34. Deserted old houses
Fu Minghan said that he lived in a small town not far from Xishan, less than a fifteen-minute drive.
In addition to the eldest son, who has already been sentenced, there is an octogenarian mother in the family, plus a wife and younger son, a family of four.
When I got out of the car, I saw a self-built two-story building.
The iron gate of the courtyard in front of it was wide open, and from the outside, there were three or two children playing inside.
It should be multiple families living together.
After Gu Yi got out of the car, he hesitated and didn't dare to go in, Fu Minghan walked out of the driver's seat, only glanced at her, and then took her hand and stepped over the hurdle in front of the iron gate.
It's a strange feeling.
Since Fu Minghan confessed last night that he was sure that he was Gu Nian, it was obvious that no matter how normal his words or actions were, he would make her feel uncomfortable.
Gu Yi peeked at Fu Minghan's side face, and his expression looked no different from before.
It's as if she's all alone in her heart, or ......
It should have been.
Naturally holding hands, naturally together.
Gu Yi pursed her lips and didn't say a word.
Fu Minghan unconsciously let go of her hand and glanced at the watch on her wrist.
"Sister Gu Nian!"
A childish child's voice woke up Gu Yi, who was secretly slandering herself, and a little boy under the tree was still holding a box of glass marbles in his hand, and ran towards her with interest.
This shout was loud and crisp, and it made the adults in the house noisy, and when he saw the children in the yard opening his mouth, he was about to teach a lesson: "What are you shouting, the girl of the Gu family will not be ...... soon"
Before she finished speaking, the woman paused when she was wiping her hands on her apron, staring at Gu Yi and Fu Minghan standing at the door without blinking.
"I'll just say it's Sister Gu Nian." The child did not follow, and he quibbled.
Only then did the woman come to her senses, looked each other up and down a few times, and then spoke: "It's Gu Yi, are you well?" β
Gu Yi smiled and did not answer.
She saw the woman's reaction just now, and when she heard the word "Gu Nian", it was as if she had committed a taboo, as if she had seen something unclean.
But it's no wonder, after all, in the hearts of these people, Gu Nian has long been a person who does not belong to this world.
The other party pushed the boy to play elsewhere, and then explained to her: "You have been working outside all these years and have not come back, and this child has not seen you since he was older, don't be surprised." β
Gu Yi nodded, not intending to care, but the other party babbled a lot, and made a lot of compensation, until he found that the atmosphere was slightly embarrassing when he only spoke by himself, so he laughed a few times and stopped talking, turned to look at Fu Minghan on the side, and said, "This is ......"
Fu Minghan looked like she was letting herself answer, and Gu Yi held back for a long time before he said vaguely: "Fu Minghan, Gu Nian's friend." β
When the words fell, Gu Yi clearly saw Fu Minghan frowning slightly.
But he couldn't take it back after saying it, Gu Yi didn't open his eyes and didn't look at Fu Minghan again, and followed the other party into the house together.
The furnishings are very simple, with white and slightly yellowed walls, and the small living room is full of large items such as TVs and refrigerators, which makes it a little crowded.
Gu Yi sat down on the lacquered wooden sofa solemnly, and the other party brought tea and washed the fruit vigorously.
Gu Yi let her go busy, put the water cup on the table in front of her, and didn't take a sip.
It wasn't until the other party came out of the inner room that Gu Yi spoke up: "Don't be busy, I just want to talk this time, sit down and we'll leave." β
"It's okay, it's rare to see you," the other party didn't sit down, as if he remembered something again, turned around and walked inside, "Yesterday your uncle came back with some strawberries, and I'll wash them." β
As soon as he turned around, the person was gone again.
Gu Yi approached Fu Minghan and whispered, "Why don't you speak." β
Fu Minghan looked unwilling to deal with people, and he really couldn't see that he was here to explore.
She has no memory and doesn't know what to talk about.
Fu Minghan didn't think much: "Qian Cuilian shouldn't know much, she went in to call the ** student, the main owner is estimated to be back soon, wait." β
Qian Cuilian is the wife of **, and she should be called her uncle.
Gu Yi was surprised: "How do you know?" β
Fu Minghan ignored her.
Gu Yi gritted his teeth and turned his head back.
Qian Cuilian had already walked up to them with the fruit, and before she could make a sound, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.
It's a ** life.
Gu Yi narrowed his eyes.
In front of her was a face that was unfamiliar to her.
The middle-aged man with a thin face, his eyes were not big, and the obvious wrinkles made his skin look a little rough, probably rushing back in a hurry, sweating profusely and panting.
"Gu Yi?" Sheng looked at her in disbelief, "Why are you here?" β
Gu Yi asked rhetorically: "Can't you come?" β
**Sheng cramped: "Uncle didn't mean that, just ......"
**Speechless, didn't finish the sentence.
"Mr. Hu." Fu Minghan stood up unhurriedly.
