After dinner, no matter how reluctant he was, Gu Mingjing still had to leave.
"Wife, you take good care of yourself here. If your legs cramp again at night, let your aunt rub them for you. Don't go to the toilet alone, it's not safe. And..." Gu Mingjing stood at the door, holding Jianshu's hand and chattering non-stop, even repeating the same sentence over and over again.
Jianshu knew that he was not used to it, so she was more patient than ever before, listening silently and nodding in agreement to whatever he said.
After Gu Mingjing finished speaking and looked at her eagerly, she smiled and said, "You should take good care of yourself at home and don't skip meals. Yiyi will be able to meet us in a few days. As a father, you have to set a good example for her, okay?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Gu Mingjing suppressed the reluctance in his heart and nodded with a smile.
Jian Shu reached out and adjusted his collar, patting him gently after adjusting it. "Let's go early. It's not safe to drive after dark."
Gu Mingjing reached out and hugged her, then let go after two seconds and looked at her steadily, "Go back, I'm leaving."
Jian Shu knew he was worried, so she agreed and said, "Then I'll go in first. Be careful on the way."
Then she turned and went into the house. Gu Mingjing looked at her back and got into the car and left.
After entering the house, Meng Ying was sweeping the floor. When she saw her come in, she looked back and asked in a low voice: "Is she gone?" as if she heard the sound.
Jian Shu nodded, "Just left."
"You really don't need me to sleep with you tonight?"
"It's okay, I can do it alone." Jian Shu shook his head.
Meng Ying didn't say anything more. "Okay, if you need anything, just give me a shout and I'll be right there."
"Where's Lingling?"
"I'm going to take a shower. It's not as convenient to wash here as at home. I'll get you a basin of water later. Just wipe yourself." Meng Ying had already taken a thorough look at the entire house.
In the old houses, there was definitely no dedicated bathroom. You would shower in the kitchen or in your room. The only good thing was that there was a toilet, which made it much more convenient because you didn't have to go to the public toilet.
Jianshu nodded indifferently, "Okay." Anyway, she could go into the space to take a shower, which was much more convenient than outside.
You can only wait until late at night when everyone is asleep and it is not easy to be discovered.
At this time, a closely related major event also happened in Beijing.
Zhao Mingze, who had just got off work, was in a daze the whole afternoon. If he hadn't been sure it was real, he might have really thought he was dreaming.
The man with a strong presence beside him sat calmly on the sofa, tapping his fingertips on the armrest again and again, neither hurried nor slow.
"What? After not seeing each other for so many years, you can't even bear to give me a cup of tea?"
After adjusting for a long time, Zhao Mingze finally accepted the fact and confirmed that the person he saw in front of him was real.
I opened the drawer, found the familiar tea leaves, brewed some tea and placed it on the coffee table, steaming hot.
Sitting down on the single sofa nearby, Zhao Mingze looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face and said with a somewhat stagnant voice, "You..." There were many things he wanted to say and ask in his mind, but in the end, he only said one sentence, "...I'm glad you're back."
The man's eyebrows moved slightly, a ripple flashed in his eyes, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his whole body became lively, turning into the appearance that was most deeply impressed in Zhao Mingze's memory.
With a sigh, he stood up with his hands slightly open, his voice slightly deep but with an obvious smile, "Wouldn't you like a hug after such a long time?"
Zhao Mingze stared at his hand, his mind wandering. How could this just be a long-awaited hug? It clearly transcended life and death.
He took his hand and placed it on his arm. The other party cooperated very well and pulled him up. They both opened their arms to hug each other and patted each other's backs twice, just like they did many years ago.
"Long time no see... Welcome home!"
A hug seemed to eliminate the strangeness caused by all these years of separation and bring us back to the past.
Zhao Tianrui, who didn't dare to get close and could only hide in the room and secretly peek at the two of them, peeked his head and looked at the strange uncle next to his father.
The man was very perceptive. When he turned around, their eyes met. Zhao Tianrui was startled and was about to close the door when he suddenly remembered that this was his home and his father was still there. He plucked up the courage to look back.
His eyes were wide open, as if he was trying to see whose eyes were bigger.
"Is this your youngest son?" The man laughed, looking away at Zhao Mingze. He gestured with his right hand, "When I remember him, he was only this tall. He's grown so big in the blink of an eye."
Zhao Mingze glared at his brat, "After all, it's been a few years. If he doesn't grow up, it would be unfair to the meals he eats every day."
Then he waved over there, "Zhao Tianrui, why are you hiding so far away? Come here, you don't know how to greet your elders and you're running around. You really don't know the rules anymore. Be careful, your mother will come back and beat you up."
"Oh." Zhao Tianrui, feeling threatened, walked over with his head down, looked up at the man, and was about to speak, but he didn't know what to call him, and looked embarrassed.
The man leaned back slightly, looking at him leisurely, with interest, "Why, Ruirui, don't you recognize me? You peed on me when you were a kid, have you forgotten?"
Zhao Tianrui became even more confused and couldn't help but turn around to look at his father.
Seeing that he was having a bad time again, Zhao Mingze curled his lips helplessly and finished his speech to his son, "This is your uncle from the Jian family. He often hugged you when you were a child, but you were too young to remember it back then. Remember it today. Remember to ask him for New Year's money during the Spring Festival."
When Zhao Tianrui heard about the New Year's money, his eyes lit up. He didn't care about the familiar surname for a moment, and blurted out "uncle", fearing that if he was slow, the cooked New Year's money would fly away.
"Hello, Uncle Jian, welcome to my home! Where is your home? I should come to visit you."
"Haha—your little one is so clever, and much more shameless than his big brother was back then. He's obviously going to be a promising kid." The man was amused and said a few words to Zhao Mingze, then turned back and said, "Uncle just got back. Once he's settled in, he'll take you over to play. Don't worry, you'll get plenty of New Year's money, not just this year's, but also the years before that!"
He was not short of money, so he was even more generous to his friend's child. What's more, the child grew up under his care, so he was naturally closer to him.
Zhao Tianrui was almost stunned by this unexpected surprise. Really? Also, should I get my old New Year's money back?
How much does that cost!
The New Year's money given by the elders in the compound is usually fifty cents or one yuan. Uncle Qian gives more, five yuan. He is also an uncle, so even if it is not five yuan, there must be one yuan. Adding up the New Year's money over several years, it must be almost ten yuan, right?
Just thinking about it, Zhao Tianrui was almost stunned by the beauty.
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