Chapter 37
Chapter 37
If I used to be able to comfort myself that this small house was a warm love nest, now it is an out-and-out cage.Mama Gu looked up at Papa Gu's tired back, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a mocking arc.
"Mom." Looking at his mother's strange expression, Gu Pei cried out worriedly.
"Huh?" Gu Ma turned her head to look at Gu Pei next to her, ignoring Gu Pa's gaze.
"..." Gu Pei pursed her lips and only held Gu Ma's hand tightly.
"Hungry?" Looking at her child's rare childish look, Gu Ma smiled and asked.Her voice was the same as before, as if nothing really happened during this time.
"Yeah." Gu Pei could only nod, and inadvertently glanced at his father, only to find that he looked a little injured.It's just that Gu Pei can't feel any sympathy for him right now.
"Wait, I'll go buy some food first." Gu Ma patted Gu Pei's head.
"I'll just go buy it." Gu Pei said hastily.Gu Ma has just been discharged from the hospital, he doesn't want Gu Ma to be tired anymore.
"I'll just go." Papa Gu, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke, and his hoarse and deep voice suddenly broke into the warm conversation between mother and child, which felt a little uncoordinated.Gu's father seemed to realize that his face was a bit ugly, but he still walked out of the room.Gu Ma didn't say anything, she just glanced at him and then packed her things by herself.
Gu Pei thought that Mama Gu was going to take out the things she brought back to her hometown, but she saw Mama Gu opening the cabinet to put her own things in the bag.
"Mom?!" Gu Pei looked at his mother in panic.Thinking of her parents' divorce in her previous life, Gu Pei suddenly had a bad premonition.In the past, he thought that if everything continued to develop as before, it would not be unacceptable for his parents to divorce, because it was indeed because of the relationship between their personalities later on, and their relationship was still good after the divorce, but now it is different. Come out, there are still feelings between the parents, everything about them is because of the old lady, and more importantly, now that the mother hates the father, if they leave like this, then they will be enemies for the rest of their lives, and the mother will always Living in resentment, Dad will also live in regret, so they will not be happy.Although I don't like my father's compromise, but it is my father after all, it's okay to be angry, but Gu Pei can't bear to make him bear the regret for a lifetime.
"Huh?" Gu's mother raised her head, seeing her son's panicked expression, she felt a little pain in her heart. There was nothing wrong with the child, but he had to suffer the painful consequences.It's just...she can't stay with Gu Wei anymore.
"You... want to leave?" Gu Pei's face was very ugly after rolling in his throat for a few times before he could say it.
"...I want to go back to your grandma's house." Gu Ma said after being silent for a while.In fact, if she had another place to go, she wouldn't go back to her mother's house.She didn't tell her natal family about her pregnancy before, and she didn't tell her family when she looked back at her family. She didn't even disclose this miscarriage at all. This sudden return will definitely make her parents worry?
"I'll go with you." Papa Gu's voice suddenly sounded at the door.He looked at Gu Ma with a firm tone.
"I just want to be alone." Gu's mother looked at Gu's father with a very calm tone, and then turned to look at Gu Pei, "Go wash the vegetables."
Gu Pei got up silently and took the food from Gu's father, let her parents have a good talk.
It’s just that Gu Pei was doomed to be disappointed. After he left, the two fell into silence. Gu’s mother just continued to pack up her things. His eyes met him, and he said "I'm sorry" and there was no more words.Gu Ma acted as if she hadn't heard anything. After packing up, she went out to light the stove.
Gu Ma left the next morning, and when she left, she only told Gu Pei to study hard without saying anything.Originally, Gu Pei wanted to go with Gu Ma, but Gu Ma refused because Gu Pei would start school in a few days.Gu Pei didn't have time to do his homework because of her before, so she asked him to review at home for a few days because she was afraid of delaying his study.Gu Pei looked at Gu Ma's tired expression, and didn't insist anymore.
But Gu's father kept up with Gu's mother, but he took the next bus.When he left, he gave Gu Pei some money without saying anything.Looking at the two cars leaving one after another, Gu Pei felt a little melancholy, and he felt abandoned by the world again, but soon, this inexplicable thought was forgotten, and he was abandoned as soon as he was abandoned. I only hope that Dad This time I can reconcile with my mother.
Back home, Gu Pei collapsed on the bed, looked at the white ceiling, he let out a deep breath, he was really tired, this summer vacation far exceeded his expectations, even though he was born again, no , Maybe it is because he was reborn that he felt very tired. The strange atmosphere between his parents made him feel depressed and sad, and then he blamed himself deeply. Sometimes he even felt that it would be better if he died idea.When his parents went to his grandmother's house, he felt relaxed while worrying. To be honest, if he was caught between the two of them again, he might go crazy.
