[Ode to Joy] The old driver and the soft rabbit

Tan Zongming was pasted with a plaster bought from a pharmacy at the intersection, because the farce caused by the brother and sister on the swing in the early morning was finally over.Tan Zongming, who exuded the smell of plaster, sat down, pretended to be calm and took a sip of water. He still scolded the unscrupulous swing manufacturer ten thousand times in his heart, glanced at Zhao Qiping lightly, and said thank you lightly.Seeing Zhao Qiping still standing there staring at his sister in a daze, he kept complaining in his heart: Go, go...you can go after you are sick

Tan's mother obviously felt her son's dislike for Zhao Qiping in her heart, she patted her son and said to the future son-in-law who looked more and more pleasing to the eye: "Xiao Zhao~~ It looks like he just woke up in the morning and rushed over?!" It has not been combed, and the front hair is a little Tara sticking to the forehead obediently. It has a Japanese and Korean hair style.He casually put on a white mid-neck sweater, trousers and white sneakers. After looking at it like this, he really has a strong sense of freshness. How can he look like a person in his thirties? !Just a boy who just stepped out of school~~~~

"Xiao Zhao, leave after lunch, it can be considered a New Year's Eve dinner at noon~~" Mother Tan patted Zhao Qiping on the shoulder kindly and said, "I heard from Tiantian that your parents also like to drink tea?! I happen to have a new tea that just arrived this year, and I will take a few boxes away later, as a new year's greetings to my future in-laws in advance!"

Zhao Qiping didn't shirk, and happily shouted with his own unique voice: "Thank you, auntie~~"

Then Mother Tan was shouted like a flower blossoming in her heart, and she dragged Father Tan, who saw a displeased face, out to arrange lunch and gifts.Andy sat next to Tan Zongming worried, Tan Zongming patted his girlfriend's hand to comfort him, Zhao Qiping didn't know what to do but stood in his original position, taking advantage of Tan's family not paying attention, he rubbed the girl's hair .

So Tan Zongming coughed, Zhao Qiping only dared to pout his mouth in his heart and thought for a while and said: "Brother! It's not a big deal, but it's better to lean on a cushion on the back when sitting recently." Andy on the bed hurriedly took a pillow from the sofa and placed it behind Tan Zongming. The two looked at each other and smiled warmly. Zhao Qiping looked at the girl who was not looking at him at all, and felt bitter.He added very considerately, "It's best not to play any sports in the near future." Looking at the two, they smiled and said harmlessly,

"You can't do any activities..." It's very meaningful....

Tan Zongming looked at Zhao Qiping's innocent deer eyes, and really almost didn't understand what he was referring to.

Ha ha.......

The aunt brought some fruit for them to eat. Zhao Qiping, who was hungry, used the fruit fork to eat with great appetite, and even fed a few mouthfuls to the girls from time to time.A rich plate of fruit soon bottomed out. After eating, Tan Zongxi held the male ticket's hand and said, "Let me show you around~~~~"

The bungalow of the Tan family in the French Concession was not inherited from their ancestors. It was later bought by the grandfather of the Tan family. For some reason, the bungalow was not destroyed during the movement. The old Shanghai style is well preserved, and the spiral staircase is a feature of the bungalow. .Tan Zongxi took the boy's ticket and said to him under the stairs: "When I was young, this staircase was my favorite, because the stairs outside were all straight. I thought my staircase was the only one that turned around~~"

Zhao Qiping looked at the beautifully carved wooden stairs, touched the patterns on them, and joked: "This is still sweet, otherwise, if this is my staircase, I would have scratched it with a knife~~" There is not much space under the stairs. Zhao Qiping was lucky enough to see the photos taken by Tan Zongming wearing overalls when he was a child, and saw his daughter Piao in a small red dress with a bright smile , there are several family portraits spanning the years, as well as photos of the Tan family's parents when they were young.

"Tiantian, you were so cute when you were young~~~"

As soon as Zhao Qiping finished speaking, he was placed in the photo. The two black and white old photos attracted him. One photo was complete. In front of a beautiful and familiar old bungalow, a man and a woman were sitting in front of a wrought iron table on the lawn. Chatting and laughing happily, she didn't look at the camera. The little girl with a thick braided braid was pouring tea into a teacup at the table.Looking into the bungalow, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, I could see two vague figures standing in front of the piano.

The other photo was not quite complete. The traces of smoke burned two-thirds of the photo. It was placed in a frame of the original size, and a piece of white paper was placed behind it. outline.It was also like this that Zhao Qiping could see that there should have been five people in this photo. He compared the two photos and said, "Are these your grandparents?!"

"No." Tan Zongxi shook his head, pointed to the man in the broken photo and said, "This is my grandpa and grandpa's sister~~" He pointed to a man and a woman at the table on the first photo, "No. One is the same. Then I heard from my mother that the second photo was originally a family portrait. There are four siblings in my grandfather’s family. He is the oldest son in the family. The man with only half a face in the middle is my grandfather’s little brother, and the side is completely burned. One of them is my grandfather’s second brother, and the other is my grandfather’s younger sister~~”

"Little sister?! Isn't there only four siblings?!" For some reason, Zhao Qiping felt that the people in the photo had a strange feeling, and pointed to the familiar little girl pouring water in the first photo and asked, " Is it this one?!"

"This~~ seems to be the servant of the family at that time. I heard from my mother that the little sister was the adopted daughter of the family, and later became the wife of my grandfather's second brother~~~"

Zhao Qiping oh~~~ said with a loud voice: "Children's daughter-in-law~~~"

Hearing this, Tan Zongxi puffed up his cheeks, turned his head and put the photo away and said, "It's not a child bride!!!!"

