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62. All this happened so suddenly that Lin Qisheng and Lin Suqing, the two brothers and sisters at the dining table, had no time to react. They looked at the two hugging each other, speechless.After a while, Lin Suqing finally regained her composure, thought for a while, and asked Papa Lin, "Dad, what's going on, Mom?"

Papa Lin looked at Mama Lin, Mama Lin patted Zhou Ruxin lightly, let her go, and after each sat down, Mama Lin said: "Suqing, Qisheng, Ruxin, your father and I understand your thoughts. You must be worried about our health, that's why you came up with such a lie. In fact, your father and I have known Suqing's mind for a long time. "

Lin Qisheng and Lin Suqing were stunned for a moment, only Zhou Ruxin realized the behavior of Lin's father and Lin's mother after entering the door.

Papa Lin coughed, and continued: "Suqing, no matter what I say later, don't interrupt, just listen to me first."

Lin Suqing had a lot of doubts in her heart, but since her parents said so, she could only endure all the regrets and let out a "huh".

Then, Papa Lin began to speak slowly.

"Suqing, over the years, your mother and brother, I know that you have some complaints about our original decision. I also admit that our family has always been a bit patriarchal, so you have been wronged a lot back then. .”

When Lin Suqing heard this, she ignored what her parents said just now that she was not allowed to intervene: "No, my parents have always been very good to me. It was because I was not sensible enough back then, so I made you worry about it."

Mother Lin sighed from the side: "You don't blame us, it's because Suqing, you are really a good daughter."

Father Lin nodded in agreement: "That year, you and your brother were both in the third year of high school at the same time, and your grades were very good. To be honest, your mother and I were really proud of ourselves in front of people. Both children are so competitive. Which one is the parent? Are you unhappy?

What's more, the neighbors in the village often say enviously that our family is about to have two college students. As parents, your mother and I don't know how happy we are.

However, at that time, our family was really poor, and when we could only choose one of the two, your mother and I suffered for a long time, thinking about whether your brother was a boy, so we finally decided to provide for your brother first.

Originally, our idea was to let your brother go to college, and when your brother comes out to work and has a promising future, we will take good care of you and find you a job or something.

Suqing, you also know that my parents have been country people all their lives and don't have much experience, so they couldn't think of a better solution at the beginning. "

Lin Suqing couldn't help but interjected again: "Didn't I also go to college smoothly, and I didn't blame you for a long time. Parents, stop blaming yourself."

Papa Lin patted her and signaled her to listen quietly: "Fortunately, you met this child Ru Xin. This is your fate. Your mother said that this is God's compensation for you. Ru Xin her I pointed out another path to you, and you also strived to get on this path by relying on your own efforts.

Suqing, over the years, your mother and I have never understood how you knew how to solve the problem of you and your brother going to school in that way.

Later, I also asked Qisheng if Qisheng told you to do that. Qisheng said that at that time, he didn't know anything except studying, so how could he give you any good ideas.

No matter what, with your own hard work, you successfully passed the most difficult pass. We feel guilty, but we are sincerely proud of you.

But, later, after you graduated from university, you refused to come back to the county to find a job. Later, you went to Huacheng without even discussing with us. Your mother and I always thought that you resented our choice back then. . "

Hearing this, Lin Suqing wanted to speak again, but Zhou Ruxin gently tugged on the corner of her clothes to stop her.

So I continued to listen to Father Lin's words: "But when you are outside, you always call back to greet us on time, and you send a bunch of things back during festivals or our birthdays, which doesn't seem to be helpful to us at all. The look of complaining.

In these years, you have never been home except for the time when you married your brother during the Chinese New Year. Your mother and I have always wanted to have a good talk with you, but we don't know what you think in your heart.

Suqing, your mother often cleans your room, um, your books, letters and other materials, every summer vacation, your mother will take out your books and take them out to dry in the sun, for fear that the weather will be damaged by the humidity. your important stuff.

However, after all these years, no matter how carefully they were looked after, some envelopes were still damaged.As this person gets older, he will always think back to the past. Whenever we think of the past, your mother and I always feel sorry for you, and have wronged you for so many years.

