you after the mist

Jiang Ning's grandmother was a primary school teacher. Soon after Jiang Ning's mother was born, her husband died.

Jiang Ning remembered that there was an old photo of grandma at home, black and white, but it couldn't hide her beauty at all.Thinking about it, she never remarried, and it wasn't because no one married, but because she was afraid that Jiang Ning's mother would be treated badly.

She raised her daughter alone, and the mother and daughter depended on each other for life, so they doted on each other very much.It wasn't until she sent her daughter to college that she could finally relax a bit.

But as the drama said, most beauties have a bad life.Jiang Ning's mother failed to graduate from university.In her junior year, she dropped out of school and returned home, pregnant with Jiang Ning in her belly.

Jiang Ning has been unable to figure out why she gave birth to herself.Pregnancy out of wedlock is not a glorious thing, let alone in such a closed town.Jiang Ning's life is very difficult, the identity of the illegitimate child is like an invisible shackle.When he was just in elementary school, the children always isolated him, and even called him a bastard directly.

The way the teacher looked at him was also subtle.Once two teachers chatted and said, Mr. Wei looked at such an arrogant person, how could he give birth to such a daughter.

At that time, Jiang Ning was not far away, and they didn't shy away from it. They didn't know whether they thought the children didn't understand, or they didn't care at all.

Teacher Wei is Jiang Ning's grandmother. She did not teach Jiang Ning's grade, so Jiang Ning rarely sees her in school.

In fact, even if they met, she never had a good face towards Jiang Ning, and there was an undisguised disgust in her eyes.

She didn't like Jiang Ning, and her mother was able to give birth to him only because she didn't go home until she was six months pregnant, and her grandmother couldn't force her to induce labor.

When Jiang Ning was five years old, his mother was not at home one day, and his grandmother took Jiang Ning out.Jiang Ning remembers sitting in the car for a long time.

After getting off the car, grandma left on the pretext of shopping, and Jiang Ning waited for a long time but did not see her come back.Five-year-old children are already sensible, and probably know that they have been thrown away.He remembered crying for a long time that day, surrounded by many people, but for some reason no one called the police.But grandma finally appeared again, and she hugged Jiang Ning who was exhausted from crying. It was the first and only time Jiang Ning was hugged by grandma in his memory.

He leaned in her arms, hooked her neck with his hands, and slowly fell asleep. In his dream, he felt as if water droplets fell on his face.

When they got home, their mother hadn't come back, and Jiang Ning didn't tell her later.

After the mother gave birth to Jiang Ning, she worked as a dance teacher in an after-school tutoring center. The boss of that training institution was a former student of my grandmother, so she was still taken care of.But that's the case, as long as the class is led by the mother, the students are always the least. Those parents are afraid that she will spoil their children, so the salary can't be too high.In addition, Jiang Ning was too young, and grandma didn't want to take care of it, so mother had to support everything by herself.Although she never mentioned these things in front of Jiang Ning, and always smiled at him gently, Jiang Ning would still hear her suppressed crying at night.He knew that she had worked hard, so he didn't want to make her suffer anymore.

Probably because of these reasons, my mother's health is not very good, and the house smells of traditional Chinese medicine all the year round.But no amount of dark brown potion could keep her, and she died before Jiang Ning grew up.

Later, Jiang Ning experienced that period of days that he still finds ridiculous when he thinks about it.

Grandma never said a word about it.

It wasn't until Jiang Ning withdrew from there, found a temporary job, and planned to live a good life, that she called Jiang Ning to her face.Tell Jiang Ning that when Jiang Ning's mother died, she promised to raise Jiang Ning, so he hasn't cut off his living expenses in the past few years, but now that Jiang Ning can survive on his own, she doesn't have to worry about it.She left the family house to Jiang Ning, and went to the temple without giving him another penny.

At that time, Jiang Ning was just over 16 years old. He didn't go back to school, and his grades were not good when he was studying, so he didn't force him.

He tried many jobs, washing dishes, handing out fliers, moving goods, until he found a job at a bar.

During the few years in the middle, he didn't have no resentment towards his grandmother, but his mother was gone, and this was his closest relative. He was older and could understand that his grandmother was just a pitiful person.So, Jiang Ning started to visit her in the temple and wanted to talk to her, but grandma never came out until today.

They sat on the stone bench and talked for a long time. Jiang Ning helped her back and said that she would go to see her in a few days. She smiled and said neither good nor bad.

"Jiang Ning..." Tang Ran pulled his thoughts back.

