Chapter 3: Goodbye Parents
The station is not far from my home, and I sat in the car and said to Uncle Hu without a word: "Uncle Hu, I haven't been back all these years, and the town has become so prosperous?" β
"You've been in the big city for a long time, and your horizons have become higher, right? Where is the town here? This is the county seat! Uncle Hu said as he drove. (The fastest update speed, remember this site to find this site)
I blushed, I actually went to a town, forgetting that this is the county seat, not that my vision is high, but that I haven't come back for so many years, my memory is a little blurry, and I can't tell the difference between the town and the county seat.
In fact, I can't tell the difference between the town and the county seat, looking at these streets outside the car window, I feel very strange, I feel like I'm in another place, fortunately, after that bustling street, the next jump of the old street still retains so many familiar buildings, so I have a sense of home.
In my heart, whether it is the town or the county seat, there is a strange feeling, my hometown is just that quiet village, that abandoned labor, that small building hidden in the bamboo forest, have they changed?
Just when I was thinking nonsense, the car had stopped, and Uncle Hu turned to me and said, "Stinky boy, when you arrive, don't you get out of the car?" β
"Arrived?" I looked out the window of the car in confusion, and I didn't expect to get home.
Because there was a brand new street in front of me, wide, neat, and lively, and I clearly remembered that my home was in an alley in front of the school, how could it be here.
Uncle Hu patted me on the shoulder and said, "This is close to the county, and it has long been a prime location, so it's normal to change it like this, you can get out of the car and know." Your parents are not bad in the county. β
I was a little confused, and even more timid to get out of the car with my things, Uncle Hu parked the car, carried my luggage, and walked with me, I looked at this strange reception, and found that I was a little weak in my legs.
After walking for a few minutes, Uncle Hu pulled me to stop and said, "Sanwa'er, this is it, I'm home." β
I looked at the beautiful three-story building in front of me with amazement, not quite believing that this was my home.
In my memory, my house is a two-story building, with two storefronts downstairs, one selling stationery and snacks for students, and the other being changed to a small restaurant with spicy hot, and then the upper floor is inhabited.
But this three-story building in front of me is very big and magnificent, with three storefronts on the first floor, one is selling books, one is an exquisite small restaurant, and the other is a beautiful stationery store.
It looks like there's a sign hanging upstairs that says something like a tutorial class, is this my house?
I had a stomach full of questions, but unfortunately Uncle Hu didn't wait for me to ask, so he shouted downstairs: "Lao Chen, Lao Chen, go downstairs, remember to call Xiuyun's sister-in-law to go downstairs together!" β
There was a quick response upstairs, and it was a voice that agreed: "Old Hu, what's the matter?" I immediately took Xiuyun down. β
The voice was a little old, but it was so familiar, my heart was beating wildly, that voice was not my father, who was it? I don't know why, when I heard my dad's response, I actually had a feeling that I wanted to run away and didn't dare to face it, I didn't know what I didn't dare to face.
Uncle Hu sensed my emotional excitement, put his hand on my shoulder, and said, "Your parents don't live here now, they bought a building in the county town, and the faΓ§ade of this floor is also rented to someone else." But the third floor is kept, and it's rented to some students and their parents at a very cheap price, you know, there are a lot of people in the county. Your father said that these students are not easy, so they should be regarded as good deeds and accumulate virtue for you. Didn't you ask someone to bring back a lot of stuff last time? Your parents have set aside a room to put it in, no, they've been busy with this for the past few days. β
Uncle Hu told me, but I was nervous, I didn't listen much at all, I was silent, I just saw a figure coming out of the corridor, and then looked at me and was stunned, and then another figure came out of the corridor, and also looked at me and was stunned
The first to come out was my dad, followed by my mom.
As soon as I saw them, I couldn't help it anymore, at this moment, the whole world seemed to be gone, there were only these two figures left in my eyes, I didn't want to cry, but as soon as I saw them, it was as if the floodgates had been opened, and the tears couldn't be closed at all.
Just staring at it for a few seconds, my face is already full of tears, how many years? Eight years, I haven't seen my parents in eight years.
Uncle Hu looked at our family standing here stupidly, and couldn't help but push me, saying, "What are you doing in a daze? Don't call you Mom or Dad yet? β
I adjusted my breathing a few times, and finally shouted: "Dad", the voice trembling I couldn't listen anymore.
My dad has walked over briskly at this time, didn't say anything, and hugged me tightly, in my dad's hard hug, I suddenly couldn't cry, I can't guess how much they miss me in the past eight years of days and nights, how uncomfortable the taste is, I only know that at this moment my dad, who has always been emotionally restrained, hugs me so hard, so hard that I feel that he is afraid that I will disappear.
