Chapter 182 Reconciliation (1)
Song Zhi looked at Song Xi steadily.
Song Xi walked towards his son step by step...
He stretched out his hand and wanted to touch Song Zhi's face.
However, the trembling, old and rough hand stayed in the air for a long time and finally failed to touch it.
Song Xi was filled with regret.
A tough man, he has lived through countless wars and suffered many injuries, both major, minor and fatal... But in his life, no matter how much blood and sweat he shed, he never shed a tear. Only when he learned of Xu Huaizhen's death, he quietly avoided people and shed tears all night.
Now, he couldn't care less about the fact that there were so many people in the ward...
Tears streamed down his face.
Song Xi suddenly bowed to Song Zhi, "Song Zhi, yes..."
Without finishing his words, Song Zhi turned around and rushed out of the ward.
Tao Tao quickly told her two sons, "Fei Fei, Mo Mo, take good care of grandpa!"
Then she chased after him.
Song Zhi didn't go far.
Taotao found Song Zhi on a bench in the garden downstairs of the hospital.
He sat there, his back looking lonely and his eyes stubborn.
She walked up behind him, leaned over and hugged him, kissing him gently on the back of his neck.
He turned around and kissed her face lightly with a smile.
But the tears on his face were not yet dry.
Taotao walked over to him and sat down.
"I don't want to forgive him." Song Zhi said.
There was a hint of sob and tremor in his voice.
Taotao decided to wake him up.
"I always thought Song Xi was a bad person. Seeing how he treated you, I even often wondered... maybe you are not his son at all. I didn't expect that he really thought so." Taotao said.
Song Zhi remained silent.
Tao Tao, "But if you put yourself in his shoes, he must be really frustrated... He fell in love with a woman who was actually married! Moreover, she was in the enemy camp, and she had such a terrible reputation..."
Song Zhi clenched his fists.
Tao Tao asked him, "Song Zhi, if you were him, what would you do?"
"I don't know!" Song Zhi growled.
Tao Tao continued, "The woman you love entrusted you with the child she had with another man. You loved her and believed in her. You knew she was not as bad as the rumors said... But all the evidence proves that she was lying to you! She has passed away, and you can't ask her in person. How tormented would you be? How would you treat that child?"
Song Zhi held his head with both hands.
Tao Tao leaned on him, "Song Zhi, I know you have always been rational... You know what to do, but this proves that your childhood, the bullying you suffered, the pain and loneliness you once experienced... are all meaningless..."
"But this is how you became what you are today! Uncle Dong led you to the path of climbing the peak of knowledge, and you studied hard, so you are different from others... You went to Ruyi Village and met me, and then we fell in love and had a child... Now, we work hard together for our dreams..."
"Song Zhi, not everyone is as lucky as us. We have clothes to wear, food to eat, dreams to live, and we can work hard to realize our dreams!"
"Look at my mother-in-law, my second uncle, and my aunt Shaolan... They sacrificed their lives for their dreams! It is because of them that we can live in a peaceful era. In the future, love tragedies like your parents' will never happen again..."
Taotao hugged him tightly, "I know you feel sad and miserable... but it's not your fault, nor is it your father's fault. He may even feel more miserable than you, because he feels sorry for the dead and the living..."
"Song Zhi, I hope you can understand and forgive him! Just like... he missed your childhood, which will make him regret for the rest of his life; I don't want you to miss his old age, which will make you regret for the rest of your life in the future."
Song Zhi remained silent for a long time.
After a while, he stood up and looked at Taotao.
Taotao gave him a bright smile, "I know it's really hard for you to forgive him like this... So just think of it as my sake. It's me who asked you to forgive him. If you still have hatred in your heart in the future, just come after me."
——Song Zhi has always been a rational person. He knew that it was not entirely Song Xi's fault that this situation occurred.
Song Xi even lived in pain because he fell in love with a notorious woman. He also raised the child of his beloved woman and another man, and even read the love diary that his beloved woman wrote to another man every day.
The reason why Taotao said this was actually because she knew his choice.
She felt sorry for him and was afraid that he would be unwilling to accept it.
Song Zhi smiled.
He hugged Taotao, bent his tall body down, snuggled into her petite arms, and whispered: "That requires me to listen to you..."
Taotao understood.
After thinking for a while, she said, "Shall I make you some braised pork?"
Song Zhi smiled, "Then I might as well do it."
