"Uncle, what about the pancakes when you move today?" Shen Jingmei said with a smile.

"No, your aunt said that the eldest grandson likes to eat, and in the morning before the movers arrived, he burned some of them, thinking that he would also send some to your girl."

As soon as Grandpa Zhao finished speaking, Grandma Zhao walked out of the corridor, holding a plate with golden pancakes in both hands.

It's very appetizing to look at.

When she saw Xia Youzhi and Shen Jingmei, she was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Girl, it's a coincidence, I just wanted to send it to you, come, take it home and eat it." ”

As he spoke, he handed over the plate.

Shen Jingmei on the side hurriedly stretched out her hand, "She is holding the book in her hand, I'll take it, auntie." ”

As he spoke, he took the plate, turned his head and smiled at Xia Youzhi again, "Don't hurry up and thank you Grandma Zhao." ”

The corners of Xia Youzhi's mouth rose, "Thank you, Grandma Zhao." ”

"Thank you, kid." Grandma Zhao said angrily.

I saw that her eyes were full of smiles.

Zhao Decheng stood aside, also smiled, and suddenly remembered the house, "Uncle, aunt, your house is rented out?" ”

"It's rented out, it's ......" Before Grandpa Zhao finished speaking, he was pulled by Grandma Zhao, and she said, "Rented to a good family." ”

"Well, that's pretty fast." Zhao Decheng nodded, and felt a little regretful in his heart.

Originally, he wanted to pay for the rent of the young one.

It seems that there is no fate.

"It's pretty fast." Grandma Zhao glanced at the three of them with a smile, "Hurry up and go home, it's noon, don't delay cooking." ”

"Alright, auntie, then we'll go first." Zhao Decheng said goodbye with a smile, "Let's go see you two in the future." ”

"Cheng, let's go." Grandma Zhao hurriedly waved her hand.

Seeing the three of them go upstairs, Grandpa Zhao said angrily, "You are really, why are you still driving Xiao Zhao home?" How difficult it is to see each other in the future, and I don't want to talk to anyone more. ”

"You old man." Grandma Zhao glared at him, and pointed her finger at Grandpa Zhao's forehead, "I haven't said you yet, did you almost say the wrong thing just now?" ”

"What could I say wrong?" Grandpa Zhao said stiffly.

As soon as the words fell, as if he suddenly remembered something, his face was scornful.

As soon as Grandma Zhao saw it, she knew that her old man remembered what had just happened.

"Why don't you squeak? You talk about you, your mouth is just idle, people ......" Grandma Liu stopped talking, looked around, and then lowered her voice and said, "People don't let you say it, keep it secret, you almost leaked your mouth, you talk about you!" ”

Grandpa Zhao was a little annoyed, "Okay, okay, I know." ”

Then he muttered in a low voice, "I really don't understand what that young man is doing, renting my house is not a shameful thing, and you have to hide it from people, really." ”

Grandma Zhao's ears were a little back, and she couldn't hear what Grandpa Zhao said, but when she saw that Grandpa Zhao knew, she also stopped talking.

……

At night.

"Youzhi, do you want to call your mother now? I'm afraid it's not good to be late. ”

After dinner, Shen Jingmei saw Xia Youzhi and Zhao Decheng discussing literary works on the sofa, and she was a little anxious.

Didn't this kid forget that there was something to do tonight?

Shen Jingmei's voice interrupted the discussion between the two.

Xia Youzhi and Zhao Decheng glanced at each other, and then they both smiled.

It seems that Teacher Shen really wants to recognize herself as a daughter.

"I see, godmother." Xia Youzhi said playfully.

She put the book away and glanced at the wall clock hanging on the wall.

An old-fashioned wall clock indicates half past six.

It's just the right time to call.

Her mom was almost done.

"Hey!" Shen Jingmei smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into a slit.

Xia Youzhi's "godmother" was simply shouted to her heart.

With tears in her eyes, she quickly brushed them away with her wrinkled hands.

It's been more than 50 years, and it's the first time I've experienced the joy of having children.

"You call first, and my godmother will cook you something delicious." After speaking, Shen Jingmei hid in the kitchen.

She didn't want to lose her temper in front of her children.

"Go ahead." Zhao Decheng patted Xia Youzhi on the shoulder lovingly.

He didn't expect that in his fifties, he would still have a daughter.

There was also a little tremor in my heart.

Xia Youzhi nodded.

She saw the tears in Teacher Shen's eyes, but she pretended not to see them.

She knew that Teacher Shen must not want to let her see it.

Xia Youzhi walked back to the room and took out a crumpled note from the drawer of his desk.

When she came to Haizhou City, Xia's mother gave it to her.

It has a string of numbers written on it.

This is exactly the phone number for the phone booth in Masan Township.

When he walked out of the door, Xia Youzhi saw Zhao Decheng talking to Shen Jingmei in the kitchen.

After a while, Shen Jingmei leaned her head on Zhao Decheng's shoulder.

Xia Youzhi smiled lightly and didn't bother them.

She walked straight to the couch, she was going to call her mom.

Nowadays, home phones are still a luxury.

Shen Jingmei was also worried that her students were in a hurry, so she gritted her teeth and pretended.

Xia Youzhi glanced at the note, and then quickly pressed the number with his fingers.

"Didi ......"

The voice on the other end of the line rang.

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this the phone booth in Mashan Town?"

"yes, who are you looking for?" On the other end of the phone, the fat aunt's loud voice rang.

"I want to find Zhang Cuilian, who sells braised meat on the East Street of the market, I am her daughter." The way of summer young.

