Xiao Chuyi approached Cheng Sijia because of her father.

The school just received a call from the police station this morning. After learning about Cheng Sijia's basic situation, the police over there spoke the truth carefully.

It turned out that the last time Cheng's father was drunk and robbed passers-by and was turned away to the police station, the person in charge of the interrogation found that he had been insane all the time, unlike just being drunk, the situation was not normal.

After careful inspection, it was found that he was addicted to drugs, and when he was unconscious, he had to spend money to buy drugs from the nearest person.

This is not a small problem in City B, and the police immediately started investigating.

Those who lured Cheng's father to gamble at the beginning, and later involved in drug cases were arrested one after another, and some miscellaneous small fish also followed in.

While an important case continued to be investigated in depth, Cheng's father was sent to a drug rehabilitation center. The police also investigated his interpersonal relationship and planned to notify his family.

However, besides Cheng's father, Cheng Sijia was the only one left in the Cheng family. Cheng's father's file information was confusing, and he didn't even write clearly about his residence.

In the end, the police had no choice but to call the school, hoping to contact Cheng Sijia through the school.

They had already learned about Cheng Sijia's situation. An underage student whose father was locked up in a drug rehabilitation center had a huge impact.

Even if the rules and regulations are not carefully written, in the spirit of humanistic care, they have to think about the future for this girl who is suddenly alone.

Before finding Cheng Sijia herself, the school had already held a special meeting to discuss this matter.

Except for Principal Zhou who received the call, and the police representative who participated in the discussion through voice calls, only Cheng Sijia's class teacher, Xiao Chuyi, participated.

Either enter an orphanage until he reaches adulthood, or find a foster family and temporarily transfer custody.

This is the result of their final discussion-other than this, they have no better way.

Unlike the worried principal Zhou, Xiao Chuyi is not worried that Cheng Sijia will not be able to bear these things.

Although he also sympathizes with Cheng Sijia's background, it has to be said that people like Cheng's father are rotten to the core. He has done too many things to his daughter over the years, and Cheng Sijia can still maintain an optimistic and positive attitude. , obviously the heart is strong enough.

The only question is where Cheng Sijia will go in the future.

In comparison, having a family willing to adopt her is of course the best.

But first of all, whether there are such families is a problem, and secondly, whether these families will have a grudge against the child is another problem.

The relatives of the Cheng family had severed ties with their father and daughter a long time ago, and they were far away. They hung up the phone immediately when they heard Cheng's father's name on the phone.

On the other hand, she can help to contact the welfare agency to see if there are any families who want to divorce, but Cheng Sijia already has the ability of self-knowledge, and she still needs to consider her own ideas.

After listening to Xiao Chuyi finish the cause and effect, Cheng Sijia lowered her head, looked at the toe of the shoe, twisted the corner of her clothes with her fingers, and remained silent for a long time.

Although she didn't like her father who was always digging holes for herself, she never really imagined what would happen if her father was gone.

Maybe it will be easier to get rid of a trouble, or there may be more unpredictable bad situations.

She is still too young, too young to really think about the "future".

After a while, Cheng Sijia whispered in a dazed voice, "...I don't want to go to the orphanage..."

There were only the two of them in the empty office, and the faint voice fell into Xiao Chuyi's ears verbatim.

"I, I can live alone..." Cheng Sijia continued, "I lived alone before, and my neighbors are all very good people. They, they also take good care of me, and I live well..."

Seeing Cheng Sijia anxiously arguing, Xiao Chuyi felt a little sour in his heart, but he had no choice but to expose her delusion.

"But you are still underage." Xiao Chuyi sighed.

He lowered his voice, with a gentleness like warm wind, as if he was afraid of disturbing something.

"You have to have a guardian, but your neighbors...they don't have the energy to adopt you."

Xiao Chuyi spoke euphemistically, but the meaning was clear enough.

In fact, before that, he also went to see Scarlett's neighbors, who had watched the poor girl grow up.

They sympathized with her, sympathized with her, and would help her as much as they could, but no one was willing to let them fully bear the future of this girl.

Some of those families can't even support their own children, let alone bring back a girl who is not related by blood.

