The afternoon class ended at four o'clock, and on the way back, Xiao Tu also thought a lot, he actually understood that Shi Nan hoped that he could reconcile with his mother as soon as possible, and he really wanted to try to do so, but every time he wanted to try, he felt inexplicably panicked, and even his muscles would become stiff. So whether it can be as he wishes, Xiao Tu's heart is not sure.

In the afternoon, the Xiao family was quiet, and when they pushed the door through the courtyard and entered the house, there was no one, and when they closed the door and turned around, they saw their mother standing on the second floor looking at themselves.

"I'm back, it's early today, isn't Nan Nan with you?" asked Xiao Tu's mother.

"There will be one class this afternoon, Nan Nan still has work in the evening, and I will eat at home alone today. Xiao Tu smiled.

Xiao Tu's mother's delicate face also had a faint smile, she nodded and continued: "Grandparents are still taking a nap, and Auntie is cooking, you can rest for a while." ”

Xiao Tu nodded: "Okay." ”

Everything seems to be a formulaic process, Xiao Tu originally planned to wait for his mother to return to the study before walking away, it can be seen that his mother is still standing there as if she has no intention of leaving, the atmosphere gradually becomes a little awkward, Xiao Tu decided to leave first.

However, when he had just taken a step, his mother upstairs suddenly spoke: "Xiaotu, do you have time for us to talk?"

Xiao Tu's breath stagnated, or to be precise, his body froze, he adjusted his breathing, looked up at his mother again, and responded, "Okay, I'll go wash my hands, and I'll come in a while." ”

Xiao Tu's mother nodded, turned around and entered the study.

Xiao Tu went to the bathroom with a little vanity, watching the white water jet gushing under the faucet, as if somewhere in his heart had broken the embankment, the sound of the water gradually replaced all his senses, everything from seventeen years ago was vivid, and the words that his mother had said kept echoing in his mind, Xiao Tu propped his hands on the side of the sink and gasped until the phone suddenly vibrated and woke him up.

When he opened his phone, it was Shi Nan who sent him WeChat.

Shi Nan: Mr. Xiao, I'm going into the shed, are you home?

Xiao Tu breathed a sigh of relief, the stiffness of his muscles gradually disappeared, and he tapped the keyboard of his mobile phone and replied: It's already home, work hard, and I'll pick you up at night.

Heather: Okay! (rabbit winks)

After staring at Shi Nan's rabbit emoji for a long time, Xiao Tu smiled and put away his phone and walked out of the bathroom.

The study was on the second floor, Xiao Tu felt for the first time that there were so many steps on the stairs leading to the second floor of his house, and when he came to the door of the study, it seemed that half a century had passed, he took a deep breath and knocked on the door of the study, and heard his mother's voice as he wished: "Please come in." ”

"Sit down. Xiao Tu's mother prepared coffee for him, poured herself a cup of tea, and the two of them sat down facing each other, "Xiao Tu, in fact, on your birthday, Nan Nan came to me." ”

Xiao Tu's hand that was originally holding the coffee paused and asked, "Nan Nan, what did she tell you?"

"About your condition. Xiao Tu's mother said.

"No wonder. Xiao Tu smiled faintly, "Actually, I should tell you personally, for my illness, Nan Nan and I have made a lot of attempts, and they have achieved initial results, but they haven't fully recovered...... "After a pause, Xiao Tu continued, "Actually, Brother Chen's death, I have already put it down." ”

After listening to Xiao Tu's words, Xiao Tu's mother was silent for a long time, and after a while, she raised her head, looked at Xiao Tu and said guiltily: "Xiao Tu, in fact, my mother has always wanted to say 'I'm sorry' to you." ”

Xiao Tu's hand shook suddenly, and the coffee spilled on the table: "What did you say?"

Xiao Tu's mother turned around to get a paper towel and wiped the coffee stains off the table before continuing: "Mom has actually thought about it carefully over the years, those words back then were indeed too cruel for you. ”

Since he was a child, Xiao Tu's mother has always been high and flawless, as if such a person is born without mistakes, so when Xiao Tu heard his mother apologize to himself in a low voice, his heart was extremely shocked and even felt a faint pain in his heart.

"In fact, the attitude that your mother had towards you back then had a lot to do with your father's sudden death. Because you were young at the time, there are some things that Mom never told you, and it's time to tell you now. Xiao Tu's mother's eyes were slightly red, "Your father's death is actually related to me, it's all my fault......"

"Mom, what do you mean by that, Dad, didn't he die in a car accident?" Xiao Tu asked in surprise.

"I met your dad because of a drama performance, at that time I was an actor and he was an audience, before we got married, he would watch almost every play I played, but then with you, your dad's work became busier and busier, and the time to watch dramas became less and less. Your dad had a car accident because I had a big fight with him the night before, and I complained that he was getting less and less concerned about me, and I complained that he hadn't come to see my drama performance for a long time, so he hurried to the theater after class that day, and then he had a car accident......" Xiao Tu's mother was saying this, and her pale fingertips trembled slightly because of forbearance.

