Chapter 33: Continuing the Unfinished Promise

"After that, you decided to leave your grandfather?" I began to clean the fruits that the two of us bought, first soaked the strawberries in the salt water and rolled them a few times, then removed the strawberry stems, and then cut each strawberry in half and put it in the health pot that had been filled with cold water, and then took out 5 kumquat from the salt water, cut it in half and put it in the health pot. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Mizhen peeled the apple, she cut off half of it and put it in my mouth, and then began to cut the other half into small pieces: "I'm not done yet." One night, my grandmother really wanted to have a good talk with my grandfather, so she waited for my grandfather at night without sleeping. But that day, my grandfather still came home drunk from the drinking party as usual, babbling nonsense, but my grandmother wrote in her diary that she listened very well that day, and my grandfather called another woman's name while saying that he would not drink. Grandma was very sad, she wanted to wake up her grandfather, but she was so drunk that he couldn't tell her any complete sentences except nonsense, and he even thought of her as another woman in a delirious way. Mizhen put the apple chunks in the kettle.

I turned on the switch of the health pot and adjusted the state to the mode of flower and fruit tea: "You can imagine how sad your grandmother was at that time." ”

"In addition to sadness, there is more disappointment." Mi Zhen added, "In fact, it was my grandmother's disappointment, not only for my grandfather, but also for herself, and my grandmother was very disappointed in herself. She blamed herself for indulging in fantasy and indulgence, and even she was unwilling to face reality, so that she finally fell into the life she feared the most - looking at the fait accompli in embarrassment, and her 'husband' cheated. She specifically emphasized the two words of her husband, "At that time, my grandmother had prepared for the worst, that is, my grandfather personally said that she was in love with other women and asked her to leave." That night, my grandmother stayed awake all night, sitting on the edge of the bed and looking at my grandfather's face, thinking about everything she had done after she met my grandfather and waiting for my grandfather to wake up, the more my grandmother thought about it, the more sad she became, and my grandmother wrote in her diary later that she regretted not listening to her brother and insisted on pursuing the so-called love. The tearful grandmother's self-esteem reminds her grandmother to leave before her grandfather wakes up, and she is even more embarrassed. But my grandmother was still hoping that my grandfather would tell me something else, and my grandmother recalled in her diary that she still hadn't broken free from her illusions at that time. After my grandfather woke up, he kept flickering in the face of his grandmother's questioning, making up nonsense that it was the way of life in Shanghai, so that my grandmother must slowly adapt to it. My grandmother was completely enraged by my grandfather's irresponsible words, and she no longer had the idea of putting up with it, so she asked my grandfather in front of him where he was at noon the day before and what he had done. Grandpa was stunned in place, and then he told a lie to his grandmother but was exposed by his grandmother, and his grandfather, who was a thief, was annoyed and ashamed, he pushed away his grandmother who had been pulling his arm, and grandma did not stand firm and fell to the ground, he didn't even look at it, just frowned, and walked out of the house without saying a word. That day, my grandmother felt that her heart had been broken, and she felt that her grandfather had explained the truth to her with his actions, so her grandmother, who was strong at that time, didn't want her grandfather to look down on her, so she left a letter and left her home with her grandfather living in Shanghai. said that it was a desperate letter, but in my grandmother's heart, she did not completely lose her feelings for her grandfather, in fact, until she died, I can still read her attachment to her grandfather, but she understands that her fate with her grandfather is over, and she doesn't want the relationship between them to be left without a trace of dignity in the end. But at that time, my grandmother still couldn't fully make up her mind, and he still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that my grandfather would repent and go to her after discovering her heartless letter. ”

"I think your grandfather actually regretted it." I thought about it for a moment and said what was in my heart, "Otherwise, he would never have cried so sadly at your grandmother's grave." He must have regretted that his actions hurt your grandmother and your mother at that time. "I don't know if I'm going to think I'm too virgin when I say that.

