newbobooks Chapter 870 Goodbye Shangguan (3) + (4)
Chapter 870 Goodbye Shangguan (3) + (4)
As soon as the little boy finished speaking, a series of "knock knock knock" sounds came from Shou'an Hall.
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw the grandmother walking out slowly, leaning on her crooked stick, followed by a maid carrying a basket. In the basket, the soles of shoes and needles and thread were vaguely visible.
Zheng drooped her eyes and glanced at the father and daughter. "How come you came here at this late hour without taking a rest?"
Little Yining immediately smiled brightly and said, "Grandma, Qingjie and Daddy miss you!"
"Nonsense, I've lived for so long, but nothing good has ever come from anyone who comes to my house at night. Tell me, what's the matter?" Zheng said unhappily, then sat down slowly and looked at the father and daughter with her eyelids raised.
Father and daughter: ...
Immediately, two voices were heard in Shou'an Hall.
"Tai Nai, my dad and Gun Gun had a fight."
"Grandma, I came to see how you are living!"
After the words were spoken, the father and daughter's eyes met in the air, as if both were blaming the other for what they said.
Zheng pursed her lips, sighed, took the basket from the maid, and started mending the soles of the shoes.
She responded, "Every place has its own way of living; there's no good or bad. But here it's like being in prison, not as comfortable as in the village. When the roads become easier next spring, I'll go find the escort and leave Yanjing."
"Don't try to stop me. I know my body, and I won't die. Go back and let those bastards piss me off. Maybe I can live a few more years."
Lin Yuzan also sat down with his daughter in his arms and advised, "Grandma, why don't you wait a little longer? When your grandson finishes high school, he will return home with you in glory."
Zheng turned her eyes to the side, looking at his exhausted face. "Your father was a virgin until his death. Now that you are superior to him, he must be pleased in the underworld. Don't force it."
Then, her eyes fell on the little kid, who was holding his father's big hand and blowing on it.
She continued, "You're so lonely, and I, an old woman, can't stay here any longer. I won't wait any longer. I'm old now, and even if I go back home and the younger generation quarrels and makes a fuss about trivial matters, I still feel that life is full of meaning and that I'm still alive."
Lin Yuzan was touched and said hurriedly: "It's my grandson's fault. When my grandson is free..."
Zheng shook her hand, interrupting him, her tone tinged with melancholy. "Brother Zan, don't talk about waiting so easily. Your father always said he'd wait for him, but he never did. I was deceived by your father until now. Now that he's dead, I always blame him."
As she spoke, she became furious again: "When your father was alive, I could still scold him to his face. But now that he's dead, I have to drag my old bones up the mountain to scold him. When he was alive, he never gave me peace of mind. Now that he's dead, he still abuses his mother. What an unfilial son."
Lin Yuzan: ...
"Grandma, why don't you curse at my grandfather's tablet? That way we don't have to climb the mountain." Little Yining couldn't help but ask.
As soon as she said this, her father slapped her on the back in displeasure.
Zheng also raised the crooked stick into the air, pointed at her angrily from a distance, and then put it back on the ground: "I don't want you to be an old woman! Your grandfather's tablet is in the ancestral hall, together with all the ancestors. You can't curse it. You can only ask the ancestors and the teachings for guidance!"
Xiao Yining: (￣△￣；), grandma is such a kind person!
The little girl felt that she couldn't win the argument with the old lady, so she nestled in her father's arms and said nothing more.
Lin Yuzan felt helpless when he saw that his grandmother still harbored deep resentment towards his deceased father. Just as he was about to say a few words to comfort her, he was driven away by his grandmother in disgust.
"Alright, alright, go back if you're alright! You're already a father now, don't be like you were when you were little, willful and irritable, not caring about anything. In this cold winter, which parent would take their child out at night? If they get cold, they'll have to spend money and suffer."
Hearing this, Xiao Yining spoke up for her father again: "Grandma, my dad actually wants to stay here overnight!"
Zheng slammed the crooked stick in his hand into the ground, making a loud "thump" sound.
"Nonsense! You and Wan Niang are having a quarrel. Don't involve me, an old woman. If someone doesn't know, they might think I'm the one who instigated the quarrel between you two."
"Grandma, no, Wan Niang and I are not having any quarrel!" Lin Yuzan explained hurriedly.
Zheng didn't want to hear his explanation at all. She slammed him down, "No wonder Qingjie is so full of lies. She learned them from you, her father. How could I not tell if you and Wanniang were having a quarrel? And it was all because of a child!"