When your mother posted things for you this summer vacation, I looked at those letters, and I couldn’t help but flip through a few of them. Later, I also found some to read, and then I knew how you survived those years. well.After reading those letters, your mother often said, God has eyes and sent Zhou Ruxin to accompany you through those years. We can see clearly from those letters what kind of child Ruxin is.

Suqing, in fact, after reading those letters, the strangest thing for us is, why have you never heard anything about Ruxin from you in these years?

You have always been very independent, and you seldom tell us about things in life and work. Your mother is especially worried about your family. Seeing that your brother and sister-in-law have raised two children, and your personal problems Never mentioned it to us, your mother was in a hurry.

So that day, you told your mother on the phone that you found the person you want to spend your life with, your mother and I were so happy.

Since then, your mother will go to your room to tidy up when she has nothing to do.

As a result, one day when your mother was cleaning the room for you, she accidentally saw a piece of information about Zhou Ruxin.Maybe you forgot about it yourself, you checked some Ruxin information in the past two years, printed it out and put it at home.After I watched it with your mother, I finally understood why you went to Huacheng. "

Hearing this, Lin Qisheng couldn't help but interjected: "Did parents know about Suqing and Ruxin since then?"

Papa Lin shook his head, obviously a little tired from talking, took a sip from the teacup, and was about to continue talking, but Mama Lin stopped her: "His dad, let me talk about it."

So Mother Lin went on to say slowly: "Although we know that Suqing must have gone to Huacheng for Ruxin, we only thought that Suqing went there because she wanted to find her good friend back then, and it was because we were old. , can’t keep up with the thinking of young people, if it’s just to get back the good friends of the past, it’s okay to find a way to find people’s contact information, why bother to travel thousands of miles to a foreign land to work hard.”

Cough, Lin Suqing thought for a while, and finally interjected: "Mom, you really did not think wrongly, I really just wanted to get back my good friend Ru Xin."

Lin's mother and Lin's father gave her a look of "disbelief".Lin Suqing smiled embarrassedly: "Really, I didn't know at that time that I fell in love with Ruxin, and I always thought that I just couldn't forget my old friends."

Well, the three members of the Lin family sighed silently.

After Lin's father drank the tea, he took a breather, and then Lin's mother said: "It would be a lie to say that there is no doubt at all. After all, you told your mother about your situation, and we compared it later and found that it was the same as ours. The information I saw from Ruxin was very similar, but Ruxin's information showed that she was clearly a woman. We thought, Suqing, how could you like a woman, not to mention that there are many people with similar backgrounds in the world, so we also I didn't think much about it."

Lin Qisheng interjected curiously: "Then when did you parents find out that the person Su Qing likes is Ru Xin?"

Father Lin hesitated for a moment, but Mother Lin said bluntly, "Su Qing, do you still remember Mu Qing who was in the class next door in high school?"

"Mu Qing?" Lin Suqing thought for a while, "I have a little impression, a handsome boy, his grades seem to be okay."

Mother Lin said: "It turns out that Mu Qing is your Aunt Qiao's nephew, the youngest son of Aunt Qiao's elder sister's family. I heard that this child has been very sensible since he was a child. Going up, I never let my family worry about it, what a pity..."

Zhou Ruxin felt a little familiar when she heard the name "Mu Qing". At this time, she heard Mama Lin talking about Mu Qing's situation from childhood to adulthood, and couldn't help but ask, "Mom, is this Mu Qing from Shanggao Village?"

Mother Lin replied: "Yes, hey, does Ru Xin know him too?"

Zhou Ruxin said: "It's really that Mu Qing. He is a junior high school classmate with me. He is in the same class. He is very quiet and his grades are really good. However, he did not perform well in the senior high school entrance examination, so he failed to enter the second high school. He went to No. [-] Middle School. I don’t know what’s going on with him now?”

Mother Lin sighed: "Then what else is there? Now, Mu Qing was hit by a car when he was robbing..."

Lin's father said more directly: "It is said that he was not hit by a car, but he hit it by himself, alas!"

