Chapter 62
Zhang Chaoyang bought two movie tickets and a bag of melon seeds. The time was just right, with five minutes left before the show started.
The two entered the cinema, found their seats and sat down.
"What kind of movie? It seems that there are not many people."
"It's an old movie, and I think everyone has seen it many times."
"That's good too, we're at the end and can talk about things without worry.
It would be great if it were summer, we could just find a place in the park and stay there for a long time. It’s too cold this season. ”
Xu Di thought that there were no teahouses or coffee shops at this time.
"I may not be able to come back in the summer. The next time I take a vacation, it will be the end of the year at the earliest, unless I go on a mission."
Zhang Chaoyang felt quite embarrassed because he had so little time to spend with Comrade Xu.
"It doesn't matter. When we can meet, we should get along well. When we can't meet, we should write letters to each other."
Although Zhang Chaoyang is good-looking and pleasing to the eye, Xu Di has not changed her original intention. She still wants to be alone at home.
"Okay, let's cherish the time we have together and try not to argue or hurt our feelings."
"The movie has started. Let's keep our voices down. Tell us the story of Grandma Qian."
Xu Di was really curious. Grandma Qian seemed to be a very decisive person. What kind of story did she have?
“It’s actually a very old story, and you may have heard many similar ones.
My grandpa and grandma were engaged when they were children, and when they grew up, they got married naturally.
My grandfather was not a quiet person since he was young and always wanted to go out.
More than two months after my father was born, my grandfather followed a passing team and joined the revolution. At that time, everything was a mess.
The year after my grandfather passed away, when my father was a little over one year old, the village was plagued by bandits and more than half of the village was massacred.
When my grandfather came back after hearing the news, the survivors in the village told him that my grandmother and the others had all been killed by bandits.
After grieving, my grandfather left the village and returned to the team.
Time passed day by day, and more than ten years passed in a flash.
In the 1930s, my grandfather saw my grandmother in a women's armed group.
Although ten years had passed and their appearance had changed a bit, they still recognized each other.
At that time, my father was twelve years old.
My grandfather thought my grandmother was dead, and my grandmother never expected to meet my grandfather.
At that time, bandits broke into the village. She took her one-year-old child to collect grass for pigs. When she heard the noise, she was so scared that she hid in the mountains and did not dare to come out.
Later, when we met people who had escaped, they said that all the villagers had been killed and the bandits had set up camp in the village, so we should run for our lives.
My grandmother carried my father on her back in a backpack filled with pig grass and ran towards the mountain, one step deep and one step shallow. Later, she was rescued by a kind-hearted person.
There was chaos outside and wars were everywhere. They moved to many places and suffered a lot, but they finally survived.
Later, my grandmother also joined the revolution and traveled everywhere with the team.
My grandmother took my father and followed the team everywhere, just hoping that one day they would meet my grandfather. She always believed that my grandfather must still be alive.
The two did meet, but my grandfather had already remarried and had three children.
The eldest child is only two years younger than my father.
My grandmother was a strong-willed person, and she saw embarrassment and alienation in my grandfather's eyes.
She went straight to the organization and asked them to help issue a certificate to prove that they were no longer husband and wife. ”
Zhang Chaoyang seldom mentions his grandmother. This is the first time he has talked about her to an outsider.
Thinking about his unpromising parents and lonely grandmother, he still felt resentful towards his grandfather.
"My grandmother was really amazing. In that environment, it was hard for a person to survive, but she was able to raise such a young child.
So, your dad and grandma must have a good relationship, right? ”
Xu Di felt that as the mother and son had depended on each other for so many years, their relationship should be very close.
“After my grandma and grandpa met, their teams were combined and they had more opportunities to meet each other.
My father lacked the company of his father since he was a child, and when the father suddenly appeared, he always wanted to get closer to him.
My grandfather's later wife was a doctor and a college student.
My father often went in and out of that house. He didn't have much resistance to my grandfather's new wife, and he got along well with his younger brothers and sisters.
My grandmother thought that my dad had been without a father since he was a child, so it was good that he was willing to be close to his father.
It just so happened that the organization gave my grandmother a task and she had to be away for a while.
My father was left to the care of my grandfather and others, while she went to complete the task on her own.
At that time, information was not flowing smoothly, and my grandmother encountered problems with her mission. She should have been able to come back in a few months, but she ended up being gone for three years.
When I came back after completing the mission, my grandfather and the others were no longer in the same place.
The organization helped to make the contact, and after much difficulty we managed to get in touch, my grandma had to go out and do something else.
After all this time, five or six years had passed when I saw my father again.
He grew from a boy of twelve or thirteen to a young man of seventeen or eighteen, and has joined the army as a soldier.
The mother and son, who originally depended on each other, had been separated for five or six years, and with the involvement of some people and things, their relationship became very delicate.
My grandmother tried several times to get closer to him, but it seemed like there was something between them.
Later, my father got married, and his wife was introduced to him by my grandfather’s new wife, Grandma Fang.
My grandma and my mom don't get along, and my grandma doesn't get involved with them anymore.
Later, my parents gave birth to my older brother, then me, and then my twin brother and sister.
My mother couldn't take care of so many children by herself, so she thought of asking my grandmother to help.
At that time, my brother was the eldest son and grandson, and my younger brother and sister were rare twins, a boy and a girl. Only I was the only one who was neither big nor small. In the end, I was taken home by my grandmother to be raised.
My mother said at the time that she and my father had not taken good care of my grandmother, so she would give her a son as compensation and she did not owe my grandmother anything.
My grandmother had seen all kinds of troubles, and she said directly that from now on, no one except her could interfere in anything concerning this child.
In this way, when I was two years old, my grandmother took me home and raised me little by little. ”
Xu Di's eyes were filled with tears after hearing this. Comrade Zhang is quite pitiful.
“So, Comrade Xu, don’t worry about my parents.
I was given to my grandmother as compensation by them. They have no right to control me. ”
Zhang Chaoyang's self-deprecating tone makes people feel even more sad.
Xu Di thought to herself that it had to be her because she had a special experience. If she were a real 19-year-old girl, she would have cried her eyes out and given her whole heart to someone.
Once a woman's maternal instinct is triggered, she tends to act emotionally.
"Comrade Zhang, everything is over. This may not be appropriate, but I have to ask."
"You ask, let's raise all the problems we can think of and find ways to solve them."
"That's right, I don't have to socialize with your grandfather's family, right?"
Xu Di didn't know whether Zhang Chaoyang's job required the support of his grandfather.
"Don't worry about them. My grandfather can't control where I go. This is also the reason why I secretly went to such a faraway place to serve in the army without telling them. I didn't want to be constrained.
In my grandmother's words, my grandfather's only function was to prevent my military industry from being taken over by others.
And let me tell you, my grandma is also very amazing. My grandfather feels guilty but also respects my grandmother. My grandmother is definitely the eldest in the family, but she is just a bit low-key. ”
Zhang Chaoyang felt that he had foresight and did not take shelter under his grandfather's big tree.
"That's good, that's good, otherwise, I might have to give up Comrade Zhang."
Xu Di spoke seriously, and Zhang Chaoyang knew it very well.
After the story was told, Xu Di secretly made up his mind that from now on, he would hold on to his grandmother's thighs and live a good life together.
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