Chapter1 The man who passed out in the yard
He immediately raised his head to look at me, his eyes were sharp and his expression was cold, like a beast with murderous intent and ready to go.
In the morning, when the first ray of sunlight passed through the tops of the staghorn tree, hit the bedroom window, and hit my face through the gap in the curtains, I woke up from my dream.
In order to keep cool, the windows were not closed at night, and the cool sea breeze made the curtains flutter. The familiar smell of the sea came into my nose lightly with the morning breeze, making me close my eyes tightly, shrink my head into the pillow, and try to sleep for a while, while subconsciously thinking “stay in bed for a while before getting up , you can eat seafood porridge made by grandpa again.” As soon as the idea came up, another picture appeared in my mind-my father, my brother and I were wearing black clothes and white silk, standing on the bow of the boat, scattering grandpa’s ashes into the sea, and the white waves tightly Chasing after the boat, wave after wave, turbulent, very similar to the wreath soul banner in the mourning hall.
After a moment of panic, I clearly understood which is a dream and which is reality. Although I really hope that I will not wake up in the dream where my grandfather is still there, but the so-called reality is to force you to open your eyes. to face.
Thinking that my stepmother is not familiar with the kitchen, and would never feel sorry for grandpa’s old pots and bowls, I immediately opened my eyes and sat up. Glancing at the alarm clock on the table, it was not yet six o’clock, and the house was quiet, obviously other people were still sleeping soundly.
During the funeral for grandpa these days, everyone is exhausted. My father and stepmother are typical city people who are used to going to bed late and getting up late. I guess they won’t wake up until nine o’clock today.
After I washed up, I went downstairs lightly. I went to the kitchen to cook the porridge first. I didn’t have the energy to toss it. I just put a little scallops in the pot. It can be regarded as seafood porridge!
Walking out of the kitchen, I stood in the courtyard and unconsciously looked for my grandfather among the lush flowers and trees. In the past, after my grandfather got up in the morning, the first thing he did was to take care of his flowers and plants.
The courtyard wall is surrounded by dragon boat flowers that bloom continuously all year round. The small crimson flowers are gathered together, bright and moving, just like the hydrangea in the bride’s hand; The flowers are as bright as the sun, and clusters are pressed on the mottled old stone wall, adding a bit of color to the cool morning; the cardinal coral and lyre coral under the living room window are in full bloom; Jiulixiang is full of white flowers, piled up with clouds and snow, which is really beautiful; the Gongsun orange plant at the corner of the kitchen is full of green, and the little orange is shyly hiding among the branches and leaves.
All the flowers and trees are common plants on the island, and they are not rare species. Almost every household will plant a little, but the flowers and trees that grandpa takes care of always grow better than others.
The past few days have been busy, and no one has taken care of them. The fallen flowers and leaves have been piled up on the ground, looking a bit decadent. I wiped my sore eyes, picked up the broom and started sweeping the yard.
After sweeping the yard, I planned to sweep the door too, and opened the gate. In a blink of an eye, I felt a black thing falling towards me. I was startled, and subconsciously retreated to dodge. I didn’t know what tripped me, and fell to the ground.
“Who put the thing…” I took a closer look, my mouth was half-open, the sound disappeared, and the person who fell in the yard of my house turned out to be a person.
A man dressed in a strange coma, his messy hair half covered his face, his face could not be seen clearly, only his skin looked dull and malnourished. It’s not surprising that he wore a sailor’s black uniform on his upper body, but he didn’t wear anything underneath. He was wearing an autumn and winter double-breasted uniform like a shirt. floral shorts, look down his legs, barefoot? !
I stared blankly at him for a while, and finally came back to my senses, poked him cautiously, “Hey!”
There was no reaction, but the tentacles were soft, because I had just sent my grandfather away, and I still remembered the body that had lost its life, so I immediately judged that this person was still alive. But his body temperature was so low, it was abnormally low. I don’t know if he was ill or if I misjudged, but he was dead.
