01
Linda, who told all the past in one breath, seemed to have collapsed with all the strength of her body, and she was so shaky that she almost couldn't stand on her feet.
The Gu family's father and son were obviously still in shock, and their faces were full of incredulity. In particular, Mr. Oe's eyes were wide open, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't make a single sound.
His ex-wife's words broke his decades-long conformist cognition.
People who suddenly have no venting point for their emotions are in a hurry.
The body began to tremble violently.
Chuan De is not much better, the stunned man has lived for so many years in all kinds of gossip about his parents. Unexpectedly, the truth came out at one time, but the loved ones around me tried their best to change their face for the sake of so-called interests.
In the end, no one can get out of this battle and blame the other from the moral high ground.
If you think about it, the only innocent person is Chuande.
In his infancy, he became a tool for the game of the previous generation from the moment he was born. The respected grandmother did dishonorable things in order to blackmail his mother with him, and his mother had no choice but to give up the child and go away in a hopeless life.
Because it's none of my business, I'm slightly better.
You can also see things clearly.
But even so, the truth in Linda's mouth made my little heart tremble and tremble. Looking at Linda's depressed appearance, I noticed the high heels on her feet, presumably because she habitually put them on when she usually paid attention to her image when she went out.
Quickly stepped forward and helped her: "Auntie, are you okay?" ”
Linda didn't speak, and her tense facial features showed that she hadn't come out of the overwhelming emotions just now.
I had no choice but to suggest, "Auntie, do you want to drink some water?" There's a vacant seat over there, can I help you over and sit down? ”
Seeing that Linda didn't object, I helped her slowly move away.
Silent, she numbly moved with me, and her face was as dead as ashes as it used to be.
02
At this moment, no one is relaxed.
Because of Linda's departure with me, only the Gu family's father and son were left in the shadows.
I saw from afar that Mr. Oe was saying something with his mouth open in an attempt to ease the embarrassing situation, but the unmoved Kawatoku just glared at him fiercely, and he pulled up his long legs and walked towards us.
After a few quick steps, he walked up to Linda.
Overwhelmed, he crouched down.
Raising his head like a child, he looked at his heartbroken mother, and asked in a low voice, "Mom, are you okay?" ”
The son's thoughtful words made Linda's tears fall silently.
The makeup on her face is full of flowers, and she doesn't care at all when she always pays attention to her image. just stretched out a trembling hand and gently stroked his son's face similar to himself over and over again, and kept murmuring: "Xiao Nian, mom is sorry for you!" ”
"I was so young back then, and I couldn't stand that kind of life anymore. The helplessness of not seeing hope after opening my eyes every day breaks my mind all the time. Your dad and I are each other's first love, and we both think of love too beautifully. ”
"Thinking that it is enough to have good looks and vigor in love, we all underestimate the pressure of reality. I don't regret the impulsiveness and naivety I once had, the only person I'm sorry for is you. I'm not a good responsible mother, and it's an indisputable fact that I abandon you for whatever reason. ”
Endless remorse.
Let Linda's delicate flower wither quickly.
Chuan De said repeatedly: "Mom, I don't blame you!" ”
As if she was deaf, Linda kept saying apologetic words to her son, trying to ease the guilt in her heart.
In the end, Chuan De, who had no choice, threw me a look of help: "Xiaoxiao, can you take my mother to wash her face?" ”
I hurriedly said, "Okay." ”
With the cooperation of the two of us, I finally helped Linda get up and walk into the bathroom.
03
The cold water has its own calming effect, and Linda's spirit after washing her face looks much better. When I walked out of the bathroom, I was no different from usual, except for my pale face.
Seeing us coming out, Chuan De, who was waiting outside the door, greeted us: "Mom, are you better?" ”
Linda nodded slightly, took out the white envelope prepared in advance from her bag and stuffed it into Chuan De's hand: "This is Mom's intention, you take it, if it's not enough, call me again." You wait and help grandma find a good nurse, it doesn't matter if the price is a little higher. ”
With a loving smile, she advised: "Don't worry about money at this time, don't exhaust yourself." ”
Chuan De didn't seem to want to accept it, and the two pushed back and forth a few times and barely put it in their pockets.
