“...... Mrs. Cheng, let me congratulate you on your birthday...... Your son, you have a heart, I know that you like to be lively, so I specially give you a lively and lively life, and we are all here to congratulate you on your birthday......"

“...... Let's get a ...... Serve the food......"

“...... All sit, all sit......"

The sun overhead turned into a setting sun and gradually sank towards the horizon, leaving only a little sunset in the west.

It was getting dark.

In the courtyard, the incandescent lamps that were previously supported by bamboo poles and hung on the top were lit, illuminating the figures under the lamps.

The guests who have been here for some time are either standing on the edge of the courtyard, talking in twos and threes, or sitting at round tables and drinking tea.

The newcomers laughed, greeted the middle-aged man, and said a few words to the old lady in the wheelchair.

The cooks and helpers who were in charge of the banquet were either busy at the makeshift stove table set up by the courtyard, or they were carrying the dishes, greeting from time to time, passing by the round tables in the courtyard.

The middle-aged man was already smiling, beckoning the still standing guests to take their seats, and the guests moved their feet one after another to take their seats at the round tables.

The sound of words and laughter were mixed, and the lights under the incandescent lamps reflected the red light on the faces of the guests, and the shadows under the lamps seemed to converge.

The yard was noisy and lively.

In the excitement, mixed with laughter,

The guests who had been smiling and talking to the old lady in front of the wheelchair also laughed, walked away, and took their seats.

The old lady who was sitting paralyzed in a wheelchair was still the same as before, with a somewhat cloudy gaze, looking at her in front of her in a daze, her slightly open mouth trembling,

Not far from the old lady, the little boy seemed to be oblivious to the movement around him, and still sat there, burying his head in silence.

A chilly breeze blows from time to time, swaying slightly from the hanging incandescent lamps?

The shadows reflected under the lamp also seemed to be a little shadowy.

......

glanced at the old lady who was paralyzed in a wheelchair, and the boy next to him who was silent?

Lian Ge turned his gaze and looked at the middle-aged man on the edge of the courtyard again.

The middle-aged man was smiling and greeting a table of guests.

......

“...... Later, everyone can just eat it, you're welcome. If there is any inhospitable place, everyone will still take care of it, and if there is anything needed, they will greet it. ”

“...... Often, you're going to be busy with you, aren't you, you don't have to call us......."

“...... Okay, I'll come back and toast you later......"

The middle-aged man smiled again, looked in the courtyard again, and walked towards the old lady who was paralyzed in a wheelchair.

“...... Mom, it's time to eat, I'll push Mom over and sit down. ”

Walking to the side of the wheelchair, the middle-aged man lowered his body and said with a smile to the old lady in the wheelchair.

The old lady didn't seem to notice, but she was still stunned, and looked in front of her.

“...... Are you just sitting here, or are you coming and sitting next to your grandmother?"

The middle-aged man raised his head again, looked at the boy sitting next to him, and asked with a smile.

The boy remained silent.

“...... Xiaoshan, your father called you. ”

Aunt Xu next to her took the stool she had sat on before, just moved to sit down at this round table, looked at the boy, smiled and called for help.

When the boy heard this, he slowly raised his head and looked at his father, who was silent and did not speak.

“...... Little goodness?"

The middle-aged man stood next to the wheelchair, looking at the boy, with a smile on his face, and his voice was gentle and called again,

“...... Xiao Shan wants to sit here, so let him sit here. ”

Aunt Xu next to her smiled, said something out loud, turned her head again, and looked at the boy,

"Xiaoshan, today you are also the main family, you have to greet our guests at this table. ”

"That's okay, that little kindness, you will accompany your Grandma Xu and them and sit at this table. But don't forget, remember to come over later and say happy birthday to grandma. ”

The middle-aged man smiled on his face, looked at the boy and said loudly, then turned his head again and looked at the guests at the table,

“...... Then Aunt Xu, you can take care of yourself, what do you need to say hello......"

“...... Okay, filial piety, you can go with your business, just take care of your mother first, you don't need to call us......"

Greeting again, the middle-aged man smiled, pushed the wheelchair, and turned around,

The old lady sat paralyzed in a wheelchair, pushing the wheelchair to the empty round table not far away.

“...... Mom, sit here for a while. ”

The guest next to the round table next to him stretched out his hand to help remove a stool, and the middle-aged man pushed the old lady, stopped at the still empty round table, lowered his body, smiled on his face, and then said to the old lady,

“...... I'm going to greet the next guest...... By the way, I'll bring you something......"

The middle-aged man said, turned around again, and walked away to the side.

And the old lady who was paralyzed in a wheelchair and sitting alone at this empty round table was still the same as before, her eyes were cloudy, and she looked in front of her in a daze, but her hand in the wheelchair trembled more and more, and her mouth opened, as if she wanted to say something.

......

Glancing at the old lady not far away, Lian Ge turned his gaze and then looked at the boy sitting next to him,

The boy buried his head again, sat with his back to the round table behind him, and was silent.

“...... Xiaoshan, turn around, it's time to start the table...... Why, do you want Grandma Xu, a guest, to greet you, the host?"

Aunt Xu next to her looked at Xiao Shan, and said with a smile.

When the boy heard the sound, he raised his head, looked at Aunt Xu, and then looked at the old lady not far from him, was silent, slowly turned behind him, and buried his head again.

“...... Xiaoshan, aren't you sick, are you angry with your father, well, tell Grandma Xu?"

Aunt Xu smiled on her face, lowered her head again, and looked at the boy again,

When the boy heard the sound, he raised his head again and looked at Aunt Xu, silent, and did not speak.

“...... Come, tell Grandma Xu, did you do something wrong to make your father angry, or did your father make you angry? You made your father angry, right?"

Aunt Xu first approached the boy, then straightened up with a smile, reached out and touched the boy's shoulder,

“...... But ah, it's your grandma's birthday, you can't do this, otherwise your grandma will be unhappy for a while, you know, if you, make your dad angry......"

Aunt Xu was still talking, but the boy was silent again, and then buried his head down, Aunt Xu looked at it, smiled on her face, and didn't continue.

......

“...... Crackling, crackling......"

“...... It's served, it's hot...... It's a little hot, pay attention to ......."

“...... You're welcome, everyone, let's all start eating, let's all eat......"

The sound of firecrackers sounded and gradually subsided, and the assistant chef with some hot dishes began to serve hot dishes on round tables.

The middle-aged man greeted each other with a smile at the dining table, and the guests at the table picked up their chopsticks one after another and raised their wine glasses.

The sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding, the sound of pushing cups and changing lamps, and the sound of laughter and laughter are mixed, and the yard and under the lights are becoming more and more lively.

“...... Xiaoshan, come here ......"

The middle-aged man greeted the guests, walked into the hall, took a somewhat large cake box, and walked out again.

Standing not far away, with a smile on his face, he shouted at the boy,

“...... Come here, come over to grandma'......"

Shouting again, the middle-aged man took the cake box and walked towards the old lady's dining table.