Chapter Eighty-Eight: Returning Home III
This means that Gao Jianbin is an orphan, without the affection of his parents, without the warmth and care of his family, facing this complex and cruel society alone, and carrying the pressure of life and study with his immature shoulders. How difficult is it for an orphan from a rural background to go to university and make a career on his own? That kind of extraordinary tenacity and perseverance seems to be not what ordinary people can imagine, others are now coming to his brilliant achievements, who understands that Gao Jianbin's road is so bumpy. Although today's events surprised her a little, she knew that Gao Jianbin was able to bring her here to worship his relatives, and this act was sacred to him. Li Li's heart is full of tenderness at the moment, and the cemetery is no longer afraid of her.
Gao Jianbin greeted a few childhood friends and said with a smile: "You are still the same as before, not much has changed." Pointing to Li Li, who was chatting with Gao Xuelin not far behind, he said, "That's my girlfriend, my college classmate, named Li Li." How's it going, it's okay, right? "It's normal for men to always want to show off their beautiful girlfriends in front of their relatives and friends. When others look at it with envy, a little vanity is greatly satisfied. Gao Jianbin did it no exception, and also received a lot of praise.
Zhang Wenliang is his hardcore supporter, and has always had the courage to take responsibility, when he was in high school, he was criticized by the teacher the most every time he was named and criticized by this brother, with a generous and bold personality, and he was very loved by his classmates. He said with a smile: "I knew that the first stop for your kid to come back must be here, so I called a few of them to come with Xue Lin." Gao Jianbin called Li Lilai and pointed to a few people and said, "Lili, let me introduce you to a few of my iron buddies." Li Li greeted a few people very kindly, for her, since these people are Gao Jianbin's iron buddies, they must be of great help to Gao Jianbin, and they should indeed get to know each other.
Zhang Wenliang is very arrogant, Wei Yan is polite, Lei Zhenqian is cold and arrogant and heroic, Fu Guangsheng is silent and silent, and Xia Guohui is simple and unpretentious, each with its own characteristics. Among them, Lei Zhenqian was the oldest, and he spoke: "It's not too early, let Jianbin and his younger siblings go to the grave of their uncle and aunt to pay their respects, anyway, we have time in the evening." Gao Jianbin was also worried that Li Li was scared when it was late, so he went to the car and took down two bouquets of flowers and a little sacrifice, said to the old man at the door, threw down two cigarettes, and then took Li Li's hand and walked into the cemetery. Wei Yan sighed: "Jianbin is really blessed, he really envy the dead, he is really like a fairy couple." Zhang Wenliang smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that your family will be jealous?" Still envious! ”
It can be concluded that Qingyuan Village attaches great importance to this cemetery, and the construction is very solemn, and the green pines are planted on both sides of the road, which grow more than ten meters high. Walking on the bluestone paved road, there is no eerie feeling at all, it is like walking in a botanical garden. After a while, I walked to the center, basically halfway up the mountain, and a large row of graves appeared in front of me, all of which were built of bluestone cement, and there were even photos on the tombstones. It's cleaned so it's very tidy and there are no fallen leaves or wilted weeds. Walking along the blue brick road to the middle of the second row, Gao Jianbin listened, here are two graves next to each other, and the tombstones are all photos of the two of them. Gao Jianbin pointed to the tombstone and said: "One of these two graves is where my parents are buried, and the other is where my grandparents are buried. After saying that, he put the flowers on the altar in front of the tombstone, opened the bag, took out two small incense burners, lit a few pillars of incense and inserted them inside.
Gao Jianbin knelt down, and Li Li also knelt down. Gao Jianbin knew that there was a stone slab under his knees, and the taste was definitely unpleasant, so he said to Li Li: "Let's kowtow to the old man a few times and sit down, so I can't stand kneeling on my knees, and the old man won't like it." After kowtowing respectfully to the two tombs, the two of them sat down directly.
Gao Jianbin said softly on the tombstone: "Parents, grandparents, Jianbin brought your future granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to you, I haven't come back for more than four years after sweeping the tomb last time, you must miss me!" My little daughter-in-law, her name is Li Li, she is my classmate, but the school flower of our school, you are definitely one in a million. Li Li was embarrassed by what he said, but she didn't speak.