Looking around, Linda asked softly, "Xiao Nian, where is your dad?" ”
"I asked him to go to the hospital bed to guard his grandmother, there is no one over there."
"Well, then mom will go first."
"When your grandma wakes up, call me if you have something, you remember to eat on time and don't fool around. It has nothing to do with you as adults, so don't have a psychological burden. ”
"If your grandmother wakes up, your dad will not quarrel with him about your study abroad or just now. You call your mother, and I'll talk to your grandmother. Before, when you were young, your mother was not able to take care of you, but now I will do my best. ”
Linda asked in a low voice, "Xiao Nian, since you know what happened before, do you hate your mother in your heart?" ”
Chuan De shook his head with a complicated expression.
04
Linda patted her son's arm and said with relief: "Even if you complain in your heart that it is inconvenient for your mother to say it, I can understand it." I wasn't completely innocent about those things back then, just like your grandmother said that she was too self-aware to provoke people who shouldn't be provoked. ”
"If I had been ruthless and reined in time, there would have been no later incidents."
Chuan De said with some emotion: "Mom, I can understand you about this." ”
"Xiao Nian, mom doesn't ask for your forgiveness. But I hope that when grandma wakes up, you can treat her with the same attitude towards her, and don't think anything about her because of those things back then. ”
"Xiao Nian, I am also a mother, and I can understand your grandmother's mood from my mother's point of view. What a wonderful man your father was back then, if he had found a wife who was the right person, maybe all of us would be alive and well now. ”
"Mom has come out of the past, and I hope you are too. Because you've been holding on to the past, the only unhappy person is yourself. Your life in the past 20 years has not been easy, and my mother hopes that you can live happily and comfortably for the rest of your life. ”
After saying this, Linda turned to me on the side and asked, "Xiaoxiao, those of us who are elders have made you see jokes." I'm sorry for you just now, if it weren't for you, Dajiang wouldn't know what it would be like. ”
I hurriedly said, "Auntie, don't say that. ”
Linda looked at the watch on her wrist: "It's a little late, I also made an appointment with a friend in the evening to talk about things and have to go." Xiaoxiao, do you want me to give you a ride by the way? ”
I glanced at Chuande, shook my head and said, "Auntie, if you have something to do, let's go first, I want to stay with Gu Nian again." In case the old lady wakes up, it will be inconvenient for both father and son to be men. I'll stay and see, is there anything I can do to help? ”
Linda smiled at me: "Xiaoxiao, thank you for your hard work!" ”
"Auntie, you're welcome."
05
Presumably, their mother and son should still have some private things to talk about, so I said to Chuande: "You go and see Auntie, I'll go to the ward to have a look." ”
Chuan De nodded at me, and walked with Linda towards the exit.
I turned around and went to the door of the ward, and through the glass window, I saw Mr. Oe sitting next to the old lady. Because he was facing away from me, he couldn't see the expression on his face. His figure just blocked the old lady's face, and I can't tell if the person is awake or not.
This discovery made me not knock on the door and enter in the first place.
If the old lady woke up, such an earth-shattering event that happened just now must have a lot of private things to say between their mother and son. I was an outsider who broke in rashly, and no matter how I looked at it, I didn't think it was appropriate.
Observe the situation in the single room,
Without any hesitation, I decided to stay at the door and wait for Kawatoku to return.