"You two are such a perfect match. You have the same temper, and you always hide things in your heart. You're never happy together. It's like you're on guard against each other, unwilling to discuss things. Sooner or later, you two will have a big fight, disrupting your life. Go back and don't get in my way. It makes me angry just looking at you!"
"boom!"
The door of Shou'an Hall was slammed shut, and the father and daughter were eventually driven out by Zheng like chickens and ducks.
Even so, Xiao Yining still spoke sweetly and said loudly: "Grandma, Qingjie will come to accompany you tomorrow!"
Zheng's impatient refusal was heard from inside the door: "No need, just let Brother Hu come over and talk to me!"
Xiao Yining: ???, you favor boys over girls again!
The little girl pouted depressedly, looked at her father, and asked, "Dad, if Grandma doesn't take us in, where are we going to sleep?"
"Whoever told you that Dad would stay overnight at Shou'an Hall was just being too smart!"
Lin Yuzan glanced at her speechlessly, then looked at the sky. The snow had stopped again, and he sighed softly: "Let's go back. It's coldest when the snow melts, and the main house is warmest. You won't be cold."
Little Yining's eyes lit up and he smiled widely. Daddy is not angry with Mommy anymore!
"Don't worry, Dad. Even if Qingjie sleeps on her side tonight, Dad can still go to bed!" The little kid took the opportunity to coax her.
Lin Yuzan sneered in an ambiguous tone, and continued sarcastically, "Yes, this bed is big and spacious. Even if your mother brings another child over, Dad will be able to squeeze in!"
Xiao Yining: (?_?&34;), this sounds so sour!
The little kid was too lazy to guess what the old man was thinking and impatiently leaned towards the main room.
Lin Yuzan did not delay, gathered his daughter's clothes, and turned to walk towards the main room.
At this time, Wan Niang had coaxed Wang Gun Gun to sleep. She bent down and twisted the quilt, then looked at the door with a worried look on her face.
After an unknown amount of time, she finally heard footsteps outside the door. She hurriedly got up and walked quickly out of the house, bumping into Lin Yuzan and his daughter who were about to enter.
"Husband, you're back!" Wan Niang was instantly delighted and immediately took her daughter from his arms, saying with concern, "I've found the medicated oil. Please sit down and I'll apply the medicine on you."
Lin Yuzan glanced at her, then looked at the bed. When he saw the bulging quilt, his irritation rose again.
He walked around his wife, sat down at the table, applied the medicine to himself, and replied calmly, "No need. Sister Qing should rest now. You just need to take care of her."
Seeing this, Wan Niang couldn't help but feel a little lonely. She pursed her lips, held her daughter and came to her husband, saying apologetically: "Husband, next time if there is something you don't like, I will definitely discuss it with you in advance. This time I was negligent."
Lin Yuzan glanced at Wanniang with a tired look in his eyes. "Wanniang, Gungun is not our family after all. He will leave us in the future. Don't put too much thought on him."
"Of course I know. I just thought that Uncle Zhang had disappeared, and maybe he had found Gun Gun's parents, and would take Gun Gun away in a few days. We won't be together for a few days anyway, so I'd better be nice to Gun Gun." Wan Niang said softly.
Lin Yuzan turned his head away and stopped looking at her, obviously quite dissatisfied with this perfunctory statement.
Wan Niang felt somewhat helpless. She glanced at her daughter, who was giving her an encouraging look, and changed the subject, "Husband, Sister Qing said she wanted to see Doctor Shangguan. I'd like to invite Doctor Shangguan over for dinner tomorrow!"
Unexpectedly, just as she finished speaking, she heard her husband's unhappy question in her ears: "Qing Jie'er, what did you do to see Shangguan Guiqing?"
Wanniang: ...
The woman hurriedly followed up with a question: "Sister Qing, is it Doctor Shangguan you want to see?"
The couple reconciled instantly and looked at the baby in unison.
Xiao Yining: (?_?), no wonder they say children are the glue that binds a couple together, it turns out they were waiting for her here!!!
Stared at by two pairs of eyes, little Yining struggled to get up, took out Liu Zhenying's letter again, held it against her forehead and handed it to her father.
Lin Yuzan looked at her funny look and couldn't help but glared at her. He took the letter and started reading.
Wan Niang also came to her husband's side, quickly scanned the letter, and then looked up in confusion, "Sister Qing, there's no mention of Doctor Shangguan here!"
"Lord Cui and Doctor Shangguan are brothers. If we were to say who in this world knows him best, Shangguan Guiqing would be one of them." Lin Yuzan explained in a light tone.