He is a much better cook than she is.
Taotao thought for a while and said, "I'll buy you a new set of clothes."
"Why do men need so many clothes? Just enough to wear is enough." He said again.
Taotao continued to rack her brains, "...should our whole family go on a trip?"
"Then I will be the one who is tired," Song Zhi said, "...I will take care of the children, carry the luggage, and find the car, the place to stay, the places to play, and the places to eat. You and the children can have a lot of fun."
Tao Tao understood, "Song Zhi, you are making trouble, right?"
Song Zhi chuckled.
He simply made the request himself, "Taotao, we will be together for this life. In addition to this life, your next life, the life after that... forever and ever will belong to me, okay?"
Taotao: ...
Uh, this is——
Of course Taotao refused.
That’s fine for this life, she and he still get along well. What if she returns to the fairyland in her next life? Still entangled with him?
No way!
It is said that the true form of the Immortal Emperor Song Zhi is a meteorite from outer space, and he was born with a heart of stone and is cold and ruthless. But this is not the Song Zhi in front of him who is soft-hearted, gentle and considerate.
"Taotao?" Song Zhi asked her.
Tao Tao looked around and said something else, "Where should our family go for a trip?"
However, Song Zhi did not intend to let her go. "I forgive Song Xi, and you... will belong to me forever!" He stared at her expression, wondering why she avoided answering. Could it be that, during the two years he was away, she fell in love with someone else?
Tao Tao asked sincerely, "...We are going out to play, shall we take your dad with us?"
"Taotao!" Song Zhi's face darkened.
He straightened up from her arms, looked down at her, and got infinitely close to her.
And taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he bent down and kissed her.
Da Baitao was dizzy from the surging fragrance of spiritual energy, and she didn't pay attention to what he said to her while biting her, so she just responded vaguely.
Until I heard him say happily——
"You promised! Bai Taotao, you will be mine forever..."
Taotao:? ? ?
Her mind had just cleared up a little, and she was about to ask for clarification...
Then he bit me again?
Well, who can bear so much wonderful and warm spiritual energy?
Song Zhi and Tao Tao stayed in the garden downstairs for nearly an hour, and their emotions finally calmed down.
He held Taotao's hand, went upstairs and returned to Song Xi's ward.
Everyone was still the same group, talking in the room...
Seeing Song Zhi coming back, everyone held their breath and dared not even breathe.
Song Xi sat on the hospital bed and looked at Song Zhi, Feifei snuggled up to him, and Momo squeezed in his arms.
Taotao gestured to the children.
The children got off the bed obediently and ran to their mother.
As soon as Song Zhi entered the room and saw Song Xi, his eyes turned red.
Song Xi stared at his tall son who looked very much like him, and his eyes became tearful.
Song Zhi walked step by step to Song Xi's bedside, looked at him, slowly knelt on one knee, and leaned on Song Xi's lap.
"dad--"
Song Zhi's voice became tearful.
Song Xi's tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
He raised his hand, carefully touched the back of Song Xi's head, and then gently stroked it...
"Son, I'm sorry! I've wronged you!" Song Xi's voice was trembling uncontrollably.
Song Zhi lay on his knees and cried silently.
Feifei quietly asked Taotao, "Mom, Dad and Grandpa have reconciled. Does that mean that from now on... we can be together and stop quarreling?"
Taotao nodded with a smile, but corrected her son, "But grandpa will always stay in Nandu, and your father and I will always stay in the Northwest. We each have our own jobs and careers to pursue."
Feifei said: "It doesn't matter, there will always be a time for us to be together."
Taotao smiled and patted her son's head.
She went over to chat with Professor Dong, "Uncle, today it's all thanks to you that you invited Mr. Ding and Ms. Meng... This unjust case was able to be redressed and my mother-in-law was cleared of all charges."
Professor Dong said: "I'm ashamed, actually I..."
He sighed, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me! I was actually afraid that Song Zhi would be bullied by his father, so I asked someone to come here, mainly because I was afraid that Song Zhi would suffer a loss. I didn't expect..."
Professor Dong's eyes were red when he said this. "I didn't expect Huai Zhen sacrificed his life for the country, and after his death he still... bore such a bad name! And Song Zhi and his father were also wrongly..."
Song Sui said, "That's great. Now everyone's worries have been resolved. Uncle Dong, it's all thanks to you!"
