Sitting in the car, the atmosphere was a bit dull. Alyssa looked at the scenery outside the window and wondered what she was thinking. Dulin was not very comforting. You can't say something like "your whole family is nothing, you were right when you left" or something like that, right? And he actually felt a little guilty, so he remained silent. When the convoy entered the traffic flow, Dufo broke the deadlock. He turned around and asked, "Where to go next?"
Du Lin glanced at An Lisa, who was a little distracted, and thought for a while that he would go back to Alfalfa Town first. Today is Saturday, and the opening ceremony of the Noble School will be the day after tomorrow. As long as they can make it back tomorrow, there will be no problem, and it will not affect their participation in the opening ceremony of Du Fu's son. It takes about five hours to get from Orodo to Alfalfa Town. It’s not that the distance is really that far, but there is no train track between Tener and Alfalfa Town. You can only drive or take a bus. Plus Road conditions were always a problem and it took about two hours to get to Alfalfa.
It's still noon. If we go now, we can be back home before dinner.
Dufo thought about it and agreed. He didn't want to meet Vivian too soon, otherwise both parties would be embarrassed. Now that we have decided to be the most familiar strangers to each other, there is no need to continue to be entangled. Vivian has her own career, and Dufo also has his own career. Their origins and social status make it impossible for them to truly come together. Whether it was Vivian accommodating Du Fo or Du Fo accommodating Vivian, it was impossible.
Because both people are very independent people, independent people often represent a firm position, and no one will change easily for the other.
Alyssa was very silent on the way home. Dulin could feel that as she got closer to Alfalfa, Alyssa's fear became more and more intense. When they got off the train from Turnell Station and changed cars on the way to Alfalfa Town, Alyssa finally spoke.
"Can you tell me about his situation? Where did you get him back from?" Alyssa had tears in her eyes. During that time, she almost went crazy. Her child was stolen. She searched for a whole year but could not find any clues. Even the police station told her that the chances of recovery were slim. Many children are stolen and trafficked every year. It is considered very lucky to find three or five out of a hundred children.
In this era where the household registration system is not perfect, there is no surveillance and various high-tech methods of solving crimes, many cases eventually fall into the dust and become dusty in the corner of the archives. Even when Alyssa went to Otis City to find Dulin and ask for Dulin's help, she had no hope and was purely looking for psychological comfort.
The child was so young when he was snatched away that he may not even realize that he was taken away from his parents and left his mother forever.
But the miracle came too fast, and the happiness came too suddenly. At the same time, Alyssa also had a trace of fear. Will the child blame herself? She blamed herself for not trying her best to continue looking for him, but instead gave birth to a child and used it as her sustenance. At this time, Alyssa felt a deep sense of guilt, a guilt that she had given up and continued to look for the child. Feeling sad, as a mother, she actually stopped looking for her child. This is simply unforgivable!
In Dulin's account... he made up a story that the child was found a year after he was lost and was fostered by his father. For some reason, he forgot to tell Alyssa about it, and she was pregnant again. In order to avoid causing some accidents, he kept the truth for the time being and waited until now, after the birth of his daughter, before he quickly came over to tell her She, and was taking her to meet her first child.
This is a lie full of loopholes. Anyone with a normal mind will find many loopholes in Dulin's lie. But at this time, Alyssa's whole body and mind are firmly attracted to the found child. , she had no way of telling how much of what Du Lin said was false and how much was true. She only cared about two points. My child is back and I will see him soon.
When the car drove into the town, Alyssa remembered that she had not changed her clothes when she left home, nor had she brought any changes of clothes with her. She looked at Dulin nervously while arranging her appearance, "There are Are you selling clothes? Will he blame me if I go to see him dressed like this? Can I buy some clothes from nearby?" She then touched her bare face and said, "I will. Should I put on makeup? Will it look too ugly if I don’t do anything? Will he resist my current appearance?”
Du Lin: ╰_╯
The car parked slowly outside Mr. Kesma's "villa". The town was already surprised by the sudden prosperity of Kesma's family, especially Mason, who had actually become the regional police chief of Turnell. Every time he comes back, Mr. Kesma is the proudest. After all, there is a police chief who calls him father. This is the only enjoyment in the whole town and even the Turnell area! Except for a moment of watching, everyone dispersed on their own initiative, and no one wanted to disturb the "warm" reunion of the family.
