Chapter 29 27．Wanwan's return

After Duan Xiaomu was discharged from the hospital, his life with the plumber was very peaceful.In order to get more opportunities to work in the church, the plumber even became a gardener.Taking care of the flowers and plants in the church has also become his job.He spends most of his time in the church every day. In the morning, he will pray with Duan Xiaomu, and then send Duan Xiaomu to the door of the self-study class.He then returned to the church to prune the church shrubs.Before noon, he would buy some vegetables and come back to prepare lunch for Duan Xiaomu. After Xiaomu came back, they would eat together, and then Xiaomu would take a nap. At this time, the plumber was sitting under the strong sun and reading the Bible. He yawned, Read it silently, but he will definitely become full of energy before Duan Xiaomu wakes up.In the afternoon, he started to do plumbing repair work as usual, and Duan Xiaomu had already prepared dinner when he returned home in the evening.After they finished eating, Duan Xiaomu started to do her homework, and then continued to embroider on those skirts that had just left the garment factory.It is said that embroidery is not limited to embroidery. In fact, in the past few years of embroidery, Duan Xiaomu has tried various patterns. In addition to flowers and plants, there are also flowers and butterflies trimmed with lace, trembling Small snowflakes in winter.

Sometimes when she was embroidering, she realized that she had embroidered a swing, and a little girl sat on it with an intoxicated expression.Yes, Duan Xiaomu still longs for the swing in the kindergarten when she was 6 years old. She seems to have seen that moment again, when she sat on the swing and Du Wanwan helped her push it behind.At that time, she really thought that she had grown wings and could fly.How much she wished that time would stop at this moment, and everything after that would never happen.But even after everything happened, she was still a little grateful to Du Wanwan, because it was Du Wanwan who encouraged her to sit on the swing, and it was Du Wanwan who gave her such a chance, so she finally got on the swing bravely.Although the result was so cruel—she used her right leg for a flight, but this flight was something Duan Xiaomu would never forget.

"Do you like swings so much?" The plumber walked behind Duan Xiaomu and saw that she had embroidered another blue swing, so he finally couldn't help asking. "Uh, right." Duan Xiaomu nodded. At that moment, they were all looking at the blue swing on the cotton cloth, and they all forgot that Duan Xiaomu can't sit on the swing. On an evening when the sky was full of clouds and clouds at sunset, when Duan Xiaomu returned to the church, she saw a plumber waiting for her at the door.But the difference is that as soon as he saw her, he grabbed her hand and led her step by step to the back of the hut where Duan Xiaomu lived.

What did Duan Xiaomu see now?She saw a blue and blue swing.The slightly blowing wind makes the smell of brand new paint escape from the air, and also makes the swing dance little by little.This is what she longs for, this is what she wants. She looked at the plumber with eyes full of joy, and then moved slowly to the swing.She moved over slowly, bit by bit, towards the blue and blue swing.Can she fly again?But what would she have traded for such a flight? The plumber saw Duan Xiaomu walking very close to the swing and stopped.She didn't move.The plumber felt that something was wrong, he quickly went around in front of Duan Xiaomu, and he saw Duan Xiaomu crying.She felt that she had been beaten down by the past ten years.If everything can go back to before the age of 6, then everything is fine.Then she can stride to her beloved swing.

"I can't sit on the swing." Duan Xiaomu finally plucked up the courage and said with regret and shame.The plumber was so distressed that he really wanted to run over and hug Duan Xiaomu.But this is the girl he can't touch.Just like Duan Xiaomu cannot own this swing, he will never be able to own Duan Xiaomu. This summer is very different from the past, she misses Du Wanwan very much.She would sit up suddenly, feeling a mighty tide inside her, that she was coming. She will suddenly feel excited in the middle of the night, and she will smile unconsciously and feel sweet.Because she felt that Du Wanwan was coming.

