In the quiet carriage, both father and son were very silent. Yuan Shuo looked at the children around him from time to time, not knowing how to speak, but Bian Jinyuan was too lazy to speak.
In the end, Yuan Shuo first broke the silence.
"Have you eaten yet? Let me invite you to dinner."
"My aunt left me a meal, and I'll go home to eat."
Yuan Shuo had no choice but to nod, "That's it."
He heard Bian Jinyuan talking about "Auntie", and then he said, "Your Auntie's name is Bian Jie, right?"
"Um."
"I heard your mother say it before, she said that she has a younger sister who looks very similar to her, but has a different personality. She said that her younger sister is very gentle." Yuan Shuo seemed to think of something and smiled when he said this. For a moment, "You know, your mother's character is very cool."
When Bian Jinyuan heard the words, he couldn't help thinking of his mother, and softly "um".
"You live with your aunt now?" Yuan Shuo asked.
Bian Jinyuan knew what he wanted to ask, and said directly, "My mother is long gone. When I was in elementary school, she went."
Yuan Shuo heard the words, with obvious surprise and disbelief on his face.
He looked at Bian Jinyuan, his face was ugly, and he seemed to be defeated. He lowered his head unconsciously and turned his face to the window, as if to calm down his emotions.
Bian Jinyuan looked at him and thought it was so strange that his cheap father didn't investigate their family's affairs? And he looked like he was mourning the death of his mother.
"Sorry." Yuan Shuo took a while to calm down the shock and grief in his heart, and then whispered, "I don't know, Lu Xiangming didn't tell me this."
"Are you talking about Lu Yunfei's father?" Bian Jinyuan said calmly, "He doesn't know, but Lu Yunfei knows, but he probably didn't tell his family."
Yuan Shuo nodded, but he was a little less calm before, and he seemed to be in a trance. At first, he didn't say anything when he heard from Lu Yunfei's father that there was a child who looked very similar to him, he just smiled perfunctorily and didn't take it seriously. It wasn't until he heard the other party's surname Bian that Yuan Shuo restrained his smile and asked him, "What's the surname? Which side? The edge side?"
"Yes, it's the first time I've seen this surname." Lu Xiangming smiled.
Yuan Shuo couldn't laugh. It wasn't the first time he had seen this surname. As early as 20 years ago, he had seen this surname on a girl, on a girl he still thinks of from time to time.
Yuan Shuo thought that this was probably a coincidence. Although the surname Bian was rare, there were so many people in China that even rare surnames would overlap sometimes. What's more, he clearly remembered that when he and Bian Ting were together, they had no children.
While persuading himself like this, he couldn't help but ask Lu Xiangming about the child. Lu Xiangming just thought he was curious about this child who was somewhat similar to him, so he said more. He didn't know much about Bian Jinyuan, and what he could say was limited. Yuan Shuo just listened, and slowly spliced with his own memory.
"When I have a child in the future, I'll let him share my surname. Don't you think Bian's surname sounds good? I have to pass it on."
"But my last name isn't too bad."
"That can be one per person." The girl smiled, "The boss is my surname, and the second is your surname."
"Why can't it be the eldest and my surname, and the second and your surname?" Yuan Shuo was puzzled.
Bian Ting smiled, "Because I don't necessarily want to have a second child."
She looked at Yuan Shuo, "It's so painful to have a baby, I don't necessarily want to endure it a second time."
"So you're writing me a bad check?"
"No." Bian Ting thought for a while, "Well, if I don't have a second child, I'll find a way to add your surname to the child's name. That's all right."
"Like the edge?"
"You're dead!" Bian Ting glared at him, "Your right to be named is gone."
Yuan Shuo acted like a zipper on his mouth, and then gave her an ok with a smile.
At that time, they were all young, just 21 years old, walking on the tree-lined road of the university campus, fantasizing about the future in the near future. At that time, Bian Ting didn't know that this was the future she imagined, not what Yuan Shuo imagined.
In Yuan Shuo's future, there is Bian Ting's seat, but it is not the same as she imagined.
He asked Lu Xiangming, "What's this kid's name? You keep calling him Teacher Xiaobian. What's his name?"
"Bian Jinyuan." Father Lu knew this. "It's just that my lover always calls him Teacher Xiaobian, so I call him that."
Yuan Shuo's hand holding the wine glass trembled for a moment, "The original Yuan?"
"No, it is for a source of living water from a source."
"You're dead." Yuan Shuo thought of what Bian Ting had said for some reason.
"Do you know where he lives? I'm so destined to go and see." Yuan Shuo put down his glass and pretended to be calm.
Unfortunately, Father Lu didn't know. He called Uncle Li and asked Yuan Shuo the subway station where he usually got off. Yuan Shuo thanked him, and the next day, at that subway station, he saw Bian Jinyuan.
He is so outstanding, even when walking in the crowd, he is as dazzling as a landscape. Yuan Shuo looked at him and had no doubt that this was his and Bian Ting's child.
