The banquet hall is roughly divided into two parts. The second half is for dining, and one side is equipped with tables and chairs. Judging from the details of the napkin and flower arrangement, I can see that I have put a lot of thought into it. The first half is a stage built with LED lighting.
Also shown were some family photos of my sister-in-law and my brother-in-law. With the accompaniment of the band, I looked at those photos in a daze. There were many photos of my sister-in-law wearing hospital nurse uniforms when she was young, holding a large record book in her hand, wearing a
Wearing rimless glasses, she smiled gracefully, but those photos in the middle were not there, and turned directly into parent-child photos of the family of three after Tianci arrived. Those years lost in the middle are probably what my sister-in-law wants to forget the most, but now
My sister-in-law is still thin, and her eyes also have a kind of vicissitudes that cannot be concealed after the pain.
In fact, this banquet is a bit like a wedding from the style to the format. My brother-in-law probably wants to have another romance with my sister-in-law. After all, he also knows that there are some things that he needs to make up for. I don’t dare to think about whether my sister-in-law is the same as before.
That kind of deep love, after all, I am a bit of a mysophobic person. I can accept not being loved, but I cannot accept betrayal, neither physically nor mentally, but life is so helpless in the end. When I see the guests, I immediately go to bless my sister-in-law. This
The result is what all of us want to see. I pulled back silently. People are so contradictory. You want her to be happy, but sometimes you are not sure. Do you think her happiness is a compromise or a true meaning?
Happiness.
Oh my God, I seem to be hypocritical again.
Lowering my eyes, I exclaimed: "Tianci, what are you doing!"
Tianci took advantage of me not paying attention and actually stepped on the stool and took down a piece of chocolate cake. The most important thing was that the food was all over his face, which made him feel like a foodie. I quickly pulled out a tissue and wiped it with him.
: "You will be on stage soon. How can you get on stage like this? If you want to eat, tell your sister and she will cut it for you."
"But my mother won't let me eat it..." Tianci looked at me pitifully: "Sister, just let me take a few more bites. Can you eat it secretly? It's sweet, so sweet."
I couldn't help but want to laugh: "You eat like this and you say your mother won't let you eat? I can tell you are eating secretly just by looking at your face. Wipe it off quickly, or your mother will scold you and I won't do it to you."
If you eat this, you will get worms in your teeth."
Tianci stretched out his little fleshy hand and asked me to wipe it for him, and opened his mouth like a little adult: "I know worms are called tooth decay, but I brush my teeth every night."
"You know, you know everything."
Tianci suddenly put his arm around me and said, "Sister, let me tell you something secretly."
I turned my head and wiped his mouth: "Tell me."
He watched me try hard to lick the remaining chocolate residue around my mouth, and then he said with satisfaction: "My mother is not my biological mother."
I was startled for a moment and looked at him seriously: "Who told you that?"
The god-given little hand was held behind his back: "I can see my biological mother any year. She is dead. She comes back to see me. She also told me to listen to my mother. My mother also said that my biological mother is dead.
Yes, I know everything, but I won’t tell others. This is a secret between me and my mother.”
Saying this, it reminds me that God is a coffin boy, and he is also my equipment successor.
He reached out and touched his head: "Since it's a secret, then tell me."
"You are my sister." He said seriously: "As long as you let me eat another piece of chocolate cake, I will tell you another secret."
I curled my lips and said, "Hey, little brat, I made a condition to your sister, so I won't let you eat."
"Sister." He tugged on my sleeve: "Then can I kiss you again? Even my mother doesn't know this secret."
I looked back at my sister-in-law and brother-in-law, then looked at the chocolate cake, took it off, cut a piece for him and put it in his mouth: "I really can't eat it anymore, my teeth will hurt."
Tianci looked at the remaining chocolate cake and said, "Sister, my mother said she won't let me waste it."
I raised my eyebrows and looked at him: "Okay, let's talk about the secret first. Do you like a little girl in kindergarten so you didn't tell your mother?"
"No." Tianci looked at me anxiously, no, to be exact, he looked at the chocolate cake in my hand. He is such a foodie: "I don't have a sister I like."
I deliberately held the chocolate cake a little further away from his sight: "What secret is that? Let my sister hear it first, otherwise you are lying to me."
Tianci swallowed his saliva, looked around and then looked at me mysteriously: "Sister, did you know that the eldest brother has a little brother in his family..."
I didn't react for a while: "What little brother?"
"He's just a little brother. I went to my uncle's house to see him once, and he played with me, but he said he lived in a flowerpot. He also said that my aunt always beat him and wouldn't let him go out. He was covered in bruises.
pain……"
As I listened, my heart gradually became tight, and I held his little shoulders: "Godsend, how old is that little brother?"
