straight to heaven

It's great to go out to sea, but the side effects of staying overnight on the boat are not without it.For example, for a period of time, I felt like retching when I smelled fish.But the room leak happened to be raining at night, and I don't know whose idea it was. Recently, the box lunch ordered by the office always has some kind of fish.

Fried octopus today, fish with pickled cabbage tomorrow, black fish with tomato the day after tomorrow... In short, after this combination, my abdominal muscles have become much clearer for more than a week.

At the end of the month, Li Xiaoxiao's friend opened a new Sichuan cuisine restaurant nearby. She helped to support the show, so she invited colleagues in the group to a party.I was honored to be invited, and she thoughtfully eschewed classics like fish boil when ordering.

Xie Yi smacked his lips: "Xiao Shan, when did you start picking your mouth?"

Li Xiao pointed out something, and laughed jokingly: "This is because you don't know how to do it." She patted my stomach: "Within three months, it is normal to smell fishy smell and morning sickness, we have to understand."

As soon as the words fell, all the colleagues burst into laughter.The buddy sitting on my right wanted to touch my abs, but I slapped it back with a stiff face.

All the dishes were served, and the one in front of me was steamed fermented bean curd with taro.

I picked up a chopstick, and before the taro drenched in red sauce could be stuffed into my mouth, I heard a female colleague greet me: "By the way, my family, I have cleaned up my house in the past two days. Come to the house warming on Sunday." Come on, my husband and I are having hot pot at home!"

The female colleague got married four years ago, her husband works in a foreign company, and her child is just two years old.The couple have worked hard in the capital for many years, and with family subsidies, it was not until last year that they paid the down payment for their next apartment in the third ring road.Estimated completion time of renovation, almost in the near future.

"Sunday? What day is Sunday?" someone asked.

Li Xiaoxiao looked through the phone calendar: "Coincidentally, it's April Fool's Day."

April one?That's three days later.

I declined first: "I have something to do that afternoon, so I won't go there. Happy housewarming."

The female colleague said regretfully: "Ah, my husband has been thinking about the beggar's chicken recipe you mentioned last time. But let's have a simple lunch. If you have something to do in the afternoon, you can retreat early."

I hesitated for two seconds, then shook my head: "I'm sorry, Sister Feng, I'll send you the electronic version of the recipe."

She sighed and didn't try to persuade her anymore.On the contrary, Li Xiaoxiao came over with a gossipy face: "Are you on a date? With whom? Male or female? Tell me."

I didn't want to pay attention to her, and picked up the soft, glutinous and fragrant taro again and sent it to my mouth.But tonight I probably won't have a good meal, Geng Zong suddenly called.

I frowned and answered the phone, but as soon as the other person spoke, I couldn't sit still, put on my coat and wanted to rush out.

"Hey, Shan'er!" Li Xiaoxiao stopped me without knowing why.

I hurriedly waved my hands: "I'm sorry, something urgent happened at my friend's house."

I took a taxi, and when I hurried to the hospital, the door of the ward was already crowded with people, their voices were noisy, and their accents intersected from north to south.I don't know any of them.

The old man was lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, already wrapped in a shroud.I pushed aside the flow of people, only to see Geng Zong on the chair in the inner corner.

He is 1.8 meters tall, his shoulders are wide and his body is strong, but his back is slumped. He buried his head in the palms of his hands. To be honest, I was taken aback.

Two hundred and five is better than two hundred and five, for example, if he looks at things very broadly, and when a strong wind and waves are coming towards him, he still throws his neck up and yells that I am so fucking awesome.

In so many years, it was the first time I saw him collapse like this.

I patted him on the shoulder, and waited for him to raise his head to reveal the tears on his face, before he murmured: "...Old Geng, my condolences will change."

Geng kept grabbing my hand, very hard, and tears came out again.I knelt down, took out a few pieces of paper and handed them over, "Wipe it."

He just shook his head: "Brother Bald, I, my grandpa, my grandpa is gone."

If it was not me, but someone else, it might be embarrassing to hear him say that.It's too late for you to change your name to grandpa after someone passed away.

But I understand Geng has been, things will not be so simple.

"What do you mean?" There were many people with mixed eyes, I lowered my voice: "Your grandfather?"

Geng kept crying so hard that his expression was not so much sad as confused.He looked at me, and it took him a long time to stutter to finish the sentence.

"He, he is really my grandfather..." Geng stared wide-eyed, but his eyes were dull: "My mother, she is my real mother."

