Short Story: Son
A little more than 6 o'clock in the morning, with a loud "bang", the Huichunyuan community in the small city of northern Jiangsu seemed to have the strongest earthquake, the whole community was shaking, and the 4th and 5th floors of the 2 units of the 14 buildings were exploded into a black hole and ignited a fire, and the two-story old-fashioned slab building had collapsed.
The entire community residents rushed to the outdoors in a short period of time, only ten minutes, fire protection, public security took the lead in rushing to the scene, and then, the community, street related personnel have arrived and launched rescue.
Afterwards, it was found that a single divorced man on the fifth floor of the top floor of the building, due to bad habits and debts, ignited the gas in the home, causing an explosion, and the accident caused three deaths, including the man himself and a couple on the fourth floor, the fourth and fifth floors of the unit collapsed, and the whole building was cracked in many places.
01 Incident
At more than nine o'clock in the morning on the weekend, Hongbin's little couple with their children were still sleeping in bed, "winter, winter, winter" A rapid knock on the door sounded, only to hear the old father shouting outside the door: "Hongbin get up quickly, there is an accident in the army family!" fast! ”
Hearing this, Hongbin jumped up from the bed, rushed out of the room while getting dressed, and asked urgently: "What's wrong?" What happened? "I just received a phone call from your Uncle He, saying that there was an explosion in the army and their home, and the two husband and wife of the army had an accident, and the specific situation is not very clear, so you quickly drive over with me to see what the situation is." Father said eagerly.
Too late to wash up, Hongbin grabbed a coat, took the car keys and rushed to Dajun's house with his father.
Who is the army, and why is the accident that makes Hongbin's father and son so anxious?
It turned out that Hongbin's father, Elder Chen, and Dajun's father, He Lao, were fellow villagers, and the two enlisted in the army at the same time, and they were comrades-in-arms, and because of their outstanding performance, the two of them successively promoted their work, and later transferred to this small city in northern Jiangsu, so their feelings were deep, because of this relationship, the two families moved around very frequently, Hongbin and Dajun were one year apart, and because they grew up together, they were like brothers and sisters.
Came to the scene, far away to see only a mess, miserable, because the police pulled up the cordon, can not lean forward, heard that several people died, father and son are even more anxious, after many inquiries, learned that Uncle He and the old man fainted due to a moment of anger, has been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, father and son did not say a word, hurriedly turned around and rushed to the hospital.
In the hospital, the two old men had woken up and were arranged to be examined and observed in the observation room, Elder Chen and Hongbin entered the observation room, and When Elder He saw them come in, he only said one sentence: "The two armies are gone!" Tears fell like rain, and Aunt He kept her eyes closed, but the tears kept flowing out, and the head under her head was already soaked.
Elder Chen rushed to the edge of the bed, stretched out his hands to grasp Elder He's hands, and anxiously asked, "Is Xiao Jun all right?" "The child came to our side last weekend and escaped this fate." ”
Hongbin came to Aunt He's bed, wiped his tears with one hand, and tightly held Aunt He's hands with the other.
02 Truth
In the afternoon of the same day, Mr. and Mrs. He left the hospital accompanied by the Chen family's father and son.
In less than a day, the old couple's mouths were much older, and people seemed to have become stupid, not saying a word, always crying.
In the following half a month, the Chen family father and son went from assisting in the investigation, on-site clean-up, aftermath to related insurance claims, and finally came to an end.
And He Laoyi changed the cheerfulness and humor of the past, sitting at home all day, speechless, even if sometimes there is something to ask him, he always nodded or shook his head, And Aunt He held his grandson Xiaojun, who was just 5 years old, all day long, refusing to let go, not letting go to kindergarten, not letting people touch.
Things gradually became calmer, but Hongbin had always been relieved that Uncle He, Aunt He and Xiaojun had to go to their house every day to have a look.
Elder Chen was always fidgeting at home, and from time to time he was chanting in his mouth: "Old He and his two sons don't know how these two days are?" Xiao Jun is fine. ”
Every day when Hongbin came back, Elder Chen always asked first: "Did you go to your Uncle He's house?" Are they okay? Occasionally, Hongbin would say to his father, "You don't trust them so much, just go and see them, or take them to our house for a while, and distract them." Elder Chen always shook his head, wanting to talk and stopping, a feeling of wanting to see and afraid to see.