After a while, the leg-long Kawatoku hurriedly ran back. When he saw me standing outside the door, he asked curiously, "Xiaoxiao, why don't you go in?" ”
I pointed to the inside of the ward and said in an uncertain tone, "I don't know if the old lady is awake or not, but if she does, Mr. Oe should have something to say to her." When I'm here, it's not quite right. ”
Chuan De cautiously opened a crack in the door, stretched his neck and probed back to close the door: "My dad and my grandma are talking, or I won't go in for the time being." ”
Chuan De looked at me: "Xiaoxiao, trouble you today." ”
I smiled and nudged him: "What are you polite to me, in fact, I didn't help much." It's you. Scared, right? ”
Chuan De, who had mixed tastes, nodded at me with a tired face: "I never dreamed that so many things had happened in my family before. ”
06
"If my mother hadn't been forced by my dad today, I guess I wouldn't have known the truth about those things in my life. Seriously, after meeting my mom this time, although I never asked her officially. ”
But judging from her attitude towards me, she told herself more than once in her heart that even if she abandoned me for money to live a good life. I'm ready to forgive her and not pursue the past. ”
I was taken aback: "Chuande, do you really think so?" ”
Kawatoku nodded.
I continued: "After meeting Aunt Linda this time, I also think she is very nice. Listening to Aunt Linda say so much today, I feel like I owe her an apology. ”
Chuan De was puzzled: "Why is this?" ”
I was a little embarrassed to say, "I used to hear Sister Li and them say that, and I unconsciously thought of your mother as a bad woman." Like you, I never dreamed that so many things would happen back then, but it turned out that Aunt Linda had experienced such an unknown time. ”
"I admire her strength!"
As we spoke, the movement in the ward grew louder and louder. Chuan De, who couldn't hold back, pushed the door in, and after a while, he walked out with a sad face: "My grandmother and my father, they let me come out." ”
I persuaded, "It's better for you to leave some space for the old lady and Mr. Oe, they need time to talk about the things back then." Some words will always be a thorn in the middle of them. ”
"Xiaoxiao, why did you say my grandmother was like that back then?"
I shook my head blankly.
Chuan De looked back with some anxiety: "But my grandmother just woke up, and the doctor told me not to be too excited." ”
But he soon understood that he could not do anything at such a critical moment. Feeling powerless, he could only lean against the wall in a decadent manner.
07
I nudged him: "Aunt Linda, didn't you just ask you to find a nurse?" Shall I accompany you to the nurse's desk and ask? ”
Chuan De frowned: "I'll accompany my grandmother in the evening." ”
I reminded him, "You still have to read during the day, that's the right thing." Aunt Linda must think the same way, it is better to find a good nurse. ”
Chuan De thought about my words, and finally agreed: "Okay, let's go." ”
I suddenly remembered: "Before I came to the hospital just now, Aunt Linda invited me to her house to play. ”
Chuan De asked curiously, "My mother invited you?" Her house had just been rented and I hadn't wanted to go there yet. ”
"Aunt Linda, that house is pretty good."
"Where?"
I gave a place name.
"It's very close to our school. ”
He looked at the time: "Xiaoxiao, do you want to have dinner with me later?" After I finished eating, I would help my dad bring some back. ”
I shook my head: "No, Xiaojun will go to Rosemary to meet me later today." When the time comes, I'll join him and eat whatever you want. I'll accompany you to hire a nurse, and I'll leave if there's nothing to do. ”
"Xiaoxiao, Xiaojun is your fellow who runs a clothing store?"
"yes, his little shop is doing super well now. Today, he happened to be resting on Sunday, so he wanted to turn around to see what other peer stores were selling, and by the way, he would learn from the experience and make proofs. ”
"You're a fellow, you're quite business-minded."
I laughed a little smugly: "Don't talk about you, I didn't expect it." When he mentioned this to me last year, I also advised him several times not to take risks, otherwise all the hard-earned money would be wasted. Looking back now, the short-sighted person turned out to be me. ”
08
Chuan De asked again: "This is about to be the New Year, will you go back?" ”
"Well, I didn't go back last year. This year, everything is on the right track, and Xiaojun came to me this time to discuss going home for the New Year. ”
Only then did Chuan De remember: "Yes, you are high school classmates. I envy you guys, my best friend from high school went to Japan because he liked anime, and I've already got in touch with him. But as you can see today, my mother doesn't want me to study in Japan. ”
"Xiaoxiao, I don't know what my mother is thinking?"
