When Ai Xin received the call, it was just after the school lunch break, she walked out of the dormitory, still messing with her roommates all the way, and as soon as she arrived at the teaching building, her mobile phone rang.

Although it is a key school, there is no rule prohibiting students from using mobile phones, and only those who play with their mobile phones during class or whose mobile phones ring will be temporarily confiscated by the teacher until they return home on the weekend.

She still remembers that at noon that day she wore a black long-sleeved T-shirt with a cat licking its paws in the center of the dress, looking lazy.

One of the reasons why I am so impressed is because the dress is very thin, and wearing such tight clothes at that age is easy to cause criticism in school, but Ai Xin only cares about whether she looks good or not.

Another reason is because of the mother's inquiry when she called.

"Hello?"

Ai Xin picked up the phone with some doubts, usually when she was at school, she rarely called at home, and most of them would only make a call to make an appointment when she came to pick her up on Friday.

And this call was made by Ai Jinling, which is even more unusual.

"Are you at school?"

Ai Jinling's voice sounded a little cold, and the questions she asked were strange.

“...... Well. ”

Ai Xin was silent for a few seconds before responding, where else can he go if he is not in school at this time?

"Okay, I'll pick you up in half an hour, I've already called the teacher, I'll call you at the school gate. ”

"Oh, oh, what a ......"

Ai Xin didn't know why, and nodded, but there was a bad premonition in his heart.

"By the way, what are you wearing?"

"Clothes?" Ai Xin was stunned, looked down at his upper body, and before he could answer, Ai Jinling opened his mouth again.

"You still have time, go back to the dormitory and change into black clothes. ”

“......”

Ai Xin then reacted, what that premonition was, and it became real.

"I—I know ......"

Ai Xin held the mobile phone, as if someone had drained the strength in his body, and his legs were weak, and he collapsed on the ground.

When she arrived at the funeral home, before Ai Xin could say a word to her father, she was dragged by her mother to greet her grandfather's friends and father's colleagues who had come to participate in the condolences.

"The heart is here too. ”

When those people saw her, they all smiled, but there was some regret in that smile.

"Mom, I want to go...... Look at grandpa. ”

Ai Xin hesitated for a moment, but still whispered to Ai Jinling.

"Hmm. ”

Ai Jinling never told Ai Xin that she was here to attend her grandfather's funeral, but it seems that Ai Xin had guessed it when she was at school. Moreover, she has never been good at comforting or explaining anything, and Ai Xin's transparent personality has also saved her a lot of trouble.

As soon as the words fell, Fang Jun appeared in front of Ai Xin, the tall man in the past looked a lot haggard, his back was bent a little, and he had some unshaved stubble on his chin, and glanced at Ai Xin.

Ai Xin looked at Fang Jun's reddened eyes under his glasses, and couldn't help but feel a little sad, but he never felt anything about this funeral, as if he was just coming to attend a friend's party.

This is a common thing in the south, because there are many guests when mourning, it is impossible to let people wait, naturally there will be fruits, dry goods and so on to entertain, and they also have the characteristics of providing mahjong tables.

Therefore, I didn't see my grandfather, I could only see a room full of smoke and miasma and the noise of the guests chatting, which made Ai Xin a little upset.

"Dad. Ai Xin walked up to Fang Jun and nodded slightly, "I'm here." ”

"Hmm. Fang Jun also nodded and beckoned to Ai Xin, "I'll take you to see Grandpa." ”

Ai Xin was silent, and followed Fang Jun to the front of the mourning hall, and saw a huge mahogany coffin at a glance, and when he looked up, he saw a wreath full of flowers, and a photo of his grandfather smiling in the center.

"It turns out that there are so many people who respect grandpa. ”

At that moment, this idea suddenly popped into Ai Xin's heart, probably because of these dozens of wreaths that looked quite luxurious.

