Counterattack in the chronology

Zhao Gao remembered the food that Yu Tianlan gave him when he was about to leave, so he quickly took it out.Gu Lichun took a look, there were white flour pancakes, snacks, and two oranges, probably all the good things at home were gathered together.

Zhao Gao tentatively said, "Brother Gu, are you going to see her?"

"Of course. Did she say where to meet?"

Zhao Gao thought for a while: "Let's think about what she said. Well, she said that she wanted to meet you and ask you more about Meng Nianqun and his father. She asked you to meet in the eastern suburb of Dongzhou City. Are there two lakes there?"

Gu Lichun asked, "Dongping Lake?"

Zhao Gao nodded: "That's right, Dongping Lake. You can take the No. 6 bus and get off at the terminal."

Gu Lichun peeled two oranges casually and gave them to Zhao Gao.

While eating oranges, Zhao Gao asked again, "Are you going to the dairy farm tomorrow?"

Gu Lichun shook his head: "I won't go for the time being, I have to stretch the other party. By the way, you can take our promotional album tomorrow and visit the dairy farm in the western suburbs."

Zhao Gaowei asked, "Can I go?"

Gu Lichun said: "You don't need to say much when you go, just say that you are my assistant, come to deliver some materials, and take a look at it by the way. Stay for a while and leave the address of our hotel. They will come back if they want to." Come find me."

Zhao Gao said, "Okay."

The two chatted for a while, went to wash up, and then turned on the light to rest.Zhao Gao didn't fall asleep like yesterday.

He tossed and turned, unable to sleep.The quality of the bed was mediocre. When Zhao Gao turned over, the bed creaked and creaked.

Gu Lichun asked helplessly: "What's wrong with you?"

In the darkness, Zhao Gao asked curiously: "Brother Gu, tomorrow you will meet your mother who has been separated for more than ten years, aren't you excited?"

Gu Lichun pulled up the quilt, and said calmly, "It's okay. You get excited for me, I'm sleeping, remember not to turn over all the time."

Zhao Gao: "..."

Zhao Gao was stunned for a while, and said, "Brother Gu, you are a man of god. Really, this is the second time I've seen someone like you when I grow up." Brother Gu was not heartless either, he had nothing to say to his relatives and friends , Anyway, very calm, as if everything is under control.He is ashamed of himself.

Zhao Gao sighed deeply, excited for a while, sighed for a while, and then fell asleep.

The next morning, Zhao Gao got up early to buy breakfast.As soon as he stepped out of the hotel gate, he saw Meng Qingyang standing on the side of the road with Xiao Donglin, with two baskets on his arms.

Seeing Zhao Gao smiling, Meng Qingyang said, "Brother Zhao, I'm here to bring you breakfast. I bought you sesame seed cakes, mochi balls, buns and tofu nao."

Zhao Gao hurriedly said: "I'm sorry to ask you two children to buy breakfast."

Meng Qingyang smiled and said: "It should be, who told you to be my elder brother. Oh, by the way, did Brother Gu wake up? He came back quite late yesterday, right?"

Zhao Gao said smoothly: "Brother Gu should be up, do you want to go to our room and have a look?"

Meng Qingyang's eyes lit up: "Can we go in?"

Zhao Gao said: "It should be possible. Let's go, let's go together."

Zhao Gao led the two children into the lobby and greeted the waiter at the front desk, but the waiter did not stop him.

When the three entered the room, Gu Lichun had just returned from washing.

Meng Donglin stared at Gu Lichun without blinking, and Gu Lichun smiled at him: "Good morning, little comrade."

Meng Donglin smiled generously at Gu Lichun, he gently tugged at Meng Qingyang's clothes, and said in a very low voice, "Auntie, this brother looks like me."

Meng Qingyang corrected him: "You look like him. Remember, don't tell anyone."

Meng Donglin nodded obediently.

