Li Guihong had prepared a lot of delicious food at home to welcome me. In fact, although this family seemed to have better conditions than Leng's family, it lacked the warmth of home. Because I found that Liang Shangjin and his wife rarely talked to Liang Chao, and even when they talked, their expressions were serious.
At one point I was wondering if the Liangs knew about Liang's bad habits and were angry. After dinner, it was already afternoon, and I called my parents and Zhang Nuan as usual to tell them about my current situation and how much I missed them.
At night, I was alone with Cui Yuanyuan and Liang Shangjin and said, "I, I have something I want to talk to you alone." Some things should be said at the right time, and I didn't want to drag it out. In fact, a week is not that long, and two days have passed now.
"Well, OK, OK! Then, let's go to the study and talk." Liang Shangjin said. They actually knew that some things must be told to me alone, and I believe they know exactly why I came here. The only thing I hope is to get the most truthful answer from them.
When I entered Liang Shangjin's study, I felt like I was watching TV. The study was very neat and simple, with a large bookcase filled with all kinds of books, but most of them were classic ancient books, as well as those so-called political books.
"Xiaoshan, please sit down!" Cui Yuanyuan walked around me and sat on the chair next to me. She also personally made me a cup of drink. It should be a unique tea in Yunnan. It tasted a little sweet. Although it was tea, it did not have the bitter taste of tea.
"Thank you!" I took the tea from Cui Yuanyuan, took a sip, and then put the cup on the small round table next to me. "Actually, you all know why I came here. I just want to know why." I mustered up the courage to ask the question in my heart.
Liang Shangjin and Cui Yuanyuan's faces turned bitter from their previous smiles. I don't know if my question brought back a lot of bad memories for them, or if they felt a little guilty towards me. After all, how could parents not be sad to send away their own child? !
Liang Shangjin comforted Cui Yuanyuan, and then indicated that he should tell me. "Xiaoshan, in fact, your mother was pregnant with twins at that time, you don't know how happy we were!"
Well, I guess we'll have to talk for most of the night... Starting from the time of pregnancy? Actually, I just want to know what happened after I was born, or I just want to know what happened when I was given away.
"At that time, your mother had just graduated from college, and we rushed to go through the marriage procedures. At that time, I was not a leader yet. I was just a small clerk after graduation. Later, our unit assigned me to Yunnan. Less than half a year after I came here, you and your brother Liang Chao were born." Liang Shangjin's face was full of happiness when he said this. I guess our family of four was indeed happy at that time.
"Later, I joined the border police. You know that Yunnan is a very chaotic place. Your mother and I were afraid that something bad would happen one day, so we wanted to send a child away from here. Your Leng family's mother was our college classmate. She happened to be married, and the premarital examination showed that she couldn't have children, so we discussed it and gave you to them..."
Liang Shangjin's statement was very simple, in fact, it was a classic plot in TV dramas. And if it was really just like that, my mother would have told me a long time ago, but I always felt like something was blocking my heart until I heard Liang Shangjin and his friends tell me in person.
When I hear this same answer again and again, I feel very disappointed. I suddenly think of what Liang Chao said, "There are some things that you can't get the real answer from adults." Yes, their answer was perfunctory. Maybe I already believed what Liang Chao said, so when I saw Liang Shangjin and the other two telling me this history, I always felt that they had a lot to hide from me.
"But... forget it, if this is what you told me, then my mother would have told me a long time ago." I wanted to say that I saw that you are living well now and nothing bad has happened. But I stopped because I knew that even if I broke the casserole and asked me the answer today, I would probably get nothing else.
"The reason I came here and knew about this matter is because Liang Chao showed up at my house. As for the reason, I don't know, but he hurt my friend. If he hadn't shown up, I don't think I would have known in my entire life that I had such a dramatic history." There was obvious sarcasm in my tone.
"Xiaoshan, we only found out about what happened to you afterwards. We originally wanted to keep it a secret because we all know that you are living well in the Leng family! I just hope you don't hold a grudge against us." Cui Yuanyuan's eyes were already red, and some crystal tears rolled down her face.
"He hurt your friend? This, we really don't know about this matter. I will ask him about it later, and then try my best to compensate your friend. You, you should not resent him. In fact, Chaochao feels very sad too. You, you are brothers after all..." When Liang Shangjin heard me say that Liang Chao hurt my friend, he was obviously stunned and had no idea about it.
"No matter how much compensation he gives, it's useless." When I think of Annie and the suffering Zhang Nuan endured, I hate Liang Chao. Yes, any compensation is useless. Even if he uses his life as compensation, he can't bring back Annie's beautiful smile, nor can he bring back the pain Zhang Nuan had suffered for so long.
I know that when I said this, my face must have been full of hatred, and from my tone, Liang Shangjin and the others also heard a lot of meanings that they didn't know. The three of us fell into silence, and I felt a little breathless, so I stood up to break the silence.
"I have asked everything I wanted to know. No matter whether the answers you gave me are true or not, let's pretend that this incident never happened. I love my parents very much. I don't want any changes in my life." What I mean is that I accept the answers you gave me, and I hope that we will still have no relationship when we meet again.
"I, we know..." Cui Yuanyuan covered her mouth with one hand, but I could still make out what she said. Although my tone was cold and I really thought so in my heart, when I said these words and saw the expressions of Liang Shangjin and Cui Yuanyuan, I was still very heartbroken.
After I came out of the study, I quickly returned to my bedroom, locked the door, and cried. It is said that men don't cry easily, but I have been suppressing my tears for a long time. Faced with such a situation, I still can't help wanting to cry. Although I don't hate them, I still feel resentful in my heart.
The next day after arriving in Ruili, I wanted to go out for a walk in the morning. Putting aside these mundane things, Ruili is still a beautiful city with fresh air and blue sky. Just as I was walking in the yard, wanting to breathe some fresh air and forget about the things that made me unhappy, Liang Chao appeared behind me like a ghost.
"The environment here is great, right?! And you can tell at a glance that our family is rich, right?! But how can a small secretary afford such an expensive house and car? Are you satisfied with the answer they gave you?!" Liang Chao's tone was full of sarcasm.
Yes, what he said was right. Liang Shangjin and the others did not give me a satisfactory answer. From the moment I first stepped into the Liang family's door, I would never believe that Liang Shangjin was just a small secretary. Even if he was the governor, he could not have such living conditions.