Holding my breath, I put my hand under his nose, feeling the breath in and out, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Probably because things were too weird, and my reaction was not normal. After confirming that the door of my house was not the “corpse throwing scene”, my first reaction was not to think about what to do, but… ran to the gate of the courtyard strangely, After looking around, I was sure, definitely, that no shoes were left outside the door.
He is really barefoot!
I looked at the old, potholed stone road outside the courtyard, and then at his feet. Black stains and dark red bloodstains were mixed together. He must have walked very hard.
I squatted beside him, took out my mobile phone to make a call, and shook him vigorously. This is not a big city, and I can’t expect an ambulance to be on call, let alone this old street, even if an ambulance can I arrived at this point, but I couldn’t drive it, so I still had to ask someone for help.
The phone was connected, “Doctor Jiang…” I just said hello, and felt my hand was tightly grasped.
“No doctor!” The man who passed out in my yard said this weakly, and slowly opened his eyes.
I raised my eyes to look at him in amazement, a gust of wind happened to blow away the messy hair covering his eyes, and my eyes met his eyes.
What kind of shocking eyes are those? There is indigo in the darkness, deep, calm, and vast, like the sea on a summer night when the wind is calm and the sky is full of stars. The entire bright starry sky is swallowed by it, and the secrets of the entire universe are hidden in it, which makes people unable to help but stare at it. , Explore.
I stared blankly at him, he sat up propped up, and said clearly again: “No doctor.”
Looking at it now, although his eyes are considered good-looking, they are not as stunning as before. It should be just because of the right angle, the magic of the sun in an instant.
I hesitated and said nothing, and he said, “I’m just short of water, just drink some water.”
He is definitely not a local, and his accent is very strange. It is very difficult for me to listen, but his tone is neither humble nor overbearing, convincing. What’s more, I still have a lot of things to deal with. After all, my compassion for a stranger is limited. One thing is naturally better than one less thing.
“Doctor Jiang, I have nothing to do. I accidentally dialed the wrong number. I still have something to do. Let’s talk about it later!”
I hung up the phone and helped him up. The moment he stood up, I realized how tall he was. I was 1.73 meters tall and had a wild personality since I was a child.
I helped him walk to the corner of the yard, and sat on the rattan chair that my grandfather usually sat on, “wait for me.”
I walked into the kitchen, poured him a glass of warm water, thought about it, and scooped two spoonfuls of honey.
I brought him the honey water, and he took a sip first, probably smelling something strange, and paused vigilantly.
I said, “You passed out at my door. If you were not sick, you probably had hypoglycemia. I added some honey to you.” Before, he had identified what I put.
“Do you want more?”
He didn’t speak, just nodded slightly.
I ran into the kitchen again and poured him water.
Back and forth, he drank six glasses of water in a row, and it was only after the seventh glass that he slowed down.
He lowered his eyes, holding the slender glass, except for the first sentence of “don’t want a doctor”, he has never said a word, not even a “thank you”, and he doesn’t know what he is thinking.
A ray of sunlight that sifted through the vine leaves just hit the glass, reflecting his white, clean, slender and powerful fingers, like the hands of the most elegant pianist, and his scarred and stained feet, A strange and strong contrast was formed.
Rationally, I know that a stranger should not be allowed to stay at home, but because of some inexplicable touch and soft heart, I really can’t bear to drive him away like this.
I walked into the kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot and looked, and found that the scallop porridge was almost done.
I served a bowl of porridge with a dish of cold seaweed sprouts and two halves of salted duck eggs, and served it to him on a tray.
I said politely: “Eat something, and go when your strength recovers!”
He didn’t speak, and stared at the bowls and chopsticks in front of him for a while before picking up the chopsticks, probably because he just woke up from a coma, his hands were unstable, and he held the chopsticks several times before he could hold them properly.
