Chapter 43: The Gift

Let Bai Sheng sit in the lobby, and Grandma Li walked straight to her room.

Bai Sheng sat still, puzzled.

Grandma Li looked for herself, but she didn't say a word and left, this rhythm is not right.

Before he could speak, there was something wrong with Grandma Li, Bai Sheng was a little big, although he couldn't guess a specific, but thinking about it, it is estimated that Grandma would most likely thank him.

An old man's gift, Bai Sheng is embarrassed to accept it. Originally, he just wanted to make himself feel better, and he didn't plan to get anything in return, but his grandmother wanted to send something, and he was very embarrassed.

The old man's thanks, Bai Sheng couldn't help but accept it; But this gift, he must not be able to accept it. It's just that because of his seniority, there are some things that he can't say at all. directly opened his mouth to refuse, refuted his grandmother's face, and did not give the old man the stairs down, this thing was not done properly; But if it is deliberately prevaricated, and Grandma Li has to insist on giving, even if she wants to refuse, it will be difficult to speak.

When it comes to big things, the last thing Bai Sheng will deal with is about folk etiquette. Although he is relatively quiet, he is very arrogant on weekdays, and every time he goes home for the New Year, he will not greet this relative.

How to tactfully refuse the kindness of the old man was the most troublesome problem for Bai Sheng now, he had the urge to run away, but he just left without saying hello, it didn't seem to be good; And about Wei Zijian's death and how to deal with Wei Lan's future affairs, he must discuss it with Grandma Li.

"Hey, I can only bite the bullet."

What's the matter, you have to respect Grandma Li, Bai Sheng can't go after all.

Bai Sheng looked at the environment of his grandmother's house, and saw that the lobby was empty except for a few dilapidated chairs and a square table; The mottled black walls are still vaguely carved with traces of rain washing, and reflect the small holes in the roof leaks; The only thing that can be considered complete is a painting of three generations hanging in front of the main hall.

The picture is clean and tidy, without a trace of being wet by the rain, Bai Sheng can see that his grandmother has carefully protected this painting; In the painting, the middle-aged woman holding her little grandson in the center, guarding a young couple, and smiling is somewhat similar to the current Grandma Li.

Hmph, suddenly there was a coughing sound from behind him, Bai Sheng hurriedly came back to his senses, and when he looked back, he saw that Grandma Li had walked out of her door, although the old man was a little uncomfortable, she didn't care about her body, but also put her look into the painting, as if she was reminiscing about the past.

Looking at Grandma Li, who is now full of wrinkles and walking in a stellar manner, Bai Sheng is very reluctant to believe that she and the beautiful Li in the painting, who used to be very young and beautiful, and even compared with her daughter-in-law, will be the same person.

Bai Sheng can imagine what Grandma Li has paid for the entire Jiuyang Village over the years.

The years are urging people to get old, facing such an amiable old man who has been baptized by the years several times, Bai Sheng does not have any fear, only awe.

"You must not accept gifts from old people!" With his spare eyes, he caught a glimpse of a big red handkerchief that Grandma Li was holding tightly in her right hand, Bai Sheng didn't dare to look too deliberately, for fear of being discovered by Grandma Li.

"Grandma Li, are you okay?" trotted to Grandma Li, and Bai Sheng hurriedly supported Grandma Li.

"It's okay, I'm an old problem, I've become used to it, I don't cough a few times a day, it's still uncomfortable!" To put it mildly, Grandma Li didn't want Bai Sheng to worry, "This person, once he gets older, he will be like this, he always feels that he can't swallow phlegm, as long as he coughs a few times, he will be fine!" ”

Bai Sheng couldn't see Grandma Li's thoughts, and he didn't break it, but just carefully helped Grandma Li and helped her to sit on the chair; At the same time, he stood aside, and when Grandma Li really stopped coughing, he asked her if she needed to drink water, but she refused, and at her urging, moved the chair and sat down in front of Grandma Li.

