Fork in the road

The two seats on the plane are next to each other, and next to Bai Xinhong, and Hu Yue's seat is separated from the three of them in the aisle.

Yu Xian and Bai Xiaoyuan discussed the reasons for going back in a low voice.

Bai Xiaoyuan leaned into Yu Xian's ear and said, "Actually, at first I thought it was a relative who passed away...but if so, my mother should have told me, so there should be other reasons."

"My family...it should be because my mother misses my great-grandfather." Yu Xian didn't have a deep impression of his great-grandfather, but only remembered that he was an old man who laughed all day long.

"Oh... Then when will you come back? You will come back years ago, and you will go to your grandma's house for the New Year."

Yu Xian seemed to have realized it now, and murmured in a low voice: "Could it be that my mother is angry?"

"Huh?" Bai Xiaoyuan didn't hear clearly, and put his ear to Yu Xian's mouth.

Yu Xian turned his head, and accidentally rubbed his lips against Bai Xiaoyuan's ear, his brain sounded "boom", and his whole body bounced back, but Bai Xiaoyuan didn't react at all. Seeing Yu Xian ignoring him, he still Gave him a blank look.

Yu Xian tried his best to keep himself calm, his gaze accidentally landed on the skin behind Bai Xiaoyuan's ear, he hurriedly shifted his gaze away as if he had been scalded, and stared at the back of the chair in front of him, which made him less flustered.He spoke again, still lowering the volume: "I won't go back during the Chinese New Year, I think my mother may not have fully forgiven my father."

Bai Xiaoyuan nodded, retreated to his original position, and asked Bai Xinhong next to him: "Mom, when shall we go home?"

Bai Xinhong replied: "Come back with your Aunt Hu, probably in the next few days."

After hearing Bai Xinhong's answer, Bai Xiaoyuan suddenly turned around and asked Yu Xian, "Have you brought your homework?"

"...Bring it. This question is super disappointing, Xiao Yuan'er."

Bai Xiaoyuan smiled uncontrollably, "Just bring it with you. I won't be supervising you during the winter vacation. You have to finish your homework well, dear student Xianyu."

"Well, where is your grandma's house?"

"I don't know... Where is your great-grandfather's house?"

"I do not know either……"

Bai Xiaoyuan was overjoyed, "It's not like the two of us are going home to visit relatives, we don't even know where our home is."

"It's good that our mother knows."

Before getting off the plane, Bai Xinhong suddenly grabbed Bai Xiaoyuan and said seriously: "Speaking of which, I don't know if your grandpa and the others have moved in all these years."

You really don't know? !Bai Xiaoyuan endured these words and said, "Why don't you make a phone call and ask?"

Bai Xinhong was silent for a moment, "Forget it."

After getting off the plane, they separated. Yu Xian's family had relatives here to pick them up, while Bai Xinhong and Bai Xiaoyuan took the subway to the reserved hotel.

On the way, Bai Xiaoyuan couldn't help asking: "Why are we going home? What's going on at home?"

"It's nothing, I just want to go back and have a look." The old god Bai Xinhong was there, his eyes focused, and he continued after a moment of silence, "Do you know what your grandma and grandpa look like?"

Bai Xiaoyuan looked embarrassed: "Unless I go to the human flesh search, I really have no way to know."

Bai Xinhong operated on his mobile phone and handed it to Bai Xiaoyuan.

Bai Xiaoyuan looked at the black and white photo that looked like a family portrait, and asked suspiciously, "Is it a family photo?"

There is a middle-aged man and woman in the photo, they should be Bai Xiaoyuan's grandparents, there are two boys and a girl, Bai Xiaoyuan looked carefully and thought that the little girl should be her queen mother.He handed the phone back and asked, "I have two uncles?"

"That's right." Bai Xinhong's eyes were slightly nostalgic.

"Then... why didn't you go home for so many years? Is there any contradiction?"

Bai Xinhong's tone was relaxed, "Small conflict."

Small conflicts, I don’t even know where the house has been moved; small conflicts, I haven’t brought my son home to see for more than ten years.Bai Xiaoyuan felt that he would be a fool if he believed it, but Bai Xiaoyuan didn't have the courage to question Bai Xinhong.So Bai Xiaoyuan nodded cooperatively: "That's it."

I hope that when I see relatives, what I show is really just a small conflict.Don't let the scene of a loving mother and strict father beat up an unfilial daughter, otherwise, as a little boy, you will definitely share a large part of the flames of war.

Bai Xiaoyuan lived in a hotel here, and Yu Xian also found his great-grandfather's house.

The one who came to pick them up was an uncle Yu Xian had never seen before, who lived in Province K, but Hu Yue had a good chat with him, and it might be because he kept in touch all the time.

My great-grandfather’s house is in the countryside, a bungalow with a small courtyard. On the way here, Yu Xian also saw large tracts of crop fields——Province K has a warm climate, and there is no snow in winter, unlike at home, where the winter wind blows people’s faces. pain.

Yu Xian was a little surprised when he saw the great-grandfather. He expected to meet an old man who had been bedridden for a long time, but he didn't expect that the great-grandfather was so energetic that he could even take him and Hu Yue out for a stroll.

My mother and my great-grandfather chatted happily in front, and Yu Xian followed behind and took out his mobile phone to take a look.

Bai Xiaoyuan sent a message: We have arrived at the hotel, are you home yet?

Yu Xian: Here we are, why don’t you go home, why are you going to the hotel?

Bai Xiaoyuan: Because!have no idea!Have they moved!