“I still have to do housework, eat slowly, and call me if you need something.” I was afraid that standing aside would make him feel uncomfortable, so I found a reason to leave.
I went into the living room, rummaged through the shoe cabinet, and found a pair of old men’s slippers. Unlike other shoes, which must be the right size to wear, slippers can be worn no matter how big or small your feet are.
I took my slippers and went to the faucet in the yard, rinsed the clean shoes again, and stood them in the sun to dry them.
Estimated that it would take him a while to finish eating, so I picked up the rag, and while wiping the dust from the corners of the yard, I checked him from time to time.
When grandpa was still there, rattan tables and rattan chairs were usually placed under the eaves of the main house or in the middle of the courtyard. It was very comfortable to drink tea and enjoy the scenery. After grandpa became bedridden, no one had this kind of leisure time anymore. The rattan table and rattan chair were moved to a corner next to the courtyard wall, where two dragon spit beads and a few mulberry trees were planted, both of which had grown for more than ten years. Now, Jiulixiang is as tall as a person, and the thick and leafy vines clinging to it just cover his figure.
I can’t see him clearly, but through the shadow of Fushu Huaying, I can confirm that he has been sitting there in an orderly manner, without restless movements.
I feel relieved. Although the people on the island are simple and honest, not to mention **** and murder, even chicken crowing and dog robbery rarely happen. Grandpa has always proudly said that his hometown is Peach Blossom Land, and he would rather live in the old house alone than move to the city to live with his father, but I have lived in a big city for a long time, and occasionally there will be a little pity, but always be wary. Much more.
I was thinking wildly when my stepmother’s voice came faintly, and I immediately put down the rag.
Shen Yanghui ran out of the house excitedly, yelling, “Shen Luo, why did you get up so early?”
Shen Yanghui is my half-brother. He has a typical only-child personality, and he has no evil intentions. However, a fourteen-year-old boy is at the peak of his “Second Child Disease”, so he is absolutely unattractive.
Before I answered him, my father’s voice floated out from the bathroom on the second floor, “Shen Yanghui, how many times have you said that? Call me sister!”
Shen Yanghui made a grimace, and muttered nonchalantly: “Shen Luo doesn’t even call my mother ‘Mom’, why do I have to call her sister? Right, Shen Luo?”
The stepmother came out and greeted me with a smile, “Xiaoluo, good morning!”
I also smiled, “Aunt Yang, good morning!” My stepmother’s surname is Yang. When she married my father, I was already ten years old. Children from divorced families are precocious, and I basically know everything I need to know. up. From the very beginning, I knew she didn’t intend to be my stepmother. I would rather be scolded by my father than call her mother. I just called her Aunt Yang, which she readily accepted.
Aunt Yang patted Shen Yanghui on the back, and urged: “Go brush your teeth and wash your face.” Then she raised her voice and called: “Haisheng, watch your son brush his teeth, or he will fool people again.”
I shook my head with a smile. So many years have passed, I am already twenty-five years old, I am no longer that ten-year-old little girl, but my stepmother is still the same, always likes to remind me from time to time, between her and my father, I am not a family member, but an outsider , but I forgot that this is not the two-bedroom home in Shanghai where she and her father had only two bedrooms. This is my grandfather’s home, where I grew up, and she is the outsider.
Country people are not so particular, the spacious kitchen is also the dining room. After Dad and the others finished washing, I had already prepared breakfast.
Aunt Yang said politely: “It’s really troublesome for Xiaoluo.”
I said lightly: “You’re welcome, I’ve already eaten, you can do whatever you want.”
My father wanted to say something embarrassingly, but Shen Yanghui had already picked up the bowl and started to eat, so he could only say: “Eat!”
While having breakfast, there was a knock on the door.
