"I remember there seems to be an album of the two brothers' childhood at home. I'll go look for it." Gu Zhan suddenly remembered that his wife would take the two children to take pictures every year in those years, and would also take family photos for the family.
Later, he was transferred to another job and took his family of four with him when they left Beijing.
However, his wife passed away, the children grew up, and the family went their separate ways, so he put the photo album back into this small courtyard full of family memories.
Gu Zhan got up and went into the house, and took out a large box from the drawer in his memory.
Then he thought about it and took out a small wooden box from the secret compartment of the drawer.
Looking at the familiar box in front of him, Gu Zhan rubbed the pattern on the box for a long time, his eyes full of nostalgia.
Jianshu sat quietly on the sofa waiting, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started shelling them.
Very patient.
After a while, Gu Zhan came out with a thick photo album in his hand, on which was placed a small figure the size of a palm.
After sitting down again, Gu Zhan did not hand the photo album to Jian Shu immediately. Instead, he put it aside and pushed the wooden box on it in front of Jian Shu.
At this moment, they were the only two people in the living room. Jian Shu was a little surprised when he saw the intricately carved wooden box. "Uncle Gu?"
Just by looking at this exquisite wooden box, you can tell that the things inside are not simple.
Gu Zhan did not answer her doubts, but smiled kindly and said, "Open it and take a look."
Jianshu was a little hesitant, but under Gu Zhan's encouraging gaze, she took it with both hands and opened the lock.
In an instant, a rich green color swept across her eyes, so gorgeous and dazzling that she couldn't take her eyes off it.
Looking at the jade bracelet in the box, Jian Shu probably guessed Gu Zhan's intention, but precisely because he guessed it, he became even more hesitant.
"Uncle Gu, this..."
Gu Zhan looked at the bracelet and felt a little nostalgic. It had been so many years since he had seen this bracelet.
In the early years, I was afraid that the scene would make me sad, so I didn’t dare to look at it too much and could only keep it in the bottom of the box.
Later, I wanted to look at it, but because of the turbulent situation, I didn't dare take it out again, so I could only hide it in a more secluded place.
When I see him again now, everything has changed.
"This was left by your aunt. It was originally a dowry given to her by her mother. It has been passed down from generation to generation in the family for quite some time."
"She said that when we have a daughter in the future, she would give her this bracelet as a dowry, just like her mother did. But maybe we were not destined to have a daughter in this lifetime, so we had two boys in a row."
"During the early years of social unrest, she traveled extensively with the army, endured a great deal of hardship, and sustained numerous injuries. After giving birth to our first child, she became significantly weaker. We hadn't originally planned to have another child, but unexpectedly, she became pregnant again a few years later."
"Originally I didn't want the child, but she insisted on having the baby and was very determined. Plus, after recuperating there, her health improved a lot, so I agreed."
"Perhaps the child felt sorry for her. Since she became pregnant, she hasn't had any major reactions, and the baby was very quiet. At that time, we all thought she was carrying a well-behaved and sweet little girl. Even before she was born, she felt sorry for her mother."
"We originally thought that having a daughter would give us both a son and a daughter, leaving us with no regrets. But on the day of delivery, when the nurse came out holding our second baby, who looked so proud, we realized we were wrong."
Speaking of this, Gu Zhan seemed to recall the complex emotions he felt at the door of the delivery room that year, and his tone couldn't help but be a little bit more emotional.
Jianshu: ...
Thinking of Gu Zhan's description, she felt a little complicated.
This really is the case of parents' true love and children being an accident.
It was indeed an accident.
From pregnancy to birth, everything was unexpected.
Gu Zhan's absence of consciousness lasted only two seconds, and soon he continued speaking:
"Then our second child was born. Although it was a son, which didn't meet our initial expectations, we still had to raise our own child, no matter what he was like. Coincidentally, we had already raised one, so we had experience."
"But later on, it turned out that even if I'd raised a baby once, it didn't mean I'd be worry-free the second time. This baby was completely different before and after birth. How quiet he was in the womb, how much more fussy he was after he came out. It was like he'd been gathering all his energy for ten months just to be born."
"During those days, the whole family was driven to ruin by him. He cried at the top of his lungs every day, very loudly, but he didn't shed a single tear. It was all fake crying. He was just torturing us."
"Having this brat has consumed all the energy of the family. Add to that her poor health, and we no longer have the idea of having a daughter."
Jianshu understood it immediately, he was scared.
After all, who can guarantee that the next child won't be as boisterous as his older brother? One child is enough to deal with, but if there's another, two children together, and a suona duet, wouldn't that be enough to kill me?
Even if the next child is well-behaved, who can guarantee that it will be a daughter?
Of course, the most important thing is that childbirth is too harmful to the mother's body, and Gu Zhan certainly doesn't want her to take this risk again. They already have two children, so why should they exhaust the energy and blood of those around them for a daughter who is not there in the first place?
"It is precisely because we don't have a daughter and only have two naughty boys at home that your aunt and I are even more envious of other people's well-behaved little girls. Every time we go out and see a cute little girl, we can't help but take a few more glances." Having said this, Gu Zhan looked at Jian Shu with a smile in his eyes.
"But other people's children always have to be taken into consideration. Later, when your mother became pregnant with you, we were all in Beijing, so we lived quite close to each other. Your aunt would go and talk to your mother every few days, hoping that she would give birth to a lovely little girl."
"Before you were born, she and your mother made you lots of cute little clothes and shoes, waiting for your birth."
From these simple words, Jianshu felt the strong expectation and love.
She was born with the anticipation of her parents and all the uncles, aunts, and cousins. Is there anything happier than this?
"Those little clothes, little shoes, and little hats are well preserved and are all packed in boxes, two large boxes in total." Jian Shu said softly.
When she was packing up, she found many of her childhood clothes and toys, all of which were well preserved.
"Those things are still there." There was an indescribable sigh in Gu Zhan's tone.
"It's good to be here, it's good to be here."
Every additional item seemed like an additional proof of her existence.
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