第六章 (第3/5页)

andhandedittome.Ipaidthemoneyandwentbacktothecanteen.IfoundoldLiTou，gavehimtheboneandpattedhimontheshoulder.Isaidtheoldrule.

    OldLiTouwillsendalittleapprenticetodeliverthesoupinthepast，soastosavethosechaimendog‘slackeys.

    Afterclass，Iwenttotheextra-curriculartrusteeshipclassnexttotheschooltopickupmydaughter.ShesawthatIwasnotinahighmood，soshekepttalkingaboutschoolaffairs.Shewantedtomakemehappy.Itouchedherhead，whatwouldyouliketoeatHaveyoufinishedallyourhomework

    Welldone，Dad，doyoumeanwe‘llgotograndma‘stomorrow，Iwanttoeatmygrandmother‘snoodles.

    OK，I‘vesentawechattomygrandmother.Shehasboughtbeefbriskettomakemarinatednoodlesandcolddishesforyou.

    Yeah，mydaughterhappilywalkedinthecorridorofthecommunitywithherponytail.Myparentssaidtheydidn‘tbringmeanygiftsLet‘svideowithmomintheevening.Imissher，mydaughterturnsherheadandsays.

    Inodded.InSeptember，Tuckerhaditsfirstsnow.InNovember，Tuckerwas30degreesbelowzero.Wewerealittlebleakinthecoldwind.

    BeforeIwenttobed，Itookthevideoofmydaughteranddaughter-in-law.Icalledherforthesecondtime.Sheansweredthephoneoutsideinherdownjacket.WhereareyouIaskedinabadtone

    Shedidn‘tanswermyquestion，butshehadafightwithherdaughter.DidDudumisshermotherTheexpressionofgrievanceonthedaughter‘sface，mom，whenwillyoucomebackMyfatherandImissyou.Mydaughterspeciallypulledmeouttocarrythepot.

    Momwillbebackinaweek.I‘llblowitupassoonasIhearit.Won‘titcomebackinthreedaysHaven‘talltheticketsbeenreservedYoudon‘twanttoplayathome，doyouHowmanytimesdidyoucalllastnightWhydidn‘tyouanswerit

    Youhavetocallbackevenlater.Whatareyoudoingoutside

    Mydaughter‘seyesturnedredwhenIexploded.Ipulledmysleeveandtoldmetocalmdown.Istoodupandtookthephoneoutofmydaughter‘sroom.

    Gobacktoyourbedroom，WeiHua，doyouhavesomethingtohidefrommeI‘llgoouttoattendastudentuniontour.Youdon‘tevenknowwheretoopenthedoorofyourhomeIaskedheroutloud.

    Don‘tyouhavetogotoworkDuduhasaparents‘meetingonWednesday.Didn‘tyouhaveanappointmentwiththeteachertodiscussthewintervacationbookclub

    DoyoucareaboutyourhomeandchildrenIputafireonmymobilephone.Ihavealreadysaidhellotothepersonnelandchangedtheticket.

    WeiHua，youhavealreadyarrangedtoinformus，rightIdon‘tcarehowyoureason，youmustcomebackaccordingtotheplan，otherwisedon‘tcomeback.Ihungupthephone，gasped，andturnedtoseemydaughterstandingatthedoorwithredeyes.

    Iforcedtobearmyangerandwenttopickupmydaughter，Duduyourmotherdidnotwantus，Iknowthisisnotgoodtosaytothechild，buttheangerinmyheartcannotbetolerated.

    Duduputhisarmsaroundmyneckandhisfacewasclosetomyforehead.Myparentswouldn‘