Just as I was about to open the door, Shen Yanghui jumped out like a rabbit and opened the courtyard door. Dad was worried, put down the bowls and chopsticks, and walked out, “Yang Hui, how many times have I told you, you must ask clearly before opening the door, only people you know can open the door…”
Standing outside the door was a well-dressed man wearing glasses. He wore a light blue striped shirt and straight black trousers. He was shrewd under his gentleness. He was obviously not a native of the island. Dad’s words of reprimanding Shen Yanghui were temporarily interrupted. up.
He looked at the visitor suspiciously, “Who are you looking for?”
The other party showed a professional smile, took out his business card, and introduced himself: “I am lawyer Zhou Buwen, entrusted by Mr. Shen to execute his will. Are you Mr. Shen? We talked over the phone a few days ago , make an appointment to meet today.”
My father warmly welcomed the other party into the house, “Yes, yes! I didn’t expect you to arrive so early, I thought you would arrive at noon.” The boat from the mainland to the island departs twice a day, one at 7:30 in the morning, Arrive at the island at 11:30, the other at 12:00 noon, and arrive at 4:00 pm.
Lawyer Zhou smiled and said, “To be on the safe side, I came here on the boat at noon yesterday.”
The stepmother couldn’t care less about eating anymore, so she came out in a hurry, then quickly steadied herself, and said to me in a disguised way: “Xiao Luo, let’s go and listen together, it has something to do with you too.”
Dad politely invited Lawyer Zhou to sit in the living room, and my stepmother poured hot tea graciously. I didn’t know what to do for a while, so I could only stand silently by the door.
Father exchanged a few words with Lawyer Zhou, and Lawyer Zhou put down the teacup. Father and stepmother understood that Lawyer Zhou was going to get down to business, and they were a little nervous. The stepmother pulled Shen Yanghui to her side and hugged her tightly, as if she could rely on her more.
Lawyer Zhou said: “Mr. Shen’s property is very simple and clear, so our inheritance procedures will be very simple and clear. Mr. Shen’s property has two parts, one part is fixed property, which is this house, the area of the homestead A total of…”
Following the lawyer’s words, the stepmother looked up at the old house. Although the house is an old house, it has a reasonable layout, a spacious courtyard, and lush vegetation. Even a picky person like her likes it very much. Unfortunately, this house is not in Shanghai, but on an island with inconvenient transportation. Although these years, due to the arrival of tourists, the value of the houses here has increased a little, but after all, they are not real tourist destinations such as Sanya and Qingdao.
After a detailed introduction of the current situation of the old house, Lawyer Zhou added: “Although the house is privately owned, it is not a commercial house. It is for rent and cannot be sold publicly.”
The stepmother couldn’t help but said: “Those old houses near the sea can be rented out and turned into inns. This house is on the mountain, not near the sea, and the transportation is not convenient. If it can’t be sold, who can I rent it to?”
Lawyer Zhou smiled politely, and did not answer the stepmother’s question, but continued: “Except for this house, the rest of Mr. Shen’s property is cash, because Mr. Shen doesn’t know how to manage money, and all cash They are all time deposits, with a total of 1.1 million, in China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China.”
Father and stepmother were overjoyed, couldn’t help but smiled and looked at each other, and immediately controlled it, but Shen Yanghui couldn’t hide his thoughts, and shouted happily, “Mom, you are right, grandpa really hid Don’t forget, you promised me, after paying off the mortgage, you can buy a car with the rest of the money, and you can send me to school!”
The stepmother glanced at me and said pointedly: “Don’t mess around, the money is not necessarily for you! Although you are the only grandson of the Shen family, who told you that you wouldn’t please grandpa! However, a grandson is a grandson, if the distribution is unfair, your father will not agree.”
The stepmother bumped Dad with an elbow, and Dad pretended to be majestic and said: “Continue to listen to what Lawyer Zhou said, Dad will be a bowl of water.”
