Chapter 644 Mom, please bless them
Late at night, Xiaocao sat by the window, hugging her knees, staring blankly at the distant horizon.

In the pitch-black night sky, a star twinkled faintly.

Her tightly pursed lips slowly relaxed, and she murmured, "Mom..."

She reached out her hand, her fingertips only touching the coolness of the glass.

Xiaocao lowered her hand in disappointment, but her eyes suddenly felt hot and her nose felt slightly sore.

She sniffled, her voice trembling with tears: "Mom, I will take good care of Xiaoguang. You must take good care of yourself in the other world too."

"Mom, is Yuan Jinyong not in the other world? Is no one bullying you anymore?"

"Xiaoguang and I will be fine."

Xiaocao says whatever comes to mind.

As the starlight grew fainter, she hurriedly finished her last sentence, "Sister Yuan Yuan and her family and friends are so good to me and Xiao Guang. Mom, please bless them."

Xiaocao held her breath, her eyes fixed on the last bit of starlight being swallowed by the dark clouds.

The faint hope that lingered in her heart vanished without a trace.

"Sister," Xiaoguang called softly, "can't you sleep either?"

Xiaocao's back stiffened for a moment, then she tiptoed to the bedside.

She reached out and gently rubbed her younger brother's head, saying softly, "Xiaoguang, go to sleep."

After saying that, she lay down on the other side.

Xiaoguang rolled over, stared at her intently with wide eyes, and after a long while, he finally spoke in a muffled voice: "Sister, my father killed Mom. Will you hate me?"

This matter weighed heavily on Xiaoguang's mind, like a heavy stone.

Xiaocao lay flat on her back. Upon hearing this, her eyelids twitched slightly, but her voice remained very soft. "I don't know, but not now."

Xiaoguang breathed a sigh of relief and then said cautiously, "Sister, if you ever hate me in the future, you must tell me."

Xiaocao turned over, her back to her younger brother, and said in a low voice, "Xiaoguang, go to sleep. We have to get up early tomorrow."

"Okay, goodnight, sister."

The next morning, as the sky slowly turned a hazy, pale white, the faint morning light gradually pierced through the clouds.

After Xiaocao finished washing up, she woke up Xiaoguang, who was fast asleep, and told him to get up and wash up. She then started tidying up the four-piece bedding set.

She put away the pillowcases and sheets, opened the door, and happened to see Zeng Guilin mopping the floor.

"Aunt Zeng," Xiaocao said softly, "where should we wash this?"

Zeng Guilin thought it was dirty, so she quickly went forward to take it. "Xiaocao, just give it to me. I'll mop the floor and change my clothes before I put on new sheets for you."

Xiaocao shook her head: "No need, Aunt Zeng, Xiaoguang and I are leaving here today."

"Huh?" Zeng Guilin was a little confused. "You're leaving?"

She had heard about the changes in Xiaocao's family, and now that she heard they were leaving, she wondered where they were going.

"Yes." Xiaocao bowed to her. "I'm sorry to have troubled Aunt Zeng these past few days."

Zeng Guilin waved her hands repeatedly, "No trouble at all, no trouble at all."

She didn't dare ask Xiaocao and her brother where they were going. She put the sheets and pillowcases into the laundry room and then hurriedly ran out.

"Xiaocao, Xiaoguang, what would you like to eat for breakfast? Auntie will cook it."

Xiaocao smiled and said, "We'll eat whatever Auntie cooks."

Xiaoguang nodded: "Yes."

Zeng Guilin: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements." The three of them went downstairs together. Zeng Guilin went into the kitchen, while Xiaocao and Xiaoguang went to the courtyard to chat with the cats and dogs.

Upon seeing the siblings, the cats and dogs all flocked around them, assuming that Xiaocao was coming to class.

Pudding meowed, "Teacher Xiaocao, what comes after 'The country is broken, but the mountains and rivers remain; spring comes to the city, but the grass and trees grow deep'? The cat can't remember!"

Longlong joined in, barking: "I love the poem 'When will you return?'—a poem lamenting the desolate landscape of Bashan and Chushui..."

Blueberry listened with some disdain: "Why don't you think about it again? You can drive two people crazy in one go, plus Xiaocao, that's three people!"

Xiaocao, of course, couldn't understand what the cats and dogs were saying. She just squatted down, patted their heads, and called their names one by one.

The cats and dogs thought it was roll call in class and responded cooperatively.

"Woof!"

"Meow~ Here!"

Xiaocao couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then said reluctantly, "I don't know if we'll ever see each other again, but I'll always remember the time you spent with me these past few days."

Xiaoguang nodded vigorously, "Yes, I'm the same as my sister."

Upon hearing this, the cats and dogs all showed the same puzzled expression on their furry faces.

"Meow? What does that mean?"

"Woof? Why can't we meet?"

Xiaocao didn't understand, so she didn't answer everyone's questions, but just chuckled and said, "How about I read the ancient poem to you one last time?"

This time, instead of using the booklet printed by Jiang Yuan, she recited directly from memory: "Night Rain to the North, Li Shangyin: You ask when I will return, but there is no set date; the night rain in Bashan swells the autumn pond..."

Longlong immediately reminded him kindly, "Teacher Xiaocao, you're wrong, it should be 'Bashan Chushui Qilangdi'!"

Blueberry shook her head: "You're hopeless."

Xiaocao was halfway through reciting when Zeng Guilin's voice interrupted her, "Xiaocao, Xiaoguang, it's time to eat breakfast."

"Okay, Aunt Zeng." Xiaocao replied, then said to the cats and dogs in front of her, "That's all for today's ancient poems. See you all again sometime."

After saying that, Xiaocao stood up and walked towards the main building with Xiaoguang.

Zhanzhan and Momo have gone downstairs and are getting ready to go to kindergarten.

When Momo saw the two of them, her little face instantly lit up with a bright smile, and she said in her childish voice, "Good morning, Sister Xiaocao and Brother Xiaoguang!"

"Momo, Zhanzhan, good morning!" Xiaocao walked up to Momo, a hint of anticipation in her heart. "Momo, can I hug you?"

Although Momo didn't know why, she nodded her little head and said in her childish voice, "Sure!"

Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief, bent down and hugged her, "Momo, it's nice to meet you."

Momo reached out her little hand and hugged her back, "I like Xiaocao sister too!"

"That's nice." Xiaocao patted her head and then looked at Zhanzhan.

Before she could even speak, Zhanzhan reached out her little hand and said, "Sister Xiaocao, I want to give you a hug too! I like Sister Xiaocao and Brother Xiaoguang too!"

"Okay." Xiaocao was very happy and bent down to hug Zhanzhan gently. "Thank you, Zhanzhan. Xiaoguang and I also like you and Momo."

Jiang Die was unaware that Xiaocao and Xiaoguang were about to leave the house. Looking at this scene that resembled a farewell, she frowned slightly and felt a sense of unease.

She took out her phone and sent Jiang Yuan a WeChat message: 【Yuan Yuan, I feel like Xiao Cao was acting a little strange this morning?】

Jiang Die wanted to type a few more words, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw Xiao Cao already standing in front of her.

She put down her phone and looked at her tenderly, "Xiaocao, what's wrong?"

"Sister Xiaodie." Xiaocao bowed deeply to her. "You are the gentlest person I have ever met, besides my mother."


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