Ling Guozhong took the paintings in Xiaoxiao's hand and looked at them one by one. Ji Lanying and Ling Yi stood behind him, also watching intently.
The content of the drawing is very cartoonish, even very sloppy, but everyone can recognize the content:
There was Ling Yi taking Xiaoxiao to play football on the grass, there was grandpa taking Xiaoxiao to chase the puppy, there was grandma taking Xiaoxiao to catch fish in the river, and there was aunt taking Xiaoxiao to fly a kite. …
There are thirty paintings in total, and the content of each painting is different, but in the blank space of each painting, there are four words "I love my family".
After reading these paintings, both Ling Guozhong and Ling Yi couldn't hold back and burst into tears.
Especially Ling Guozhong, he was the one who said not to cry during the Chinese New Year, but now he is the one crying the most.
Ji Lanying, on the other hand, hugged Xiaoxiao and shouted, "My dear grandson, I have suffered so much for you these years," and cried heartbreakingly.
But soon, Ling Guozhong wiped his face, and when he stood up, he took out his belt with very skillful movements, and lashed Ling Yi randomly, then cursed:
"See for yourself what evil you have done. How did you manage to kill such a smart daughter! You are worse than a beast. I have to skin you today!"
The more Ling Guozhong scolded, the angrier he got, and the harder he hit him, as if he was really going to beat him to death.
Before, Ling Yi had symbolically blocked it with his hands, but this time, he just stood there with tears in his eyes and allowed his old father to slap him, without any intention of dodging.
Although Ji Lanying felt distressed, she didn't stop him because she also felt that Ling Yi's petty behavior before was unacceptable!
But Xiaoxiao, who was held in her arms, saw it and kept shouting: "Grandpa, don't hit my dad; Grandpa, don't hit my dad! It's Xiaoxiao who is not good. If you want to hit, just hit Xiaoxiao." ”
When Ling Guozhong heard this, he suddenly felt sad. Not only did he not stop, but he slapped harder.
Ling Yi, on the other hand, did not hide from the beginning to the end and allowed the belt to hit him.
In the end, Qi Shiyun came forward, and Ling Guozhong was allowed to take back his belt.
But even so, he still pointed at Ling Yi's nose and cursed: "You bitch, if you let me know that you did anything to them, mother and daughter again, I will kill you!"
Ling Yi nodded and said very firmly: "Dad, don't worry, if the day comes, I will kill myself without you having to do anything."
"..." Ling Guozhong was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly, "You still have some conscience."
After putting on his belt, Ling Guozhong walked up to Xiaoxiao and picked up a painting, which showed the scene of Ling Yi and Xiaoxiao setting off firecrackers.
"Xiaoxiao, when it gets bright tomorrow, grandpa will go to the town to buy firecrackers, and then come back and set off firecrackers with Xiaoxiao, okay?"
Ling Guozhong looked at Xiaoxiao with a kind face, but Xiaoxiao broke away from Ji Lanying's arms and hurried to Ling Yi, crying with tears on his face: "I'm sorry, Dad, Xiaoxiao didn't know that grandpa didn't like the painting he painted."
When Ling Yi heard this, his heart tightened. He hurriedly knelt down, held Xiaoxiao in his arms, and comforted him softly: "Xiaoxiao misunderstood, grandpa likes Xiaoxiao's paintings very much."
"Then why does grandpa still hit you, wuwuwu... Dad, does it hurt?" Xiaoxiao stretched out his hand to touch his father's face, "Xiaoxiao knows, it must be very painful! Dad has hit me like this before, Xiaoxiao It hurts so much!”
Ling Yi's unstoppable tears now burst out like a dam.
"Xiao Xiao, I'm sorry. Grandpa hit me because dad did something wrong before. It's wrong for dad to hit you, so my dad taught me this way! Xiao Xiao, it's dad who is sorry for you. Xiao Xiao, don't cry, dad. No pain."
The father and daughter just hugged each other tightly, crying heartily.
Qi Shiyun watched from the side and had already burst into tears.
But she was the first to calm down. She first comforted her daughter, and then comforted Ling Guozhong and Ji Lanying, and then told Ling Yi to stop crying.
After such a fuss, the estrangement between the family was finally cleared.
"When the photo studio in town opens, I will frame all these paintings, hehe..." Ling Guozhong wiped away his tears and said with a simple smile.
"Dad, it's not that exaggerated. Don't spoil her like this." Qi Shiyun said helplessly.
