Chapter 30: The City
In this life, Ruan Wan did not "bite people indiscriminately", and her grandmother naturally did not suffer a second blow from the "daughter and granddaughter", and although Ruan Wan still occasionally gives people headaches, she is definitely not close to the "bear", so her grandmother in this life thinks more thoroughly than in the previous life.
What Ruan Wan didn't know was that after her uncle and grandfather in her previous life hit a wall on her mother's side, she came back to find her grandmother, meaning that she wanted to see Ruan Wan. At that time, my grandmother was angry and refused the matter without hesitation. This "line of family affection" was also cut off by mistake, and until a few years later, my grandmother often regretted it because of this incident.
Of course, this is all a lifetime ago.
In this life, although the uncle and grandfather of the Ruan family still encountered a thunder on Su Fanghua's side and was almost blown up, when they turned back to find their grandmother, they unexpectedly "had a show".
In this matter, after thinking about it, my grandmother decided to listen to Ruan Wan's own thoughts - after all, she was already a fifteen-year-old girl, and if she had been in the past, she would have been able to get married. Besides, this child has always had his own opinions.
When Ruan Wan heard that this uncle wanted to see her, she was a little surprised, because this incident had never happened in her previous life. But in addition to being shocked, she really wanted to meet this relative who had never been back in her life, on the one hand, because he was a relative on her father's side, and on the other hand, because of ...... Well, how do you say it? I guess she has a kind of interest in this kind of "obsession" that is completely different from her previous life.
Grandma was not surprised by this result and had no opinion on it.
So the two sides quickly agreed on a time - a little hasty, just three days later.
Three days later, Tuesday, Ruan Wan needs to go to school, but the difference between going to school and going to work is that as long as the parents are willing to help, the person concerned can get relief from the "sea of suffering" at any time. So, with the help of her grandmother, she was very smoothly granted an afternoon of vacation - because the other party said that the afternoon would come, and her grandmother insisted that Ruan Wan, who was "in a critical period", would have fewer shortcomings if she could have fewer shortcomings.
However, the other party came earlier than he said.
When Ruan Wan got home from school at noon, her grandmother was already entertaining guests. As soon as she entered the gate, she saw the white-haired old man sitting with his back to her, sitting on a stool in the courtyard with his hands on crutches, looking up at the osmanthus trees falling in the breeze, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Almost as Ruan Wan entered, her grandmother walked out of the room with a tray in both hands, on which were placed a tea set and a few plates of recently made snacks.
One back to the other, the first person to see Ruan Wan was naturally her grandmother, so she said from afar: "Don't be stunned, don't come and help." ”
Ruan Wan responded, walked over and put the schoolbag aside, took the things from her grandmother's hand and put them on the table. Before the cup was put down, the white-haired and white-bearded old man who looked kind-eyed was already with tears in his eyes: "You are Xiaowan, right? ”
Ruan Wan: "......, although I can't understand the excitement of meeting relatives, but what kind of ghost does she look like with grandpa, she looks more like grandma, right?
She looked sideways at her grandmother, and was not surprised to see that the latter quietly rolled her eyes, apparently sneering at the remark as well. But people are moving, and it's really not good to spoil the fun at this time.
"It's like. As the old man spoke, he took out a pocket watch from his arms and asked, "Have you seen your grandfather?" Seeing Ruan Wan shaking his head, he opened the watch and put it on the table, among which there was an old black and white photo, "This is your grandfather, look, like, right?" This eyebrow, this eye, this nose, this lip ......"
Ruan Wan: "......" is really not like it.
Grandma coughed lightly: "Xiaowan, don't call people yet." ”
“…… Uncle and grandfather. ”
"Hello, belch!" the old man nodded again and again, showing a smile, looking very relieved, and then looked at his grandmother movingly, "Eldest sister, your veteran Xiaowan is really good at education!"
Then Ruan Wan saw her grandmother's movements, and asked with a smile, "Xiaowan, her uncle and grandfather, may I ask you how old you are this year?"
"Hahaha, I'm fifty-seven years old. ”
My grandmother replied with a smile, "I'm only fifty-three this year. ”
Ruan Wan didn't know if it was an illusion, and she always felt that her grandmother had accentuated the tone on "talent". Then she saw her uncle laughing very naturally and said, "Hahaha, then I should call you a big girl." I'm sorry, I think you're my brother's in-laws, and I thought you were older than me. ”
Grandma: "......"
Ruan Wan secretly wiped her sweat, thinking that her uncle and grandfather were also lucky-this is not a house, and grandma can't take out the "murder weapon" casually. However, considering the atmosphere, she still stood up for the round: "Uncle and grandpa." ”
"What's the matter?" the old man heard Ruan Wan call out to himself, his eyes were "bulingbuling", and he looked very expectant to her to speak.
......Although Ruan Wan is very popular with the elderly now, it is still rare to be so enthusiastic, she secretly sweated and asked, "You weren't originally a local, were you?" The tone of "big girl" is not a local taste.
"Why, you don't know?" the uncle and grandfather were stunned for a moment, and then explained, "Actually, your grandfather and I both came here from the north......