She has always known that her grandfather is a very famous painter in the local area, because every festival, the family gifts, tea, and specialties will be piled up, such as pearls, gold, these things, she has been used to seeing since she was a child, and she does not feel precious at all.

When she was still in elementary school, her grandfather gave a few hundred pocket money, and when other children were still eating snowmen and wearing children's clothes, she was already taking a taxi to school every day with her mobile phone.

On weekdays, there will be many guests who will come to the house to walk around, often bringing some very valuable objects or red envelopes, sometimes even she will benefit, and receive a small red envelope of a few hundred yuan as a door opening gift.

Of course, when these people leave, they usually have a painting in their hands.

Grandpa doesn't care much about material things, he lives a very simple life on weekdays, and every time he goes to play, grandpa will give her a hundred-yuan bill and let her go to the restaurant at the door to buy a few stir-fried vegetables and come back to eat.

In Ai Xin's memory, his grandfather's biggest hobby is probably mahjong, and there will be high-end cars to pick him up at the door every once in a while, and the place he goes to is usually a hotel or a teahouse, and it is just a card game.

Although he loves to play, grandpa usually doesn't go to the table by himself, just looks at it from the side. Even so, it was still opposed by the family, because the place where there is usually a card game is the place where second-hand smoke is most vigorous.

Grandpa didn't pay much attention to his body when he was young, and he fell into asthma, although he had quit smoking a long time ago, his lungs had been bad, and he had bronchitis or something when he got older. The family was worried that he would not be good for his health by smoking too much second-hand smoke outside, so they kept persuading him not to go often.

After this hobby was greatly restricted, the grandfather seemed to be depressed for a while, but soon transferred his enthusiasm to a new place - his own genius granddaughter.

Although they are girls, their Fang family does not have the idea of patriarchy, and Ai Xin at that time also followed the surname Fang Jun, how can it still be their own bloodline, and the elders in the family are of course extraordinarily favored.

Ai Xin not only has good grades, ranks among the best in school every year, wins various awards, but also inherits his grandfather's artistic talent, and also shows great interest in painting, which makes his grandfather quite pleased.

When Fang Jun was young, his grandfather had put a lot of effort into letting Fang Jun inherit this craft, but Fang Jun was so active that he couldn't sit down and paint steadily; second, it was not this material at all, and he didn't grow up after studying for a long time; third, if he wanted to study art, he had to be able to endure hardships, and Fang Jun didn't have this heart.

After working hard for a few years, Grandpa finally gave up this idea, and let Fang Jun honestly take the road of studying, going to college, and coming out to work, completely breaking this idea.

After Ai Xin was born, grandpa was happy, but he didn't think about it at all. Unexpectedly, before going to elementary school, Ai Xin happened to see him painting in his grandfather's study, so he was very envious, and moved a small bench to study next to him.

Since the child is interested, parents will definitely not stop it, so Fang Jun and Ai Jinling let her learn to paint in her grandfather.

Ai Xin is very competitive, only two months to be able to depict a lifelike lotus flower by himself, although the brushstrokes are still a little immature, but for children of this age is already very good.

It was probably at this time that Grandpa saw Ai Xin's shining talent, and the flame that had been extinguished in his heart burned again, and he threw the enthusiasm that was originally used for Fang Jun on Ai Xin again.

Just like the hit movie "Let's Wrestle, Dad!" a few years ago, even if a child is talented, the way of teaching and professionalism are equally important. Grandpa painted and played by himself when he was young, until he became a local celebrity, and his painting skills are naturally self-evident.

Ai Xin did not disappoint his grandfather, for art, talent is the most important, but hard work is also a must. Ai Xin would go into the study every day after school, and draw for hours at a time, when other children were immersed in cartoons and games, Ai Xin only had ink and gouache in her hands.

By the time he graduated from elementary school, Ai Xin's painting skills had already surpassed Fang Jun, who had studied for five or six years, and was close to the level of high school students.

