Chapter 35: I Love You Too
Ban Fu stood in the middle of the street and breathed in the fresh air, "Wow, the haze that used to be the most annoying, now it smells of nostalgia." ”
"What is Ban Fu doing, standing in the middle of the road is not afraid of being hit." A man on a bicycle shouted to Ban Fu.
"Brother Wang, good morning." Ban Fu greeted the big man, then glanced at the girl behind the bicycle and said, "The light rain is getting more and more beautiful, is this sending the child to school?" ”
"I know that I don't hurry up to send my children to school, and it's really worrying to be in the middle of the road early in the morning." Ban Fu smiled awkwardly and got out of the way.
As soon as Ban Fu got out of the way, he saw an old man walking in the distance, "Uncle Wang, walking birds, your body is getting tougher and tougher." ”
"Or you kid can talk, why didn't you go to work, haven't you found a job yet? I do know a few people, and I'll ask you when I go back, it's good to practice while you're young, don't stay at home all day. You see, I don't have anything to do right now. ”
"You're right, I won't bother you for a walk, I'm going to have breakfast." Ban Fu really couldn't stand the old man's nagging, although he knew that he also cared about himself.
"Aunt Ji brought me a tomato egg noodle." Ban Fu came to an early stall and shouted.
"Ban Fu is here, you kid will give me a problem. In this big morning, there is no morning stall to make tomato and egg noodles. Aunt Ji pretended to be angry and said.
"I know Aunt Ji is the best, I haven't eaten for more than a month, make me a bowl." Ban Fu dragged Aunt Ji's arm and said, Ban Fu's weight of 180 pounds was twisted for a while, and it looked a little disgusting.
"That is, you, if it were someone else, I would never do it. Did your mother nag you again, that's why you ran out? You're not too young, so I'll introduce you to a girlfriend. I know that a relative's family has a daughter......"
"Thank you, Aunt Ji, I'm not in a hurry." Ban Fu hurriedly interrupted the topic.
In the past, Banfu's family was okay, although it was not rich and expensive, but it was also considered to be in the middle of the water. Dad works in the factory, and Mom takes over some manual private work by herself, which is enough to support the family. When Ban Fu was six years old, his father went to work, and a neighbor's sister got married and had to hold a banquet. At that time, the family was not wealthy, and the rules of the banquet were only ten dishes, and ten people ate at one table, and if they all took their children to go, others could not eat anything at all. Mom bought a roast chicken for Ban Fu and told Ban Fu to play by himself at home. After eating some roast chicken at noon, Ban Fu wanted to go out to play when he found that the door was locked by his mother. There was no way Ban Fu couldn't get out, and he remembered that there were still marbles at home, so he found out and played marbles by himself. Unexpectedly, the marbles accidentally rolled under the bed, and Ban Fu lit a candle and went under the bed to find the marbles but lit the big bed. The fire soon broke out, and Ban Fu panicked, hiding in the corner and crying.
When Ban Fu's mother heard that the house was on fire, she hurriedly ran back, smashed open the door and rushed into the house in the flames, and rescued Ban Fu. At that time, I was in a mountain village, and the fire truck could not reach the village. By the time the fire was extinguished, only four walls of the house were burned. I thought that my father, who had always been strict with me, would blame me, but my father just said: "If you do something wrong, you must have the courage to bear the consequences, which is the responsibility that a man should have."
After that fire, the neighbors saw that Ban Fu's family was in need, so they would help the family, which allowed Ban Fu to survive that winter. Ban Fu also remembered from his heart that they were good to their home, and they would take the initiative to greet their neighbors when they met, and they had developed a habit over the years.
"Before the accident, I worked outside all year round and never came home, which is a bit regrettable." Ban Fu sighed, hesitating in his heart and not knowing whether he should go to see his father and daughter, "It seems that I still dare not face my parents because I have no chance." It's good to take a look at my parents, otherwise I don't know when we will be able to meet. As he spoke, he walked towards his home, and in a short time he came to an old house. The gate was broken in some places, and the black paint on the door was a little patchy. Looking at the familiar house in front of him, Ban Fu felt sad for a while, and finally his firm confidence was shaken again. took a long breath and calmed down his emotions, Ban Fu decisively pushed open the door.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back," shouted Ban Fu as he entered.
"I'm back, go wash my hands and eat later." The mother was cooking, looked up at Ban Fu and said.
Ban Fu quietly watched his mother cook, and the meal was ready in a short time. Waiting for the food to be served, Ban Fu sighed with emotion: it turned out that he had developed the habit of stretching out his hand to eat and opening his mouth in his heart.
"If you're hungry, eat first!" Mother whispered.
"Wait a minute, wait for my dad to come back and have dinner together," Banfu said.
"He's going to work overtime today and he's coming back late. Let's eat first. The mother saw that Ban Fu did not move the chopsticks, so she took the lead in picking up the chopsticks.
"Sure enough, it's the same as before, even here, my mother is in charge of the housework, and my father works outside the home, and he works overtime." Ban Fu felt that the pressure on his body suddenly increased, and he sighed and said to himself: "Sure enough, it will leave people with regrets, I really want to have a reunion dinner, chat with my mother, and drink a glass of wine with my father, but there is enough time."
Ban Fu picked up a box of lotus root with chopsticks, which was his favorite food. Ban Fu's nose was sour, and he wanted to praise the delicious food but found that the wrinkles and gray hair at the corners of his mother's eyes turned into one sentence: "Mom, I love you."
The scene gradually became blurred, which was a precursor to the soul being unable to withstand the pressure in the tower and was about to exit the illusion, and tears could no longer hold back the tears. How many times have I sworn that I would never make you angry again, and in the end I still failed to keep my vows. Afterwards, I mustered up the courage to say: I was wrong. In the end, only the stubbornness of youth remains. Finally said today: I love you. Although it was just a fantasy, it was something I wanted to do for many years but didn't dare to do.
Vaguely Banfu heard a response: "I love you too."
When he opened his eyes again, Banfu found that he had been removed from the tower.