Raising a Family [Rebirth]

"Brother, call." Jiang Yueting showed up at the kitchen door with her mobile phone in hand.

Wen Rui's hands were full of oil and he couldn't pick it up, so Jiang Yueting had to stick the phone to his ear. Not only did the phone stick to his ear, but others also stuck to it, wrapping Wen Rui in his arms, causing Wen Rui to stare at him, but He just didn't have any "self-knowledge" and looked at his brother innocently.

Wen Rui looked at him for two seconds and was defeated, let him go.

It was Zhang Yiqiu who called, and they were already downstairs.

"Go and prepare tea." Wen Rui hung up the phone, washed his hands in a hurry, and went downstairs after he explained.

As soon as they got out of the building, they saw Zhang Yiqiu and her husband taking things from the trunk.

Zhang Yiqiu raised her eyes when she heard footsteps, she laughed and said, "So fast?"

"Yeah." Wen Rui said and nodded to her husband, "By the way, you are tired after sitting in the car for so long, go upstairs and rest first, Yue Ting is at home." This was said to Zhang Yiqiu.

"Okay, then I'll go up first. Take what Lao Zhao left." Zhang Yiqiu said, carrying two bags of things and going upstairs on his own.

Mr. Zhao shook his head: "She only takes as much, and she knows how to order me."

Wen Rui smiled and didn't say anything, he went to open the door, Zhang Huaibin was dozing off with half-closed eyes, the old man couldn't stand the fright, Wen Rui called him softly, Zhang Huaibin woke up after three times.

The old man woke up immediately when he saw Wen Rui, his face was instantly filled with a smile, he sat up slowly, and said "I'm back" several times in succession.

Wen Rui couldn't help feeling a little frustrated when he heard the other party say this, and he quickly reached out to help the old man, "Slow down."

Although Zhang Huaibin can walk now, it is still inconvenient to walk. He has undergone an operation and suffered from serious and minor illnesses. In the past three years, he has become more and more old. Embroidery, this action is extremely strenuous.

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhang Huaibin's speech was still slurred, but it was already very good after the surgery.

Mr. Zhao watched him help the old man out of the car, and said: "Then you help Dad up first, and I will lock the car and then take these things up."

"Is it convenient to carry it by myself? If I can't carry it, I will ask Yue Ting to come down and help you."

"No, I can do it myself."

Wen Rui had no choice but to help the old man go upstairs first. The floor of their community is not high, and there is no elevator to take. It is difficult for the old man to climb the stairs.

Wen Rui asked: "Are you climbing by yourself today or will I hug you?"

Zhang Huaibin said vaguely: "Climb up the first floor by yourself, and you can hug me again."

Wen Rui laughed, "Okay, it's up to you." He helped the old man to accompany him up the stairs step by step.

One leg of the old man was severely paralyzed, and it was still stiff. When going up the stairs, he could only take the other good leg first, and then move that leg over. It was extremely difficult to climb the stairs.

Mr. Zhao passed the two of them with his things, and he told Wen Rui: "Xiao Wen, don't let Dad get too tired from crawling."

"Ok, I know."

"Then I'll go upstairs first." He said three steps and two steps, and ran upstairs.

Over the years, Mr. Zhao and Zhang Yiqiu have trusted Wen Rui very much. Even if they are not with the old man, they still believe that Wen Rui will take good care of the old man.

Zhang Huaibin climbed one floor at a time, panting for breath while holding on to the handrail, Wen Rui accompanied him to rest for a while before asking, "Would you like to hug me?"

"Ah."

Wen Rui hugged the old man horizontally. The old man was not tall, and he didn't gain weight no matter how much he ate in the past few years. He seemed to have only a skeleton left all over his body, and he didn't weigh a bit in his arms. Wen Rui pursed his lips, wondering Was it an illusion, he felt that the old man was lighter than last time.

He stepped up the steps carefully, taking every step steadily.

"How's your health?" Every week, the two will video three or four times. Wen Rui will ask this question every time. Zhang Huaibin always says it's fine, nothing. Perfunctory words.

Hearing his question, Zhang Huaibin knew what he was thinking, so he said honestly: "I've lost weight again, and I've been getting tired faster recently, but I dare not sleep, and I'm worried that this sleep will pass away quietly."

Wen Rui drank in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm still waiting to celebrate your [-]th or [-]th birthday."

Zhang Huaibin laughed silently, and after a while he murmured: "Okay, celebrate my birthday. But the 65th birthday may be gone, I'll stay for another two years, and I can celebrate my [-]th birthday."

