Chapter 14: Ouyang's Story (2)
"Huh? How so? Was this something from some time ago? I asked him
"Well, since I didn't leave with you, I've actually stayed at my grandmother's house."
"Then what are you ...... during this time?"
"I really don't know how to describe what happened now." He sneered.
"What's wrong?"
"A few days ago, we were staying at my grandmother's house for about three weeks, and my grandmother passed away in a car accident."
"What ???" I exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, I passed away, my mother also collapsed, I didn't eat or drink for a few days, I relied on infusions and injections of glucose, fat milk or something, my aunt and I have been with her, and my aunt's mood is not very stable, but fortunately, my sister-in-law and sister are also here, which can calm my aunt's emotions. My mom used to cry all day without saying a word. When my aunt was away, I was always by her side, and I was especially afraid that when I was away, my mother would not be able to think about it for a while, and in those days, I felt hopeless. He said and tilted his head up to look at the sky, probably not wanting tears to fall. These encounters ...... He's just a middle school student my age.
"Ouyang" I called him lightly, but I didn't know what to say, I reached out and smoothed his back.
"Recently, my mother has been better, and my aunt will come over to accompany her every day, so let me come back to prepare for class. But today I received a call from my dad, and my mom didn't tell him about my grandmother's passing. Since the divorce, they have hardly been in touch, and my dad calls me alone when he wants to find me. Guess what he's looking for me to do today? β
"Have you figured it out and want to remarry your mother?"
"You're naΓ―ve, but it's not, it's the opposite. He introduced me to an aunt, well, that woman will be my stepmother from now on. β
"What?" My surprised voice attracted the attention of several people around me, I immediately reacted and lowered my head, I just couldn't understand Ouyang's father, I didn't know why he did this.
"yes, I can't figure out if he had already had something to do with this aunt before, so he divorced my mother so happily. Hey, I don't know what's going on with them, anyway, I don't like that woman, and now, I don't like my dad that much. After eating, I went home, and I didn't tell my mother about it. β
"Did you tell him about your grandmother's death?"
"I said it when the woman was away."
"And what did he say?"
"He didn't say anything, he just made me stronger, and he didn't even ask my mother." As he spoke, he clenched his fist angrily.
"Hey, the world of adults is indeed much more complicated than ours." I whispered.
"Well, maybe we won't understand until we grow up."
"So, what are you going to do next?" I asked him.
"Of course, I want to go to school hard, get into a good university, and be a person who can make my mother proud in the future."
"Ouyang, your mother is really not easy, too great, what about your father? Don't you want to try to get him back to you anymore? Is that all? "Listening to what Ouyang told me, I was about to cry, how could he have experienced so many things in the past two months.
"I didn't think about it, now that he is all about his new family, and he knows that my grandmother has passed away, he hasn't asked about the situation, how can he listen to me and say anything more. If I did, I might just say that I was ignorant, or that you would understand when you grew up, but I don't want to say it, I hope that when I grow up, I won't be a man like him. β
"And what kind of man do you want to be?" I asked
"I haven't figured it out yet, but it's clear that I don't want to be like my dad."
"Ouyang, I can't participate in your family's family affairs, and if you want to truly understand, I may not be able to do it. But I hope you can go back to school, we are all by your side with you, you are also going to Chengdong, I will also work hard, you have to tutor me more, after arriving at Chengdong, we can still chat together like today, oops, I said this is a bit messy, anyway, let's come to class tomorrow. I said to Ouyang seriously.
Ouyang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely go to class, I can't do anything now except go to school." Mo Yuhan, in fact, I like to be with you very much, but I know that the task now is to do well in the high school entrance examination, so don't refuse me to be good to you, just like tonight, I didn't refuse your comfort to me, and you just cared about me, is it, we are good friends now, as for other relationships, we will come to a long time, and, believe me, I will definitely tutor you to Chengdong, and we can still be together at that time, even if it is such a friend. β
Is his words a confession? Anyway, I said that my face is very red, I really regard him as a friend, forget it, let's talk to him in the future, anyway, he also said that the top priority now is to do well in the high school entrance examination.
"By the way, it's the art festival in three days, I've been practicing dance recently, can you come to the art festival?"
"Of course, I must go, and I'll go back to class tomorrow. A few days ago, I was so depressed that I went out for a walk and saw someone carrying some prepared booths and posters into the school. I feel like there will be quite a lot of people this time. β
"There's my pas de deux this time, remember to give me a round of applause."
"No problem, I'll go and give you flowers. Okay, it's coming, your mom is waiting for you over there, go home quickly. β
"What about you?" I asked
"I'll go home and get something for my mother, and then I'll go back to my grandmother's house, during this time, we will still live over there first, close to my aunt's house, and it's easier to take care of my mother."
"Then be careful yourself, I'm going home, see you tomorrow." As he spoke, he and I waved to each other.
"Mo Yuhan." He suddenly stopped me, I looked back at him and said, "What's wrong?" β
"Thank you." I was puzzled by him, so I said, "Thank me? Thank me for what? β
"Thank you for listening to my story tonight, and for being willing to lend me your ear, I also know that tomorrow Qin Nan will definitely ask you what we said today, so in order not to affect the sisterhood between you, I agree with you to tell her about me. However, in the future, don't refuse my kindness to you, don't give me a small gift and invite me to dinner, which makes me feel very alienated from you, okay? Ouyang looked at me expectantly.
"Well, okay, I see, I'm going home, I'm really gone this time, goodbye."
"Uh-huh, go back, good dreams."
Not long after I was separated from Ouyang, I saw my mother standing in front, I ran over, and she said, "Who is that boy, why didn't you come back with Qin Nan today?" β
"A classmate of mine, he took a leave of absence a few days ago, and he will resume classes tomorrow, ask me something, Qin Nan, her brother came to pick her up today, and we separated." I lied to my mom or her, or she would have gotten to the bottom of it. We children also have secrets that we can't let adults know.