smoke like fire

I wrote in my diary: Dad went to the hospital to see grandpa yesterday, and my mother and grandma quarreled at night.It was grandma who shed tears again, they...

Liao Weiyang, who was at the same table, turned his head to look at it, and I immediately covered it with my hand, "Go away!"

Liao Weiyang refused to listen and grabbed me.He pushed my head with his hands, pulled away my diary, and read aloud.Everyone is laughing.Hate him so much - I blushed, jumped out of my seat, and slapped him on the back of the head.He seemed to be stunned, and there was no sound beside him, it was very quiet.

Liao Weiyang immediately threw away my diary and scuffled with me.

"Liao Weiyang! Cheng Yiqiao! —— Separate from me immediately!"

Teacher Zhang came over suddenly and shouted loudly.Liao Weiyang was the best at pretending to be good in front of Teacher Zhang, stood up immediately, and turned to look at the teacher.I took the opportunity to kick him in the back, and he was defenseless and fell forward on the ground.

He got up and turned to look at me, his nose was swollen and bleeding.He wiped it with his hands and cried when he saw it.I was startled, flustered, and couldn't help but cry too.

Several people around were also crying.Teacher Zhang was furious.While coaxing others, she stuffed Liao Weiyang's nose with toilet paper, one in each hand, and left the classroom with me and Liao Weiyang's hands.

But she took Liao Weiyang to the infirmary and took me to the office.I was terrified and thought she was going to punish me.

When I got to the office, I saw Aunt Li.That's mom's secretary.Every time there is something, my mother asks her to pick me up.Teacher Zhang recognized her and handed me over to her.

"Cheng Yiqiao, your mother has asked for leave for you. You and Aunt Li should go home." Teacher Zhang said gently.

I don't understand, look to Aunt Li.She smiled, patted my head, said a few words to Teacher Zhang, and took me away.I whispered, "Aunt Li, why do you want to go home now? I haven't finished school yet."

Aunt Li didn't answer, she just said, "Did Xiaoqiao cry just now?"

I said no and wiped my face, but thinking of what Liao Weiyang did just now, I became angry again.I complained to Aunt Li.Every time she comforts me, she buys me candies, but this time she just touches my head and tells me to be good.

I didn't know that my grandfather had passed away until I got home.

Since I have the impression, the people around me are grandparents.Mom and Dad are very busy, and they are only free on weekends, and sometimes they are not.

Grandpa is tall and thin. He always has a straight face and is very serious.But I am not afraid, I like grandpa.Grandpa would take me with him whenever he went out to see his friends, and he would let me sit on his lap and listen to them talk.

And grandma won't take me with her when she goes out.And I am naughty, grandpa will stop grandma and mom and dad from punishing me.He would pick me up and coax me, go to the garden to show me some flowers and plants, and ask my aunt to buy me candy.

Once he carried me downstairs and suddenly couldn't breathe, he put me down.He said, "Xiaoqiao is growing up so fast, Grandpa won't be able to hug you anymore."

Soon after that day, Grandpa fell ill.It was the first time I saw my father so flustered, and so was my mother.They were on the phone, and a buzzing car came to see Grandpa out.

I was crying and crying, and my grandma immediately drank me.My aunt came over and hugged me away.Later I found out that my grandfather went to a place called a hospital. That was the first time I saw my uncle when I went to the hospital.

I didn't know who he was, but my mother told me.He suddenly walked into the ward, and everyone fell silent.He didn't look at us, but went to see Grandpa in front of the hospital bed.

Dad didn't know what to say to him in the past, and seemed very angry.He didn't speak, and kept looking at Grandpa.I was very nervous in the back, hiding beside my aunt, looking at him secretly.

He wears suits like Dad, but is taller and thinner.He looks so cold, I'm afraid of what he's going to do to grandpa.

He doesn't talk to Dad at all.Mom pulls Dad away and talks to him.Only then did he react, nodded, but still didn't speak, and left after the doctor came.

