C29 It's Hard to Sleep

Mother around or far away.

With the same intention

She was thinking about the child in the night.

In a relaxed sleep.

Mother's love, however, was insomnia.

- - - Volume Poem

"Ring, it's already so late, you still need to bring people to help Miss Little Si refresh her room tomorrow. Then, that mother will help that person prepare a bowl of noodles. "

Seeing Tan Ming quickly put on his clothes and get off the bed, Mother Tan could not stop him. She rushed to the kitchen to get a few eggs, then hurriedly peeled the onions and cooked the noodles. Very quickly, a bowl of piping hot farmer's egg noodles was stuffed into a lunchbox.

Tan Ming took the lunchbox wrapped in her mother's headscarf, lit it with a flashlight, and pushed the cart out of the house. When she turned around, she saw that her mother's hair was messed up by the autumn wind. She felt guilty and stopped her mother from sending her out of the yard. "Mom, it's been hard on you to wake up in the middle of the night again. Go back quickly!"

"Hi, I haven't gotten the new house yet. I have nothing to do. I can help you a little. Mom is happy!" His mother stood at the entrance of the yard and looked at the child reluctantly as he started the car. "Be careful on the road. Return early!"

- - -

"You. . . Really came?"

After Xia Thorn made a phone call, he returned to his bedroom and used his voice to report to his parents about the renovation process. His sleepiness gradually returned, and just as he was in a daze, he was woken up by the sound of Tan Ming's phone ringing. He then took his shoes and went downstairs. When he opened the door, he saw Tan Ming holding the package and was stunned.

"Yes. " Tan Ming often wore a warm smile on his thin face. At this moment, the smile on his face was no longer there. Instead, he placed the package heavily in Xia Thorned Green's hand.

"This is?" Holding the warm package in his hands, Xia Thorn stared at the scarf in a daze. He seemed to have only seen this kind of scarf in movies! Not to mention that the current East River was a fashion city, even in the last century. Even when his mother was young, she had never seen him wear such a headscarf! "Where did you find the antique? Did you wash it?"

"If it's unhygienic, I'll take it back. " Tan Ming reached out to take back the lunchbox. " This is the noodles my mom made for you in the kitchen when she heard that you were hungry! "

"Huh? This. . . You really are! How can I trouble the old man? " Stranglethorn Green was really anxious! He snatched the lunchbox over, "Who said I don't like it?"

He was just feeling depressed and thirsty for a moment. Suddenly, he had an idea. He wanted to make things difficult for Tan Ming, a local policeman who could beat him. It would be best if he could help make a phone call or contact someone. He could just find a bottle of mineral water, a sandwich, or instant noodles and send them over! Who would have thought that this young police officer who had overstepped his responsibilities would implicate his mother and make hot noodles!

"Then hurry up and eat. " Tan Ming did not know whether to laugh or cry. "I'll wait at your door. Eat well, take the lunchbox away, and save yourself the trouble of running again. "

. . . "It's late autumn outside. Don't you think my parents' villa has been renovated? Come in and sit for a while?" Summer Thorned Green opened the door to the courtyard.

Tan Ming hesitated for a moment. He turned his head to look at the night sky that seemed like it was going to rain. He nodded and entered.

- - -

"If you're not used to it, eat less. " He was invited by Summer Thorned Green to sit on the floor-to-ceiling platform, watching him unwrap his headscarf and slowly use the wooden chopsticks he brought to pick up the noodles and put them in his mouth. Tan Ming remembered the mineral water in his bag. He took it out and handed it to the picky guy in front of him. "Here. I prepared it at home. It's not open. "

"Thank you!" Summer Thorned Green was stunned. He took the mineral water and frowned as he chewed the noodles. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes. "Oh. . . This noodles is not bad. It's the same as the noodles my grandfather made for me in the past! And this poached egg, it smells good! It's much better than the ones cooked by the restaurant. "

" This is my mom's own chicken, the eggs she saved up. " Tan Yin's smile returned to his face. "If you like it, then take it while it's hot. "

"Okay. " Xia Jiqing did not stand on ceremony. He ate the two eggs in a few big bites and drank some sesame oil while snoring. Then, he put the soup with the little onion flowers in it. "Thank you for your hard work, mother. Later, I'll pay for it!"

"Heh, if I ask you to pay, I won't come. Who makes this money in the middle of the night?" Tan Yin and Ren Xia Thorny Green puffed up his cheeks and gulped. He turned his head and sized up the new villa. " The renovation has just begun? "

"Yes. " When Thorned Green saw that there were not many strips left in the bowl, he could not bear to swallow them in big mouthfuls. He started to pick up his chopsticks. "My parents said that they might return to Dongjiang after retirement. Therefore, they let the renovation company put more effort into the design. Some of the decorations have to be ordered from overseas. "

. . . " It's so exquisite. Will you live here? " When Tan Yin heard his words, she was surprised. "Grandma Xia said that you run an online company. What kind of business are you in charge of?"

