"Son, you've lost weight. You haven't eaten yet. Go in and have a hot meal. It's all left for you." Hua Heying kept looking up and down at her son Xiao Luo, her eyes full of love and heartache.
Xiao Luo looked at his mother. Compared with last year, the woman who gave birth to him was much older and had more freckles on her face. He still remembered his impression of his mother when he was a child. She was a woman as beautiful as a flower. Whether it was before or now, he felt that his mother was the most beautiful woman in the world.
"Why are your clothes wet?"
Hua Heying touched Xiao Luo's clothes and stared at Xiao Zhiyuan with questioning eyes.
Xiao Zhiyuan said angrily, "It's Xiao Qiudong, that bastard boy, who left him alone on the side of the road. There was no place to hide. Xiao Luo could only stand there in the rain."
What?
When Hua Heying heard this, she immediately became angry. "That short winter melon left my son there in the rain. It's too much. When I see him in the future, I'll have to talk to him."
"Mom, let's put this matter behind us. His son kept crying and making a fuss. Besides, the road to our farm is not easy to drive. If he really sent me here and I hit his car, I would feel bad." Xiao Luo didn't want his family to worry about this matter. There was no need to.
"You're too kind. Even now, you're still speaking for that short winter melon. Forget it, let's not talk about him. You go take a hot bath first and change into dry clothes before eating." Hua Heying was worried about Xiao Luo's body. After saying this, she quickly took a clean towel and a bucket, got hot water, and told Xiao Luo to take a bath.
"Okay."
Xiao Luo's heart was warm. His family was always the best to him.
One of the advantages of the countryside was that the water was pure natural mountain stream, which could be directly used as drinking water. The water pipe was connected to the stream, and there was a continuous flow of running water to the home.
After taking a bath, Hua Heying had already brought out the food from the thermos pot and placed it on the dining table in the hall.
There was no lack of chicken, duck, fish, and all kinds of vegetables prepared especially for Xiao Luo. It was extremely sumptuous.
Xiao Luo ate three bowls of rice in one go. His mother's cooking was very fragrant, and the fragrance went straight to his heart.
"Don't just eat meat. Eat more vegetables. Eating more vegetables is good for the body." Xiao Zhiyuan sat aside with a straight face and lit a cigarette.
"Let our son eat whatever he likes. Why do you have so much to say?"
Hua Heying protected her son and reprimanded Xiao Zhiyuan. Then she smiled and said to Xiao Luo, "Son, don't listen to him. Eat more meat. These are all raised by us. The quality of the meat is much better than outside."
Xiao Luo nodded and took big bites of the food and rice.
Xiao Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows and did not continue this topic to avoid being lectured by Hua Heying. He changed the topic. "Xiao Luo, you said that you are now the boss of a company in Jiangcheng?"
"Yes, the company specializes in the development, production, and sales of bread, cakes, Mid-Autumn moon cakes, Chinese pastries, and other food products." Xiao Luo raised his head and replied.
"My son is good. Zhiyuan, look, I said that my son would definitely be promising." Hua Heying smiled from ear to ear.
Although Xiao Zhiyuan was happy and proud of Xiao Luo, he would not show it. He still had a straight face and said to Xiao Luo earnestly, "Don't be proud. It's easy to fight in the world but hard to sit in the world. You can become the boss of a company so quickly. You should have met a benefactor. You can't forget the benefactor's kindness in the future."
"Okay."
Xiao Luo smiled, then lowered his head and continued to eat.
"By the way, how is Ruyi over there now?" Xiao Zhiyuan suddenly asked.
Hua Heying's ears pricked up. At the beginning, Xiao Ruyi was too rebellious and quarreled loudly with her mother. The relationship between mother and son was not very harmonious. Now that she was married, the relationship slowly improved. After all, she was her own child. No matter what mistakes she had done before, she could not isolate her care.
"She has a good relationship with Tang Ren. She works diligently in the hospital. She is much more mature and sensible. She will not be as willful as before." Xiao Luo said.
Xiao Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good!"
Hua Heying also laughed and said, "As long as she is doing well, we as mothers and fathers can rest assured."
"Mom, don't worry anymore. People need to grow and transform. Ruyi has grown up now. I met her before I came back. She bought clothes and shoes for you, dad, grandpa, and grandma. She asked me to bring them back." Xiao Luo pointed to a pile of things in the hall.
Hua Heying was moved to tears, then walked over and took a rough look. "So many things must have cost a lot of money. I have to talk to that girl. She is not allowed to spend money like this in the future. She has a family. She should save some money. How can she be so extravagant?"
With that, she took out her mobile phone and called Xiao Ruyi. The mother and daughter began to chat.
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After eating and drinking, Xiao Zhiyuan took Xiao Luo back home on the three-wheeled motorcycle.
Although Luo Village was located in a remote mountain area, the people of Luo Village had been panning for gold since twenty years ago. Over the years, they had made some money and built new houses. Every family had a new house. If a family had not built a new house, they would only be laughed at by others and would not be able to raise their heads.
Xiao Luo admired his father and mother. Ten years ago, they built a new four-story house at home with only a few thousand yuan a month income. The first floor was ordinary, but the second floor was well-decorated. His elderly grandparents lived in this house.
It was almost eleven o 'clock in the evening. Luo Village was silent. Occasionally, there were only a few barks from a distance. Without the hustle and bustle of the city, the night here was quiet.
His grandparents knew that he would come back today. They had climbed into bed at nine o 'clock and had been watching TV on the first floor, waiting for Xiao Luo to come home.
Hearing the movement, the two elders immediately turned on the lights in the hall on the first floor and opened the door.
"Grandpa, Grandma!"
"Xiao Luo, you're back!"
The one who spoke was a milky-haired woman with naturally curly hair and kind eyes. She held Xiao Luo's hand tightly with her rough hand and said, "It's raining outside. Come in quickly, quick."
At first sight, Xiao Luo's biggest feeling was that they were old again. Time had left more and more traces on their faces. Their hair was all white.
Grandma poured two cups of hot tea, one for Xiao Luo and one for Xiao Zhiyuan. Then, she asked Xiao Luo how he was doing. Why did he lose weight? Did he not eat well outside? She also asked if he was tired from work.
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