Cheng Sijia lowered her head again and stared at the ground silently, she didn't argue any more, only the tighter and tighter corner of her clothes revealed her inner entanglement.

"If you don't want to live with someone you don't know well, then..." Xiao Chuyi paused, with some hesitation, "Are you willing to—"

"Bang bang bang-"

The words that could not be finished in the future were drowned in the sudden knock on the door.

The sound came and went, as if someone was knocking on the door with a hammer outside.

The people inside were startled at the same time, Cheng Sijia looked panic-stricken, Xiao Chuyi frowned slightly.

He waited for all the people in the office to leave before calling Cheng Sijia to talk. It stands to reason that there should not be many people in the school at this point except for some students on duty.

Before the people inside could react, the people outside opened the door of the office by themselves.

An Ziyue's face appeared behind the door.

She seemed to realize that her behavior was inappropriate, so she couldn't help sticking out her tongue at the two people inside with some embarrassment.

"Ms. Xiao, I have something urgent to do with you." An Ziyue slowly walked into the office, dragging the people behind her in, "Then just now... I overheard something..."

As she said that, she first turned her gaze to Cheng Sijia: "Well...Cheng Sijia, do you want to come to my house? There are only me and grandma at home, and I am usually bored to death. I always want someone to accompany me. Anyway, you I also need to find a guardian, why not come with me?"

The last sentence, An Ziyue said while looking at the man behind her.

The man with an unshaven beard and a decadent face stared blankly at his daughter for a moment, and as if it took him a while to react, he nodded slowly: "Ah, anyway, there is a room at home, as long as you are happy."

As soon as An Ziyue's eyes lit up, she turned to look at Cheng Sijia.

Cheng Sijia buried her head even lower, her ears were flushed, and she didn't speak.

I don't know if it's shyness or embarrassment.

"Is this your new teacher in charge?" the man asked, and after getting an affirmative answer, he patted An Ziyue on the back, "You kids, go out and talk by yourself, I'll talk to your teacher."

"Ms. Xiao...this is my father." An Ziyue smiled awkwardly at Xiao Chuyi, "Before he was busy with work, he didn't have time to see you. This time, I guarantee that he will come to you directly as soon as he gets off the plane!"

An Ziyue moved a few more steps in, leaned over to Xiao Chuyi's table, covered her mouth and whispered a reminder: "My father is usually confused and doesn't remember people's names. Please forgive me. I will take Cheng Sijia out first. played!"

It wasn't until An Ziyue dragged Cheng Sijia out halfway, that Xiao Chuyi recovered from the sudden situation, and looked away at the supposedly An Ziyue's father.

At first glance, the man can only be described as "sloppy", his hair and beard are in a mess, and only the clothes on his body can barely match the word "neat".

This is still a white coat, and the work badge on the pocket of the clothes has not been removed.

He looked like a weirdo.

But if you take a closer look, you can see that the man is actually good-looking, even with a full face of stubble and messy hair, he looks too young.

At least he doesn't look like the father of a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, who looks like he's in his early 30s at most.

Xiao Chuyi couldn't help but looked at him twice more, it wasn't that he had a bad impression, he just felt that this person was quite kind, as if he had seen him somewhere.

However, such a weirdo would not be completely unimpressed after seeing such a weirdo, and it is not appropriate to overly probe into the inside story of the students' parents.

So Xiao Chuyi thought it was his own illusion, and while opening the drawer to find An Ziyue's file, he coughed lightly.

"Hello, my surname is Xiao, An Ziyue's class teacher." Xiao Chuyi called out based on basic logic, "Mr. An, I think—"

"My surname is Lin." The man retorted seriously.

"..."

Xiao Chuyi paused, his eyes fixed on the work card on the man's chest for a moment——

Lin Zhe.

It's really not Ann.

"...Sorry, I didn't know that classmate An Ziyue took her mother's surname."

"Her mother's surname is not An either."

"..."

Xiao Chuyi swallowed back the "whose surname is she with" that was about to come to his lips, and found that he was accidentally abducted into a ditch.

"Are you An Ziyue's father?" Xiao Chuyi asked.

"In the legal sense, yes." Lin Zhe replied seriously.