"It's nothing. It's just some entertainment and leisure promotions. I'll use the Internet to earn some information broadcast fees. " With noodles in his mouth, Summer Thorned Green answered hastily. The policeman in front of him was enthusiastic and responsible. However, it seemed like he was a busybody. It was better to not let him know about "sharing all kinds of things" so as to avoid causing trouble in the future. "I won't stay here any longer. My business and clients are all on the north bank, and the new city looks like this. It's not convenient to stay here. "

"Mm. " Tan Yin lowered his eyelids and did not ask any more questions.

He was really very tired and wanted to sleep. However, the hungry Stranglethorn Green ate the last few mouthfuls of noodles very slowly and seemed to be reluctant to part.

Finally, he finished the noodles that carried the flavor of memory. After being stunned for a moment, he went to the washing room to wash his rice bowl.

When he walked out, he found Tan Yin leaning against the window. She closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep. She hesitated and put the lunch box beside Tan Yin. She wanted to go upstairs, but she retreated and gently sat on the other side of the window.

Not long after. Tan Ming opened his eyes and saw Xia Jianqing turn to face the night sky. "Have you finished eating?"

"Yes. . . Please, thank you, Auntie!" Xia Jianqing felt uneasy. However, in the face of Tan Yin, he had to put on a tsundere attitude. Otherwise, he would not be able to find an advantage in front of this officer who was about the same age as him!

Tan Ming didn't mind his attitude. He took back the lunchbox and tied it up with a headscarf. He looked at his phone and said, "It's late at night. You should rest. I really didn't expect that there would be a time when you, the boss of an online company, can't find food and drinks through the Internet! "

Summer Thorned Green was annoyed. "I feel that the construction of the new city in East River is out of touch with modern times. The 'utopia' isn't suitable for cities. "

"If it really is a paradise without fire, I'm afraid that everyone would wish for it. " Tan Ming laughed and didn't stay any longer. He turned around and left.

Xia Thorn watched as the light from the motorcycle gradually faded away. When he returned upstairs, he received a call from his mother, Lan Jialing. "Qingqing, it's so late. Why haven't you slept yet? Is the renovation very hard? "

"It's alright. I only went to the 'utopia' temporarily for a stroll. I'm going to sleep now!"

- - -

Tan Ming returned to the courtyard under the cover of the night. She was afraid that her mother, who was sleeping less and less, would worry. She carefully opened the yard door and parked the car. She took off her shoes by the door and held them in her hands. She tiptoed back into the house.

The mother, who had opened her eyes when she heard the noise, did not make a sound. She quietly listened to the child enter the house before she dared to turn over gently. She did not want to see Tan Yin turn on the computer when she was separated by the window and saw that the lights were not turned off.

"What is this child checking again?" Mother Tan softly muttered to herself, "In the future, she will move to the new city and work in the new city. Truly. . . "

After an unknown period of time, Tan Yin finally turned off her phone and went to sleep. However, her mother, who had not slept at night, could not fall asleep when she looked at the pale sky.

Under the hazy morning light, her mother could only hear her child turn around uneasily and mutter something to herself.

For some reason, Tan Mingsheng dreamed of climbing up a large tree when he was a child. . . The leaves floated down and fell into the Yangxia River, drifting in the direction of the new city. However, for some reason, in the streets of Dongjiang New City that were filled with skyscrapers, there was no sign of a large tree.

- - -

At night, Lan Jialin and Xia Yanju left the laboratory and drove home.

"Old Xia. "

"Oh?" Xia Yanju, who was still looking down at the data, looked up at his wife, who was clearly worried. "What's wrong?"

"Do you think Qingqing is too lonely to go back to Dongjiang alone?"

"Why do you say so?"

"He didn't sleep at all in the middle of the night, so it's fine if he sent me a renovation picture. He said he was going to sleep soon. He sent another picture of the fried egg noodles in his space, saying, 'A lonely world. ' A bowl of noodles in the middle of the night reminded me of when I was young. "Lan Jialin frowned. " We take too little care of this child. "

"Mm. That's why I plan to return to Dongjiang to live after we retire. " Xia Yanju sighed. "Perhaps this kid still thinks that life in the new city isn't convenient. His aunt said that Teacher Fan from the district came to visit and said that restaurants and convenience stores would be opened the earliest next year. But where did Qingqing get the noodles?"

" I don't know either. Could it be that the new city's environment forced him to cook by himself? " Lan Jialin took out her phone and looked at the 'caterpillar' WeChat space once again. "This noodles are very good. It looks like it's made by his grandfather. "

"Look at how sentimental you are. " Xia Yanju said angrily, "Children will take care of themselves when they grow up. It doesn't matter if the new city has business or not, they can still live. Isn't it pretty good?"

"I shouldn't have let him go back to the East River first. . . " Lan Jialin's nose was sour. "How about I retire first and return to the country to take care of him? That would save him from complaining online. "

The sky gradually lit up, and the snoring Stranglethorn Green didn't know that sending a spatial message would cause his mother to think and find it hard to fall asleep. However, the autumn rain that had been stuffy for the entire night poured down from the clouds to the east and river banks. Although many of the plants had withered, they were watered by the rain and accumulated strength to prepare for the cuteness of the new year.