"Ok?"

Tang Ran suddenly leaned over and grabbed Jiang Ning's hand holding the chopsticks. He moved too much, the bowl was shaken and the noodle soup spilled out.

"Crazy."

Jiang Ning backed away from being bluffed by him, then quickly stood up and wiped it with paper.

"Okay, okay." Jiang Ning threw the used paper into the trash can and turned it back. "What did you want to do?"

"I..." Tang Ran blushed again, but when he looked at him again, his eyes were bright. "Tomorrow is Tanabata, let's spend it together."

"Have you figured it out?" Jiang Ning looked at him, wanting to laugh, but quickly held back.

"Think about it. I like you. No matter what happens in the future, we will be together."

"Yo, friend." Jiang Ning turned his head slightly. "You talk so lively, have you asked my opinion?"

"Then do you want to?"

"What am I willing to do? Are you proposing?" Jiang Ning couldn't hold back his laughter.

Tang Ran also laughed, "So you are willing."

"Well." Jiang Ning walked up to Tang Ran and kicked his calf, "Go wash the dishes, boyfriend."

Before falling asleep, Tang Ran was still thinking about how to spend the next day. This was their first holiday together, so they had to prepare well. Thinking like this, he didn't feel sleepy, and he didn't know when just fell asleep.He heard someone talking in a daze, and he checked his phone, it was only one o'clock in the morning.

There was a glimmer of light in the crack of the door, Tang Ran walked out, and Jiang Ning was on the phone.

"Woke you up?" Jiang Ning said to Tang Ran after hanging up the phone.

Tang Ran saw that Jiang Ning had already changed, "What's wrong? Are you going out?"

"I just called from the temple. My grandmother passed away. I'll go there. Go to bed first."

While he was speaking, he had already reached the door, and before Tang Ran could react, he closed the door and went out.

When Jiang Ning walked down a few floors, he heard hurried footsteps from above, and Tang Ran had already chased him out.

"Jiang Ning."

He ran in a hurry and was out of breath.Seeing that Jiang Ning hadn't left, he stopped, bent a little, supported it with his hands, and said slowly, "I'll go with you."

Jiang Ning didn't pay attention just now, but now he realized that he didn't even wear shoes, and stepped on the concrete steps with bare feet, as white as jade.

Jiang Ning walked up and held his hand.

"Let's go together, but you go back and change your clothes and put on your shoes first."

After walking a few steps, Jiang Ning suddenly said, "Don't worry, no matter how fast you go, no one will be there. She has already taken care of everything." His voice was very soft, and he didn't know who to tell.

The rest of the time passed like a dream.Because grandma mentioned to the master in the temple before that she wanted everything to be simple.

So the body just stopped for a day, recited the past life mantra, and sent it to be cremated.Jiang Ning was very calm throughout the whole process, doing various things in an orderly manner.It was only two days after he returned home with the urn in his arms.

Jiang Ning put the urn away, watched Tang Ran follow behind him, and gently stroked his face, "You are tired too, go and rest. I'll get some food, and I'll call you when I'm done."

"Jiang Ning..." Tang Ran frowned tightly, "Don't do this."

"What about me." He went straight to open the refrigerator, "There's nothing left, I'll make you an egg custard."

"Jiang Ning." Tang Ran's voice seemed to be pleading.

"Don't you want to eat this? It seems that there is nothing else." He said, as if he was really worried about this matter

Tang Ran walked over and hugged him, "You cry."

He didn't refuse Tang Ran's embrace, and leaned on it meekly.After a long silence, she said, "There's no need to cry. She did it on purpose. If she didn't know that she was going to die, she wouldn't have talked to me that day. She still hates me."

"It's not like that." Tang Ran stroked his hair, "Grandma talked to you just to know how you are doing, and when your life is stable, she can leave with peace of mind."

"Is it really stable?" He seemed to be trying to force a smile, but it didn't work. "I have no relatives left."

"But you have me. I have thought about it a long time ago, and I haven't had time to tell you." Tang Ran hugged him hard, his fingers seemed to be embedded in Jiang Ning's body. "Go to N City with me. I will be your lover, relative, and I will give you as much care and love as you want. I will not leave first, and we will go to the other side together when we are all old men. "

"You always talk stupid things."

"That's right, but it's only for you." Tang Ran tilted her head and kissed his face.

Jiang Ning buried her head in Tang Ran's shoulder and did not speak again.

Tang Ran caressed his back patiently, and he didn't know how long it took before he felt a little wetness on his shoulders.