I didn't go to the hospital again after that, and I don't know if he showed up again.

Grandpa finally woke up after a few days, but he couldn't be discharged from the hospital.I miss it very much, and I clamored to see it, but my grandma didn't want to take me, so she waited for my mother to rest before taking me there.At the door of the ward, I heard voices.One is Grandpa, and the other has a voice I don't recognize.

But Grandpa's voice gradually increased.

After a while, the door opened and the uncle came out.Seeing me and my mother, I seemed to be stunned.

Mom said, "Dad is actually glad you came."

The uncle said nothing, but looked at me.

Mom pushed me and asked me to call him.I kept my mouth shut and grabbed her skirt tightly to avoid it.He didn't say anything, just smiled and left.

Grandpa was discharged from the hospital after a long time, but he did not recover well.He couldn't hold me or walk and was in bed all day.Grandma didn't go out at that time, she took care of me every day, and sometimes she had to speak loudly to me.Dad said grandma was too tired, so mom invited another aunt to help.

I think Grandpa has changed.He often cursed people and drove away Grandpa Chen who came to see him.Sometimes it is to ask nothing and just sleep.

Grandma probably couldn't bear it, and gradually she wasn't at home every day like before.Didn't even go to grandpa's room much.Even mom and dad, too, often have to leave in anger.

It was the first time I saw my grandpa swearing, and I didn't dare to go into his room casually in the future.Probably apart from the aunt in the family, only the uncle can stay in it for a long time.

After my grandfather came back, I could see my uncle every once in a while.He will come during the daytime on Saturday.When he comes, he always stays in Grandpa's room for a long time.I don't know what he's doing in there.I don't understand either.When I heard that he was coming, I always ran away immediately.

Once on a Saturday morning, I went to bed late, got up and went downstairs to find my mother.Running in the aisle, I found that the door of Grandpa's room was not closed. I couldn't help being curious and sneaked in.

I looked inside and immediately saw my uncle sitting on the sofa facing the bed.He crossed his legs like his father, folded his hands on his chest, and lowered his face.I thought he was dozing off when he suddenly looked up.I quickly turned around and ran out.

He didn't stop me, and he didn't chase me.

Grandpa still wasn't getting better until I started school.I really hope that grandpa will get well soon and let him tell mom and dad not to force me to go to school.I really don't like to go, there is a Liao Weiyang in the class, I really hate it.

What I look forward to most every day is school.

One day when I got home, I got out of the car. Because it was too cold, I ran to open the door without waiting for my aunt.Before I touched the door, the door was already opened, and it looked like it was my mother.I yelled and hugged him, but I didn't expect that there was someone behind him, it was my uncle.

I was dumbfounded, confused because it wasn't Saturday.

He is looking right at me.I quickly hid in front of my mother.My mother held me back and said, "Cheng Yiqiao, what did I tell you? Have you lost all manners?"

I don't speak, just bow my head.

Suddenly I heard my uncle ask: "How old is this? Are you going to school now?"

Mom said: "I'm already seven years old, of course I should go to school."

I looked up a little and found that my uncle was still looking.This time I didn't avoid it, and I heard him ask, "Do you like candy?"

I glanced at my mother and nodded.

The uncle smiled and said, "Next time I come, I'll bring you a box."

I opened my eyes wide and asked, "Really?"

Mother scolded at the side: "Cheng Yiqiao——"

The uncle ignored his mother, he stretched out his hand from his coat pocket, made a gesture, and said, "Why don't you tick?"

I'm going to hook my fingers with him right away.I said, "I like marshmallows."

He said yes, patted my head again, and left.

Mom took me in.As usual, first go to say hello to Grandpa.I'm used to him now.Mom whispered to me: "Don't tell grandpa about candy."

I looked at my mother and didn't understand.

Mom only ordered again: "Anyway, don't mention it."

