Chapter 613: Be My Mom for One Night

Chapter 613: Be My Mom for One Night

Bai Zhi didn't say anything more and went home.

Xiao Wei was sent back again, and upon learning that his father wouldn't be coming home that night, he gave up on going home altogether.

I sat on the sofa reading a comic book.

His expression was as calm as Wang Yumei's, clearly indicating that he was used to it.

Although Bai Zhi was feeling heavy-hearted, she still tried her best to appear relaxed and natural in front of the children.

She said to Xiaowei, "Xiaowei, if your dad isn't coming back, you can sleep at my house tonight."

"good."

"Then I'll go make your bed. Go to the toilet and wash your face, then get some rest."

Bai Zhi was about to enter the second bedroom when Xiao Wei followed her and grabbed the hem of her clothes.

He raised his little head again, looking at her expectantly, "Auntie Xiaobai, can I sleep with you?"

Bai Zhi looked down and met Xiao Wei's expectant gaze.

Surprised.

This guy wants to sleep with her?

Bai Zhi asked with a smile, "Why did you suddenly decide to sleep with Aunt Xiao Bai? Are you scared to sleep alone?"

Xiao Wei shook his head like a rattle-drum, "I'm not scared."

After speaking, he turned around and nodded heavily, "No, I'm scared."

Bai Zhi was bewildered by his reaction.

Is it fear or not fear?

According to Liu Guifang and the others, this child has often been home alone since he was little and is very independent, so he shouldn't be afraid.

Then why did he sleep with her?

Meeting his watery eyes, Bai Zhi still couldn't refuse him.

It's just a child, so she finally relented, "Okay then."

She said to Xiaowei, "I'll go clean the kitchen. You go wash up by yourself. There's an unopened toothbrush in the cabinet in the bathroom. Brush your teeth there."

"good."

With Bai Zhi's permission, Xiao Wei toddled off to the bathroom.

When Bai Zhi finished washing the pot and came out, he had already finished washing up.

I waited for her in the living room.

"Auntie, I've already taken a nice bath."

"Okay, let's go to sleep then."

Bai Zhi led him into the master bedroom.

She pulled the blanket up and said to Xiaowei, "Take off your coat and jacket."

Xiao Wei didn't hesitate. He took off his leather jacket, sweater, and pants, and then put on a set of milky white bear-patterned thermal underwear.

I crawled into bed.

After Bai Zhi got into bed, Xiao Wei carefully moved closer to her and tentatively asked,

"Auntie Xiaobai, can you tell me a bedtime story?"

"Tell a story?"

Bai Zhi was somewhat troubled by this request.

She had no experience telling bedtime stories to children.

Xiao Wei waited expectantly, "Yes, can you tell me a bedtime story?"

"Sure, but I need to think about it."

She had no experience raising children and didn't know what kind of stories were suitable for telling young children, so she thought of all the myths and legends her grandfather had told her when she was a child.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then I'll show you the story of the Seven Calabash Brothers."

"good."

Xiao Wei lay beside her, his eyes sparkling as he looked at her, waiting for her to begin her lecture.

...

After Bai Zhi finished speaking, Xiao Wei clapped his hands enthusiastically.

He didn't forget to praise her, "Wow, Aunt Xiaobai, your story is so good, much better than Aunt Guifang's."

Bai Zhi, "..."

Are you sure Aunt Guifang won't be hurt by saying this?

"Let's go to sleep now," she said with a smile.

"I want to hear more stories," Xiao Wei said, clearly still wanting more.

He recalled, "I remember when I used to sleep with my mother, she would tell me different stories every night to lull me to sleep."

"But that was when I was a child, and I've forgotten what she said."

Although my mother's appearance has become blurry in my memory by now.

All he remembered was that his mother's embrace was warm and the story was very nice.

He missed that feeling so much.

Bai Zhi felt a lump in her throat as she listened to the child's sullen words.

"Okay, let me tell you another one."

Bai Zhi racked her brains, thinking and thinking, and told him stories such as Nezha making havoc in the sea and Jingwei filling the sea.

Xiao Wei listened intently, and when she finished speaking, he looked completely satisfied.

"Auntie Xiaobai, can you be my mom for the whole night tonight?"

Bai Zhi, "???"

"Just for one night, I want to hold you while I sleep, is that okay?" Xiao Wei completely opened his heart to Bai Zhi at this moment.

"I miss my mom so much, I want to treat you like my mom. Just for one night, is that okay?"

Hearing the child's innocent voice, Bai Zhi was so overwhelmed with emotion that she couldn't speak. She simply pulled Xiao Wei into her arms.

She kissed him on the forehead. "Okay."

"Thank you, Aunt Xiaobai." Xiaowei snuggled closer to her.

"Okay, Auntie Xiaobai will lull you to sleep."

Bai Zhi gently patted his back, humming a nursery rhyme to lull him to sleep.

Xiao Wei gradually felt sleepy and drifted off to sleep.

Looking at his peaceful sleeping face, Bai Zhi felt truly heartbroken.

Children without mothers are truly pitiful.

He was like this when he was a child.

Seeing the other children in the village, I was with my mother, while he could only stand there silently, watching them with envy.

At that time, she also longed for a warm embrace to hold her in her arms.

"Mother……"

"I'm here."

Xiao Wei seemed to be dreaming, so Bai Zhi quickly patted him gently and responded softly.

After receiving a response, the child fell asleep peacefully again.

Bai Zhi, however, suffered from insomnia until late at night.

I'm worried about Lu Ye and feel sorry for Xiao Wei.

A complex mix of emotions.

But she knew Xiaowei had to go to school in the morning, so she forced herself to fall asleep.

When the alarm clock rang at 7 a.m., Bai Zhi slowly opened her eyes.

"Auntie Xiaobai, you're awake?"

Xiao Wei was already dressed and looked like he had washed his face.

He was standing by the bed looking at Bai Zhi.

"Xiaowei, you're already up?" Bai Zhi rubbed her hair and sat up.

“I get up at 6:50 every morning. I don’t need an alarm clock; I can wake up on my own.”

"Auntie Xiaobai, don't worry about me, I'll go to school by myself."

He was just correcting me, asking if we should wake Aunt Baizhi up and tell her before going to kindergarten.

"Don't you need to send it?" Bai Zhi asked.

Xiao Wei is like a little adult. "My dad doesn't usually take me to kindergarten. It's just across from our residential compound, so I can go there by myself."

"What about the other children? Do their parents send them off?" Bai Zhi asked him.

Xiao Wei's face fell for a moment, but he quickly recovered. "Other children are other children. I'm a little man, and I can do it myself."

Bai Zhi understood what was going on and said with a smile, "Auntie Bai is also getting up to exercise. How about I take you there? I've never been to your kindergarten before, so I'll go and take a look."