Chapter 7 Homecoming
"Let bygones be bygones!" Yuan Siyu said to himself, retracting his thoughts, wiping away the sadness on his face, putting on a bright smile, and striding toward home!
When he was still some distance away from his home, Yuan Siyu suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on an old man picking up rags on the street. He was an old man with gray hair, wearing coarse linen clothes that had been patched countless times.
, wearing sleeves, was rummaging through the trash can. From time to time, he bent down to pick up drink bottles and waste paper, stuffing them into a snakeskin pocket. It seemed that his waist was not very good, and it was difficult every time he bent down.
Suddenly he heard a low voice calling from behind him: "Grandpa!" He stopped sorting the garbage, then shook his head, sighed and continued working. The voice sounded again. This time the old man no longer doubted his ears and turned around slowly.
, there was a familiar figure standing on the street in front. The old man could not believe his eyes and said tremblingly: "Siyu, is it you?" "It's me, grandpa, my grandson is back." Yuan Siyu rushed over and said for a long time
The killing career has turned the cowardly young man into a tough guy made of iron. In the past five years, he has shed blood and sweat, but not a single tear. But at this moment, tears burst into his eyes, and the iron-bone man actually cried.
Like a child. The old man also burst into tears, hugging Yuan Siyu and burst into tears. His grandson, who had been missing for five years, finally came back. The days without hope finally gave rise to new hope. In the past five years, he has gone through a lot of hardships and is finally here.
Unable to find his beloved grandson, the old man hugged his grandson tightly and did not dare to let go, for fear that it was just a dream. Siyu lost weight, but was much stronger than before. Touching the developed muscles on Siyu's arms, the old man
Finally he smiled happily: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back, let's go home."
Yuan Siyu nodded heavily, picked up the scraps collected by his grandfather, held his old hand and walked home!
Yuan Siyu's home is located in a shantytown next to the garbage dump. It is a dirty and messy shantytown. In addition to Yuan Siyu's two grandfathers and grandchildren, there used to be some poor families living here. When I walked to the shantytown, I realized that a lot had changed here. Many of them were the same as my own family.
The same shantytowns have built two- or even three-story buildings, but my own home is still the same, with two low-slung simple rooms with asbestos tiles. When I open the door lock, a musty smell hits my face. The home is dark and damp.
The furnishings are still the same as they were five years ago. Even his bedroom, which is only two square meters, is the same. The bed is covered with blue printed sheets, and his tattered canvas shoes are placed under the bed. Although the shoes are tattered, they are dry.
It's clean, obviously wiped frequently! "Siyu, are you hungry? Grandpa will cook for you." The old man said, holding Siyu's hand.
Yuan Siyu nodded and said, "Grandpa, just rest and I'll do the cooking. I bought some cold dishes, so I just need to cook some rice!" As he said this, Yuan Siyu had already stood up.
"Siyu better let me come, you are already very tired from the car ride just now!" The old man pulled Yuan Siyu, who had already stood up, to sit down, and then walked towards the small stove, which was not far from Grandpa's bed!
The old man opened the rice vat and cooked all the remaining rice before he cooked a full pot. Looking at his grandfather who was much older than before, Yuan Siyu was heartbroken. He could imagine how his grandfather lived.
It was so hard, and I must have sacrificed so much to find my grandfather.
Soon a pot of rice was cooked. Yuan Siyu put some cold dishes he bought in bowls on a small table. After serving a full bowl of rice to his grandfather, the two grandfathers and grandsons sat down to eat.
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Looking at the table full of sumptuous cold dishes, the old man complained: "Siyu, why are you wasting money? Just eat whatever you want. You haven't asked for a wife yet. Save more money and you can ask for a wife later!"
Grandpa has been frugal since he was a child, and he even saved the tuition for his own school. He nodded gently, picked up a piece of cold chicken, put it in Grandpa's bowl and said, "Grandpa, now that Siyu is rich, what will Grandpa want to eat in the future?"
It’s okay, we don’t have to live in this small shanty town anymore!”
The old man suddenly put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked straight at Yuan Siyu and showed a long-lost smile: "Where have you been Siyu these years? Grandpa thought something had happened to you..."
Yuan Siyu put down the bowl and chopsticks and slowly explained: "Grandpa, I'm sorry, my grandson has been working in a small business with friends outside these years. It was difficult at the beginning, so he didn't tell grandpa, which made him worried. But now the business
Only when he gets up can Siyu have the nerve to come back to see grandpa!" Although Yuan Siyu lied, it was also a white lie. If he told grandpa his true experience, he wouldn't be frightened!
The old man sighed, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and continued to pick up the vegetables. While eating, he said: "Siyu, doesn't Grandpa know your temper? You must have suffered a lot in these years?"
Yuan Siyu smiled, picked up a piece of chicken leg for the old man again and said, "It's not bitter. Siyu is still young and it is inevitable to suffer some hardships."
The old man smiled knowingly, and the two grandfathers and grandsons happily finished the most sumptuous and heartwarming meal in years! After eating, Yuan Siyu strongly asked his grandfather to rest, and left the washing and cleaning to him.
Do it!
