1
When her boyfriend's mother appeared at the exit, Xiao Ye recognized her at a glance. Aunt's temperament is unique and easy to identify. She wore a black dress, short hair, thin figure, tall and straight back, quiet and sad, walking in the crowd, but seemed isolated, as if she had been mourning for something.
Maybe it's because she just lost her husband and hasn't recovered from her grief. Xiao Ye thinks.
When her boyfriend Xiao Wu saw her mother, he quickly greeted her, called her affectionately, grabbed the bag in his hand and carried it himself. The other hand grabbed her hand and held it tightly. Xiao Ye was a little embarrassed when he saw it. It was the first time she saw Xiao Wu so bored, and she was with her mother, not her.
"My mother." Xiao Wu said to Xiao Ye, smiling like a flower.
"Good aunt."
Aunt smiled faintly at Xiao Ye, and soon her eyes returned to Xiao Wu. She looked at her son from head to toe, but she couldn't get enough of it. As for her son's girlfriend, she seems to have no interest at all. Xiao Ye's heart sank.
Xiao Wu is carrying a bag and holding his mother in the front. He enthusiastically pointed to his mother and introduced the city along the way. Xiao Ye trailed behind his mother and son, feeling like a light bulb. If it weren't for every once in a while, Xiao Wu would always turn around and smile at her: "Keep up!" She guessed that she might have slipped away.
An hour later, three people arrived home.
In order to welcome her mother, Xiao Wu specially changed a small two-bedroom apartment. Xiao Ye helped to clean it thoroughly inside and out, and the arrangement of aunt's small bedroom also took a lot of effort. Xiao Wu said that mom likes simplicity.
When I first entered the door, Xiao Ye's spirit of carrying all the way to death was brought up again. In her imagination, menstruation will look around the room with curiosity about her future residence, especially her bedroom. Before returning to the small bedroom, Xiao Ye consulted many home improvement photos on the Internet. She believes that her aunt will like it. She waited for menstruation to affirm her housekeeping ability and gave her an approving look.
But none of them. As soon as my aunt came in, she went straight to the sofa and sat down, feeling very tired. Surprisingly, Xiao Wu didn't invite his mother to visit the room either. He just brought her a glass of water. Aunt took a look at her son from top to bottom when she took the water. Xiao Ye can't remember how many times she paid so much attention to Xiao Wu.
"You have lost weight." I watched it many times on the way home, and my aunt finally commented.
"Not thin, strong."
"How was work?"
"Smooth." Xiao Wu nodded.
"This will be your home in the future." Xiao Wu smiled at his mother, held her hand and said.
Aunt smiled at her son, too. "Very good." She said.
For a moment, Xiao Ye thought that she had entered the wrong theater. She was deeply attached to the beautiful mother and son who were there, and completely regarded her as air. Xiao Ye bit her lip and tried to slip away, but she heard her aunt call her, "Xiao Ye."
Xiao Ye had to stop, turned around and barely smiled: "Auntie-"
Aunt didn't find her embarrassed, but her voice was still calm and soft: "Aunt is a little tired and wants to have a rest."
Xiao Ye had to take her aunt to the small bedroom. She didn't expect that she would pay attention to the layout of the room. She only has eyes for her son. Aunt really didn't say anything. Xiao Ye didn't want to stay with her for another minute and turned to leave, but aunt stopped her again.
"Aunt, is there anything else?" Xiao Ye is very patient.
"Don't go, aunt will cook for you later." Aunt said that before Xiao Ye could answer, the door had closed gently.
In the small living room, Xiao Wu is holding a salute from his aunt's bag. There is nothing in the bag except a few changes of clothes, which is not like moving at all. Xiao Ye couldn't help asking, "How long will Aunt stay this time?"
"Already lived. Don't go. " Xiao Wu said while folding clothes.
"That this ..."
"Nothing, I will add it to her slowly, and those ghosts in my hometown will be thrown away." Xiao Wu said, the tone is very generous, as if he is holding hundreds of thousands of annual salary.
"Ah, it's mother and son! Envy-"lobular deliberately stretched tone.
"My mother and I live together." Xiao Wu said with deep affection that he was lost in his thoughts and didn't notice the irony in Xiao Ye's tone.