Tianci rolled his eyes as if thinking: "Taller than me, but very thin, not much taller than me..."
"How many times have you met him?"
"Just once, I wanted to play hide-and-seek with my aunt, and then I hid in the cupboard in her and uncle's house, and then I saw him."
Tianci probably saw that my expression was a little serious, so I was a little nervous, and I slept a little bit.
I frowned: "Didn't you tell your aunt about this? Only your sister knows about it?"
Tianci nodded firmly: "Well, my little brother didn't let me tell others. He said that if I told him, he wouldn't be able to escape. It's just that I wanted to play with him, but my aunt wouldn't let me enter her house again.
The room is closed, always lock the door..."
I felt a little cold in my heart, and Tianci tugged on my clothes: "Sister, my little brother must have died just like my biological mother. Otherwise, how could he live in a flower pot? There is no one."
Tell me that I have a little brother. He must be dead, so no one mentions it, right? I understand, like my biological mother, I can't mention it. But, why did the aunt beat him, sister?
Why don’t you speak anymore…”
It's not that I didn't speak, but that my mind was full of thoughts about what Tianci said. When I instinctively reacted, what Tianci saw might be Aunt Xuehua's child. The most reasonable inference is that Zhuo Jing's mother did what he did to Aunt Xuehua's child.
What's the matter? Aunt Xuehua is so angry. It's just that her age is wrong. Judging from the time when Aunt Xuehua hanged herself, I was eleven years old that year, which is almost 13 years. That child must have been at least ten years old.
He is so old, how can he be a little brother? He is still not much taller than Tiansheng. I can’t understand this...
"Godsend, this matter is really a secret, no one should tell it."
Tianci nodded: "Sister, I won't tell you. It's a secret. I'll tell you. Can I eat the chocolate cake?"
"You can only eat the cake, not the cream on top." I said, scooping out the cream for him with a small spoon, and handed the cake to him. My mind was still spinning rapidly. Could it be that Zhuo Jing was secretly secretly
Still raising a kid? And often beating him...
Thinking about it, I heard a lively sound coming over, and turned around. The crowd was surrounding a father and son. The sound was so lively that even the music was covered up. I looked at the middle-aged man from a distance, even though he came up.
Although he is old, there is no sign of gaining weight. He wears a suit and leather shoes, and has strong lines when viewed from the side. When he smiles from the front, he reveals a hint of maturity and humility that people dare not underestimate.
"It's my eldest brother and uncle."
Tianci cried out in a sweet voice, climbed down from the stool and ran towards the crowd. This child really has extraordinary eyesight.
I stood still and looked at Zhuo Yuncheng from a distance. In real life, he was much younger than on TV. Even though his temples were slightly gray, his facial features were not at all inferior to the years. As I said before, the effects of time are on a man's face.
There is always a bit of gentleness on his face, but Zhuo Jing has the toughness he grew up with, while his father has the low-key and elegance he has polished.
Especially now that the father and son are standing in that crowd, they really each have their own light, and each one is dazzling. No one can hide the other. They are like a hardcover version and an upgraded version. With these parents, Zhuo Jing thought
It’s probably difficult to inherit the shortcomings.
"Uncle, big brother!!"
Tianci was squeezed behind by the crowd. He couldn't get in, so he shouted at the top of his voice. Zhuo Yuncheng noticed him, with a loving smile on his face, and stretched out his arms to pick him up. I raised my eyes slightly, with direct eyes.
When I bumped into Zhuo Jing, he was standing in the crowd, looking at me with his head slightly tilted. I stood still, but the corners of my mouth were slightly raised. It felt like the countless people in the middle didn't exist anymore.
He looked at me quietly, and then pointed at his clothes. I followed his fingers and couldn't help but laugh, "Childish."
I was wearing a burgundy jacket, and he actually wore a burgundy shirt under the suit. It must have been intentional.
Zhuo Jing's eyes showed a bit of pride. He looked at me from a distance. On one side of his chin, he whispered something into Zhuo Yuncheng's ear. Zhuo Yuncheng's eyes immediately fell across the crowd.
I felt nervous for some reason. I quickly stood still and looked at him from a distance. I nodded politely and bowed.
"Qiaoqiao, come here!"
My sister-in-law called me in the crowd, and there were quite a few people surrounding Zhuo Yuncheng and Zhuo Jing. My sister-in-law’s shout came out, but she was so small that I couldn’t see it. I didn’t answer, but I walked over quickly, so
At the same time, Zhuo Yuncheng also walked over, hugging Tianci to his brother-in-law. When I approached, he extended his hand cordially: "It's Qiao Qiao, right?"
The voice was deep and mellow, I held my hands gently and nodded: "Hello, uncle, I am Lin Qiao."
"I've seen you on TV. You're so young and you're so impressive."
