rose ashes

Ye Luoxing inherited Luo Yang's face which was cold and expressionless, but the reddish corners of his eyes inherited from Ye Gu made him more affectionate. He combined Luo Yang's calmness with Ye Gu's interesting soul, so he has been lucky in love until now.

This made Ye Gu feel not very good. Although he had good luck with women in the past, looking at Ye Luoxing in front of him, he was so good at pleasing girls that he really couldn't figure out who he learned this from.

First of all, it wouldn't be him. After all, it was well known how unromantic he was in the past. He was often laughed at by his friends, who said that he only had a good-looking appearance, but people would run away as soon as he opened his mouth.

There was a parents' meeting this week. Ye Luoxing had outstanding grades, but Ye Gu was left behind to talk to the head teacher alone.
The first thing the head teacher said was: "It's very presumptuous, but it is related to the child's current studies. Do you have a more open view of love education for Ye Luoxing?"

That was probably Ye Gu’s second most helpless moment. The first most helpless moment before that was when there was no news from Luo Yang.

Ye Gu uttered two weak words "No" after listening to the teacher's one-hour spiritual communication.

On the way back, there was a father and son, one tall and one short, and a nanny car following slowly on the side of the road.
Ye Luoxing looked at Ye Gu, and seemed to have guessed what he had just experienced in the teacher's office. He reached out and patted Ye Gu's shoulder with a serious tone.

Ye Gu was stunned: "?"

Ye Luoxing comforted him like a person who had experienced it: "Did the teacher ask you to talk about my views on love? It's okay, just get used to it. After all, you may experience it many times in the future, dad."

Ye Gu laughed angrily and looked at his good son with his hands crossed.
"You seem quite proud. Do you feel proud to have so many girls around you?"

Ye Luoxing didn't like lying, so he didn't deny it, but he wasn't narcissistic enough to admit it directly. He turned the tables and said, "What can Dad say? It means you had the same feeling before."

This brat in front of him, who was so young and obedient before, is only in the sixth grade now, but he has already made him lose face. Ye Gu's face was slightly gloomy, and the atmosphere was dull for a long time. After a while, Ye deliberately did not get angry unexpectedly, but took Ye Luoxing to the car and said: "Before going home, I will take you to a place first."

Ye Luoxing looked at Ye Gu. He was always good at observing people's expressions. He asked calmly, "Dad, are you angry?"

Ye Gu opened the thermos and handed it over. "To be honest, I was a little angry at first, but now, I just think it was my negligence towards you, so it's not your fault."

Ye Luoxing was holding a thermos, which contained Tremella and lotus seed soup. Because he didn't like the skin of red dates, the red dates had been pitted and peeled, and were scattered among the Tremella.

"Xingxing, have you never seen your grandparents?"

Ye Luoxing was stunned for a moment and nodded. Indeed, he had never seen his grandparents since he was born. At that time, he thought that not every child had grandparents, so he didn't care. But after he grew up, he thought that maybe their family had some unspeakable secrets, so he didn't think of asking about this matter.

"In fact, you have always had a grandma and a grandpa. You are no different from others. Now I will take you to meet her, your grandma."

After drinking half of the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup, Ye Luoxing turned to look at Ye Gu, "Grandma, what does she look like?"

"Your grandmother..."
Ye Gu paused, a faint smile on his cheek, "She is a very strong woman, that's why you have a mother. She is a person who will stop and admire anyone who sees her."

Most people know about Yang Yue and Luo Jiancheng's experience of starting a family business after they got married, but few people know that before she met Luo Jiancheng, Yang Yue's legend could have continued and become a bright banner that could not be ignored.

In the late 1970s, Yang Yue's family was one of the most affluent. Her father was in business and her mother was in the education industry. She was the only daughter in the family. Her father was worried about her mother being burdened, so he insisted on not having more children after Yang Yue was born. Therefore, there was no idea of ​​favoring boys over girls in the family. Yang Yue grew up in a very happy environment, which also created her beautiful character and her never-give-up spirit. Even though she understood the dark side of society, she was willing to stick to those few beliefs.

Therefore, after graduating from university, she did not choose to continue her studies, but chose to go to a remote area. Unexpectedly, her father, who had always doted on her, actually supported her approach and told her that since she had chosen to endure hardships, she should learn to forget her previous superior life so that she could truly step into the ground and walk firmly.

