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The mystery of the separation of the grandfather before his death was a bleak autumn evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the eaves of the old house, casting mottled shadows. The atmosphere inside the room was unusually heavy, as if even the air had frozen. Grandpa lay on the bed, his face was pale and his breath was weak, and he knew that his life had come to an end. My grandfather was industrious and simple all his life, raising five sons, of which the eldest uncle was his own, and my father was adopted from an orphanage when he was young. Despite this, Grandpa treated them equally and never showed favoritism. However, at the end of his life, he made an unexpected decision - to split up.
The uncle sat in front of his grandfather's bed with a solemn face, and the rest of the uncles were also present. Grandpa spoke slowly, his voice weak but firm: "I'm old, and my days are numbered." Today, I'm going to get things in order at home. He paused and continued: "There are two properties in the family, one is an old house handed down from my ancestors, and the other is a new house that I have bought myself over the years. When the uncle heard this, his brows tightened, as if he had a premonition. Grandpa continued: "The old mansion is the root of me and your father, and it is also the common memory of your brothers.
I want to leave it to you and manage it together. Uncle nodded in agreement. However, the next words were like a bombshell, setting off a storm in the hearts of those present. "As for the new house," Grandpa took a deep breath and turned his gaze to my father, "I decided to leave it to you." Father was stunned, he didn't expect his grandfather to make such a decision at all. He opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed it back.
The uncle's face became very ugly, he stood up and asked loudly, "Dad, what do you mean by this?" Why leave the new house to him? He's just an adopted son! Grandpa closed his eyes, as if he hadn't heard what the uncle said. After a while, he slowly spoke: "I know it may feel unfair to you guys, but it's a deliberate decision. The new house is something I have worked over the years, and I want to leave it to the person I think is the most reliable and dutiful. The uncle's face turned red with anger, and he pointed to his father and said, "He is reliable? Is he filial? What has he done for our family after all these years? He's just an outsider! The father silently endured the uncle's accusation and did not refute a word. He stood up, bowed deeply to his grandfather, and then turned and walked towards the door. However, just as he was about to step out of the threshold, the uncle suddenly stopped him.
"Stop!" There was an imperceptible tremor in the uncle's voice, "You really just left?" Don't you want to hear my reasoning? The father stopped, but did not look back. Uncle took a deep breath and continued, "I know you have a grudge in your heart and feel that I shouldn't treat you like this. But have you ever wondered why I'm so angry? I'm unwilling! As the eldest in the family, I have been working hard for this family, but in the end I have not received anything. And you, an adopted son, got what I had always dreamed of. It's so unfair to me! The father turned around and looked at the uncle calmly. He said, "Big brother, I know you are unbalanced in your heart.
But you know, Grandpa didn't do this because he was biased against me. He just wanted to make the family more harmonious and more united. And the new house is just a symbol, it doesn't mean anything. We are a family and should support and understand each other. The uncle listened to his father's words and was silent for a long time. He raised his head and looked at his father's distant back, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart.
Grandpa separated before his death, and his father, who was an adopted son, turned around and left, and when he walked to the door, the uncle stopped him, what do you think about the events described in the article?