The uncle felt increasingly aggrieved for his former self.
"That's still a child."
The uncle was angry.
"Speaking of which..."
"How could I forget such an outrageous thing..."
"It's also because I almost believed what my parents said, and I feel more and more that it's an illusion..."
So no matter how angry he is, he can't take it out on an illusion...
There is no one to vent your anger on.
He couldn't take it out on himself.
He's already miserable enough.
Is it his decision to be unlucky?
Since you can't...
Thinking too much will only cause trouble for yourself...
What's the use?
…
Then don't want to.
Don't make yourself unhappy.
As a child, he often shed tears over his misfortune.
…
This incident gradually faded in his memory.
…
Yes.
Just faded.
Rather than completely forgetting.
So one day more than twenty years later, due to an accident, his once faded memory became colored again.
He remembered.
…
"...I never thought I would see him again..."
The uncle clicked his tongue twice.
"too……"
"Incredible."
"It's amazing."
"It's like a dream."
…
"I was stunned for a while..."
Thinking of the scene at that time, the uncle twisted his lips and said, "I won't speak."
"He doesn't speak either."
"...He doesn't even remember me."
The uncle smiled bitterly.
Somewhat angry.
Then his face became a little dazed, "It was a rainy day when I saw him."
"He didn't hold an umbrella."
"Let yourself get soaked in the rain."
"And, do you know where he is?"
…
Xiao Xiao didn't answer.
…
The uncle didn't ask the boy to answer either.
He said without pause, "He's on the wall."
"An old man..."
The uncle spread his hands and said, "On a rainy day, I stood on a wall without an umbrella."
"Can you imagine this?"
"This old man also has green hair and green skin."
"There is also a strange thing that looks like a turtle shell on his back."
…
Just telling it orally, the uncle thought it was a quite absurd scene.
Not to mention the impact of seeing it with your own eyes.
…
"I asked him to come down to take shelter from the rain."
In order to avoid misunderstanding, the uncle explained first.
"Or if he doesn't want to take shelter under my umbrella, he can go somewhere else to take shelter."
"As long as I can get out of the rain."
"It will be all right."
"But he didn't want to."
"He had no reaction to my words."
"After I said it several times and got the same reaction, I just let him go."
"I've done everything I have to do."
"If he doesn't want to come down to take shelter from the rain, there's nothing I can do about it."
"It's none of my business even if he catches a cold and gets sick afterwards."
"...he deserves it."
The uncle pouted.
…..
The uncle paused.
He carefully observed the expression of the boy opposite him.
There was a moment before he regretted telling the other party that the old man didn't hold an umbrella on a rainy day.
Because he would have to spend a lot of time later... to explain that he was not a cold-blooded person who ignored the old man getting wet in the rain.
He tried hard.
The old man didn't accept it.
He was also helpless.
He has a clear conscience.
…
Xiao Xiao nodded slightly.
If it was the friend he knew, he would naturally not be afraid of rain.
He even likes rain.
…
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the other person's expression, the uncle breathed a sigh of relief.
very good.
It seemed that the other party did not misunderstand what he meant.
He really wouldn't watch the old man get wet because of what happened in the past.
One code equals one code.
He can tell the difference clearly.
…
The uncle sorted out his interrupted thoughts, and then continued, "...So even if I saw him with my own eyes..."
The uncle narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I still feel a little unreal..."
"I wonder if I really saw him."
"Especially when he didn't talk at first."
…
The uncle smiled.
"Fortunately, he spoke later."
It's a pity that all the words he said were unpleasant and irritating.
"He doesn't remember me."
"But he didn't have any problem with what I described him doing."
"That's what he does."
"I am angry."
"I feel helpless again."
"What can I do to an old man?"
The uncle shrugged.
"Fight with him?"
"Swearing at him?"
"I'm worried that I will be asked to call 120 later."
"And then I was asked to pay for the medical bills."
"What if something bad happens to the old man..."
"Not only do I have to pay high fees, but I also have to live with the guilt for the rest of my life."
"As for that?"
The uncle shook his head.
"More than twenty years have passed."
"I'm angry."
"But I'm not that angry anymore."
"I don't do business at a loss."
"It's not worth it."
…..
The uncle smiled and said, "So in the end, I just want an apology from the old man."
"It's like giving an explanation to myself at that time."
"I suffered."
But the other party apologized...
Although there is no way to make up for the suffering you have suffered, you will feel better psychologically.
…
"Did he apologize to you?"
Xiao Xiao asked.
…
"...Do you think he apologized to me?"
The uncle swallowed what he was about to say and said instead.
He suddenly wanted the other party to guess.
…
Xiao Xiao looked at the uncle's face.
"No."
…
The uncle subconsciously touched his face.
Is there writing on his face?
…
The uncle looked at the boy next to him in surprise.
"How do you know!?"
…
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"I guessed."
…
"Then how did you guess it?"
The uncle felt strange.
"Why don't you think he apologized to me?"
Isn't it a very simple thing to apologize?
Most people would think that the old man apologized to him, right?
To be honest, he was surprised that this apology was so difficult to get.
…
"Because your face doesn't look like you've received an apology or had your heart knotted up for so many years."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
…
The uncle was stunned.
He reached out and touched his face again.
His face...is he so unable to hide his thoughts?
For the first time he knew...
…
The uncle put down his hands.
A wry smile appeared on his face.
"That's right."
"Grandpa didn't apologize to me."
"No matter what I tell him..."
"It doesn't matter if he forgets."
"It doesn't matter if he doesn't remember."
"I'll tell him."
"I remembered it all."
"But he felt he was right."
The uncle twitched his lips and said, "Grandpa thinks he will still do this if faced with the same situation."
"Why is he apologizing?"
…
"... No matter how I told him... I am innocent... His behavior was too extreme..."
"I also apologized to grandpa for eating his peach."
The uncle's voice became a little deeper.
"No matter the reason, as far as the result is concerned, I have eaten the peach from grandpa."