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Sun Zheyang parked the car at a clean cooking restaurant on the side of the road.

Han Zhong got off the car and went to the bathroom, Sun Zheyang went in to find a seat, and Han Chenxin stood at the door of the restaurant, ordering with the boss.

Han Zhong came back from the bathroom, went to sit down opposite Sun Zheyang.

Sun Zheyang was smoking and didn't even look at Han Zhong.

Han Zhong couldn't help but say, "Smack less."

Sun Zheyang smoked a lot. He kept smoking to relieve fatigue during the drive. Every time Han Zhong woke up and opened his eyes, he could see Sun Zheyang with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

Sun Zheyang ignored him.

Han Zhong wiped the table with a paper towel and said, "I'm afraid your grandma is dying."

Sun Zheyang looked up at him, but still didn't say anything.

Han Zhong sighed silently, and fell silent.

Han Chenxin ordered the food, went back to the table and sat down, Han Zhong suddenly beckoned to the waiter and said, "Add shredded pork with Beijing sauce."

This is a dish that Sun Zheyang loved to eat when he was a child.

But when the food came, Sun Zheyang didn't pick up an extra chopstick, as if those cherished and favorite things in the past had become irrelevant now.

Han Chenxin felt that the weather was getting colder the further north he went. Although he hadn't crossed the Qinling Mountains, it was still in the south geographically, but it was much colder here than Chongfeng City.

After eating, when he came out of the restaurant, Han Zhong asked Han Chenxin to open the trunk, and he went to get a coat and come out.He was old, and although the air conditioner was turned on in the car, his knees couldn't stand it after sitting for a long time, so he wanted to put a piece of clothing on his lap.

Han Chenxin stood in front of the car and said to Sun Zheyang, "Otherwise, let me drive."

Sun Zheyang looked indifferent, "It's okay."

Han Chenxin saw that the zipper of Sun Zheyang's jacket was still open, revealing the thin sweater inside, and couldn't help but said, "Zip up your clothes, don't catch a cold."

Sun Zheyang glanced at him and said, "It doesn't matter if you say it."

Han Chenxin then turned his head away and said no more.

Starting in the afternoon, Sun Zheyang was still driving. It was no longer a flat and spacious expressway, but a narrow and bumpy mountain road. The speed could not be increased, and the winding mountain road had too many twists and turns, and everyone in the car was thrown away. I feel a little uncomfortable.

Han Chen's heart was fine, but Han Zhong felt a little motion sick after sitting. He began to hold back, and then couldn't help but patted the back of the driver's seat to tell Sun Zheyang to stop.

Han Zhong opened the car door and went to the side of the road to vomit.

Han Chenxin followed, handed him a bottle of water, and handed him some paper.

Back at the car door, Han Chenxin said to Sun Zheyang, "Drive slowly."

Sun Zheyang was a little impatient, "Then when will it be open?"

Han Chenxin went around to the driver's seat, reached out and opened the door, "Let me open it."

Sun Zheyang sat still in his seat and turned to look at him.

Han Chen didn't move and just waited for him.

Later, Sun Zheyang unbuckled his seat belt, stepped out of the car, and when he passed by Han Chenxin, he reached out and pushed his head, just like an older brother would take care of his naughty younger brother.

After going on the road, Han Chenxin would drive more steadily, but the speed also slowed down.

It was dark that day, and they were still driving on the winding mountain road. Han Chen was forced to drive more slowly and carefully.

It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when we arrived in the village of our hometown, because Han Zhong had called back in advance, so the brothers gathered in the old family's house, waiting for them to come back.

Hearing the sound of the car from a distance, the whole family came out of the yard to pick up the people. Someone told Han Chenxin to park the car in the yard, and Han Zhong was the first to get out of the car.

Han Zhong's eldest brother and sister-in-law greeted him first. They all thought it was Xu Jiayi who came back with Han Zhong, and they were not too enthusiastic. They just said to Han Zhong: "Mom's condition is not very good. The doctor at the county hospital said that you can prepare for the funeral." gone."

Han Zhong couldn't help feeling sad too.

After parking the car, Han Chenxin and Sun Zheyang got out of the car together.

When a relative saw Sun Zheyang, he let out an "ah" in surprise, and then said, "This is not the one—"

At this time, Han Zhong said to his older brothers: "Chencheng came back with me this time, he came to see his grandma."

The whole family was stunned for a moment, and then someone greeted: "Then let's go in first."

Han Zhong's mother was hospitalized in the county hospital. After the doctor said she couldn't be cured, she carried her home and lay down. Now the whole family is waiting for her to die. The whole family is busy preparing for her funeral. .

Han Chenxin and Sun Zheyang followed Han Zhong to grandma's room to visit her old man. The old man was sick and confused, and fell asleep most of the time. When Han Zhong went to call her, she just opened her eyes to look, and then closed them again.

Han Zhong's eldest brother told him: "Mom called your name before."

When Han Zhong heard this, his eyes were a little red, and he sat on the edge of the hospital bed and held his mother's hand.

