Chapter 185: Farewell
Today is the last day of Yangyang's high school career, and before six o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Tao and I came to the school gate early, waiting for the moment when he graduated and left school. Today is also the last time we pick him up from school, and it's even more memorable than the day we first dropped him off here three years ago, because we may never have the chance to pick him up and drop him off from school again.
Many parents arrived earlier than us, and when we arrived, there was already a long queue of cars parked outside the school gate, and our cars had to be parked 100 meters away.
As soon as the school bell rang, the electric gate of the school began to slowly retreat to both sides, only to see that the students did not rush out of the school as usual, but slowly came out of the inside in twos and threes, most of them carried heavy objects in their hands, books, bedding, and various daily necessities, etc., and walked very hard, and some parents simply entered the school to pick up their children and help move things out together. These high school graduates take all their personal belongings home with them before they leave school. However, many students did not bother to carry their luggage, but hugged their classmates and told each other about their nostalgia and blessings for their classmates and their alma mater.
In this noisy flow of people, Lu Tao and I, who had been stretching our necks and waiting for our son to leave the school gate, stood outside the school gate for more than ten minutes and did not see Yangyang.
"This kid is also grinding to do anything. I said to Lu Tao a little impatiently.
"On graduation and school leave, he wants to say goodbye to his teachers and classmates, can he be soon?" Lu Tao understood his son very well.
"It's not that I can't see you, you can contact you at any time after graduation, if you don't evacuate quickly, the traffic here will be blocked soon. I said with some concern as I looked at the growing number of cars.
"Plug it, just plug it, it's a big deal to wait a while before leaving, you haven't seen the scene when our veterans were discharged, that's what is called inseparable, and the crowd can't disperse for an hour!" Lu Tao touched the scene, and in his son's graduation season, he actually remembered his retirement season that year.
"Okay, okay, don't remember your barracks life, if you really miss the army life, I advise you to go back to the army as a soldier. I interrupted Lu Tao's words, otherwise he wouldn't be able to finish talking about his military life in the past.
At this time, Lu Tao and I seemed to hear someone calling our names, we looked around, looking for prestige, and found Wu Xuewen's mother standing in the crowd with the little daughter she gave birth to to her second husband, smiling and waving to us.
"Yo, Xuewen's mother, are you here to pick up the child too?" Lu Tao and I hurriedly greeted us.
"Yes, today I want Xuewen to live with me. Xuewen's mother said happily.
"So, then Xuewen also lived with you during the college entrance examination?" I asked Xuewen's mother.
"Yes, I'm going to let him stay with me for a few more days before he goes to college, otherwise he'll have less time to come back to see me when he goes to college. When Xuewen's mother said this, her eyes couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Don't worry, Xuewen is a filial child, and he will come back to see you often. Looking at Xuewen's mother, who was emotional, I comforted.
"I'm afraid that if he wants to come back in the future, he won't have time to come back. Xuewen's mother rubbed the corner of her eye and said.
"There will always be a time when the children will grow up, and one day they will leave us, just want to open up. I said.
"Yes. Xuewen's mother nodded in agreement with my words.
Just as I was talking to Xuewen's mother, the people and cars outside the school gate gradually loosened, and when I looked up and looked around, it was estimated that half of the students and parents had left here, but at this time we still didn't see Yangyang and Xuewen's two children come out, and we had been standing outside the school gate for more than an hour at this time!
"What are these two kids doing inside? Why haven't they come out yet?" I began to get a little anxious, and kept looking around the school.
"Have they already left?" Xuewen's mother said with some confusion.
"No, they're coming out, we'll see. As I spoke, I stared at the school gate, trying to find Yang Yang among the students who came out of the school. At this moment, Lu Tao suddenly pinched my arm with his hand, I looked at him puzzled, only to see his mouth towards our right side, I looked in the direction and was shocked to see Wu Daren looking at us not far away! If there is anything shocking about seeing Wu Daren, the question is that we are with his ex-wife! Shall we go over? I looked at Lu Tao for a while, and then secretly looked at Xuewen's mother, and found that her attention was still at the school gate, and she did not notice any abnormalities around her. Wu Daren was not embarrassed to come over directly, but nodded at us over there. But at this embarrassing moment, two children, Yang Yang and Xuewen, came out of school!