But I didn't get the marshmallow.

Before Christmas, Grandpa went to the hospital again, this time Grandpa did not come home awake.When Aunt Li took me back that day, many people had already come to the house, including my parents, and they all said something to each other, which was very noisy.I didn't see grandma.

Later, I saw it upstairs. Grandma was sitting on the edge of the bed in Grandpa's room.But when I heard her crying, I didn't dare to make a sound and ran back to the room.I felt scared and the atmosphere was weird.

In fact, I don't really understand what the meaning of grandpa's death is.

The later the night, the more people at home.I dare not go downstairs.In the evening, my aunt made dinner and brought it up for me to eat.I asked my parents, she said they were busy and asked me to stay in the room and play.

I had a good meal, and my aunt helped me take a bath and read me story books.Then I fell asleep.But woke up again.The room was pitch-black, and I was a little scared. I called my mother twice, but no one came.I couldn't help crying, and after crying for a while, I suddenly got tired, so I just went out.

The lights in the aisle outside were very bright, and the voice downstairs was still loud, as if it was my father, who didn't know what to say.

I ran downstairs and looked in from the outside of the living room.The living room is a little different from the morning. There is a clear space, and there is a table in the front with a big photo of grandpa on it.

That grandpa is still a grandpa, but not that old.

There are flowers on both sides of the photo, and incense is lit in front.Dad was standing in front of the table, talking to the person sitting in the chair.It's uncle, he seems very tired.I found out that he smokes like Dad.

Dad said: "Usually I never say anything, but this is Dad—you know he is the most unforgiving of this! You asked him to come here, you didn't mean to make Dad go unhappy."

The uncle was quiet for a long time before speaking: "I have already decided."

I didn't know what was the decision, and I didn't finish listening, because my mother appeared and took me back to the room.Mom puts me to bed.I asked her, "Where did Grandpa go?"

While covering me with a quilt, my mother said: "Grandpa likes to be quiet, so I'm going to a place where no one will disturb you."

I asked, "Will he be happy then?"

Mom patted my head and said, "Yes."

More people came to the house in the next few days.Liao Weiyang's parents also came.Like everyone else, they talked to their parents and shook hands with their uncle after seeing photos of their grandpa.

Mom and Dad are at home all day, and uncle is sometimes there during the day and sometimes not, but he will always appear at night.As for grandma, she lies in her room every day and rarely appears in the living room.Mom said she was so sad.

One day, the uncle came over during the day with a person, and my mother said she was also a grandma.Usually when guests come, mom and dad will go over to talk together, but that time dad was not there, only mom.

The grandma offered incense to her grandpa and turned her head to wipe away her tears.The uncle didn't speak, but patted her on the shoulder.It's like dad comforting grandma.

The grandma saw me and wanted to hug me, but I hid.She smiled and took out a gift, which seemed to be candy.I wanted to take it very much, but was stopped by my mother.Later, the uncle accepted it.

The grandma went upstairs to see grandma, and after not staying for long, the uncle sent her away.Grandma came downstairs afterwards and cried for a long time looking at Grandpa's photo.When Dad came back and saw it, he seemed very upset. He comforted her and accompanied her back to the room. After a long time, he went downstairs;

After dinner that day, many people came one after another.Even grandma and uncle came.Dad was walking through the door just as Mom was talking to them.Mom changed me into a beautiful black dress.But she can't go anywhere, and she has to sit in the seat she stipulates for the whole night.

But the grown-ups just kept talking and ignored me. I sneaked away many times without anyone noticing.I don't know what they are up to.Every time I look at the photo of my grandpa, I feel like I miss him.

Then I couldn't help falling asleep on the sofa.I woke up in the middle, but I was in the room. I didn’t want to be alone, so I hurried out and passed the grandma’s room. The door was not closed, and my father was talking inside.

