Two weeks later, one afternoon, it was raining lightly outside the villa, and the sky was so overcast that it seemed like a great baptism was brewing.

Aunt Lin wiped the table with a rag, tiptoeing, bent over, and her body almost across the dining table.

Suddenly, the bell rang on his waist, and although the volume was not high, it was particularly striking in the quiet restaurant.

Aunt Lin hurriedly straightened up, lifted her apron and touched her trouser pocket, and a red PHS came out. She glanced out of the restaurant, for fear of arguing with someone, and then walked the phone to the corner.

Put your palms to your lips and whisper, "Hey, who?" ”

A girl's hoarse voice was full of uncontrollable sobbing, and she said in a familiar local accent: "Aunt Cousin, I am Shen Xin......"

Aunt Lin was stunned, and suddenly remembered that she seemed to have written her phone number to Shen Xin, and when she heard that she was obviously crying, she hurriedly asked: "Xinxin, what's wrong, what have you wronged and told your cousin." ”

Over there, Shen Xin's sobbing voice suddenly became louder, as if tears were about to burst out, and he had already collapsed: "Aunt cousin, milk...... Grandma passed away......"

Aunt Lin's nerves jumped, her voice couldn't help but expand, and she eagerly changed to her hometown dialect: "How did you do it?" Don't cry, don't cry, isn't your grandmother's body weirdly tough, how can people be gone? ”

Shen Xin couldn't cry: "Grandma...... Grandma fell down the mountain, no one ...... Didn't come back ......"

Aunt Lin thought of the mountain in her hometown, and her brain was buzzing.

Shen Xin was still over there and continued: "Aunt cousin, second uncle and second aunt...... It doesn't matter if it's me and my brother, and my mom is also ...... They don't want us. The second aunt ran to my mother's new house to make trouble, and Grandma Dabao said that my mother would not let her enter the house until the matter was resolved. Aunt cousin, I'm so scared, I don't know what to do...... My brother won't tell me to call you, but I have no one to look for but you......"

Dabao is the younger brother born to her mother after remarrying, and Grandma Dabao is of course referring to her mother's new mother-in-law. These Aunt Lin all know that Shen Xin lived in Shen's house for a month and got along with her like a mother and daughter, the little girl lacked maternal love when she was young, she was good to her, she took the initiative to get close to her, helped cook and do housework, and accompanied her to chat about family affairs when she had nothing to do, Aunt Lin basically understood the child's current family situation.

However, when she called her, she couldn't help, not to mention that far water couldn't quench her thirst, and just with her identity of not being far away, she couldn't do anything......

Aunt Lin's thoughts are a little confused now, so she can only ask, "What does your brother think?" Follow your second uncle, or follow your mother? ”

Shen Xin's voice was desperate: "My brother said that he raised me, and no one would follow ......"

Aunt Lin sighed in her heart, but she was a child with backbone.

"Where are you now?"

Shen Xin sniffed and said, "In ...... Town ...... I'm ...... in a small shop."

"Your grandmother is at the funeral?"

"Hmm...... It's been days......"

"What about your brother, where is your brother now?"

"At my aunt's house...... My mom is ...... too They had something to say and wouldn't let me be around......"

***

Shen Fei doesn't have a deep memory of his father, the man with a generous back works outside all the year round, and only goes home during the Chinese New Year. He doesn't talk much, he will bring gifts to everyone in the family, whether it is clothes or toys, they are not valuable, but as long as he comes back, his grandmother, mother, and young Shen Xin and him will be very happy.

At that time, the main source of income for the family came from him, and later he had an accident at the construction site, and his mother couldn't resist the persuasion of his mother's family and remarried to a family in the town.

At first, my mother would send money to the family every month, but then the new mother-in-law was strict, and my grandmother was afraid that the relationship between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would deteriorate, so she didn't accept it again.

The kind and benevolent old man, who had been frugal all his life to pay for him and his sister to go to school, was hunched over early, his hair was gray, and his eyes were gradually a little dizzy. He had just begun to provoke family responsibilities, and before he had time to be filial to her, he had even bowed to fate, but he was so unguardable and devastating that he suffered the heaviest blow......

He lost one of the people who loved him the most in the world.

Shen Fei leaned against the wall, bowing his head slightly.

In front of him sat two women who looked similar, Wang Lanzhi and Wang Lanxin. Wang Lanxin is his mother.

"Feifei, don't be tough, you have to listen to your mother about this, don't do the work in the county, your mother asked Dabao and his father to find you a job in the town, your aunt and their old house are not going to be demolished and rebuilt for the time being, you live there temporarily, it happens to be not far from the town, Shen Xin doesn't need to stay, her poverty subsidy can be saved, and your mother can often visit you."

Seeing that he remained silent without saying a word, Aunt Wang Lanzhi was anxious: "Feifei, you listen to your mother and aunt, we won't harm you." You said that you were working outside and left Shen Xin in the school accommodation, don't say that your mother is not at ease, and your aunt is also worried about your heart. Be obedient, you are still young, and you still have to listen to adults in front of big things. ”

Shen Fei still bowed his head and was silent, his hair had not been trimmed for more than a month, it grew fast, and the broken hair on his forehead hung down loosely, covering his eyebrows and eyes, they couldn't see his expression, and because they couldn't see it, the sisters were anxious and helpless.

Wang Lanzhi sighed, saw her sister silently wiping her tears next to her, and raised her voice to complain: "You are talking, you see that you made your mother cry urgently!" ”

turned to persuade Wang Lanxin: "Okay, don't be sad, Grandma Dabao is angry with you, it's strange that you can still do this part." How do you say that word, benevolence and righteousness, we are benevolence and righteousness! ”

Wang Lanxin took the toilet paper she handed over and wiped her eyes, and choked up: "I'm just sad, why are my two children so miserable......