Several times, when Hongbin went to see Uncle He's family, he also proposed to them the idea of picking them up and taking them to live in his home for a while, but Uncle He also shook his head and refused to accept it.
Finally, one day, Aunt He was admitted to the hospital because of sadness and depression, and The little couple of Hongbin did not let people talk about it, took the initiative to take Xiaojun to the home, and assumed the responsibility of accompanying and caring for the two elderly people.
At this time, Old Chen was not as anxious as some time ago, as if it was much quieter.
At ten o'clock this night, Hongbin and his two children returned home from the hospital, and saw that the old parents were still sleeping in the living room, they felt a little strange, usually at this time they should take two children to coax them to sleep, what happened today?
At this time, Elder Chen spoke: "Children, you come to sit, XiaoJun and our family Xiaobao have fallen asleep, today I and your mother are going to talk to you two about an important matter." ”
Hongbin and his wife looked at the serious expressions of their old parents, did not dare to ask more, and sat down on the sofa together.
After a moment of silence, Elder Chen continued, "Hongbin, one thing to tell you today is about your origins, which have been hidden from you for more than thirty years, and I should tell you today." ”
"My origins?" Hongbin looked surprised.
"Yes, you know, the army that just left is actually your brother, Uncle He and Aunt He are your father and mother!" Elder Chen continued.
Hongbin cried out with a confused face: "How is this possible, Dad! mother! You're lying to me, aren't you? Rest assured, I will be good to Uncle He, Aunt He and Xiao Jun, and you will not deceive me. ”
Elder Chen waved his hand: "Hongbin, you listen to me, you and your mother grew up in a village when you were young, and we have always had correspondence after I became a soldier, and later your grandfather, grandmother, grandfather, and grandmother discussed and settled our family affair." But at that time, the army had a rule that soldiers were not allowed to fall in love and marry, until the second year of my work, with the approval of the army, I married your mother, and your mother and I were both 28 years old. ”
"Soon after marriage, your mother became pregnant, the conditions were relatively poor at that time, your mother was in the countryside, there was no marriage test, pregnancy test or anything, until eight months pregnant, your mother had a heavy bleeding while doing farm work, the villagers sent your mother to the county hospital with a tractor, people are already very dangerous, after surgery, your mother picked up a life, the child is gone."
Silent, Mom was quietly wiping away tears.
Elder Chen continued: "In the next few years, your mother has not been pregnant, until your mother came to the army with the army, and after I took her to the military hospital for examination, I learned that the operation, because of the technical problems of the operation, has made your mother lose her fertility. ”
"Why didN't I do it for two years, and I fell in love for a few years, when I was just married, and I saw that we were depressed all day, so I told us, big brother and sister-in-law don't get tangled, there is no way to encounter this, I will immediately give birth to a son to you, even if it is your birth." 」
"The next year, your Aunt He did give birth to a son, that is the army, at that time your Uncle He came to us, I did not agree, after all, it is your Uncle He's eldest son, the third year, your Aunt He gave birth to a son, needless to say, that is you."
03 Tangled
After Hongbin learned of his own origins, he fell into deep contemplation:
On one side are my parents and my dear nephews, the pain of losing a loved one needs to be comforted, the elderly and frail birth parents need to be cared for, and the young children need to be raised.
On the one hand, my father and mother, who have raised me for thirty-two years, are hard-working, afraid of my cold in winter, afraid of my heat in summer, afraid of my thirst, afraid of my hunger, going to school, employment, marriage, having children, step by step, wholeheartedly, selflessly, how to let me face.
Since the old couple brought Hongbin to their home, they have regarded him as the same, sincerely raised him, cared for him, cultivated him, and watched to have raised a person and established a family, although there had been an agreement that no matter what happened, they would not tell the child the truth, and would not change the maintenance relationship, but lao He had such a change, and he could not bear to turn a blind eye and be indifferent.
