"Well, you're right. There are also people who are close to each other. Your mother and I have brothers and sisters who are close to each other. We are all part of the same family, and we don't really care about much. In order to accommodate them, and for the sake of the peace of the family, there are always some people who take advantage. Someone suffered a loss," Dad said.
It's just a family chore, just like the chores that every family encounters, nothing special.
I looked at my parents, and asked again, "Are you still in contact with them? Are they still alive?"
Mom lowered her head, clasped her hands, and moved her body slightly unnaturally. Her body was shaking slightly.
I suddenly felt a strong sense of regret and wanted to end this conversation.
Dad spoke at this time and looked at me with red eyes, "Son... did you see it?"
His voice trembled, the last note disappearing in his throat.
My heart was shocked.
This one question alone has given me the answer.
Mom couldn't help it at this time and made a sobbing sound.
Dad put his arm around her shoulders. Both of them had middle-aged and stout figures, and they didn't change much in the following years. Now, they were leaning on each other, both crying.
I just feel like I have become a sinner and I am helpless.
"Son, Lynch, did you see it? Who is it?" Dad asked again, looking at me with red eyes, waiting for an answer.
I shook my head, "No. I didn't see anyone from our family."
"Really?" Mom asked impatiently.
"Really." I replied affirmatively.
They all seemed relieved, but also cried tears of joy.
I waited for them to calm down, still not sure what to say. I don't know how to comfort them when they cry.
They calmed down and seemed to have been relieved of a heavy burden.
Dad opened up the conversation and said proactively: "You probably... encountered that kind of thing again. After you entered the demolition office, you said that working overtime and traveling on business were all because of... that kind of thing, right?"
I didn't answer, but I already acquiesced to the matter.
Mom wiped her tears and didn't look at me.
Dad patted his thigh, sighed and said: I thought... you were just a child..." He glanced at his mother, they looked at each other and held hands together. He continued: "We didn't lie to you either. At that time, your grandfather passed away, and you were only two or three years old, and you were still ignorant. Let me tell you straight now, your uncle was not a human being at that time. Your grandfather treated us fairly when he was alive, but he always felt that your grandfather secretly gave money to other people. Your grandma happened to be sick at that time, but you were so young, so your mother stayed at home to take care of you and only visited your grandma a few times. Your grandfather mentioned something while the family was having dinner, saying that people cannot take care of the elderly at their bedside. Your mother's other brothers and sisters should share more of the burden. Our family should at least have enough money, and we should take more care of your mother's brothers in the future. sisters. He felt that your grandfather had stuffed money into our family. Your grandpa suffered a heart attack not long after that, and he refused to let go of our family, saying that all the tens of thousands of dollars your grandpa had saved were given to our family. There are only two thousand yuan in the bank card, and the rest of the money is given to our family. He also talks nonsense to you and makes a lot of noise when he comes to our house. "
When Dad said this, he seemed to recall his mood at that time and became angry.
He gasped and did not continue.
Mom wiped the corners of her eyes, patted the back of his hand, and said for him: "You were frightened by your uncle at that time, and you had a fever at night. We sent you to the hospital, and the doctor gave you an injection and suspended you. Saltwater, you are not in good condition. If you really have something, we will fight your uncle desperately." She said seriously, but after she finished speaking, she closed her mouth again and fell into hesitation.
Dad has suppressed his anger. He made a decision earlier than his mother, and now he said directly: "You stayed in the hospital all night, and you were in a daze and didn't wake up. At dawn, when you woke up, just say "Tai Zi" , Taiwan. We don’t know what you want. After taking you out of the hospital, you got out of the car and refused to go home. You kept calling your grandpa. We didn’t know what you were going to do, and we were afraid that you would be… by your grandpa. It's terrible. You were crying and arguing, calling you grandpa, and saying "taizi, taizi". We really couldn't do anything. We took you to your grandpa's house. The key to your grandpa's house was in your uncle's hand. He refused to give it to me. Your second uncle and the others called the police to unlock the house. Once you entered the house, you pointed inside and said, "The table..."
When Dad said this, he paused and said, "What you have been talking about is the desk table at your grandfather's house. There is a glass plate on top of that table, and there are a lot of old photos on it, some invoices, and some phone numbers. I carried you to the stage and you almost fell out of my arm, pointing desperately at a phone number. There was no name on that number, it was an out-of-town number."
Dad looked at me, his expression became extremely complicated, "We made that phone call. We all thought... it might be your grandfather... That phone number came from your grandfather's hometown. He renovated his hometown a few years ago without telling any of us. There are the ancestral graves of your great-grandfather and great-grandmother. Your great-grandfather and great-grandmother are the only sons of your grandfather and mine. They all died early, and none of our brothers and sisters have ever met. They died when your grandfather was a child, and your grandfather I ran to Minqinglai and never went back. We didn’t know that there were your great-grandfather and great-grandmother’s brothers and sisters over there in my hometown. Their graves were also watched by relatives in my hometown. They and your grandfather He said that the two tombs were about to collapse and asked your grandfather for money. We called them, but they thought your grandfather was still there and asked us to come over and play. They said that the tombs had been finished and we should go back once. Burn paper and kowtow.”
When Dad said this, the whole thing seemed to be finished.
I could imagine what was happening to me. I was not possessed by my grandfather and told the truth, but I had the original ability and I saw my grandfather's past. It is even possible that I saw my grandfather's life.
"I've made it clear about your grandfather's deposit... Your uncle still didn't believe it, and said that we colluded in making the fraud. He didn't believe it when the bank statements were pulled out, so he asked us for money. We don't dare to let him talk nonsense to you again. We even moved with you and didn’t want anyone to tell him. When we divide the inheritance later, we brothers and sisters think of more things rather than less things. If he wants more, let him get more, early. Let's figure this out. We are going to your grandpa's hometown later, and your uncle insists on going with us, because he is afraid that we will do something behind his back. Just go with him. There is something else going on on that trip... He and his hometown My relatives were also unhappy."
"That uncle of yours is just a second-rate guy." Mom cursed at this time.
"Anyway, after this incident, we won't have any contact with him." Dad said.
"We also cut off contact with other relatives... Did other things happen later?" I said slowly.
The two looked at each other and nodded at me.
"You... saw things after that, and told us some... some nonsense." Dad said carefully, "No one around us died. You... said it while watching the TV. On the TV News, some social news, after you see it, you will always... say something... "