fourth rebirth

After a moment of silence,

"I agree to what you said." Old Master Chi's voice was a little hoarse, "You are right, the Chi family is indeed smoked from the ancestral grave, you are all good boys, good boys..."

The girl in front of him saw another person through those eyes that were cloudy due to old age.

That man who always seemed to stand upright, arrogant and decisive.

In fact, a long time ago, he was also a soft little one, just a little bit, he could lift it up with one hand, he would act sweetly, call him dad softly, and With tears in his eyes, he looked at himself whether he wanted to cry or not. On his birthday, he shyly took out a self-made card from his school bag; he would hold his chin with his small hand and sit on a small bench with a face of admiration. Listening to myself nagging about the old story...

Forget it, forget it all.

He seems to have lost some of his face.

Regret?

Who knows.

He closed his eyes again.

Looking at Mr. Chi who was lost in memory, Chi Ran bowed slightly and said goodbye.

The moment her hand was on the doorknob,

"Chi Ran," a hoarse and calm voice came from behind, "If I give you enough support, can you let Yiyuan sit in that position?"

Chi ran turned around, and old man Chi opened his eyes. With cloudy but bright eyes, he stared at the girl in front of him, and the invisible coercion and aura of high position returned to him.

The air also seemed to have a slight stagnation.

"Grandpa, you're joking." Chi Ran bent his lips and smiled.

The air starts to flow.

"You should know better than anyone that the position has never been a competition between people, but a competition between families. If there is no high position, but there is no backing to match it, the end can only be an accelerated demise. "

Just like the current one.

Grandpa Qiao's support is subject to interest.

Thinking of the current situation of that person, there will be one less trouble to solve in the future, Chi Ran's smile is a little brighter.

"...In other words, you can." Old Master Chi's voice did not have any fluctuations.

Chi Ran raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise, met Mr. Chi's unwavering eyes, withdrew his smile, and sighed, "Grandpa, you're in trouble." These words were already a little rude.

Mr. Chi was silent for a moment,

"You go."

He turned his head and looked out the window.

Large swaths of white clouds covered the entire blue sky, flowing slowly but irreversibly, never changing, not staying for anyone or anything.

"I say goodbye."

Chi Ran nodded slightly and opened the door.

Before closing the door, the back that looked a little rickety due to old age was reflected in her eyes.

The members of the Chi family seem to like to look out of the window like this.

Still no communication, Chi Ran said goodbye to Chi Yiyuan with a smile.

"Father, is she the second uncle's daughter? You really are not polite. When you see my cousin, you don't even say hello." Chi Ze deliberately raised his voice, crossed his arms and sat on the sofa in the living room Looking directly at Chi Ran, there was contempt and disdain in his eyes.

He is not much older than Chi Ran. This year, he is only a sophomore.

Vigorous, life is fresh and warm like trees in midsummer.

"Cousin, hello, cousin, goodbye." Without moving his body, Chi Ran turned his head 90 degrees, with a big smile on his face and white teeth bared.

"Cousin, hello, cousin, goodbye."

After finishing speaking on his own, he snatched Chi Ze's lines by the way, and immediately returned to his expressionless face after a wicked and bright smile, dignified and solemn as if attending a funeral.

In Chi Ze's constipated and speechless expression, Chi Ran waved his sleeves and walked away gracefully.

Ah, when you are in a bad mood, there are always so many people coming to entertain you.

Life is wonderful.

Chi Ran's steps became lighter and smoother, and her smile became sweeter and cleaner. Only then will you remember that she is just an 18-year-old girl.

In the evening, when the lights came on, the old house of the Chi family in Kyoto, Mr. Chi, Chi Yiyuan, Chi Ze and Chi Xi, the four current owners of the Chi family sat quietly together to share dinner.

Chi Yiyuan's wife, who was a childhood sweetheart with him, had a firm relationship, but her body was really weak, and she struggled with her life to give birth to her unexpected young son, who died within two years.

Chi Yiyuan was unwilling to wrong the children, especially the ones his wife gave birth to with all her life. She didn't remarry and raised the two children by herself.

Mr. Chi has many lovers, but none of them can enter the Chi family's mansion.

There are only four owners in the empty mansion.

"Change to red wine, no, pour me a glass of water." Old Master Chi stopped the maid who was about to pour him wine.

Since ancient times, wine and sex have not been separated.Old Master Chi was a prodigal son when he was young, and naturally he was also an alcoholic.

You are young, you can say anything.

