Chapter Ninety-Five: Father Unknown
The clock on the wall had already pointed to twelve o'clock, and the courtyard had returned to its usual calm, except for the cry of Wu Xiaoqi that would always come from Aunt Wu's house, nothing else was abnormal.
It was past twelve o'clock, and the living room was quiet only for the ticking of the clock, and the lunch prepared on the table was already slightly cold, but the person who should have come back still hadn't returned.
In the quaint room, Uncle Shen was slowly drinking tea, occasionally raising his eyes to look at the open door, listening to the sound in the courtyard, but Huairou did not come back after the time passed.
Time passed minute by minute, Huairou still had no sign of coming back, and Shen Lang's expression also became cold inch by inch, and even Uncle Shen, who was sitting opposite him, could clearly feel his son's mood.
"I don't think Xiaorou will come back to eat, let's eat first."
Uncle Shen said that he had picked up the chopsticks and started to pick up the vegetables, Shen Lang looked at the wall clock on the wall and frowned, and turned his head to look at the direction of the door.
The wind blew through the doors and windows, raising the curtains in the house, and the rare winter sunlight was also projected on the ground, which made people look happy and quiet, but in Shen Lang's eyes, they looked anxious.
"I don't listen! Woowoo...... No, I won't! ”
A cry came faintly from Aunt Wu's house, interrupting Shen Lang's gaze, and also stopping Uncle Shen's chopsticks for eating, Wu Xiaoqi was still making trouble at home, and Aunt Wu didn't even cook lunch.
Thinking that Wu Xiaoqi was crying and running home, Shen Lang's heart was a little upset, but Wu Xiaoqi's trickiness was really unbearable, and now Wu Xiaoqi is no longer the little sister when she was a child, and her temper has not changed at all.
Shen Lang doesn't have a little temper like spoiling Wu Xiaoqi, Aunt Wu seems to be strict with Wu Xiaoqi, but in fact she is reluctant to educate this little daughter.
"Go see her. Xiaoqi, this kid will listen to you, you are so ...... with Xiaorou today" Uncle Shen looked at his son and said, remembering the ambiguity of Shen Lang and Huairou falling together just now, he paused in his tone before continuing: "Neighborhood, Aunt Wu takes such good care of you, don't make Xiaoqi so sad." Dad knows what you think, but you and Xiaoqi grew up together, even if you take care of your sister, go and persuade it. ”
Shen Lang listened to his father's words, although he didn't want to go, but since his father had spoken, there was no reason not to go, so he could only get up and go out of the room to Aunt Wu's house next door.
In fact, I always wanted to find Huairou in my heart, but when I went out, I comforted and comforted Wu Xiaoqi first, and by the way, I made everything clear to avoid misunderstanding in the future, Shen Lang knocked on the door of Aunt Wu's house and quickly got a response.
"Ah, Xiao Shen. Is it Xiaoqi, this kid is noisy with you, it's okay, this kid is stubborn, and it'll be okay in a while. ”
Aunt Wu looked at Shen Lang apologetically, it was originally her child's fault, the embarrassment of the atmosphere being stirred up, and Wu Xiaoqi kept crying at home.
The courtyard is not big, and a big movement in the neighborhood can be heard, Aunt Wu looked at Shen Lang with some embarrassment, knowing that it must be Uncle Shen who asked Shen Lang to come, as long as Wu Xiaoqi cried when they were children, then it must be Shen Lang who came to apologize.
"It's okay Aunt Wu, I'll take a look at Xiaoqi, you go cook. I'll go see her, don't worry. ”
Nodding to Aunt Wu, Shen Lang came to Wu Xiaoqi's door familiarly, Shen Lang was just about to knock on the door, and the crying that had stopped began to come intermittently from inside at this time.
Knocking on the door and pushing the door instead, as soon as Shen Lang opened it, he saw Wu Xiaoqi crying on the bed with his back to him, crying and choking as if he had been crying for a while, but there was no sign of stopping.
"Don't cry."
Shen Lang coaxed and persuaded in a child's tone, but Wu Xiaoqi cried louder when she heard Shen Lang's voice, as if there were countless grievances that could only be vented through crying and tears.
"Xiaoqi, if you cry again, you won't be beautiful."
Shen Lang had no choice but to continue coaxing, and reached out to pat Wu Xiaoqi's shoulder in an attempt to attract the other party's attention, but Wu Xiaoqi raised his arm violently to dodge, as if he didn't want Shen Lang to touch him.
Sighing patiently, Shen Lang pulled Wu Xiaoqi up directly from the bed, Wu Xiaoqi, whose face was full of tears and red and swollen eyes, looked at Shen Lang and just wanted to laugh, Wu Xiaoqi still cried like when she was a child, and her eyes would be swollen.
"Okay, okay, isn't it just a painting? Can't I draw it for you later? As for crying so aggrieved? Be careful, Uncle Ma laughs at you again, you're a crybaby. ”
"Leave it alone! Didn't you draw it for me? You just like that Huairou, you killed me twice for her, what are you doing now! I want Uncle Shen to call the shots for me! I also want Uncle Shen to punish you for running the alley! Woowoo woo ......"
Wu Xiaoqi opened Shen Lang's hand, and said that he was about to get up to find Uncle Shen, Shen Lang hurriedly escorted the person back to the bed, he hadn't forgotten that every time he bullied Wu Xiaoqi when he was a child, as long as this stinky girl sued his father, he would punish him for running around the alleys here several times.
