Chapter 103: Parents
Gu Weiqing slept in a small hotel, and when he woke up, he appeared in the world of Journey to the West.
And in the world of Journey to the West, a middle-aged man's voice will appear in his head. Lingering, he always said, "Who are you?" Where did it come from? Where are you going? ”
So Gu Weiqing guessed that this voice was the existence that brought him to the world of Journey to the West.
So in the world of Journey to the West, when he was cornered, he went to the void. His confidence and vitality are not the lie of "Middle-earth Continent", and he bets that the existence of this voice will be his vitality.
He died in the dark void, when he opened his eyes. Appeared in a small hotel. Now, the voice in my head is back in my head!
"Who are you? Where did you get out from? Where are you going? Gu Weiqing! ”
"I'm Gu Weiqing, I'm from China, and I want to go back to Zixia Qingxia!"
After Gu Weiqing answered, he waited anxiously for the voice to reply, but a minute passed, two minutes passed, and half an hour passed, and the voice still did not reply.
He could only wait, one day, two days, three days, and he waited alone for the voice in his head to sound again, but apparently in vain. There is no point in his waiting at all!
In the end, he didn't leave the hotel, what should he do on this trip?
Obviously spent the night in the hotel, but for him, life is more than forty years. That is, he has been out of this modern society for more than 40 years.
For more than 40 years, he spent a month, remembered everything he had forgotten, and began to familiarize himself with everything around him, RMB, mobile phones, the Internet, various APPs, transportation, documents......
This month, it was like a new acquaintance with the world for him. But after getting to know the world again, he suddenly didn't know where to go?
Going to work? To start your life all over again? That's not what he wants. After thinking about it for a long time, he decided to take a look at the people of this world.
looked at his bank card and brokerage account, and found that there were more than one million, which was enough for his living expenses in the next few years. So, let's go on a journey.
Bought a train ticket, which took more than a dozen hours, and he got on the train home. With more than 40 years of life, he didn't know how to face his parents. He is already in his forties, and there is not much difference between him and his parents.
Maybe you don't choose high-speed rail, don't choose airplanes, just want more time to sort out your thoughts!
Gu Weiqing's life has begun to age, as the saying goes, each other is born from the heart, and this sentence is not wrong at all. When he looked in the mirror a month ago, he was still very young, but now his sparse beard covered his cheeks, and after he retouched, he looked like a middle-aged man in his thirties, and the vicissitudes in his eyes could not be concealed.
The train jingled, and he held his chin in his hand and stared blankly at the scenery outside the window. If no one bothered him, Gu Weiqing estimated that he would keep this posture and go all the way.
Sitting next to him were a few students who went to school, after all, it was September, the season of school. They were very enthusiastic and invited Gu Weiqing to play cards together.
may be infected by their youth, in the process of getting along for more than ten hours, the aging heart gradually became younger. There was also a smile on his face.
The train arrived at the station, and Gu Weiqing said goodbye to a few people and walked out of the platform. Outside, I hailed a taxi and set out on the way home.
The driver is very good at talking about the mountains, chatting all the way about the recent news, what new policies have been introduced by the country, the United States is making trouble again, the South China Sea is not calm again, the South Korean stick mobile phone has exploded, and Bitcoin has gone crazy......
Gu Weiqing was like a quiet beautiful man, listening quietly, occasionally interjecting a sentence or two.
Finally arrived home, after Gu Weiqing got out of the car. I walked towards the community, and after a few minutes, I arrived at the door of my house.
After ringing the doorbell for a while, he remembered that his parents were both teachers in the history department of the university, and it was now the beginning of the school season, so he was probably busy in school. Rummaging through his backpack, he found the key.
When I opened the door and walked in, I found that the house was still exactly the same as before. Put away the backpack and sit on the sofa in the living room, and found a pack of cigarettes on the table, his father Gu Shutong is an old smoking gun, but he has grown up so old that the family never lets him smoke. Although I didn't get into the habit of smoking, I occasionally smoked one or two when I was in college.
Picked up a cigarette, lit it and smoked. The smoke was filling, and I wanted to smoke away my sorrows, but my heart was getting more and more worried. Extinguishing the cigarette and throwing it into the ashtray, Gu Weiqing picked up his mobile phone and dialed his mother Liang Yinqiu.
Toot toot, the phone was connected, and Gu Weiqing opened his mouth and asked, "Mom, are you busy at school when the school season comes?" ”
"yes, how long has it been since you kid called?"
Gu Weiqing opened his mouth and said: "It didn't take long, it's only ten days, didn't I say last time that I planned to go home?" Now that I'm home, you and Dad will be back early in the evening. ”
The mother was very happy: "I know, what do you want to eat, I'll buy some food when I come back!" ”
"No need, I'll cook this meal today! I've learned several dishes lately! ”
"Okay, let me see if you're improving."
Gu Weiqing opened his mouth and said, "Mom, that's good, see you in the evening." ”
"Okay."
After making the call, Gu Weiqing found that he had thought too much about it, and his parents were still parents, without any barriers. The extra decades of experience have made him more aware of what it is like to be a parent.
went out to buy good food, Gu Weiqing was busy all afternoon and made a sumptuous meal. Soon after the meal was ready, my parents returned.
There is no warm hug, no long-lost emotional catharsis. Father Gu Shutong opened his mouth and said, "Are you back?" ”
"Hmm."
"Let's eat, then!"
Blandness and restraint are the main themes of this family's feelings, and they are also the norm in Chinese families. At the dinner table, Gu Weiqing told his parents about what he saw and heard along the way, although it was very plain, but seeing his parents' smiling faces, Gu Weiqing still felt warm in his heart.
They don't ask for much, they just wish they could spend more time with them. Perhaps that's their biggest hope.
Time passed quickly, and after supper, my mother hurriedly cleaned up the table, and sat down with my father in the living room, ready to interrogate herself.
The last time I saw my son, he was still a young handsome guy, but this time when he came back, there were a lot of vicissitudes in an instant, and he looked like he had been hit by a huge blow, although the two didn't say anything, but they were very anxious.
The father spoke: "Weiqing, what are you going to do when you come back this time?" ”
Gu Weiqing said: "I've run enough in the past few years, and I plan to stay at home and not go out." You know I'm a freelancer, and it's all the same to work there! ”
"Oh."
The mother then asked, "You have changed a lot when you come back this time, did you encounter something?" ”
Gu Weiqing hurriedly said: "It's nothing, I just want to change my image." ”
The mother said gently: "If you are young, if you have a beard, you will shave it tomorrow." ”
Gu Weiqing hurriedly spoke: "Okay, I'll hang up tomorrow." ”
Mother was very surprised by Gu Weiqing's answer, in the past few years, Gu Weiqing has always forgotten their words after hearing them, and sometimes resisted, but I didn't expect to agree so happily this time.
The mother didn't dwell on this question, and continued: "You are also not young, and you are almost twenty-eight, have you talked about the object?" ”
"Nope!"
"And what are you going to do?"
"Let it be."
The mother said sternly: "What is the meaning of casualness? You don't think you can get married at forty. Why don't I arrange for you to go on a blind date? ”
Gu Weiqing wanted to refute, but finally agreed. Starting a family is every parent's greatest expectation for their children, and with decades of experience, he really doesn't want to make his mother sad.