dissatisfied [campus]

The next day, when Jiang Yu opened his eyes, it was already past eleven o'clock at noon.

The sunshine poured through the window and covered the quilt, Jiang Yu stretched comfortably, but when he stretched his hands, he felt that the other side of the bed was empty and cool.

He turned his head and found that Xu Ji had disappeared.

Jiang Yu muttered, "I actually woke up later than him."

Jiang Yu simply tidied up and left the room. In the yard, grandma was sitting on a small bench with a large wooden bucket in front of her, holding a handful of vegetables in one hand and a water pipe in the other, washing the vegetables.

The intimacy of grandma always makes Jiang Yi feel like living in his hometown when he was a child, which is comfortable and at ease.

"Hello grandma."

Jiang Yu stepped forward to say hello.

"Little guy got up?" Grandma smiled at him, got up and wiped her hands on the apron around her waist, "Come, go to the lobby with grandma."

Grandma took Jiang Yu to the main hall. She took the medicine on the wooden table and poured Jiang Yu a glass of water from the kettle.

"Yangyang said that you are sick. This is the medicine he bought early in the morning. Drink it quickly."

Jiang Yu pretended to be casual while drinking the medicine and asked, "Grandma, where did Xu Ji go?"

Grandma replied casually: "He went to visit his mother's grave."

"Snapped--"

The water glass in his hand fell to the ground.

Jiang Yu was stunned for two seconds, and quickly came back to his senses. He squatted down to tidy up while apologizing: "I'm sorry grandma, I didn't hold it steady for a while."

"Get up quickly," grandma hurriedly pulled Jiang Mi to stand up, "be careful not to get your hands stuck, I'll get the broom and dustpan, you stand by the side first."

Jiang Yu stood there watching his grandmother quickly pick up the broken glass, his head was blank, he didn't know what to say.

There were thousands of guesses in Jiang Yu's mind. He thought that Xu Ji's biological mother might live in hiding somewhere outside, or even share a room with his nominal mother in Xu Ji's home... ...

But he never thought that Xu Ji's mother had passed away.

Until grandma packed everything up, Jiang Yu still stood there in a daze.

Grandma looked at Jiang's dazed expression, and said worriedly, "Little one, are you alright?"

"Grandma," Jiang Yu asked cautiously, "When did Xu Ji's mother... die?"

"Seven years ago," grandma asked, "didn't Yang Yang mention this to you?"

Jiang Yu forced a smile: "No."

The grandma took Jiang's hand and patted it, and changed the subject on her own initiative: "Little one, grandma is going out to buy some meat later, do you want to go with grandma?"

Jiang Yu responded and went out with grandma.

The vegetable market in the small town is very lively, with small vendors covering the sky and covering the ground, laying out a variety of vegetables and fruits for sale on the ground.

Grandma took Jiangu to buy some fish, some fresh mutton and ribs, and Jiangu took the initiative to help grandma carry things across the basket.

When they finally passed by the roast duck shop, grandma bought another roast duck.

The owner of the roast duck shop seemed to know grandma, and when he saw grandma shopping, he immediately asked with a smile, "Grandma Zhao, who is this handsome guy next to you?"

Grandma said with some pride: "This is Yang Yang's classmate from our family. They came here to see me."

"Yo." The boss praised, "Yangyang is back again? This kid is really filial."

The boss looked at the pile of things in Jiang Yu's hand, with a smile on his face: "Grandma Zhao is also very kind to the children. Look, I bought so many delicious things."

Grandma smiled and said, "Isn't it Yangyang's birthday today, so I just wanted to cook him more delicious food."

Jiang Yu was startled and looked at grandma suddenly.

Today...is Xu Ji's birthday?

Suddenly flashed through Jiang Yu's mind was the scene when the students in the class filled out their personal files together at the beginning of this semester——

Name: Xu Ji

Former name: He Ji

Birthday: 1999 12 Month 24 Day

That's right...December 12th, that's today.

But, didn't grandma just say that Xu Ji went to visit his mother's grave?

The sudden amount of information was a bit large, and Jiang Yu couldn't accept it for a while.

After buying the meat and returning home, grandma picked some vegetables from her vegetable garden, and then took a bunch of things to the kitchen to start cooking.

Jiang Yu took the initiative to help grandma chop vegetables, but because she was always absent-minded, she accidentally cut her finger.

Seeing the little blood coming out of his fingertips, he became even more uneasy.