Meng Qingyang raised his face and smiled at Gu Lichun, "Brother Gu, thank you for your help. I'll treat you to breakfast today."

Gu Lichun said: "Thank you for the hospitality. Come, you guys come and eat together."

Meng Donglin said sensiblely: "We ate at home."

"After eating, eat two more meals. If you eat too much, you will gain weight. You are too thin." Meng Donglin was about the same age as Zhao Minghua, but his weight was much lower.

There were only two benches in the room, and Gu Lichun asked the two children to make them. He sat on the bed with Zhao Gao.

The four started to eat breakfast.

Meng Qingyang quietly looked at Gu Lichun while eating, and asked, "Brother Gu, are you busy today? If you are busy, when will you be free?"

Gu Lichun said, "I'm free for two full days."

Meng Qingyang suppressed the excitement and joy in his heart, and said: "After breakfast, do you want to go to Dongping Lake in the east? I went there to dig wild vegetables. The scenery is very good and the transportation is convenient. Take the No. 6 bus direct."

Gu Lichun smiled and said, "That's fine, I'll go there today."

Hearing that Gu Lichun agreed to go to Dongping Lake, Meng Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief.

She and Meng Donglin ate two sesame cakes, and after a few mouthfuls of tofu, they said they were full.

When Gu Lichun saw the situation, he knew that the two of them were still far from being happy.

He asked Zhao Gao to open the luggage bag and take out the remaining dry food, salted eggs, pancakes, biscuits, sauced meat, and pickles, and put them on the table two by two, saying: "We brought these things from home. It's too bad to eat, come, you two helped me solve it today."

The cake was hard and cold, Gu Lichun broke the cake into pieces, put it in an enamel jar, soaked the cake in boiling water, added some shredded pickles, a piece of sauced meat, and two roasted chili sauce, it tasted pretty good, Zhao Gao ate it Quite a few, and the rest were taken care of by the two children.

Zhao Gao clucked his tongue as he watched from the sidelines, this little girl Qing Yang really had a big appetite, so she finished eating the biscuits in two large enamel jars so effortlessly.This girl will be the female version of Wu Fat in the future.

But it's normal, seeing how fierce she is in scolding and fighting, if she doesn't eat much, can she have the strength to fight?

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao added two pieces of sauced meat to her pancake and peeled a salted egg: "Little sister, eat more, eating meat and eggs can build strength."

Meng Qingyang ate the meat and eggs, and said, "Thank you Brother Gu, Brother Zhao, I'm really full this time."

After dinner, Gu Lichun chatted with the two children.

He wanted to inquire about the lives of the three of them, but Meng Qingyang didn't know whether it was Yu Tianlan's instruction, or he had a big idea and kept his words tight.

Gu Lichun asked her, are the neighbors easy to get along with?

Meng Qingyang replied nonchalantly: "Those people have no brains, they are cowardly and stupid, and they usually just take advantage of it. It's no big deal if they run on and off. Brother Gu, let me tell you this, it's not about swearing. level, I'm number one in our yard. You don't have to worry about us."

Gu Lichun asked again: "Brother Liu Sanma and the others often bully you?"

Meng Qingyang said: "I fight hard, and no one bullies me. The main thing is him," Gu Lichun pointed at Meng Donglin, "One is that he is young, his fighting skills are not good, and he is afraid of pain. When I am not around, he occasionally Got bullied twice."

Meng Donglin looked down at his toes and didn't answer.

Zhao Gao couldn't help interjecting: "There is no one who is not afraid of pain, right?"

Meng Qingyang glanced at Zhao Gao: "Brother Zhao, you just look like a Taoist. People are afraid of pain, but if you want to make people afraid, you have to pretend that you are not afraid of pain. You just have to go all out and beat the other person up. No one dares to provoke you easily."

Zhao Gao nodded in admiration: "Sister, you are also a ruthless person."

