Chapter 53: Childhood Promises
You go and look at the moon and come back and say a word to me.
- Xie Xiaonuan
Not long after, they suddenly heard someone push the door open, and everyone was startled and looked towards the door.
I saw two people standing at the door, one was Lu Zihao, and there was a burly strange man behind Lu Zihao.
The strange man was about forty years old, neatly dressed in sportswear, with a slight stubble on his face, a pair of shining and bright eyes, and a smile on his eyebrows.
"Dad, Mom, I'm back." The middle-aged* didn't move there, and was stunned for a long time with his mouth open, and finally said this sentence with trembling lips.
Everyone had an epiphany, and it turned out that this was the son that the two old men had never forgotten.
Grandma Liu stood up tremblingly, her shoulders trembled, and two tears flowed down her weather-soaked face, "Mingjie, it's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”
Zhao Mingjie hurriedly strode over to support her, and his tone trembled unconsciously, "It's because I'm not filial, I didn't take good care of you, and I finally took a day off today......
"Humph! You still know to come back! Grandpa Zhao walked to the window, his hands on his waist and his back to everyone, although he couldn't see his face, he could still feel a wave of anger emanating from the inside out.
"Old man......" Grandma Liu opened her mouth, sighed heavily, and didn't say any more.
"Dad...... I do have a last resort, you see I'm here now, don't be angry, let's celebrate Mom's birthday. Zhao Mingjie pleaded.
Xie Xiaonuan and Xu Jingjing glanced at each other, and after the two nodded to each other, one walked to Grandpa Zhao's side, took his arm and shook it gently.
Xie Xiaonuan said slowly, "Grandpa Zhao, Uncle Zhao is also rare to come back, and it is not easy to get together, and today is Grandma Liu's birthday, how can you bear to make Grandma Liu sad?" ”
"That's right, Grandpa Zhao, don't be angry, it's worth the loss if you are angry." After Xu Jingjing finished speaking, she made an exaggerated grimace at him.
Grandpa Zhao listened to the words of the two girls, his face gradually became tense, and finally eased up, and laughed softly, "You two clever ghosts, you are really defeated by you." ”
Xie Xiaonuan and Xu Jingjing looked at each other and smiled, yes, the plan was successful!
Grandpa Zhao turned around, walked to the table and sat down, glanced at his son, his brows tightened, "Why did you lose so much weight?" Didn't the public give you a good meal? ”
A stone in Zhao Mingjie's heart also fell to the ground, and he hurriedly responded, "Eat well, maybe there have been a lot of things recently, and I'm too busy." ”
Grandpa Zhao snorted, "I really don't know what kind of devil you have, you have to go to school well, you have to change your profession to become a policeman, you have to suffer and suffer, you really deserve it!" ”
Zhao Mingjie sincerely explained, "Dad, the people's police is the most glorious and sacred profession, although it is now an era of peace, it is still inseparable from us to stick to ......."
"Come on, don't tell me your official words." Grandpa Zhao waved his hand dissatisfied, saying that he didn't want to hear it, "The children are hungry, everyone sit down." ”
Zhao Mingjie wanted to speak and stopped, Grandma Liu hurriedly patted his hand, he had to hang his head and sit next to Grandma Liu as he said.
Everyone greeted Zhao Mingjie one after another and introduced themselves, and Zhao Mingjie also responded with a smile and praised them for being sensible.
Xie Xiaonuan said hello for the last time, and she said with a smile, "Hello Uncle Zhao, my name is Xie Xiaonuan." ”
Zhao Mingjie's hand holding the cup trembled, and it fell on the dining table with a "clang", and he looked at her carefully, "You say...... What is your name? ”
Xie Xiaonuan didn't know what was wrong with him, but he still repeated politely, "My name is Xie Xiaonuan, thank you, the dawn is deep and Bixiao, warm and warm." ”
Zhao Mingjie heard her interpretation word by word, his black pupils were covered with a layer of mist and smoke, and there was indescribable pain in his eyes.
"What's wrong, Uncle Zhao?" Xie Xiaonuan was puzzled.
Zhao Mingjie stared at Xie Xiaonuan's eyes and asked, "Is your grandfather's name Xie Siyuan, and your father's name Xie Hongwei?" ”
Xie Xiaonuan nodded quickly, "Yes, do you know them?" ”
Zhao Mingjie was stunned for a moment, feeling that he was a little out of shape, and laughed wryly, "I have managed your area before, so I have some impressions." ”
"Xiao Nuan, your family is so famous?" Xu Jingjing, who was sitting on the side, asked her in surprise.
Xie Xiaonuan said "no" humbly, but he was secretly happy in his heart, great, grandpa and dad must have done something very good, even the police uncle remembered them.
Xia Yuyang didn't speak, secretly observing Zhao Mingjie's state, and saw that he had been drinking water to keep calm at the moment, looking extremely uncomfortable.
Problematic...... Definitely what's wrong......
Could he ...... Did you know the Xiao Nuan family before?
Xia Yuyang suddenly moved his gaze to the direction where Xie Xiaonuan was, and when he saw that person with his head down and covering his mouth and laughing secretly, he couldn't help but pout, okay, maybe he thought too much.
Full of wine and food, Grandma Liu was moved again and again, saying that this birthday party was the most comfortable one she had ever had, her son was finally able to come back to accompany her, and she met so many kind children, and she shed tears when she talked about it.
Zhao Mingjie hurriedly wiped away his tears for Grandma Liu, his eyes were full of guilt, everything was silent, and he hoped that the comforting words in his mouth now could replace his filial piety that he had not fulfilled for many years.
