Chapter 6: Flesh and Bone
In the back room, he changed into a neat set of clothes, but Lin Qing's heart was a little uncomfortable.
In the past, he was still mentally immature, and he couldn't understand everything about his father and the Lin family.
But the words of the sister-in-law just now made him can't help but feel a little sour.
My sister-in-law is usually delicate, and she will never express those feelings to herself.
I'm afraid that the care for my parents is not just my sister-in-law's point of view.
It's also an old age, and I already feel that the twilight is approaching, which means grandparents.
Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read......
My sister-in-law chose to divorce after less than five years of marriage, and said that she was focused on her career at that time.
But after all, she is a woman in her prime who carries such a large enterprise alone......
In the memory of later generations, due to the crisis of the Lin family, both the uncle and the sister-in-law have suffered heavy losses in their careers.
Soon after the old man died of illness, his grandmother Liu Shuying and mother Li Mei also passed away one after another......
Later, when he was sent to Libi to help build his own construction, he completely cut off the news exchange with his uncle and sister-in-law.
Lin Qing didn't know how much pressure a helpless woman would have to endure after the Lin family's big tree toppled up a broken company on her own.
And today, my sister-in-law suddenly showed such a weak side in front of her, and I don't know what kind of problems she encountered in her life.
......
"Dad~Mom~ Who do you think is coming?"
As soon as she pushed open the door of the living room, Lin Ying cheered up and looked elated.
While shouting forward, with a smile on his face, he pulled Lin Qingqing into the living room and left.
And Lin Qing, who followed closely, also hurriedly adjusted his mind, and grinned heartlessly:
"Hahaha...... Grandpa, grandma, I'm here, I wish you two ......"
"Boom!"
The pretended joy came to an abrupt end......
Overwhelming!
Lin Qing originally thought that he would be able to control his emotions.
But......
In the middle of the hall, the moment the pair of bright-haired and childish figures fell into view......
Lin Qing's tears were still like a waterfall bursting with embankment, completely irrepressibly gushing out!
Grandpa's eyebrows are tiger-eyed, his waist is straight, and he is still so awe-inspiring and upright, and he is proud......
And the grandmother who sat quietly with her on the side was full of kindness, and her two smiling eyes were like a crescent moon on the horizon, always so quiet and peaceful......
It's been almost twenty years!
For thousands of days and nights, Lin Qing didn't know how many times he had missed this pair of faces.
The photos are getting blurred and blurred, but these kind faces are gradually carved into the bone marrow......
Now, the figure that had been portrayed countless times appeared alive in front of him again, Lin Qing only felt a turbid air blocking his throat, and his entire body began to tremble violently.
"Oh, Xiaoqing is here, what's going on? Why are you crying? Who is messing with our Xiaoqing?"
The first person to react was the old lady Liu Shuying.
Seeing Lin Qing standing there crying, the old lady felt a pain in her heart, hurriedly stood up with her arms pricked, ran to the small door in two steps, grabbed Lin Qing, and rubbed his slightly fluffy hair with concern on her face.
"Okay, okay, don't cry, don't cry, we Xiaoqing are all big children, it's home, it's home......"
In an instant, Lin Qing's tears collapsed even more.
Before junior high school, because my parents were busy with work, I really lived with my grandparents all the time.
The grandmother in my memory is always like this, as long as she sees that she is not in a good state, she doesn't need to ask for any reason, and she is always so distressed and spoiled for the first time......
"Grandma, grandma...... I—I just miss you too much, woo...... Ahem...... Hee-hee-hee-hee......"
Lin Qing knew that he was indeed out of shape.
After all, this is grandpa's birthday party.
Now the venue is full of guests, and I just came in and stood here crying, whether it was myself or my grandparents, it was really not good to end.
Fortunately, almost everyone who knows the Lin family knows that the second young master of the Lin family is a habitual nest with no interest.
Lin Qing simply tried his best to adjust his state, pretending to be immature and crying and laughing, so that everything seemed as reasonable as possible......
"Oops......"
But when this sentence came out, the old lady covered her chest with distress, and even her eyes flashed with a hint of crystal.
"My little treasure, if you miss your grandparents, come back and see more, Binhai is not far from Longdu, all hurry up to your stubborn old man, look at our little treasure......"
"Ahem!"
