There was no response for a long time. Li Shi had no choice but to move his bag to the front, unzipped it, and rummaged through it. After rummaging through it for a long time, he took out his large bunch of keys, picked up one of them, and stabbed it in. Pulling open the security door, he found another key and opened the wooden door inside.
The door opened. The three of them walked in and took off their coats. It was dark in the living room. Li Shi casually turned on the light. The light was also dim under the sunlight outside, but it always made the room brighter. With the help of the light, he could see that the hall was not big. On the west wall opposite the door was a row of low assembled furniture. On it was a 25-inch television and some daily necessities. On the right side of the assembled furniture was an orange-green refrigerator. It looked 60 to 70 percent new. There was a bruise mark on it, and there was a faint rust-like mark. In the middle of the hall was a round dining table and a few stools casually placed. It looked clean and tidy.
On the right side of the hall was a bedroom with an open door. The wardrobe and desk were quietly standing. The things on the bed were covered with a light yellow sheet. It looked like it had not been used for a long time. It must have been Li Shi's room. On the other side of the hall was a long, narrow corridor that led far into another room with an open door. The kitchen and bathroom must be on either side of the narrow corridor. At this moment, intermittent murmurs came from the sunlit room in the distance. Li Shi put the things in his hands on the table and called out loudly,"Mom." He walked over and turned around to say to Ding Nan,"The old lady's hearing isn't very good."
Ding Nan put down the big and small bags in his hands and pulled Hang Hang along to follow them. The room here was probably the master bedroom, which was much bigger. There were two single beds side by side inside, and there was a coffee table in the middle. A little boy was leaning on the coffee table and reading something that looked like a colorful cartoon book. The old lady was also watching beside him, whispering something from time to time.
Upon hearing the commotion, the grandfather and granddaughter raised their heads at the same time. The little boy's eyes met Ding Nan's. Seeing that it was a stranger, he quickly lowered his head again. Ding Nan guessed that he was Xiao Yu. The old lady stood up. She looked to be in her sixties, and her body looked quite strong. She was wearing warm clothes and pants. She must have thought that they would come in the afternoon, so she didn't wear any outer clothes. At this time, she was smiling, but there was surprise in her eyes. She said,"Eh? Didn't you say you were here for dinner? I didn't expect you to come so early.”As he sized Ding Nan up, he lowered his head slightly and looked at Hang Hang.
Ding Nan quickly greeted her with a smile, then signaled for Hang Hang to call her "Grandma". Who knew that Hang Hang would be shy when she saw strangers and urged him a few times. Finally, he opened his mouth and called her "Grandma" in a low voice without smiling. The old lady was slightly displeased, but she quickly smiled and waved her hand."Let's go to the living room and sit."
When she came out again, she had already put on a dark purple coat and navy blue pants. She pulled the little boy in the down vest with her right hand and said to him with her head tilted and her eyebrows lowered,"Xiao Yu, stop reading today. Play with this little brother. According to Li Shi, his name is Hang Hang. He's one year younger, right?”He then looked at Ding Nan, who quickly nodded with a smile and said,"Yes." He walked over and took Xiao Yu from the old lady's hand. He held his hand and sat down in front of a stool."Come, play with Auntie."
She took a closer look at Xiao Yu and found that she was unexpectedly handsome. She had thick black eyebrows and bright, watery eyes. Her eyelashes were especially dense and long. It was the first time she had seen such long eyelashes for such a big boy. She couldn't help but praise,"Xiao Yu is so beautiful. She must look like Mommy.”After saying that, she looked at Li Shi and winked at him. Li Shi turned his head and smiled. The old lady also smiled and turned to enter the kitchen.
However, Xiaoyu did not appreciate her kindness. She broke free of her hand and walked towards Li Shi. She held his hand and said,"Daddy, can you take me to the amusement park in the afternoon?”Ding Nan couldn't hear his words clearly, and his expression was childish like that of a four or five-year-old. She couldn't help but be a little surprised. Li Shi must have sensed it, so he said to her,"Xiao Yu has been like this since he was young. When he was young, the doctor said that there was a tendon under his tongue. When he was older, he could have surgery to cut it off.”"Daddy's been really busy lately. I'll take you out to play during the New Year, okay?"”
Xiao Yu was obviously not satisfied. She pouted and said,"You always say that. There's still a long time before the new year.”As she pestered Li Shi, she started to make a scene.
Ding Nan took out the remote-controlled car from the table, unwrapped it, and put a battery in the remote control. He stuffed it into Xiao Yu's hands and said,"Come, Xiao Yu, let's go play with the remote-controlled car in the big house.”The two little boys looked at each other without saying a word. After a while, Xiao Yu looked at Hang Hang and said,"Let's go." He walked in front with the remote control in his left hand and the car in his right hand. Hang Hang hesitated for a moment before following after him.
