Chapter 041: You're Much Sweeter Than Apples
In early May, Xu Zhekai's grandparents would return to Beijing again.
His grandparents know life very well, basically have to live in the city outside for several months every year, in winter they generally go to Hainan or Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other warmer places, come back for a month during the New Year and then leave, in May first go back to Beijing, and then set off to other places, sometimes Yunnan, Chengdu, Guizhou, sometimes to Shanghai, Qingdao, Dalian and the like. If Xu Zhekai's parents can't come back for the Chinese New Year, they will go abroad to see their son and daughter-in-law.
When I was rowing in Beihai Park that day, Xu Zhekai mentioned to me that my grandparents were coming in two days and asked me if I wanted to meet them. I didn't answer directly, I made some kind of joke to divert the subject.
I know that Xu Zhekai's grandparents are the kind and cultivated old people, so I don't resist meeting them, if it was in the past, I would gladly go. But now, I don't know in what capacity to meet them.
However, sometimes the fate of people is so wonderful, Xu Zhekai and I are destined to meet again in this time and space, and I am also destined to meet his grandparents.
It was Friday and the next day we had to train intensively, so we decided to just relax. When he was about to go to the hot pot restaurant outside of school, Xu Zhekai received a call from his grandmother, who said that they had just come back from Hainan in the afternoon and were on their way home by taxi from the airport.
Xu Zhekai asked, "Did you two have dinner?" Then he looked at me again and said to the other end of the phone, "Then I'll wait for you two at the east gate of the school." ”
Xu Zhekai told me that my grandparents will come back in these two days, but I didn't say which day it was, I just arrived this afternoon, and I was on my way to our school, and we would eat together for a while, and it didn't matter if I didn't want to, anyway, he didn't tell my grandparents to be with me, for fear of causing me a burden.
After a brief explanation, Xu Zhekai added, "Yiyi, I still hope that you will meet once, anyway, sooner or later." My grandparents are very nice, you will know when you see them. ”
I looked at Xu Zhekai's expectant eyes, knowing that he especially wanted his grandparents to have my existence, and during the previous winter vacation, he said that he wanted to tell his family that he had a particularly good girlfriend, but I refused on the pretext of "testing you for a while". This time, I don't know what new and convincing excuses there are, and I really can't bear to disappoint Xu Zhekai again.
I hesitated for a moment, but smiled and agreed. Xu Zhekai was very happy, took my hand, looked at the taxi passing by on the road with an expectant expression, waited for the arrival of his grandparents, and waited to introduce me to them.
Ten minutes later, a taxi stopped not far from us, the door in the back opened, and an old man of medium height, beige trousers, light blue pinstripe shirt, glasses, and gray hair got out of the car, and went around to the trunk and was about to take his luggage, Xu Zhekai quickly ran forward and shouted: "Grandpa!" ”
When Xu Zhekai took the suitcase out of the trunk, his grandmother also opened the other side of the car door and came down. Grandma was dressed in a fuchsia dress, her curly hair was gray but spirited, and her skin was very white.
At this time, I had already walked quickly to them, smiled and greeted them warmly, "Hello grandparents!" ”
The taxi has already left. When my grandparents saw me, they were stunned for a moment, and then my grandmother smiled and said, "Hello! The two old men probably understood who I was, turned their heads to look at Xu Zhekai, and waited for him to introduce them.
Xu Zhekai held the suitcase with one hand, took my hand with the other, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, grandma, this is Shen Yiyi, my girlfriend." A talented girl in the second year of the Faculty of Education... Plus beauty. Yiyi, this is my fairy couple's version of grandpa and grandma! ”
The two old men laughed, and the grandfather said, "There is always no positive shape, hello Yiyi!" Nice to meet you! Grandma took my hand and smiled very kindly and said, "Girl, let's go to dinner." "Grandma's hands are soft and warm. Touching my hand, as if touching my heart, my mood suddenly calmed down.
"Yes, let's eat, before answering your call, we were about to go out to eat hot pot, do you two have anything you particularly want to eat, let's go." Xu Zhekai agreed.
"Let's just eat hot pot, your grandfather and I haven't eaten it for a long time." Grandma said with a smile.
So, we decided to go to the hot pot restaurant we frequented together. Xu Zhekai pulled the suitcase and walked in front with his grandfather, I held my grandmother's arm and followed behind, although it was the first time we met, but I was not particularly embarrassed, but my grandmother took the initiative to find a topic to ask me where my hometown is, whether I am tired of studying and other topics.
When I ordered, my grandfather handed me the menu and said, "Yiyi, you order, I'll treat you!" I hurriedly excused myself: "Grandparents, you order what you like, I will eat everything, I will invite you to this meal, and I will catch the wind for your second elder." ”
After exchanging words from each other, Xu Zhekai took the menu and handed it to his grandmother and said, "You should order it, according to what she said, she is really not a picky eater, and her appetite is better than that of pigs." I smiled and didn't retort, but my hand slammed his thigh under the table.
Xu Zhekai screamed suddenly, and his grandparents immediately understood what was going on, and they laughed, and grandma said, "You deserve it!" How slender and beautiful she is, if she is a pig, you are a wild boar! After speaking, he smiled and told me that Xu Zhekai ate more than other children when he was in kindergarten, and some children still needed to be fed by kindergarten aunts, but Xu Zhekai ate very fragrant by himself every time, starting with two servings, and sometimes having three. The kindergarten aunt often jokingly told her grandmother that this big fat grandson was too worry-free, and anyone who gave a bowl of rice could run away smoothly.
