Three nights later.
Su Yi returned to Bihua Courtyard, and Lu Zhen asked her with a cup of hot tea, "Xiaoyi, when are you going home?"
"Ah? Mom, are you chasing me away?" Ever since the two confirmed their relationship, Su Yi has been living in Bihuating, on the grounds that she wanted to spend time with her family. Although Lan Fuchu was not very willing in her heart, she did not object to her in the end. The two met outside, like a young couple in love.
"No, of course Mom wants you to stay at home for a few more days, but Comrade Xiaolan is here to pick you up."
"What? Lan Fuchu is here?"
"Yes, I'm changing the ceiling light for grandpa in the room." Lu Zhen signaled with her eyes.
Su Yi was surprised. As she walked towards the bedroom, she asked Lu Zhen, "Mom, you and Uncle Zhenghua have been getting along well lately. You go out for a walk every night. Do you plan to have another romantic love affair?"
Lu Zhen said, "Let's talk about it later."
Su Yi smiled, turned and went into the bedroom.
There was a silver ladder in Youning's room. Lan Fuchu was sitting on it with his sleeves rolled up high, looking up to change the ceiling light.
Mr. Lu was sitting in a wheelchair with a thin blanket covering his legs.
The two were chatting and laughing.
"Grandpa, you were pretty good at judging people when you were young." Lan Fuchu spoke to his grandfather, his hand still fiddling with the lamp above his head.
Mr. Lu nodded, his eyes full of confidence, "That's right, I dare not say about other old men, but he is absolutely accurate in judging people. If Zhenzhen had listened to me and chose Zhenghua, then we would not have lost so much. If Zhenzhen had not been sick, maybe our industry would have reached a higher level now. Who knows... Oh, I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore..."
The old man waved his hands and couldn't continue.
Seeing this, Su Yi walked over, playfully placed her hands on the old man's shoulders, and smiled, "Grandpa, why are you talking about this again? Didn't we agree not to talk about sad things anymore? Now Mom and Uncle Zhenghua get along very well, and I got married as you wished. Now everyone in our family is so happy, why are you still not happy?"
After saying that, he glanced at Lan Fuchu.
Lan Fuchu received her gaze, said nothing, raised his head, moved his strong arms, and continued to install the ceiling light.
Mr. Lu said, "I am telling this to Fu Chu. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be willing to tell this."
Su Yi smiled, "Well, I know that Grandpa values him, right?"
"Of course. He is my grandson-in-law. If I don't value him, who else can I value?"
Su Yi couldn't help laughing. He looked up at Lan Fuchu and saw that he was also looking at him. When their eyes met, Su Yi's heart skipped a beat. He smiled and said, "Did you hear that? Grandpa values you very much, so you should visit him often when you have nothing to do. Do you understand?"
Lan Fuchu smiled gently and said in agreement, "I understand."
Su Yi was in a good mood.
Mr. Lu suddenly asked her, "Xiaoyi, why haven't I seen Ben Mo for a long time?"
"Ben Mo..." Su Yi stole a glance at Lan Fuchu, and seeing that he was in a calm mood, he said, "Grandpa, Ben Mo had a car accident some time ago, and he is probably recovering at home now. I'm afraid he won't be able to come visit you for the time being."
"Really? Is he seriously injured?"
Su Yi thought about it and didn't tell the truth, "It's okay, but I have to take care of myself after the car accident."
"That's right." Mr. Lu felt relieved and asked, "Have you gone to see him? You have such a good relationship, you should go to see him. That year in England, after you had a car accident, Ben Mo..."
"Grandpa." Su Yi interrupted the old man before he could finish his words, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll go get you something to eat."
After saying this, he looked at Lan Fuchu guiltily. He was still changing the light and was not attracted by their words. His eyes and concentration were on the explosion-proof light above his head.
Su Yi felt relieved. There were some things she didn't want Lan Fuchu to know, so as not to make him worry.
Su Yi went to the kitchen to bring nutritional supplements for the old man.
The grandfather and grandson in the bedroom started chatting again.
Lan Fuchu asked: "Grandpa, I just heard you say that Su Yi had a car accident in the UK?"
"Yes." The old man nodded. "Xiaoyi has been stubborn since she was young. She didn't tell her family about the big thing that happened in the UK. It was only after she was almost well that she called her family and told them about it lightly. Ben Mo told me in the hospital later that Suyi had a car accident in the UK, but it wasn't really a car accident because the truck didn't hit her, but hit the guardrail on the side of the road. As a result, the guardrail hit the back of her head. Fortunately, it hit the cartilage so she wasn't in danger of life, but she had to get more than a dozen stitches on the back of her head."
