In the afternoon, Wen Xin drove to pick up Tianping, who had been waiting at the door of the hotel for a long time, wearing a white shirt, a plaid wool vest, crisp trousers with black lace-up leather shoes, and a pair of black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose. His daily outfit has always been sporty and fashionable, and even the suit for formal dinners will be embellished with sequins and rhinestones, but today it is completely different, deliberately dressed up to be gentle and honest, which is really the standard mode for meeting parents.

Tianping opened the car door, Wen Xin looked him up and down, his mouth smacking, he was uncomfortably stared at by her playful eyes.

"Why, isn't it good-looking? I specially dressed like this, don't all parents dress like this when I see them on TV?" Tianping pouted a little innocently.

"It's a little old-fashioned in calm, and a little naïve in honesty. Wen Xin shook her head and commented.

Tianping was obviously a little frustrated when he heard this, and suddenly lost confidence.

However, Wen Xinyu Tianping is always straightforward and fast-talking, and never hesitates to warm his heart, she said with burning eyes: "You don't have to dress up deliberately, as long as I like it, they must like it more!"

The car drove from the North Fifth Ring Road to the Jingcheng Expressway, and the balance was full of pride, but he didn't care about Wen Xin's tightly locked brows when he held the steering wheel. After hesitating for a long time, she decided to tell her in advance: "Probably, my dad doesn't recognize the two of us." ”

"What?" Tianping was a little confused by the thoughtless words.

Even though she was just thinking about how to pronounce the words, she was not happy when she opened her mouth to speak: "My dad had Alzheimer's disease a few years ago, which is what everyone calls Alzheimer's disease, and the symptoms are not obvious at first. She sighed, "One day in the middle of the night my mother called me and said that my dad was gone, no one came home, and she didn't answer the phone, which made her cry urgently, worried that something had happened to him." I quickly contacted our colleague at the police station to help find him, and my colleague told me that he drove a police car around the streets to look for him, and finally saw my dad sitting on the side of the dark road, doing nothing, just in a daze. When I asked him what he was doing, he didn't speak, and he didn't know who his name was, in short, the whole person was completely confused. ”

Tianping looked at her affectionately and solemnly, but her tone was flat as if she was talking about someone else's family.

"My mother and I received a call and hurried over, but when he saw us, he talked incoherently, only said something from a few years ago, and said that he came out with my uncle and got separated, but ...... My uncle passed away years ago, and we all thought he was stupid, and my mom fainted crying on the spot. ”

"Could it be that he was drugged?" asked Tianping.

Wen Xin sneered and said, "He is so old, who would abduct him, you don't know that kind of medicine is very expensive." The more she joked like this, the more distressed the balance became.

"Then we took him to 301 Hospital, where the doctor said he had Alzheimer's disease, and his condition was getting worse and worse, and he would forget things faster and faster, and he would remember fewer and fewer things. Her calm tone began to tremble, and then choked, and finally broke down and cried, "He doesn't even remember who I am now, and he doesn't know that I'm his daughter anymore!" This cry was like a sudden thunder in the quiet drizzle, and Xiang Tianping's heart seemed to be split, and blood gushed out.

I didn't expect Wen Xin, a confident and strong girl, to bear such a heavy blow, Tianping couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that every family had a scripture that was difficult to read, and there was always a back side that others couldn't see in a seemingly proud life. He thought of Wen Xin, and thought of himself, and the grief seemed to empathize, which made him pity the woman in front of him even more.

The car stopped downstairs, and Wen Xin had regained her composure, as if nothing had happened. Tianping took out seven or eight shopping bags from the trunk, like a son-in-law, and appeared at the door of Wen Xin's parents on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. These gifts were purchased by him in a hurry to take a taxi to Wangfujing in the morning, after all, it was the first time he went home with his girlfriend for the New Year, and he couldn't lose his etiquette. Wen Xin looked at the various luxury logos printed on the shopping bag, and shook her head again and teased: "My parents don't know these famous brands at all, tsk, it's a waste! ”

He chose a set of Yixing purple sand tea sets for Wen Xin's father, a Montblanc fountain pen, and a Burberry cashmere scarf for Wen Xin's mother, a set of WMF pots, and a box of traditional dim sum boxes in Daoxiang Village.

The door opened, and Wen Xin's mother greeted the door, with a gentle smile on her face, she looked soft and old, and this once beautiful face seemed to have endured many years of hardship. Wen Xin's father stood timidly aside, like a child who was a little scared of strangers at home, he looked much younger than his wife, perhaps because he had lost his memory in the past few years and also forgotten his troubles, his white face was shining, showing the credit of his wife's careful care.

