Chapter 509: Old Lady Superman
Spring is getting closer and closer, and more and more green catches her eyes, but in Jolene's memory, there is nothing to interest her in that spring, only bad luck one after another.
At work, preparing for exams, and taking care of her boyfriend, she is busy every day, and she has a lot less time to video with her parents. One day in March, she remembered her father's back injury, so she video chatted with her parents. To her surprise, whether it was her parents or her little nephew, they were all indifferent, and they didn't match the words before and after.
Jolene was keenly aware that something must have happened at home, and they didn't want to tell her, and they didn't think about how to hide it.
Is it because her brother has an accident? Probably not, she also pays attention to the news, if her brother has an accident, it will have already broken on the news; That morning, my sister-in-law also updated a Weibo to promote a Hanfu club, and my sister and brother-in-law couldn't, they sent WeChat almost every day, and they were doing well.
Could it be my aunt's house? If something goes wrong with my aunt's family, my parents will feel worried, but what can her little nephew understand? It seems that Qiao Bowen's child is the saddest one.
Her parents urged her to review her homework and hung up the video in a hurry, but Jolene chased after her little nephew. Qiao Bowen lowered his head and fiddled with the tank, and said wiltingly, "The dog is gone." ”
The first thunder of March exploded above Jolene's head.
The video hung up, but the mother's messages kept coming, and she kept explaining that little Betty was nine years old and an old dog, and it was born weak, and it was not easy to survive until now. He had the most painful encephalopathy, and when he had a seizure, the commander cried with it, and when it was gone, it would no longer be painful.
At the end, Mr. Li also said: "I know you must be very uncomfortable, but when you raised it, didn't you just say it? Mom understands your feelings, because my dad and I are no less sad than you are. ”
Mom was already gentle, but Jolene cried all night. In the dark, she flipped through the photos of little Betty, thinking about the bits and pieces with it, and her heart was like a knife. Such a cute dog, the dog that has been with it for many years, actually left quietly, and how long did the family hide it from her?!
When she was a child, her grandmother told her that anyone who went to another world would probably become a star. Jolene didn't understand, and her grandmother told her again, "But if there is a day, I won't become a star, I'm going to travel, to many, many places......"
"Grandma is going on a trip, so what about Linlin?"
"Silly boy, the earth is round! Grandma will come back here and see you again. Grandma looked at the starry sky and said leisurely: "That journey must be very long, it will take a lot of time, Linlin don't stay here stupidly and wait for me, when you have done all the things you want to do, grandma will almost come back." ”
Grandma has been a rural teacher for many years, and she tries her best to tell life and death like a fairy tale. But even then, Jolene didn't want to be separated from her grandmother, so she drilled into her grandmother's arms with all her might, for fear that her grandmother would escape in her sleep.
On the night she learns of little Betty's death, she recreates that scene in a dreamlike moment. It turned out that her grandmother had already told her what "death" was, but she couldn't understand it for a long time.
Jolene wonders if little Betty has become a star, or has she gone on a trip? For her, little Betty is not just a member of Jo's family, it is the glue between her and her mother. She was used to her mother's blows and cynicism, and she felt that her mother would not take her agreement with her to heart. But she didn't expect that as soon as she came back from Germany, her mother took her to pick a puppy.
This puppy is the most precious gift her mother has given her, letting her know that her mother is still very trustworthy, and she did not choose her aunt, but chose to go home, and her mother should be relieved. Little Betty is not only her pet, but also the pet of the entire Qiao family. No one treats it as a dog, it's just a part of the Qiao family.
But little Betty was gone, and Jolene's tears kept falling.
Chen Yun bought her new clothes, and she couldn't be happy. Sun Ruiyang comforted her that in the future, he would definitely buy her a puppy exactly like Little Betty, feed her scientifically, and make it the longest-lived dog. Jolene burst into tears and smiled, looking forward to that day.
After a few days, her mood calmed down, and she made a video with her family again, wanting to comfort her parents not to be too sad. Mom went to grandma's house and couldn't come back until the next day. Lao Qiao sighed and said: "At our age, we have long been accustomed to life and death, you don't have to worry about us, but you, don't cry anymore." ”
But the next morning, Jolene was reading a book in the library when her dad suddenly sent her a picture. Dad's photography skills are very poor, and the photos are all pasted, but you can still see that the little commander is holding a little flower dog and rolling happily on the ground.
Dad said that this puppy was brought by grandma, and everyone called him "little Betty".
It must be that the March sun is too dazzling, Jolene bathed in the sunshine, looking at the photos and small videos sent by her parents, and suddenly burst into tears.
