What It’s Like Being a Vampire

It was almost one o'clock in the morning when Shiling's mother came home from the night shift.

After changing her shoes and entering the house, she naturally went to her daughter's room first, and then looked at Liu Shiling, who was sleeping soundly on her open textbook.

When she walked to the table and saw the first-grade Chinese textbook pressed under her daughter's chubby little face, Shiling's mother couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Before, she had some doubts about whether her daughter's enthusiasm for learning would only last for three minutes. After all, compared with specific knowledge, short stories, and systematic teaching materials, the latter would obviously be boring.

But judging from the situation during this period, Liu Shiling was actually very interested in learning. She had already studied half of the Chinese textbooks for the first grade of elementary school. She recognized a lot of words and could write them down directly. She was really Learned.

I also learned addition and subtraction to ten digits, and even memorized the multiplication tables up to six, six, and thirty-six.

When she was rushing to change shifts and went directly to the convenience store after picking up Liu Shiling from school, this girl loved to stare at the labels of the products on the shelves and practice arithmetic there. Of course, if there are more than three items, the calculation will usually be wrong, and if there are decimal points, two items will also be wrong, but this thought of learning still makes her very satisfied and proud.

Shi Ling's mother had just turned off the desk lamp and was about to bend down to pick up her daughter, when a cat head suddenly protruded from the edge of the curtain next to her, startling her.

Egg Yolk Pie looked at Shiling's mother, blinked, then retracted behind the curtains, and continued to doze off.

Shiling's mother hurried over and drove the egg yolk pie off the window sill, letting it go back to its own territory to sleep. Then she came back, picked her daughter up again, and walked to the bed to put her down.

As soon as her mother picked her up, Liu Shiling subconsciously hugged her mother's neck. After being put on the bed, she let go cooperatively. When her mother undressed her, she also raised her hands cooperatively. If her eyes hadn't been closed all the time, she would have probably I thought she had woken up. It was obvious that she had been put to bed by her mother many times on weekdays, and she had an automatic reaction of being half asleep and half awake.

After helping her daughter to cover herself with the quilt, Shiling's mother couldn't help but help her waist as she was out of breath.

It was so normal for her to carry the little chubby girl to bed. In the past, when the chubby girl went to the street with her, whenever she had a chance, she would rely on her to hold her or carry her on her back. She didn't want to go on her own. Every time she got tired of being held, she would You have to use delicious food or watch cartoons to induce your daughter to walk on her own, so it should be easy to just carry her from the desk to the bed.

Could it be that he worked the evening shift too late and was too tired?

Gently touching her daughter's fat little face, Shiling's mother couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

Maybe in a few years, I won't be able to hold my daughter.

For a moment, she couldn't help but miss the time when her daughter was still a little older, had not learned to speak, could not crawl, and could only move around with her butt on the floor. At that time, as long as her daughter could not see her when she opened her eyes, she would She will start to cry. She is very clingy, but also very cute and painful. I hold it in my hand for fear of falling, and hold it in my mouth for fear of melting.

Time flies so fast.

Shiling's mother gently closed the door to the room. After arriving in the living room, she glanced at the dining table and was startled because she didn't find the plate Liu Shiling had left behind after dinner.

When she walked to the kitchen, she saw the plates on the drain rack, traces of the sink, and a stool that had been moved to the kitchen next to it. She immediately understood that her daughter had washed the dishes after dinner.

And don't mention it, the dishes were indeed washed cleanly and there was no problem at all.

Shiling's mother's heart became softer and softer, and she was even more proud of her daughter, but at the same time she was a little sad and distressed. The more sensible her daughter was, the more incompetent she was as a mother. My daughter in kindergarten washes dishes.

At the same time, she also had some worries about the future of their mother and daughter. She sold Shenhai's house before and had a lot of money on hand. Even if she bought a new house in Star City, the remaining money would basically be enough. The mother and daughter have lived together for several years without any problem, allowing her to concentrate on raising her daughter.

But later, at her insistence, Shiling's father took almost all the money he had earned over the years to the other side in order to cut off the relationship as soon as possible.

During this period, Shiling's father's company encountered some difficulties. In order to regroup, it needed a working capital, so he took all the money from Shiling's mother's house sale.

