It was nearly eight o'clock when Ning Qiu returned home.
The three of them were speechless all the way, Ning Qiu looked straight ahead without squinting, his expression neither sad nor happy.
Ning Zhiyuan still looked lost, as if he had not been able to recover from the blow.
Tao Lin was not in the mood to cook dinner, so she bought a few dishes from the restaurant downstairs and brought them back to eat.
Ning Dong is still doing her homework.
The deeds of my sister were all spread out today in No. 1 Middle School. Not only did the high school make a lot of noise, but their junior high school members were also gossiping.
It sounds unbelievable that Ning Qiu would agree to Huaizhou's pursuit and violate the school rules and have a puppy love, but when you think about it carefully, it seems reasonable.
Ning Dong didn't know how the matter was resolved.
Aware of the rigidity and subtlety of the atmosphere at home, she, who has always been loud and talkative, is also unusually quiet, without asking any more questions.
Ning Qiu had no appetite, and stayed in the bedroom while eating. Tao Lin called a few times but did not come out.
After they all finished eating, Ning Qiu came out to wash the dishes.
These days Ningdong is preparing for the high school entrance examination, and she washes the bowls.
Tao Lin stopped her, "Go do your homework, just leave the bowl to me to wash."
"My homework is finished at school." Ning Qiu shook her head, never looking at Ning Zhiyuan who was sitting at the dining table.
The food in the bowl in front of his table barely moved, Ning Qiu shoved it directly into the refrigerator.
Ning Zhiyuan, who was ignored by the cold, moved slightly, and after being silent for a long time, he finally couldn't help but speak again.
"Ning Qiu, have you ever thought about the attitude of his family?"
"If others also object, do you still insist on your own opinion?"
Ning Qiu closed the refrigerator for a while, "It's all my own. Don't worry about anyone."
How could he not worry?
Ning Zhiyuan couldn't sit still, and his eyebrows were tightly twisted together.
"Ning Qiu, you don't know what his situation is?" "His father is the boss of Zhuorui
Group. His family background is very complicated. He is not the person that ordinary people like us should contact!"
Any employee who has worked in Zhuorui Group for a long time will hear a little about it, not to mention the old man Ning Zhiyuan has been doing for more than ten years.
There are many rich and powerful families, not to mention such a family with deep grievances. It is not a haven for young boys and girls who are pure and loving.
"I know everything, he told me everything early in the morning."
Ning Qiu looked at him, his dark pupils were like the ink-colored night sky, glowing with a temperatureless light like a cold star.
"Do you think I did this because he was rich?"
"That's not what I meant...Ning Qiu, he..."
Ning Zhiyuan raised his voice eagerly to explain, but Ning Qiu interrupted him for the first time.
"Dad, I'll repeat it for the last time."
"It's my own business, and no matter what the outcome is, I'll handle it myself."
"That said, you haven't heard anything about me all these years. Don't ask, I don't think I need to obey you."
Ning Zhiyuan was silent, whenever Ning Qiu said something like this, he was speechless.
"Speaking of which, you've never been concerned about my affairs, but today you're in a hurry to get angry, do you think I've embarrassed you?"
Ning Qiu smiled lightly with the corners of her lips curled. At this point, there are some words and some things, she also Simply open up.
"My mother died because she gave birth to me. You have a grudge against me in your heart. You have never liked me very much. I know it in my heart."
"Out of sight, out of mind, I will be living on campus next semester. You can bear it for a few more months. My scholarship is enough for the accommodation fee, and I don't need to give me a cushion at home.
" farther.
It was rare to see each other at times. Their father and daughter lived their own lives. Instead of being familiar strangers under the same roof, it was more relaxed.
Ning Zhiyuan looked stunned, his head was buzzing, his lips moved slightly but he couldn't utter a single word.
He never felt that Ning Qiu had embarrassed him, nor did he dislike her because of resentment.
He just wanted to care about Ning Qiu.
But only Ning Zhiyuan knew that it was his cowardly escaping his thoughts for many years that gave Ning Qiu such a misunderstanding.
He did not resent Ning Qiu, her birth was what he was looking forward to.
It's just that as time goes by, Ning Qiu grows up slowly, and the stretched brows and eyes are more and more like her.