So, when my grandmother came home, she often told Xu Zhekai: "Except for your family and kindergarten aunts, no one else is allowed to give you delicious food, and you must get the consent of your grandparents. ”
I couldn't laugh when I heard this, and asked my grandmother: "What did Xu Zhekai say?" Grandma also laughed and said, "This kid didn't ask anything else, so he asked, 'Grandma, where do we have all the food?' ’”
I couldn't stop laughing, my grandparents were also laughing there, Xu Zhekai smiled and said, "Grandma, why do you have such a good memory, I don't remember it myself." ”
I laughed at him: "Of course you don't remember, you just think about where to find something to eat." ”
The whole meal, grandparents told me a lot of interesting things when Xu Zhekai was a child, I listened with relish, while laughing non-stop, the funniest thing is that when Xu Zhekai was in the fourth age class, he was staring at the big red apple in the hand of the little girl in the next seat and wanted to eat, the little girl said you let me kiss your face, I will give you the apple. Xu Zhekaile stretched out his chubby face and said, "If you can give two, kiss you twice!" ”
I was about to laugh and said to Xu Zhekai: "It turns out that you are a foodie, why didn't I see it?" ”
Grandpa mended the knife on the side in time; "That day, after school, your grandmother and I went to the kindergarten to pick him up, and my aunt told us about it, and I smiled at my aunt. When I came back, I called his dad and said, 'Your son is promising, he will do anything for the sake of the two apples, this must have been a traitor in the past!' ’”
I couldn't care about the etiquette of the first meeting, and I almost laughed at the lamb slices in my mouth. I asked Xu Zhekai with a smile: "Now put me and the apple in front of you, you must pull me aside and snatch the apple away." ”
Xu Zhekai smiled evilly and said, "You are stupid! I'm sure I'm going to grab both you and the apples, and then trade you for more apples! ”
The grandparents couldn't do it anymore, they put down their chopsticks and couldn't stop laughing.
The atmosphere of the meal was quite convivial, and we sat together like family members who had been together for a long time. There is no restraint between each other, and they talk happily.
In the narration of my grandparents, I learned about a completely different Xu Zhekai from what I knew, I thought that he would be more or less unhappy when he was a child because his parents were not around, and he also said before that he wanted to be like his parents when he was a child, but children are children after all, and there should be a lot of innocence and cuteness, and even childhood Xu Zhekai is simply cute foul.
Grandma continued: "This child has been around since he was a child, his parents are not around, we have always been very spoiled, but he has never been pampered, he is also honest and sensible, and teachers like him from childhood to adulthood." ”
Grandpa took grandma's words and said: "The little girl also likes it, since kindergarten there has always been a little girl around, your grandma and I were afraid of his early love at first, but who knew that he only recognized the apple and did not recognize the girl!" I didn't fall in love with one until I graduated from high school. Now it's okay, it's finally time to talk about friends. ”
I turned to Xu Zhekai and said, "Thank you!" Looks like I'm worth at least a sack of apples in your heart! ”
Everyone laughed again.
The meal was laughing from beginning to end, and it was almost nine o'clock when it was finished. My grandparents went back to their homes near the school, asked Xu Zhekai if he would go home tonight, and invited me to sit down.
Xu Zhekai and I looked at each other tacitly and smiled, how did the second elder know that I had been there a long time ago, and some indescribable things had happened.
I hurriedly explained that there was no school holiday on weekends, and that I would have to train Olympic volunteers, and that I would visit my grandparents in person when I had time. Xu Zhekai also said that he would have to get up early to train tomorrow and not be late, and he would be a little delayed from home, and he would go back after he was busy with this period.
Grandparents no longer insist on inviting. Grandpa said, "It's a great thing to be a volunteer, you two work together!" Grandma took my hand again and said softly, "Girl, don't be tired, pay attention to your body!" When you're done, go to grandma's house, and grandma will make you something to eat. ”
I smiled and nodded, and said, "Thank you, grandparents, we take care of each other, and after this busy period, we will definitely go back to see you!" ”
Xu Zhekai stopped a taxi on the side of the road, put his luggage in the trunk, and his grandparents got into the car separately, and his grandfather specially lowered the window and waved goodbye to us.
The two of us watched the car leave and walked hand in hand to school.
I recalled the interesting things my grandmother said just now, and said to Xu Zhekai with a smile: "I didn't see it! is so young and so conscious, for the sake of apples is not close to women! Tang Seng is nothing more than that! ”
Xu Zhekai said proudly: "That's! What a principled person I am! ”
I laughed and scolded him: "Shameless! I'm embarrassed to say that I sold Hue for Apple! also stretched out his face to let the family kiss casually! I see that you eat apples fakely, and you play hooligans real! It's not a hypocrite, it's a real villain! ”
Xu Zhekai stopped, pulled me into his arms, lowered his head and kissed me......
After a long time, he said to me blushing, "You're much sweeter than an apple." ”
I put my head on his neck and said softly:
"Brother Jade Emperor, I am the king of the daughter country."