i'm not a bad man

Chapter 422 Family Reunion

My mother made a few more hot dishes and reheated the cold dumplings. Although I had already eaten the New Year’s Eve dinner before, I still burst out with appetite under this situation, and this appetite was of course related to It depends on the mood. For me, this is the most beautiful reunion dinner in the world.

My mother took off her apron and sat down opposite Qiao Jiao, and I sat opposite my dad. We divided the bottle of Red Star Erguotou, which was only half left.

My dad and I raised glasses and had a drink. By this time, our moods had gradually calmed down a bit, so we were finally able to face the four years of separation. So, I first asked my parents: "Dad, Mom?" , have you been in Tianjin these four years?... I went back to Tianjin a few months ago and went to the house we lived in before, but my neighbor told me that the house was sold by you a long time ago... Why did you I wanted to sell that house and live in this shanty town instead. What happened in the middle?"

My father and mother looked at me together, with extremely complicated emotions in their eyes. After a moment of silence, my mother said: "After you left, we waited in Tianjin for half a year, thinking that after you calmed down, we would You will come back... But we have been waiting for you for a long time... We are getting more and more unsure, so I told your dad that if I sell the house, I will find you even if I lose everything... After the house is sold , your dad and I started running around the country, asking for news about you. This running lasted for two and a half years. We even traveled to remote places such as Yunnan, XZ, and XJ, but still couldn't find you... We here Only then did I realize that our country is too big and there are too many people. Looking for it this way, there is really little hope... So, before the Chinese New Year last year, we returned to Tianjin. Rather than looking for you like headless flies, , why not make up your mind and wait for you in Tianjin? As long as you are safe and sound, you will not really forget me and your dad. You are our son, and we understand your character... Later, we rented a house here House, your dad started a scrap collection business with a friend of his. In addition to making money to support the family, he also wanted to have the opportunity to go out for more runs... Now it seems that this is really a right decision. Running outside every day, no Just met by your former classmate... If I hadn't returned to Tianjin to do such a thing, I really don't know how long it would have been before the family could be reunited!"

No wonder they showed such complicated emotions when I asked them this. It turned out that in order to find me, they even went to XJ where I had never been. My journey was full of twists and turns. They were on the road for the past two years. What will happen next?
I was not in a hurry to ask them about their experiences along the way. I looked at the shabby shanty houses and said, "The environment here is so bad. Even if you run a waste collection business, there is no need to live here. I think this There are not many communities nearby, why not rent a community house? Just use this place as a warehouse."

Because I have been wandering in the past few years, I know how much this kind of lifestyle of living, dining and sleeping outdoors costs. I also know the market price of our house. Even if they are eager to sell it and sell it below the market price, they will not get it. Less than 300 million. As long as they don't squander it, even if they travel all over China, their expenses will not exceed 100 million. With the guarantee of 200 million in savings, why should they suffer living in this kind of house?

My mother subconsciously looked at my dad, then smiled and replied to me: "There's nothing wrong with living here... at least the interpersonal relationships here are much simpler than outside. Your dad and I already live together." Get used to it... Son, don't keep asking us... You also tell us how you have lived these past few years... And you and Jiaojiao, how did you meet? Your dad and I are curious. Very..."

I looked at Qiao Jiao, and Qiao Jiao looked at me. At this moment, of course I had too much to say in my heart, but I didn’t know how to say it in order to be concise and to the point. In the past four years, this has really happened to me. There are so many things that happened. If I were to describe them in a long-winded way, I might not be able to finish them all in one night.

After a short silence, I finally replied: "After I left home, I bought a second-hand RV. I have been to all places in the country except XJ..."

"Is Jiaojiao with you?"

I looked up at my mother with mixed feelings.

At this time, Qiao Jiao, who had not spoken much, finally replied for me: "Auntie, Han Chao and I only met later... He had already stopped in Qingdao for a long time... However, when he was on the road , and he is not alone, there is a girl named Luan Yu who has been with him for more than two years. Together they have gone through ups and downs and traveled through 296 cities."

My mother was a little surprised, and after a while she said: "Luan Yu?...She...did she break up with Han Chao later?..."

Before Qiao Jiao opened her mouth, she laughed at herself and said, "Look, I'm so brainless that I asked such a stupid question!" This time, Qiao Jiao replied in a very low tone: "Luan Yu is a very good person. girl...but God was so unfair to her, she died of illness not long ago!"

Although my father and mother have never met Luan Yu, they are my parents. They know what a woman who has accompanied me through 296 cities means to me; at this moment, their emotions He also fell into sadness because of Luan Yu's ending.

After a period of silence, Qiao Jiao spoke again: "Luan Yu's death has made Han Chao grow up a lot. He is now a very responsible man, and he has also done a great career... About half a year ago , he went to a small town below Luoyang. There was a scenic spot on the verge of bankruptcy in the small town. He single-handedly revitalized the scenic spot. Not only was he appreciated by the richest man in the town, but he also created a lot of happiness for the aborigines in the scenic spot. Jobs and opportunities to make money... Yesterday, my friend in the small town told me that the aborigines in the scenic area, in order to thank him for his contribution to the scenic area, planned to erect a merit monument for him and record his contribution forever. in the history of the scenic spot.”

My dad and mom looked at me with disbelief at the same time. They didn't quite believe that the me Qiao Jiao said was real.

In fact, even when I recall my experience in the small town, I have a dream-like feeling, because for me, it was a completely new change, and it also allowed me to say goodbye to the person who only knew how to go there before. The Korean trend of escaping.

After taking a deep breath, I finally nodded to my parents and said, "Dad, Mom...I was too immature before. From now on, I will definitely be responsible for this family and won't let you worry about it anymore!" "

In the past four years, my father and my mother seemed to have formed a consensus, so after I made this guarantee, they both shook their heads and said to me: "I won't say whether I am responsible or not, as long as the family can be together Just don’t have that kind of barrier anymore... Just follow your heart and pursue the life you want. Don’t worry about us. We are very satisfied with our current life." (Weixin Search My Public Number: ***, you can know in advance the follow-up of Han Chao and Lu Xi!)
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After dinner, it was already 02:30 in the morning. Qiao Jiao and I were walking back to the hotel. I was in a good mood, but she looked a little distracted. When she was about to arrive at the hotel, she stopped first.

I also stopped and looked at her.

She smiled and said to me: "You know, when you introduced me to your dad as your girlfriend, I was actually quite surprised... Before that, I thought we were back to the original point... ...I have very little confidence...It is precisely because of my lack of confidence that I rush back to celebrate the New Year with you no matter what...Because of this incident, I was very unhappy with my mother. After all, it took me so many years to see you. She was very sad once, but she couldn't even do the necessary thing like celebrating the New Year together..." After a pause, Qiao Jiao said to me again: "The reason why I came back to you... is because I received a call from my mother’s neighbor, telling me that my mother had been in a state of disbelief for a day after I left. While cleaning in the afternoon, she fell off the ladder and fractured her right leg... I had to go back to take care of her... Otherwise, it would be too unbecoming of a daughter... However, I am still very happy for you, especially after seeing your family reunited..."

Qiao Jiao seemed to have something else to say, but she stopped here; in fact, even if she didn't say it, I understood that the person she wanted to mention was Lu Xi. Until now, Lu Xi still doesn't know that I have already I have found my parents. If Lu Xi also has the opportunity to meet my parents, in what capacity will I introduce her to my parents?
This is something Qiao Jiao cares about, but it is also something she cannot mention.

(End of this chapter)