"The one on East Street? You are...... That little girl? The fat aunt asked.

"Well, yes. Aunt. ”

"Nacheng, you wait, I'll call your mother."

With that, the fat aunt hung up the phone and ran to Xia You's house in a hurry.

When she arrived at Xia's house, she happened to meet Xia's mother washing rice in the yard.

"Oh, big sister, your girl is calling, hurry up." As soon as the fat aunt entered the door, she shouted with a smile, and when she saw Xia Mu washing rice, she was a little surprised, "Why are you cooking now?" ”

It's almost seven o'clock, why is it so late?

In the countryside, they all started eating at five o'clock, and it was late at six o'clock.

"Got a call?" Xia Mu was surprised.

Isn't that a call made last week?

"Yes, your girl called you, hurry up." The fat aunt urged with a smile.

She glanced at the room behind her, how did she feel that this house had been a little depressed recently?

"yes, okay." Xia Mu hurriedly put the rice aside, turned her head and shouted into the house, "Qingqing, Zhizhi is calling, I'll call her back, you cook the rice." ”

"Okay, sister-in-law." Zhang Qingqing in the room answered loudly.

"Let's go, hehe." Xia Mu smiled and followed the fat aunt to the phone booth.

"Bell bell bell ......"

"Oh, as soon as the front foot stepped in, the back foot phone came, your girl is really a god." The fat aunt glanced at the phone and said with a smile, "Hurry up and pick it up, girl." ”

Xia Mu nodded, answered, and then picked up the phone.

"Mom?" Xia Youzhi asked.

The moment the phone was connected, she seemed to hear someone talking over there, with her mother's voice in it.

"Ah, yes." Xia Mu replied with a smile.

"Have you eaten?" Xia Youzhi asked.

"No...... Uh, eat, hehe. ”

No? Eaten?

Xia Youzhi frowned, how did he feel that the donkey's lips were not right with the horse's mouth?

"There's nothing going on at home, is it?" Xia Youzhi's temptation.

"No, nothing at all." Xia Mu was so frightened that she hurriedly responded, "What can it be, don't think about it, study hard." ”

Hearing this, Xia Youzhi's brows furrowed even deeper.

Xia Mu is an honest and simple countryman, she doesn't do things so many twists and turns, and she is even more bad at hiding it.

Just...... She could clearly sense that her mother was panicking.

"Mom, if there's anything going on at home, you must tell me, you know?" Xia Youzhi said solemnly.

Xia Mu was stunned for a moment, and then pretended to be happy, "What can I do, the family is very good." ”

Xia Youzhi didn't speak again.

I thought about Gu Tingshen's words a few days ago.

It stands to reason that Gu Tingshen shouldn't lie to her.

The silence on the other end of the phone made Xia Mu even more panicked.

She knows how smart her daughter is!

"Oh, what's the matter with your call tonight?" Xia Mu hurriedly changed the topic.

Thinking of what he was about to say, Xia Youzhi hesitated.

Don't know why...... She felt that it didn't seem too good to say it now.

She glanced back at Shen Jingmei and his wife, who were busy in the kitchen, and sighed in her heart.

"Mom, Teacher Shen said that he wanted to recognize me as his goddaughter, and I said that you have to agree to this."

"Goddaughter?" Xia Mu on the other end of the phone was a little surprised, "Goddaughter...... Forehead...... It's good to your daughter, as long as you agree, mom can do it. ”

Mother Xia couldn't stop feeling sad in her heart.

Teacher Shen is so good, knowledgeable and educated, unlike her, she can't do anything well.

Sensing Xia's mother's loss, the strangeness in Xia You's heart became even heavier.

According to what she knew about Xia Mu, it shouldn't be this kind of reaction to loss.

Xia Youzhi frowned again.

"Yes, the phone bill is expensive, you don't have to call home all the time if you have nothing to do, you can study at school with peace of mind, and you don't have to worry about anything at home."

Xia Mu held back the surging emotions and tried to calm her tone.

"It's alright, Mom. I ......"

"I'll hang up if there's nothing to do." Xia's mother interrupted Xia Youzhi's words, "If there is something at home, I will call you, you just need to study hard." ”

Xia Youzhi frowned, and just like last time, he was about to hang up in a hurry.

"yes, okay. Then tell me what is going on at home. Xia Youzhi had no choice but to end the topic.

"Okay, hang up."

After that, the phone was disconnected.

Xia Youzhi listened to the "beep" sound on the phone, and the worry in his heart was even worse.

This is...... What's wrong?

"Young?" Shen Jingmei heard that the living room seemed to be silent, so she walked out of the kitchen and saw Xia Youzhi sitting on the sofa with a microphone and frowning, "What's wrong?" Your mother doesn't agree? ”

Hearing Shen Jingmei's eager words, Xia Youzhi came back to his senses.

She shook her head, "No, my mom said yes." ”

"That's good." Shen Jingmei said with a smile.

She was also worried that Xia Mu would not agree.

If she didn't agree, she and her husband thought about going on a trip themselves.

Xia Youzhi smiled, hiding the worry on his face.

"Then you sit down first, there are some dumplings cooked in the kitchen, I'll go and see if it's okay." Shen Jingmei walked into the kitchen with a smile.

Dinner was early today, and she cooked some supper for it.

Otherwise, the child should be hungry!

Xia Youzhi glanced at Shen Jingmei and Zhao Decheng, who were busy in the kitchen, she thought for a moment and dialed another phone.

"Gu Tingshen, are you free now?"