Chapter 512 It's Fate
"It's been four years. Did he also marry a new wife and have another child?" Zhong Kangle gritted his teeth, lowered his head and asked in a low voice full of bitterness.
Mother Di bit her chopsticks, thought for a while and shook her head: "Xiaoshi Village is next to our village, but since Liangzi's father passed away, my mother and I have never been in front of people.
So I haven't heard much about your father.
After dinner, I'll ask your sister-in-law to come over and ask her. Maybe she knows. "
Zhong Kangle nodded sullenly, and the fried dough cake in his mouth lost its initial temptation.
After dinner, he was busy cleaning up the dishes and washing up.
Mother Di stopped him and said, "We don't need you. I can come. There's not much work to do at home."
Zhong Kangle dodged it, smiled faintly and said: "Mom, since I call you mom, I have to do what I can.
Besides, before I came here, Brother Liangzi told me to take good care of you.
You've been busy all morning, I'm just helping you wash the pots and dishes, it's not tiring at all."
Mother Di smiled sweetly, "Liangzi looks honest, but he is very caring. If it weren't for him, I don't know how I would have survived all these years.
Well, then I won't stop you. When you finish washing, I'll take you to your grandma's house."
As she said this, she turned around and took a bag of things she bought from Kyoto for her family, and then packed some cakes and candies. By the time she changed her clothes, Zhong Kangle had finished his work.
They went out through the side door and crossed the alley to find their grandmother's house.
"Dad, Mom, I've brought Lele to see you," Di's mother shouted in a crisp voice before she even entered the door.
As a result, she called out all her family members, and a large group of people greeted them happily.
Mother Di smiled and introduced Zhong Kangle again: "We came back too late yesterday, and you didn't recognize many people in the family. This is your grandma and grandpa..."
Zhong Kangle smiled and called out obediently one by one.
The big guys responded somewhat at a loss, and subconsciously felt around.
Everyone gave a few cents or a dime as a gift.
Zhong Kangle thanked with a smile without complaining.
He was fair and handsome, unlike the tough and dark boy in the family. He looked like a little girl, which made everyone afraid to speak loudly.
Di's mother's real name is Wei Linjing. Lin refers to her generation, and Jing is also very common in the village.
The Wei family are genuine farmers. They don't have much knowledge, but they have many children. The Wei grandma and grandpa gave birth to two sons and four daughters. The two sons gave birth to a slap in the face grandchildren for them.
Zhong Kangle was suddenly surrounded by so many curious brothers and sisters, and he didn't know how to react for a moment.
It was Di's mother who came with food to help him out.
"I, my father, am an only son, and I have two older sisters. My two aunts married far away and rarely come home, and my grandmother's family doesn't have many children either, but none of them play with me," Zhong Kangle explained in a low and somewhat anxious voice, fearing that Di's mother would misunderstand that he looked down on rural children.
"This is the first time I'm with so many brothers and sisters. I'm really happy!"
Mother Di smiled and rubbed his head. "They are all naughty monkeys. Just don't mind if you don't mind."
As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced at her sister-in-law. When the latter came closer, she whispered, "Sister-in-law, I just found out this morning that Lele is actually Comrade Zhong Changcun's child."
After hearing this, Aunt Wei couldn't help but gasp and subconsciously stared at her sister-in-law's face.
"Sister-in-law, what are you looking at me for?" Mother Di said speechlessly, "Le Le followed his mother back to the city four years ago, and there has been no news of his father, so I came to ask you."
Zhong Kangle looked at Wei Jinzi nervously, his heart almost jumping out of his mouth.
Seeing his concern, Wei Jinzi couldn't have a deep conversation with her sister-in-law in front of the children, so she could only smile and say, "It's really fate. Your mother is from Shanghai, which is quite far from here.
Speaking of which, your father is a loyal man. He has never had anyone by his side for all these years. Didn’t the organization call for people to go into the sea two years ago?
He followed a group of people and only came back during the Chinese New Year every year.
I heard that he made some money and renovated his house into a brick and tile house, which is about the same size as the yard you live in now.
Your father should be back soon, in these few days.
There is nothing to do in our villages in the winter, and any little noise will be known around the area.
When your father comes back, I will tell you first!"
Zhong Kangle smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, aunt."
But he still didn't dare to feel relieved. Who knew if his father, who had been away for a year, would come back with a new person this year.
In fact, he was quite conflicted. On the one hand, he was afraid that his father would forget about him after he had a new lover and a new child. On the other hand, he felt that his father was particularly pitiful because he was alone and had no one to love him.
He made up his mind that as long as his father didn't find someone, he would stay and not return to Shanghai.
At noon they had lunch at the Wei family, which included three-grain noodle five-spice steamed buns, braised pork ribs with radish, vermicelli with cabbage and minced meat, scrambled eggs with garlic sprouts, and a pot of radish dumpling soup.
This is the standard meal for entertaining guests at the Wei family. The children look on eagerly, and as soon as the adults start to pick up their chopsticks, they all start eating happily, chomping as if they were snatching the food away.
Mother Di was eating while picking up some food for him. She said with a smile, "You already call me mom, this is your real grandmother's home, don't be polite."
Wei Jinzi also kept picking up dishes for him, "Don't cheat when you eat at our house, or else these brats will snatch all your food away. How uncomfortable will it be for you to be hungry?
Eat more, boys will grow taller and bigger, and girls will like them in the future."
Zhong Kangle was so embarrassed that he buried his head in his food.
After dinner, Di's mother went home and started rummaging through the drawers.
Although Di Guoliang was the only one at home, the Wei family lived next door, so the clothes that were too small would definitely be given away. She could only find some of her own clothes that were not too big, more neutral, and remodeled them a little smaller and stuffed them with new cotton for him to wear.
Since they were not new clothes, she quickly packed them up and asked Zhong Kangle to change into them.
The young boy was wearing clothes that fit him well after many years. He felt warm all over and smiled a little silly. "Mom, it's just right. It's very warm! Thank you!"
"That's good," Di's mother looked around and was quite satisfied. She nodded, turned around, picked up a small bag, and said sinisterly, "Let's go visit our relatives."
Zhong Kangle didn't understand what was going on, but he didn't hesitate and followed her obediently out of the door.
As soon as she walked out of the door, Di's mother shouted to the neighbors next door: "Dad, Mom, I'm going to Liangzi's grandmother's house and will be back soon!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Uncle Wei came out and said, "Let's go together. I just finished feeding the cows and returned the car to the team."
Grandma Di’s house is not very close to the Di family’s, almost at the east end of the village and the west end of the village.
When the Wei family built the house, they deliberately occupied a lot of land, a large piece of which was reserved for the little girl, so that it would be convenient for her to move around and also away from her mother-in-law, so that she would not be bullied.
(End of this chapter)
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