I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 54 I don't need to ask, he dare not answer

Chapter 54 I don't need to ask, he dare not answer
Bai Xuan's hometown is located in the Old Chenghuang Street.

There are two large courtyards in the front and back. It is a single-family villa with a garden of three floors in total.

However, it is very old, with a history of more than 80 years, and has undergone various repairs and additions by three generations.

What remains today are only some bricks and tiles on the exterior; even the load-bearing walls and internal structures have long been changed.

Because the repairs were done in a timely manner and many patches were applied, there were no problems with water or power outages when living there.

At most, the third floor and the attic serve as old libraries and have long been covered in dust.

When he was a child, Bai Xuan liked to climb to the top attic to watch the stars, but now he can't even push open the wooden door. He doesn't know what is holding it down and crushing it.

This courtyard is of course a large house passed down from ancestors.

However, it was not originally the Bai family's mansion, but originally belonged to a wealthy family named Shangguan.

More than fifty years ago, the whole family was struck by plague and was isolated for treatment. Only a little girl survived.

The little girl also suffered from psychological problems caused by the disease. She stayed at home all day and dared not see anyone, guarding the house.

Later, the old man came to Luzhou alone to wander around. At first, he was penniless and had no place to sleep. He delivered newspapers during the day and found a recliner and slept wrapped in his coat at night. Coincidentally, the recliner he chose was just opposite this house.

I lay there like this for a month. One day when I woke up, I found an extra blanket on my body and a stainless steel thermal box next to it, which contained pickles and hot porridge.

At first, the old man didn't know what was going on. He pretended to be asleep the next day and secretly saw that the door of the house was opened and a girl wrapped like a dumpling walked out slowly. She looked around for fear of being discovered and brought him hot meals and dishes.

Her name is Shangguan Ying.

Then, she became Bai Xuan's grandmother.

The old man always boasted about his handsome appearance, so grandma fell in love with him at first sight. Although he felt the same way, this is called a two-way relationship.

However, this matter was ruthlessly exposed by Grandma. Bai Xuan lay on Grandma's lap. Shangguan Ying, the ageless beauty, smiled and said, "The girl, who was only sixteen years old at the time, was afraid that this person would starve to death or freeze to death on her doorstep. She would then be questioned by the Public Security Bureau. That's why she convinced herself to leave the house. In the final analysis... she was afraid of trouble."

"Then why don't you chase him away?" Bai Xuan, who was only five years old, asked with his head tilted.

"Well, maybe it's because we share the same suffering... Even though I live in a house and he's lying on the street, at that moment I felt that we were the same, we were both alone."

When she said this, her smile was gentle but also sad. Even after decades, she still hasn't been able to completely get over it.

In short, as the old man became a gigolo, this mansion became the ancestral home of the Bai family.

Bai Xuan walked into the yard and saw the cardboard boxes placed in the yard by the moving company.

An old man with white hair and a youthful face was playing the radio in the yard, singing Huangmei Opera slowly and leisurely. The old man was also holding a flower spear in his hand and walking in a very stylish manner.

People from Huizhou know Huangmei Opera even if they have never seen it.

The Hui Opera of the Ming and Qing Dynasties became Huangmei Opera when it remained in the local area, and became Peking Opera when it entered Beijing.

The old man loved watching operas when he was young, and he also loved singing operas when he was old. He has costumes at home, and he can sing both Huangmei Opera and Peking Opera.

In the past, when the City God Temple still had incense, the old man even went on stage to sing "The Black Pot"... As for why it was the Black Pot, it was because Bao Gong was from Luzhou.

“Wa ...

The old man glanced around, caught a glimpse of his eldest grandson, and sang in a thunderous voice: "Hey, grandson! Where did you come from——!"

Bai Xuan: "I come from the Tang Dynasty in the East..."

The old man stamped his foot and handed the spear again: "Where are you going!"

Bai Xuan: "I'm going to Liangshan to join the heroes."

The old man asked again: "What's your name?"

Bai Xuan: "Jia... Daiyu?"

The old man couldn't sing anymore and scolded with a smile: "Why didn't you say it was Yuan Gonglu? You messed up three of the four great classics."

"I have always believed that Three Kingdoms cannot be considered a classic."

"What a mess!" The old man waved his hand, sat down on the bench in the yard where he had slept for many years, and crossed his legs. "Quickly pack your luggage and take it back to your room! Come with me to the City God Temple later to burn a stick of incense!"

"Good."

"Oh, you brought back a dog!"

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Just right, I want to eat dog meat hotpot today!"

"Woof?! Aa ...

"Don't tease it, it understands." Bai Xuan picked up a cardboard box: "Don't worry, the old man will not kill nameless dogs."

The old man rubbed the dog's head angrily and asked, "Your dog looks good. What's his name?"

The big yellow dog immediately looked at Bai Xuan with bright eyes, with a look of longing.

Bai Xuan said calmly: "When it becomes a spirit, it will take it for itself."

"Awoo..." The big yellow dog's tail drooped down and its face was full of disappointment.

"Hey, this dog can even make a sad face, hahahaha, let's see if he makes another funny expression, hahaha! Funny, funny!"

The old man interacts with the dog in the yard.

Bai Xuan went straight up to the second floor and opened the door.

There is a room in the old house that belongs to him, and no one has ever touched the furnishings inside.

He spent his entire childhood and half of his adolescence here... As for why it was half, it was because his biological mother suddenly felt guilty and took him in to take care of him for more than three years, and watched him get into a good undergraduate university.

While packing his luggage, Bai Xuan noticed the family photo placed in the glass cabinet and couldn't help feeling a little nostalgic.

There are six people in the photo, but only two of them are now in their hometown.

The old man lives off grandma.

The characteristic of living off gigolos was also inherited by their eldest son.

