“Give Uncle another chance, okay? In the future, Uncle will never just leave you again.” Until, the day the life completely disappeared … Until, the day he had to leave …
“Ajusshi has to keep his word!” KK said.
“Uh-huh! Cheating is a puppy dog!” Nini catered to her brother’s words and cocked her little head for a moment, “Let’s just pull the hook.”
KK immediately stretched out his little finger and hooked it onto Nini’s. Nini raised her eyebrows and looked at Jerry Xiao, who immediately smiled and stretched out his finger and entwined the two hands tightly.
This kind of pulling the hook thing, he grew up so big or the first time to play. However, this promise … he was so solemn and earnestly made …
“Pull the trigger, pull the trigger, no change in a hundred years.” Three hands wiggled, and Nabi had words on KK’s lips.
“Whoever changes first is a puppy dog! Uncle can’t be a puppy dog.” Nini added.
Jerry Xiao lost his smile. The two children were assured, as if this settled them down, and let go of their hands contentedly, but relied on his arms and refused to leave. Of course, he didn’t want to let go of them at all. The surge in the bottom of his heart, from the beginning until now, never faded a bit.
“Uncle, why are you running here?” Nini tilted her little head and asked him. Her small hand mischievously poked his arm, her small brows furrowed, “Uncle has lost weight oh! Didn’t you get any good food?”
KK picks up, “Let Zoey make Uncle a good meal! Zoey’s getting better and better!”
Jerry Xiao smiled bitterly. If he could, he would love to try Zoey s handiwork again, it s just … that he s still trying to get that opportunity …
“Uncle has come on a special trip to see ye. But it seems unfortunate that you are going out this way?” He stood up slowly, leading the two children, and headed for the anxious old wood.
“We’re going to a camel race.” Nini replied.
“Uncle, why don’t you accompany us! It’s fun!” KK immediately invited. He really didn’t want to leave Uncle Yea, but, he didn’t want to miss the camel races either. So, of course, the best thing is to have the two together.
“Yes, Uncle go with us! Go together!” Nini jumped excitedly, applauding KK for the offer.
“Yeah, Uncle will go with you guys to check it out.” He, unconditionally, agreed. Right now, wanting nothing but to be completely obedient to the two children.
Walking up to Oldwood, he briefly explained his relationship with the children in English, but Oldwood was so confused that he couldn’t understand it at all. The two children had to you a word and I a word, make every effort to explain the problem, some strenuous explanation down, the two little head are a row of sweat.
Jerry Xiao was able to get into the car with the children, but Lao Mu had more or less understood and let down his guard a little. Along the way, the children were very excited, chattering about many things. They talked about life in Arabia during the past eight months and about Zoey’s recent situation. The children talked so much that they didn’t even need him to intervene. …
The children, once again, mentioned Zoey. He couldn’t help himself, and spoke, “In the past eight months, has Zoey ever mentioned Uncle?”
The tide of the heart, slightly surging.
“Doesn’t seem like it yeh.” KK cocked her little head, thinking for a moment before shaking her head.
Jerry Xiao’s heart, sank, and even his eyes, darkened a lot.
“No! Obviously once!” Nini raised her hand. His eyes lit up again, “Yeah? Did it say anything?”
After asking, even he found it funny. When did he become so easily satisfied? Just mentioning it once made him so satisfied.
“Half a year ago, KK asked Zoeyif Uncle would come back to us, and Zoey said that we should forget about Uncle, that he had his own life and wouldn’t need us anymore.” When Nini said this, she flattened her little mouth and seemed to be very aggrieved.
Jerry Xiao gently wrapped his arms around the two children, his heart momentarily turned a hundred times. It seems that she really fully intends to be good, they do not have any involvement in this life. However, now, he came back … he did not want to let go. Even if, the rest of life, not long.
…
The camel race in Qatar has been famous for a long time, Jerry Xiao has heard of it, but seeing it in person is another kind of shocking feeling. The yellow sand dances in the wind, and the camel’s breath rolls with it. On the yellow sand desert, there is a sea of people, everyone is excited and shouting wildly, and some people even take off their red and white headscarves to throw them in the air.
The track was lined with rows of camels, carrying saddles of every color, much taller than adults. The golden fur shimmered and shone exceptionally brightly in the desert sun.
The two children were like wild horses, breaking away from Jerry Xiao’s hand and running wildly forward. Nini turned back, her eyes shining brightly. Nini turned back, her eyes shining brightly, her two little hands nestled in her lips, making the trumpet gesture, “It’s so much fun! Uncle, in the future, when I have money, I will also buy a big camel, let him carry me and KK to visit you!”
Jerry Xiao lost his smile. but KK demolished her, “Idiot, a camel can’t walk that far, it’ll get tired.”
“Hmph! Then I’ll carry the camel and take him on the train. That way he won’t get tired!”
“But can you resist a camel?”
“Who says I can’t carry it? I’ll be able to carry it when I’m older and in better shape!”
