"Hello, aunt! I am Zheng Yucheng. I will go to Ancheng Bank for an internship next month."
In the memory, Yucheng was wearing a dignified suit and skillfully imitated the etiquette of a working man. He reached out to shake hands with Yin Qingshan, but Yin Qingshan hesitated.
"I often hear our Chengmei mention you, and I really appreciate your continued care."
Different from the later image of crying and complaining to herself and Chengmei whenever she found the right opportunity, although Yin Qingshan was also a full-time housewife, in Yucheng's view, there was still a conceptual difference between a full-time housewife and a housewife. As if he was prepared, Yin Qingshan took out a meeting gift from his small pink woolen bag and stuffed it into Yu Cheng's hand. That smile was gentle and down-to-earth, and at first glance she looked like a well-educated woman.
"Auntie, what are you doing?" Yu Cheng smiled awkwardly, with cold sweat breaking out on his face.
"Don't mind, I didn't mean to issue an eviction order. You looked a little reserved just now, but actually you don't have anything to worry about at all. When Chengmei's father and I got married, he was still a poor boy with no education. You see Our current life is all the result of his hard work. So, when Chengmei told me about you, I advised her to take advantage of it. After all, you are both young and your future is immeasurable."
"Thank you, I will definitely work hard and not let you and Chengmei down." Yucheng felt satisfied with Yin Qingshan's encouragement. In an instant, he changed from a deliberately arrogant working man back to the clear and handsome university senior. Chengmei, who was holding Yucheng's arm, was suddenly so happy that she didn't know what to say.
"How are you, Mom? I have good taste, isn't Senior Yucheng handsome?"
Yin Qingshan blamed Seungmei in a low voice. Chengmei still seemed a little excited. She couldn't be as calm and composed as Yucheng when they met for the first time.
The cold wind hit Yucheng's chin like a guy's scud, and Yucheng's body jerked back. At this critical moment, he once again saw the enthusiastic Yin Qingshan and Chengmei who stared at him fiercely.
"Mom! Please stop saying such unrealistic words. Agent Zheng is so embarrassed that he can't think anymore."
Yucheng suddenly felt that he was envious of himself who once fell in love. At that time, he couldn't see complicated and trivial things at all. The whole world was simple and bright to him. Because Yucheng had been thinking about something on his mind, he didn't answer Chengmei's question. Chengmei hesitated, and in order to prevent the embarrassment from turning into a workplace joke, she suddenly slapped Yucheng's thoughts like a fly away.
"Sorry, I just lost my composure." Yu Cheng spoke to Yin Qingshan in a gentle tone, with a cautious smile.
"Oh! Isn't this your own home? Why do you keep talking about seeing outsiders like this? In fact, even if you don't come, I often dream of you coming home to see me recently. So, I will make my own decision and give it to you. You stewed a lot of your favorite pickles in the past. As for the cowpeas and potatoes, I picked out the best and most expensive ones from the morning market. Even if Cheng Yan chased me and made trouble, I was not willing to give them to her. ." Yin Qingshan smiled softly and introduced shyly.
"How could Agent Zheng accept something so cheap from Mom?" Chengmei shouted reluctantly.
"Shut up! Then I'll get it for you! Son-in-law, you must stand here and wait for me."
It seems that if you don't pay attention, the situation will get worse. Chengmei put on a cold face and stuck close to Yucheng's side. Unexpectedly, Yin Qingshan actually had a backup plan. As soon as she took two steps, she happily picked up Yucheng, who was bowing his head and saying nothing.
"You must stand here and wait for me. Although it will be more delicious if you soak it more, but when I think that you are leaving here soon, I can only fish it out in advance. Son-in-law, you can eat it when you get home. , please don’t tell your in-laws about your quarrel, I will be very ashamed."
Yin Qingshan spoke in a gentle and quiet tone, without any panic or hesitation. But Yucheng still heard her deep reluctance. Watching Yin Qingshan run around the kitchen with unsteady steps, and finally rummaged in the refrigerator happily. In an instant, it was as if a huge tsunami covered the fine waves. The guilt hidden in Yucheng's heart almost turned into tears and flowed from his eyelids.
