After dinner, it was Chi Xin who helped her mother clean up the table, while I was forced to put on the sofa as a protection object to watch the news with my father.
My father likes to watch international political and financial channels. I don't think these channels are interesting, so I picked up my mobile phone.
"You can also watch the news. It's not good for children to carry a mobile phone all day." On the way to watch TV, my father didn't forget to say a word to me.
"But the news has nothing to do with me." I whispered.
This sentence was heard by his father. He put down the remote control and said, "it has nothing to do with you. For example, if you look at this channel, what you say is the economic situation of major cities, many of which are about a city."
"Oh... I replied to my father in a soulless voice, still not looking away from my mobile phone.
"Speaking of it," my father did not ignore me. He changed his tone. "When I was playing chess today, I heard the old guys mention something about a city some days ago."
My heart suddenly sank for a while, stopped fingertip movement, attentively waiting for father's next words.
"Yes," said the father, who stopped watching TV and thought about the hearsay attentively, "it seems that it's a matter of a rich family. It seems that the daughter-in-law of that family has cheated, and the child she is pregnant with is not from that family."
The father seemed to be telling a story. He didn't know that his daughter was speechless at the moment because of some kind of shock.
My heart thumped up and my hands trembled.
"You say, what are these things? In this world, ah..." my father said with emotion, as if he had heard an extremely incredible thing.
Seeing that I was speechless, my father wondered, "what's the matter, don't you know about it?"
I suddenly realized that my performance was somewhat unnatural, for fear that my father would see the flaw, so I immediately adjusted my mood, "no, I don't know. There are so many people in a city, especially there are a lot of news every day."
"Yes," his father nodded with some approval. "Rich families have more right and wrong. If you can, I don't want you to marry into such a family. It's just that some things can't help themselves."
"Well." I nodded, always feel the forehead spilled thin sweat.
"I don't know how this matter will be solved at that time. I think the daughter-in-law who doesn't obey women's way will be driven out." My father's attention returned to television.
It is particularly harsh for me to say these four words, especially from my father's mouth.
"Maybe," I swallowed and wiped the sweat on my forehead with the back of my hand, "maybe it's a misunderstanding. We all listen to one-sided words. We can't tell who's right and who's wrong."
"Then this girl is also pitiful. She has no place in her mother-in-law's family, and she has been driven out." What my father said was a little absent-minded.
My heart has been a huge blow, heartbeat also accelerated up.
I didn't speak any more. I was afraid that my father would see something if I went on.
"By the way," the news had finished, and my father's attention turned to me again, "I didn't ask you just now, how are you doing recently? How is your relationship with your son-in-law? "
Why did my father suddenly ask this question? Did he see something? I've never been good at lying, especially in front of my dignified father. Once he detects something, the things I want to hide will be even more difficult.
"No, it's nothing," I stammered as my heart continued to beat faster. "Except for being busy, everything else was fine."
I think my father must have noticed something, because his eyes began to change.
My father was staring at me as if he wanted to see my heart through my face.
Xiaoxin, Xiaoxin, come back soon. I can't hold on any longer.
Fortunately, my sister, who has been in the kitchen, sensed my call. She shook her hands and came out of the kitchen, "what are we talking about behind our backs?"
By this interruption, the father took back the realization, "what behind your back, I'm just discussing something with your sister."
"What's the matter?" After drying her hands, Chi Xin sat beside me.
"Do you know that the daughter-in-law in a city gives her husband a green hat, and the children are other people's business? Your sister doesn't know anything. " My father repeated what he had just said.
I obviously feel that Chi Xin is also stunned for a while, but she quickly reacts“ I know that. How can this kind of gossip escape my eyes? "
I stare at Chi Xin from the invisible angle of my father. What does she mean? Do you want to tell my parents about me?
"It's that family, the rich man surnamed Xu," Chi Xin said with disapproval. "The daughter-in-law was exposed to have an affair with people outside, and the child in her stomach was also said to be someone else's. It's so noisy that she's really in a trance."
Chi Xin said it with great interest, as if she were telling a story.
I looked at her, she gave me a reassuring look, and continued, "but who knows about the rich family? The report says that, how the actual situation is, only their own family knows."
