Chapter Twenty-Eight: White Lies
Wu Feng sat on the sofa in the hall and silently looked at the furnishings at home. Over the years, no new furniture has been added to the home, so the furnishings in the home have not changed much, except for some old ones.
My mother is a very clean person, but in the past few years, the family has become like this, which shows that my mother is very sad in her heart and has no intention of cleaning at all. Thinking of this, Wu Feng's heart felt a little more guilty.
There was a sound of stir-frying in the kitchen, it was the mother who was busy in the kitchen, and when she saw her son who had not seen her for many years come back safely, the mother couldn't mention how happy she was, and she couldn't wait to buy Wu Feng's favorite dish from the market, and she was busy in the kitchen.
Dad sat opposite Wu Feng, smoking cigarettes one by one, silently, and there was no trace of sadness and joy on his face.
His parents are obviously aging, and he has added a lot of gray hair, and Wu Feng is very distressed to see it, which also makes Wu Feng more determined, and he must serve his parents well in the future and make up for the missed time.
At the dinner table, my mother added vegetables to Wu Feng's bowl with chopsticks and chopsticks, and looking at Wu Feng's eating with relish, my mother's eyes turned red. Dad drank silently on the side, and poured a glass for Wu Feng. Although Wu Feng no longer drinks alcohol, he still had a drink with his father because he was happy.
After putting down the wine glass, Wu Feng asked in a deep voice, "Dad, what about Ah Xia and Honghong?" ”
The old man was holding a wine glass to drink, and when he heard the words, he said lightly: "Who is Ah Xia?" Who is Honghong? ”
"Ah Xia is my wife, and Honghong is my daughter." Wu Feng was a little strange, could it be that his run away made his father amnesia.
As soon as Wu Feng spoke, he only heard a "bang", and his father put the wine glass on the table heavily, and shouted: "You still know that you have a daughter-in-law, you also know that you have a daughter, why did you run away from home without making a sound, and said, where have you been all these years?" ”
Seeing that the atmosphere that was still harmonious just now was filled with the smell of gunpowder so quickly, the mother hurriedly said: "Isn't my son back now, why are you still mentioning those unhappy things, our family is finally reunited, let the previous things pass." ”
When the old man heard this, he became even more angry, glared at his wife and said, "In the past? It's easy for you to say, it's been three or four years, I don't know whether it's dead or alive, and I don't want my wife and children anymore, but now I think about it, what did I do at the beginning, and say, if you don't tell me what you've done all these years, I'll immediately blast you out, and I don't think you're a son. ”
Seeing that her father was really anxious, her mother glanced at Wu Feng and said, "Tell your father where you have been all these years, why haven't you even heard from you for so many years?" ”
Seeing his angry father and his mother, who had some expectant eyes, the guilt on Wu Feng's face deepened. He understands why his father is so angry, at first because he just met, he would be a little surprised in his heart, he didn't think of it for a while, but now that he has provoked this topic, then he must give his parents an explanation.
Wu Feng pondered for a moment and told his parents the lies that had been made up. He told his parents that he was working in a factory in the south, and that he was sent abroad by the factory director because of his outstanding work, and that he thought it would only be a few months, but he ended up staying for three years, because the factory was completely closed, so he couldn't call home if he wanted to, and he signed a long-term contract, and he couldn't resign or leave the factory without permission, otherwise he wouldn't get a penny.
Although I have already memorized the melons, I am always a little uncomfortable telling lies to my parents. Wu Feng's tone was also very light, for fear that something would leak.
After saying this, Wu Feng took out the black leather bag under his feet, unzipped the leather bag, and suddenly a pile of hundred-yuan bills was exposed from inside.
Looking at the pile of old man's head in the purse, the old man's face softened a little, but he still asked very sternly: "Why is there such a broken rule abroad, and then take money after work, which is the same as the old wealth of the landlord before liberation." Didn't you hear that wages are paid on a weekly basis in foreign countries? ”
Wu Feng heard his father's tone become softened, and he said more vigorously: "There are various salary systems in foreign countries, some are paid weekly, some are paid monthly like our country, and some are paid annually, which is related to the contract signed at the beginning. ”
"Then you can bear to sign such an annual salary contract and not see your family for three or four years?" The old man asked rhetorically.