I stared at the ground without saying a word. It’s not that I’m tolerant, nor that I’m submissive, but at this moment, thinking that this was all arranged by my grandfather before his death, I seem to be able to see my grandfather sitting on the bamboo chair, giving the lawyer every word. . In my memory, grandpa never bothered the younger generation, and arranged everything in an orderly manner, even his own affairs. Unspeakable sourness surged up, and I was afraid that tears would fall when I opened my mouth, so I could only bite my lips tightly and listen quietly.
Lawyer Zhou saw that no one had expressed any further opinions, and continued: “According to Mr. No. 1 house, and all the belongings in the house. Of these two properties, one is for granddaughter Shen Luo, and the other is for grandson Shen Yanghui…”
Hearing this, the stepmother, who had been holding her breath, slammed the table and shouted angrily: “The old man is so unfair! I gave all the money to others, and only left Yang Hui with a worthless set.” Even if you try to find a way to sell it privately, you can sell it for more than 200,000 yuan. Shen Haisheng, let me tell you, you have to stand up for this matter. Even if you go to the court, you have to re-divide the property! Where do you go? , and there is no reason why granddaughters get more than grandsons!”
Lawyer Zhou stared at the document, as if he hadn’t heard anything, and when his stepmother finished speaking, he said calmly, “Mr. , but gave Shen Luo and Shen Yanghui the right to choose, and they made their own choice.”
The stepmother was taken aback for a moment, and asked nervously, “Who will choose first?”
Lawyer Zhou said: “Mr. Shen has no regulations. You can negotiate on your own!” After finishing speaking, Lawyer Zhou closed the folder, picked up the teacup, and drank tea intently, as if he no longer existed.
The stepmother stared at me sharply, and kept pushing Dad with her hands, motioning him to speak.
Father has not completely forgotten that I am also his child, he said hesitantly: “Little Luo, look… who should choose first?”
The stepmother whispered in Shen Yanghui’s ear, Shen Yanghui’s “Second Child Disease” attack, ignored the “family strategy” instructed by his mother, but said bluntly: “Shen Luo, I want to choose first! “
I had made up my mind a long time ago, so I calmly asked my stepmother, “Who does Aunt Yang want to choose first?”
The stepmother had no choice but to be straightforward and said: “Xiao Luo, look… your brother is still young, and there will be a lot of money to spend on studying, finding a job, getting married and getting a wife. You have already graduated from college. The living expenses and education expenses are all paid by grandpa, and your brother didn’t spend a penny from grandpa… Logically, you should let your brother choose first.”
I smiled wryly, my living expenses and education expenses are all paid by my grandpa, do I want this? When I glanced at my father, my father avoided it, and I didn’t bother to bother anymore, so I said to my stepmother: “Okay, let Yang Hui choose first!”
Lawyer Zhou, who had been pretending not to exist, immediately put down his teacup, raised his head, and asked Shen Yanghui, “Which property would you choose?”
Before Shen Yanghui said anything, the stepmother had already said, “Cash, we want cash from the bank.”
Shen Yanghui followed his mother and repeated exactly the same: “Cash, we want cash from the bank.”
Lawyer Zhou looked at me, and I said, “I want a house.”
Lawyer Zhou took out a stack of documents from the document bag, “Please review these documents. If there is no problem, please sign. My assistant will continue to follow up the relevant procedures.”
After we finished reading the documents and signing the signatures, Attorney Zhou got dressed and stood up. He shook hands with us and said goodbye: “Please forgive us!”
After watching Lawyer Zhou leave, Dad closed the courtyard door.
The stepmother went upstairs with the documents and said loudly, “I’m going to pack my luggage. We’ll leave by the 12:30 noon boat. If we can buy a ticket for tomorrow morning, we will be home in the afternoon.”
Shen Yanghui let out a cheer, and ran upstairs with joy: “I’m back to Shanghai!”
My father saw his wife and son’s attitude of “not wanting to stay for a moment”, and knew that there was no room for objection, so he could only say to me: “The company holiday is only ten days…I, I…must go back Go to work.”