Gao Jianbin continued: "Finally, I have met my grandfather's requirements, now I not only have a car and a house, but also become a township cadre, I think about waiting until a year and a half, I will marry Lili, and give you another surprise, whether it is a fat boy or a wild girl, you will all like it." Li Li screwed Gao Jianbin vigorously and said, "You are really not ashamed, you are talking nonsense here!" She herself blushed with shame. Gao Jianbin looked back and smiled and said, "Doesn't it feel strange?" How come I don't even mean to be sad? That's because I promised my mother that I wouldn't shed a single tear in front of them, and that I would be happy here, and that my parents and grandfather wouldn't be happy if I wept here. Some things need to be sincere, not formal! ”
I took out a cigarette, put a pack in front of each tombstone, and lit one myself. Looking at the photos of his relatives on the tombstone, Gao Jianbin said softly: "My father was an abandoned child when he was young, and my grandfather died early, and my grandmother took my father to remarry. But that stepfather didn't like my father very much, and my grandmother had no choice but to send my father back to his hometown after he finished junior high school. My grandfather had only one sister, my father's aunt, who sponsored my father's high school and college. But her family is not very well-off, so my father works most of the time. My mother and my father met in college, when my father was the president of the student council of the Faculty of Economics! ”
took a hard puff of cigarette, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and then said: "My mother's family conditions are very good, my grandfather is the director of the city hospital, but he has retired long ago due to poor health, and my grandmother has passed away a long time ago, and I have never seen her old man." My mother attended the medical school of Haizhou University and met my father at the New Year's ball. At that time, there were many people who pursued my mother, and many of them came from official families. At that time, my two so-called uncles wanted my mother to marry the son of a provincial leader, because they both worked in the government department, and once they got married, it would be very beneficial for their future promotion. Fortunately, my grandfather didn't care about his background, and he despised the actions of his two sons. It was with the support of my grandfather that the two of them started a family and had me. My two uncles were suppressed by the leader's son, and they did not get promoted for several years, so the two families took their anger on my parents, and they have not been in contact with each other since the day my parents got married. Li Li listened quietly, put her arms around Gao Jianbin and rested her head on his shoulder.
Speaking of this, Gao Jianbin's eyes moistened: "It doesn't matter if this is the case, but my father unfortunately has cancer, and the treatment costs a lot of money. My mother begged my two brothers, but my two uncles and uncles not only refused to give a penny, but they were not even allowed to enter the door, and sneered at their own sisters. When my grandfather found out the news, my mother was tired. ”
Looking at the kind old man in Tang costume, Gao Jianbin said: "Grandpa resolutely took out all his savings and sold his house to give my father chemotherapy, but my dear father would rather die than spend a penny on treatment, he knows his condition, and he also understands that there is no point in being in the hospital, there is no possibility at all, why bother to drag my grandfather and mother down and have no way to continue living?" Since I knew that my time was running out, I brought my mother and grandfather here, and there was an old house left by my grandfather, and the people in the village did not move, so they simply cleaned up and lived. My father passed away less than three months later, and who knows how my father managed to spend such a long time, my mother was with me for three months in tears, and her tears dried up. ”
Gao Jianbin, who still couldn't help shedding tears, Li Li was also heartbroken, there was such a ruthless brother in the world, and he even turned away his sister from his brother-in-law for treatment for that little grievance. It's impossible for people to do it, and it's really hard for your lover!
Gao Jianbin sneered and said: "After my father passed away, with the efforts of my grandfather, my mother opened a clinic in the village, my grandfather is a well-known chief physician, and my mother is also a practicing physician, and her life is still passable." At that time, I was the happiest time, although I didn't have my father's save, but at least two relatives were still with me. My two uncles knew that my grandfather had sold his house and came here, so they actually came to make a big noise and didn't let my grandfather live here, which is a shame! But in the midst of my grandfather's scolding, they walked away. When I was a freshman in high school, on my grandfather's birthday, the two families still didn't give up, and my grandfather stood up and slapped my second uncle, and then he suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, which was not treated, and died two days later. According to my grandfather's wishes, my mother buried him and my grandmother together in Qingyuan Village. Coupled with the fact that my father and my grandfather had passed away one after another, my mother had no way to sustain such a blow, and she died a year later, and I was orphaned in my third year of high school! ”
This is really a shocking thing, it is simply unimaginable for Li Li, she took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on Gao Jianbin's face, but she couldn't help but shed crystal tears. Facing the elders who had been sleeping underground, she kowtowed three times with respect, which was from the heart and sincere.