Chapter 180: Affectionate Deception (End)
As soon as the plane landed, the United States arrived, and the customs officers looked at the dirty, stubble-covered people in front of them, who seemed to have not taken care of themselves for a long time, and the person in the suit and leather shoes on the passport, who looked dignified, was really too different, and after a long check, they let Xiao Lan go. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
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When I came to California, the temperature changed greatly, and without the cold and dryness of Russia, the thick clothes wrapped in Xiao Lan were naturally useless.
He came early, and the day agreed with Chen Song was different, so there was no Chen Song at the airport. Xiao Lan took advantage of this time period to quickly buy a set of clothes to change her look, and was stopped at the airport, which made him realize how sloppy he was now.
Staying in a cheap and convenient motel hotel, Xiao Lan bought an expensive suit and leather boots, put them on the bed, and a complete set of haircutting utensils.
After taking a bath, Xiao Lan looked at herself in the mirror, she was simply a middle-aged man. With a stubble on her face, messy hairstyle, and dark skin, Xiao Lan has left all her love of cleanliness behind during her five years in Russia.
After the whole person was taken care of, he was energetic again, the stubble was shaved clean, the hair that was not long or short was neatly combed, the hair was oiled, the suit was worn, and the leather shoes were polished, just like a successful person. In the past five years, Xiao Lan has also developed a strong muscle, and it is just right to wear a suit one size larger than Chen Ming.
The next day, Xiao Lan called Chen Song and explained to him that he had arrived in the United States early, and Chen Song came to meet him with his luggage, and the two went back to China together. When they met at the airport, people came and went, but Chen Song could recognize his father for the first time
"Dad!" Chen Song exchanged, a smile on his face.
Today, Chen Song is almost 18 years old, five years is a long time, he lives in an American family, and he gets the care that he can't get in the Chen family, and he has become cheerful, no longer so indifferent, rejecting people thousands of miles away, Xiao Lan is very happy to see such a situation.
The plane departed, and on the plane, Chen Song changed his previous silence and said little, basically he was stirring up the topic along the way, and Xiao Lan was responding. Chen Song talked about what he saw and heard at school and his experience in the United States, and Xiao Lan talked about his experience as a hunter, replacing Chen Ming and becoming Chen Song's father.
In fact, Xiao Lan thought that after meeting Chen Song, the task should be completed, but it still didn't. So he had to go back to China for the Spring Festival as originally planned. I didn't come back in the past few years, and this time I went back because I needed to handle the materials for Chen Song's admission to the university, so I came back, and I spent the Spring Festival by the way.
Flying from Russia to the United States and then to China, Xiao Lan didn't feel much in the first few times, but as soon as the plane landed this time, he saw the Chinese around him, the familiar words on the radio, and the strong sense of belonging could not be suppressed at all.
Xiao Lan knew that Chen Ming was homesick. During those years in Russia, a vague sense of loneliness always lingered, and that was also the feeling of Chen Ming. In the past many internship tasks, Xiao Lan has become accustomed to running around, but Chen Ming is not used to it.
Xiao Lan probably also knows what the knot is to complete the task, Chen Song has a part of it, and the Chen family also has a part, Chen Ming just wants to see them, after many years, will Liang Cailian and Lao Chen repent for what they did.
That's what Chen Ming really wants.
A meeting with the Chen family is indispensable.
When I got out of the airport, I saw Chen Jie waiting at the door, as well as Chen Ming's nominal youngest son, Chen Liang. He is now six years old, originally a baby in swaddling clothes, but now he has become a big child, holding Chen Jie's hand with a look of fear.
The originally innocent Chen Jie has also changed a lot, becoming gentle and sensible, with short curly hair, a thick beige coat, and a dark scarf, and she didn't come forward to call and joke as soon as she saw Xiao Lan, just nodded and smiled.
Everyone has changed a lot.
"Brother. Chen Jie smiled and nodded hello.
"Long time no see. Xiao Lan nodded, polite and distant.