"Okay, okay~~It's not a child bride~~" Zhao Qiping rubbed the angry little girl, and took her hand and walked up the track where he originally went upstairs to visit, and turned back to look at the two very familiar photos .

The second and third floors are the family's rooms. Tan Zongxi only took Zhao Qiping to visit her own. Unlike the modernization of Boston apartments that Zhao Qiping is familiar with, this room of Tan Zongxi's childhood was full of the atmosphere of a little princess.A princess bed with a bed curtain, a room decorated with pink elements, and dolls piled up in a corner.The bookshelves in the room are mostly books she read when she was a child. There are children’s enlightenment books from all over the world, including the original English version of Harry Potter, Charlotte’s Web, and several French fairy tale books.Zhao Qiping took out a picture album of Bambi very sensibly, and said shamelessly to the female ticket: "It seems that you have liked mine very much since you were a child?!"

Some time before lunch, Tan Zongxi took Zhao Qiping to the small attic on the third floor, which was covered with soft carpets. It was originally an area where children played with toys when they were young. Later, when the brothers and sisters grew up, they added bookshelves. Read a book here to pass the time.Although the place is not big and can’t even walk upright, the brothers and sisters still like it the most. There is also a telescope in front of the retro small round window, which seems to be used for stargazing at night, but it is not.

"I'll tell you a little secret." After adjusting for a while, he motioned for Zhao Qiping to look.

The other end of the telescope is a bungalow, which is not as grand and clean as the Tan family’s house. It was supposed to be a beautiful house with an air-conditioning unit and a clothes drying pole hanging on the outer wall. The one-story house, it seems, is also the trajectory of someone's life.Zhao Qiping was a little puzzled why when Tan Zongxi asked himself to watch this, he saw the beautiful roof and window outlines of the bungalow, and he understood.

This is the bungalow in the photo.

"That should be our home." Tan Zongxi said holding a black and white photo frame on the attic, "At that time, my grandfather returned to Shanghai from Beijing and wanted to buy back the original old house, but it was crowded with people and changed their appearance. Yes, I heard from my father that the serious grandpa was so red-eyed that he lived in the Peace Hotel and refused to come out. Then my father searched and searched and bought this house. Grandpa and brother said that it would be nice to see it~~~”

"Sweet grandpa must be a very powerful person~~~" Zhao Qiping's eyes were still looking at the building, and he couldn't move his eyes as if he was trying to remember something instinctively.

"I heard from my brother that my grandfather often told him stories in the attic when he was a child, and told him interesting stories about when he was studying in Paris. My brother said that his talent for doing business probably came from his grandfather." Tan Zongxi touched the picture. Grandpa sighed and said, "But I was born too late, so I'm not lucky enough to see Grandpa."

Zhao Qiping comforted the female ticket and said: "Your grandfather will be very happy knowing that you are there~~~Anyone who has such a cute granddaughter as Tiantian will be happy~~"

"That's~~" Tan Zongxi, who has the cutest face in the world, added gossip about his mother to his boyfriend, "Grandpa named my mother [Pan], which means that mother is the one who looks forward to the stars and the moon." The little girl who was born~~"

In an instant, Zhao Qiping was dormant by his grandfather's naming technique, touching his chin and expressing that I would also like to give my future daughter such a thoughtful name~~~~

For Zhao Qiping's first meal at Tan's house, except for a few big dishes that hadn't been finished due to time constraints, the small dishes that were rushed out were of the same level as the New Year's Eve dinner at night.Zhao Qiping also has no taboos. Like Tan Zongxi's innate skills, Zhao Qiping is also a person with a great appetite, whether it is eating by himself or in the eyes of others.The food is delicious and serious. Of course, if Tan Zongxi is not around, as long as your female ticket has a basic function of cloth dish in Zhao Qiping, you can find the female ticket with a quick eye. The food you like and want to eat will be delivered as soon as possible.Seeing this function, Tan's father nodded reluctantly, knowing that he can't starve my daughter, you are wise!

However, Brother Tan was still dissatisfied, and he groaned while holding his back.

After the meal, Tan's mother didn't stay with Zhao Qiping too much. Knowing that Zhao Qiping had to go to work almost every day from the first day to the seventh day, she asked him to go home early to celebrate the New Year with his family. He took it back.Zhao Qiping scratched his head in embarrassment, and said solemnly: "Next time I will definitely pay a formal visit. Today is really not polite, QAQ." Look at me next time I will make a debut in a custom-made three-piece suit! ! ! !

Before leaving, Zhao Qiping suddenly remembered something, pulled Tan Zongxi to the side and whispered: "On the seventh day, I proposed to take a two-day rotation, shall we go out and play?! Go to Tianmu Lake for a day, eat fish head soak Hot springs!"

"Oh?!" Tan Zongxi asked in surprise, tilting his head, "Why is it the seventh day! You didn't tell me earlier, a few days ago my brother asked me if I had anything to do on the seventh day of the seventh day. I said it was fine, and my brother made it for me. I’m going back to Boston for that day’s ticket, don’t you know that too?!”

Zhao Qiping suddenly looked up at his future brother-in-law not far away, and suddenly wanted to kneel down. He knew that his wife was going to Boston in mid-February to discuss her master's thesis face-to-face with the professor.But he never expected that on the seventh day of the lunar new year, Tan Zongxi would book a ticket and leave! ! ! !

The seventh day is still Valentine's Day, sweet! ! ! ! 【Zhao Qiping pauses in his heart.