If Uncle Hong's home is just dilapidated, then Lu Ze's home is the kind of old house that is crumbling and will collapse at any time.

With the development of China's economy, even in the countryside, there are very few people living in this kind of house, as soon as Lu Yuan saw this house, he recalled the hated memories when he was a child, if it weren't for the old man Uncle Hong, he would definitely turn around and leave immediately.

"Xiao Yi, are you in there?"

The old man trembled forward and patted the wooden door with his hand, making a creaking sound.

It was already winter, and the sky was already a little overcast, Lu Yuan stood in the courtyard, glanced around casually, and found that the old house in his memory, the windows were pasted with strips of cloth, as if to prevent the soil from falling. There were some pickpocketed firewood around the yard, and it could be seen that the owner still made some effort to pile the firewood together neatly, and did not let the firewood be scattered on the ground.

The old man knocked on the door a few times, but it was dark in the cracks, and he didn't know whether there was anyone or not.

It wasn't until a moment later that a timid and weak voice came out: "Grandpa Hong, is that you?" ”

"Yes, it's me, Xiao Yi open the door."

After confirming the identity of the visitor, the wooden door was finally opened.

It turned out that he was holding a wooden stick against the door, and a small thin figure hid in the darkness, and opened the door before slowly walking out.

At this look, Lu Yuan was slightly surprised.

To be honest, although he heard something from the old man, he didn't expect that his so-called niece would be so miserable.

His long hair was unkempt, and he didn't know how long it had been since he had washed his hair, so it fell on his waist, and his body, which was much thinner than his peers, was wearing a shabby thin school uniform. It doesn't seem to be able to protect against the cold. What's more, in such a cold weather, the girl still dragged a pair of old-fashioned sandals on her feet, and her feet were red and purple from the cold.

As soon as the person came out, he didn't dare to raise his head, so he curled up to the side, and his voice was as weak as a mosquito.

This is the daughter of the man I hated so much?

Lu Yuan didn't have the pleasure of revenge. With Lu Ze's scumbag character, even if he sees his daughter living so miserably, he won't feel the slightest guilt.

"Xiao Yi, did you sleep so early? Have you had dinner? ”

The old man asked a few words, and when he saw that the girl lowered her head and didn't speak, he knew something: "Hey, grandpa has told you several times, don't be reluctant to eat, what should you do if you are hungry?" After eating, just come to grandpa and get it. ”

"Hmm." The girl still doesn't look up. My hands were clasped together, and I didn't know what I was thinking.

"Come, Xiaoyi, let me introduce you, this is your ...... That uncle. ”

The old man hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to explain it.

As soon as the word "uncle" came out, the girl couldn't help but raise her head. Like a frightened deer, he glanced at Lu Yuan. He immediately lowered his head, as if he was frightened by Lu Yuan's cold eyes.

"Xiao Yi, go and pour a cup of hot water for your uncle."

The old man couldn't stand the girl's sluggishness, so he hurriedly asked her to pour a cup of hot water.

"Hmm." The girl turned around and walked towards the room, and the old man turned his head and came back: "Xiao Yuan, come in." It's a bit dark here, be careful. ”

Lu Yuan didn't want to go in, but when he saw the old man trembling and walked in, he was afraid that he would have any accidents in this place, so he had to follow behind.

The old house was used for decades. In addition, the windows were also covered, and it was dark everywhere in the house, so Lu Yuan let his eyes get used to it for a while, and then he gradually saw the surrounding situation clearly. It would be inaccurate to describe it as a house with four walls, after all, there are still beds, cabinets, and the rest of the large items are gone.

There was a dilapidated porcelain bowl on the cabinet, and I don't know how long it had been in the overnight meal, and it was cold and cold, and just looking at it was enough to turn people in for a while.

"Hey......"

The old man seemed to see the porcelain bowl on the cabinet clearly, sighed and did not speak. Now his body is getting worse and worse, and he can't even take care of himself, so where does he have the ability to take care of others.

