Chapter 76: The Confusion of Eternal Life (21)
In a villa area on the southwest corner of Cattelanlin, there is a three-story European-style bungalow with a white dom. In front of the bungalow, there is a manicured and artistic green lawn, and in the center of the lawn there is a fountain with a light at the bottom of the fountain. Every night at 9 o'clock, the lights at the bottom of the fountain glow in a colorful light, illuminating the water in the fountain in a variety of colors, presenting a beautiful scene.
The owners of the small bungalow are a blonde and blue-eyed good-looking couple. Both husband and wife have the surname Monside, the wife has some ancestral property, and the husband is from the declining wang family. Although they are not first-class wealthy in the local area, they also belong to wealthy families, with their own bungalows, housekeepers and servants.
Mr. and Mrs. Monset had an only daughter. The daughter was born in winter, hence the name Xue. Snow has grown up since she was a child, with clear eyebrows, beautiful eyes, and lively and cute. With that pink little dress and tied with that little pink ribbon, it becomes like a doll, which is delicate and makes people love it.
If you want to say that the only drawback of this little daughter Xue, that is, she is more than lively and too mischievous. As a result, there are often things in this bungalow that are damaged by snow.
No, the swan eagle in today's green lawn was cut twice by her, losing its original appearance and becoming ugly.
If it were a normal day, the Monced couple would have scolded the snow for a few words. But today, somehow, the hostess came to the fire, thinking about leaving in the snow, wanting to send her to the old house of the man's father, and stay for two weeks to hone her heart.
The snow is naturally crying and grabbing the ground, and ten thousand are unwilling. But no matter how unwilling she was, she couldn't overturn the hostess's decision. So under the escort of Whitebeard's butler, Snow was put into the carriage bound for Versailles, and in this way he shook his nose from the window of the carriage and waved his little hand at them reluctantly, until the little white bungalow disappeared from Snow's eyes and could no longer be seen.
Accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the bustling capital, the little girl Xue who came to the countryside and village lost her temper all day long, noisily wanting to go back. But Grandpa always smiled and coaxed the snow, told her interesting stories about what happened around the world, and caught two squirrels for her, and made them her companions, making her laugh every day, and making her fall in love with the countryside.
Time passed quickly, two weeks passed in a blink of an eye, but Xue's parents never came to pick her up.
At first, Xue just thought that maybe they were still angry with themselves, or that they were too busy and forgot to pick her up. So she waited and waited, and waited, and waited and waited, and it was a month of waiting. But Xue's parents never came to pick up Xue, and it was only then that she finally panicked and cried and wanted to go back.
Every time she shed tears, Grandpa just sighed, patted her gently on the back, and sat there without saying a word. Even though she was young at the time, she felt that something was wrong. So she took advantage of her grandfather's sometimes going out to work, and kept rummaging around the house, looking for some news related to her parents.
Finally, the emperor lived up to his wishes, and once she found a hidden compartment from under the woolen carpet under the wooden table. There is a small wooden box hidden in the dark grid. Although the small wooden box is worn, it looks very clean and unstained with dust, and it is obvious that people often look through it.
Snow opened the wooden box, and what was placed in the wooden box was a letter and a newspaper from two or three months ago. The letter was signed with the names of Mr. and Mrs. Monset and stamped.
Xue swallowed nervously, opened the letter, and read the contents.
"To Dear Dad,
They've finally spotted us, and it's only a matter of time before we find it. Ellie and I are not afraid of death, the only thing we worry about is our daughter Snow.
Snow is still a child, and death and pain should be far away from her. Her life had just begun, and she shouldn't have been swept up in darkness and fear.
Therefore, we selfishly beg you, begging you to raise Xue in our place, as much as possible not to let her know the truth of the matter, and to hide it from her for as long as she can, until she is mature enough to accept it one day.
Your son Ann and daughter-in-law Ellie."
Snow kept wiping away tears and trembling as she held up the newspaper. She didn't have to look for anything before she saw the striking photo and the caption on it
- The Monced family died in the fire, and the preliminary investigation was a gas explosion
Gas explosion, how is this possible? Xue didn't have to think about it to know that this was by no means an ordinary gas accident, but a man-made incident that had been planned for a long time.
She sobbed and stood up, and ran outside. Although she couldn't remember the way home, she kept walking in the direction of home with her little feet.
When Snow's grandfather came home, he found that Snow was not there, and he saw the envelopes and newspapers that had been left on the ground. He ran out anxiously, shouting as he searched the road for the figure of the snow.
In this way, from day to evening, and from evening to night, he finally found the snow curled up under a small tree, and carried the snow back with his old body.
Xue opened her eyes in a daze and looked at her grandfather's pale white hair. Although Grandpa's arms were still a little shaky, obviously lacking strength, he still firmly carried the snow on his back and walked all the way in the direction of home.
She lowered her head slightly, her eyes full of guilt.
Grandpa found out about her awakening, and did not blame her for running away, but told her the story with a smile, and walked trembling step by step in the middle of the road.
Although Xue wanted to come down and walk by herself several times, Grandpa stubbornly carried her on his back.
Grandpa told her that it was his pleasure, the love of grandchildren. He just wanted to carry the snow on his back until she grew up, until he couldn't carry it anymore.
The way home is a ramp under the stars. The wind is very cold at night, and it can't help but make people shiver when it blows on the body. But grandpa's arms make people feel warm, and this warmth not only comes from the temperature of the body, but also from the heart.
The housekeeper squirrels seemed to have a heart, and they rushed out of the house, jumping happily in front of the snow, as if to welcome her back.
Grandpa sprinkled a handful of food and added a meal to the squirrels, and the squirrels were overjoyed and gathered around Snow and Grandpa.
Although the departure of her parents made Xue's heart sad, her grandfather gently patted Xue's back with his warm hand, sang a little song for her, and coaxed her to sleep.
Grandpa never closed his eyes during the whole process, but leaned his head to the side and looked at the side face of the snow kindly, until she fell asleep peacefully, and he fell into a shallow sleep.