If you hadn't come, how old would you make me

Chapter 41

Wednesday is Mr. Wen's 78th birthday, and Wen Ran took leave of absence in advance to return to City B with Mrs. Wen.

On the day of departure, Wen Ran got up early and made breakfast for the two of them after cleaning up.But sitting at the dining table and waiting for a long time, her mother still didn't come out, Wen Ran couldn't help walking quickly to her mother's room and knocked on the door.Pushing open the door and entering, the mother was standing in front of the mirror, when she saw Wen Ran, she hurriedly beckoned her over.

"what happened?"

Mrs. Wen was a little worried: "Come and help me choose some clothes, I don't know what to wear."

Wen Ran lowered her eyebrows and looked at the clothes that covered the entire bed, and smiled: "Mom, are you a little nervous?"

Mrs. Wen raised her hand and slapped her, with a blushed expression: "You still dare to laugh at your mother, find a slap!"

Wen Ran begged for mercy again and again, and chose a piece of clothing to give to her.Mrs. Wen put on and straightened her slightly messy hair in front of the mirror.She asked Wen Ran: "Is it okay?" After asking, she tugged at the hem of her clothes with some anxiety.

Looking at her mother's cautious and expectant expression, Wen Ran couldn't help feeling a little sore in her nose. She leaned on her mother's shoulder and looked at the person in the mirror with her: "You look good, mom, you are the most beautiful person in the world."

"It's a silly girl at first glance, and there are people who praise mother like this." Mrs. Wen laughed, seeing her daughter's pretty husband-like face, Mrs. Wen couldn't help sighing, "If your father is still here, it will be fine, he must Will be the happiest one."

Sensing the bitterness in her mother's words, Wen Ran took a breath and comforted her: "Yes, he will know."

Mrs. Wen smiled and rubbed her face.

Arriving at Wen's residence, Wen Ran accidentally found Zhao Weichuan's car outside the door, his eyelids jumped suddenly, and Wen Ran involuntarily let out a yah.

Mrs. Wen stopped in her tracks and gave her a strange look: "What's wrong?"

Wen Ran pointed to the black car: "Why is Zhao Weichuan here?"

Mrs. Wen also followed the prestige and finally sighed.Mrs. Wen knew something about Wen Ran asking Zhao Weichuan for help, but she didn't quite agree with it at the beginning.Partly because it seemed funny to her, and partly because she knew who her daughter really liked.Sometimes you can't be too serious about emotional matters, but you can't be too perfunctory, as this will not be good for both of them.

"slowly."

"Ok?"

"Xiaoye, are you back?"

"Ah."

Mrs. Wen just asked casually, but she didn't expect Wen Ran to give an affirmative answer. She couldn't help but pause, looked back at her daughter, and made a serious confirmation: "You're really back?"

"I'm back." Wen Ran smiled, looking a bit reluctant, "Mom, let's not talk about this matter today, let's go in."

"Okay." Mrs. Wen stopped asking.

The eldest aunt Qiao Yufen was waiting for them in the yard, and standing beside her was Zhao Weichuan who had come early in the morning.Major Zhao was dressed in casual clothes today, and he looked undiminished in style.

Seeing them enter the door, Qiao Yufen greeted them with a smile: "Brother and sister, you are finally here."

Mrs. Wen smiled: "yes, I haven't been here for a long time."

Ever since she took Wen Ran to get that slap in front of the door of this house, she didn't come here very often.Although she comes from a poor family, she still has a higher education and graduated from a famous university, so she naturally has her own pride.

While his mother and aunt were chatting at the door, Wen Ran pulled Zhao Weichuan over and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"

Major Zhao shrugged his shoulders innocently: "The old man ordered me to celebrate your grandfather's birthday on his behalf."

"It's that simple?" Wen Ran was in disbelief.

"Otherwise?" Zhao Weichuan smiled, "Do you think I came here to play your boyfriend on purpose?"

She really thought so!But of course Wen Ran wouldn't say that, and at the end, she gave him a glare.

Qiao Yufen's laughter came over: "Look, the relationship between Wen Ran and Wei Chuan is developing well, and they are reluctant to let go as soon as they meet."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Wen Ran's hand that was pulling Zhao Weichuan's sleeve.Wen Ran blushed, and hurriedly withdrew her hand.

