Chapter 4, This Ark
In the evening of that day, I was feeding crayfish in the yard with Yang Shuai, and Lin Dong came in with a small car car. I also learned later that Lin Dong was the only son of my landlord, Uncle Lin and Aunt Xie. Since he knew that I was renting a house at his parents' house, Lin Dong went home more often.
As soon as Yang Shuai saw the car on Lin Dong's shoulder, his eyes lit up, and he dropped the crayfish and went to Lin Dong, "Uncle Lin, is this the mountain bike you helped me modify?" ”
"yes, it took me three nights to get this guy out." Lin Dong took the small car off his shoulder and handed it to Yang Shuai, "Take it and ride one for me to see, if the skill is passed, it will be yours." ”
"It's done in minutes!" Yang Shuai stepped on the car lightly and agilely, and after a few small attempts, he was able to ride the small car around the yard.
Lin Dong praised Yang Shuai with satisfaction, and walked to my side, "Xiaoyu, let's go to the park for a walk." ”
"Okay, then let's take Shuai Shuai to play together." I got up.
Lin Dong grabbed me, "Let him play with my parents, the old couple has been teaching all their lives, and now they have to retire, and they have nowhere to do it." Rest assured, they will bring good handsome. ”
"Yes, these days, I really don't know how to thank Uncle Lin and Aunt Xie."
"Xiaoyu, don't open your mouth and shut up to thank you, you can make their heroes useful, they don't know how happy they are. Shuai Shuai is so sensible and intelligent, which just makes up for their regret of hoping for their son Jackie Chan, and also realizes their wish to tease Sun in advance. Lin Dong laughed self-deprecatingly.
I know from Aunt Xie that Lin Dong is thirty-two years old Chinese New Year's Eve and once had a girlfriend who had been in love for seven years, and the two had a deep relationship. But the girl's parents thought that Lin Dong did not have a regular job, so they dismantled them and forced the girl to marry someone else.
In the past few years, Lin Dong's marriage has become a major concern for Uncle Lin and Aunt Xie, which is also the reason why Lin Dong easily refused to go home. The heavy blow made him lose confidence in his relationship, and his parents' urging and nagging made him overwhelmed, so he simply moved out and lived alone, and his ears were not heard.
When I came here alone, I unexpectedly received selfless help from Lin Dong and his parents. When I was most difficult and helpless, their family gave me the warmth of Yang Shuai's relatives, and also let me see a trace of gentle warmth in this cold city.
So in my heart, I have long regarded them as my relatives, especially Lin Dong, and I regard him as my own brother.
"You don't know how to be a parent. When you have children of your own in the future, you will be able to understand their painstaking efforts. ”
Lin Dong glanced at me and smiled noncommittally, "I'm used to being idle, and I don't plan to have children." ”
"Nonsense, do you really plan not to get married for the rest of your life? Your mom and dad are still waiting to hold their grandson. ”
"Xiaoyu, what is the relationship between you and that ark?" Lin Dong deliberately avoided the topic and pretended to ask me unintentionally.
Hearing him ask like this, I put away the smile on my face and said lightly, "I really don't know him."
I'm reminded of so many unbearable memories of this person these days, I don't want to mention the name Ark again, and if I could, I wish I had never met this person.
Lin Dong stared at me, as if he wanted to find out something from my face, and only slowly spoke after a long time, "Really? But these days, he has come to my booth many times, asked me about you and Shuaishuai, and asked me if I know where you live. He cares about you so much, would you not know him? ”
I was shocked and blurted out, "Did he come to you?" You didn't tell him I lived in your house, did you? ”
Lin Dong's words puzzled me, I don't know what this ark is going to do, I have already divorced Yang Hao, why does he have to inquire about me and Yang Shuai? Could it be that for the sake of Yang Hao, the two brothers and sisters have to drive Yang Shuai and me to death, and they must drive our mother and mother out of Haiyang and then hurry up?
