He happened to have a holiday at the factory today, so he stayed at home to help take care of his grandchildren.

The jujube tree at the door was ripe, and the grandson at home was clamoring to eat some dates. Xu Aiguo came out holding his grandson in one hand and a bamboo pole in the other.

"Grandpa, I want to eat dates."

"Okay, grandpa will pick some dates for you to eat, but Xiaoji, you have to come down. I can't pick some dates while holding you."

"Okay." Xiao Ji was put aside obediently.

At this time, Xu Aiguo was so focused on picking dates for his grandson that he didn't pay much attention to the people around him. He didn't know that Ning Di was looking at him not far away, nor did he know that Ning Di's eyes were red when she saw him for the first time.

Xu Aiguo held the bamboo pole and looked up at the jujube trees. "Grandpa, take a look at which ones are sweeter."

At this moment, Xiao Ji spoke up, "Grandpa, if I can climb a tree, can I climb up and pick dates by myself?"

Xu Aiguo laughed when he heard this, but then he said seriously: "That won't work. What if you fall while climbing a tree?"

As if he remembered something, Xu Aiguo's eyes drifted away. "Before, when grandpa was little, your aunt also liked these dates very much and asked me to pick them for her."

"I climbed up to pick the flowers for her, but I accidentally fell down. Your aunt cried so hard at that time."

"Grandpa was also beaten by your great-grandmother, and after that, he never dared to climb a tree again."

"After that, if you want to eat dates, you have to hit them with a bamboo pole."

Xiao Ji listened attentively, "Grandpa, I know my eldest aunt, she is in Jinshi, then where is my youngest aunt, why has Xiao Ji never seen her, she likes to eat dates, Xiao Ji also likes to eat dates, Xiao Ji wants to eat dates with my youngest aunt."

Xu Aiguo's movements suddenly froze, and a look of nostalgia and grief flashed across his eyes. "Where is your little aunt? Grandpa doesn't know either. Grandpa is also looking for her, and has been looking for her for a long time."

"Grandpa, is it because you bullied my aunt that she doesn't want to go home?" Xiao Ji thought that if he was beaten by his parents, he would also be afraid to go home.

Maybe my aunt is the same.

Xu Aiguo laughed dumbly, "It's possible, but if your little aunt is willing to go home, grandpa is willing to be bullied by her."

After saying that, Xu Aiguo aimed at the jujube tree on the side and hit it with the bamboo pole.

Soon, the dates fell to the ground.

"Xiao Ji, hurry up and pick up the dates."

"Xiao Ning, hurry up and pick the dates..." Xu Aiguo remembered that deep in his memory, when he was a child, he also called his little sister to pick dates.

Xiaoning, when will you come back? Big brother misses you.

Xu Aiguo slowly placed the bamboo pole next to the wall, squatted down, and picked dates with his grandson.

I remember that he used to pick dates with his little sister in the same way.

This date tree always bears fruit, and the fruit is abundant and of good quality.

Xu Aiguo picked up a date, took a look, and said with emotion: "This year's dates are also very good, and they look very sweet. I just don't know when Xiaoning will go home so that I can eat them again."

I wonder what Xiao Ning looks like now? How tall is he? He has a lot of white hair in recent years. What about Xiao Ning?

Does Xiao Ning still remember that she has a big brother like me? Xiao Ning, is she still alive? In fact, as long as he can confirm that Xiao Ning is still alive, even if she is in another place and they can't meet, as long as he can confirm that she has been living well, then he will be satisfied.

Xu Aiguo continued picking dates. Just when he was about to pick up a date on the ground in front of him, suddenly someone seemed to squat in front of him, and a hand reached out and picked up the date.

Xu Aiguo was stunned, then slowly raised his head.

Ningdi's eyes were red. She held the date in her hand. Just like she remembered when she was a child, she wiped the date with her sleeve, then put it in her mouth and took a light bite.

The sweet, familiar taste spread in my mouth all of a sudden.

At that time, she thought that the dates from foreign countries were not tasty. Now she understands that only the date tree in front of the yard at the door of her home has the familiar taste, which carries her brother's love for her.

Ning Di ate the dates, tears falling silently. She looked at Xu Aiguo and said slowly, "Brother, I ate the dates."

"Xiao Ning..."

Ningdi choked up and continued, "Xiao Ning, go home."

Xiaoning, I'm back home...

Ning Di spoke these words very softly, but they were carried into Xu Aiguo's ears by the gentle breeze.

Xu Aiguo just stared blankly at the person in front of him, his eyes following her facial features, eyebrows and eyes. The dates he had picked up in his hand fell to the ground unconsciously.

The next second, tears fell silently, blurring his vision.

When Xiao Ji saw the dates in his grandfather's hand fall, he hurried over with his short legs, squatted beside his grandfather, picked up the dates, and said in advance: "Grandpa, your dates fell."

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"Grandpa, why are you crying?"

Then he looked at Ningdi again, "Grandpa, who is she? Did she bully you and make you cry?"

In Xiaoji's opinion, people will only cry when they are bullied, and he is one of them.

Xu Aiguo cried and cried, then suddenly laughed and choked up, "If she wants to bully grandpa, grandpa is willing to be bullied by her."

He pulled Xiaoji over and slowly pushed her in front of Ningdi, "Xiaoji, aren't you asking where your aunt is? She is your aunt."

Xiao Ji suddenly realized what was going on and looked at Ning Di very seriously. "Is it the little girl who loves to eat dates like Xiao Ji?"

"right."

Xiao Ji stepped forward, gently took Ning Di's hand, and introduced herself very seriously: "Hello, little aunt, I'm Xiao Ji, you're finally home~"

You are finally home!

The childish words made Ningdi break down instantly and burst into tears.

"Yes, I'm home, I'm home."

"Brother, Xiao Ning is back."

"I'm sorry I came back so late."

"I'm so scared. I'm so scared that my brother won't remember me."

"I'm afraid that if I come back too late, my parents won't forgive me."

"I never thought that I would go abroad..." I never expected that I would be away from home for decades, never to see my family again, and even to be separated from my parents forever.

Ningdi cried so hard that her back was bent. She was really sad and cried very heartbreakingly.

How could Xu Aiguo bear to see his little sister crying so sadly.

He hurried forward, pulled his little sister up, hugged her tightly, and comforted her: "Xiao Ning, don't cry, don't cry. I'm your big brother, how could I not remember you? I've been looking for you, and I've been dreaming about you recently."

"I, I remember you liked eating dates."

"My parents never blamed you, but they missed you very much. Even when they were dying, they kept telling me to find you and my elder sister."