Chapter 317 Looking Back (Subscribe)

   After breakfast, Lu Dong went to the second grandfather to help early. Today, the old man celebrates his birthday. Although he will not be a big banquet for guests, a large family should have four or five tables.

All the dishes were cooked by himself, so Sun Qinghai pulled the stove over in the middle of the morning and prepared to make a big feast at noon. Lv Jianren drove Lv Dong's car to the market to buy vegetables, and Lv Dong directed a few younger generations to move the Eight Immortals table from house to house. Borrow a large bowl.

  The second grandfather has stock at home, and several sandalwood trays and silver jugs are matched.

   This is also secretly preserved from that special era.

   Lv Jianwu came back from Quannan specially, and hung a newly mounted pair of nave in the middle of the main room.

   This is a painting made by the second grandfather, a picture of Songhe extension.

  There are vertical scrolls hanging on both sides of the central hall, and the letter: Longevity is not old in Nanshan, and blessings are like the long water flow of the East Sea.

   "Old, old, in the end, I have to draw and write these things myself." The second grandfather stood in the main room, looking at Zhongtang with his hands behind his back.

  Lu Zhenlin said next to him, "Second brother, whose calligraphy and painting in our village can compare to yours?"

   Lu Dong just came in, heard this, and said, "Second grandpa, we just don't have enough reputation. We need to find a company to run it, and you should be a good calligrapher and painter."

   Hearing the grandchildren compliment the best and most proud thing in this life, the second grandfather couldn't help laughing: "Don't brag for me, I know how many pounds and taels at my level."

   Lu Zhenlin said: "We are ten miles and eight townships, you can count on your level."

  Lu Tao came in from outside, Lu Dong greeted him to set up a table and put stools together, and asked the two people outside to bring in the borrowed Eight Immortals Table.

  The main room is the largest, and two tables should be placed.

   Fortunately, there has been no report of the Siberian cold in the past few days, even if there is no stove, people can sit in this place at noon.

   Several tables in the room were set up, Lu Dong was done with his work, and Lu Jianwu dragged him to speak at the gate.

"You can expand at a speed." Although Lu Jianwu has the title of legal counsel in Lu Dong's company, he has nothing to do recently, and he did not go to the university town: "I went to the Quannan three shop last weekend to see, Heh...that business is good, and people are crowded."

   He sat on the stool south of the door: "On weekends, if you want to enter the hot pot restaurant, you have to wait in line and wait for the number to be called. When I went there, there were about ten numbers in the queue."

  Lu Dong took a horse and sat down: "On the weekends, there are many people, so I can't get to the point of queuing normally."

   Lu Jianwu said the truth: "Dongzi, fortunately you didn't promise to follow me at that time. If you follow me, it will really delay your development."

Lu Dong could naturally hear his uncle and nephew, the eighth uncle said it sincerely, and continued, "Eighth uncle, I have just entered Quannan, and no one has paid attention to my small shops, and I will inevitably encounter some troubles later. , If there is a legal matter, I will trouble you."

   Lu Jianwu patted his arm: "Don't talk about your family, you are taking care of my business."

The black Santana came from the north. Lv Jianren parked the car, opened the trunk and called someone to unload the car. All kinds of vegetables and meat bought from the factory were sent to Sun Qinghai by a few juniors. A few aunts and aunts came to pick vegetables. Start with Sun Qinghai.

   Lv Jianwu joked with Lv Jianren: "Seventh brother, okay, let's get into the car."

   Lu Jianren said casually: "If Dongzi dares to give it, I will accept it."

   This is all a joke, Lu Dong continued: "Seventh Uncle, you can drive."

   Lu Jiansong walked over from the north at this time, Lu Jianwu frowned slightly: "Invited him?"

   Lv Jianren said: "Jiansong still has to invite him, and there are wine bureaus who come uninvited."

   Not to mention, Lu Jiansong was very conscious of coming here to celebrate his birthday, so he brought a writing brush for the second grandfather, the kind that was sold at a street stall in a large collection.

   People like Lv Dong and Lv Jianren are all about the money. The standard of Lujia Village is 20 yuan.

  Regardless of the value of things, there is always a heart. It is always good for people to come to celebrate their birthdays. Even if you know that this person is used to drinking from noon to night, you can't drive people away.

  Lu Jiansong came out of the house, moved a high horse and sat down, ready to cross his legs.

   Lv Jianren suddenly asked: "Jiansong, what black socks are you wearing today?"

   Hearing this, Lu Jiansong's leg that he was about to stretch out quickly retracted. He didn't want to pay attention to Lu Jianren, but said to Lu Dong, "Don't you want to invite Uncle Song for a drink? Why is there no news here?"

   Lu Dong wondered, when did he say he invited him to drink?

   But as a junior, and on the old street, it’s not easy to talk.

  Lu Jianren took over the words: "What's the point of drinking with the little one, we brothers will drink later, flat end..."

   Just after eleven o'clock, Sun Qinghai started cooking the dishes. Brothers Lv Jianren and Lv Jianwu greeted people to sit at home. There were four tables in total.

   There was a sudden noise from a car outside. Lu Dong thought that someone from outside came to celebrate his birthday, so he quickly went out with Uncle Seven.

   After all, the second grandpa also has many painting and calligraphy friends outside.

   Although I specifically told people not to come, it is possible that people will come quietly.

  Lu Dong came to the door and found that a red Beverly car had just stopped on the street. The driver's door was opened, and a middle-aged man came down.

  The people around were quite surprised when they saw the middle-aged man.

   "Lu Jiandao!"

   Lu Jianren's voice came from behind, and people came to the door.