Now he was lying quietly on the bed alone, smelling the mild musty smell in the room, his tense nerves finally relaxed.So now it is time to think carefully about how to teach the old lady a lesson without letting my family bear the reputation of "unfilial" and "ungrateful".Mom has been wronged so much, can't she just let it go?But how exactly?After thinking about it for a long time, he felt a headache. Could it be that he was wronged in front of the elders, and there was really no other way but to endure it?He is not reconciled!Even if she can't really take revenge, then let her live an uncomfortable life for the rest of her life, right?Thinking of this, Gu Pei's eyes darkened, then he immediately got up and took out the letter paper and began to write:
Cousin:
Are you OK?You haven't made your second aunt angry recently, have you?
I miss everything in my hometown recently. I don’t know why I can’t sleep at night. I thought it was because of the hot weather, but I always like to dream in the past few days. In the dream, there are me and you. The two of us have been in the courtyard of the uncle’s house. I ran around, and then I don’t know when a small and beautiful boy suddenly appeared behind us. He kept looking at us without blinking his eyes. The two of us approached and wanted to hold him to play together, but our hands just touched When we saw him, he disappeared immediately, and then the two of us cried for no reason, and then grandma came out, holding a wooden stick, not allowing us to cry, and saying that if we cry again, we will be beaten, we dare not cry anymore, But suddenly the courtyard dam turned red and the ground became soft, the two of us sank all the way down, and then I woke up.When I woke up, I found myself crying. I told my parents about the dream, but my mother kept crying, saying "my poor child". My father forbade me to talk about this dream in front of my mother. I asked him , He told me that what I dreamed might be the child in the womb of the previous mother.Then my father took me to the roof to burn incense for my brother.I remember that there is a bodhisattva at my grandma's place. The bodhisattva is good, and he will take care of my younger brother after burning incense. Cousin, go and tell grandma to let her burn incense for younger brother, okay?I'd love to see my brother, how about you?
Celebration
Take your studies to the next level!
Cousin: Gu Pei
August 8, XX
Gu Pei stopped writing, looked at the content again, and then slowly folded it.Gu Cheng is an honest child, if he told him to tell grandma, then he would definitely tell grandma.As the old lady got older, she also began to believe in superstitions. She would not doubt that she was dreaming as a child.A grandson that you lost enters the dream of another grandson every night, to see if you can still retire with peace of mind, even if you don't take it seriously this time, how about writing two or three letters a month?Believe it or not, you are not afraid of regret.Moreover, the so-called thinking day by day and dreaming at night, she wrote two or three chapters by herself, and if she thought about it, she might not sleep peacefully at night, right?
It's just that Gu Pei didn't expect that not only did he make the old lady eat poorly and sleep well, but even the second aunt who had a ghost in her heart became suspicious. Otherwise, why would Gu Pei dream of her small town when she didn't dream of other people? Should others know what he did?Of course, these things are all for later.
In the morning, Gu Pei couldn't react to the "dong dong" knock on the door. He was a little excited last night thinking about the possible appearance of the old lady. It was already two o'clock in the middle of the night when he fell asleep, and now he was still a little confused. Looking outside, there were still some In the gray sky, he was even more puzzled, who would knock on the door this early in the morning?
When the door was opened, Gu Pei was stunned!The person in front of me is my father, right?But when Dad left yesterday, his hair was sparse and neat, right?When you leave, your clothes are clean, right?When he left, there was no injury on his face, right?Gu Pei looked at Father Gu whose hair was disheveled covering his eyes, his clothes were wrinkled and greasy, and two inconspicuous finger prints were printed on his face, and he didn't know what to say?From this appearance, one could tell at a glance that it was cleaned up by grandma and the others.Thinking of this reason, Gu Pei felt a little relieved at first, and then felt that his father was a little pitiful.Sighing, Gu Pei let his father into the house, poured a cup of hot water and handed it to him.I want to ask my grandma and the others, but I don't know where to start.After thinking for a long time, Gu Peicai said, "Is grandpa and grandma in good health?"
"...Mmm." Papa Gu was silent for a moment before nodding.The second elder is actually in good health, but after knowing about Amei, the second elder seems to be mad. After scolding himself, his emotions seem to be a little out of control, and the mother-in-law is crying while scolding. Compared with the old lady, the father-in-law and mother-in-law It's more like my parents. Back then, I was alone. If it wasn't for them, I didn't know if I would have persisted. When I came back today, I was afraid that the two elders would be irritated when they saw me.He waited for their emotions to stabilize before he went to plead guilty.But in this way, there is no need to worry that Amei, the married daughter, will suffer in her natal family, right?Thinking of the few punches his brother-in-law gave him, Father Gu still felt pain in the corners of his chest and mouth.
