Every year from March, the willow trees on the shore of Houhai will slowly paint the whole body with tender green, and if it rains again, with the wet stone floor, the spring will be particularly strong.

By the end of March, most of the people in the capital were busy with one thing, worshipping their ancestors. Before and after the Qingming Festival, no matter where the hometown is buried, the whole family will always go over to pay respects. But it's best not to rush to the day, because there are too many people, and it's more crowded than going to the temple fair.

Hong Tao is different, he does not have to get up early in the morning and wade through mountains and rivers to go to the grave of his parents, because the cemetery is in his yard, and he can reach it in pajamas and slippers. This also made him particularly proud, the day of the memorial must be correct, and no more day or less day is allowed.

"This is grandpa, this is grandma...... You also follow me, I haven't seen living grandparents since I was a child, so let's kowtow two more and make up a whole number. ”

This year's worship ceremony is different from previous years, mainly because of the large number of people, Qi Rui, Zhang Yuanyuan, Ouyang Fanfan and Diane, Hong Tao does not require that they must follow themselves to pay tribute to their parents, they are willing to come to worship and welcome, it doesn't matter if they don't come. But Hong Qi, Ouyang Fan and Hong Changqing must participate, even if they hold one in one hand, they have to salute with themselves.

"If you crooked your mouth and laugh again, I'll smoke it, believe it or not!" Hong Qi is not too unfamiliar with this drama, and he participated in it before going to the United States. But Ouyang Fan and Hong Changqing are still seeing each other for the first time, Ouyang Fan, who is just over a year old, doesn't seem to understand what kind of existence his grandparents are, and after being kowtowed five times to the tombstone by Hong Tao's head, tears began to roll in his eyes.

Hong Changqing is just six months old, and he must not kowtow, and it was completed by Hong Tao holding him together. Although the child can't speak yet, the expression on his face is very rich, and sometimes he will secretly have fun watching TV.

Let's be happy, it's better to laugh than to cry. Hong Tao likes Hong Changqing very much in this regard, he basically doesn't cry, he babbles when he's thirsty and hungry, sleeps when he's sleepy, and screams when he pees, but his cry is a little sharp.

To have such a worry-free child, Hong Tao feels very happy. But there is a problem that he can't bear, Hong Changqing loves to laugh, and it's too annoying to sneer with a crooked mouth.

How to say that kind of expression, whoever sees it is uncomfortable. Although this smile is likely to be inherited from himself, it can be revealed too early, how can he get junior high school, learn some self-defense skills and then laugh at others, otherwise he will not be beaten every day in elementary school for a few years.

"This kid is so weird, he seems to be able to understand what adults say. You see, don't laugh now...... Hey, I closed my eyes, isn't this a living person? How do I think he is becoming more and more like you, born to be a piece of hob meat!"

Zhang Yuanyuan contacted Hong Changqing earlier than Hong Tao, or she has been taking care of the child since two days after she was born. Hong Tao didn't want to hand over the child who was too young to his grandmother, so the old man would be too tired, so he had to wait for the child to be weaned before sending it over.

Zhang Yuanyuan has long criticized Hong Changqing's performance, she felt that this child was not normal, and always encouraged Hong Tao to take the child to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.

Hong Tao didn't think about it at all, he could eat and sleep, he could shout and scream, and his little eyes were dripping and rolling all day long, whether it was mentally or physically, there was nothing wrong with this child.

"You have to be a bit of an elder, flirting with me in front of your three children, isn't it not a good impact?" This time, Hong Tao didn't follow Zhang Yuanyuan's train of thought, and he didn't want to discuss the issue of Hong Changqing's health anymore, so he could only interrupt.

“…… A child who is a father like you can't learn well! Kiki and Fanfan, eat cake with their aunt, and ignore their freaks. Seeing that Hong Tao took his suggestion as a deaf ear again, Zhang Yuanyuan was a little angry. At this time, she suddenly found that Hong Changqing had one eye that was squinted and still trembling slightly.

He's actually pretending to be asleep! Such a child has so many ghostly eyes, can he be good when he grows up? But telling Hong Tao is equivalent to playing the piano to a cow, yes, out of sight is pure. Anyway, in a few days, it will be time to take Hong Qi and Ma Chao back to the United States, Hong Tao can raise him as much as he likes, and he can't control it.

