The Ge family is a big family.
When the extreme heat came, their uncle moved to the Ge family with his wife and children. They lived through the disaster together and escaped from Yucheng together.
On the way from Yucheng to Qingyang, many people in the Ge family died, including Uncle Ge who also died in the earthquake.
Now only their brother and sister, their bedridden Aunt Ge, and their brother-in-law's family of three are left living in the Qingyang base.
He couldn't help complaining: "That family is a complete drag. They don't do anything all day long, and they all rely on Brother Huai and the others to support them."
"Why did they..."
"Why do you care about them?" He guessed what Chi Yue hadn't finished and said helplessly: "That's because Aunt Ge values family ties too much and doesn't allow them to abandon her uncle's family."
Chi Yue fell silent.
When she heard that Ge Qinyao was not doing well, her first thought was to go to Qingyang and pick up their brother and sister up the mountain.
At this moment, I gave up the idea again.
She was willing to give Ge Qinyao a favor because of her long friendship with them, but that didn't mean she would accept a family of vampire relatives and take over responsibilities that were not hers.
Wen Yaxian: "Valuing family ties? Then why doesn't she see how difficult it is for her children? She's really confused."
"I think so too." Chi Yunyan picked up the dagger and sliced the meat on the plate: "Forget it if she doesn't understand, she still lets Uncle Ge take care of their supplies. I don't know what she thinks."
"..."
Chi Yue filled her stomach absentmindedly, put down the empty wine glass, and returned to the east wing in the light and shadow of the flashlight.
She sat in front of the window, looking into the forest shrouded in deep night, listening to the chirping of insects and birds that occasionally reached her ears, and her thoughts gradually drifted away along with the crisp sound.
"Wife." Wen Qizhou leaned down and brushed away the hair hanging on her temples: "Shall we find time to go to Qingyang to see her?"
"What happens after reading this?" Chi Yue became irritated when she thought about their family's situation: "Give her supplies, and she can't keep them."
"Should we listen to her idea first? If she is willing to come with us, then..."
"Then you have to take Aunt Ge with you." Chi Yue turned around, with displeasure lingering in her eyebrows and eyes, and no respect for her before: "If you can't carry someone like her, you will only cause trouble if you take her with you. I don’t want to find something to do for myself.”
"You may not be able to bring it with you."
Wen Qizhou felt that the time for the bedridden person might be running out, but he couldn't directly say, "It depends on how long it takes for her to die."
He first calmed Chi Yue's emotions, and after the anger in her heart dissipated, he asked: "Then do you want to go to Qingyang?"
Chi Yue muttered "I want to".
After all, he was the person she had missed for so long. How could she give up the opportunity to meet him because of a strange relative?
She sighed, hugged Wen Qizhou's waist and discussed with him how long it would take to set off, without mentioning those troublesome people.
*
A beam of car lights passed through the dark forest, and the light passed through the winding mountains and illuminated the road to Qingyang Base.
It took them three hours and twice to get rid of the vehicles following them. At ten o'clock in the morning, they entered the base.
Wen Qizhou parked his car under the third building.
According to the address given by Chi Yunyan, he turned on his flashlight and walked up to the fourth floor with Chi Yue, knocking on Ge Qinyao's door.
The sound of "knock knock" fell.
A male voice came: "Who is it?"
"Chi Yue." Chi Yue announced her name, and the other party immediately opened the door and looked at her in disbelief.
Because of the mask, Ge Huai could only see the apricot eyes clearly, but after all they had known each other for many years, he easily recognized Chi Yue, but he was too surprised, so he confirmed again and again.
"Xiaoyue? It's really you!" Ge Huai smiled and invited the two of them to sit in the living room: "How did you know we were here?"
"Chi Yunyan told me."
"Have you met?"
Chi Yue knelt down and sat down: "Yes." She emitted the light through the candle and looked around: "Is Qin Yao at home?"
"Here." Ge Huai called her.
While he was holding the kettle to pour water for them, Ge Qinyao, who was in the bedroom, walked leisurely to the living room in slippers.
Suddenly she saw the figure on the sofa, her steps paused slightly, and her eyes suddenly widened with surprise.
"Yueyue!" A cry filled with joy and longing resounded in their ears.
Ge Qinyao rushed to the sofa and hugged Chi Yue's neck tightly. She had too many things to say, but she didn't know where to start.
She looked at Chi Yue back and forth, and Chi Yue also used the candlelight to see clearly the face that was tired and thinner than she remembered.
Looking at the round face in the past and the slim chin, Chi Yue felt heartbroken: "Why have you lost so much weight?"
"You're not very thin, are you? I think this is just right. She's much prettier than before."
Ge Qinyao raised a smile.
She leaned on Chi Yue's shoulder, lowered her eyelashes to cover her tears, and asked them how they were doing in a brisk tone.
Talking about the chance encounter with Chi Yunyan not long ago, Chi Yue turned her head and looked at her face again: "He has already told me about your family's situation. How is your aunt now?"
"It's not good." Ge Qinyao took a deep breath: "We took her to the doctor before, and the doctor said she only has half a year left."
Her mother's physical condition was extremely poor.
Not only did she often catch colds, but she also suffered from insomnia. In addition, her father's death was a huge blow to her. After she came to Qingyang, she couldn't get sick, and she couldn't even get out of bed on weekdays.
"Can I go in and have a look?" No matter how much Chi Yue dislikes Aunt Ge, she should visit her when she comes to Ge's house.
"sure."
Ge Qinyao took her into the bedroom.
There were two beds in the bedroom. Aunt Ge was leaning on the bedside table and knitting a sweater under the candlelight with a ball of wool.
The candlelight softened her outline, but it could not hide the grayness on her face, and her whole person seemed to exude the aura of the setting sun.
She said: "Mom, Yueyue is here."
(End of chapter)
