When Tan Zhao came back from sending the children off, he was blocked by Deng Xu.
"What's wrong? It's not the time to give the acupuncture yet." Tan Zhao looked at his phone and saw that it was still early. But why did Qi Lingan send him such a message so early in the morning and howling like crazy?
Deng Xu clicked twice on his mobile phone, raised it and brought it to Tan Zhao: "What is this?"
Although he had a premonition, when the evidence was placed in front of him, Deng Xu still felt that it was very unreal. He had actually looked for his parents, but in the vast sea of people, not everyone could persist in counting with a little hope like Cheng Si.
As the years go by, he actually doesn't have too much hope for his parents anymore.
Because he had never received it, Deng Xu no longer longed for family affection when he grew up. Living in the world, it is impossible to survive without parents. He has long passed the age of longing for his parents.
For this reason, after seeing this birth certificate, he did not have an attack immediately. Instead, he calmed down immediately and talked to Cheng Si.
Tan Zhao had just clicked on Qi Ling'an's message, and looked at Deng Xu's phone again. He thought to himself, what an idiot! With such an IQ, he is still playing underground warfare.
"Uh, listen to my quibble about that, oh no, explain."
Deng Xu:......
The evidence was conclusive, so Tan Zhao simply did not push the door open and went in. Instead, he took the handle of Deng Xu's wheelchair and pushed him outside to breathe fresh air.
Outside the Cheng family courtyard is a one-lane cement road, and a hundred meters away is the road into the city. When Tan Zhao was halfway through pushing, Deng Xu pressed down on the tires of the wheelchair.
"He is... my relative?" Deng Xu once saw the ghost by chance. He was unexpectedly young and looked like a young man with a good background.
Tan Zhao: "..."
"Is it difficult to answer?"
Tan Zhao shook his head and nodded: "I am also someone's employer after all, and I will not betray employees' information casually. You can also understand that as a middleman, I don't want to make a profit."
Deng Xu was not surprised by Cheng Si's attitude. Judging from the interactions these days, Cheng Si seems to be a person who doesn't care about anything. But as long as you observe carefully, you will find that this person is a very principled person. For example, in
When it comes to educating Cheng Yan, Cheng Si is obviously doting on him, but every time when it comes to issues of principle, he is more sensible than anyone else. He will criticize education when it is time to criticize it, and he will never criticize education just because the child is young.
Let it go gently.
He had thought earlier that if all parents in the world were like Cheng Si, there might not be any naughty children anymore.
"Why...why doesn't he reincarnate?"
Perhaps only Qi Ling'an himself understands this issue. Every ghost stays in the world for a reason, whether it is because of injustice, regret, or reluctance to let go of the fetters. Qi Ling'an should have already ended the fate of thousands of people.
Join the underworld.
Tan Zhao did not bind the other party in any form of contract, and even offered to forgive him, but Qi Lingan refused without thinking. Apparently there were other reasons.
Tan Zhao looked at Deng Xu and shook his head: "I don't know."
While he was talking, he had already read all the series of messages Qi Ling'an sent him. He also made up an excuse to hide his phone. Tan Zhao turned off the screen speechlessly: "You want to see your
Parents?"
"...Are they still alive?" Deng Xu said he was not nervous, but his hands tightly squeezed the armrests of the wheelchair.
Tan Zhao couldn't bear to say this, but he finally said: "No."
In fact, it was something that was expected. Deng Xu breathed a sigh of relief, but he was a little flustered for no reason. He had actually guessed the identity of the ghost, but he didn't dare to verify it.
In the final analysis, it is nothing more than "fear of being close to home".
"good."
For some reason, Tan Zhao actually saw the shadow of Cheng Yan in his previous life in Deng Xu. It is actually very uncomfortable for the living to bear the longing and reluctance of the dead. In his previous life, Cheng Yan found Cheng Si in Wutong City and saw the tombstone of Cheng Si.
, listening to others saying that Cheng Si died on the way to find him, I felt... so desperate.
"If you don't want to, you can refuse."
Deng Xu shook his head firmly: "But, can you wait until my leg is healed?"
Tan Zhao nodded when he heard this: "Of course."
These two brothers clearly knew their respective identities, but they chose to hide it very tacitly. One acted stupidly in front of a ghost, and the other... acted in conjunction with the performance.
As a middleman, Tan Zhao was wondering if he should make an appointment with one person and one ghost, so he just said let's go ahead.
It was also a coincidence that Deng Xu's real birthday was actually half a month later. Before Tan Zhao could find an auspicious day, Chef Qi pushed him out to celebrate his birthday.
Deng Xu:...Then let's live it.
To be fair, Deng Xu's birthday performance was not as natural as Cheng Yan's, but Qi Ling'an, a silly kid, was as happy as a fool. Deng Xu's ghost was faintly visible in the candlelight. Before blowing out the candles, he made a wish by accident.
: I hope he will be reincarnated as soon as possible and have peace and joy in the next life.
We ate the cake in a lively manner, and Zhou, who had come to attend two birthday parties in a month, felt his belly was round.
"Looking at your sad face, I thought you could handle everything."
Tan Zhao looked like you were talking nonsense: "I'm just an ordinary person, don't praise me too much."
"Are you the only ordinary person? Bah! You have the ability to carve a small jade sword for your son. If you have the ability, you can carve one for me as an ordinary person!" Director Zhou wanted it in his heart, even in his dreams.
"Nothing."
Hey, he was so angry. Zhou Jinzhuo pursed his lips and said, "Did that idiot lose his vest?"