Song Xi also said loudly: "Old Dong, I must thank you for this! If you hadn't invited Elder Ding and Comrade Meng here, I..."
Ding Fenglin said: "Colleague Song Xi, Professor Dong, you are lucky! After Comrade Song Shaolan died in 1949, Comrade Meng Xiangrong mixed in with the Blue Army and crossed the sea. We lost all news about her for a while..."
Meng Xiangrong took over the topic, "After I went there, I experienced several rounds of political struggles. It was really bloody! I carefully protected myself, and then I retired from the army, started a small business, and immigrated... But I couldn't come back in the first few years. In the past two years, the situation in our country has improved, so I came back as an overseas Chinese businessman and reported to the organization as soon as possible!"
As he spoke, the old man smiled with tears in his eyes and said to Ding Fenglin: "Now I can finally retire with peace of mind!"
Ding Fenglin said: "Thank you for your efforts!"
Then Ding Fenglin said to Professor Dong: "When you contacted me, Comrade Xiangrong happened to be with me. When we talked about this... Comrade Xiangrong immediately told me that Comrade Huaizhen was a people's hero. We couldn't let her lover and son become enemies after her sacrifice, so we rushed over immediately!"
Tao Tao asked, "Uncle Ding, are our second uncle from the Xu family, my mother-in-law, and Aunt Shao Lan qualified to be nominated as martyrs?"
——After Xu Huaizhen and his brother came to China, one of them opened a foreign company and followed the Blue Army's path; the other married a senior general of the Blue Army. In addition, the Blue Army was the legitimate government in the country at that time, and the Xu family, who were far away overseas, were patriots. Their greatest wish was to expel the Japanese. As for the detailed situation in the country, they did not know.
So later, when Xu Huaiju died suddenly, Xu Huaizhen's reputation was deliberately destroyed by the Blue Army... When the news reached the ears of Xu's family members overseas, the Xu family also had complaints about Xu Huaizhen.
It was not until many years had passed and my grandparents had grown old that all the grudges were finally resolved.
The same is true for Song Shaolan.
——She has been disguising herself as a man and working for the country under her brother's name. There is no one who really knows her!
Taotao feels that the country must clear the names of Xu Huaiju, Xu Huaizheng and Song Shaolan.
Ding Fenglin said: "Don't worry, I have already raised this with my superiors. They will give us a reply after a meeting to study it."
"Thank you all!" Taotao said sincerely.
Song Xi said loudly: "Also, I have one more thing to ask of you... I want to pick a good day to marry Huai Zhen! Please come and have a drink at the wedding!"
Everyone was silent.
Tao Tao asked: "Dad, which day do you think would be a good time?"
"Let's do it today!" Song Xi said, "It's better to do it today than to choose a day... Besides, my son has forgiven me today, and I've resolved the knot in my heart that I've had for many years. If today is not a good day, then when is it?"
"Today is the day!" Song Xi agreed.
Taotao: "Then what should we do?"
Song Xi said, "It's very easy! Let Song Sui go back to the compound and book the canteen. Everyone can get food for free! Just think of it as Huai Zhen and I treating everyone to a meal... It's that simple!"
Song Sui stood up immediately, "Dad, brother, sister-in-law, I'll go over and do it!"
Tao Tao said, "I'll go out for a walk too. I have to decorate the room and buy some wedding candy!"
Song Xi, "Daughter-in-law, go get the key from Xiao Zhao, and decorate my house to your liking... Don't save money! I, your father-in-law, have not spent a penny of the salary I have saved over the years! Make sure every room is decorated well, and the money for the canteen meals should also come from my account, you can go to Xiao Zhao to reimburse me!"
Taotao smiled.
Xing Xing also stood up, "Fourth sister, I'll go with you!"
Taotao disagreed because it was almost lunch time and she only had one afternoon to do so many things. It was definitely heavy physical work and not suitable for her sister who had just become pregnant.
"Don't work hard now that you have the letter... Stay here and listen to the uncles' stories, and help me look after Feifei, Momo and the others. Tell me again when I come back..." Taotao said.
Then she looked at Song Zhi again, "You are not needed! Your aesthetic taste is not good anyway, so just stay here! I will ask Uncle Zhao to arrange someone to go with me to carry the things."
Song Zhi knew very well that Taotao wanted him to spend more time with his father.
