Stranger way home

Chapter 54A City Tour

"The train arrives in front of the station. The terminal station of this bus - City A, please get off the passengers, take your luggage and items, and get off from the designated door in a certain order..."

The sudden sound woke me up from my dream. It turned out that I was about to reach the terminal, that is to say, our destination—Uncle Liu’s hometown.I squinted my eyes and raised my wrist to look at my watch, only to realize that it had been more than six hours since I left City X. As expected, the time was still passing very fast in my sleep.

I just opened my eyes and felt a little pain, I stretched out my right hand and rubbed it, then turned to look at Uncle Liu, only to find that he was just staring at the flying scenery outside the window in a daze.Maybe Uncle Liu is not as open as he said, from his tightly clenched hands, I can see the uneasiness in his heart, which is like a mess.

"Uncle Liu, what's the matter, what are you thinking? You look sullen." I stretched out my hand, gently pushed his shoulder, and asked with concern.

"Xiao Luo, you're awake." Uncle Liu turned his head, smiled at me, then turned his gaze out of the car window again, and continued, "It's nothing, it's just a little melancholy in my heart. It's been more than ten years. I left this city in a fit of anger, and now time has passed, and I have returned to this city after some twists and turns. I just don’t know if it’s like the book said, things are right and people are wrong.”

"Oh." I nodded half understanding, I understand Uncle Liu's mood, but I don't know how to comfort him, so I can only hold his thick palm silently.

"By the way, Xiao Luo." Uncle Liu turned his head again, looked at me, and said softly, "I don't know if it's right or wrong to bring you with me when I come to City A this time. I'm really afraid that my parents will... "

"Uncle Liu." I interrupted his words and sighed softly, "Don't forget, I asked you to take me with you. Besides, I'm just going home with you, nothing will happen. "

"However, after all, my parents know my orientation, I'm afraid they will look at you with strange eyes, I'm afraid you will be wronged."

"Hehe, just say that I'm your colleague, and if you come here, please be at ease."

"Well, that's the only way to go. Xiao Luo, you are really sensible."

"Ha ha."

……

Half an hour later, the train arrived in City A. Uncle Liu and I got off the train with our luggage and walked onto the bustling street outside the station.Although it was my first visit to City A, I didn't look around, but followed Uncle Liu's footsteps closely.In the past, whenever I went to a new place, I would look around curiously, maybe because I was nervous.

"Uncle Liu, let me ask you, are you nervous?" I, who had been hanging behind Uncle Liu, chased after him, walked side by side with him, and asked while staring at his big face.

"Nervous? A little bit." Uncle Liu stopped and looked at me with strange eyes, not knowing why I asked this.

"Hehe. Actually, I'm also very nervous..." Uncle Liu looked at me like this, and I became even more nervous. I was going to see Uncle Liu's parents soon. I kept thinking about how to face it. Tens of thousands of methods were tried, all of which were rejected one by one in the end.

"What's there to be nervous about? You just go to a relative's house."

"No, I'm thinking about meeting your parents. What should I call them, uncle, aunt, uncle, aunt? It's all played on TV."

"Well, it's up to you. In my image, they are quite easy-going to outsiders."

"Ah? Is it just in the image? Forget it, I'm asking for nothing." I looked at Uncle Liu helplessly. Although this problem is not a problem at all, I have been struggling with it for a long time.Of course, there are other aspects, such as: my identity and so on.

"Ha, Xiao Luo, don't pay too much attention to this." Uncle Liu patted my head and said to me with a loud smile.

"Uh, can you not mind... I'm beginning to regret coming here with you." I pretended to be regretful, and stared at him with extremely sad eyes.

"Then let's go back to City X now. Anyway, I didn't say hello to my family when I came here, so it's fine to leave."

"Don't, I'm kidding you. You finally made up your mind to go home, how could I be so narrow-minded. Forget it, I'll go all out!" I straightened my back and said loudly.

"I'm kidding you too. Haha, let's go!"

"..."

Ten minutes later, Uncle Liu and I took a taxi to a group of villas in the suburbs, and stopped outside the gate of a building.I know, the destination has arrived.

I looked at Uncle Liu strangely, because he hesitated in front of the door for a long time, without any intention of going in.Helpless, I had no choice but to press the doorbell, and the door opened a few seconds later, but it was not Uncle Liu's parents who opened the door, but a nanny of his family. As Uncle Liu expected, his parents were busy with work again.Half a minute later, I lay lazily on the sofa in the hall, Uncle Liu carried his luggage to the room, and the nanny called Uncle Liu's parents.

Half an hour later, I saw Uncle Liu's parents.Uncle Liu's father, who looks similar to Uncle Liu, is a very strong man with a big stature.Obviously, Uncle Liu looks like him when he was young, and the hoarfrost on his temples silently tells the ruthlessness of the years.Uncle Liu's mother, unexpectedly, did not look as sharp-edged as Uncle Wang's wife, Aunt Fang, but a virtuous wife. It may be because of the usual maintenance, the traces of time left on her face It's not obvious.

At that time, I stared at the two people who walked in from the door in a daze. There seemed to be tears on the faces of the two people. I turned my head and saw that Uncle Liu who was going downstairs was also staring at the two in front of me in a daze.An unknown atmosphere seemed to be brewing in the air, and at this moment, everything seemed to be as silent as possible.

I quietly left the hall tactfully and came to the backyard.I knew that at this time, I should make space to let their relatives talk about the pain of parting for more than ten years.

(I admit, I've been getting lazy lately. Ugh...)