I didn't listen and went downstairs to the living room, where there were no other guests left.My uncle was sitting on the sofa talking with my mother. When he saw me, he got up and hugged me, laughing softly at me.

I was so angry that I twisted down.The uncle was still talking, but the mother suddenly stood up and walked towards the door.I do not know when the guests came.That person was wearing a black suit, tall, with long hands and feet, like the celebrity photos Liao Weiyang had shown me.He's as pretty as the star, but a little older.

I asked my uncle who this was, and my uncle only wanted me to be quiet.Mother had already gone up to shake his hand.He didn't speak, and walked to the photo of grandpa.Mom went to help light the incense.

Uncle took me back upstairs and put me to sleep.I couldn't sleep, got up and ran out again.At this time, there was no one in the living room, only a photo of grandpa.I watched, suddenly very scared, and was about to cry when I heard voices on the terrace outside.I looked over and thought it was Dad, but it wasn't.

There is an uncle who doesn't know what to say.Beside him was the person who just came before, without making a sound, just stretched out his arms to embrace the uncle.

The uncle was quiet for a while, then turned around and hugged the man, saying, "I thought it was easy..."

That person spoke.But I couldn't hear what my uncle said, and I didn't dare to get too close.At that time, I thought it was very strange, everyone else went back so late, why did that person come and not leave?

It took me a long time to know why.Including at grandpa's funeral, that person had to be with him all the time, and a lot of news talk after that.

I stood at the window, watching the heat outside, while calling Liao Weiyang.It rang for a long time without answering.I was so angry that I turned around and dropped the phone to the ground. The screen was facing down, and it cracked with a click.

I don't care, take the wallet, open the door and go out.

Passing by Mom and Dad's room, I heard a quarrel - since I was promoted to junior high school, this is what happens from time to time, when they bump into each other, they quarrel within a few words.Those who are so noisy are all unwilling to listen.

But these days it seems that the quarrel is more intense.It's only been a two-week holiday, and I can't wait to start school soon.I didn't stop, but deliberately made the sound of footsteps and ran downstairs.

My aunt was vacuuming the floor in the living room, watching me change my shoes and asking.I ignored it and called the car to go out.The driver asked me where I was going. I thought about it and said Wei Finn's home.

Wei Finn is my classmate friend.She knows me best.Seeing that my complexion was not good, she immediately told her parents that she had made an appointment with me to watch a movie.When we went out, she took me for a ride, instead of going to the city, to Bitan.

After wandering outside for a day, it was already night when I came back, the lights were on in the living room, and my parents were there.Of course, the two looked stern, but the atmosphere was very strange.They didn't scold them like they used to, they just asked where they were going.

I said, "Go to the movies with Finland."

Mom said: "I just guessed that your Auntie Wei also called and said you went to find her. But it was so late after watching the movie, and she didn't even call home."

I said, "The phone is broken."

Dad looked like he was going to have an attack, but he remained silent.Mom continued: "I'm going on a business trip next month to New York... Do you want to come with me? Check out the school by the way, if you don't like New York, or go to San Francisco, grandma is there, you can—"

I interrupted: "What school are you looking at?"

Only then did Dad say, "We decided to let you go abroad to study in high school."

I froze and only looked at my mother, but she didn't speak.I immediately said, "I'm not going!"

Dad said: "You have to go, your grades here are simply not good, next year's exam..."

I rolled my eyes and said patiently: "My grades can go directly to the high school of the school! You don't have to take the exam."

Dad just said, "Then what about college?"

I shouldn't, but look at mom.I suddenly had a bad feeling.Yin asked, "Are you going to do something while I'm away?"

Dad was silent.Mom didn't look at me, and she didn't speak either.

I thought of what they had been arguing about for a while.I felt my whole body trembling, and said, "Are you guys going to get a divorce? You think I don't know? I heard you say——"

Dad raised his voice and interrupted: "Nonsense! Nothing."

