Chapter 178: The Old Man Comes
The little guy knows what to take pictures, and Jiang Guangguang doesn't have to think about it to know that this is instructed by Cheng Rongjian. She was a little depressed, and she didn't know how this little guy would listen to him for anything.
She squatted down, patted the little one's face, and said, "Mommy is tired and doesn't want to move." Go play, mom is here for you. ”
The little guy was quite sensible, and he didn't pester him anymore when he heard that she was tired. trotted in the direction of Cheng Rongjian.
She originally thought that she was quiet now, but who knew that it didn't take long for Cheng Rongjian to bring the little guy over.
Cheng Rongjian asked the little guy to play, sat down beside Jiang Guangguang, and handed her the drink he had bought before.
He has been an uninvited guest since he appeared this morning, and Jiang Guangguang saw that the little guy did not pick it up. Cheng Rongjian handed it over for a minute or two, and suddenly said, "I'll go back tomorrow." ”
His voice was low and deep, and he couldn't hear any emotion.
Jiang Guangguang's body stiffened slightly, and he didn't say anything, but took the drink that Cheng Rongjian had been handing.
Probably because she knew that Cheng Rong left briefly, she was much more tolerant later. The little guy asked her to take pictures again, and she took them too.
It's just that the atmosphere was much more silent, and the two didn't talk again. Only the little one knows nothing and plays carefree.
When he returned to the small courtyard later, Cheng Rongjian suddenly said softly: "Let the trouble go and bring the toys over there, and you will only lose them if you put them there." ”
He bought a lot of toys for the little guy, Jiang Guangguang was silent for a while, and simply responded to a good one.
The toy was pulled over by the little one, and the last time she came over was only in the yard. When she entered the house, she realized that it was more than simple and cold.
The living room was empty, with only a sofa and a small several. This old courtyard has not been renovated, it is damp, and it is dark everywhere, and I don't know how Cheng Rongjian spent this time.
It's like this outside, not to mention the kitchen. Jiang Guangguang didn't look at it, and almost put away the toys and was about to leave with the little one.
Cheng Rongjian didn't mind, and talked to the little guy and sent them to the door. When it was time to go out, Jiang Guangguang, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Let's go over and eat." ”
In fact, what she wanted to say was that she would go over to eat when they were all gone, but because of the presence of the little guy, the words in front of her were omitted.
This is her willing invitation to Cheng Rongjian during this period of time, Cheng Rongjian obviously didn't expect it, a faint smile appeared on her face, and she said hello.
At night, Jiang Guangguang rarely tolerated the little guy and Cheng Rongjian to play until almost ten o'clock, Cheng Rongjian took a bath for the little guy, and it was almost eleven o'clock when he returned to the courtyard next door.
His phone had been ringing several times, and he hadn't answered over there. As soon as I got back to the yard, my phone rang again. It was still Anan who called, Cheng Rongjian picked it up and fed it.
People have called several times, and he still looks unhurried. Anan on the other end of the phone didn't rush to speak this time, and was silent for a while before asking, "Second master, when do you plan to come back?" There are some things here that you need to take care of yourself. ”
Cheng Rongjian lit a cigarette and smoked it, spit out the smoke, and then said lightly: "Tomorrow." ”
Anan finally breathed a sigh of relief, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Is Miss Jiang coming back with you?" Would you like to send someone to pick you up? ”
At the beginning, Cheng Rongjian's health was inconvenient. He was almost entirely responsible for finding Jiang Guangguang. But in the past year, Cheng Rongjian has been looking for it himself, so he doesn't know the specific situation, and he also doesn't know the existence of the little guy.
Cheng Rongjian paused while smoking, and said lightly: "I will come back myself." ”
He didn't answer Anan Jiang Guangguang's words if he went back with him, but Anan already knew the answer. I didn't follow up and ask any further.
Cheng Rongjian quickly hung up the phone here, but Anan over there held the phone and didn't move. Over the years, the second master has not stopped looking for Jiang Guangguang. If she doesn't come back with her, it doesn't represent. That's the end between the two?
Anan was inexplicably a little more melancholy, and he suddenly remembered the back of Cheng Rongjian standing by the window smoking with insomnia countless nights. It's lonely, lonely.
Yes, the second master over the years, although they are by their side. But he has always been lonely. It's rare to even see a smile on his face.
Before he could come back to his senses, Abei, who was smoking a cigarette, came over and asked, "Are you coming back?" ”
Anan knew what he wanted to ask, was silent for a while, and said, "The second master came back alone. ”
Ah Bei was stunned for a moment, and just stood there without speaking. He suddenly remembered the scene when Cheng Rongjian tightly protected Jiang Guangguang in his arms on that rainy night.