The old lady loves her grandson and doesn't care if there are other people around.
But until this sentence came out, there was finally a cough on the side.
"Shuying, since Xiaoqing is here, don't let him stand here, I'm tired from coming from the coast, hurry up and go to the side to rest first......"
The old man's voice came slowly, and it seemed to be a little stiffer.
"Grandpa, grandpa......"
Hearing this voice, Lin Qing subconsciously shrank his neck and hurriedly looked at the old man with a face full of grievances.
I saw that the old man's face was full of waves, and there was even a slight reproach in his eyes.
It's just that the body that is slowly sitting down, and the old palms that are clutching the armrests of the seat are all displayed......
Just now, this old man, who pretended to be strong, also stood up at the first time, and wanted to walk towards him, but he was preempted by the old lady.
The descendants of the Lin family are empty, the uncle and sister-in-law are diveling, and their father is simply staying away.
Old Man Lin supported the huge Lin family alone, and many times in order to take care of the scene, he couldn't open his heart to express his feelings.
Zeng remembers that when he was a child, he played around his grandfather's lap every day, and the old man had to hold himself every day to listen to the commentary, tell stories, and carefully teach himself to memorize Tang poems and play chess......
Lin Qing still remembers the first-grade parent-teacher meeting, when he neatly recited the "Three Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Names" in front of the whole class, the grandfather sitting in the back row laughed happily......
I don't remember how many years, Lin Qing has never seen his grandfather laugh like that innocently.
At that time, my grandfather was much younger, and his position was much lower than now, but at the same time, there were many more opportunities to laugh happily than now......
"Well, it's good to come, it's good to come......"
It can be seen that the old man also hides a belly of words and wants to have a good chat with himself.
But because he was surrounded by junior characters and peers and protégés of ordinary generations, this old man who was lonely and supported the foundation of the Lin family just nodded at himself without saying anything.
"Hey, grandpa, hey, hey, hey......"
hurriedly and neatly agreed.
But he didn't follow the old man's instructions.
Lin Qing wiped his tears with his sleeve without dignity, and directly supported his grandmother, while walking in the direction of the old man, he grinned heartlessly, and smirked innocently.
"Grandpa, you've been doing well lately, I wish you good luck in the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, hehehehe......"
"Hmph, how old are you, you still cry and laugh for a while, that's how ...... you have been since you were a child"
It looks like he's still pretending to be cold.
But seeing the little grandson walking towards him, the corners of Lin Lao's resolute mouth were still difficult to contain, and he moved a little upward.
"Your parents have been doing well lately, aren't they enjoying their work?"
As if asking casually, Lin Lao even subconsciously touched the big tea jar on the tea table, as if he wanted to take a sip.
But those eyes full of concern have been looking at Lin Qing seriously and have never left.
"Hey, okay! My mom and dad are fine, but they're busy, my dad hasn't seen anyone this year, it seems that he went to another county to have a project, and he is tired to death every day, and now my mom is at home, washing clothes and cooking, and I don't see idle......"
Lin Qing scratched his head seemingly heartlessly, and replied with a simple face.
In any case, the old man is always most concerned about his father's current situation.
Lin Qing was almost reflexive, and sent this sentence, which had almost been conceived in his mind for more than twenty years, to the old man's ears.
Your son is not living well without your protection, but he is still trying his best, not because he doesn't come to see you, but really, he's too busy.
And everything in the family, the raising of your eldest grandson, has all fallen on the daughter-in-law who you despise the most.
For so many years, your daughter-in-law has been doing her best to take care of the family, and she has also cultivated a junior of the Lin family who won the college entrance examination......
All this should calm you down a little bit for many years, right?
Thousands of days and nights......
Lin Qing had imagined more than once that if he still had the opportunity to meet his grandfather, if he went to his grandfather's birthday banquet back then, how would he tell his grandfather everything in his family in the shortest words......
How can you use the simplest content to make the old man feel at ease and make the old man happy......
The sad years of endless grievances......
There have been countless tossing and turning regrets and sleepless ......
Now, all of them have converged into this sentence, which is like a breeze, and it has been sent into the ears of the old man......
And then......
"Well, yes, that's good...... Hehehe...... That's good......"
Just a short response......
But the old man nodded slightly, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes piled up slightly, and finally ......
From the heart, I laughed out loud......