I yelled, "You're lying! I heard it clearly—you and Mom were ready to go through the formalities before you told me that you really wanted to do this. You are so selfish and shameless!"

Dad immediately became angry, and walked towards me step by step, raising his hand.Mom yelled, "What are you doing?"

I just stared at Dad, and he stared at me too, but put his hand down.As if he was about to speak, he stretched out his hand.I dodged immediately and went upstairs.

I closed the door, threw myself on the bed, and covered myself with the quilt.After a while, the door was pushed open, and I heard my mother calling me.I don't answer her.She sat down beside my bed and explained to me.

"Your father and I don't want a divorce, but... Anyway, if you continue to quarrel like this, it will affect your studies too much. Besides, you should go out to study first, so it doesn't have to be so hard to apply for university."

At the end, my mother said: "Your father and I both want you to be happy the most. Foreign high schools are more suitable for you."

These sound like excuses to me.But my mother's tone made me feel like crying even more.They thought I didn't know anything.I'd rather not know anything.

I thought to myself, I must not agree.

The next day I ran out to find Wei Fenfen, but saw her come back with Liao Weiyang holding a bicycle.When they saw me, they immediately stopped talking and laughing; the atmosphere was very tense, as if there was something shady.

I turned and ran, almost getting hit by a taxi.Wei Fenfen seemed to be screaming at the back, Liao Weiyang called me and ran over.

The driver came down and cursed, and I jumped into the car.The other party froze first, then sat back in the driver's seat and drove.When the car drove away, I saw Liao Weiyang's face was stunned, and Wei Finnish behind him was stunned.

"Where are you going, little sister?"

the driver is asking.I just mentioned a place.Along the way, he kept looking at me in the rearview mirror.When he got out of the car to pay, he said, "Little sister, don't run around outside, go home if you have nothing to do."

I didn't speak.I don't want to go home.I went to the movies and watched all the shows that the theater could watch that day.Later, it was very late, and I really had to leave.

I've never been out this late.This area is very quiet, but it seems very noisy. A group of people are smoking and talking and laughing loudly under the arcade outside the cinema.One of them seemed to look to me.

I got scared and walked in the other direction.There seemed to be footsteps behind me, and I went into an alley again. There were shops on both sides of it, and the light boxes were lit, red and purple;

Passing by, a man probably couldn't stand up well, so he bumped into him.I smell very strongly of alcohol.He grabbed my hand, I pushed him away, turned around to leave, and saw someone behind me.It was outside the movie theater just now, and the other party seemed to be taken aback.

I screamed in fright, turned around and ran forward.

Suddenly a group of people walked out of a store, and I bumped into one of them.Fortunately, she is a woman, but the smell of alcohol is heavy.She groaned.

Someone asked, "What's the matter?" It was a male voice, as if looking at me, "Huh? This is? I've seen it, isn't that so-and-so's child..." Suddenly he grabbed me and took me to the back , while yelling: "Cheng Dong, let's see if she is Mr. Zhong's daughter?"

There were two men talking behind them, and the tall one seemed to look over when he heard it.He was against the light, so I couldn't see his face clearly.He didn't make a sound, just approached.

I just saw his face.He frowned slightly, reminding me of how grandpa used to pretend to be unhappy with me.But not right away—as long as you don't frown.But never think of Dad.I think he is very unlike Dad.

Of course I know my uncle, although I haven't seen him for a long time.Since grandpa passed away, he hadn't been at home, but he could know about him and see his appearance from many ways.

He said, "Xiaoqiao?"

I hesitated and said nothing.He was silent, said a few words to the person next to him, and dialed the number with his mobile phone.After a while he hung up and said to me, "I'll take you back."

I don't move.He looked at me with solemn eyes.He said, "No matter what, let's talk about it when we go home."

I wasn't afraid of him, so I said, "You don't understand!"

He seemed to sigh, then whispered: "I don't know what's wrong, but your mother is very worried about you. When I answered the phone just now, the voice seemed to cry."

