Ran's mother sent Yifan to school, then took a bag of free-range eggs to the Jiang family, followed the old lady of the Jiang family for a walk in the small vegetable garden, and cut a handful of green leeks to take home.
Dad Ran put down the newspaper he read every day and watched his wife humming a tune in a good mood. He couldn't help but joke: "A handful of leeks are so happy?"
"That's the dumplings made with leek and egg stuffing in the evening. Zhenzhen and Yifan both like to eat it. These leeks are so fresh, I cut them with my own hands. The old lady of the Jiang family said that Xiaobei was very fond of the rice, not to mention seeing the rice, smelling it
They don’t even taste good, so I’ll make dumplings for dinner at night.” Ran’s mother chatted with her wife while choosing leeks.
"Oh, that's not easy to do. Rice is the staple food in our place." Ran's father is retired and goes out for a walk every morning. He drinks tea and reads the newspaper in the morning, takes a nap at noon, and is visited by the Jiang family's old man from time to time in the afternoon.
I called over to play chess, and then went to pick up Yifan from school. The little loss after retirement had long been filled by my daughter and grandson, and I felt very comfortable.
"Who says it's not the case? It makes the whole family extremely nervous. It's so new. It's the first time I've heard that it's the one who loves to eat and eats rice. Our family Zhenzhen was very obedient at that time and wasn't picky about food. It will be easier to take care of our children in the future, isn't it? The old lady of the Jiang family
Today, you asked me to help buy native chickens and eggs. Xiaobei and his mother are not here today. They said they were going back to move, and they will live here peacefully from now on..."
"Ding dong... ding dong..."
Ran's mother was halfway through her sentence when she heard the doorbell ring: "Who is this? It's coming, it's coming!"
Ran's father put the newspaper in his hand on the table, stood up and opened the door: "I'll go take a look."
Ran's father walked around the living room and out of the front yard from the backyard, and saw a middle-aged man wearing a shirt and trousers standing outside the iron gate, holding a bunch of things in his hand. Ran's father took a few steps closer and saw the man clearly.
He frowned and his heart sank.
"Who are you looking for?" Dad Ran opened the door politely and asked.
Without a tie, he loosened one shirt button to make the man in front of him look softer. He bowed his back slightly and smiled brightly: "Hello, uncle! I am Fan Qigang, Ran Zhen's... friend, I used to
When she first entered the industry, I took care of her for two years."
Ran's father looked at Fan Qigang again without any trace, and also put on a polite smile: "Hello, our Ran Zhen has gone to work."
"Uncle, I'm not looking for her today. I wonder if I can have a chat with my uncle and aunt." Fan Qigang had sincere expectations in his eyes, but in his heart he was more fully prepared for his situation. The person in front of him, throw away
Regardless of Ran Zhen's father, it must have been not easy to sit in that position in the past. This should be one of the reasons why she has always been so confident.
Although Dad Ran had an intuition and would always meet this person, he did not expect that he would come to the door so straightforwardly. As expected, as he told his daughter, this person is powerful and does not like to leave room for others. This is not what they do.
Ran family's favorite style.
Ran's mother followed from behind: "Who is it? Who is here?"
Fan Qigang quickly bowed his upper body and greeted: "Hello, aunt, I am Fan Qigang..."
"Please come in!" Ran's father interrupted at the right time, opened the door, and stepped aside.
Ran's mother looked at Fan Qigang in astonishment. This name was not unfamiliar to her. According to her opinion, she didn't want to let this man in. However, her old man had already opened the door, and her literacy did not allow her to show her face on the spot.
Father Ran let Fan Qigang in very politely. No matter how transparent the house on the first floor was, it was always a bit awkward. What’s more, the sun was still hiding above the clouds today and the sky was a little cloudy. Mother Ran turned on the light, and the spacious living room instantly
It became brighter, but Fan Qigang felt a long-lost nervousness about being seen through, and a trickle of sweat broke out on his back unconsciously.
Ran's father asked Fan Qigang to sit down on the sofa. There were several children's toys and snacks on the dark brown coffee table, which were all grouped together and looked very neat. On the arm of the single sofa where Ran's father was sitting, there was a child lying on the armrest.
I have read half of Zizhi Tongjian. The cover of the book is a bit old. It is obviously not the first time I have read it. On the small table between the sofas, there is a photo of Ran Zhen and his son. Both of them are smiling widely and are very happy.
, there is a Go book next to it, which looks quite new.
Ran Ma brought two cups of tea over. The steam and green tea leaves were floating in the transparent glass, which made Fan Qigang relax a little.