…
Jerry Xiao stood there, squinted his eyes, blocking the too bright sunlight, and watched the two little ones running in the yellow sand desert. Listening to their silver bell laughter, feeling their flying childish heart, together with his heart, are flying and dancing on the desert.
Occasionally, he wanted to laugh when he saw the children accidentally flopping onto the sand, their faces covered in a yellowish patch of sand. To go up and pick the children up, but in the end he held back.
It’s better to let them get up on their own for little setbacks like that, right?
This is the mentality of a father? Thinking about how to raise your kids at all times. It’s really, quite wonderful …
Only suddenly a loud bang was heard, and a cry from the locals there echoed reverberating through the desert sky.
“It’s starting! It’s finally starting!!!” Nini and KK clapped their little hands and screamed furiously. Rows and rows of camels, with that start order, spilled out on the track. All of a sudden, the entire crowd went crazy with enthusiasm, and the two little ones were completely unaware of the heavenly heights to push into the crowd. On the side of the old wood looked anxious, Jerry Xiao gave him a reassuring look, and immediately went forward to hold one with one hand, to carry the two little things away from the danger zone.
“Don’t push in, it’s too dangerous.” He reminded the two children.
“With Uncle here, it must not be dangerous.” KK wrapped her arms around his neck, her wide eyes crossing over his shoulders to look openly at the yellow sand-flecked track.
“There will be no danger! Uncle will protect us!” Nini agreed with her brother.
It was a beautiful feeling to be believed in, and Jerry Xiao smiled and lifted the two children to sit on each shoulder and drove them to the game. The two children laughed and squealed, never having been so excited.
For a short time his body was able to support, but, for a long time, he gradually became a bit overwhelmed. But, he did not want to sweep the children’s excitement at all, after all, he can do for them, really too little too little …
As long as the children only once lowered their heads, he fought the spirit, a look of nothing. Lao Mu answered the phone off to the side, then came over a moment later and gestured with the kids. Jerry Xiao couldn’t understand, so he asked, “What’s he talking about?”
The two children climbed down from his shoulders, and KK replied, “Uncle Mu said that Zoey will come to pick us up later. Uncle, you’re about to see Zoey!”
Jerry Xiao froze for a moment. Zoey …
What would she think if she knew that she was now with the children? Would she think that he had come to take them away?
“Uncle, why are you staring? About to meet Zoeysoon , so too excited?” Nini had her hands behind her back, blinking her big eyes and looking at him like a little adult.
Jerry Xiao couldn’t help but pinch her little nose, “Man-child!”
“Uncle, I’ll tell you a secret. Uncle told me this morning!” Nini blinked her eyes in a mysterious manner.
“What secret. Why doesn’t uncle tell me?” KK also came over his little head to listen. Very dissatisfied with Uncle’s differential treatment.
Nini slapped him on the forehead, “Uncle likes me, of course he told me.”
“Uncle likes me too!” KK stated this fact righteously, his big eyes fixed on Nini. as if he was going to pounce and bite as soon as she refuted it.
Jerry Xiao rubbed his forehead with a headache, these two little things, as usual, like to raise the bar ah!
“Can you tell Uncle first, what’s the secret? About Zoey?” He asked Nini. “Uhm.” Nini stops messing with KK for now, “I heard from uncle that Zoey is in love recently! He seems to be a local! But KK and I haven’t met him.”
Jerry Xiao’s complexion suddenly dimmed. The word ‘in love’ gripped his heart fiercely, leaving him with an unspeakably hard feeling in his heart. He pursed his lips and did not speak. He only heard KK yell, “No! KK likes uncle!”
He frowned and hugged Jerry Xiao tightly. “I like Uncle too!” Nini hugged his neck firmly as well.
“Uncle, why don’t you go after Zoey?” KK’s eyes lit up, obviously satisfied with his proposal.
Nini echoed, “Zoey would love Uncle, he’s so, so, so charming.”
Jerry Xiao slightly lowered his eyes and looked at the two children. He did not say anything, but his thoughts were complicated. Children’s world, always very simple.
“Let’s not talk about that for now. Since Zoey won’t be here until later, let’s grab some fun now.” He, changed the subject. Even if the kids didn’t say anything, he wouldn’t let it go. Just …
When his body can not endure the day, even if he is no longer reluctant to give up, he is ultimately going to give up … the time that he can live, really very little. However, after he left, what should the children do? What will she do?
At the bottom of his heart, he was suddenly seized by a strong reluctance. He did not know if he could see them alive and well in hell or heaven …
“The camel race is over!” KK craned his head around to look at the track rather regretfully, not seeing the final sprint yay!
“Uncle, you can rent a camel to play with later. You accompany us to ride a camel, okay?” Nini demanded.
He was, well, completely incapable of turning down children. So, nodding, “Sure.”
…
The remnants of the dusk sun spread out from the sky, casting itself on the MoMo desert floor. Along with the entire human sky, it was dyed a golden color.
Jerry Xiao, sitting in the hump with his two kids. Never in all the time of sobriety had I been so physically exhausted as I was today. Even in winter, the cooler season, layers of sweat were already seeping from his forehead. Only, that sweat, it was cold.