Chen Jie patted Chen Liang, who had been holding her palm, and encouraged him to say, "Call Dad." ”
Chen Liang didn't call, after all, he was still a child, he hadn't met his father once, let alone passed a word, even Chen Jie was just an extra sum on the card every season, Chen Liang and Xiao Lan were not familiar with each other. The child is naïve, but he can also tell who is good or bad for him, Xiao Lan is just a stranger to him.
The child didn't scream, and Chen Jie couldn't call him, she also knew that Chen Liang was not Chen Ming's child, and asking him to call was just an attitude and gratitude for alimony. The child didn't scream, and Chen Jie could only smile awkwardly.
In order to liven up the atmosphere, Chen Song stepped forward to greet Chen Liang and said, "Hey, Xiaoliang, I'm your brother." With that, he took a toy from his bag and put it in front of him.
Kids are still kids, it's nice to see toys, this is the model of the best cartoon protagonists that hit in the United States, and it is also attracting attention in China.
Chen Liang took the toy and called happily: "Brother!"
Xiao Lan didn't know what to say, so she could only smile tolerantly, and she also stepped forward and touched his head, expressing her cordiality without too many words......
A multi-year encounter ended like that, without too many words and touching, only the amazement of meeting each other, and things are wrong.
Chen Jie had no choice but to move out of the original community, sell the house at a very low price, and buy a house in the new district in exchange for a sum of money, and things settled down.
Xiao Lan didn't go back to the new area with them, he left temporarily, and said his final goodbye to them, he also knew that he had found the task node, and it was time to leave.
first went to the cemetery and saw Liang Cailian's tombstone, the time of death was six years ago, and there was a smile on the photo, but it was lifeless. Xiao Lan offered a bouquet of flowers, looked at it a few times in a daze, experienced the pain and relief in Chen Ming's heart, and left the cemetery.
The last place was the prison, where he visited Chen Fangguo as a relative.
Transparent glass, Chen Fangguo's figure appeared in it, he was old, his body collapsed soon after entering prison, his hair was all white, there was no trace of elegance, and the whole person gave people a feeling of fear and caution. He thought that it was Chen Jie who came to see him, Chen Jie usually came once a month, and he was looking forward to that day.
Seeing that his son was coming this time, Chen Fangguo's first move was to cover his face, not wanting Xiao Lan to see him, and when he relieved his emotions, tears came down, and his hand holding the earpiece was trembling.
Xiao Lan waited for him to calm down, Xiao Lan picked up the microphone, wanted to open his mouth and close it, and finally could only say: "How are you doing?"
"It's okay......" Chen Fangguo was flattered by Xiao Lan's question, nodded all the time, and then turned his mouth and said, "Very good, very good." "For fear that one of them will accidentally provoke his son, he will shake his head and leave.
"That's good. Xiao Lan nodded and stopped talking.
The conversation fell silent again, and Chen Fangguo hesitated for a while before he made up his mind to ask, "You...... How's it going?"
"Also...... Not bad. Xiao Lan whispered a few words, the past five years are neither good nor bad.
I don't know why, Xiao Lan's overly light tone stimulated Chen Fangguo, Chen Fangguo thought of something, tears flowed, his eyes were full of repentance, he muttered: "I used to be a ghost, it's not Cailian's fault, it's all my fault, at the beginning, and in the end, I killed people." ”
"Dad doesn't want you to forgive, I just hope you can take care of Chen Jie and Chen Liang, it's all my fault, really, it's all my fault, it's wrong, it's wrong...... it's a succession of several "wrongs", like saying it to Xiao Lan, but also to himself, as a summary of his life.
The two of them actually had nothing to talk about, Xiao Lan just listened to Chen Fangguo keep repenting, until the end of the conversation, Chen Fangguo was taken back to prison, and Xiao Lan left.
It is rare for the sun to appear in winter, as soon as he came out of prison, the sun was a little dazzling, Xiao Lan covered the sun with his palm, and a shadow fell on his face.
He submitted the task, back to space.