Wu Feng replied stubbornly: "I didn't notice it when I first signed, and I have been working for a long time after I found out, I think since I have been doing it for so long, I can't give up without nothing, so I ...... it" Speaking of this, Wu Feng secretly glanced at his father, and found that his father's face eased a lot, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, it seemed that the biggest difficulty had finally passed.
After hearing this, my mother said with some worry: "Then why haven't you even made a phone call all these years, your factory won't be a pyramid scheme." ”
Wu Feng was stunned when he heard this, MLM organization, what is that?
MLM organizations have been around for a long time, but they have been rampant in China in the past two years, so Wu Feng, who stayed in a garden and was isolated from the world, didn't know what it was.
When he was about to ask, the old man answered: "What do you know, it is very troublesome to make a cross-border call, and the cost is very high, and the money is calculated by the second. Besides, if you look at him, he looks like he has been in a pyramid scheme. ”
Mother took a closer look at Wu Feng, Wu Feng's skin was much whiter than when he left, and he was also a lot thinner, looking very manly. He said with relief: "Our son is getting more and more handsome, he is worthy of coming back from abroad, you see that his skin is a lot fairer, hey, the air abroad must be very good." ”
Wu Feng hurriedly said: "Our factory is not equipped with international calls, otherwise even if it is expensive, I will keep my family safe." ”
After Wu Feng finished speaking, his parents quieted down. For a moment, the whole table was silent, and only the sound of my father drinking was left. Wu Feng knew that this level had finally passed, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. Then there was a trace of guilt in my heart.
To be honest, it's not that he doesn't want to tell the truth to his parents, it's just that sometimes a lie is easier to believe than the truth. If he told his parents that he had run away from home because he was studying kung fu, he would have gone crazy. Of course, he can also perform it, such as breaking a few bricks, or jumping on the beam of the house and turning a few heels, in that case, he is afraid that his parents will be stupid, and he once promised his master that he would not show off his martial arts in front of ordinary people, so the only feasible way to lie is to lie.
Looking at the silent father, Wu Feng asked cautiously again: "Dad, where are Ah Xia and Honghong?" Why can't I see them when I come back?"
"Hey," the old man sighed, picked up his glass and took another sip of wine, before he spit out two words: "Let's go." ”
These two simple words shocked Wu Feng's heart, and he lost his voice: "Gone?" How did you get there, and where did you go? ”
The old man stopped talking, but continued to drink in sip. My mother wiped the tears from her eyes and told her what happened.
It turned out that after Wu Feng left, at first the family thought that it was just a dispute between their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and they would come back after a while, but who knew that this was a year, and there was not even a little news in a year, so everyone was in a hurry, so they called the police, and the police listed them as missing persons. Later, the daughter-in-law wanted to leave the house, and the parents agreed, anyway, for the daughter-in-law to be able to wait for a year is already to be benevolent and righteous, but she asked to take her daughter away, of course the old couple did not agree, just lost their son, and now they can't even have their only granddaughter. The daughter-in-law had no choice but to insist. I just want to take my daughter home to see, let her parents meet, and hug her back tomorrow. The old couple didn't have any suspicions, so they let her take it, but they didn't take it back the next day, the old couple found that something was wrong, and quickly went to the daughter-in-law's house to find it, but it turned out that her supermarket had been resold and people had moved away. After searching for a long time and there was no news, the old couple had no choice but to call the police, but the police did not file a case, and the police's answer was that it was just an ordinary family dispute, and it was not a kidnapping. The old couple wanted to cry without tears, but there was no way to do it, so they had to inquire secretly, and finally really heard some news, the daughter-in-law and his family moved to the south, but they didn't know where in the south. The south is so big, you can't go door-to-door to find it, and in the end the old couple gave up.
After listening to his mother's narration, Wu Feng was silent, and the old couple knew his feelings and did not make a sound to disturb. After a long time, Wu Feng suddenly said, "I want to go to them." ”
"Nonsense." When the old man heard this, he said angrily. "Where are you looking?"
"I don't know what to do, it's just that they left because of me, and if I don't get them back, I won't be at ease for the rest of my life."
"I'm not against you looking for it, it's just that you're blindly looking for when you can find it, now that you're back, let's settle down first, and then slowly plan the matter of finding someone."
The mother also helped: "Yes, son, you finally came back, I said that I will not let you go again, your safe return is the most important thing, we will talk about other things in a few days." ”
When she said this, tears flowed from her mother's eyes again, and it seemed that Wu Feng's running away from home had caused a shadow in her heart.
Wu Feng nodded helplessly.
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