2. Chapter 2 (Catching Insects)
After Yuwei got in the car and sat down, the car drove out, and the road was a little congested during the evening rush hour, and the conversation in the car was intermittent.
Yao Sujuan chatted with a child and turned over those clichΓ©d questions, and first asked her what her name was.
"Yu Wei."
"How is it written?"
"Under the cursive word, a subtle micro."
The name is a good name, beautiful and gorgeous flowers, but I don't know how to be said by her a kind of "micro as grass mustard", Yao Sujuan began to talk about studying after asking some basic polite words, what grades are there, and where do you plan to go to university.
Yu Wei's tone has always been gentle when she answers, and her demeanor is natural and generous, but Yao Sujuan can't tell what makes her feel wrong, although this kid has to answer questions, but she always feels that she is 108,000 miles away from herself, and many words are said half and half left, and the slightest probing questions will be avoided by her with a smile and a shallow and faint way.
Yao Sujuan is usually straight-tempered, but she is an adult, and she knows in her heart that she is a smart child, and she can be regarded as an adult.
That's fine, she broke a lot of words a little, and Yuwei knew what she meant.
"Buhui's grandfather and your grandfather are old comrades-in-arms, your father was a neighbor with our family when he was young, and your parents gave birth to you after they went to Suzhou, so they have never met...... But the old man has been thinking about how you and your sister are doing, let me pick you up and go to the house for dinner, the old man has been depressed since he broke his leg, don't be annoyed later, talk to him more. β
"Hmm." Yu Wei nodded and replied respectfully, "Auntie, don't worry." β
Yao Sujuan knew that she was clever and clear, and she understood each other when she said that she should not say what she should say and what she shouldn't say.
Look at her son again, he has been playing with his mobile phone since he got in the car, with an elm head, no wonder the old man doesn't like him, he thinks he is annoying, and the family dog likes to bark a few more times when he sees him.
"In the future, even if you know each other, if you have anything, come to me directly, the fourth brother was looking for your two sisters before, don't be polite to him, what do you want to help, he is an uncle, just call him." Yao Sujuan said almost enough, then she put her mind at ease, smiled and chatted with Yu Wei: "Others are a little improper, if you don't do things well one day, you call me and I will scold him!" β
Yao Sujuan saw that Yu Wei heard her words, and seemed to be stunned, and her expression was in a trance.
Yu Wei's complexion was too fair, almost to the point of transparency, and the veins of the veins faintly revealed a touch of light blue, at this time, the afterglow of the setting sun outside the car window hit a layer of light red on her face, and the line from the tip of her nose to her chin seemed to be illuminated by a bright light, and it was submerged in the light, so that she could not see her expression clearly.
"Uncle Step...... Is he eating at home today? Yu Wei came back to her senses, her tone was still polite and cautious.
Yao Sujuan listened to Yu Wei take the initiative to ask questions, and this was the first time she spoke after getting into the car.
Sure enough, the fourth brother was closer to her, after all, after her mother died, it was all the fourth brother who went to her sisters to walk around and help, Yao Sujuan smiled and said: "Who knows him, a person who is not at home sooner or later, it is more difficult to see him than to see aliens." β
"Who said ......" Buhui, who was silent along the way, actually interrupted his mother's words: "The fourth uncle called me in the afternoon and asked if he wanted to come to the school to pick up people, and I said you would pick him up, but he didn't come." β
"Yo, he has a conscience once, and he hasn't had a chance to express himself yet!" Yao Sujuan smiled and gently patted the back of the co-pilot seat of Buhui.
In the silence, Yu Wei heard the words "Fourth Uncle" in Buhui's words, her black pupils shook slightly, and her eyes fell back to the car window glass in a trance, but her eyes were instantly squinted by the light of the setting sun.
She only felt that somewhere in her heart was beginning to melt, hot, but her chest was faintly stuffy, it seemed to be nervous, but it seemed to be reassuring.
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The Bujia house is close to the river, next to the mountain, close to the prosperous edge of G City, there is a scenic spot and fish pond nearby, elegant and quiet, suitable for the elderly.
