When the sky was slightly bright, Xiaohuzi also arrived in Rongcheng.
He paid the driver and yawned toward the old house.
Many places in the old district of Rongcheng are being renovated, the street view has changed, and the roadside buildings have also changed.
The change was so great that the little tiger, who hadn't been to the old house for many years, got lost while walking.
It was a bit early at this time, and the weather was cold and not so many people got up early, so there were not even people looking for directions.
Xiaohuzi was a little worried and took out his cell phone to call his father.
Unexpectedly, my dad didn't answer.
Xiaohuzi had no choice but to call her mother, but unfortunately no one answered.
He looked around and found that there were several sets of public welfare sports equipment on the roadside not far away. He simply walked to the swing, sat down, and swung the swing lazily.
He yawned again, pulled his backpack over, and hugged it in front of him to block the cold wind.
Then I tightened my down jacket and wrapped my hat, intending to just close my eyes and sniff for a while.
He didn't sleep much for two consecutive nights and almost fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.
Until the passing car horn sounded and woke him up, he rubbed his eyes in a daze, yawned, took out his cell phone and took out his eyes, and it was already past seven o'clock!
At this time, he also found that three missed calls - Mom.
He dialed back, and Wang Qing explained that she had fallen asleep earlier and didn't hear him call, asking him if he had arrived.
Xiaohuzi didn't want to explain and replied: "I'm near the old house and can't find the way."
Wang Qing cursed and asked, "Where are you? I'll go out to pick you up."
Xiaohuzi replied: "Nearby... it looks like a small park. I am sitting on the swing, and there are a few aunties who are exercising next to me."
Wang Qing said "Ouch!" and laughed and scolded: "You silly boy! The old house is diagonally opposite! The gray exterior wall is our old house!"
"Ah?!" Xiaohuzi looked left and right, and finally found the gray little house. The outline in his memory finally emerged and fitted again, "I saw it!"
Wang Qing went downstairs to pick up his son and looked at him with a squinted eye.
In a blink of an eye, I haven't seen each other for several months. My son seems to be taller, but he is thin and lonely and has a very bad expression.
Wang Qing is a sentimental person, and tears instantly pour out of his eyes.
"How come you... are you so thin?"
Xiaohuzi hugged her shoulder and smiled: "Young people are most afraid of being fat. You don't know how many people envy my rib body!"
Wang Qing was amused and asked with a heartache: "Is the club still stable? Didn't you promised your mother to try not to stay up late last time? Look at you, your face looks like something!"
"It's okay." Xiaohuzi explained: "There are many competitions at the end of the year, and the jet lag is problematic, so I can only stay up for a while. After the Chinese New Year, I will have a good rest. The newcomers I signed in the past few months are pretty good.
When these groups of them come up, I can retreat behind the scenes with peace of mind. Mom, don’t worry. I’ve grown up and I know it in my heart.”
Wang Qing nodded with relief.
In the past two years since my son went to the imperial capital, he has indeed grown a lot. Whether he is a person or a person, he is much more stable than before. Although he is still too playful, he is not very responsible for his family.
Alas... take your time. People's growth always takes time, and it is impossible to grow overnight.
However, she was still very pleased that he could make such great progress.
Xiaohuzi asked: "Where is my dad? Which room is my grandma in?"
"Everything is inside." Wang Qing explained: "These two days are too cold. The room has heaters and sunlights. It's too bright, so I can't sleep inside. Your dad stays by the bed day and night. Hurry up
Go in and take a look at your grandma.”
Xiaohuzi nodded and pulled off his backpack.
"Mom, where is my sister? She didn't come?"
Wang Qing glanced at him and said, "She hasn't had winter vacation yet! She is taking the exam these days, and the teacher said she can't take a leave. I also felt that my grandmother's situation was a bit repetitive, and it was not easy to delay her study, so she asked her to come back immediately after the exam. Alas
...I was worried that she was alone at home.”
"It's okay." Xiao Huzi couldn't help comforting: "Without parents around her, she will grow up faster. Her children all have to learn to grow up slowly. The tighter you keep, the worse it is to her. Sooner or later, they have to learn to grow up.
It’s all about facing it, it’s better to bear it yourself earlier.”
Wang Qing's eyes flashed slightly, knowing that he was talking about himself, but just sighed softly and said nothing more.
The old man was wrapped in a quilt, wearing a wool hat on his head, and his whole body was covered with a tight slap, leaving only a wrinkled face of the size of a palm.
Ah Hu slept on the folding bed on the other side, facing inside, not knowing whether he had woken up.
Xiaohuzi sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her elderly grandmother, and her eyes turned red in an instant.
Wang Qing whispered: "Take grandma's hand and call her to see."
Xiaohuzi rubbed his hands, touched the old man's wrinkled skin and spots from the quilt, and gently pinched it.
"Grandma?Grandma?"
The old man had no reaction, breathed very lightly, and seemed to be sleeping very heavily.
Wang Qing poured him a cup of warm water and whispered: "Let's wait and see. Have you eaten? Mom went out to buy some hot things to make you breakfast. Meat buns, okay?"
"No." Xiaohuzi stroked his faintly painful stomach, looked at his unconscious grandmother and his tired parents, and whispered: "Mom, just buy some white porridge."
Wang Qing was slightly stunned and turned to laugh softly.
"White porridge is good. If you stay up late and have a strong liver fire, we will have it all over the time. It's better to eat some light ones."
My son has changed a lot. He used to only like delicious and spicy fast food, but the least he had to be meat-free buns or sandwiches. Now he finally knows how to eat white porridge that nourishes the stomach and keeps healthy.
Not long after Wang Qing left, Ah Hu woke up.
He looked at his son not far away with sleepy eyes and asked in a hoarse voice: "Come?"
Xiaohuzi nodded: "...Dad."
Ah Hu got up hunched over and slowly put on his coat.
Xiaohuzi looked at the old father's gray hair and half-hunched shoulders, and suddenly felt a feeling of pain like a cramp, and his eyes turned red without realizing it.
Ah Hu didn't notice it, so he looked at his old mother who was still asleep, and turned to wash.
At this moment, the old man on the bed slowly opened his eyes.
Xiaohuzi discovered it, hurriedly took out the old man's hand, and shouted excitedly: "Grandma! Grandma! I'm here... I'm Xiaohuzi!"
As he shouted, he couldn't help but choked and started to cry.
"Little Tiger..." The old man's mouth stammered, as if he was smiling.
Ah Hu heard the sound and ran back quickly, "My mother! Mom!"
The old man blinked his eyes gently, and his throat blurred "Yeah".
Ah Hu smiled, tears kept flowing: "You...you finally woke up. You have been sleeping for another day and night, and I have been waiting... for a long time."
The old man's mouth moved again, obviously smiling.
Ah Hu was excited and smiled foolishly, tears suddenly slipped down his eyes.
Xiaohuzi couldn't help but turn his face and burst into tears in an instant.