I froze.I've never seen my mother cry.I hesitated before nodding.He smiled and patted my shoulder as if to reassure me.I bow my head.

When the car came, I got in the car with him.Along the way, he didn't ask me why, he just called me.I didn't look at him, but looked out of the window, slowly becoming unconscious; I still heard him talking in my ears.

The tone was nice and light, like the tone of the past when parents had the best relationship.

When I got home, my mother was waiting in front of the outermost gate.I got out of the car and ran inside without looking at her.Dad was standing there in the hall, like he wanted to call me, but he didn't.

I went upstairs to my room and closed the door and locked it.After a while there was a knock on the door, and my mother called me, but I ignored it.Then I heard my father speak.I was talking to my mother, and the more I talked, the louder my voice became.Then slowly go away.

I went into the bathroom, came out and stepped on something, it was a mobile phone.This time the crack on the screen was bigger.Anyway, there is no need to rush to repair, and no one wants to contact.

The next morning, Mom and Dad were at home.They took turns knocking on my door, and I felt as if they were going to talk to me, but I didn't want to hear a word.I resolutely refused to open the door and covered my head with a quilt.

Because the phone was broken, Wei Fenfen called home to look for me.Of course I don't answer.In the afternoon, my mother knocked on the door again and told me that Liao Weiyang was here.I didn't say a word, buried my head and fell asleep again.

Later, I was so hungry that I had to get up and go out.It was already evening, I only saw my mother in the living room, and my father seemed to be going out.Of course Liao Weiyang left long ago, I don't think he needs to please me, it has nothing to do with him anyway.

Mom saw me, stood up, and explained to me about finding a school.I only ask about divorce.

She was silent, and said, "Your father and I won't divorce, at least for now... But I have always planned to send you to study." Look at me, pause, "I know you are upset because we quarreled, you can't consider properly."

I didn't speak, and I felt the urge to yell, but I didn't want to attack my mother.I endured it, but my body couldn't help shaking.

My mother looked at me quietly, then approached me after a while, hugged me, and told me that if they really divorced, their love for me would not change.I was outraged that they were lying.Mom's business trip is a disguised transfer.I yelled angrily and began to struggle non-stop, but she still wouldn't let go.

She is still a strong mother."What do you want your parents to do?" she asked.

I choked my voice: "I don't want to be here, I don't want to see you!"

I stayed in the room after that.I felt that I didn't care anymore, and I thought to myself that I must leave the house.

Mom and Dad talked for a day.I don't know how it was decided later, my mother called my uncle and asked me to stay with him for a few days; unexpectedly he agreed.

Dad was there at the time, but he didn't speak.I don't look at him, and I want to right away.I used to feel that he didn't like his uncle very much; although he was in the company, he wanted to listen to his uncle.

I feel some thrill of revenge.

But when I packed my luggage, I was uneasy.Because I am completely unfamiliar with my uncle, and I know that he does not live alone.Of course he is not married, at least in Taiwan.

The uncle sent a car to pick him up, and he himself came too.It was almost noon, and there was only my mother at home. He was talking to my mother, and I stood beside the luggage, bowing my head and not making a sound.

My mother said to me, "Remember to be good."

I didn't look at her, I dragged my luggage and went out first.The driver took the luggage, and I got into the car, and after a while, my uncle also got on.He let the driver drive.

I heard him ask, "Are you hungry?"

I don't speak, just look out the window.He continued, "I'm a bit hungry, let's go eat something."

Of course I didn't answer him, and he didn't seem to care.Afterwards, I really went into the urban area, went to a restaurant, and ate Chinese food.There were a lot of customers, but we got a seat right away when we went.

Halfway through the meal, someone who seemed to be the boss came out to say hello to the uncle; he seemed to be looking at me.I sat down to eat.My uncle didn't introduce me to that person either.

