Chapter 1987
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Night.
The sky was dark.
Dong Xuebing woke up in his bedroom and noticed it was dark. He yawned and took out his phone to look at the time. It's already past 9 pm. Did he sleep from 3 pm until now? More than 6 hours? Dong Xuebing had not slept for the whole night. He stretched and got out of bed. When he was wearing his shoes, he looked around the bed. Xie Huilan and the kids were nowhere to be found. None of them were around.
Dong Xuebing walked out of his room and noticed the second bedroom opposite was dimly lit.
Dong Xuebing entered the room and saw Xie Huilan coaxing her baby to sleep on the bed. The baby is lying on the bed with his eyes closed. He is still awake, but he should be falling asleep soon.
"Shhh." Xie Huilan placed a finger on her lips.
Dong Xuebing asked. "It's already so late. Why didn't you wake me?"
Xie Huilan replied. "Mom asked you to sleep more and had left some food for you."
Dong Xuebing blinked. "Are you all going to sleep now? Why are you all sleeping in this room? "
"Mom is afraid we will wake you up and said you are tired and need to rest. She doesn't let us in, and we can only sleep in this room. Hahaha." Xie Huilan looked at Dong Xuebing. "When an elderly person has a grandson, they will not care about their son. Also, their son is already so big, and they don't need to worry about him. All their attention will be on their grandson. But our mother will think of you first after she has a grandson."
Dong Xuebing smiled. "That's right. She is my mother. Oh, before your son is asleep, both of you should go to that room. The lighting in that room is not good, and the mattress is too hard. There is nothing under the mattress, and it will not be comfortable."
"I also think so." Xie Huilan nodded and carried her son out of bed.
Dong Xuebing said. "I will go and heat up the food. Where is my mother? Is she asleep? "
Xie Huilan looked outside. "I heard the door open, and she went out. I am not sure."
"Went out? Why is she going out at night? "Dong Xuebing frowned." Don't worry about her. I will go out and take a look. "
After saying that, Dong Xuebing walked out of the room shirtless. He did not even wear a singlet, and his slippers were clattering on the floor. He had grown up in the hutongs of Beijing. In the summer, it was a tradition for gay men, young and old, to walk through the hutongs shirtless. Now, it was not working hours, and they were all his family. Dong Xuebing had dropped many unnecessary pretenses. This was the real him. Even though Dong Xuebing had reached this stage, he was still the same young man who walked the streets in slippers more than a decade ago. Even if he was topless, even if he was wiping the slippers, his eyes were still filled with pride.
Not in the yard.
He didn't see anything in the alley either.
Dong Xuebing returned to the kitchen to heat up the food. He did not care if there were mosquitoes in the yard and placed the vegetables on the stone table under the tree.
The courtyard door creaked open.
Luan Xiaoping came in with a bag. "Huh? You're up? "
Dong Xuebing swallowed the food in his mouth and asked. "Where did you go? Why did you go out at night? If you need anything, you can ask Huilan to run errands for you. "
Luan Xiaoping replied calmly. "How will she know what to buy?"
Dong Xuebing looked at the plastic bag and saw a small bag of paper money. He was stunned and counted today's date with his fingers. He slapped his forehead. "I almost forgot about it! Tomorrow is my father's death anniversary! "
Luan Xiaoping looked at the north house and grumbled. "Lower your voice. Don't let your wife hear you."
"What's there to be afraid of?" Dong Xuebing was speechless.
Luan Xiaoping continued. "Today is your sons' Hundred Days Celebration. Although it is not the same day as your father's death anniversary, it is close. Your wife is from a wealthy family and might be very particular. I am afraid they will be afraid of this. That's why you can go with me to burn the paper money after midnight."
Dong Xuebing sighed. "Look at you. Huilan's family is not particular, and there is nothing to be afraid of."
Luan Xiaoping replied. "I told you to lower your voice and listen to me. Have your dinner first."
After dinner, Dong Xuebing returned to the house. Huilan and their son are asleep, and Dong Xuebing did not dare to make any noise. He closed the door and left the house.
Midnight.
Luan Xiaoping walked out of the house. "Let's go."
Dong Xuebing had been waiting in the courtyard. He nodded and walked out of the alley with his mother. They found a spot at the intersection and squatted down. Dong Xuebing helped his mother by the side while she prepared the things. At this time, there are not many people in Houhai, and it is crowded at the bar street and not the residential area.
"Old Dong, my son and I are here to visit you again. We were too busy the past few times and did not have the time to talk to you. Your son is now successful, and guess which government official he is now? Haha … I guarantee you will never guess. " Luan Xiaoping laughed as she burned the paper money. "He is now the County's Party Secretary, and he is a Divisional Chief. Even Old Sun, who you said would piss you off during class reunions, is only a Section Chief. He is in his fifties, but look at our son. He is 27 years old, and he is already the County's Party Secretary. I heard that Old Sun had passed away last year. If you meet him in the government, you can also use this to piss him off. He had angered you for the rest of his life, and we can't be nice to him. Haha … there is something better. Didn't I tell you that our son had married a beautiful wife, and she had been promoted? Guess what rank she is now? She is the Party Secretary of a Prefectural City, and he is in charge of a few million people. He is very capable, and he had given our family a grandson. His name is Dong Zhong, and he looks like his mother. When he grows up, he will surely be more successful than Dong Zhong. "Dong Xuebing also burned some paper money.
Dong Xuebing also burned a few handfuls of paper. "Dad, I had been too busy these few years and did not have the time to visit you. I also did not spend much time with my mother, and I am not a filial son. Luckily, Uncle Yang is taking care of my mother now …" He turned to Dong Xuebing. "Can I talk about Uncle Yang?"
Luan Xiaoping nodded. "I had told your father about this, and he will be at ease knowing I have someone to take care of me. He is always like this. As long as we are living well, he will do anything." Dong Xuebing's mother's eyes turned red, and she sobbed. "But … why did you leave so early? If your father is still around, he will be able to see his eldest grandson."
Suddenly, Xie Huilan's voice came from behind. "Dad can see his grandson now. I brought him here."
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