It was an ordinary midsummer night, and she went to bed early, until a completely clear consciousness broke through the vague dreams and emerged in her mind. ... The girl is walking, she has come from a far away place, full of dust.The girl is so tired, it makes her feel bad.Like a disabled tired bird, the girl landed in a hurry, smashed her wings, and lay down on a big rock, panting violently.The girl's breaths got closer and closer, and finally their breaths overlapped. She sat up from the bed and jumped out of the bed. She even forgot that her legs could not walk, and ran to the door without a cane.She flashed and fell.She got up as fast as she could, grabbed her crutches and rushed out the door.

She knows exactly where to go.She knows she is there.She walked towards the kindergarten bumpingly.At this time, she felt physical pain.Suddenly fell to the ground.Her hands hurt, as did her legs.It's like fighting. Wanwan, what's wrong with Wanwan? Duan Xiaomu began to move forward bit by bit while supporting the curb.How she wished that someone would take her there so that she could see Wan Wan as soon as possible—she knew she was coming.She wants to see her sooner. She didn't have time to change into a decent dress - she had imagined the scene of their meeting countless times, she would put on her own linen skirt embroidered with camellias, tie her hair neatly, and then she A little rouge is to be put on because her face is so pale it makes her look sick.

But now, it's too late.None of this matters at all.She just needs to see her.She has to hurry to rescue her dear wounded bird.She blamed herself for not having good feet.He couldn't run to Du Wanwan, couldn't see her immediately, and couldn't hug her.She moved little by little on the side of the road, feeling more and more pain all over her body.She didn't know what kind of torture Wan Wan was suffering at the other end, how could she be in such pain? ... She finally moved into the gate of the kindergarten.It's almost crawling already.Such difficulty, such embarrassment.She saw the deepest part of the kindergarten, a swaying swing, and a girl standing facing the swing.The girl cried and kicked the swing fiercely. Her hands and feet must have been injured. She could hardly stand upright, like a puppet, doing mechanical movements. Once the last strength was exhausted, the whole person would be like a It collapsed like a pile of waste wood.

She wants to stop her.She wanted to rush over and hug her right now. If she had a pair of intact feet, she would definitely run over and hug her from behind.Cry with her.kiss each other. But now she can't.She tidied her messy hair a little, shook off the dust on her skirt, and then slowly propped her body up with a cane, before softly calling her name: Wan Wan, Wan Wan. Du Wanwan stopped her war with Swing.She turned around slowly. Girl, girl, Duan Xiaomu saw that the girl opposite her had an amazingly beautiful face.She has a broad forehead, porcelain white skin, and bright eyes——she looks more like a princess than when she was 6 years old.

She stood face to face with her, and from Duan Xiaomu's shadow, it could be seen that the crutches she was holding were shaking, trembling constantly.The excitement and excitement on her face could not be concealed for a long time.She wished she could walk to Du Wanwan's side immediately and touch her little finger gently. ——She really couldn't, the violent trembling prevented her from moving half a step. Du Wanwan stood there, looking in astonishment at the girl who was barely standing.Her eyes are familiar to her, she has seen these eyes in photos, and she has seen these eyes in countless mirrors.They can penetrate into her heart, she has been terrified by them, and she has been awed by them.

