Chapter 41: The Man Who Fell in Love
In the blink of an eye, the Shen family's grandfather's birthday banquet arrived, and Shen Mojia thought about it for a long time and didn't decide whether to go to celebrate his grandfather's birthday.
In the magnificent mansion of the Shen family, in addition to his father, the best thing for him is his grandfather, it stands to reason that he should celebrate his grandfather's birthday as a junior, but as long as she thinks of the Shen family, including the faces of those subordinates, there is an inexplicable chill rising from the soles of her feet.
She really didn't want to go.
She really wants to be a bad brain and forget her grandfather's birthday, but that's impossible, because the reality is that no one wants to see, but it is real, that is, her birthday and grandpa's day!
When she was a child, she was ignorant, and she always shouted to go to Shen Mansion to celebrate her birthday with her grandfather, her father would give her a beautiful dress, and her grandfather would bring her a lot of delicious food.
She was young and greedy, and when she saw delicious food, she couldn't see the faces of adults, and when she left, her grandfather would pack a lot of pastries that she liked to eat for her to take back to eat.
In fact, it's not that I can't see everyone's cold faces, it's just that she blocked it and didn't want to pay too much attention to it, after all, grandpa still welcomes her.
After that incident, she hadn't been to the Shen Mansion for almost ten years, and no matter how luxurious it was, it wasn't her home.
Shen Mojia sighed, looked at the rabbit next to the pillow, dragged it over and hugged it in his arms, carefully rubbed the soft hair on its body, and his cold and hard heart softened.
This rabbit was a gift from grandpa last year, the weather was very bad that day, the weather forecast said there was a typhoon, but grandpa still sent the gift in person in the rain, and told her to remember to find grandpa if there is anything, grandpa will help her.
Tusky is a baby girl, but she is not reserved at all, she grins, shows her big teeth, is very festive, and whenever she is in a bad mood, she will laugh when she sees it.
Grandpa is seventy years old this year, the scale of the Shen family's birthday banquet this year is not small, and the people with heads and faces in S City will participate, and the He family is also good friends with the Shen family, so they will definitely go to celebrate their birthday.
He Yanyu greeted her early in the morning and asked her to accompany her, but she did not agree.
As the eldest granddaughter of the host of the birthday banquet, she has to rely on an irrelevant outsider to bring her in, and it is a joke to say it!
She was lying on the bedβtossing and turning, still hesitating whether to go, when her mother pushed the door open and came in. The unfairness of life has not left many traces on her, and the woman who has passed the age of confusion is still so good in terms of temperament and appearance.
Lan Yuhui knew her daughter very well, and when she saw that she had made a mess of the bed, she knew what she was struggling with, "Jia Bao'er, why are you still lying down? β
Shen Mojia raised her eyes to look at her mother, then lowered her eyes and did not speak.
Lan Yuhui sat beside her, reached out and smoothed the hair scattered on her cheeks behind her ears, touched her bulging face, and joked with a smile, "Who made our Jia Bao'er angry again? β
Mom was talking about the young man in the neighborhood next door, who liked that she didn't know how to express herself well, and always blocked her on her way home and said nasty things.
Later, he saw that she ignored him, thinking that the little girl was soft and weak, and she would be obedient if she was bullied, but he didn't know that Shen Mojia just didn't want to pay attention to him, and when she made a move, she almost kicked his ribs.
Since then, the man has been hiding when he sees her, and her mother is no longer worried about her going out to work and being bullied. And this matter has also become a joy between their mother and daughter, as long as she is unhappy, the mother will take it out and talk about it, everyone laughs, and it is over.
Shen Mojia really smiled, let go of the rabbit in his hand, and lay on his mother's arms to be coquettish, "Mom, I don't want to see those people." β
Lan Yuhui understood who those people in the woman's mouth were, and on today's occasion, it didn't matter if she didn't go, but if her daughter didn't go, she would be picked on.
"Jia Bao'er, my mother told you that there are not many things in life that you can do as you like, although you don't care about everything in the Shen family, but after all, you are a child of the Shen family, and you have the blood of the Shen family in your body. β
Shen Mojia lay in her mother's arms and listened to her mother quietly, her big eyes were bright and dark, and she couldn't see what she was thinking.
"Even if grandma doesn't like you, grandpa treats you very well?" Lan Yuhui looked at the rabbit who was still in her daughter's arms just now, and continued: "That rabbit is a gift from grandpa last year, right? Mom remembered that it rained a lot that day, thinking that your birthday was only for the two of us, but grandpa still came." β
Lan Yuhui has never been to the Shen Mansion since she was kicked out by her mother-in-law, and as she grew older, she herself gradually understood that in the Shen Mansion, she and her daughter were not welcome.
