Chapter 155 Ren Guosheng
"Beep beep," the car horn sounded; Ren Shiyou was back.
Gu Yiye steadied the swing set and carefully helped Lin Shanshan down.
After getting out of the car, Ren Shiyou saw the swing in the yard. Instead of rushing back to the house, he strolled over.
"Ah Ye, did you build this swing set?"
Gu Yiye, holding his young wife's hand, replied, "Yes, Grandpa, to cheer Shanshan up."
Ren Shiyou picked up the swing ropes and shook them a few times, his eyes looking distant, and said, "When your dad and your uncles were little, they didn't have much to play with, so your grandma and I would find two big trees behind the house, use two hemp ropes and a small stool to make a simple swing for them, and they could play on it all day long."
The older people get, the more they like to reminisce about the past.
The old man seemed to have started talking, and regardless of whether Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan were interested in listening, he continued:
“Your dad is the eldest brother and the most sensible. He rarely sits on the swings himself. Your fourth uncle is the youngest, and your dad always protects him. When he’s on the swings, he only pushes your fourth uncle.”
"Your second uncle was a bookworm when he was young. He would play for a while and then write a few words. Your third uncle was the most mischievous. He climbed trees and raided bird nests when he was young.
The old man was talking to himself, completely absorbed, and didn't notice that there were already several listeners behind him.
When Ren Guochang heard the old man speaking ill of him, especially in front of the younger generation, he felt very embarrassed and interrupted, "Dad, that was a long time ago, why bring it up again?"
Ren Shiyou turned around and said, "You're allowed to do bad things, but I'm not..."
Upon seeing the person standing next to Ren Guochang, the old man's words caught in his throat and he couldn't say them.
"Dad, I'm home."
The man next to Ren Guochang spoke up; he must have been Ren Guosheng, who had been away from home for many years.
It had been more than ten years since I last saw Ren Guosheng, but he did not look old. Perhaps it was because he had been spending a lot of time in the laboratory. His skin was unusually fair, but he did not look sickly.
He was probably the most handsome of the four brothers, and when he pursed his lips, he had two small dimples.
Ren Guosheng approached Ren Shiyou, knelt down on both knees, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Dad, your son is unfilial and has caused you worry."
Ren Shiyou was already in tears. After more than ten years apart, even the greatest resentment and hatred from back then had vanished like smoke.
The old man raised his hand high, then gently lowered it, finally stopping on Ren Guosheng's shoulder instead of striking his head. His voice trembled as he said:
"You're unfilial; all these years, you haven't even come back to visit. Your elder brother has a son; I found him, and I originally wanted to inform you immediately, but then..."
Another loss of face. When father and son quarrel, how can the father be the first to back down?
Of course, Ren Shiyou didn't say this, but only said, "At that time, in the hospital, I could only say that you were doing scientific research and that it had to be kept secret, so I couldn't contact you."
Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan exchanged a smile. This old man would even deceive his grandson and granddaughter-in-law for the sake of his reputation.
The old man helped Ren Guosheng up, preparing to introduce Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan to him. Before he could speak, Ren Guosheng, supporting Ren Shiyou, looked him up and down and asked with concern, "Dad, what's wrong? Why are you in the hospital?"
Ren Shiyou felt a warmth in his heart; it seemed that his son still cared about his father.
Ren Guosheng was relieved after recounting his illness, hospitalization, and subsequent recovery, and after repeatedly assuring everyone that the doctor said he was now in excellent health and would not relapse.
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