He was grateful for her kindness and nodded and said "OK".
Taotao and Song Sui went out together and acted separately.
Zhao Hongjun sent Taotao a car and a soldier in plain clothes, and also stuffed a thick stack of money and a stack of various bills into Taotao's pocket.
Taotao didn't hesitate and went straight to the department store.
Now that reform and opening up have begun, ordinary people are trying to start their own small businesses, and the state-owned retail industry has been hit hard. Many places are trying to find ways to reform. For example, supply and marketing cooperatives have been renamed department stores, where people can buy things with various tickets and also accept cash payments...
So Taotao's first trip was to the department store to buy bright red sheets and quilt covers, Double Happiness pillowcases and other things to decorate the new room. She also bought a dozen ceramic and glass vases. At the same time, she also walked around the department store for a while, remembering what was in the various counters on this two-story building.
Then she went back to the military compound, put down the things she had bought, and ran up and down the villa, checking every room carefully.
Song Xi's villa is fully furnished. Each room has a bed, desk, chair, wardrobe, etc., but most importantly, there is no human touch.
Wang Qinglu helped take care of Song Sui before, but the furnishings in Song Sui’s room were so shabby that it looked like no one lived there!
Tao Tao couldn't help but ask the soldier who had been accompanying her, "...didn't Wang Qinglu help decorate this room before?"
The soldier explained: "The commander sleeps in the office in the barracks most of the time, and occasionally comes back to live there, so he doesn't allow Wang Qinglu to go upstairs. Wang Qinglu's activities in the villa are limited to the living room and kitchen."
"In addition, the commander also does not allow Wang Qinglu to touch anything related to finance. Even when it comes to buying groceries, it is always Platoon Leader Zhao who orders us to buy groceries and let Wang Qinglu cook."
Taotao complained in her heart: So what is Wang Qinglu trying to do?
On second thought - Wang Qinglu threw away the letter, took away half of the ten gold bars left by her mother-in-law, made her father-in-law miserable for the rest of his life, and even caused the Song family father and son to turn against each other...
This woman is so abominable!
Taotao planned to find an opportunity to ask Wang Qinglu about her fate after a while. If it wasn't tragic enough, she could help.
After looking at the layout of the villa, Taotao knew that this three-and-a-half-story villa had a spacious master bedroom on the top floor, plus a super large balcony.
Song Xi came back occasionally to stay and lived in the large room on the third floor.
Peach peach does not change.
There are four rooms on the second floor. Taotao plans to give two to Song Zhi and two to Song Sui.
There is a large spacious living room and two other rooms on the first floor. Taotao plans to use one as a small reception room and study, and the other as a guest room.
After everything was arranged, Taotao told the soldier the layout of the room and asked him to stay there and find others to help with the moving. She and another soldier went to a nearby flower and tree garden and bought a lot of ready-made flowers in pots and a lot of fresh flowers.
Then she went to the market and first found a fabric shop, where she bought sofa covers, cushions, and pillows. She also found a fabric shop that made curtains and bought out all the ready-made curtain fabrics from several nearby shops in one go. Then she went to a department store and bought sheets, quilt covers, and pillowcases for each room according to the patterns of the curtains. She also bought a lot of quilts, blankets, and tents.
Finally, I went to the cultural and sports market and bought a lot of paintings and decorations for the walls, a lot of small table ornaments, as well as chess, go, military chess, jumping chess, as well as basketballs, footballs, badminton rackets and balls, table tennis rackets and balls, etc.
When we returned to the villa, the flower farmer brought over flowers on a cart. Taotao directed which flower pots to put where, to decorate the yard, the living room, the rooms, and even the balcony on the third floor...
A lot of people came to the guard squad, and under Taotao's command, everyone was very motivated.
Every room was furnished with new bedding and bed sheets, new curtains, wall clocks or decorative paintings, small ornaments on the tables, vases filled with fresh blooming flowers, and chairs padded with something. The cold room suddenly became bright and warm!
Finally, Taotao ran up and down the stairs again, inspected the place again, and wrote down in her notebook what was missing...
She took the soldiers on another trip and bought a lot of things to fix the leaks.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Song Xi and others returned from the hospital.
——In fact, Song Xi’s illness had been cured long ago. He stayed in the hospital and didn’t want to leave because he was eager to be with his children and grandchildren.
Now that he has reconciled with his two sons and forgotten all past unpleasantness, he would certainly prefer to live at home.