Whenever he saw this similar face, he couldn't help but think of that night many years ago.
Shabby room, pale lighting, pungent smell of disinfectant.
At the end of the bloody sky, the love of life is gone.
He still remembers the gradually cold temperature in his hands, the disappearing breath, the unprecedented fear, and the maddening powerlessness and grief.
In the midnight dream, the harsh bass of the electrocardiogram was once a nightmare for Ning Zhiyuan.
It took him many years to heal the pain.
Until Ning Qiu started to grow up, he could see each other's shadow more and more in her, and the nightmare that lingered for many years came back.
So, he began to dare not look at her or approach her.
The story of Ning Qiu's mother's death has always been a taboo in the family. No one will mention her except to visit the grave on the day of her death, and everyone is tacit.
After Ning Qiu said these words, Tao Lin was also stunned.
After realizing that this quarrel was not a seemingly ordinary adolescent rebellion, she hurriedly opened her mouth to persuade her.
"Qiuqiu, don't think like that, Lao Ning is your father, he's worried about you, not blame you!"
"If there is any overnight feud between father and daughter, it's good to talk about it, right? Saying that ,
Tao Lin pushed Ning Zhiyuan.
Ning Zhiyuan's expression was lost, "I... I really just want to care about you..."
Ning Qiu lowered his eyes, his expression was still calm, and he was talking to himself.
"Over the years, what I am most grateful for is the mother who gave birth to me, followed by mother Tao Lin."
"Without mother Tao Lin, I would not be as happy as I am now."
"It is undeniable that you have nurtured me. My grace, I will not ignore you in the future. But you should not have any idea of meddling in any of my affairs."
"If you really care about me, as you said, don't want anything. Let's talk about it."
"Xiaodong is still studying, I don't want to disturb her."
After speaking, Ning Qiu didn't insist on washing the dishes anymore, and went back to her room and closed the door softly.
The living room was silent, and Ning Dong, who was clinging to the door to eavesdrop, quietly closed the door.
The courage that Ning Zhiyuan had managed to build up to explain before was completely dissipated because of these words.
After a while, Tao Lin walked into Ningdong's room after washing the dishes, and sighed while sitting beside the bed.
Ning Dong asked, "Where's Dad?"
"Let him be alone for a while."
"Mom, does Dad really dislike my sister or is it fake?"
Ning Dong always felt that her appearance might separate what Ning Qiu should have gotten. The caring, the mood is always uneasy and complicated.
Tao Lin shook her head, "Your dad is such a boring gourd. He can't hold back his farts. How do I know what he's thinking." In the
early years, when Ning Qiu was young and didn't remember anything, Ning Zhiyuan was still very concerned. her.
Only later did he start ignoring Ning Qiu from time to time.
At that time, Tao Lin thought it was Ning Dong's appearance that made him have such a change.
After all, if there are two children in the family, the adults always prefer the younger one.
Tao Lin once reminded Ning Zhiyuan, but her husband didn't seem to care.
Slowly, she also felt that Ning Zhiyuan had a grudge against Ning Qiu because of his deceased wife.
But sometimes the attitude he expresses is very vague, and it seems that it is not the case.
Tao Lin heard from her parents-in-law and former neighbors that Ning Zhiyuan was a very cheerful and talkative man.
But in her opinion, Ning Zhiyuan is not that kind of man.
On the contrary, Ning Zhiyuan is very silent, he doesn't talk much, he rarely smiles, and he is not good at expressing himself.
Ning Dong kept pressing the mechanical pencil and pushed the lead back.
She suddenly whispered, "What's the matter with Auntie Lin? Mom, do you know her? Tell me."
Ning Dong was referring to Ning Qiu's biological mother, her surname was Lin.
Tao Lin shook her head, "I don't know her. When I met your dad, he was already alone with Ning Qiu." " At that time
, your sister was just full moon."
According to the neighbors, Tao Lin also understood the ins and outs of this incident, and roughly talked to Ning Dong.
Tao Lin looked sighed.
Childhood sweethearts, a pair that everyone has admired since childhood, but it is a pity that they make the sky jealous and jealous.
"Then Dad always has Aunt Lin in his heart?"