It was a long time before he looked into the distance, where the lights were lit. In this world, not all lovers can become dependents. This, he knew a long time ago.
The next day, Jiang Guangguang got up to clean the yard and cleaned it to the iron gate, and saw a small stone pressing a piece of paper at the door.
She crouched down and picked up the paper. There are words on it, and the most ordinary two words are goodbye.
There is no need to think that Jiang Guangguang also knew that this was left by Cheng Rongjian, she was slightly distracted, and stood for a long time before starting to clean again.
Cheng Rongjian didn't speak again this time, and it didn't count, and he really left. On the third day after he left, the landlord of the courtyard next door came with a renovation team, saying that he wanted to renovate the house and rent it out. There is often a noise from the next door for renovations.
At first, I didn't think there was anything, but after a long time, it was inevitable that it would be disturbing, Jiang Guangguang often got up and took the little guy out, and always came back when it was time to eat.
Fortunately, I didn't rush to work, and I finally had a clean night time. probably knew that he was not welcomed, and Cheng Rongjian did not let Jiang Guangguang call him when he left.
His past number was familiar to Jiang Guangguang, but she hadn't dialed it once.
Half a month has passed, and the hot summer has officially begun, and the weather is getting hotter day by day. I often get up in the morning and the sun is already out.
The little guy is chubby. It is the most unbearable heat. Jiang Guangguang had to turn on the air conditioner, fortunately, the temperature in the morning and evening was not unbearable, otherwise the little guy would only stay in the room all day long.
There was a holiday in the kindergarten, and both mother and son had nothing to do. Jiang Guangguang's daily routine is to try his best to make some cool and appetizing dishes for the little guy, and try to make him eat less ice cream.
Except for the time when they eat every day, the mother and son sit on the sofa together and watch cartoons most of the time. Or read fairy tales to the little ones.
Jiang Guangguang was quite well prepared, and bought a lot of storybooks early to keep at home. The little guy is quite willing to listen in his spare time.
One evening after the holiday, when the little one went to beat the green fruit on the grape trellis with a stick, the family welcomed a guest.
Guo Shu didn't come over during this time. Cheng Rongjian was not there. The little one's first reaction when he heard the doorbell ring was that one of them was coming.
But when he scurried to the door, the people outside were strangers. He asked in a milky voice in Jiang Guangguang's tone, "Who are you looking for?" ”
Zhou Lai was completely shocked when he saw the little one, and he couldn't react a little. The little guy's face is chubby, which is a little similar to Jiang Guangguang's previous face with baby fat.
In the end, he still restrained his shock, and asked as gently as his voice as possible, "What's your mother's name?" ”
The little guy tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Dad Guo calls my mother Ayi." As if to invite praise, he added, "I remember my mother's phone number." ”
When he heard the word Guo's father, Zhou Lai was completely sure. He didn't know what his heart was like. Almost subconsciously, he took a step back. He wanted to reach out and touch the little one, but when he raised his hand, he found that his hand was trembling terribly.
Probably thinking he was quite strange, the little guy looked at him curiously. Hearing the footsteps coming out of Jiang Guangguang's house, he turned around and called his mother.
Zhou Lai had been immersed in shock, and when he heard the little guy call his mother, he raised his head and looked at Jiang Guangguang.
I haven't seen her for three years, and she hasn't changed much. It's still so thin and weak. But there was something different, she wasn't as dull as she used to be. Hear the little one call Mommy. The look on his face is particularly gentle. Zhou Lai looked at her in a daze, and his eyes suddenly became a little moist.
Jiang Guangguang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw that the person outside was Zhou Lai. But he wasn't much surprised. She knew that even if Guo Shu didn't come here anymore, Zhou Lai would come over sooner or later. There was nothing surprising about his appearance.
But in an instant, she came back to her senses, smiled faintly, and said, "Come here." ”
The tone was very calm, as if Zhou Lai was not an uninvited guest, but a friend who often came.
The little guy is still a little recognizable, so he stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Guangguang's clothes. Jiang Guangguang patted his head gently, pulled him forward and opened the door, and then said gently: "Be good, make trouble and call uncle." ”
The little guy looked at Zhou Lai with a pair of dark eyes, and he didn't know if he was scared or what, so he hid behind Jiang Guangguang's back.
