"I'm still here. You really don't treat me as an outsider."
"Are you a stranger?" Dabao looked at her curiously while putting on his clothes.
He always treated her as his own.
He felt that in this village, she was the only one who was related to him and was in the same group with him. The others were outsiders, strangers, and annoying people.
Su Qiao was choked again.
She is not a stranger, but taking off clothes face to face is always a bit weird, right
"Ahem, you can't take off your clothes in front of other people anymore, got it?"
Su Qiao remembered what her mother taught the children when they were children, about safety knowledge and how to protect themselves.
"You can't show your body to others casually, especially your pants. You can't take them off casually. This will easily attract bad people and you will suffer. Besides, others will accuse you of being a hooligan."
"Of course I know, I'm not stupid." Dabao had an expression and look that said, "You're so stupid."
Instead, it was Su Qiao who was choked.
Soon, Dabao changed into a new gray sportswear.
He bent down and wiped his feet, then pulled on his black sneakers without even putting on his socks.
He looked like a little kid who received a toy for the first time. He happily jumped a few times on the spot with a look of excitement on his face.
Su Qiao smiled and stepped forward to help him adjust his collar. "Well, it fits well and looks good. I have a pretty good eye."
Dabao turned around in front of her and started to take off his clothes again.
Su Qiao quickly grabbed him and asked, "Why are you taking it off again?"
“I’m afraid of getting dirty.”
Such nice new clothes, which were bought by her, but Dabao was a little reluctant to wear them.
Su Qiao helped him pull down the hem of his shirt again and said nonchalantly, "It's dirty, so it is. Clothes are meant to be worn. If they get dirty, wash them. If that doesn't work, buy new ones."
Dabao's attention was diverted, and he eagerly grabbed her hand: "Next time you go, take me with you."
"Okay, I'll take you with me." Su Qiao decided to take the small dirt road next time he left the village.
Although the journey is a bit far, it doesn’t matter much.
If all else fails, go to Village Chief He's house and steal the boat with an engine. That way, you can also take the boat back, but it will be much faster.
Su Qiao knew that he had been hungry all day, so he opened the burger and stuffed it into his hand: "Eat it quickly, you must be hungry!"
Dabao started eating with big mouthfuls and did not forget to feed Su Qiao a chicken leg.
He asked vaguely, "Why didn't you come back from the water?"
He always thought that since she went there by boat, she would definitely come back by boat, so he had been waiting for her here.
"It was a bit hard to row the boat up the mountain, and the speed was very slow, so I came back over the mountain."
Su Qiao did not hide it from him either.
Dabao blinked and said, "There are wolves on the mountain."
Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, people in the village said that there were wolves in the mountains.
"I want to go next time too."
"Okay, okay, I promise, I will take you with me next time."
Dabao thought for a while, then looked at her firmly and seriously: "I want to learn martial arts."
"Okay, I'll teach you." Su Qiao also planned to teach him some self-protection skills.
In the past, it was difficult to teach him because his mind was not very clear, but since he was pushed into the pond last time, his mind has become more and more flexible.
Su Qiao thought that maybe after a while, when he completely overcame his fear of water, his memory would slowly return.
"By the way, I also bought you a drawing book, a painting notebook, paints and pens. You don't have to paint on the slate or the beach anymore. You can paint whatever you want in the drawing book."