This is Duan Xiaomu.For fourteen years she hated and tried to kill the girl. But she is standing here now, looking as peaceful as the Madonna on the oil painting.She comforted her with a smile that was so pure that there were no impurities, allowing her to gradually calm down from the mania just now. Duan Xiaomu can really sense her, can't he?Otherwise, how could she return to the deserted kindergarten at such a midnight.They finally meet again.Fourteen years later, they meet again in this maze that none of them can get out of.One with a broken leg, and one with a broken heart, returned to the original place. Du Wanwan still stared at Duan Xiaomu intently.At this moment, she could clearly hear her and Duan Xiaomu's heartbeats in her ears.The girl in front of her is so delicate.Her right leg looked like an uprooted carrot dangling in the air - something she gave Duan Xiaomu, who made it harder for a child who was already sick.She should run over, run to her and confess, shouldn't she? But she still carried some of the resentment that had smoldered over the years, with her stubborn arrogance.She didn't move, just stood there. Finally, it was Duan Xiaomu who moved towards Du Wanwan with difficulty. Every time he took a step, his body trembled more violently, as if he was about to fall down in an instant.She gripped the crutch with one arm, freeing her right hand.Stretch your right hand forward, towards Du Wanwan's direction. "Wanwan." She called her. But she still didn't come over—her body hurt too much, she couldn't stand up, and finally fell to the ground. Their bodies were in unbearable pain, and they all fell to the ground.They still held each other tightly with their eyes. Duan Xiaomu slowly stretched out his hand to Du Wanwan again on the ground. This time, Du Wanwan finally stretched out his hand too. They all crawled forward and grabbed each other's hand with the fastest speed. Du Wanwan suddenly threw herself into Duan Xiaomu's arms and cried bitterly. She said: "sorry Sorry sorry……" In fact, this is the love she has long acknowledged in her heart, but she has been unwilling to come to Duan Xiaomu and claim it.She is finally here now, the moment she threw herself into Duan Xiaomu's arms, she felt that she had finally opened the deadlock of the matter and walked out of the maze. Time will always remember this moment.They embrace for the first time in their lives.They gave each other back.Just like they were, the way they were born. Du Wanwan kept chattering: "sorry Sorry sorry……" Until she gradually fell asleep in Duan Xiaomu's arms.Never felt so relieved that she was finally home. The next morning, Du Wanwan woke up. She heard the rustling of leaves on the fig tree and smelled the faint fragrance of green grapes. She thought of her childhood.She remembered that it was her beautiful kindergarten, she was carrying a small pink schoolbag, wearing a pink dress, and she walked in through the gate with shiny shoes, greedily inhaling the sweet smell of the newly grown grapes in the yard , walked all the way to her favorite blue swing... She slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on the concrete floor of the kindergarten with her head resting on Duan Xiaomu's lap.Duan Xiaomu sat upright, unable to move at all.In order for Du Wanwan to sleep soundly, she could only keep one movement.She sat like a piece of wood all night. Du Wanwan sat up.She looks at her.If it was said that the first time she met her last night was when Du Wanwan was still not sober, then she finally looked at her soberly now. Du Wanwan wanted to explain, apologize, cry, stand up and run away.She didn't know how she should express herself, at this moment.Her hand is still in Duan Xiaomu's palm, it has been there since last night.Du Wanwan looked at her hands, and saw that there were wounds all over them, the blood that had flowed had congealed, and dark purple scabs remained on her hands, much like the patches of color she threw up when she was painting in the past.She stared at the new scar for a long time, slowly put the other hand on this hand, and gently pressed down on her own wound.pain.She asked Duan Xiaomu softly: "Are you in pain too?" Duan Xiaomu nodded, with wet tears in her eyes - she must have cried for a long time last night, because Du Wanwan heard her cry in her dream. Du Wanwan put her hands around Duan Xiaomu, pointed to the position of her heart with her fingers, and said sincerely: "Here, here, I will also hurt here, like being poked by a harpoon." She brought Duan Xiaomu's hand to her heart, and covered her hand: "Did you hear that? There are two heartbeats here, one is mine and one is yours." Sometimes, we don't know the whole story of the matter. When you suddenly do something yourself, you will suddenly realize it.Just like Du Wanwan at this moment, she finally understood why she jumped on the train back to Licheng when she was most desperate.Why did she grope for this dilapidated kindergarten in the dark of night.She