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“This is good news,” Xie Yumin said, squatting down to look at Mengmeng’s excited little face, feeling happy for her own sake. “But you know Xingxing might not want to participate in such public events, right?”

The smile on Mengmeng's face gradually disappeared. She bit her lower lip and thought for a while. She seemed to realize the seriousness of the problem, but she was reluctant to let Xingxing give up like this. After thinking of something, Mengmeng's eyes suddenly lit up and she spoke excitedly.

"If Xingxing doesn't want to go, we can move the exhibition here! Right under the cherry blossom tree! Mom, what do you say?"

Xie Yumin was amused by her daughter's idea, and smiled gently, but she did not refuse directly.

On second thought, she realized that this might actually be a viable compromise.

Finally, Xie Yumin contacted the museum director and explained the situation regarding the stars.

Surprisingly, the other party not only agreed, but also offered to send a photographer to document this special "courtyard exhibition".

After the exhibition was finalized, everyone was busy with it. In the week leading up to the exhibition, Mengmeng was even busier than Xingxing.

The little girl made the invitation cards by hand, and then followed Xie Yumin around enthusiastically to set up the exhibition venue, and even actively rehearsed the "guided tour script".

Xie Yumin watched as the little girl carefully placed her star drawing into the frame. Seemingly remembering something, she couldn't help but ask, "Sweetie, why are you so concerned about this? There have been exhibitions before, but you never seemed to pay much attention to them."

Upon hearing her mother's question, Mengmeng instinctively stopped what she was doing and earnestly explained, "Because star drawings are the most beautiful in the world! I think everyone should know that."

At this point, Mengmeng seemed to remember something, paused, and her voice unconsciously softened considerably, "And... if that's the case, maybe the Star Mother in the sky can see it too..."

Hearing these words, Xie Yumin felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She reached out and hugged her daughter, letting out a soft sigh.

Xie Yumin never expected that six-year-old Mengmeng would already know how to use this method to help Xingxing commemorate her mother.

She's so sensible that it softens my heart.

"His mother will definitely see it," Xie Yumin replied with unusual firmness.

On the day of the exhibition, several simple easels were set up under the cherry blossom trees, and Xingxing's dozen or so works were carefully displayed in the center.

Mengmeng seemed very excited and put a lot of effort into each painting. So the little girl specially placed a small card next to each painting and wrote down the emotions that the stars wanted to express using pinyin and simple words.

Mengmeng was really dedicated; all these descriptions were notes she had written down from snippets of Xingxing's descriptions.

“Star, look!” Mengmeng pulled Xingxing’s hand and led her to the window.

In the courtyard, cherry blossom petals drifted down in the wind, and sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the easel, creating a natural decoration.

With an excited smile and anticipation on her face, Mengmeng spoke again, "This is an exhibition just for you; only people we know will come."

Xingxing stared blankly at everything in front of her, subconsciously gripping Mengmeng's hand tightly, her breathing becoming somewhat rapid.

Although he was in a familiar environment, the thought of facing strangers still terrified him. The little boy's other hand had begun to unconsciously scratch his arm, but he did not scream as excitedly as he had at the beginning.

Mengmeng seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Wait!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl suddenly ran off and returned a moment later with two paper crowns. She spoke with great enthusiasm.

"Today we are all little princes! Wearing this, no one will dare to bully us!" As Mengmeng spoke, she solemnly placed one crown on Xingxing's head and the other on her own.

Xingxing blinked slightly, then raised her hand to touch the paper crown on her head. Her tense expression relaxed a little, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on her face.

"And this too!" Mengmeng smiled and took out two more "magic badges" made of tin foil and sequins.

"This is a superpower badge. Wearing it gives you an invisibility shield! Bad guys can't see us! So we don't have to be afraid of anything anymore, right?"

As Mengmeng spoke, she handed the badge to Xingxing.

Xingxing hesitantly took the badge, and with Mengmeng's help, pinned it to his clothes. He seemed to remember something and couldn't help but whisper, "Really...can't see?"

"Really!" Mengmeng nodded earnestly, her face serious, and explained again, "My dad said that if you believe it, it's true!"

This phrase that Gu Yinshen often used seemed to really work at this moment.

After hearing these words, Xingxing took a deep breath, as if to cheer herself up, before following Mengmeng into the yard.

The first visitors were the other children and staff of "Starry Home".

Dr. Lin was surprised to find that Xingxing was actually able to stand next to his painting. Although her body was stiff, she did not run away or break down, which was a great improvement and was truly unexpected.

At this moment, Mengmeng was like a professional commentator, introducing the "creation story" of each painting to everyone with an enthusiastic smile on her face.

"This is the first moon drawn by the stars. We ate strawberry ice cream that day..."

"Under this cherry blossom tree are two little figures, one is me, and the other is a star..."

"Look at this! The stars say it's Mom watching over us from heaven..."

Xingxing stood beside Mengmeng, listening attentively to Mengmeng's explanation, occasionally nodding or shaking her head to correct Mengmeng's mistakes.

When Mengmeng said, "Mommy said there's love in this painting," Xingxing suddenly seemed to remember something and explained again, "...purple love."

The stars' voice was very soft, but because the scene was so quiet, everyone present heard it.

Upon hearing this, Xie Yumin choked up involuntarily, instinctively covering her mouth, her eyes welling up with tears.

Xie Yumin couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion, as this was the first time Xingxing had spoken out in public.

The museum photographer was quietly documenting everything, and was also moved by what was happening. However, he soon noticed that whenever Xingxing seemed uneasy, Mengmeng would touch his hand or point to their "magic badges," and then Xingxing would calm down.

It's truly a wonderful connection between children.

During afternoon tea, Xie Yumin served homemade cookies and juice.

Mengmeng pulled Xingxing to sit at the small table on the far side and carefully broke the biscuits into small pieces for him.