Mi Zhen smiled and shook her head, not angry, but there was a regretful expression on her face: "But it's too late, whether she regrets it or not, he has already caused irreparable damage." The pain suffered by my grandmother and mother cannot be compensated, and if I want to apologize, I have to leave it to another world to tell my grandmother in person. Mi Zhen said and lowered her head, "But this is all their generation's business, by the way, you interrupted me money, where did I go?" Yes, my grandmother can't let go of my grandfather in my heart. At that time, my grandmother still wanted to see my grandfather looking for her all over the city after discovering the desperate letter, but in fact, my grandmother just moved to a small alley not far from where she used to live, and secretly watched him every day when my grandfather came home. But my grandfather didn't look for her at all, and continued to live his life, and my grandmother's departure did not cause any trouble to my grandfather, just like his life had never been like his grandmother, and he went home from work as usual. A week later, my grandfather returned home early again, and even a happy face appeared. Grandma had a bad feeling at the time, but he didn't know that he had received a letter from France that day, and he thought that his parents were still alive and were happy to be reunited. It's just that my grandmother didn't know at that time, so she misunderstood that my grandfather was really going to be with the girl my grandmother saw at noon that day. On the day of her departure, she saw her grandfather carrying a suitcase and happily saying goodbye to the landlord at the door, leaving the small apartment they shared with a smile on his face. At that moment, my grandmother thought that they were really over, and the loss of this relationship was a big blow to my grandmother, and that day she watched her grandfather get into a black car and leave, while she squatted in the small alley and cried all morning. Later, as you have heard from me, it was on the train back that my grandmother found out that she was pregnant. ”

The water in the pot was already boiling, and I could see the fruit pieces churning up and down in it, so I turned off the switch on the pot, put in the black tea bag and rock sugar, and threw the lemon slices inside: "This is better than a single tea bag." ”

Mizhen and I looked at the teapot and didn't speak, I didn't know what to say about my own assumptions, but I always felt that maybe things weren't just as simple as either Mizhen's grandfather or grandmother said, but I couldn't say why, so I could only continue to stare awkwardly at the ups and downs of the strawberries in the kettle. Mi Zhen turned her head sideways and asked me when I would be able to drink the fruit tea, I glanced at the time on my phone, and asked Mi Zhen to take two cups and fill them separately.

Of course, my grandmother's perspective is also more subjective, but it can still be seen that there were very serious problems in the relationship between my grandfather and my grandmother during that time, which led to a rift that was difficult to repair. It's just that the people who knew about it at the time have already passed away, and I can't find out who said it to be closer to the truth. But my master agrees that you feel that your grandfather feels guilty, and I think that my grandfather went back to Shanghai, but he didn't find his grandmother again. And I remember my father telling me that my grandfather had heard the old Anton tell her that her grandmother had died shortly after he left, so he was skeptical when my father first said that he knew the whereabouts of his wife and children. But when I saw the photos of my grandmother and mother, I cried loudly. But why the landlord made up such a ridiculous reason, I still don't understand. The point is that the landlord has also passed away, and this matter is even more impossible to verify. Whatever the reason for the remainder, the two old men left each other without a single eye on the other partners, leaving the world that made them happy and sad. Okay, now that I'm done listening to my story, I'll tell you about your dad. ”

"My dad?" I was stunned for a moment, but immediately remembered that Mi Zhen had just said that her grandfather Li Rongguang had given the 'White Snake' to my father.

Before I could ask, Mi Zhen first commented on my fruit tea: "It's really super delicious." Much better than herbal tea. "Finally, I didn't forget to make an eerie sarcasm about my decision to make herbal tea just now.

"I didn't cook it well then." I retorted, "Actually, if you let the fruit tea cool a little longer, it will taste better if you replace the rock sugar with honey." I put down my cup and gave Mizhen advice.

