green water for a long time

Chapter 40 Chapter 40

Since Lu Lanbo left home to study, he has developed the habit of not turning off his mobile phone, mainly because he feels that he is outside and is afraid that his parents are in a hurry.

At four o'clock in the morning, Lu Lanbo was woken up by the ringtone of his mobile phone. Lu Lanbo got up, a little dazed.It was pitch black outside the window, and his heart tightened. Mother Lu whispered on the phone: "Come back soon, grandpa passed away."

Although Lu Lanbo knew that his grandfather was in poor health, he didn't expect the old man to walk so fast.He seemed to be still in a dream, and seemed to be cut off from his surroundings.

It was Qin Mingchang who took his hand and asked him what he was going to do before he heard the voices around him.

Because there was no high-speed train in the middle of the night, Qin Mingchang helped him pack his things and drove him back to Shiyan.The car was driving fast on the highway, and there was a touch of red at the junction of the sky and the earth. In the morning of late autumn, the air was so cold that it seemed to be piercing into people's hearts.Lu Lanbo sat on the co-pilot with his arms folded, very quiet. He seemed to have not understood what was happening now, and he was very anxious inside. The sweater on his body made it difficult for him to breathe.

"You should take a rest. I guess you won't be able to rest for several days." Qin Mingchang turned on the air conditioner, and the car was warmed up all of a sudden, and Lu Lanbo's anxiety just now eased somewhat.

"Well, I just didn't expect it to be so sudden." Lu Lanbo spoke in a low voice.

"Maybe it's a relief for the elderly."

Lu Lanbo nodded, thinking back to the time when his grandfather took him to the market on a bicycle when he was a child. His grandfather was a very good-tempered person, always smiling.Every time Lu Lanbo goes back to his hometown, his grandfather always makes fried eggplant boxes for him to eat.The eggplant box made by grandpa is stuffed with minced meat, and a bite will leave your mouth full of fragrance.

Thinking of this, Lu Lanbo felt a little sad, the car was very quiet, Lu Lanbo felt that the road was very long, and there was a highway with no end in sight, and the trees outside the window were endless.

They drove directly to the funeral home in the suburbs, and almost all the relatives in the family had arrived.The sun was rising high, but the air was still surprisingly cold.

The funeral parlor was busy, and Qin Mingchang was a little embarrassed standing aside. He saw that several wreaths were blown down by the wind, so he went over to help them up one by one, and found stones to compact them.

Lu Lanbo exchanged pleasantries with several relatives for a while, and when he saw Qin Mingchang, he walked over and whispered to him, "Do you want to go and rest for a while?"

Qin Mingchang shook his head, "It's okay, I'm used to staying up late."

Before Lu Lanbo could speak, Mother Lu came over, "You are Doctor Qin, you should go and rest for a while. I'm sorry for asking you to send Bobo back in the middle of the night." Although Mother Lu looked haggard, she was still very polite.

"fine."

"We have a lot of people here, let Bobo take you home to stay at night." Mother Lu looked at Lu Lanbo, "You treat Director Qin well."

Lu Lanbo nodded.

The second aunt also came over when she saw Qin Mingchang, her voice was a little hoarse, her eyes were red, and there were tears on her face, "Director Qin, I'm so sorry for you to send Bobo here so far. "

"It's okay, I should."

At this time, they were attracted by a burst of discordant laughter, and the eldest aunt was chatting with several people.

Lu Lanbo's face was very ugly, Qin Mingchang watched him shake his head slightly, Lu Lanbo sighed, "Where's my cousin?"

"Your aunt said that he was too busy and would come back on the day of the funeral." Mother Lu also glanced over there.

The second aunt sighed, and dragged Mother Lu into the inner hall.

Funeral homes were divided into compartments, and several were also performing funerals.The deceased next door was only 17 years old, a high school student who committed suicide by jumping off the building after his teacher confiscated his mobile phone.It was parked here for more than a week because the compensation issue was not negotiated with the school.His family members are very dull, some are playing mobile phones, some are playing cards, in the deafening mourning, there is a strange sense of harmony.

In the evening, Qin Mingchang drove to Lu Lanbo's house.

Lu Lanbo's home is located in the new district of Shiyan City. The three-bedroom apartment is decorated very warmly by Lu's mother. There are many flowers and plants planted on the balcony. It can be seen that Lu's mother is a person who understands life very well.

"Do you want something to eat?" Lu Lanbo took Qin Mingchang's coat and helped him hang it up.

"No, I've always been curious about what your house is like, and this time I finally got my wish." Qin Mingchang looked at the house.

"Then I'll show you around." Qin Mingchang followed Lu Lanbo to the study, and Qin Mingchang saw a picture of a little boy on the bookshelf, holding a swan doll in his arms.