The girl who poured water in the past finally poured the hot water, but the cup used to hold the hot water had a rusty appearance, and she felt older than Lu Yuan himself, even if it was in a random trash can in the East China Sea, she could find a cup that looked a thousand times better than this cup. Who would dare to take a sip of such a tattered cup?

It was the girl who put the cup on the cabinet, and Lu Yuan had no intention of doing anything.

"Xiao Yi, I came here today to tell you something."

The old man pondered: "You also know that grandpa will leave after the New Year, and he may not be able to take care of you in the future, so ......"

He looked at Lu Yuan and said, "This is your uncle, and your only relative now, if you want, just go with your uncle, he will take good care of you." ”

The girl was silent, but her whole body trembled slightly, and after a long while, she said softly, "Grandpa, I—I don't want to leave here." ”

"Xiao Yi, how can you live here alone? Do you have to pick up garbage for the rest of your life? ”

The old man's tone was stern, and then he calmed down again: "I know that your desire has always been to continue to go to school, if you follow your uncle, you can continue to go to school and study in the future, isn't this what you have always wanted?" ”

Go to school?

These four words made the girl raise her head suddenly, her dark eyes flickered for a moment, and then disappeared, which almost made Lu Yuan think that she had seen it wrong.

He didn't participate in the conversation to persuade the girl, and for Lu Yuan, he didn't want to take on the responsibility of this niece, even if he was related by blood? There was no contact with the life of getting along day and night, and there was hatred between his father, Lu Yuan did not leave directly, but it was already for the sake of the old man's face.

Yes, if it weren't for the fact that he owed too much to this old man and couldn't make up for it, Lu Yuan would never have agreed to the old man's plea.

Lu Yuan raised his head, his gaze was focused on the wall, on the bare wall, only these few outstanding student cadres and three good student awards were pasted in it, and it could be seen that the owner usually paid attention to cleaning, and the awards were not a little dusty, as if they were brand new. It's just that the latest time is already four years ago.

Just when Lu Yuan looked at the living environment of this niece, the old man's persuasion finally had an effect, no, maybe it was the four words of going to school and reading that played a greater role, stimulated by these words, the girl finally nodded lightly and agreed.

Seeing that the girl agreed, the old man was very happy, and kept chanting: "This is good, this is good...... as if he had let go of a big stone in his heart.

Seeing the old man's appearance, Lu Yuan didn't say anything out of debt to the old man, anyway, a fourteen-year-old girl, for him now, is not a burden, give some money to send to a private boarding school, and it doesn't matter if he finishes college, in fact, it doesn't cost much.

Now that the matter has been finalized, Lu Yuan has no intention of staying for dinner, so the old man had to hand over the girl's ID card and household registration book and other other documents to Lu Yuan, hoping that he can keep them properly. With Lu Yuan's strength, there is no trouble at all to solve the girl's household registration problem, and when he put away these documents, Lu Yuan said: "If you have anything to pack, just pack it up first, and go to the county seat tonight to rest for one night." ”

I thought that this niece's things would have to be packed up for a while, but Lu Yuan, who was waiting next to him, saw the girl walk out with a tattered schoolbag in a few minutes, and it didn't look like she could hold many things. Forget it, wear sandals when you go out? Now the temperature at night is only 112 degrees Celsius!

"Go change your shoes." Lu Yuan frowned.

“…… I—I only have this pair. ”

The girl was wearing a blue and white school uniform that was tattered but cleanly washed, her lips were blue from the cold, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to look directly at Lu Yuan.

Only one pair of sandals? You're too poor, aren't you?

Lu Yuan didn't say anything, and pulled the back door of the car: "Go up." ”

The niece estimated that she had never been in a car in her life, and she stood outside the car door and hesitated for a while, but never got into the car until Lu Yuan urged impatiently, and then she trembled and shrank into the car. (To be continued.) )