After finishing everything and looking at the dilapidated shanty house, Yuan Siyu sighed, then sat beside the old man's bed and looked at the haggard grandfather sleeping soundly. He slept soundly until Yuan Siyu bought it from the city.
I woke up after returning the rice and vegetables.
Yuan Siyu cooked the dinner, which was even more sumptuous than the one at noon. While the two grandfathers and grandsons were eating, Yuan Siyu suddenly said: "Grandpa, let's go to the city to buy a house tomorrow. How about we move into the city?"
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The old man looked at Yuan Siyu and nodded with a smile and said: "Siyu has become successful. Grandpa is very happy. It's good to buy a house so that you can marry a wife in the future. But Siyu, you'd better find a job and don't rest on your laurels, otherwise sooner or later you'll be gone."
You will be short-lived, and it has not been easy for you in the past five years!"
Yuan Siyu smiled and continued: "Grandpa, don't go out to make money anymore. You are already old. Siyu is worried!"
"Okay, okay, okay, just listen to your good grandson. It's time for grandpa to enjoy a happy life, haha..." The old man laughed heartily a few times.
Seeing his grandfather's heartfelt joy, Yuan Siyu was also very happy. After dinner, Yuan Siyu took his grandfather, who had put on new clothes, out for a walk, and then went home to sleep. Five years of missing him made Yuan Siyu linger.
I slept with grandpa all night.
At six o'clock in the morning, the old man made breakfast early before waking up the sleeping Yuan Siyu. After eating a simple breakfast, Yuan Siyu asked his grandfather to rest at home, and repeatedly asked the old man not to go out to pick up rags. After hearing the old man's cautious agreement, Yuan Siyu
When I went to the city, before I left, I gave my grandpa a thousand yuan and asked him to buy something he liked.
After a busy day in the city, Yuan Siyu bought a house with three bedrooms and one living room for 800,000 yuan. However, it would take three months before the house was handed over. After returning home, Yuan Siyu told his grandfather about the house and waited for the three
The grandson of Yue Liang can move to the city. Of course the old man is very happy. After working hard for most of his life, it finally comes to an end!
In the next two days, Yuan Siyu bought some cement and bricks, reorganized the unstable home, and replaced it with new furniture, appliances, TVs, washing machines, and refrigerators, making the whole "home" look better.
It feels more like home, and the old man does not go out to pick up rags as Yuan Siyu said. He plays chess and chats with his neighbor Grandpa Wang in the two-story building next door every day, and his life is wonderful.
After finishing his work at home, Yuan Siyu also ran to the sycamore tree and watched his grandfather and Grandpa Wang playing chess.
"Siyu, you are finally back. Do you know how much your grandfather has done for you in the past five years?" Seeing Yuan Siyu, Grandpa Wang said while playing chess: "We poor households only need to pay 10,000 yuan to build a house.
With other government subsidies, you can build a two-story building. You see, my family only paid 10,000 yuan to build it. Originally, your grandfather could have built it, but he took the 10,000 yuan he had saved so hard.
I looked for you everywhere for money. I didn’t have enough to eat or drink for a day. I spent all ten thousand yuan and still couldn’t find you. I even walked home from a distant provincial city. Now that you are making a living, you have to take good care of your grandpa.”
Yuan Siyu nodded heavily and vowed in his heart to let his grandfather live a good life.
"Old man Wang, stop talking. Isn't Siyu filial to me? Siyu also bought a house in the city and we can move there in three months. You are worried about yourself. I see you
Granddaughter, your wife is mean to you, if your son hadn't protected you over and over again, I guess the two of them would have kicked you out," Grandpa Siyu said.
Grandpa Wang sighed: "Hey, I didn't expect how my son could marry such a woman and give birth to such a granddaughter. Well, let's not talk about it anymore and let's play chess..."
At this moment, a Buick car parked next to the sycamore tree, and the door opened. A girl wearing sunglasses and fashionable clothes and a young man wearing a tie and a white suit got out of the car.
Yuan Siyu recognized this woman at a glance. She was Grandpa Wang's granddaughter Wang Xiaoxiao, and she was also his childhood friend. However, since entering junior high school, Wang Xiaoxiao stopped dating Yuan Siyu because she thought Yuan Siyu's family was poor!
"Grandpa, why are you still here playing chess? Have you finished the work at home?" Wang Xiaoxiao saw Grandpa Wang, took off his sunglasses and walked to Grandpa Wang and shouted.
"Xiaoxiao, how can you do this to your grandfather? He is your biological grandfather, he is very old, what else do you want him to do? He has worked hard to support you all your life, don't you miss any kindness at all?" Grandpa Siyu was angry.
said.
"What does my family's business have to do with you picking up rags? You are not qualified to teach me a lesson!" Wang Xiaoxiao glared at Grandpa Siyu and said.
"Forget it, Xiaoxiao, he is your grandfather after all. Aren't you going home to get something? Go get it quickly. Once we've got it, we'll leave. Out of sight, out of mind!" The man on the side said to Wang Xiaoxiao.
Wang Xiaoxiao snorted coldly at Grandpa Wang, turned around and walked towards home. At this moment, Yuan Siyu's faint voice came from behind: "Although the world is big, it is not as big as the heart that someone lacks. The sky is thundering."
Chapter completed!