With kind eyebrows, Grandma Li watched Bai Sheng speak, and her gratitude was overflowing, "Sheng'er, you have done our village a great favor today." If it weren't for you, I'm afraid this village would have to suffer in the future. ”

"Grandma Li, what are you talking about, I also saw that Weilan's little girl was so pitiful, so I kindly helped her!" Can't let Grandma Li thank herself on behalf of the village alone, Bai Sheng hurriedly argued.

What Bai Sheng said was from his heart, he had nothing to do with Wei Zijian, and he was even an enemy. The reason why he helped this time was also because of Wei Lan and the simple folk customs in the village; And now that he saw Grandma Li silently paying for the village alone, he felt that he had done the right thing, and he didn't dare to ask for anything in return.

With a word of thanks from Grandma Li, Bai Sheng felt that this weight was already very heavy, and he was quite content, and his previous reluctance to help Wei Zijian wipe his ass was also swept away; But now, if he asks Grandma Li to give something, it won't seem that he is very pretentious, he is too villainous, and he has to worry about an old man, but he will lose his life.

Grandma Li smiled slightly, Bai Sheng's little trick couldn't escape her eyes at all, she just didn't answer.

The money was paid off, and the matter was satisfactorily resolved. But thinking about Xiao Lanlan, the old man's face turned pale, and she was very worried: Wei Xiaozi himself is a bastard, and he has to have a child on the tower, which will have a big impact on her future growth.

Fortunately, Bai Sheng helped, and it did not cause immeasurable consequences, and Grandma Li was relieved.

Seeing that Bai Sheng has been smiling and not worrying about himself, Grandma Li also has a trace of warmth flowing in her heart.

"Although Wei Xiaozi is not angry, but you are a kind-hearted child, and I like it very much."

She slowly stretched out her left hand, grabbed the right hand of Bai Sheng, who was a little cowering, and patted it lightly, as if she was as intimate as her grandson, and slowly soothed, "Sheng'er, you are the benefactor of our village, and when you are okay in the future, you will often come here to play, walk around more, and come to see our group of old people." ”

This means that you want to make yourself a home, Bai Sheng understood the kindness of the old man, and his eyes suddenly moistened. Thinking back to the time when he lived alone in this strange city, he had no relatives, some just all kinds of interests, and he was blindly running around for money, Bai Sheng's heart was sour.

Grandma Li's care regardless of the reason made Bai Sheng grateful, what is better than love in this world!

"Grandma Li, I will!" With a choked voice, Bai Sheng thought of his late grandmother, who used to stroke her little hands like this, telling herself that no matter where she was, she should be happy and live a good home.

In the past few years, Bai Sheng has been busy in the big city, if he really wants to find a place to rest, this world is big, except for his hometown, he really doesn't know where to call home, but he can't be famous, and he doesn't have the face to go home; And now, in this noisy city, he seems to have found a spiritual place of sustenance, and a kind grandmother.

The heart is quiet, Bai Sheng still likes the simple and simple local customs.

"Sheng'er, you spent so much money for our village this time, although the people in our village are poor, we can't let you suffer such a big loss in vain!" Deftly opened the red handkerchief, and Grandma Li took advantage of Bai Sheng's distraction to press a round copper coin into his palm, "Here, this is for you!" ”

"Grandma, you are ......"

Before Bai Sheng finished speaking, Grandma Li interrupted him reproachfully, "Sheng'er, it's not that Grandma is deliberately embarrassing you." Our village, I believe you have also seen it, just dozens of old people, don't blame grandma for being selfish, whether it is kindness or love, only this money is given to you, you don't see it, grandma and I don't have anything good, you just accept it, the right to grandma to accept you as half a grandson, and when grandma dies in the future, there is someone to send me to the end. ”

Grandma Li knew that if the gold and copper coins were given to Bai Sheng as a reward, he would definitely not accept it; Therefore, she said psychological words, and what she said was sincere, so that Bai Sheng had no way to refuse.