I just want to study hard

The place Qin Huan wanted to take Xiao Mo to was his grandfather's house.

After getting off the bus, Qin Huan took Xiao Mo to an old residential area, gossiping about family affairs while walking, "A few months ago my grandpa came back from retirement, and he has nothing to do every day. Every time I go to see him, I always pull I asked me to play chess with him, and it lasted an afternoon."

As he said that, Qin Huan recalled something, and rarely showed a frantic and collapsed expression, "The problem is that my grandpa's chess is very stinky, and he always cheats."

From Qin Huan's words, Xiao Mo outlined the appearance of an old urchin, and couldn't help laughing.

"Your grandpa is in good spirits."

"It's very good. He's very strong. You haven't seen my grandfather's [-] styles of cuteness and coquettishness. He can do it better than a child." Qin Huan shook his head with a smile, and said, "But I will take you to see it today. He has an excuse not to play chess with him."

He thought of something, and then added, "By the way, there is a bird and flower market nearby. I'll take you there later."

Xiao Mo nodded, "OK."

This area is an old town, and the people who live here are all natives of City Y, but because it is far away from the city center, the houses are relatively old, and the transportation is inconvenient, so most of the people who are still here are retired elder.

However, there is a flower and bird market nearby, and there is also a wetland park. The greenery and air are very good, and it is indeed very suitable for the elderly.

When passing by a fruit shop, Xiao Mo stopped, "Wait a minute, I'm going to buy some fruit."

After walking around the store, Xiao Mo asked, "What do your grandparents like to eat?"

"Oranges. My grandpa likes navel oranges, and my grandma likes sweet oranges, but my grandma used to dislike oranges the most. My mother always said that they have been in love for a lifetime, and finally they even assimilated the taste." Qin Huan stopped and tilted his head. Looking at Xiao Mo with a smile, "Mo Mo, do you think we will be like them in the future - things we like, food, requirements for saltiness...all become similar?"

After listening to the words, Xiao Mo raised his head, and after meeting Qin Huan's smiling and doting eyes, his cheeks blushed slowly, and he lowered his eyes and said: "...I will."

After a pause, he repeated again in a serious tone, "Yes!"

Qin Huan smiled happily. He reached out and patted Xiao Mo's head, "Let's buy some fruit."

Although the old man likes oranges, it is obviously not enough to buy only one kind, so Xiao Mo bought apples and cherries, and made up three.

The fruit shop is not far from where Grandpa Qin and the others live, so they went downstairs not long after.

Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin live on the fifth floor. Because the floors of the old community are generally not high, there is no elevator.

Xiao Mo asked: "It's so high, won't they get tired from climbing?"

"I also asked them." Qin Huan said, "But they don't feel tired, and they take climbing stairs as exercise. My mother and my father have thought about buying a new apartment near my house for them to live in, but they I don’t want to move, I feel comfortable living here.”

While talking, the two had reached the fifth floor.

There are two households on the first floor, one on the left and one on the right. Grandpa Qin and the others are in 505 on the left.Qin Huan handed back the fruit in his hand to Xiao Mo, and stepped forward to ring the doorbell.

"Grandpa and grandma, it's me."

After a while, the door opened.

As soon as the door opened, Grandpa Qin stretched out a hand from behind the door, dragging Qin Huan into the room, "My dear grandson, you are finally here, come here, come and play chess with Grandpa."

He dragged Qin Huan and walked quickly, not noticing that there was a person standing behind Qin Huan.

"Grandpa, wait a minute, I brought friends here today." Qin Huan refused to play chess from the bottom of his heart, and quickly moved Xiao Mo out.

"Ok?"

Grandpa Qin stopped as expected, and then he noticed Xiao Mo standing at the door.

Grandpa Qin stared at Xiao Mo for a while, then suddenly said: "It's you, son, do you still remember me?"

Xiao Mo was stunned, he didn't expect that the person who helped him transfer school was Qin Huan's grandfather.

It took him a while to say, "Well, I remember."

Grandpa Qin smiled, "Are you and Huanhuan in the same class?...Ah, you come in first, you don't need to take off your shoes, come in, come in and we'll talk."

Grandpa Qin also forgot about playing chess. He dragged Xiao Mo to the sofa and sat down. When he turned around, seeing Qin Huan's blank expression, he explained to him, "Xiao Mo's father is my student."

He didn't say much, because he didn't know whether Qin Huan knew or not.

Qin Huan was surprised, "What a coincidence!"

"Yeah, it's such a coincidence." Grandpa Qin asked Xiao Mo again, "I want to drink something, can juice be okay?"

"Okay." Xiao Mo put the fruit he was carrying on the coffee table, "This is for you and grandma."

Qin Huan took credit for Xiao Mo, "My tablemate bought this specially for you and grandma."

He looked around and asked, "Where's grandma?"

"I know you're coming over, so I'm going to buy vegetables." Grandpa Qin put the juice in front of Xiao Mo, and said with a smile, "Don't bring anything with you next time."

Xiao Mo nodded.

Grandpa Qin sat down on the single sofa and asked Xiao Mo, "How is the new school? Are the classmates getting along well?"

Thinking of Class Three, Xiao Mo smiled, "Everyone is fine."

He added: "Thank you for helping me transfer schools."

"It's nothing, it's just a matter of little effort." Grandpa Qin waved his hand, smiling gratifiedly, "I'm glad I can help, and I'm sorry that Xiao Qin has treated me like a father for so many years and called me a teacher."

Grandpa Xiao passed away early, so after meeting Grandpa Qin, Xiao Qin treated him like a father, saying he was a teacher and student, but he was also like a father and son.

