"Are you Ruian?" The old man was not as unrecognizable as the others. He recognized Ruian at a glance, but he still asked in an uncertain tone.
"Dad, I'm back!" Ruian shouted immediately, his voice choked with sobs.
At this moment, the ecstatic expression on the old man's face immediately subsided and turned into an angry look. Then he grabbed a two-foot-long wooden stick next to him and rushed out of the door, shouting angrily: "That stinks."
Boy, are you willing to go home? Do you dare to go home because you can't survive?"
After saying that, the old man was still angry and directly picked up the wooden stick in his hand and swung it hard towards his shoulder.
Ryan did not dodge, he stood directly and let his father, Pete, beat him. He understood his father's mood very well. Any parent would be very angry if his son has not come back for so many years.
"Pah! Pah! Pah!"
The wooden stick hit him three times in a row, but Ryan could clearly feel that the wooden stick seemed to hit very hard, but in fact it fell very lightly on Ryan's shoulder. Obviously, Father Pete looked very angry, but in fact he was very angry.
Heartbroken Ryan.
Afterwards, Father Pete threw away the wooden stick and kept scolding: "You brat, you are so angry with me. You haven't come back for so many years. Do you think you are dead?"
Facing his father's anger, what else could Ruian do? He could only give up his usual seriousness and said with a smile: "Dad, it's my fault, it's my fault. I'm home now, so don't be angry."
Already."
Ketisha on the side was very moved when she saw the scene where father and son met. At this moment, seeing Ryan change his previous behavior, she was surprised and a little funny. She couldn't help but smile.
After Ryan admitted his mistake for a while, Father Pete's anger subsided a little. He snorted and said: "You brat, you go home this time. Don't leave, just stay at home."
To this, Ruian could only agree first.
At this time, a very nervous voice came from the attic: "Pete, who is here? Is it Ryan back?"
Ruian immediately recognized his mother's voice, so he shouted loudly: "Mom, I'm back."
"Rian, Ryan, you are really back, this is great!" Suddenly there was a joyful but crying voice from the attic.
Just when Ryan was wondering why his mother didn't come down from the attic, Dad Pete said softly: "Ryan, your mother's foot was injured and she is recovering from her injury in the attic. Go up and see her quickly."
Ryan hurriedly ran up to the attic, followed by Pete's father and Katisha.
In the attic, an old woman in her fifties or sixties was sitting on a wicker chair, leaning on the chair with both hands, trying to stand up. However, her left calf was splinted and wrapped with a thick bandage.
"Mom, I'm back!" When Ruian saw her, he recognized it from his memory as his mother. He shouted. He threw himself in front of his mother and squatted down.
Immediately, her mother reached out and hugged Ruian tightly. She couldn't help crying and shouted: "Rian, you are finally back! You are such a cruel child. You abandoned your mother at home and never came back after so many years..."
The mother cried and screamed. Her hands holding Ruian became tighter and tighter, as if she was worried that if she let go, Ruian would leave again.
Ruian had to comfort his mother with gentle words. At this moment, he deeply regretted and blamed himself. For so many years, he didn't even think that his parents were still waiting for him to go home in this world. It wasn't until now that he thought
I want to go home, I am really an unfilial son.
After a while, the mother's mood calmed down. At this time, she noticed Ketisha beside her and couldn't help but look up and down Ketisha. Ketisha was so shy that she didn't dare to look at Ryan's mother.
"Rian, who is this girl?" The mother immediately asked with concern. In her mind, she probably guessed who the girl her son brought back was.
"This...this is Ketisha..." Ryan didn't know how to introduce Ketisha, and suddenly felt like telling the truth, "She is your future daughter-in-law."
"Ah!" Ruian's parents suddenly exclaimed in surprise, and then they were ecstatic and beaming with joy.
In contrast, Ketisha was so embarrassed that her face turned red, but she still had the courage to step forward and say hello: "Hello, uncle and aunt!"
"Okay! Okay! Come here and show Auntie." Ryan's mother quickly greeted Ketisha, then took Ketisha's hands and kept asking questions.
Father Pete stood aside, looked at Ketisha, and said to Ryan: "Bad boy, where is this girl from?" He began to cross-examine Ryan, and Ryan had to briefly introduce Ketisha's situation.
During this period, Ketisha's shyness gradually dissipated, and she talked very cordially with Ryan's mother, constantly trying to please each other, which made Ryan's mother more and more satisfied.
Next, his parents began to interrogate Ryan about his experiences over the years. Naturally, Ryan would not tell his parents the truth. If he told his parents that he had experienced countless battles and been on the line of life and death several times in the past few years, he would definitely scare his parents half to death. So.
Ryan simply described where he had been.
Even so, the parents were shocked speechless. According to Ryan, over the years, Ryan had almost circled the continent. This made the two elders, who had stayed in the Principality of Purs all their lives, simply unbelievable.
