A Tooth For a Tooth

(1)

The old man told Yang Ren that Xiao Ai would be picked up by her mother one day a month, sometimes on Saturday and sometimes on Sunday.Xu Yao sat at the table eating fried dough sticks, couldn't hear their conversation clearly, so he suddenly interrupted his father's words, looked up at Yang Ren, and asked, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

Yang Ren's heart warmed, and he nodded subconsciously. When he realized that Xu Yao didn't respond, he remembered, stood up, walked to him, and said loudly that he had eaten.

Xu Yao nodded, stopped talking to them, and ate breakfast by himself.

Without Xiao Ai, the house felt empty, so Yang Ren chatted with the old man without a word, and the topics all revolved around Xiao Ai.

Yang Ren couldn't help asking: "You are so old, why didn't the child's mother come to pick up the child, and let you send it?"

The old man's eyes stayed on Xu Yao who was drinking soy milk, and said: "She doesn't know about Xu Yao's eyes yet, try not to let Xu Yao meet her, if she knows Xu Yao's eyes can't see, maybe she will take Xiaoyao Love wants to go back." After saying this, the old man paused for a while, then suddenly said coldly: "Hehe, maybe I was just worrying about it, she saw that her daughter couldn't talk at such an age, so she thought there must be something wrong with her ears. I probably don't want it either."

Yang Ren hurriedly explained: "Xiao Ai's ears are fine, last time I praised her, she couldn't help being secretly happy."

The old man nodded with relief: "Xiao Ai is neither deaf nor stupid, she just doesn't want to say it, she doesn't want to say it."

(2)

When Xiao Ai was not at home, Xu Yao and his father had a good time eating. There were a lot of quick-frozen dumplings in the freezer of their refrigerator. The old man took out and cooked two bags. He insisted on keeping Yang Ren to eat, but Yang Ren refused. After success, I sat down down to eat dumplings with them.

It is much more convenient for Xu Yao to eat dumplings than to eat hot pot. Almost every one can be pinched with chopsticks, but he is still used to burying his head, and he will not participate in the chat between the old man and Yang Ren during the whole process.

Yang Ren can feel that the old man is not easy, and his stubborn character is indeed related to his life experience.When he was young, he was originally a family of three, but slowly, Xu Yao's mother discovered that the child had hearing problems, so she abandoned their father and son and remarried.The old man was not convinced, and worked hard to cultivate Xu Yao, and Xu Yao was not completely deaf, so he studied hard with his weak hearing, and finally became a very good dentist.

The old man said that Xu Yao insisted on learning the piano in order to practice his ears when he was a child. He pointed to his room, where there was indeed a piano covered with a dark blue velvet.

"Then how is he playing? It should be difficult, right?" Yang Ren couldn't help being curious.

The old man smiled: "My son knows that I am competitive, so I practice very hard. Even if he can't hear the rhythm, he can still play the music by relying on the melody and rhythm on the sheet music."

Yang Ren always knew that Xu Yao was excellent, but only now did he understand where the motivation for his excellence came from.In this way, Xiao Ai's mother's departure must have hit the old man's sore spot. If she can't speak because she dislikes Xiao Ai, then the old man probably won't be able to soften his hatred for her in his life.

(3)

After lunch, the old man put all the dishes and chopsticks in the sink, and Xu Yao went to the kitchen to wash the dishes habitually.Yang Ren followed behind and walked over: "I'll do it."

The old man grabbed Yang Ren and shook his head: "Let him do it, if he can't do anything, he will feel very uncomfortable."

Yang Ren nodded, and once again got to know the stubborn old man in front of him. Although his personality was a bit weird, his mind was delicate.

Xu Yao was standing in front of the sink washing the dishes, and Yang Ren was standing outside the kitchen door watching. Those beautiful hands, used for surgery and manual work, were now soaked in dirty water and detergent, while the once high-spirited hands The famous doctor who was stuck in the pocket of his white coat and walked with wind, has been strangled by fate, and he can't even speak clearly.

Yang Ren was feeling emotional when the old man's voice on the phone came from behind him, his voice was very cold, he was almost unwilling to say a word.

"What's the matter? Is there something wrong?" Yang Ren asked him when the phone hung up.

The old man looked at his watch and said, "It's Xiao Ai's mother who said she was going to send the child back."

It has only been half a day since I sent Xiao Ai there. After the court sentenced the child to Xu Yao, they asked to pick up the child one day a month, but as Xiao Ai grew older, she still couldn’t speak. Her mother I also lost patience, picking her up every month has become a perfunctory.

(4)

The old man took the keys and put on his down jacket, intending to pick up the child downstairs from the woman's house. Yang Ren also put on his coat and said, "I happened to drive over and take you to pick up the child."

The old man glanced at him, and didn't really want to agree. Yang Ren said again: "It's such a cold weather, and Xiao Ai will be easily frozen when she comes back later."

Only then did the old man agree, and after explaining to Xu Yao, he went out with Yang Ren.

Xiao Ai's mother is Su Zhi, with a beautiful name and a pretty face. The way she is holding Xiao Ai and standing downstairs shows that she is a woman who has already given birth.

There was no communication between the old man and Su Zhi. As soon as he bent down and stretched his arms, Xiao Ai walked over by himself.But Yang Ren noticed that although the child is small, her nature is still close to the mother who gave birth to her. She was a little reluctant to leave, but she was afraid that her grandfather would be unhappy, so she walked slowly towards the old man, and couldn't help turning her head to sneak a peek. One glance at mom.

Standing aside, Yang Ren sees all of this. He doesn't know who he should feel sorry for, Xiao Ai?Feeling sorry for the old man?I still feel sorry for Xu Yao.