Lin Lu - a Kyoto University student with a promising future.
Song Chen - a military officer with a bright future.
Due to a life-saving grace, the two were forced to marry and have child...
Everyone has seen those two black cars. There is no need to tell you what the conditions are like for my great uncle's family. With such a relationship, aren't you afraid that he won't have a good life in the future?
My second and third aunts couldn't delay either, and immediately called their sons to come over.
Second aunt: "Don't go anywhere else, you cousins should chat and talk more, you are close cousins."
Third Aunt: "That's right, what's so good about the village? It's not even as good as your little corner of the city. I'll clear out the table in the living room for you guys, so you two can sit down and have a good chat. Your grandma up there will be happy too when she sees how close you are."
Xu Wanglin smiled and said, "Then listen to your aunt. Why are there only boys? Doesn't my aunt have a granddaughter? A granddaughter should look like my aunt."
He took out a black and white photo from his wallet, which was a photo of the old lady when she was young.
She was about seven or eight years old, with two pigtails, round eyes with shiny dark pupils, and she was wearing a skirt of an indeterminate color. Her eyes curved when she smiled.
My aunt replied enthusiastically, "Yes, the old lady is lucky. She has five grandsons and four granddaughters. I'll call them over and let the young people get to know each other. Don't you think you will be laughed at if you go out and don't recognize your own family?"
My second and third aunts are married girls, and they will be back soon, so they will invite more people.
The village is most concerned with useless pomp and social etiquette.
Li Xianglian came to help early in the morning and didn't want to invite anyone to come with her. She didn't even want to give a gift.
Their three aunts had already been excluded by the three aunts over there, and Li Xianglian was too lazy to agree with them. In her heart, there were no good people in Kyoto.
He came out from the crowd and found Lin Lu and Lin Jingbei who were watching the show in the back and said, "You two know how to choose seats."
Sitting in a position with the best viewing platform, although it is at the back, there is no one blocking the view in front, so you can see the faces of those people clearly.
Lin Lu patted the spot on the right: "Why did you come out?"
Li Xianglian sat over and said with a look of extreme rage: "It's too shameful to watch."
It was also the first time that Lin Lu learned that her grandmother's hometown was Kyoto.
She had sent photos of Kyoto to her family before, but she couldn't find them at home. She heard from Li Xianglian that her grandmother missed her, so she gave them to her grandmother.
Lin Lu asked: "Mom, did you know that grandma's hometown is Kyoto?"
Li Xianglian paused: "Why are you asking this?"
She was afraid of that place for the rest of her life and felt annoyed whenever it was mentioned.
Lin Lu changed the subject: "You said that grandma escaped here, so why didn't the people over there escape?"
"Who knows? Never mind. They probably won't stay long. The old lady is gone too, and there won't be any contact between the two sides in the future."
Li Xianglian felt that her life was good enough now and she had no intention of climbing up the social ladder.
The most important thing is that the people over there go back quickly.
Lin Lu didn't have any thoughts about those people, but he was just very curious why they came at such a coincidence.
However, fate is sometimes like this. You may just find out that the person is gone when you find him/her.
Lin Lu looked at her watch and saw that the guests were almost here. She said, "Mom, tell everyone to stop watching the show and go do their own things."
Song Chen went to help cook.
These people really are asking their grandson-in-law to cook.
Li Xianglian had a loud voice, and after she yelled a few times, the crowd gradually dispersed and everyone went about their own business.
However, the fact that the Li family has a big relative from the city may be a hot topic in the village for several months.
Some people who knew the inside story began to regret why they didn't marry someone from their own family.
While working, everyone was busy discussing things.
Lin Lu took Lin Jingbei to visit his grandfather. The old man was alone in the room and needed to be kept in mind from time to time. He had been in a bad mood recently.
The old man's cough was heard at the door. Lin Lu asked Lin Jingbei to go in first and pat his back. She poured a cup of warm water and took the medicine. The doctor told him to take it when he woke up.
"Grandpa, how do you feel now? Are you still dizzy?"
My grandfather is very weak, his lips are all white. He is already old, and the illness is like a mountain falling on him, which makes him even more pitiful.
"It's okay." He gasped for breath while saying these two words.
Lin Lu first fed him a few sips of water and said, "Grandpa, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something to fill your stomach first? I bought some egg cakes in town this morning. You can have two first. The doctor said you should eat before taking the medicine."
"Okay." Grandpa agreed, leaning his whole body against the head of the bed, his face ashen, his eyes lifeless.
The room was dark and narrow, and with his back to the light, he looked even more pitiful.
"Abei, the egg cake is in the bedside table behind you, please take it out." Lin Lu bought it in the morning and put it there for fear that someone would eat it.
Lin Jingbei bent down, opened the cabinet door, touched a plastic bag, and took it out.
I listened to Lin Lu and took two to feed my grandfather.
The old man ate very slowly, and it took him nearly half an hour to finish two small egg cakes.
Lin Lu knew without asking that he didn't want to eat anymore, so he gave him some water and medicine.
After taking the medicine, help him lie down.
He instructed: "Grandpa, have a good rest. It will be time for dinner soon. I will ask Abei to bring it to you."
"Ah—deer."
Lin Lu and Lin Jingbei walked to the door and grandpa called her.
Lin Lu turned around and asked gently, "What's wrong?"
Grandpa knocked on the bedside table with his hand: "There's something here."
Lin Lu wondered what he wanted, so she returned and opened the door of the bedside table again, took out everything inside and asked if it was this.
Grandpa said, "There's another layer under the board."
"Press it down hard to open it."
No wonder he hid it so secretly, this was the last thing his wife had.
ah?
Dark layer?
Lin Jingbei immediately closed the door and watched from the doorway.
Lin Lu pushed open the top layer of board that seemed to fit perfectly, and sure enough, a box fell out from underneath.
Inside the box was another iron box. It was very heavy and I had no idea what was inside.
Grandpa's expression was as dead as a tree, and he pointed in a direction: "The key is in the small crack next to the window."
Lin Lu followed his instructions and looked near the window, and actually saw a black key.
Grandpa: “Open it.”
Lin Lu didn't know what his grandfather wanted to do, so he had to insert the key and turn the lock on the iron box.
With a "click", the box opened.
Lin Lu opened the lid and saw a handkerchief inside, which seemed to be wrapped with something.
Lin Lu: "Grandpa, do you want to take the things out?"
Grandpa nodded and said with difficulty: "Please accept the things inside. Your grandma asked me to give them to you."
The two of them have lived together for most of their lives, and before the old partner passed away, they had already made all these matters clear.