This made her grandfather very excited, after Ai Xin went to junior high school, she began to participate in various competitions in school and the city, and in less than two years, the bookcase at home was full of Ai Xin's awards and medals. The calligraphy and paintings hanging at home used to be all grandfather's handwriting, and now there are two or three proud works of Ai Xin.

In addition to drawing, Ai Xin also showed great interest in science.

Although like most girls, Ai Xin's math has always been a sore spot and will not fall behind, but she has never been able to rise to the top position in the top of the age, hovering around 95 and 96 points every time.

But in physics, chemistry, and biology, Ai Xin is not so painful, but is willing to solve problems and experiments, and is very active in every class, and he will buy some exercise books to come back for research.

When she was in the first year of junior high school, there was a biology competition in Ai Xin's school, and she secretly signed up by herself, and with the remaining pocket money, she spent more than 200 yuan to buy a set of experimental equipment with a microscope, but she didn't expect to win a first prize.

Now, it can make grandpa happy.

You know, he always wanted Fang Jun to learn science, although Fang Jun had no interest in it, but he also followed his father's wishes to learn, and he studied a relatively unpopular technical major in college, and he has been working in a public institution since graduation, and he has nothing to do with his major, which makes his grandfather always haunted.

In the past, the family thought that Ai Xin was a girl, and it was probably the fate of studying liberal arts, and it was a good way out to find a safe and stable job or go to Ai's company.

But now, Grandpa seems to see a different choice. If...... If Ai Xin can study science, will he be able to complete what Fang Jun did not finish back then.

Even if this idea is a bit selfish, but it is also a hope that his granddaughter can have a good development, Ai Xin does not reject such guidance, and also spends more energy to learn mathematics, physics and chemistry, hoping that he can be less difficult when choosing a subject in high school.

Although he is more or less a celebrity to the outside world, grandpa is only as gentle as an ordinary old man when he is at home, and sometimes he is even as cute as a child, he likes to read books with Ai Xin, read the newspaper, and then listen to Ai Xin repeat the content of the book to himself like a report performance, and he will clap his hands happily on the sofa.

After Ai Xin went to boarding school, she could only go home once a weekend, and her grandfather would go to the supermarket early to buy Ai Xin's favorite vegetables and fruits, and prepare them at home. Even if he is riddled with bronchitis all the year round, when Ai Xin comes home to eat, his grandfather will cook it himself in the kitchen, so that Ai Xin can eat the good dishes at home as soon as he arrives home.

However, less than two years after the idea of letting Ai Xin study science was proposed, and he was running in this direction like clockwork, his grandfather left so suddenly.

At that time, Ai Xin suddenly realized what it means to be ruthless and things are wrong.

I don't know why, she suddenly became worried, and when the funeral was over, would the family ...... Is it forcing yourself to study liberal arts?

This idea is really fanciful, and it is also very inappropriate on this occasion, but she can't help but keep thinking about what will become of this family when the people in Zhenshan leave the family from now on......

"Heart. ”

Fang Jun looked at her sluggish appearance, thinking that she was overly sad, she hadn't experienced these things at a young age, and it was normal to be scared silly.

"Look at Grandpa. ”

Fang Jun pointed to the location of the coffin, but walked to the side, stood on the right side of the coffin, and suddenly bowed to the coffin and shouted.

"Dad, I brought my granddaughter to see you!"

As soon as the words fell, Ai Xin stood at the end of the coffin and before he could react, he heard Fang Jun's mournful scream. Immediately afterwards, a big man of more than one meter and eight meters held on to the side of the coffin and knelt down with a "plop".

Ai Xin was stunned, knowing that he couldn't stand stupidly anymore at this time, but for a while he couldn't tell whether he should go to help Fang Jun up first, or go to see his grandfather first, he didn't know which one to take first, and he still looked stupidly standing.

Soon, Fang Jun's voice pulled Ai Xin back to reality.

