorry for his mother.
"Mom, you can eat slowly, no one here will hurt you."
It's just that this habit can't be changed overnight, Qi Wang can only change her bit by bit.
Lin Liuliu's heart ached terribly, took a glass of ice water and handed it over, and said in a rambling voice, "I'm sorry, drink some water."
She had already guessed what happened to this young woman, but out of kindness, Lin Liuliu didn't say anything, but took care of her more carefully.
Qi Baoxin probably also felt that she didn't eat well, so she said dully: "I'm sorry..."
Lin Liuliu waved her hand: "Don't apologize to me, it's really nothing, but girl, next time you eat, it's better to eat slowly, hot food hurts your stomach, now we're young, it's nothing to worry about, When you’re old, you’ll have to bear it.”
Qi Baoxin could feel the kindness of the other party that was not mixed with any impurities. It was clear that the two met by chance, but the other party responded to her with such great kindness, Qi Baoxin felt warm in her heart.
Just now Qi Baoxin had contacted her parents, they said that it would take about eight hours to come from there, the kind Lin Liuliu strongly invited them to stay, Qi Baoxin did not refuse the other party's kindness.
Lin Liuliu is a chatterbox, even if they just met each other, she can use her strong social skills to start a conversation with each other, and Qi Baoxin is also willing to chat with Lin Liuliu, Qi Wang saw that the two of them had a good chat, so he Didn't say anything more.
Now it has basically been confirmed that the woman named Lin Liuliu in front of her is Fang Xiaohui's mother, but Qi Wang is not clear about how her parents died. Untouchable taboo, the original owner had the opportunity to know the answer from her mouth, but in order to protect his lover and prevent her from being hurt again by those painful memories, the original owner did not ask too much.
Qi Wang only knew that they were killed by someone, but Qi Wang didn't know the reason and who the murderer was.
And today is the time when Fang Xiaohui loses her parents and becomes an orphan.
It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was still strong outside, and the temperature was frighteningly high. There were more people on the road outside, but they all came and went in a hurry, and did not come to the store to buy anything.
When the murder happened, Qi Wang has no way of knowing, but when Fang Xiaohui's parents were killed, she was at the scene, and now there is only Lin Liuliu in the store, at least it should be safe now.
In the afternoon, there were very few customers in the store, and Lin Liuliu didn't care. Seeing that Qi Baoxin seemed to be worried that her business was not good, Lin Liuliu said with a smile: "The business in the village is like this, but this shop is full of Although the family doesn’t make much money, it shouldn’t be a problem to make ends meet.”
At this time, the curtain of the store was lifted, and a little girl with a small schoolbag and braids came in bouncingly from outside.
"Mom, I'm back."
Qi Fanxun looked over, and when he saw that familiar face, his eye sockets became moist.
That girl is Fang Xiaohui.