"He hasn't forgotten it for so many years."
Several times she woke up in the middle of the night and saw Ning Zhiyuan standing in front of the window smoking a cigarette in the middle of the night.
He seldom smoked, and Tao Lin knew straight away that when he touched this thing, he must have thought of him.
Ning Dong couldn't tell what she felt, but felt a strange awkwardness in her heart, which she couldn't describe.
"Then why do you marry him if Dad doesn't like you?"
Tao Lin smiled, she stroked Ningdong's hair with a loving expression.
"Silly girl, life is chai, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, and everyone has to live."
"Love is not the whole of life. It's good to have perfect love, but not everyone is so lucky."
She and Ning Zhiyuan met each other the most When embarrassed.
A wife died young and she raised an orphan alone.
An in-law's family is vicious, and her husband is weak and incompetent.
Tao Lin seldom mentioned her past, and Ning Dong only now knew that she should have had a fellow sister.
Tao Lin's first marriage experience was very bumpy.
In this era, the poorer the place, the more preference is given to sons and daughters, and both she and her ex-husband were born in the countryside.
After three years of marriage, she was pregnant for the first time with a child.
Although it is forbidden to test the baby's gender, her in-laws still spend money to take her to the town hospital for a b-ultrasound to secretly check the child's gender.
It turned out to be a daughter.
Coincidentally, the family planning was caught strictly, and the fine could not be paid. The family wanted a boy, and the first child was forced to be aborted.
At that time, the medical conditions were average, Tao Lin's body did not recover for a long time, and she was unable to conceive a second child for a long time.
The in-laws were in a hurry and felt that there was a problem with her not being able to have children, so they forced them to divorce.
Tao Lin was also disheartened because her husband was obedient to her mother-in-law, and did not try to maintain the marriage.
Later, she moved away to work as a nanny, went to a restaurant to wash dishes and carry dishes, and met Ning Zhiyuan, a haggard neighbor.
He is busy with work and can't bring his children. The elderly in the family are too old to take care of them.
Tao Lin thought of the first child who was not able to leave her first child, and felt pity for Xiao Ningqiu, and offered to help a lot.
Later, with the help of outsiders, he and Ning Zhiyuan lived together.
In those days, second marriage women were looked down upon, and a failed marriage would mark a lifetime of misfortune.
Love or not, Tao Lin doesn't care anymore.
She knew that her appearance was ordinary, her education was low, and she was very satisfied with her life now.
Living in a healthy and healthy way and living a normal life is already a happiness that many people can't ask for.
Ning Dong saw that she didn't have any trouble in her heart, so she didn't continue to say anything.
She turned and whispered: "Mom, has the matter of elder sister's puppy love been resolved?"
"Today, our grades are all crazy, and there are people who say that the elder sister is doing unscrupulous business outside, and I don't know. Who is so immoral?"
Tao Lin frowned, "You reminded me, I think it would be better to ask your sister for a day off tomorrow Friday."
Although the dean had already explained the ins and outs of the matter to them, the one named Li Hao's troubled student was sent to the hospital by Huaizhou, and he will have to wait until next Monday to apologize to Ning Qiu in front of the whole school and clarify the facts.
She had previously thought that it was not good for Huaizhou's child to always call others into the hospital, but now that she thought about it, she felt a bad breath.
The matter had not yet been resolved, and there was another conflict at home. Tao Lin didn't want Ning Qiu to face many rumors when she went to school tomorrow, so she simply asked her to take a day off at home.
Ning Qiu had a lot of things in her heart and did not reject Tao Lin's kindness.
She sighed, turned off the light and lay on the bed, looking tired.
It was probably because the memory and the body were so perfectly integrated that even when she, "Ning Qiu", was facing Ning Zhiyuan, she couldn't control her emotional out-of-control.
Putting the troubles aside for a while, Ning Qiu picked up the phone to read the unread text messages sent by Huaizhou.
[My injury is not serious at all. If you still feel distressed, kiss me a few more times. I owe it now and pay it back next time. 】【Good, go to bed early, I'll deal with Li Hao tomorrow】Ning Qiu was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help typing a line of words.
They don't know whether Huaizhou's grandfather knows about them now, and what his attitude is.
