AWB Chapter 16 White-tailed Kite
Chapter 16 White-tailed Kite
During the last few days of the first lunar month, adults go out to visit friends.
Bai Yao and Yu Miao have been away from Beijing for many years. When they came back this time, they still had a lot of relationships to revitalize, and they also brought old friends and classmates together.
The same is true for Bai Hui and Jiang Zhi.
It was not convenient to bring children to the place they went, so the siblings Bai Ou and Bai Yuan stayed at their grandparents' house.
Bai Ou had just started elementary school and the school was on winter vacation. There were still more than twenty days before the start of school, so he was not in a hurry to go back. At this moment, he was chatting with the two elders of the Bai family.
"Grandpa, let me tell you..."
"Grandma, you don't know..."
"Grandpa, I'll tell you a secret..."
"Grandma, what you said last time..."
"grandfather……"
"grandmother……"
At first, the two elders thought that they hadn't seen their eldest grandson for two years and missed him very much, so they happily started a conversation with him.
But I didn't expect that after not seeing him for two years, this kid is still so talkative. He keeps talking all morning.
Gradually, they both began to feel a little exhausted. They heard a string of gourd brothers yelling in their heads, and they even felt a little short of oxygen after laughing too much.
Feeling his blood pressure starting to rise, but not wanting to interrupt the enthusiastic Bai Ou, Mr. Bai coughed lightly and thought of a dirty trick.
"Hey, Xiaoou, tell grandpa, how are you doing in your studies recently? How many points did you get in the final exam?"
Unexpectedly, he was not afraid at all, but became even more energetic.
I saw Bai Ou pulling the small stool under his butt forward and sitting a little closer to Mr. Bai.
"Grandpa, you've got the point."
Mr. Bai's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, although the child did not do well in the exam, he could not help but comfort himself and reflect on his own shortcomings. Not only did he write an 800-word self-criticism, he also went over everything that happened in school.
Even the fact that Zhang Hu from the next class fell down during physical education class and knocked out a front tooth was told to the old man.
The old lady glared at her husband, picked up the cup, filled it with water and pushed it in front of him, trying to interrupt the spell: "Xiaoou, don't just talk, drink some water, drink more water."
"Thank you, grandma! You love me the most. Of course, grandpa loves me too. I'm talking about my dad. He..."
Bai Ou held the old lady's hand and complained to her, calling her "grandma" all the time and saying that the old lady wanted to call him "grandma".
At this time, the old aunt in the family just happened to feed Bai Yuan lunch and brought her out to bask in the sun.
The old lady quickly seized the opportunity and said, "Xiaoou, your sister has finished her meal, go play with her for a while. Our Xiaoyuan misses her brother, right?"
"Hey, grandma." Bai Ou also saw Bai Yuan being led by the old lady, and he was moved. "Then I'll play with her for a while. My little sister eats quickly. I was thinking of watering the flowers in the yard for you later."
The old lady waved her hands when she heard this, "No, no, why water the flowers in the middle of winter? Go and have fun."
Even from a long distance away I could still hear the old lady's voice, "You don't have to water it, please don't water it."
I was afraid that the two pots of roses that I had carefully cared for for more than two years would be scalded to death by this naughty kid with a cup of boiling water.
Bai Ou led his sister for a walk for a while, and seeing that she was tired, he simply carried her on his back.
He was energetic and strong. He carried Bai Yuan up and down the stairs, inside and outside the house for several laps without feeling tired.
Bai Yuan yawned as he was swaying. The old lady saw him rushing around for several times and was worried that he would get tired. She wanted to stop him, but she heard him say:
"This is just the beginning. When I was training with my dad, running five kilometers back and forth was no problem."
It seems that Bai Yuan is being treated as a burden.
Bai Ou walked around for several times and then returned to his room. He took out the boxes under the bed and counted them one by one in front of Bai Yuan.
