Chapter 4: My World Has Collapsed

The snowflakes in the air are still fluttering, the sky has just dawned, I vaguely heard the sound of "suona" blowing in the living room, and listened to the older generation of people say: "After people die, their families should ask Taoist personnel to do things for the deceased, surpass their souls, and let them ascend to bliss as soon as possible." "In this regard, I seem to have some doubts about those superstitious sayings, if there is really such a spirit, why do good people have a short life, but bad people have a thousand years of harm, and a good person like my mother is cruelly taken away by God. As the day passed, it was almost dawn, and there were many people in the house who came to mourn, most of them were neighbors and distant relatives. Today is the day of my mother's burial, I was called up very early, to welcome the guests who came to mourn, the snow outside, and the plain filial piety clothes I wore echoed, I dragged my petite body, standing at the door, to everyone who came to mourn in return, most of the people who came were very strange, I had not seen before, they all looked at me with sympathetic eyes, and even some women gently hugged me and turned it over, although their arms were warm, but they could not warm my heart, it was always so cold and cold, The snowflakes whipped my cheeks, which had long been known to be red, and that was not enough, the bitter cold wind allied with it, and it also made my heart ache, piercing, and the pain was unbearable、、、、、、

Two or three hours later, the guests who came to mourn were almost gone, only some neighbors remained, they stayed to help bury my mother, my mother was buried on the small hill opposite my house, where the land is fertile, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, in fact, the feng shui treasure, as soon as I pushed open the door, standing in front of the door, I could vaguely see my mother's cemetery, I was also present when my mother was buried, when I saw them holding hoes and making soil, little by little to sprinkle on my mother, I knew that I couldn't see my mother anymore, my mother will always grow in the ground, I can no longer hear her call me Ruoruo, I can't hear it anymore, I don't know why, I didn't stop their impulse, but more calm, since my mother was buried, I rarely saw Lin Jie, he casually got me food, and went out, sometimes he came back at night, I guess he went to find Yu Fang's cheap woman, no, it was almost dark, he came back, standing alone at the door, staring into the distance, was he looking at his mother's grave? I guessed, "Snort coldly in my heart, everyone is dead, what's the use of repentance?" Isn't this what he wants, he is really a fake man, and people who don't know him still think that he is sad about the death of his wife, and he looks depressed all day long, which makes people sick. He saw me sitting in the living room, pretending to be a loving father, turned around and asked, "Ruoruo, are you good today, are you hungry, can Dad cook for you?" I didn't answer, he felt bored, walked towards the kitchen, and after a while came with two plates of home-cooked food, placed them on the dining table, and said with a smile, "Ruoruo, go wash your hands first, Daddy Lamp went to bring up the seaweed egg drop soup, I answered mechanically, well, I am disgusted when I see his ugly face now, my mother is dead, he is still happy, I got up from the chair, walked to the bathroom, washed my little hands, and when I came out, he was already sitting at the dining table, looking at me with a gentle face, waving to me, "Ruoruo, Sit down next to Daddy. "Hearing him call me, I reluctantly walked towards him, then sat down, began to eat, to be honest, he cooked okay, but there was one less person in front of the table, my heart always felt empty, there was no mother's home, it was very deserted, I couldn't feel a trace of warmth, during the meal, I didn't look up at Lin Jie, just picked up the rice in my bowl, suddenly, my spare eyes saw a pair of chopsticks in front of my eyes, there was an extra piece of meat in the bowl, I knew that it was Lin Jie to pick up the vegetables for me, he said, "Ruoruo, don't patronize the meal, Eat more food, Dad knows that Dad's food is not delicious, so he will just take it and make you delicious food another day. "I would have been very touched by what he said before, but I know that at this moment, he would like to get rid of my oil bottle.

After finishing the meal, Lin Jie put away the dishes and chopsticks, and then came to the living room to sit down, he picked me up, he said, "Ruoruo, Dad can find you a new mother, let her make food for Ruoruo, play with Ruoruo, okay?" "Hehe, life is really sad, this is his purpose, I thought he was willing to cook today, it turned out that he wanted to let that slut enter the door, he couldn't wait? Mom's bones are not cold, but he is busy looking for a woman, he saw that I didn't answer for a long time, his expression was a little disappointed, "A person like him, his conscience has long been eaten by dogs, how can he be lost, I think he cares about other people's opinions, and wants to use children as an excuse for his sins." ”

I thought he was disgusting, he broke out of his arms, and he didn't speak, he shook his head helplessly, at this time, his phone thought about it, and it beeped, he didn't answer directly, but walked out of the living room, I guess it was probably the slut's phone, he didn't want me to know, and after a while, he came in and said, "Ruoruo, Dad has something to do, you go to Aunt Li's house to play for a while, Dad will come back as soon as he finishes his errands, and then go to Aunt Li's house to pick you up, okay." I knew I couldn't stop him, so I nodded and followed him out.