He put the letter down, frowned, glanced at his daughter, and said softly, "Qingjie'er, Dad and your uncle are indeed going to see Shangguan Guiqing tomorrow, but we can't take you with us. You should stay home with Mom. After we meet Shangguan Guiqing, Dad will tell you whether the Cui family is good or bad."
After she finished speaking, the look in her daughter's eyes when she looked at him changed.
Xiao Yining: →_→, her father must have thought of this on impulse after seeing the letter, what a cunning guy!
Lin Yuzan met his daughter's suspicious gaze, picked up the letter and tapped her forehead. "Go to bed."
The little girl hummed in dissatisfaction, then responded obediently with an "Oh", then took her mother's hand and walked towards the bed.
Wan Niang shook her head with a smile, then carried her daughter to the bed and said angrily, "Qing Jie'er, why don't you explain clearly? I thought you missed A Yi."
Little Yining opened her mouth but before she could say anything, her father's voice came from behind her mother.
"Sister Qing just went to Miaozhen Hall today, how could she possibly be making a fuss about meeting Pei Yi again? Wang Nianwan, you should be aware of this matter."
Wan Niang turned to look at her husband, and when she met his slightly reproachful eyes, she felt a sudden panic in her heart. She quickly lowered her eyes and whispered, "Husband, it's my fault for not thinking straight."
Little Yining keenly sensed something was wrong and weakly raised her hand to take the blame: "Dad, it's Qingjie'er who didn't explain it clearly to Mom."
She looked carefully at the state of the young couple and felt that a huge rift had appeared between them. She closed her mouth silently and couldn't help but think distressedly about how to make them return to the way they were before.
The atmosphere in the main room gradually became slightly oppressive, and the three members of the Lin family were all doing their own things in silence.
After washing up, Lin Yuzan came to the bedside and looked at Wang Gungun who was sleeping soundly. His deep eyes were still filled with imperceptible anger.
He glanced sideways at the mother and daughter who were blinking their almond-shaped eyes nervously, waiting for him to go to bed. He took a deep breath, bent down, moved Wang Gungun to the innermost side, and then lay down safely.
Wan Niang and her daughter finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other.
The candles in the Lin family's main room went out one by one, and the house fell into darkness.
The old man opened his eyes and reviewed everything that had happened in the past few days. He sighed and was about to close his eyes when his stomach was attacked.
Lin Yuzan: ...
He turned his eyes slightly, glared angrily at the culprit who was approaching, and stretched out his hand to move the "murder weapon" foot away. Unexpectedly, a chubby little hand slapped his face from the other side, making a slight crisp sound in the dark night.
The old man was caught between two sides and felt that his daughter was right. He should not be on the bed, but on the floor.
Lin Yuzan: (╯▔皿▔)╯, destroy this disgusting world!!!
The old man gave up resisting, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
At this time, the dark clouds outside the window slowly parted, and a sparse silver light quietly fell down, slightly illuminating the quiet Yanjing.
In the back alley a few blocks away from the Lin family's house, two black figures, one large and one small, gradually emerged from the shadows, leaving shallow footprints on the plain narrow road.
"squeak"
The hinges of a door turned slowly.
The maid who was on night watch looked up at the sound and saw the person coming. She said in a low voice, "What are you doing here? If you wake the girl, I will hold you accountable."
Unexpectedly, the man just murmured repeatedly: "Follow me, someone wants to see the girl. Follow me, someone wants to see the girl..."
The maid felt uneasy and quickly took out a pair of scissors from the needle basket. She took a step back and warned, "Who wants to see the girl so late at night? Are you crazy? Get out now, or I'll call the nanny to beat you with a stick!"
However, the man was not afraid at all and continued to walk towards the bed, still muttering: "Follow me, someone wants to see the girl..."
Seeing this, the maid hurried forward and wanted to catch the man, but the moment she touched the man's sleeve, a fragrance came to her nose, her vision went black, and she lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
The man who broke into the room lifted the bed curtain, stared blankly at the childish little face, bent down to pick it up, and walked out of the room stiffly, leaving only a faint candlelight swaying from side to side.
Yanjing returned to peace again, but in the unknown darkness, an undercurrent was waiting for an opportunity to move.
The next morning, everyone in the Lin family woke up in silence.
Little Yining stretched lazily, glanced at his father who was still sleeping, and tiptoed out of the warm bed.
Wan Niang reached out and picked her up, made a shushing gesture, and said softly, "Qing Jie, wash up first. When your father wakes up, we will go to your grandmother to pay our respects."
The little kid, with messy fur on his head, puffed up his lips and started throwing a tantrum: "Grandma doesn't like Qingjie'er, she only likes Huge'er. Qingjie'er won't go!"