He looked at me with some untainted admiration: "I am really handsome and handsome."
"Uncle, you have given me a reward."
I responded with a smile, and Jiang Meiyuan, who was standing aside, took my hand without leaving a trace, and said, "Yes, Qiao Qiao, you make me like it at first sight. But this child is too busy. I always look forward to it."
Even if she goes, she never has time to come over."
Zhuo Yuncheng nodded and looked at me: "Qiao Qiao is a well-known Onmyoji now. He is lucky to have you as his guardian in Qilin. Uncle, thank you very much."
"They are all relatives! No matter it is our An Qi or Qiao Qiao, this is what we should do!" The aunt immediately opened her mouth next to her, and her rounder figure in mink fur was not eye-catching.
I didn't say much. There was a smiling tiger in front of me and a machine gun in the back, so it was better to speak less.
"Yes, An Qi is also helping Qilin at the resort park. I feel bad for all the hard work."
Jiang Meiyuan then started talking about her aunt's words, and shook An Qi's hand, causing An Qi's face to blush shyly, and she whispered softly: "I should do everything.
of."
Zhuo Yuncheng laughed heartily: "Qiaoqiao and Anqi are both obedient and sensible children. It's just my first time meeting Qiaoqiao. So, uncle has other things to be busy with today. Let's wait another day.
Can I ask you to come out and have a chat?"
Of course. Whether it’s the matter between me and Zhuo Jing or Aunt Xuehua, I need to talk to him. I looked at Zhuo Yuncheng and nodded, but in an instant I felt countless emotions on my face.
The invisible flying knife passed by.
Hey, they just said they wanted to talk to me, and I was going to be slaughtered by the eye knife...
"We are sure to have a chat. We must have Qiao Qiao come to our house one day to have a good chat." What could be missing is Jiang Meiyuan. As she said this, she asked softly whether Zhuo Yuncheng would go there soon.
Busy, everyone is waiting for him to come on stage to announce the start of the banquet.
Zhuo Yuncheng said no more, and after taking a look at me, he took Jiang Meiyuan directly to the stage. It was his brother's wedding anniversary. He, a prestigious eldest brother, had to come to support me no matter how busy he was. The crowd immediately followed him.
Zhuo Yuncheng, his wife, and his brother-in-law and sister-in-law rushed to the front desk. I was pushed forward, and my hands tightened immediately. I raised my eyes, and Zhuo Jing looked at me without leaving any trace: "What's wrong?"
I pulled my hand out and whispered, "Your parents are here, be careful."
Zhuo Jing's hand didn't loosen. He didn't look at me, but his thumb searched back and forth on my fingers. He frowned and said, "Where's the ring?"
I looked around, but luckily there were a lot of people around. Everyone was gathered together, so no one could notice his hand pulling me down. I felt slightly relieved and opened my mouth: "
Not wearing it...hiss."
My hand was tightened immediately, and I raised my eyes to look at him: "I wear it around my neck, but I'm afraid of losing it on my hand."
In fact, I feel that wearing it on my hand will definitely be obvious to others, and since Zhuo Jing is also wearing it, there will be no way to avoid trouble.
"Excuse."
He looked at Zhuo Yuncheng who was speaking on the stage, but his expression revealed two words with displeasure.
I cleared my throat. Seeing that no one was paying attention to me, I carefully pulled the ring out of my collar with one hand: "Look, I really have it on my neck. Look."
"dont see."
"look."
I pulled him back and whispered, "I'm really afraid of losing him. You know I..."
"Ma Jiaolong!" Someone suddenly called me from behind and patted me on the shoulder. I turned around and couldn't help but be stunned: "Fang Dapeng?"
Why is he here?!
Fang Dapeng was so tall that he couldn't squeeze in. He only showed his big head and looked at me with a grin: "I knew you would be there. Isn't Dr. Zhuo your uncle, so I asked my mother to bring me here.
It's just that my mother and I were late, and this is about to begin... Hey, Mr. Zhuo, hello Mr. Zhuo, I am Fang Dapeng."
He did have the reporter's warm-heartedness, even though it was quite difficult at the back, he kept reaching out to shake Zhuo Jing's hand.
Zhuo Jing looked back at him with a cold face, until all the grass and trees showed Fang Dapeng's spring-warm face: "Mr. Zhuo, we have met before, I am your sister's classmate, don't worry, I know this
It's a family dinner, I'm not here as a reporter."
"classmate?"
Zhuo Jing repeated softly, but his hand held me a little harder, "A male classmate with whom I have a good relationship?"
"Yes, do I need to talk to Jiaolongna? Jiaolongna is my first love!!"
I looked at Zhuo Jing's face that was so full of snow and cruelty at that moment that I almost spit out a mouthful of old blood! (To be continued)