A Home for Veterans Chapter 38 The Journey

On the highway to the airport, Wang Quan's father looked fearless as if he were dead, and he said to his grandson, who was sitting in the front seat of the car, as if he were dictating his dying will: "Xiaojun, my grandfather is already seventy or eighty years old, and he will not live for a few years, and he still can't rest assured about some things. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe last thing I want to see is that you and your dad are on the same page, not giving in to each other, and he sometimes counts you down, but it is also for your good. Find a partner, the big idea should be up to you, no one can interfere with you, but you should also think about what your parents say, I guess, the most important thing is to see how the girl's character is. ”

The old man saw his grandson sitting in front of him silently, as if he was listening attentively, and then continued.

"The third son of our Zhuang Lao Mo family went to work in the south, and got along with a girl from other places, I heard that the girl was not serious, Lao Mo's son didn't listen to his father's words, and still loved her to death, and he was with her every day, and he and the girl both ended up with 'love to death'."

Nian Jun didn't look back, but there was already some impatience in his voice: "Grandpa, where are you talking about all these things, besides, I only heard that there is AIDS, where is there any 'love to death disease'." I'm in my twenties, I know what to do, you worry about me every day, are you tired! ”

The old man looked at Wang Quan, who was sitting on the side and had been silent, and shook his head helplessly.

Nian Jun may have been afraid of listening to the nagging of his elders, and after sending his grandfather and father to the airport, he said that there was something else to do, so he took the subway and hurried home.

Wang Quan took his old father through the formalities and waited in the waiting room to board the plane. The old man was surprised to see what he saw, and he saw several black passengers also waiting for the plane, and asked Wang Quan: "These people are so dark, are they working in the fields to dry them?" ”

Wang Quan glanced at the black people and said, "They don't work in the fields, don't you see them all in suits and leather shoes, they are all people with status." ”

"Do they still have an identity? A person is tied with an upper hanging rope around his neck. ”

Wang Quan lowered his voice and said, "Dad, the tie around their necks is called a tie, not a hanging rope, don't talk nonsense about things you don't know, beware of others hearing it." ”

"I know that." The old man said, "Didn't I tell you alone! ”

After boarding the plane, Wang Quan wanted his father to sit in the seat near the window, so that he could see the scenery outside after the plane took off, and he was ready to sit in the middle seat. As soon as the old man sat down on the seat by the window, he only glanced out, then quickly stood up and said to Wang Quan, "You should sit by the window, I don't dare to look out." ”

The plane was about to take off, and the radio told passengers to sit in their seats, turn off their mobile phones, and fasten their seat belts. As soon as Wang Quan was about to help his father fasten his seat belt, the old father said in horror: "What are you doing with me, how can I run out when something happens?" ”

Wang Quan comforted the old father and said: "You will be fine when you take the plane, but you are afraid that the plane will be unstable for a while and you will be dropped." ”

The roar of the engines and the friction of the tires against the runway as the plane took off frightened the old man, who gripped the armrests of his seat with both hands, his face pale and his eyes closed. Wang Quan pressed his hand on the old father's arm, put his mouth in his ear and shouted, "Dad, don't be afraid, it's all a big carriage walking on the mountain road." ”

After the plane flew smoothly, the old man said to his son in shock: "People in the city really spend money to buy sin, they can lie down and sit on the train, and they don't run slowly, what kind of plane do you take, it's scary!" ”

"People in the city have a strong sense of time, and flying can save a lot of time." Wang Quan explained to his old father.

After a while, the old man had nothing to say, and asked his son: "I heard Nian Jun say that the house you built will sell for more than one million yuan a set, is it worth spending more than one million yuan to buy a bird cage?" In our hometown, two or three hundred thousand yuan can build a two-story small building with a single courtyard. You and Yueying are both retired, and the children are older, what are you doing in the city, go back to your hometown to live. ”

Wang Quan said: "Yueying and I also thought about going back to our hometown to care for the elderly, so that we can take care of you and the two old people in their family, but we can't rest assured that Nianjun who lives in the city." ”

The old man said disapprovingly: "Children have their own plans for children, so don't be too lenient." I find that the more you control Nian Jun, the more annoying he is with you. The child has grown up, and he doesn't like adults to take too much care of their affairs, don't you see, he was not happy when I said a few words to him just now. Nianjun will not necessarily let the two of you take it with you when she gets married and has children, she told me, maybe the parents of the woman will be ready to bring their grandchildren by then, and I see that there are more grandmothers with children in the city than grandmothers. ”

Wang Quan said: "I will talk about this matter after I return to my hometown to see the situation." ”

The flight attendant began to deliver drinks to the passengers, and after the pickup truck was pushed in front of him, Wang Quan asked the old man, "What do you drink?" ”

The old man said, "I've drunk enough water at home, and now I don't drink anything. ”

Wang Quan asked for a glass of juice.

As soon as the flight attendant turned around, the old man pointed to the flight attendant and asked his son in a strange whisper: "Why didn't she charge the 'sugar water' she gave you just now?" ”

Wang Quan immediately understood what the old man meant, and explained: "The drinks provided on the plane don't cost money, what do you want to drink?" I'll ask her for another drink. ”

The old man hesitated and said, "I'm afraid that after drinking, I won't be able to hold back my urine." ”

"That's okay, there's a toilet on the plane."

"There are toilets on the plane?" The old man was surprised and said, "I see that these people who take the plane are all officials and rich people, and when they go to the toilet on the plane, don't they and pee on the heads of the common people?" ”

Wang Quan looked at the people next to him, and whispered with a red face: "Dad, you speak quietly, the toilets on the plane are all closed, and urine and urine will not leak." ”

"In that case, you can go and ask that girl for a drink too!"

"Juice, coffee, or tea?"

"Anything."

Wang Quan wanted his old father to open the foreign meat, so he stood up, called back to the flight attendant who had already walked to the front seat, and asked her for a cup of coffee.

"This is Chinese medicine?" The old man asked his son.

"No, it's coffee." Wang Quan put down the small table in front of his father, put the coffee cup on it, and said, "These two small paper packets, one contains sugar and the other contains coffee mates. ”

"With only sugar and no oil, how can it be sweet and fragrant?"

"You'll find out when you taste it."

The old man watched his son operate from the side, of course he knew about the sugar, but only a little bit. He had never seen a coffee partner, but he understood the meaning of the word "partner", a man and a woman who were in a relationship or were married. Wang Quan tore open the second paper bag, and the old man found that it was also white, and he was thinking in his heart, the color of the coffee is red, and the color of the "partner" is snow-white and snow-white.

My son's words are right, although the coffee is a little bitter when you just drink it, but it rubs the aftertaste, which makes you feel fragrant and sweet.

The old man sat on the plane, feeling that his body was light and fluttering, just a little comfortable, Wang Quan leaned back hard, gave up the position of the window and said to him: "Dad, you look down, below is the crop field of our hometown." ”