Feng Yifan drove back to the community, parked the car in the underground garage, and then quickly rushed to the door of Ruo Restaurant on the ancient street.
Although it was past midnight, the ancient street was still brightly lit and there were still some people on the street.
When Feng Yifan arrived at the door of Ruo Restaurant, he did not see the guest that Lin Ruifeng had urged him to come back to on the phone. Instead, he saw his parents.
And judging from the mother's expression, she seemed very unhappy, as if she was angry with the father.
Feng Yifan walked up to his parents and asked in confusion: "Mom and Dad, it's so late, why haven't you rested yet? Why are you here?"
When Lu Cuiling saw her son coming back, she glared at her husband and said, "Go ask your dad."
Feng Yifan looked at his father strangely.
Feng Jiandong said helplessly, "What happened is this. Your great uncle and great uncle went back and told your grandfather about your situation, so your grandfather specially booked a table at your restaurant and came here himself."
Feng Yifan looked at his father in surprise.
Then I listened to my father explain the whole thing, and I felt it was a little unbelievable.
It turned out that Grandpa Feng Yifan's health had been poor, especially last year when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
So his memory has always been bad, and he often forgets things he has thought of.
Then he made a special reservation at the restaurant and came without telling anyone.
As a result, after arriving in Huaicheng, because he was unfamiliar with the place and due to his illness, he got lost on the streets.
Fortunately, he met a kind-hearted person who sent him to the police station.
However, because he has a strong personality and is relatively stubborn, even though he has signs of Alzheimer's disease, he has been unwilling to admit or face it, and he did not prepare any contact cards as ordered by the doctor.
In addition, my relationship with my children has not been good in recent years, and my children’s phone numbers are simply not on my phone.
At the police station, the old man kept saying that he came to see his grandson and that he had a bad relationship with his daughter and son-in-law.
But when the police asked for his name, the old man couldn't answer it clearly.
Finally, I stayed in the police station for a long time.
It was Lu Xigu and Quan Chengping who got the news and learned that the old man had run away from home. The two old men guessed that he might have come to Huaicheng, so they also rushed over from Shanghai.
They kept searching, but didn't dare tell Feng Yifan's mother, so they had to ask Feng Yifan's father to help look for it.
Finally, the lost old man was found in the police station.
Feng Jiandong sighed and said, "Your grandpa doesn't recognize people anymore. He hasn't recognized me for so many years. Fortunately, he knows your great uncle and great uncle. But after you pick him up from the police station, he must come to your restaurant."
Feng Yifan looked at his father and asked, "Dad, why didn't you tell me when you came home?"
Feng Yifan then asked, "Besides, this night is so long, why didn't you bring grandpa here earlier, and wait until the restaurant closes?"
Feng Jiandong glanced at his wife and said, "Isn't it because of your mother?"
It turned out that Feng Yifan's great uncle and great uncle wanted his mother to come and see them.
So the two old people did not bring Feng Yifan's grandfather to the restaurant directly, but waited for Feng Jiandong to go back and persuade Lu Cuiling.
Feng Yifan could guess the result without his father telling him.
The father must have waited until his granddaughter fell asleep before calling the mother out alone to persuade her.
Then the mother would definitely not agree to come out to meet, so the matter has been at a stalemate until now.
Feng Yifan asked again: "Then why are you here now?"
My father said helplessly, "I don't know what happened to your grandpa, but he suddenly remembered that he had booked a table at your restaurant and had to come. Originally, your uncle and great-uncle persuaded him to go back to the hotel to rest."
After listening to his father's explanation, Feng Yifan finally understood everything.
Knowing that my mother didn't want to come out to see my grandfather, my uncle and great uncle persuaded my grandfather to go back to the hotel to rest.
But for some reason, grandpa suddenly remembered to book a table at the restaurant.
As a result, after Ruo Restaurant closed, Feng Yifan had already sent Zhuang Dezhi back to the hotel, and the three old men came to the ancient street and came to Ruo Restaurant again.