Zhao Weichuan bowed slightly to Mrs. Wen, and Mrs. Wen just smiled lightly and didn't say much.

When he walked into the living room, Wen Yuan happened to be helping his grandfather down from the upstairs, and he was very excited when he saw Wen Ran, but because of his grandfather's presence, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so he could only wink at Wen Ran.Wen Ran nodded with comprehension, and followed her grandfather to the restaurant.

Mr. Wen invited very few people for his birthday this time.Except for the eldest grandson and younger uncle who are far away abroad, basically everyone in the family is here.It can be said that this birthday was extremely low-key, and in his own words, the scope has been narrowed to the level of a family banquet.

Family dinner?Wen Ran looked up at Zhao Weichuan who was opposite, and Major Zhao looked at her with an expression of "it's none of my business".

With a puff, Wen Ran laughed, which can be said to be an unruly behavior at the Wen family's dining table
Mrs. Wen glanced at Wen Ran nonchalantly, and handed over a box.The old man took it and opened it to see that it was a set of English bone china tea set.

Mrs. Wen said with a smile: "I brought this back from a business trip last year. You are used to seeing good things, old man, and I don't know what to give. I only know that you like tea, so I brought this set here."

The old man nodded, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."

Although this back and forth was a bit unfamiliar, in Wen Ran's view, it was a great improvement in the relationship between mother and grandfather.They used to be at each other's throats, hurting each other and bothering themselves at the same time.It would be great if he lowered his airs as much as he does now, maybe his father will live until now.

Thinking of this, Wen Ran's eyes couldn't help getting wet.Meeting Zhao Weichuan's questioning eyes, she smiled and shook her head.

After dinner, the old man went to take a nap on time.

While everyone was chatting downstairs, Mrs. Wen called Wen Ran to Wen Yuan's room upstairs.

"What's wrong, Mom?" Wen Ran was a little surprised.

Mrs. Wen took her hand and sat down in front of the bed: "Mom asked you, do you like Zhao Weichuan?"

Wen Ran was stunned for a moment: "Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"

Mrs. Wen was a little anxious: "You silly boy, do you still not understand what your grandpa means? At today's lunch, there was an outsider like Zhao Weichuan present, and your grandpa still said the word family banquet. Isn't the meaning obvious? Calling us here this time, I'm afraid it won't be such a simple thing as a birthday, maybe when he wakes up, he will talk to me about the two of you."

Wen Ran had never thought of this level, so he couldn't help but be taken aback.

Mrs. Wen held her cold hand: "Ran Ran, tell mom."

Wen Ran looked at her mother, and was a little hard to speak for a while.Looking at the sunlight outside the window, she didn't know how long it took before she lowered her voice and said in a hoarse voice: "Mom, you know all about it."

Mrs. Wen looked at her for a long time and said, "Ran Ran, do you want to hear my mother's opinion?"

"Well, you said."

"Zhao Weichuan is a good boy, I can see that," Mrs. Wen said, "but I know who you like, Ran Ran."

Wen Ran looked up at her mother, a little puzzled.

Mrs. Wen sighed: "It's just Ran Ran, the key question is what will you do after you reject Zhao Weichuan? Xiaoye, what will happen to Xiaoye with you, have you thought about it?"

Wen Ran was stunned by the question.

She has never considered these issues. When facing other men who are pursuing her, she almost subconsciously rejects and rejects them.She never thought about what she would do with him after rejecting these people.

"Mom, I haven't thought about it." Wen Ran said, "But he is the only person I like." Even now, it's the same.

Mrs. Wen expected this answer, her daughter was as stubborn as her husband.The difference is that her daughter is a little braver than her husband.

Happiness, sometimes the difference is really just this little bit of bravery.

Mrs. Wen touched her daughter's hair and said, "Mom knows."

Sure enough, after the old man woke up, he called his mother to the study.

Wen Ran was unwilling to go down to face Qiao Yufen's torture, so she called Wen Yuan up to lie in the room with her, and Zhao Weichuan came up with her.

Seeing him holding the car keys, Wen Ran couldn't help asking: "Are you going to leave?"