A listen to these words, Xiao Ye suppressed for a long time the fire finally broke out. "We live together!" She sneered, "What a pity! Didn't your father just die? "
"Xiao Ye-"Xiao Wu looked at her in surprise.
"Don't show the deep affection between mother and son, what's wrong with melodramatic? How come? Bully me without a mother, right? "
Before Xiao Wu could answer, Xiao Ye slammed the door.
2
As usual, the home is a cold pot and a cold stove, which Xiao also expected. Although she was annoyed by Xiao Wu's mother and son, she just sat on the sofa for a while, and then opened the refrigerator to cook with food as usual. Half an hour later, two dishes and one soup were served on the table. Xiao Ye took off her apron and went to the alley to watch the old man play chess.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the limping figure of the old man appeared on the street corner. Xiao Ye turned to meet him, smiling. Xiao Ye took the old man's bag and walked arm in arm along the alley. The bag was so heavy that Xiao Ye knew it was a thick pile of personals without looking.
For as long as she can remember, every few days, the old man will come back with a stack of 4A paper printed notices for finding a wife and put them on the streets. In the first few years, when the old man was still young and Xiao Ye was still young, he took Xiao Ye from one city to another, rented a village in the city, did odd jobs, and went out to post notices when he was unemployed.
Later, Xiao Ye went to school. He settled down, worked, saved money and cooked for his daughter. When Xiao Ye went to college in other places, the old man began to stay and look for people everywhere. Xiao Ye was worried, but he couldn't dissuade him. It was not until she worked, earned money and said that she was going to get married and have children that the old man's ideological work was done and moved to this city to live with her. Now, although the old man runs around all day and posts notices about finding a wife everywhere, under the nose of Xiao Ye, he is not so worried, so Xiao will also let him go to exercise.
Where is the old man's wife? Before, the neighbor said that she thought he was poor and ran away with someone. Xiao also wanted to ask, but he dared not. Seeing the old man drunk, she was somewhat convinced. Gradually, Xiao Ye grew up and became sensible. She didn't care about this mysterious woman. All she knows is that when the old man brought her back from the garbage in the parking lot, he was the only relative in her life, her father.
Xiao Ye took out a bottle of wine and two cups. For many years, she used to have a drink with him at dinner.
"Why, who annoyed you?" The old man took a sip of the wine and smiled at his daughter.
"No-Dad, eat quickly, the food is cold." Xiao Ye put the rice in front of the old man.
"Who dares to make my daughter angry? Go ahead, dad will help you judge ... "
Perhaps because of drinking a little wine, lobular chatterboxes can't stop once they are opened, and they will tell everything they see today. The old man listened carefully and took a sip of wine from time to time. When Xiao Ye vomited all the troubles in his stomach, the old man held his glass thoughtfully. "Xiao Ye, are you worried that Xiao Wu is that-"He cocked his head and thought for a long time before remembering: "The word that you young people are popular with-that-I can't remember it at the moment ..."
"Do you mean' Ma Bao'?"
"yes. Right. "
three
After pressing Xiao Wu's call request twice in a row, Xiao Ye's cell phone didn't ring again, but sent a message: "Don't be emotional, my mother specially asked me to invite you over for dinner. Be sure to come! "
First, Xiao Wu said that Xiao Ye was "in a bad mood", suggesting that Xiao Ye lost his temper on purpose. Second, Xiao Wu said "be sure to come" in an commanding tone, without any intention of showing kindness. If it was another girl, it might be on the bar. "My mom specifically told me" Great? Can't come. But Xiao Ye is a sensible girl. Although uncomfortable, I passed on time.
Xiao Wu has arrived home before her and is working overtime in front of the computer to sort out the information. There is noise in the kitchen. It's aunt who cooks. Xiao Ye was in poor health, so she rolled up her sleeves and went to the kitchen to help, but Xiao Wu pulled her aside and sat down: "Stop it, stay here with me."
"Trouble?" Leaflets improve the sound.
"Shh-"Xiao Wu whispered to Xiao Ye, "My mother likes to be alone in the kitchen, and no one is allowed in."
"Oh-"Xiao Ye pursed her lips, as if she understood, but as if she didn't understand anything.