Seeing Gu's father touching his injured face, Gu Pei didn't stop asking. Thinking that he still had purple potion at home, Gu Pei hurriedly searched for it for a long time.When the small wound on Gu's father's face was painted, the corners of Gu Pei's mouth couldn't help twitching. This time, Gu's father's face was really invisible.
But after Papa Gu looked in the mirror, he immediately took a towel to wash his face, but he didn't wash it off in the end, and there were patches of light purple here and there on his face.
"What do you want to eat in the morning?" Back in the house, Gu's father hung up the towel and asked Gu Pei. Seeing his son's expression in a daze, he smiled wryly in his heart. If he had been in the past, he would have said with a smile, "Son, Go, help daddy make breakfast!", but now, after he blamed him for causing Amei to have a miscarriage, what right does he have to talk and laugh with the child?
"Noodles are fine." Gu Pei withdrew his thoughts and said.But he started the fire to boil the water himself.Looking at Dad like that, I know he didn't sleep well last night.
Seeing Gu Pei start to do it himself, Papa Gu's heart warmed up, and the cold wind that filled his chest last night finally found an outlet at this moment.After eating, Gu's father changed his clothes and said, "I'll go to the construction site in a while, and I can sign up for school by myself, shall I?"
"...Well." Gu Pei hesitated for a moment, and replied, he thought that Dad would go to grandma's house again, "Then Mom..."
"Don't worry about the adult's affairs, you just study hard." Gu's father interrupted Gu Pei's words, his expression was not very good.
"Yeah." Gu Pei nodded, but felt a little bitter in her heart. In the past and present, it seemed that every time something happened at home and they were worried, they liked to say this sentence, but they didn't know that it was just this kind of secretiveness. attitude is more worrying.
When Gu's father left, Gu Pei wanted to continue to catch up on sleep, but he couldn't fall asleep lying on the bed.After thinking about it, Gu Pei still got dressed and went out.Walking aimlessly on the street, when Gu Pei came back to his senses, he realized that he had actually walked to Chen Yan's house. He habitually dug out his pockets, only to realize that he didn't bring the key to Chen Yan's house today.So Gu Pei leaned against the wall of his house and stared at the empty sky in a daze.
When Chen Yan came home, brother Gu Pei, who had disappeared when he saw him, was squatting by the wall. All that can be heard are the jingling, clanging, clanging, clanging, clanging, and clanging of waste products in garbage bags.
When Gu Pei heard the voice and raised his head, he felt a shadow hanging over his head.
"Brother Gu Pei." Chen Yan's cool voice was full of joy, God knows that the days without Brother Gu Pei during this period of time are really difficult.
"Yeah." Gu Pei stood up slowly, seeing the child's big eyes full of his own figure, and the inexplicable sense of confusion in his heart gradually disappeared. There is such a person who is only thinking about himself waiting for him, then Also happy.
When the two of them entered the room, Chen Yan kept his eyes on Gu Pei. After being stared at for a long time, Gu Pei inevitably felt a little embarrassed.After touching Chen Yan's head, Gu Pei changed the subject and asked, "School will start in a few days, have you read well?"
"Yeah." Chen Yan nodded emphatically, "I did all the questions assigned to me by Brother Gu Pei, and I only got four wrong answers."
Gu Pei was taken aback, this kid only made four mistakes?Did I really teach a genius?Of the more than 200 questions given to him, more than a dozen of them were Olympiad questions found from classmates' books!How long has he been studying?
Seeing that Gu Pei didn't speak, Chen Yan's head drooped suddenly: "Is it bad to get four questions wrong?"
"Uh... no." Gu Pei quickly denied, "It's great, I can't react." Gu Pei laughed, "You are simply a genius!"
"Really?" Chen Yan's eyes lit up immediately, like glowing obsidian, attracting Gu Pei's gaze.Too many things this summer made Gu Pei doubt himself, but Chen Yan's existence made him know that he was worth something.If it was said that he saved Chen Yan before, then at this moment, Chen Yan let him know that he is not so incompetent.
The author has something to say: In fact, I know that Chen Yan's way of dealing with the old lady is still a bit cowardly, but after thinking about it for a long time, I really can't think of any other way, and I can't really kill her right away.
Also about the format of the letter, I was correct when I wrote it, but after posting it here, the last signature and date will go to the left, and I can’t even do it! %>_<%
Well, also, tomorrow is my roommate’s birthday, so it won’t be updated, but Friday’s chapter will also be updated by [-], can you understand?
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