"Well, I'm here to tell you." Zhao Weichuan said, "My vacation time is over, and I should return to the team tomorrow."

"Oh." Wen Ran replied, "Then you can go."

Zhao Weichuan smiled, and suddenly sighed: "I see this posture, maybe I will have to come back someday."

Wen Ran glared at him angrily.

Zhao Weichuan restrained his smile and looked at her seriously: "Wen Ran, do you remember what I asked you when you asked me for help?"

"Remember." He asked her, once this lie is told, how will it be fulfilled?
"Just remember." He said, "If you can't get round, I mean if you don't, then we won't get round."

"Huh?" She was still a little puzzled.

Zhao Weichuan smiled, "Let's make it a reality."

Wen Ran was startled, but was moved after realizing what he meant.

"Hey, Major Zhao is also a good man!" After Wen Ran closed the door, Wen Yuan lay on the bed and sighed heavily.

Wen Ran glanced at her, lay down next to her, and stared at the ceiling.Suddenly Wen Yuan came over, dragged her and asked, "Sister, why don't you stay with Zhao Weichuan? That's great."

She was one of the only two people who knew about the relationship between Wen Ran and Zhao Weichuan, and the other was her mother.

Wen Ran just moved her body and whispered, "I have someone I like."

"The teacher?"

"Well, how do you know?" Wen Ran never remembered mentioning it in front of her.

"I overheard my mother talking to my father." Wen Yuan blinked.

Wen Ran was startled: "Eldest Uncle also knows?"

Wen Yuan pulled her to lie down: "You, you can keep it a secret. But don't worry, my father and mother discussed whether to tell grandpa. No one in the family knows what kind of temper grandpa is."

Wen Ran just lay down again, and Wen Yuan pestered her: "Sister, tell me about the two of you, since I've heard about you, I really want to hear about you."

Wen Ran glanced at her sideways: "No time."

"Tell me." Wen Yuan continued to pester.

Wen Ran glanced at her: "There's nothing to say."

Wen Yuan didn't believe it: "Sister, you are so mean, I will tell you everything, now it's your turn to hide everything from me." He turned his back and ignored her.

This little girl, is she still arguing?

Wen Ran laughed: "Okay, there's really nothing to say. Maybe you know him too."

"I know you?" Wen Yuan quickly turned around again, looking at her in surprise.

"Well, he is my teacher and my uncle's colleague."

"what is his name?"

"Ye Yizhen." Wen Ran said hesitantly, and sure enough, Wen Yuan screamed immediately after hearing the silence for three seconds.

"Uncle Ye?!"

Wen Ran hurriedly covered Wen Yuan's mouth: "Keep your voice down, if grandpa hears that you are in charge!"

Wen Yuan immediately shook his head, but when Wen Ran let go of his hand, he couldn't help sighing: "What a wonderful fate."

Fate?
Wen Ran turned her head and smiled wryly, thinking of something, she suddenly turned around and asked Wen Yuan, "Oh, by the way, why didn't uncle come today?"

Wen Yuan sighed: "I don't know."

"I don't know?" This answer surprised Wen Ran, "Why, isn't the person closest to him in the family you?"

"That's ridiculous." Wen Yuan muttered, "Actually, I haven't seen my uncle for a long time. I haven't seen him since he recovered from the car accident and was discharged from the hospital. Do the math, it's been four months."

"This, this..." Wen Ran couldn't help being dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?" Wen Yuan turned his head to look at her.

Wen Ran shook her head with a broken smile: "It's nothing."

I just feel that the two sisters are too sympathetic.

When it came to the topic of blocking the heart, the two sisters fell silent.

Just when Wen Ran was about to fall asleep in a daze, she suddenly heard a loud cracking sound.Recognizing that the voice came from the study, Wen Ran hurriedly got up and ran to the study.

The door of the study room was wide open, Qiao Yufen rushed to her one step ahead of her and stopped her from going in.

"Ran Ran, don't go in, don't go in..."

"What happened? You let me in..."

"slowly……"

"Let her in!" Old Man Wen's voice came from inside, so Qiao Yufen didn't stop her.

As soon as he entered the door, Wen Ran was taken aback by the scene inside.The bone china tea sets my mother brought were all thrown to the ground and turned into pieces.While staring blankly, Wen Ran quickly looked at her mother.

