"Is it Yiyi?"
Through the screen of her mobile phone, Yao Yiyi suddenly recognized who the old voice belonged to. She recalled that when she was a child, the owner of this voice was always extremely silent towards her, which did not deprive her of food and clothing. But the rest of the warmth is given very sparingly.
"Dad, it's me." Yao Yiyi felt her throat was very hoarse after shouting out this word that she hadn't said for eight or nine years. She thought she had no hatred in her heart. For the Yao family's past neglect and indifference, she felt She thought she had been calm, but she didn't expect that when she heard the voice on the phone that overlapped with the voice in her memory, she was still filled with complicated emotions.
It's hate, but it's also mixed with a different kind of longing that's hard to express.
"The second daughter of your second uncle's family is going to work in your city. She has already found a job. She will fly to you on Saturday. You are her cousin. Go pick her up. After all, we are a family. People, don't treat people badly." There was silence for a while before he said this. It can be heard that he is not good at words.
Yao Yiyi's eyes almost turned red. When she got married, no one from the Yao family came. She thought that the Yao family had long forgotten that they had not contacted her for so many years. In fact, they had a daughter who was not valued by them at all. She didn't even know who she married or where she lived, but she didn't expect them to remember it.
Yao Yiyi didn't know whether to cry or laugh. She found that her wish was really simple. As long as the Yao family showed a little concern for her, she could actually choose to forgive them without any complaints.
Yao Yiyi was eager for the person on the other end of the phone to say sorry to her, saying that her family still missed her after she had been gone for so many years. However, after waiting for a long time, the person on the other end said, "Yiyi, I didn't say goodbye." It's your business, take good care of your cousin, I'll hang up first."
Yao Yiyi's inner expectations disappeared in an instant.
After more than twenty years, how could she expect that the Yao family would suddenly realize that she was actually their daughter, whether she was biological or adopted, she was.
Yao Yiyi licked her lips, and finally asked unwillingly: "Dad, wait a minute, how do you have my mobile phone number?"
There was silence for a long time, and then the phone was hung up directly.
Listening to the "beep" sound coming from the phone, Yao Yiyi smiled bitterly.
After all these years, they still don't want to ask her if she is doing well outside.
Soon a text message was sent. Yao Yiyi opened it and saw that it was the flight and arrival time of her cousin, whom she had almost forgotten what she looked like. The text message also specifically asked her to take good care of her cousin. Sister, there is also this cousin who is a bit nonsensical and has a very wild personality. You need to tolerate her a little more and don't scare people.
Yao Ting took her mobile phone and looked at the content of the text message. She couldn't help but sneered and said: "After so many years, Uncle Yao's temperament has not changed at all. He treats his nieces and nephews better than you, my daughter. It's really not good." I know what the Yao family thinks, no matter whether you are related to them by blood or not, since they decided to raise you, why can't they be a little nicer to you?"
Yao Yiyi smiled reluctantly, but her mood still didn't calm down.
Yao Yiyi supported her head with both hands and said in a low voice: "Tingting, do you know? Over the years, I thought I had forgotten the Yao family. Unexpectedly, when I heard my father's voice, I discovered a lot of things. It has been deeply buried in my memory. You can't just forget it if you want to. I found that my dad's voice seemed to be much older. Even though he had not been close to me since he was a child, I still couldn't help it. I have admiration for him. Tingting, do you think I am particularly worthless?"
Yao Ting hugged her, and An An also crawled to Yao Yiyi's side. She patted Yao Yiyi with her little hands and said in a sweet voice: "Mom, be good, don't be sad. You still have An An. An An will take care of it for you." The bad guys have been driven away."
Yao Yiyi, who was originally immersed in sadness, couldn't help laughing after hearing An An's comfort, and all her sadness faded a lot.
She came out of Yao Ting's arms, hugged An An, and said: "An An, mom is not sad. Mom just hasn't heard your grandpa's voice for a long time, and she can't help but be a little excited."
"Grandpa?" An An tilted her little head and asked in confusion. The closest people to him since childhood were Yao Yiyi, Xu Chen and Yao Ting. As for the terms father, grandfather, grandma and grandpa that appeared later, he was actually very unfamiliar with them.
"It's the father who gave birth to my mother."
