Chapter 18: The Past
Du Xiaogang hung his head and walked all the way out of Fisherman's Wharf, absentmindedly walking through the food street. He looked at the barbecue grills outside the food stalls, the skewers emitting an enticing aroma. Ever since his mother got sick, he hasn't eaten out for a late-night snack or played a game.
He didn't squint, quickened his pace and wanted to go home early, when suddenly he heard someone calling his name, the voice was very familiar, he looked around, but did not see the familiar person.
Su Qiqi rushed out from behind Du Xiaogang, "Hey, Du Xiaogang, it's such a coincidence, I met you again, let's go to eat barbecue." As she spoke, she pulled him back to the table.
"This is my classmate Du Xiaogang, this is Brother Wei and Brother Ji. After Su Qiqi introduced them to each other, he ordered a lot of skewers.
Ji Ping couldn't stand it, she ordered so much again, so he said, "You order so much, can you finish eating?"
Su Qiqi waved his hand: "It's okay, just eat, uncle pays, and then pack it away if you can't finish eating." ”
Wei Feng didn't speak, he poured Du Xiaogang a glass of wine.
Su Qiqi saw it and said loudly: "He is also underage and can't drink." ”
Wei Feng said lightly: "He is a boy, you can drink it." ”
"And what if he's drunk?"
"Ji Ping will send him home. ”
Su Qiqi looked at Ji Ping aggrievedly: "His difference in treatment is too obvious, I want to appeal." ”
Ji Ping took a sip of wine and replied to her, "The appeal is invalid."
Su Qiqi pursed his lips, turned around and beckoned Du Xiaogang to eat more, and asked, "I heard Wen Ya say that your mother is sick, is Auntie okay now?"
Du Xiaogang replied in disappointment: "I haven't ...... yet" After speaking, he drank all the beer in the cup in one go, and choked on it so quickly that he coughed again.
"Hey, you drink slowly, don't worry, Auntie will recover soon. ”
Du Xiaogang finally calmed down his cough and said worriedly, "I hope so too." ”
Su Qiqi explained him again: "In fact, people who are sick should keep their mood comfortable and happy, so that they can get better quickly." In a few days, there will be Ah Hui's concert, let's take my aunt to listen to the song and relax! Don't worry, my eldest brother has several tickets in his hand, all of which are free, and we will go with Wen Ya when the time comes. ”
Du Xiaogang listened to her words and felt a little relieved, "I will accompany my sister to Beijing in two days, and I will stay for about four or five days, I don't know if I can catch the concert?"
Su Qiqi calculated in his heart, "The concert only started on July 5, you can have time." ”
"Okay, then when my mother is better, I'll accompany her to the concert, she likes Ah Hui's songs, maybe she will get better faster after listening to it." Thank you, Su Qiqi. ”
"You're welcome. After speaking, I thought in my heart that I had to find my eldest brother and ask for a few more tickets.
In the end, Du Xiaogang, who drank for the first time, was unexpectedly drunk, Ji Ping sent him home, and Su Qiqi was still the driver who came to pick her up.
Su Qiqi ate happily tonight, she returned to the room satisfied, and it didn't take long for her stomach to turn over, and she quickly ran to the toilet. After pulling once, when she was ready to go to bed after washing, she started to have stomach trouble again, and so on three times, Su Qiqi had to ask Chen's mother to find her two antidiarrheal pills, and after taking the medicine, it was finally quiet, and Su Qiqi told Chen's mother not to say it.
The next morning, Su Qiqi went to breakfast with two big panda eyes.
Zhang Chuchu asked with concern, "Besides, did you play the game late last night?"
Su Qiqi looked at Zhang Shiwei before saying, "No, I just didn't sleep well." By the way, sister, the results of the college entrance examination came out yesterday, how did you do in the exam?"
Zeng Dan said with a smile: "Chu Chu scored 659 points. ”
Su Qiqi called out in surprise: "Wow, sister, you are amazing, you can enter Tsinghua University and Peking University, you are too good!"
Everyone else was also sincerely happy for her, and Su Qiqi asked again: "Sister, have you figured out how to fill in the volunteers, what major do you want to choose?"
Zeng Dan smiled again and said: "Of course, I chose business administration, and after graduation, I will help in the company." ”
"Mom, I don't want to study business administration, didn't my second brother graduate, just ask him to help in the company." Zhang Chuchu protested.
Zhang Shiwei immediately protested: "I'm not going, I'm going to start my own company." ”
Zeng Dan asked happily when he heard this: "What kind of company do you want to open?"
"You'll know when the time comes. Zhang Shiwei threw a wink at her and said with a grin.