She also didn't expect that these paintings that she had been drawing since she was in kindergarten would be so valued by her grandparents.
"That won't work. The gift my granddaughter gave me must be framed!" Ling Guozhong made up his mind, and no one could tell.
"By the way, since we are going to the streets tomorrow, let's return all these things." Ling Guozhong pointed to the contents of the big suitcase and said. Obviously, the incident just now did not make him change his mind.
"Grandpa, my mother stayed up late to grab these on her mobile phone. I can't return them." Xiaoxiao's childish voice came, making everyone present stunned.
"Xiaoxiao, you... aren't you asleep?" Qi Shiyun was a little confused. She clearly remembered that Xiaoxiao was asleep when she was grabbing these things.
"I'm asleep. I'm not dead. I will wake up." Xiaoxiao's face was innocent, but what he said was so old-fashioned that the four adults couldn't help but take a breath.
"You stayed up late and used your mobile phone to rob? Is it robbery?" Ling Guozhong asked slightly horrified.
"It's not that kind of robbery, how can I put it..." Ling Yi immediately laughed, then thought about it and explained: "It's like a supermarket rice discount promotion, first come first served..."
"Understood!" Ling Guozhong understood instantly, "If you get up a little later, you won't be able to grab it. So, you stay up all night to grab it? You have to take care of Xiaoxiao and go to work during the day, you... oh, stupid child!"
After finishing speaking, Ling Guozhong glared at Ling Yi fiercely again. The murderous look in his eyes made Ling Yi feel that the belt around the old man's waist seemed to be ready to move again.
"I just grabbed it for a few nights. When I found out that I couldn't get it, I went online and bought a premium one. Because it was a premium, it couldn't be refunded." Qi Shiyun explained.
"Oh... so much money..." Ling Guozhong sighed, obviously feeling distressed.
Ling Yi said at this time: "How do you know that my dad likes to drink Maotai? What if after buying such an expensive thing, my dad won't be used to drinking it?"
Qi Shiyun: "Didn't you buy a bottle for dad when you got married? I saw that you were reluctant to drink it, so the two of you only drank half of it.
At that time, I was thinking that when I make money in the future, I must give my dad ten bottles of Maotai during the Chinese New Year so that he can drink it to his heart's content. "
Ling Yi: "..."
Ling Guozhong: "..."
Ji Lanying: "..."
All three people were stunned.
They didn't expect that she could remember so clearly what happened a few years ago.
And she had just walked through the door at that time, and she was already thinking about giving her father-in-law a gift.
The key is that despite Ling Yi's treatment of her over the years, she was actually willing to give Ling Yi his father a gift.
After a brief silence, Ling Guozhong looked at Qi Shiyun with a face of shame: "Daughter, dad is sorry for you. Dad didn't teach Ling Yi well. He has made you suffer all these years. He is not worthy of you!"
Qi Shiyun shook her head: "Dad, stop talking, it's all over."
"Okay, no more, no more." Ling Guozhong wiped his face, showing an expression of relief.
Qi Shiyun then spoke again: "Dad, I have something to discuss with you."
When the couple heard this, their hearts suddenly skipped a beat. At the same time, they thought to themselves: 'Could it be that they should treat each other first and then fight, and now they are going to divorce Ling Yi? '
But soon, they felt relieved, and felt that even if she really wanted to divorce Ling Yi, it would be appropriate. After all, they knew that their son was indeed not worthy of her regardless of his virtues.
"Say it." Although Ling Guozhong was very reluctant to give up, he still responded.
"I want..." Qi Shiyun was a little embarrassed, "I want to borrow a few cigarettes from you."
"Borrowing cigarettes?" Ling Guozhong looked confused, "That's it?"
Don't you want to mention divorce?
Not to mention borrowing a few, if you just take them all, I, Ling Guozhong, won't even say a word nonsense!
"Take whatever you want, take whatever you want! Take as much as you have!" Ling Guozhong waved his hand happily.
"You don't need so many, just a few should be enough." Qi Shiyun said with a blush.
Ling Yi asked curiously: "You don't smoke, why do you want a cigarette?"
Qi Shiyun rolled her eyes at Ling Yi rather charmingly, and then explained to Ling Guozhong, "That's what I think. When you settled Ling Yi's debt, didn't you borrow money from the villagers?
They have been owed for several years, and they must be anxious. So I thought, take this opportunity to return the money to them. Then giving them a cigarette is a small gesture from Ling Yi and me. "
