Lan Guoer's face was full of sincerity. The old man had suffered so much in the first half of his life! She wanted him to have fewer worries and more happiness in his later years, and live a more comfortable life.
"real?"
Mr. Meng wondered if he had heard it wrong. He looked at Lan Guoer in disbelief, with inquiry and expectation in his eyes, but more of joy!
After all, people of this era are still very traditional! They value family ties and inheritance! Otherwise, there wouldn't be things like stepchildren.
Seeing Lan Guoer nodding affirmatively, Mr. Meng came back to his senses, his voice trembling with excitement: "Okay, okay!"
He likes this little girl from the bottom of his heart!
Hearing her offer to acknowledge him as her grandfather, he seemed to have found the sustenance of life in an instant, and the unpleasantness just now disappeared from his mind in an instant.
"Great, great! I'm not alone anymore! I have a granddaughter too!"
Mr. Meng suddenly realized that he had not been so happy and satisfied for many years!
Thinking of how Mr. Su was showing off in front of him, he shook his head and chuckled, deciding to go meet that jealous guy soon.
From now on, this girl is no longer his granddaughter alone!
Seeing that Mr. Meng's mood had improved and he had regained his spirits, Lan Guoer felt relieved!
After all, the elderly are still greedy for family affection!
I think that he must have had some hope in his heart when he was able to let those children in today, right?
What is sad is that all they care about is the rights and status of the elderly...
After leaving Mr. Meng's place, Lan Guoer returned to the Su family.
She told Mr. Su what had just happened at the Meng family.
"You did the right thing!" Mr. Su nodded in affirmation after hearing this.
"Your Grandpa Meng has lived such a lonely life these past few years. What can old men like us do when we're old? Who doesn't want to be surrounded by children and grandchildren and enjoy a happy family life?
His children have truly hurt him! From now on, having you call him 'Grandpa' will be a comfort to him!"
Lan Guoer didn't expect the old man to be so insightful!
Seeing that the old man was usually so jealous, she thought he would be somewhat unhappy, but she was worried for nothing!
Sure enough, the old men's demeanor was beyond her reach!
Mr. Meng attaches great importance to the matter of adopting a granddaughter!
Two days later, he set up three tables of banquet in the courtyard according to custom and invited many old men in the courtyard to watch the ceremony.
Who would have thought that an uninvited guest would break in just as the ceremony began.
Meng Jiao didn't know how she got in. She ran straight to Old Man Meng and knelt down with a thud!
She tightly grasped the corner of Mr. Meng's clothes and cried:
"Grandpa! How could you acknowledge this outsider as your granddaughter? I am your biological granddaughter! If you acknowledge her, what am I then? How will you let me cope with the future? I am the one with the same last name as you, Meng!"
Her tone was full of confusion, grievance and anger, and tears kept rolling down her cheeks.
Old Master Meng sat in the main seat, and Lan Guoer held the tea bowl in both hands, about to serve him tea.
The liveliness in the yard was interrupted by this sudden accident. The guests immediately stopped talking and stared at the sudden scene with wide eyes.
Old Master Meng looked at Meng Jiao at his feet with a calm expression, showing no emotion.
He was thinking about the tea in Lan Guoer's hand. The tea was freshly boiled and a little hot.
"Girl, put the tea bowl on the table first, don't burn your hands!"
Meng Jiao: “…”
She watched helplessly as Old Meng spoke softly and tenderly to Lan Guoer, being extremely considerate, while she, his own granddaughter, was still kneeling on the ground, and he didn't care!
She was resentful! This old man had been in the countryside for too long, and his brain had been kicked by a donkey, right?
She stared at Lan Guoer intently, her eyes like knives, as if she wanted to cut off pieces of her flesh!
"You shameless bastard! Is your entire family extinct, or what? Why do you have to be so mean and try to steal someone else's master..."
“Bang!”
Before Meng Jiao could finish venting her anger, she was slapped loudly!
She was already half-kneeling on the ground, and Old Master Meng slapped her with so much force that she was thrown to the side.
She covered her cheeks tightly, feeling half of her face was numb and swollen and she lost consciousness!
She looked up in disbelief, her eyes wide open, "You...you...dare to hit..."
Her lips trembled, but she could not form a complete sentence.
"You shouldn't have come!" Old Meng stood in front of the seat with red eyes, his hands still trembling slightly. He shook his head lightly, his eyes full of disappointment!
"Didn't you ask me why I recognized her instead of you? Well, today I'll tell you why!
But before that, I want to ask you, when I went to the countryside and lived in the cowshed, did you ever think about having a grandfather like me?
You said you were thinking about me, but what were you thinking about? Did you want me to not get in trouble with you guys, or did you want me to die sooner rather than later?
"No! That's not the case! Why would I think so? You are my real grandfather." Meng Jiao shook her head repeatedly.
"You don't have to deny it so quickly!" Old Meng waved his hand at her, turned his back, and hid the loneliness in his eyes.
He still can't forget the night before he went to the countryside. He knew the situation was not favorable for him and thought that he might never come back.
But the one thing he couldn't bear to leave behind the most was his beloved granddaughter. He put aside his pride and dignity, begged the captain who had a bad relationship with him, and finally got a chance to go back and see her.
But what did he hear? He heard her crying in the room,
"Why am I so unlucky to be the granddaughter of a bad guy! It's all because of him that my friends scold me, beat me, and refuse to play with me! I don't want this grandfather, I don't want him to be alive!
Xiaoling's grandfather was also a bad guy, but when he hit his head against the wall, he died! Xiaoling is still Xiaoling, and everyone still plays with her.
But why didn’t he die? Why didn’t he die…”
The tender voice of his little granddaughter echoed in his ears. He stood outside the yard for a long time before turning around and leaving silently.
At that moment, he felt his heart was torn to pieces!
He had fought against the Japanese for many years, and had endured many storms, bullets and shells. But at that moment, he felt hopeless. He even thought about fulfilling her wish and banging his head against the wall!
It was the crowing of the rooster in the early morning that awakened his soul! It was the unyielding spirit in his bones that kept him going! But his heart no longer had any ties to them.
"Ten years ago, when you were twelve, there might be some things you didn't understand, but you should have known what you wanted and what you didn't want.
At that time, you all wished I didn't exist, right?
Over the years, we haven't been in touch, haven't communicated, and have no expectations or longing for each other. So why bother pretending to be so affectionate now? Ask yourself, do you have any feelings for an old man like me?
In your eyes, am I, an old man, even remotely comparable to this house, this status, and this position?"
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