Merit Book·Xinghai

"By the way, do you still remember Lewis who lived next door to us?" Wan Ruohua asked in a relaxed tone while putting the food on the table.

"Well, I heard that they have become a big shot, and the whole family has moved to Devon Street, what's the matter?" Xi Zhenhai asked as he divided the chopsticks.

"His son is getting married, and I heard that his family is very rich!" Wan Ruohua said enviously, "They drove back two days ago, and each family gave out some candy and snacks."

The two chatted gossip while eating breakfast.Although they are all very simple meals, the dishes prepared quietly still look delicious.

Daughter Xi Yanxin is unable to eat normal meals now, and relies on specially prepared nutrient solution to maintain her life.But she likes the feeling of eating together with her family. At this time, she raised the head of the bed and watched her parents eating and talking with a smile in her eyes.Although he didn't speak, it still made people feel the warmth and concern among family members.

It was as if the crashes and crying the night before, the talk of giving up and holding on had never existed.

Just like in the past, they ate, chatted, gossiped at the dinner table, enjoyed the rare reunion and warmth of a family, and worked hard to create an atmosphere where everything was fine for their daughter who was fighting the disease.

Perhaps because the pillars of the family finally came back, the mental state of Wan Ruohua and Xi Yanxin was much better.Especially Wan Ruohua, after a thorough emotional vent and a night's rest, her face showed a rare radiance. Although her eyes and face were still a little swollen, her expression was obviously different from last night .

Only Xi Zhenhai, although he rested at home for one night, felt more exhausted than working continuously for three days and three nights.Even every word he said, the food in his mouth, the smiles on the faces of his wife and daughter, everything around him... made him feel absurd and depressed.

Sometimes he even wanted to roar, want to roar, want to overturn the table directly, want to smash everything... But in the end, he just steadily stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of pickle, with a smile on his face and a listening expression.

Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted Wan Ruohua's words, and the room was instantly quiet.

Xi Yanxin squinted her eyes. Even though her vision was so blurred that she couldn't see her parents' facial features clearly, she could still see her father seemed relieved at this moment, while the corners of her mother's mouth were pulled down, her lips trembling slightly. It turned into a sad yet patient expression.

It was just a short moment, and then the parents put on the masks they are most used to.Xi Yanxin, who was lying on the bed, saw all this in his eyes, his eyes were as calm as water, without any unnecessary trembling.

Xi Zhenhai put down his chopsticks, stood up and said, "I don't know who is here, I'll go and have a look."

Wan Ruohua also stood up with concern, but people like them don't pay much attention to communication, so she still stayed in her daughter's room and did not go out.

The two heard Xi Zhenhai's voice from outside: "Aunt Mu, why are you here?"

Then came an old and excited voice: "Zhenhai, my Azhe is back!"

"It seems that Aunt Mu is in good spirits today." Wan Ruohua whispered to her daughter first.

Because when Mutel is conscious, he will call Xi Zhenhai "Zhenhai" or by his full name, and when he is not sober, he will call him "Xiaohai" as the child who is still in school.

Later, Wan Ruohua noticed what Mutel said afterwards.

"Azhe is back? Is it true?"

She couldn't help standing up and walking to the door, looking out.

Seeing Mutel pull out a young man from behind, he said happily: "Look, my Ah Zhe is back! He hasn't forgotten me as a mother! He's back!"

When he said the last sentence, Mutel couldn't help raising his voice. Some people in the nearby houses heard it, and they all poked their heads out, looked around, and said in their mouths: "Really come back?"

"It seems so!"

"Is it Ah Zhe? Where has this kid been all these years?"

"Aunt Mu finally waited for him to come back! Let me just say, this child was grown up by all of us, it's impossible for him to be so heartless! Isn't he just coming back!"

"It's good to be back. Aunt Mu is getting older, and having a son by her side is reassuring."

"I don't know if it's because I can't get along outside..."

People who knew about Mutel's experiences over the years talked about it, some blessed him, some were happy for Mutel, and some whispered strange things.

Mutel held Rong Yuan's arm tightly, and straightened his back, like a general returning from a hundred battles, proudly and joyfully accepting the review of the world, and at the same time declaring his success.Just the knowledge that "the son is by my side" already made her feel supremely happy.

The good neighbors stood not far away watching Mutel's son who had returned after a long absence, and couldn't help but marvel at his appearance, posture, and demeanor, suspecting that he had already made a name for himself outside.There are also some people who sympathize with Mutel and can't help but take the elders' airs and teach:

"Azhe, now that you're back, don't worry your mother anymore, and live a good life at home!"

"Yeah, Ah Zhe, you don't know how hard your mother has been through these years, you can't let her worry about it anymore!"

