Delayed confession

At 12:30 p.m.

The group of four got on the green train, which was shaking slowly, and they didn't arrive at Ninghai County, the county town where my uncle Wang Dali and his family lived, until after six in the evening.

Although the name contains the word "sea", there is not even a river here, and most people make a living by growing fruit trees.

In fact, her memories of this small county town were not good, and had nothing to do with the place.

"Brother and the others have something to do, we can take a taxi there."

Xu Weixi looked at Xu Guochang, who put the phone back into his pocket with an embarrassed look on his face, and tutted softly.

"...I thought so too. My eldest brother is busy with work and my eldest sister-in-law has to take care of mom."

Fang Yuan looked at the scattered pedestrians on the road and felt that the chances of getting a taxi were not very high.

"Wei Xi, use your phone to call a taxi."

The night falls earlier in autumn than in summer, and the breeze brings a slight coolness. Xu Weixi looked up at Fang Yuan's hair which was a little messy due to the wind, and took out his cell phone without saying a word.

After about half an hour, Xu Weixi and his family finally arrived at their destination.

Xu Weixi walked at the back, looking at the familiar red brick house and messy yard in front of him, with a blank expression...

As soon as I entered the door, I saw my aunt Li Sufen putting something into the refrigerator. Perhaps she didn't expect them to come so soon, and there was a bit of embarrassment on her face, which she hurriedly covered up.

She took a few steps forward, smiling, and called on Xu Guochang and his family to come into the house.

"Weixi has grown so tall and has become a grown-up girl. She is so beautiful."

"Have you found a partner?"

Xu Weixi's mouth twitched slightly, and he quietly broke free from Li Sufen's hand and replied calmly,

"Nope."

She looked at the house which had hardly changed since her childhood. There was an old cloth curtain hanging on the left door. Under the light, she could see someone walking inside. It must be her biased grandmother.

Perhaps hearing the noise in the outer room, the figure lay back on the bed.

"Where are they?" Xu Guochang placed the gift in his hand on the box behind the door with familiarity, and prepared to lift the curtain while speaking.

"Mom is sleeping in the inner room. Call her when the meal is ready."

Xu Guochang lifted the curtain and looked inside. A white-haired old man was lying on the bed with his back to the door. He quietly lowered the curtain, gestured to them, and prepared to go out to the toilet.

Xu Weixi looked at Xu Guochang who was tiptoeing, the old lady who was pretending to sleep, and Li Sufen who was acting pretentious, shook his head helplessly, and walked into the yard with them.

As soon as Xu Zirui entered the door, he took out his textbook from his schoolbag and started studying as if no one was around.

After saying this, Li Sufen took Fang Yuan’s hand and walked into the kitchen.

The two of them were washing vegetables while chatting about family matters.

"Has Ke Xin found you?"

Li Sufen was probably waiting for someone to ask her about this topic, and nodded proudly.

"I found him. The man's family owns a supermarket chain."

Fang Yuan remembered that Wang Kexin seemed to be three years younger than Xu Weixi. She was already in a relationship at the age of 22, but her daughter didn't. She smiled with an unnatural expression.

"pretty good."

She checked the time and asked,

"Kexin's school doesn't have a holiday for National Day, why haven't I seen her?"

Li Sufen put the washed cabbage leaves in the basket and replied,

"It's a holiday, and she went out to eat with her boyfriend."

……

Xu Weixi, who didn't want to go in and become the center of conversation, was strolling in the yard, killing time. Suddenly, he heard a dog barking. He turned his head and saw a doghouse made of gray leather jackets in a corner.

She was a little dazed, and unconsciously turned her head to look at the door.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun moved a little to the west, and the roadside was not as hot as it was at noon. In the shadow under the wall, several little kids gathered in a circle.

Three-year-old Wang Kexin was wearing a pink bubble skirt and playing house with a group of friends near the gate. She saw six-year-old Xu Weixi standing on the side of the road holding a brown bear.

She stood up and ran to Xu Weixi, pointing at the little bear in her arms and said arrogantly,

"Xu Weixi, give me what you have in your hand."

Xu Weixi was waiting for the bus on the roadside to see if her parents would come back today. After all, she had just written a letter about these two months, and she would come out to check on them every day. Seeing that the only bus had been cleared and her parents were not there, Xu Weixi lowered her head in disappointment.

Unexpectedly, Wang Kexin came to provoke her at this time. She immediately hid the little bear behind her with a look of disdain.

"My mother bought this for me, why should I give it to you?"

"You live in our house and all your things belong to me." Wang Kexin said as she was about to reach out to grab them.

Xu Weixi had been living with her grandmother in the countryside before, in Ninghai Village on the edge of Ninghai County. However, there was no primary school in the village, so they moved to the county town this year. However, the place where Wang Kexin's family lives now was bought jointly by Grandma Xu, Xu Guochang, and Wang Dali. The adults told Xu Weixi that it was grandma's house, so she felt at ease living there.

"I don't live in your house. I live in my grandma's house. Besides, my mom also gives money to my grandma."

"Bullshit, that little money is for beggars. You eat and drink at my house, and you still have the nerve to say such things."

As Wang Kexin spoke, she reached out to grab the teddy bear from Xu Weixi's hand. Xu Weixi pushed her to the ground, and Wang Kexin immediately lay on the ground, crying and rolling around.

When my aunt Li Sufen heard the noise, she left the yard. When the other children saw the adults coming out, they all ran away.

As soon as Li Sufen walked out of the door, she saw her baby daughter crying on the ground, while Xu Weixi next to her was holding a teddy bear in one hand, his eyes wide open with anger.

She immediately walked up to Wang Kexin and hugged her in her arms. She turned her head and asked sternly, "What are you doing? How can you hit your sister?"

"I didn't." Xu Weixi raised his head and retorted unconvinced.

When Wang Kexin saw her mother coming out, she immediately said aggrievedly,

"Mom, I wanted to play with the toy in my sister's hand, and she pushed me."

Li Sufen wanted to force the toy over, but when she saw the neighbors coming out to watch, she had to hide her fierce look, patted Wang Kexin's clothes and picked her up, looking gentle and sensible.

"That was bought by your aunt for your sister. Your sister usually doesn't want to play with it. If you really like it, ask your father to buy you one tomorrow."

"No, I want the one in her hand." When Wang Kexin saw that Li Sufen was not helping her, she immediately twisted her body and started making a fuss.

"Xiao Xi, you go back first."

After Li Sufen sent Xu Weixi back home, she deliberately tried to appease Wang Kexin in front of the neighbors.

"Let's go to Xuanxuan's store and see if there's anything delicious, okay?"

As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and a mouse's son can dig holes.

Although Wang Kexin is young, she has perfectly inherited her mother Li Sufen's ability to say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs. When she saw more people around her, she immediately nodded obediently.

Everyone praised the Wang family's daughter-in-law for being sensible and not favoring one over another, but no one knew how Li Sufen treated Xu Weixi after she came back from the canteen.