Both Lin Suqing and Zhou Ruxin were extremely surprised: "How could this happen?"

Mother Lin sighed: "I heard from your Aunt Qiao that it is severe depression, so I don't want to live anymore."

Seeing that the four of them fell silent for a while, Lin Qisheng said: "Then, what does this have to do with Su Qing? Could it be that Mu Qing had a crush on Su Qing?"

Mother Lin just found it funny when she heard this: "How is it possible, Su Qing doesn't know him very well. Well, according to the gossip from Aunt Qiao and the others, it is said that the child Mu Qing likes is a man..."

"Oh." Lin Qisheng probably understood.

Mother Lin continued to speak slowly: "Ru Xin, you must also know that the people in Shanggao Village are much more old-fashioned than ours, so when Mu Qing's family found out about this, Mu Qing and his Dad was so angry that he wanted to break Mu Qing's legs, but it was Mu Qing's mother who tried to block them to save Mu Qing's legs.

Later, I heard from Aunt Qiao that his family asked Mu Qing to quit his job at that time, and locked him in a small room when he was not paying attention when he returned home. All kinds of witches treated him, alas, a good child was forced into severe mental depression just like that.

The country people can't tell the difference between mental depression and mental illness. As a result, there are rumors everywhere that Mu Qing has mental illness, and Mu Qing's father is even more angry. He beat and scolded Mu Qing all day long. When it was time for double robbing, everyone was busy all day long, so they didn't pay much attention to Mu Qing. As a result, when their family members went out to work that day, Mu Qing opened the door and ran out for some reason. When he reached the main road, When I saw a big truck, I ran into it by myself, and I couldn't do it on the spot, alas. "

Both Zhou Ruxin and Lin Suqing were thinking about the handsome and silent boy in their memory, who could have imagined such a life in the end!

Mother Lin was still slowly saying: "Aunt Qiao said that after Mu Qing left, his mother regretted it. She told the sisters who came to comfort him all day long, as long as this person lives well, it will be fine. Why should he care whether he likes a man or a woman? Now there are no such people, so what if he likes a woman? Can a person come back to life after death?"

Lin Suqing sighed: "So, parents, you have already figured it out?"

Mother Lin nodded: "Yes. Suqing, you have had such a hard time these years, such a good daughter, how could your father and I be willing to force you to seek death? That day, when your mother asked you the name of the other party, you were cheating If you refuse to say anything, I am sure that the person you want to bring back is Ru Xin.

What your brother told us last night, we knew as soon as we heard it, you were lying because you were afraid that your father and I would not be able to accept it.Suqing, Qisheng, Ruxin, you are all very good children.

Suqing, over the years, you have given us a lot, and Qisheng is also very uplifting.

Although parents haven't read many books and don't understand so many principles, parents also hope that you know that our only thought is that our children can live happily. "

The parents said so much all at once, and Lin Suqing and Lin Qisheng couldn't help but feel sad when they listened.Especially Suqing, she never knew that all these years, her parents and elder brother have always held such a guilt in her heart.All these years, I have only focused on following Ruxin's footsteps, but I don't know that my parents have been guilty of this for many years, and I don't know that my parents have always missed me like that behind their backs. Su Qing, you are really an unfilial daughter.

Seeing Suqing weeping silently, Zhou Ruxin gently hugged her, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said with a smile: "Suqing, look, how nice your parents are. So, if you have anything to say, please hurry up." When you say it out, you're all crying like a cat with a painted face, don't cry anymore."

Lin Qisheng, who had recovered from his emotions, also patted Suqing to comfort him: "Okay, Suqing, the whole family, it would be nice to talk about everything. Brother, I also really want to know, all these years, have you had any Didn't you blame me, brother?"

Lin Suqing tapped Lin Qisheng lightly, looked at Zhou Ruxin and smiled, got up and hugged Mama Lin and Papa Lin seriously: "Dad, Mom, I still say the same thing, there is no overnight feud between mother and daughter. Since you see After reading some of the letters back then, you should all know that when I was young and ignorant, I was indeed angry with you.