After Meng Qingyang finished speaking, he stood up and began to tidy up the things on the table quickly, putting the enamel jar of tofu nao and the oil paper of sesame seed cakes back into the basket.

She cleaned up, and Meng Donglin wiped the table.In a blink of an eye, the table returned to its original state.

Meng Qingyang said, "Brother Gu, Brother Zhao, we're going back."

Gu Lichun filled her basket with snacks and asked Zhao Gao to send the two of them out.He changed his clothes twice, put on his scarf and hat, and carried a yellow satchel on his back, ready to go out.

Zhao Gao sent the two children away, and came back to get the photo album and newspaper clippings. The two walked to the bus stop together. The bus they wanted to take was in the opposite direction, two going east and the other west.

Gu Lichun said: "I should be able to come back after noon, and we will go to Uncle Zhirong's house in the afternoon."

Zhao Gao nodded: "OK."

Zhao Gaodeng's No. 9 car came first.Gu Lichun waited for another two moments before the No. 6 bus arrived late.He got on the bus quickly, he had to take about 10 stops, and the fare was [-] cents.

The No. 6 car was broken and bumped, and it rattled and rattled when driving, and the speed was still slow. Gu Lichun felt that he should be faster than it on a bicycle.

After a few stops, there were fewer and fewer passengers on the bus, so Gu Lichun changed to a seat by the window and fell into deep thought while looking at the scenery outside the window.

The urban area of ​​Dongzhou is not too big, and it is slightly larger than Dongyang City where my aunt's home is located. There are still large areas of farmland in the suburbs. The scenery in the eastern suburbs is very good, with large lakes and rolling mountains.

40 minutes later, the car arrived at the terminal.Gu Lichun got out of the car, and the place looked a bit desolate, with yellow grass and desolate and lonely woods everywhere, and the vast Dongping Lake not far away was glowing with cold waves.

However, if you look closely, you can also see sporadic green, indicating that spring has arrived.

Gu Lichun waited on the spot for a while, and saw a female comrade walking towards him from a distance.He guessed that this person should be Yu Tianlan.

Gu Lichun stood still and looked at her from a distance.She is about forty years old, of medium height and thin, wearing a half-worn army green padded jacket and black trousers.When people get closer, Gu Lichun can clearly see her facial features and pale complexion that are somewhat similar to his own. The hard life has stained her face with wind and frost, but there are still two elegant and quiet temperaments on her body .

The two quietly looked at each other like this. Yu Tianlan had silently digested most of the intense emotions these days, and she also learned about her son's heart failure from Meng Nianqun's letter. I seem calmer.

Yu Tianlan stared at Gu Lichun for a long time, her lips trembling slightly, and said in a positive tone: "Yes, you are my Zhuo Qun. So you will look like this when you grow up."

Gu Lichun was in a complicated mood, he knew the art of speaking, and knew what to say on any occasion.But at this moment, he didn't know what to say, so he could only grin.

Yu Tianlan tried her best to restrain her emotions, she looked back at Lichun with a gentle smile: "It's too cold here, let's walk inside and find a place that is leeward to talk."

"it is good."

Yu Tianlan led Gu Lichun to the lake, pointed to the two ruined walls next to it, sighed, and said, "This used to be the villa where your grandfather recuperated. He was injured and had several bullet fragments in his body. In 67 When he came back from the capital to recuperate, he noticed that the wind direction was not moving, but your uncle was inconvenient to transfer, so he transferred your second uncle back to the province, thinking that your second uncle and your father could stay away from the center of the storm, but they didn't Thinking that none of us could escape these two catastrophes.”

Gu Lichun listened silently, and Yu Tianlan asked, "How are your second uncle and Nian Qun doing?"

Gu Lichun replied: "It wasn't very good at first, but then it got better when I was transferred to the sub-campus that I supervised. Apart from the lack of freedom in movement, Nianqun has no problems in life."