"I'm sorry, I really caused trouble for you. But I should have mentioned this to you and Agent Zhou before. Not only Cheng Yan, but my mother is also sick. I just don't have the nerve to tell colleagues I don't know well. Too deep…”
Chengmei's voice was as blurry as Yucheng's expression, and it was impossible to tell whether they were angry or not.
"Is it that...", "That's right, it's Alzheimer's disease. It was discovered when I first joined the branch. The doctor told me that her consciousness would go up and down. There is currently no medicine that can cure it. As long as it doesn't develop to... The worst step..."
Chengmei spoke very calmly. In order to avoid Yucheng's gaze, she deliberately looked out the window filled with moonlight.
"Today, she must have mistakenly thought that I was a married person. Because this was her only wish when she was awake, that's why she described you as..." Chengmei's voice was not choked, but she still said it several times Can't go down anymore.
"You don't need to explain anything to me. In fact, this is not the first time I have encountered this situation." Yucheng said calmly, with a calm expression, but he was very worried in his heart.
"Well, you'd better run away while my mother and sister aren't paying attention!" Chengmei quickly opened the entrance door, but Yucheng quietly recalled everything that happened in front of him...
"Agent Zheng, please come out with me quickly! It's too late if you don't leave." Chengmei waved her hand to Yucheng, and Yucheng walked out of the door in a panic.
The scenery under the stairs, whether looking left or right, is the same cold gray.
"Although I don't know how Agent Zheng found my home,"
Yu Cheng felt regretful and curled his lips towards the building behind him. Cheng Mei turned around and glanced, but did not notice anything strange.
"I should be able to find my way back. You also saw what happened to our house just now. Although it is rude to watch a first-time guest leave, I..."
"Wait a minute, how could my mother-in-law do this?"
Yucheng finally said these unspeakable words, but it was too late. Chengmei stopped in stunned silence, and Yucheng's eyes moved downwards, finally moving to the hand that tightly grasped Chengmei's sleeve.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Yu Cheng clenched his fists in a hurry, his face flushed with shame. However, after hearing that high-frequency name, Chengmei's ears started to buzz, and her brain seemed to have stopped functioning. She grabbed Yucheng's fist that had just fallen, and she only wanted to ask for clarification.
"I, I was too involved in the drama just now, so I couldn't stop talking. You!"
Yucheng first thought about what to do in his mind, and then slowly turned around, but the moment he stared silently at Chengmei, his heart was just like the line of Chengmei's lips, fluttering like a frog.
"You! Did you just say that aunt was diagnosed recently?" Yucheng couldn't understand the situation in front of him, and his head was a little shaky.
"That's all I just said. In fact, my mother has been in this situation for more than two years. At the beginning, she just couldn't distinguish between the past and the present, but recently, it seems to have become more serious. Sometimes she will remember things that have never happened before. What happened is confused with reality. Perhaps due to the influence of my sister, occasionally they would drag my late father into the world of subjective imagination. Then they would keep describing to me things that I had never remembered. Those episodes that have happened. Because you, Agent Zheng, are the only colleagues who have been to our home, I don’t think it is unusual at all for them to make such associations. Last month, I just couldn’t stand it because they kept saying, “The late I took my mother to the hospital for diagnosis because of my father's statement that he was actually at home all the time. When I thought that they would cause trouble to me and my neighbors at any time, I applied to be transferred to the branch office. In fact, the treatment at the branch office and the headquarters are different. I've already gained some insights over there. But I don't regret the decision I made." Countless stars flashed in front of Chengmei's eyes, and Yucheng couldn't help but sigh roughly.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have..." Yucheng's silent apology was as heavy as his mouth full of saliva.
"Shouldn't it be? After all, you are not the one who caused the misfortune in your life." Chengmei exhaled forcefully and slowly frowned. "Actually, I always think my mother is quite cute the way she is now. Although my life is still subject to fluctuations, I feel that she is much happier than before."
Yucheng also let out a long sigh, relieving his embarrassed mood. Suddenly, he felt as if his elbow touched something soft.