Although he has reached his twilight years, he also needs to be taken care of.
After thinking about it again and again, I still tell the truth to the child and let the child decide for himself.
The grief-stricken He old couple, again a tragic idea, originally gave the younger son to Lao Chen as a son, watching the old Chen couple love, education, and cultivation of their son, seeing that the two families were full of happiness, they felt extremely relieved, but they suffered this misfortune, saying that they did not want the younger son to return is false, but in the face of the original promise, in the face of the old Chen family's more than thirty years of nurturing their son, we cannot regret it, we cannot carry our own misfortune, we cannot pass it on to Old Chen, and we cannot worry about the happy life of the old Chen family.
We must persevere, raise our bodies, live one more day, xiaojun will have one more day to take care of, and there will be a home.
The old couple secretly decided that as long as there was a person in the day, they would keep this secret.
04 Reunion
Aunt He's body has recovered after a period of conditioning in the hospital, and she can be discharged in two days.
On this day, Hongbin came back early from work with his wife, and the family had dinner together, and the wife coaxed the two children to the room.
After cleaning up, Hongbin pulled the two old men to the living room sofa and sat side by side, and after settling the two children in the room, he called out his wife, and the two knelt together in front of the second old man.
Hongbin said, "Father and Mother, there is something I want to discuss with the second elder, we want to bring Uncle He, Aunt He and Xiaojun to our house to live, and we will form a big family." ”
Before Hongbin could finish speaking, The elderly Chen and his wife hurriedly pulled up the two of them and said, "What is this for, child, there is something to sit down and talk slowly." ”
Hongbin sat down on the sofa and continued: "Dad, Mom, so many years of your two elders to my nurturing grace, to my education and training me and Xiaohong (wife) no tooth not to forget, you are as generous to our small family of three, we have been unforgettable, father raises children small, children raise fathers, righteousness, we will definitely honor the second old, let you spend a happy old age." ”
"But Uncle He and Aunt He are also my biological father and mother, they gave birth to me, brought me to this world, let me experience the love and beauty of the world, and when they need me, I also want to be by their side, serve them, and honor them." 」
"In front of your four elders, Xiaohong and I are both sons of man and daughter-in-law."
"So Xiaohong and I thought, in order to take care of you more conveniently, but also to take care of each other, simply take them to live together, change the big study into a bedroom for Uncle He and Aunt He to live, and the two children live together, so that we will become a big family, both lively and warm."
Hongbin said with a sigh.
"Oh well! That's great! Hongbin said what we were saying, and your mother and I raised our hands in approval. Elder Chen said happily.
Hearing the affirmative opinion of his parents, Hongbin was not happy, and immediately drove to the hospital with Xiaohong, and he wanted to tell his father and mother the news as soon as possible.
In the ward, Hongbin and Xiaohong shouted "Dad, Mom" to call the old couple confused, looking at the reaction of their parents and mothers, Hongbin and Xiaohong shouted louder: "Dad, Mom."
Although The old couple did not know what the situation was, tears were already flowing from their eyes.
After listening to Hongbin talk about the before and after process of things, especially when he wanted to pick them up and live with them, He Laolu hesitated again, and he was still worried about interfering with Lao Chen's normal life.
Seeing this, Hongbin said emotionally: "Father, mother, I am your son, Xiaohong is your daughter-in-law, you can't deprive us of the right to honor you, and Xiaojun also needs to be taken care of, my parents also want to live with you, there is still a little grandson waiting for you to hurt." ”
Finally, The old couple showed a happy smile.
The next day, Hongbin specially borrowed a luxury passenger car, led the family to the hospital, just entered the ward Hongbin shouted happily: "Dad, Mom, I and my dad and my mom came together to pick you up and go home!" After shouting, he felt as if he was a little rounded, patted his head, and said loudly: "I announce a decision: according to the age, from today onwards, I and Xiaohong will call my father, my mother will be called Big Dad, Big Mom, Uncle He and Aunt He will be called Little Dad and Little Mom, and the rest will be implemented accordingly." ”
Hearing this, everyone laughed in return.