In the evening, the capital was overcast, and when it was almost dark, the clouds were getting thicker and thicker, and finally it began to rain, which made people's hearts a little more melancholy.

A compound surrounded by red walls, quiet and solemn.

In the study, a clear-looking and thin old man stared at an old photo with a little yellowing in his hand for a long time, and an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.

The photo is a family portrait of the old man sitting in front of him next to his wife. However, at that time, his wife was still charming and radiant, with a kind and happy smile on his face, which made him recall many unforgettable sweet pasts. Behind them stood a man and a woman, the man was dressed in military uniform, full of heroism, and looked to be in his early twenties, and the woman was still in elementary school, with a ponytail and a red scarf around her neck. Judging from the dress of the characters in it, the time of the photo shoot has been twenty or thirty years since now.

It was one of his children.

Originally, this was a happy family, with a virtuous wife and filial piety, warm and harmonious. But since his son suffered misfortune, this family has never been perfect, and there is a lot of laughter. My wife's health is getting worse day by day, and now, I can't even get out of bed, so I can only use a wheelchair to move. Thinking of this, the old man's heart was full of chagrin and self-blame. If it weren't for his stubbornness, how could such a thing happen if he had to send his son down to exercise?

Sighing lightly, the old man picked up the photo, his fingers gently rubbed the heroic smiling face of his son in the photo, the rigid outline on his face instantly became tender, his eyes were slightly red, and his body trembled involuntarily.

For more than 20 years, he doesn't know how he has spent more than 20 years. originally thought that all this had been sealed by time, but I didn't expect that when I heard the news again, it would actually set off such a big wave in my heart.

At that moment, I heard someone knock on the door in a hurry.

"Come in." The old man collected his emotions for a while, and when he raised his head, it was the elder with a solemn face and a dignified demeanor.

"Dad, isn't it ......" After the door was pushed open, a thirty or forty-year-old, graceful and luxurious woman walked in quickly, tall, fair and delicate, with beautiful facial features, with that mature figure, there is an indescribable demeanor. From between her eyebrows, the shadow of the little girl in the photo can be faintly seen. She said something eagerly as she walked, but when she glanced at the old picture on the table, she swallowed back the unfinished words in her mouth, and a little surprise and astonishment appeared on her face.

She is not unfamiliar with that photo at all, it was taken by the family when her brother was admitted to the military academy, although she was only eleven or twelve years old at that time, but the scene of that day seemed to be engraved in her soul, she remembered it clearly, and even every small detail, she could tell it like a few family treasures. But since her brother's death, she has never seen this photo again, and she thought it was burned with her brother's belongings, but she didn't expect that after so many years, this photo appeared in front of her eyes again.

"How old are you, how do you do things and still be so frizzy?" The old man glared at him disapprovingly.

Although her daughter is married, she comes back every now and then to accompany her and her wife, because she is afraid that they will be lonely. If it is a holiday, he will call his husband and grandson, and the family is lively and lively, which also makes him feel the precious joy of family.

The woman stuck out her tongue, and it was hard to imagine that she was the mother of a teenage girl, and she still had such a cute side.

"It's not a weekend, how can I have time to come? What about Wei Hao and Wei Qi? They didn't come? The old man asked.

"I didn't come, I'm about to take the high school entrance examination, and my study task is tight." The woman replied, and then asked eagerly, "Dad, is there any news of the sister-in-law?" "There is a great sense of eagerness in the beautiful eyes.

The old man was slightly shocked, and did not answer her question immediately, but took out a cigarette and lit it, took another puff, and then pretended to be casual and asked, "Who did you listen to?" ”

"Heaven must not be leaked." The woman pretended to be mysterious, and a little smug.

The old man turned his head to look out the window, his deep eyes revealing indescribable complex emotions. The woman didn't pay attention, but took his arm and said a little coquettishly, "Dad, let's go and get the sister-in-law back." ”

The old man's thick eyebrows were furrowed, forming a Sichuan character in the center of his eyebrows, and he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this." ”

"Why?" The woman looked at the old man with some astonishment, and said dissatisfiedly: "Dad, I know that you have always been worried about the death of your eldest brother, but this can't be angry with your sister-in-law, not to mention, Xiaohui is your own grandson, you can't bear to watch them wander all the time......"

The muscles on the old man's face twitched violently, and he tried his best to control his emotions, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "You...... I don't understand ......."

