When we returned to the Zhou family's old house, it was almost noon. Grandma was cooking in the kitchen, but Xiangyu was nowhere to be seen, and she didn't know where she had gone.
When I walked to the patio, I saw my grandma who was very busy and sweating. I felt a little uncomfortable, but then I thought about it. Grandma in this state of change may be the happiest. She only focuses on her family and has no other complicated things.
Things bothered him.
"Cang'er, when did you come back? Why are you standing in the patio basking in the sun?" Grandma raised her head inadvertently. Perhaps seeing me standing in a daze, she immediately stopped the shovel in her hand and walked out of the kitchen.
While wiping his hands clean on his apron.
"Nai, I just arrived, and I smelled you cooking fish head and taro pot. It was so fragrant, so I stood in the yard and secretly swallowed." I held my grandma's hand and said.
"What's the matter? Let me give you a spoon first." Grandma said, turning around and returning to the kitchen.
"Mom, I'm not a child. Don't I even have this little patience? Besides, there are guests at home. It's better to wait until the dinner table before we eat together." I took grandma's hand and said with a smile.
"Cang'er, grandma really thinks Xiangyu is a good child. In fact, your grandfather also likes her very much. We are over a hundred years old together. We are more accurate than you in judging people. Moreover, you have experienced together these days.
There are so many, if you have the opportunity, you must take advantage of it. However, your grandfather and I will not force you, we are just giving you a suggestion." Grandma took my hand and sat on the mahogany chair in the front hall.
He came down, looking serious and thoughtful.
"Okay, grandma, I will keep what you and grandpa said in mind, but the gap between me and Xiangyu is really too big. Besides, I..." At this point, I paused for fear of saying
Going down would make grandma sad, and I didn't want to expose the scar in my heart, so I changed the second half of the sentence into two laughs, and then said: "I will work hard for it."
Grandma might have thought it was fake after hearing this, so she patted the back of my hand and said no more.
I was thinking that I might be like this for the rest of my life. After all, I have snakeskin disease that would scare anyone who sees me. Besides, I don’t know if it’s hereditary. I don’t want to harm the next generation of the Zhou family.
"Mom, I'll go with you to deliver food to grandpa at noon," I said.
"The weather is so hot, why go out and suffer such a disaster, and Xiangyu is still at home. There can't be no one at home." Grandma said, looking at the sky outside, "This kid, why do you want to go out to buy something?
It’s been so long since I’ve seen you back, so I don’t know if I know the way home.”
"Nai, it's okay. That girl has seen the world. Besides, our place is so small, nothing will happen to her." I said, then I drank tea with my grandma.
"Then I'll make a pot of winter melon tea and drink it when she comes back. Running outside in this kind of weather will cause heat stroke. I don't know why this year's autumn tiger is so powerful."
Grandma said, got up and walked into the kitchen. After a while, she came out with a pot of winter melon tea.
"Mom, maybe we will have to go on a long trip again soon." I looked at my grandma who was sitting down and said a little lonely.
"Cang'er, grandma believes in you. If anything happens to our family, we should face it together. Your grandpa always can't figure it out. He is afraid that you will be unable to withstand the temptation because you have traveled too many roads and come into contact with too many people.
, But how could a good man from my Zhou family be like this? Do you think so?"
Grandma's words were beyond my expectation. At this moment, what I saw was not a submissive old rural lady who only knew daily necessities, but a lady from a wealthy family, who was transparent, clean, brave and kind.
Her words gave me great encouragement and made me feel that I was not alone.
Looking at this old lady in front of me, she knows how to cook delicious meals, knit beautiful sweaters, and tells me about the ups and downs she and my grandfather have gone through. She always expresses her love to me in the most direct way.
I just regret that time flies by too fast, but now I don’t have more time to accompany each other.
"Cang'er, do you still remember that summer when you were seven years old, you secretly hid in grandma's room and dug out all the things in the box to play with it?" Grandma said, pressing my hand hard.
hand.
My heart skipped a beat. Grandma was coming to tell me about her dowry box.