"Your mother is too smart and strong, she offends people, and she will eventually have to repay you. Look, it's going to be where it is. In case your mother really makes the business bigger, she will show your identity as the eldest son everywhere if she has nothing to do, and there are many people who hate you two people. ”

"It would have been nice if you hadn't left so early, no one would think too much about you, even if our child was a fool, no one would come to calculate him. Zhang Yuanyuan left with her two children, and Hong Tao was left in the yard holding Hong Changqing. Only then did he sigh, squatted in front of Jin Yue's tombstone again, touched the carved pattern on it with his hand and began to mumble to himself.

Regarding the problem of the wife and son-in-law, it was not a problem before, and it should be no problem in the short term, but when I am old and the children are big, I am afraid that trouble will come.

Jiang Zhuyi, Zhang Yuanyuan, Dian, Ouyang Fanfan, Qi Rui, none of them have a legal relationship with themselves, but they are actually de facto marriages.

Ouyang Fanfan can be put aside for the time being, Ouyang Fan followed his mother's surname, even if it is a large inheritance for the Ouyang family, it also means that this son has given up a large part of the inheritance.

But the other four people are not easy to say, they don't have this kind of expression now, but as they get older and their children become adults, there will definitely be a change in thinking, and the way of thinking about problems must be different for a 30-year-old mother and a 50-year-old mother.

Hong Tao never expected them to be able to unite their minds forever and closely around them. But I don't want to see them turn against each other when they are about to die because of trivial matters such as status, inheritance, and identity.

If you want to put an end to this possibility, you must reposition them by yourself, and after more than ten years or decades, it will become a convention, and no one will feel unfair.

But the problem is that I really don't want to do that, it hurts my feelings too much, although I can maintain stability within the family, but everyone who sees everyone is empty, so why bother.

"I hope you don't look like me, hurry up and grow up to have some ability, so you can share the burden for your father and me. I don't want to stick to my post and do my best like the old lady of the Zhang family!"

There is another way to solve this big problem, which is to find a successor from the second generation who can convince the public, and then hand over the power to him, and others will die. But the children are still young, and even if they have talent, they can't see it at this time, and they have to stick to it for at least twenty years.

As soon as he remembered that when he was in his fifties, he had to worry about being tired for this big family, Hong Tao felt that he was really not happy, at least a little far from his understanding of happiness.

After lamenting self-pity for a long time, it is very difficult for Jin Yue to hear it, because there is only half of her ashes under the tombstone, and even if she wants to appear to help Hong Tao, it is estimated that she does not have much mana.

Hong Tao This is also a kind of venting, usually no matter in front of anyone, he has to be like an indomitable pillar of Mount Tai who does not bend his waist, but who has ever asked his feelings, even if he asks himself, he can't say it.

But Hong Tao's words were not in vain, because someone heard them completely and without missing a word. This can't be blamed on Hong Tao for not being cautious enough, and when he said what he was talking to, he didn't know if there were anyone else in the yard.

Since that incident, Hong Tao has scanned the yard with anti-eavesdropping equipment almost every day, and the small door leading to the Internet café has also been locked, and there are alarm devices on the courtyard door and wall, making it difficult for outsiders to sneak in, let alone eavesdropping on himself in broad daylight and without anyone knowing.

In fact, it was not eavesdropping, or Hong Tao didn't realize that Hong Changqing, who was just over half a year old, could understand his words. But he just understood, since Zhang Yuanyuan left the courtyard with the others, the child opened his eyes and stared at Jin Yue's tombstone curiously. Because there are a lot of carvings on it, not flowers and plants, but a picture of the characters, just like a villain book.

When Hong Tao began to talk to himself, Hong Changqing almost put his ears up, and rolled his eyes while listening, if that look was seen by Hong Tao, he would immediately think that this child was really possessed by something.

Because his expression was exactly the same as when Jiang Zhuyi was thinking about the problem, and even the direction of his eyes was the same. It's a pity that Hong Tao couldn't notice the child in his arms at all, and was still immersed in deep sadness and helplessness.