It's a pity that when I reached middle age and was about to settle down, Old Master Chi left.An old man in a family is like a treasure. This is really true. Without Mrs. Chi, Mr. Chi would be just a junior with some promise.For things like connections and favors, it's best if people are willing to give them to you. If you don't, then you have nothing to do with them.It is normal in the world for people to take tea to cool down.It's a pity that Mr. Chi didn't understand this truth at that time, so he drank his sorrows away with wine, and there was such a young lady who looked on coldly and looked down on the nouveau riche like himself.

Only brandy is a man's most faithful companion, say the men who are separated by a continent.Mr. Chi didn't drink brandy, but that's the reason.

It was a bit bitter, so I could only hold it in my heart, chew it slowly, and slowly swallow it into my stomach with blood and tears.After a few decades, when it is developed and promising, and the matter is over, it will be taken out and nagging with the younger son and grandson twice.When I said it, I mostly smiled, and it was myself who laughed.

When you get old, it becomes a habit. Once you have an addiction, even if you know it’s bad for your health and you know you’re old, you can’t quit.

Besides, in this world, there are always more troublesome things than pleasant things.

"Dad, you" Chi Yiyuan asked cautiously, "You..."

Chi Yiyuan was a little surprised that the old man had been used to it for decades, but suddenly changed it.

"It's okay, it's nothing serious," Old Master Chi waved his hand, "I just feel that I'd better take care of my body when I'm getting old." Then he raised his head, turned his eyes around the table, and looked at his eldest son, Looking at his grandson, there was a smile on his old face,

"I have to live, live well, live for a long time, the suffering I have suffered, my son, my grandson can no longer suffer."

Regardless of the incomprehension of the children and grandchildren who were looking at each other from behind, he leaned on a cane, stood up tremblingly, waved his hand, and brushed away the outstretched arm of the elder son, ready to go out for a walk.

Take a walk after a meal and live to 99.

Smell the fragrance of flowers in the garden, listen to the gurgling water, and look at the vibrant plants.

Master Chi's heart suddenly relaxed.

After the old master Chi left, he spent most of his life to pull the Chi family out of those same families that had lost their pillars and had no accumulation, and re-entered the circle of the capital, and even became a top-notch family. The ones on the top.

It stands to reason that he should calm down and be his old man in peace, but he is afraid, afraid that he will leave by himself, and everything will return to the same way. He can only feel at ease when he desperately clutches things in his hands. After following him for decades, just as Chi Ran said, he has become a demon.

He forced the younger son away, he forced the eldest daughter-in-law to die early due to repeated births, and he forced the two grandsons to see him like a mouse seeing a cat.

Do you regret it?he does not know.Are you uncomfortable?He couldn't tell either.

It's just that even if you give him another chance, he will still do it.

He was obsessed, but he had to be obsessed. No matter in the past or now, the foundation of the Chi family was always too weak. A few deaths could destroy the family, completely.

Therefore, he wants to live and live well.

An unattractive but genuine smile appeared on Old Master Chi's old face, and his steps became steady.

Let Chi Yiyuan and the two grandsons who followed behind him breathe a sigh of relief.

No matter what dad/grandpa wants to do, it's always good to take care of your health.

When Chi Zhe was 17 years old, the girl in the sprint class of the third year of high school opposite was used to holding a book in her spare time to ask questions of this real prodigy who was a year younger than herself.

The teacher in the third year of high school was too busy and surrounded by students. Her stable grades and quietness were easily overlooked.Someone made fun of her, someone gossiped, but she still came over blushing.

She can't afford a tutor, and there is a younger brother who is agitated in adolescence at home. School time is too important to her, and what the college entrance examination can change is her life.Even though she was dying of shyness and nervousness, she still mustered up the courage to go.

Gradually, this became a habit, and gradually, there were fewer people gossiping, and what they all talked about when they got together was learning.

Boiling frogs in warm water has always been a famous dish.

When Chi Zhe was 17 years old, Guan Qi went to university, and the university in Kyoto completely moved away, but there were always one or two phone calls every night that were just right, talking about everything from basic necessities of life to making friends and studying. Talk for an hour or two.Lying on the soft bed with the mobile phone between them, two places apart, but the same bright moonlight above the head, the separation is no longer so far away.

When a mantis catches a cicada, it must not know that there is a silent oriole staring at him behind him.

When Chi Zhe was 17 years old, he found that his sister finally had some girlish feelings and started chasing stars.It's not the handsome man with bronze skin, handsome facial features, clean smile, sunny and tough man who is popular nowadays.Peripherals, albums, TV and movie discs were put in the bag by Chi Ran, placed on the bookshelf, and placed in the apartment where he lived alone.

There are also those small, bookmarked photos in the book, the real people are more approachable than the posters.

Chi Ran has also reached this age.

Chi Zhe suddenly felt a little bit of melancholy as a married daughter.