I hugged my dad hard and wanted to say something, but I was drowned out by crying, I thought I was a soft-hearted person who often shed tears, but I rarely cried, just like that.
My dad hugged me, probably embarrassed, and let go of me, but his hand still pulled me tightly, and then shouted to my mother, who was still stunned: "Old woman, what are you still doing there?" Didn't you see your son come back? β
At this time, my mood was much better, I wiped away my tears, barely squeezed out a smile, and shouted to my stunned mother: "Mom, I'm back." β
The feeling of shouting out this sentence is so peculiar, it's like how many years ago I came back from school, threw my schoolbag, and shouted Mom, I'm back, like how many years ago, I came back from the mountains, shouting Mom, I'm back.
Now, eight years later, it's still the same sentence, Mom, I'm back, I really want to shout for the rest of my life, and when I die, I can shout like this, Mom, I'm back.
When my mother heard this, she took two quick steps towards me, and suddenly she squatted down again, covered her face and cried. When my dad saw it, he walked over very quickly, pulled my mother, and said, "I said, why are you crying this old woman?" My son is back, why are you crying? There are so many people on this street, why are you crying? β
Uncle Hu's eyes were also red at the moment, but he still teased: "Your family is really funny, you all cry when you meet, what are you doing?" Still standing on the street and won't let me in and sit? β
I also walked over, gently pulled my mother, and said, "Mom, I'm coming back this time, I'm going to stay for a month, let's go home and say." β
My mother was finally pulled up by me, and when she came together, she touched my face and murmured, "My eldest son, he's back, hey, the third baby, hey."
I looked at my mom with a smile in my eyes and nodded, "Well, mom, I'm back." β
My mother seemed to have finally woken up from a dream and found out that it was reality, and suddenly began to laugh, and then held me dead and said, "My three children, let's go, go into the house, Lao Hu, you come in too." No, I have to go grocery shopping, son, what do you want to eat? Oops, what time is it?"
My mother was incoherent, crying and laughing, but in my eyes it was so cute, my father was very dissatisfied next to me, muttering: "It's an old woman, it's not stable at all, crying and laughing, what is it?" β
"My son is back, I'm happy, I'm happy, you can handle it?" My mom replied unceremoniously.
I watched my parents bickering very happily, the feeling of being close to home at the beginning, not daring to see my parents has completely disappeared at this time, and all that remains is cordial, family affection, and that kind of thick warmth surrounds me.
I can't say a thousand words, but I don't need to say it for a while, because I have a month to talk to my parents about parting.
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At the dinner table, sitting me, my parents, and Uncle Hu.
My two older sisters are already working in other cities, but my parents have notified them as soon as possible and let them come back.
At that time, the university was still assigned jobs, and my two sisters really wanted to stay in Beijing, but they had no choice but to obey the arrangement, so they went to work in other cities, because we went to other cities, so we had a lot less opportunities to meet.
I miss them so much!
In addition, my eldest sister is married, I have a brother-in-law, and I have a two-year-old nephew. The second sister is also getting married this year, but unfortunately I don't know about these major events in the family, and I have no way of knowing.
When I was a child, I didn't care, but when I grew up, I realized that Yuan Bo was so cruel, some people envied the Taoist priest, and envied my powerful spiritual sense, but how did they know that I was also envious of the kind of happiness that could always accompany my parents and relatives?
After eating a meal for a long time, we talked too much, I originally wanted to go home and give my parents a peace of mind, but after three rounds of drinking, I still couldn't help but tell a lot of truths to my parents, and I couldn't bear to deceive them.
Look, the years are so cruel, my father's hair has turned gray, my capable mother has a lot of wrinkles, my impression of them is stuck in the time I was 15 years old, and this time when I came back, I found that time would not stand still because of my memory?
How can I bear to deceive such parents?
I say everything, but many things are understated, such as my rebellious years, the fights that almost died, the dangers I experienced, I only focus on some learning, they sound interesting experiences, the truth is the truth, but it is also my purpose not to worry them.
My experience was unusual, of course, my parents sighed, and finally the two old people couldn't speak for a long time, including Uncle Hu.
It was a long time before my father put down the glass and said, "That old village chief is pitiful, this man is better to be kind." β
My mother also said, "It's better to be kind, and you can sleep soundly this night." β
This is the most simple feeling of the common people, I looked at my parents happily, and Uncle Hu heard a lot of danger from this matter, but said: "Only by following Jiang Ye can I experience this." This Jiang Ye has been gone for three years, and I don't know when I will be able to see him. β
This sentence undoubtedly aroused my heart again!