"This is you?" Qin Mingchang looked at the photo carefully.

Lu Lanbo nodded.

"Extraordinary talent, beautiful since childhood?"

Lu Lanbo was amused by Qin Mingchang's words, and his tense expression eased a little.

"Where is this group photo?" Qin Mingchang pointed to an old group photo, "Shiyan Senior High School..."

"Junior high school graduation photo."

"Are you secretly in love with this girl?" Qin Mingchang pointed to a girl wearing a red and white striped T-shirt in the photo and asked, "Your eyes are looking at her."

"You should be a policeman. This girl seems to be called Ma Xiao or something. I remember that I didn't have the nerve to tell her until I graduated from the third year of junior high school."

"You have a crush on her." Qin Mingchang took another serious look at the photo.

"Yeah, I graduated from junior high school at the time, and I found out that her family lived in some kind of alley. I walked that alley all summer vacation, just to meet her and say that you are here too." Lu Lanbo recalled that past, He picked up the photo and looked at the familiar girl.

"Then have you met?"

"No, I'm used to walking that alley, until later I myself forgot why I like to walk that way. One day, I was walking on the road and suddenly remembered that I obviously wanted to meet her at first." Lu Lanbo picked up the photo , "In the end, after the junior high school reunion, I found out that she didn't live in that alley at all."

"Go to bed early, I'll make a bed for you in the study." Lu Lanbo put down the photo, looked at the tatami in the study, "Forget it, it's too troublesome, you can go to my bedroom."

After the two washed up, they lay side by side on the bed. Qin Mingchang stretched out his arms to hug Lu Lanbo, and the two did not speak.Later, after a long time, Lu Lanbo recalled this night again, and he felt that this was the first time he truly regarded Qin Mingchang as a real person.He is very familiar with Qin Ming's soft and even breathing, which makes him feel calm. Lu Lanbo hugs Qin Mingchang tightly, doing nothing, just smelling and listening to the other person's breath, it is very warm and very warm. Practical.Fortunately, he was by my side, Lu Lanbo thought so.

"I'll go back to Jiayang tomorrow, and I'll come over after the funeral in a few days." Qin Mingchang said softly, and he kissed Lu Lanbo's forehead. His lips were cold and smelled like mint toothpaste.

"En." At this moment Lu Lanbo didn't want to say anything more, he was very tired, and the people around him made him feel very calm.

The next day, Qin Mingchang was sent away, and Lu Lanbo returned to the funeral home.

According to Lu's mother, the eldest aunt had already quarreled with the staff because of the details of the funeral. Sometimes she thought the time was wrong, and sometimes she thought the color of the flower basket was wrong. Anyway, anything can ignite her anger.

Uncle Lu and Father Lu were busy greeting the guests, while Lu Lanbo followed a few juniors to do some simple work.

Lu Lanbo was throwing paper money into the brazier. The wind was so strong that day that people couldn't keep their eyes open.Lu Lanbo could only lower his body as much as possible, watching the dancing flames.

The eldest aunt came over with a smile, "Where's your friend?"

"I still have to go to work." Lu Lanbo didn't want to say anything more to her.

"Is that kid very rich? He can drive a car worth more than 100 million yuan."

"I'm not sure." Lu Lanbo lowered his head, not wanting to make any eye contact with his aunt.

The eldest aunt smacked her lips: "Is he not married yet?"

Lu Lanbo could only nod his head, he wanted to open his mouth to say that he had a girlfriend.

"On the day of his funeral, we can promote the sea crystal to him, which is especially good for men." The triangular eyes of the auntie shone slightly, as if she had already planned everything.

Lu Lanbo ignored her, turned around and walked into the mourning hall.

In the past few days, the whole family has been watching the performance of the eldest aunt, and she has tirelessly called various relatives and friends to inform them to come to the funeral, even if they are unfamiliar people.Then I quarreled with all the staff because of the details of the funeral.

Mother Lu's complexion was very gloomy due to staying up late for several days. She and her eldest and second aunts chatted every day and stacked ingots. The carton was quickly filled with golden paper ingots.

Between the phone calls from the eldest aunt, she would announce to all relatives that Lu Lanbo did not have a girlfriend yet.

Lu Lanbo had no temper and was questioned by group after group of relatives.Some relatives knew that Lu Lanbo worked in the hospital, so they would ask some medical questions, making Lu Lanbo seem to be in an outpatient clinic.

Only at night, Lu Lanbo would send Qin Mingchang a few words of complaint on WeChat.

The night before the funeral, Qin Mingchang drove to Shiyan. He didn't see him for a few days. Lu Lanbo's expression was not very good. With his relatives all around him, he could only take a quick glance at Lu Lanbo cautiously.