Home?
In the past, the word "home" was the word that Song Xi hated the most and the place he disliked the most.
But now, he is looking forward to it!
Song Xi saw a house that was... unbelievably beautiful!
sky!
Is this really his home?
There is a row of green plants along the wall in the yard, with lush branches and leaves, which is very pleasing to the eye at first glance. In a corner of the yard, several guards were taking off their clothes and installing a swing. There was also a rocking chair next to it, and a bamboo shed was built on top... Another guard was digging the ground, apparently wanting to plant grape vines and loofah seedlings.
As you enter the house, the sofa in the living room is covered with nice, thick cloth, padded with beautiful cushions, and a few pillows are placed randomly on it. On the tea table were beautiful tea sets, delicate boxes filled with candies, a large vase of beautiful flowers, and a small basket filled with various fruits.
The reception room and study were combined, and the guest room was small but fully equipped...
The second floor seems to have been carved out by the brothers Song Zhi and Song Sui, and it's quite symmetrical. Song Zhi has two rooms, one for him and Taotao, and one for Feifei and Momo; Song Sui and Xingxing have one room, and in the future their children will also have one room!
When she reached the third floor, Song Xi opened the door and walked into her room.
He was very surprised.
——The big bed was covered with bright red sheets and the quilt was also bright red. The two red pillows at the head of the bed were covered with pillowcases with patterns of mandarin ducks playing in the water. The curtains were snow-white, but festive and beautiful pendants were hung on the four corners of the bed. There was a huge and beautiful landscape oil painting hanging on the wall, and there were beautiful red roses in the vase on the table, as well as some other beautiful flowers.
The originally empty and cold room suddenly became warm and lovely.
Song Xi suddenly saw several photo frames on the table?
There are photos of Song Zhi's family, photos of Song Sui and Xing Xing, and a photo frame with a photo of Song Xi when she was young... There is even a photo of Xu Huaizhen when she was a teenager in one photo frame!
I think Song Zhi just came back from abroad, and this was probably brought back from the Xu family.
Song Xi was very surprised. With trembling hands, he took the photo and looked at it...
In the photo, the girl with bright eyes and white teeth is wearing a dress and a hat. She has a beautiful face, innocent and lively eyes, and is full of youthful vitality! She was smiling, with the corners of her mouth slightly curved, as if she was about to carry out a prank?
This girl is very interesting to look at!
Song Xi smiled.
Tears were streaming down my face.
He placed the photo frame on his heart and pressed down hard...
After choking for a long time, he took the photo frame again, looked at the girl in the photo affectionately, and kissed the glass of the frame with trembling hands.
"Huaizhen, today... we are getting married. Are you happy? Our son, daughter-in-law, and two older grandsons... as well as our adopted son and his wife... they will all come to our wedding! Huaizhen! Huaizhen..."
Song Xi burst into tears.
He sat on the big bed, stroking the photo carefully with an infatuated look in his eyes.
Until there was a faint sound of footsteps.
Song Xi waited for a while, but no one knocked on the door?
Instead, he heard the whispering voices of his two eldest grandsons:
"Grandpa is still in the room!"
"Brother, let's go tell mom and dad!"
Then the two kids ran away?
Song Xi was a little surprised, and walked over with the photo frame and opened the door. But the two children had already run downstairs... Song Xi felt something was wrong, so he followed them to the stairs. Just as he was about to go down to take a look, he suddenly heard someone talking on the second floor:
"Fei Fei and Mo Mo said that Dad is still in the room on the third floor..."
"So we should keep quiet and give him a surprise!"
"Then let's go downstairs and work first..."
"Okay, I'll go with Fourth Sister!"
"Xingxing, don't go. You're pregnant. Don't get tired!"
"I'm just pregnant, not disabled! Besides, you've been busy all day, aren't you tired? I promise I won't work, I'll just watch from the side, okay?"
"Mom, mom, Momo and I want to help too!"
"You two keep an eye on Grandpa. If he wants to come downstairs, you stop him and don't let him come down until we say it's okay, okay? This is a difficult task. Can you complete it?"
"Mom! My brother and I can do it!"
"Then let's split up!"
Song Xi smiled.
He walked lightly, holding the photo frame, and returned to his room.
——This is the feeling of home!
The wedding of Song Xi and the late Xu Huaizhen was simple yet grand.
