Chapter 22: A Brief Parting
Cheng Zhi and Lu Xi ushered in their first winter vacation in college during these days of being close to each other. The longing for family affection after being away from home for half a year made the two of them rush back to the place where they had lived for more than 20 years with impatience.
A warm home. Cheng Zhi’s mother cooked a table full of dishes, and when Cheng Zhi came home half an hour later, the dishes were already on the table.
As soon as she entered the house, her mother pulled Cheng Zhi into her arms. The mother, who had not seen her son for half a year, had tears flowing down her cheeks. The father was a man, so naturally he did not shed tears, but when he saw Cheng Zhi, mother and son dependent on each other,
They hugged each other, and he stood aside and watched silently. Seeing that Cheng Zhi and his mother seemed to show no signs of separation, Cheng Zhi's father had no choice but to advise: "The food is cold, let's eat first!"
"That's right, Zhi'er, let's eat first!" Cheng Zhi's mother said, and took her son's hand to sit down. Cheng Zhi took a look and saw that the table was full of his favorite dishes, including fried potato shreds, eggplant boxes, and glutinous rice meatballs.
, eight dishes: bean curd mixed with green onions, braised pork ribs, pork ears with garlic paste, fried chicken fillet, and beef with soy sauce.
Mother gave Cheng Zhi a full bowl of ribs, chicken tenders, glutinous rice and meatballs, etc., and kept urging Cheng Zhi to eat quickly. His father took out a bottle of Tianzhi Blue wine, which he was usually reluctant to drink, and gave it to Cheng Zhihe
He poured a small glass and said, "Come on, Zhi'er, welcome home!" After his father said that, he put the wine glass to his mouth. There was a "squeak" sound, and the wine in his father's glass had already been sucked into his mouth.
The father clicked his lips and said, "Yes, yes, it is indeed a good wine!"
Cheng Zhi raised his neck and poured the wine in the glass into his mouth. The wine went into his throat with a "gudong" sound, and a spicy taste came from his stomach into his mouth. Cheng Zhi swallowed it hard and quickly took a mouthful of vegetables.
He pressed. As for drinking liquor, Cheng Zhi still couldn't find his father's super enjoyment and super intoxication feeling, so when his father offered him another drink, he refused.
Cheng Zhi picked up a bottle of beer, found a large cup and poured out a cup. The beer in the cup produced a thick layer of foam during the rapid pouring process, and some of the foam jumped directly out of the cup. Cheng Zhi picked up the cup.
: "Dad, Mom, I'd like to toast you two, thank you for your hard work!"
Dad clinked the cups with Cheng Zhi, and with a "sizzle" sound, the wine in the small cup bottomed out again. Mother drank the drink herself, and when she heard her son's very sensible toast, her tears had already formed into hills and valleys.
It spread on the wrinkled cheeks. The mother wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand and drank half of a large glass of drink. Because she drank so hard that it hit her lungs, she immediately started coughing. Cheng Zhi sensibly took pictures of his mother.
After being patted on the back, my mother was so moved that she nodded repeatedly.
The situation at Lu Xi's family is similar to that of Cheng Zhi. Her retired mother prepared a large table of Lu Xi's favorite meals. However, Lu Xi's mother is not like Cheng Zhi's mother who performs a one-man show. Lu Xi and her mother hugged each other and both fell asleep.
tears.
"Old lady, I'm happy that my daughter is back home, there's nothing to cry about!" Lu Xi's father quickly tried to persuade her.
"Yes, happy, happy!" Even though Lu Xi's mother said so, the tears on her face were still like a stream, coming from its own source.
"Lao Lu, are you okay? You didn't make my mother angry, did you?" Lu Xi teased her father to distract her mother.
"Looking at what you said, it's not like you don't know that I am always as obedient as a cat in front of your mother. If you are not at home, I dare not mess with her, otherwise I will be beaten without anyone to persuade me!" The father's joke immediately made him laugh.
The atmosphere at the dinner table relaxed. Mother and father were fighting a lawsuit, and Lu Xi naturally became the middleman. Everyone was telling the referee their misfortunes and asking the referee to make a fair decision.
Lu Xi understood that although Lao Lu was a bit talkative, he was definitely her mother's subordinate. Every time the old couple quarreled, it would end in her father's failure. Lu Xi understood that it was her father who had been tolerating her mother. In fact, her mother
I understand in my heart, but my strong mother always wants to suppress my father. Therefore, my father, who is all-powerful outside, becomes my mother's servant when he comes home. When my mother talks about Xiangdong, my father never dares to talk about Xiangxiang, even if he does.
Chapter completed!