Chapter 16: Departure
Lychee's long-awaited vacation finally arrived, and after many begging, her father finally changed her mind and agreed to let her go to her aunt during the holiday.
On this day, she had already packed her things, and sat anxiously in the yard looking at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for the seventh uncle who came by car to pick her up and go to Meichuan.
The little brother beside her had learned to walk and could even run freely around the yard without Lychee's mother, and he seemed to have sensed that his favorite sister was leaving again.
He suddenly stayed around Lychee today, although anxious, Lychee still noticed her little brother, she took him into her arms, pinched his little face and joked with a smile, "Qingke, you like my sister so much, what can you do in the future?" My sister is going to get married, you know? ”
Although he can already walk, but Lychee's younger brother Qingke has not yet learned to speak, he will only babble to express his emotions, so he holds Lychee's hand tightly, Lychee looked at him and suddenly felt a little reluctant, she finally realized that her departure will be two years, although she didn't say that she would not come back, but it is eight hours to drive from Meichuan, and it is seven or eight hundred kilometers away, is she too willful, just for an ethereal future to live alone in such a distant place?
"Lychee? What do you think? Qingke, come to Mom! ”
As soon as Lychee turned around, her mother was already standing on the steps of the door, her hands had been opened, but Qingke was tired of being in Lychee's arms and was reluctant to move.
Lychee heard the sound of wheels in the distance, she walked towards her mother with Qingke in her arms, and quickly handed Qingke into her mother's arms, "Mom, I will definitely call you from time to time, and you can also come to see me...... I'm going to miss you guys! ”
"We'll miss you too, Lychee! You are a sister, you are older than Qingke but more than one round, you must do things in proportion in the future, you are no longer a child! ”
There was no trace of seriousness on Lychee's mother's peaceful face, but every word she said made Lychee feel that every word had weight, and she looked at her mother and nodded at her.
She knew that their father seemed to be the most powerful person in their family, but in fact, it was the seemingly ordinary housewife in front of her who was really in charge.
To be honest, Lychee has never been able to understand her mother, she doesn't know what kind of soul is hidden in the depths of her calm eyes, Lychee is really curious!
"Lychee, it's been a long time!"
Uncle Seven drove the car and didn't know when he had already entered the yard, he got out of the car and walked to Lychee's side, lifted the luggage she put on his side, gestured slightly to Lychee's mother and walked towards the car, and soon put the luggage in his hand into the trunk.
Lychee turned her head to look at her Seventh Uncle, of course she was happy, "Seventh Uncle, why did it take so long for you to come?" ”
Uncle Seven put away his luggage and walked to the driver's side, he laughed loudly, "Are you in such a hurry?" I thought you wouldn't want to go there again, but I didn't expect to send you there again so soon. It's already nine o'clock, we have to hurry, it's too late to go, it's not good for people to sleep! ”
Uncle Seven is right, it will be night in eight hours, and night is not a suitable time to visit relatives, it will be considered impolite, and Lychee deeply understands this truth.
She waved her hand at her mother and Qingke, and quickly got into the car, and Uncle Qi nodded to Lizhi's mother and sat in the driver's seat.
Soon, the car carrying lychees drove out of the yard after Qingke stretched out his hand and babbled, and finally disappeared from the sight of the two completely.
Along the way, Uncle Seven only occasionally glanced back at the situation of Lychee, but other than that, he drove quietly and attentively.
This made Lychee feel good, she didn't really want Uncle Seven to know that he had followed him to where they were going next, but she knew that maybe her father had already told Uncle Seven about her tailing him.
After all, the relationship between Uncle Seven and her father is far from being as simple as she thinks, although she doesn't want to pay attention to these, but with her small observation and sensitive temperament, she knows that their family and the Sha family, as well as Gu Li's family, must have some special origins, but she doesn't know exactly what it is.
Lychee will sit in the car and take a look at the seventh uncle driving in front of her from time to time, if the seventh uncle picks up and drops herself off on weekdays, she still has some topics to talk about with him, but this time I don't know why she can't say anything, and slowly after a few hours of time, she completely gave up her disguise.
She really didn't have anything to say to Uncle Seven, so she simply didn't say anything, so that she could take care of her spirits so that she could see her aunt who she hadn't seen for a long, long time with the best appearance.
After thinking like this, Lychee quickly leaned over and lay on the back seat, she looked at the sky outside from her lying sight, the blue of the sky was gradually replaced by gray, and finally gray was replaced by the dark night sky, she also closed her eyes and fell asleep quietly.
When she woke up, she was already walking through a valley full of materials for a kettle, and soon the light in the distance was imprinted in her eyes, and she remembered this place, this was the Umegawa she had left before.
As if nothing had happened here, the yellowish glow remained the same, and she straightened up and dragged her chin to look out.
She was a little excited, and a little apprehensive, what will she meet here in the next two years, and will she really be able to become someone close to someone as she wishes?
"Lychee, I can only send you to the intersection where you stopped before, and your dad told you to find the place you want to live by yourself, you know what I mean, right?"
Uncle Seven, who had never opened his mouth, suddenly glanced backwards at Lychee when he was walking through the market in Meichuan, and then he said those words, Lychee's heart chuckled, she knew that Uncle Seven already knew that she had followed him before, she didn't reply, just nodded to Uncle Seven.
Soon, Uncle Seven parked the car where it was parked before, the two were silent, Uncle Seven naturally got out of the car to help Lychee take out the luggage and put it on the ground, Lychee walked over with his backpack and took his luggage from him.
Uncle Seven stood beside the car and looked at the lychee walking towards the corner, and when the lychee disappeared around the corner, he drove straight away from the place where the two stayed without hesitation.
Lizhi, who should have been extremely happy, didn't know why she was a little sad in her heart, she didn't want to deceive Uncle Seven like this, but it had happened, she had no other choice, she could only move forward like this.
In a light in front of her, Lychee saw the small shop she had noticed before, and she saw the figure standing inside from a distance that was a little incongruous with the environment of the small shop, she dragged her luggage and ran towards it quickly, and before she reached the door, she opened her mouth and shouted, "Auntie! ”