Return To 1998

On the afternoon of May 14, Tongdao Xu received a pager from Xu Tonglin, who asked him to call back.

Xu Tongdao didn't know if something happened to the barbecue restaurant. When he received the page, he quickly went to a phone booth to call Xu Tonglin.

As a result, as soon as the phone got through, I heard Xu Tonglin say: Xiao Dao, Xi Dongyang's grandfather passed away, you or Rooster brother should come back! Xi Dongyang has already asked for leave to go home for his grandfather's funeral, and neither you nor Rooster brother will come back. , in the next few days, there will be no kebabs in the store, Xiaodao, did you hear what I said?

Xu Tongdao: ...

Suddenly receiving such news, Tongdao Xu didn't know what to say for a while.

Many thoughts flashed through my mind.

For example: How did Grandpa Xi Dongyang go this time?

For example: When the old man left, did it hurt? Feeling relieved?

and many more.

He and Xi Dongyang have known each other for a long time. He has also met Xi Dongyang's grandfather. The old man has to go to the hospital almost every month, and he has various minor illnesses and pains almost constantly.

It's like a medicine jar.

The old man lived in pain, and Xi Dongyang was overwhelmed. Now that the old man is gone, Xu Tongdao didn't know whether he should be happy for Xi Dongyang.

It is estimated that Xi Dongyang is still very sad.

After all, it was Xi Dongyang's own grandfather who went.

Oh, I see, I'll be right back!

...

After finishing the call, Tongdao Xu thought for a while, and called Zheng Qing and Ge Lianghua successively.

After that, he drove back to Shazhou County.

He did not send Ge Lianghua.

Because he felt that not only was he going to take over Xi Dongyang's job and go to the barbecue restaurant to make skewers, but his fellow Xu should also attend the funeral of Xi Dongyang's grandfather.

Even if it is to win over people's hearts, his fellow Xu should also be present.

Back to Xu Tongdao in Shazhou County, first came to his own barbecue restaurant.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard Xu Tonglin talk about the cause of death of Grandpa Xi Dongyang—sudden cerebral hemorrhage, which was not rescued.

When Xu Tongdao returned to the barbecue restaurant, it was already evening.

It was close to the opening hours of the barbecue restaurant, so that night, he was busy until two in the morning, and he didn't have time to go to Xi Dongyang's house.

That night, he went back to live in his new home over there.

At dawn, he drove Xu Tonglin to the vegetable market to buy the ingredients that he needed for today. After that, he sent Xu Tonglin and the ingredients to the barbecue restaurant before he had time to drive to Xi Dongyang's house.

When he arrived, Xu Tongdao saw that the mourning hall at Xi Dongyang's house had been completed. He saw Xi Dongyang and Xi Xiaoqian, who had not seen him for a long time.

Both brothers and sisters looked very sad.

The difference is that Xi Dongyang's eyes are not red and swollen, while Xi Xiaoqian is probably crying too hard, her eyes are red and swollen like ripe peaches.

Xu Tongdao unloaded the wreath he bought on the road from the car,

It was placed in the mourning hall of Xi Dongyang's house.

Go forward and offer incense to the old man and bow.

Xi Dongyang and Xi Xiaoqian, who were wearing hemp and filial piety, knelt on the side and saw Xu Tongdao come to offer incense.

The atmosphere in the mourning hall can easily make people feel heavy.

Tongdao Xu felt very heavy at this time, because the scene in the mourning hall made it too easy for him to remember the mourning hall he built after his mother died before his rebirth.

Looking at the rankings on the offering table and the photo of the old man, Tongdao Xu watched silently for a moment, sighed softly, walked up to Xi Dongyang and Xi Xiaoqian, and said in a low voice, Sorry! Brother Xi, Xiaoqian, what can I do? Did you help?

Xi Xiaoqian shook his head.

Xi Dongyang looked up at Xu Tongdao, shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice, No, thank you!

Tongdao Xu nodded silently, walked aside, and gave his gift money to a middle-aged man who was in charge.

...

Grandpa Xi Dongyang's funeral took place three days before and after, and on the third day, the funeral took place.

On the morning of the funeral, Tongdao Xu came again, wearing a white filial cloth on his arm, and followed the funeral procession to send the old man's ashes to the wasteland outside the city for burial.

The day after the funeral, Xi Dongyang went back to work.

But Xu Tongdao did not rush back to the city.

This month, he has no money to continue to open branches.

Ge Liangcai's sudden withdrawal of shares, and the package of money that he wanted to lend him, immediately emptied his funds. If he wanted to open another branch, he had to continue saving money.

No branch will be opened this month. Zheng Qing and Ge Lianghua are watching over the five Internet cafes in the city. Tongdao Xu is also relieved that he does not need to go there in person to watch every day.

In the early morning of the day when Xi Dongyang came back to work, Tongdao Xu came to the store, made a few dishes, and drank with Xi Dongyang, which was to help Xi Dongyang relieve his emotions.

I drank this wine for more than two hours.

By the time it was over, it was almost three in the morning.

During the period, Xi Dongyang was very silent, but he drank a lot.

After drinking, the tiger head tattoo on his neck clearly emerged.

For more than a week, Tongdao Xu did not return to the city.

He seemed to be suddenly idle.

Every day I live in a new home in the county seat, and I have breakfast with Xu Tonglin and my younger brother Xu Tonglu every morning. On weekends, I also drive Xu Tonglu back to his hometown.

Along the way, he and his brother Xu Tonglu chatted about some topics.

For example: Xu Tonglu's studies; For example: Has Xu Tonglu made friends recently; For example: Is the food in the school cafeteria comfortable?

and many more.

Next month, his sister Ge Yuzhu will take the high school entrance examination this year.

This matter, Xu Tongdao has always been concerned about, this time, when he returned home, he also asked about his sister's studies, and looked at her grades in various subjects in this year's mid-term exam.

After a few glances, he couldn't help but smile.

Because his sister's academic performance in the past two years has improved a bit, but looking at her recent mid-term exam results, Tongdao Xu feels that she has no hope of being admitted to high school on her own.

Fortunately, County No. 1 Middle School and County No. 2 Middle School accept school-selecting students every year.

It doesn't matter if you don't pass the test, as long as you pay enough school selection fees according to the regulations, anyone can go to those two high schools.

In the last life, Tongdao Xu definitely didn't have the money to pay the school selection fee for his sister, but in this life, there is no pressure.

...

This May, Tongdao Xu spent a lot of time in the county seat, and he knocked on Wu Yali's window a lot more in the early morning.

But, I don't know what happened?

There seems to be a lot of things going on this month.

In the early morning of the end of May, Tongdao Xu knocked on Wu Yali's door again, and after a friendly and cordial exchange with her, Wu Yali lay in his arms and whispered to him, My mother asked someone to introduce me to a partner, A blind date is about to happen, and if it goes well, I may remarry after a while.

Xu Tongdao: ...

After a while of silence, Tongdao Xu said, I see.

She is still young and beautiful. Although she has been divorced once, she is sure to remarry.

Tongdao Xu was just surprised that she was about to remarry so soon.

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