What do you want in life

Chapter 80 Epilogue
"Xiaozhi, call me Dad."

"uncle."

"It's Dad."

"uncle."

"Xiaozhi..." Xiaoying bit her lip and cast a helpless glance at Shen Juncheng.

It has been more than half a month since returning to J City, and Xiaoying also took the opportunity to tactfully tell her son the truth, but for a child who is only four years old, it is still difficult to understand the change of father, so he and Shen Juncheng can play together. I was very happy, but it was more difficult for him to change his words.

"Forget it, uncle will be uncle." Shen Juncheng smiled and hugged the stubborn Xiaozhi, "Xiaozhi, will uncle take you to see grandpa tomorrow?"

Xiaozhi blinked his eyes and said nothing.

Xiaoying looked up at Shen Juncheng upon hearing this.

"My dad is coming back from Hong Kong tomorrow." Shen Juncheng explained: "Originally, an old friend from Hong Kong wanted to keep him for a while, but after I called him, he was anxious to go home."

Xiaoying lowered her head, four years had passed since she met Shen Nanzhang for the last time, and she still had a fresh memory, she always felt a little embarrassed.

Shen Juncheng understood her thoughts and comforted her with a smile, "Don't be nervous, it's just a meeting. Dad really wants to see his grandson."

Xiaoying could only smile.

Shen Nanzhang was much older than four years ago. Xiaoying was secretly surprised when she saw it at first glance. Her gray hair was almost completely white now. Maybe it was because Wu Qiuyue's death hit him too hard.

Although they both knew each other, Shen Juncheng made a symbolic introduction. Xiaoying called "Uncle Shen" first, and Shen Nanzhang nodded to her with a smile. There was apology and gentleness in that smile.

Shen Juncheng dug out Xiaozhi who was curled up in Xiaoying's arms. The little guy tried to hide at first, but when he realized that he couldn't hide, he put the top of his head against Shen Juncheng's chin, and tilted his head to look at the white-haired Shen Nanzhang , a pair of beautiful eyes full of curiosity and vigilance.

Xiaoying was used to Shen Nanzhang's mature and prudent appearance, and felt a little uncomfortable with his outspoken excitement at the moment. He stretched out his hand to take Xiaozhi from Shen Juncheng's hand, "Good boy, your name is Xiaozhi?"

Xiaozhi hurriedly put his arms around Shen Juncheng's neck tightly.

"Xiaozhi, grandpa." Shen Juncheng rubbed his little head.

"No!" Xiaozhi protested by twisting his body.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Shen Nanzhang waved his hands quickly, "Don't force him, he's still young!" After speaking, he couldn't help but look up at Xiaozhi, "Xiaozhi, Grandpa has a lot of interesting things here, what do you think? Don't want to see it?"

Half an hour later, Xiaozhi and Shen Nanzhang were already playing a game of train drilling on the living room floor.

Shen Juncheng led Xiaoying around, seeing Xiaoying's uneasy look, he understood, he put his arm around her shoulders with a smile and said, "If you don't like this place, we will still live outside after we get married. "

Xiaoying looked down from the second floor, just in time to see the back of Shen Nanzhang's drooping white-haired head. He was playing vigorously with Xiaozhi.

"What about your father?"

"We can come back and see him often."

During lunch, Shen Nanzhang frequently urged Xiaozhi and Xiaoying to eat more vegetables. She could tell that Shen Nanzhang was very happy today.

"Xiaoying, you and Juncheng should get things done early and come home early." Shen Nanzhang finally expressed his wish, "Since his mother left, this house has been very deserted!"

"Dad," Shen Juncheng glanced at Xiaoying. Although he was a bit embarrassed, he still felt that it would be better to speak clearly, "We may...not necessarily come back."

Shen Nanzhang was stunned for a moment, with a lonely expression on his face, and he quickly regained his composure, "Oh, then... It's okay, you're all grown up, so you can come as you like."

He lowered his head and took a few mouthfuls of rice, then suddenly raised his face again, "Xiaoying, about the past, I..."

Xiaoying couldn't bear to look at the look on his face, so she hurriedly interrupted him: "Uncle Shen, don't talk about it, there is no need to mention the past."

"Yes," Shen Nanzhang forced a smile, but his mood plummeted, "You're right, I won't mention it."

"Dad, I want to take Xiaoying to see mother in two days." Shen Juncheng said again.

"Okay!" Shen Nanzhang nodded, "It's time to see her."

Xiaoying noticed that the wrinkles on his forehead seemed to have deepened a little.

When he came out of Shen's house, Xiaozhi and Shen Nanzhang were already very close.

Shen Juncheng drove the car to the door and greeted Xiaoying and Xiaozhi to get in the car.Xiaoying picked up her son, "Xiaozhi, say goodbye to grandpa."