All he could find were plastic figurines and car, airplane and tank models that he hadn't played with for a long time, and no return gift for his sister.
The eldest young master sat on the ground and sighed.
Bai Yuan bypassed a bunch of obstacles and put the toys piled on the ground back into the box one by one.
When I lowered my head, the red rope around my neck was faintly visible.
When Bai Ou saw this, he immediately smiled, put his arm around the little girl, picked up the red string with his fingers, and took out the jade pendant inside.
This piece of blue water jade has good water content and is crystal clear under normal light. When exposed to sunlight, its color changes from light green to sky blue.
Yu Miao asked someone to carve a bird with wings spread and hovering on the best part of the jade, which is the one on Bai Yuan's neck.
"This is a white-tailed kite, a bird of prey." Bai Ou placed the jade pendant in his palm and pointed it out to the little girl. "My brother gave Xiaoyuan the name."
Hearing the voice, Bai Yuan looked up at him, and was struck by the tenderness in his eyes. He then lowered his head and reached out to touch the vivid white-tailed kite.
Two years ago, Bai Ou's friend had a little sister at home. Bai Ou went to visit the child once, and after returning home, he also asked for a little sister.
But Yu Miao and Bai Yao had already decided to have only one child, Bai Ou, and had no plans to have a second child.
Since childhood, the people around him have been obedient to Young Master Bai. The first time he hit a snag, Bai Ou lay on the ground and rolled around, refusing to get up.
The couple didn't pay any attention to him and let him grow up like a worm. Bai Yao even started recording, planning to save the video and play it on a loop in front of all the relatives and friends when their son got married.
Bai Ou realized his intention later and strongly protested against this behavior.
In the end, his protests were ineffective, so he ran to the backyard garden and sulked.
At that time, Jiang Zhi was only three months pregnant and her pregnancy was not yet obvious. She felt the child's lonely back was a bit pitiful, so she walked over to take a look.
Well, this silly kid was sleeping on the ground with his legs hugged and his saliva was three feet long.
Afraid that Bai Ou would catch a cold, Jiang Zhi woke him up and wiped his face with a wet towel. Without asking any questions, the child told her everything.
That afternoon, Jiang Zhi took Bai Ou's hand and placed it on her lower abdomen, telling him that there was a young life that had not yet taken shape growing inside.
"If it's a girl, she'll be Xiaoou's sister." Jiang Zhi ruffled his soft black hair, "Xiaoou, you must take good care of your sister."
Later, Bai Ou looked through the dictionary and chose the word "鸢" (kite) from all the characters with the character "鸟" (bird) as his sister's name.
Later, it turned out to be a younger sister.
Bai Ou rested his chin on the little girl's head and took out the jade pendant strung on a red string from his neck.
The same piece of material, after using it up, there are two pieces of scraps left.
One of the pieces is carved with a seagull gliding against the wind, and this is the one hanging around Bai Ou's neck.
He placed the two jade pendants together, and the two little birds flew side by side and sometimes facing each other.
Bai Ou amused himself for a while, then held the white-tailed kite in his palm and warmed it up before putting it back to Bai Yuan.
Bai Yuan remained silent, only feeling the white-tailed kite burning his chest, unable to convey the young man's sincere feelings.
I wanted to say something, but my throat felt a little hoarse and my nose was stuffy.
Suddenly, my vision went dark. I reached out to touch it and found it was a soft and warm scarf.
For some reason, Bai Ou had already started a new round of rummaging through the drawers and wrapped the little girl tightly in three layers, including a hat, scarf and gloves.
From a distance, Bai Yuan is just a ball, but it has legs.
After thinking about it, Bai Ou felt that no matter what gift he gave to his sister, it was not good enough, and suddenly an idea came to him.
【Giving anything as a gift is better than giving connections】
Bai Ou, a second-grade elementary school student, decided to give the kingdom he had built in kindergarten to his younger sister.
"Come on, big brother will take you to beat the weak!"