Grass.My grass.

Thunderbolt.

Not to mention Geng Zong himself, I would be stupid to hear that.

The old man has already been pushed away, and I also know that it is not appropriate to talk about this situation on this occasion.

He staggered and staggered, and I helped him to the car. Before leaving, he looked at me eagerly. It is normal for me to be soft-hearted, so I gave up the perfect attendance award and took Friday off to accompany him to meet relatives.

According to the custom, I have to stay for three days and say goodbye to the body in the morning. I didn't figure out the whole story of this big oolong until Geng Bing's emotions calmed down.

Geng Zong's parents fell in love at an early age, but his grandfather opposed it because of the huge difference in economic conditions.His mother was very courageous and decided to run away from home and run away, but during her pregnancy, Geng's father had an affair with an unknown train stewardess outside.Eight months later, the scandal was exposed. She was stimulated to give birth prematurely and suffered from severe postpartum depression. In the end, there was a lot of trouble, and the child was left to Geng's father. She returned to the capital alone.

Grandpa only knew of Geng Zong's existence when he was nine years old, and immediately said that if Geng's mother didn't get the child back, she wouldn't get a cent of the family property.Geng's mother then found Geng's father, but Geng's father was greedy, and said bluntly, if you want a child, it's okay, but we have to remarry, and my share in the prenuptial agreement cannot be less.

Geng always said that his mother was a ruthless person, so he gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.The two no longer have feelings for each other, but they still have a bit of conscience. They are afraid that Geng will be provoked all the time and keep the matter secret. This has led Geng to think that his mother is a stepmother and his grandfather is not a grandfather since he was a child.

Before my grandfather died of illness, he returned to the light and confessed the truth clearly and clearly. At that time, Geng's mother was beside him, silently shedding a few tears.

Things have come to this point, Geng still has nothing to understand.

The story is very fragmented, but it doesn't affect my dumbfounded hearing.

The farewell part of the body has not yet been communicated well. At the entrance of hall A of the funeral home, Geng's mother and a group of relatives are still negotiating with the staff.Geng and I have been hiding in the corner of the building, where there are few people and remote, he smokes, I just watch silently.

After watching for a while, I asked, "What are your plans?"

He and his father usually have a better relationship, I know that.So after the illusion was brutally peeled off, how should he deal with himself.

Geng kept smacking the cigarette holder twice, and the smoke passed through his lungs and rushed out of his nose: "Bald, to be honest, I didn't have any interest in her family's property at first. It's fucking boring. But now..."

"Changed your mind?"

"Before he died, the old man said that he valued me very much and asked me not to let him down." Geng kept rubbing his face: "You know I have no ambitions, but he said that..." He clicked his tongue: " I fucking suddenly, suddenly want to work hard."

I had mixed feelings: "I thought you didn't value blood relationship that much."

He smiled bitterly.

I have almost never seen his expression like this. It seems that since last night, he has lost a layer of skin. He is still the same person, but not quite the same.

"It's outrageous." Geng kept drooping his head, pressing the butt of his cigarette against the wall: "I've really developed feelings for the past few months."

The heat was silent, and a corner of ash fell.

I don't know what to say anymore.The crowd at the entrance of the farewell hall of the corpse began to surge. I was about to ask Geng to go there together, but someone suddenly walked out from behind the corner of the building.

Rather than being intimidated, I regret saying this here.Geng Zong's family has always been a scandal, and it's not a good thing to be listened to in the corner.

But never imagined-

"Squad leader?"

"Pei Yan..."

Geng was taken aback.Me too.

Pei Yanlai was wearing a black suit: "There are a lot of people over there, and it's a bit noisy. I'm here to answer the phone." He looked at Geng Zong, with a calm and solemn expression: "... My condolences will change."

He doesn't wear black suits too much, the black too highlights the cold and gloomy part of his temperament, which damages his usual elegant demeanor.He was holding the mobile phone in his hand, and it seemed that he really wanted to find a secluded place to talk, but he happened to collide with us.

Geng didn't ask any further questions, the phone in his pocket rang, and it was his mother who sent a message.After he finished watching, he said, "The ceremony is about to begin, relatives have to stand in front, bald, squad leader, then I'll go there first."

I nodded: "You go first, I'll be right there."

Pei Yanlai also nodded.

Geng Zeng quickly ran away, I was silent for a few seconds, and asked, "Why did you come?" With my old classmate who had been out of touch for so long, I knew that Geng Zeng didn't invite him here.

