Chapter 69: Zhang Hongchou's Past
Seeing this large cluster of hydrangeas, Zhang Xiaomo remembered that when the hydrangeas bloomed every day, there would always be a few sticks in her room: "Brother Chou ......"
After Zhang Hongchou pulled Zhang Xiaomo to sit down, he said to her seriously: "Xiao Mo, I know what you are thinking in your heart, and I also know why you have been hiding outside and not going home in the past few years. To be honest, I actually know where you are. You know, Yu Xuan won't hide anything, and he won't hide it from me. β
"I ......" eyes fell on Zhang Hongchou's legs, which could no longer stand up, and Zhang Xiaomo's eyes turned red: "Brother Chou, I'm sorry!" I'm really sorry! She wanted to say this apology to Zhang Hongchou three years ago, but she didn't dare at the time, and she didn't have the face to say it, so she fled alone.
However, escaping is not a way after all, she still has to come back and face all this.
Seeing that the little sister was crying again, Zhang Hongchou shook his head helplessly, and reached out to wipe away her tears: "Xiao Mo, do you know how you feel in my heart all along?" β
"I ......" Zhang Xiaomo opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to speak. She is the daughter of the stepfamily, her mother robbed his deceased mother of her position in the family, and she, because Zhang Han raised an old daughter, and robbed him of the father's love that should have been placed on him, so he hates her, right?
At the thought of being hated by Brother Chou, who he had liked since he was a child, Zhang Xiaomo felt even more sad in his heart.
Seeing Xiaomei's expression, I knew that she wanted to be crooked again. Zhang Hongchou shook his head: "I actually don't remember much of my mother, she passed away when I was very young. In my memory, because she was sick, my father always ran to the hospital and left me alone at home. At that time, our family was not so big, and there were no servants. I'm just over three years old, and I'm left alone at home......"
"Ahh This is the first time Zhang Xiaomo has heard Zhang Hongchou talk about his childhood, and she was already distressed when she heard this, and couldn't help but reach out and hold his hand tightly: "Brother Chou ......"
Zhang Hongchou shook his head with a smile, and then reached out and touched Zhang Xiaomo's head before saying, "It's also because of this that I've been relatively independent since I was a child." For me, even if there is no one else around, I have to live well. It wasn't until later that a woman showed up at home. β
"At that time, I didn't have a deep idea of the word stepmother. All I know is that with her at home, I don't have to cook my own meals and eat those unpalatable takeaways. And when it rains, someone will stand at the school gate and wait for me to bring me an umbrella. On the night of my illness, there would be people waiting by my bedside...... Actually, I really appreciate everything my aunt has done for me. β
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaomo breathed a sigh of relief. Great, it turns out that Brother Chou doesn't hate his mother.
"Later, when my aunt became pregnant with you, and I was told that I would have a lovely sister in the future, I was longing, longing for a beautiful sister like my aunt. I wanted to do something for you, so when I was seven years old, I asked the maid at home to buy me a lot of hydrangeas and plant them here with my own hands, I hope ...... My sister's later life was beautiful, hopeful, and fulfilling. β
Speaking of this, Zhang Hongchou smiled again: "You must not know that when the nurse took you out of the delivery room, my father leaned over, and your mouth was flattened, and you immediately cried." But when I approached curiously, you immediately turned from crying to laughing. For this matter, my father and I ate vinegar for a long time. And ......" After speaking, he compared with his hands: "You were small at the time, only so big, and I was seven years old, and I could easily pick you up." β
"Later, I went home. Except for feeding and sleeping, you have to find your aunt, the rest of the time, you like to ask me to accompany you. Later, when you grew up and began to learn to walk, you chased after me on your short legs...... Even, the first word you uttered was not Dad, nor Mom, but Brother. β
Looking at Zhang Xiaomo's surprised expression, Zhang Hongchou smiled again: "Yes, it's incredible, right?" But that's the way it is. β
"So, don't worry I'm going to hate you, I'm going to hate you. You are the most precious treasure in the world to me. What's more, your fiancΓ©, didn't he tell you? He put me in touch with a hospital in Switzerland and the chance of healing my legs was more than 70%. I, on the other hand, have already decided to go to Switzerland. β
At this time, Zhang Xiaomo covered his mouth with his hand, and he was already crying: "Brother! Brother Chou! β
And Zhang Hanyu and his wife, who were standing behind a plant in the garden, also had slightly red eyes at this time. Holding his wife who was crying silently, Zhang Hanyu gently kissed her forehead: "Over the years, you have worked hard." "I didn't hear Zhang Hongchou's words today, and he didn't know that he had ignored and hurt the child like that. I don't know how hard my current wife has worked for this family.
Li Zhiyao shook his head: "This is what I should do, and ...... Chou Er has been very good! Very good! It's Xiao Mo ......"
"It was just an accident, an accident that none of us wanted to happen. Didn't Chou Er say it just now? Long Chengxuan contacted a hospital in Switzerland for him. As long as he can stand up again, Xiao Mo's heart knot can be untied. In fact, there is no need to wait until that time, now after listening to Zhang Hongchou's words, I believe that Zhang Xiaomo's heart knot can be untied for most of it: "Our daughter is finally back!" β
"Hmm!"
After a while, everyone's emotions calmed down, and then they went back to the house. Zhang Xiaomo went upstairs and called Long Chengxuan to come down for breakfast, and sat in the restaurant, she found that the atmosphere in the restaurant today was obviously different from yesterday. Although his parents are still a little alienated from Long Chengxuan, they are no longer as polite as they were yesterday.