To say that it is a mountain villa is not appropriate, the house is a typical "ε" shape two-storey old building, the modeling structure and interior decoration are quaint Chinese, it looks very low-key from afar, walk in to find that the five organs are complete, elegant and chic, the black carved iron door enters, it is a garden, the old man fell and could not walk before the favorite to tinker with flowers and plants, and now it is specially invited to repair and take care of.
When Yao Sujuan picked up the child and returned home, there was only a glimmer of red light left in the sun, and it was about to set in the west.
As soon as he entered the door, a yellow-haired earth dog flew over, howling at Buhui, this dog is a very ordinary earth dog, maybe a little string, can not see the breed, the mouth is short and the ears are pointed, the face is fierce, and it is not beautiful, in addition to the low barking mania, like a dog fighting people, picking quarrels and provoking trouble, provoked Buhui to chase it and run wildly, and finally a dog fell on the grass and made trouble, Yao Sujuan didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, let his son mess around.
At this time, Aunt Zhao, who was cooking, ran to say that the old man was waiting in the study to prepare to meet someone, and ordered her to talk to the child for a while before eating, Yao Sujuan had no time to ask anything else, and hurriedly led Yuwei into the house.
When entering the house, Bu Jingsheng was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper, and Fan Qing saw someone entering the door and hurriedly got up to greet him.
"Here we are." Fan Qing came over to greet Yu Wei, smiled at her and nodded, and Bu Jingsheng hurriedly put down the newspaper when he heard the movement.
The little girl who appeared in the middle of the living room in front of her was wearing the same school uniform as Bu Hui, but she looked thinner than the boy who was jumping up in adolescence, and the wrists exposed in the cuffs of the dark school uniform were shockingly thin and white.
But no matter how you look at it, this girl's gait and expression are all proper, extremely polite and educated, with short black hair, the broken hair on both sides is tucked behind the ears, and there is no sea, neatly revealing a fair and plain little face, full of collagen, no matter how you look at it, it is flattering.
"In this way, don't call uncles and aunts, just follow Xiaohui's seniority, these are the third aunt and uncle." Yao Sujuan hastily introduced it.
"Third aunt, uncle." Yu Wei recognized the person in front of her clearly, and after saying hello, before she had time to stop, she was pulled by Yao Sujuan and walked towards the second floor.
"Hey, I say, you also let other people's children rest!" Bu Jingsheng saw his wife disappearing at the corner of the stairs in a hurry, and shouted upstairs with his neck but was ignored.
The old man's study was being painted a little crimson by the last rays of the sunset, and the snow-white walls and the neatly stacked spine on the bookcase were melted into the glow of the setting sun.
When Yao Sujuan knocked on the door, the last trace of red in the distance of the sky was slowly swallowed by the cold color of dark blue, and it was almost dark.
"Dad, I brought Uncle Yu's granddaughter!" Yao Sujuan gently pushed open the door and walked in, saying happily, as her footsteps approached, a small figure moved in gently outside the door.
The old man who was reading the evening newspaper in front of the desk immediately took off his reading glasses when he heard the sound, and the string of his glasses hung down on his chest and swayed, because the lamp was turned on, he couldn't see the child buried in the dark behind the dazzling orange light, so he quickly stretched out his hand and screwed on the lamp switch.
As the light faded, the figure standing there quietly and completely black became clear, like a silhouette that was slowly colored by the light out of the shadow.
Only then did the old man see that her school uniform was not black but dark blue, her hair was jet black, the pair of white sneakers on her feet were worn out, and the yardage did not seem to fit well, but they were cleanly brushed, and there was no dirt at all, and the black schoolbag on her back was also very old, almost indistinguishable from the original color, and ground into a dark gray of hair.
The little girl looks like she is seventeen or eighteen years old at the right age, with a straight back, revealing a sense of humility and meekness, because the skin color set off by the dark school uniform is almost soft and thin fair, coupled with a pair of black eyes, the whole temperament is peaceful and calm.
No one greeted her, she herself raised her eyes very respectfully and looked at the old man, looked directly into people's eyes when she spoke, and shouted politely: "Hello grandpa." β
"Hey, the big girl of the Yu family...... "The old man Bu rarely had a good face, and asked with a kind smile: "I haven't seen each other for so many years, and today I finally came to the house, I have to ask first, what is the name?" β
Although Yu Wei is not the first time to meet the Bu family, it is the first time to meet this old comrade-in-arms of this grandfather who has been silently supporting her and her sister to study and live, and the other party is a respected elder, although she is calm enough, she is still a little nervous.
