official journey ups and downs

At Shen Tong's insistence, Lan Yue followed Shen Tong out of the shopping mall, then went to the nearby supermarket to buy a lot of things, preparing to go to her father's house.

When Shen Tong got the address, he found it very familiar. He drove left and right to the old town of Longzhong City, and stopped at the entrance of an alley.

Although it is an old town, two different lives are separated by a road.On the left is a newly renovated courtyard house, while on the right is a low-rise, dilapidated slum.Shen Tong stood by the side of the road and looked to the left, only to remember that his university professor also lives here.Now that he's here, it doesn't make sense not to pay a visit. He plans to go there after he gets out of Lanyue's father's house.

According to the address, Shen Tong and Lanyue kept walking in, the narrow alley was extremely crowded, coal and firewood for winter were piled up on both sides, and clothes were even dried directly above the alley, colorful and colorful.There are many people coming and going in the alley, and Shen Tong can guess that Lan Yue's father is not living well by relying on the residents' clothes and living area.

Arriving at a crossroad, Shen Tong didn't know where to go, so he asked someone casually, and when the passer-by heard the word "***", he left without saying a word, shaking his arms Yes, Shen Tong was very puzzled.

Shen Tong asked another aunt who was basking in the sun at the door. The aunt was quite friendly, she squinted her eyes and pointed to a large courtyard next door, then stroked the cat in her arms and muttered: "It's New Year's Eve again!"

Shen Tong thanked the aunt, and took Lan Yue's hand into the courtyard.The gate is very narrow, with briquettes piled up on both sides and vehicles parked, just enough for one person to pass by.It is much more open when entering the yard, but the yard is disorganized, with everything in disorder.This compound is an orthodox courtyard house. The main house and the east and west rooms are full of people. A middle-aged woman is washing clothes in the yard despite the severe cold.Seeing Shen Tong and Lan Yue, he stopped what he was doing and asked suspiciously, "Who are you looking for?"

Shen Tong said respectfully: "Auntie, hello, may I ask if ***'s family lives here?"

The middle-aged woman was like the man just now, her face stretched for a long time, she ignored Shen Tong, and continued to wash her clothes.At this time, a man came out from the west room. He was wearing clothes, smoking a cigarette, wearing thick glasses and bearded. He looked at Shen Tong calmly and said, "Are you looking for me?"

Lan Yue couldn't believe that the person in front of her was her father, and her tears gushed out instantly like a bank bursting.With tears in his eyes, he called tremblingly, "Dad, I'm Yueyue."

*** dropped the cigarette in her hand, tremblingly took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes, she took a closer look, she was indeed somewhat similar to her own daughter.He stood there for a long time, and then said coldly: "I don't know you, you go." After finishing speaking, he returned to the room, and closed the door with a bang, which made the glass of the window rustle.

Lanyue couldn't bear the feeling of longing anymore, she ran over, slammed on the door desperately, and shouted: "Dad, open the door, I am your daughter Yueyue."

The miserable crying alarmed the other neighbors, and they all ran out of the house to see what happened.The middle-aged woman who was washing clothes ran up to Shen Tong curiously and asked, "This is his daughter? How come we never knew?"

Shen Tong didn't want to explain, so he shook his head and remained silent.

The middle-aged woman refused to let go, and continued: "How the hell is it possible for him to have such a beautiful daughter? It's simply shocking." Others also gathered around, and began to talk about how rare it is in the boring winter. Breaking news at first sight.

Lanyue's cry infected everyone present, and they all yelled for help: "***, no matter what, you open the door first, and you let a girl's family cry outside, what's the matter?" ah?"

"Yes, open the door quickly. He has come all the way. If you have anything to do, let him in first. It's so cold outside." The neighbors all blamed him.

Shen Tong couldn't stand it anymore, walked over, and shouted: "Uncle, you open the door first, Lanyue came to you, she took a lot of courage, no matter what, let's sit down and talk."

With a "creak", the door opened. *** Coughed a few times, lifted the curtain, and let Lan Yue and the others in.His eyes were red, as if he had just cried.

After Shen Tong went in with his things, there was almost no place to set his feet.In a small house of less than 10 square meters, miscellaneous things filled the whole house, and the only room left was a 1.2-meter single bed.

The room was not warm, and the things placed on the window sill were covered with thick dust.The sheets also seemed to have not been washed for a long time, and the sweat and oil stains had soaked into them, and the original color could not be distinguished.

Lan Yue was also quite shocked, she didn't expect her father to be reduced to such a state over the years, it was simply unimaginable.She looked at her father in shabby clothes, hunched over and added some firewood to the fire, then put the kettle on, pointed to the bed and said, "The room is small, sit carefully, I'll make you hot water and tea. "

*** didn't appear very excited, on the contrary, he was much colder.And Lanyue couldn't control her emotions for a long time, covering her mouth and crying bitterly.

When father and daughter meet, they don't know where to start.In order to resolve the embarrassment, Shen Tong took out a cigarette and gave her a cigarette. *** took the cigarette, took a closer look at Zhonghua, took out the lighter and lit it, and smoked greedily.

"You are?" *** ignored Lan Yue, but first communicated with the outsider Shen Tong.

Shen Tong looked at the depressed woman, and said respectfully: "Uncle, hello, I am Lan Yue's boyfriend, and my name is Shen Tong."

"Oh." *** replied very coldly, pressing her frizzy hair with her hands, and then went outside to fetch water with the kettle.

Shen Tong looked at this gap and comforted Lan Yue: "Lan Yue, your father may not be able to accept this reality for a while, it will be fine later."

Lan Yue was stronger than Shen Tong imagined. She wiped away her tears, took off her coat, rolled up her sleeves, and began to help her father clean up the house.While tidying up, he said to Shen Tong: "Shen Tong, go and buy me a new quilt now, and then buy some daily necessities, and we'll go out and buy some clothes for him later."

Shen Tong was quite surprised by Lanyue's performance, nodded "Oh" and walked out.

Shen Tong walked out of the alley and came to a relatively large supermarket, but the supermarket only sold some daily necessities. In desperation, Shen Tong returned and drove to a large supermarket in the city center.

Regarding Lanyue's family affairs, Shen Tong didn't want to ask more, but couldn't help being curious, a series of questions flooded his mind.The poignant and beautiful love story between the educated youth Lan Yuqiu and his wife is well-known in Dongquan County, but why did this relationship that others were optimistic about come to an end?After the divorce, why did *** choose to leave instead of Lan Yuqiu?Why did *** have such a miserable life all these years?Doesn't he still have a son, why is he missing?