This way of communicating like squeezing toothpaste made Xiao Chuyi a little tired.

The man in front of him was definitely one of the weirdest people he had ever seen.

It's a bit silly to look at, and it's a bit awkward to communicate. In short, it's difficult to communicate.

Xiao Chuyi remembered that Sheng Yuhang had mentioned that the situation in An Ziyue's family was complicated. At this moment, he turned his head and turned a little bit.

A father who is too young, a different surname, an appearance that has no similarities, and the so-called "legal sense".

Apparently, An Ziyue had no blood relationship with the man surnamed Lin in front of him, probably his adoptive father and daughter.

No wonder she didn't care at all about taking in Cheng Sijia.

Xiao Chuyi pressed the center of his eyebrows, trying to pick up the topic that had fallen into the trench.

"...Anyway, An Ziyue's parents, right?" Xiao Chuyi closed the grade book, "It's mainly because the students in the class skipped classes and missed exams a while ago... Although all the students have performed very well recently, but I hope that parents can take the time to have a good chat with their children..."

Although not long after Xiao Chuyi came over, those students had already started to attend classes in a regular manner, but this was after all the blessing of special circumstances and special means, and it did not mean that the root problems of the past did not exist.

It is true that the teacher who was retaliated in the past had some problems with his personal attitude, which intensified the conflict, but this does not mean that the problems with the students are not serious.

He always believes that even if a child of this age has gone astray, there is a possibility of being turned around, but unilateral efforts and suppression will not be effective.

It is the parents who can really influence the children's attitude towards life.

Just like Yan Yuran's family, his mother's excessive indulgence was the main reason for his disobedience.

After looking for the parents, Xiao Chuyi also found that there were indeed some problems in the families of the students in the class.

Even cases like Cheng Sijia's that basically equaled the death of both parents are not unique, but there are more cases like An Ziyue and Sheng Jianghe.

Either the parents have not been around for a long time, or the elders are overly indulgent, and they are a bit lawless without discipline, and some are overly strict, which catalyzes more rebellion.

Most parents hope that their children will become talents, and after talking with the teachers, they all expressed that they should correct their attitudes.

Whether it is actually implemented is another matter, at least the attitude is very positive.

Xiao Chuyi didn't expect too much, seeing that the students basically don't skip class or gather to fight, he is already very satisfied.

Chatting with An Ziyue's parents can only be regarded as routine.

Thanks to the Sheng family's blessing, among the students in his class, apart from Sheng Jianghe, An Ziyue was the one he had the most contact with.

He also saw her recent change in attitude and hard work in study, so he wasn't very worried.

However, his parents came all the way here, and he couldn't let him go in vain. He still had to say what he had to say.

The parents surnamed Lin listened very carefully, nodding their heads from time to time to express their understanding and approval.

This was beyond Xiao Chuyi's expectation.

"I was busy with work before, so I didn't notice her mental state. I was negligent." Lin Zhe looked guilty, "I will pay attention to it in the future, thank you, Teacher Lu."

"...My surname is Xiao." Xiao Chuyi corrected, while comforting him routinely, "However, An Ziyue has performed very well recently. He even got No.3 in the mid-term exam last time, which is more than [-] places better than before. The attitude is also very serious, you don’t have to worry too much about this.”

Hearing these words, Lin Zhe showed some nostalgic smile: "Well, I know she is actually very smart, just like her mother."

It wasn't until there was another knock on the door that the conversation between the two came to an end.

An Ziyue dragged the red-eyed Cheng Sijia in, with a smile on her face, obviously getting a good result.

"By the way, Mr. Lin." Xiao Chuyi thought of this question again, and reminded, "If you are willing to name Cheng Sijia's guardian...the principal will explain to you some situations, and we may find time to visit home."

"Of course, you should." Mr. Lin is very reasonable, "Mr. Xu, you are really responsible. You are welcome to visit our house at any time."

"...My surname is Xiao."

"Good teacher Tan."

"..."

He must have called his last name wrong before taking revenge on himself.

Xiao Chuyi sighed: "...just as long as you are happy."

B city airport.

After Sheng Yuhang's cell phone rang a few times, before he even looked up, he heard the low exclamation of passers-by beside him, as well as the sound of some shutters mixed in the noise.