However, that winter, when I saw you tossing and turning in the cold night, I knew that making such a decision was equally painful for you.As a daughter and sister, I should also find a way to solve your problems for you.Of course, it is also because Ru Xin is there, letting me know that all difficulties can be solved.

When I decided to go to the south to work, I didn't blame you anymore. Later, I was really happy to watch my brother go to university and study happily with my part-time salary.

It's just that, all these years, I've been focusing on walking my own way and ignoring your feelings. I'm really sorry for you.Dad, mom, brother, I'm really sorry, please forgive my ignorance these years, in the future, I will never let you worry about it like this again. "

After finishing speaking, Su Qing seriously bowed to everyone.

Lin's mother quickly helped her up, pulled her into her arms and rubbed her: "Su Qing, such a good daughter, how can I be sorry for us. His father, don't you think so?"

Papa Lin let out a "hmm", thought for a while, and said with a smile, "Su Qing, should you introduce Ru Xin to us again?"

Hearing what the old man said, Zhou Ruxin blushed all of a sudden, Lin Suqing felt that the world was wide open, pulled Zhou Ruxin up, and the two stood together and bowed to the two old people: "Dad, Mom, this is your new daughter-in-law, Zhou Ruxin."

Lin's father and Lin's mother happily received this great gift. Everyone sat down again and continued to eat happily together. Naturally, during the meal, each asked about life and work conditions, and chatted while eating.Suddenly, Ms. Lin patted her thigh lightly: "Oh, Suqing, you just said that Ruxin is the new wife, right? His father, we always thought that the new son-in-law would come to our house, so we forgot to prepare the red envelope."

Lin Qisheng said with a smile on the side: "No hurry, no hurry, I will count my share in the evening and give it together."

Just make Zhou Ruxin so ashamed that she wants to put her head under the table.

After dinner, Su Qing went to wash the dishes with her mother, Lin Qisheng helped Zhou Ruxin to pack up the presents brought back one by one, Lin's father watched from the side, um, my new daughter-in-law, It seems that she is much more satisfying than the wife of Qisheng's family.

On the other side of the kitchen, Lin Suqing asked her mother very puzzled: "Mom, how do you know that the person I like is Ruxin just based on Mu Qing's affairs?"

Mother Lin looked at her daughter who was finally able to get so close to her with a smile: "Su Qing, you underestimated mother too much, your grandmother still had Laotong in her era.

Besides, you were conceived by your mother in October, not to mention those letters, just that document and your subsequent pursuit to Huacheng are enough to prove how much you like her.

Hmph, I'm so useless, I've been chasing after so many years to catch up, I think I chased your father for a few months before I caught up with you. "

Well, mom mighty.Besides, how could he have been chasing her for several years? Didn't she just spend a few months chasing after confirming that Ru Xin was the one she was looking for?

Of course, Lin Suqing would never admit that she was so cowardly in the past two years that she didn't dare to go to confirm whether the person Zhou Ruxin wanted to find was actually herself.

Here, Mother Lin was proud of her "great achievements", Su Qing nodded in agreement, but couldn't help muttering in her heart: "Mom, you are so wise and powerful, why can't you just use a sister-in-law?"

Mother Lin whispered like a roundworm in her stomach: "Whether your sister-in-law is good or not, she is still someone else's precious daughter. I can't let her mother think that our Lin family bullies her so much. You are the most caring What about my daughter, that's why mom whines in front of you."

Well, it turns out that mother's thoughts are really like this, if it wasn't for the dirty hands from washing dishes, Suqing really wanted to hug her mother: "Mom, in the future, you will have two caring daughters. "

The author has something to say:

In the first draft, some readers thought that the ending I wrote was too happy and unrealistic at all.However, I think that since there are extremely selfish and face-saving parents in the world, there must also be parents like Suqing's family.Moreover, the parents who brought up a daughter like Suqing would definitely not be the kind of extremely selfish and face-saving people, so I still insisted on my original outline.I always think, in this world, if our parents can't let us trust, who else can we trust?