Sun Zheyang came over, squatted beside the bed, and called softly, "Grandma."

He still remembers that every time he came back when he was a child, he lived with his grandma. His grandma was a simple and honest mountain native, illiterate, but very diligent and dexterous.

Grandma got along very well with his mother, because his mother was also a diligent and kind woman who lived a simple life and put all her thoughts on her husband and children.

Sun Zheyang didn't know what happened when Xu Jiayi came here. In fact, since Xu Jiayi first came here, his grandma didn't like this woman very much, and because of Han Zhong's divorce, she lost her temper with Han Zhong very rarely.

At this time, Sun Zheyang called grandma, but naturally there was no response. The old man's face was sallow, and he seemed to have sunk deeply into the bed, losing his vitality.

The person who has the weakest affection for this grandma probably belongs to Han Chenxin.

But under such circumstances, Han Chenxin still couldn't help but feel a little sad, because of the imminent departure of his loved ones.

After visiting the old man, the three of them were welcomed into the main room for dinner.

The prepared dinner was already cold, and the women in the family went to the kitchen to heat up the meal again.

Han Zhong is the most promising among the few children of the Han family. The past two years have been fine. A few years ago, Han Zhong just made money outside, and he still helped his parents a lot, so every time he came back, these brothers and sisters He was very well received by his family.

Han Zhong has four older brothers and two older sisters. The elder brother's oldest grandson is older than both brothers Han Chenxin.This time when Han Zhong came back, the whole family gathered together, and there was no room for a table. Only a few big men in the family sat at the main table. In addition, Han Chenxin and Sun Zheyang, who came back with Han Zhong, and other young people all sat there. I was driven to sit in the next room.

In fact, everyone was most surprised by Sun Zheyang. No, in their opinion, he should be called Han Chencheng. This time, he was able to come back with Han Zhong. You must know that since Han Zhong divorced and remarried, this family has never seen Sun Zheyang again. Zhe Yang.

Because the topic was a bit sensitive, everyone didn't say anything at the dinner table, but Han Zhong's elder brother Han Kang said to Sun Zheyang: "Your grandma still misses you very much, it's right to come back and see her."

Sun Zheyang heard the words, but didn't say anything.

It's getting late, and everyone is hungry, it's almost time to rest after this meal.

The other brothers should go home, leaving Han Zhong and his two sons to live with Han Kang.

Because there were not so many rooms, when they came back in previous years, Han Chenxin and Han Zhong mostly lived in one room, and Xu Jiayi and Han Zixin lived in one room. This year, Han Kang asked Han Zhong how to arrange it and let him figure it out.

Han Zhong said: "Let the two children live in one room."

Han Kang then said: "Alright, I have something to talk to you conveniently."

Han Kang's wife led Han Chenxin and Sun Zheyang to the room in the far corner of the courtyard. The room was very simple, with only a double bed and a thick quilt on it.

"The conditions are not good, you just make do with it," Han Kang's wife said.

Han Kang is twenty years older than Han Zhong, and his wife has gray hair. The family is not rich, and Han Chenxin and the others have nothing to criticize. They said thank you and went in with their things. .

Everyone knows that the conditions here are not good, otherwise Xu Jiayi wouldn't come here in a hurry every year, and want to leave in a hurry.

Sun Zheyang stretched out his hand to close the door, while Han Chenxin sat on the edge of the bed and touched the quilt with his hand, saying, "It's a bit damp."

Sun Zheyang said: "Whatever."

Regardless of whether grandma is leaving these two days or not, they will live here for a while. Today is the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year's Eve will be celebrated next, until the first month of the lunar year. Han Chenxin and Sun Zheyang Will spend the night in the same bed.

Han Chenxin took out a towel, a toothbrush, and a cup from the suitcase.

Sun Zheyang saw it and said, "I forgot to bring it."

Han Chenxin handed him the towel, "Use mine."

Sun Zheyang took it over and said, "I didn't bring a toothbrush either."

Han Chenxin looked at him helplessly.

Sun Zheyang grabbed a few clothes and went out. He didn't think about bringing these things. He felt that they could be bought anywhere. There was no need to bring a set, but it would be troublesome to use them now.

Sun Zheyang got up and walked outside, "I'm going to buy one."

Han Chenxin stopped him, "Where are you going to buy it so late? Go to your aunt to find a new one for you."

However, the trouble was that Han Kang didn't have any extra new toothbrushes at home. It was so late and all the shops in the village were closed, so there was no way to knock people up for a toothbrush.

Sun Zheyang then said: "Forget it, I will finish it in one night, and we will talk about it tomorrow morning."

Han Chenxin handed him her toothbrush, "Use mine."

Sun Zheyang didn't answer, he said: "Aren't you afraid that I will infect you with some disease?"

"What's wrong with you?" Han Chenxin asked him.

"Crazy," Sun Zheyang said, not knowing who he was talking about, and then took Han Chenxin's towel and walked towards the water pipe in the yard.