Although Shiling's father said that he could get the capital back in as little as one or two months or as long as half a year, Shiling's mother was a little worried and felt that it might not be so smooth. She had worked for Shiling's father's company for several years before, and knew that although this industry was highly profitable, the speed of repayment was relatively slow, and she often encountered various unexpected situations, which further lengthened the repayment cycle. .

Therefore, even though she still has tens of thousands of dollars with her, she still has to make preparations and cannot just sit back and have nothing. After all, rent, daughter's tuition, and other related expenses will continue to be spent.

In the past, Miss Tang and Miss Yang had roped her in to help their game company do game testing and provide opinions and so on. After each trial, they would fill out a form and send it to her, and they would give her a large red envelope as a test fee.

Although Ms. Tang said that this is the cost of testing, and the internal testing they hired also paid for it, she still felt that she had no academic qualifications, and she had a lot of fun playing the sound game, but the content filled in the form was of no value. It’s a bit embarrassing to get the money for the content.

So when she saw that the convenience store next to her community was recruiting people, she hesitated and chose to apply. Unexpectedly, she was hired. Fortunately, during the night shift she was responsible for, apart from being unable to cook for her daughter, It doesn't affect her from taking her daughter to kindergarten.

Now we can only take one step at a time and hope that Shiling's father will get on the right track soon and that the three of them can live together well.

After briefly tidying up the kitchen, Shiling's mother took a shower and went to bed with her tired body. She was thinking about getting up early tomorrow morning, cooking something delicious for her daughter, and rewarding her for taking the initiative to do housework and wash dishes.

But what Shiling's mother didn't expect was that when she got up early the next morning and was about to cook, she received a call from the police and received news like a bolt from the blue.

"What, murder? How is it possible, this is impossible, impossible, how could he kill someone..."

Until she hung up the phone, she was still in a daze, wondering if she had not woken up yet and was still dreaming.

The police called her to inform her that Shiling's father was defrauded of money. Then he went to the person who cheated him out of money with a knife and wanted to get the money back. They got into a fight and stabbed the person to death. Now Shiling's father Has been detained by local police.

She was stunned in the kitchen for a while, and she didn't come back to her senses until her daughter came over and stood beside her, rubbing her eyes and asking "What is mom doing?"

Shiling's mother calmed down and asked her daughter to wash up first. Then she made a few calls to confirm the situation and made a decision. Since it happened, she still had to get over it.

But I definitely can’t take my daughter with me, we have to make arrangements.

Shi Ling's mother's first instinctive reaction was to entrust her daughter to Mr. Xiang to take care of her for a while. After all, her daughter's trust in Mr. Xiang and her good relationship with the beautiful sisters around him made it difficult for her to stay with them. , there must be no problem.

However, considering that Mr. Xiang is currently in Citong City, which is still a bit far away from Star City, and not in the same place as where Shiling's father was arrested, it will take a long time to take a detour. And strictly speaking, she and her daughter have not known each other for a long time, including Mr. Xiang, Miss Xia, Miss Tang, and Miss Yang. Apart from the time when they were neighbors with Mr. Xiang, they only met once some time ago, nothing more. Reason to ask them to help look after the children so suddenly. On the other hand, even she couldn't express her current predicament, so she crossed out this option.

After much deliberation, Shiling's mother decided to take her daughter back to her parents' home.

She is originally from Xiangchu, and her hometown is not far from Star City. Although she had lost contact with her family due to various things, she was a relative whose blood was dissolved in water after all. Her mother could never take care of her granddaughter for a few days and would not do so.

So after Liu Shiling finished washing, Shiling's mother asked her to put on clothes, then called the kindergarten to ask for leave and prepared to take her on a ride.

"Shi Ling, mom has to go on a long trip for something. I will take you to see grandma soon. You will stay with grandma for the next two or three days. Listen carefully to grandma's words. Mom will pick you up soon." Shiling's mother explained to her while taking a bag for Shiling to put her change of clothes in.

"Grandma? Do I have a grandma?" Liu Shiling asked blankly with her eyes wide open.

"Stupid girl, of course you have a grandma, but grandma is always in your hometown and not with us. But she also met you when you were a child, but she likes you. Well, you probably don't remember." Shiling's mother Said softly.

"Then... I have a grandpa, grandpa and grandma?" Liu Shiling asked again.