Uncle lives in Xizhi, if he passes directly from my house, it will be very fast.The surrounding area is green and green, as if there is no one there. After turning a corner and walking for a while, I suddenly saw those towering houses near and far away, which really seemed fake.

The uncle's house is on the mountainside, built high, and the white house can be seen from a distance.

The car stopped under a circle of stone steps, and I was about to go up on foot. I saw that my uncle was going to carry my suitcase, so I grabbed it and carried it up with all my might.

Uncle didn't say anything.When I reached the gate above, I vaguely heard a dog barking, and couldn't help but pause.The uncle was behind, and he clicked the doorbell before unlocking the electronic door lock.

But immediately someone opened the door from the inside, it was an aunt.She was expressionless.

The uncle said, "This is Sister Chen."

Sister Chen nodded to me and wanted to take my luggage.I don't give it to her and stride in past her.He heard the dog barking louder, walked around the bushes, and saw a dog, a golden retriever.

It stood up with a big fluffy tail and barked at me.The uncle called out a name, and it immediately wagged its tail and ran over.

I looked at my uncle.He knelt down, scratched the dog's chin, and talked to it.It doesn't sound like Chinese.I couldn't help but ask, "What did you tell it?"

The uncle stood up and said, "French, No?lla used to live in France, and he still can't understand Chinese well."

I looked at the dog and didn't speak.The uncle gave it to Sister Chen and took me into the house.It is a three-story building, with a dining room and a kitchen on the first floor.The decoration is very simple, there are no decorations, and most of them are potted plants with green leaves.

There are three rooms on the second floor, two of which are study rooms.The last one is the guest room.My uncle took me there first. The room is not too big, but it is clean, has a bathroom, and a balcony.

He waited for me to look around and said, "Take a rest, if you want anything, you can ask Sister Chen, of course you can also tell me, I am in the study in the middle."

I asked, "What's upstairs?"

He said: "It's just the bedroom, and the room where the sundries are stored. It's nothing to see, so I won't take you there."

I nodded, I wanted to ask one more thing, but suddenly I felt awkward.Probably seeing that I am fine, he smiled, closed the door and went out.I dragged my luggage to the locker but really didn't feel like unpacking.

I went to open the French doors, went to the balcony, and put my hands on the railing.The dog was running around in the garden downstairs, chasing something.

I thought about its name that my uncle said just now, so I read it out, and only I heard it.But the dog stopped suddenly and barked at me.

I glared at it and turned back inside.

Later, he fell asleep on the bed in a daze.But when I woke up, it was only four o'clock in the afternoon.I got up and went to the balcony again, but I couldn't see the dog down.

I opened the door and went out, it was quiet outside.I passed the middle study, hesitated to knock, and went downstairs; but no one was in sight.

But there was a plate of biscuits on the table, and tea.The tea is warm.I was hungry, picked a biscuit, ate it and went upstairs again.

Walking through the outermost room, as soon as I stopped, I couldn't help reaching out to turn the doorknob, and opened it when I couldn't hear anything.No one was inside, I just took a quick look and closed the door quickly.

I ran to knock on my uncle's study.No one answered, I opened the door directly, but there was really no one.I walked in and looked around, and the cabinet facing the table was filled with books and a bunch of things.The computer on the desk was turned on, and there were several documents beside it.There is an English book, I flipped through it, but I don't quite understand what it says in the book.

I used the computer alone, logged into an account, and immediately a series of dialog boxes popped up.There was Wei Fenfen and Liao Weiyang, and I thought about what I saw the other day, I didn't reply to any of them, and just turned them off.

I looked at the bookcase and noticed that one side had been specially fitted with a glass door, and there were some odds and ends, all of which were very old.I went to look and found three booklets, which seemed to be photo albums.

No one develops photos in this day and age, so I took out a copy.As soon as it was opened, it was a black and white photo of a man standing in front of a wall with a serious face.