At the center of everyone's attention is a young couple.

The man looked very similar to Sheng Yuhang, but his face was deeper and more mature.

The woman was nearly forty years old, but she was still young and beautiful. She looked lively like a young girl, and there was no sense of disobedience to that beautiful face.

Wherever the two of them go, it will be a beautiful landscape, the center of the crowd's attention, and there is no need to bother to find it.

Sheng Yuhang looked up, then put away his phone, and walked over there.

"Brother." Sheng Yuhang greeted him gently, "Sister-in-law."

"It's Xiaohang." The sister-in-law of the Sheng family pushed her husband, and looked Sheng Yuhang up and down for a while, "Oh, I haven't seen you in a few years, and you've grown up so much. But she's more beautiful than before."

"..." Sheng Yuhang was a little helpless, "Please don't always use this kind of words to describe me."

The sister-in-law of the Sheng family was just teasing him on purpose, so she hurriedly accepted it when she saw it, "Ahem, it's been a long time since I saw you, please come here to pick us up because you are so busy."

"No trouble, the company happens to have nothing important today." Sheng Yuhang glanced behind them, "Didn't Brother Lin come back with you?"

"He came back on the previous flight. He said he had something to do at home, so he came back first. He should be home now." The eldest brother of the Sheng family said, and added uncertainly, "If he didn't get lost."

"Brother Lin is still the same." Sheng Yuhang smiled, "Then treat him to dinner later. Sister-in-law, should you eat first or go home and rest first?"

The eldest brother of the Sheng family looked at his wife, and the elder sister-in-law of the Sheng family looked at the time and made a decision: "Let's find a restaurant nearby and have a meal first."

The people on both sides haven't seen each other for a long time, and they have a lot to say when they meet each other rarely, and they won't stand cold easily.

Brother Sheng briefly talked about work matters, including vacation time, and the expected end time of the possible research project, and Mrs. Sheng added a few words.

There are also greetings to parents who are far away abroad, as well as care for Sheng Yuhang himself.

Sheng Yuhang responded one by one without showing any impatience.

The relationship between the Sheng family brothers has always been good, and they have never had any quarrels since they were young. Their relationship is so good that most families with brothers and sisters of the same class feel jealous.

But before, one of them was abroad all year round, and the other was busy with work. Apart from meeting at the dinner table during the Chinese New Year, they rarely had the opportunity to meet each other.

Recently, Mother Sheng, who was in charge of a branch company abroad, was not in good health, so Father Sheng followed her, and by the way, kicked her youngest son, who had accumulated experience in working abroad, back to China. Opportunity for nephew.

The members of the Sheng family have their own busy jobs and careers, and they have long been accustomed to this way of getting along with each other, and most of them have a gentle and tolerant personality, so they won't appear too cold and unfamiliar.

Two brothers who love each other are a model of harmonious relationship.

The eldest brother of the Sheng family has been full of strong interest in science and technology since he was a child. Since his younger brother was born, he has completely embarked on this road of no return. He has left all the business of the family company behind him, and only academic research is left in his mind. big characters.

He and his wife also became attached to each other because of this, from falling in love to getting married and having children was a matter of course.

Because of this, he always has a little bit of guilt for his younger brother who was dumped by him, and because of the working environment, his personality is a bit silly and sweet-of course it is commendable.

In comparison, Sheng Yuhang's EQ is much higher. After several years of fearful observation by his parents, he didn't show any signs of going on a "wrong path", which made them secretly relieved.

But correspondingly, Sheng Yuhang has a somewhat indifferent personality, on the surface he is gentle and easy to get along with, but in fact he is quite alienated from others.

From childhood to adulthood, the Sheng family has never seen him have a few close friends, let alone someone who can accompany him for a lifetime.

Originally, the parents of the Sheng family thought that the eldest son was the source of their distress, but they didn't expect that when the younger son grew up, the problem would be even worse than that of the elder brother.

Ordinary people pass the 25-year-old mark, and they will inevitably be pressured by their parents and elders to marry.

At this point, Sheng Yuhang was not spared.

