In the strange atmosphere, my uncle and aunt did not stay long and quickly said goodbye and left.
No one saw them off, not Gao Fei, nor Grandpa Gao or Grandma Gao.
Gao Fei thought of the love his uncle and aunt had shown him many years ago. Was it all fake?
When my parents first had the accident, their love for me was clearly genuine.
My uncle went to look for the person who caused the accident. At that time, my cousin didn’t exist yet, and my aunt stayed with me every day, hugging me and crying. She really cared about me.
When did it change?
Grandpa Gao and Grandma Gao seemed to be hesitant to speak.
They knew that their youngest son had inappropriate thoughts about the house, but he was their son after all.
The couple revealed it several times, intentionally or unintentionally, and the old couple understood.
They solemnly stated that the house belonged to their eldest grandson, but their youngest son and his wife didn't seem to care.
Gao Fei was away from home all year round due to work, so the elderly couple often relied on their youngest son and his wife for their livelihood. They didn't want to make things too awkward.
Everyone is aware of each other's situation, but they don't get to the point of falling out and just get along with each other.
The two elders didn't want Gao Fei to know how good his uncle and aunt were to him. They were calculating. While they missed their grandson, they were also glad that he couldn't stay at home for a long time.
Otherwise, with Gao Fei's intelligence, even if he was simple-minded, he would be able to realize that something was wrong.
Especially when the little grandson showed it so obviously.
Unexpectedly, some things cannot be hidden.
The old man felt very sad when he saw his eldest grandson standing there in a daze with no reaction.
"Okay, nothing happened, right?" Song Ren took the initiative to step forward and pat Gao Fei on the back.
"Yeah, don't think too much about it." Li Chunhua also said, "Didn't Jiang Yaohai remind you a long time ago?"
"Yaohai..." Grandpa Gao thought of Jiang Yaohai and hesitated to speak, "He was a good boy."
"Gao Fei, look at your grandparents. They need comfort more than you." Lin Fan felt sorry for the two old people. He looked at his grandson eagerly and asked Gao Fei to consider the feelings of the old people.
Only then did Gao Fei realize that the expressions on his grandparents' faces when they looked at him were full of worry and guilt.
"It's all my fault." Gao Fei wiped his face, regained his smile and said to the two elders, "Grandpa, Grandma, let's not talk about those unhappy things. Let's continue picking vegetables."
Everyone chimed in, telling the old man not to worry. Li Chunhua kept telling jokes, which gradually eased the old man's worries.
Everyone had a happy lunch, then gathered around the elderly, watching TV and drinking tea with them. After a brisk afternoon, they had dinner.
"Xiao Fei, you are all leaving tomorrow. Why don't you take everyone to our night market in the evening? It will be quite interesting." The old man knew that his children wanted to accompany him, but he couldn't bear to see the young people wasting time by his side all the time.
Although Gao Fei had a smile on his face, he felt very suffocated inside. In order to avoid being discovered by the old man, he felt extremely uncomfortable suppressing himself.
After hearing what Grandma Gao said, he agreed without much hesitation.
He said goodbye to the two elders with a smile, but as soon as the door closed, his face fell. Without a word, he led everyone to the night market.
Everyone knew that Gao Fei was in a bad mood, so they tacitly followed him without saying a word and followed him silently.
Guiyin's night market is not very large.
In the planned area, long, spherical light bulbs were stretched out. Under the twinkling lights, the cries of various vendors, mixed with colorful aromas, were filled with the lively atmosphere of life.
Gao Fei was in a bad mood and walked forward absent-mindedly, and was pulled down by Li Chunhua.
"What are you doing? Making things difficult for yourself?" Li Chunhua didn't understand why Gao Fei was being so pretentious.
Yes, his uncle and aunt had bad intentions and wanted to take over his house, but weren't they still thinking about it? If they wanted to, then let them think about it.
"Come, let's have some barbecue." Lin Fan stopped in front of a decent-looking barbecue stall. "When you're feeling down, just have a meal of hot pot. If you really can't handle it, have two."
