I was so excited that I sat up. My grandma looked at me and said, "I'm dreaming."
I hummed and wiped the sweat from my head, "I dreamed of giving birth."
Grandma nodded and didn’t ask any more questions, “We’re here, let’s get off the car.”
I glanced out the window and said, "Grandma, the county town is really lively."
Grandma smiled and said, "Your parents are waiting for us at the station. Don't forget to call someone later."
When I heard that my parents were coming, I was not in a good mood. I responded in a dull voice and followed my grandma towards the exit of the station.
"Mom! It's here!!"
Before I could even exit the station, I saw my dad waving to me and my grandma, shouting, "Qiao Qiao, dad is here!"
I felt like he was calling a stranger, because no one called me Qiao Qiao at my grandma’s house.
Grandma also waved her hand, "Hey, Dazhi! Jiaolong, look, your dad, call him daddy."
I pulled my grandma's clothes, lowered my head, and pretended not to see it. It wasn't until I walked out that I saw my mother standing next to my father. To be honest, I didn't dare to recognize her. She had gained a lot of weight, especially her belly.
, as if holding a basketball.
"Hey, Huijuan, you're pregnant. It's been a few months. Why didn't you call home to let me know?" Grandma was surprised when she looked at her mother's belly. She put down the egg and asked with a concerned look on her face.
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Her mother frowned and glanced at her impatiently, "What's there to say? It's useless to tell you, and I don't expect you to take care of the confinement."
"Juan'er, why are you talking to mom?" Dad turned her around with his arm and looked at me, "Qiao Qiao, why don't you call someone? Are you happy to see your parents? Are you tired from riding in the car?
Look how tall you have grown, how long has it been since dad saw you?"
I looked up at him. My father's eyes were quite happy, but my mother obviously disliked me. I held my grandma's hand and looked directly at her, "Grandma, when are we leaving?"
"Oh, don't worry, you can talk to your parents." Grandma's expression was also a little awkward. She didn't know what was wrong. She looked a little cautious when she saw her mother. She bent down and picked up the egg box. "Huijuan,
, I didn’t know you were pregnant, but fortunately, the eggs I brought from home, and when you gave birth, your mother-in-law cooked them for you, they were all raised at home, which is great."
Mom glanced at the egg carton and said, "There are plenty of them in the city. You don't have to worry about taking them all the way."
"Mom is kind!" Dad said, quickly taking the egg box from grandma and looking at her, "Mom, you are tired, you have to wait an hour for the train ticket I bought for you to be checked. I'll give it to you first."
You go to the train station and then we can rest for a while."
Grandma nodded and looked at Dad, "Oh, okay." She said, holding my hand and following behind Mom and Dad.
Dad drove over in a car. As he walked, he turned back and said to grandma, "Mom, I've been doing some small business by myself in the past two years. It's not bad. Otherwise, when Qiao Qiao goes to the city to see a doctor, we can pick her up and take her with us."
, it will save you too much trouble."
"Would your mother be happy to take it?" Before grandma could respond, my mother answered in a nonchalant manner.
When I looked at her, I really didn’t think she was anything like my mother, and she wasn’t as good as Fengxia to Xu Meijin. I felt a pinch in my neck when I thought about it, and looked at my father and said directly, “I’m not going anywhere, I’m just going to be with grandma.”
Grandma put her arm around my shoulders and looked at dad, "Yes, Dazhi, I'll take care of Jiaolong."
Dad looked back at me, sighed with complicated eyes, and then looked at grandma: "Mom, you have worked hard these years. This time I have to take Qiao Qiao to the city to see a doctor. I should go with him, but Juan'er
The baby is about to be born, and my mother wants to be overjoyed to do it, so I have to deal with it all, so I’ll have to work hard on you this time.”
Grandma waved her hand, "Just drive, it's okay. My family doesn't need to do this."
I really didn’t feel like we were a family. We didn’t talk along the way. When we got to the train station, my mother didn’t get off the car to see us off. My father kept saying that she was going to give birth and had a big belly.
We were tired, so he took us to the car.
Grandma walked a few steps, turned back to look at her mother sitting in the passenger seat, and opened her mouth, "Juan'er, if you don't want me to come, I will go directly back to my hometown when I get back, instead of going to your mother-in-law's place."
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I thought my mother would agree. I saw that she didn’t want to see my grandma and me at all. Who knew that my mother stuck her head out, looked at my grandma and said, "Why don’t you go? My mother-in-law said she would let you go."
