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Even though he said so, He Zhao also planned to come back sooner, but it was not that easy.

Grandparents haven’t seen He Zhao for a long time. Although they are in the same city, He Zhao doesn’t go back to He’s house many times throughout the year. Originally, he was eager to pick him up on the night of the 31st. that night.

Grandpa and grandma have already retired, and grandpa couldn't bear the loneliness, so he was hired back again, but his work is very leisurely.Grandma's retirement life is colorful, she goes to college for the elderly, dances in the square, works as a volunteer, plays mahjong... and makes a lot of new friends because of it.

He Zhao also has nothing to do, the main thing is to listen to his grandfather telling interesting stories he encountered at work, and accompany his grandmother to see the photos taken by her and her sisters. People just introduce it to others, just like showing off some treasure.

I met Luo Hao's mother, Luo Guilan, in the community. Grandma Zhang Luo introduced: "Guilan, this is my grandson, He Zhao."

Luo Guilan smiled and said, "Oh, Aunt Sun, how can I not know Xiao Zhao? Let's go across the door. I can watch him grow up."

Grandma was satisfied, and after a while, she saw her partner who was dancing in the square together, and dragged He Zhao over to say hello.

The mother-in-law was happy: "Professor Sun, every time your grandson comes over, you have to introduce it to me at least twice. You just forgot about it this morning? You even gave us a lecture on how to prevent Alzheimer's, I see you I forgot everything when I was happy."

He Zhao didn't feel that much before, but now he feels that grandma is more and more like a child. When she was young, she was serious, dignified, smart and capable.

Because of the good maintenance, grandma looks younger than her peers, but her hair was dyed and permed more than a month ago, and now the traces of new gray hair can still be seen.

"Is your mother in good health? She is not in good health, and the elderly mother has a heart attack. It's not easy." Grandma took him to the supermarket to inspect. She likes to go shopping, but she basically doesn't like to pick and choose.I always read the ingredients carefully and thought it was unhealthy, so I put it back again, "I only found out recently that I sent her some nutritional supplements a few days ago, and you should take care of her more, she is also your mother after all."

Although she didn't like Lin Peiling and was dissatisfied with her as a daughter-in-law, her tone was still concerned. After all, she was the mother of her grandson, so she hoped that she would be well.

"Got it." He Zhao answered very pleasantly.

"If you have any questions, you can come to me and your father. I am a professor in the medical school, and your father is a doctor. We are all your backing. You don't have to worry about it as a child." Grandma said again.

"I'm not young anymore." He Zhao pushed the cart and waited for her.

"Why aren't you too small? You've just grown taller. From grandma's point of view, it's no different from the diced radish from before." Granny took his elbow and picked up a box of biscuits to look at. "Your sister likes to eat biscuits. Look at the ingredients of these biscuits, they are all sugar and fat, trans fatty acids, you know? It’s very bad for your health.”

He Zhao leaned over to take a look. In fact, he didn't quite understand it, so he smiled: "Why do children think about trans fatty acids?"

"Children don't have to think about it, but adults can't. Last time, Aunt Xu took Xiaohan to a cram school and said that there was no time to eat and eat some biscuits to pad her stomach. How can I do that? I'm so angry." Grandma said.

"Don't be angry, Professor Sun, getting angry hurts your body." He Zhao said, "Every line is like a mountain. Aunt Xu is an English teacher, maybe she doesn't know about these things."

With grandma, it doesn't matter what she says or does, the most important thing is not to be disobedient, but to follow her, and she will be happy when her attitude is in place.

"Last time, a staff member of our elderly university gave me a few boxes of biscuits. I gave them all to the security guard at the gate of the community, and told him not to give the children too much. I don't know if he listened." Grandma took Get a pack of jelly.

"Why do people send you biscuits? Did you do them a favor?" He Zhao asked casually.

There were quite a lot of people in the supermarket in the afternoon, and the Christmas decorations hadn't been removed yet, and "Happy New Year's Day" was posted everywhere. It was lively and full of fireworks.

He and Yi Shi have never visited a supermarket together yet, and it feels quite romantic to visit a supermarket.

"It's nothing, I just consulted with me about something. Her son told her that he likes men, and asked me what kind of disease it is, and whether it can be cured." Grandma didn't deliberately lower her voice, and she didn't raise it. stiff.

He felt that the people next to him were also looking over, but grandma didn't seem to notice.

"Then what do you say?" He Zhao held the handle of the cart, trying to make his tone sound casual.

"I told her that homosexuality is not a disease and cannot be cured, but she can go to see a psychiatrist to untangle herself." Grandma put the jelly back.

To be honest, He Zhao was a little surprised. Although he had thought that his grandma and father both studied medicine, it might be easier to accept it, but after all, the previous generation had the thoughts and concepts of the previous generation.

Since he wanted them to respect him, he couldn't force them to understand him.Ideally, everyone can be themselves and be accepted and understood.But in fact, it's okay if he can't understand, at most he won't bring Yi Shi back to this family.

Everyone has many circles, family members, friends, lovers... It is not necessary to forcibly integrate all circles together.

But hearing what grandma said, He Zhao was somewhat relieved.Although the advice from outsiders is completely different from what happened to my grandson, at least I can be sure that if there is a showdown, grandma will not regard him as abnormal or mentally ill.

I walked around the supermarket for more than half an hour as usual, bought only a few small bottles of yogurt, and walked back.

"I wanted to buy some healthy snacks to satisfy your hunger for the past two days, but after shopping around, I can't eat these things in my stomach." Grandma said, "I have to go to class with your Aunt Xu when I go back."

He Zhao smiled, he could feel that grandma complained to Aunt Xu but did not dislike her.