**Sheng was stunned for a moment.
Fang was thinking about how to deal with Gu Yi, who suddenly came to visit, and at this moment he was looking at the man who had been sitting in the corner.
With just one glance, the man's eyes made him feel awe-inspiring for no reason.
Fu Minghan stood straight, a head taller than the person in front of him, his hands were in his trouser pockets, and his voice was low: "I have something I want to ask Mr. Hu alone, can you take a step to speak?" β
"You ......" hesitated, "You are ......"
He seemed to have seen this man somewhere.
Fu Minghan lowered his eyes to look at Gu Yi and replied, "A friend of Gu Nian." β
Gu Yi: "......"
Feeling the gaze from the top of his head, Gu Yi gasped, and unconsciously raised his hand to touch his nose.
The man was really unhappy with her reply......
**Sheng is slow to give a reaction, as if he cares about something.
Gu Yi was also a little impatient, and said to Qian Cuilian: "I want to pack up some of the items that my parents and Gu Nian left here, I don't know if it is convenient for you to help me with this now?" β
Since this is her hometown, although she moved to another place a year ago, she will always leave something behind.
Qian Cuilian stared blankly at ** Sheng.
**Sheng waved his hand: "Since Yiyidu is here, you can give her the key." β
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As Fu Minghan said, her old house is indeed in the same yard as her family.
Walking along the corridor to the end, Qian Cuilian opened an iron door with a key, and muttered: "Your uncle has been working in other places all these years, and your uncle and I have been cleaning this house. β
Gu Yi took the lead without saying a word.
The room was empty, leaving only a few dusty tables and chairs, which were not as often cleaned as Qian Cuilian said.
Qian Cuilian also hated herself for being quick-mouthed, and used a broom to pick up the cobwebs in the corner of the door, and said, "It's always strange and lonely when no one lives." β
Gu Yi ignored her muttering and asked, "Are all the things packed in the room?" β
Qian Cuilian led her to the room next to the living room, and said as she walked: "Your father is a cultural person, and I have sorted out the textbooks and some calligraphy books that I taught in the town in the box next to the wall, and there are some messy gadgets, you see." β
A corner deep in his heart was poked without noticing, and a breath of air rushed up in his chest, like a sharp knife, pumping and hurting.
Gu Yi squatted down quietly and sorted out the messy items in the carton.
Indeed, as Qian Cuilian said, in addition to the books with slightly faded covers, there are also a lot of rice paper tied with ropes and threads, which Gu Yi cleared one by one and placed them neatly on the ground.
Seeing that Gu Yi was silent, Qian Cuilian thought about it, but couldn't help but say: "Yiyi, you are doing well in the big city now, and it is a waste if this house is empty, it is better to transfer it to your uncle, in the future, when you are strong, you will have to get married and marry a wife, you can make do with it first, and then mention the matter of building a house when you have money in the future." β
Qian Cuilian thought about it and explained to Gu Yi, if God sold someone unknowingly, he would always have to be caught when he was discovered.
Gu Yi said softly when he heard this: "How much money are you going to pay?" β
Qian Cuilian was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's all relatives, talking about money hurts feelings, otherwise, let's look at it, you also know that the little cub is still at school age, it costs money, and the two of us don't have much savings." β
"You should study hard, otherwise you will be in vain for a few years, and it will be forgotten if you are unproductive, and being ungrateful is not a human thing." Gu Yi said expressionlessly.
Qian Cuilian pretended not to understand the meaning of the words, and smiled: "How could it be......"
Gu Yi breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"Really?" Gu Yi lowered her head and didn't look at her, and the movement of sorting out the books in her hands didn't stop, "It's all relatives, what you say, are you really bullying me?" β
"What did you say?" Qian Cuilian didn't expect that Gu Yi, who was still amiable before, suddenly changed.
After a pause, she said, "How could we bully you, you stupid girl." When your parents died, your uncle was sad for a long time, and you were not in good health in the hospital at that time, if your fiancΓ© didn't agree, how could we have put you by your side to take care of you. β
Gu Yi chuckled: "If I hadn't found it myself, I would have forgotten what you and your uncle look like." β
Qian Cuilian looked helpless: "It's not that we are strong enough to go to school, and we can't leave." β
"Don't you have any self-reproach?" I couldn't help it, Gu Yi stood up abruptly and looked directly at the other party, "You have kept silent since I entered the house, don't be compassionate and say that you pity me and care about me, if it weren't for you, would something like that happen, how could I be like this today!" β
After speaking, Gu Yi bit her lower lip, and big tears burst out of her eyes.