Yu Tianlan said proudly: "Nian Qun wrote in the letter that your second uncle often praised you for being smart and capable in private. After I received the letter, I couldn't believe it. I read the letter twice and twice."

Yu Tianlan began to recall the situation at that time: "I kept recalling the things back then. At that time, your father and I thought that you, you were really thrown into the river. We begged the boatman and the boatman to salvage them and searched for them along the banks of the Qingjiang River. Why didn't we think of starting from that crazy woman's natal family?"

Gu Lichun saw that her mood was starting to be a little bit wrong, so he quickly persuaded: "I don't blame you, it was the crazy woman's natal family who was afraid of taking responsibility, so they threw me away without telling anyone. Except for their family, no one else knew about it. But Fortunately, I was picked up by my adoptive mother, who treated me very well."

Yu Tianlan seemed to be crying and laughing, and murmured to herself: "No, it's all my fault, everything is my fault. At that time, all the men went to work in the fields. I was alone at home, if I didn't sleep so hard, you wouldn't Will be carried away. I always hated myself why I slept so hard? Why didn't I lock the door?"

Gu Lichun patted her on the back lightly, and comforted her: "I don't blame you, you were not in good health at the time, and you just gave birth to me, so you were really tired. Both things have passed."

Suddenly, she hugged Gu Lichun, sobbing softly.

Gu Lichun is very unaccustomed to being hugged so tightly. When he was a child, his parents seldom hugged him. When he grows up, he very much rejects physical contact with people.His body became extremely stiff, and he couldn't bear to push the person away, he just let Yu Tianlan hold him stiffly.

After a while, Yu Tianlan's mood gradually calmed down. She let go of Gu Lichun, watched his expression nervously, and asked, "I didn't scare you, did I? Are you in good health?"

Gu Lichun shook his head lightly: "I'm fine. Because I have a bad heart since I was a child, I have been training deliberately for so many years, so I don't get excited easily." This sentence not only calmed Yu Tianlan's nervousness, but also explained why mother and child are in love with each other. Seeing such an exciting thing, the reason why he remained calm as usual.

Yu Tianlan was afraid that she would get sick again from being too excited, so she thought of doing something else to divert her attention. She took out the basket she brought from home, "Are you hungry? I brought you some snacks."

Gu Lichun shook his head, "I've already had breakfast, and I'm not hungry yet."

He looked at the shovel in the basket twice, guessed that she came out under the guise of digging wild vegetables, and said, "Let's dig shepherd's purse."

When they met for the first time, even though they were mother and son by blood, they were still strangers emotionally.What's more, Gu Lichun was not close to his parents in his previous life. He has been more independent since he was a child, and his emotions are more indifferent and restrained than ordinary people. They need time to get acquainted with each other slowly.

Yu Tianlan happily agreed, "Okay, let's dig shepherd's purse."

The two found two woods, squatted on the ground and carefully dug shepherd's purse with a shovel.

Gu Lichun thought of his biological father, and asked, "Mom, do you know where Dad is?"

When Yu Tianlan heard him call mom naturally, she felt emotional and replied in a trembling voice, "Hey, I don't know much about your dad either. The last time I saw him was five years ago."

Gu Lichun originally wanted to inquire about the situation at that time, but he was afraid that Yu Tianlan would be provoked.

Yu Tianlan was still in a calm mood, and said: "You are not familiar with the affairs of the provincial capital, we are not in a hurry, he must still be alive, your father is a man of strong will."

Gu Lichun also knew that this was impossible.

He asked again if someone bullied her in the yard?

Yu Tianlan shook her head, "No, we're fine. You don't have to worry about it. I'll be relieved if you take care of yourself."

Yu Tianlan's words gradually became more and more: "When I received Nianqun's letter, I was really excited and conflicted. This time is really not the best time for our mother and son to get to know each other. If you are not careful, you will be implicated. But I I can't help but want to see you."

Gu Lichun smiled and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."