What can't give birth to a son will make the Shen family die, it's just to find a reason to drive himself out.
But my father-in-law is good to himself, and he is also very good to his daughter, he will secretly give her pocket money every month, and every year on her birthday, he will also give her gifts.
This year is the old man's 70th birthday, and it is going to be a big event. If you don't go, the old man won't be angry, but he will be disappointed, and if he goes, he will see those who hate him.
How could she not understand her daughter's feelings? But she is a mother, and she can't let her daughter feel resentful, no matter whether life is unfair to her or not, but her daughter's life is still long, and it is impossible to live old and die without getting along.
So she never said that the Shen family was not, and if she had a temper, she would only make a fuss about that man, Shen Mo's canon was so sunny and cheerful, which had a lot to do with her correct education.
And this year, her daughter has a boyfriend, and she is a family that knows each other well, Shen Mojia showed her face in the past, which is good for her future, so this birthday, she must be allowed to go.
Shen Mojia was silent, in fact, she knew in her heart that her father loved herself and her mother, but when he wandered between two women, he was happy and happy, were those two women also happy?
Feudal thoughts, ignorant filial piety, my father said that he was powerless to resist, so my mother would believe his words, but she didn't believe it anyway.
But Dad is really successful, he enjoys the blessings of all people, and the two women don't fight, which is really admirable!
Grandma doesn't like herself, and she doesn't like her mother, if she goes to her grandfather's birthday party, her mother will be alone at home, that's the picture she doesn't want to see.
Over the years, although Dad has come here very often, almost growing here, but when it comes to the festival that Chinese care about the most, Dad can't come at all, and it is not his mother who accompanies him.
Mom doesn't say it, but she doesn't feel uncomfortable in her heart.
Her daughter's birthday is her mother's Good Friday, and she will never leave her mother alone on such an important day.
Shen Mojia hugged her mother's waist and felt her mother's warmth in her arms, "Mom, I'll order a cake for grandpa in a while, it's the cake shop I talked about last time, they can make durian-flavored cakes, grandpa likes durian-flavored things, he will definitely like it." β
"What about you, aren't you going to congratulate grandpa on his birthday?" Lan Yuhui stroked her daughter's back and considered the words, "Grandpa loves you very much, he is seventy years old this year, and it is not easy to have a full birthday." Mom knows that our Jia Baoer is filial, and she is afraid that her mother will be lonely at home alone, but in fact, it doesn't matter, you go and show up, send a blessing to grandpa and come back, Mom still hopes that you will have a good relationship with the Shen family. β
Shen Mojia listened to her mother's steady heartbeat, and her voice without a trace of ups and downs, and was silent for a long time before muttering, "Grandma doesn't like me, and my aunt is smiling so fake when she sees me, and my aunt and their ...... No one in the Shen family likes me. β
"Grandma doesn't matter if it's right or wrong, after all, it's an elder, we can't disobey her, and she's old, she can't be angry, our Jia Baoer is a sensible and good child, let the past pass, always think about it, you won't be happy." Mom, I still want our Jia Baoer to be an atmospheric girl, understand?"
Shen Mojia raised her head and looked at her mother without blinking, her black grape-like eyes flashed with a little ripple, "Mom, don't you feel wronged?"
The smile on Lan Yuhui's face froze, and she didn't look over it naturally, it was her incompetence as a mother that caused today's situation, and she couldn't even get normal care with her daughter.
Jia Baoer also encouraged her to leave that man a few years ago, but she was reluctant, and finally her daughter didn't mention it, so she comforted a little, "What can I do about grievances? Half a lifetime has passed, and mentioning that again will not change anything." β
Shen Mojia followed her mother's line of sight and looked out the window, the sun had sunk in the west, and the orange-red sunlight shone in, gilding the room with a layer of golden light.
Mother's face is half brilliant and half shadowed by the light, just like her life, in her heart, she is happy, but in the eyes of others, it is so gray.
"Your dad can't help himself, and mom doesn't blame him. Shen Mojia's hair has not been cared for, but it is straight and smooth, she wants her daughter's life to be as smooth as this hair.
Lan Yuhui combed her long hair with her fingers, and said with some amazement: "When you meet the person you fall in love with, you will be willing to give everything for him." β
The one you fall in love with?
A figure flashed in Shen Mojia's mind, unabashedly liking herself, always saying something that made her blush and heartbeat, and sometimes it was like a different person, with a cold face, and she instructed her to work expressionlessly.
But as soon as she was serious, she found out that he was just joking, which made her mistaken and embarrassed to death!
Touching his somewhat hot face, he lowered his head unnaturally, and still asked the words that made it difficult for his mother to answer, "Mom, haven't you resented grandma all these years?"