A very ordinary morning seemed to have become no longer ordinary because of something.
Inside the Song family.
Chen Ming rubbed the water glass in his hand and did not speak.
Zhou Yike relies more on Cai Yiqing than on feelings.
After all, in Zhou Yike's bleak life trajectory, besides Chen Ming and Song Meng lighting up the lamp, it was Cai Yiqing who has been leading him forward.
Although Cai Yiqing returned to Beizhou and rarely asked about matters in Zhongzhou, Zhou Yike was the only disciple who would ask a few questions every time he called back.
Zhou Yike was even planning to take Song Meng and his children to Beizhou to visit Cai Yiqing.
He wanted his children to meet this old man.
Perhaps, in Zhou Yike's heart, Cai Yiqing is actually more like his grandfather.
But now, this idea has not been realized, and Mr. Cai Yiqing has left.
The last time Zhou Yike met Cai Yiqing was at Chen Ming's engagement ceremony.
At that time, Song Meng did not come to attend Chen Ming and Su Rou's engagement due to physical reasons, and Zhou Yike came alone.
Cai Yiqing was also invited to attend Chen Ming's engagement ceremony.
That was the last time the master and apprentice met.
Since then, Zhou Yike has not seen Cai Yiqing again.
Chen Ming didn't know how to comfort people.
In other words, he is not a person who is good at comforting others.
Song Meng held the child in her arms and put a hand on Zhou Yike's shoulder. She also said nothing.
After a long time, Chen Ming stood up and said, "I have to inform another person, so I'll leave first."
Zhou Yike still didn't answer.
Seeing this, Chen Ming looked at Zhou Yike's lowered figure and could not clearly see the expression on his face.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Chen Ming slowly left.
Song Meng wanted to see Chen Ming off, but Chen Ming waved her hand and refused.
at this time,
Song Meng should be the most suitable person to comfort Zhou Yike.
Just when Chen Ming was about to walk out of the door of the Song family, Zhou Yike's voice sounded: "Chen Ming, I want to go take a look."
"Go, go out and relax." After Chen Ming said this, he left without any nostalgia.
No matter how much you say, it's actually useless.
All Chen Ming could do was tell Zhou Yike the news.
Speaking of which,
Zhou Yike's first half of life was even harder than Chen Ming's.
His family is not good.
My parents are divorced, and I have been on my own since I was a child.
Relying on his excellent grades and state funding, he was successfully admitted to university.
after graduation,
Zhou Yike went to Xizhou to find his mother.
But after being abandoned by his biological mother for the second time, Zhou Yike's original family was completely disbanded.
He became an unwanted child.
something,
It wouldn't be a pity if there wasn't one in the first place.
If you once had it but later lost it, you will feel extremely sad.
Chen Ming in this world has been an orphan since he was a child. He has never met his parents and has no experience of father's and mother's love, but he has the love of his old dean.
Looking back at Zhou Yike, he experienced the love and care of his parents and then was abandoned.
to him,
This feeling of being abandoned is the most painful.
Later, Zhou Yike met Xizhou's girlfriend, met Chen Ming, and then met Cai Yiqing and Song Meng.
His life gradually got better.
Cai Yiqing's death made Zhou Yike feel as if he had been abandoned again.
only,
This "abandonment" made him even more sad and painful than before.
After leaving the Song family,
Chen Ming took out a breath and walked towards Guo Dalei's home.
Guo Dalei and Cai Yiqing are old friends. They met in the theater troupe when they were young.
Guo Dalei is an opera singer;
Cai Yiqing is an opera listener.
The relationship between the two lasted for almost forty years.
Arriving at the door of Guo Dalei's house, Chen Ming gently rang the doorbell.
After a while,
A beautiful middle-aged woman opened the door to Chen Ming.
Chen Ming bowed slightly: "Hello, aunt, I'm here to see Mr. Guo."
The person in front of me is Guo Dalei’s daughter-in-law.
Chen Ming had seen Guo Dalei's family portrait before, so he was somewhat impressed by this woman.
"You are Chen Ming, right?"
The beautiful woman smiled and wiped her hands with her apron while making way for Chen Ming to enter the door.
"I heard that the old man often talked about you. You are young and promising. You are really amazing!"
The praise made Chen Ming feel a little embarrassed.
After entering the door,
The beautiful woman did not let Chen Ming change his shoes, but told Chen Ming that the old man was practicing calligraphy in the study.
Chen Ming nodded and walked towards the study.
The study door is not closed.
When Chen Ming walked outside the door, he saw Guo Dalei writing furiously. The way he wrote calligraphy was completely different from that of Professor He Yi from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Professor He Yi's calligraphy emphasizes steady strokes and quick finishing.
Guo Dalei practices calligraphy by just dipping in ink and writing without any skill or beauty.
But don’t say it!
The words written with such a bold and bold attitude give people a quite grand feeling.
Chen Ming shouted softly: "Grandpa Guo."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Guo Dalei raised his head and looked at the door, with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Boy Chen, why are you here? You didn't even say hello in advance?"
Chen Ming walked in, came to Guo Dalei's side, and took a look at the old man's calligraphy: "Good calligraphy!"
"Stop talking nonsense to me. The old fellow at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has always sent you copybooks. Who can't write better than me?! Try to make me happy."
Guo Dalei complained, but his face was full of smiles.
He thinks his handwriting is pretty good.
When others praise his words, it is equivalent to praising him as a person.
Guo Dalei put down his brush and pulled Chen Ming towards the chair. An old man and a young man sat next to each other. The beautiful middle-aged woman just now brought over two cups of tea.
Chen Ming did not rush to talk about Cai Yiqing's affairs, but chatted with Guo Dalei about home affairs.
The two briefly chatted about national affairs from their parents' homes, and even mentioned Feng Yiping's retirement.
After a long time,
The tea cup in Chen Ming's hand has become cold.
I've almost had enough tea.
Chen Ming hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Grandpa Guo, I want to tell you something."
Hearing the words,
Guo Dalei looked a little more serious.
Chen Ming's tone didn't sound like he was talking about something trivial, it should be something more serious.
"He is almost 30 years old. He talks coquettishly and is not a man at all."
Guo Dalei joked.
Chen Ming was not annoyed at all and looked at Guo Dalei: "More than a week ago, Mr. Cai Yiqing passed away in Beizhou."
"I found out last night, and I'm here to tell you the news today."
Chen Ming didn't know how Guo Dalei would react. He might become unusually silent like Zhou Yike, or he might be overly sad and cry bitterly.
But Guo Dalei should know this news.
What Chen Ming never expected was that Guo Dalei's reaction was unexpectedly calm.
His calmness was not Zhou Yike's reluctance to suppress sadness, but he was really not very sad.