The only difference was that one was a living person, and the other had only left behind a death notice.
"He … There's a family over there that won't be coming back, right? "
The Chen Jianguo family member nodded. Anger surged in her heart for no reason.
"That... "My classmate, Lin Zhaoge." Chen Jianguo considered how he should address him. With his angry expression, it was no longer easy to accept, "Even my grandfather's son was born. He is also in our institute's construction department. When they found out I was from here, they asked me to come back and get married. He said that his grandfather had been away from home for so many years, and that he had never been able to let go of this house. "But after waiting for so long, it's only now that we have a way to contact them …"
"If I really can't put this side of the house down, why would I have children?" Rinperan said sarcastically.
"After all, I left for so long back then. I thought that I would not be able to return, so I decided to reorganize my family."
"Is it because I can't see anymore, that I have to reorganize my family so that I can feel better? How did his grandma spend all those years? Did he ever think about it? A woman with her feet bound couldn't even walk, yet she had to shoulder the burden of a family. And her man, in a place she did not know, was having children with other people and beautiful and happy children. Do you dare to say something like that that would hurt an old man's heart? "
Raising his head to look at the ceiling, Ringpelin forced the tears that had reached his eyes back.
Her mind was filled with the petite figure of Grandma Lin. She was originally a girl from the beginning of the new year, a pretty girl who could not walk fast at all, a three-inch golden lotus. However, she had raised five children with that slender hand and those inconvenient feet.
After going through the baptism of war and famine, they finally had hope for the future, but this news was welcomed.
Are you even letting me live?
"All that is over, and the future will be better."
At this point, Chen Jianguo felt a little embarrassed, "Don't be hasty. I went to Xiangyang Village to handle this matter, but I didn't say it out loud because of the marriage. "
"Only the two of us know about this matter right now. Let's pretend we never heard about it!"
"I want to go to my aunt's house tomorrow. I want to talk to you about this beforehand. If possible, tell my aunt that one more person can comfort my grandma …"
"You can't tell me that!" Rinperan sniffed and interrupted Chen Jianguo's words, "When the notice of my grandfather's death was sent over, my grandma was sick for a while and almost died. Now that I have finally accepted this result, it would be too immoral for me to use another method to harm her. "
"I promised Lin Zhaoge …" Chen Jianguo was put in a difficult position. He had promised to lie to his friends when he came back. Now that he found one, it did not suit his personality. "Maybe he's still waiting for news of me."
"Then tell him the truth, we are not going to recognize him. In our eyes, Grandfather is the hero who bravely died on the battlefield dozens of years ago. Secondly, he is not the person now, who abandoned his wife and children, and also has the heart of a different family! "
"Peran. There are some things that are not as forced by the circumstances as you think. Under those circumstances back then, Grandfather was unable to control himself. "
"You don't have to think I'm extreme either. No matter how old Grandma was, she was still a woman. "No woman can accept her husband's betrayal with any excuse."
Chen Jianguo was speechless.
However, Chen Jianguo clearly knew of this news, yet he didn't tell the Lin Clan members.
"Do you want to drink? Aunty and the others can discuss it. Don't drink first."
Rinperan looked up at Chen Jianguo, his eyes suddenly red, and he laughed.
The Chen family had been on the battlefield for a few generations, but the late Old Man Chen had brought military merits down from the battlefield, and was also a family that had contributed to the country. Chen Jianguo had always lived in a superior family.
"Don't say it, don't say it."
Chen Jianguo hurried to wipe away the tears for Rimperan, but Rimperan stopped him.
"Let me tell you a story today! "I often whisper in my ear what I tell you. If you feel that you still need to let me know about the marriage proposal, then go ahead and say it, I won't stop you."
His family often heard his grandma tell stories about those years. When his grandfather went to the battlefield, his grandma Lin was only in her twenties. Even her youngest uncle was only learning how to speak.
Grandma Lin was a woman who had her feet entangled. In order to pull five unconscious children up the mountain, she had to endure the heart-wrenching pain. If anyone else didn't want to do it, she would do it.
People from the village killed pigs in the new year. Seeing the eager look in the child's eyes, the grandma shamelessly asked the pig slaughterer from the same village to borrow half a kilogram of meat.
A few half-grown children surrounded the wok, eagerly waiting for the water to boil after the meat was ready for the new year. The butcher's wife came and started swearing.
They said that their Lin Family's roots were all poor. If they ate this half a kilogram of meat, they would never get the money back. Their family would not suffer such a loss.
Old Granny Lin said whatever she could, but the woman refused to give up. In the end, under the eager gaze of the child, the half-cooked meat was scooped up by the woman.
The family thought that they could finally eat meat for the new year, but in the end, they took it back. The family of five children, this one was already crying, but the new year couldn't be more than that, right?
Therefore, an old pumpkin, about the size of a washbasin, with a golden color, about 20 catties, was boiled in a broth cut into the pot as a new year's meal. It was the only dish that was stained with meat.
During the famine, eating grass and tree bark was not a problem, but after much difficulty, they finally made it through.
The days passed just like that. Day by day, things became better. No matter how poor Granny Lin was, she was willing to lend a hand when she saw that there was someone who needed help.
"The father of a martyr hero and the father of an abandoned son. Which of your uncles and fathers do you think the aunts will choose?"
Not to mention that it had only been a few years since the sensitive year had passed. Based on her understanding of Aunty Lin, she would never destroy a family's work and life for a father that she did not know when he would return.
These Lin Pilan believed that even if she did not say it, Chen Jianguo would be able to guess some of it.
"He hasn't returned yet. I'll write to the academy and tell him about this."
Granny Lin was a virtuous and gentle woman. Even after so much had happened, she was still able to maintain her grace and kindness even when she was old. She didn't complain or complain; she would do her best to help anyone who needed help.
Even though she was born with a pure heart and had infected the children of the next generation, Chen Jianguo still didn't want to hurt Grandma Lin.
"Hm!" "Let's not talk about it for now. Let's talk about it when the time is right!"