Now that things have gotten so serious, Feng Yifan's parents have also been involved.
But even though she arrived outside the restaurant, my mother was determined not to go in to see my grandfather.
So things are at a stalemate here again.
Feng Yifan understood what had happened and turned to look at his mother.
Lu Cuiling was very determined: "Don't look at me, I won't go in to see him. If you are willing to receive him, you and your father can receive him. Remember to let him pay all the money. After dinner, let the other two old guys inside send him back."
After saying this, Lu Cuiling said, "I'm going home now. Since you two have caused this, you two should go and solve it."
Feng Yifan saw that his mother's attitude was indeed a little too firm, and he didn't want her to get angry on the spot, so he had to smooth things over: "How about this, Mom, you go back and rest first, Dad and I will take care of this."
After hearing what her son said, Lu Cuiling immediately felt in a good mood.
"Okay, I'll go back first. By the way, don't forget to pay the extra money. I still have to cook those dishes for him so late. You must pay three times the price."
Before leaving, Feng Yifan heard his mother mutter, "He has money anyway."
My mother just left without looking back.
Feng Jiandong was a little excited when he saw his son let his wife go back: "Why did you let your mother go back? I thought of asking Xiaolin to call you back and let you and I persuade them together, or even let your mother go in to see them."
Feng Yifan was a little helpless: "Dad, don't you think you are being too humble? We don't owe him anything."
Feng Jiandong suddenly became serious: "Son, you can't say that. After all, he is your grandfather and your mother's father. Maybe he was really mean to me and your mother back then, but it's been so long, and he's almost becoming a demented old man now."
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "But Dad, have you forgotten that he took the initiative to break off relations with my mom? And when grandma passed away, he drove you away."
When Feng Jiandong heard this, the seriousness on his face disappeared instantly. He knew very well that the incident back then was a big blow to his wife.
Seeing his father's expression, Feng Yifan said to him seriously, "Dad, let's comfort the old man and send him back first. As for how to let him meet my mother, we can discuss it later."
When Feng Jiandong heard what his son said, he could only nod and agree.
"Okay, that's all we can do for now."
Afterwards, Feng Yifan and his father entered the restaurant together.
At this time, most of the tables and chairs in the restaurant had been cleared away, and three elderly people were sitting at the only table that had been set up.
When they saw Feng Jiandong and Feng Yifan, father and son, come in, the three old men raised their heads together.
Lu Xihe had met Quan Chengping and Feng Yifan before and was quite familiar with the two old men.
The remaining one was a little unfamiliar, but his eyebrows were somewhat similar to Lu Xigu, or it should be said that the old man had many similarities with Feng Yifan's mother. He should be his grandfather.
The old man sitting there exuded a sense of majesty and an aura of authority that came from his presence without even getting angry.
After Lu Xigu whispered a few words to the old man, probably introducing Feng Yifan.
There was a hint of kindness in the old man's eyes as he looked at Feng Yifan.
Feng Yifan walked to the table and didn't give his uncle and great-uncle a chance to speak. He said first, "I'm sorry, although you did make a reservation, your reservation was for yesterday, and now it's today, so our restaurant can't prepare dinner for you."
After hearing this, Lu Xigu gave a bitter smile and stood up to introduce himself.
Feng Yifan spoke up again: "I know you are my grandpa, but you should also understand that my mother doesn't want to see you. As for the reason, I don't know if you still remember. If you don't remember, you can go back and ask my great uncle and great uncle."
Lu Xihe and Quan Chengping did not expect that Feng Yifan would speak so directly to their faces.
Quan Chengping also stood up and wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere.
But in the end he was stopped by the old man sitting there.
"Feng Yifan, I think I will remember you, although I don't know how long I can remember you. If you have anything else to say, please tell me everything while my memory is still better."
Feng Yifan simply continued, "Perhaps in your eyes, no matter how old I am, I am still a child and don't understand some of your thoughts, but I want to say that I don't want to understand those either.