I’ve already given up all these years, and I don’t have any extravagant expectations for him. Dad is not a bad person, but sometimes a kind person who is cowardly, confused, and unprincipled is more chilling than a bad person. I said calmly, “Well, I see. Thank you Dad for coming back in time this time.” Although I was with Grandpa for the last six months, Dad rushed back before Grandpa closed his eyes, and ran back and forth. I tried my best to arrange the funeral of my grandfather.
My father said worriedly: “You kid, you quit your job just to take care of grandpa without discussing it with me. It’s hard to find a job now, so you have to hurry…”
“Dad, Mom asked you to help me pack my luggage.” Shen Yanghui stood on the stairs and shouted.
Dad had to say: “I’ll go up first, anyway, you remember, find a job quickly, if you are idle for too long, no company will want you.”
I followed my father upstairs, walked into my own room, and locked the documents given by the lawyer in a drawer. I vaguely felt that I had missed something, but the stepmother’s voice sounded sharply from time to time, which made me unable to calm down and think about it.
I simply walked to the window to enjoy the scenery, no matter what, let’s talk about it after they leave!
Several emerald green vines swaying in the wind outside the window, and flowers are adorned on the branches, some have just bloomed and are still snow-white; Like a white dragon spitting out pearls.
I smiled and picked up the vines, playing with them casually. I haven’t had time to repair the flowers and trees this year, and the vines that spit out pearls have already climbed to my window. Suddenly, I remembered what I had been vaguely forgetting—the man who passed out in my yard!
I knocked myself on the forehead in frustration, I even forgot that there was a strange man at home!
I grabbed the window frame, leaned out of the window, and looked down. Under the layers of green leaves and white flowers, the black figure was very conspicuous, sitting motionless, as if he had fallen asleep.
Just as I was about to call him out, I remembered that my stepmother was walking up and down the house packing things, so there was no need for extra complications. I picked off a dragon spit bead flower and threw it at him vigorously.
Probably heard the movement, he immediately raised his head and looked at me, his eyes were sharp and his expression was cold, like a beast with murderous intent and ready to go, it took me by surprise. Although I have used a lot of strength, a flower is a flower, and it is impossible to become a sharp weapon for killing people. In the breeze, the white-calyx and red-capped dragon spit bead flowers fluttered and flew towards him, which was quite poetic. The sharpness in his eyes dissipated, he squinted his eyes slightly, and quietly watched the flowers gradually drift towards him, until the moment when they were about to fall on his face, he gently raised his hand and caught the flowers.
At this moment, the fragrant flowers are like snow. He is holding flowers between his fingers, leaning lazily on the wicker chair, half-looking up at me through the wisps of vines, looking at me. Terrifying momentum. I was so frightened that I finally dared to breathe out the breath held in my chest. I only felt that my legs were weak and I had to hold on to the window sill to stand firm.
What kind of **** is this? For a while, I kindly took in a wild cat, but I was so frightened by the wild cat’s eyes that I almost knelt down.
I straightened my face and stared at him fiercely, trying to show who is the boss, when my father’s voice came from outside the door, “Little Luo, let’s go!”
I couldn’t care less about arguing with a stray cat without a tutor, I hurriedly turned around, opened the door, and ran out of the room.
Because of rheumatism in his legs, his knees hurt from climbing too many stairs. For the next few years, he lived in the large apartment downstairs, which was both his study and his bedroom. When I passed by, I glanced at it unintentionally, and immediately realized that something was wrong. After a closer look, the mirror on the antique shelf was gone.
“Yang Hui, hurry up! If you dawdle any longer, you won’t be able to get a ticket!” The stepmother had already walked into the yard with the suitcase.
I rushed over a few steps and blocked the courtyard gate, preventing them from leaving.
The stepmother immediately understood what I wanted to do, and she yelled sharply: “Shen Luo, what do you want to do?”
Dad looked at me puzzled, “Little Luo?”
