Chapter 20: The Regret of the Bookstore Proprietor

"Mom."

Tang Shun walked into the ward with his things and whispered to his mother, who was resting beside the bed.

"You let your mom sleep for a while, she hasn't slept much lately." Tang Shun's father made a silent gesture towards Tang Shun, "Why did you suddenly come over today?" What about the little spirit? ”

"She's on a business trip." Tang Shun put the fruit on the cabinet next to him, "I'm on vacation today, come and see you." ”

"That's all I have, what else is there to see." Tang Shun's father smiled and said, "It would be good if you and Xiao Ling could come over to see me with your grandson - you said that you two have been married for three years, and you haven't been able to let me hold your grandson." I don't know if I'll be alive......"

"Okay Dad, don't talk about that." Tang Shun pulled the stool next to him and sat down, "Recently, the doctor said how are you doing?" ”

"It's a lot better, what kind of chemotherapy did I do recently, your father and I have less hair, and now my hair is going to fall out." Dad Tang swept his bare head, "Speaking of which, last time Xiao Ling came to see me, he bought me a wig." This girl said that after I put it on, I will be several times more handsome than you! ”

Tang Shun thought of Tang Xiangling's expression when he fooled his father, and couldn't help but want to laugh a little: "You also believe what she said." ”

"She's telling the truth, why don't I believe it." Dad Tang tilted his head and said very arrogantly.

While the two were talking, Tang Shun's mother was woken up by the movement here, and when she woke up, she raised her eyes and saw Tang Shun sitting on the edge of the bed: "Son, you're here." ”

"Hmm." Tang Shun nodded at his mother, "Mom, why don't you go home and take a rest?" ”

"Your dad needs someone to take care of him here, I can't keep an eye on it all the time."

"I've already told your mother, but I can't persuade you." Dad Tang waved his hand at Tang Shun, "I'll let your mother sleep in the same bed with me, and your mother is still shy and embarrassed." ”

"Don't talk nonsense here, I obviously hate your stink." Tang's mother said disgustedly, and took out a few apples from the bag, "You two talk first, I'll wash a few apples." ”

After that, Tang's mother walked out of the ward, leaving Tang Shun and his son in the ward.

Tang's father took out the wig Tang Xiangling bought for him from the cabinet and said that he would wear it for him. Tang Shun nodded along with his meaning and said that it was indeed Yushu who was graceful and suave, which made Tang's father laugh from ear to ear.

"You kid, after marrying Xiaoling, your mouth has become sweet." Dad Tang stretched out his hand to adjust the wig on his head again, "You used to choke your father when you talked, and I was almost angry with you several times." ”

"Really?"

"I originally thought that your mother was laid off, and I had such a disease again, and the family's income was all supported by you alone. You have to be responsible for your own life, and you have to take care of my medical expenses, and no girl will want to marry and suffer. I didn't expect you to find such a good daughter-in-law as Xiaoling for me. ”

"How good Xiaoling is, your mother used to be so critical of her, and then she always told me how Xiaoling is so good and how well-behaved. married you, didn't ask for a bride price, didn't even have a decent wedding, and followed you for three years with a red book. ”

"What I'm happiest about is that my son, who has such a bad temper, has been invisibly affected so much after getting married, and has become more humane."

"Although it doesn't matter if you two don't have children, after all, you young people don't like to have children now." Tang's father was very open-minded, "It's just that if I could see my son have his own children with my own eyes, I would feel that I had no regrets before I died." ”

"Dad......"

Tang Shun listened to his father's words, and was silent and didn't know what to say.

Originally, he came this time to confess to them about his divorce from Tang Xiangling.

But I didn't expect that I hadn't entered the ward yet, and when I faced that aunt, I almost didn't think about it and concealed the marital status of the two. After coming in and chatting with my father, I didn't have the courage to tell the facts and tell them about it.

Did he think the two of them would have a chance to get back together?

Tang Shun thought so, feeling as if he was delusional about something, and couldn't help but shake his head. Seeing him like this, Tang Shun's father said in a low voice: "Don't think I didn't see it, you guy didn't pay much attention to Xiao Ling." I saw it the last time you two came to see me. ”

"Dad, it's nothing." Tang Shun immediately denied it.

"It's better to be like this." Tang Shun's father pretended to be angry and waved his fist at him, "If I know that you are not good to Xiao Ling, be careful that I will beat you." ”

"Dad, you can't beat me now." Tang Shun hooked the corners of his mouth and chuckled.

"You stinky boy!"

"What are you two muttering here?" Tang Shun's mother walked in with a peeled apple, handed one to Tang Shun, and gave another one to Tang's father.

"I'm chatting with Shun." Dad Tang giggled twice.

"Chatting to show off your wig?" Tang Ma glanced at the wig on his head, "How many times did you say you showed off to others?" Almost. ”

"It's good-looking, Xiao Ling said that this is the most popular hairstyle this year, and she specially cut it for me."

