More than thirty years ago, Lin Zhiming's mother, Meng Ning, was admitted to the Straits Normal University from Huade County, a small county. After graduation, she originally wanted to be a people's teacher, but by accident, she joined the Lin Group.
, and eventually fell in love with Lin Zhiming’s father, Lin Zhennan.
Lin Zhennan was already married at that time, but Lin Zhennan eventually married Meng Ning into the Lin family.
This matter was strongly obstructed by Meng Ning's parents, Lin Zhiming's grandparents. In their view, marrying a married man was an insult to the family tradition. They tried their best to stop it, but in the end they were unable to stop it.
Meng Ning.
Therefore, the day Meng Ning married into the Lin family was the day Meng Ning severed ties with her family.
Later, Meng Ning died. The most regretful thing about Meng Ning before her death was that she had not seen her parents for many years. Therefore, Lin Zhennan finally sent Meng Ning's ashes back to Huade County and handed them over to Meng Ning's parents.
It is said that Meng Ning's father, who had never blushed with anyone before, chased Lin Zhennan for a long time with a kitchen knife.
It is said that the couple cried at home for a whole week, and the neighbors felt sorry for them.
However, this matter eventually passed.
"My mother has a spiritual tablet in the old house of our Lin family, so my mother has always been memorialized in the old house of our Lin family. But actually my mother's tomb is in Huade County. I don't know where it is specifically in our place.
I know, only my grandpa's family knows, I have never seen them." Lin Zhiming sat in the car and told Dong Jian some things about his mother.
Dong Jian was responsible for driving and listening to what Lin Zhiming said.
Lin Zhiming did not sit in the back seat, but sat in the passenger seat.
There is no master-slave relationship between the two of them, they just feel like two ordinary friends.
"We're getting off the expressway soon," Dong Jian said.
"Yeah." Lin Zhiming nodded and said, "Just follow the address I gave you."
"OK!"
After getting off the highway and walking through the long road into the city, the two of them came to this small county town called Huade for the first time.
This is a city with a permanent population of only 300,000, which is smaller than a district in Straits City.
Dong Jian followed the location information given by Lin Zhiming and finally drove the car to a slightly rundown community.
The houses in the community are not high, only eight floors, and there is no elevator. They should be houses from quite a long time ago.
Lin Zhiming stood in front of the electronically controlled door on one of the stairs and pressed the doorbell of 702.
The doorbell rang for a while, and then a woman's voice came.
"who?"
"Is this the Meng Qiwen family?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Yes, who are you?" the woman asked.
"I am Lin Zhiming. I am Meng Qiwen's grandson." Lin Zhiming said.
The sound on the electronically controlled door suddenly stopped, as if the phone upstairs had been hung up.
Lin Zhiming and Dong Jian looked at each other, both a little surprised.
At this moment, rapid footsteps came from the stairs behind the electronically controlled door.
The footsteps became louder and louder, and finally, an old woman with white hair appeared at the corner of the stairs.
She just put on her slippers, grabbed the handrail and ran downstairs quickly.
With a beeping sound, the electronically controlled door opened.
The white-haired old woman held the electric door with one hand and looked at Lin Zhiming intently.
At this moment, there was no need to introduce oneself or confirm anything. The slightly similar faces of the two people were enough to explain everything.
Lin Zhiming opened his mouth and shouted, "Grandma."
"My grandson." The old woman walked up to Lin Zhiming excitedly and hugged Lin Zhiming tightly.
"Grandma finally sees you. I know you've grown so big. You don't know how much grandma misses you!!" the old woman said excitedly.
"I miss you too." Lin Zhiming gently patted the old woman's back and said, "I always heard my mother say that I look like you. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."
"Your mother looks like me, you look like your mother, and all three of us look alike!" the old woman said with a smile, with tears in her eyes, just like Lin Zhiming.
After a brief exchange of greetings, the old woman took Lin Zhiming and Dong Jian upstairs.
Grandma Lin Zhiming's home is very simple, just like an ordinary house, about 100 square meters. The house is very old, but it is very clean, and everything is tidied up.
There are many honorary certificates hanging on the wall, all belonging to Lin Zhiming's grandfather Meng Qiwen. Meng Qiwen was a teacher at a key high school in the county. He taught many promising students and was the school's top ten teachers almost every year.
He even won the top ten teachers in the county several times.
It can be seen that Meng Qiwen is a person who attaches great importance to his reputation. The honorary certificates are neatly presented and each one is framed.
Lin Zhiming also saw a banner on the wall, with the words "the benevolence of a doctor" written on it. This banner was given to Lin Zhiming's grandmother Gao Xuan.
Lin Zhiming's grandmother's name is Gao Xuan. She is a doctor at the county hospital, but like Meng Qiwen, she is retired.
"Your grandpa went out to teach people to write. I called him and asked him to come back right away. Have you eaten? I'll order some dumplings for you." Gao Xuan said.
"Okay!" Lin Zhiming said politely, "The dumplings made by my mother are very delicious. She said she learned them from you. I haven't eaten them in several years."