"Yeah." Grandma came over and looked at his fingers, "Little girl, are you alright?"

"It's okay, grandma." Jiang Yu smiled and retracted his hand.

Grandma found a Band-Aid for Jiang Ni, and said: "Little Ni, go and do your own thing, Grandma doesn't need help here, don't hurt you again."

"No grandma, I'll help you here."

Jiang Yu insisted on staying.

Grandma had no choice but to let him pick leeks.

Looking at the grandma who was busy in front of the stove, Jiang Yu hesitated for a long time, but decided to ask.

"Grandma, Xu Ji is going to visit his mother's grave today...won't you go with me?"

This question was a little offensive, but Jiang Yu couldn't bear it anymore, so he had to ask carefully.

Logically speaking, isn't Xu Ji's grandmother the mother of Xu Ji's mother?If this is the case, why didn't grandma go to the grave with Jiang Qi today?

Also, why did Xu Ji's mother die on Xu Ji's birthday?Is it because of illness?Or accident?

......

It seems that after liking someone, you will pay special attention to his every move.

Jiang Yu has never been so eager to understand a person.

There are too many questions bothering Jiang Yu. After thinking for a long time, he still wants to use this question as an entry point, and ask his grandmother about Xu Ji from the side.

Seeing Jiang Yu's puzzled and embarrassed expression, grandma smiled. She finished the vegetable cutting work, walked over and sat on the chair beside Jiang Yu.

"I'm not Yangyang's grandma, I'm just their nanny, but that happened many years ago..."

Grandma's speaking skills are really profound, every sentence is like a thunderclap on the ground, and she can surprise Jiang Qi casually and don't know what to do.

Grandma said, "Little girl, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Jiang Yu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Seeing Jiang Yu's frowning, grandma was amused by him: "Little guy, you are really a kind and good boy as I imagined."

Grandma's tone was too familiar, and Jiang Yu was a little puzzled: "Grandma, did you...know me before?"

"Yangyang mentioned you to me before."

The grandma took Jiang's hand and smiled kindly: "Little one, you are very important to Yang Yang, so if you have anything to ask grandma, grandma will tell you."

Jiang Yu faintly realized that this sentence implied an unusual weight, but before he had time to think about it, Jiang Yu couldn't restrain his inner curiosity, and asked, "Grandma, can you tell me about Xu Ji's past? "

"Little one, what do you know?"

"I only know Xu Ji's mother..." Jiang Yu paused, as if he was choosing his words carefully, "Xu Ji's mother was after his father got married...uh..."

Jiang Yu was a little annoyed, those humiliating words flashed through his mind, and he really didn't know what to say.

"Let me tell the story," said the grandmother in time, "It's been a long time since I mentioned the past...More than ten years ago, our family came to live in this small town from our hometown in the countryside. In order to spend money, my old man and I were looking for work everywhere, and we happened to meet a rich family who was looking for a nanny, so I went."

"At that time Xu Ji's mother, Xiaoling, was pregnant, and I was responsible for taking care of her daily life. After working for a period of time, I suddenly discovered a very strange thing. Xiaoling, a woman with such a big belly, Living alone in such a large yard, there seems to be no male master in this house..."

"It wasn't until Xiaoling was about to give birth that a middle-aged man came to visit her every now and then. Looking at the man who was almost two rounds older than Xiaoling, I probably understood something in my heart."

"Later, I vaguely heard Xiaoling and that man complaining and crying a few times, to the effect that they wanted things like status, real estate and money... At that time, I had already worked in their house for a long time Gradually, I also understood some things. To put it bluntly, Xiaoling was a little girl at the time, and she was very easy to trust others. She couldn't hide things in her heart. The general manager of some kind of company said that following him has a bright future, although the other party has a family, but promised to divorce and marry her after giving birth to a child..."

Grandma sighed, as if she was regretting something.

"It didn't take long for Xiaoling to give birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins. Both children are very cute—"

Hearing this, Jiang Yu couldn't help but interrupted: "Twins?"

"Yes, Xu Ji has a younger sister." Speaking of this, grandma's brows and eyes softened a lot, "It's called Xiaoyue, she is a well-behaved and beautiful child."

Jiang Yu was taken aback, the expression on his face was so surprised that he couldn't control it.

"After giving birth, Xiaoling began to change...it became a little strange. She often got angry for no reason, and she always cried non-stop. Whenever there was no one in private, she always complained to me. , I thought that after giving birth to a child, I could get something justifiably, but I didn't expect it to become like this..."

