Gary raised his head and his little face flushed with tears. Maybe he cried too hard just now, he burped and sobbed, "I quarreled with grandma. I'm going to run away from home."
'Run away from home?'
Rachel frowned and asked, "Why did you quarrel with grandma? What happened?"
"Grandma... She wanted to find a new wife for dad. Speaking of this, Gary kept crying.
Listening to this aggrieved cry, the deep of Rachel's heart was a little soft. Gary's mother had just passed away, and his grandmother immediately found a new wife for her son, which was really hard to accept.
Moreover, children were not as precocious as before, they know a lot through the Internet and TV.
It was obviously that he was more excited to resist these things.
Taking out a piece of tissue from her bag, Rachel gently wiped the tears on his face and said in a soft voice, "Have you ever asked Dad? What did he say?"
Gary raised his hand and rubbed his red eyes. He said with grievance, "Dad is not off duty yet. I don't know."
Heaving a sigh, Rachel reached out and signed his hand. Instead of mentioning it, she turned to him and asked, "It's so late. Let me drive you home, okay? Otherwise, your father will be worried when he comes back and sees that you are not at home."
He immediately lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, "I don't want to go back."
There was nothing Rachel could do. She was worried about letting him walk around on the street alone, so she asked, "Have you had dinner yet?"
Gary shook his head, and his stomach also cried out cooperatively at this time. With a smile at the corners of her mouth, Rachel said, "Then I'll take you to eat something now. What do you want to eat?"
Children's temper came and went quickly. Rachel distracted his attention.
He tilted his head, his eyes rolling two circles, and asked expectantly, "Steak? Dad hasn't taken me to eat for a long time."
"Okay, you can eat anything you want today."
Lowering her head, Rachel checked the nearby western restaurant on her mobile phone. Coincidentally, a taxi stopped at the side. When she opened the door and was about to let Gary in, an anxious voice came from behind. Not long after, she saw Jimmy running over, with his hands on his waist, panting.
His face was full of anxiety and fear. He didn't feel relieved until he saw Gary standing beside Rachel.
He squatted down, held Gary's arm and frowned, "What's wrong with you? How could you run away from home at such a young age! Do you know how many places I have been to look for you? I almost went to the police station!"
Gary lowered her head. "I hate grandma."
Seeing that his mood, which had just been a little relieved, became depressed again, Rachel couldn't help saying, "Mr. Jimmy, don't blame Gary for this. Talk about it when he calms down a little bit."
It seemed that Jimmy didn't notice Rachel until now. He said in surprise, "Dr. Rachel, it's you."
Rachel explained, "I'm worried about Gary when I see him alone here."
"Thank you. I don't know where to find him if I didn't meet you." Jimmy shook his head slightly, with a trace of exhaustion in his eyes.
He waved at Gary, hinting him to come over.
Looking at his pickled face, Rachel thought for a while and said, "Mr. Jimmy, in fact, as an outsider, I shouldn't have spoken too much about your family's affairs, but when I saw Gary's expression, I couldn't help but want to say that many things might need to be communicated with the child in another way. After all, they are not so comprehensive in thinking and things are also relatively simple. Can you understand me?"
"I know."
Jimmy nodded and continued, "I've talked to my mother."
Hearing this, Gary looked up at him and asked in a childish voice, "Doesn't grandma find you a wife?"
"No." Jimmy shook his head helplessly.
"Yeah, that's great!"
Seeing Gary jumping up and cheering, Rachel couldn't help smiling.
When she came out of the hospital, it was already late. Due to the delay, the street lights on both sides of the road were turned on, and her mobile phone in her bag also rang. Maybe [张妈] called to ask why she hadn't gone back yet.
"It's getting late. I need go home," said Rachel.
"Wait for me."
Gary let go of Jimmy's hand, and then ran over to pull the clothes of Rachel. He asked confusedly, "Aunt Rachel, didn't we say that we would go to eat steak together?"
Jimmy also took a step forward and said with a smile, "Yes, we don't have dinner when we go back. How about having dinner together? Thank you for stopping this brat for me."
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