"Lawyer Fan, please have tea. I remember that when Ran Zhen just graduated, he was at Lampang Law Firm. Lawyer Fan was young and promising!" Ran's father opened the topic very politely.
"I dare not take it seriously. In front of industry seniors like you, I am just a child." Fan Qigang thanked Ran's mother and spoke modestly to Ran's father.
Ran's father motioned for Ran's mother to sit down too, and shook his head with a smile: "I'm not a senior. It's been too long since I changed careers. Is Lawyer Fan here on a business trip to Zhongjiang?"
Fan Qigang smiled bitterly in his heart. He originally wanted to establish an acquaintance relationship, but Ran Zhen's criminal law teacher and the person in front of him were a former college classmate and his teacher. It was also the professor who introduced Ran Zhen to his institute as an intern.
of.
"I'm a bit presumptuous today. In fact, we in Lampang want to annex Ran Zhen's place, but Ran Zhen wants to change places. We still value her very much. Originally, she was my junior sister..." Fan Qigang said a lot unconsciously.
, the more I spoke, the more I wanted to shut up. I simply didn’t know what I was talking about. Is this the point of today?
Ran's father listened patiently to Fan Qigang's words before smiling and picking up the cup of tea on the table: "Lawyer Fan was joking. Ran Zhen has been practicing law for many years and has his own ideas and judgments. We, the old couple, are retired old men and old ladies.
, we don’t understand her work matters, and we can’t get involved.”
There was a smile on Ran Ma's lips. It had been a long time since her old man had been so grand. No matter how capable the boy in front of him was, he still couldn't stand it!
Fan Qigang suddenly felt like he was drunk last night and had not sobered up yet. The two people in front of him seemed to be more difficult to deal with than Ran Zhen. After all, he was impulsive when he left today. But after coming, he always came.
We can't just leave like this in despair. If we really leave like this, I'm afraid it will be more difficult to enter this door in the future, or even impossible to enter at all.
Thinking of this, Fan Qigang simply felt relieved: "Uncle and aunt, actually I came today to talk about Ran Zhen and me..."
Now Ran's mother started to show off: "Hey, what does Lawyer Fan have to do with our Ran Zhen? I have never heard of her saying this. Lawyer Fan also said just now that our Ran Zhen is your junior sister after all. If there is
Please bear with me if there is anything I can't do, but she is not a child anymore. Work matters can be settled at the workplace, don't you think so, Lawyer Fan?"
The more the old couple said this, the more Fan Qigang felt that they had a clear understanding in their hearts, but they just didn't want him to reveal it to their mouths. But what was the purpose of his coming today? It was to bring this matter to a clear path. Even if he didn't get support, at least he would
Try not to object.
"Auntie, you are serious. In front of your two elders, I am the younger generation, so I will tell you directly that I want to marry Ran Zhen and reorganize the family. Please ask my uncle and aunt for permission."
Fan Qigang worked hard and simply said what he wanted to say the most in his heart. He was relieved after saying it, but when he saw the expressions of the two old men looking at him, his heart suddenly jumped up again.
Fan Qigang couldn't feel his back being wet with sweat, but Ran Ma, who was sitting next to him, could see it clearly.
The air was slightly stagnant for a moment, and then Ran's father chuckled: "Lawyer Fan, it's not like before, just like the parents ordered a matchmaker, you young people have to decide for themselves. Besides, our family Ran
Zhen has had good ideas since she was a child, and we generally do not interfere in her life."
Anyway, everyone is here, and even the bachelor's words have been spoken. Fan Qigang doesn't care about being more bachelor: "Uncle and aunt, I came today because Ran Zhen didn't give me a chance to speak at all, but I am also in my forties and almost fifty.
I’ve missed it once and I don’t want to miss it again.”
"I had a family at that time, and I did some things that were sorry to my family and to Ran Zhen. I didn't know when she resigned, and I didn't know that she..."
Ran's father and mother's eyes narrowed slightly, thinking that he was going to bring Yifan out to talk about it, but Fan Qigang suddenly changed the subject and went around it: "I divorced four years ago. My ex-wife is a very good person."
I am a human being, but because of fertility issues, I had a lot of trouble with my parents, and I did a lot of things that went too far, which hurt her."
"I am a child from a rural area. My family was poor when I was young. Everyone in the village is proud of me. However, no matter how successful or famous I am, in the eyes of the elderly, I am not as good as the younger generation who are farming in the village, because they allow the elderly to enjoy family happiness.
"
"I cannot be where I am today without the help of my ex-wife's family. Originally, I didn't have to have children, because my brother has two sons. But four years ago, my parents passed away one after another, and after my mother became seriously ill, she had to have children before she left.