"No need, sister." Gao Fei said embarrassedly. He knew he was causing trouble for everyone.
"I haven't eaten enough tonight, how about you?" Lin Fan ignored Gao Fei and turned to Wen Songren.
"Well, I'm not full either. Let me eat some more. What about you guys?" Song Ren asked the others.
"I'm not full, not full." Li Chunhua pushed Gao Fei into his seat, and Ji Yu followed silently.
Gao Fei felt even more guilty when he saw how much everyone cared about him.
After ordering the food, Lin Fan asked the boss to bring beer.
"Okay, if you have anything that makes you unhappy, just say it out. Don't bring it back and make the old man worry." Lin Fan could see that after the accident in the morning, the old man had been forcing himself to smile, not wanting to worry his grandson.
Gao Fei wasn't one to shy away. He downed a glass of wine and then confided in everyone. "When my parents passed away, I was still in junior high school. I felt like the sky had fallen. Compared to my grandparents, my uncle and aunt were the ones who truly held up the sky for me."
Everyone knew that he needed to talk, so they kept silent, ate slowly, and listened to him silently.
"My uncle and aunt had just gotten married at the time, and I could feel their sincerity. My uncle skipped work every day and kept an eye on the perpetrator day and night, worried that he would run away and the compensation would go uncollected."
"Grandpa and grandma are old and sad every day. They don't pay much attention to me. Auntie always holds my hand wherever I go. I still remember that hand, so warm and soft..."
"I still remember my aunt patting me to sleep and telling me not to be afraid. Her young smiling face... I still remember it clearly."
"Everyone was surrounding me back then, and Jiang Yaohai came to see me every day. After a year off from school, my life returned to normal. Except for the absence of my parents, it seemed no different."
After entering high school, Gao Fei's schoolwork became increasingly busy. His aunt also became pregnant and soon had a little cousin. Naturally, her care and love for him shifted to the newborn.
Gao Fei did not feel neglected. Instead, he was happy for his uncle and aunt and treated his little cousin with great affection.
During the days of the college entrance examination, it was his uncle and aunt who took him to the examination room. When he came out, his aunt was waiting outside the door and immediately offered him tea...
When did it all start to change? Gao Fei thought carefully. Probably after he started flying, and his time back became less.
But if the feelings between people will weaken due to less time spent together, then what is going on between him and Jiang Yaohai?
"If they are short of money, they can tell me and I can give it to them!" Gao Fei drank a few glasses and was already a little drunk.
No one stopped him, and Ji Yu even poured him some wine.
Because of Lin Fan, they had all gained some preliminary knowledge of psychology. They knew that such emotions shouldn't be bottled up; venting them directly was the best outcome.
Lin Fan felt that Gao Fei's uncle and aunt weren't necessarily short of money. They simply felt they had given too much to Gao Fei and the elderly, and naturally wanted to take some of the money for themselves.
Gao Fei is away from home all year round, and they are the ones taking care of the family. Even if they have no credit, they have worked hard. Isn’t all these years of hard work worth a house?
Gao Fei has a bright future and is not short of money. After he gets married and starts a family, he will not continue to live in such an old house.
They also took Gao Fei's feelings into consideration and did not dare to express them directly in front of him.
But the little cousin who had been exposed to the world for a long time spoke without restraint, tearing off this disguise...
Gao Fei drank more and more. He talked about his parents and Jiang Yaohai. Finally, he cried and expressed his concern for the two elderly people.
But what can I do? When I put on this outfit, everything just takes a back seat.
Gao Fei couldn't hold his liquor well, so he got drunk quickly. He rambled on and on, revealing everything about himself in front of the four of them.
Only when he lay motionless on the table did they end their midnight snack.
Li Chunhua took it upon herself to carry the unconscious drunk on her back and walked home step by step.
Now that my uncle and aunt have their own little family, they'll naturally think more about me. They're not that bad; they still love Gao Fei, otherwise they wouldn't be hiding it from him. Feelings change over time. No one remains unchanged. Gao Fei still has the mindset of a child. Vote for Gao Fei.