Mrs. Wen was covering her chest with one hand, and just like her, she opened her eyes and looked at the debris on the ground in disbelief.

Grandpa pointed at her, angrily: "You are repeating what you just said in front of me!"

Mrs. Wen's complexion was a little pale, as if she couldn't breathe.Wen Ran reached out to support her, but she pushed her away: "I said, if my daughter doesn't want to, I will never force her to die!"

"Then let her follow in your footsteps! Find a wrong family and regret it for the rest of your life!" The old man roared, "You ruined my son for the rest of his life, and you want to ruin his only daughter. Let me tell you, there is no way. !"

"Who ruined Xingrun? If you weren't stubborn, we would be together..." Mrs. Wen lost her strength, and her voice became hoarse, "He won't die, he will live well..."

"You!" The old man was so angry that he slapped his hand, but it didn't come down for a long time. He glared at Wen Ran who was holding his palm tightly.

Wen Ran's expression was not panicked, but her eye circles were red: "Grandpa, my mother can't decide for me whether to marry or who to marry."

The old man calmed down his anger slightly: "Then listen to me."

Wen Ran looked at him, and suddenly smiled: "You, you can't decide for me." Seeing that the old man was getting angry again, Wen Ran said again, "I've grown up, I won't watch you fight again." I'll hit my mother. Whether it's intentional or not, I won't let you inflict any more wounds on us!"

This was an imposing sentence at first, but she was so sad that she was so sad that she was a little hoarse and choked up at the end: "Grandpa, Zhao Weichuan and I are not suitable. I understand this best after we have been together for a while. So, please give up." Bar."

Mr. Wen looked at her with wide eyes, with irrepressible anger in his eyes.Wen Ran used to be very afraid of the owner of these eyes, he brought her a lot of pain.But now she found that there was no need for them to bear these pains, she thought, let herself be happier.

Wen Ran turned her head and said to her mother, "Mom, let's go."

Mrs. Wen looked at her with wet eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "OK."

Wen Ran and her mother were exhausted when they caught the last intercity bus and returned to their home in T City.But Wen Ran still managed to help her mother to the side of the sofa, and brought a basin of hot water to soak her feet.Mother wore a pair of high-heeled shoes for a rare day today. After a tiring day, she must feel uncomfortable.

Mrs. Wen opened her eyes slightly, looked at her daughter, and reached out to rub her soft hair.

Wen Ran inhaled while washing, trying to ignore the soreness in her nose.It's just that the mother's movements became more and more gentle, and she couldn't help it more, until the tears fell patter and fell on her mother's ankles.

"Ran Ran, don't cry, mom is fine."

"Yeah." She replied, "I'm not crying, I just have a little cold and my nose is uncomfortable."

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Wen smiled, "It's cold today, and I have a bit of a cold, can you help me into the house and lie down?"

"Ah."

Wen Ran dried her mother's feet and helped her walk into the house.She took care of her mother to lie on the bed, and tucked the quilt for her: "Mom, you lie down for a while, and I'll make some pear juice for us to drink."

"Okay." Mrs. Wen smiled, Wen Ran closed the door and walked out.

There were no more pears at home, Wen Ran pondered for a moment, took his wallet and went out to buy a few from the fruit seller at the gate of the community.Just as she opened the door, she heard a slight whimper coming from her mother's room. It was very depressing, but she could hear it clearly.

Wen Ran suddenly became nervous, and wanted to open her mother's door, but found that the door was locked from the inside.

She told herself not to panic while looking for the key, but when she searched around and found that the key was locked in her mother's room, she lost her sense of proportion.

She knocked hard on her mother's door: "Mom! Mom! Open the door! Open!"

There was no response from the people inside, Wen Ran turned around to look for a tool to pry the door, and shouted while prying the door: "Mom, mom, open the door!"

The more I shouted, the more scared I became, because my mother's crying sound became smaller and weaker.A sense of fear that she had never felt before climbed into her heart, and she felt a terrifying coldness from the beginning to the end.

Until the phone in her bag rang, she held onto the phone as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and saw the two words jumping on the screen—Lao Ye.

(End of this chapter)