Before the end of the crying sound, Shen Fei, who was leaning against the wall, suddenly left the wall and raised his head.

Wang Lanzhi and Wang Lanxin sensed movement in the afterglow and looked over one after another.

Shen Fei's face was clean and hard, without any expression. I don't know if it's a matter of light, his dark eyes are dull and obscure, and the light in his eyes is as deep as the old well in the yard of his home, without waves and bottomless.

He said calmly and slowly: "Mom, auntie, I will go back and quit my job in the county seat." ”

Wang Lanxin's eyes surged, and she glanced at Wang Lanzhi, and her heart that was hanging in the air finally fell back little by little.

But in the next second, I heard him continue: "In two days, I will go to Hefei to look for work, Hefei is the provincial capital, there are many opportunities, and there should be more money." Xinxin will let her continue to live in school, she will take care of herself, you don't have to worry about it. ”

Listening to the previous sentence alone, he was just annoyed that he was stubborn and didn't listen to persuasion, and when he heard the next sentence, Wang Lanxin's face turned white.

Wang Lanzhi had a violent temper, and jumped directly in front of him and scolded: "Why don't you know how to do it?" Your mother and I are not for your good, if you don't appreciate it, it doesn't matter, how much you hurt your mother's heart if you talk like this! ”

Shen Fei was pushed hard by her shoulder on one side, he didn't say anything, taking advantage of his height, his eyes crossed Wang Lanzhi and looked at his mother Wang Lanxin, Wang Lanxin was full of tears, so sad and sad that she couldn't speak.

The eyes of the mother and son intertwined quietly for a moment.

Wang Lanzhi was full of resentment, so she simply left it alone, and after glaring at Shen Fei angrily, she turned to her sister and said, "Forget it, let them go." I can't help it, this rabbit cub has no relationship with you, and it is impossible to listen to you, so you just leave him alone and live your life. ”

Wang Lanxin shed tears, and saw Shen Fei silently walking out of the house after her sister finished speaking, her lonely and thin back disappeared in a turn, and her tears became more and more wanton in an instant.

After all, it was the two pieces of meat that fell from her body, and Wang Lanzhi was upset for her, and she didn't feel very good in her heart.

Seeing Shen Fei leave silently, she sighed and sat back, shaking her head: "I've never seen such a tough kid, he has to do anything." ”

"No, eldest sister, he is not reckless...... Wang Lanxin took a deep breath, looked up at the ceiling and blinked back tears, "This child is like his grandmother, he is afraid of dragging me down to have a bad life, and he doesn't want to see Grandma Dabao quarrel with me...... He's in my sake, big sister......"

***

Shen House.

Aunt Lin hid in the corner of the window to comfort Shen Xin softly, in order to keep her at ease, she promised to ask for leave to go back to her hometown to see her in the next two days, but in fact, she was in a mess and didn't know what she could help her.

Hanging up the phone, Aunt Lin turned around with a heavy heart, and Shen Guoan's figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

Her heart shook, and she didn't know when he would come downstairs or stop at the door of the restaurant.

"Old, old man......" Aunt Lin unconsciously straightened her body.

Shen Guoan let out a faint "um", his eyelids lifted, and he couldn't see his joy or anger: "Who were you talking to just now?" I seem to have heard you shout Xinxin, is it Shen Xin's girl? ”

Aunt Lin couldn't figure out his thoughts, nodded and said, "It's Shen Xin." Something happened to her family and she called me and cried. ”

"Oh?" Shen Guoan closed his eyes in thought, and walked towards the living room, "What's wrong, you come and talk to me." ”

Aunt Lin was stunned for a moment, although she knew that Shen Xin would indeed please the old man when he was there, but the old man had always been unkind to anyone, and the reason why he liked her was just to see her obedient and obedient, not really in her eyes, and now she was suddenly interested in her recent situation, was it out of sincere concern, or was it out of other things? Aunt Lin didn't know, but she could only describe it clearly.

Shen Guoan sat thoughtfully on the single sofa, his left hand on the armrest of the sofa and tapped lightly, his face unfathomable.

Aunt Lin waited respectfully on the side, unable to move, unable to speak, and was in a state of anxiety for a while.

The rain outside gradually became heavier, and the sky was completely overcast before I knew it. The autumn wind dances wildly, and the leaves sway.

In the blink of an eye, lightning and thunder roared, wind and rain intertwined, and the light was gray.

Shen Guoan's face turned from the initial cloudiness to blurry, and Aunt Lin only felt that even the air around her was slowly stagnating.

"You and Shen Xin's brother and sister are blood relatives of the same generation within three generations, right?" Shen Guoan spoke neither high nor low.

Aunt Lin was in a state of mind and puzzled.

Shen Guoan couldn't wait for her to answer, frowned a little impatiently, and asked in a different way: "What is the relationship between Grandma Shen Xin and you?" ”

His voice changed suddenly, Aunt Lin was shocked, and hurriedly said, "It's my aunt." ”

"Auntie?"

"Yes, dear." Aunt Lin became more and more confused.

Shen Guoan pressed his forehead and chuckled noncommittally, the laughter did not contain temperature, and it was strange and inexplicable.

Aunt Lin was flustered, clasped her hands in front of her, and clenched uneasily.

Shen Guoan raised his eyes to look at her: "Aunt Lin." ”

"In ......"

"You adopted their brother and sister."

“…… Yes? ”

"You and Lao Cai have no children under their knees, adopt them, and the word 'good' just happens to be enough."

"But—"

Shen Guoan interrupted her without beak: "The household registration is in your name, and the two children are raised by me." ”

"......" Aunt Lin was completely stunned.