After the dinner, everyone said goodbye to Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Liu, and after Zhao Mingjie sent his parents back to the nursing home, he also had to return to the team.
Watching Zhao Mingjie help the trembling two old men leave, whispering a few words to them from time to time, Xie Xiaonuan couldn't help but sigh, "Uncle Zhao is not easy either." ”
"Maybe, everyone has their own difficulties." Xia Yuyang's voice came from her right side, so good to hear it to the extreme, making her feel like she was in a different world.
"Really?" Xie Xiaonuan turned his head to look at him, "Xia Yuyang, what difficulties do you have?" ”
A smile tugged at the corner of Xia Yuyang's mouth, "So far, I haven't encountered any difficulties. ”
Xie Xiaonuan glanced at him, "You are too boring, you can overturn your own remarks." After speaking, he turned around and abandoned him, catching up with Xu Jingjing and An Yan in front.
Xia Yuyang shook his head helplessly, he really lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot.
Lu Zihao, who was on the side, saw the two of them, still smiling lightly, and he didn't open his mouth until Xie Xiaonuan walked away, "Xia Yuyang, thank you today." ”
"Oh?" Xia Yuyang's face was full of surprise, as if he had heard the big news, "Lu Zihao, who has always been confident, will even say thank you, the sun is coming out in the west." ”
A hint of embarrassment flashed on Lu Zihao's face, and he pretended to cough a few times to relieve his embarrassment.
"But-" Xia Yuyang said solemnly, "Don't be so outside, don't say any thanks, as your friend, this is what I should do." ”
Lu Zihao was stunned for a moment, and said quickly, "I won't be polite to you, I firmly remember that we are competitive." There was a faint smile in his tone.
Xia Yuyang smiled faintly, knowing that he was joking with himself, and he didn't fight back anymore, and walked side by side with him on the road.
"An Yan, where do you go to school?" Xie Xiaonuan was very concerned about An Yan and couldn't help but ask her all kinds of questions.
"I'm in Qinjiang No. 2 Middle School, in the third year of junior high school." An Yan muttered, chewing a sugar gourd in her mouth, well, this sugar gourd is so sweet, much better than the one at her doorstep.
"Wow, then when you take the Qinjiang No. 1 Middle School next year, the score line will be much lower, right?" Xu Jingjing looked envious, but it took a lot of effort for her to get in.
"Of course, I must be in the same school as Brother Yuyang." A beam of light flashed in An Yan's eyes, which was particularly dazzling.
Xie Xiaonuan saw An Yan's appearance, and thought of Xu Jingjing's appearance of making up her mind in front of her, which was so dazzling, at that time, Xu Jingjing was because of He Yunye......
Something suddenly flashed in her mind, but it was only for a moment, she shook her head, and discarded that impossible idea, how could An Yan be ...... to Xia Yuyang
An Yan stopped eating the sugar gourd, raised her eyes to look at the sky, as if imagining something, her mouth opened and closed, and her tone was extremely gentle.
"Not only do I want to go to the same high school and the same university as Brother Yuyang, but in the future, I will marry him."
Speaking of this, An Yan suddenly chuckled, "Brother Yuyang is the most trustworthy person, and marrying him has been my dream since I was a child. ”
Xie Xiaonuan was stunned for a moment, her heart seemed to stop suddenly, everything around her became silent, only An Yan's words swirled in her mind.
This terrible anxiety and loss can almost tear her whole person apart, her eyes are getting darker and darker, and she subconsciously wraps her arms tightly, as if something is missing in her heart, and she is extremely cold.
Xu Jingjing also noticed the change in Xie Xiaonuan's expression, couldn't bear to see her hurt, and anxiously wanted to tell the truth, "An Yan, Xiao Nuan and Xia Yuyang ......"
"Xu Jingjing!" Xie Xiaonuan spoke in time to stop it, and her eyes were firmly fixed on Xu Jingjing, for fear that she would say anything further.
Xu Jingjing was unwilling, and also shouted, "Xie Xiaonuan!" ”
"What's wrong?" An Yan's gaze lingered on the two of them, confused, "What kind of expression do you have?" ”
Xie Xiaonuan smiled at An Yan, "It's nothing, I just think you think about it in the long run, maybe Xia Yuyang ...... I just treat you like a good sister......"
"Impossible!" An Yan was furious, and her tone became much heavier, "Brother Yuyang promised me that he would marry me in the future, and he would never lie to me!" ”
Xie Xiaonuan only felt so tired, he didn't even have the strength to refute, so he had to continue to smile, and the corners of his eyes slipped down as he said with two tears.
She subconsciously raised her hand to wipe it, who knew that the tears were flowing more and more, and she couldn't stop it, and her hands were getting wetter and wetter.
Xia Yuyang had already noticed that something was wrong with the three girls in front of him, and saw Xie Xiaonuan constantly wiping his tears, so he hurriedly caught up and pulled Xie Xiaonuan over, and sure enough, he was right.
"Why are you crying?" Xia Yuyang's hand wiped Xie Xiaonuan's face one by one, and his eyes were full of pity.
Lu Zihao also ran over after him, and when he saw Xia Yuyang's movements, his eyes darkened, and he only felt extremely lost.
"Xia Yuyang, let me ask you." Xu Jingjing couldn't help it, "Did you really say that you wanted to marry An Yan before?" ”
Xia Yuyang was stunned for a moment, then slowly put down his hand, and only after a long time did he confide in the word "yes".