The icing on the cake

In the early morning of Chinese New Year's Day, Zhuang Jinyan drove Hua Pinsu and Hua Pinpu to visit their parents' graves in the suburbs. The graveyard of Hua's father and mother is far away from Shenshi. Zhuang Jinyan set off from his apartment in the southern district and opened a It took many hours to drive to the cemetery. This cemetery is surrounded by hills, with tall trees and a variety of flowers and plants. Even in winter, it is full of vitality, which is in stark contrast to the rows of tombs in the cemetery.

The cemetery of Hua's parents and Hua's mother is very high-end. The photos of the two are juxtaposed on the tombstone. Hua Pinsu chose color photos for her parents. The two people in the photos are both happy, which is the most common one Hua Pinsu sees. kind of look.

After the brothers and sisters of the Hua family offered incense and kowtowed to their parents, and burned the paper money, Zhuang Jinyan walked over and respectfully kowtowed three times in front of the grave. The kindness of his father and mother, when he went back to the hotel drunk, his father helped him take a bath, his mother washed his clothes, and his parents' relics, because of his generosity, were able to live in Qingxiangzi's former residence. deposit.The [-] U.S. New Year's Eve money that Hua Pinsu sponsored him was also hard-earned by Hua's parents and Hua's parents. Zhuang Jinyan relied on this dollar to get through the initial unfamiliarity of life when he went to a different place. After all, he, Zhuang Jinyan, was greatly favored by Hua's parents. .

After returning from the cemetery, the Hua family siblings went to their grandfather's house to pay New Year's greetings, while Zhuang Jinyan went to pay New Year's greetings to Minister Liao's former secretary, who is now the director of the Shen City Government Office.

Although Hua Pinsu's grandfather is only in his 70s, his ears are not flexible, his teeth are about to fall out, and his body is weak. He spends most of the day in bed and lives with his eldest son.None of Hua Pinsu's uncles and aunts dared to tell the old man about Hua's father and mother's sudden misfortune, so the old man didn't know that his eldest daughter and eldest son-in-law had passed away for more than a year.

Hua Pinsu and Hua Pinpu yelled into the grandfather's ear several times, and the old man nodded in agreement, saying where is the big girl?Why didn't you come?

Hua Pinsu's aunt had no choice but to yell an explanation into her father-in-law's ear, saying that Hua's father and Hua's mother were engaged in business and had no time to come.

Hua Pinsu's grandfather listened to the eldest daughter-in-law's explanation, pulled Hua Pinsu standing in front of him, slurred and complained to Hua Pinsu's parents, saying that he wanted to see his children more when he was getting older, according to With his current physical condition, when he meets his children, he sees him once, once.He complained that his eldest daughter and eldest son-in-law were only focused on making money in business, and forgot about him, an old man who was about to see Marx.

"Money can't be earned, just enough to eat and live, why work so hard." Grandpa held his grandson tightly with his skinny hands.

"Dad! The eldest sister and the husband and wife are also for the sake of their children. Their two children have a heavy burden, so of course they have to work harder than us." Hua Pinsu's eldest aunt hurriedly yelled in his father-in-law's ear.

"Well, I know their two children have a heavy burden, but girl! You go back and tell your parents that grandpa really misses them, so come and see me who is about to die when you have time." Hua Pinsu's grandpa grabbed He shook his grandson's hand a few times.

"Grandpa, I'm Pinsu, not Pinpu!" Hua Pinsu was mistaken for her sister by her grandfather, and couldn't laugh or cry.

Hua Pinsu's grandfather listened to his grandson's yelling, leaned in front of Hua Pinsu for a closer look, and nodded. "That's right, it's that girl Pinpu. I have bad ears, but my eyes can still see clearly. You are my beautiful granddaughter Pinpu. I helped you and your brother's names come up with your help. You only know how many How can a grandfather with a word know how to choose a name." Hua Pinsu's grandfather confirmed that he did not recognize the wrong person, and then pulled Hua Pinsu to start chatting about the past. In the memory of the old man, this granddaughter has the best temper and is the most listenable. He nags.

"Pinsu, you can sit and talk with your grandfather, he hasn't been so energetic today for a long time." Hua Pinsu's eldest aunt explained that the old man was abnormal today.