With his own abilities, Yang Yue founded a school in the countryside for children and adults who were eager to learn but did not have the conditions.
At first, she was the only one teaching all the subjects. Later, Li Yan learned about her plan and used her own strength and resources to create a program to encourage students to teach in rural areas. Gradually, a large number of college students and people with such intentions began to participate.

"And then what happened? Was Grandma always there? Was she always doing this?"

The car turned left, and there were vast expanses of green in front of us. Compared with the city, the view was obviously wider.

Ye Gu shook his head, "Then there were new changes."

Yang Yue discovered that most people in rural areas do not actually have the bad habit of being conservative in their lives, but because of long-standing problems in their concepts, which have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of most people. Therefore, there are so many people who show off and pride themselves by marrying off their girls early.

So Yang Yue left there for two years, during which time she handed over the affairs there to teachers she trusted.

During those two years, Yang Yue regained her enthusiasm for research, and with the help of a university professor who once wanted her to stay on campus, the school library became her home again.

She started out as an auditor in the psychology major, but achieved better grades than regular students. The professor valued her talent and once again extended an olive branch to her, saying that she could stay and could even choose to pursue a master's and doctoral degree. Her qualifications would be of great use one day, but Yang Yue declined again.

The professor didn't understand why she was so persistent until he found out what Yang Yue had done in the past few years. Then he felt relieved. He had never been wrong. From the moment Yang Yue entered school, he knew, and was 100% sure, that this child with such determination in his eyes would definitely be a star that could not be ignored in the future, and would be the star that was the farthest away but could emit the brightest light.

The subsequent development was not difficult to predict. After completing her studies, Yang Yue returned to the countryside and continued her career. It was also at this time that the United Nations contacted her.
This is a turning point. Logically speaking, Yang Yue will reach a higher level and will be seen by people all over the world in the future. That is such a proud thing.

But she refused, and no one knows why, and the United Nations expressed regret.

"So why did grandma refuse? What a pity."
Ye Luoxing frowned. This was truly a great opportunity. Even he knew that opportunities that could not be bought with money were the most precious.

Ye Gu smiled regretfully, "Because at that time, she met your grandfather."
At that time, Luo Jiancheng was still a young man with a passion and pure ideals. He had a handsome appearance, a righteous character, a relatively good family background, a good education, and a positive outlook. He was also one of the people who came to teach.

During the time Yang Yue spent with him, she naturally developed feelings for him. In fact, to be precise, Yang Yue's requirements for choosing a partner have always been very high, and she is very clear-headed and rational. She is definitely not someone who can be deceived by a man just by beckoning his fingers.

However, Luo Jiancheng did not just promise her, but accompanied her to do everything she wanted to do, and they had similar ideas and concepts. Over time, their feelings developed naturally.

In fact, Luo Jiancheng never asked Yang Yue to give up her career after getting married. It was just that Yang Yue finally chose to focus more on her family. But at the same time, she would still be responsible for her career, but would leave more to the young people who came later. As the team grows, having successors is not a problem.

It is undeniable that Yang Yue lived a very happy life in the first half of her life. Luo Jiancheng was ambitious and family-oriented, and he always cared a lot about her. But no one knew when Luo Jiancheng began to change. Perhaps it was the first setback in his career, or perhaps it was that love itself did not have a long shelf life. No one could tell the reason, except themselves.

In the cemetery, in front of Yang Yue’s grave, there are two bunches of fresh calla lilies, which are her favorite flowers.

Ye Gu took the flowers that Liu Min had prepared in advance and handed them to Ye Luoxing.
"This is not your first time to see your grandmother. When you were born, your mother brought you to see her. But later, for various reasons, your mother never brought you again, and I respect her decision."

"If you have anything you want to say to grandma, you can tell her. Let's treat today as a special meeting."

Ye Luoxing held a bouquet of flowers and stared at the beautiful and delicate face on the tombstone with burning eyes.
He slowly squatted down, placed the bouquet in front of the tombstone, stretched out his hand and silently brushed over Yang Yue's name, brushing away the dust.