Just, why would he and Bian Ting have a child? Why has Bian Ting never told herself for so many years? He calculated according to Bian Jinyuan's birthday and age, and after the calculation was clear, he suddenly realized.
Yuan Shuo was sitting in the car, the expression on his face was very ugly, his heart was full of regret, and his face was like a cry but a mocking smile. Once young and frivolous, at this moment, he finally pays the bill.
Yuan Shuo lowered his head and pulled his thoughts back again. He didn't investigate Bian Jinyuan's current situation, because the former Bian Ting didn't like this kind of behavior, "Don't you think it's very disrespectful? You have money and connections, So I will be exposed in front of you without privacy? Please, no one wants to be pursued naked, anyway, I have to wear a dress."
Unexpectedly, the person who said this is no longer there.
"I thought you were only staying with your aunt temporarily."
"No." Bian Jinyuan said indifferently.
"Then she is..." Yuan Shuo was silent for a while, and then said with difficulty: "Sick or accident?"
"Sick." Bian Jinyuan said calmly, "You don't have to feel sad. My mother passed away peacefully. She has no regrets and has not mentioned you."
Yuan Shuo turned to look at him, "Do you hate me?"
Bian Jinyuan looked out the window, and beside their car, passers-by kept coming and going, he calmly said, "You are just like them to me, you have no hatred, but no love, no feelings, just a stranger. That's it."
Yuan Shuo followed his gaze, looked at the people walking back and forth on the side of the road, and fell silent.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Bian Jinyuan asked him, "If not, I'll get off."
"I want to go to your house." Yuan Shuo said in a deep voice.
"Not today." Bian Jinyuan said indifferently, "My aunt didn't know you appeared. I need to go home and tell her first, otherwise she will be surprised."
"Can."
"Then I'll go." Bian Jinyuan said, reaching out and pressing the door.
Yuan Shuo looked at him, as if he wanted to say something, and swallowed again.
Bian Jinyuan opened the car door, walked out, and when he closed the door, he reminded Yuan Shuo, "Don't follow me in the future, goodbye."
After that, he closed the door and walked forward.
Yuan Shuo looked at his figure and looked at him seriously. After a long time, he finally reached out and covered his eyes. Bian Ting died, and she actually died. Until this moment, Yuan Shuo still couldn't accept it.
It didn't take long for Bian Jinyuan to get home. He opened the door, and Bian Jie was teaching Shuangshuang how to read. When he saw him back, he got up to prepare a hot meal for him.
Bian Jinyuan put the schoolbag on the sofa and took over from Bian Jie to continue teaching Shuangshuang to read. Shuangshuang is very good, no matter who teaches him, he studies very seriously and has a very correct attitude.
Tonight's meal was rice, and Bian Jie helped him serve it, warmed it up again, and brought it to the table. His eyes were greedy, he rubbed Bian Jinyuan's chopsticks, and took two small bites.
Bian Jie hugged him with a smile, "Little greedy cat."
Shuangshuang heard the words, "meow" at her, and then "giggled" with a smile.
Both Bian Jie and Bian Jinyuan were amused by him, and the small room was full of warmth.
After Bian Jinyuan finished eating, Bian Jie went to wash the dishes, and Bian Jinyuan followed.
Bian Jie persuaded him, "You don't need to worry about it, just read a book and go to bed earlier."
Bian Jinyuan didn't listen and took a bowl to help her wash it. He whispered, "Auntie, I have something to tell you, don't be surprised."
"What's wrong?" Bian Jie was puzzled.
Bian Jinyuan looked at her with a calm tone. He said, "I saw my father this afternoon."
Bian Jie was stunned, her hands stopped in the air, and she stared at Bian Jinyuan.
Bian Jinyuan nodded slightly and said to him, "His name is Yuan Shuo, you may know this name."
Bian Jie still had the same expression. After a long time, she nodded lightly, "I know, the original Yuan, Shuo, who passed on Jin Cheng, your mother told me before she left."
"Do you believe in fate?" she asked Bian Jinyuan.
Bian Jinyuan rarely knew how to answer this question, so he chose to remain silent.
"Your mother said, she believed. She said, maybe one day, you will meet your father, so she told me your father's name. She told me that if you don't meet in your whole life, then Prove that you have no fate, I don't need to tell you his name, you just have to live your life well; but if one day, you meet, then I need to tell you his name, because in this way, you You can make the choice that best suits your heart.”
Bian Jinyuan nodded.
Bian Jie asked him, "Did he say anything to you?"
"Say he wants to come to the house to have a look."
Bian Jie shook hands a little embarrassedly, and after a long time, she said softly, "It's okay, you have all met, and it is inevitable to come home."
"If you don't want to see him, you don't have to."
Bian Jie shook her head, "No, I want to see him. I have something to say to him."
She looked at the young man in front of her, "If he doesn't show up, I won't take the initiative to find him, but since he shows up, there are some things we need to say clearly, about your mother and about you."
Bian Jinyuan looked at the perseverance in her eyes, did not say more, and said warmly, "Okay."
The next day, Bian Jinyuan saw Yuan Shuo's car as soon as he walked out of the school.