When he returned to the carpentry room on the day of the fight, Yuan Mu calmed down and waited without saying a word. During the day, she did simple work with the other apprentices, asked the masters for their skills, and was busy until the evening, fiddling with wood in the dormitory. The most important thing here is wood, and they are all of high quality, whenever Yuan Mu sees the discarded scraps, he feels a pity in his heart, and learns from a few apprentices, picking up a few pieces and making the best use of them in the room. Not long after living in this dormitory, the twelve zodiac signs have been arranged in a row on the windowsill.

The apprentice dormitory is a two-person room, spacious and comfortable. There was originally a girl in the room where Yuan Mu lived, and I heard that there was something to go back to her hometown, and she didn't know when she would come back, so Yuan Mu lived alone so far.

Three days later, in the evening, Yuan Mu waited for a reply. Sheng Fengshi informed her to meet with Zou Qi's parents at 3 p.m. on Saturday, with the address and several transportation routes attached to the text message.

Yuan Mu pinched the phone with one hand, his fingers unconsciously swiped on the screen, it seemed that he was stunned for a while, accidentally pressed the lock screen button, and replied after re-unlocking: Okay, thank you Mr. Sheng.

Saturday afternoon, tomorrow afternoon, Yuan Mu has very limited time to prepare, but in fact she has nothing to prepare - she doesn't know anything about Zou Qi's parents' preferences, the only thing that is sure is Sheng Fengshi's sentence "You don't need to worry".

No need to worry.

Still nervous.

Yuan Mu put his hands behind his head, thinking about what gifts he would bring over tomorrow.

Until she fell asleep, she didn't come up with any results, this kind of experience was too little to refer to.

The next day, Yuan Mu set off to the city center to buy gifts, picked left and right, and finally carried a big fruit basket and went straight to Zou Qi's home.

When he arrived outside the door, it was still ten minutes before three o'clock, Yuan Mu sorted out his clothes again, stood up straight, and looked at his watch with a fruit basket. The fruit basket was full of fruits, and the amount was extremely sufficient, and Yuan Mu's arm was sore in two or three minutes, so he changed to a hand. At 2:55, Yuan Mu pressed the doorbell, and heard three dull "ding" through the door, and then a well-dressed lady opened the door, her soft chin raised a sharp angle, her eyes looked at her from top to bottom, and her tone was alienated: "You are Yuan Mu, right?" ”

Yuan Mu lifted the fruit basket with both hands to prevent it from touching the ground, bent down and bowed ninety degrees, and replied in this posture: "Hello, Auntie, I'm Yuan Mu, I'm sorry to disturb me." ”

After two seconds, a voice came from above Yuan Mu's head: "Please come in." ”

Yuan Mu sighed in his heart: "Thank you, Auntie." After saying that, he straightened up and stepped gently into the door.

There was a chinchilla floor mat at the entrance, Yuan Mu avoided Totoro's fat body and stepped on the "grass", and was about to ask, Zou Qi's mother had already taken out a pair of slippers and placed them on the ground. Yuan Mu thanked him softly and handed the fruit basket to Zou Qi's mother, but she didn't answer: "What kind of gifts do you bring, put it here, remember to take it away when you leave." With that, he turned around. Yuan Mu tightened his hands, put down the fruit basket, bent down to change into slippers, and followed Zou Qi's mother to the living room. Turning the screen, I saw a man with a majestic face standing in front of the sofa, with a square face and a wide forehead, and sharp eyes. Yuan Mu raised his heels and bowed respectfully: "Hello uncle, I'm Yuan Mu." ”

"You may be seated." Zou Qi's father's response was more succinct.

Yuan Mu looked down and sat down.

On the fabric sofa, Zou Weiliang and Luo Meijuan sat side by side, two pairs of eyes of implicit oppression looked at Yuan Mu on the round pier, and Yuan Mu's back couldn't help but straighten.

The wills of both sides competed politely in the air, and the atmosphere was pulled into a stranded of sugar, slender and tense.

Silent.

As if there was endless silence.

Yuan Mu pinched his fingers, turned his neck slowly, and saw a small round table placed in the corner of the sofa, and there were three photos standing on the table: on the left is a solo photo of Zou Qi, in which she is about fifteen or sixteen years old, with bright eyes and full of youth; In the middle is a family photo, which may have been taken when Zou Qi was admitted to university, and Zou Qi's appearance in it is no different from what Yuan Mu saw; On the right is an old photo, also a family photo, the couple is sitting on a chair, holding the smirking Zou Qi together, and the four big hands protect her well.

"Ahem." Zou Weiliang may have realized that being so silent would not solve the problem.

Yuan Mu immediately turned his gaze back and pricked up his ears.

"We didn't tell Sù Kiki about the fact of adoption. We also didn't have a plan on when we were going to sue her. Zou Weiliang furrowed his eyebrows slightly, and said calmly, "According to what we learned in the Yi'an Children's Welfare Institute, Qiqi was an abandoned child at that time, which obviously does not match the situation you stated. No matter which link in the middle goes wrong, we have legally raised Zou Qi for 16 years, and it makes little sense to hold him accountable. ”

Yuan Mu nodded.

"After we adopted Qiqi, in order to provide her with a better growth environment, we moved to live in Huazhou City, which may have caused some difficulties for you to find Zou Qi."

Yuan Mu shook his head and said, "No, you are very famous, it is not difficult to inquire." ”

Zou Weiliang frowned and squeezed in the middle: "......"

