Deep in the bamboo forest, Liu Ruyan hid behind a clump of bamboo and listened to the conversations in the room. After listening for a while, he could conclude that this was Luo Xiangxue's home. The two people talking to her must be her parents.
At this time, Luo Xiangxue's voice came out again: "Father, mother, my daughter is unfilial and she shouldn't sneak down the mountain. How are you doing these days?" Her voice was slightly choked, as if she was about to cry. will come out.
Then the woman's voice came out again: "Xue'er, you have been running away for so long, do you know how worried your father and I are about you? You are a girl and have never been down the mountain. If you encounter a bad guy, there will be two consequences. , what should we do? Just come back, and don’t sneak out again!"
Luo Xiangxue said in a bright voice: "Father, mother, you and I have been very strict with me since I was a child, and my daughter dare not disobey me. But do you know that for so many years, I have been staying on the mountain every day, and I am so bored. , I don’t have any brothers or sisters, and I don’t have a single friend. My daughter is unfilial, please punish her!”
When Liu Ruyan heard this, he couldn't help but feel a different kind of emotion in his heart. He suddenly thought that Luo Xiangxue had family members to worry about, how lucky she was! Unfortunately, she didn't know how to cherish this selfless family affection. How he wished he could hear his parents nagging in his ears! However, this ordinary family love is always just an elusive dream!
The room suddenly became quiet, but slow footsteps were heard coming out of the house. Immediately afterwards, the door to the main room creaked open. Liu Ruyan's heart moved, and he lowered his body by half, but his eyes were fixed on the main door.
But three people appeared one after another next to the door. The leader was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with thick eyebrows, broad forehead, medium build, wearing a gray-black robe, and he looked very strong. Liu Ruyan guessed that this person should be Luo Xiangxue's father. Behind the middle-aged man was a middle-aged woman in her fifties, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, her hair pulled back in a bun. She was wearing a floral pleated skirt. She was holding a white stick in her hand, and her eyes were filled with a touch of melancholy. The last person to appear was Luo Xiangxue, who was graceful and dressed in white. Her eyes were sad, but she looked around as if she was looking for something!
Liu Ruyan secretly said: "It turns out that Xiangxue lives in such a secret place. No wonder she always says that she lives too lonely. She stays in the mountains all day and has no other friends except her parents. How can she not feel bored! With her condition How can a woman with a temperament be raised in a boudoir where no one knows her? Yes, when she returns home this time, I'm afraid she won't be able to run around as she pleases. I heard her talk about her father having a bad temper, so I'm afraid she will suffer a lot. Oh, well, I'd better not disturb her!" Thinking of this, she subconsciously hid her figure deeper for fear of being discovered by her parents. Read the book
The middle-aged woman in a long skirt and high bun stood next to Luo Xiangxue, frowning and sighing slightly. She seemed to have something on her mind but wanted to stop talking. She glanced at the middle-aged man from time to time and muttered: "Her father, it's up to you to speak!" Luo Xiangxue was confused after hearing this meaningless sentence, her eyes widened, and she looked at the two old people in surprise.
"Mom, what are you talking about? Are you... hiding something from me?" She looked at her mother with a confused face, then looked back at her father. After a while, the middle-aged man frowned and turned his head. He came to look at Luo Xiangxue and said slowly: "Xiaoxue, there is something I want to tell you. You are already eighteen this year, and I should let you know the truth!" As he said that, a smile gradually appeared in his eyes.
There was an indescribable bitterness on the middle-aged woman's face. She gradually lowered her head, let out a deep sigh, and turned around to go back to the back room. Luo Xiangxue looked at her mother's back and couldn't help but shout, "Mom!" The woman stopped when she heard the sound, and then strode into the house.
The wind started blowing in the forest, the door curtain shook, and the chickens and ducks in the yard were chirping and moving around. Luo Xiangxue looked at the middle-aged man in surprise and asked in confusion: "Dad, what happened? Tell me quickly!" She said. He stretched out his hand to hold his father's shirt, and then subconsciously retracted his hand.
The middle-aged man rolled up his sleeves and said with a melancholy expression: "Xiaoxue, your father is usually a bit strict with you. Do you blame him in your heart? When you were young, your father was rarely by your side. You, daddy am sorry for you!"
Luo Xiangxue's heart trembled and she was stunned. She didn't understand why her father suddenly complained to her.
Sincerely, she noticed that her parents were abnormal, and she had already guessed that they must have more important things to talk about.
She could only smile and comfort her father and said, "Dad, what's wrong with you today? Why are you so sentimental all of a sudden? If you have anything to say, just say it!" She looked at her father. He had some gray spots on his temples and some spots on his face. Vertical and horizontal wrinkles. There was a turmoil in her heart, and she felt deeply guilty towards her parents. I feel guilty and ashamed for sneaking down the mountain!
The middle-aged man continued: "Xiaoxue, this secret has been hidden in dad's heart for twenty years. It's time to tell you." He turned around and said, "You are not your biological son! We are just your adoptive parents! Dad... ..." His voice suddenly became low, and it was difficult to continue the next words.