"Uncle and aunt, happy New Year. Tianping obediently handed over the gift, Wen Xin took his hand and solemnly introduced to his parents: "Mom and Dad, this is my boyfriend, his name is Xiang Tianping." ”

It was the first time she had called him her boyfriend so formally, unabashedly, and the corners of Balance's mouth couldn't help but pull up. Wen Xin's mother took the gifts, said some kind greetings, and welcomed them into the house. Tianping noticed that the house was clean and tidy, and he couldn't imagine that he could take care of the sick while still being able to take care of the housework so properly, and couldn't help but imagine why Wen Xin could be so brave and self-reliant.

From the time he entered the house, he only saw that Wen Xin's mother was busy, but Wen Xin's father wandered around for a while, and squatted down to turn over the gifts brought by the balance for a while, without saying a word to the balance, Wen Xin seemed to be surprised by all this, and chatted happily with her mother.

When it was time to start the meal, Dad Wen disappeared, Mother Wen suddenly lost her mind and instinctively put on a down jacket to go out to look for it, Tianping saw the light on in the bathroom, walked over and pushed the door to take a look, only to see Dad Wen sitting on the toilet lid, holding the pastry box that Tianping bought, gobbling up a mouth full of snacks, he saw Tianping suddenly come in and shrank in fear. There were debris scattered on the floor of the bathroom, and there were broken cakes that were thrown away casually after two bites, and Tianping's expression was surprised and incredulous, and Wen's mother squeezed in to see that no one was lost, she breathed a big sigh of relief, and began to laugh absurdly—giggling, her voice was sonorous and powerful, and it resonated in her heart. Wen Xin also laughed, and Tianping laughed awkwardly with them when he saw this, although he didn't know what was ridiculous about it, but when he saw Wen Xin with tears in the corners of his eyes, he realized that this was a self-comfort that could not be broken.

During the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Mother Wen obviously did not know that Xiang Tianping was a big star, and of course Tianping understood that she was busy taking care of Father Wen and taking care of family affairs, how could she know him, which made him feel at ease. She greeted Tianping like she cared about her own child, and touched the cup with him several times, drank a lot of wine, Wen's mother told him her bitterness as if she had finally found a person to talk to, he listened carefully and respectfully, and did not refuse the wine in the cup, and after a while, his eyes were red and his cheeks were crimson. Although Father Wen didn't speak much, he just ate his meal with relish, but looking at Tianping's eyes was obviously much closer, and even with a little trust, Tianping looked at it carefully, and no matter how he looked at it, he felt that he was a healthy and good person.

At the end, Wen's mother finally poured a glass of wine for Tianping, and also filled her own wine glass, she solemnly raised her glass, and said to him earnestly: "You also see the appearance of our family, Wen Xin and his father I will try my best to take care of it, Wen Xin will ...... in the future" said, a few lines of tears flowed down her flushed cheeks, she paused, wiped away the aggrieved and bitter tears and continued, "Wen Xin will be handed over to you, she looks brave and strong, in fact, she needs someone to take care of her, I hope you can help her more, tolerate her, hello, I will be content." ”

Mother Wen's entrustment touched him like never before, his eyes were hot, and he solemnly picked up his wine glass and made a promise: "Auntie, don't worry, I will treat Wen Xin well and will not let her suffer a trace of grievances, thank you for trusting me." "Say that, drink it all at once.

Wen Xin originally just wanted Tianping to have a place to go for the New Year, but she didn't expect her mother and Tianping to treat this meeting with all their hearts. She looked at the scales, her expression was so solemn and serious, not at all like the dissolute teenager she once was, but a man worth relying on.

After dinner, the family began to spread out the table to make dumplings, and the lively Spring Festival Gala was playing on TV.

"Old kids. Mother Wen sighed with resentment and pity.

"Looks like my dad likes you. Wen Xin said without thinking while wrapping the dumplings.

"I will try to stay with my uncle as often as possible in the future. The balance saw the stitches, as if he had been cheapened, and squeezed her eyes.

Wen Xin watched him seriously and clumsily stuff the dumpling filling into the skin, and he couldn't imagine that this was a dazzling star on the stage.

At this time, a familiar melody came from the TV, and he and Tianping both looked at the screen in unison. Lu Ran was wearing a slim and festive suit, and was standing in the center of the Spring Festival Gala stage singing, with gorgeous lights and moving songs, which attracted bursts of applause from the audience. Wen Xin unconsciously began to imagine that if she finally chose Lu Ran instead of Xiang Tianping, then this Chinese New Year's Eve would be a different scene. She couldn't help but ponder, her eyes becoming more and more distracted, but she didn't pay attention to Xiang Tianping, who was staring at her next to her.