Looking carefully at Xiao Mo's eyebrows, Grandpa Qin said, "You look a lot like your father."

Remembering the deceased student, the old man's smile faded, he was silent for a while, and then said: "I still have a photo of your father when he was young, do you want to see it?"

Xiao Mo's eyes lit up, "Is it okay?"

"Of course." Grandpa Qin got up and went back to the room. When he came out again, he took a thick photo album.

"Over the years, I have been in touch with your father. Although I am far away in city B, that child is careful and always calls to care and greet me from time to time. He really treats me like a father." Grandpa Qin said Speaking of Father Xiao, the tone was proud and joyful, "After your father became a teacher, he would send me a graduation photo taken with his classmates every year. I have taught so many students in my life, so he is the most caring."

Qin Huan helped Grandpa Qin to sit down, and Grandpa Qin handed the photo album in his hand to Xiao Mo, "Take a look, there is a photo of your mother in it, I think you know, they all graduated from B University, but Different majors, your mother is also a very good child."

Xiao Mo thanked him, and took the photo album carefully. After a while, he lowered his head and slowly opened it.

The photos record the years. The two photos on the first page of the album have turned yellow. They are a group photo of several young people standing in front of University B.

At that time, Xiao's father was very young, looking at the camera, with a faint smile on his mouth, gentle and bookish.

Grandpa Qin said: "This is a photo of your father when he was a sophomore in college. The ones above are his friends."

Qin Huan has always been curious about Father Xiao, and now he also sits next to Xiao Mo, looking at the photos with him.

Accompanied by Grandpa Qin’s explanation, the photo album was flipped to the middle, and a girl began to appear frequently. The girl was wearing a ponytail, and the smile printed on the photo was very clean. Always good.

"That's your mother. When your father met your mother, it happened to be the senior year..."

"When your father and your mother got married, I was just in the second year of graduate school, and I even acted as a witness for them..."

As the album continued, another baby appeared. It was a photo of the full moon. In the photo, the baby was chubby, white, and very cute with clear eyes.

Grandpa Qin smiled, "Son, this is you. I couldn't catch up with your full moon wine, so I asked your father to send me a photo."

Xiao Mo put his hand on the photo album, and gently touched these old photos, as if he could go through them, follow the time, and go back to the past.

A thick photo album, all about Father Xiao.

Father Xiao treated Grandpa Qin as a father, so why didn't Grandpa Qin treat Father Xiao as a son?

The photo album turned to the end.

The time in the lower right corner of the last photo was fixed four years ago.

"This is the last photo he sent me. The ones on it are all his students, and the girl in it..." Grandpa Qin stopped talking suddenly, and then said to Qin Huan, "Huanhuan, go and burn it." Pot of water, your grandma is coming back soon, she needs hot water."

Qin Huan knew that his grandfather was trying to distract him, so he didn't move, "My deskmate told me about Uncle Xiao."

Grandpa Qin was stunned for a moment, then nodded in relief, "That's good, there is someone who can share the burden, it's better than you always holding it in your heart..."

Xiao Mo raised his head, his eyes were a little red, "Grandpa, what's wrong with this girl?"

Grandpa Qin sighed, "She is the girl who was killed, she was only 22 years old..."

All the blood on Xiao Mo's face faded, and his hands were shaking.

"Same table!" Qin Huan quickly took Xiao Mo's hand and wrapped it in his palm, while the other hand went around Xiao Mo's back and patted his back lightly.

"Son, do you believe your father will kill people?" Grandpa Qin shook his head, "I don't believe it. Although I am old, I am not blind and can't misjudge people. Your father is a good man and a good teacher. He will never hurt his own students."

"I don't believe it." Xiao Mo's voice was hoarse and crying, "I never believed that he is such a good person."

"Yeah, he's so nice." Grandpa Qin said, "I met a student he once sponsored last year. That kid fulfilled the agreement with your father and was admitted to the medical school of University B with good grades... I inquired However, he still came in with a scholarship."

Xiao Mo closed his eyes, a tear fell from the corner of his eye, but when he opened it again, there was only redness in his eyes.

"Grandpa, do you know these people in this photo?" Xiao Mo pointed to the photo with the victimized girl.

"After the accident, I came back and looked for these people." Grandpa Qin sighed, "But they are not willing to talk about it. Maybe they think that your father did kill someone and has been deceiving them all the time. Bar……"

Grandpa Qin's slightly muddy eyes fell on the photo, and he didn't move away for a long time. He thought of the indifferent faces of these people, and at the same time felt chilled, he also felt worthless for Xiao Qin.

——Xiao Qin obviously treated them so well, but in the end, no one said a word for him, and everyone condemned him.

Xiao Mo pointed to the person standing next to the girl, "Have you looked for him too?"

Qin Huan took a look and found that the person was Chen Fei.

Grandpa Qin thought for a while, then shook his head, "Without him, he would have already dropped out of school."

Xiao Mo said, "Can you give me this photo?"

"You..." Grandpa Qin paused and said, "Take it, I hope it will be of some use."

Xiao Mo solemnly thanked, "Thank you."

Grandpa Qin was quiet for a long time before he said, "Son, forgive me for not being able to do more for you. I am old and have more energy than I want, and Huanhuan's father is a policeman, so he cannot participate in the case privately... "

"No." Xiao Mo interrupted Grandpa Qin, "That's enough, you have done enough for us, we are very grateful to you."

Grandpa Qin smiled kindly, "I hope that my old bones can wait until the day you avenge your father. He is my student. I watched him change from a high-spirited boy to a father, and then to a father." An excellent teacher, I always believed he would not do such a thing."

Xiao Mo also smiled, "Well, Dad will definitely not do it."