I just want to say that if you want to bring my mother back because you don’t have other children around you, I’m sorry, I won’t agree, and I won’t let my mother go back. As for your property, our family doesn’t need it either.”
Hearing this, Lu Xigu and Quan Chengping were both a little excited.
Lu Xigu rushed to say: "Yifan, you shouldn't talk to your grandfather like this."
Quan Chengping also said: "Yifan, your grandpa didn't come here for what you thought. He just wanted to see your mother because he was sick."
Feng Yifan looked at the old man, completely ignoring what the other two grandfathers said.
Grandpa and grandson looked at each other for a long time.
Finally, grandpa laughed and said, "Hahaha, your temper is really like your mother's. Seeing you now, I seem to see the way she was when she insisted on marrying your father and went home to confront me."
Grandpa went on to say, "I know very well that both your mother and you are very proud people, and you don't care about the little money I have left. I came here this time because I am sick.
I understand that my illness will become more and more serious. If I don’t come again, maybe next time I won’t even remember who your mother is.
I, Lu Xichun, am almost a hundred years old, but the biggest mistake I have probably made in my life was in your mother's marriage. Later, I fell out with your mother and even prevented her from attending your grandmother's funeral.
I will take responsibility for the mistakes I made. I don't expect your family to forgive me. I just want to see your mother."
Quan Chengping and Lu Xigu beside them had solemn expressions. They really wanted to ask Feng Yifan to help plead for mercy.
But at this time, the two elderly people also knew that they needed to let the grandparents and grandchildren communicate.
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, I can call you grandpa, but I can't promise you anything. I can't force my mother to meet you."
After hearing this, Lu Xigu couldn't help but say: "Yifan, you have to understand that your grandfather is now..."
Without waiting for his brother to finish speaking, Lu Xichun raised his hand to stop him from continuing.
The old man then raised his head and smiled at Feng Yifan: "That's all, but I, an old man, didn't eat anything tonight. I wonder if I can have a meal in your restaurant?"
This time Feng Jiandong couldn't help but speak up: "Yifan, your grandpa really didn't eat all night, and he left the police station alone and wanted to come to us. You can't let your grandpa go back hungry like this, right?"
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Okay, please wait a moment."
At the same time, almost everyone in the restaurant's kitchen had arrived.
Seeing the chef walk into the kitchen, a group of people opened their mouths to say something.
But Feng Yifan didn't give them a chance to speak: "Okay, you all go back and rest first. You've really worked hard tonight. You came here for nothing. I'll take care of my grandfather's dinner."
Shi Jiahui asked everyone to leave first. After everyone left through the back door, she leaned close to Feng Yifan and whispered, "Yifan, maybe you should persuade Aunt Lu with your uncle. Maybe if you speak up, Aunt Lu will listen."
Feng Yifan calmly responded to the senior sister: "Give my mother some more time."
When Shi Jiahui heard this, she understood what Feng Yifan was thinking.
In fact, he felt sorry for his mother in his heart. He didn't want his mother to come to see his grandfather unwillingly under pressure. He still hoped that his mother would agree herself instead of being persuaded by others.
Shi Jiahui nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back first."
After Shi Jiahui left, Feng Yifan opened the refrigerator in the back kitchen, found a few things inside, and began to prepare dinner for his grandfather.
When Feng Yifan started to get busy, Lu Xichun looked at his grandson and said, "Yifan, don't bother too much. A bowl of noodles with scallion oil will do."
Feng Yifan nodded and responded: "Okay, Grandpa, please wait a moment."
As Feng Yifan was busy in the kitchen, wisps of fragrance soon wafted out from the kitchen and floated in the restaurant.
Lu Xichun, Quan Chengping, Lu Xihu and Feng Jiandong all smelled the fragrance soon.
After smelling the fragrance, the four old men realized what Feng Yifan was doing almost at the same time.
Especially when Quan Chengping and Lu Xigu looked at each other, they were both a little surprised, and at the same time, they looked at Lu Xichun cautiously.
At this moment, Lu Xichun fell into deep memories.