Yuan Mu: "Yes, I inquired about you first, and then found Zou Qi." It stands to reason that I should contact you first, but first, my father and I really want to know Zou Qi's current situation, and second, I want to have a school coordination, and we can meet a little easier. Thank you for your understanding. ”

“…… Well. With such a frank and sincere face, Zou Weiliang couldn't say that he didn't understand.

When there is a need, Yuan Mu prefers to finish a whole paragraph without being interrupted, and taking advantage of the short break now, Yuan Mu said: "You are a family. We used to be. I know you're uncomfortable seeing me, but I'm not here to fight for anything, I just want you to tell Zou Qi that she has two relatives, even if she doesn't want to admit it—that's the only request I made with my father by blood. Zou Qi is an adult, and I think she has the right to know the truth and the ability to deal with problems. Finally, if we had known that my mother had died unexpectedly and Zou Qi was lost, my father and I would have found Zou Qi as soon as possible and did our best to make her happy. ”

Luo Meijuan said: "But there is no if. ”

Yuan Mu said: "So I'm here, fighting for the opportunity to make amends." ”

At this point, Zou Weiliang and Luo Meijuan were silent, and Yuan Mu stopped talking, waiting for them to come to a conclusion.

The couple exchanged glances from time to time, and Yuan Mu occasionally peeked at it, so that he felt a little bottom, but the more he looked, the more bottomless he became. After a while, Luo Meijuan suddenly turned her head away and hid her face, because her small hands only covered half of her face, and she turned sideways to Yuan Mu, revealing two thin eyebrows that frequently shrugged and a pair of corners of her mouth that couldn't help shaking. At this time, Yuan Mu's heart was completely bottomless, and before she could have an idea, Luo Meijuan squeezed out a short and weird scream in her throat, and it stopped abruptly as if she had been pinched by someone's neck.

Yuan Mu looked at Zou Weiliang at a loss, and when he saw that he was not surprised, his buttocks settled down a little and stabilized on the round pier.

At this time, Luo Meijuan put down her hand, raised her head and sighed, and then looked at Yuan Mu, her eyes adding a lot of warmth. Luo Meijuan had two tears in her eyes, a thick nasal voice, and said to Yuan Mu: "I'm afraid that there will be this day, and the nightmare has not stopped for more than ten years, and I am always afraid that someone will snatch her away." We only have one child, Kiki, how can I live if she wants to leave with someone else......"

Luo Meijuan lowered her head and wiped her tears with her sleeve, Yuan Mu raised her body and took two tissues from the coffee table and handed them over.

"Thank you," Luo Meijuan wiped her eyelashes and took a breath, "You're right to tell me that you're a good boy." When we saw Qiqi in the welfare home, she was so young," Luo Meijuan gestured with her hand to the height, "We watched her grow little by little, little by little, what do you say is the difference between this and what we gave birth to, ah?" This is my child, don't you? ”

Yuan Mu nodded, but his ears grabbed two words and refused to let go, at the right time. Teacher Sheng and Zou Qi's mother know each other? And said good things about yourself?

Zou Weiliang patted his wife on the back, comforted him with actions, and when her feelings calmed down, Zou Weiliang said: "We are not an unreasonable family. You come to the door now, to be honest, we feel angry, but if you bother to think about it, it won't be more than ten years before you know that Kiki was adopted. But on the other hand, we also feel lucky. ”

After a pause, Zou Weiliang continued: "I agree with what you said, although we are parents, we still have no right to make decisions for Kiki, so we agree to your request and let Kiki know the truth. But we also have a requirement. ”

Luo Meijuan took over: "Qiqi hasn't experienced complicated things over the years, she has a simple temperament, and she rashly sues her, I'm afraid she won't be able to stand it and her brain will be messy." Now that you have seen the person, with our understanding of her, it is only a matter of time before we recognize you, so don't worry, take your time, get along with her first, and when you are familiar with her, we will find a suitable time to sue her together. You must grant us this request. ”

Yuan Mu nodded and said, "I promise." ”

Zou Weiliang: "If you need to discuss with your father, we can wait. ”

"No," Yuan Mu said, "it's all for Zou Qi's good." I can speak for my father. ”

Zou Weiliang nodded, his brows furrowed, and he seemed to be relieved.

"I still have a question," Yuan Mu said, "how do I 'get along' with Zou Qi?" ”

Luo Meijuan: "It's definitely not good on our side, Qiqi only comes back once every two weeks, and I know her father's friend Qiqi, and there is no more than you." This one...... You and Feng Shi, that is, Mr. Sheng, discuss it, and let's think about it. ”

"Okay."

Yuan Mu felt that there should be nothing to say, so he silently counted five, and then said, "Uncle and aunt, I'll go first." ”

"I'll send you."

"I'll send you too."

Luo Meijuan and Zou Weiliang said successively.

After changing his shoes at the door, Yuan Mu faced the two of them: "Please accept the fruit basket." I don't have a position to say thank you, and I don't think you like to hear me say anything like that, but my father and I really appreciate it in our hearts, and I ask for your understanding, and it doesn't mean anything else. ”

"Hey," Luo Meijuan sighed, "Okay." ”

Yuan Mu bowed slightly and left quietly. As soon as the door closed, Yuan Mu's heart suddenly relaxed, he exhaled slowly, and then laughed, the more he laughed, the happier he became, his face was ruddy, until his face was full of joy. She couldn't help but speed up her pace, walked outside the unit building and saw the blue sky, she only felt full of vitality, and really wanted to hit a piece of furniture immediately.

Walking to the station, Yuan Mu suddenly remembered something, took out his mobile phone from his canvas bag, hesitated slightly between the two numbers with his fingers, and tapped it.

"Hey, Mr. Sheng, hello."