Ruan Qingshuang put down her wine glass and smiled. "You should have heard how Xu Yun and I met. It was a scoundrel who brought a few hooligans to my restaurant to ask for money. I was already forced into a dead end, and Xu Yun's bravery helped me solve the problem. If it wasn't for Xu Yun, I might have already … "
"It's all in the past. There's no need to bring it up," Xu Yun said lightly. "It's all in the past. It's much better now."
"Yes, it's much better now." Ruan Qingshuang continued, "Back then, that ruffian kept calling me sister-in-law. In fact, I had nothing to do with him at all. It was my parents who agreed to that ruffian's family's proposal to let me marry that ruffian's brother because they wanted to raise the money for my brother's marriage. That scoundrel's family was not bad. His father was the secretary of our branch. He had power and influence, but I didn't have any feelings for him. He only knew how to run amok in the village and bully the people. I couldn't marry someone like that. "
At that time, Ruan Qingshuang's situation had really put her in a difficult position. She had escaped and come to Hedong City because she had no other choice.
"None of you can understand why I chose to leave." Ruan Qingshuang said, "My resentment towards my parents is really deep, but I also feel that I've let them down. I also feel that I've let my brother down … I don't want to exchange my happiness for anything, so I chose to escape."
"During the years I ran away, what happened to my family made me regret it." Ruan Qingshuang said, "I don't even know if what I did was worth it or not … At that time, I was so determined that I would never forgive them in this life. When I saw them again, when I saw their old faces and their difficult situation, I really regretted it. If I had known that they would be in such a situation now, I don't even know if I would have chosen to escape …"
Lin Ge said firmly, "Of course you have to escape, Sister Shuang. No one has the right to control your life, not even your parents. They can't use your child's happiness and future as a bargaining chip! No matter what, I support your actions back then. Otherwise, you wouldn't have met Brother Yun. Your decision was correct. "
"I know it's the right thing to do, but I still can't bear to do it." Ruan Qingshuang said, "My father is only fifty years old … but he looks like he is seventy years old. His hair is already white, and his face is full of wrinkles. He is always so thin. Especially his hands, which are full of bulging veins, are full of calluses … Every time I hold his hand, the feeling in my heart … I really can't describe that kind of pain."
Everyone fell into silence. When the word 'father' was mentioned, it was believed that many people would think of the oil painting created by the artist Teacher Luo Zhongli in the 1980s. Perhaps in the eyes of many city children, this painting should not be called 'Father', but 'Farmer'.
But in the eyes of the poor village children, this was their father, their father in their eyes and in their hearts!
Anyone who saw the painting would have a deep impression of it. The old man's skin was dark, and his thin face was full of wrinkles like ravines and ruts. His sunken eyes showed sadness and confusion, but also a bit of sincerity, as if he was reminiscing about the past and looking forward to the future. He let us feel the kindness of a cow and sheep's gaze.
His chapped and burned lips seemed to have been air-dried for a long time. His mouth, which only had one front tooth left, had tasted so much sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy. His big, wounded hand, which was like a rake, held a broken, coarse porcelain bowl to drink water. Countless beads of sweat seeped out of his small pores and slid down his thin beard …
There was also the mole that symbolized the color of tragedy, deeply imprinting the tragic brand of his hard labor life. Standing in front of this huge portrait, people could feel the unique smell of tobacco leaves on his body, feel his skin trembling, and feel his blood rushing.
When Ruan Qingshuang saw her father after so many years, the image she thought of was Teacher Luo Zhongli's oil painting. So, no one could understand the self-blame and annoyance in her heart.
Lin Ge was silent for a while. He was indeed thinking.
"Pigeon, people are not saints. Who doesn't make mistakes?" Ruan Qingshuang said lightly, "I know that you have your bottom line, but when an old man who has already reached the age of knowing his destiny wants to apologize and wants to make up for it, it might really be the last extravagant hope and request in his life."
Everyone was silent. This topic was a bit heavy. Lin Ge even felt that it was so heavy that he could not breathe.
"If you can forgive, then forgive. Time passes faster than any of us can imagine." As Ruan Qingshuang spoke, her eyes were already glistening with tears. Unconsciously, she suddenly opened her mouth and softly sang that tear-inducing ballad. "The old tree in front of the door grows new buds, the withered tree in the courtyard blossoms again. Half of my life, I've stored so many words, I've hidden a head of white hair, I've remembered little feet, and a chubby little mouth. I've given my love to him all my life, just for him to call me 'father' and 'mother'. Where has time gone? I haven't properly experienced my youth and I'm already old. Have children and adopt children? All my life, my head is full of children crying and laughing. Where has time gone? I haven't properly experienced my eyes and I'm already seeing things. Daily necessities? Half my life, in the blink of an eye, all that's left is a face full of wrinkles. Where has time gone? I haven't properly experienced my youth and I'm already old. Have children and adopt children? All my life, my head is full of children crying and laughing. Where has time gone? I haven't properly experienced my eyes and I'm already seeing things. Daily necessities? Half my life, in the blink of an eye, all that's left is a face full of wrinkles … "
At the end of the song, Ruan Qingshuang's tears couldn't stop rolling out of the corners of her eyes. She really didn't want to listen to this song. The feelings that this song brought to her were really too deep. Everyone would feel heavy. The weight of this song in the hearts of any parent or child would really weigh a thousand pounds!
Under Ruan Qingshuang's gentle and beautiful singing, Lin Ge's anger turned into silence. His silence seemed to be heavier than others'. Any parent would sigh about where their time had gone. Lin Ge suddenly began to understand why Lin Yonghe would appear in front of him so recklessly.
Yes, in the blink of an eye, all that's left was a face full of wrinkles. He believed that even if Lin Yonghe only wanted revenge for twenty years, when he closed his eyes, the image of his child crying and laughing would still appear, right? His love had turned into hatred. He suddenly came to a realization when he was over fifty years old.
"Dove, you should give him a chance. No matter what, no matter what happened, no matter how unwilling you are … "Ruan Qingshuang said," But time can't wait for another twenty years. These twenty years have been wasted too much. "
Xu Yun took a deep breath, "Sister Shuang is right. Dove, think about this matter carefully. Where should you go? "
After saying this, Xu Yun put the phone in front of Lin Ge, "His address is on this phone. I asked him to leave it for me. We've already told you what we want you to do. The rest of the matter is up to you to make your own choice. Don't worry, no matter what choice you make, I'll support you. All of us support you. "
Fang Ya also nodded, "Yes, we all support you. No matter what your decision is, I'll listen to you."
"Thank you …" Lin Ge couldn't help it. But he was a man. He had always adhered to the oath of not shedding tears. How could he cry in front of women? He got up and went straight to the bathroom. At this time, only the cold tap water could wash away the uncontrollable tears in his eyes.
When the tears and water mixed together, Lin Ge's heart calmed down a little. He only took a glance at the address on Xu Yun's phone and deeply remembered it. What he was thinking in his heart, only he knew.
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