"Dad, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry...... I didn't get you to see my granddaughter for the last time......"

The whole family can see that grandpa loves Ai Xin, and they all say that they are next generation, and this doting even exceeds his feelings for Fang Jun, no one will question grandpa's feelings for Ai Xin, or Ai Xin's feelings for grandpa.

Therefore, Ai Xin didn't see his grandfather for the last time, and everyone thought it was their responsibility.

Only Ai Xin knew why she didn't come that day.

Listening to Fang Jun's words, Ai Xin reacted that he should take a look at his grandfather first, so he took a few steps forward, walked to the left side of the coffin, and looked inside.

This is the power of family affection, it's really strange, even if you know that it's a dead person, it's a corpse, but you don't have the slightest fear, and you even hope in your heart that he will wake up, because it's your dearest and dearest.

Grandpa lay peacefully in the coffin, which was full of flowers, and it looked like Grandpa's face was very good.

Ai Xin knew that it was makeup, which was the greatest respect for the deceased and a comfort to the living. But at this time, Ai Xin felt that his grandfather looked like he was just asleep.

Grandpa was wearing a longevity coat in a Tang costume, which was his favorite look. Before his death, although his grandfather was thrifty, he was not stingy at all in this regard, and the Tang costumes and Zhongshan suits he wore were all made by tailors when he went out to find tailors, and the materials were all good.

Ai Xin thought that she was just slow to react, and her feelings came slowly. But the moment she saw her grandfather, she realized that all the feelings and emotions before this were forbearance, questioning, and disbelief.

She couldn't believe that her grandfather was really gone, so she kept forcing herself to pay attention to other things and not let herself concentrate on it.

She didn't dare to think about why she didn't see her grandfather for the last time, so she could only think about the problems in the family after her grandfather's death, so she wouldn't blame herself.

She didn't dare to think how disappointed her grandfather would be if he didn't see her last face, she didn't dare to think that her grandfather held Fang Jun's hand before he died, bumped his lips with all his might, and said that he wanted to see her, but in the end he couldn't achieve the picture.

She couldn't imagine that her grandfather hadn't been able to see her go to college, get married, have children, have not been able to see her inherit his mantle and draw amazing works, or even seen herself go to high school, and she hadn't been able to see her exam results this semester...... Before he could see anything, he lost his life forever in a dream in such a long, desperate night, without anyone with him.

Looking at his grandfather's serene face, Ai Xin felt that his heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat, and it seemed that he could hear the complaints of his grandfather and father in his ears.

"Why, why are you, why don't you come ......"

When she heard this voice, Ai Xin didn't feel frightened, but she always felt as if there was a knife in her heart, which easily dug out a certain part of her heart and slashed it again.

She knew it was guilt...... This is because of the punishment of abandoning family affection for her own selfish desires, she is not afraid, nor is she worried about what retribution will happen to her, she only hopes that she can exchange her life for the grandfather with a kind smile on his face.

"Wow-"

Ai Xin finally couldn't hold back any longer, lay down by the coffin, and cried loudly.

When the guests heard the voice, they seemed to be a little curious, and a few even stood up to see what was going on.

But on second thought, it was a funeral, and it was the relatives of the deceased who came, and it was normal to hear the cry.

It's just that this cry is too terrible, and after listening to it for a long time, it is not like the sound that a teenage girl can make, it is like the roar of a small beast, and the words in it are not clear at all, only a strong whimper.

Fang Jun looked at Ai Xin, who was crying inhumanly, feeling distressed on the one hand, and moved on the other.

Ai Xin is only a teenager, even if her grandfather usually loves her, Ai Xin probably just likes to be favored, Fang Jun really didn't expect Ai Xin to have such a deep affection for her grandfather.

But it was not a way to cry like this, Fang Jun went around to Ai Xin's side, as if he wanted to appease him, but he saw Ai Xin's body crooked, his feet were weak, and he fell straight to the ground.

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