"Grandma, why don't you like my mother?" He Zhao asked after walking for a while.

In fact, he has been wanting to ask this question for many years, and now he can finally ask it calmly, no matter what answer grandma says, he can accept it without getting angry.

"Your mother is the daughter of your father-in-law Lin Jingxiu, He Zhao's mother, once He Wenyan's wife, and my Sun Ping's daughter-in-law, but she is the only one who is not me. Xiao Zhao, a person must rely on his own ability to gain the respect of others , rather than other people’s pity and charity. Everyone, no matter how much they achieve, must at least live on their own, make a living by themselves, and control their own destiny.” Grandma answered quickly and straightforwardly, “All my female students, No matter who it is, I firmly do not support them returning to the family and only revolving around men and children. I once doubted that your mother could teach you well. Teaching children lies in precepts and deeds. Precepts are less important than deeds. An example is worth a thousand words. Children are influenced by their parents, not by what they say. Your mother is like Lin Daiyu every day. What can you learn from her?"

He Zhao understood that grandma had her own value judgments, she couldn't accept a weak daughter-in-law raised like a canary, let alone accept such a person as the mother of her grandson.

Maybe because of that, maybe not just because of that.

"But after she divorced your father, it made me change a lot." Grandma commented.

He Zhao didn't respond. Others might easily judge and label Lin Peiling, but he had no choice but to accept these labels.

He thought, at least Lin Peiling taught him one thing, that love is not a luxury that can be enjoyed only by how good or valuable a person is.Since he became Lin Peiling's child, he got her love naturally without any effort.Lin Peiling never asked him to work hard, to be a perfect child, to give him abundant love unconditionally, and he had no way to judge Lin Peiling from any angle or what kind of mother she was.

Back home, Aunt Xu and Aunt Zhang, who cleaned and cooked, were busy in the kitchen. This Aunt Zhang was not the previous one, and she didn't know He Zhao very well. When she ran out to open the door, she was a little taken aback.

"Xiao Zhao." Grandma introduced.

"Oh, this is Xiao Zhao. I hear you mentioning him every day. Now I finally see the real person. He looks so tall and handsome." Aunt Zhang said.

He Han, who was still going to take piano lessons during the New Year's Day holiday, had already returned. He was leaning on the sofa and watching TV. When he saw his grandma walk in, he immediately straightened his back.

He Xi wobbled forward and hugged He Zhao's leg: "Brother!"

Grandma was a little proud: "Grandma still calls it unsuitable, but brother can call it clearly."

The aunt smiled and said, "It's not what you teach every day."

Then he walked into the kitchen and closed the glass door.

He Zhao took He Xi's hand, and was stunned. He Xi's hand was sticky. He saw that it was full of saliva, and he suddenly became ill. He looked at grandma for help, "Grandma, help me!"

The grandma with a cleanliness took a step back instead: "Oh, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhang."

Aunt Zhang didn't hear it through the glass door in the kitchen, but grandpa, who was reading the newspaper in the study, came out and took off his reading glasses: "You two are really, come, Xiao Xi, grandpa will take you to wash your hands and eat sweets." right?"

He Zhao looked at the wet little handprints on his hands and trouser legs: "I..."

Grandma urged: "Go back to your room and take a shower."

Grandpa sighed on the balcony: "Isn't it Xiaoxi's saliva? As for?"

He Zhao walked to his room: "As for it."

He Zhao's bedroom is still the same one, a large second bedroom with its own bathroom.The house was redecorated once, and the furniture was replaced, but even He Zhao’s kindergarten and primary school books are still well placed on the bookshelves. There are 17 photo frames hanging on the wall opposite the bed. One photo a year, showing How did He Zhao grow up year by year?

When He Zhao came out of the shower, he found He Han standing in his room, looking at the photo wall.

"What's the matter?" He asked proactively.

"Mom asked me to ask you to eat." He Han quickly lowered his head.

"Understood, come right away." He Zhao smiled.

He Han glanced at him, was startled, and ran out.

During dinner, grandma accidentally mentioned that He Han likes painting very much, and said that he could show it to his brother, and He Zhao agreed with a smile.He Han glanced at him again and quickly lowered his head.

He Zhao felt that He Han's indifference towards him didn't seem like he hated him, but more like he was overwhelmed and cautious.

In fact, it's normal, He Han is only 6 years old, how can she have so many thoughts.

He Zhao didn't know if he had really grown up, or because of Yi Shi's appearance, family was no longer his only safe haven, and he was no longer so sensitive.

People seem to be born like this, slow and take love for granted, but can always smell every moment of not being loved without mistakes, suspecting that they are not really loved, or not so loved.

But forget that no one has to love you, being loved is the most precious thing.

He has always resisted this family, so he also feels that this family is resisting him.

It was as if he always thought that he was the only one who could do nothing, but he seemed to understand a little recently that children would be powerless, and adults would also be powerless.Children have their own lives, and adults have their own life trajectories.

When He Zhao entered the room, he glanced at the room of his grandparents. When he left the He family, his grandma hid in there and cried.

It was a certainty that He Wenyan obtained his custody rights, but he still compromised because of his willfulness.

He Zhao seems to have been gentle since he was a child, and he didn't have any rebellious period, but he also harbored resentment.He blamed all the troubles in his life on the more powerful He family.

But the people in this family are also his family.

Maybe he didn't have a perfect family in the traditional sense, his parents divorced, the family reorganized, his parents and family members were not perfect, but everyone tried their best to love him within their own limitations.

Like most people, his family wasn't that happy, but it wasn't that bad either.His life was not that lucky, but it was by no means unlucky.

Whether it's the Zhang family or the He family, they are all his family members. Neither family can make him feel warm and happy all the time, but they won't trade them for anything.