I don't think it's okay for us to adopt my brother's son. As long as we don't adopt my nephew, we will have to take care of him in the future. But my ex-wife didn't want to and she went through the divorce procedures with me before my mother passed away."
When Fan Qigang reached this point, the two elders of the Ran family could no longer interrupt him and had no choice but to let him continue.
"When Ran Zhen came to our place, I was in a good time. I was frivolous and careless in my moral cultivation. Although my ex-wife and I were separating at that time, I still made a mistake. I don't want to explain anything to myself.
Although saying this would put Zhenzhen into trouble, she was still a child at that time, and all the mistakes she made were my fault."
"Then Zhenzhen left suddenly. It was like a wake-up call for me, and I finally understood how much I weighed. When I heard that she got married and had a baby, it was all lies to say that I didn't feel regretful or uncomfortable. Since she
I made the right choice, and I am not qualified to do anything else."
"I am a person who has made mistakes when it comes to marriage issues, but I am not that unbearable. I believe that if my uncle is willing to find out more about what happened in Lampang, including myself, he can still get a rough idea."
"The next time I saw Zhenzhen was at Zhongze's wedding. Going around and around, I saw her again, and my heart was still very fluctuating. I also heard that she was divorced. If I say something that made my uncle and aunt unhappy, I felt really sad.
I was very happy, very happy, and I felt a little out of sorts that day.”
"There is also the matter of Yifan. I didn't deliberately avoid mentioning it from him. I don't hide it from the two elders. I know that he is actually my child. When I confirmed this guess, it would be a lie to say that I don't complain about Zhenzhen at all.
But I was really happy. I drank a bottle of wine by myself that day, cried bitterly, and even went to visit my parents’ graves.”
"At that time, I realized that I was actually still a very narrow-minded person. This was the most unbearable side of my heart. Thinking about it in reverse, I felt even more sorry for my ex-wife. Some expressions and words may have been revealed inadvertently.
, of course this is all in the past, it just made me understand myself more clearly."
"After it was confirmed that Yifan was my child, I became even more at a loss in front of Zhenzhen. Our profession is extremely sensitive to children and money, because disputes usually arise from these two places, so I
I don’t dare to mention Yifan to Zhenzhen, nor do I dare to contact Yifan without permission.”
Speaking of this, Fan Qigang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "Maybe I don't know how to figure out Zhenzhen's thoughts. I have done a lot of things, but it has made Zhenzhen farther and farther away from me. Until now, I can't even talk to each other alone."
No chance was given to me."
"When I found out that Zhenzhen had brought my uncle and aunt to Zhongjiang, I was even more at a loss. I didn't know if my guess was right. She should have become more defensive about me."
"I really don't have any other ideas. I just want to find Zhenzhen again. I want to love her, love her, compensate her, and give her the best, but maybe she doesn't seem to care about these. I saw her today.
Uncle and aunt, I understand a little bit, maybe what I want to give is not what she wants."
"Although verbal promises don't count, I, Fan Qigang, still mean what I say, especially to Zhenzhen. I will definitely not hurt her, nor will I mention a word in front of Yifan about the true relationship between him and me.
matter."
"Uncle is a senior in our industry, and he must know that even if something goes wrong after we get married, I will not be able to fight for Yifan's custody rights unless Zhenzhen gives up on his own initiative, but this is impossible. No matter what
, I will not make fun of my own child, I just want him to grow up without any burden and let him psychologically accept me as his uncle."
When Fan Qigang said this, he took out a bank card from his bag and put it on the coffee table: "I will still take care of my two nephews, but they are both good children who are studious and motivated.
I am a junior in college, majoring in computer science at University W. The younger one took the college entrance examination this year and is usually among the top three in the best middle school in our county."
"When I was studying, my family was poor. It was my younger brother who went out to work as a coolie to help me pay for my tuition. Both of us are honest people and reasonable. I am now responsible for my child's tuition, and I will continue to bear it in the future.
, In the future, my children will live up to their expectations, buy a house and get a car when they get married, and I won’t have any other burdens."
"On this card is most of my current net worth, and some equity and so on. I will hand it over to Zhenzhen in the future. I have no other intention. I just want to come back to build a new place and the hotel where I have been staying. If my uncle and aunt agree,
We can just buy a house in this community, or if my parents don't mind, I can move in..."
Fan Qigang finished what he wanted to say in one breath. Although he seemed to be talking to himself, he felt happy in his heart. He drank most of the cold cup of tea on the table in one breath. He was still a little unfinished, but he always remembered the past Zhenzhen.
I have said that when drinking tea, you should save some tea, and don't get bored in one sip, otherwise the next cup of tea will be tasteless...