Unimaginable.
Seeing his parents' stunned and frightened expressions, Ruian regretted a little. He had already wanted to describe his experiences over the years as simply as possible, but he didn't expect that this would make his parents worried. Then Ruian changed his words and said
The parents recovered from the shock.
Next, Ruian looked at his mother's left foot, which was obviously injured. He couldn't help but asked heartbrokenly: "Mom, what's wrong with your leg?"
When Ruian asked, a look of anger appeared on the elder's face, but it quickly disappeared. Before his mother could answer, Pete's father rushed to say: "It's okay, it's okay, I just fell and broke my foot.
It will get better after a while.”
Ruian observed the words and knew that there must be something hidden here, but now he was more concerned about the injury to his foot. He squatted down and carefully observed his mother's left foot, and found that the bone was indeed broken. Now that it has been reattached, it will take at least three
It takes a month to recover from the injury.
"Ryan. It's okay. I've called a doctor for treatment. I'll be able to stand up and walk after a while." As if she didn't understand that Father Pete didn't want Ryan to know what happened, his mother hurriedly said to Ryan.
Ruian frowned. At this time, he was sure that something happened at home, but his parents didn't want him to worry, so they hid it from him. However, at this moment, he couldn't pester his parents to tell him the truth. He would ask for details later.
Regarding his mother's injuries, Ruian decided to go to Kata City tomorrow and invite the best doctors to treat her again. He must heal his mother's injuries.
Next, Ryan left Katisha chatting with her mother, pulled Dad Pete down to the attic, and asked softly: "Dad, what happened? How did Mommy's leg get injured?"
"No... nothing really happened." Father Pete was evasive, and Ryan knew he was lying at the first sight.
Ruian frowned again. He couldn't help but said: "Dad, I have grown up now, what are you afraid of telling me?" After a pause, Ruian still refused to speak when he saw his father, and then said:
"Dad, it's useless if you don't tell me the truth. I'll find out later by asking the neighbors."
At this time, Father Pete sighed and said, "The reason why I don't let you know is because I'm afraid that you will be impulsive and cause trouble."
Suddenly, Ruian's heart tightened and he sighed secretly: "Sure enough, something happened at home." However, Ruian comforted his father and said: "No, I have grown up and have learned to deal with things calmly. And over the years.
If I were still as impulsive as before, I would have gotten into a lot of trouble."
Father Pete looked at Ryan's face. It was indeed as Ryan said. Ryan looked extremely mature now, without any of the reckless and impulsive look he had many years ago. Suddenly, Father Pete felt very relieved. This is normal. How could it be changed?
Every parent hopes that their child will be more mature and sensible.
"Then you have to promise me that you won't be angry after listening to this, and you won't go looking for trouble with those people." Father Pete was still worried about Ryan, and was still worried about Ryan being impulsive and causing trouble.
"Okay, I promise you." At this moment, Ruian could only agree first.
"A few days ago, the two most dishonest people in our town, the brothers Evan and Ek, together with several noble children from Kata City, passed by our town on fast horses. It happened that your mother
When I walked out of the door, I ran into these people riding horses passing by our door." Father Pete began to describe, and his tone became more and more angry as he described.
Hearing this, Ruian's anger surged up and he couldn't help but asked loudly: "These people hit my mother?"
Seeing Ryan's anger bursting out, as if he wanted to cause trouble, Father Pete stopped talking and lectured Ryan: "You still said you weren't angry, but before I finished speaking, you started to get angry."
So Ruian quickly suppressed his anger and said, "Dad, keep talking, I promise you won't be angry."
After a while, Father Pete saw that Ryan's expression returned to normal, and then he continued: "These people did not hit your mother, they just shocked your mother, and your mother fell hard while retreating.
I broke my leg."
Ryan looked at Father Pete. He felt that his father's words were somewhat reserved. The truth would definitely not be as simple as what his father said. He hesitated whether to force his father to make it clearer.
"That's probably what happened. Don't go looking for trouble with those people. Among them are the noble children of Kata City. We can't afford to offend them." Father Pete warned again and again. With his ordinary civilian mentality, he naturally
You want to keep things quiet and don't dare to offend those high-ranking aristocratic children.
Suddenly, Ruian felt his father's mentality. In order to save his father from worrying, he decided not to ask his father anymore, but to ask other people about the process in the future. In Ruian's heart, a small nobleman from Kata City was really nothing.
If it was really these people who injured his mother, then Ryan would definitely make these people pay the price.
Seeing Ryan's delay in responding, Father Pete couldn't help but show his father's dignity and cursed in a low voice: "You brat, do you hear that? Don't cause trouble!"
"Okay! Okay! I won't take the initiative to cause trouble." Ruian agreed, but he didn't agree completely in his words. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.