Xiao Tu was also shocked, these things were things he had never heard of.

"When I heard the news, I made the same choice as you, gave up the show and rushed to the hospital, where I saw your dad for the last time. Your dad took me by the hand before he passed away and asked me why I was giving up on the show, and he said he liked to see me shining on stage, and he said I shouldn't have come here. Xiao Tu's mother wiped away her tears with paper.

"Xiaotu, your father must have complained about me, he is a strict person, even if he is seriously ill, he will insist on teaching students, but my mother is selfish, my mother has no regrets about sending your father away, but she selfishly made a decision for you, making you regret it for seventeen years, if it wasn't for Nan Nan to mention it to me, maybe my mother still didn't realize what she was wrong......

The woman reached out and grabbed the back of Xiao Tu's hand, "Xiao Tu, can you forgive your mother?"

Xiao Tu lowered his head and was silent for a long time: "Mom, you should have told me these things earlier, you shouldn't have to bear so much alone." ”

"Xiaotu...... Do you hate your mother?" asked the delicate woman, biting her pale lower lip, with difficulty.

Xiao Tu's heart quickly denied this answer, he got up and hugged his mother and said, "Mom, I don't hate you, and neither does Dad, Dad's death has nothing to do with you, you don't have to blame yourself." I believe that Dad does not actually blame you for giving up stage performances, on the contrary, he is very happy to have you on the last journey of his life. ”

The heart knot of "Xiaotu ......" for many years was untied like a flood bursting the embankment, and the hard wall built for decades collapsed in this instant, and the strong woman lay on her son's body and wept silently, and her slightly trembling body gradually calmed down under the comfort of the closest people.

At dinner in the evening, Xiao Tu's grandparents also clearly felt that there was a subtle change in the atmosphere between the mother and son, Xiao Tu was stopped by his mother before finishing dinner and preparing to leave: "Xiaotu, Mom can see that Nan Nan is a good girl, she is also very good to you, you also like her very much, this is about to be the New Year, why don't we find a time to visit Nan Nan's mother in person, what do you think?"

"Of course it's good!" Xiao Tu smiled: "I'll discuss it with Nan Nan, thank you, Mom! You pay more attention to your body, I'll go first." ”

"Okay, be careful on the road. Xiao Tu's mother waved her hand.

Xiao Tu arrived at the studio where the dubbing work of Heather was not over, Xiao Tu asked Lu Sheng about the studio where Heather worked and dubbed, and then walked straight in, stopped other people from moving, and quietly sat in front of the computer and picked up closed headphones to listen to Heather dubbing.

After a recording, Shi Nan raised his head and saw Xiao Tu, the two looked at each other and smiled, Xiao Tu gave a thumbs up, and Shi Nan immediately responded with a "yes", and then continued to lower his head and start the next dubbing content.

The work continued until nearly twelve o'clock, Shi Nan came out of the recording studio and said hard work to his colleagues first, and then walked to Xiao Tu's side and said, "Teacher Xiao, why are you here so early, have you been waiting for a long time!"

"It's okay, listening to your voice, time flies. Xiao Tu gave Shi Nan a haircut in front of his forehead.

"Teacher Xiao, others are watching!" Shi Nan blushed and watched the colleagues around him leave one after another with a very good sense of the times.

"Is it okay to go home for dinner in the evening?" asked Shi Nan curiously on the way back.

Xiao Tu nodded and said with a smile: "My mother talked to me today, and by the way, she sold you." ”

"Huh?" Shi Nan was stunned and asked cautiously, "What did my aunt say about me?"

Xiao Tu's smile became more obvious: "Guess?"

"I, I just told her that I hope you can have a good chat, and I didn't say anything else......" Shi Nan gently shook Xiao Tu's arm: "Teacher Xiao, don't sell it, what did you talk about with your aunt?"

Xiao Tu straightened his color: "My mother, she apologized to me for what happened seventeen years ago." ”

Shi Nan's expression was the same as Xiao Tu's expression at that time, with a look of disbelief: "Aunt actually apologized......"

Xiao Tu said: "To be honest, I didn't expect my mother to apologize to me, when she asked me if I hated her, I always thought I hated her, but at that moment I didn't seem to have any hatred at all, in the end, she was also for my good, we are in different roles, and the scenery we see on different peaks will be very different, but this is just the truth." ”

"Teacher Xiao......" Shi Nan's eyes were also red, she could feel the pain and struggle that Xiao Tu had endured all along, and she was also happy that he was able to be open-minded.

"Nan Nan, thank you!" Xiao Tu stopped at the red light, touched Shi Nan's head and said seriously, "If it weren't for you, I might never have been able to cross that chasm between me and my mother." ”

"If it weren't for you, my mother wouldn't have agreed to me dubbing, so now I'm going to protect Teacher Xiao!" Shi Nan smiled sweetly.