"Well... I'll tell you this later. I'll take you to find grandma first. Do you have to be obedient?" Shiling's mother didn't know how to answer.

Fortunately, my daughter didn't ask any questions. After hearing what she said, she just nodded.

After packing her clothes, iPad, and a storybook, Shiling's mother looked at the egg yolk pie lying in the corner of the living room, looking up at the two of them. She hesitated and said, "Pour more cat food into the egg yolk pie... …Forget it, I’ll go see if there’s a pet shop nearby that can foster foster care…”

When Liu Shiling heard this, she quickly ran over and picked up Egg Yolk Pie and said, "Mom, let Egg Yolk Pie go with me to see grandma. It will definitely be very well-behaved and won't be naughty."

"No, the cat will poop, and your grandma will be unhappy."

"When the time comes when Egg Yolk Pie poops, I will take it to the toilet. It will definitely be very obedient."

Seeing that her daughter was holding her motionless in her arms, her eyes were wide open with a "very good" expression on her face, and her tail hanging to the ground was sweeping the egg yolk pie, Shiling's mother frowned and thought for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Then You bring Yolk Pie’s cat food and cat litter.”

Liu Shiling quickly put down the egg yolk pie, and quickly packed all the cat food, cat litter, etc. packaged in her little red book. Of course, her precious chopsticks, five big coins, and the A4 paper were not left behind.

After riding for more than an hour and arriving in a small town in a neighboring city, Shiling's mother took her daughter to an old-fashioned community.

Looking at her mother who opened the security door, Shiling's mother, who was in a complicated mood, called "Mom" and then said to her daughter who was holding hands: "Shiling, call me grandma."

"Grandma..." Liu Shiling called timidly and expectantly.

"Hey, Shi Ling has grown so big. Come, let grandma take a good look at her." Grandma sighed to Shi Ling's mother, welcomed the two of them in, and touched Liu Shiling's head lovingly.

"Mom, you should know what I told you on the phone before. I have to leave temporarily for a few days. Please help me take care of Shiling." Shiling's mother said, taking out the 5,000 yuan in cash she had prepared and giving it to her mother. .

Grandma Shiling did not refuse and quickly accepted it.

"Eldest sister hasn't come back during the Chinese New Year. Why are you here now?" At this time, a middle-aged woman holding a child came out of the room and said to Shiling's mother.

Shiling's mother knew that this was her brother's wife, so she said hello with a forced smile, and then said to Liu Shiling: "Call me aunt, that's your cousin."

"Hello, aunt, hello, cousin." Liu Shiling called out obediently.

"Xiao Hui is so handsome. Come, use this little money to buy toys for Xiao Hui." Shiling's mother smiled, rolled up a few pieces of money, stuffed them into the small pocket of her nephew's coat held by her siblings, and asked smoothly: "Brother, don't you?" at home?"

"He has been working outside during this time. Oh, by the way, eldest sister hasn't been back for several years, so she probably doesn't know. Hey! eldest sister, you're already here, don't leave in a hurry, let's have a meal together. It’s dinner time, and if you’re not hungry, the baby will be too. Look at how fat the baby is, and he must have a pretty big appetite.”

Hearing her siblings say this in a neutral tone, Shiling's mother realized something was wrong and looked at Grandma Shiling. She had called her to ask before, and Grandma Shiling said it was okay.

Grandma Shiling sighed and said to her daughter-in-law: "Aqi, didn't you say before that Shiling will stay here for a few days?"

"How many days will you stay? It depends on how many days you will stay." Aunt Shiling said coldly.

Shiling's mother felt something was not right. She lowered her head and looked at her daughter who was standing on the side looking around curiously with a confused look on her face, feeling a little hesitant.

But Shiling's grandmother said to her directly: "If you have something to do, go and do it. Shiling is my granddaughter, I will watch over it. Go ahead, get the thing done as soon as possible, and come back to pick up Shiling."

After hearing this, Liu Shiling raised her face and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I will listen to my grandma and my aunt."

Shiling's mother sighed, bent down and hugged her daughter, and after whispering a few words, she finally turned and left.

"Mom, she wouldn't leave her child here and never come back." Aunt Shiling said after the door closed.

Grandma Shiling frowned and said: "Please be polite, the child is still here. No matter what Axue did, she was very kind to you and your wife. Don't forget that when you got married and bought a house, she helped How busy it is.”

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