Just as lunch was ready, the doorbell rang.
"It must be grandma!" Little Anya ran over to open the door with her short legs.
Sure enough, Qin's mother was standing at the door, and after entering, she bent down and hugged little Anya, "Do you miss grandma?"
"Think about it, think about it every day."
"Mom, you're here." Why not take out the bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen, and greeted, "Let's have some food."
There are only three women of different ages left in the family, and the three of them are the closest relatives. Why don't you always want Qin's mother to move here, and even let little Anya act like a baby, but Qin's mother likes to guard that small broken house, He said that he had been there all his life and did not want to move.
"Oh, haven't you eaten yet?" Mother Qin was surprised when she saw the dishes on the table, "I've already eaten, why are you so late?"
"Mom just..."
"I overslept." Why not interrupt little Anya's words.
The most difficult period finally passed, except for little Anya who was not very sensible, she and Qin's mother had a tacit understanding to avoid any related topics, pretending that everything was fine.
But both of them knew that they couldn't make it through. In just a few months, Mama Qin's hair had all turned white, and the wrinkles on her face were like shriveled bark. She no longer had the vitality she had before. When she was little Anya, she could still smile a little.
A stranger's drunk driving, two families broken.
"Let's eat first." Qin's mother put little Anya on the chair, and didn't say anything more, but the wrinkles on her forehead were crowded together and became deeper.
Little Anya obediently held her own small bowl, picked up a bite of food and handed it to Mother Qin, "Let's eat together, grandma."
Qin's mother took a bite pretendingly, and smacked her mouth twice, "It's so delicious, eat it quickly."
"Um."
Seeing two mothers and daughters eating at the table, Mother Qin sighed silently.
She can understand how He Wei feels, she has experienced it all decades ago. It's just that I didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen again in this family decades later...
What is the reason for all this? Mother Qin couldn't figure it out, is there really such a thing as doom
Why this home
Why not see Qin's mother in a trance again, quickly swallow the food in her mouth and say something happy to her, "An Ya was praised by the teacher again a few days ago."
"Really?" Mother Qin was stunned, then turned to look at Anya and smiled again, "This child and..." She paused, then continued vaguely, "I've been smart since I was a child, and I'm sure I'll be great in the future."
She is really just like her father, with a good head.
Little Anya rolled her eyes, turned her head and asked seriously: "Grandma, do you know why I'm smart?"
"Why?"
"Because fried chicken legs make people smarter." Little Anya said affirmatively.
"I'll fry it for you tonight." He Wu smiled and shook his head, this kid is good everywhere, but he likes to eat these greasy things too much.
Qin's mother was stunned for a moment before she realized that she laughed and pointed at her, "You..."
If it weren't for this little thing, neither of them would be able to survive.
After talking and laughing after lunch, little Anya sat on the sofa to watch TV again. Why not warn while clearing the table, "You can only watch for twenty minutes, and then go to take a nap."
Little Anya pouted and pretended not to hear, so why not ignore her, anyway, just turn it off for her later.
"Mom, sit down, I'll do it myself." Seeing Qin's mother coming to help, she quickly moved her hands.
"It's okay, I'll take it in for you."
Qin Ma packed a few dishes, took them into the kitchen and put them in the sink, and stood aside to watch He Wu wash the dishes.
What a good girl... She stood aside and watched He Wu's movements, and sighed a little.
"Go and rest, and play with Xiaoya for a while." Seeing Qin's mother standing aside and not moving, he couldn't help but said, "I'll wash it right away."
Mother Qin hesitated to speak, waved her hands and said, "It's okay, I'll just stand here for a while."
"What's the matter?" He Wu was a little puzzled, "Just say it directly."
"No, just take a look."
"Tell me something, don't hold it in your heart." He might as well wipe his hands after washing the bowls, since the two of them wouldn't need a few bowls.
Together they went out of the kitchen to the living room, and sat on the sofa watching TV with Little Anya. Qin's mother turned her head to watch He Wu several times, and finally couldn't help but say, "Xiao Wu, come here for a while, I have something to say to you. "
"What's the matter, Mom?" He Wei stood up and followed her, not knowing what to say behind his daughter's back.
"Come on, you sit here." Qin Ma went to the study, moved the stool to the side, and watched He Wei close the door before beckoning her to sit down.
"What's the matter, so serious." He Wei forced a smile, and sat opposite her as promised.
Qin's mother took her hand and patted it, opened and closed her mouth, and remained silent for a while, as if she didn't know how to speak.
"Just tell me what you want." Seeing her like this, He Wei smiled softly, "It's okay, just say what you want to say."
She was very afraid that the old lady would be overwhelmed. Apart from her natal family, she only had these two relatives left, and there could be no one less.
The old lady moved her lips twice, and sighed again, "I've been your mother-in-law for so long, but actually I've always treated you as my own daughter." She patted the back of He Wei's hand again, "It's really my own daughter. "
"I know." He Wei nodded seriously, looked down at the hands of the two, held the old lady instead, then looked up into her eyes, "I always knew."
She didn't have a mother since she was a child, and she didn't know what it was like to live with her mother. Even before meeting that guy, she had only read about what it was like to be with her mother in books, and she didn't really experience it until she got married. .
"You are my own daughter." Mother Qin smiled slowly, "No matter when."
"Mom, just tell me if you have anything to say." He Wu's heart sank slowly, the appearance of the old lady gave her a bad premonition.
"Mom knows it's hard for you." The old lady sighed, with a look of nostalgia on her face, "I came here this way too, I know how hard it is, really, I know everything, his father left early, At that time, I almost couldn't bear it..."
"Mom, don't talk about it." He Wei raised his head and blinked hard, trying to force a smile, "I'm fine, really."
"Mom knows..." The old lady's eyes were a little red, "But this life is still going on..."
"Yes, I will bring Xiaoya up..."
"Find Xiaoya a father." The old lady's next words made her stunned, "Guanglin won't blame you, as long as he treats Xiaoya well..."
"No, Mom, don't talk about it." He Wei reacted, shook his head and refused, "I can bring up Xiaoya by myself, I don't want it."
"There must be someone to rely on, so Mom can rest assured." The old lady persuaded her with red eyes, "Orphans and widows, I can't feel at ease when you leave like this..."
"I don't, stop talking, I don't..."
He might as well wipe the tears with the back of his hand a few times, he couldn't control his emotions any longer, he covered his mouth and lowered his head and cried out suppressedly.
The old lady wiped away her tears, "You should think about it carefully."
To her, why not just like her own daughter, I really can't bear to see her go on like this, this appearance makes people feel distressed.
Patting He Wu on the shoulder, the old lady stopped talking.
There was only suppressed crying in the study room, which was not much different from before, but this time there was an extra observer.
After a long time, He Wei slowly calmed down and wiped his tears with his sleeve.
"Don't mention this matter again, Xiaoya only has one father."
(end of this chapter)