The instinct of fear of the dark made Qiao Simei take two steps back subconsciously.

Then, a stray dog ​​slowly walked out of the darkness and grinned at Qiao Simei.

Seeing this scene, Qiao Simei instinctively trembled all over and stood there, not daring to move.

Suddenly, the stray dog ​​shrank its head, turned around, tucked its tail and ran away.

Then, Qiao Simei, who was trembling all over, felt her body tighten, as if someone was hugging her from behind.

"Ah! Let me go, help!" Qiao Simei began to struggle instinctively.

"Shh, stop shouting, it's me, Simei!" Cao Zhiqiang's voice rang in Qiao Simei's ears.

At the same time, Qiao Simei also felt that the arms holding her were separated.

Only then did Qiao Simei react and turned around suddenly, just in time to see Cao Zhiqiang squatting behind her.

"Brother Cao?" Qiao Simei exclaimed.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded: "It's me."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang took the initiative to pick up a clean handkerchief and wiped Qiao Simei's tears with a smile.

"Are you tired from running? Do you want to run again? Do you want to cry?

It doesn't matter, if you haven't run enough and cried enough, just keep running and keep crying.

Don't worry, I'll be right behind you to protect you. You can run and cry with confidence, there won't be any danger."

Qiao Simei blinked blankly, then rushed over, hugged Cao Zhiqiang's neck, and started crying again: "Brother Cao, woo woo, brother Cao, I, I, woo woo..."

"Okay, okay, I know, I know everything." Cao Zhiqiang also hugged Qiao Simei and gently patted Qiao Simei's shoulder.

"Simei, I know what you are worried about and what you are afraid of.

It doesn't matter, in my heart, you are my sister and my relative. In terms of status, you and your sister are the same, both are my real sisters.

To be honest, I think you are right. In terms of status and seniority, you are the aunt of my two nephews. This is not wrong.

What's wrong with you is that the way you declare your identity is wrong.

You know, even if you are the elder of my two nephews in terms of status, you are younger than them in terms of age.

Therefore, you must respect them, treat them as peers first, and be good friends with them first, instead of using seniority to pressure others when they first come up.

If you become friends with them and treat each other as equals, and you bring up the issue of seniority, they will readily accept it. At most, they will find it interesting, but they will not say that about you.

Of course, I also know why you are so anxious.

This is actually my fault. I ignored your feelings, didn't let you enter the main table, and made you think that we don't treat you as one of our own.

Actually that's not the case, it's really just my negligence.

Besides, I thought you liked to play with peers, and our table is mostly full of adults, so you might not like that."

"No! I like it!" Qiao Simei sobbed, "I will be where my brother is, and I will like whatever my brother likes."

"Silly boy." Cao Zhiqiang touched Qiao Simei's head, "Simei, my brother has neglected you recently and didn't understand your feelings. Here, my brother apologizes to you.

I should have realized your fear earlier, and I should have solved your identity problem earlier.

It's a pity that I have been busy with my own affairs recently and have forgotten your affairs. You don't blame brother, do you?"

"No." Qiao Simei hugged Cao Zhiqiang tightly again.

"I know you are busy with business. Me, my things are just small things, there is no need to be in such a hurry.

Me, I'm just afraid that you hate me, afraid that you don't like me, afraid that you forget me.

I don't want to be separated from you.

In fact, I also know that I'm wrong, but I'm just afraid, afraid that you will hate me and don't want me anymore."

"How could it be?" Cao Zhiqiang patted Qiao Simei on the shoulder, "How could I not want you? I'm just worrying."

"But, my surname is Qiao after all." Qiao Simei said with a flat mouth, "I am not the same family as you, and besides, I am still so young, and I can't marry you now. You, what if you find me?"

If you marry another woman, won't I have no chance to become a family with you?"

"Silly girl!" Cao Zhiqiang laughed, "A family doesn't have to have the same last name, nor does it have to be related by blood.

Maybe it seems like this to others, but I don't care about it.

Anyway, in my opinion, the so-called family is not blood or surname, but people who have real emotional bonds with each other, and who can care about each other, miss each other, and never leave each other.

Regardless of blood relationship or surname, they are just important ties to strengthen this emotional bond, but they are not the only ties.

From this perspective, you and Lili are both my real family members, because we already have emotional bonds with each other.

Of course, I am not saying that blood relationship and surname relationship are not important, but I am saying that compared to those, inner emotional bonds are the most important.

Since you appeared in my world, we have lived together for so long and have feelings for each other.

I have regarded you as my family, and of course I cannot bear to have you leave.

So, if you treat me as a family member, don't always be suspicious and worry about this and that. If you have any worries, just tell me directly and don't always make me guess.

Family members should be honest with each other and speak out when they have something to say. If they always keep their words to themselves, what kind of family is that? Don't you think so?"

"I'm sorry." Qiao Simei bit her lip, "I'm just afraid of losing you, afraid that you think I'm unreasonable, afraid that you don't want me anymore."

"No." Cao Zhiqiang patted Qiao Simei's shoulder again.

"As long as you recognize me as your brother for one day, I will recognize you as my sister for one day.

As long as you still treat me as family, I will treat you as family.

So, Simei, don't worry and be afraid anymore. From the day you came to my house and recognized me as your brother, I already recognized you as my sister.

This has nothing to do with blood or surname. It is purely a fate destined by God, the fate between you and me.

Do you think, if you and I were not destined to be together, why could you be together in Nanjing and me in Peiping, so far apart?"

"Yes." Qiao Simei nodded thoughtfully, "Let me just say, I fell in love with you the first time I saw you. It turns out it's because we are destined."

The corner of Cao Zhiqiang's mouth twitched and he thought, are you destined to do that? You just do it because I'm handsome! You're a pretty girl!

But when the words came to his lips, he said: "Yes, that's exactly it!

We can meet each other because of fate, and we can know each other because of fate. Therefore, you and I are destined to be brothers and sisters in this life.

This is fate arranged by God. Even if you don’t believe in yourself, you should believe in God, God is the greatest!”

"Yeah!" Qiao Simei burst into tears and laughed, "Yes, God is destined to make me your brother and sister. No, I still want to be your wife. Is that okay?"

"Ahem, I'm afraid this won't work."

"Why?"

"Well, you'll understand this when you grow up."

"Why can't you tell me now when you grow up to understand?"

"You are still young now, so you don't understand even if I say it. Anyway, when you are my age, you will understand. Do you understand?"

"That's it, that's good, I will grow up quickly!"

"Okay, then you should eat less snacks and exercise more, study hard and sleep more, so that you can grow up quickly."

"real?"

"necessary!"

"Then I listen to you!"

"Are you still worried and scared now?"

"No!"

"Then come back with me? Excuse me by the way? Be a good and beautiful woman?"

"Okay, okay, but I can't run anymore, so you have to carry me!"
Chapter completed!