"What don't I understand?" The woman said with tears in her eyes: "You are selfish, you are taking care of your face." I really don't understand why you're so cold-blooded......"

Hearing his daughter's accusation, the old man's chest rose and fell violently, and his emotions were no longer controllable, spreading to his face, to every part of his body, and even the hand holding the cigarette trembled violently. In a fit of rage, he raised his hand and slapped his daughter hard.

"Smack!" The woman was immediately stunned, since she was a child, the old man had never beaten her. Then he covered his face and cried and rushed out of the study, and then heard the sound of the door slamming shut.

The old man looked at his still raised slap, and suddenly felt a crushing pain in his chest, he sat back in his chair, in an extremely depressed mood, and muttered: "You don't understand, you don't understand......

I don't know how long it took, the old man slowly got up, walked out of the study, and staggered towards his wife.

My wife was watching the rain under the eaves in a wheelchair, and the health care doctor stood by and looked at her nervously.

"It's raining, why don't you go back to the house? What should I do if I catch a cold? The old man walked to the wheelchair and said softly to his wife, his words full of concern and love.

"Out of the way, I want to see the rain." The wife held the old man's hand and said with a smile: "I feel a lot more relaxed here." ”

Holding his wife's skinny hands, the old man only felt cold, and couldn't help frowning, and then took out a blanket from the side and put it on his wife, and then said: "Then you should also pay attention to keeping warm, you see that your hands are cold, like ice slag." ”

The wife smiled, and seemed to enjoy the old man's nagging and concern. And the health care doctor on the side also looked at all this with envy, wondering if he would be able to find such a partner who would never leave him for the rest of his life in the future.

"Xiao Lin upset you again?" The wife patted the old man's hand and asked with a smile.

The old man showed a slightly unnatural expression on his face, hesitated for a moment, and waved off the health care doctor before saying to his wife: "There is news of Yanyu and Xiaohui." ”

"I just heard that." The wife said calmly, and after a while, the circles under her eyes slowly turned red, and then two lines of tears slowly slipped down.

The old man sighed lightly, knowing that when he mentioned them, his wife would be like himself, and he would involuntarily think of his son who died young. This has become an eternal pain in the family, and it has been silent for many years.

He just wanted to say something, but saw his wife wipe his tears again, and said to him with a smile: "You old man, since you know the whereabouts of Yanyu and Xiaohui, why don't you hurry up and take them back?" Over the years, Yanyu has dragged Xiaohui alone, it must not be easy, and I don't know how much suffering I have suffered! This girl, it's good to be strong when you're small......"

The old man smiled, but the smile on his face was reluctant. His gaze fell on the lush green courtyard, the drizzling rain, just as he was feeling at this time.

My wife said again: "It's been so many years, you can let go of everything, don't think so much." ”

The old man showed a slightly bitter smile on his face, patted his wife's hand and said, "You just put it down, I know it." Besides, if you want to take them back now, they may not come back. You don't know Yanyu's temperament, otherwise you wouldn't have heard from you for so many years. ”

My wife nodded slightly, and said, "It's not that I said that you are an old man, and you don't have such a good face." Wei Hao and Wei Qi are not surnamed Jiang after all, it's rare that you don't want Xiaohui to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors? ”

"Xiaohui is not surnamed Jiang now, but surnamed Lin ......" The old man was as calm as water on the surface, but there was a strong sense of helplessness and resentment in those words.

The wife smiled again, she knew that the old man actually wanted to take back his daughter-in-law and grandson, she said: "The surname is Lin and Jiang, aren't they all the grandsons of our Jiang family?" ”

The old man smiled, patted his wife's hand, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed in his heart.

At this time, the secretary Xiao Li ran in, saw this scene, and tiptoed to quit.

"Xiao Li, what's the matter?" The old man looked back at him and asked.

Xiao Li glanced at the old man's wife, his lips moved, and he felt a little like he wanted to speak.

The old man frowned, knowing that Xiao Li had something to tell his wife for the time being, so he said softly to his wife: "Wait for me, I'll be back soon." ”

The wife didn't speak, just looked at him with a smile.

The old man walked aside, Xiao Li whispered something in his ear, but saw that the old man's face suddenly changed greatly, his eyes were staring, and his sharp eyes made people dare not force him to look, Rao is Xiao Li also suddenly felt a heavy pressure rushing to his face, almost suffocating him.