A year ago, my grandmother's eye had surgery, and the old man was old, and the effect of the operation was okay, but he still had to be checked regularly. The uncle and aunt in the hometown were renovating the house and had no time to take care of themselves, so Li Lanzhi drove the old man to Hong Kong City.
At first, my grandmother refused to go, she said that she could see with her eyes, and she didn't have to toss around blindly, and she was very distressed when she threw all the money she earned into the hospital. Li Lanzhi gave her several reassuring pills and told her that she didn't have to spend a lot of money to see a doctor now, and she could be reimbursed. In the case of her eyes, there is no need to worry about that expense.
Grandma was still distressed, but she couldn't help it, and under the persuasion of several children in turn, she still got into her eldest daughter's car. The first time she saw Li Lanzhi driving, she praised again and again: "The boss is really amazing, almost sixty years old, and he has become a driver!
"Not to mention the car, the big house I live in now would not have dared to think about ten years ago! Li Lanzhi said unexpectedly: "This car was bought by Qiao Lu, and I heard her say that this car has a particularly good shock absorption effect, a high safety factor, and is very comfortable to drive for middle-aged and elderly people...... We don't understand either. However, the second said that the car is really good. It's not easy to hear good words from her mouth. ”
Grandma hugged a cardboard box, smiling so wrinkled that her face was piled together: "Lulu has a promising and filial piety, can she not boast?"
Qiao Bowen hadn't seen Grandma Tai for a long time, and when he heard the sound of opening the door, he ran over, but when he saw Grandma Tai, he bit his fingers and hesitated. The old man patted the cardboard box and said with a smile: "Little Commander, if you call me Grandma, I will give you the gift." ”
Qiao Bowen shouted as he said, and he couldn't wait to open the box. He didn't expect that there was a little flower dog lying in it that had just opened its eyes, trembling all over, not daring to move, barking like a little mouse.
Qiao Bowen immediately jumped up, rubbing his two little hands on his clothes, and shouted excitedly: "Dog, dog, dog, dog is back!"
Grandma smiled: "Oh, it's the same as your father, when I went to my house when I was a child, I couldn't pull out my legs when I saw a dog!"
Qiao Bowen's excitement surprised everyone, grandma smiled again, gently picked up the puppy, and said to him: "This season, there is nothing in the field, not even some fresh fruits and vegetables. I thought, what should I bring to my great-grandson? I heard your grandmother say that your dog brother is gone, and you don't even like to eat, and it just so happens that the neighbor has a litter of puppies, so I picked a little flower dog. You see, the fur is white, the dots are brown, and the ears are brown, are they exactly like your dog brothers?"
Qiao Bowen was still dancing and nodded wildly: "Like Betty, Betty is back!"
Qiao Bowen's favorability towards Grandma Tai rose, and in less than half an hour, he obediently sat on Grandma Tai's lap. When little Betty left, his grandparents comforted him and said that he would come back after a while. Grandma is amazing, she really brought little Betty back, and made it smaller!
Qiao Bowen didn't know that this thin grandmother could still carry a bag of fresh fruit on her back and make several trips in a strange city. Her children and grandchildren don't understand that this little old lady's body may really have a superman living in it.
said that she was here to recuperate, but grandma couldn't be idle at all. The eldest daughter ran a tutoring class at home, and she helped with the cleaning, cut fruit for the children who came to class, and did a good job of logistical support. When nothing was going on, she sat on the sunny balcony, intently holding the insole. When her daughter and son-in-law asked her to take a break, she asked, "Why don't you rest?"
Come on, don't persuade anyone, they are all idle people.
Grandma's favorite thing is to coax the little commander to sleep, looking at this cute doll, she always thinks of Jolene. She often slapped him and murmured, "Your little aunt was the same back then, and her parents couldn't raise her, so she sent it to me...... Your parents aren't around, and you're a pitiful little one!"
Jo Bowen didn't feel pitiful, his happiness was simple, a puppy could satisfy most of it. Without this puppy, little Betty would have likely become a sore point in Jobberwen's childhood, but Grandma magically reversed the situation. His little aunt is similar, Jolene originally thought that this spring was all bad luck, but grandma brought back a "little" Betty, she even briefly doubted it, grandma said that after a long absence, they would probably meet again!
Grandma has lived in Hong Kong City for a few days, Li Lanlan only appeared briefly on the first day, and Li Lanzhi was busy with work the rest of the time. And the second son-in-law, who has always been enthusiastic, didn't even say hello to her.
Grandma didn't say it, but she was thinking about it in her heart. That day, Min Jia came and brought some fruit to her grandmother. Grandma grabbed her hand and asked quietly, "Jiajia, you tell the truth, are your parents hiding something from me?"