nycdaug Chapter 319: Hometown Meeting (3)
Chapter 319: Hometown Meeting (3)
Fei Zhe watched his girlfriend's complexion become worse and worse, and said distressedly:
"Hanhan, don't be embarrassed. I don't want you to be unhappy."
The boy said comforting words, originally wanting to cheer up his girlfriend, but he didn't expect that as soon as he finished speaking, Gao Ruohan burst into tears.
Fei Zhe was so anxious that he jumped up and down, not knowing where to put his hands. He kept muttering, "Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry..."
Mother Fei looked at the young couple opposite her and sighed softly.
Gao Ruohan cried not because of Fei's mother's problem, but because of her boyfriend's concern. She truly felt the abundant love from him.
Yes, she already had the answer in her heart as to who loved her and who didn't.
However, today's first meeting between her family and her boyfriend made her realize this more deeply.
The girl stopped crying and raised her head from the table.
Seeing this, Fei Zhe immediately took out a few tissues and wiped the girl's face with both hands.
"Is there anyone who wipes tears like you?"
Fei's mother scolded her son, snatched the tissue from the boy's hand, stood up, and gently wiped away the tears from the girl's face bit by bit.
Fei Zhe's face flushed, he looked very flustered, and said innocently:
"I... I've never made her cry before... How would I know how to comfort her?" Besides, it was her mother who made her cry, so why was she blaming him again? Fei Zhe felt very depressed.
At this moment, Fei's mother glared at him, and the boy immediately lowered his head guiltily.
After wiping the girl's tears, Mother Fei returned to her seat, looked into the girl's eyes, and asked:
"Auntie can't guess whether you're crying because of your family or because of Feizhe, but seeing that you've adjusted your mood, it means you've figured it out, right?"
The young couple immediately showed a look of surprise on their faces.
The boy was surprised because he had done nothing but was labeled a suspect by his mother.
The girl was surprised because she didn't say anything, but her aunt guessed everything.
"Eat. When life is a bit bitter, you should eat something sweet." Mother Fei said as she pushed the cake to the other side.
The girl nodded, picked up the spoon and started eating.
After the four came out of the cake shop, Fei Zhe's family of three took a car to the city, while Gao Ruohan rode a tricycle back home alone.
Before the four of them parted ways, Mother Fei pulled the girl aside and said kindly:
"When it comes to dealing with your relationship with your family, there's not much I can do to help you."
"However, when we meet next time, you can tell your auntie if you have any needs."
Gao Ruohan's eyes were filled with tears and she nodded slightly.
Finally, Fei's mother added, "Even if you and Fei Zhe can't make it to the end, what I just said still counts."
With a click, the girl's tears overflowed from her eyes and fell heavily to the ground.
When Gao Ruohan returned home, her grandfather and father were watching TV in the living room. When they saw her come in, they didn't even raise their heads.
The girl didn't want to communicate with them for the time being, so she turned and walked towards the bedroom.
"Uncle Wang from the village has introduced a partner to you. Go and meet him tomorrow." Father Gao suddenly said behind her.
The girl stopped, without looking back or making a sound.
Then, Grandpa Gao said without allowing any objection:
"You have to go tomorrow. Your boyfriend is definitely going to fail. Find a son-in-law who is closer. He can call you over when he needs something, and he can ask for less betrothal gifts."
Gao Ruohan listened quietly and walked away silently.
Seeing his granddaughter's indifference, Grandpa Gao took a puff of his cigarette and muttered in confusion:
"She really looks more and more like her mother..."
Gao Ruohan packed up his belongings that night and left his hometown quietly early the next morning.
Feizhe was waiting for him at the station. After seeing the girl, the boy did not ask her how she planned to deal with family affairs, but conveyed his mother's words.
"After you left yesterday, my mother asked me to stay and go with you." Fei Zhe paused, "I was planning to wait for you to go together." After saying that, he looked at Gao Ruohan innocently.
The girl burst out laughing, nodded and said seriously, "I believe you."
"My mother asked me to tell you something..." The boy scratched his head and said, "Actually, I really don't want to tell you this." But his mother warned him that she would check it next time he got home.
He didn't dare lie to his mother because she could tell the truth from the false at a glance.
When Gao Ruohan heard that it was something that Fei's mother had instructed him to do, he quickly said, "What is it? Tell me quickly!"
"I briefly told Mom and Dad about your family situation before. Didn't you tell me that your mother was kidnapped when you were two years old and has been missing ever since?"
"My mother asked me to tell you that your mother might not have been abducted. As for why she disappeared, there must be another reason."
There's another reason...
A train whizzed by.
The boyfriend's words also set off a tsunami in the girl's heart.
When netizens in the live broadcast room saw this, they all started posting comments.
[People are always greedy. The woman's parents are parents, but the man's parents are not parents? A generous betrothal gift is not enough, so they must have a house?]
Fortunately, this girl was quite independent and did not follow the elders' wishes.
[There's no need to sever ties, though. That's a bit too much.]
[The girl's father and grandfather clearly treat her as a money-making machine. It's better not to have such a family.]
……
Looking at the mixed comments, Gao Ruohan didn't respond to the questioning voices. Instead, he lowered his head and touched the bruise on his wrist that hadn't fully healed. A breeze blew by, rustling the leaves.
A train whizzed past and the phone rang.
"Ruohan, where have you been?" Father Gao's voice came from the phone, followed by the sound of furniture colliding with each other. "Your grandfather...he suddenly fell down and is dying. Come back soon!"
After he finished speaking, the middle-aged man hung up the phone.
There was a flash of panic in Gao Ruohan's eyes, and at the same time, a hint of doubt.
Grandpa was fine yesterday, why is he not okay today...
Is it really that serious if an old lady falls? Maybe her family members lied to her just to make her go back.
However, they probably didn't notice that she was gone, as she had always been an invisible presence in the house.
"What's wrong?" Fei Zhe asked with concern, "I just heard someone on the phone say something was wrong..."
Gao Ruohan nodded, "It's my grandfather. My father said he fell and seems to be dying."
"Ah?" Feizhe opened his mouth in surprise.
Although Grandpa Gao and Father Gao were giving their family a hard time, the old man was still their elder after all, and such a big thing had happened, the boy subconsciously asked:
"Then do you want to go back and take a look?"