The food was soon put on the table. Four dishes and one soup, everything is super delicious Xiao Ye has never eaten such delicious food. Compared with menstruation's "delicious" cooking, the old man's cooking can only be called "dish". Thinking of his old man, Xiao Ye, with his mouth full of food, couldn't help laughing.
"Eat slowly, don't worry." Aunt's quiet and soft tone rang again.
Xiao Ye was a little embarrassed. Aunt sitting opposite her, she must have a panoramic view of the way she eats. "Aunt, the meal you cooked is really ..." Xiao Ye looked at Aunt, ready to praise her craft, but just looked up and her heart was violently shocked. Aunt has a deep scar on her left eyebrow corner. Although a part of this old wound has sunk into the wrinkles with the relaxation of the skin around her eyes, what I can only see now is shocking. A sudden nausea hit, Xiaoye frowned and didn't realize his gaffes.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Wu caressed Xiao Ye's shoulder.
"No ... nothing." Leaflets muttered, belly turned upside down. Neither of them noticed that Aunt got up quietly, but when Xiao Ye looked up again, she had already returned to her seat, and her hair, which had just been pinned while cooking, fell off again, covering the ugly scar.
Xiao Ye was ashamed. She blushed and muttered an apology: "Auntie, I'm sorry ..."
"Nothing." Aunt said with a smile, the tone is still so soft and calm.
Xiao Ye felt Xiao Wu's hand squeezed heavily on his shoulder.
Since then, Xiao Ye has been called to dinner several times. Auntie will cook all kinds of dishes in different ways, but the three of them get along with each other in the first place. Aunt is busy in the kitchen, Xiao Ye and Xiao Wu are in the living room, watching TV or watching mobile phones. They hardly talk when they eat, and then clean up after eating. At any time, menstruation's short hair is dignified and decorated, only covering the scar, which Xiao Ye has never seen again.
Xiao Ye couldn't help mentioning it to the old man. "Oh," the old man seemed very interested. "Can scare you, that scar is really ugly. How did the scar come from? Did you ask Xiao Wu? "
"Xiao Wu said that he was beaten by his father."
The old man listened and looked at the glass silently. After a while, he looked at his daughter again: "Xiao Ye, what are you worried about?"
"I don't know, it's strange."
"First Ma Bao, now domestic violence. You are worried that such a family will have a bad influence on Xiao Wu. "
"I just think their mother and son are very strange, and they are particularly depressed together. You know no one talks at every meal, and I dare not look up at her-I dare not go to their house. " Xiao Ye scratched his hair distractedly, and the broken hair in his neck was scratched at sixes and sevens.
The old man lovingly helped his daughter smooth her messy hair. He said, "Don't jump to conclusions yet. It's time to invite their mother and son to our house for dinner this weekend. "
four
Xiao Wu naturally has no problem with the proposal of having dinner with the two families. Before that, he had already had a few drinks with the old man, which was a drink. Aunt's reaction was calm, which is natural. However, at first glance, menstruation spent a lot of thoughts on dressing, such as dignified and decent clothes, meticulous short hair combing and even light makeup. Xiao Ye saw this in her eyes, and her experience got some comfort. It seems that she still cares about her son's marriage, not as indifferent as Xiao also thought.
An hour and a half later, Xiao Ye three people arrived home.
"Dad, here we are-"Xiao Ye opened the door and walked into the room.
The old man was busy in the kitchen. When he heard his daughter's voice, he quickly replied, "Coming-",bowed his head and wiped his hands on his apron, and limped out. "I said Xiao Wu, you haven't come to drink with your uncle for a long time ..."
When the old man looked up, he suddenly felt his limbs weak and his eyes were black. He immediately held the shoe cabinet. When he calmed down, there was a sudden cry in his ear: "Mom, Mom, what's wrong with you ..."
Xiao Ye was also anxious: "Auntie, Auntie ..."
Aunt fell limply in Xiao Wu's arms, pale and short of breath. She put her hand on her chest. I only heard Xiao Wu say, "My mother has a bad heart. Come on, let's help her lie on the sofa. "
Xiao Ye went over to help, picked up the pillow mat behind menstruation and helped her to lie down. Looking back, the old man was still standing in the same place, holding the shoe cabinet with his hands, with a blank face and an out-of-body experience. Xiao Ye was in a hurry and shouted at him: "Dad, Dad, pour a glass of water!" "
No sooner had the old man gone to the kitchen to pour water than he came over and looked at the people on the sofa as if he had seen a ghost.
