It's just that the uncle who was not understood stopped trying to talk.
I also learned to hide it.
But the figure that appears under the red maple in the courtyard from time to time clearly shows that my uncle's thoughts have never disappeared or even been forgotten.
...
Xu Zizhen couldn't help but sigh again and murmured in a low voice, "It would be nice if it was really a monster."
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"Um?"
Zhuge Yun, who noticed what Xu Zizhen said but didn't hear clearly, made a confused sound.
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"The young lady my uncle met-"
Xu Zizhen raised his head and smiled at a few people, "It's better if it's really a monster."
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Um?
Everyone didn't understand what Xu Zizhen meant when he said this, and looked at Xu Zizhen blankly.
Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, felt a little enlightened after being stunned for the first time.
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"This way uncle's memories will always be true."
Xu Zizhen lowered his eyes and looked at the teacup in front of him. He rubbed the wall of the cup with his fingers. The cold touch spread from his fingertips to his brain, making his thoughts clearer.
Rather than what others in the family said, those beautiful memories cherished by my uncle were just his imagination.
"Uncle's long wait is not meaningless."
There is indeed such a young lady in the world.
She stayed with her uncle for a long time.
But one day, I suddenly left my uncle.
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If everything is false, then uncle... isn't he too pitiful?
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"Maybe one day, that young lady will think of her former playmates and uncle."
Xu Zizhen suddenly smiled a little brightly, "At that time, uncle will be able to see the little sister he has been thinking about for so many years again."
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Zhuge Yun, Zhang Bo, and Zhao Luzheng also laughed after being silent for a few breaths.
"Will do."
"Your uncle will definitely get what he wants."
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Although they said comforting words to Xu Zizhen, Zhuge Yun and the others couldn't help but turn their eyes to Xiao Xiao.
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They are not girls, and they are not so "sentimental".
But the story of Uncle Xu Zizhen still made them feel a little touched and emotional.
More than ten years of companionship and decades of waiting.
If possible, they really hope that the uncle can meet their former playmate and the young lady again.
...
Moreover, they also somewhat admired that uncle.
Even though everyone rejected him, he has persisted in his own ideas until now.
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"The food is here."
Seeing the waiter approaching, Xiao Xiao closed his mouth to say something, opened his mouth again, and greeted everyone to eat, "Let's eat first."
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After a meal that could not be described as lively, Xu Zizhen looked at everyone and smiled to himself, "I'm sorry, did I affect your appetite?"
"yes."
Zhuge Yun shrugged and replied jokingly: "As long as we are men, it will affect our appetite."
"If you bring a girl here, we will have a good appetite due to her beauty and delicious food."
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"Second brother, that's you, don't involve us."
Zhang Bo looked upright, "Do you think everyone is like you, focusing on sex over friends?"
"Seconded."
Zhao Luzheng stood firmly by Zhang Bo's side.
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Zhuge Yun:......
"Brothers, can you please have some faces?"
"Do you dare to touch your conscience and say this?"
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Zhang Bo faced Zhuge Yun's burning gaze and pulled Xiao Xiao beside him, "What? You still doubt the third child?"
"As far as Lao San's level is concerned, you will never reach it in your lifetime."
He is a true warrior who remains unmoved in the face of a national treasure and beauty.
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"I'm talking about you."
"I didn't say the third child."
"Don't take advantage of the third child."
Zhuge Yun rolled his eyes.
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"I'm going this way."
Xu Zizhen said suddenly.
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Zhuge Yun and the others exchanged blows.
They looked at each other and then at Xiao Xiao.
Then he looked at Xu Zizhen, who was hesitant to speak.
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"You seem to have something to say to me since you were in the classroom?"
Xu Zizhen had noticed the expressions of several people before.
It's just that he thought he probably knew what they were thinking.
They probably had something to say about his uncle's story but were too embarrassed to say it in front of him, right?
…
He knows.
The uncle's story is very episodic.
The uncle is more like a tragic protagonist in a tragic novel.
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However, sometimes facts cannot be influenced by emotions.
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On the road just now, he was also thinking, did he believe his uncle because he really believed everything his uncle said, or was it just because it was his uncle?
Is his belief just to prevent his uncle from being sad?
Does he... somewhat sympathize with his uncle?
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With such thoughts, he is more inclined to believe that it is the case than to believe it.
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Doesn't his belief seem very perfunctory?
A trace of bitterness oozed from the corners of Xu Zizhen's slightly hooked mouth.
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Because he knew why Zhuge Yun and the others were hesitating, Xu Zizhen didn't want to ask.
He thought he would be unhappy if he heard others questioning his uncle's story.
Maybe, he will still be angry.
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It's just that he said so many irrelevant things to Zhuge Yun and others who were just strangers before today out of wishful thinking.
As a result, others are not allowed to express their opinions...
No matter how I think about it, I feel that I am being too unreasonable.
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No matter what others say, Xu Zizhen wants to believe that everything his uncle tells him is true.
He doesn't know if he is doing this right?
However, he has seen too many things that the adults in the family do to his uncle for his own good.
Denying his uncle's memory, worrying about his uncle's disorder, and looking at his uncle with strange eyes.
He was even told when he was young not to get too close to his uncle.
In their eyes, the uncle turned into a pitiful and terrifying guy because of the young lady whose existence was denied.
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Although this was all a long time ago.
Since their uncle got married, they all feel that his uncle has returned to normal.
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After so many years, they have almost forgotten what their uncle once said.
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Since so many people have already opposed it.
So, even if he is wrong in siding with his uncle, it doesn't matter, right?
...
Xu Zizhen suddenly wanted to see his uncle.
He wanted to tell his uncle that he wanted to hear about his past with his little sister again.
He had a lot of time to listen to his uncle recount the memories of more than ten years.
...
This time, like his original self, he would tell his uncle that he felt that his uncle would definitely see that young lady again.
And he will also help his uncle find that young lady.