Jiang Guangguang didn't force him, and said to Zhou with a smile: "Come in, I'm tired of driving for so long, I'll go get food." ”
Zhou Lai smiled reluctantly and said, "I'm not tired." After a slight pause, his gaze fell on the little one, and then said, "I came in a hurry, and I didn't buy a gift for the trouble." ”
Jiang Guangguang smiled, before he came, he was afraid that he didn't know about the existence of the little guy at all. She said, "What kind of gift do you bring?" You're welcome. ”
As she spoke, she walked inside with Zhou Lai, the cold air in the house had not yet dissipated, and it was much cooler than outside.
Waiting for Zhou Lai to sit down, she poured him a cup of tea. Then cut the watermelon that has just been taken out of the well water into small pieces and place them on a small table.
Zhou Lai has calmed down from the initial shock, and it is a little more embarrassing to come to the door so rashly. I want to speak, but I can't say a word of what I wanted to say before I came. After a long while, he looked at the little guy and asked in a low voice, "Have you been doing well in the past few years?" ”
His eyes were complicated, the little guy was already so big, he didn't even know how Jiang Guangguang had come over all these years.
She didn't contact anyone, although Guo Shu came over often, but every time she came, she couldn't stay long. Most of the time it depends on her.
Jiang Guangguang put a toothpick on the watermelon, smiled, and said, "It's good, didn't you see it too?" ”
The little guy was about to eat watermelon at this time, so she took a small piece, took a paper towel, and fed him slowly. The expression on her face was gentle, not impatient at all. It's really different from before.
Zhou Lai was slightly in a trance, and smiled reluctantly. The room was very quiet for a while, and when the little guy finished eating a piece of watermelon, Jiang Guangguang took out a tissue again and wiped his hands, and said to Zhou: "You rest for a while, I'll get you something to eat." ”
He was a dusty man, and he probably didn't eat anything on the road.
She acted like nothing was wrong, and didn't ask him how he had found it. Zhou Lai's heart was full of mixed tastes, and he originally wanted to say that he would eat at the hotel he booked later. But in the end, he still didn't say it, and he said yes.
The kitchen is in the corner room on the left, and the main house has no door to pass, so you can only go out and go under the eaves. Jiang Guangguang left, and the little guy also followed out, and Zhou Lai even heard him ask Jiang Guangguang. Who is he.
Jiang Guangguang's voice was not loud, he didn't know what to say, and the mother and son left while talking.
Zhou Lai looked at the room, and there was a little trance. The layout in the house is simple and warm, as Jiang Guangguang said, she is doing well.
He sat there, and after a long while, he reached out and rubbed his furlen brow. The mouth is bitter. He had no idea that she had a baby.
This child, needless to say, he also knows that it is Cheng Rongjian's. His hand trembled slightly, and according to the age of the child, when she was pregnant, it should be the most chaotic time along the river. He couldn't even imagine how she had survived.
Zhou Lai sat in a daze for a long time before he got up and walked outside. Standing under the eaves and looking at the layout of the yard, he suddenly felt a little familiar. It was a long time before he remembered the courtyard and the courtyard along the river. What a similarity.
He stood for a long time before he took a breath, calmed down the various tastes in his heart, and went to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Jiang Guangguang had already cooked rice, and was sitting on a small stool with the little guy and choosing dishes and talking. She was supposed to be telling the little guy a story, and the little guy was giggling.
Probably this scene was too warm, and Zhou Lai's footsteps stopped unconsciously. Just watched from afar.
He's in a trance, such a scene. He fantasized more than once. fantasized that they could be together again, have one or two children, and he didn't want anything, just a peaceful life.
His chest ached terribly for a moment, and he suddenly remembered a long, long time ago. If he didn't have a ghost mind at the beginning, then, between them, would it be like this now?
Zhou Lai looked at it in a daze, knowing that he came back to his senses when he heard the little guy call his uncle violently.
He looked blankly, and after a long time, he squeezed out a smile and said, "I'll come and see if there's anything I need help with." ”
Jiang Guangguang smiled, motioned for the little guy to go out to play, and said, "There's nothing to help, you go and rest." ”
Zhou Lai didn't move, smiled reluctantly, and stood at the door of the kitchen.
Jiang Guangguang also let him go, and seeing that he had no intention of leaving, he handed him a small stool. Zhou Lai took it and sat silently at the kitchen door. It wasn't until the little one called his uncle behind him and wanted him to play with him that he went to play with the little one.
At this time, it was too late to cook any dishes, so Jiang Guangguang only made a few home-cooked dishes casually.