Hua Pinsu couldn't make it clear to the half-deaf old man that she was his grandson and not his granddaughter, so she had to lower her head and listen honestly to the old man's childhood story.

Hua Pinsu's grandfather was the last time to talk about his past with the younger generation. Three months later, the old man passed away in his sleep. He didn't know that his eldest daughter and eldest son-in-law had gone before him. Huang Quan.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Hua Pinsu accompanied Zhuang Jinyan to the Southern Suburb Cemetery to visit Zhuang Jinyan's parents.Zhuang's father always chose this day to bring his son to visit relatives' graves. Under the influence of his father, Zhuang Jinyan also chose to visit relatives' graves in the first month on the fifth day.

There were a lot of people who came to worship on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Zhuang Jinyan drove the car to the parking lot, got out of the car, and walked to the cemetery with Hua Pinsu holding the offerings.The cemetery in the southern suburbs is very high, and the people who came to pay their respects walked up a section like climbing a mountain to reach the cemetery. Hua Pinsu was concentrating on walking, when Zhuang Jinyan who was beside him suddenly took Hua Pinsu's hand and stopped still.

"What's the matter?" Hua Pinsu noticed that Zhuang Jinyan narrowed his eyes and stared straight ahead, as if he had discovered something.

"My uncle is here!" Zhuang Jinyan told lightly.

"Ah? Minister Liao is here? Where is it?" Hua Pinsu turned her head and looked around, but found nothing unusual.

"In front of my parents' grave."

"But now I can't see your parents' tombs." Hua Pinsu was amazed, she was only on the half slope and couldn't see the people on the top of the slope. Zhuang Jinyan has clairvoyant eyes?

"There are guards around." Zhuang Jinyan noticed something was wrong when he went up the mountain. He felt that there were one or two people who didn't seem to have come to visit the grave. When he got to Banpo and saw Xiao Han standing in front, Zhuang Jinyan knew who was in the cemetery at the top of the slope.

"Why can't I see it?" Hua Pinsu turned his eyes to observe the people around him, but he didn't notice anything unusual.

"Xiao Zhuang!" A skinny man in his thirties greeted Zhuang Jinyan by the side of the road.

"Hello, Brother Han! Is my uncle up there?" Zhuang Jinyan pulled Hua Pinsu to Xiao Han's side. He really didn't expect Minister Liao to visit his father's grave in person.

"Minister Liao is up there alone." Xiao Han was talking, but his eyes were on Hua Pinsu.

"This is my friend and my younger brother." Zhuang Jinyan held Hua Pinsu's hand tightly.

"Then go up, Minister Liao has been up there for quite a while." Xiao Han confirmed that Hua Pinsu's identity was harmless, and moved his body to the side of the road to make way for Zhuang Jinyan and Hua Pinsu to go up.

Hua Pinsu didn't realize until this time that the role of Xiao Han standing on the slope was to check whether the passersby were in danger.

Approaching the top of the mountain, Hua Pinsu found a tall and burly man in a black wool coat standing in front of the tomb of Zhuang Jinyan's parents.

"That's Minister Liao?" Hua Pinsu was a little nervous. In his previous life and this life, he had only seen officials of the minister's level on TV.

"Well, my father grew up in his family, and Minister Liao is like my uncle." Zhuang Jinyan squeezed Hua Pinsu's hand, reassuring him not to be too restrained.

Zhuang Jinyan was reluctant to talk about family affairs. If Minister Liao hadn't been here today, Zhuang Jinyan would not have explained the relationship between Father Zhuang and Minister Liao.

"Uncle dear?" Hua Pinsu felt that the word "pro" was ambiguous, since it was dear, Zhuang's father did not see this uncle rescue him when he was in trouble.Was there really no second way to go then?

Zhuang Jinyan has no time and can't explain Hua Pinsu's doubts now, because they are almost at the tomb.

"Uncle!" Zhuang Jinyan let go of Hua Pinsu's hand when he was talking to Minister Liao in a low voice.

"Jinyan, you're here!" Minister Liao turned around when he heard movement behind him.

"Father used to take me to the grave on the fifth day of the lunar new year."

"Your banker has such a habit. Whose family is this little friend?" Minister Liao looked at Hua Pinsu with sharp eyes.

