Chen Mo pushed the door and found that the courtyard door was closed. He pushed it open with a slight force and made a squeaking sound.
As soon as I saw it, I saw a whole yard of people.
Chen Mo was stunned, his fingers holding the armrest of the car paused, and he blinked. He didn't expect so many people, so he smiled and said hello.
"Hey, this is about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here! Hey, Chen Mo, you are finally back!"
Grandpa Wang stood up without deleting the fan. He smiled and walked to Chen Mo to help hold the bicycle.
"Thank you for your hard work in disaster relief!"
Grandpa Zhang, who was sitting on the raised stone tiles next to the door, stood up, dusted himself off, and followed him to the car.
"Good work, good work! Look at our little Mo, we have lost a lot of weight. We were already thin, but now we are even thinner... Good boy, well done!"
Chen Mo blinked again and became even more confused. Why did everyone seem to know about it? Is he so bad at pretending?
Taking advantage of his height, Chen Mo winked at Old Chen and asked what was going on.
Grandma Wang on the side smiled and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Don't look at your dad, it's not what he said. We saw you on the news and asked your dad. He has been denying it to us these days. Hey, your figure and appearance are what we have seen since childhood.
It’s so big, you still don’t know! I can tell it’s you at a glance!”
Grandpa Li on the side also stood up on the recliner, lit his fan, and said with a smile:
"Me too, my grandson showed me that short video of shaking something, and he insisted on showing it to me, saying that the people on it were so awesome! I looked at it at that time, my dear, isn't this Xiao Mo! I recognized it right away.
My grandson also told me that the person in the video was awarded a medal and was a great disaster relief hero who saved many, many people. He told me that he will become someone like you in the future, someone who can save many, many people.
Great hero!"
"Yes, my grandson told me the same thing! I imitated you before and bought a baseball cap and a black mask, and wear them every day."
"Yes, there are many of them on the streets now. I think many young people in the snack street next door are wearing this style of clothing now."
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"No, I just followed and helped. The rescue officers and soldiers are mainly responsible for rescuing people. Grandpa Li and Aunt Zhang, it's not like you don't know me. I'm thin-skinned. You praised me so much that I feel numb...Grandpas and grandma, please sit down first.
, I’ll put my luggage away and get you some melon seeds to eat.”
Chen Mo still couldn't resist the enthusiasm of his grandparents. He scratched his head, took off the legs of the bicycle that was pushed into the yard and parked it. He put down the travel bag that he had carried all the way and picked it up. He looked at his grandparents who couldn't laugh or cry.
He bent down and picked up the iron cylinder that Lao Chen had put down, and said with a smile:
"Old Chen, eat cold skin again. You eat this every day for 365 days in this year. Aren't you tired of it? You just go to Qian Shu's cold vegetable shop in the alley every day, so you can't take more than two steps to go to Grandma Wei.
Would you like to have something hot at the restaurant?"
"You stinky boy, it's not pleasant to come to me as soon as you come back, isn't it? You stinky boy wants to be beaten! You know nothing, your father and I are just fine with this!"
Old Chen rolled his eyes and raised his crutch to hit him. Chen Mo quickly dodged and begged for mercy with a smile.
"I've lost weight..."
Lao Chen looked at his son who had lost a lot of weight and his features looked more and more like his own. He wanted to smile, but he felt his mouth was sour. Maybe it was because he had added too much vinegar to the cold noodles before, otherwise why was his mouth so full?
There is a sour smell, and there is also a bit of sourness in the nose.
This kid was already thin, but this time he lost a lot of weight visibly after going out. The tiredness on his face and the blue color under his eyes made Old Chen's hand holding the cane tighten. He thought of Chen Mo's third grade junior high school.
Years ago, this kid also made himself look like this.
I don’t know who is following this enthusiasm.
Lao Chen had a lot to say. He missed, worried, and was afraid these days. There were so many things he wanted to say to the brat in front of him, but in the end he still didn't say any worried words.
He just stretched out his hand to give Chen Mo a hug, and patted Chen Mo hard on the back with his big palm-like hands.
"Well done, I've seen it all, well done..."
All the worried words finally turned into restrained and implicit praise and pride like a strict father.
"Um."
Chen Mo felt that the strength on his shoulders was much stronger than before, and he hugged Old Chen back gently. He was really a stubborn and awkward old man.
You were also my pride back then...
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The chat at night was still going on. Chen Mo said that he was not going to hold a college entrance banquet, so he came back a little late this time. He would pack his bags tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and rush to the school to report about participating in military training.
The chattering neighbors were a little disappointed. They originally wanted to celebrate Chen Mo with a banquet for entering college.
When the admission notice from University A came over, Lao Chen set off a firecracker to celebrate. They had been waiting for the wedding banquet since that day.
But in the end they all sighed and said they understood. The flood lasted for too long, and Chen Mo stayed there all the time.
So much so that the entrance banquet for all the senior high school kids here has been held, but Chen Mo, the one who did the best in the exam, has never been held because the protagonist is not around.
Unexpectedly, until the end, Chen Mo didn't want to do it anymore.
"It's better to go to school early, report it well and get familiar with the school. That's University A. Take a good look at it. Next time, tell Xiaohu and the others about it and see if you can get them to study hard. Running
Then go take the exam."
Aunt Zhang sighed with some regret.
"Hahaha, okay."
Chen Mo grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gave them to Grandma Wang and Aunt Zhang. While fanning himself and Lao Chen, he responded with a smile.
"Grandma Wang has a lot of pretty good donkey-hide gelatin cakes at home. Grandma doesn't eat much of them, so I brought them here for you to take with you on the road."