"Yangyang—this way!" Lu Tao waved at his son as soon as he saw him and shouted his name loudly.
"Xuewen—this way!" This is the voice from Wu Daren's side! Xuewen's mother, who was happily watching her son approach, was suddenly stunned by Wu Daren's voice, obviously she was very familiar with this voice. And when she twisted and saw her ex-husband walking towards her son, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared.
Wu Xuewen saw his mother standing with us, and also heard his father's shout, and for a while, the child didn't know which direction to go.
Or Wu Daren has a strong ability to cope with stress, he turned around and walked towards us decisively, came to his ex-wife, and greeted his ex-wife with a generous smile and said, "You are here too?"
But Xuewen's mother didn't seem to be generous at all, she still had a tense face, and said to her ex-husband non-negotiable, "I'm going to take Xuewen home!"
"Yes, I completely agree with Xuewen to live with you for a few days, but tonight I want to take Xuewen to invite Lu Tao and their family of three to have a meal, otherwise after the college entrance examination, Yangyang and Xuewen will have to go their separate ways, and there will be fewer opportunities to get together in the future, let's get together now!"
Xuewen's mother listened to her ex-husband's words, the nervous look on her face relaxed, and she said very understandingly: "Okay, then you can go eat, but make sure to send Xuewen back to me after eating." ”
"Okay, I'll send it to you!" Wu Daren agreed.
At this time, Xuewen and Yangyang have come to us.
"Xuewen, you go to dinner with your father first, and come to your mother's side after eating, do you hear?" Xuewen's mother instructed her son a little uneasily.
"Knowing Mom, I went over as soon as I finished eating. Xuewen said to his mother.
Seeing Xuewen's mother turn around to leave, I grabbed her sleeve and said, "How about eating together?"
"No, you can eat, I have to go home and cook." Xuewen's mother smiled and walked away.
Looking at the back of Xuewen's mother leaving, I looked at Wu Daren again, and saw that he didn't mean to invite his ex-wife to dinner at all, but went straight to the parking lot to pick up the car. This scene made me quite emotional, two people who were once in love gave birth to a son, and now they don't want to have a meal together!
Then my white car followed Wu Daren's black off-road vehicle directly to a restaurant, and when everyone got off the car and walked into the restaurant, I saw a well-dressed young woman pulling a little girl to stand in the hall of the restaurant with a smile on her face to greet us, when I and Lu Tao had not yet reacted, I saw the little girl pounce all of a sudden, hugging Wu Daren's thigh and shouting Dad, at the same time, the young woman also came up and said to me, "Sister Swift, please here." Then she pointed to a private room on the left. At this time, I suddenly understood that the young woman in front of me was Wu Xuewen's stepmother, and that little girl was his other sister!
After everyone entered the private room and sat down, the little girl sat directly on Xuewen's lap, and called her brother sweetly, and Xuewen also looked pity, it seems that their brother and sister relationship has long been close, and Xuewen has already accepted her stepmother, which is the result that Lu Tao and I are most willing to see.
During the banquet, Lu Tao asked Xuewen to prepare for the university there, I didn't want Xuewen to shake his head and say that he was not going to college, Lu Tao and I were surprised when I heard it, and then Wu Daren took over and explained to him: "Xuewen wants to serve in the army and live a military life, just like you back then!"
"If you don't go to college, you will become a soldier directly?" Yang Yang asked, his eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at Xuewen.
"Yes, I am not suitable for academic research, I like guns, so I want to go to the army to be a soldier!" Wu Xuewen said excitedly.
"Being a soldier is also a good choice, everyone has their own ambitions. I immediately accepted and understood Xuewen's choice and nodded in support.
After the meal, we also took a group photo with our mobile phones, and when we returned to the community, it was already more than ten o'clock in the evening. Before the car entered the community, I saw Xuewen's mother standing alone in the night waiting for her son.