, Okay, you can come if you are asked."
Grandma nodded, "That's okay, as long as it doesn't bother you."
"Grandma! We're not going!" I got angry when I saw my mother like that, and I grabbed my grandma's hand and said angrily.
Dad glanced at me from the side and said, "Qiaoqiao, why are you angry with your mother?"
"My name is Jiaolong, Ma Jiaolong!" I looked at him and said loudly.
But my father smiled and looked at me, "Jiaolong looks like a boy, Qiaoqiao sounds so nice."
"I am a boy!" I said with my eyes wide open, but my father's expression suddenly froze, and he looked at me as if he was speechless for a moment.
Grandma pulled me and looked at my father, "Dazhi, this kid got used to being wild in our countryside. He talks like this, like a kid. He will be fine when he goes to a big city and sees a doctor."
Dad nodded, "I know, Mom, take a closer look this time." As he said that, he took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to grandma. "Take this money and be sure to keep it. I have already contacted the hospital, Qiao."
Aunt Qiao happens to be doing an internship there, so just go find her directly. I'll ask her to pick you up at the station and arrange your accommodation then."
"I don't want it." Grandma looked at him, "Dazhi, I just want you to help buy a ticket. It doesn't cost you money. I have money to treat Jiaolong's illness."
"I asked about this disease. It's expensive. You can keep it for now. You can use it for food and accommodation. How much is the difference? I'm calling Aunt Qiaoqiao. Mom, thank you. In fact, how can you use Qiaoqiao?
…”
Grandma waved her hand and took the envelope, "Okay, don't say anything. I'll keep the money, and I have to thank you. If Jiaolong hadn't let me take it, our life would have been meaningless."
"Mom, I want my mother to wait here for you to come back. I have to ask you to come and take a look. It's really troublesome."
"What's the trouble? That's what I do. It's okay if I help you. Thank you for taking care of Juan'er."
When I stayed with my grandma, I felt a little anxious all the time. I felt like my grandma had lowered my status by being with my parents. Moreover, I felt that I couldn’t blame my grandma for my aunt’s affairs, so I was very angry with my mother’s attitude.
I didn't call my dad until I got in the car. When I sat down, my grandma looked at me and said, "Jiaolong, why don't you call someone."
"I won't scream." I turned my head toward the window to show my rebellious mood.
Grandma sighed, "Just be stubborn, those are your parents."
I didn't respond. I looked at the scenery passing by outside the window and frowned slightly. I didn't like them. Whether it was my father's smile or my mother's eyes, they all made me resist and felt a little pain in my heart.
I was extremely quiet that afternoon. Grandma said that Dad bought an express ticket, so the car didn’t stop for a few stops. But when I saw a huge Ferris wheel from a distance, I was stunned and pointed at it and looked at Grandma.
What is that."
Grandma had never seen it before, so she squinted her eyes and looked at it, "It's probably a house where people in the city live..."
"You are from the countryside. That is a Ferris wheel. You can sit and play there. The scenery overlooking the city is particularly beautiful when you sit on it." The person sitting next to him responded.
"Really, you can sit wherever you want without paying." Grandma asked immediately, reaching out and touching my head, "Grandma will take you to sit down when the time comes."
"It's not expensive. Thirty-one people. It's just at the theme park. If you have nothing to do, take your granddaughter to play with quilts. It's her first time in a big city. A small county town can't compare with this."
"Ah, yes, it's my first time here." Grandma responded with some embarrassment and didn't say much.
I also think it’s expensive. I don’t even have thirty yuan for a month’s pocket money, but it costs thirty yuan for a single seat. I don’t think I’ll take it, but when the train gets closer and closer, the sky becomes slightly dark.
Go down, and with a 'swish' sound, the lights on the Ferris wheel suddenly light up.
Just like the bright stars in the night sky, they are colorful, and I feel excited instantly, "Grandma! Look! It's so beautiful!"
The neon lights in the city lit up one after another. On the streets and on the tall buildings, I looked at them dizzy. I once thought that the county seat was the best place, but seeing the prosperity of a big city for the first time left me speechless.
of excitement.
"Grandma, there are so many lights, don't they consume electricity?"
Grandma hugged me from behind and said softly, "This city is welcoming you, so they turn on all the lights."
I grinned stupidly. At that time, I couldn't see my grandma's complicated eyes behind me. I just said blankly, "Grandma, I will take you here and buy you a building." (To be continued)