Licheng Twilight

Chapter 3

Although Grandpa Ye is nearly sixty years old, he is hale and hearty, with the indifference of a successful person in every gesture, and he is dignified in his approach.

The grandfather and grandson were sitting on the sofa in the living room chatting, and he was listening to Ye Tianche talking about some interesting things in school, smiling and nodding.As soon as he raised his head, his eyes caught sight of a girl who was a little silly standing at the corner of the stairs.

Her long hair was a little fluffy and scattered on her shoulders, her eyes looked a little dull, and the expression on her face was lazy and cute.

She should be the girl named Mu Mu.

He turned his head to look at Ye Tianche, but this kid turned his head to pretend he didn't see him, and didn't intend to help introduce him?It seemed that they didn't get along very well, and he was interested in seeing Mu Mu's reaction with the mentality of watching from the other side.

There was a faint smile on the corner of the old man's mouth, and Mu Mu suddenly realized, and straightened his hair with his hands in embarrassment, secretly glad that he didn't come down in pajamas.

"Hello, Grandpa Ye, I'm Mu Mu." With a forced smile, she bent down and bowed earnestly, with a well-behaved and respectful expression.

The old man was secretly amused, this girl should not be so well-behaved on the surface.

The two chatted a few words casually, Mu Mu didn't talk too much, and answered whatever was asked.Grandpa Ye's intention is to let Mu Mu live here with peace of mind. After all, he is a person who has experienced most of his life. No matter what, he can always see more openly and clearly than the juniors.

During this period, Ye Tianche didn't say a word, he just played with the apples on the table casually, making the apples circling on the coffee table, and Mu Mu felt a little dazzled by the rapid rotation.

"Xiao Che, I heard that Mama Zhang asked for leave to go home, why didn't you tell me?" Grandpa Ye seemed to suddenly remember this important matter, and his voice raised slightly, with a kind of reproach, "Then What have you eaten these days?"

These days, it seems that Mu Mu has been cooking.

Ye Tianche's voice was muffled, and he pointed at Mu Mu, "She did it."

Grandpa Ye was a little surprised. This kid's taste has always been very strange. Zhang's mother took a long time to choose the ones that he barely fit. He couldn't help but looked at Mu Mu carefully. The girl's eyes under Liu Ye's eyebrows were bright. , hands clasped together somewhat stiffly.

He smiled and looked at her seriously, "Xiao Mu, so your cooking skills are so good, grandpa really wants to try."

Mu Mu was a little embarrassed, and nodded slightly, "How about I make it for grandpa at noon."

"Grandpa!" Ye Tianche interrupted suddenly, "Didn't you say to go to your favorite western restaurant for lunch?"

Grandpa Ye waved his hand, "You can go there anytime, and now I want to eat the dishes made by Mu Mu." His tone was childish and willful, and Mu Mu couldn't help smiling, it seemed that the whole person suddenly felt It's easy.

Ye Tianche also laughed, the old urchin's grandfather, he couldn't help it.

Very simple home cooking, four dishes and one soup.Mu Mu cooked very quickly, and it took only half an hour to serve the dishes on the table.

This meal was surprisingly silent.After Grandpa Ye took a bite of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, his expression suddenly became a little excited, and then slowly became sad, and then he ate in silence.Ye Tianche didn't speak, but occasionally looked up at his grandpa. He was a little worried, as grandpa rarely lost his composure like this.Seeing such a strange reaction from these two people, Mu Mu was a little apprehensive, but she didn't dare to ask, and just ate every bite.

After eating a meal for half an hour, Grandpa Ye stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the distant sky, and seemed to be lost in memories.Mu Mu suddenly felt that his back was a little more lonely and lonely.

Ye Tianche walked over and stood side by side with his grandfather, but didn't speak.He understood that now grandpa needed someone to stand by his side.

"Little Che, I just thought of A Fen." He sighed, and a few smiles slowly appeared on his face.

"Grandma?" Ye Tianche was puzzled. Grandma Ye passed away a few years ago. He was young at that time. Although he was sad, he recovered quickly.But Grandpa, it was hard to come out from the sadness.

Ye Tianche clearly remembered that in the week after grandma passed away, grandpa hardly closed his eyes. He stayed in the study every day, holding grandma's photo in his hand, rubbing lightly with one hand, ignoring anyone, just being silent.

"Why did you suddenly think of grandma?" Ye Tianche asked softly.

"A Fen's favorite dish is scrambled eggs with tomatoes," he smiled unconsciously, "She doesn't know how to cook, but this dish is very good, because I said I I like it too."

"After Ah Fen passed away, I would order this dish every time I went to a restaurant, but no one could make that taste."

Ye Tianche patted Grandpa on the shoulder lightly, comforting like a brother.

Grandpa Ye understood, turned his head to Ye Tianche and smiled, indicating that he was fine, "But just now, I ate it."

Ye Tianche was surprised, "You mean, what Mu Mu made tastes the same as grandma's?"

Grandpa Ye nodded, very sure, with a bit of relief and relaxation, "How lucky to have this opportunity in my lifetime!"

In the evening, Ye Tianche went into the kitchen to get milk, turned his back to the busy Mu Mu, and asked in a questioning tone, "What did you add to the tomatoes?"

"It's just a very common ingredient." Mu Mu stretched out her hand to wrap a strand of hair that had fallen out behind her ear, biting the word "common" in a fit of anger.

Ye Tianche heard what she meant, unscrewed the lid of the milk bottle and took a big gulp of milk, explaining clumsily, "Don't think about it, I don't mean anything. I just—"

"Okay, okay, I see." She laughed suddenly, interrupting his explanation.