Yu Tianlan had thousands of words in her heart, but she didn't know where to start, she could only think of what to say.Gu Lichun also told her a few things about his growing up, about his adoptive mother's family, most of them were positive and interesting things, he skipped a few words about his adoptive father Gu Dajiang, but mentioned a few words about Zhao Zhijun.

Yu Tianlan said: "Your adoptive mother is really a good person, I will definitely go and see her when I have a chance."

Gu Lichun smiled and said: "There will be opportunities in the future. After two years, I will take you back. Our farm environment is very good. You and Dad can go to recuperate for a while."

Listening to the scene he described, Yu Tianlan couldn't help yearning. The key is not the environment, but the reunion of the three of them.This is something she never dared to dream about.

It’s just that the relaxed and joyful atmosphere lasted only for a few moments, when Yu Tianlan suddenly remembered something, her heart sank, and she quickly said to Gu Lichun: “Zhuo Qun, forget it. I’ll call you Lichun from now on. Xiao is also very small, if you are not careful, you may meet acquaintances. You two must pay attention to safety, do not come to the house, and I will not often go to see you, and occasionally someone will watch me."

Gu Lichun nodded, and asked casually: "Who is watching you? Is it Wang Nianmu or Hu Chao?"

Yu Tianlan asked in surprise, "Did your second uncle tell you?"

"Yes, I know all about it."

Gu Lichun seized the opportunity to quickly inquire about the news of the two, "This Wang Nianmu is also from Dongzhou City? Where does he live? What hobbies and habits do you usually have?"

Yu Tianlan told Gu Lichun everything he knew: "He is from this city, and his family lives at No. 11 Yuhong Road, but he often lives in the house in Xicheng, which was left to me by your grandfather. , was occupied by him. He usually likes to drink, and his hands and feet were not clean before. Your grandfather persuaded him several times in the past, and he was expelled after seeing that he refused to change after repeated admonitions."

Yu Tianlan was afraid that Gu Lichun would come up with other ideas, so she quickly stopped the topic: "Don't worry about Wang Nianmu, the most important thing right now is to protect yourself. After finishing your work, you should hurry back to the farm and try not to come to Dongzhou in the future. Later... Let's get to know each other later." Yu Tianlan said with tears in his eyes.

Gu Lichun comforted her: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

The two stayed by the lake until 2 o'clock and began to return to the city.

Because the two looked alike, Gu Lichun was afraid of meeting acquaintances on the bus. When he came back, Gu Lichun wrapped his face with a scarf. Fortunately, it was winter, and everyone was used to it, so no one noticed his abnormality.

Half an hour later, the bus arrived at the station, and the two got off with the crowd.

Yu Tianlan stared blankly at Gu Lichun for a while, stretched out her hand to help him straighten his clothes, and then pulled up his scarf twice to make it tighter.She said softly: "Go back to the hotel. If you are free, someone will send me a message. Mom is coming to see you. Don't go home. There are too many people and it's not safe."

Gu Lichun nodded: "Okay, you should go back quickly."

Gu Lichun walked a few steps, looked back, and saw that she was still standing there watching him, he turned back, took out all the money in his pocket and stuffed it into Yu Tianlan's hand.

Yu Tianlan was startled, and hurriedly pushed back: "No, I have money."

Gu Lichun whispered: "This is a tribute to you, please accept it."

Yu Tianlan's hands paused twice, she randomly pulled out two pieces of change, and stuffed the rest back, saying firmly: "I have received your filial piety. I have survived before, and after seeing you, my If you recover from your illness, you will definitely live a better life, and you don't have to miss me."

There were people coming and going at the station, Yu Tianlan was afraid of meeting acquaintances, so she hurriedly urged Gu Lichun to leave.

When Gu Lichun returned to the hotel room, Zhao Gao was playing chess with Zhao Zhirong.

Seeing him coming back, Zhao Zhirong smiled and said, "Your boy is back, let's go to my house for dinner."