"As a nanny, I'm not qualified to say anything about some things," the grandmother couldn't help complaining at this point, "Although Xiaoling did do something wrong and ruined other people's families, that man really It's not a good thing! He has been married for more than 20 years, and his wife at home has a background and means, and has been controlling him to death, but she is in poor health, so after so many years, she gave birth to a daughter for him. "

"The man's family is a single family of three generations. He was born in a small family. He has a serious patriarchal thought. He only wants a son. That's why he found Xiaoling outside to give him a child. Xiaoling is young. That man really believed that he would divorce and marry her with his smooth words."

"After the child was born, the man came more frequently, but every time he just regarded the son as a treasure, holding him in his arms all day was not good enough, and Xiao Ling could only sit with her daughter in her arms and watch silently. , I still feel uncomfortable thinking about that scene...Xiao Ling must have had it at that time...What, what is that called? Ah, yes, it seems to be postpartum depression, anyway, the whole person is in a very bad state."

"Xiaoling wants a title wholeheartedly, but that man always prevaricates her with various reasons. Sometimes he is so annoyed by Xiaoling that he even says something—don't forget that you not only gave birth to a son. You're still carrying a bottle of oil, how can I marry you?"

"I don't know if it's because I've heard this kind of talk too much. Xiaoling gradually began to attribute everything she couldn't get to her daughter. She often found excuses to beat and scold Xiaoyue, and she could do anything when she became crazy... "

Jiang Yu frowned, feeling extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

Speaking of this, grandma felt a little distressed, she sighed and said: "Actually, in the final analysis, it's just that man is not afraid to make a fight with his family."

"I have taken care of Xiaoling's family for nearly ten years. Then one day, Xiaoling's affairs suddenly came to light. Two women brought a group of people to the town. After finding Xiaoling, they The mother and son were beaten up severely, and it took me a while to know that the two women who came to the door were the man's wife and daughter."

"Since then, this matter has really exploded, and I don't know how they negotiated. Anyway, the final result is that the man took Yangyang away, while Xiaoling and Xiaoyue were left here. Xiaoling Ling was angry and disappointed, but there was nothing she could do, that man really severed ties with her."

"Xiaoling's mental state is getting worse and worse, and she is getting more and more unreasonable to Xiaoyue. She drinks and complains all day long, and lies in bed every day doing nothing. After a few days, Xiaoling settles it for me. pay, let me not go there again..."

"Later, I was introduced to another job. Not long after, I heard that Xiao Ling committed suicide by jumping off a building at her own house. I don't know the specific reason. I only heard that Yang Yang and Xiao Yue both Now, the two children are scared to death..."

Both Yangyang and Xiaoyue were there.

With a simple sentence, Jiang Yu couldn't help but imagine the scene at that time.

Watching my mother commit suicide by jumping off a building...

Seeing that grandma was also in melancholy, Jiang Yu asked softly, "Grandma, what's next?"

"Afterwards, Xiaoyue was sent to someone else's family to be an adopted daughter, and Yang Yang continued to live with his biological father. We lost contact completely."

"Then two years later, my old man got seriously ill and left. My son lived up to expectations in his early years and settled abroad after finishing his studies. He originally wanted to take me abroad, but he is old and always misses the old days. I just stayed in the small town to live by myself. In the first two years, I don’t know how Yangyang found me, and he often came to visit me regularly to talk with me, an old lady..."

Grandma told Jiang Gu some things that happened in recent years, and Jiang Gu listened carefully to every word.

The more you listen, the more distressed you become, and the more you listen, the more uncomfortable you become.

He really didn't know how Xu Ji had come here for so many years, no wonder... he would get sick.

After finishing speaking, grandma and Jiang Yu worked together for a whole afternoon, cooking a large table of dishes together.

In the evening, Xu Ji came back.

Looking at Xu Ji's tired figure, Jiang Yu vaguely smelled the incense on his body.

It is the unique smell of burning incense and paper, and the smell of burning out ashes.

Looking at Xu Ji with a calm face in front of him, the phrase 'Happy Birthday' stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say it.

Such a person, how do you make him happy?

The author has something to say: When I was writing this chapter, I suddenly found that the timeline in the article had already reached December, but the last chapter was still writing thin fabrics... When I realized it, I quickly changed it.And these two chapters seem to have a lot of dialogue and memories, I hope you don't get bored ==.Xiaojiang Xiaoxu Chongya, sweet love is ahead!