In less than five minutes, the two children's shouts came from the main house." Go left,"" Go right, quickly go right,"" Aiya, you hit the wall." She and Li Shi looked at each other and felt gratified. Children were quick to get used to each other, but they soon heard quarrels from the other side." Let me play for a while."" No, I'm not done yet."" You've been playing for a long time. Let me play."" I'm not letting you play. This is mine."" This is bought by my mother."" This is for me." Before the two adults could walk over, they heard a loud bang. A child burst into tears.
Ding Nan ran over quickly. Li Shi followed behind her. The old lady heard the child crying and came over. A walnut-sized red packet slowly appeared on Xiao Yu's forehead. She was hugging the remote control with both hands and crying with her mouth open. When she saw the adults coming over, she cried even louder and said,"He hit me with a car." Hang Hang, who was holding the car in her right hand, stared blankly at Xiaoyu's forehead, as if she was also frightened by the sudden bump.
The old lady immediately squeezed forward, her face full of displeasure. She squatted down, looked at the bag, and shouted,"Aiyo, what should I do with such a big bag?”As he spoke, he picked up Xiaoyu with a heartache.
Ding Nan walked over and gave Hang Hang a slap. He scolded,"This child is so insensible. How can he hit someone?”Hang Hang also sobbed.
Li Shi looked at the two children and then at the two adults and said,"Aiya, Mom, it's fine, it's fine. It's normal for children to get some superficial injuries. The three of us brothers had suffered many small bumps like this when we were young.”
"That's true." Grandmother Qi carried Xiaoyu into another room.
"It's also my fault. I should have bought two at that time. I even said that I would buy them for Hang Hang during the new year.”Ding Nan blamed himself.
"It's okay. It's normal for little boys to fight. My mother has such a temper.”Li Shi turned to her.
When it was almost lunchtime, Ding Nan went into the kitchen to help the old lady. The old lady saw that she was still calm and busy with her work. She asked a few questions about her hometown, her parents 'age, her brothers and sisters, and so on, but she did not say anything else. Ding Nan hit on her and asked about the situation at home, but she only answered coldly. Ding Nan was feeling awkward when she suddenly said,"Your parents and brothers are all out of town. When you get married in the future, Li Shi will have a heavy burden.”Ding Nan was stunned. She thought that even if she really thought that way, she should not have said it out loud. Then, she thought about it. Perhaps she had already advised Li Shi to say this, but Li Shi did not think much of it. Now, she deliberately said it to him. Her intention was naturally to make him angry and make him take the initiative to leave Li Shi. At the thought of this, she did not say anything else. The kitchen was silent.
Before they sat down for lunch, the old lady told them how to sit appropriately. After they sat down, Ding Nan saw that Xiao Yu was sitting on his left, and Hang Hang was sitting on his right. The old lady was sitting on Xiao Yu's side, and Li Shi was sitting on Hang Hang's side. Coincidentally, the old lady and her son were sitting next to each other. The seating arrangement seemed casual, but Ding Nan realized that sitting like this was really meaningful. Other than being a test for her, it was convenient for everyone. She could only help the two children with food. For some reason, when Xiaoyu raised her chopsticks, she swung her right arm and overturned the small bowl of meatball soup in front of him. The bowl rolled along the table and onto Ding Nan's left leg, then fell to the ground and shattered.
Fortunately, the bowl of soup was already warm. Although the wine was all on her, it did not burn her. Her pants were covered in vegetable leaves and stains. She took out two napkins to wipe them. From the corner of her eye, she felt that the old lady was looking at her. So she got down from her seat and took the broom from Li Shi. She swept the debris on the ground and moved the stool away so that Li Shi could mop it clean.
The two children watched for a while and then lowered their heads to eat. "Are you alright?" the old lady asked. Are you scalded?"
She wiped the dirt on the table with a rag and said,"It's okay. It's not hot. The soup is already cold.”
The old lady continued," Sigh, if there were two boys in a family, how would they serve them? Wouldn't they cause a ruckus every day?"”
Li Shi had already sat down. He picked up his chopsticks and picked up some food for his mother. He said,"Mom, you're here again. We were three brothers when we were young. My dad died a long time ago. Really."
His mother was obviously stunned. She looked at Ding Nan and then at him and said,"Things are different now. How can the people of today endure hardships as much as we did back then? Besides, it's because your mother suffered that I don't want you to suffer the same.”
Li Shi said impatiently," Alright, alright, Mom. Hurry up and eat. The dishes are getting cold."”
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