I almost touched the moon

At five o'clock in the afternoon on December 12st, Wen Song and Wen Yiheng appeared at the door of Wen Song's grandmother's house on time.

As they approached the door, Wen Song patiently told Wen Yiheng many times, "Promise me that no matter what grandma says, don't quarrel with her. Just be patient until 12 o'clock, and I'll take you to the airport. OK?"

"I know, Mom." Wen Yiheng said impatiently, "Stop nagging me. My ears are almost callused. Open the door."

"Don't you have a fingerprint lock? And you don't know the password to the door?" Wen Song asked in disbelief, but still used his fingerprint to open the lock.

"I don't know." Wen Yiheng shook his head, "How would I know?"

"Didn't you buy it..." Wen Song muttered softly.

Wen Yiheng said, "I'm afraid your grandparents don't think that I bought this house."

As soon as they entered the door, the nanny Aunt Wu came up to them with a big smile on her face and said to Wen Song and Wen Yiheng, "The eldest lady and Lawyer Wen are back. Please come in. The old man and the old lady have been talking about them all day, why haven't they come yet?"

Then he took out slippers for them to change into, took the things from Wen Yiheng's hand and said, "Lawyer Wen, you are here, why do you bring so many things?"

Wen Song found this a little funny. This Aunt Wu seemed to be taking over the role and thinking herself as the host.

After entering the house, Wen Song's grandfather Wen Xiuren hurried over and said to Wen Yiheng, "You're back. Why are you back so late this time?"

"I'm busy with work and can't get away." Wen Yiheng doesn't meet his parents often, so it's inevitable that they feel a little unfamiliar with each other.

"Oh." Wen Xiuren nodded and said, "It's too hard. You should take care of yourself."

"Yeah." Wen Song responded indifferently, sat down on the sofa again, and watched TV by himself.

Wen Xiuren smiled, took out two red envelopes, handed one to Wen Yiheng and Wen Song respectively, and said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I forgot to give out the red envelopes. Yiheng and Songsong, one each."

"Thank you, Grandpa!" Wen Song quickly stepped forward and took it with a smile. He even opened the red envelope to show his surprise. "Wow, so much! It's actually Euros. Grandpa is so thoughtful!"

Wen Xiuren also smiled and said, "Yes, grandpa went to the bank to exchange it for this. Use it to buy yourself some delicious food. Songsong is fine this time. I felt bad for her every time she came back home."

Wen Yiheng did not take the red envelope, but smiled embarrassedly and said, "Dad, take it back. I'm so old now, and your pension is not much, so you don't have to give it to us."

"Take it!" Wen Xiuren stuffed the red envelope into Wen Yiheng's hand, "We know you don't like it, but it's just a little token of our appreciation as parents."

"What are you talking about? I care about you guys, too." Wen Yiheng accepted the red envelope and put it in his bag. He then asked, "Where's my mom?"

"I went to play mahjong with some girls. I think I'll be back soon."

Wen Yiheng nodded after listening and continued to sit on the sofa and watch TV. The scene was a bit awkward. Wen Xiuren asked again: "How long will you stay this time?"

"I've already made an appointment with my friends to take a flight to Tahiti at 2 a.m." Wen Yiheng took a cherry and said while eating.

"So early?" Wen Xiuren frowned in displeasure, "Why don't you stay home to stay with us for a few more days..."

"I don't have time." Wen Yiheng's voice was still a little cold, "I only have a few days off, and I can only go on vacation at this time every year."

"Yes, grandpa." Wen Song agreed, "My mom is usually very busy. When I'm at home, I often don't see her for several weeks. It's not easy to get a holiday, so let her go and have fun. I'll stay at home with grandpa and grandma."

"That's fine." Wen Xiuren smiled. "Yiheng is usually busy with work, so he should have a good rest. It would be nice for Songsong to accompany us."

Wen Yiheng added: "You and my mom should go out more often, go wherever you want, don't save money, it's not necessary."

"It's not about saving money." Wen Xiuren explained to Wen Yiheng, "It's just that your mother has been complaining about leg pain recently. She went to the hospital for a checkup but couldn't find the cause. I guess it's because she's old. So it's inconvenient for her to go out. It's fine at home. I usually write and play chess, and your mother plays mahjong with her group of old sisters."

"As long as you are happy." Wen Yiheng said no more, sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette.

Wen Xiuren couldn't help but frown when he saw this. He wanted to stop him, but he knew Wen Yiheng wouldn't listen to him, so he could only say, "Don't smoke anymore. Your mother will be back soon, and she'll scold you again."

Ten minutes later, Wen Song's grandmother Jiang Yuhui also came back. When she saw Wen Yiheng, she showed some dissatisfaction and said unhappily, "You still remember to come back."

"If you don't want me to come back, then I won't come back next year." Wen Yiheng was also blunt and responded directly.

"Say less, everyone." Wen Xiuren quickly advised, "Everyone is here, let's eat. Auntie Wu has prepared a table full of dishes, all of which are Yiheng and Songsong's favorites, including Songsong's favorite squirrel fish."

After sitting down at the table, Wen Xiuren opened a bottle of red wine, poured half a glass for Wen Yiheng and said, "Would you like to drink some with Dad?"

"Okay." Wen Yiheng asked Wen Song again, "Do you want to drink?"

Wen Song quickly shook his head and said, "No more drinking. I'll drive."

Jiang Yuhui said with some dissatisfaction: "What kind of wine are you drinking? How can a woman drink like that? When I came in just now, there was a smell of cigarettes in the room. Which of you two smoked?"

"I smoked it, I smoked it." Wen Xiuren laughed dryly twice to cover up for Wen Yiheng.

"You didn't listen to a word the doctor said?" Jiang Yuhui complained to Wen Xiuren, "During the last physical examination, you had obvious nodules in your lungs. The doctor told you to quit smoking and drinking, but you just didn't listen. We are not as lucky as others, with children around to take care of us."

When he said the second half of the sentence, he glared at Wen Yiheng with dissatisfaction.

"I have told you a long time ago to go live with me in Switzerland, but you didn't want to. If Aunt Wu is not enough to take care of you alone, I will hire a few more." Wen Yiheng said silently.

"That's enough." Wen Xiuren said quickly, "It's not easy for you to make money. Your mother and I are not so old that we can't move. We don't need so many people to take care of us. Besides, we are not used to life in Switzerland. It's better to live in China."

"If you have a conscience, you should come back to China to develop your career." Jiang Yuhui continued, "What's wrong with China now? Hangzhou is much more developed than your Zurich. You keep worshipping foreign things. Are things abroad that good?"

"And Songsong, too. After graduating from graduate school, it's good for her to come back to China to find a job. What's so good about Europe? If you ask me, China is still better."

"Ah?" Wen Song was so surprised that he almost dropped his chopsticks on the ground. He was speechless, but he couldn't argue with his grandmother, so he could only say silently, "With my major and being a foreigner, I can't work in China."

Jiang Yuhui listened and continued to complain: "Alas, I shouldn't have let you and your mother go to Switzerland. You are a good Chinese, but you have to become a Swiss citizen. You are neither Chinese nor Western. People like you were just..."

"That's enough!" Before Jiang Yuhui could say anything more unpleasant, Wen Xiuren quickly stopped him and said, "You know it's unpleasant, but you still say it. The old woman has been talking more and more recently. Eat quickly and stop talking so much."