Bai Xuan's biological father is the old man's eldest son, and he has a close relationship with his biological mother. His beautiful mother is an absolute face control, and the two of them are a perfect match.

Even though she knew that her father was a loser who couldn't do anything, her mother still said that she would raise her son.

Although my father was living off his wife, he was unlucky and choked to death after only a few years of eating the free food.

From then on, the beautiful mother closed her heart and locked away her love, turning into a struggle maniac, flying around the world to do business and pursue her career, highlighting that she has no man in her heart and her career is her natural god.

In her eyes, she had already experienced a passionate love affair in her youth and had a child, so she had basically done what a woman should do. The 28-year-old widow felt that since she had been given this fate, she should not be a single mother, so she waved her hand and said she would no longer be a mother.

Although she was not a qualified mother, at least she had never treated Bai Xuan unfairly in terms of material conditions. His pocket money in junior high school was comparable to the monthly income of a normal office worker.

However, when Bai Xuan was in high school, his beautiful mother chose to return to the family temporarily because she was urged by her elders to remarry and her own career had reached a bottleneck. She cut off Bai Xuan's financial resources, personally took care of him and urged him to go to school, and sent him to college.

Now, she is over 40 years old, and her family has given up the idea of letting her remarry... Because of her strong personality, her relationship with her family is naturally not good. In the past ten years, she has only taken Bai Xuan back to her family three times. After he graduated from college, she returned to her previous state and lived a very free and easy life.

Bai Xuan used to worry about her physical condition, mental state, etc. In the past few years, he would call her life assistant at a fixed time to ask about her. Now he just feels that it is unnecessary. She must be living a better life than himself.

He took out the group photo from the cupboard and wiped it.

At this moment, a voice came from the door. The old man's forehead was sweating: "Not well yet?"

"No, how about you come and help me?"

"Don't even think about it." The old man pouted like a child: "I just came to take a look."

"Please feel free to look at it." Bai Xuan placed the photo on the table and asked, "How is Grandma doing recently?"

“…Who knows?” The old man put his hands behind his back and said, “I’m too lazy to ask.”

Bai Xuan said softly, "It's time to bring grandma back."

"She has her own hands and feet, she can walk back!" The old man snorted: "It's impossible for me to ask her to come!"

He folded his hands and abruptly changed the subject: "You're already grown up, come with me to the City God Temple to seek a marriage partner!"

"Then when I get engaged or even married, grandma will come back, right?" Bai Xuan smiled.

"Nonsense..."

"Then why are you so anxious?" Bai Xuan shook his head and said, "Whether or not marriage is destined to happen, it's not up to you, a temple keeper, to decide."

"You little rascal, you're here to teach your grandfather a lesson... You are not allowed to eat the roast goose I bought for you tonight!" The old man turned around and left angrily.

As I get older, my temper gradually becomes like that of a child.

Bai Xuan sighed.

Grandma is not at home. She is abroad and lives with Bai Xuan's aunt.

Old man Bai Wuwei and old lady Shangguan Ying have two children. The eldest son is Bai Xuan's father, his biological son; the second daughter is Bai Xuan's aunt, who is adopted.

This aunt is from Japan and is a distant relative of my grandmother Shangguan Ying.

My grandmother's grandmother was said to be Japanese. After checking the family tree, she found that they were indeed distant relatives, so she felt pity and adopted her as her daughter.

When she was adopted, she was only five years old; and Bai Xuan's father had already secretly decided to marry Piaoliang Ma.

When she was seven years old, Bai Xuan was born.

So this aunt is not only Bai Xuan's aunt, but also his childhood playmate...childhood sweethearts, childhood friends, you can call her whatever you want.

The relationship between the two has always been good.

The fundamental reason for the disagreement and even quarrel between Bai Wuwei and Shangguan Ying was this aunt.

Her decision to insist on returning to Neon was incomprehensible to the old man, who thought there was nothing wrong with staying in the country. However, the grandmother expressed her support for her aunt's decision and hoped that the old man could go with her. She had already lost a son and could not accept losing a daughter.

Neither side could convince the other.

Bai Xuan was in college at the time and had no idea about this matter. He was obsessed with the life restart in the Dark Moon Gate every day and couldn't extricate himself. By the time he got the news, his grandmother and aunt had already gone to Neon, leaving his grandfather alone in his hometown.

The old couple had never quarreled in their entire lives, but when they were about to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, they began to live separately because of the issue of their children's whereabouts.

It has been almost two years now.

Piaoliang's mother told Bai Xuan that she couldn't handle the matter, and neither could he.

Indeed, Bai Xuan had thought so in the past. At that time, he had not thought about how to deal with this matter. He simply put it behind him with the idea that it could always be solved, and chose to procrastinate.

But time cannot heal all wounds.

Some scars need to be smoothed out manually.

He felt a little sorry for the old man staying here all alone... Similarly, grandma was not feeling well either.

It's just that they are both too stubborn, like children mad at each other.

……

In the City God Temple, Bai Xuan stood in front of a sculpture with mottled paint, held the incense to his forehead, and bowed three times to the gods and Buddhas.

Look directly at the statue.

"I think some things have dragged on long enough."

Bai Xuan asked in his heart: "What do you think?"

The City God remained silent, as if to say - it's up to you.

"Really? Then just watch."

Bai Xuan thought to himself: "I should find some time to go to Neon."

Now, he always feels that he can handle anything with ease.

Is this confidence or arrogance?

The old man who was waiting outside the door saw Bai Xuan coming out and asked, "How is it going? Have you found a partner?"

Bai Xuan shook his head.

"Why not?" The old man was a little unhappy: "Even if you don't want to get married, you should find a partner."

"Because..." Bai Xuan looked at the City God statue: "He doesn't dare to answer."