Kawatoku said depressedly: "The cost of going to Japan is low, and it is close to home. And there are a few good universities over there, and I can go to my best friend by the way. It seems to me that it is a matter of killing two birds with one stone, why is my mother reluctant? ”
Because what just happened was caught off guard, and it was unexpected by all of us. I was so busy for a while that I almost forgot about the invitation I had just invited to my house.
At this time, I heard Chuande casually mention it, and I remembered Linda's previous words. Although I don't know what the reason for Linda's obstruction is for a while, after such a long time of understanding, she must have a hard time and a reason.
I approached Chuan De and said, "After all these things, you also understand what kind of person Aunt Linda is. She should have her own scruples about doing this, and if she doesn't want to say it, it is recommended that you listen to your mother and not ask. ”
"I think Aunt Linda is such a good person, she will definitely not cheat your biological son."
"Chuande, did you say it?"
When I asked this, Chuan De pouted and nodded reluctantly: "My mother is weird, but she definitely won't pit me for the truth." She would rather spend more money to send me to Europe and the United States, and she must have thought about it. ”
"yes."
09
I looked down and thought for a moment and said, "Aunt Linda is a person with a past, even if she didn't say it. Through the past events she said today, she should have suffered a lot. Maybe because of this, she hopes to give you the best in the world. ”
"Chuande, you understand your mother's feelings."
Even though I had doubts in my mind at the moment, I chose to trust Linda unconditionally. After all, from the first day we met, she surprised me more and more.
Especially when I learned about those past events and her attitude towards today's incident, I was completely impressed by her personality charm.
When I said this, Chuande's frowning brows gradually relaxed.
After the ups and downs of the Gu family, Chuande has grown a lot. He should understand that in the adult world, many things are not black and white, and there are many gray areas to wander around.
The "little tricks" that the old lady secretly used against his mother should have carved a lot of imprint in his heart. Chuande was born in the family of the eunuch, and he is not an uninformed rookie. With a little mention of many things, he will see more clearly than many people.
After chatting with me for a while, Chuan De was obviously in a much better mood, and his voice was much lighter: "Okay, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it." I've had enough things to worry about lately, and my mom can do whatever she wants. ”
I see that as long as he faces Linda, Chuan De will choose to compromise easily.
didn't have the cool look of facing the old lady and Mr. Dajiang in the Gu family before. Is it really the connection between mother and son, the nature of it?
I smiled, of course I wouldn't tease him at this time for being a good obedient son. Sincerity is always the most invincible weapon in any relationship, and Linda must have touched her son's heart through this.
Her words are worth a thousand words of selfless concern.
10
Because Chuan De was not worried about his grandmother's side, he hurried back after hiring a nurse. I didn't stay long, I just said goodbye and walked out of the hospital and walked in the direction of the rosemary bus.
At this time, I had so many thoughts in my heart that I could not describe my complicated feelings in words. The Gu family once dreamed of prosperity, but they didn't expect such a past to happen in its heyday.
I can't help but be a little curious, if Sister Li, who has worked in the Gu family for so many years, was lucky enough to learn the truth about what happened back then. Will she feel guilty for the slander she once made to Linda?
When I think of Sister Li, I don't know how she is working at her new club now? No matter what happened, she was forever grateful for my kindness.
Looking back on the whole thing, it seems that the old lady is the one who is most responsible.
But as Linda said, I don't have any hatred for her.
Because I didn't walk her way through her shoes, I couldn't comment on what she did. As Linda said, if she and Mr. Dajiang hadn't come together back then, maybe today's Gu family might really be two things?
Right and wrong have faded over time, and it is impossible to distinguish between right and wrong.
I gulped hard into the sky and took a stride to catch up with the bus that was about to move. I have my own path in life, and it will be much easier for people to think about it.
Life is an encounter and a regret.
Eventually, we will all become landscapes in the years, like those images that pass by outside the bus at this moment. Linda, who is so powerful, has survived the trough of darkness, and I can only try to move forward.
Life is only wonderful to come out, not to wait for the brilliance!
(To be continued!) ）
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