Chapter 342 Past Events
"Is that Peacock Mountain?"
The girl's voice was a little vague, and no emotion could be heard at the moment.
The old man nodded lightly and looked over there.
"It seems that Yunduan really told you a lot of things."
Shen Pianxian smiled.
"You still think I'm lying?"
The old man didn't smile.
"Even if they're lying, there's nothing strange about it," he said. "I've seen a lot of evil in my life, old man. Countless people have lied for profit, hatred, or ambition. Look at that brother and sister just now, aren't they?"
Shen Pianpian lowered her head and looked at the old man's back, feeling a little distressed.
The old man continued,
"Maybe it's because I've seen so much of this stuff that when I look at my Cloud, I always feel like she's too clean."
Shen Pianxian was stunned for a moment. Huo Chengde still did not look back. His eyes fell on the top of the distant mountain. He smiled and said slowly as if telling a story:
"I don't know if you know the content of that letter, but just like she said, the wood carving assignment the teacher assigned required participation in a school-wide competition. The winner would receive a prize. I forgot what the prize was, but Yunduan really wanted it at the time."
"She worked on the woodcarving with me, but I only helped her. The little girl was very stubborn and refused to help her uncle Huo Lang. When she handed in the assignment, the teacher gave her a failing grade the first time. But when they heard I had participated, they immediately changed it to a full score and submitted it as the winner of the competition."
"She was clearly within her grasp, but she wasn't happy and was angry for several days. Finally, on the day of the school's awards ceremony, they invited me to attend, but the little girl skipped school and didn't attend class the entire day, so the awards ceremony naturally went unresolved."
"From that time on, I felt that," the old man said with a gentle smile, perhaps recalling the situation at that time.
"This child doesn't look like one of our family at all."
Shen Pianpian: ...
Although maybe you are praising me, why do I feel so uncomfortable?
Huo Chengde didn't know what she was thinking, so he continued,
"Children born in our Huo family have witnessed the chaotic and complicated human nature of both the black and white worlds since childhood. Even if they don't understand the intrigues, they at least understand the rules of survival in this world. Even her mother knows how to remain silent and obedient at certain times."
"But she doesn't."
"She seems to be born with a rebellious streak and never knows how to submit. Although she looks like an elegant lady, she actually has many rebellious ideas in her mind."
"There's a clear line between like and dislike. If it's not hers, she'll reject it without even looking at it. If it's hers, she'll get it no matter how hard it gets."
The old man spoke in a low and gentle voice and smiled slowly.
"I don't understand how a treacherous old man like me could have given birth to such a decent granddaughter. Maybe it's the genes on her father's side."
Shen Pianpian: ...
I don’t understand again. Are you praising me or making fun of me, grandpa?
Huo Chengde stopped Shen Pianxian from helping him, slowly turned his wheelchair, and pointed to the lush, wildly growing weeds in the corner.
"Did she tell you there's a dog hole there?"
Shen Pianxian smiled, feeling a little nostalgic.
"She said she often sneaks out from there to buy midnight snacks and fried chicken."
"Yes," Huo Chengde smiled.
"I don't know how she found this dog hole. She crawled in and out of it covered with grass and was never noticed. At that time, I didn't allow her to eat snacks. The little girl was at the age where she was interested in junk food. She was so greedy that she hid those packaging bags everywhere every day."
The old man suddenly fell silent, then sighed softly.
This breath was uttered in the evening light, long and with a slight tremor and a hint of regret.
"Now that I think about it, what's wrong with eating some junk food? As an old man, why should I have to control her in these aspects and make her unhappy?"
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