Speaking of his daughter who had passed away, the old man’s smile faded, “Your mother has been incompetent since she was a child. It was me and your grandmother who treated her badly and let her die early.”
“As you say, if your mother is alive, she will be sad.” Li Jinnian’s mouth closed right, and his eyes calmly looked at the old man, “Mom never thought that you and grandmother had treated her badly; if it weren’t for you two who kept taking care of her, maybe I wouldn’t. Even exist in this world.”
“Your mother, she’s very considerate.” The old gentleman’s dry fingers gently stroked his daughter in the picture, who had passed nearly 20 years ago. The tears flickered in his eyes, he continued sadly, “Your mother, your uncle…they had suffered so much with us.”
Li Jinnian raised his hand and gently wiped the tears from the corner of the old gentleman’s eyes. His grandfather and grandmother had suffered too many serious sins, but they still contributed to the country without regrets. This made him admire them very much.
The old couple’s three sons and one daughter died one after another. When the old grandmother was thirty-seven years old, she gave birth to another daughter, Fu Yu’an, Jinnian’s mother.
Their life had just stabilized less than two years, then they encountered disturbances again. Because the Fu Family was suddenly reported to be harboring evil intentions, the family, who had finally had a place to live, was trapped in troubles again.
Sir Fu’s youngest sister, who was also the only daughter of the Fu Family, Miss Fu hurriedly got married. Six months later, Sir Fu gave his son Fu Yusheng, who had just reached the full moon, to his sister’s family. At first, he thought of getting him back after the troubles were resolved, but who knew that even after four years, Fu Yusheng still stayed in his sister’s family and was never brought back again.
Later, the sister’s family lost contact with them, and the only son, Fu Yusheng, also lost contact. It was not until Fu Yusheng was ten years old that someone picked him up.
“Yuan, Yusheng, I only wish the rest of their life to be well, but in the end, I failed to let the two siblings live well.” The old man turned the album page by page and looked at his three sons and daughter, who died early. He had always felt heavy seeing the little girl who died young.
When he saw a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows, he sighed. His sigh seemed to be squeezed from the depths of his chest; it was so heavy that the air stagnated.
“Jinnian, your uncle has not been home for four years. I don’t know what’s been going on with him recently. I always think of him.” This was his only grown-up son and the only child who was alive and lived peacefully. The old man’s voice trembled, “…I don’t know if I can wait until he comes back.”
After finishing speaking, the old man coughed, and at that moment, his slumped back curved even more, and he looked even older.
Li Jinnian, who quickly stood up to take care of the old man, said in a low voice, “Uncle’s work is a bit problematic, so he can’t come back anytime he wants. Don’t worry, he will definitely come back to see you immediately after he is done with his things.”
Li Jinnian’s uncle, Fu Yusheng, inherited his father’s business and was now engaged in missile research and development in a remote area in China. It was common for him not to come back for more than three to five years.
The old man whose body worsened day after day often thought of his only surviving son recently. Sometimes he could look at Fu Yusheng’s photos for a whole day.
Li Jinnian, who was frightened by his old grandfather, stretched out his lips into a sharp straight line. Because of his job, his uncle couldn’t come home to pay his grandfather a visit, so as a junior, Li Jinnian needed to solve problems for his elders. Ye Jian… He had to find her again, he must!
“Jinnian, if I can’t wait until your uncle comes back, you must remember to continue to find your aunt for your uncle and for the Fu Family, you must find her, even if… Even if she is not alive anymore, you must find her family, understand?”
