In the winter of this year, the old man still had no choice but to leave, Ai Ming cried heartbreakingly, and he was sick and had no appetite for more than ten consecutive days, after all, except for the unmasked sister-in-law, Ai Ming has no relatives in this world, this is not a child who will be twelve years old can bear it for a while.

After all, the sister-in-law did not come back in time to see the last face, which also became the only regret when the old man was dying, the neighbors helped to finish the funeral, except for the photos on the north wall of the master bedroom are more lively, this small courtyard seems more deserted than before.

It wasn't until the dead of night that Mark Qin felt that he was alive again, perhaps the passing of one life could provoke the rebirth of another life, reincarnation.

Although he is smart, sensible, and capable in the eyes of others, he has always felt that he is floating in the air, rootless, unfounded, and incompatible with this world.

It wasn't until the moment the old man closed his eyes, took Ai Ming's hand, and looked at him with hope in his eyes, that Ma Qin woke up like an electric shock, feeling that he was real, and that he had taken on another life, no blood relationship but better than relatives.

It was as vivid as the world being repainted with color.

That night, Ma Qin didn't cry, just hugged Ai Ming and kept saying in her ear: "Ming'er, don't be afraid, there is still brother, and brother...... brother will never leave you!" ”

……

Looking at the sleeping Ai Ming, Ma Qin helped her tuck the quilt corner, these days Ai Ming will only fall asleep by holding his brother's hand, no longer crying but looking haggard, Ma Qin walked to the yard, sorted out his thoughts, and planned to get up for the future for the first time, and since then the two of them have depended on each other.

Her sister-in-law should be able to arrive after a while, according to the old man's instructions, he will let her sister-in-law adopt them and bring them to the UK, where they go Ma Qin himself doesn't matter, the world is big, it doesn't make a difference to himself, it mainly depends on Ai Ming.

But how to develop the specific thing, Ma Qin didn't dare to guarantee the ticket, after all, he is an adult, and his understanding of relatives is more mature, not to mention that the old man has not had any contact with her for so many years, let's wait for it to come, take 10,000 steps back and say, no one can rely on, Ma Qin can also bring up Ai Ming, it is nothing more than two children to suffer a little.

The air is filled with ~

A faint sorrow, like an old song,

The hometown, the scene,

Sunset by the sea, brick walls of the school,

Couple holding hands, happy in the rain......

Mackin suddenly became homesick.

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Chen Zixuan is also homesick, Beijing Capital Airport, international flight pick-up gate.

Chen Zixuan dragged her luggage and walked out, looking around from time to time, she didn't come back for more than ten years, everything is a little familiar and unfamiliar, she is the daughter of Ai Ming's sister-in-law and old man, after receiving the old man's letter, she knew that the eldest brother and sister-in-law had an accident, and the old man's body is not good, this is already a deathbed orphan, even if there was a big conflict with the old man at the beginning, it has faded for so many years, and only then did he know that such a big thing happened at home, a thunderbolt from the blue!

So she hurriedly finalized the relevant policies and procedures in the UK, and asked someone to find an immigration agent in China, so she hurriedly booked a plane ticket to return home.

In recent years, the domestic economic situation has been getting better and better, and it is also the time when the European immigration policy is the most relaxed, and it has been smooth all the way.

At the pick-up gate, a beautiful woman wearing a yellow long down jacket and with smart short hair was scanning back and forth with a sign, and suddenly saw a beautiful woman wearing a red tweed coat and long hair with a shawl turned out, looked carefully, and immediately waved to her excitedly and shouted: "Zixuan, Zixuan, here..."

Chen Zixuan was stunned when she heard the shout, and when she saw the beauty in yellow recalling it carefully, she ran to her in surprise and said excitedly: "Ah~, Xiaotong, why are you here?" ”

The beautiful woman known as Xiaotong smiled and hugged Chen Zixuan's shoulders, jumping and jumping excitedly, "Haha, I didn't expect it, I'll surprise you!" ”

"Oops, I haven't seen you for years, I didn't expect you to recognize me, giggles, what's the matter, the immigration agency Peter is looking for is your company?"

"That's right, as soon as I saw your name, and you came from the UK, I guessed that it was probably you, so I took this case personally, how about it, surprise"

"Haha, it's such a surprise, I've missed you for the past few years"

"You have no conscience, as soon as you go out, you won't hear from you, I thought you were trafficked."

"How can there be ......?"

"Okay, let's go, let's talk slowly on the way."

……

Coming out of the airport, Xiaotong drove, and Chen Zixuan sat in the co-pilot.

"I've been unhappy with my family all these years, I haven't given my family any news about my graduation, work, and marriage, and now I think about it, it's quite unfilial," Chen Zixuan looked at the traffic and said leisurely.

Just in time for the red light, Xiaotong stopped the car and took out a tissue and handed it to her, persuading her to say: "Wipe your tears, if you want to say that you were too, so twist, no one will listen to you, you want to go abroad, and catch up with the chaos of those years, alas, okay, okay, don't you come back, go back and admit your mistake to your uncle, and it'll be fine."

"My dad is in such bad health, my mom went early, my brother ...... I really don't know how he brought up Ming Ming in the past few years."

"We all know about your eldest brother, but unfortunately none of us could contact you at the beginning!"

“…… I", Chen Zixuan suddenly cried a little, his father said in the letter that the eldest brother had a car accident the year he left, although he didn't say why, but he could think that the eldest brother must have gone out to find something wrong with him.