The old man pointed to the back of his head with his hand as he spoke, "Ben Mo said that when Su Yi got into the car accident, the first thing he said was, I want to eat candy, and the second thing he said was, I want to go home..."
*
After a while, Su Yi came in with some nutritional supplements. Lan Fuchu had already changed the ceiling light and gave her a deep look.
There seemed to be a thousand words in this look.
Su Yi felt curious, so he brought the nutritional supplement to his grandfather, opened the porcelain cup, and fed his grandfather the supplement mouthful by mouthful.
Lan Fuchu came down from the ladder and turned on the light, which became bright.
Su Yi smiled and said, "The lights are ready."
"Well, this explosion-proof lamp is particularly difficult to replace. Fu Chu must have worked hard just now." said Mr. Lu.
"It's okay, Grandpa." Lan Fuchu smiled and went out with the ladder. Then the voices of Lu Zhen and Lan Fuchu chatting could be heard again in the living room. Occasionally, Lu Zhen would laugh, and seemed to be in a good mood.
While feeding Grandpa some tonic, Su Yi smiled and said, "Mom seems to be having a very happy chat with Comrade Xiaolan."
"Yes." The old man took a bite of the nutritional supplement and smiled with satisfaction.
*
After feeding the supplements, the old man felt sleepy. Su Yi helped him to the bed, helped him lie down, covered him with a quilt, walked out holding the porcelain cup, and closed the door.
Lan Fuchu seemed to have been waiting outside the bedroom for a long time. When he saw her come out, he took the porcelain cup from her hand and walked towards the kitchen.
Su Yi looked around the room, but there was no one there.
At this time, Lan Fuchu had already walked back with empty hands. He took Su Yi's slender hand and went up to Su Yi's bedroom on the second floor.
As soon as he entered the bedroom, Lan Fuchu closed the door, pushed her against the door and kissed her for a long time.
During the kiss, his hands were rubbing her hair. Su Yi felt itchy and dodged, "Hey, why do you always touch my scalp? It's itchy."
Lan Fuchu didn't say anything and continued to touch her scalp.
Realizing what he was looking for, Su Yi's eyes suddenly widened and she raised her hand to pull his palm, "Little Dai..."
"Don't move." He whispered, ignoring her resistance, and kept searching for something on the back of her head. Finally, he seemed to have found it. He turned her body over, let her lean against his back, lifted her hair, and carefully observed the seam under the light. It was not so obvious anymore, but there were still signs of sewing.
Lan Fuchu asked in a low voice: "How many stitches did you need?"
"About 10 or so. It's hard to tell with the crowd."
"When did this happen?"
Su Yi smiled with her back to him, her tone relaxed, "Didn't Grandpa just tell you?"
"I want to hear it from you."
"Just over a year after I went abroad." Su Yi's eyes turned to the door, gradually darkening. "I know you don't like Ben Mo, so I never dared to mention it in front of you. When I graduated from high school, I wanted to confess to you and tell you that I was going abroad, but I didn't expect you to refuse, so I didn't have the chance to mention studying abroad."
Su Yi smiled, "I didn't mean to hide the fact that I was going to study abroad from you. It was my mother who asked me to go abroad. At that time, she probably guessed that I was about to get sick, and wanted to go to a sanatorium for treatment. She was afraid that if I knew, it would affect my studies. You know, I am studying computer science. Grandpa and his family have always hoped that there would be a highly educated person in the family, so they all hope that I will focus on my studies and not be affected by other things. However..."
After a pause, Su Yi continued, "But before I left to study abroad, my mother became ill. Her condition was particularly severe. She would tear open other people's things and eat anything without warning in a convenience store. She couldn't stop. Later, she was sent to a nursing home. The nursing home diagnosed that my mother had bipolar disorder and had to stay there for treatment. We were not allowed to visit the nursing home. I paid the fees and went home. After I went back, my grandfather kept asking me to study abroad. I was too sad and under too much pressure, so I left."
Su Yi downplayed her life abroad, but she was no longer the high-spirited woman she was in high school. She became a little withdrawn and silent, not fond of talking to people, going out shopping, hanging out in bars, or having one-night stands.
(End of this chapter)