Pei Yan came to straighten his cuffs, and the scar on his jaw was still there: "Dong Xiao has cooperated with Tengyuan International before."

Xiao Dong.

It took me a while to realize that I was talking about Geng Zong’s grandfather.Pei Yanlai walked towards the stadium, and I immediately followed.

"The last time I saw Pei in the institute...those two, I thought you and Teng Yuan had already made a clean break."

"You don't know me very well." Pei Yanlai's words were unclear, and I didn't dare to answer them.He chuckled: "Gao Wenfu gave birth to me in nine months of pregnancy. I owe her this debt, but Pei Chong does not. It should be mine, and I have to take it."

I heard him say something similar many years ago, but I was still surprised: "So those scandals?"

did you do it

"Yeah." He replied in the affirmative.

It is not difficult to think that the many discords in the big family may be a tool to balance the two sides, or a pawn in the game, but the orthodox heir is "rebellious", and it may not be easy for Pei Yan to come to Pei Yan for so many years.I thought of what Pei Gao and the two said when they appeared in Dingrun, probably Pei Yanlai was doing something behind the scenes, so he managed to get out of the cage, and also won a share of the pie that he deserved.

It's time to congratulate him, no wonder he's been amiable recently.

I was a little puzzled: "Why are you interested in talking to me about this?"

While speaking, we were already extremely close to the crowd.

Pei Yanlai stood still, her eyes swept across the sad-looking invitee, her gesture was even a bit perfunctory in my opinion.

"good mood."

"..." This is a funeral.I have nothing to say: "I shouldn't ask you."

He glanced at the time and said lightly, "Let's go."

During the farewell ceremony for the dead body, Pei Yanlai stood in front of me. When he put the white silk flower on the old man's chest, his eyes were unexpectedly focused.

Pei Yan came to live because of desires, money, power or revenge, which made him not want to die.But if there ever was a day when he stood on the verge of death, I think he would be what he is now.

Examining intently, waiting calmly, and even welcoming the unknown and dormancy with joy——When I wrote the epitaph in high school, he wrote Goodnight, and I remember it clearly.

At the end of the ceremony is cremation, and after cremation, they are taken directly to the cemetery for burial.But I am not a relative, so I don't have to participate in the following links.

Before leaving, I went to say hello to Geng, but I didn't expect him to talk to Pei Yan.Geng was still a little slow to react, he patted my shoulder slowly, "By the way, don't you want to go back to the city? You don't have a car, and my car didn't drive over. Let the squad leader take a section."

Pei Yanlai didn't speak, he looked at me with gentle eyes, as if patiently waiting for my reply.But I blindly guessed that he meant to make me more interesting and save me trouble.

I have been with Geng in the past few days, exhausted physically and mentally, and I didn't have the energy to provoke the tyrant, but a message made me change my mind instantly.

If it wasn't for the fact that the other party was careful and determined the time and place to meet at the right time, I would probably be confused by this funeral and forget that I would meet my blind date more than an hour later.

"Pei Lu," I looked tired and couldn't make any expression at the moment: "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Pei Yanlai lowered her eyes, and quickly said with a faint smile: "...for small things, come with me."

I slumped tiredly into the back seat of the car.Pei Yanlai put on her seat belt and asked, "Where are you going?"

I made an appointment for an afternoon tea near Dingrun, and I reported the destination.

He seemed to glance lightly from the built-in mirror: "Who are you dating?"

I really wanted to say one, two, three, four, but I opened my mouth, and realized that I only contacted each other with a few text messages, and I didn't even know the other party's name.

I shut up and didn't answer.It seemed that Pei Yanlai was just asking casually and didn't expect to get an answer.

Yes, thinking he shouldn't be interested either.

How dare I fall asleep in the car when Pei Yan came to be my driver.

When I opened my eyes, there was still a coffee shop that was only a minute away. I was so frightened that I finished my clothes and looked at Pei Yanlai.He didn't respond, thank God, probably didn't notice me.

"Pei Yan is here." I blurted out, "Just stop here, I'll get off."

Pei Yanlai moved very quickly. He stepped on the brakes and stopped in front of the door. The rear window was just facing the floor-to-ceiling glass of the restaurant.The seat I reserved is in that private seat, and there are already people sitting on one side.

The woman in the seat had long flaxen-colored wavy curls, and she lifted her hair on the side of her ear, clearly revealing her beautiful side face.

My hand that pushed the car door paused slightly, my mind still a little dazed.

"……is her?"