It was almost dusk when we returned to the Zhou family's old house.
When she opened the door of the old house, her grandma was sitting in the yard shelling peas. The setting sun shone on her blank face, making her look a little tired and lonely.
The whole Zhou family's old house was quiet and a bit dull.
"Cang'er," grandma's face raised as I pushed the door open, and then tears burst into her eyes.
Ignoring the peas piled on her knees, she stood up and ran towards the door. The beans were scattered on the floor, and there were one or two that did not escape her grandma's big feet and were trampled to pieces.
"You kid, why did you leave without saying a word? Your grandpa was so worried that he almost fell ill." Grandma held my hand, tears oozing out of the corners of her eyes.
"Grandma, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been willful and made you two worried." I said guiltily.
"It's good to come back safely. This matter has turned the page. But when your grandfather comes back later, you have to give him a few soft words." Grandma glanced at Xiangyu and Zhang Jisheng, and then swallowed the following words.
Go down.
"Hello grandma," Xiangyu said hello hurriedly when she saw that her grandma finally had the spare energy to notice them.
"Xiangyu and Jisheng are here too. Come into the house quickly. Why don't you see Chen Mo?" Grandma took off the backpack on my back, hung it on her forearm, and held my hand.
Go into the front room.
"Chen Mo is managing several companies now, so he is very busy. He is not like us who can play everywhere," Xiangyu said with a smile.
"Okay, this time I'm here, I'll stay here for two more days. I was in such a hurry last time that I couldn't let Cang'er take you for a nice walk," grandma said.
Xiangyu and Zhang Jisheng lived in the same room they stayed in last time, facing my room across the front hall.
I was so tired that I couldn't wait to take a shower when I returned to the Zhou family's old house. As soon as I left the wing after taking a shower, I saw my grandfather standing on the patio with a dark face, waiting for me.
"Grandpa," I walked over while wiping my wet hair.
"Come to the study."
The old man didn't answer me. He said this coldly, then turned around and walked towards the study.
I didn't dare to delay for even a moment, and followed my grandfather's footsteps into the study.
"I'm crazy enough, I finally know I'm back." As soon as he entered the study, Grandpa said this before he could sit firmly on his butt.
"Grandpa, I know I was wrong, and I will definitely listen to you in the future." I softened my tone and tried to be nice.
"This trip to Wawu Mountain has taught you a lesson, that is, you are lucky enough to be able to get out of it, but people may not always have such good luck." Grandpa still looked stern.
Tone.
"Grandpa, that's not necessarily true, but I've only had such good luck twice." I seized an opportunity and filled in all my doubts that I wanted to ask Grandpa for confirmation.
"How do you say this, twice?"
Sure enough, the old man took the bait.
"Wait for me first."
I left the study and ran to my room.
"Cang'er, why are you running away? You're calling grandpa for dinner." Grandma saw me running across the patio in the kitchen, and she put her head out of the window and shouted.
"Okay, grandma, wait a minute." I said while running.
I took the dirty backpack to my grandfather's study, took out the group photo, and said to the old man: "Grandpa, haven't I been to Wawu Mountain with you a long time ago?"
Grandpa looked at the photo I had placed on the sandalwood desk, his expression suddenly changed, he stood up and said, "Where did you get this photo?"
Looking at my grandfather's fierce eyes, I was immediately frightened. The arrogant aura just now disappeared without a trace, and I said nonchalantly: "I found it in Professor Chen's notebook."
"This old fox is really worried about the world being in chaos." Grandpa said viciously.
"It's time to eat, what are you two and grandson doing?" At this time, grandma pushed the door open and came in. Maybe she saw that my grandpa and I looked a little strange. She walked to my grandfather's side and said, "The child can come back safely.
You should just be happy secretly and just give me a few words of education. Do you deserve to be so aggressive?"
As the old lady spoke, she glanced at the desk, and a smile instantly solidified on her face.
She paused, picked up the photo from the sandalwood desk, and looked at her grandfather with tearful eyes, hesitant to speak.
Seeing that grandma was about to cry, my heart suddenly softened. I couldn't help but step forward and hold grandma's shoulders with both hands, not knowing what to say.
I don’t know if what I did was very willful, or if it would be cruel to the two elderly people, but if these questions are not asked clearly and kept in my heart, they may gradually become a gap between me and my grandparents, so,
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. I must figure it out today.
"Grandpa and grandma, please tell me what this photo is about. Also, my ID card was also lost in the ancient temple in Wawu Mountain," I said, giving the ID card in my backpack to me.
He took it out and put it on the desk, "I have been to the Wawushan Ancient Temple as early as 2011, but why I have no impression at all. My parents have also been to the Wawushan Ancient Temple, why do our family have been working tirelessly to
How about going to Wawu Mountain to explore the ancient temple? What’s the secret behind this?”
No one said anything, and the study was so quiet that you could almost hear the heavy breathing between us.
After coming over for a while, grandma twitched, stared at the photo in her hand, and finally spoke slowly: "The person in this photo is not you, but your brother."
a bolt from the blue!
This was an answer I didn't expect. Suddenly, I didn't know what to say.
I actually have an older brother, but I don’t know why. My grandparents, father and mother have never mentioned it.
Grandma ignored my expression, sighed, and continued: "His name is Zhou Lan. He was taken away when he was born and fostered elsewhere."
"But why is this? Why should he be fostered elsewhere? Can't the Zhou family afford to support him?" I asked.
"Why?" Grandma wiped away her tears and stared at me with her cloudy white eyes and said, "Of course it's because of you."
Grandma’s look was so strange, and I felt a little scared when I saw her.
"Because it was you who was supposed to be taken away, not him. It's just that your mother changed the situation and let him replace you." Grandma's eyes returned to the group photo with a sad look.
"That's enough," Grandpa suddenly shouted, which startled both Grandma and me.
It seems that this is the first time since I can remember that my grandpa lost his temper to grandma, but grandma was not to be outdone and said angrily: "He is already so old, there are some things that should be made known to him. He has the right to know and do it."
An obligation to do something.”
"Since this matter started with me, I have to stop it. I don't want to drag too many people down." Grandpa said, but his confidence was a little lacking, and he was in a state of being full of ambition but not strong enough.
"Can you stop it? If you can stop it, you won't involve all three generations of the Zhou family." Grandma's tone softened a little, and she moved her eyes to me, and then said: "Old man, you are
Knowing that Cang'er can't escape such a fate, it's better to let him go, which may be more helpful to him than to protect him all the time."
Grandpa sighed deeply and did not answer what grandma said: "Let's eat first. There are guests at home. How can it be so bustling with people? Please slow down these things first and let me think about it carefully. I want to think about it carefully.
.”
After the old man finished speaking, he left the study with his hands behind his back.
I looked at my grandma, took back the photo in her hand, and looked at it carefully. The brother in the photo who looked exactly like me had replaced my brother who was fostered elsewhere since he was born.
No, there is a loophole here.
He is my brother, he must have been born before me. Why could he replace me as soon as he was born? Could it be that we are twins.
"Grandma, are he and I twins?" I asked my grandma, who was still stunned.
"No." Grandma glanced at me and said, "Let's eat."