"No, I taught your mother how to cook for the first time! Just wait, grandma will go make dumplings for you now." Gao Xuan said, turned and walked into the kitchen.
"Is your mother the only child you have?" Dong Jian asked in a low voice.
"I also have an uncle, who is my mother's brother, and he opened a clothing factory in the county." Lin Zhiming said.
"Oh!" Dong Jian nodded.
Lin Zhiming picked up the remote control on the table, turned on the TV, and then took a bucket of Bailian melon seeds next to him, and cracked the melon seeds while watching TV. It didn't look like it was his first time at all.
At this moment, there was a burst of urgent footsteps at the door.
The footsteps came closer and closer, and after stopping at the door, there was no more movement.
About thirty seconds later, there was a sound of the door opening.
Afterwards, an old gentleman with the same white hair walked in from the door.
This person has a Chinese character face. Although his hair is gray, it is combed meticulously. He is wearing a gray-white Mao suit without any wrinkles.
This person is Lin Zhiming's grandfather Meng Qiwen.
Seeing this man, Lin Zhiming stood up quickly.
Meng Qiwen immediately looked at Lin Zhiming.
Lin Zhiming also looked at each other.
After a pause of about a second, Lin Zhiming smiled and said, "Grandpa."
"Well, here we come." Meng Qiwen nodded calmly, which was completely opposite to Gao Xuan's previous reaction.
"Yes." Lin Zhiming smiled and nodded. He was not unhappy because of the other party's calmness, because his mother had told him more than once that his grandfather was a cold-hearted person on the outside and hot on the inside. No matter how happy he was, on the surface,
He also pretends to be calm and calm.
"Have you eaten?" Meng Qiwen asked.
"Grandma is cooking dumplings for me." Lin Zhiming said.
"Oh, let me go take a look." Meng Qiwen said, turned and walked into the kitchen.
"The old man is still very excited, and his forehead is sweating." Dong Jian said in a low voice.
"My grandpa is not good at expressing his emotions, whether he is teaching or facing my mother. My mother always tells me that my grandpa is a very boring person and keeps everything in his heart." Lin Zhiming
said.
"I can tell, I just suppressed my emotions at the door." Dong Jian said with a smile.
Lin Zhiming smiled and nodded.
While the two were talking, Meng Qiwen walked out of the kitchen and came to the living room.
It could be seen that Meng Qiwen was a little at a loss. He first walked around Lin Zhiming, and then sat on the sofa opposite Lin Zhiming.
"When did you come?" Meng Qiwen asked.
"Just arrived." Lin Zhiming said.
"Is this your friend?" Meng Qiwen looked at Dong Jian and asked.
"Well, his name is Dong Jian, my good friend!" Lin Zhiming said.
"Hello, old sir." Dong Jian smiled and nodded to Meng Qiwen.
"Hello." Meng Qiwen nodded, looked at Lin Zhiming and said, "Don't you have to go to work today?"
"I currently work in the Lin Group and don't have much to do." Lin Zhiming explained.
Because of their estranged relationship with Meng Qiwen, Meng Qiwen didn't know about the major events that had happened in Strait City in recent months.
"Although it is good to work in your own company, if it is too stable, it will inevitably make people lose their enterprising spirit. Young people should still venture out more, see the world, increase their knowledge and experience, which determines their horizons, and their horizons determine their mind.
, If you have a broad mind, you will be successful in everything you do!" Meng Qiwen said seriously.
"I think so too, so I'm still doing some side jobs." Lin Zhiming nodded.
"Hmm...very good." Meng Qiwen nodded.
"Here come the dumplings!" Gao Xuan walked out of the kitchen to the living room carrying the dumplings, and placed the dumplings on the coffee table in front of Lin Zhiming.
"Eat in the restaurant, not in the living room!" Meng Qiwen said.
"Why are you going to the restaurant? It's so good to eat here. Let's chat while eating. Lao Meng, this is my grandson's first time back. Don't be like you usually do!" Gao Xuan glared at Meng Qiwen and said.
"Eat in the restaurant, talk in the living room, and sleep in the bedroom. These are the rules. Although it's our first time coming back, we should also follow the rules..." Meng Qiwen said seriously.
"Grandma, my grandpa is right, people don't behave well, so it's better to go to a restaurant to eat!" Lin Zhiming said with a smile.
"Don't pay attention to him. He may not be very happy right now. He has to put on a serious face and just eat here. I wonder who dares not to agree!" Gao Xuan stared at Meng Qiwen and said.
"Then let's eat here." Meng Qiwen compromised, waved his hand, then stood up and walked away.
"Your grandpa is like this, cold on the outside and hot on the inside. He talked about you to me more than once, always telling me when you can come back to see us. Don't look at him as a serious man, but he is actually happy in his heart." Gao Xuan said.
.
"Yeah, I know." Lin Zhiming nodded.
At this time, Meng Qiwen came over with a plate and placed it next to Lin Zhiming.
"You have to eat dumplings with vinegar," Meng Qiwen said.
Lin Zhiming smiled, picked up the chopsticks and started eating without ceremony.