Chapter Twenty-Eight: Lonely but Clear
Granny Li was startled by Xin Yue's sudden silence, and groped to grab her arm, "Xin Yue, is there something wrong with Ah Yan?" Was he arrested? Is it that Officer Fu still refuses to let him go! ”
"No, it's not like that! Ah Yan, he's fine, it's just that the wind outside is not very good these days, so I asked him to stay at home and not come out. ”
Xin Yue didn't dare to tell the old man the truth, she was afraid that the old man had waited for so many years, and the home that had been guarded for so long would be scattered like this, and her psychology would not be able to bear the blow.
Granny Li was still uneasy and repeatedly confirmed, Xin Yue unswervingly told her that Ah Yan was very good, and her body was recovering well, and when her body was better, her memory would be restored.
"Mother-in-law, you are so jealous of Officer Fu, has something happened between Ah Yan and Officer Fu?"
In the hospital that day, Fu Chaoyang asked her to save Ah Yan so excitedly, they definitely knew each other, but why was Granny Li so afraid to see Fu Chaoyang?
Granny Li was silent for a long time, showing a sad look, "I don't know what is going on, but I heard him follow a person named Brother Dong out to see the world, but soon I heard him hurt someone with a knife, and the person who injured him was Officer Fu." ”
"Ah Yan has been an obedient and well-behaved child since he was a child, but his life is too hard, his parents left early, and what I can give him is limited. Whatever good things come to mind first, I am an old woman, how can you say that such a filial and obedient child can hurt people with a knife. ”
Speaking of this, Granny Li's distressed tears flowed down like a burst, and Xin Yue took out a tissue to wipe her tears, "What about later?" ”
Later, those people caught and ran, and Ah Yan was the one who escaped. Granny Li was afraid that Fu Chaoyang would be investigated, so she went to the hospital with a shy old face and knelt down to beg Fu Chaoyang to let Ah Yan go, and was willing to make a cow and a horse for Fu Chaoyang to atone for Ah Yan.
Of course, Fu Chaoyang would not let the old man atone for his sins, and firmly said that this matter had nothing to do with Ah Yan, it was his private matter with others, and it also reassured Granny Li that she would help her get Ah Yan back and let her not worry.
"I know I'm too selfish to do this, but my Ah Yan was only 18 years old at the time, and if he goes to prison for this, this half of his life will be ruined."
Xin Yue couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, 18 years old? So small?
Granny Li didn't pay attention to Xin Yue's mood changes, and was still immersed in her own sadness, "But I didn't expect that Ah Yan would have no news since then, but Officer Fu came to see me from time to time, and he didn't forget to bring me some specialties on business trips, so that my old woman was both grateful and guilty, and I was really frightened when he suddenly arrived that day!" Fortunately, he didn't recognize Ah Yanlai, I think Ah Yan must have changed a lot over the years, and even the police didn't recognize him. ”
Not to mention the big change, it's not the same person at all, and there are ghosts who can recognize it. He recognized Ah Yan at a glance in the hospital, and there was no such thing as not recognizing.
"Xin Yue, can you take me to your house and let me cook a meal for Ah Yan?" Granny Li cautiously pleaded.
"Don't worry, I won't mess up your kitchen."
"Uh, this..."
How do you want her to answer? The house is in such a mess, and she doesn't know if the kitchen has been harmed, how dare she take Granny Li back.
"Mother-in-law, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I've been too busy lately, I forgot to pay the gas bill, and I can't fire at home today."
"Oh! That's it! ”
Granny Li was disappointed, but Xin Yue also heard that the old man didn't believe her rhetoric, not to mention that the old man didn't believe it, she herself said it with a weak heart.
But there is no way, who let there be such a little expert in dismantling the house at home, what can she do? I can't beat him out of anger, and I can't drive him out, out of sight, out of mind.
It's really like a piece of tofu, lose it, it's reluctant! Eat, full of ashes!
"Otherwise, let's go back to your house now, you guide me to make it on the spot, if Ah Yan wants to eat it in the future, I can still cook it for him at home, what do you say?"
Granny Li felt that her words were reasonable, and readily agreed, and the two of them went back to Granny Li's house, under the careful guidance of Granny Li, especially the braised osmanthus fish, Granny Li had to say almost every step three times to ensure that Xin Yue did not make any mistakes.
After working for more than an hour, she finally made a sumptuous birthday meal for Fu Hongchen, and Granny Li couldn't stop reminding her when she was packing.
"This braised osmanthus fish, if it is cold, you must heat it up again before eating, Ah Yan likes to eat this dish the most, and you can eat a whole one every time."
Grandma of the century is talking about her old man.
"Don't worry, I'll watch him finish the fish and report back to you the results, okay?"
Xin Yue came home with a meal full of Granny Li's thoughts and thoughts, and standing at the door of the house, she had to take a few deep breaths when she thought of the scene in the house.
Pushing open the door, the room was dark without waiting for the darkness, and I couldn't see anything, standing at the door and not daring to go in, for fear that I would step on some mechanism when I stepped down, it was not fun.
Standing at the door with a flashlight, he called inside: "Fu Hongchen? ”
Then the kitchen lights are on, and the U-shaped open kitchen design allows the light to illuminate not only the entryway, but also the dining table placed against the kitchen window.
She saw that the dirt had been cleared, the road from the entrance to the kitchen was clean, and his tall figure was in front of the dining table not far away, like a bright light in the night, lonely but bright and shining.
I just don't know how long he's been sitting there and what he's thinking.
I went to the kitchen and put all the dishes on the plates, especially the plate of braised cinnamon fish, which was specially served on a beautiful plate, and finally turned out two candles from the cupboard.
"Can you help me?"
Softly asked Fu Hongchen, who had not moved.
The two of them brought the food to the table, looking at the fragrant dishes wafting out of the table, no one sat down, let alone moved the chopsticks, because they both knew that this meal did not belong to any of them, Fu Hongchen was even more indifferent, his brows were tightly locked, as if he was protesting against Xin Yue's self-asserted behavior.
"Why didn't you tell her the truth?"
Fu Hongchen looked at the dishes on the table, and his tone was not grateful, but there was a sense of blame.
Xin Yue rarely didn't open her mouth to fight back, but the look on her face was not much better, she also knew that this meal was like a bone in her throat, and it was difficult to swallow, but if she didn't eat it, the ingredients that Granny Li had worked so hard to purchase would be wasted, and the old man's thousands of instructions would become empty words.
The two were at a stalemate for a moment.
"If you don't say it, I'll tell her personally!"
raised his feet and was about to go out, and his attitude was so resolute that Xin Yue had to tell the truth: "The real Ah Yan is dead, in our hospital, I tried my best to save him, Granny Li's son and daughter-in-law are no longer there, and Ah Yan is her only spiritual pillar to live." ”
Ah Yan will never know how important his existence is to bring hope to Granny Li's world, no matter how hard and tired she is, she will feel that it is worth it to see him grow up healthy. He may not know that in order to protect him, Granny Li is willing to give everything in exchange for the safety of his life. He didn't know how much despair his departure would bring to Granny Li, who was in her last years.