After returning home, Xu Qingzhi sent Mr. Huo a video call to wish him a happy new year.
At the other end of the video, the entire Huo family is there.
Huo Ying was the happiest: "Sister-in-law, we are eating dumplings, using the pork and vegetables you gave us. They are delicious."
Others teased children: "Ning Ning, call your second aunt, this is your second uncle's wife."
In the picture, a small breast appeared, with two cute tweets on it, shouting in a sweet voice: "Second Aunt."
Xu Qingzhi's nature was that of an I person. He was still a little unable to resist. His face turned red and he responded: "Yeah."
Jiang Yue: "Brothers and sisters, we are waiting for you in Kyoto."
Huo Fengyan understood Qingzhi and took the initiative to show his face, "Well, see you tomorrow, we have to rest."
Mr. Huo was angry: "You kid, you didn't even say a word during the New Year."
Xu Qingzhi's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Mr. Huo was angry that he was not celebrating the New Year in Kyoto.
As a result, I heard Mr. Huo say: "You should bring me with you. I'll call Old Dong and celebrate the New Year together."
Huo Fengyan was helpless: "There is no place for you to live."
"I'll invest in a resort there." Mr. Huo really thought so.
Huo Fengyan: "Okay, we'll talk about it later. I have to catch a flight tomorrow, so I'm going to bed."
Huo Ying was still chattering and seemed to have a lot of unfinished words. The video had been hung up.
That night, Xu Fumin's family was also talking about today's events.
Xu Hua's wife said: "Don't ask these questions in the future. It's annoying for young people to keep asking."
Auntie: "If we don't ask about these things during the Chinese New Year, what else can we talk about with you young people? Let's just say a few words of concern during the Chinese New Year."
The baby in the little daughter's arms was sleeping soundly. She said, "But they don't want to be asked. To be honest, it's quite annoying to me. I keep asking them every year."
"Okay, okay, don't ask anymore, just go to bed." Xu Fumin frowned and said.
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest. It was winter, so they didn’t even take a shower. They just washed themselves and went to bed.
The eldest aunt couldn't help but complain when she was lying on the bed: "Fuqiang has been busy in the kitchen today."
Xu Fumin: "Okay, Fuqiang had no money before. If I don't do this, Yanmei won't be able to divorce her."
Auntie: "My farm is very profitable now."
Xu Fumin just thought that she was looking for trouble, so he pushed her: "Okay, do you want to sleep? If you don't sleep, I will still sleep."
He usually listens to his wife in everything, but he will never change his machismo mentality. How can a man do this in the kitchen? What is it like?
"I have bloated urine. I need to go to the toilet." The eldest aunt opened the bed.
The toilet on the first floor is built next to the kitchen. You have to go out from the room, pass through the living room, dining room, and corridor to get to the toilet.
The toilet used to be an aqua toilet, but it was built into a squat pit in the past few years.
She shivered from the cold when she came out. She always felt like someone was watching her. She turned on her mobile phone with a flashlight. When she went to the toilet, she looked up and felt a shadow floating past the door.
Because it was late at night and the couple lived on this floor, she didn't close the bathroom door.
She didn't think much about it, but after a while, she heard a sound like a cane hitting the ground. It was like an old man using crutches. When he took a step, there was a "beep" sound. She thought of a person in her mind for no reason, and her whole body
I got goosebumps.
She wiped her butt in a panic, lifted up her pants, and walked out of the toilet. When she returned to her room, she passed the stairs leading to the second floor. She saw an elderly figure on crutches disappearing around the corner of the stairs.
She was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe loudly, and ran back to the room tremblingly: "Fumin, Fumin, I saw your mother. Your mother went to the second floor."
Xu Fumin was so sleepy that he was shaken awake and asked: "Are you crazy? My mother passed away a few years ago."
"What I said is true. She is really your mother. She went to the second floor with her red cane. What do you think she is doing here? Is she blaming me for not letting her come to our house back then? It must be
." She looked flustered, got into bed, clasped her hands together: "Mom, don't blame me, don't blame me."
Xu Fumin's face darkened.
After his mother fell down, she died. A few years later, she was lying on the bed completely unable to move. The old man could still take care of her at first, but then he really couldn't take care of her alone, especially in the back.
many.
Fu Wen and Fu Qiang discussed with him that the family would live with him for more than ten days and take turns taking care of him. First he stayed at Fu Wen's house for more than ten days, and then he stayed at Fu Qiang's house for more than ten days. But when it was his turn to come to his house later,
The daughter-in-law did not agree and refused because she was afraid of ghosts.
In fact, the house we live in now is the old house where my parents lived. It was renovated based on the original house a few years ago.
He knew that his mother had always wanted to come here before she died to see the place where she lived when she was young.
But his wife didn't agree, and he had no choice but to stay at Fu Qiang's house for another ten days or so, and then he finally passed away.
He sighed and looked at his wife who was shivering in bed, "It's the new year. Mom may just want to come back for a visit. Don't think too much about it, or you may be dazzled."
"Mom, don't blame me, don't blame me..." She couldn't hear anything anymore and just clasped her hands together and muttered.
It's because I feel guilty that I'm so scared.
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Early in the morning, Xu Fuqiang drove Qingzhi and Feng Yan to the airport.
Wang Yanmei asked worriedly: "When you get off the plane, you must send a message to your mother. Remember?"
Huo Fengyan held the luggage, and Xu Qingzhi wore a white down jacket with light-colored jeans, a red festive scarf, and a fluffy rabbit hat on her head. She looked back at her mother and responded: "
Got it, mom and dad, please drive carefully on the way back."
"Yeah." Xu Fuqiang waved his hand, "You guys go in quickly."
Wang Yanmei had tears in her eyes and her face was full of reluctance.
Xu Qingzhi looked at her in confusion and amusement. In the past, every time she went back to school during the holidays or went to act, she never saw her mother like this.
She smiled and said: "Mom, why are you crying? It's not like I won't come back if I go."
Wang Yanmei pursed her lips, wiped her eyes, waved her hands, and her tone was as impatient and ferocious as before: "Okay, come on in, don't miss the plane."
To Xiao Huo, his tone and attitude were much gentler: "Xiao Huo, I leave Qingzhi to you. You take good care of her. I have spoiled her since she was a child, and I have spoiled her with a bad temper. You
How tolerant.”
Xu Qingzhi: "..."
Xu Qingzhi: "Mom, how can you say bad things about people to their faces like this!"
Huo Fengyan's usually cold eyebrows were always much gentler when facing the Xu family. He said softly: "Auntie, Zhizhi is very good. I will take good care of Zhizhi. Don't worry."
"Well, come in quickly." Wang Yanmei waved her hand.
You can't stop here for a long time to drop off the airport, otherwise you will be fined. Xu Fuqiang drove away in his car.
After getting on the plane, but before it took off, Xu Qingzhi sent a message to her parents to inform her, and then turned on airplane mode.
The plane bound for Kyoto took off on time and headed towards an altitude of 18,000 feet.