I felt familiar, took out the photo to look, and found that there was a word on the back, with the year and name written, Cheng Fang.What a grandpa.

I put the photo back, looked down, and saw more young grandpas, he was alone in the front one, and the others were group photos with others.All strangers.

The photos in the future are all in color, but they are yellowed, foggy and old.I saw a wedding photo, it was with grandpa, but not with grandma.I carefully recognized the woman's appearance, and thought it looked familiar, but I couldn't remember it. When I looked behind, I knew right away that she was very similar to my uncle.

In the back there is a picture of her holding a baby.I also took it off, and it said me and my son Jingcheng on the back.

I am confused.

In the following photos, she is also with her grandpa. She is smiling, but grandpa is expressionless.And the uncle looked like a good boy when he was a child. There are many photos with her, but only a few with his grandfather.But neither of them seemed happy.

After I finished reading one, I went to get another one.There is no grandfather in those, only the woman and uncle, and other people, photos of eating, going out to play, etc., and slowly only photos of uncle and some friends.

I don't know where it is. The background is a big red pillar. It is a photo of a child's uncle dressed formally and taking a photo with a little boy.The other little boy was beautiful, oriental with imperfect features.In the photo, the uncle is smiling, hooking the little boy with his hand, but the other party is not smiling.

I thought about it, and when I took out the photo, there was indeed a word on the back, a child's handwriting, but it was neat; it said me and Kuan Yi.I frowned, turned back, and found a photo of my uncle and him, but there were many people around.

After that it was gone.After reading the whole book, I found that there are many photos of my uncle before he was in junior high school, and only a few photos from high school to university.

I pulled out the last one, with fewer photos.The characters are all uncles, almost all of them are not alone, there are both men and women, and there are many foreigners.I have to say that among those people, the uncle is also tall and handsome.

There is only one photo on the last page, which is a photo of him with a boy.The other party was a little taller than him, smiling with his eyes bent, but he seemed startled.I recognized it as the mixed-race child I had seen earlier.

I thought about it, put aside the photo album, and ran to look at the computer.It took me a long time to find folders that might be photos, and the names of those folders were dates, so I opened them one by one.

Those photos have scenery, almost all of them are abroad, and there are many people, I don't know any of them.It was hard to see a photo of my uncle.

I don't know how many years ago, he took a photo with an old couple.The old man is a foreigner, the old lady is an oriental, very similar to him, he is standing next to her; the three of them are all smiling, and there are... and after that, there are street scene photos, and the surrounding people seem to be more years ago.

I watched for a long time before I noticed that there was also an uncle among those characters, probably a friend accidentally took the photo.Looking back, I found that several photos were taken in the restaurant, probably when they were joking.

One is not him.The man leaned on the table with one hand, held the cigarette between his fingers, turned his face slightly, and did not face the camera. He didn't know where to look, but he was smiling.

I quickly recognized who it was.I have seen it before.It seems that the older the other party is, the less and less Western style he looks like.

"What are you doing?"

Suddenly there was a sound, I was startled, and looked at the door, the uncle had already walked in, he didn't look at me, first looked at the photo album I threw on the floor.

I immediately jumped out of the chair and stood aside awkwardly.The uncle walked over, remained silent, and suddenly sat down on the floor, saying, "These old photos—it's been a long time since I saw them."

I still stood where I was, watching him open a book, and it happened to be the side with the wedding photo of my grandfather.I couldn't help but ask, "Who is that?"

The uncle looked at me and said, "It's my mother." Maybe I didn't understand, and said, "Your grandfather married my mother first, and then I met your grandma."

I asked, "What do you mean?"

The uncle said: "Your grandfather and my mother divorced later."

I was stunned, I never thought that my grandfather was divorced.But thinking about it, it's wrong. There are also a few photos of grandpa and his mother together in the back, and they are not young at that age.

I felt something was wrong, but facing my uncle, I was suddenly entangled and couldn't ask.Uncle has turned the page, I