After a long time, Huaizhou only replied to her with one sentence.
[Don't worry about anything, everything is with me. 】
*** The
moon hangs in the air, and the sky is dark and dull.
In the well-decorated villa,
Grandpa Huai looked at Huaizhou with a serious face, and was silent for a while, and he suddenly pulled out a smile that was not funny.
"You dislocated someone's hand, and even knocked out his teeth ." "I haven't
seen you for a few days. You are getting more and more promising."
"If I don't care about you, will I see someone who is not pleasing to the eye next time, you I'm about to cut people with a knife."
"Huh?"
Huaizhou only learned from Zhuo Ming when he called his uncle that his grandfather had settled the matter with Li Hao for him.
He started a little heavy. Originally, the other party was arguing that he was going to go through the criminal process.
But this also means that Grandpa may already know about Ning Qiu.
Seeing that he was silent, Grandpa Huai slammed his cane onto the ground and sneered.
"You are reincarnated as my grandson, so you have the ability to be so arrogant, otherwise what is it?"
"Originally, you should be squatting at the police station tonight, not sitting on the sofa!" The
cold and angry tone echoed in the huge living room, and the goldfish set off a circle of water ripples in the fish tank.
"Kneel down for me."
So impulsive and self-motivated, what if the girl thinks he's a stupid, stunned young man?
Huaizhou didn't have any rebuttal, and knelt on the ground neatly, with a straight waist and expressionless face.
Grandpa Huai has been magnanimous all his life, abiding by rules and disciplines, with clear rewards and punishments, but this time he broke the rules because of his selfishness.
Huaizhou knew that in some ways what he did was a stain that the other party couldn't wash away.
But even so, he still didn't regret hitting Li Hao.
Once again, he would still do it.
Grandpa Huai saw his attitude from his expression, and his anger was even more intense, and the strength of the crutches in his hand also increased.
Huaizhou has not been beaten for a long time.
In the past, no one dared to beat him except his grandfather. Later, he ran away from home and developed a knack for fighting, and no one could beat him.
The ten sticks are sturdy, and the old man's strength is the same. He didn't say a word.
Huaizhou's grandmother couldn't bear to see it, and she didn't dare to persuade her, so she could only complain after wiping the potion.
"He's still injured. You don't know how to take it lightly. Look at these minor injuries and old ones."
Although Li Hao couldn't beat Huaizhou, after all, he was a sports student who trained on the school sports team every day. Students are useless.
There were a few bruises on Huaizhou's body, which were mixed with the newly added stick marks.
Grandpa Huai snorted coldly, "That's why he's useless."
Thinking back then, when two tall and strong men went up together, they were not his opponents.
After teaching Li Hao, Grandpa Huai put away his anger and looked at Huaizhou with a slight squinting.
He said casually, "Your Uncle Yang told me what happened to that girl named Ning Qiu?"
Huaizhou looked up at him, his expression moved slightly, as if he was organizing words. Grandpa Huai
didn't give him time to think about how to deal with it. He raised his eyebrows and asked him, "Don't tell me, this is what you're looking for... the best girl in the world?"
He said: "She is."
"Can the best girl in the world like you?"
Grandpa Huai sneered, "Besides, if she is a really good girl, she would break the school rules and fall in love with you early?"
"I heard Xiao Yang Said, that girl's family conditions are average, you might be very high-profile when you're doing things outside, right?"
Smart people could hear Grandpa Huai's implication, how could Huaizhou not understand.
His face sank suddenly, and his cold voice contained a few traces of restrained anger, "You can scold me any way you want, but you can't belittle her. Ning Qiu is not that kind of person.
" Stay sensible, hold back the smile in your heart, and continue to pretend to be suspicious, with a bit of contempt.
"How do you know she's not?"
"I heard that she has a bad reputation in school, and she does some outrageous things outside at a young age ." "I'm afraid she
's smart, so she will deceive a fool like you. As soon as he finished speaking ,
Huaizhou clenched his fists and stood up almost out of control.
His eyes were slightly red, and his body trembled with anger, staring at Grandpa Huai, gnashing his teeth word by word.
