Chapter 1981 Regret
Xiao Xiao heard a conversation between two girls.

"you idiot!"

“So embarrassing!”

"What happened just now?"

"Why are you making strange noises all of a sudden for no reason?"

"I was unconscious."

"Did you hear what that boy said?"

“That’s too straightforward.”

“I couldn’t help myself.”

"Oh, that's right."

The middle-aged woman looked around subconsciously.

There weren't many customers in the outdoor cafe.

But at first glance, they are indeed all young people.

There is no one else like her age.

Then she is quite easy to recognize.

"Sit down and talk."

The middle-aged woman greeted the two young men.

After hanging up the phone, she still regretted her impulsiveness.

How could I trust a stranger's call so easily?
Did she really want to meet this stranger?

Will everything be okay?
But she had already made an appointment with them over the phone.

She was too embarrassed to stand someone up.

However, now that she saw the real person, she felt a little relieved.

Although a person's appearance cannot be fully trusted.

However, a good temperament will make people feel at ease.

These two young men look well-educated.

He shouldn't be a liar.

And
How did the trickster know about Big Bird?
Thinking of the big bird, the middle-aged woman's heart seemed to sink, and yet she seemed to become more agitated.

She opened her mouth, "Well..."

But soon, she closed her mouth again.

She looked around.

The locations in this open-air cafe are all spaced out.

Besides, today is not a holiday, so there are not many guests.

Everyone was not close.

If you pay attention to the volume, others won't be able to hear what you say.

……

She is no longer the ignorant child she was when she was little.

She knew what was special about Big Bird.

Sometimes, she couldn't help but wonder, does the big bird really exist?
Or is it just the innocent and beautiful fantasy of little girls?

but now……

She looked at the two young men in front of her with a complicated expression.

She never thought that one day someone would come to her about Big Bird.

In other words... the big bird in her memory was real...

Her past experiences are real.
……

"Auntie, do you still remember this doll?"

Xiao Xiao spread out his palms, allowing the puppet to appear more clearly in front of the middle-aged woman.

Looking at the puppet in the young man's hand, the middle-aged woman was a little confused.

This puppet...

Gradually, the confusion faded away, and the middle-aged woman's eyes widened. "This puppet..."

She looked at Xiao Xiao, "Is it mine?"

She couldn't help but reach out and take the doll to take a closer look, with a look of certainty on her face, "Yes."

“This is a puppet I made.”

The middle-aged woman said with emotion, "This is the first puppet I made when I was a child."

"It's the homework assigned by the handicraft teacher."

“It’s also the only puppet I made.”

"After all, I'm not very good at handicrafts."

"You can tell from this puppet."

The middle-aged woman looked at the puppet in her hand and said, "It's so ugly."

Although the middle-aged woman expressed disdain, there was a hint of smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

"Where did you find this doll?"

The middle-aged woman was curious, "I don't even remember where I put this doll."

“A friend of mine bought it at the grocery store.”

"grocery store?"

The middle-aged woman paused.

grocery store…….
"what!"

The middle-aged woman let out a low cry.

She remembered.

"I put this doll in the grocery store."

The middle-aged woman shook her head. Her memory was really bad.

"Did the boss keep it until now?"

"And it was bought by your friend..."

The middle-aged woman's mouth curled up slightly, "After so many years, this doll is finally sold."

Xiao Xiao smiled.

There is no mention of the fact that Zhuge Yun bought all the dolls in the grocery store.

Especially since this doll was given to Zhuge Yun by the boss as a gift.

"I had forgotten all about it."

“When I first put the dolls in the grocery store, I expected to get a call from the owner.”

“But the boss never called.”

"I'm too embarrassed to go to the store to inquire."

"Girls, especially teenage girls, are thin-skinned and feel ashamed if their dolls can't be sold."

"Over time, I forgot about this doll."

"I didn't expect that after so many years..."

"I saw this Muppet again."

……

There was a hint of nostalgia on the middle-aged woman's face.

How long has it been since I thought of myself as a child?

Looking at this doll, she seemed to see the little girl scratching her ears and struggling with needle and thread with a painful look on her face.

I complained that my mother refused to help me and that the homework assigned by the teacher was too troublesome...

If you are not careful, the needle will poke your finger.

At that moment, a layer of mist appeared in her eyes.

Of course, she didn't cry.

Those were just physiological tears.

She has never been a crybaby since she was a child.

But Big Bird...

The middle-aged woman was stunned.

She remembered.

At that time, Big Bird seemed very worried about her.

She stretched her mouth to reveal a big smile.

Moreover, after a moment of sharp pain, the pain is within the tolerable range.

She blinked and it was fine.

then……

The middle-aged woman lowered her eyes, looked at the puppet in her hand, and the corners of her mouth curved upward.

There was a hint of girlish innocence and romance between her eyebrows.

That very night, the big bird carried her into the sky.

……

The house below is as small as an ant.

The stars and the moon were so close to her that she seemed able to touch them with her hand.

She screamed with joy.

The corners of his grinning mouth never closed.

……

Now that I think about it...

It was clearly my own personal experience, but it still felt so incredible.

It's like a dream.

In fact, when I grew up, I really regarded the memories related to the big bird as my own dreams, right?

The middle-aged woman's expression became a little gloomy.

The feeling of melancholy in her heart made her sigh.

……

"Auntie, why did you want to sell this doll?"

Meng Jixi suddenly asked.

After all, the middle-aged woman now doesn't look like she hates this doll.

more importantly……

This puppet also carries the shared memories of the middle-aged woman and the double-headed bird.

Why would a middle-aged woman want to sell such a commemorative doll?
……

"why?"

The middle-aged woman murmured, her fingers unconsciously stroking the puppet.

"Yeah, why?"

The smile on the middle-aged woman's lips was bitter.

“…I regret it.”

The middle-aged woman's voice was a little hoarse.

If these two young men hadn’t come today... if she hadn’t seen the doll again... if she hadn’t thought about the past... she wouldn’t have felt anything.

but……

　ps: Thank you Cangqiong Qianjue for the reward~(*︶*)!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)