Lu Cuiling was really happy, but also very sad at the same time.
Originally, for Lu Cuiling, when her family did not accept Feng Jiandong, she was determined to break up with her family and resolutely formed a family with Feng Jiandong. At that time, she had already burned her bridges for love.
But what finally made her break off completely with her family was the factory closing down and the couple faced layoffs.
Under pressure, Lu Cuiling returned home hoping to get some help from her family.
But what she didn't expect was that when she went home that time, she didn't receive the warm welcome she hadn't received for many years.
Instead, there was indifference from everyone from my father to my younger brothers and sisters, as well as the sarcasm and ridicule from some of my younger brothers and sisters and brothers-in-law.
In the end, Lu Cuiling left home in anger, and the only person who gave her warmth was her mother.
The mother secretly went to see Lu Cuiling and gave her all the dowry she had brought with her and the little savings she had accumulated over the years.
Perhaps that is the only warmth for home that remains in Lu Cuiling's heart.
Later, when his mother passed away, Feng Jiandong encouraged Lu Cuiling to go back and see her.
In fact, at that time, Lu Cuiling and Feng Jiandong's vegetable base had already begun to take shape. Although it did not receive support from the entire township, it had already achieved its own results and had regular customers.
It can be said that the old couple’s income was already guaranteed at that time.
But when Lu Cuiling returned home, not only was she not accepted back by her family, she was even refused permission to attend her mother's funeral.
Because Lu Cuiling's father knew that her mother gave her the dowry.
So the father could not accept it and asked Lu Cuiling to return the things.
It was also at that time that Lu Cuiling completely gave up on that family.
Originally, Lu Cuiling thought that she might never have any contact with her family again in her life, and she might not even meet them in person.
But she never expected that her uncle and her uncle, who loved her the most when she was a child, would find her.
Lu Xihu could probably understand the hardships and sufferings his niece had endured over the years.
He also said somewhat helplessly: "Xiao Lingzi, I didn't expect that what happened back then would eventually develop to such an extent."
When Lu Cuiling heard this, she calmed down: "Uncle, it's okay. I'm very happy now. Jiandong treats me very well. And you can see that I have an excellent son, a very good daughter-in-law, and such a beautiful granddaughter. I am very content."
Lu Xigu nodded, but still continued: "In fact, things back then were so tense that your father has already regretted it."
Hearing this, Lu Cuiling was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Well, uncle, I don't want to talk about what happened back then. As for my father, I will never go back to that house again."
Lu Xigu sighed helplessly again, the words were already on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't say them.
It was Quan Chengping who said, "Xiao Lingzi, what happened back then was actually your mother. She secretly went to help you, and then she had a big fight with your father when she returned. Later, your mother gradually developed depression and eventually died of depression.
Your father has always blamed himself, and at the same time he refused to face his own mistakes, so he ended up blaming all the mistakes on you."
Quan Chengping still told the story.
In fact, to put it bluntly, it was that Feng Yifan's grandfather was too stubborn.
Feng Yifan's grandfather is a man who attaches great importance to family authority and is an old patriarch who is stubborn to the point of being paranoid.
He believes in the tradition of the old family and that all matters need to be decided by his head of the family.
Especially the control over children is extremely strict.
Speaking of this, Lu Cuiling still remembers clearly that when she was a child, there must be no noise when eating at home. Even the sound of chopsticks hitting the edge of the bowl had to be avoided as much as possible.
And every time we eat, there is a pair of serving chopsticks for each dish at home, and we must use the serving chopsticks when picking up food.
When picking up food, you must never use chopsticks to turn the food over.
You are not allowed to smack your lips when eating.
Behind this almost strict control is the almost paranoid patriarchal style of Feng Yifan’s grandfather’s old family.
Lu Cuiling was the eldest daughter in the family, so naturally she was disciplined very strictly since childhood.
When it comes to marriage, no carelessness is allowed.
So when Lu Cuiling and Feng Jiandong fell in love freely in the end, that violated her father's taboos and she would naturally be suppressed most severely by her father.