"This is Pinsu, Hua Pinsu, I relied on him for help back then." Zhuang Jinyan put his hand on Hua Pinsu's shoulder.

"Hello! Uncle Liao!" Hua Pinsu stepped forward to say hello respectfully. Minister Liao had a face with a zigzag character, and the wrinkles on his face looked like he was in his 60s.

"Oh, you are the child who helped Jinyan! Yes, you are a good boy with affection." Minister Liao heard about the situation reported by his former secretary and knew that there was a boy who helped Zhuang Jinyan. At that time, he could not move. Even how to arrange Zhuang Jinyan is to wait for the limelight to pass before he can act. When Zhuang Jinyan was most helpless, it was thanks to this young man who helped him.

"Uncle, let me kowtow to my parents first." Minister Liao was still standing in front of the grave, blocking Zhuang Jinyan's worship.

"Well, let's go!" Minister Liao stepped aside, turned around and looked at the distant scenery with his hands behind his back.

Zhuang Jinyan put the worship things in his hand in front of the tomb, and found that the tomb was full of flowers. Zhuang Jinyan suddenly remembered that when he returned to China during the Spring Festival last year, the flowers he saw in front of his parents' tomb were all the same bouquets. Could it be that Minister Liao came to him every year in person? Worship at the parents' tomb instead of sending people to the grave?

Zhuang Jinyan set up the sacrifice, kowtowed three heads, put his hands together in front of his chest, and said softly: "Dad! Mom! The one next to you is Pinsu. You are not here. He is the one who accompanied me all the way to the present. Pinsu is my friend." , but also my relatives, Dad! Mom! You can be my younger brothers!"

After Zhuang Jinyan finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Hua Pinsu. Hua Pinsu understood that Zhuang Jinyan wanted him to kowtow to Zhuang's father and mother. Zhuang Jinyan regarded him as a blood relative.

Minister Liao turned his head after hearing Zhuang Jinyan and his parents praying, looked at the two people who were kowtowing in front of the grave, and frowned slightly. His nephew and this beautiful young man named Hua Pinsu got along so well. Doing things seems to have a kind of fit at any time.

"Uncle! How long will you stay in Shenshi?" After the worship, Zhuang Jinyan and Hua Pinsu followed Minister Liao down the mountain slowly.

"Jinyan, uncle came to Shenshi to make no surprises. From here, go directly to the airport and return to the capital. If you have time, go north to see your aunt. She misses you all day long." Minister Liao came to Shenshi in secret, at the beginning of the first month every year Five times he would fly to Shenshi to personally pay respects to his brother, father Zhuang who gave his life for him.

"Well, the company is busy now. When the company is on track, I will often go to the capital to see you."

"Xiao Hua is going too, go with Jin Yan, without you, Jin Yan will suffer even more." Minister Liao did not neglect Hua Pinsu.

"Uncle Liao, if there is a chance, Jin Yan and I will go to the capital to visit you." Hua Pinsu was a little excited, this is the minister's invitation.

At the foot of the mountain, Minister Liao boarded the special car, and Hua Pinsu found out that there were five or six plainclothes passers-by around.Looking at the three cars going away, Hua Pinsu couldn't help admiring Zhuang Jinyan's eyesight. He couldn't recognize those plain clothes, but Zhuang Jinyan could easily tell them apart.

"Jinyan, Minister Liao always remembers your father!" Hua Pinsu felt that as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the head of the Central Department, he came to Shenshi to pay homage to Zhuang Jinyan's father, which shows that he has deep affection for Zhuang Jinyan. .

"Well, yes." Zhuang Jinyan drove the car, and gently answered Hua Pinsu, how could he not remember that his father gave his life for it.

"Jinyan, didn't your father have a second way back then? He didn't think about you?" Hua Pinsu felt that a father who loves his children should think of his own children first. Zhuang Jinyan no longer has a mother. It is impossible for the father to abandon his son easily. What kind of desperate situation made Zhuang father commit suicide?

"Yes, there is no other way to go." Zhuang Jinyan gripped the steering wheel tightly. He has long understood his position in his father's heart. He and his mother together are not worth the people who came to worship just now serving size.This kind of truth is very cruel, and he is probably the only one who knows this kind of cruel truth in this world.