In front of me is a luxuriously decorated and elegant study, the walls are lined with books are neatly arranged, on the desk is a set of very expensive study treasures, and there is a book of "Book of Songs" spread out on the side.
Yu Wei hung her head and groaned for a moment, then let go of her clenched fists, raised her head and smiled, although her original voice seemed to be as light and soft as a murmur, but her tone was calm and calm: "Grandpa Bu, my name is Yu Wei, Cai Wei's Wei." β
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Ten minutes later.
Yao Sujuan settled Yuwei, went downstairs, first went to the kitchen to take a turn, to see how the meal was arranged, thinking that Yuwei grew up in Suzhou when she was a child, and the taste must be light, so she ordered a few words in the back kitchen to make the dishes lighter and sprinkle more sugar, and went back to the living room.
When he walked into the living room, Bu Hui was still sitting on the sofa, occupying a small sofa nest, his long legs dangling on the armrest, with a dog lying on his feet, playing with a mobile phone in his hand.
Bu Jingsheng heard the movement, raised his eyes and saw her coming, quickly put down the newspaper, and pretended to be fierce to his son: "Go, go, go upstairs and do your homework!" β
"I didn't eat and didn't have the energy to do my homework, so I sent a text message to the fourth uncle, and he said that he might not be able to come back in the evening." Bu Hui's fingers pressed the phone flexibly: "I said that if he can't come back, I will boil his dog soup and drink it......"
"You kid, no big or small! Just talk to your fourth uncle? Bu Jingsheng blew his beard and stared, Bu Hui felt that the atmosphere was weird, and when he looked up, he saw Yao Sujuan standing cross-waisted, so he rolled his eyes with disgust, got up from the sofa without saying a word, and went back to his room with a mess of hair.
"Look at your son, how he taught!" Yao Sujuan waited for her son to leave, and pushed her husband angrily: "I don't usually think anything, but when I saw other people's children today, I realized that Xiaohui is annoying, and I learned it from you......"
"What did you learn from me? This kid likes to follow the fourth child since he was a child, and he learned badly early. Bu Jingsheng shirked his responsibility and found that it was useless, so he changed the topic: "Hey, I was about to ask you, what did the old man say when he saw that girl?" β
Yao Sujuan sighed, sat on the sofa and sat side by side with her husband: "The old man really misses the two sisters, but you haven't seen the child's aunt, you can't be reasonable at all, and you don't want to let go, we don't know how much the funding we give to the girl of the Yu family every month can fall on the child, don't you see?" The schoolbag and shoes are so old that I don't buy new ones, and this kid is also ......miserable."
Before he finished speaking, suddenly there was a loud "boom" in the yard, as if it had hit something.
Yao Sujuan and Bu Jingsheng were both startled, and before they could react, the earth dog that was lying on the ground like a lovesick person suddenly jumped up, screamed wildly and pounced towards the door, and disappeared into the yard with a cloud of smoke.
It was completely dark, and now the night was dark, and the lights in the garden were not yet on, and the blinding white light of the two headlights made the yard bright, and with the barking of the dogs, the quiet house was immediately plunged into a tumult.
"Oops, fourth! You broke Dad's oleander again, and the pomegranate tree didn't grow strong last time, and here you go again! Fan Qing's shouting with a slight Shandong accent only popped out when he was in a hurry, adding a bit of cuteness.
"Huh?" A bass with a little under-beaten tail sounded in the garden, his voice was lazy, but the words were very clear, and the tail note was full of ridicule: "Yo, third sister-in-law, haven't you gained weight for a few months?" β
"Go, it's almost thirty and it's not serious! Wait for Dad to come back and train you. Fan Qing, who is usually very gentle, is also annoyed at this time.
Yao Sujuan listened to the movement in the courtyard, only felt a headache, and turned to look at Bu Jingsheng, who was also frowning: "Alas, the demon king of our family is back again, no one should think about being quiet tonight." β