I said: “Before you leave, leave grandpa’s mirror behind.”
Shen Yanghui said angrily: “Mirror? What mirror? Why do we have to bring a broken mirror back to Shanghai? Apart from rocks and sand, is there anything better in Shanghai than here?”
I sneered and said, “It is indeed a broken mirror, but even a broken mirror is a broken mirror from the Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, how could Aunt Yang see it?” It was a family property bought by my grandfather’s grandfather. In addition to a bronze mirror, there were also a pair of silver bracelets and a silver hairpin. Unfortunately, in the torrent of time, the two most valuable things went to nowhere, and only a bronze mirror remained.
Dad glanced at the stepmother who was holding the box tightly, and understood. He was very embarrassed. He looked at me and then at his wife. As usual, he didn’t know what to do.
The stepmother found that she couldn’t hide it anymore, and she didn’t want to hide it any more, so she said domineeringly: “I took that old mirror, but so what? It belongs to the Shen family! I gave you the whole old house. Shouldn’t I leave a memorial for Yang Hui?”
“Don’t forget, the lawyer made it very clear that I inherit the old house and everything in the old house.” I finally understood why my grandfather emphasized this sentence in the will, and asked my father and The stepmother signed for confirmation.
Aunt Yang didn’t reason with me, she pushed me hard, “Yes, I helped Shen’s grandson get a mirror from Shen’s family, you go and sue me!”
I pulled her box, she held it tightly with her hands, and the two of them pushed and scrambled. She was wearing high-heeled shoes, and I was wearing flat-heeled shoes. After all, she was younger and stronger than her. I snatched her box, and she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
The stepmother immediately burst into tears, “Shen Haisheng, look at your daughter, how dare you hit the elders!”
Dad was swept away by my sharp gaze, so he didn’t dare to say anything, so he could only be careful, and went to help his stepmother, “Mirrors are things for girls, but Yang Hui is a boy, and if he can’t use them, give them Little snail!”
The stepmother was so angry that she cried, scolded and beat her: “Fart! The whole house is broken, and it’s just such a valuable thing. Give it to you! I tell you, no way!”
I didn’t bother to care about them, I put the box on the ground, squatted down, opened the box, and started rummaging for the bronze mirror.
With a “snap”, a slap hit me **** the face. I was a little dazed by the beating, I raised my head and looked at Shen Yanghui in a daze. Shen Yanghui’s strength was not weaker than that of an adult, and the slap was so hard that my left ear was buzzing, and I couldn’t stand up for a while.
Before I could react, he pushed me away again, snatched the box back, quickly zipped it up, and held it firmly in his hand.
I have always been wary of my stepmother and father, but I forgot that there is another Shen Yanghui, they are a family of “three”. Fourteen-year-old Shen Yanghui is already 1.7 meters tall. When he smiles hippie, he can still see the childishness of a child. When his eyebrows are cold, he is already an out-and-out man. In ancient times, he could fight the enemy up.
Shen Yanghui stared at me fiercely and said, “You beat my mother first, and then I beat you.”
The stepmother immediately stood up and said gloatingly: “Those who beat people will be beaten!” She took her son’s arm and walked out the door, “Let’s go!”
I grabbed the box reluctantly, trying to prevent them from leaving. The stepmother kicked my arm unceremoniously with a high-heeled shoe. I let go of my hand at once, and I could only watch them walk out of the courtyard gate.
Dad leaned over to help me up, “Little Luo, don’t take it to heart, Yang Hui is still a child who doesn’t understand anything. Give Yang Hui the mirror, he is the son of the Shen family, you are a girl after all, sooner or later They must marry out.”
I endured the pain and said nothing.
Dad knew very well that I was a stubborn stubble since I was a child, and I was by no means a person who would be bullied. He held my shoulder and said seriously: “Little Luo, I know what you are worried about. It’s not just your surname Shen, you Don’t worry, I will let Yang Hui take good care of that mirror, and I will never sell it!”