Then they are too deceitful. I had already let Fang Fan go that day, and I didn't let Ji pull off her hair and tear her face on the spot, so that people could see what happened to being a junior. I also automatically abdicated and gave her all the ownership and use rights of Yang Hao, aren't they satisfied? Do they really think that a tiger is a sick cat if it doesn't bite?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but grit my teeth and clench my fists. The rabbit is in a hurry and bites, next time don't let me meet the surname Fang again, they dare to provoke me and Yang Shuai again, I will let them see the three eyes of Ma Wangye!
Lin Dong saw that my teeth were clenched, my fists were clenched, and my body was trembling, but he misunderstood what I meant, and his face was quite unhappy, "You're afraid that he knows that you live in my house, right?" ”
Seeing Lin Dong like this, I sighed, "Brother Dong, you misunderstood, I just said that I didn't want him to know where Yang Shuai and I lived." I don't want him to know my whereabouts. ”
"You're afraid of him?" Lin Dong's eyes had an inky black solemnity.
"I'm not afraid of him." I didn't care about Lin Dong's emotions, I just speculated about what this ark was. But I'm sure that no matter what his intentions may be, he will never have good intentions for me.
"He's Yang Shuai's biological father?" Lin Dong was silent for a while, maybe he was really embarrassed to say this, and Lin Dong was an honest man, so he seemed to be asking extremely difficult.
"Brother Dong, where did you think of going? As I said, I didn't know him before. "Lin Dong's speculation makes me feel sad, he should think that I am just the former mistress of the Ark.
He saw with his own eyes that day the ark rubbed my face warmly, and chuckled and whispered in my ear, and everyone could not help but have such an ambiguous association. This ark!
Originally, I didn't want to mention my divorce to anyone about my divorce from Yang Hao, because the fact of divorce is not something to show off.
But it was about my innocence, and in order to dispel Lin Dong's misunderstanding, I had to explain my situation to him as briefly as possible, "Brother Dong, I can only tell you that before I came to you, I had just divorced Shuai Shuai's father. As for who Shuaishuai's father is, and why we divorced, I don't want to go into too much detail, because it's not a pleasant thing, and I don't want to mention it again. I brought Shuai Shuai to you, and I didn't want to meet any acquaintances, not because I was afraid, but because I didn't want to be disturbed. “
"What is the Ark?" Lin Dong was still puzzled. "Before I came to you, I had only seen that ark once, and I only learned later that he was an old classmate of Yang Shuai's father, so I didn't want to see him. As for why he is looking for me and Yang Shuai, I really don't know anything about it as you do, please trust me, Brother Dong. I explained.
Lin Dong is a simple and straightforward man, after listening to my explanation, he no longer has the slightest doubt in his eyes, replaced by absolute trust and absolute protection, "I believe in you, Xiaoyu." Don't worry, I'm not going to say anything about you to that person. You will live in peace in our house, don't be afraid of anything, no matter what happens in the future, as long as I am here, I will not allow anyone to hurt you again. ”
"Thank you, Brother Dong." I was touched by Lin Dong's trust and protection.
I don't care what other people think of me, I have always believed that as long as I have a clear conscience, other people's opinions will not affect my life. But being misunderstood by a good and enthusiastic person like Lin Dong still makes me feel sad.
"Let's go back, Shuai Shuai still has to go to school tomorrow." Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Dong stood up and pulled me back. As he walked, he asked me, "Xiaoyu, which piece are you going to run tomorrow?" ”
"I'm going to a few bars in the south of the city tomorrow, as well as the Hongwang Restaurant."
"Are you going to take the Downtown or Loop Road?"
"I'll take the scenery along the river and bring it over."
"That road is not easy to walk, there are many curves, you pay attention to safety, and I will drive to pick you up after closing the stall."
"No need, Brother Dong, I'm familiar with that road, I'll be back soon after replenishing the goods."
"Well, pay more attention to yourself."
However, as the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck.
Moreover, the more unlucky people are, the easier it is for this proverb to come true.