Sheet music sheet 22
Because time was tight in the morning, and Yu Ji felt that it was unlikely that her mother would come back today, she only tidied up one-third of the room for her.
They never expected that Tang Guangyao would force them to the point where they would not give up until they brought their grandmother back home.
Fortunately, Aunt Mo was diligent enough, and the Song family mother and daughter did not treat her as an outsider. Instead, Tang Xi, their own granddaughter, sat on the sofa beside them.
Lu Yao naturally didn't have to participate in it. She got the opportunity she had been thinking about day and night. She sat on the sofa shoulder to shoulder with her granddaughter. On the TV in front of them was a skit that was most suitable for the whole family to watch. There was laughter on the screen, but she couldn't laugh much because her heart was full of anxiety at this moment.
In fact, except for the elderly who are overly self-conscious, most elders know very well that it is difficult for younger people who are much older than them to like them from the bottom of their hearts.
It was a fact that her granddaughter had not visited her for so many years. No matter how much she tried to deceive herself, she could not say with certainty that she really wanted her granddaughter to come home.
Maybe she only let this old woman in for the sake of her daughter and her mother.
Lu Yao absolutely couldn't just sit there, so he had to speak out to break the silence and make his attitude clear: "Xixi, this is your first time living with grandma. If grandma does something that makes you feel uncomfortable, you can tell grandma directly. There is no need to hide it."
Tang Xi had never expected her grandmother to ask this question, because what she had just been thinking was the same concern as hers.
However, the person who caused trouble to others in her mind changed from her grandmother to herself.
Tang Xi pursed her lips and smiled, "Grandma, I was wondering why Mom was so decisive and efficient, but she gave birth to a daughter like me who is so slow and indecisive. It turns out that my tendency to overthink things is inherited from you!"
The little old lady in front of her was a little stunned, not understanding at all where she came to such a conclusion.
Tang Xi thought that she and her mother had always been unwilling to communicate, so this was the situation. She and her grandmother could not repeat the same mistake.
She took the initiative to approach her grandmother, put her arm against hers, and called her "Grandma" like a spoiled child before she slowly began to explain her inner thoughts.
"I was just struggling over whether or not to tell you, and how to say it. I didn't expect that you were worried about the same thing as me. In fact, I was really afraid that you would hate me."
The old lady's eyes widened in surprise, and the wrinkles on her face smoothed out a lot: "Xixi, how could grandma hate you?"
Tang Xi replied seriously: "Grandma, how could Xixi hate you? So don't worry, grandma, this is our home, you can do whatever you want."
The old lady's lips wanted to open and close again, and finally twitched twice. Her eyes quickly filled with tears. She held Tang Xi's hand and tapped the back of her hand twice, not too hard or too lightly. "Okay, okay, Xixi too. This is Xixi's home. Do whatever you want. Grandma will never hate you."
Tang Xi hummed.
Lu Yao was deeply moved and couldn't help but ask, "But I still don't understand why Xixi thinks grandma hates you? I didn't do anything strange yesterday, did I?"
At this point, she explained anxiously, "Xixi, if you feel this way, I can assure you that you're absolutely wrong. I love you very much, Xixi, and have been looking forward to seeing you in the hospital. I was really happy that you came yesterday, really."
When she finished speaking, her voice was choked.
Tang Xi was always easily affected by others' emotions, and her nose began to feel sore: "Grandma, you used to be so good to me, but I never came to see you... That's why I thought you would hate me for this."
"What nonsense!" Grandma quickly shook her head. "Even if Xiaoji didn't tell me, I know why you, a child, suddenly stopped coming to see me. I think it's because of that bastard Tang Guangyao!"
When grandma said this, her face became a little ferocious.
Tang Xi also felt that her father should be blamed, but was she absolutely not at fault?
Her mother and grandmother were considerate of her and thought she was still young, so they easily forgave all the mistakes she made.
What about herself?
Tang Xi felt that she shouldn't take all the understanding for granted.
"No, Dad at most led me to do something wrong, but the real big mistake was made by me, so I can never shirk responsibility."
Lu Yao was surprised but also a little relieved. She raised her hand and stroked the back of her hand, saying "good girl" over and over.
Tang Xi felt that since they had come to this point, it was natural for her to be honest with herself. She openly expressed her inner frustration.
"Grandma, you just heard what Mom said to the nanny. She said Dad had another child outside. I used to think he said 'Girls don't have to work too hard' because he doted on me and didn't want me to suffer, so I always blamed Mom for being too strict."
She couldn't help but clench her fists at the end, her voice trembling. "Now it seems that the reason he doesn't care whether I can achieve anything is that he thinks girls are inherently inferior. I don't want to be the person he calls a loser."
"Of course you won't be what he calls you." Grandma shook her head. "We women have never been inferior to others. Gender has never been the primary factor in determining a person's success or failure."
Tang Xi nodded vigorously and waved his fist in the air twice: "I always felt that my father was good to me, but I didn't know why I felt strange. Now I finally understand the reason completely."
While Lu Yao showed a kind smile, he was also vaguely worried in his heart. His granddaughter spoke of such a big thing in a relaxed tone. Was it really because she didn't care?
She asked, "Xixi, if you care about what your father did, you can actually vent it. You don't have to pretend that nothing is wrong."