I looked at those very grandfather-like eyes for a few seconds, then nodded slowly.
My father was relieved and wanted to say a few more words, but the stepmother’s roar came from outside, “Shen Haisheng, if you don’t leave, you can stay here forever!”
Dad hurriedly stuffed a bunch of things into my hand, “I’m leaving, call me if you have anything to do.” After finishing speaking, he hurriedly chased after his wife and son.
After a while, the yard that was just flying around was completely quiet, and I was the only one standing in the yard.
When my ears were no longer buzzing, I lowered my head and took a closer look. My arm was already purple, and I looked at the things in my hand. It turned out to be a few rolled up one hundred yuan bills. I laughed helplessly, if this is Dad’s father’s love, his father’s love is really too cheap!
I am twenty-five years old, and I am no longer that weak ten-year-old girl. I have a college degree and a big house left by my grandfather. I can live well without my father! However, no matter how my rationality persuaded me, my heart was still filled with empty, unsupported sadness, even more at a loss than before.
Maybe it’s because I know that I didn’t have my parents back then, and I still had my grandfather, but now, I have lost my grandfather and my only relative in this world. From now on, in this world, I really only have myself! When you are tired, there is no more to rely on; when you are injured, there is no retreat!
Looking at the old house in front of me, I smiled and threw out the money in my hand. The pink banknotes were still floating, but my smile was still on my face, but tears were already streaming down my face.
When I was seven years old, when my parents divorced, I knew that my tears were useless, and I never wanted to waste time crying, but at this moment, it was like the valve of the faucet was turned on, and the suppressed sadness turned into an endless stream. Tears kept falling.
It turns out that losing a loved one means that you think you can understand, accept, and be strong, but you will never be able to not be sad. At a certain moment and a certain touch, you will feel sad.
Grandpa, grandpa…
I wept silently and wiped away my tears several times trying to smile. Since no one will wipe away my tears for me, and no one will feel sorry for my pain, I can only face it with a smile. However, every effort to smile was quickly shattered by tears.
I cried so much that I couldn’t stand still, and I sat softly on the ground. I gritted my teeth tightly and hugged myself tightly, trying to give myself some strength and comfort, but looking at the empty room in front of me, Thinking that the owner of the house is no longer there, the tears are like torrential rain, falling one after another without stopping.
I’ve been crying and crying, and it seems like I’m going to cry forever.
Suddenly, a group of dragon spit bead flowers floated in front of my eyes, like a naughty boy trying to make people laugh, somersaulted several times in the air, and jumped into my arms.
I stopped crying all of a sudden, and stared at it in a daze. It turned out to be a flower ball woven with dragon spit beads, green vines as bones and flowers as decorations.
I forgot my sadness, couldn’t help picking it up, and was about to take a closer look, but thought of a question: Where did this flower ball come from?
Like an unoiled robot, I turned my head stiffly inch by inch, looking in the direction where the flower ball came. That man…he saw everything…the weakest, most painful, and imageless side of me that was deeply hidden by me…he looked at me quietly and remained silent; I was embarrassed and annoyed , The brain went blank, and I couldn’t say a word.
The two of them stared at each other “speechlessly” for a while, separated by the snow-white Jiulixiang with sparse branches and leaves. I stood up abruptly, raised my hand, and wanted to smash the flower ball **** him. After all, he was reluctant, turned around, and rushed into the house with the flower ball.
I looked at myself in a mess in the glasses, I became more embarrassed and annoyed, and wanted to smash the flower ball, but I just lifted it up and looked at it, so exquisite and beautiful, I put it down again, to comfort myself, don’t punish myself with other people’s mistakes Home flowers!
I quickly washed my face with cold water and **** my loose hair again. Looking in the mirror, I felt that I had changed my face and was a new person. I walked out of the house aggressively and decided to deal seriously with this man who passed out in my house!