At the dinner table, at the end of the meal, the sister-in-law of the Sheng family cleared her throat, gave her husband a wink, and began to complete the glorious task entrusted to her by her mother-in-law.

"Xiaohang, have you met someone you like recently?" The sister-in-law of the Sheng family cut straight to the point, and thoughtfully gave the range of choices, "For example, the cute and silly newcomers in the company, who are capable, noble and glamorous Assistant, the pure and unaffected little girl I accidentally bumped into on the road... and so on."

"Sister-in-law." Sheng Yuhang called out in a gentle voice.

"What's the matter?" The eldest sister-in-law of the Sheng family sat upright, listening attentively, with a look of anticipation on her face.

"It's okay, don't read some messy online novels." Sheng Yuhang paused, then continued, "Also, my assistant is a man, very capable but not cold."

"..." The eldest sister-in-law of the Sheng family was silent for a moment, and she couldn't help but defend herself in a low voice, "I just read a little bit. And men and women are also allowed, and our family doesn't discriminate against homosexuals..."

Mrs. Sheng's voice became smaller and smaller, and the second half of the sentence finally disappeared on Sheng Yuhang's more gentle smiling face.

"I can prove this." Brother Sheng added considerately, "It was too boring while waiting for the plane, so I just read more than a dozen articles."

"..." The eldest sister-in-law of the Sheng family stomped on her husband angrily, "Shut up!"

"Ahem, it's mainly because Mom has been too boring recently, so I asked you if you are interested in going on a blind date." The eldest brother of the Sheng family explained the cause and effect with a stiff smile, "She is going to find a blind date for you."

"Of course, if you have someone you like, everyone will be happy." Brother Sheng added.

In the final analysis, Sheng's mother has been too busy recently, and she has no heart to make troubles, so she thinks of her poor little son born alone.

Sheng Yuhang was taken aback, but it wasn't because he was surprised by this "truth".

When he thought of the phrase "the person he likes", he subconsciously wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth but didn't know whose name to spit out.

So in the end, he just turned his gaze away slightly, and replied concisely: "No."

The eldest brother of the Sheng family wanted to say something, but his wife grabbed his waist and attached a warning gaze to stop him.

"Then what..."

Brother Sheng braked the car abruptly. He glanced left and right. At first he wanted to find a topic, but after a while he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

"By the way, where is Jianghe?"

The eldest sister-in-law of the Sheng family was also taken aback when she heard the words: "That's right, what about Jianghe? Shouldn't he be out of school early?"

The two of them didn't finally think of their son until they finished their meal.

It's not hard to understand why Sheng Jianghe also didn't know about his parents coming back.

Sheng Yuhang stretched out his hand to invite the waiters to pay the bill, and asked them to bring the packed meals along with them.

"School detention." Sheng Yuhang replied, "Don't worry, he will go back with his teacher. I'll take you back together later."

"Let's go to the school to have a look at that time, maybe we can bump into each other." The eldest brother of the Sheng family's belated conscience ached, "I forgot to call him, he might not know about our coming back."

— Not to mention Sheng Jianghe, even Sheng Yuhang only found out that they were coming back today.

Sheng Yuhang glanced at his elder brother, but after all he gave him some face and didn't pierce his heart.

"Well. It's just on the way."

This season is already the end of autumn, the weather is as cold as when it is about to snow, and the days are getting shorter and shorter.

By the time the three of the Sheng family finished their meal and went out, it was already dark outside.

The lights on the side of the road are just on, and the lights are bright at a glance, and the road winds all the way to the dark night sky.

The prosperous scene that had not been seen for a long time made the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Sheng family a little drowsy.

After getting rid of the excited appearance when they first met, the blue and black eyes and exhaustion of their eyes also appeared.

They are usually very busy at work. Recently, their research has just entered the most critical stage, and they are even more busy. It is not uncommon for them to stay up all night for several consecutive nights.

Even so, they rushed back as soon as they finished the work at hand.

Probably haven't had time to get a good night's sleep.

Sheng Yuhang saw through the rearview mirror that the two brothers and sister-in-law were moving their heads closer together, and couldn't help but bend the corners of their lips.

He reached out and turned off the radio in the car, raised the windows, and turned up the temperature in the car.