"You still know how to come back?" Mr. Kesma sat on the easy chair and smoked a pipe. He glanced up at Du Lin and sneered twice, which made Du Lin feel that the temperature had dropped. Dulin has not come back in the past few years. Although he sometimes contacts Mr. Kesma by phone, Mr. Kesma's dissatisfaction continues to accumulate. For Mr. Kesma, Dulin's failure to come back even for the Chinese New Year was a provocation to the fruitless educational achievements he had made over the years.
I don’t know if it’s because of his age, but the word “home” has become more and more important in Mr. Kesma’s heart, so that every Chinese New Year he would scold Du Lin for a long time before eating. Little Gou forgot to go home as soon as he got out of the cage. This kind of bastard is simply inhumane...
Facing the angry Mr. Kesma, Dulin could only keep his mouth shut except for smiling.
He knew Mr. Kesma well, and he knew that Mr. Kesma's temper would be over. Arguing would only ignite Mr. Kesma's temper, and he might even get beaten. Although he has a big career outside, after all, he is still Mr. Kesma's son. If Mr. Kesma insists on beating him, he really has no way to do it.
After Mr. Kesma scolded him for a while, the solemn expression on his face suddenly softened a lot. Dulin thought that the matter was over. Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, Mr. Kesma's eyebrows rose again. Before he could figure out what the moment of softening was about, a familiar voice sounded behind him.
"Old man from the Kesma family, come and take care of your grandson. If you don't come, I will beat him!"
The next second, accompanied by a laughing child's voice and the scream of a dog, Du Lin couldn't help but turn around. He saw a three- or four-year-old child holding a dog and running away with its short legs, laughing and running. The poor dog was wailing miserably and struggling, but could not break free from the rope that was killing him. One end of the rope was held by the child, and the other end was tied to the dog's dignity as a male dog. Every running step represented a severe pain.
A fierce and strong woman was chasing behind him, but it was obvious that she was not unable to catch up, she just wanted to amuse the little boy.
Immediately afterwards, Du Lin felt a sharp pain in his eardrums. A woman, Mrs. Kesma, rushed out of the house with a rolling pin in her hand. She stood next to Du Lin and shouted "Who dares?" He yelled "Honey, run slowly, don't fall" and then ran towards the child.
Mr. Kesma curled his lips, glared at Dulin again, and angrily said with a smile, "You were a bastard when you were a child, and your son is also a bastard, and he is even more bastard than you. I really doubt you have anything outstanding." The genes were passed on to that little bastard, and now the whole town knows we have a little devil in our family.”
Little Mr. Kesma was very active, and soon after he learned to run on his own, his reputation spread throughout the town. Either today I'll catch a few chickens with soybeans, or I'll catch a few geese with fish bones tomorrow, or like today, I'll tie the dignity of a man's dog with a rope and run around the town. It is not an exaggeration to say that people hate dogs and they hate little Mr. Kesma, but everyone still likes this child very much.
Despite being the third generation of the Kosma family, he is very affectionate and polite to "humans". He always says something nice to make everyone laugh. People say he is much smarter than Dulin...
Alyssa also came out of the house at this time. She stood next to Du Lin and looked at the child running around, laughing out of breath, and smiled inexplicably. She didn't think there was anything interesting about it, but when she saw the child's laughter, a kind of inner joy gradually came to her heart, and she felt that this was the most beautiful thing in the world.
Seeing Alyssa's appearance, Mr. Kesma coughed slightly and glared at Dulin. Dulin knew that he had been forgiven. He breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to Mr. Kesma.
Mr. Kesma nodded reservedly and said, "I'll let you go this time. If you dare not come back for the Chinese New Year this year, I'll break your legs!" Alyssa on the side was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and took a sneak peek. Mr. Kesma, who was serious, and Du Lin, who had a sore face, immediately withdrew their gazes.
"Merlin's woman is pregnant, did you know?"
Du Lin felt a pain in his balls again. He knew something. Should he answer yes now, or not
this is a problem.
(End of chapter)