Perhaps due to sadness and anger, he looked extremely haggard, as if he had aged more than ten years.
The third uncle didn't know Liao Zongnan, and Xue's father had only heard of him, so Xue Ling had to introduce them one by one.
When Mrs. Chen heard that Liao Zongnan was Cai Yunyan's husband, her eyes widened suddenly and she shouted excitedly: "Thank you for being such a big man! Why don't you take care of your wife?!"
Xue Heng hurriedly grabbed her and whispered: "Mom! What are you doing?!"
Mrs. Chen cried excitedly: "Your dad is gone. He doesn't want me anymore! He really left with that woman! What should I do?! What else can I do?! Ah?!"
Liao Zongnan's face was a little stiff and he said solemnly: "Madam, please don't talk nonsense. My wife will never do such a thing. Also, we do not allow others to comment on the matters between us husband and wife. Please respect yourself."
The third uncle didn't expect that the atmosphere had become so tense before he even opened his mouth, so he hurriedly acted as a peacemaker.
"Everyone, please don't get excited. Zhilan and Xiaocai are most likely to be caught up in something and are temporarily unable to contact their families. Before the parties involved personally admit it, we should not make unreasonable assumptions, hurt the people we should trust, and let others
Others saw the joke."
The last words were naturally meant for Mr. Chen.
After hearing this, Mrs. Chen cried softly, not daring to get excited anymore, and nestled in Xue Heng's arms.
Xue Heng was a little embarrassed and hurriedly comforted his mother and sat down.
Mother Xue on the side hurriedly stepped forward, sat on the other side, and handed a tissue to comfort: "Don't think about it first, things may not be what you think."
Cheng Tianyuan hurriedly went to pour water.
After Father Xue and Uncle San sat down, they quickly went straight to the topic.
The third uncle looked at Liao Zongnan and explained: "In the past, our two families were big families on the east side of the city. We lived in the front and the Cai family lived in the back. The Cai family's population and status are not as good as ours, but they are also a large family and can get along with our family.
Very close. I watched Zhilan grow up, and Xiaocai is about the same age as him. We often played together when we were young. They grew up as childhood sweethearts."
Father Xue whispered: "Zhilan has been good-looking since he was a child, and many girls like him. But he and Xiao Cai are the closest. They often go to school together, read and do homework together. Until something happened to our family later, we
They all had to go their separate ways and could no longer stay in the old house. Zhilan refused to leave at that time... He said he wanted to be with Xiao Cai and hoped that we would help him make the decision. He must at least make an engagement before leaving."
Xue Ling interjected in a low voice: "It must not be settled, right?"
"No." The third uncle sighed lowly and frowned tightly. "At that time, our family suddenly encountered a disaster. The situation outside was in chaos. The eldest brother and the second brother stood in front of us and were beaten and arrested. All the men in the family were also arrested.
We must find a way out quickly, otherwise it may be too late. Xiao Cai cried and cried, but her parents and elders did not dare to agree, and even quickly drew a clear line with our family. In the scene at that time, it was impossible for others to do this.
No wonder Zhilan was so sad that she packed her bags and left angrily."
Father Xue nodded and sighed: "No one dared to associate with us at that time... The Cai family saw that our family was in dire straits, and they were worried about being implicated in the engagement, so how could they agree. We didn't dare to make the decision for Zhilan.
The Cai family didn't want them to be together, so they politely refused. I heard they even locked up Xiao Cai."
Sanbo continued: "Later, when Zhilan studied medicine and was assigned to the south, he must have lost contact with Xiao Cai. At that time, transportation was slow, communications were inconvenient, and letters were often not received. Zhilan was an intern at
I met my sister-in-law when we were young, and we got married and became a family soon after. We were far apart, so we could only occasionally meet at the old house during the Chinese New Year. This was the case for us and Zhilan, not to mention the Cai family who had already moved away. Therefore, Zhilan
I must have never been in contact with Xiao Cai again before."
Mrs. Chen hurriedly said: "Ling Ling was hospitalized at the end of last month... The man named Cai came here to see her... I met him again at the gate of the hospital. From that time on, he was in a trance and his soul was seduced.
Gone!"
Xue Heng pressed her shoulders and whispered: "Mom, don't talk about dad like that."
Mrs. Chen angrily said: "What I said is true!"
Liao Zongnan frowned and whispered: "Yan'er didn't give me as much detail as I did. He only said that we were once brothers who were childhood sweethearts. They were in love with each other, but fate played a trick and they ended up not being together. Later she went to the countryside and continued
After studying, he met me, and then we started a family together."
The third uncle looked at Mrs. Chen and asked, "Sister-in-law, what on earth did you quarrel with the day before yesterday? Zhilan suddenly asked for leave and left - did you say something that irritated him?"
"I - I didn't!" Mrs. Chen started crying again: "I'm angry because he can't forget the old man because of what he did. He has been married to me for so many years, and all his children have married, how can he still do it?
He is always thinking about the old man! How abominable! I scolded him and even threw his things!"
Xue Ling touched her nose and asked, "Auntie, did you say anything else that hurt Uncle Zhilan's self-esteem?"
"Why did I hurt him?!" Ms. Chen was so excited that she loudly said, "He is about to change his mind towards me. It's obvious that he has been hurting me! After so many years, he and I have gone gray and finally raised our son to adulthood.
, a family reunion! How could he cruelly wipe out the hard work he and I have put in for the past thirty years! An old lover, neither she nor he is in trouble! Why can he care about her so much! "
Cheng Tianyuan hurriedly explained: "Auntie, don't get me wrong. What Ling Ling means is that when you are quarreling, you may get excited and say something that irritates the other person's heart. If you say something serious, the other person may not be able to get angry, and then act impulsively.
Done."
Mrs. Chen sighed and said angrily: "How can I remember so much! I couldn't sleep well for several days! My head hurts so much!"
Xue Ling hurriedly winked at Xue Heng.
Xue Heng understood and whispered: "Mom, we are going to find dad now. But we have no clue at all. Think carefully about what dad said to you at that time. How did you quarrel? Maybe we can
Give us some clues. Otherwise, how can I find Dad in this huge sea of people?"
Mrs. Chen shed tears again and swallowed: "He has been thinking about that woman all day long! I don't know where I found an old photo of him and that woman! Then he talked about regrets and promises.
He said he was sorry to her, and also said that he would take a few days off to fulfill his original promise and fulfill each other's dream. I was so angry when I heard that! How could he continue to be entangled with that woman! He didn't even look at her
How old are you? You are already in your fifties. How shameless! Shameless!"
"Wait a minute!" Xue Ling suddenly heard the trick, "Auntie, what promise do you want to fulfill? Are you going somewhere? Is there any specific place?"
Mrs. Chen thought for a while and shook her head: "It seemed like we were going to the place in the photo, saying that we vowed to go to that place again. He talked a lot and explained a lot, but the more I listened, the more annoyed I was and I couldn't wait to go there.
I tore up that old photo before!"
Sanbo squinted and asked, "What's in the photo? Can you see clearly? Where is it? What's the background?"
Chen whispered: "I didn't see clearly, but I saw them cuddling together. They all looked young. Except for the people, everything else was blurry."
Xue Heng on the side said "Ah!" and suddenly said excitedly: "Is it the old photo that dad put in the medical dictionary?! Dad was probably a teenager, holding a very beautiful little girl - me