Lu Lanbo took Qin Mingchang home to rest. Qin Mingchang arrived at Lu Lanbo's house and took out two small paper boxes from his luggage.

"what is this?"

"I'm afraid you won't eat it well, so I brought you Mont Blanc cake." Qin Mingchang opened the box with a smile, and handed Lu Lanbo a small black plastic fork.

"It can't be from Ma Cheng's shop, can it?"

"Yeah, I got it after get off work at noon." Qin Mingchang took a small fork and ate another piece.

"He didn't say anything?"

"No, it's just that he knocked out a lot of money for the repair fee last time."

"I'll pay for this money." Lu Lanbo thought of his small savings.

"It's okay, it will be deducted from your salary card."

Qin Mingchang looked at Lu Lanbo with some doubts, "Don't you want to give me the salary card?"

Lu Lanbo nodded, "I'll give it to you when I get back. I feel much better after eating some cake. I'm about to be tortured to death these days."

"Because of your eldest aunt?"

"She's going to sell you the sea crystal." Lu Lanbo told Qin Mingchang everything about the past few days.

Qin Mingchang took a deep breath, and said lightly, "If you need me to please her, I can buy it too."

"Old Qin, you are such a fool who comes so fast. Is there anything going on in the hospital these days?" Lu Lanbo asked casually.

"Zhang Shaojie rescued an old man who was bleeding heavily in the outpatient clinic a few days ago. Coupled with his serious work, he should be the most beautiful doctor this year."

"Wow, Brother Zhang is so good? He and Li Zepeng called me a few days ago to ask if I would come to help. I said there are too many people in the family, so I told them not to run back and forth." Lu Lanbo looked at his watch, got up and urged Qin Mingchang to go to bed early.

At 5:[-] the next morning, Qin Mingchang and Lu Lanbo got up and went to the funeral home. It was very cold, and the red sun had already risen, but it looked even more bleak. Many people had gathered in the funeral home, and the huge stereo was roaring hard, making it hard to tell. Clear where there is crying and where is mourning.

Lu Lanbo held a series of complicated ceremonies with his family. At this time, the eldest aunt cried like a show: "My good father, my good father." Abandon.Lu Lanbo was surprised that he couldn't cry at this moment, his head hurt like it was split.

Crying, mourning and joy mixed together, Lu Lanbo looked up at his aunt, who was stamping her feet exaggeratedly and crying loudly, when several women beside her stretched out their hands to pull her.She cried louder and louder.This kind of grief made everyone at the scene very moved, and people kept comforting her to express their condolences.

Lu Lanbo felt panicked, turned around and said to Lu's mother next to him, "Why are you pretending to be a filial son and grandson?"

Mother Lu sighed, and tugged on his sleeve to make him shut up.

Lu Lanbo could only take a deep breath, and stopped going to see his aunt's performance.

After the funeral, several relatives got together and found a restaurant for dinner.Qin Mingchang, as Lu Lanbo's colleague, was also invited.

The eldest aunt toasted vigorously at the banquet, talking and laughing happily with various relatives, she was completely different from the distraught image in the morning.

During the meal break, she came over to toast Qin Mingchang.

"I'm driving, so I won't drink." Qin Mingchang said very politely, holding a teacup, ready to replace wine with tea.

"Then how can I do it, Xiao Qin, you have contributed a lot in the past few days." The wine glass in her hand was still raised high.

Lu Lanbo couldn't help it, so he stood up and took Qin Mingchang's wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.Spicy white wine was poured into his mouth suddenly, making Lu Lanbo cough a little. He sat down and took a sip of juice.

"I didn't say I could drink it for you." The aunt laughed loudly, "By the way, Xiao Qin, are you married?"

Qin Mingchang shook his head.

"I have a relative's daughter who works in Jiayang and works in the government." The aunt was very enthusiastic.

"I have a date." Qin Mingchang answered simply, and he glanced at Lu Lanbo.

"It's okay, this girl is very beautiful." The auntie didn't seem to hear Qin Mingchang's answer, and continued, "It's okay if you have a partner, that girl is very beautiful."

Qin Mingchang shook his head and stopped talking. His expression was a little embarrassed. He didn't understand what it had to do with him. There was no ugly expression on his face.Lu Lanbo, on the other hand, didn't say a word, didn't look at anyone, and just sat upright with a disgusted expression on his face.

The eldest aunt smiled and toasted the people at the next table.

"Director Qin, did you receive the insurance policy from last time?" Second Aunt asked softly at this moment.

Lu Lanbo turned his head to look at Qin Mingchang, a little surprised.

"Second Aunt, I got it."

