Chapter 213 His father, let's chat
Zhou Nanxu and his friends did not go home for lunch at noon, and Rong Mei and the other two were still the only ones at home.
Having nothing to do after lunch, Rong Mei went into the house and lay down, planning to take a nap for twenty minutes. Uncle Li started working in the yard on the unfinished work that took place in the morning.
When Rong Mei woke up from her nap, Uncle Li was the only one in the yard, and Liu Rong was not there.
"Where's mom?" Rong Mei asked Uncle Li, who was squatting on the ground weaving fences, because Liu Rong was not at home either.
Uncle Li continued to move his hands as he replied, "He went to Nanxu's father's place."
Rong Mei muttered softly, "Hmm? You went to Dad's place. Why did you think of going now?"
Thinking about what happened to Uncle Luo in the morning, Rong Mei felt a little worried and was ready to go and take a look.
"Don't disturb your mother. Let the couple talk alone for a while." Uncle Li stopped her.
Rong Mei hesitated, stopped, and asked Uncle Li, "How long has mother been gone?"
"I just went there a while ago." Uncle Li answered casually.
Seeing Uncle Li's indifferent look, Rong Mei became curious. She walked to the opposite side of Uncle Li and squatted down so that she could clearly see the expression on Uncle Li's face.
With a smile on his face, he asked, "Uncle Li, aren't you jealous that Mom goes to see Dad alone?"
He actually stopped her and told her not to disturb the couple who were speaking their true feelings. Uncle Li was not like that just now. When she thought that Uncle Luo came to propose marriage to Liu Rong, she saw that Uncle Li was so jealous that she could smell the sour smell from a distance.
Uncle Li laughed and shook his head, "You, you, we are not young like you. We are already old, why are you jealous?"
Rong Mei obviously didn't believe it, and the curve of her mouth became bigger. "Really? When Uncle Luo came to propose marriage to our family just now, I remember that Uncle Li, you didn't have such a calm expression."
Uncle Li choked up, and after a moment he muttered softly, "How can it be the same?"
After inserting the last bamboo strip, Uncle Li lifted up the newly woven fence and motioned to Rong Mei, "Girl, help me hold the other end."
After receiving the order, Rong Mei stood up and ran to the other end to hold on to it. The fence was not heavy, so the two of them lifted it to the edge of the yard and leaned it against the bamboo pole that had been dismantled by Uncle Li for the most part.
Uncle Li then bent down and took charge of tying the fence to the bamboo poles on the top, bottom, left and right sides, while Rong Mei still only had to focus on keeping it steady.
Uncle Li buried his head in the work at hand, and said in the same calm tone, "To say that she is jealous, maybe a little, but it is understandable. I think your mother has been depressed these years. After your father-in-law passed away, the family relied on her alone. Now that she sees that the family is getting better and better, I think she has also given an 'explanation' to herself and your father-in-law.
We have walked through most of our lives together, and now that we are successful, how can I not share my happiness with him? Your mother is a kind person. I believe that no matter what happens between you and me in the future, your mother will never forget your father-in-law. Your father-in-law will always live in your mother's heart."
"Then mother has always had father-in-law in her heart, don't you care, Uncle Li?"
Uncle Li finally stopped what he was doing, smiled and shook his head, "No, this further proves that your mother is a sentimental and righteous person who remembers the past. As long as you treat her well, she will remember your kindness for the rest of her life."
The cold wind whistled in her ears and cut Liu Rong's face like an ice knife, but she was completely unaware.
He slowly squatted down, took out the dishes that had been prepared in the basket, and placed them in front of the grave one by one. He also took out some wine and poured it, muttering as he poured, "Dad, I know you love to eat fried oil residue the most, but I didn't bring you any today. Now that our family is better off, we can fry crispy meat. There is more meat in fried oil residue and it is more fragrant. I also fried some peanuts for you. Let's have a good chat today."
She put down the bottle of wine and gently stroked the tombstone. The cold touch penetrated through her fingertips and went straight into her heart. She stared at the words on the tombstone, with tears welling up in her eyes. She recalled every little bit of the past, the laughter in those ordinary days, and she started laughing while crying.
He picked up one of the cups and poured it in front of the grave. "Are you cold? Come, take a sip to warm yourself up."
After it was empty, he picked up another cup and clinked it against the air, "I'll take a sip too, but you know I can't drink as much as you do, so I won't finish it all in one gulp." After saying that, he tilted his head back and took a sip, shook his body, and said, "It's warm."
There was silence all around, and no one responded to her, but Liu Rong didn't care. She picked up her chopsticks again, put food into the bowl, and said to herself, "Dad, today, I did something incredible. After all these years, I finally have a mouth.
Uncle Luo came to our house again today and said that he wanted to marry his daughter Hua'er to our Zhengfu. Oh, I know exactly what he was thinking. In the past, in order to curry favor with the village chief, he insisted that Zhengfu marry Luo Xiuxiu. Logically speaking, it was also our fault that we could not resist the rumors and gave in.
Zhengfu and Zhengmei are both kind-hearted people. They listen to whatever we say. I have regretted so much over the years. I almost ruined Zhengfu's life.
Now Luo Macheng must have heard that I did business in Hebei Province, and that my family drove back home for the New Year, so he wanted to send flowers to his house. What a pity."
At this point, Liu Rong couldn't help but burst out laughing when she thought of the scene when Rong Mei talked about Luo's uncle in the morning. "He met Mei girl. You know what, Mei girl's little mouth is really good at talking. She cursed at people without even using a single dirty word and made Luo Macheng blush and his neck thick."
At this point, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, "Now Zhengfu can be considered relieved, he has finally divorced Luo Xiuxiu, and Nanxu also has Mei Yatou, a great wife. Mei Yatou is very good to me, just like Big Ni'er and Little Ni'er, everything is fine at home, don't worry, now I can also support this family by myself, today, I will scold Luo Macheng back."
They chatted like this, drinking sips of wine and eating food, until the wine in the glass was almost empty. Liu Rong's eyes returned to the tombstone and stared at it for a long time.
This time, there were no tears. Instead, she felt relieved and smiled, "Dad, there is one more thing I need to confess to you. It concerns me."
"I'm dating someone. His name is Li Hongsheng. He's from Hebei Province. He's very nice to me. I seem to have feelings for him. I thought that after you left, this would be the end of my life. I also know that my children don't object to me finding someone else and remarrying. But I always feel uncomfortable. I always think how can God treat me like this? I lost my home when I was young and my husband when I was in my prime...
Fortunately, I have overcome this difficulty now.
His father, next I want to look forward, I want to take big steps forward. "
After saying this, Liu Rong put the things into the basket, stood up, looked deeply at the tombstone again, then turned around and walked slowly towards home step by step.
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