"I said, she's not that kind of person!" For
a moment, he almost had the urge to rush into the hospital and beat Li Hao again.
If the person sitting in front of him wasn't grandpa, he would have burst out.
Grandpa Huai was holding back a smile in his heart, but his face was not revealed at all, maintaining an expressionless appearance.
He beat and scolded him just now, but he didn't see any reaction from Huaizhou.
Saying that Ning Qiu was not good, he blushed at him, and looked at him with that look and expression, tsk tsk.
"What kind of person she is, you don't have to say it, I have to see the old man before I know it."
Grandpa Huai's tone was slow, but Huaizhou was stunned for two seconds, and suddenly looked alert.
"What do you mean?"
"It doesn't mean anything, I just plan to visit in two days to see what the best girl in the world looks like."
"If even Zhou Rong can't compare, I'm really curious. " Don't be fooling around
!"
"No one cares about my affairs, not even you !" "I've
said it before, no one can control this matter!"
It slammed heavily on the glass coffee table, and the porcelain cup vibrated lightly twice.
"You really think I can't control you, don't you?"
"Whatever you say."
Grandpa White narrowed his eyes and laughed.
"I can't control you, but you can't control me either, can you stop me when I want to go?"
"Even if I don't care about you, will the girl and the family treat you?"
He sighed With a sigh, he continued: "You have ruined other people's girls, your father is useless, I can't give no reaction at all."
"Xiao Yang said, the school should invite parents for this kind of thing. "
I'm done talking, just leave if you want, and I won't leave you for the night." Grandpa Huai nagged and walked back to the bedroom to rest on his own.
Huaizhou's face was gloomy, his hands that were clenched into fists tightened slightly, trembling slightly.
Principal Yang has already made it clear that as long as they reach a consensus, the school will not do anything to stop them.
Huaizhou had 70% confidence in taking care of Ning Qiu's family, but his grandfather suddenly disrupted the situation, and he suddenly felt that the odds of winning were less than 20%.
No, even if he couldn't stop the old man, he had to follow and stare at him.
What to do, he slept here today.
In the bedroom where the lights were turned off, Grandpa White was still chatting with his wife excitedly.
"That little girl named Ning Qiu is the one I mentioned to you before, the one who helped me on the way, do you remember?"
"This old grandson is doomed! Why would Ning Qiu have a blind date with his grandson, wishful thinking ?" "
My grades are pretty good. She is the first in the grade, and she looks pretty."
"You didn't see that when she was in front of the principal and the teacher, she spoke well-founded and not nervous at all."
Grandpa Huai endured He couldn't stop laughing, and there was a lot of pride in his laughter.
"Oh, look at that brat just now, heh heh heh..." Grandma Huai
was speechless, "You are satisfied with other girls, why did you deliberately say those words just now?"
"You can't say it, I have to."
Grandpa glared at him and blew his beard, "Who made me so angry last time that I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night!"
He still can't take revenge?
Someone is so vicious that he won't let him get involved in this matter, huh, doesn't he have to rely on him to deal with that couple in the end?
The grandson's daughter-in-law can't give her hands to others, but she can't let the unscrupulous little brat be too comfortable, and hang him for two days before talking about it.
Grandpa Huai said so.
If before this, he was satisfied with Ning Qiu a hundred times, then after today, Ning Qiu has become the only candidate for his granddaughter-in-law.
He hid behind the partition, but quietly saw the situation in the conference room clearly.
At that time, the girl's attitude was firm. His grandson's eyes were clearly red, and everyone didn't notice it, but he saw it.
At that time, he knew that the girl was unusual in his heart.
And, for whom all his efforts are made to change.
For Huaizhou, the life that has gone off track in recent years has been chaotic, and life is full of negative labels.
And Ning Qiu was the first to affirm him.
She affirmed his goodness, affirmed his efforts, affirmed all that he should be affirmed, and completely trusted his changes.
A long time ago, when they didn't know each other well, everyone looked at him differently.
Only Ning Qiu is different.
Passing by a corner of the dining room table by chance, he heard the girl's voice sound so softly.
"He's not bad."
Since then, a shallow trace has been left on his heart.
It was like a rope, enticing him to climb the peak of the snow-capped mountain and pluck the flower.