Net King's Youth Memoirs

Chapter 9: An unusual dinner

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The pleasant day has not yet come to a complete end. Faced with the piles of gifts in the room, I sneered and laughed. On this day of the year, I feel that life is particularly beautiful.

My aunt and uncle in Tokyo also sent a gift, and there was a letter attached to the gift from'Big Brother.' There are only two sentences on the elegant letterhead with evergreen pines and cypresses:'Happy birthday! study well! 'Sometimes, my brother's simplicity makes people want to cry. I am his only sister, so what does it have to say a few more words to me.

I was thinking about whether to write a long letter to my brother to discuss the relationship between brother and sister. My parents came back when I was in the middle of the draft.

They can get in together, maybe to meet someone they know together, but they look tired.

My mother and I went to my room together. She pulled me to the dressing table and sat down, picked up the mahogany comb and carefully combed my hair, "Mom's moon sound has grown up..."

"Mom..." I coquettishly leaned in my mother's arms.

Mother's embrace is still warm as before. I like to smell the unique scent of my mother, which is elegant but not strong. It is a kind of comfort and tranquility.

"Mom, what's the matter with you?" There was a little nervousness under the mother's infinitely loving eyes, the cautiousness when she hugged me as if she was afraid that I would suddenly disappear.

Mother unnaturally stretched out her hand to caress my cheek, and smiled lightly, "It's okay, Yueyin's clothes are very beautiful, just go to dinner with Mom and Dad."

"Okay." I lifted my face and gave my mother a comforting smile.

Although I go out to dine, I actually think of it as a happy hour for my family, but it's just a different place. Every year’s birthday night, the family prepares a sumptuous family banquet, but the family’s population is simple, and the only people attending are my parents and me. Surprisingly, my father told me on the road that he would introduce me to someone for dinner—my uncle Toshihiko Sakura.

My father's introduction to his uncle was very simple, saying that he had lived alone in France for ten years, nothing more. But Dad's eyes showed unspeakable complex emotions, as if there were a thousand words, but he suppressed repression and didn't want to mention it. The stranger from a few days ago came to my mind, could it be him

This is a luxurious hotel. After getting off the bus, a service staff immediately led us to the restaurant. Regardless of whether it is because of the reputation of the Sakaki family, the attentive service is especially important, every leading service staff seems to have made sufficient preparations, as if waiting for this moment in particular. My leather shoes kicked on the marble floor, and I was very nervous.

I kept following behind my parents until my father’s voice sounded:

"Yueyin, he—is your uncle."

I raised my head and looked at the tall man in front of me. I was surprised that it was the stranger I had met. He didn't wear sunglasses, the chestnut pupils on his angular face were deep, and there was a faint smile on the corners of his mouth. The whole person looked softer.

He nodded to Mom and Dad, then looked at me.

"Hello, uncle." He bowed straight and smiled sweetly: "I am Sakura Yueyin."

"Hello, this dress suits you well, the moon sound is very beautiful." He said to me very tenderly, then raised his stiff arm and patted my head.

"Is the clothes from my uncle?" Looking at the clothes on my body, I turned my head and blinked at Mom and Dad. But it seems that they don't know anything about this gift.

Uncle smiled and invited us to take a seat.

Although they are relatives who have been away for a long time, Mom and Dad seem to be more cautious than me, and the atmosphere of the dinner is quiet and awkward. Apart from me, no one is interested in the food I eat, and I am baffled by the eye contact of the adults.

Eating quietly, I turned my attention to the returned uncle. He is an attractive man with good temperament and demeanor, his behavior is generous and decent, and he is warm and thoughtful to our family. But I can feel that he himself is not what he appeared in front of me. He should be a deep, calm, and reserved person, which can be seen from the behavior he ordered the waiter. Maybe just to make a good impression on me? I suddenly had such a strange idea.

Quickly dispelled the random thoughts in his mind and continued to eat seriously.

In this way, the dinner came to an end in silence.

When my father and uncle put red wine in front of me, my mother's black tea was on the table, and one-third of my cheesecake was eaten, I thought it was weird not to say anything.

"Uncle will go back to France?" I broke the silence.

"Still thinking about it, does Yueyin want me to stay?" He asked sincerely in his eyes. I think my uncle seems to like me very much. My mother said that he has no children and he still looks single. Could it be because of this

"Of course." I looked at him seriously and asked, "Isn't Uncle lonely in France alone?"

Uncle froze for a moment, and smiled a bit bitterly, "Yes, it's probably lonely..."

He clasped his hands against his chin, staring into my eyes.

"Then stay in Japan." He said such words unconsciously.

"Yueyin, don't mess around, uncle has his own business in France, how can he come back easily!" I looked at my mother puzzledly, why is she angry

Father patted mother's hand comfortingly, and mother was silent again.

I then asked: "What does uncle do in France?"

"Occasionally playing tennis, making some investment, generally speaking, it's pretty idle."

I tilted my head and thought, life is really free, how can I put it, I always feel a little selfish, but it's very enviable.

"It's very convenient to stay in Japan. Uncle will not feel lonely if he stays."

Uncle asked again with confirmation: "Does Yueyin really want uncle to stay in Japan?"

I nodded.

Snap—the crisp sound of breaking interrupted the pleasant conversation atmosphere that had just been established, although it was strange that Mom and Dad did not join.

"mom, Mom, Mom… "

My mother's face was pale, and she held my hand tightly, and said to her uncle in a deep voice, "I'm not feeling well, let's take Yueyin home first."

When I was dragged away by my mother, I looked back at my uncle. He was neither angry nor surprised. He just looked at us until my father caught up with me from behind.

This night is considered the strangest of my ten-year-old career, and I don't even know the reason. Seeing my mother's painful expression lying there, I didn't even dare to ask more.

"Mom, are you doing better? You..." I asked nervously, guarding my mother's side. But before I was finished, my mother hugged me tightly.

"Kazami, don't get excited, you will hurt Yueyin." Dad comforted.

"Yueyin, tell mom, will you leave us?" Mom was very excited and anxious. I didn't know what made her uneasy, so she asked such a sentence.

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"Really? Then why do you chat so happily with you and your uncle? You like him better, don't you?"

"No, no, the people I love most in this world are Mom and Dad, and I will never leave you in my life. What are you worried about, I am the daughter of Mom and Dad."

"Mum is not good. Mom thinks too much. Yueyin is my baby girl and always will be."

Mom's mood gradually stabilized and fell asleep while lying in **, and my father and I went out of the room.

"Yueyin, your mother is just too tired. You have to know that Mom and Dad love you very much, so they are even more afraid of losing you. You-don't think too much."

"I know, I also love Mom and Dad very much, no one can be shaken." I assured Dad.

Dad hugged me, and I felt him trembling. The strong and calm dad would do the same. What happened tonight really confused me. Is it really just the reason they said? I don’t know, I don’t even want to think about it... ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм

Uncle finally decided to stay in Japan, but we rarely see each other, and we don't often mention him at home, but after a while I can hear some news about him from my father.

My uncle still seems to live as relaxed and comfortable as in France. I thought I just had one more relative, but the second year after he returned to China, I was shocked when I heard the news from him. Uncle has a regular job-as a tennis coach in the junior high school of Bingdi Academy!