The wedding was held in Song Xi's villa.
Guests are the people closest to Song Xi:
Taotao's family, Xingxing's family, Bai Zhenggan, Professor Dong, Ding Fenglin and Meng Xiangrong, as well as the entire guard platoon, and the families in the compound who were close to Song Xi...
There are more than a hundred of them in total.
Because Xu Huaizhen has passed away, this marriage...after all, is just a psychological comfort to the living.
So there is no registration procedure or anything, just let your relatives and friends know what is going on.
Song Sui went to find Aunt Huang and asked her to buy some vegetables and bring them to the villa to cook.
The guards went to borrow tables and chairs, and set up about ten tables in the yard, in the living room, and in the corridor outside the yard.
Taotao and Song Zhi brought the children and stood at the door to welcome the guests under the introduction of Zhao Hongjun.
Before, when Song Zhi followed Zhao Hongjun to go door to door to invite people to come for dinner, he not only stated the reason why his father was entertaining the guests, but also specifically stated that everyone was requested not to give gifts.
Just give a small gift.
If you really can't think of what to give as a gift, just give a few things that have a sense of age, preferably something from the early days of liberation.
At this moment, everyone came with small gifts.
Some sent old photos, some sent two Yuan Datou coins, some sent a collection of pre-liberation soaps, and some sent an old calendar of beauties from December of a certain year before liberation...
Xingxing and Song Sui sat aside. Every time a relative or friend came and gave a small gift, Song Sui would write the other person's name on a small piece of paper, and Xingxing would clip the note on the gift.
The dinner started soon.
Song Xi was wearing a new military uniform without a collar badge. He was holding a framed photo of the young girl Xu Huaizhen and looking at the guests in the room with a smile on his face.
He took Song Zhi's family and Song Sui's family to greet the guests at each table, and passed around photos of Xu Huaizhen to everyone.
On the other side, Ding Fenglin and Meng Xiangrong, accompanied by Bai Zhenggan and Professor Dong, also told everyone the stories of Xu Huaiju, Xu Huaizhen and Song Shaolan.
Many people had tears in their eyes.
The food cooked by Aunt Huang was delicious. Everyone cried while listening to the tragic stories of the martyrs, and laughed again when they saw Song Xi and Song Zhi reconcile. After dinner, they all said goodbye to Song Xi.
Song Zhi and Song Sui carried the large basket containing the gifts into the house.
Song Zhi, "Dad, these are the gifts given to you and my mom by the guests."
Song Xi nodded, hugged Xu Huaizhen's photo frame, sat on the sofa and opened the gifts. While looking at the small items, she kept talking to Xu Huaizhen in the photo frame.
"Huaizhen, have you seen this pocket watch? There is no such thing now! We used to like it very much... Men wearing a small suit and a pocket watch looked very fashionable! Well, take this thing to get it repaired, maybe it can still work..."
"Huaizhen, look at this, it's a calendar of beauties from before the liberation! Let me see... Is it from 1945? Hey! Look at these beauties, none of them is as pretty as you! Weren't you a movie star before? Have you ever starred in a calendar like this... Hey, I looked for the movies you starred in before, but I couldn't find any! Xiaozhi said that the Xu family should have this one, so we can find a way to borrow it and take a look at it..."
"Huaizhen, look at this again! This is a kerosene lamp! Do you remember when we were hiding in the basement? Didn't you laugh at that time and say that the most valuable thing on our body was the kerosene lamp..."
…
Song Xi looked at all the gifts in a nagging manner.
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the people sitting in the living room.
——Why are all these people looking at him with a smile?
Tao Tao was the first to speak, "Dad! We also have gifts for you and Mom!"
Song Xi was a little excited inside, but pretended to be calm on the surface, "We are all family, what other gifts do you need!"
Taotao smiled and said, "These are all gifts we made for you by hand!"
Song Xi became even more excited, but she wanted to say something sarcastic, "...Are you so reluctant to spend money?"
"You can't buy it even with money!" said Xingxing.
Song Xi, "What's the gift?"
Taotao smiled and took out a thick brown paper bag and handed it to Song Xi, "Dad, this is a gift from Song Zhi, Feifei, and Momo to you!"
Song Xi took it and felt it was heavy?
When I opened it, there was a notebook inside.