At that time, there was a little chaos in Huaxia, and many people were forced to leave their hometowns and go into exile. In those days, transportation and communication were inconvenient, and many people lost contact with other family members and friends - this was the case with great-grandfather's family. It is precisely because of this that the people in my father's family seem so thin.
At that time, my great-grandfather did not live in the county, but in a town in the next province.
Great-grandfather has two sons, the eldest son is Ruan Wan's grandfather, and the younger son is the uncle and grandfather in front of him. The brothers have a very good relationship, and Grandpa Ruan Wan ate hard food with his great-grandfather for the sake of his younger brother, and saved enough money to send his uncle and grandfather to a shop to learn to manage accounts. Uncle and grandfather can write, count people and are clever, and soon won the appreciation of the owner, almost treating him as half a son. This was originally a great good thing, but the situation was a little chaotic at that time, and after the owner's son who was studying abroad returned, the owner finally made up his mind to move overseas with his son. Because he took a fancy to his uncle and grandfather, the owner specially asked him if he wanted to wear his family and go with them.
After discussing with Great-Grandpa's family, they still refused, after all, no one was willing to leave their hometown lightly.
After the owner left, the situation became even more chaotic. Soon great-grandfather, grandfather and uncle lost their jobs one after another, and the family's life suddenly became even more difficult. Seeing that he was about to starve to death, his uncle and grandfather received a letter from the owner from overseas, with some words of persuasion and some money. It was this letter that finally made the great-grandfather's family make up their minds to move. But it's impossible to leave all at once - there's no money, and there's no one to borrow.
The family scraped together and finally bought a ticket.
The uncle and grandfather soon left with the hope of the whole family, and according to the reservation, when he arrived at the place, he would go to the owner for help, and then take the family with him.
However, after all, human calculation is not as good as heavenly calculation - the outbreak of war made Yiqiē's presuppositions about the future eventually become phantoms.
After a few years of chaos, by the time the Haiyan River in China was clear, he was no longer young, and his relatives were no longer in place. Over the years, he has personally come back to look for it, and he has asked someone to look for it, but he has only been disappointed. Because soon after he left, great-grandfather and grandfather passed away one after another, and after the grandmother, who was still young at the time, buried them, she moved to the county of this province with her father for various reasons, and survived very low-key.
And this uncle and grandfather who is overseas wants to find a few people in such a big country, which is really a difficult thing.
"I've had good luck and not so much. Uncle and grandfather said, when he said these words, he always had a smile on his face, this is a smile that has gone through the baptism of time and finally obtained peace, "From a poor boy who has nothing all the way to today, when he was young, all the winds and waves have passed, and now he is old, he wants to return to his roots, and he wants to find his relatives." Fortunately, the sky paid off, and I finally found it!"
Ruan Wan listened to the words of this uncle who suddenly appeared, and her mood was a little conflicted.
On the one hand, she felt that he was not lying, and that this appearance of longing for relatives to meet was not a fake; on the other hand, it was a bit unreasonable—if he really longed to see his relatives so much, how could he give up in his previous life because of the opposition of his mother and grandmother? Even if he could not get custody, he should at least find a way to treat her, the "offspring of his brother", right?
At this moment, the uncle and grandfather continued: "Big sister, don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, our Ruan family, now only Xiaowan is left." Therefore, I would like to ask myself -- Xiaowan, would you like to go with me? As long as you are willing, I promise -- as long as there is a bite to eat from me, I will do my best to let you receive the best education and live the best life. ”
Grandma didn't speak, nor did she look at Ruan Wan, but just looked up at the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, her expression was very calm, as if she was completely unmoved.
When Ruan Wan heard this, she had to admit that her heart was moved for a few seconds, not for the life described by her uncle and grandfather, but for ...... Coincidentally, he and his uncle are now in the same country. However, it is only a heartbeat, and the result will not change anything. She did want to see her, but she couldn't and couldn't do it at the cost of her grandmother.
"I'm sorry, uncle, I love it here, and I have no intention of leaving. ”
Uncle and grandfather looked at the grandmother whose eyes were still calm but the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and then looked at Ruan Wan, who was also smiling slightly-I have to admit that compared to her brother, this little girl is more similar to her grandmother, not only in appearance, but also in this spirit. He smiled too, and said very cheerfully: "Since you don't want to, then forget it." Of course, you can always go back on it. ”
Ruan Wan was stunned again, because this old man gave up too quickly, and he didn't struggle?
As if aware of her accident, the old man said happily: "What I hate most in my life is that my relatives have been forcibly separated, how can I do this with my own hands? Not to mention, you just saved my life." ”
"Help?"
Ruan Wan was stunned again, this ......
She subconsciously looked at her grandmother, could it be that this old man had just taken out a kitchen knife when she was not paying attention?
Probably not......
Ruan Wan secretly wiped her sweat, and suddenly felt a little pressured.
Of course, grandma is not so cruel, even if she wants to cut it, she must take advantage of the dead of night, right, so what uncle and grandfather said about saving lives has another theory. However, what Ruan Wanneng didn't expect was that this "life-saving grace" had the most direct relationship with her confusion about her previous life.