came to find Duan Xiaomu.When she was most wronged and hesitant, her subconscious movement was to run towards Duan Xiaomu.Thousands of miles away. This is an instinctive and irresistible action. They have been sitting on the floor of the kindergarten for a long time.Talking about the past. When did Grandma Li die? When was the kindergarten relocated. When did Du Wanwan meet Ji Yan? ... They accepted each other's stories without any deviation in understanding, as if they had already lived in each other's lives.Amazingly, Duan Xiaomu guessed the love between Du Wanwan and Ji Yan without any effort. "Ah, that's all over." Du Wanwan said flatly, avoiding the topic: "I'll help you stand up, let's go." They performed a simple ceremony together in church to thank God for their reunion.Kneeling in front of the Jesus statue in the church, Du Wanwan confessed the whole story to God and repented deeply.She even spoke out about her murder, her escape.She knelt there for a long time, standing in a halo where the sun slanted in, talking continuously, washing her face with tears.Duan Xiaomu came up to hug her several times, kissed her, held her hand and told her softly together. The plumber was standing in the doorway, mouth shut in shock.It was the queerest story he had ever heard, with more twists and turns than the twistest stories in all the storybooks.At the same time, he respected and loved Duan Xiaomu a little more - what kind of strange woman is this?She can forgive and accept a man who once tried to kill her.She can still give her so much love. At night, Du Wanwan slept in Duan Xiaomu's small room. "Whose skirt is this? The embroidery is so beautiful!" Du Wanwan cried out in surprise when she saw the beautiful embroidered skirt lying beside the bed. "I embroidered that," Duan Xiaomu said. "In order to earn some money to support myself, I did some work on embroidering skirts." "It's beautiful. It's a really interesting job. In fact, if you study oil painting, you will be very good." "I often hear from Ji Yan that you have been painting oil paintings, and you are very good at painting, and you have won awards again and again." "Uh, that's just my idle pastime." Du Wanwan thought to herself, would Ji Yan still mention her often in front of Duan Xiaomu? Did he ever care about her? Every time she thought of him, she still felt so uncomfortable, She was so uncomfortable that she wanted to reshuffle the cards in her life. She could go back to the time when she was 6 years old. She would definitely stay in Licheng, and never be separated from Ji Yan and Duan Xiaomu. "Stop dancing?" Duan Xiaomu has never forgotten how Du Wanwan danced in gorgeous clothes when she was six years old. "No. Since your leg was injured, although my leg is not disabled, I often experience intermittent pain. So sometimes I can't stand still, let alone dance." Du Wanwan has no emotion To put it bluntly, that was a long, long time ago, so speaking of it now, she doesn't feel much pain anymore.It was as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. "And what about singing?" "No. Because, because my heart beats irregularly, I'm always out of breath when I sing, and my voice is cut off and suppressed." After Du Wanwan said all these words, she felt very comfortable.Maybe, maybe many years ago, if there was such a conversation, or even a condemnation of Duan Xiaomu, it would always make Du Wanwan feel better, and the misunderstanding between them should have been eliminated long ago. "I'm sorry." Duan Xiaomu knew all along that Du Wanwan's hatred for her was not without reason.She also guessed the pain she caused Du Wanwan, and now she knew that it was true.How many times has she prayed to God to put the pain on Du Wanwan on herself.But God still allowed her to share her pain, or it was because of this that they were inextricably linked, and they couldn't be cut off no matter what. Du Wanwan knew that she should apologize the most.She should tell her about the swing incident and how vicious she was at that time, hoping for Duan Xiaomu's forgiveness.But she didn't want to open her mouth to relive the swing incident.So she stopped talking and just looked carefully at the dress embroidered by Duan Xiaomu.They were all sitting in the dark little room. Finally, Duan Xiaomu walked up to Du Wanwan slowly. She threw away her crutches, her body was still shaking in the air, but she hugged Du Wanwan tightly: "Dear Wan Wan, how many tortuous roads have we walked to reach this day of meeting. Let's get rid of the past things that have been pent up in our hearts. We will be good sisters for life." Du Wanwan felt that the dark mist in the room had dissipated, and bright things rushed into the pupils of her eyes. She suddenly thought, even.Although she lost Ji Yan, she finally returned to Licheng, and finally to Xiaomu. When she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly called Duan Xiaomu softly: "Xiao Mu, Xiao Mu." "Ok?" "I'm never leaving again," she murmured.