Chapter 4434 Old Man Mao
So the children are embarrassed to say it out loud.

Xiao Xiao was prepared for the child to remain silent.

did not think of……

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"Big brother."

The child tightened his grip around the glass of milk.

Visible tension.

There is also anxiety and fear between his eyebrows.

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Xiao Xiao's expression restrained slightly.

"what happened?"

He looked into the child's eyes.

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"I……"

The child opened his mouth.

After just one word, the child swallowed hard.

"cough~"

Some of the children choked on their own saliva.

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"Not urgent."

Xiao Xiao's voice was soothing.

Soothe the child's anxiety.

"Speak slowly."

"Before your parents come back..."

"We still have plenty of time."

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The child took a deep breath.

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"Take a sip of milk."

Xiao Xiao said with a smile.

"Would you like another piece of cake?"

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Children are like dolls.

He does whatever Xiao Xiao says.

He drank the milk.

Also ate cake.

The cake was a mousse cake he had never eaten before.

It melts at the entrance.

delicious.

He couldn't help but eat a few more bites.

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Xiao Xiao gently scooped up the coffee with a spoon.

The sugar cubes melted in the brown liquid.

Xiao Xiao raised his coffee.

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"Ouch~"

The little Taotie stared at the cake on the table with eager eyes.

Half of his body was hanging outside Xiao Xiao's head.

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Xiao Xiao shook his head slightly

He took the spoon and cut the cake in half.

He lifted the cake with a spoon.

The next second, the spoon was empty.

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Xiao Xiao smiled.

He held up the remaining half of the cake.

But in the blink of an eye, the cake on the spoon disappeared.

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Xiao Xiao took another plate of cake.

He raised his eyes as if realizing something.

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The child finally managed to prepare himself mentally.

He stuffed another bite of cake into his mouth.

Soft and sweet cakes can always make people who don’t mind sweets feel better.

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"Big brother."

The child hesitated to speak.

"that……"

He clearly felt that he was ready.

When the time came, his words got stuck in his throat again.

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The child couldn't help but reach out and hit his head hard.

"Big brother."

The child spoke again.

It seems like I always hear this term of address.

this time……

Finally there is a follow-up.

"I saw……"

The child lowered his voice.

Those big eyes were the brightest Xiao Xiao had ever seen the child.

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"Monsters eat people..."

The child uttered these four words with great difficulty.

The rosy complexion from the coffee and cake turned pale.

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Xiao Xiao was really surprised to hear these words from the child's mouth.

He looked at the child, "Can you tell me more about it?"

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The child nodded.

Since he had brought up the subject, he naturally wanted to tell his elder brother.

The child looked a little dazed.

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At that time, he was still living with his grandparents in the countryside.

Although he left his parents, he had a lot of fun every day after gradually adapting to life in the countryside.

Running around all day.

Go to the river to catch fish and shrimp, climb trees to pick fruits...

He soon became as good at playing as the other kids in the village.

I also became friends with the children in the village.

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It was also from these playmates that he learned about... Old Man Mao.

That's what they call the old man. …

Old man Mao is a very unpleasant person.

You can tell from the way the children call him.

In fact, it was the adults in the village who called him that.

The children followed suit and started shouting like that.

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Old man Mao is all alone.

It is said that in his early years, Old Man Mao also had a family.

It’s just that old man Mao has a bad temper.

Addicted to drinking and smoking.

Due to his negligence, the child sank into the pond for several hours before he realized that the child had an accident...

He can't swim.

Found someone else to help.

When the child was fished out, he was completely dead.

Old man Mao's wife was heartbroken and had a big fight with him.

He even beat his wife in a rage.

A year later, his wife collapsed from overwork.

In just a few days, his wife's minor illness turned into a serious one, and she finally breathed her last in the simple house.

He didn't even take his wife to the hospital.

Because of poverty.

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After losing his child and wife one after another, Old Man Mao's temper became increasingly violent and weird.

I live on a little bit of subsistence allowance every day.

The whole person became more and more skinny, like a skeleton.

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But no one in the village sympathized with old man Mao.

Everyone thinks he deserves it.

The misery of his later years was his retribution.

When the villagers saw him, they couldn't hide their disgust and couldn't help spitting at him.

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Everyone in the village repeatedly told the children to stay away from Old Man Mao.

Every time the children passed by Old Man Mao’s house, they ran away.

I’m afraid that if I’m slow, it will get contaminated by some dirt.

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Lele heard a lot of rumors about Old Man Mao.

I was very curious about him.

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One day, the children were playing hide-and-seek when suddenly dark clouds gathered and heavy rain began to fall.

The children immediately went back to their homes, shouting and yelling.

Lele also ran home.

Without paying attention for a moment, he ran to the door of Old Man Mao's house.

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Old Man Mao’s house is very remote.

The place where the children play is also quite remote.

This place is big enough.

The only drawback is that it is a bit close to Old Man Mao’s house.

But when the children played, they all stayed away from the direction of Old Man Mao's house.

When he ran past the door of Old Man Mao's house, he also made a big circle.

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This is Lele's first time...

Ran to the door of Old Man Mao’s house.

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Lele has never seen Old Man Mao.

On the one hand, there were the warnings from his parents, and on the other hand, his peers avoided Old Man Mao as much as possible.

On the other hand, Old Man Mao rarely appears in the village anymore.

Someone saw Old Man Mao wandering around the next village.

I don't know what I'm doing.

He looks unkempt, like a homeless person.

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Lele looked around.

It was dark.

It was windy and rainy.

In fact, it was too late to run back home.

It’s better to hide from the rain here for a while.

Wait until the rain gets lighter before going home.

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Lele swallowed.

In the end, he couldn't hold back his curiosity.

He carefully pushed open the door in front of him.

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The door panel creaked.

Covered by the sounds of wind and rain, it almost disappeared into them.

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Lele poked his head in.

He looked towards the house not far away.

The door was half open.

Because of the sky, Lele squinted his eyes.

I still couldn't see clearly what was going on in the dark room.

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Lele looked conflicted.

Want to go in and have a look?

He has been curious about old man Mao for a long time.

But his playmates all disliked Old Man Mao and were reluctant to mention him.

He didn't even want to go near Old Man Mao's house.

He could only suppress his curiosity helplessly.

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This was an unintentional move...

But now that we are here...

Lele reached out and wiped the raindrops off his face.

Why don't you go in and take a look?

Secretly……

Don't get discovered by old man Mao.

Otherwise it would be embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)