After chatting for a while, Gao Rushan and his wife were borrowed a car and walked back to the hotel to rest. According to custom, the groom Gao Lie should also go back with them, but Aunt Tian refused. She said they should stay at home. After all, the wedding was just a formality.
As soon as the Gao family left, Aunt Tian started cooking dumplings. She worked hard for most of the night just to let Gong Xue and Gao Lie go home for a hot meal.
Gong Mingjun and his wife went back to rest after a tiring day. Only Gong Tao, because he was too excited, stayed on the sofa in the living room.
The thin-skinned dumplings with big fillings were cooked, and Aunt Tian personally brought them to the table, "Eat quickly, kid, you must be starving."
Gao Lie smiled and said, "Don't tell me, I'm really hungry. Xiaoxue, come and eat too!" He turned his head and called Gong Xue, who had become taciturn when he came out of the kitchen just now.
I don’t know what she talked about with Aunt Tian when she was in the kitchen. After she came out, her whole feeling changed.
Since his uncle and aunt were both present, he didn't have time to ask in detail, but judging from the situation, her condition was getting worse and worse.
Gong Xue seemed not to hear his shout, and was staring at the family portrait on the wall in a daze. Gao Lie had no choice but to walk over, "Xiaoxue, it's time to eat dumplings."
He pulled her, and Gong Xue was like a mindless puppet. She stood up with him and walked a few steps. She suddenly stopped, took a deep breath, and then continued walking forward.
Gao Lie noticed the change in her mood. The small breath she took when she lowered her head just now was also a habitual action she did to relieve her depression.
Gao Lie calmly brought Gong Xue to the dining table, pulled out a chair for her, seated her, and then said to Aunt Tian with a smile: "Let's eat together, I'm really sorry for making you so busy."
Aunt Tian saw him opening his mouth to speak and listened attentively, but her brows gradually knitted together, "Wait... I can't hear you clearly..." Aunt Tian turned to call Gong Tao in the living room, "Taotao, please
Bring me my earplugs..."
Earplugs?
Before Gao Lie could digest what earplugs were, he heard Gong Tao agree and corrected Aunt Tian while running to get them, "That's a hearing aid, Aunt Tian, not an earplug!"
At this moment, Gao Lie felt Gong Xue's body shaking violently beside him. He subconsciously looked towards her, but what he saw was her lowered eyes and her stiff and white fingertips clasped tightly on her legs.
He was stunned for a moment and understood everything instantly..
Gong Tao quickly fetched the hearing aid, helped Aunt Tian put it on, and then helped the old lady smooth her hair, "Okay, it looks beautiful!"
Aunt Tian could hear clearly this time. She slapped Gong Tao on the butt and said, "You bastard, you are such a talker!"
Gong Tao ran away with a smile...
Gao Lie stood up and pulled out the chair in front of Aunt Tian, "Sit down and let's have something together."
"Ah, no need... no need, I've already eaten... Come on... Xiaoxue, Ariel... you guys eat quickly! It won't taste good when it's cold!" Aunt Tian gave them the chopsticks.
Then he placed the carefully prepared ingredients in front of them.
"Eat quickly...eat quickly..." The smile on Aunt Tian's face never faded from the moment she saw them...
Gong Xue picked up the chopsticks without saying a word, took a dumpling and put it into her mouth. She lowered her eyes and chewed the dumpling slowly and seriously, as if it was the most beautiful food in the world...
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"How does it taste? Is it delicious?" Aunt Tian followed Gong Xue with her loving eyes.
Gong Xue still lowered her eyes, but when Aunt Tian asked, she still nodded, nodding hard...
Then, as if she was going crazy with hunger, she picked up the dumplings on the plate one after another and put them into her mouth...
At first, Aunt Tian encouraged her to eat more with a smile on her face. But later, when she saw that Gong Xue was stuffing more and more in her mouth, almost to the point where she could no longer hold it, she panicked.
"Xiaoxue, slow down...slow down...what should I do if I choke? Come on! Drink some water!" Aunt Tian picked up the boiled water that had been dried and handed it over in a hurry.
Gong Xue's tears were shed at that moment...
Her mouth was still full of the fragrant aroma of dumplings stuffed with cabbage and pork, and her ears were still familiar with the deep concern in her bones. However, the relative who had grown up with her and given her unselfish love and care was suffering from severe otosclerosis.
, I can no longer have a normal and healthy old age..
All of a sudden, all the memories of the past twenty years came to my mind. Every warm moment was inseparable from this great and selfless old man...
"Xiaoxue--------"
"Xiaoxue---------"
Almost at the same time, Gao Lie and Aunt Tian reached out to her, but because of their proximity, Gao Lie was the first to hold Gong Xue in his arms, who was crying like a man.
"Silly girl, I'm crying again... Okay... Okay... Stop crying, stop crying... If you keep crying, Aunt Tian will feel sad... I know it's useless to say anything now, but I
I still have to say that with the advancement of medicine, there is always a chance of cure and relief. Don’t be too pessimistic. Look, Aunt Tian has not been defeated by the disease. You have to be weak first. Isn’t it embarrassing!” His voice was nice, low and deep.
He is full of magnetism. Some words of comfort that ordinary people say have no meaning, but when spoken through his mouth, they have a lot of healing effects...
She muffled into the crook of his neck and sobbed aggrievedly: "I feel uncomfortable... I'm sorry for her. Aunt Tian has been ill for a year and has been equipped with hearing aids, but it's not... me... it's not me."
All this she did...I..."
"I believe that Aunt Tian will not blame you for a word, because we all know that if you know that Aunt Tian is ill, the only person who feels the most distressed and desperate is you!" Gao Lie said.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"Okay...be good, stop crying...stop crying, Xiaoxue...look...Taotao is holding Ayuan and looking for you..." Gao Lie comforted her...
Seeing this scene, Aunt Tian's mood gradually became complicated. She took back the hand that had been stretched out in the air to comfort Xiaoxue, slowly stood up, and went to the bathroom to get a towel.
The person in the mirror is old and has a weird earplug in her ear. This is her, Aunt Tian, whom Xiaoxue has always trusted and filial to..
child...
You have finally grown up and finally know how to leave the past behind and pursue your own happiness.
Seeing Ariel's sincere love for you, I can finally let go with a smile...
My child, you must be happy... you must get everything that God owes you back!!