Bursts of remorse gnawed at her heart, and even her hands trembled a little.

Xiaotong also sighed, "It was an accident, don't blame yourself too much", and then changed the topic and said: "I see that there is a boy in the adoption list, whose is it?" ”

"My dad said that Xiaoqin is an orphan, and he can play with Mingming, he fell at the door of the house, and he adopted him the year before last, saying that this child is very sensible, so I must take him away"

"The old man is a good man~, he has been teaching and educating people all his life, hey, how have you been over there all these years?"

Chen Zixuan stroked her hair, sighed, and said: "It's okay, I did it in a trading company, I thought everything was good before I went out, and it was like that after staying all these years, fortunately, I got used to it, I suffered a lot when I first went out, and I did everything to serve dishes, and now it's much better, Peter and I both have jobs, and it's more than enough."

Xiaotong nodded, "It's almost the same everywhere, you have to pay hard work, but you are more ambitious, you have to see the outside world, and you also found a foreign husband, but it's a pity that the group of animals who chased you in the class at the beginning......"

"you", Chen Zixuan gestured and patted Xiaotong.

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No matter how long the road is, there is a day when it is finished, Chen Zixuan stood at the mouth of the alley, looking at the bare branches on the trees on both sides, and the bleak alleys, just like the winter when he left, he was even more timid about his hometown, and he was stupid for a while.

Xiaotong gently tugged Chen Zixuan's arm and said, "Let's go."

Ma Qin was cleaning the yard, when someone knocked on the door, when he put down the broom to open the courtyard door, he recognized Chen Zixuan at a glance, because he had seen the wedding photos she sent back, so he said enthusiastically: "You are Aunt Zixuan, come in." ”

Chen Zixuan looked at this spiritual young man, although he was only twelve or thirteen, he was already like a little adult, and his face of the Chinese character had not yet grown, revealing a sense of righteousness, and his half-body cyan down jacket with white travel shoes looked very clean, so he smiled and said to him: "Well, it's me, you are Xiaoqin, it's really good, this is my classmate, you can call Aunt Xiaotong."

"Hello Auntie"

"Hello, handsome little guy, so flattering"

"......", Ma Qin is already immune, if you say that it feels, Chen Zixuan gives him the feeling of being like Zhang Jingchu in the Tangshan earthquake, not to say it, but to have that stubborn temperament, the sister-in-law's temperament when she was young must be the kind that does not hit the south wall and does not look back.

"Xiao Qin, I... Is your grandfather in the house", after all, he hasn't spoken for too many years, Chen Zixuan was a little cowering and hesitant for a while, Ma Qin sighed secretly, and didn't want to stimulate his daughter who had returned from thousands of miles at the gate, so he said: "Grandpa is in the house, come with me, obviously it's not out of school yet."

The narrow courtyard, with blue bricks and red frames, has not changed much from more than ten years ago, Chen Zixuan especially remembers that in this courtyard, the eldest brother pulled her in and out, her mother raised chickens and cooked, and her father played chess and cut vines, as well as the decisive sentence "If you dare to take a step out of this family, I will not have this daughter".

I'm back, Chen Zixuan has often dreamed of this scene for more than ten years, and today it finally came true, Chen Zixuan's heart trembled, and even a little uncontrollable, until she entered the house and saw the portrait on the north wall......

Quiet, the bag slips down, and people stand.

Chen Zixuan seemed to be unable to believe it, and had to believe that God had arranged for her, she slowly moved to the offering table, raised her trembling right hand, tried a few times, and finally gently touched the old man's photo frame, the old man was kind and kind, as if smiling at her: "Come back, girl, it's good to come back......

She trembled her lips and choked her throat, as if there was a fear about to break through, and like a baby's loud new voice, she released the emotions that had been suppressed for more than ten years.

"Dad... Ah~, brother... Brother~ Woo woo woo", Xiao Tong covered his mouth, looking at Zixuan's heartbreak, and couldn't help but burst into tears......

Mark Qin leaned against the door, he knew that she needed this kind of release, so he didn't bother, and even pulled away a little, he felt that the things that fate loaded on this family were too heavy, the old man, Chen Zixuan, they have all lost the most precious things in their lives, leaving deep regrets, which is both fate and choice, Chen Zixuan may have left a lifetime of regret for her dream, if she did it again, would she still go so decisively? I guess she doesn't have an answer herself.

Life is a journey of gaining and letting go, the more you gain, the more you lose, Makqin can't help but ask himself, are you ready?

Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green.

The evening breeze blows the willow flute, and the sunset is outside the mountain.

……

"Dad, why can't I go when others can go?"

"Because you're my daughter!"

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"Dad, my sister wants to go, you just let her go, it's all open now"

"I am a party member, and the country has cultivated me for decades, how can my daughter not think of returning to the motherland and worshipping foreign countries? The son is not afraid of the ugly mother and the dog is not considered poor! What did she do for the country? Why does she dislike her country! ”

"Dad, I don't, I just want to pursue my dreams and freedom!"

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"Dad, sister, she ran away from home, this is the letter she left"

"What? Go to the airport and have a look."

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"Lao Chen, Lao Chen, your son and daughter-in-law have been in a car accident, hurry, go to the hospital....."

……

The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, the acquaintance is half scattered.

Life is rare to get together, only parting more......