   "Seventh." Lv Jiandao took a birthday cake from the car, as if he didn't see anyone else on the street, he smiled at Lv Dong: "Dongzi, long time no see."

   Lu Dong's polite response: "Uncle."

   After a while, the news had already reached the inside. Lu Zhenlin and the older generation accompanied the second grandmother and the second grandfather out of the house, and Lu Dong quickly stepped aside.

   As soon as the second grandma saw Lu Jiandao, her tears rolled down uncontrollably, and everyone was unsteady. The third grandma next to her quickly supported her.

  The second grandpa's face was black like the bottom of a pot. He wanted to talk, but coughed one after another.

   "Father, Mother." Lv Jiandao took a step forward with the cake: "I'm back."

  The second grandmother covered her mouth to keep herself from crying.

  The second grandfather followed that breath and shouted angrily: "Get out! Get out now! You..."

  Although I don’t want to see everyone, but in the end, he is the son of the second grandfather, and he finally came back after his birthday.

   Lu Dong is too young to say such a thing.

   "Second brother, calm down, calm down." Lv Zhenlin hurriedly took the message: "It's a good thing to come back from Jiandao, let's go home and say, it's cold, don't stand on the street."

  Lu Jiandao knew where to break through, and shouted to the second grandmother: "Mother..."

  The second grandmother couldn't help crying, no matter how unfilial the child is, no matter how wrong it is, it is the flesh that fell from the mother's body after all.

   "You bastard!" The second grandmother scolded first, then whispered, "Go in first, let's go in and talk about it."

   The second grandfather did not speak, turned around and walked back, the second grandma winked at Lu Jiandao and hurriedly followed.

   Lu Jiandao followed and walked home.

   Lu Zhenlin took a look, sighed, and went home.

  Even if it’s a relative, some things are hard to say.

   Lv Jianren and Lv Jiandao are cousins, and their shoulders are drooping and shrugging up rarely.

   Lu Dong grabbed the seventh uncle and said, "I have hatred and grudges, let's talk about it after today. Today is the day when the second grandpa celebrates his birthday."

   Lu Jianren endured: "If I had known he was coming, I should have waited at the entrance of the village, breaking a leg and then talking about the other."

   Lv Jianwu also persuaded at this time: "Seventh brother, I am also angry and want to teach him a lesson, today is not the time."

   Lu Jianren slumped his shoulders and walked in.

   Lu Dong and Lu Jianwu followed.

  Because Lu Jiandao came back, the yard was a little messy.

   In the main room, the second grandfather was sitting on the big chair, looking at Lv Jiandao, Lv Jiandao's cake was placed on the table of the Eight Immortals, and he was somewhat embarrassed to see no one around to talk to him.

   But after all, he was a leading cadre in a public unit like the Palace of Culture. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and scattered it for the people around him.

  I don't know the attitude of the second grandfather, no one dares to take cigarettes easily.

   "Third uncle." Lu Jiandao handed a red panda to Lu Zhenlin's hand, and said in a low voice, "Look, don't be because of me today..."

   Anyway, when people came back, Lu Zhenlin also wanted the second brother and his family to untangle the knot. Even if they didn't get back to before Lu Jiandao left, it would be fine for both sides to make phone calls from time to time.

   He took the cigarette and said, "Jiandao, I won't say much else. You should know how you have done over the years."

   Lu Jiandao scattered the cigarettes for the others around him and said, "There are numbers, there are numbers."

   Others saw that Lu Zhenlin took the cigarette, so he accepted the cigarette.

  Lu Jiandao came to the table and pushed the birthday cake to the second grandmother who was sitting on the stool: "Mother, I bought a birthday cake for Dad..."

   "Throw me out!" The second grandfather's tone, how could he come right over: "Seventh, eighth, throw me out!"

  The second grandmother was also very angry, but she held the cake tightly with one hand, for fear that the old man would come and grab it.

  As a mother, my heart is still towards my son.

  Even for many years, the son who was close at hand not only didn't come back to see, he didn't even make a phone call.

   But today, people are back, and it’s good to be back.

   "Second brother, the child is back." Lu Zhenlin is a close uncle, and if he can persuade peace, he will naturally persuade him to make peace: "Even if he makes a mistake, isn't this turning back? People say that a prodigal son can't pay for his return..."

   He winked at Lu Jiandao: "Jiandao is a state cadre, and many times he can't help it."

The second grandfather pointed at Lv Jiandao and said, "If he really does something important, I won't talk about it. In a place like the Cultural Palace, what is he busy with? He's so busy that he doesn't even have time to call his parents during the New Year? His father went to the unit to find him, but he couldn't find anyone?"

   Lu Jiandao said quickly: "Father, mother, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

   Such a big man, in front of the whole family, plopped down on his knees in the middle of the main room: "I know what I've done is wrong. Over the years, my head has been caught in the door, and I'm ignorant and confused, so please forgive me this time!"

  The second grandpa didn't even see him. If it had been a few years earlier, there might have been a hope and hope in his heart.

   But after all these years, my heart has been cold.

  Although he is not as good as Lu Zhenlin, he is also a person with some knowledge. Does this person really turn back when he says he will?

  I haven’t come back for more than ten years, and I suddenly figured it out today?

  The second grandmother was different. Seeing her son kneeling in the house, the tears she had just wiped came down again. She whispered to the second grandfather, "Look, the child knows it's wrong."

  Lv Zhenlin's thoughts, the second brother and the second sister-in-law are both old, and they celebrate their birthday again today.

   "Let's serve the food and talk while we eat." Lu Zhenlin said to Lu Dong, "Dongzi, ask someone to serve the food."

   (end of this chapter)