Yu Xian had nothing to say, nothing to say.

After returning home, Hu Yue went to make dinner. Yu Xian and his great-grandfather looked at each other. He didn't know what to say, so he smiled at the old man.After not seeing each other for so many years, Yu Xian was a little cautious and didn't know how to behave properly.

When Hu Yue prepared the meal and brought it out, he saw Yu Xian and his great-grandfather sitting face to face, with a chess board between them, Yu Xian's expression was blank.

Hu Yue smiled and said, "Your great-grandfather taught you how to play chess when you were young, but you don't know how to play chess now?"

Yu Xian couldn't believe it: "Really?" He now remembers that "a horse walks like a day and a field", did he really learn even a little bit when he was a child?

The great-grandpa sent his army with a smile, "It's normal if you don't remember, you were too young at that time."

Yu Xian couldn't help but said: "Grandpa, didn't you mean to guide the chess? You won so soon?"

"Boy, you're playing too badly."

Yu Xian curled his lips helplessly, Hu Yue looked at his expression, smiled and said: "Eat, eat, and you can't beat your grandpa's."

Yu Xian's family was eating hot meals on the table, while Bai Xiaoyuan and Bai Xinhong were still hungry.

Bai Xiaoyuan has already followed Bai Xinhong to find the third restaurant that has been closed or transferred.

The last time Bai Xinhong ate here was before he went to university, and now he is trying to find a restaurant that he remembers, but he can only hit a wall everywhere.Seeing her queen mother's persistence, Bai Xiaoyuan was really embarrassed to say, "Let's find a place to make do with it." After all, she must be trying hard to find her past.

Although Bai Xiaoyuan is really a little hungry...

Finally, they arrived at the gate of Bai Xinhong High School alma mater.The restaurant in front of the school may never close down, but when Bai Xinhong walked in, he still found that the boss was not the same as before.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyuan's slightly tired expression, she gave up the idea of ​​going to the next door and sat down in the store.Although the people have changed, the signboard has not changed much, which is acceptable.

Bai Xiaoyuan and Bai Xinhong each served a bowl of rice, sitting and chatting with each other while eating.Now it's past dinner time, and the shop is empty, with only one table of them.

Bai Xinhong told Bai Xiaoyuan about her high school alma mater, with a calm expression, not to mention nostalgia, but Bai Xiaoyuan listened to it very interestingly. There are many differences between the school in the past and the present, and he likes to hear it very much.

After eating, the two took a taxi back to the hotel, and when paying the bill, they realized how far they had traveled to find the restaurant.

Bai Xiaoyuan couldn't help asking: "Is home and school close?"

"It's far away." Bai Xinhong sighed, "Let's go and have a look tomorrow morning."

After washing at night, Yu Xian lay on the single bed in the hut, staring at the moonlight outside the window in a daze.Even though he had just arrived here, he felt in a daze that the busy life of the school seemed to be far away from him.

What Bai Xiaoyuan asked this morning suddenly jumped into his mind, and Yu Xian was caught off guard when he thought of the homework that was full in his schoolbag.

Suddenly this kind of literary idea will come out, maybe it's because I, a scumbag, didn't do my homework today.Bai Xiaoyuan couldn't go home today, so he should have written three big papers angrily to relieve his depression.

Just thinking about this person, his news came.

The classic opening line: Are you asleep yet?

When Yu Xian answered, he asked the guess just now: No, did you do your homework today?

Bai Xiaoyuan: No...

Yu Xian:!You have today too?

Bai Xiaoyuan: That doesn't sound right... I've been wandering around with my mother today, and I just lay in bed when I got back to the hotel, so I don't have time to write.

Yu Xian: Well, I didn’t write either. I’ve been playing chess with my grandpa all the time today.

Bai Xiaoyuan: Can you play chess?We have time to play _(:зゝ∠)_

Yu Xian was a little surprised: you know how to play?When did you learn it?

Bai Xiaoyuan typed with a bit of pride: When I was young, I often watched the old men in the community. They saw that I was good-looking and good-looking, and taught me a few tricks.

Yu Xian: ... I will ask you to play chess with my great-grandfather next time.By the way, when are you going to go to your grandpa's house?

Bai Xiaoyuan: My mother explained that tomorrow morning——I hope she won't change her mind on the spur of the moment.

Yu Xian looked at Bai Xiaoyuan's reply, and wanted to ask him if he had any free time in the future. After all, he arrived in Province K by plane and had to stay for a while, so it seemed like a loss if he didn't go out for a walk.However, his side had already obtained Hu Yue's approval, but Bai Xiaoyuan's Yu Xian didn't know if it was appropriate to ask. After all, what the other party had to face was not such an ordinary matter as going home to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year.

He was still pondering whether to ask or not, when he saw that Bai Xiaoyuan's message had popped up.

Bai Xiaoyuan: If we are free, shall we go somewhere to play?I haven't been here before, it feels quite new.

Yu Xian smiled and replied: "Okay, I don't have to stay at my grandpa's house all the time."Even if I wanted to, my great-grandfather didn't have enough energy.

Bai Xiaoyuan: Then I will contact you when I am free!It's getting late, go to bed early~

Yu Xian: Okay, you too, come earlier.

Bai Xiaoyuan: I can't play, my mother is staring at me on the bed next to me

Yu Xian: [Goodbye] [Goodbye]

Bai Xiaoyuan put the phone beside the pillow and closed his eyes.The last deleted word was for comedy effect, not because Bai Xinhong's sudden words made his hands tremble, um.