After eating, before Zhang Hanyu could speak, Li Zhiyao had already preemptively said: "Mr. Long, your grandfather's family is also from City C, you are here, do you want to meet him?" β
Long Chengxuan glanced at Zhang Xiaomo beside him and said, "Well, if my uncle and aunt don't have other instructions today, I plan to take Xiao Mo back." By the way, I also told my grandfather that he has a granddaughter-in-law. β
"I'm not married yet!" Thinking that the cabbage he had raised for more than 20 years was about to be arched by pigs, even if he had some agreement with Long Chengxuan, Zhang Hanyu was still unhappy: "Then will you come back for dinner at night?" Do you want to stay and sleep there? β
After squeezing Long Chengxuan's hand under the dining table, Zhang Xiaomo said, "Let's come back for dinner in the evening." Will sleep at home. Dad, you didn't go to the company yesterday, so let's get busy today. β
"Yes, yes, I'll go first, so as not to get in the way of your good deeds, right? It's really a big girl! When Zhang Hanyu said this, his tone was full of jealousy, and after he stood up, he was still a little unconvinced: "I haven't agreed to this family affair yet!" β
"Alright, Lao Zhang! Why are you still angry with the children? Go to work, the driver Xiao Wang has been waiting for you for a long time. Li Zhiyao has lived with Zhang Hanyu for so many years, so he naturally knows how to soothe his emotions: "Let's go get busy first, my daughter comes back at night, and I have time to accompany her." β
"Do I still want to accompany her? I'm ......"
"Okay, okay, she accompanies you, it's always okay for her to accompany you, right?"
After sending Zhang Hanyu away, Li Zhiyao reluctantly returned to the table: "That, your uncle is usually a little childish, don't take it to heart." β
"It doesn't matter. Uncle is good like this. Long Chengxuan smiled and squeezed Zhang Xiaomo's hand under the table, causing her to give him a roll of the eyes angrily, without thinking about it, Long Chengxuan was laughing at her, because she was sometimes quite similar to her own father.
After eating, under Li Zhiyao's repeated instructions, Long Chengxuan and Zhang Xiaomo got into the car and went to their grandfather's house. And Li Zhiyao also began to prepare Zhang Hongchou's information, once he and the hospital over there were confirmed, he had to run with her to apply for a passport or something.
Seeing Li Zhiyao's busy appearance, Zhang Hongchou couldn't help but say, "Auntie, thank you!" β
"Silly boy, what is there to be thankful for? That's what an aunt should do! After sorting out the things in her hand, she sat down in front of Zhang Hongchou: "When you first came to the house, you were only a little older, and you were thinner than children of the same age. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, he also grew into a man. Thank you! Thank you for taking good care of Xiao Mo for so many years. β
"That's what I'm supposed to do." After speaking, Zhang Hongchou looked at Li Zhiyao and suddenly spoke: "Although it will be a bit sudden to say this, I still want to ask, can I call you mother?" β
Li Zhiyao was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhang Hongchou blankly, thinking that he had misheard: "You, what did you just say?" What do you call me? β
"For so many years, I have actually wanted to change my words, but I am a little embarrassed, so I can only call my aunt and aunt for more than 20 years. But in my heart, you are like my own mother. β
Over the years, Li Zhiyao has been taking care of Zhang Hongchou as her own child, although she didn't speak, but she actually looked forward to the child one day changing her name to her mother, but as he grew up day by day, her expectations in her heart faded a little. Unexpectedly, today, he took the initiative to speak.
This time, Li Zhiyao was so excited that she didn't know what to say. She didn't even know that her tears had fallen, so she could only nod: "Hey, hey! Good! Good boy! My good boy!! β
On the other side, Zhang Xiaomo was also a little uneasy sitting in the car: "Ah Xuan, let's just go over like this, is it really okay?" β
"Well, I called my grandfather, and he's home today. We used to be just right. Seeing Zhang Xiaomo's nervous appearance, Long Chengxuan couldn't help but feel funny, when she went to Long's house, she was not nervous like this, how to go to her grandfather's house, she would be nervous: "Don't worry, my grandfather is very easy to get along with." β
ββ¦β¦ Well! "Seeing her parents or something, she really doesn't get used to it. It is hard to imagine how Long Chengxuan felt yesterday when she fought her family's three generals alone: "Yesterday...... Makes you embarrassed, right? β
Faced with Zhang Xiaomo's question, Long Chengxuan was stunned for a moment, smiled, and he reached out to grab Zhang Xiaomo's shoulder: "I'm very entangled now." β
"Huh?"
"I want a daughter as beautiful as you, and I think that if I have a daughter, I guess she will never be able to marry for the rest of her life. Because, I'm probably going to keep all the unmarried people out of the door and find a chance to kill them all, right? "If it were him, it is estimated that no one would be able to pass his test and marry his daughter from under his nose.
At this time, Zhang Xiaomo knew how much pressure Long Chengxuan was under yesterday, and imagined the picture he said, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: "Ah Xuan, let's ......" Even after returning home, she has recovered a lot, but she is still not very good at such topics.
Seeing Zhang Xiaomo's nervous expression, Long Chengxuan let go of her with a smile, touched her head and said, "Just kidding, don't take it seriously." β