"Then why has An An never seen him? Mom doesn't have a good relationship with him, right? Otherwise, mom wouldn't be like this after answering the phone. So grandpa is a big bad guy, right?" An An said.
Yao Yiyi didn't quite understand and asked, "Why does An'an think grandpa is the big bad guy?"
An An tilted her head and said, "He is a bad guy if he makes his mother sad."
Yao Yiyi was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that a child's mind would be so simple.
"My good baby, mommy was a little confused at first, but with you as a caring baby, mommy doesn't have any worries at all."
"Mom, really?"
"Of course it's true. You are the big treasure in my mother's heart. With you here, my mother will never be sad no matter what happens."
An An clapped her little hands and said in a milky voice: "An An is mother's big baby."
The mother and son were arguing for a while. Yao Ting saw that Yao Yiyi's mood had calmed down a lot, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She raised Yao Yiyi's phone and said, "Your cousin, what are you going to do?"
Yao Yiyi sighed and said: "Let's go to the airport to pick her up first. After all, she is a relative. Although I have forgotten what she looks like, I just hope that her temper is not too out of the ordinary and difficult to get along with."
"The Yao family has treated you like this, and you are stupid enough to pick her up, and then treat her as a palace offering delicious food and drinks like your ancestors. Tell me, what are you thinking in your head, and why do you want to marry Yao?" I don’t know where your usual high IQ went?”
Yao Ting said angrily.
She is not blaming Yao Yiyi for picking her up, she is just angry that the Yao family has completely ignored Yao Yiyi over the years. Regardless of whether Yao Yiyi is their biological child or adopted, they really have not fulfilled their true responsibility as parents.
"Tingting, I know you care about me, but the Yao family is my family after all. Although the relationship between me and them is like an ice cube that is hard to break. They don't recognize me. I can't break up with them without conscience. I remember my second uncle This daughter born in the family is born in the 1990s, and she is almost 22 years old now. It is normal for young people to be distracted. I can still handle it, so don't worry." Yao Yiyi patted Yao Ting's hand. , said.
Yao Ting glanced at Yao Yiyi. She wanted to say, dear, your focus is wrong. I'm not saying that you can't handle a little girl's movie, but what you are criticizing now is the Yao family's deliberate neglect.
However, she still swallowed the words when they came to her lips.
"I'll accompany you to the airport to pick you up on Saturday. Even Uncle Yao said she has a wild temper and a wild personality. I'm afraid you won't be able to cope with the weird thoughts of this post-90s generation on your own." Yao Ting waved her hand. , which is considered a compromise.
Yao Yiyi couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, you go with me."
Yao Ting sighed, rolled her eyes at Yao Yiyi, and said: "My dear, I'm convinced. Even if you look at things that I obviously don't care about, I can't be cruel to you. I'm just afraid that you will accept a member of your second uncle's family." Daughter, next time my uncle’s cousin will show up, or my seven aunts and eight aunts will pop out of nowhere to recognize you, then I think you will be the only one to suffer.”
Yao Yiyi said firmly: "If they were going to come, they would have come a long time ago, right? I think my cousin really came to work here, I just didn't expect that my father would be so embarrassed to come to me. Make this call."
Yao Ting shrugged. The thoughts of the Yao family have always been difficult to guess. The daughter they raised never married into a wealthy family, and there was no scene of that person achieving enlightenment and ascending to heaven.
Yao family, Yao Ting admitted that she had never figured it out.
"Dear, let's not talk about the Yao family. Instead of speculating here, it is better to think about what we are going to eat for a while. No matter what the Yao family's purpose is in sending your second uncle's cousin here, our soldiers will cover up the water and the earth." Yao Ting said openly, but in her heart she was even more prejudiced against the Yao family, feeling that they were the only family she had ever seen that was so indifferent to their daughter.
Yao Yiyi nodded calmly. Only she knew that Yao's father's phone call still caused some waves for her.
Father Yao's old voice still stuck in her throat. She had the urge to fly back to see this old man who had been indifferent to her but had not stopped her studies. She wanted to ask him if she was really not his biological daughter
Of course, this is just Yao Yiyi's impulse. She has grown up, so what difference does it make if she asks or not? She has passed the age where she needs family love.