As a result, Lu Cuiling and Feng Jiandong were forced to leave Jinling and were sent to Shanghai to work for many years.
Later, the factory went bankrupt and Lu Cuiling went home for help, but her father naturally refused to help.
In addition, Lu Cuiling's younger siblings interfered at the time, and she was eventually kicked out of the house by her father.
In fact, after driving his eldest daughter away, the father felt a little regretful, but he couldn't bring himself to do it, so he still insisted on not forgiving her.
Lu Xigu said at this point: "Alas, if your mother, that is, my sister-in-law, could have discussed it with my eldest brother before sending you the money, my eldest brother might not have been so angry. In the end, my sister-in-law went without my brother's knowledge. When she came back and found out, my eldest brother was naturally furious."
Quan Chengping continued, "After my cousin's brother-in-law got angry with her, she felt very disheartened. She felt that after being married for many years, they ended up like this, and her daughter was also treated like this. She couldn't understand why she gradually fell into depression, and later she even stopped eating."
After hearing this, not to mention the mother in the video, even Feng Yifan, who was with his daughter, felt very angry.
Even if that person was his grandfather, what kind of heartless person could he be to treat his own daughter like that? To treat his wife like that
As expected, Lu Cuiling said calmly, "You don't have to say anything. Knowing this, it's even more impossible for me to forgive him."
In fact, Feng Jiandong was still there at this time trying to persuade him.
"Maybe Grandpa Yifan has realized his mistake. Otherwise, why don't we ask my uncle and uncle to help us, so we can go back and see the old man?"
Lu Cuiling was extremely resolute: "Why would you want to see him? If he could treat my mother like that, I don't have a father like him."
The two old people on this side of the video were frightened, and Su Jinrong on the other side of the video also shook his head and sighed.
When Su Ruoxi saw her mother-in-law's appearance, she was also a little frightened. This was a side of her mother-in-law she had never seen before.
But if she thought about it carefully, Su Ruoxi felt that if it were her, she would probably make the same decision as her mother-in-law.
Because my husband's grandfather is so heartless.
Lu Xigu sighed again: "Forget it, forget it. Now that things have come to this, there is really no point in saying more. But Xiao Lingzi, I still want to say that if I go back to Jinling, I will tell your father about what I saw you."
Lu Cuiling said nonchalantly: "Just tell him. Anyway, I will not forgive him, nor will I see him."
Quan Chengping said: "Then can you let the children go back to see him?"
Lu Cuiling was still firm: "No, my child, why should I go back to see him?"
Quan Chengping was stunned when he heard this. He really wanted to stand on his uncle's side and educate the other party, but when the words came to his lips, he saw Lu Cuiling's tearful face on the other side of the video, and he couldn't say a word.
In the end, all of this can only converge into a silent sigh.
Feng Yifan heard the conversation and saw that the atmosphere was obviously not right between the two sides. He reached out and took the phone back from Lu Xigu, then handed it to his daughter and said, "Ruoruo, grandma is a little too happy, so grandma is crying for joy. You take the phone and go to auntie's place to comfort grandma, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo looked at her father, then took the phone and started talking to her grandmother.
"Grandma, don't cry. You should be happy to see your great-grandfather. Look, Ruoruo is very happy today. She ate a lot of delicious food with her dad, and danced with Xixi to the accompaniment of her great-grandfather. She took photos with her great-grandfather and played on the big boat..."
The little girl's chatter soon calmed down Lu Cuiling on the other side of the video.
At Feng Yifan's signal, Shi Jiahui protected Feng Ruoruo and went aside first.
Feng Yifan stood up and looked at the two old men, Lu Xihe and Quan Chengping.
"You should be able to tell from my mother's attitude. According to what you said, my mother should be very similar to my grandfather in character, right? They are both very stubborn people."
In fact, Feng Yifan had already experienced this in his previous life.
In the previous life, after he indirectly caused the tragedy in his wife's family, my mother refused to see him again. That determination was definitely no less than that of my grandfather towards my mother.
Only today did he realize that his mother's stubbornness and determination were inherited from him.