"Dad, what's wrong with you-"Xiao Ye finally noticed that the old man looked wrong. Her trembling hands holding the cup. "Dad, don't scare me ..."
The old man stared at the people on the sofa, but said, "Xiao Ye, there is not enough food today. You and Xiao Wu go to the market to buy more. "
"Dad, don't worry, we'll-"
"Go now!" The old man snapped.
Xiao Wu had to get up. "My mother ..."
"Don't worry, I will take good care of your mother." The old man's tone softened.
Xiao Ye had to drag Xiao Wu out, and they absently strolled around the vegetable market and bought some dishes casually. In front of a tofu shop, Xiao Wu suddenly said, "Do you know why my mother doesn't let people into the kitchen?"
Xiao Ye looked at Xiao Wu: "Why?"
"Because only when she is alone in the kitchen can she get a moment's peace of mind."
Xiao was waiting for a question, and Xiao Wu turned and hurried back: "In a few years, she can finally live easily. I can't let anything happen to her. I haven't let her enjoy it ... "Finally, Xiao Wu choked up.
Xiao Ye comforted Xiao Wu, thinking about the old man. The old man's reaction today is too strange.
five
As soon as they opened the door, Xiao Ye and Xiao Wu smelled chicken soup coming from the kitchen. Then they saw the old man and Xiao Wu's mother standing together in the kitchen.
Xiao Ye hit Xiao Wu: "I said nothing, my dad is the best at taking care of people."
After seeing her mother busy in the kitchen again, the stone in Xiao Wu's heart finally fell to the ground. He wanted to go to the kitchen, but he stood at the door and was kicked out by his mother. Xiao Wu came to the living room in high spirits and muttered, "My mother is really miraculous today. First I was surprised, and now I am willing to cook with my uncle for the first time. "
Xiao Ye jumped up and pinched his face and said proudly, "This proves that my old man is very attractive!"
But Xiao Ye is more cautious than Xiao Wu. I feel that today's things are not simple. She crept to the small balcony beside the kitchen, with the cat behind the window. There was an intermittent deep voice in the kitchen:
"You have an accident lying in a hospital bed, waiting for medical expenses every day, and the person who hit you ran away again. Go to the construction site to carry bricks every day, thinking about making some money. One day a man came and said that he could introduce me to other jobs and earn more money. Unexpectedly ... "
"I remember when I left, your leg was not like this ..."
A deep, heartbreaking sob. It turns out that she is the mysterious woman that the old man has been looking for. Xiao Ye's heart broke down and tears welled up in her eyes. She bit her fist hard.
"Don't let these two children know about it, especially Xiao Wu ... the children are innocent ..."
Xiao Ye went to the toilet. She turned on the tap and cried for two minutes with the sound of water running. Back in the living room, Xiao Wu still kept his original sitting position, and carefully checked the relevant information of heart disease on his mobile phone.
"What's the matter with you? Eyes are red. " Xiao Wu looked at the lobule.
Xiao Ye sat down beside him, resting his head on his shoulder. "Nothing, I just feel so happy!" "
Xiao Wu scraped his nose gently.
At dinner, four people raised their glasses together. Since today is the first time for two families to have dinner, Xiao Ye suggested that everyone should say a word. Start with the old man.
"It will be a family in the future." The old man said a little embarrassed and blushed.
Xiao Ye hissed and knocked on the bowl with chopsticks. Such a knock made my aunt's face red. "Xiao Ye and Xiao Wu, you two should be good in the future." She looked at them and said.
"Mom, I know, don't worry-"Xiao Wu said. Words haven't say that finish, Xiao Ye has caught him and motioned for him to raise a glass with her. She said, "I think today is a good day for family reunion, don't you think?"
The family raised their glasses again. Xiao Wu glanced at his mother through the warm afternoon sunshine. He said quietly in his heart: "Mom, don't worry, no one here will ever know that you were sold to my father by bad people, and no one will ever laugh at you and bully you ..."