In front of the small building of old George's house, a circle of gold-leaf privet was planted, and clumps of blue-purple rhododendrons bloomed on the lawn in the middle. Evans, who had a few freckles on his face, stuck his head out the window, took a deep breath greedily, and closed his eyes in revelation.

"What for?"

Christine, with her turquoise eyes, yawned and walked up to Evans, patting her head lightly, rubbing her messy hair as the other looked back.

"During my absence, my family has changed a lot, and I remember that there was only one meadow here. Evans looked back at the rhododendrons.

"But that's not all, I remember you moved out when Kevin was four years old. Seven years away, you just came back last night, and you haven't had time to look at him, have you?" said Christine with a smile.

"That's right!"

Evans jerked his head away, his face full of excitement. In the next second, he ran to the staircase in a few steps.

"By the way, wake Kevin up, Evans. ”

Seeing Evans climb the stairs, an old woman who had just come out of the kitchen called out at the right time, and then smiled at Christine, who was looking at her.

"Yes, Grandma George. Evans replied in a loud voice, and couldn't wait to push open a door upstairs, "Kevin, oh, so you've woken up and just woke up to play on the computer?"

Looking at Evans as he approached the monitor, Kevin smiled and said, "Long time no see, Evans." ”

"Do you remember me?" Evans' eyes lit up, and he looked at Kevin's face carefully, and said in surprise, "You've become prettier, and you're sure to attract girls." ”

"He's still young, and you're saying this too early. At some point, Christine came into the room.

"Christine, I didn't know Kevin was so adventurous. When I first came in, I was stunned, there were posters everywhere, all off the beaten track. There are also magazines with adventure stories and newspaper news of this kind. ”

Evans looked at Christine, his personality became a little outrageous, and he suddenly showed annoyance, and said angrily: "You haven't told me about it. ”

Christine just smiled and didn't say anything, but Kevin stood up, took Evans with one hand, walked downstairs, and explained with a smile: "It's just a hobby, it's the same whether you talk about it or not." ”

"Kevin, I still feel a little sorry that I haven't been able to participate in your growth over the years. Tell me about it, I'd love to hear about your experiences over the years. ”

"Actually, my life is very simple, and I don't have much to say except search for those adventure stories. But maybe I can tell you something interesting about what happened at school and in the neighborhood. ”

"Okay. ”

The three people who came down from the upper floor sat on the dining chairs one after another, and there was already a glass of milk in front of each seat. George Sr. walked out of the kitchen with a porcelain plate, took the slices of bread from the bread maker, and placed them in a porcelain plate containing cheese sausages, bacon, fried eggs, fried mushrooms, and baked beans, and so on in front of each seat.

As the decoration stopped, Grandma George came out of the kitchen, put away her scarf, and sat down with George Sr. on the dining chair. In the next second, as if they had a soul in their hearts, everyone crossed their fingers with their hands at the same time, and closed their eyes against their foreheads. After a while, as Grandma George had finished praying with a "Amen", they picked up their knives and forks and began laughing and talking.

"Christine, how many days to rest after coming back from this trip?" asked Grandma George in the middle of the conversation.

"I can't stay for a day, I'm leaving today, and my position has changed, so I'm going to move somewhere else in the future. ”

After speaking, seeing that the other party's face was different, Christine immediately said, "I will come back to visit you often." ”

"It's okay, career is important. Grandma George smiled hard and slowly slipped through the food on her plate.

"Well, talk about some happy things, say some good things. Old George looked at his wife's sad face that he couldn't hide, and tried to ease the atmosphere, "Have Kevin's transfer procedures been completed? Christine, you always said that it didn't go well, but now?

"As I was about to say, Evans and I came back this time to visit you and pack up our belongings, and one more thing was to help Kevin buy books and study-related items. ”

"I haven't delivered my acceptance letter yet, and I don't know which ones to buy, so why don't I go now?" Evans wondered.

"I still have to be responsible for arranging your job after graduation, and I am afraid that I don't have enough time. It's okay, it's customary, I know roughly what it is, and at most I'll go back and make up for what I'm missing. ”

Hearing this, Evans sighed as if remembering something: "It's a pity that I'm seven years older than Kevin, otherwise I would have been able to take care of him at school for a few years." ”

Old George laughed and comforted: "You don't have to worry about Kevin, I believe he can adapt well to the new environment." ”

"By the way, Evans, you and Christine have never told me about the new school. ”

"Kevin, please let us keep this secret until the first day of school, I want to surprise you. Hearing this, Christine quietly glanced at Mr. and Mrs. George and was silent, while Evans raised her eyebrows and said mysteriously.

As soon as she finished speaking, Grandma George silently stood up from her seat, picked up the barely touched plate and walked into the kitchen.

Her strange appearance made everyone a little speechless for a while. Kevin looked worried, then put down his knife and fork and followed him into the kitchen.

Outside the kitchen door, everyone spoke a little lower, and Kevin reflexively closed the door after coming in, finally completely isolating the inside and outside.

"Grandma George. Kevin shouted softly at the figure who was scrubbing the dishes.

"It's a good thing to go to a private school, and when you become an adult, you can live a decent life on your own. She wiped her hands, turned around and walked over to Kevin, straightened the latter's collar, and said with relief, "Kevin, I'm so happy for you." ”

One hand gently caressed Kevin's face, and with that, she pursed the corners of her mouth and turned her back.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. The old man turned around and leaned against the table, looking at the wall with his eyes unconsciously out of focus, "When you were a child, I lay by your cradle at night, listening to your breathing, you had a hard time breathing......"

"I've been worried. Halfway through, the old man stopped abruptly and looked at Kevin.

"You're worried about the moment when the truth will come out?"

"No, the truth about you is beautiful, and we see it as soon as we see you. I was just...... I'm afraid they'll take you away from me. At the end, the old man faintly cried.

Seeing this, Kevin smiled and hugged the old man's shoulders and comforted, "I'll be back, I promise!"

The old man looked at Kevin, who had a serious face, and finally broke into a smile.