He really felt that he didn't have a good few years to live, and now he was still bumping. In another year, his old bones would not be able to withstand the tossing, and he probably wouldn't be able to come back.

Naturally, he couldn't say anything about being in Huaicheng, let alone whether his children disagreed, it would be so unlucky that he couldn't die at Wen Rui's house even if he died.

Wen Rui was soured by what he said, and he complained, "Why are you like this? It's just that your mentality is not right. Look at the old people in our community, all of them are full of energy. Old ladies and old men are still dancing in the square downstairs at night. I'll take you to see it at night. You've been alone for a long time, and there's no one to play with you, a little old man, so you like to think wildly."

"Okay, okay, don't say this, don't say this."

After finally reaching the door of the house, Wen Rui slowly put the old man down. Although Zhang Huaibin was not heavy, he still couldn't stand holding his arms climbing stairs.

Jiang Yueting was delivering tea to Mr. Zhao when he saw the old man come in and called grandpa obediently.

"Has Yue Ting grown taller again?"

Jiang Yueting said with a warm smile: "You always say that, I haven't grown up in the past few months."

Wen Rui helped the old man to sit on the sofa, "Yes, he can't grow any longer, it's scary to grow taller. Go and get your grandpa a glass of water."

Jiang Yueting went to the kitchen and brought him a glass of water when he came out.

Wen Rui was indeed thirsty, as soon as he took the water, he drank it all in one breath.

Zhang Huaibin: "Drink slowly."

Wen Rui smiled embarrassedly.

Mr. Zhao and Zhang Yiqiu ignored them and sat on the sofa talking about themselves.

Wen Rui looked at the bag on the table, he turned it over twice, Zhang Yiqiu noticed his movements and then reminded him, "Oh, by the way, here are Dad's daily necessities, as well as insulin and other medicines, you take those in the house Leave it alone." After she finished speaking, she turned her head to chat with Mr. Zhao.

Both Zhang Huaibin and Jiang Yueting's faces sank.

Seeing that his daughter was still acting like a hostess, Zhang Huaibin couldn't help interrupting her: "Why don't you go? He just picked me up and I'm still breathing."

Zhang Yiqiu was taken aback for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Am I still your own? If you take care of Xiaowen so much, then I've been in the car for five or six hours, and my whole body is sore. Besides, this is not a family." Man, am I still being polite to Xiao Wen?"

Mr. Zhao chimed in: "Yeah, Dad, you're making a fuss out of a molehill. How important is it to get something?"

Wen Rui hurriedly smoothed things over, and the matter was over, but Zhang Huaibin's face was still grim, and the couple didn't pay attention, Jiang Yueting sat next to the old man and talked with him.

Wen Rui carried the things into the old man's room, and took out all the things in the bag and arranged them.

After putting away his things, he asked Zhang and Zhao who were chatting in the living room, "There is no place to stay at home, so I'll call you to book a hotel?"

Mr. Zhao: "Okay, just stay overnight, we have to leave tomorrow morning."

"Going in such a hurry? You have driven for so long to come here and have to drive five or six cars back. Isn't it too rushed?"

"There is still work to be done, so we can't stay too long."

Wen Rui nodded clearly, "That's fine. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat now? Or wait until dinner?"

The two rubbed their stomachs, "Let's eat something now. I didn't eat much at noon. I'm hungry. Let's go to the hotel to sleep after eating. Dad is also tired."

"Then I'll go cook after booking the room." Wen Rui said while calling the hotel with his mobile phone.

The soup had already been stewed, the rice was cooked, and only the stir-fried vegetables were left. Wen Rui brought all the food to the table in a short time.

The five of them had a meal, and Zhang Yiqiu and her husband left.

As soon as the people left, Wen Rui and Jiang Yueting looked at each other. Jiang Yueting's face was very ugly, and Wen Rui was also a little displeased. The two had exchanged eye contact several times during the dinner.

The old man's mood is not high.

"Is it the same at home?" Wen Rui helped the old man back to the room, and Jiang Yueting took the initiative to clean up the dining table.

Zhang Huaibin smiled wryly: "Well, I didn't see anyone when I went to work during the day, and I didn't have anything to say to me when I came back. I just listened to them chatting at the dinner table."

"Where's Yuebo?" Yuebo is Ms. Zhang's child.