"It seems that you have figured it out, and I can't hide it from you."
Zhou Jinzhuo rolled his eyes, with the expression of an old lady who has seen Qianfan: "I have eyes, okay? I am just that stupid ghost. If we put them under the same roof, I would have known it would be a matter of time. You are so smart, will you?"
Thinking of it? I think you did it on purpose. Did you feel pity for this stupid kid because you felt so pitiful?"
Tan fell into silence at this time.
"If you don't speak, I'll take it as your acquiescence. Although I know who you are, I still want to tell you that there is a difference between life and death. No matter how innocent Qi Lingan is, people are people and ghosts are ghosts. People and ghosts have different paths.
To increase the relationship is not beautiful."
Tan Zhao certainly understood this truth: "I know what you are going to say."
Zhou Jinzhuo opened his mouth, but did not continue: "I know you know it in your heart, don't you just worry about letting one person and one ghost meet."
"your opinion?"
"My suggestion is to let nature take its course. It was his fate that Qi Ling'an met you. Deng Xu has not found any relatives for so many years, which shows that he has very few relatives in his life. This is not the best state. What do you think?
Woolen cloth?"
This matter, like drinking water, he felt that it was useless, and the people themselves felt that after talking to Zhou Jinzhuo once, Tan Zhao talked to the two of them one after another, but it was obvious that neither party had the intention to recognize each other. When Deng Xu
After taking the enhanced medicinal bath and acupuncture, and being able to stand up, it was already winter.
The first snow had just fallen, and Little Cool had just experienced his first final exam in his life. His winter vacation homework had not yet been assigned. He rarely had any free time, so he was pulled by Tan Zhao to build a snowman in the yard.
Two snowmen, one big and one small, were piled under the eaves. In order to make his son happy, a father set up a constant temperature array near the snowmen. As long as they don't want to melt, the snowmen will not melt.
Qi Lingan: ...I’m so envious, this is someone else’s father.
Probably seeing the envious look in Chef Qi's eyes, Cheng Yan stepped forward and built a snowman ghost next to the little snowman, looking like he really couldn't do anything to you.
Qi Lingan: Wucao, I was actually comforted by a child?!
"Thank you, little boss, and I wish you perfect scores in every final exam!"
Cheng Yan pursed his lips, a hint of happiness showing at the corners of his mouth.
This winter, there is no longer that bone-chilling feeling. The house has been renovated by Cheng Si. Even without floor heating, the whole house is warm and cozy. Huo You and Zhou Jinzhuo came over to stay overnight when they had nothing to do, and they couldn't push them away. Even Lu Yang
This little kid also came over by chance, pretending to be sharing toys with him, but in reality he was here to steal Cheng Si from him.
Cheng Yan didn't care about a child younger than him. After returning to this home for more than half a year, Cheng Si had given him enough security and a sense of belonging. He liked it here and liked these people.
"We're having hot pot tonight! Bone broth, tomatoes, spicy hot pot, what do you want to eat?"
In winter, there is nothing more enjoyable than sitting together and eating a warm pot. Unfortunately, after this meal, Deng Xu will be "discharged" and resume work. As early as 90% of the time he has resumed training, he
I received news of my reinstatement.
He could have stayed until the Chinese New Year, but he had an urgent mission, so he had to pack up and leave early.
However, after Deng Xu left, he placed the admission photo of the orphanage that he had carefully kept at the door of Qi Lingan's room. Chef Qi, who had spent the whole night scratching his head in silence, felt excited when he saw the photo and did two things.
The father and son of the Cheng family couldn't finish the egg tarts in the oven, so they sent a small dessert to the special department to finish the egg tarts.
And on New Year's Eve, Deng Xu actually came to Cheng's house again despite the wind and snow. He was still carrying gifts, some for Cheng Si, some for Cheng Yan, and of course the biggest one, for...see
Invisible ghosts.
They knew it, but did not point it out. Everyone and the ghost were very satisfied with the current situation. As expected, Zhou Ju did not dare to return to the mountain gate during the New Year. After the special department left him alone, he finally came to join Tan Zhao silently.
As a result, Tan Zhao received three greeting calls from Liping. Tan was so vengeful that he forced others to clean all the New Year's Eve bowls.
"Cheng Papi, you stingy guy!"
"oh."
Cheng Yan: ...These two are really extremely childish.
When the first bell of the New Year rang, before Cheng Yan realized anything, a thick red envelope was stuffed in his hand: "Ayan, Happy New Year!"
Cheng Yan was stunned, but now he smiled: "Happy New Year, Dad."
The atmosphere between the father and son was good, but it was ruined by Zhou Jinzhuo next to him. He stretched out a hand, which was obviously very skillful: "Dad Cheng, I also want a red envelope!"
"...On the first day of the new year, I advise you to take it back. After all, I don't really want to hit anyone today."
"No, I really want it~"
Neither father nor son of the Cheng family could hold it back and got violent on the first day of the new year.
**
Deng Xu did not have many holidays. After the third day of the first lunar month, Tan Zhao took Qi Ling'an to send Deng Xu to meet his parents. The Qi family's parents were buried in the cemetery in the suburbs of Wutong. When they arrived at the place, Tan Zhao left silently.
Take Cheng Yan to meet Cheng Si's parents.
"grandparents?"
"Um."
"What am I going to say?"
"Whatever you want, they won't mind."
So, Cheng Yan bowed to the tombstone and said in his heart: Grandpa and grandma, don't worry, I will take good care of Cheng Si.