"Hello, grandma. I am your star. But grandma is more powerful than me. I am everyone's star. I think you must want to see mom more than you want to see me."
Ye Gu, who was standing behind him, was lost in thought when he heard this, and looked deeply at the shoulders that were not broad enough. "Next time, Xingxing will definitely come with mom to see grandma, grandma, don't worry, mom is fine now, we are all fine, but if grandma is here, it might be better, but it doesn't matter, we will meet in the end."
Ye Luoxing didn't seem to have such a heavy feeling about life and death, perhaps it was because Luo Yang had been educating him in this aspect since he was a child. Looking at Ye Luoxing who talked about life and death so frankly, Ye Gu suddenly felt that this might not be a bad thing.

On the way back, the two didn't speak for a long time.

When they reached the red light, Ye Luoxing glanced at Ye Gu and asked, "Dad, you didn't see grandpa. Is it because he is not convenient?"

Ye Gu said in a hoarse voice: "Yes."

"Is it because he's in prison?"
Ye Gu's pupils trembled suddenly, and he turned sideways to look at Ye Luoxing: "Why do you say that?"

Ye Luoxing sighed, "Because among the two bouquets of flowers in front of the tombstone just now, one had the name of the prison written on it, and also had my grandfather's name, Luo Jiancheng. Although I have never met him, I still know his name."

Ye Gu was ashamed. He didn't even notice these details just now.

"I think maybe Grandpa would send a bouquet of flowers every year, Dad."
Ye Gu did not deny it, it was indeed true.

Ye Luoxing sighed deeply: "So love will also become worthless until it disappears."

“Love never dies.”
Ye Luoxing turned his head: "?"
Ye Gu corrected him word by word: "Love just changed, just like grandma and grandpa, because of some reasons, love began to change, turning into family affection and responsibility, then alienation, and finally into regret and guilt."

"In fact, love is always there, it just exists in different forms and accompanies them throughout their lives."

Ye Luoxing pursed her lips, "So Dad wants to teach me about love today?"

Ye Gu laughed and shook his head: "Xingxing, love cannot be taught to others, because everyone's love is innate, just like your love for Lego. If one day someone breaks the toy you have always cherished, you will be angry and sad. This is because of love. "

“Love can be big or small, you can love food, love travel, no one can deny the high or low status of your love just because the things you love are small.”

Ye Luoxing seemed to understand, "So everyone loves many people?"

"Xingxing, you have received a lot of love letters. Have you read them?"
Ye Luoxing shook his head. He didn’t like so many words. It made him dizzy. But when he received the letters, he looked at those sincere eyes and couldn’t bear to refuse.

"If you were asked to write a love letter, who would you want to write it to?"

Ye Luoxing had a tangled expression, but to no avail for a long while: "I don't have anyone I want to write about. I don't like any of them, even though they are all excellent."

"It means that the good qualities in them are not enough for you to want to protect them or want to continue to have such a feeling."

Ye Luoxing didn't ask any more questions until they were almost home, then he grabbed Ye Gu's sleeve with an urgent look in his eyes.
"Then why is Daddy with Mommy?"

Ye Gu turned around and looked at the house with the lights on, then turned around and pulled Ye Luoxing out of the car, his voice mellow.
"Because I hope that every day when I come home and see the light turned on, I will think that it was she who turned on the light for me. I hope that the slippers at the door are her size and the style she likes, not someone else's. I hope that the mother of my child is her, not someone else."

"So Xingxing, when you are unsure about your feelings, don't let girls get sad because of your vague response. This is the responsibility that boys should have. I won't stop you from having someone you like, but you have to respect them. This is what you should do first before falling in love."

At that time, the door of the villa opened, and Luo Yang saw the father and son standing at the door. She laughed and waved: "What are you doing standing at the door? Come in quickly, today we have your favorite dishes~"

"coming."

Ye Luoxing looked up at the brightly lit room, and vaguely saw a blurry figure in his mind. Perhaps, he also had hope for someone who lit the lights, but he was not sure. Maybe his love had not yet found its direction.

He didn't think any more, took off the schoolbag behind him, and trotted to catch up with Ye Gu.

"Mom, can I invite Sang Mumu to come over to play at home tomorrow?"
"Sure, just tell Aunt Huaiyu later. Why not ask An'an to come along?"
"Well...of course we can ask him to come along, so let's go together."

The warm yellow light in the house warms people's hearts. By the window, a yellow and white cat is walking around the vase with an unsatisfied look, and finally lies down comfortably next to the faded Winey Bear doll.
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