"Auntie, I am my biological father, so why do I need you as an outsider?"
"Jason is a man after all, and some things are inconvenient."
"There are senior nurses in the ward."
"Nurses can't work 24 hours a day!"
"Jennifer, can you please wake up? What I said before is all in vain, right? You won't look back until you hit the wall, and you won't be reconciled until you hit yourself to death!"
Zhu Tianlei was really angry. He yelled at Jennifer and got into the car angrily.
Jennifer looked at Zhu Tianlei's back and felt a little guilty.
He looked back in the direction of the ward before getting in the car.
Zhu Tianlei huffed angrily and did not speak, and the two of them returned to Toadgou in silence.
At dawn the next day, Jennifer knocked on Zhu Tianlei's door, with two dark circles under her eyes, like a giant panda in the zoo.
"Tian Lei..."
"Do you still want to follow me back to the United States?"
Zhu Tianlei also knew that his attitude last night was a bit excessive, but he had no intention of restraining himself.
"I thought a lot last night. I understand what you said. I accept what you said and let myself calm down for a while, but I don't want to stay in Hahaogou. I want to go to other places in China to relax.
Already."
Zhu Tianlei looked at Jennifer and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Jennifer's eyes did not dodge and did not look like she was trying to deceive others.
"Okay, as long as I don't go back to the United States with him, I'll go anywhere. But remember to come back for the New Year. My dad and mom like the excitement."
"Um!"
Jennifer nodded, feeling a lot more relaxed.
The two people were now reconciled. At the dinner table, Hou Suqin kept staring at the dark circles under Jennifer's eyes. While looking at it, she kept picking up dishes for Jennifer.
"Mom, there are only a few fried eggs in total, you gave them to her."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Didn't you see that Xiaozhen didn't get any rest? The little girl is no rougher than you. She has to eat well and sleep well. Xiaozhen, eat more and take supplements!"
Hou Suqin rolled her eyes at Zhu Tianlei and put the last egg on the plate into Jennifer's bowl.
Zhu Tianlei thought to himself that at least his parents gave birth to him. If he had an older sister, he would probably have no status in the family.
"Uncle and aunt, thank you for taking care of me these days. I left home very early when I was a child and have hardly felt the warmth of family. However, these days when I came to China have been the happiest and happiest days in my life.
thank you all."
Jennifer suddenly stood up and said solemnly to Hou Suqin and Zhu Laizi.
The two old men were stunned, not knowing what Jennifer was going to do.
"Dad, Mom, Jennifer plans to leave Toad Gulch today."
Zhu Tianlei opened his mouth to answer the old couple's questions.
"Leave...Xiao Zhen, did uncle and aunt do something wrong?"
The first thought that came to Hou Suqin's mind was this.
"No, no, aunt, you and your uncle treat me better than your own daughter."
Jennifer quickly explained.
"Did Tian Lei bully you? Tell Auntie that if it is really Tianlei's fault, Auntie will never let him off lightly."
"Mom, what does this matter have to do with me? Something is wrong with Jennifer. You are thinking too much."
Zhu Tianlei rubbed his nose, thinking that he was lying on his back. He was gentle and kind-hearted, and treated people kindly. How could he ever bully others? What's more, there was nothing about Jennifer that looked like she could be bullied.
"Yes, Auntie, I have something urgent that I have to deal with. I have been delayed a lot before and I can't delay it any longer. This is a gift I bought for you and your uncle. It is a little bit of my heart. I hope your uncle and auntie will like it."
After Jennifer finished speaking, she bent down and picked up a handbag from the ground.
Zhu Tianlei hadn't noticed before when this girl prepared something.
"This is......"
Seeing Jennifer holding a red box in her hand, Hou Suqin was a little confused.
"These are a pair of bracelets I customized from an old craftsman. They were consecrated by an eminent monk. They will keep you and my uncle in good health."
After Jennifer finished speaking, she opened the box. Inside was a pair of shining gold bracelets, but they were not pure gold, but gold inlaid with jade. Although Zhu Tianlei didn't know much about the craftsmanship of these things, as the saying goes, an expert knows the way.
As a layman watching the excitement, Zhu Tianlei could tell at a glance that a lot of work had gone into this bracelet, and of course it cost a lot of money.
"Oh, this is too expensive, I can't use it."
Hou Suqin saw what was in the box and immediately waved her hand, "How much does it cost for such a big pair of gold bracelets?"
"Aunt, just accept it. It has your and my uncle's names and birthdays engraved on it. If you don't accept it, I won't be able to stay."
After Jennifer finished speaking, she picked up the bracelet and faced Hou Suqin inside. Sure enough, there was a dense row of small characters engraved on the inside of the bracelet.
"this......."
Hou Suqin hesitated because it was too expensive.
"Mom, just accept it, it's Jennifer's wish."
Hearing his son speak, Hou Suqin looked at his wife again. It wasn't until Zhu Laizi nodded that Hou Suqin took the things.
Several people said goodbye again, and Hou Suqin wiped her tears several times, feeling really reluctant to leave.
Jennifer didn't have many things, a small suitcase of about 20 inches, and nothing else.
"Auntie, you and my uncle must take good care of your health."
"Well, you too, you must take good care of yourself. When you have time, go home and my aunt will stew chicken and mushrooms for you."
Zhu Tianlei stood at the gate. The process of saying goodbye was really long. Starting from the dinner table, to Jennifer's room, to the door of the house, to the yard, and now standing at the gate, they had already said goodbye for almost five or six minutes.
"Mom, it's almost time. If we wait a little longer, we won't be able to catch the car."
After hearing her son's words, Hou Suqin wiped her eyes and watched Jennifer get into the car.
Although Zhu Laizi didn't talk much, his eyes were a little wet.
Seeing that Hou Suqin wanted to send her to the village entrance, Zhu Tianlei quickly got into the car and without waiting for Hou Suqin to say anything more, he stepped on the accelerator and drove out.
Jennifer kept looking out the window through the car window, looking at the increasingly blurry figures of Hou Suqin and Zhu Laizi, feeling empty in her heart.
She is a cold-hearted person. She has never enjoyed the warmth of family since she was a child. As an adult, except for Jason and Mao Yu, she has no one close to her. However, her time in Toadgou made her experience the long-lost and even...
Strange true love in the world.
This mountain and this water will definitely become an indelible warmth in her heart.
Jennifer did not go to say goodbye to Jason again. Although it was a bit beyond Zhu Tianlei's expectation, he agreed with it.
He wished Jennifer would never see Jason again for the rest of her life!
"You really don't want to say goodbye to him?"
Despite this, seeing the loneliness on Jennifer's face, Zhu Tianlei couldn't help but ask.
"No, he doesn't care either."
Jennifer smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.
In fact, she has always known this, but she never cared. No, it's not that she doesn't care, she pretends that she can't feel it, and lives in the illusion she created for herself. (To be continued)