Everyone at the dinner table was silent, and at night, waiting for the little one to sleep. Zhou Laicai asked in a low voice: "Is it tired to take him alone?" ”
Jiang Guangguang smiled, the lines on his face softened, and said, "Tired and happy." She looked at Zhou Lai and asked, "I heard Guo Shu say that Aunt Zhong is urging you very urgently, when are you going to get married?" ”
What she meant by this was undoubtedly to cut off all his thoughts cleanly. The pain spread along the heart, Zhou Lai lowered his head and didn't look at Jiang Guangguang, and after a while, he smiled and said, "It's good to be alone, free." ”
Jiang Guangguang sighed, but didn't say anything more.
The room fell silent all of a sudden. After sitting for a while, Jiang Guangguang got up and said, "I'll go clean up the guest room, and you can rest early." ”
Zhou Lai wanted to say something, but he suddenly became tired at this moment, and just responded in a low voice.
It was a sleepless night for Zhou Lai. These years have been up and down in officialdom. He is no longer the hairy boy he used to be, and when he gets up the next day, he has collected all his emotions.
He thought that Jiang Guangguang would say something if he came over like that, but he didn't. The next day, she took him around the city and introduced the characteristics here.
He kept smiling all the way, taking care of Jiang Guangguang's mother and son gently and considerately.
When Cheng Rongjian, who had disappeared for more than 20 days, came back, the first thing he saw was the little guy riding on Zhou Lai's neck.
Almost immediately, he went to see Jiang Guangguang, who was carrying something and followed, and she had a soft smile on her face. I don't know what I'm talking about, but I'm not moving fast.
Looking, it's like a family of three.
He originally wanted to open the car door and get out of the car, but in the end he didn't move, just sat in the car. The car was parked at the gate of the small courtyard he originally rented, and Zhou Lai didn't have any reaction, but it was probably rare to see a car parked here, and Jiang Guangguang looked this way. But just to look, she quickly withdrew her gaze and stepped forward to open the door.
Cheng Rongjian's heart was a little depressed, he looked at the pile of gifts he had brought, and wanted to leave in the car, but in the end he didn't move, just sat in the car.
Jiang Guangguang's eyelids jumped a little hard all afternoon, and he was even more distracted when he saw the car parked at the gate of the courtyard next door. After cutting fruit for the little guy and Zhou Lai, she entered the room under the pretext of changing clothes.
When she got to the bedroom and closed the door, she stood still. After a long while, I took out my phone. deleted and edited for a long time before editing 'Where are you' and sent it to Cheng Rongjian.
originally thought that Cheng Rong would return after a while, but after a minute, the mobile phone rang, and it looked a little muffled with a few words: at the door.
In other words, the car parked at the gate of the yard next door was indeed his.
Jiang Guangguang exhaled a long breath, stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and thought for a while before asking him not to come over for the time being, she would go to him in the evening.
Cheng Rongjian didn't reply immediately this time, but after a long while, he replied with a simple one. Jiang Guangguang saw the text message, unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, casually found a piece of clothing to change into, and went out.
For the rest of the day, she was distracted. It's time for dinner. She suddenly asked Zhou Lai, "When are you going back?" ”
He has to go to work, so naturally he can't stay here for a long time. But when he heard her ask, Zhou Lai was still stunned for a moment, and then said: "There are still some things to deal with, I plan to leave at night and come back in a few days." ”
Knowing that she was here, he came in a hurry. The matter at hand is not yet done.
He was about to leave for a while, and he didn't say anything in advance, but now it was Jiang Guangguang's turn to be stunned for a moment. But in this way, the chances of him and Cheng Rongjian meeting were much less, and she quickly hummed. Sandwiched the dishes for the little guy, and said softly: "You are also busy, you don't need to come over again, you can also see, I am doing well here." ”
probably expected her to say that, and Zhou Lai didn't speak. Jiang Guangguang looked at him again and said seriously: "My mother, Uncle Huo and Aunt Luo are over there, I hope you can keep it secret for me." Don't even say you've seen me here. After a slight pause, she continued: "I'm not filial enough, I want to tell them myself." ”
Zhou Lai didn't speak for a while, and only after a while did he answer. It's just that this sentence is good, I don't know whether to promise Jiang Guangguang not to come over again, or to promise her not to tell the elders.
For the next time, the two of them had nothing to say, and ate in silence.
It took so long to drive back, and after eating, Jiang Guangguang sent Zhou to the door. Zhou Lai couldn't see anything on his face, and he kept smiling, saying goodbye to the little guy, and then got into the car.
The car quickly disappeared around the corner, and at this point, Jiang Guangguang was really relieved.
She paused for a moment before she looked at Cheng Rongjian's car that was still parked at the gate of the yard next door, asked the little guy to go to the yard to play first, and then walked over.