Lu Lanbo asked Qin Mingchang in a low voice: "When did you buy insurance? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Just after you were hospitalized last time." Qin Mingchang thought for a while, "Your second aunt likes me now, and I've already settled one of your family members."

Lu Lanbo had nothing to say, his face was not as relaxed as Qin Mingchang's words.But thinking of Qin Mingchang carefully trying to please each of his relatives, Lu Lanbo felt distressed and angry at the same time, he was a little dazed,

Mother Lu, who was sitting opposite, picked up a shrimp for him, "Bobo, don't think about anything, eat quickly." Mother Lu reminded him in a low voice.

At this time, the eldest aunt suddenly seemed to think of something, and she came over again and stood beside Qin Mingchang, "You can try sea crystal, which is especially good for men," she looked at Qin Mingchang with a flattering smile, "Bobo's grandpa drinks It's..."

"My grandpa drank very well." Lu Lanbo stood up abruptly, looked at his aunt, and said in a mocking tone: "By the way, my grandpa didn't finish the last few bottles. Auntie, you just put those bottles back. Sell ​​it to Doctor Qin."

The originally noisy banquet suddenly became quiet, and the relatives at several tables all looked at Lu Lanbo, their unsatisfied hopes became even more noisy.

The eldest aunt was at a loss for words, after all, she had seen many scenes, she put her hands on Qin Mingchang's shoulders, and said naturally: "This sea crystal is really good." She wanted to continue talking.

"Auntie, save yourself a drink. What sea water can do, I think salt water should do the same." Qin Mingchang said suddenly, his tone was very sincere, but his eyes were cold.

The eldest aunt didn't expect the two of them to say that. She opened her mouth, but there was no sound.Some relatives at several tables were whispering to each other.

"Who is this?"

"Bobo's colleague."

"Colleague, why do you speak so badly?"

Lu Lanbo felt that he was in a better mood. Lu Lanbo ignored the whispered conversations of his relatives, turned around and left the private room.

Qin Mingchang got up and walked out.

Lu's mother stopped Lu Lanbo at the entrance of the restaurant: "Look at what you looked like just now!" She glanced at Qin Mingchang, probably thinking, why are you meddling with our family's affairs, she sighed at Qin Mingchang.

"What do I look like, do you want to accuse me?" Lu Lanbo only felt sullen in his chest, "You don't know that Hai Jingjing is a pyramid scheme to deceive people? Didn't you read any of the WeChat messages I sent you?"

"We also know that there is a problem, but after all, they are relatives." Mother Lu's voice was much lower than before, "So many relatives are here, you are not afraid of shame? What do you want your eldest aunt to do?"

"Did I cheat my grandpa of money? Did I sell it to my grandpa Sea Crystal? Why am I the embarrassing one now?" Lu Lanbo's voice was a little crying, he couldn't understand Lu's mother's thinking, and stared at it in disbelief. landing mother,

Qin Mingchang took his arm, "Auntie, let me send him home. We are impulsive about this."

Lu's mother nodded, and reprimanded severely: "You are only satisfied if you piss us off? Let your father teach you tomorrow."

"It's me who is telling the truth, but it's me?" Lu Lanbo asked, but tears rolled down his eyes, "When my grandfather lived in a nursing home, did she consider my grandfather when she sold sea crystals? Now she pretends to be something?" Filial sons and virtuous grandsons! Who will you show them to?"

Mother Lu was at a loss for words for a while, and she said sadly: "When did I give birth to such a selfish child like you!" Mother Lu stopped looking at them, turned and went into the restaurant after speaking.

Lu Lanbo lowered his head and stopped talking.Qin Mingchang drove him home, but Lu Lanbo stood at a loss in the familiar living room. He asked Qin Mingchang, "Am I selfish?"

Qin Mingchang sighed, and stretched out his arms to hug Lu Lanbo, "Don't think so much after you've already done it."

"You take me home now." Lu Lanbo's tone was very cold, he looked up at Qin Mingchang, trying to get affirmation from his gaze.

"Ah."

Qin Mingchang packed his luggage and drove Lu Lanbo onto the highway. Lu Lanbo was very quiet along the way.

"Would you like some water?" Qin Mingchang was a little worried about Lu Lanbo.

Lu Lanbo burst into tears with a "wow". He cried very painfully, "I will never eat my grandpa's eggplant box again." He repeated this sentence over and over again.

Qin Mingchang just listened and did not comfort him.

Lu Lanbo cried more and more painfully, he finally knew that it was not that he couldn't cry, but that the thoughts of his loved ones would come to his heart only when he was quiet.The pain in your heart will tell you that this is a farewell, never to be seen again.All kinds of thoughts in your heart are rubbing you, let you finally know at this moment what you have lost.

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