Although it was dark outside, but under the reflection of the snow, you can still see the afterglow walking, he walked in the other direction, and walked alone towards Aunt Li's house, it was very cold outside, I lowered my head very low, so as not to be attacked by the wind and snow, when I walked to the door of Aunt Li's house, I wandered, like a little beggar walking in front of the door, very pitiful, a knock on the door, made me vigilant, I don't want people to see my embarrassed look, at this time, a ray of light shot into my eyes, I knew that the door of Aunt Li's house opened, then I heard a soft voice, "Ruoruo, why are you here?" I knew it was Aunt Li, she walked quickly, took my little hand that was frozen red, the temperature on her hand flowed into my heart like an electric current, warm, Aunt Li is a good person, when my mother didn't die, she treated me very well, I am very grateful for everything she did to me, Aunt Li saw that I didn't speak, and muttered in a low voice, "This Lin Jie is really not, Xiaohui just went, he was in a hurry to find Xiao San, how could he bear to let Ruoruo be at home alone、、、、" I followed Aunt Li into the house, just stepped into the house, Li Xiaopang walked towards me with a smile, He was like a different person, he didn't laugh at me or bully me. On the contrary, he was very good to me, which really flattered me, he said, "Ruoruo, come and I'll take you to my room, I have a lot of snacks in my room, and my mother said that good things should be shared with everyone." When I was stunned, he took me to his small room, his room was very warmly furnished, with light green curtains, pure white walls, a pair of butterfly specimens hanging on the wall, and a small desk in front of the window, which was full of snacks, potato chips, biscuits, melon seeds, white rabbit toffee, and a lot of variety. He happily picked up a few White Rabbit toffee and handed them to me, "Ruoruo, give it to you, I'll give it to you for dinner." I took his candy and looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Li Xiaopang, did you take the wrong medicine?" Why are you being nice to me, I wonder if you're playing tricks on me. He hurriedly argued, "No, my mother said, I can't bully you, treat you like my own sister, I admit that I used to love to bully you, but please believe me, I won't in the future." Looking at Li Xiaopang like a little adult, I couldn't help but smile, this is the first time I laughed after my mother died, I said to him, "Li Xiaopang, let's make peace, he was very happy, paused and said, "Ruoruo, and don't call me Li Xiaopang in the future, call me Brother Haoran, understand?" ”

This kid really has to look at Long, and asked me to call him Brother Haoran, how awkward, I won't do it. I looked at him and said, "This is not good, I think it is very appropriate to call Li Xiaopang, you are so fat when you sleep." He pouted and muttered in a low voice, I'm not that fat, we ate snacks in the house, played for a while, and when we were about to go out, Aunt Li came in, and before I saw anyone, I heard her voice first, "Hao'er, what are you playing, let Mom see." "Mom, I'm not playing anything, I'm eating potato chips with Ruoruo." Li Xiaopang replied to Aunt Li's words, Aunt Li was always so gentle, she held me with her left hand, took Li Xiaopang with her right hand, and said, "Let's go, let's go out, dry our hands in the living room, look at the two of you, your little hands are frozen." ”

Aunt Li's living room is very warm, heating is installed, the lights in the living room are also very bright, the layout is warm, Uncle Ping saw us come out, immediately beckoned to us, "Ruoruo, come to Uncle Ping." I showed a sincere smile to him, I know that Uncle Ping and Aunt Li are good to me, probably I am sympathetic to them, Uncle Ping is from our town, he has been an orphan since he was a child, helpless, and he barely survived by relying on the relief of the villagers, and at the age of sixteen or seventeen, he went out to work with the elders in the town, and later made money, met Aunt Li in a foreign land and fell in love, and finally got married and settled down in the town. Aunt Li is also an orphan, and I heard that she has a long-lost sister who has not been heard from so far. The house is warm and harmonious. Li Ping looked at his wife, knowing what she was thinking, and a smile appeared on his face, "Yuqing, you and I are people who have the same disease, I know what you think, you see Ruoruo, I just lost my mother, Lin Jie has that attitude, no matter whether he asks, it's so late, and he is still messing around, let's take care of this child more in the future; Haven't you always wanted to have a daughter, if this child is obedient, we can treat her as our own daughter? "Okay, okay, or his father understands me, Uncle Ping's family is a good person, listening to their words, I was so moved, tears like a broken embankment, slipped through the corner of my eyes, saw me crying, Uncle Ping and they panicked, Aunt Li hurriedly held me in her arms, thinking that I missed my mother, and comforted, "If you are obedient, don't cry, Dad doesn't want you, you still have your Uncle Ping and Aunt Li, don't cry." Li Xiaopang pulled a tissue from the coffee table, gently wiped my tears, and said like a little adult, "If you don't cry, Brother Haoran will protect you." "Brother, what a warm word, in fact, Li Xiaopang, who is one year older than me, doesn't know why, when he sees the people in front of him crying, he will feel sad in his heart. Li Ping and his wife looked at their sensible son and smiled at each other, these two children are really like a pair of brothers and sisters.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, I was still sitting, I was waiting for Lin Jie to see if he would leave me, Aunt Li and they looked at me stubbornly, there was no way, so I had to accompany me to wait, but as a result, Lin Jie did not return overnight, and I was completely abandoned by him.