Zhang Huaibin shook his head: "Children like to play computer games and watch TV. They don't have time to accompany me. I speak slowly. He can't speak to me without being anxious. Hey, people can't ask too much. I'm much better than others. I can see my daughter and grandson every day, and see my son and grandson every two or three days, which is already pretty good."

That's what he said, but he was afraid that the old man would have no one to talk to all day long, and he would easily get into trouble. The old man's bad habit of thinking about things was probably because he was too lonely every day.

Wen Rui chatted with the old man for a while, seeing that the old man's eyes were half closed, he knew he was sleepy, "Get some water to wipe yourself before going to sleep."

After waiting for the old man to sleep, he left the guest room. Jiang Yueting was fiddling with the old man's wheelchair. Sometimes the road was too long for the old man to be pushed.

"How is grandpa?"

"I'm still in a bad mood." Wen Rui was a little worried, "I'll call and discuss with Ms. Zhang, can I let Grandpa stay longer this time."

He said to call over there, but Zhang Yiqiu said that this time he could only stay for 20 days, after which the old man had to go to the hospital for a physical examination.

Wen Rui had no choice but to look at Jiang Yueting helplessly. He knew that there was nothing to talk about if he didn't mention Jiang Yueting. He just wanted Wen Rui to hang up the phone when he saw his brother's embarrassing expression.

"No, you don't need to introduce me... No, it's not that you don't like it... No, really, thank you, but I really..." Wen Rui was interrupted by the other party before he could say a few words.

"Xiaowen, that girl has a high level of education and is also pretty. She is currently taking the public examination. Her hometown is from Huaicheng. She will come back to work in the future. She has also seen your photos. The little girl is very satisfied with you. If you say you don’t agree, you have to look at the person first, chat for a while, and it’s too inappropriate to refuse directly. I don’t want to meddle in your business, I just heard Dad mention a few times that you are so old that you don’t even have a daughter. You don't have any friends, so you want to introduce a girlfriend to you." Zhang Yiqiu's tone of voice was calm, but his words were a little more aggressive.

"No, I didn't mean that..."

Zhang Yiqiu thought for a while and asked, "You don't have low self-esteem, do you?" After all, that girl's university is not bad, and Wen Rui came out to work early, so her education is not suitable, but fortunately, Wen Rui's economic conditions are very good now.She didn't say it directly, just stop.

Wen Rui: "..." He looked at Jiang Yueting, feeling inferior?He also felt inferior in front of Jiang Yueting.

Jiang Yueting frowned slightly, and said in a cold voice, "Hang up!"

He doesn't like this woman. Every time Zhang Yiqiu comes here, he acts like a hostess. Last time, he wanted to introduce a girlfriend to Wen Rui. Fortunately, his brother pushed her. There is no shortage of hostesses in this family, and there will never be any .

Seeing Jiang Yueting's gloomy face, Wen Rui complained repeatedly in his heart.

The last time Ms. Zhang introduced him to someone, he didn't get his phone number, and he didn't go to see him, so he just pushed him away, but Jiang Yueting still put the blame on him, and had an awkward fight with him for two or three days, so I have to do it again ...

Listening to Zhang Yiqiu's unhurried questioning over there, he felt a headache.

"No, actually I already have someone I like." Wen Rui blushed slightly when he said this, and he looked at Jiang Yueting with fluttering eyes.

Jiang Yueting's heart trembled slightly when he heard his sudden confession.

"Didn't talk about... trying... his situation?" Wen Rui glanced at Jiang Yueting again, just in time to meet the other's beautiful eyes, he quickly turned his back to avoid Jiang Yueting's fiery gaze, "He is very nice, sensible and well-behaved , can also do housework, is younger than me, looks very good-looking, and is very tall..."

"All right, all right," Zhang Yiqiu hurriedly interrupted him when he heard him rambling, "I can tell from your tone that you really like it, that's all right, I won't interfere. When the time comes, decide to sue us."

Wen Rui just hung up the phone after talking to the other side. He turned to look at Jiang Yueting, concealed the embarrassment on his face, and said sternly, "Grandpa is at home, be more honest recently."

Jiang Yueting smiled, "Well, I know."

He wasn't so ungrateful, the old man was in poor health, and he didn't dare to let the old man see such deviant scenes.

Jiang Yueting asked: "Do you have someone you like?" He looked at Wen Rui with burning eyes.

Wen Rui nodded seriously: "Well, a little bit, when I want to fall in love, I will definitely tell you about being a younger brother." After he finished speaking, he returned to the guest room with a smile.