70. Memories of parents

Li Hua was stunned for a moment, and at first he didn't understand the meaning of his parents' words.

Homesick?

Isn't it at home now?

But soon he thought of something, what his parents said was homesick, it should not be the current home, but the hometown.

Li Chengping and Luo Yun were both first-generation immigrants, or rather not immigrants, but stowaways, which was still very common at the time.

It's just that Li Chengping and Luo Yun rarely talk about this matter, and Li Hua doesn't know a lot.

As for how he came to the United States back then, Li Hua is not very clear.

"Do you want to go back home?" Li Hua asked.

Li Hua subconsciously said that it was domestic, not Chinese, which is why he always considered himself Chinese, not American.

Li Chengping nodded, and then said, "It's okay, just think about it occasionally, and it will be fine in two days." ”

In fact, over the years, Li Chengping and Luo Yun have thought of their hometown more than once.

But their lives have never been rich, and after so many years of struggle, they are a little better, and their son is going to college again, which requires a lot of expenses.

Coupled with the fact that it costs a lot of money to make a round trip, the plane ticket alone is not something they can afford.

In addition, when they came out, the country was not very stable, especially in terms of foreign policy.

What is happening now, with the position they are in, it is not very clear what they know, and they can only learn about it from some newspapers.

But many times Western newspapers demonize the situation in the country.

So they are also worried about these situations.

In the past, they had no money, plus they were very busy, and they didn't have time, so they thought about it once in a while, and it was quickly replaced by the trivial things in life.

But now it's different, now that their son is developed, they don't have to worry about it, plus the two million dollars given by their son, they have money and more time.

So when I get homesick again, it's a little out of control.

It's just that they don't dare to go back, and they really don't know what the situation in China is now.

In addition, after so many years abroad, I am also a little timid, even if I go back, what can I do?

When Li Hua saw his parents like this, he immediately asked, "You haven't told me about your previous situation?" I asked you, and you didn't mention it. ”

Luo Yun looked at her son and said in a heavy tone: "I didn't tell you before, because I was afraid that you would have a bad impression of China." ”

"Your dad and I are both American now, but we never considered ourselves Americans."

"But you grew up in the United States, and we're worried about you........."

She didn't finish her words, but Li Hua did understand what they meant.

This is because Li Hua is worried that he will resist the identity of Chinese.

This is actually not uncommon in the United States, and there are even quite a few such people, such as Chinatown.

Li Chengping and Luo Yun haven't seen one or two anymore, so they have always been worried that such a thing will happen to Li Hua.

After all, the environment in which they lived was not very good, and if they told their son, it would inevitably have some impact on their son's opinion.

So a lot of times, they just keep their mouths shut.

But now that his son has the ability, even if he doesn't say it, he can learn some information from various channels.

Li Hua said seriously: "Mom and Dad, you are wrong, from beginning to end, I am proud that I am Chinese, really!" ”

Looking at their son's serious eyes, the husband and wife glanced at each other, and then they both smiled with relief, they could see that this was Li Hua's true words!

Li Chengping happily dried the wine in the wine glass, but it was not enough, so he poured himself another glass to dry!

"Hahaha, okay, it's me and your mom thinking too much." Li Chengping laughed.

Li Hua waited for his parents to be happy before asking, "Then tell me, what is the situation in our family?" In addition, my grandparents and grandparents should still be there, right? ”

Li Chengping shook his head bitterly, "I don't know, we have been out for more than 20 years, although we have sent a few letters back, but there has been no reply, so I don't know what the situation is." ”

"But when we came out, the old people in the house were still there." Luo Yun was afraid that Li Hua would think too much, so he immediately added.

Li Hua continued to ask, "Then you can talk to me." ”

Li Chengping's face showed a look of memory, "My father is your grandfather, there are six children in total, I am the third in the family, there is an older brother and sister above, and two younger brothers and a younger sister below. ”

"The whole family is rural, and you may know the situation in China, we eat a big pot of rice, and resources are uniformly distributed."

Li Chengping just briefly talked about the situation and did not say much more.

"Anyway, life is not very rich, and it is even said to be poor, sometimes, I can't eat enough, and with so many children in the family, I really can't afford to raise it."

"I once overheard that your grandfather was about to give up my youngest brother and sister, who were just over a year old and twins at the time."

"I was angry at the time, so I rushed in and had a big fight with them, I didn't understand what they did at all, in fact, at that time, the family was completely unable to open the pot, and the children in the family were all yellow and thin, but now I think about it, in fact, our family was already very remarkable at that time, because there were so many children in our family, and none of them died early."

"Forget it, don't talk about this, anyway, after a quarrel at the time, I ran away from home angrily, saying that I went out to wander around and ate by myself, and I didn't eat the rations at home."

"In the end, before I knew it, I was mixed in with a human trafficker, and then I was sent to the United States."

Although it is simple, Li Hua can see some fear from his father's mouth, obviously the experience at that time was not so simple.

"Your mother's situation is similar to mine, but she ran away because she didn't want to obey the family's arrangement and marry a fool."

"We were in a boat, and then we came here, because of some accident, we ran out, and then we survived on the American side."

"Fortunately, we met Hoya's grandparents at that time, and they helped us and let us live here."

Listening to his father tell about the past, Li Hua could also feel the hardships at that time.

Seeing that his parents were a little caught in the memories of the past, Li Hua immediately said: "Since this is the case, let's go back, as far as I know, the domestic policy is now a lot looser." ”

"Really?" Li Chengping woke up suddenly and asked with some surprise.

Luo Yun also looked at Li Hua nervously.

Li Hua nodded, "I know a little, but it's not particularly clear for the time being, so how about we go back when the Chinese New Year is approaching this year?" It just so happened that I was also preparing to recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors. ”