The light outside the car window fell on and off in the eyes of the driver, separated by a window, even the hustle and bustle was isolated, leaving only silence.

Seeing the couple in the back row clasping their fingers and sleeping soundly, Sheng Yuhang glanced at the empty passenger seat, feeling a little lonely for the first time in his life.

Maybe...he should find a companion too?

Sheng Yuhang thought uncertainly.

Such a thought was like the light outside, flashing by in the blink of an eye, so fast that he didn't even have time to catch it in his hands.

Although the person in the back who made the suggestion had fallen asleep, Sheng Yuhang still drove around to the school road.

While eating, he received a reply from Xiao Chuyi, to the effect that there was something wrong with the school and he would take Sheng Jianghe back later.

Counting the time, even if the two of them had gone back, they should not have gone too far.

As Sheng Yuhang expected, when the car drove to the intersection near the school, he saw a familiar figure.

Two figures, one big and one small, had just reached the intersection, and there was a red light going straight ahead, and the big one turned a corner and walked to the right without even thinking about it.

The younger one quickly grabbed the hem of his clothes, stretched out his finger and pointed to the straight direction, and the older one scratched his hair, and finally turned back to the right path.

Even though it was a little far away, Sheng Yuhang could still easily imagine the speechless and broken face of his little nephew, and Xiao Chuyi's bewildered face.

Sheng Yuhang didn't realize that the smile on his lips was extremely gentle.

When the car stopped on the side of the road, Sheng Jianghe had just dragged Xiao Chuyi across the road, and was about to meet the next intersection.

The window was down, and the sounds of the dispute outside floated in along the cold wind.

"Should be going straight this time." Xiao Chuyi swore that his words were in a lazy tone, "I've been through so many times, and I'm sure I won't remember it wrong again."

"It's a left turn! A left turn!" Sheng Jianghe roared unbearably, "When I took you away last time, you were still talking about a right turn. Do you think you are deliberately playing me! I warn you, I also have Dignified! If you do this again, I will, I will, I will cry for you!"

Xiao Chuyi looked left and right at the intersection, was silent for a moment, then looked down at the child who was about to collapse: "...You should cry."

Knowing the way or something is really too difficult.

These roads all look alike!

Sheng Jianghe almost cried for real.

Until he turned his head and saw the familiar car parked next to him first, he was so excited that he was on the verge of tears.

"Uncle!" Sheng Jianghe felt that he had never called him so kindly, as if he saw a savior.

The cold wind blew in from the open car window, and Sheng Jianghe's breathy and affectionate cry woke up the two people in the back seat.

The eldest brother of the Sheng family saw his son through the car window, and was about to call for someone with a look of surprise, but his wife stabbed him in the waist again.

He clutched his waist and turned his head aggrievedly, but saw his wife pouted at him, motioning him to look at the person in the driver's seat.

Sheng Yuhang was tilting his head slightly, looking at the people outside with a smile on his face.

The whole person looks happy and relaxed.

Sister-in-law Sheng lay beside her husband's ear and whispered, "It's better to tell Mom not to give Xiaohang a blind date."

Brother Sheng followed his wife's instructions and nodded in a daze, "...um."

He knew his younger brother well, and when he was a child, he also complained that he was a typical smiling tiger, and he was best at the Dafa of smiling under the skin and not laughing at the flesh.

Of course, other people can't tell the difference, relying on an overly excellent face, no matter how much you smile, you can show [-]% sincerity.

But those who have been with him day and night and watched him grow up can easily distinguish his true emotions.

——At least one can tell whether the smile is real or fake.

For Brother Sheng, the smile on Sheng Yuhang's face at this moment is so "true" that it can almost rank among the top ten in history.

It was as if he saw something that made him love and joy, the corners of his eyes and brows were soft and relaxed, and there was some long-awaited joy.

Probably only the person involved is unaware of this.

The two people outside turned their attention, Xiao Chuyi glanced at Sheng Yuhang with some surprise, and was thinking about the message that he said he had something to do today, when he saw him smiling at himself.

So Xiao Chuyi forgot what he wanted to say just now.

"Get in the car." Sheng Yuhang said.

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