"Uncle Lou, Mama Guan, what happened to Manzi?"
Lu Ye walked over and asked with concern.
Ruan Qiqi glanced at him. This old lady must be special in her man's heart.
"Manzai has been standing like this for an hour, not speaking or moving, and he gets angry when I pull him." Guan Zhihua said helplessly.
She felt extremely guilty and self-blaming towards her youngest son.
If she had been more alert back then, she would not have been caught by the enemy, and her little son would not have suffered in jail with her. Before he fell ill, Manzai was very smart and cute. It was she who harmed Manzai.
But she was still glad that Manzai was at least alive and happy in his own world, and that was enough.
"Xiao Ye, she is your girlfriend, Miss Qiqi, right?" Grandpa Lou asked gently.
"Yes, you are my guest now."
Lu Ye couldn't hide his satisfaction and pride on his face.
"What a great thing! Xiaoye, you now have your own home." Guan Zhihua was very pleased.
Lu Ye chuckled and scratched the back of his head, looking a little silly.
In front of Guan Zhihua, he completely lost his thorns and became a simple and silly child.
Ruan Qiqi also greeted the two elders. She had heard from her original body that Guan Zhihua was the best person to Lu Ye in the compound.
When Lu Ye was a child, he was punished by Lin Manyun to stand outside. He was so hungry that he ate the grass in the flower bed. Guan Zhihua saw him and called him home for dinner. From then on, Guan Zhihua would call Lu Ye home for dinner every now and then and buy him clothes, shoes and socks.
That's why Lu Ye asked her to take care of her mother.
Guan Zhihua was the only ray of light in Lu Ye's life.
However, Guan Zhihua suffered too much in prison and her vitality was severely damaged, so her health was not good. A year later, this respectable old lady died of cancer.
The old lady had lung cancer and had undergone surgery and chemotherapy, but the results were not very good. In the 1970s, China was far behind the international level in cancer treatment.
Guan Zhihua’s death was a big blow to Lu Ye in his previous life.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
Guan Zhihua coughed lightly a few times. She was very thin and looked very bad, but her eyes were still bright and her temperament was elegant.
Lu Ye looked at her worriedly. He hadn't noticed it before, but now he realized that Guan's mother had lost a lot of weight and her hair had turned completely white. He felt very sad and was even more afraid that something might happen to Guan Zhihua.
"Manzai, go home and sleep with mom and dad, okay?"
Guan Zhihua's voice became gentler, but Manzai remained motionless, his eyes moving around. It was obvious that he wanted to speak but was unwilling to open his mouth.
"What's wrong with the child? Should we go to the hospital for a check-up?" Guan Zhihua asked her husband worriedly.
Mr. Lou thought the same thing. He planned to go back and call the orderly to drive his youngest son to the hospital.
Ruan Qiqi only observed for a while and had a rough idea in her mind, so she pulled Lu Ye over.
Guan Zhihua grabbed her husband and whispered, "Take another look."
She had a hunch that Ruan Qiqi could get her son to move.
"One, two, three, we are all wooden men..."
Ruan Qiqi suddenly called out, then walked forward. Lu Ye followed behind her, pulling Manzai with him.
Manzai really moved and followed obediently.
After walking a few steps, Ruan Qiqi shouted loudly: "Don't talk or move!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she stood still.
Lu Ye just raised his foot and stood in the posture of a golden rooster standing on one leg.
Manzai is in a stepping walking posture, with his left hand in front, right hand behind, and his head slightly tilted to the side.
The three of them stood in an awkward posture, not moving at all, and the atmosphere was a bit weird.
Guan Zhihua and Mr. Lou couldn't help laughing. So this was the reason. Ruan Qiqi is such a smart girl.
"A-choo..."
Lu Ye sneezed loudly, and then his feet fell to the ground.
"Yeah yeah you moved, you lose!"
Manzai was very happy because he finally unlocked it.
He shook his hands vigorously a few times and kicked his feet a few times to relieve the soreness in his body. He had been waiting for Xiao Mao and Xiao Ming to unlock the door, but they didn't come for a long time. He couldn't unlock it himself because that would be against the rules of the game.
"Yes, I lost. How should I be punished?"
Lu Ye readily admitted defeat and rubbed Manzai's arms.
"The loser has to call dad three times."
Manzai said happily.
“Dad, Dad, Dad!”
Lu Ye didn't even beat him, but shouted very straightforwardly. Manzi was so happy that he responded very cooperatively: "Hey, hey, hey!"
Guan Zhihua and Grandpa Lou felt that something was not right. If Lu Desheng knew about this, he would definitely be angry because he was a petty guy.
But Manzai was rarely so happy, and they didn’t want to spoil his fun. Besides, it was late at night, so Lu Desheng shouldn’t be able to hear it, right?
"Who are you calling dad? I'm your dad!"
Lu Desheng's angry voice rang out of nowhere. He was feeling depressed and didn't want to go home, so he wandered around nearby. He accidentally heard his own unfilial son calling someone else "Dad" so attentively, and he was immediately furious.
His rebellious son had never called him so caringly before, which made him so angry!
Guan Zhihua and Mr. Lou felt guilty for a rare time, and before Lu Desheng came over, they hid behind the camphor tree to avoid the embarrassment of facing each other.
"Yeah, you lost, you have to call me daddy!"
Manzai explained very considerately.
When Lu Desheng saw that it was him, his anger subsided, and he even forced a smile and corrected him, "He has to call you brother, not dad, understand?"
"Call me daddy."
"Call me brother."
"Just call me daddy!"
"Call me brother."
"dad."
"Okay, Dad is Dad, whatever you say, Dad!"
Lu Desheng had no choice but to compromise. Why should he argue with a little kid? Just let him scream. No one else would hear him anyway.
"Why!"
Manzai responded loudly, and reached out his hand, touching Lu Desheng's head lovingly a few times, just like he touched the big yellow dog at home.
Lu Desheng's expression suddenly froze. He really wanted to beat up this bastard for taking advantage of him!
But he couldn't do it because Manzai was a poor child.
"I won't argue with you, a kid!"
Lu Desheng gritted his teeth and walked away angrily, glaring at Lu Ye. He now suspected that it was this rebellious son who taught Manzai to do such things and deliberately took advantage of him.
He had only taken a few steps when he heard Lu Ye's unbridled laughter and Ruan Qiqi's, these two rebellious people!
Lu Desheng's face turned even darker and he returned home with gritted teeth.
Guan Zhihua and Mr. Lou came out from behind the tree and breathed a sigh of relief. They felt both sympathetic and amused about Lu Desheng's experience.
"Manzai, go home!"
The two elders greeted their son.
"Qiqi, when will you teach me to speak Shanghai dialect?" Manzai asked.
"I'll come see you tomorrow."
Ruan Qiqi glanced at Guan Zhihua. She had to find a way to send some targeted drugs to the old lady. There were some in the space pharmacy.
Guan Zhihua is a very important relative of Lu Ye and also a respectable and admirable revolutionary predecessor. She will help him both publicly and privately.
"I'll wait for you tomorrow. Goodbye Qiqi, goodbye Yeye!"
Manzai waved happily and followed his parents home.
He is taller than his parents, but he walks in the middle, holding his mother's left hand and his father's right hand. The family of three walks slowly, and their backs are particularly warm.