"Okay, what a big deal, don't forget that you were the one who made trouble first. I was going to give it to Xiao Rou with a good drawing, but you tore it to shreds, is this justified for you? ”
Shen Lang used both soft and hard, pointed out Wu Xiaoqi's mistakes, and immediately saw Wu Xiaoqi's weak look, his tone was even more stern, and he continued while the iron was hot: "Now you are angry with Xiaorou and left, she is not familiar with life in Beijing, if you get lost, do you think your mother can spare you?" ”
Wu Xiaoqi's heart trembled, because she heard that Huairou had amnesia and didn't know who she was, and she didn't know her family and address, if she really made Huairou lost or something happened because of herself......
"Me, me, I didn't mean to! Brother Shen, what should I do? Is Sister Xiaorou back? ”
Scared, he grabbed Shen Lang's arm, Wu Xiaoqi couldn't care that he was still crying, and shook Shen Lang's arm anxiously.
"Come back? I don't think you can come back, your attitude is clearly that you don't welcome her, if it were you, no one else would welcome you, would you still be willing to come back? ”
Shen Lang continued, seeing that Wu Xiaoqi's expression had become more guilty and flustered, he knew that his goal had been achieved, but he was really not sure in his heart whether Huairou would come back.
Subconsciously looked at the alarm clock at Wu Xiaoqi's bedside, it was already one o'clock and forty hours, and I didn't know where Huairou went with that man, did that man really know Huairou?
If that man was Huairou's old acquaintance, Huairou would probably really leave the courtyard, and Huairou didn't plan to come back with him in the first place.
Thinking of this, Shen Lang's heart became heavy, he tried hard for so long to get close to Huairou, but he couldn't match that man's words, it seems that family and memory are the most concerned and important things for Huairou.
After listening to the story, Huairou's expression was very complicated, and the words of the question made Pan Weixuan shake his head, he wanted to know more about his father, but Pan Weixuan could only answer that his father's surname was Ni, and the son-in-law, who was once a big family, knew nothing else.
It's like watching a TV series knowing the beginning, but not knowing the subsequent plot development anyway, which makes people scratch their ears and cheeks but not get the feeling of satisfaction.
Huairou actually has a conjecture hidden in her heart, but this conjecture is the last thing she wants to believe, so she wants to know the truth from others.
Pan Weixuan shook his head at Huairou, hesitated and hesitated before finally deciding to answer her question: "Grandma, she ...... Sick, now she can't remember anyone else, even me. ”
Unexpectedly answered, Huairou didn't know how to answer, and the person who knew her parents' affairs knew best was probably Liu Manwen, that is, the grandmother in Pan Weixuan's mouth.
Now, Liu Manwen is sick and can't recognize anyone, and she can't even remember her adopted son Pan Weixuan, who lives together, how can she remember what happened to her father many years ago?
The feeling of slim hope made Huairou silent, staring at the tea stalk floating in the teacup, she felt that she was like this tea stalk now, she could only fluctuate with the flow of water and could not stabilize her direction.
The previous memory was more like looking for a needle in a haystack, but now it is certain that she also used to belong to Beijing, and her mother has a nice name called Liu Manzhen, although she doesn't know much about her father, but she knows the legendary story of her parents.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Huairou felt that she now had some confidence, and her memory slowly returned, and she also knew about her mother and father, and she no longer knew anything about herself.
The most critical thing at the moment is to find out who that person is as soon as possible, why is he looking for the necklace left by his father, and when he thought of the necklace, he raised his head and looked at Pan Weixuan violently.
"You said you'd seen me in Singapore before, right? Have you ever seen me wear any jewelry? Necklaces, for example? The one with a starfish-shaped pendant? ”
Pan Weixuan was stunned by Huairou's sudden questioning, but seeing the serious and eager expression on Huairou's face, he could only cooperate with her efforts to recall the scene when she saw Huairou at that time.
"Necklace...... When you mentioned it, I had the impression that you were indeed wearing a necklace at that time. However, you are wearing it inside, and I only vaguely see the silver chain, but I don't see the starfish-shaped pendant. ”
Huairou was a little disappointed Panasonic shoulder, thinking that he would get more useful information, but from Pan Weixuan's answer, it was certain that he was indeed wearing a necklace at that time, and it was unknown whether it was the starfish necklace that the person was looking for.
The necklace given by his father should be worn as he likes, so when he met Pan Weixuan at that time, it was very likely that he would wear that necklace, that is, the necklace was still on him at that time.
Although the truth is hidden in the fog, Huairou is sure that she can solve the mystery and find the truth, find out where she came from, and find who she is.
Because, Huairou doesn't want to admit that she is a child with an unknown father.
got a lot of conjectures and conclusions at once, Huairou's mind quickly calculated, although she couldn't remember the memory, but she was able to collect evidence to piece together her memory, this thought made Huairou feel very good, and finally no longer was led by the nose by that person.
"Pan Weixuan, you said that Liu Manwen is sick, so can I meet her?"
"You want to see her? But she doesn't know anyone now, and I don't think even if you meet her, you won't necessarily be able to get any useful clues. ”
Knowing about Huairou's amnesia, Pan Weixuan understood Huairou's thoughts in his heart, but he still objectively gave the result that Huairou would get.
"No matter what, I still want to meet Liu Manwen."
Huairou said firmly, thinking that Liu Manwen was the one who had raised her mother for many years, Huairou wanted to go and see Liu Manwen, after all, Liu Manwen should be regarded as her grandmother in name.
Seeing Huairou's firm gaze, Pan Weixuan could only nod and agree, and after the agreement, the two simply ate some food to fill their stomachs.
Huairou didn't want to eat, but after knowing so many things, she had no appetite at all, so she just accompanied Pan Weixuan to eat with a few chopsticks and dishes, and she just wanted to see Liu Manwen as soon as possible.