"Actually, what the old man likes the most is not delicious food, but the taste of memories." She explained seriously, "Do you understand?"

Ye Tianche tilted his head slightly, looking confused, and shook his head honestly after thinking for a few seconds.

"Actually, I didn't expect you to understand." Mu Muyou leisurely passed by with the fruit, showing unabashed disgust.

Ye Tianche was so depressed that he gulped down all the milk.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Ding's house.

Aunt Su put a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs into Ding Chuyi's bowl, and said cautiously, "Chu Yi, mom wants to bring Xiao Mu back."

Ding Chuyi's movements froze instantly, "No." Very calm but decisive.

Aunt Su put down her chopsticks, "Chu Yi, do you know what the last thing your father asked me to do?"

The boy still lowered his head, but his expression became more focused.

"When I rushed to the hospital, he was waiting for me with his last breath." Aunt Su's voice became a little choked, "He said, he's sorry for me, sorry for you, sorry for Xiao Mu, let me treat that child well. "

Ding Chu stuffed the rice one by one, but he felt that it was getting saltier and saltier, but he kept stuffing the rice into his mouth, and he didn't raise his head until he finished eating.

"Mom, I beg you, please give me some time, okay?" After he finished speaking, he pulled out his chair and went straight upstairs.

Sleepless all night, he is not a saint, how could he not hate, he gritted his teeth in hatred, wishing he could strangle that Mu Mu to death with his own hands.If he really let her live under the same roof as him, he really couldn't guarantee that he would do anything.

Grandpa Ye seems to like Mu Mu very much, he will take her to the study, the two of them can sometimes stay in the study for a whole day, Ye Tianche can often hear Grandpa Ye's hearty laughter when passing the door, sometimes mixed with Mu Mu chuckled lightly.

Grandpa, I should have seen the shadow of grandma in her.That's fine, as long as grandpa is happy.He paused at the door for a while, then went downstairs to prepare fruit in a good mood.

Zhang Ma has come back to help, and Mu Mu is also at leisure, chatting with Grandpa Ye every day to accompany the old man.In fact, most of the time, she played the role of a listener, listening to Grandpa Ye talk about his past, how he and Grandma Ye met and fell in love, and what they went through together.

Mu Mu felt that she could feel that Grandpa Ye really loved his wife very much, because when talking about these things, this five or sixty-year-old man's eyes were as clear as a boy's, and his eyes were full of tenderness.

Fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls are always full of longing and even admiration for love.

Sometimes, Grandpa Ye would also tell some interesting stories about Ye Tianche's childhood.

It turned out that he was so naughty when he was a child, he actually added laxatives to the teacher's tea. The teacher ran into the classroom angrily and asked who had added chalk dust to her tea, but he stood up righteously and told the teacher that it was not chalk dust, it was Laxatives, the result, of course, was a three-hour ideological education.

He has stayed abroad for several years, so his English is better than his Chinese.

He has played the piano well since he was a child, and has won countless awards, but he rarely mentions it to others, keeping them all at the bottom of the box.

He is the most filial to his grandfather. He once walked for two hours under the scorching sun to buy his favorite mulberries for his sick grandfather, which moved Grandpa Ye to tears.

He has a bad temper and a poisonous mouth, but he is the most loyal.

How is he, how is he, how is he—

Mu Mu felt that Ye Tianche's affairs were on his mind the whole day.

"Mum Zhang, why did you add tomatoes to my fruit platter?" Ye Tianche yelled in the kitchen, his brows knit together.

"Master, tomatoes are very nutritious, you shouldn't be picky eaters." Mama Zhang persuaded her earnestly.

Mu Mu was lying on the railing on the second floor, watching Ye Tianche's childish face, and slightly bent the corners of his mouth.

"I don't want to eat it." Ye Tianche muttered, "The smell of tomatoes is really unbearable." He said, picking out the tomatoes piece by piece with his hands and throwing them into the trash can.

"Ye Tianche, are you playing the young master again?" A clear female voice suddenly came from the door, Mu Mu followed the sound and saw a tall, beautiful girl with long curly hair striding in.

Ye Tianche was about to run away as if he was facing a formidable enemy, but he was still a step too late.

That girl actually grabbed Ye Tianche by the ear!The movements are skilled and smooth.

"Pain, pain, pain—" Ye Tianche wailed, but he didn't dare to struggle, so he could only follow the girl's footsteps, "Sister, take it easy!"

It turned out to be the elder sister. Mu Mu's eyes that were as big as copper bells returned to normal. It was indeed Ye Tianche's elder sister. Uh, it's just different.

Ye Tianqing directly pulled him to a chair and sat down, and said, "I've only been away for a few days, so you've got a temper tantrum, haven't you?"

Ye Tianche pursed his lips, and was about to open his mouth to defend, when Ye Tianqing gave the order. "Open your mouth."

Ye Tianche looked at the tomato delivered to his mouth, hesitated for a while, and opened his mouth obediently with his eyes closed.

"One two three, chew."

Ye Tianche started to chew, his expression gradually became a little weird.

"Good boy," Ye Tianqing smiled in satisfaction, patted Ye Tianche's head, and continued to order, "Okay, swallow it now."

Mu Mu saw Ye Tianche's Adam's apple slipped, and then he picked up the cup at hand and poured water into his mouth.

That, it seems to be - tomato juice, uh, Mu Mu remembered that he squeezed it this morning.

With a "wow", the white floor tiles were successfully dyed a layer of bright red. Ye Tianche rushed into the bathroom, leaving Ye Tianqing alone in the living room, laughing wildly while clutching his stomach.

Her smile, like Ye Tianche's, was a very assertive and confident one, a little unscrupulous, or in other words, free and easy, and true.

(End of this chapter)