Looking at his grandfather and uncle, Feng Yifan said helplessly, "Since my mother doesn't want to meet him, I think we should not force her. I also think that even if we meet, she and my grandfather may not be happy. As for Ruoruo and me, I don't think my grandfather would want to see us either."
Lu Xigu and Quan Chengping looked at each other, and then the two old men sighed helplessly in unison.
"Yes, absolutely. He has the same stubborn temper as my elder brother."
"Yeah, it would be nice if I could have the same temper as your grandma, Yifan."
Lu Xigu continued, "Yifan, I'm not trying to plead for your grandpa. Your grandpa is very stubborn. He was very stubborn when he was young. He always sticks to his own opinions. But he's not a bad person. He is responsible for his family and work."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "I can imagine that he can treat my parents and my grandmother like that. It's not hard to see that he is also a meticulous person at work."
When Lu Xigu listened to Feng Yifan's words, he felt a sense of weirdness.
He continued helplessly: "As for your mother, I hope you can continue to persuade her, and you and Ruoruo, I hope you can go visit your grandfather if you have time."
Feng Yifan shook his head: "I'm sorry, I won't go to see my mother until we reconcile."
Lu Xigu was a little annoyed and raised his voice a little: "That's your grandpa."
Feng Yifan was very calm: "He is my grandpa? But I have never seen him since I was a child. I think he should have children and grandchildren around him, and he should not lack a grandchild like me, right? He should not want to see me."
These words left Lu Xigu and Quan Chengping speechless.
In fact, Feng Yifan's mother has six brothers and sisters.
Lu Cuiling has three younger brothers and two younger sisters.
They have already started families, and have children and even grandchildren.
So it is indeed as Feng Yifan said, his grandfather has no shortage of grandchildren, and it really doesn't matter to him whether his grandson goes or not, or whether he meets him or not.
Under the nagging of her little granddaughter, Lu Cuiling quickly forgot her previous sadness and anger, and instead smiled happily on the other side of the video.
In the following period of time, Lu Xihu and Quan Chengping no longer forced Feng Yifan to go and see his grandfather.
The two old men returned to the cabin and greeted their guests.
Feng Yifan and his friends were on the deck, continuing to watch the various scenery on both sides of the strait, and two little girls were holding up their mobile phones to take pictures of the various scenery on both sides of the strait.
Everything seemed very harmonious, as if everyone had forgotten what happened before.
But everyone knows that the scars that have been opened are not so easy to heal.
Right now, everyone can temporarily forget the pain, but after this warm and happy time passes, the pain will still come back, and it may even be twice as painful.
So Feng Yifan finally chatted with his mother alone before hanging up the video.
"Mom, I know that grandpa hurt you deeply, and I don't want you to forgive anything. I just hope that this incident won't hurt you again. I hope you are happy, and Ruoruo also wants grandma to be happy, so mom, I hope you can let go of everything.
I'm not asking you to see your grandpa, nor have I thought about asking you to see him. I just hope you don't hurt yourself by opening old wounds, okay?"
At this moment, although Lu Cuiling was looking through the phone screen, she could still clearly see the sincerity on her son's face.
Once again, she felt that her son had grown up and became a real man.
Lu Cuiling finally said, "Well, Mom, I promise you that I won't hurt myself. Mom will slowly accept everything and let it go. I promise to continue to be happy and take good care of your wife. Then I will wait for you and Ruoruo to come back and run your father-in-law's restaurant with you."
Feng Yifan nodded with a satisfied smile, and then added: "Also, don't get angry with my dad. Don't take all your bad mood out on my dad."
Lu Cuiling laughed immediately: "You little brat, did your dad complain to you?"
Feng Yifan also burst into laughter instantly: "Hahaha, what do you think? I tricked you out in one go, didn't I?"
Lu Cuiling also laughed even more happily: "You stinky boy, you are really getting worse and worse. Hurry up and give the phone to Ruoruo. I don't want to say goodbye to you. I want to say goodbye to our little baby Ruoruo. Humph, you stinky son, I will ignore you."
Feng Yifan was very happy. He took the phone back and gave it to his daughter, asking her to say goodbye to her grandmother, grandfather, and mother.