Opening the title page, three big words "Wish Book" painted in colored crayons appear on the paper, and there are many fancy drawings next to it, which are obviously Mo Mo's work.
Song Xi smiled.
——Wishbook? So this whole family treats him as a Bodhisattva?
When he opened it again, Song Xi's expression froze.
Yes, this is indeed a wish book, which records the wishes of Taotao, Song Zhi and their family of four.
Taotao: My wish 1 is to transform the Northwest into a land of fish and rice, my wish 2 is to allow people across the country to have the freedom to eat meat, and my wish 3 is for my whole family to be healthy, free of disasters, and happy.
Song Zhi: My first wish is to independently develop and manufacture aerospace engines and achieve 100% localization. Wish 2 Taotao's dream comes true. Wish 3: The family will always be harmonious and friendly.
Song Feibai: My wish 1 is to become a doctor of physics like my dad, my wish 2 is for my grandpa to be happy forever, my wish 3 is to be as brave and strong as my grandma!
Song Chimo: Wish 1: Grow up quickly, as tall as dad, Wish 2: Mommy gives me more candy, Wish 3: It would be nice if the whole family could always be together.
Song Xi remained silent for a long time.
Taotao smiled and said, "Dad, we will come back every year and report our achievements to you!"
Song Zhi also smiled and said, "We will set new goals every year in the future!"
Momo rushed to say, "Grandpa! For example, when Momo grows taller, he will have other goals, such as eating more meat and growing stronger!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Song Xi looked at Tao Tao, then at his son, his eyes were filled with satisfaction, "You are all good children!"
Xing Xing and Song Sui also presented gifts, "Dad, this is our gift to you."
Song Xi took a look and saw...an empty bowl? ? ?
He was stunned, looked up at Xing Xing, and then looked at Song Sui.
——What the hell are these two doing?
“Hahahahahaha!”
Taotao laughed so hard that she rolled into the sofa, and kept complaining about her stomachache.
Song Zhi couldn't help laughing...
Bai Zhenggan also laughed out loud.
Song Xi was puzzled.
Song Sui said embarrassedly, "Dad, this is the case... Didn't Xingxing and I just graduate? Now Shenzhen is going to set up a special economic zone, so we decided to try our hand at the business world. And because Xingxing is pregnant now, and Nandu is quite close to Shenzhen, we want to... stay here at home until Xingxing gives birth to the baby."
Song Xi's eyes lit up, "You guys... decided to stay with me?"
Xing Xing nodded seriously, "So this bowl..."
"Dad, they are asking you for food!" Taotao laughed.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Song Xi also laughed.
——So that’s what it is!
Song Sui would never do such a thing. It must have been thought up by the mischievous Tao and Xing sisters!
But it would be great if the brothers Song Zhi and Song Sui married the sisters Tao Tao and Xing Xing, making the family even closer. Moreover, there are no conflicts between the brothers Song Zhi and Song Sui, and the sisters Taotao and Xingxing are not jealous of each other... Everyone loves each other, and the atmosphere is so good!
Is this God's way of making up for his loneliness throughout his life by giving him a big, harmonious and friendly family?
The others also gave gifts to Song Xi.
Bai Zhenggan gave Song Xi a bonsai with 9 small flowers in it. Among them, there are two big ones, one red and one white. The red one represents Song Xi and the white one represents Xu Huaizhen who has passed away. Then the four flowers inserted on one side represent Song Zhi's family; the three flowers inserted on the other side represent Song Sui's family... Of course, Xing Xing's baby is not born yet, so one of the flowers is a bud!
Feifei and Momo rushed to tell Song Xi——
"Grandpa, it's the same at my grandma's house... but over there we are a small family and a bonsai! Here, we are a big family, so we are a big bonsai!"
"Grandpa, this is you! This is grandma! This is my dad, mom, my brother and me... This is my aunt and second uncle, and this is my aunt's baby!"
The children's babyish explanations made Song Xi feel as if she had eaten a piece of White Rabbit milk candy!
Laughter and joy rang out in the living room again.
Meng Xiangrong also had a gift for Song Xi.
It was a lady's top hat. She said she bought it from abroad and originally intended to give it to her niece, but she didn't expect that her niece had passed away a few years ago. She saw that the hat Xu Huaizhen was wearing in the photo was similar in style to the one she was wearing, so she gave the hat to Song Xi.
Ding Fenglin gave Song Xi a password comparison table so that he could
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