Chapter 827: Chapter 829: Buy Them All
So when mom told him about this matter, he hadn’t had many thoughts. After that, they drove overnight to grandma’s house, and he did not see grandma co to the door to greet him. He went into the house and found grandma lying on the old bed. He walked over and softly called her grandma.
But grandma never responded to his calls again. At that mont, Xiao Yifei truly understood what mom ant when she said grandma would be gone forever. It ant he would never eat grandma’s cooking again, wear the clothes grandma washed, and from now on, there would no longer be grandma.
That was Xiao Yifei’s first experience of parting. He always thought grandma would forever be the image in his mory, waiting for him every night with dinner ready. But now, all of this could only happen in dreams.
Later, his parents each rebuilt their families, and Xiao Yifei lived at grandpa’s house for a long ti. He always felt a sense of guilt toward grandma, thinking if he hadn’t left her to study in the big city back then, grandma would never have left.
Whenever he recalled grandma over the years, he realized the love grandma had for him was far deeper than he imagined. The love his parents couldn’t give him, grandpa and grandma gave him everything.
Grandpa alone raised him from a mischievous little boy to where he is today, fully aware of how challenging it must have been. An old man, busy with hospital work during the day—grandpa was so dedicated—ca back at night to cook for him and tutor his studies.
He also had to endure the pain of losing soone who had accompanied him his whole life. But grandpa never spoke about these pains to Lin Mu.
In fact, Xiao Yifei had almost no mories of his parents. After mom ford a new family, she disappeared from his world, and as for dad, apart from having to co back for Chinese New Year, he was silent the rest of the year.
Xiao Yifei harbored complex feelings toward his parents. On one hand, they were his parents, blood ties closer than water, and he loved them. But, on the other hand, he hated them; they had almost never fulfilled their responsibilities in raising him.
Sotis he would wonder what he would do if one day his father or mother ca asking for help. He pondered his actions, as in this world, his true family consisted of just them two, making it truly hard for him to make decisions.
Xiao Yifei drove the director’s car towards ho. It was already evening by now, past rush hour, and there were few cars on the road. But Xiao Yifei drove slowly as he wasn’t in a hurry to get ho. This was the best ti for solitude, and the nightti scenery was so beautiful. He drove while enjoying the rare peace.
Suddenly, he saw an elderly man across the road pushing a bicycle selling sugar-coated haws, seemingly ready to go ho with so leftover sugar-coated haws not sold. He realized he hadn’t had sugar-coated haws in a long ti.
His grandpa always bought them for him back then. Since no one bought them for him now, he decided to buy them for himself. He parked by the roadside and ran towards the elderly man.
The elderly man saw an unfamiliar man running towards him, got startled, and began to push his bike, trying to run. Xiao Yifei thought, why are you running, I’m just here to buy so sugar-coated haws, not causing harm. So he shouted, “Sir, don’t run, I just want to buy so sugar-coated haws, don’t run!”
Upon hearing Xiao Yifei, the old man slowly stopped and looked at him doubtfully, ready to run anyti.
When he got near, Xiao Yifei waved his hand and said, “Sir, I’m truly here to buy sugar-coated haws.” He took out his wallet, extracted a twenty-yuan note, and handed it over. Only then did the old man completely believe him.
“Young man, why run at night, you scared . How many sugar-coated haws do you want?”
Feeling embarrassed upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei feared the old man would leave quickly, making him miss out on the sugar-coated haws, not realizing he’d cause such a commotion.
“I want two,” he thought for a mont then said, “Make it four. Thank you, sir. Why are you still out here so late?” After asking, he realized how silly his question was. It must be for making a living; far too many are forced by life’s circumstances. Wealthy people never understand what a hundred yuan ans to a poor elderly person.
“I was thinking of finishing selling these sugar-coated haws before going ho, but seems I won’t sell them all.” The old man said disappointedly.
Xiao Yifei looked at the elderly man before him, his back bent slightly, and his face etched with the passage of ti. Nothing saddened Xiao Yifei more than seeing elderly people like him.
He thought for a mont and said, “Sir, I’ll buy all these sugar-coated haws. Our family of four loves sugar-coated haws so I’ll buy more for them.”
The old man’s face showed surprise yet slight embarrassnt. Still, he said nothing and packed all the sugar-coated haws, handing them to Xiao Yifei.
“A total of forty yuan.”
Xiao Yifei paid him and left.
The old man’s facial expression seed complex as he watched Xiao Yifei leave. Mixed with emotions, he realized the young man tried to help with a kind lie and preserved his dignity.
Tang Rong saw Xiao Yifei co back with more than ten sugar-coated haws and got startled. “Wow, why did you buy so many sugar-coated haws? Did you win a prize or sothing? Can you finish them?” And she casually took a few from him.
“When have you ever seen a prize for buying sugar-coated haws? I’ve loved them since I was a kid, so finally seeing them on the road, I bought more.” Xiao Yifei didn’t tell Tang Rong the truth, feeling it wasn’t necessary.
“You bought so many, won’t finish them all. How much do you love sugar-coated haws!” Tang Rong said in wonder, seeing soone buy so many for the first ti.
“Help eat two, and Miaomiao eats two, I’ll finish the rest. Can’t waste them, I spent money on them.” Xiao Yifei said.
“They’ll surely lt soon, you should put them in the fridge first.” Each of them ate one, then stored the rest in the fridge.
“Why did you co back so late today, worked overti again?” Tang Rong casually asked.
“No overti, there was a dinner in the hospital, then I drove the director ho, chatted with the director’s wife, and t the sugar-coated haws seller on the way back. Hence, I bought so.” Xiao Yifei said, happy that Tang Rong asked about his life.
“Aren’t you visiting that wealthy woman anymore?” Tang Rong knew he had gone to dinner, feeling relieved inside.
“No need to go lately, she has no major health issues, just exhausted and needs good care.” Xiao Yifei attentively observed Tang Rong’s expression, wanting to find hints she cared about him.
“Alright, then I’ll rest now.” With that, Tang Rong went into the bedroom.
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