Fangzheng was immediately amused by the adorable porcelain doll. However, the porcelain doll no longer had the smile it used to have. It had an additional look of sadness. Clearly, the little fellow knew that her father had been sentenced to death. He ruffled Xiaomi's head and said, "You're welcome. Patrons, if you feel vexed, you can head to the temple hall and tell Bodhisattva. Perhaps Bodhisattva will help you resolve your troubles. At the very least, Bodhisattva is the best listener. "
Lu Shuangshuang nodded and said, "Thank you, Master. Please help me bring Xiaomi along."
Fangzheng looked at the adorable Xiaomi and nodded slightly. "Patron, don't worry."
"Okay." Lu Shuangshuang nodded and stood up to walk towards the temple hall.
However, Lu Shuangshuang did not think much of it. She was not a believer. She was a graduate of a famous university. From her point of view, be it Buddha or God, they were all illusory possessions created by the human heart. These things existed as long as one believed in them. However, this existence was a fake existence. It was just pretending that such a person existed. Then, one would stuff their secrets and mistakes onto that person and obtain their forgiveness. From there, one could numb oneself and forgive oneself.
Therefore, she did not mind praying or telling her story. She did not believe that Buddha could help her when she entered the temple hall. All she wanted was to find a chance to calm down and cry.
Now that she had lost a strong arm to rely on, she had to shoulder the weight of her daughter and her family on her thin shoulders. It made her very tired, very tired, and even a little confused. She didn't know where she should go in the future. The only concern she had was to raise her daughter. She had no idea what was going on.
She wanted to cry but as the pillar of support for her family, she absolutely could not cry in front of her daughter. All she could do was bear with it.
Han Xiaoguo's sins were too severe. It was so severe that even his family could not forgive him. He had even drawn a line between himself and Lu Shuangshuang and Han Xiaomi. Now, in the entire world, she could not find a second person or place she could confide in. It was a place where she could feel at ease and calm down to cry.
Finally, she came here. In fact, she did not know why she had come.
And her goal was only to cry. Then, the days would continue even if the world had turned gloomy.
However, the moment Lu Shuangshuang walked into the temple, her mood suddenly lightened for no reason. The thoughts of suppressing her emotions instantly lessened. It was as if the last straw had been released from the floodgates. Sorrow surged out. Lu Shuangshuang knelt on the Buddhist mat and instantly cried.
Fangzheng stood by the door with Han Xiaomi. As Lu Shuangshuang's back was facing them, Han Xiaomi did not know that Lu Shuangshuang was crying. However, Fangzheng knew that the trembling shoulders explained everything.
"Baldy, what's my mom doing?" Han Xiaomi asked.
Fangzheng smiled and rubbed her head. "I'm thinking about something, something very important. Since Little Baldy has hair, I'll just call you Xiaomi. Xiaomi, do you like small animals? "
"I like it … When my father was here, he often took me to the zoo. However, Songwu County's zoo is really small. There's only a lizard that hasn't moved before. There are also two wolves that I don't know if they're dogs or wolves. Oh, there's also a goat … "Xiaomi grumbled.
Fangzheng was instantly rendered speechless. He had been to the zoo when he was young. He never expected that it had not changed after so many years. It was still the same as before … It sure was a scam. Especially the lizard. When he was young, he believed that the lizard was alive and that it was too lazy to move. Only later did he realize that it was just a specimen. There was no way he could move it his entire life.
However, Fangzheng did not tell Xiaomi that. He pulled Xiaomi to the bodhi tree and knocked on the tree trunk.
The next moment, Squirrel peeked his head out of his nest and squeaked. "Stop knocking. There aren't any pine nuts today!"
Fangzheng immediately felt embarrassed. Thankfully, Xiaomi did not understand Squirrel, so Fangzheng was spared from embarrassment. Fangzheng beckoned at Squirrel. "Amitabha. Little guy, come down. Play with this young patron for a while."
"No way. Don't even think of tricking me into coming out and stealing my pine nuts!" said Squirrel as though he was very clever.
Fangzheng's eyes lit up. This fellow indeed had something to hide!
Squirrel immediately realized that he had misspoken. He looked at Fangzheng as though he was wary of a thief.
Fangzheng said, "Come down. I have something to tell you. If not, there won't be any meals today. "
Squirrel shook his head in front but when he heard that there wouldn't be any meals, that would not do! Now that Crystal Rice had become his primary food, it was not something he could do without!
Therefore, Squirrel came down under Fangzheng's threat.
Fangzheng whispered into Squirrel's ear about Xiaomi's past. Squirrel scratched his head and looked warily at Fangzheng. "I'll play with her. You are not to steal my pine nuts!"
"Look at how petty you are. Can't you be more generous? You can use two to entertain a guest, right? Just treat it as a loan. I'll pick them up with you one day, alright? "Fangzheng was rendered speechless. This little miser really left him feeling helpless.
Squirrel cocked his head and thought for a moment. It was unknown what he was thinking. Finally, he said with a look of contempt, "You are too stupid. You don't know what's good and bad."
Then, the little guy whizzed up the tree. Not long later, he really came down with pine nuts. Fangzheng was rendered completely speechless when he saw this. This stingy fellow had really only taken two pine nuts!
As for Xiaomi, she was looking at Fangzheng and Squirrel the entire time. To be precise, she was looking at Squirrel! The scene of Fangzheng and Squirrel's interaction made her eyes light up. Especially when she saw how intelligent Squirrel was, she liked him even more.
However, the little lass was a little shy. She was too embarrassed to ask for Squirrel. All she did was use her watery eyes to look at Squirrel with yearning and anticipation.
When Fangzheng saw this, he rapped Squirrel and said, "Why are you looking at me with a gift? Aren't you going to give it to me? "
Squirrel crawled down Fangzheng's clothes and when he was at Xiaomi's height, he took out two pine nuts and handed them to Xiaomi.
Xiaomi cried out in excitement, "Are you giving them to me?"
Squirrel looked at Fangzheng who looked like he would deduct his dinner if he did not give it to her. Squirrel looked at Xiaomi again and reluctantly placed the two pine nuts in Xiaomi's hand.
Xiaomi was instantly overjoyed as she held them in her hand like they were treasures. She said to Squirrel, "Thank you!"
Then, Xiaomi raised the two pine nuts high and showed them to Fangzheng. "Big Baldy, look at this! Squirrel gave them to me! They're so beautiful! This is the first time I'm receiving a gift from an animal. "
Fangzheng smiled. "Xiaomi, this is a gift from Squirrel. It represents your friendship. Isn't that right, little guy? "
Fangzheng tapped Squirrel's fat belly. Ever since the little guy stayed in the temple, he had become fatter.
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