"Grandma, I don't care!" Tang Xi bit her lower lip lightly, wanting to show a nonchalant smile, but for some reason, she couldn't stop the surging tears. She hurriedly raised her hand and wiped the area around her eyes.
Why was she still crying? She had clearly known about her parents' broken marriage and had already accepted it.
Her parents didn't love each other at all.
My father didn't love my mother, so he chose to cheat, buy a house outside, and have children with other people.
The father clearly didn't love her, but he pretended to love her and her mother terribly, telling her some disgusting lies to deceive her!
He was a scumbag! Everything had been traced long ago, and she knew it clearly, but why couldn't she stop crying?
Seeing her granddaughter like this, Lu Yao anxiously hugged her in her arms, patted her back, and said softly: "Nannan, cry if you want to, vent all your unhappiness, grandma is here with you."
Her comforting words made Tang Xi no longer afraid, and she let her tears flow even more violently. However, she was afraid that her mother and others in the room would find out, so she gritted her teeth and dared not make a sound. She even picked up the remote control and turned up the volume of the skit to the maximum.
They laughed heartily.
She cried silently.
Lu Yao's heart ached so much that he was unwilling to force her to say anything. He just kept comforting her and waited patiently for her to calm down.
Tang Xi didn't know how much time had passed. He buried his face in his grandmother's chest for a long time before he uttered a vague sentence.
"Grandma, did you know what Dad was doing outside?"
Her question did not get the expected answer. It was obvious that this was the first time that her grandmother knew about her father's infidelity and the fact that he had an illegitimate child.
Her brows knitted together, her anger unable to be concealed at all: "If I had known earlier, I would have crawled out of the hospital and stabbed him twice, just to prove the old lunatic title he gave me."
If Tang Xi didn't know her mother well enough, she might have guessed that her mother chose to keep it a secret for many years without telling anyone because she was afraid that their mothers would worry, and that she suppressed her disgust for her husband and maintained this precarious marriage.
But now she knows very well that patience is definitely not her mother's usual choice.
If she really thought that this marriage had no necessity to exist, she would never choose to look back even if it meant breaking up with her closest relatives.
The grandfather and grandson obviously share the same opinion on Yu Ji's temper.
At night, the mother and daughter of the Song family left after having a full meal and a drink.
Aunt Mo took the initiative to clear the dishes on the table and carried them into the kitchen to wash them.
The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and called out to their mother who had stood up.
"etc."
Tang Xi quickly walked around behind his mother and pushed her back into the chair: "Mom, sit down. We have something to ask you."
Yu Ji didn't ask anything and sat down very obediently.
The grandfather and grandson rubbed their hands and exchanged glances, and were about to decide who would speak first, when Yu Ji easily took back the initiative.
"I'm guessing you're all already aware of the infidelity issue, so now you're asking about the illegitimate child, right?"
She smiled, like a wizard who could predict the future.
The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and said in unison: "How do you know what we are going to ask?"
Yu Ji crossed her arms across her chest and chuckled. "You've been sneaking around all day, it would be strange if I didn't notice. Song Duzhou just asked me, 'Guess when they'll start talking?' She must be regretting not being there."
Tang Xi blushed: "Oh, how come Aunt Duzhou can even see this?"
Yu Ji didn't continue following Tang Xi's words, but cast a gentle gaze on her: "Tang Xi, if we talk about the truth we knew before today, the most we can conclude is that our relationship is not harmonious. You can seek the truth and resolve the conflict between us as mother and daughter, but what I am going to say after this means completely destroying your father-daughter relationship. There is no possibility of easing it. You understand that, right?"
Does she know? Of course she does.
In fact, long before she got to know her mother, she had already been frightened when her father repeatedly avoided the issue and used words to contradict her true feelings.
Why didn't she dare to admit it? Why didn't she want to speak out?
Because escaping makes her feel a little better, but only a little.
Her father's love has always been like a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. She can always see it but never touch it.
What he did today laid all the ugliness on the table and told her with his actions.
He sneaked into her room to spy on her secrets, not caring about the father-daughter relationship at all, just to find a bargaining chip to win the argument with his wife.
If his mother hadn't really cared, he would have won completely.
As for the money he gave her time and time again, it did comfort Tang Xi in the past. But now, after clearing away the fog, all she saw was the repeated words, "Since I'm giving you money, please stop being so unreasonable, okay?" He always treated her and his mother the same way.
How come she didn't realize before that all the sugar-coated bullets were fake jokes.
Tang Xi knew very well that what she needed was never a false fantasy world.
She looked up at her mother and nodded heavily. Then, she chuckled with a slightly complaining tone.
"Mom, how come you seem to understand Aunt Duzhou better than I do? You guessed what she saw and what she was thinking, but you have no idea what I really want. This isn't just about my relationship with Dad. I also want to know what you've been through."
She walked back to her grandmother and sat down, folded her hands on the table and began to ask questions.
"Mom, tell me and grandma about the illegitimate child. We should know."
She had originally planned to choose a suitable time to give both mother and daughter some buffer time, but now it seems that she completely underestimated the determination of the two generations of grandparents and grandchildren.
She said,
"When you were three, I found out he had a one-year-old son."
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