Mi Zhen nodded, drank the hot tea in the cup in one go, and was so hot that she stuck out her tongue, "I haven't denied that the necklace in Su Baichang's hand is fake, but the necklace in your father's hand is also real." ”

Mi Zhen's words completely confused me, and I looked at Mi Zhen blankly: "What do you mean by that?" Could it be that there are two identical necklaces? ”

Mi Zhen shook her head: "There is only one necklace, that is, the one I gave to your father on the bus outside, the reason why you don't have much impression of this necklace is because your father didn't keep this necklace for too long." In fact, the necklace was stolen after just under a month in your dad's hands. Mi Zhen hesitated, "I'm not sure if I can understand what I said about stealing you, more precisely, someone scammed the necklace from your father." ”

I opened my mouth wide in surprise for a moment: "That, that." "But I don't know what to say.

Mi Zhen just looked at me calmly and incoherently, and finally when I gave up what I wanted to say, Mi Zhen patted the back of my hand soothingly and calmed me down: "I know you are quite surprised, to be honest, when I first heard Zixuan say this, I was even more surprised than you." Not a small thing after all. said that your father was deceived, in fact, if he hadn't met Zixuan, he wouldn't have known that he had been deceived. So your dad actually did us a big favor in the end, otherwise I'm not sure that the white snake in Su Baichang's hand is the one my grandfather wanted to leave to me and my mother. In fact, I have my own arrangements for many things, even if your father was deceived, but in the end he still met the person that my grandfather really asked him to find, but we didn't tell this fact at the time. When your father swore that he had come into contact with this white snake and told Zixuan about his experience, Zixuan suddenly remembered that I had said that my grandfather also wanted to give my mother such a necklace, but my mother refused. Zixuan heard that your father said that it was later handed over, and we think that your father may have been deceived, because my mother and I did not receive a gift from my grandfather. But Zixuan didn't tell me about this matter in person, firstly, for fear of irritating your father, and secondly, Zixuan was not sure about my family's affairs, so he came back to discuss with me. I asked my mother on the side, but I was scolded, and my mother never forgave my grandfather. Another piece of evidence is that I did see a gold imitation very similar to the white snake in Su Baichang's shop, and finally we determined that your father was most likely deceived by Su Baichang and gave the necklace to someone who was not my mother, fulfilling my grandfather's request. ”

"I'm sorry." I apologized very solemnly to Mi Zhen, "Although it is useless to say this at this time, I still feel that our family is responsible for this matter." ”

Seeing my attitude, Mi Zhen hurriedly waved her hand: "No, I didn't come to you to blame you." ”

"I know that." I nodded, already mindful, "But I don't think we can escape the fact that we're going to make you suffer because of our responsibility." Since this necklace was given to you and your mother by your grandfather, no matter what you want to do with it, I have already decided that I will help you get the White Snake back. ”

Mi Zhen looked at me, for a while, she suddenly laughed, it was the kind of laugh that couldn't stop, even laughing and laughing, tears also popped out together, I was even more panicked than just now, and kept handing her the tissue: "What's wrong with you?" Don't be sad, I'll be sure to help you get it back. ”

Mi Zhen took the tissue, still smiling and crying, and said, "You are really good." Better than anyone else. Mizhen wiped her tears with a tissue, "You won't doubt if what I'm saying is true." ”

I thought about it and just shook my head vigorously: "You won't lie to me, if you want to lie to me, you won't go to such great lengths to do so many things." But. I suddenly became serious, "If you really lie to me again, and use such a bad method, I know that in the future, I will never forgive you." I promised to help you find the White Snake because I wanted to fulfill your grandfather's request to help return the necklace to your mother and daughter. When Dad's spirit in heaven sees your grandfather in heaven, he will proudly say that he helped him fulfill his wish. ”

Mi Zhen laughed again: "Zhizhi is really too similar to your father. ”

I looked at Mi Zhen for some reason, and I always felt that there was something he hadn't said to me.

Mi Zhen just smiled: "Your father is really smart." ”