"Hairstyles are also popular. No matter how beautiful your hair is, it's a waste of people's craftsmanship. ”

"You old woman can't speak!"

"Who do you say old woman?"

"Just say it, and you say it."

"Okay, you Tang Zhaoguo, I think you are bold......

"I was wrong, I was wrong, wife, don't pluck my ears......"

Listening to the noisy voices of his parents next to him, Tang Shun looked at the apple in front of him in a daze, and began to think about what Tang's father said to him.

It turned out that unconsciously, he had been affected by Tang Xiangling to this extent......

Tang Xiangling sneezed three times fiercely, startling Ryan on the side.

"Ouch, my big baby, have you caught a cold lately?" Ryan reached out and touched Tang Xiangling's forehead, "It seems to be a little hot." ”

"I'm fine, I guess the temperature has been up and down in the past few days, and I haven't worn enough clothes. I'll just go home and take some medicine later. ”

"Don't be reckless, tomorrow is the signing meeting, and it is estimated that it will take a long time to sign."

"Of course I don't have anything to say that. In normal life, I would have taken the opportunity to strike a long time ago. Tang Xiangling gestured to Ryan with an ok gesture, "If you really don't feel at ease, let's go to the clinic after we finish talking about the last bit of the signing meeting." ”

"Okay." Ryan nodded compromisedly.

The two of them went to the bookstore where the book signing was going to be held tomorrow. This bookstore can be said to be the largest bookstore in the entire county, and it happens to be near Tang Xiangling's original high school. Because she used to come here often to buy comic books, the proprietress of the bookstore recognized Tang Xiangling at a moment.

"So the writer who is going to hold a book signing in our bookstore is you!" The proprietress said in surprise when she saw Tang Xiangling.

"Yes, it's because I used to come to this bookstore a lot, so I wanted to hold the first signing session in my hometown." Tang Xiangling smiled and hugged the proprietress with a smile, "Because I live far away, I haven't been here for a long time." ”

"In recent years, the bookstore has not been doing well, and if it weren't for the proximity of the school, it would have closed down a long time ago." The proprietress took Tang Xiangling's hand, "I didn't expect that the little girl who often came to me to buy comic books and novels is now so promising, and she has become a big writer all of a sudden!" ”

"Auntie, don't praise me so much, I'm a little embarrassed." Tang Xiangling scratched his head, "I'm just a little-known author." ”

"Oh, you're pretty famous here anyway Auntie!" The proprietress waved her hand absently, and suddenly showed a gossipy look, "Do you still have any contact with the male classmate who often comes to the bookstore with you?" ”

"Huh? Male classmates? Tang Xiangling looked at the proprietress with an inquiring gaze, knowing that she was talking about Tang Shun, and asked rhetorically as if she didn't know.

Ryan on the side had already seen through everything, and looked at Tang Xiangling with an expression of hatred that iron could not become steel.

Good guy, I didn't expect you to chase a man and even the bookstore proprietress would know!

Wronged, she must have remembered wrong!

Tang Xiangling and Ryan made frantic eye contact on the side, and the proprietress said to herself as if she hadn't seen it:

"It's just a tall, thin guy with glasses and big eyes. Aren't you always in and out of our bookstore behind people? Auntie remembers, how could you not remember. ”

was so ruthlessly exposed by the proprietress that Tang Xiangling almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into. Immediately laughed dryly: "That male classmate...... I remember! But I haven't seen it in a long time. ”

Hehe.

Seeing the white eyes thrown by Ryan on the side, Tang Xiangling was really afraid that she would casually shake out the fact that she and Tang Shun had divorced. But fortunately, Lai'an Du has been quiet and has not spoken, and Tang Xiangling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's right......" The proprietress seemed to regret that she couldn't witness a good fate, "Seeing that you always followed that boy to our bookstore when you were in school, I thought you two would be together." ”

"People don't like me, what can I do." Tang Xiangling pretended to be relaxed, "Anyway, it's been so long, I've forgotten it a long time ago." ”

"You're so good, you'll definitely find a better boyfriend." The proprietress patted Tang Xiangling's shoulder and said earnestly.

After a few more casual greetings, the three of them finally entered the topic of tomorrow. After talking about the venue for a long time, Tang Xiangling and Laian stayed to help the proprietress clean the venue again, and then arranged it well, leaving a large vacant space for tomorrow's signing meeting.

Tang Xiangling even doubted that the fans who would come to the signing tomorrow would be able to fill the place.

The final finishing touches are done, and it's time for dinner. Originally, the proprietress wanted to stay and have a meal together, but Ryan was in a hurry to take Tang Xiangling to the clinic to see a doctor, so she politely declined the proprietress for her kindness.

The two walked out of the bookstore, and it was completely dark.

Tang Xiangling looked up at the moon in the sky, stretched out his hand and sighed.

Looking down, the golden inscription of Cangnan Middle School, where he once studied, shimmered in a cold light in the moonlight.