His father looks suspicious. Fortunately, Chi Xin's attitude is sincere. He doesn't ask any more, but expresses his own opinion.
"There are many so-called rich and powerful families, but you should pay attention to them." My father said to me earnestly.
I smile with guilt and tell my father not to worry about me.
A family of four chat until 9:30, read in my stomach child's sake, let us go to bed earlier.
Chi Xin and I have our own separate rooms at home. I'm making the bed. Chi Xin doesn't know when she came to my back.
"Sister, what's the matter? Why does Dad ask such questions? Maybe he knows something." She leaned on the doorframe with her arms in her arms, a little puzzled between her eyebrows and eyes.
I turned to sit on the bed, also unclear, so, "should not, dad just said that he heard from the chess players, maybe those uncles also don't know the specific facts, so there was such an accident."
"It really scared me to death. I thought I was going to be torn down by my father." Hearing this, Chi Xin was relieved.
"Me too. At that time, I was in a cold sweat. Fortunately, you came out in time to save me, or dad would have found out." I said happily.
"In case of exposure, you can't betray me. I don't want to be scolded with you." Chi Xin said.
"Don't worry," I said with a smile. "It's too late for my parents to find me. They won't think of you."
"What are you two talking about, not sleeping yet?" Father haunted appeared behind Chi Xin, scared her.
Chi Xin screams out. When she sees that the person behind her is her father, she touches her chest“ Dad, you're going to scare me to death. "
"If you don't do bad things, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking at the door. Are you in trouble again?" The father said to Chi Xin,
"No," Chi Xin waved her hand. "We are talking about going to the cemetery tomorrow. Dad, if I go with my sister, you don't have to go."
Father looked at me and Chi Xin, "can you? It's all hands and feet. "
"Dad, you are insulting me!" Chi Xin fork waist, "you are not in a city this period of time, but I try my best to take care of the old sister, I'm a hero!"
"Cough!" It seems that Chi Xin said something extraordinary. I coughed heavily. After turning my attention around, I said to my father, "yes, Dad, let Xiao Xin accompany me. You are not in good health and can't climb the mountain."
Look at me, and then look at Chi Xin. His father frowned and thought for a while, and finally agreed, "well, I'll go to your uncle song's house and call him. He won't come. I have to go in person."
"Well, uncle song must be invited here." I said.
After sending my father away, I gently poked Chi Xin's head, "it's all your fault. I almost showed up."
Chi Xin spits out her tongue at me in a naughty way.
The next morning, about six o'clock, Chi Xin and I set out. I used to send flowers to Song Yu every time I came back. I'm familiar with the location.
Because it's too early, the scorching summer sun has not fully played its role, and the temperature is just right. Chi Xin and I are walking along the path of the cemetery with a pious heart.
When I found Song Yu's tombstone, I found that there was a bunch of daisies that were not completely dry. I think someone came to visit them a few days ago.
"Xiaoyu, I've come to see you." Facing the beautiful man on the tombstone, I squatted down and put the flowers in front of the tombstone.
Chi Xin is waiting for me, quietly listening to what I say to Song Yu.
"Sorry, Xiaoyu, I haven't come to see you for a long time." I don't know why, looking at that familiar and nostalgic face, my mood is unprecedented stability. I smile and look at the person in the picture.
After talking to Song Yu for half an hour, I got up and left the cemetery with Chi Xin.
The weather has gradually turned hot. In order to take care of my body, Chi Xin holds up her umbrella.
When we went home, my mother was preparing the food for lunch. When we came back, she said, "I'm back. Uncle song is coming soon. Come and help me."
I'm still playing the role, mother and daughter are talking and laughing, but also very comfortable.
When Uncle song and his father appeared at the entrance, I was really surprised.
People who used to be hale and hearty are really a lot older now, with even more white hair than their father.
I felt sad for a while, but I still picked myself up.
"Uncle song, long time no see. Welcome to my home." I greet the poor old man with a smile on my face.
When Uncle song saw me, he gave me a kind smile, "Xiao Wan and Xiao Xin are back, good, good."
I don't know why, when I see Uncle song, I can always recall that when I was in the hospital, the old man looked at his son's sadness when he left. He turned red and went back to the kitchen.
"What's the matter?" Chi Xin asked me.
"Nothing." I washed the dishes and said to my sister.