Chapter 17
Ling Yuan drove back to the Ling residence, Elder Ling was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, Grandma was busy at the dining table, and Auntie Huang was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
“Grandpa, Grandma, I’m back.”
Ling Yuan’s mother died early and his father, Ling Xiao, was away on business often not being around, he had always lived with his grandparents and was brought up by them.
However, Ling Xiao is at home today because today is Ling Yuan’s birthday when he turns eighteen and has specially flown back from abroad to celebrate his birthday.
Ling Xiao and Elder Ling meant to help him make a big deal of it, but Ling Yuan refused, Ling Xiao and Elder Ling saw that he insisted, so they had to promise him to keep a low profile, except that the relatives and friends who knew about it sent gifts, and the housekeeper, Chang Bo, has been collecting gifts since morning, receiving them hand over fist.
Elder Ling looked up from the newspaper and took off his presbyopic glasses, “Well, back, your dad is upstairs, go call him down for dinner.”
“Okay, grandpa.”
Ling Yuan went up to the second floor, his dad was in the study.
He gently knocked on the door and only pushed it open when he heard “Come in” from inside.
There was an elegant middle-aged man sitting in front of the desk, holding a picture in his hand.
Ling Yuan shouted, “Dad.”
Ling Xiao hmms, “Back, sit down.”
Ling Yuan knows that the photo in his dad’s hand is of his mom, he must be thinking about his mom again, “Dad, go down to eat.”
Ling Xiao and his wife are very close, his wife has been gone for so many years, he has not thought of finding a new one, but it is the old man Ling mentioned a few times, see he really does not have the heart, over the years will not mention.
Ling Xiao saw that it was him, and hastily the photo frame will be upside down on the table, looked up and answered, “Okay, coming.”
Ling Yuan looks at the white hair on Ling Xiao’s head, his nose is a little sour, his breathing is heavy, he wants to comfort his dad, wants to say that actually he is already fine, even if he sees his mom’s picture, he won’t have an attack.
But looking at his dad’s careful eyes, the more and more he couldn’t say anything, because he didn’t dare to guarantee if he really wouldn’t have an attack.
Ling Yuan closed his eyes and said, “Dad, mom has been gone for thirteen years, you ……”
Ling Xiao understands what Ling Yuan means, he waved his hand, “Don’t worry, dad’s body is fine.”
Ling Xiao wiped his eyes, picked up the glasses on the desktop and put them on, stood up and gently patted his shoulder, “Let’s go, let’s eat.”
After eating, Auntie Huang照 carries a cake and puts it on the table, “Young master, happy birthday.”
“Thank you Auntie Huang.”
Grandma Ling only took a candle and stuck it on the cake, “Ah Jiu, come on, make a wish and blow out the candle.”
Ah Jiu was Ling Yuan’s nickname, he was born in September and his mom gave it to him.
In the beginning it was Song Che and the others who called him Jiu, and then everyone followed suit.
Ling Yuan didn’t make a wish, his wish had always been that his mom could come back to spend his birthday with him and accompany his dad to travel around the world, but it was impossible for this wish to come true. Since it couldn’t come true, there was no need to make a wish.
After blowing out the candles and eating the cake, Grandma Ling took a box out from her room, “Abuchi, this is what your mom left behind, now that you are an adult, the things will be given to you for safekeeping, and when you have a daughter-in-law in the future give it to your daughter-in-law.”
Inside were some jewelry that his mom hadn’t worn.
Ling Yuan was silent for a long time, and the atmosphere in the living room froze, the other three people all looked at him nervously.
After a long while, he suddenly laughed, his tone relaxed, “Grandma, I’ve only just turned eighteen, not twenty-eight, how anxious do you all have to be for me to get a daughter-in-law?”
Grandma Ling sighed in relief, in the family, something about “mom” has always been taboo, they don’t know which point is Ling Yuan’s emotional outbursts, even when chatting, they are deliberately avoiding to say this word.
In the past two years, I don’t know if it’s because I’ve grown up a little bit, and it’s okay to mention it once in a while, but they still don’t feel comfortable with it, and that’s why Ling Xiao was holding back the photos as soon as he saw Ling Yuan come in.
“It’s not like I’m letting you get a daughter-in-law right away, what are you in a hurry for? However, if you have a favorite girl in these years, you can settle down. Only ……”
She looked at her own imposing grandson, “Over the years, I haven’t heard of you developing a crush on any girl, not even a close one, just staring at your racing cars, computers, and games, there’s nothing wrong with this sexual orientation of yours, right?”
Ling Yuan looked at Grandma Ling magically, “Grandma, you’re quite trendy in your thinking huh? You even know about this? You don’t even know about coming out of the closet, do you?”
Grandma Ling glared at him, “Why can’t I know that? I also know your latest internet phrases, what is YYDS, what is 10 action, what is conspicuous package. Anyway, I don’t care about others, you can’t find me a boyfriend back, ouch ouch~”
Grandma Ling covered her heart, “When I think of that scenario, grandma’s little heart is pounding.”
Ling Yuan hurriedly patted her back and flattered her, “I can’t imagine that you are so hip, Grandma, it seems that we can have a lot in common in the future. Grandma, don’t worry, your grandson, I’m a big straight man and will never be in the situation you described. Grandpa, you should also learn from grandma, so that when you have little grandchildren in the future, your thoughts won’t lag behind.”
Elder Ling took a newspaper and slapped it onto him, “Brat, flirting with grandpa, still have little heavy grandchildren, wait until you have a girlfriend.”
Elder Ling didn’t know what to think of, stroking his beard and laughed, “Nowadays, young people talk about a love affair, to say that to get married that’s still early, like me and your grandmother’s era, see a side of the right feeling to get married, how to save time.”
Ling Yuan stretched out his long legs and said, “Grandpa, your thinking is not right. Blind marriages are still practiced.”
“I didn’t ask you to marry blindly, what’s your hurry?” Elder Ling was so angry that his beard twitched.
Ling Yuan hugged the box, looking lazy, “This is what you guys said ah, I can just take the chicken feather as an arrow, if I really fancy which girl, can not stop me, then do not tell me what the door is right.”
Elder Ling laughed and scolded, “Your father I didn’t ask for the right family, you here, even less limit, but, I ugly words in front, you don’t find me a woman with an unclear identity back then, our Ling family can’t afford to lose this person.”
“Grandpa, even if you don’t believe in your grandson’s vision, you still have to believe in your education, I can find you an unsavory person back?”
This point Ling old man is very favorable, this child is his hand to bring up, although sometimes some mixed up, a lot of small problems, but to say to break into big trouble almost no. This child has a scale in his heart, knows what can be done, what can not be done, never touch the bottom line.
This child’s vision is also high, the general girl he can not see, Ling old man mouth does not say, the heart of this grandson is still very satisfied.