"Of course I remember. I was beaten half to death by my grandpa at that time. Later, I didn't dare to enter your room for more than half a month." I said with a relaxed face, in a tone that was normal to my grandma.
"You were only seven years old at that time, and twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye. Time flies really fast," grandma said with emotion.
"Yes, grandma, you cried more sadly than me at that time." I said, and couldn't help but hugged grandma's shoulders.
"By the way, when you come back this time, you haven't gone to your Uncle Wang's place yet. He came to see you once during the time you went to Poyang Lake. You should pay him a visit before leaving home this time.
." Grandma looked at me and said.
I looked at grandma and was stunned for about three seconds, and then suddenly it dawned on me.
"Grandma, I understand. I will go find him this afternoon." I also pressed Grandma's hand hard.
"Cang'er, don't be anxious, think clearly, and then take your time." Grandma looked at me and said. "I'm going to cook. Xiangyu should be back soon."
"It's strange, why Xiangyu hasn't come back at this hour." I muttered in a low voice.
"Cang'er, please call Xiangyu, don't really find your way out." Grandma had already stepped out of the front hall door, and she didn't forget to turn around and say to me.
"I understand, Nai, you can go cooking in peace." I said to grandma, when Xiangyu's figure appeared in Yangcheng, "Nai, look, isn't she back?"
"Cang'er, quickly pour her a cup of winter melon tea, and then I'll stir-fry some vegetables. We'll have dinner soon," grandma said, and walked quickly to the kitchen.
When Xiangyu came to the front hall, I noticed something was wrong with her face and her eyes were a bit swollen, as if she had cried.
My first reaction was that she should go see someone. If she just went out to buy something, her mood would not have changed so much.
"Xiangyu, where have you been all morning? Grandma is very worried about you." I took her hand and asked her to sit down, and then poured her a cup of winter melon tea.
She took my tea cup, but kept her head down and didn't speak.
I have known Xiangyu for so long, and I have never seen her so lonely. I couldn't help but ask again: "What's wrong with you? Did something happen to you? Why do you seem to be in such a bad mood?"
"Zhou Cang," Xiangyu called me and finally raised his head, but his eyes were already full of tears, "I may not be able to go to Shentang Bay with you."
As she spoke, she put down the quilt in her hand, and then, as if she had been enduring it for a long time, but finally couldn't bear it any longer, she covered her eyes with both hands, letting tears flow from her fingers.
"If you don't go, you won't go. Why are you so sad? Something must have happened to you. Don't just cry. Tell me. If anything happens, I will face it with you." Seeing Xiangyu
I was so sad. For some reason, I felt like my chest was congested, but I didn't know what to do. It seemed like I didn't even know what to say.
Could it be that this is the legendary feeling of liking someone?
My mother-in-law, it turns out that she can really fall in love over time.
But I couldn't take into account other emotions at the moment. I just wanted Xiangyu to stop crying, otherwise I would have to cry instead.
"Zhou Cang, I'm sorry," Xiangyu suddenly stopped crying and said to me with tears on her face.
"What's wrong? You were fine this morning. Why are you like this when you go out and come back? Did you go to meet someone?" I asked while taking out a few tissues and handing them to Xiangyu.
Xiangyu didn't speak, but nodded solemnly.
"Who are you going to see? Why didn't you tell me and then I went with you?"
"Zhou Cang, I'm going back. My dad is here to pick me up. You go to Shentang Bay and be careful along the way," Xiangyu said without answering my question, but said to himself.
"Your dad has come to pick you up. Where is he? Why not invite him to the Zhou family's old house?"
"No need," Xiangyu looked at me, suddenly took my hand, and said, "Zhou Cang, you must be careful. There are countless nets around you, and each one is waiting for you. So,
You must have wings yourself to be able to fly freely."
"Xiangyu, what exactly do you want to say?" I asked with a puzzled look on my face.
"I'm leaving. You must take care of yourself. If there is a chance, I will come back to see my grandparents again." After Xiangyu finished speaking, he got up and ran towards the door of Zhou's house.
"Xiangyu, your salute is still here." I shouted loudly, but she didn't look back and disappeared at the gate of Zhou's house.