Zeng Dan doesn't care what kind of company he opens, as long as he is motivated and has his own career.
Su Qiqi sandwiched a barbecued pork bun and put it in Zhang Chuchu's bowl, and said, "Sister, eat more, I worked hard some time ago." When I'm done with breakfast, I'll help you fill in the volunteers. ”
Zhang Shiwei interrupted on the side: "Don't make trouble." ”
Su Qiqi glared at him and kicked him under the table.
Zhang Shiwei grinned at her.
After eating breakfast, Su Qiqi said to Zhang Shicheng: "Big brother, Ah Hui's concert on July 5 is hosted by Brilliant Pictures, you can help me get six tickets." ”
"What do you want so many tickets for?"
"Alas, it's boring at home, so I went to the concert with my classmates. Thank you, big brother!" Su Qiqi folded his hands and asked.
"Okay, I'll get it to you in the evening. Zhang Shicheng touched her head, got on his Ferrari and left.
Su Qiqi returned to the living room, and everyone who went to work left, only the second aunt and sister were studying the volunteer book, and the eldest aunt was reading the newspaper on the side. Su Qiqi ran over and studied with the second aunt how to fill in the volunteers, and then saw the eldest aunt put down the newspaper and went upstairs, and followed.
Su Qiqi followed Zhu Xiaolian into the study, and Zhu Xiaolian asked, "Qiqi followed me to the study, what do you want to tell me?"
"Hehe, it's nothing, come and give my aunt a massage. ”
Zhu Xiaolian didn't continue to ask, seeing her come forward to pinch her arms, beat her shoulders, and laugh with her.
A quarter of an hour later, Su Qiqi sat in front of her and asked her, "Auntie, did my mother really die of a heart attack?"
Zhu Xiaolian stared at her for a while before she said earnestly: "You have also grown up, and there are some things that should be told to you." ”
Su Qiqi looked into her eyes and listened carefully.
"Your mother didn't actually have congenital heart disease, and she didn't die of a heart attack, she committed suicide by jumping into the river. ”
"But I heard that no body was found. ”
Zhu Xiaolian didn't ask her where she heard this, and continued: "That day, the typhoon just passed through, there were thundershowers, heavy wind and rain, and the water level of the Minjiang River was rising, and the water flow was turbulent, which brought great difficulties to the salvage work of the rescuers. The police comrades also sent people to search all the way along the riverside, but they did not find Tianxin for three whole days. ”
"Although I didn't find it, it doesn't mean that my mother died, why did my grandfather hold a funeral for her later?" asked Su Qiqi again.
"Listen to your uncle, Tianxin has been very well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and the only time I didn't listen to your grandfather's words was to fall in love with a provincial person behind my family's back, and we didn't know about it until she came back with a big belly. Your grandfather disagreed with Tianxin marrying that person, and persuaded her to beat the child and break up with that person. Tianxin refused to live or die, and her stomach was almost six months old at that time. So your grandfather locked her up at home and cut her off from the outside world until she gave birth to you in October. After you were born, there was a period of time when the relationship between your grandfather and Tianxin eased, after all, it has been so long, and seeing you so cute, how much hatred can there be between father and daughter, not to mention that your grandfather loves your mother the most. Later, when you were three months old, one morning, Tianxin sneaked out while everyone was not paying attention. When the typhoon came that day, people basically stayed at home and didn't go out, and your grandfather sent someone out to look for it for a long time, and finally found Tianxin's shoes on the edge of the Minjiang River. Those shoes were specially customized for her by your grandfather from France on Tianxin's eighteenth birthday. Tianxinjiang once called your grandfather before, saying that she was sorry for his cultivation and love over the years, and she also knew that the man had lied to her, she said that she regretted going home without the face, and hoped that your grandfather could take good care of you and raise you as an adult. After that, I hung up the phone, and after your grandfather received this call, he sent someone out to look for it, but unfortunately it was still a step too late...... I've never seen your grandfather so sad, lost his soul as if he had changed as a different person. Everyone said that the water was too strong that day, and the bodies had already been washed away. But your grandfather persisted in searching for three days, and finally had to give up. ”
Zhu Xiaolian stopped and took a sip of tea and continued: "Tianxin was born out of wedlock, and in that era, the impact was extremely bad. That's why your grandfather decided to announce that your mother died of a heart attack, and that your father died of illness. ”
After listening to this, Su Qiqi fell into sadness and couldn't extricate himself for a long time, sad that his grandfather sent a white-haired man to a black-haired man, sad that his mother was unladylike, and sad that he lacked maternal love since he was a child......