"You are getting old too, go back and find a serious job, marry a wife, have a harmonious family, don't be as ignorant as before."

If others say that Mutel has no reaction, but when it comes to her precious son, she will not agree, even if they are teaching her son from her standpoint.Hearing the tone of several old acquaintances blaming his son, Mutel hurriedly said: "Our Azhe is very sensible! After finally coming back, I said let him rest for a few more days, and I didn't want to say anything. Look at the family. The conditions are poor, and I insist on finding a job to subsidize my family!"

Everyone looked at "Mu Zhe" suspiciously, and couldn't believe that this famous slut could have such an awareness.

Rong Yuan just stood beside Mutel, letting her grab his arm, without explaining or arguing, he looked quiet, well-behaved, and calmly surprised.

But Mutel firmly believed in his son, and turned to Xi Zhenhai, who had been silent all this time, and said, "Zhenhai, among the people Aunt Mu knows, you are the most promising, and you know a lot of people. See if you can Introduce a job for us, Ah Zhe? It doesn’t matter if the salary is high or low, but it shouldn’t be too tiring. You also know that Ah Zhe has been weak since he was a child..."

Xi Zhenhai didn't listen to Mutel's words carefully, he was staring at "Mu Zhe" seriously, his face was a bit ugly.

Mu Zhe has been away from home for many years, and the neighbors around him are not familiar with the young man who was immersed in studying and dreaming. In addition, the facial features of the man in front of him are somewhat similar to Ah Zhe, even if he feels strange, it is okay. I understand that his appearance changes when he grows up, so he doesn't doubt it.

But Xi Zhenhai's family has a good relationship with Mutel. In the past, the boy named Muzhe liked to play behind Xi Zhenhai for a long time, and they were very familiar with each other.

Therefore, Xi Zhenhai recognized at a glance that the person in front of him was not Mu Zhe!

But looking at Mutel's current state, Xi Zhenhai couldn't bear to expose the scam face to face.After Mutel finished talking about a series of requests, he said: "Don't worry, Aunt Mu, Azhe will leave it to me, and I promise to help him find a [good job], you go back first."

"Oh, oh, good."

Mutel reluctantly let go of Rong Yuan's arm, and said again: "Azhe, Mom will go back and cook for you first, you should come back early!"

"OK, all right."

Xi Zhenhai saw the young man in front of him speaking for the first time, his voice was warm and moist, his voice was like a clear spring hitting water, and a flute sounding in an empty mountain, with an air of leisure and calmness.

Mutel turned around and took two steps, then turned around and said: "Mom made you your favorite grilled bobo meat, you must come back early to eat it!"

"okay."

Seeing Mutel walking away, the neighbors dispersed after watching for a while. At this time, Mutel, who had already reached the street corner, turned around and said loudly worriedly: "Azhe, don't be greedy." Play, come back early!"

"it is good!"

Rong Yuan responded again, waved his hand to say goodbye, watched Mutel's figure who took a step and turned his head three times finally disappeared from the corner, turned around and said to Xi Zhenhai who had been looking at him with vigilance: "Hello, let's get to know each other, my name is Rong Yuan."

"Hey... you, you are not..."

Wan Ruohua said in surprise.When she and Xi Zhenhai got married, Mu Zhe had already started to plan to leave. The two had only met each other and were not familiar with each other, so they didn't recognize that he was not the person he used to be.

Xi Zhenhai was also a little surprised, since he thought that since this person pretended to be Muzhe to deceive Mutel, he must have some bad intentions.Seeing that his identity was revealed at this time, which was completely different from what Xi Zhenhai expected before, he was also taken aback, then eased his expression, and asked, "Who are you? Why are you pretending to be Aunt Mu's son?"

Rong Yuan said helplessly: "It's not that I want to impersonate, but that she has identified the wrong person..."

Last night, Rong Yuan, who had just arrived in Leucas'ao, was suddenly grabbed by someone on the street and misidentified. He waited patiently for the old man to finish crying, and then explained his identity.Unexpectedly, Mutel couldn't bear it in the great joy and sorrow, and fell down directly clutching his heart, unable to breathe.If it wasn't for Rong Yuan being by her side, she might not be able to make it through.

Later, after being rescued by Rong Yuan, Mutel seemed to have completely forgotten what he said before, only remembering that he finally found his son, hugged him and cried bitterly, and then insisted on taking his son home.

Rong Yuan is helpless, knowing that if he reveals his identity again, he will only repeat what happened just now, and it is not surprising that this old man who put his whole life on his son died directly after his hopes fell through.So he had no choice but to pretend that he was "Mu Zhe" and followed the old man back home.

——Although his real age may be older than the old man's father.