Luo Xiangxue's heart was suddenly shocked, like five thunders striking her head. Her eyes were as big as bells, and she stared at her father with a lump in her throat, but she could not say a word. This was a situation she had suspected. Her parents had strictly disciplined her since she was a child, and they hoped that her daughter would become a phoenix, but she could not feel the love of her parents. When she became sensible, she even suspected that she was not her parents' biological child, but she just couldn't find the right time to ask her parents for confirmation. Now, her parents told her this shocking secret in person, but she couldn't accept it for a while. This secret that had been sealed for many years was like a thunderclap in his heart. She was completely confused. It turned out that her suspicions were actually true!
She looked at a loss, and there seemed to be countless voices shouting and asking in her heart? Why is this happening? Isn't this true? But she looked at her father helplessly, and she could tell that what her father said was definitely not a joke, and she had never seen her father joke with her!
Luo Xiangxue reached out and grabbed her father's shirt and exclaimed: "Dad, are you telling the truth? No, it's not true, right?" Her face was red with emotion, and her eyes were full of surprise. state. The wind blew her hair and clothes, and also chilled her heart. She looked up at the sky, her eyes seemed to sparkle.
At this time, her mother walked out gently from the door curtain, slowly came to her side, and whispered in her ear: "Xue'er, this is true, what your father said is the truth! Xue'er , you won’t blame us, will you?” The middle-aged woman reached out and touched her daughter’s shoulder, looking at her lovingly.
The middle-aged man looked solemn and remained silent with his hands behind his back. He was tall, with straight features. There was a centipede-shaped scar between his left eyebrows, which cut off half of his eyebrows, making him look slightly ugly. He is usually unsmiling and appears calm and serious. He seemed to be hiding a lot of things on his mind, but he didn't want to reveal them to others easily. Luo Xiangxue had been quite afraid of her father since she was a child and always kept away from him. In her memory, she rarely saw her father smiling. But now, seeing his slightly stooped back, she felt an unspeakable feeling in her heart.
Luo Xiangxue still didn't dare to approach her father. Although he was getting older day by day, now that he had revealed this shocking secret, she didn't know how to face her parents. Luo Xiangxue seemed to have lost her soul. Her whole body suddenly lost her energy. She only felt a dull feeling in her heart, with a feeling of loss and emptiness.
She looked at her father, then at her mother, suddenly let out a cry, threw herself into her mother's arms, and started crying: "Mom..." Her tears fell down.
The middle-aged woman held her in her arms, her eyes couldn't help but moisten. She resisted the tears from falling, gently patted Luo Xiangxue's back, and comforted her softly: "Don't cry, my child, don't cry." Come on! Mom will always be by your side." As he said that, he let out a long sigh, his eyes full of love.
Liu Ruyan saw all this and was shocked. Unexpectedly, he discovered the secret accidentally. It turned out that Luo Xiangxue was not their biological child. So who were her biological parents? Where are they? His thoughts were racing, wondering what Luo Xiangxue's plans would be next? Will she abandon her adoptive parents again and leave this home? All we can do is wait and see.
Luo Xiangxue looked up at her mother with a sad face and murmured: "Then tell me, who are my biological parents? Where are they? And why did they abandon me?" She said, while slowly shaking her head. It was hard to accept this fact for a while.
The middle-aged man slowly turned around, stared at Luo Xiangxue, and said: "Xiaoxue, dad will tell you all this. Twenty years ago, not long after your mother and I got married, once
, I accompanied your mother back to my father-in-law's house. When we passed by a sorghum field, we suddenly heard a baby crying from inside. We were surprised because this sorghum field was quite far away from the village. How could there be a baby crying? We followed the direction of the sound and saw an infant child lying on a thick pile of sorghum poles. Seeing no one around, we shouted who the child was, but there was no one around. Agree, we have guessed that someone must have lost and abandoned the child. Your mother saw how cute the child was, so she wanted to take it home and raise it. We expected that someone would come to look for the child, but as time went by, no one came to look for the child. Just like this, twenty years passed. You have grown up, and it’s time to tell the truth about your life experience! " He said slowly. The middle-aged woman had already burst into tears, and Luo Xiangxue also burst into tears.
With tears in her eyes, she looked at her parents longingly, slowly took a few steps back, then suddenly turned around and ran towards the bamboo forest outside the yard.
The two middle-aged couples were suddenly startled. The woman waved and shouted: "Xue'er, where are you going? Xue'er, come back quickly!" She glanced at her husband anxiously and was about to chase him out when the man waved and called him. He said: "Forget it, stop chasing her, let her go!" He looked at Luo Xiangxue's back, dazed.
The woman said anxiously: "Xiaoxue is a strong child. What if something happens if he runs out?" She couldn't help but chase him out, calling for Luo Xiangxue while chasing.
Liu Ruyan saw Luo Xiangxue crying and running past the bamboo bushes beside her. Suddenly, she saw the middle-aged woman chasing her out again. She hesitated and showed up. The middle-aged man was still standing in the yard, looking over here. If he was discovered, trouble would definitely arise. He could only hide and wait for the opportunity.