"Goodbye, Grandpa!" Xiaozhi yelled loudly, but this time there was no psychological burden.

"Hey... Goodbye Xiaozhi!" Shen Nanzhang was caught off guard, and the crisp "Grandpa" made his eyes slightly wet.

The day when we went to pay homage to Wu Qiuyue was bright and clear. Shen Juncheng led Xiaoying all the way up the mountain and performed a simple ceremony in front of Wu Qiuyue's grave. Afterwards, both of them remained silent.

"Your mother may...don't want to see me."

"No," Shen Juncheng hugged her, and whispered softly, "She accepted you a long time ago, but for us... it's still too late."

Xiaoying was shocked, and after a long time, she stretched out her arms to hold Shen Juncheng tightly.

When returning to the city by car, Xiaoying received a call from Guo Jia.

"When are you two going to send the invitation?"

Xiaoying glanced at Shen Juncheng, who was driving, and said with a smile: "I plan to go to get the certificate in two days, and we'll talk about the wedding - what about you, do you still want to come back? Without you by my side, I always feel like something is missing. "

"Don't be hypocritical with me!" Guo Jia scolded with a smile, "Now that your family is reunited, don't mention how warm it is! Xiaoyu and I won't follow to light the light bulbs for you! Besides, we live here very well !"

Through the phone, Xiaoying made a regretful expression, but only Shen Juncheng saw it.

"By the way, Xiaoying, guess who we met when we went out for dinner last night?"

"Who is it?" Xiaoying pretended to be puzzled and asked with a guess.

"Li Zhen!" Guo Jia's voice sounded very excited, "and his little girlfriend! My God, I didn't expect his girlfriend to be so young, she looks like a child who just graduated, she looks so delicate, I guess Li Zhen will suffer in the future."

The phone call quickly turned into Guo Jia's exclusive report on Li Zhenxin's situation. From the beginning to the end, Xiaoying just listened and didn't respond. What? A phone call so long?"

"It's nothing, Guo Jia is just talking gossip!"

Looking at the scenery outside the window, she smiled unconsciously.

Whether the life is going well or not, only the person concerned can understand, just like she and Li Zhen used to be a harmonious and warm couple in the eyes of outsiders.

She and Li Zhen, she sincerely hopes that they can get along well with each other from now on.

Half a year later, the Shen family.

At the dinner table, Shen Juncheng said to his father: "Dad, Xiaoying and I are going to go for a walk next week."

"You go, you go." Shen Nanzhang replied brightly, and pointed to Xiaozhi, "Xiaozhi will follow Grandpa."

Since Shen Juncheng's family moved back to live, Shen Nanzhang's complexion has improved a lot, and he has become a lot more cheerful.

"I'm going too!" Xiaozhi's mouth was stained with rice, and when he heard that his mother was leaving him, he immediately became unhappy.

Xiaoying looked at her son, "If you want to climb a mountain, children can't climb it..."

"Crawling and crawling!" Xiao Zhi refused to follow, ran down from under the dining table, slipped to Shen Juncheng's side, and swayed his clothes back and forth, "I'm going, I'm going!"

After getting along for half a year, he knew that pestering Shen Juncheng was much more effective than pestering his mother.

It turned out as he wished, Shen Juncheng quickly hugged him and sat on his lap, and said to Xiaoying in a discussing tone: "Let's take Xiaozhi along."

In front of Shen Nanzhang, Xiaoying kept silent, and complained to Shen Juncheng afterwards: "You always pamper him, you will spoil him."

Shen Juncheng didn't take it seriously, and comforted him with a smile, "Don't worry, when he grows up and doesn't study well, I'll still beat his ass! No mercy!"

"Just blow it!" Xiaoying bit her lips and smiled.

They went to Lushan Mountain.

The mountains are rolling and rolling, and there are no cable cars and viewing cars in many places.The two adults were still out of breath, let alone Xiaozhi.

"Mom, I'm tired, please hold me for a while." Xiaozhi held Xiaoying's hand and asked with a sad face.

Xiaoying was about to say a few words to him, but Shen Juncheng stopped him and lowered his body, "Xiaozhi, lie on me, uncle will carry you!"

Taking advantage of his mother's failure to turn his back on him, Xiaozhi cleverly got on Shen Juncheng's back. After that, no matter how his mother complained, he just put his arms around Shen Juncheng's neck and did not let go.

After finally climbing up to Longshou Cliff, there is a balcony where you can rest. Xiaoying wanted to pull Xiaozhi off Shen Juncheng's back.

"No, no, I'm going to see it!" Xiaozhi shouted excitedly, pointing to the canyon not far away.

Shen Juncheng had no choice but to continue to carry him on his back, and found a place with an excellent viewing angle, one big and one small looked into the distance.

"Wow, it's so deep!" Xiaozhi poked his head out from Shen Juncheng's shoulders, his eyes widened, and the little hands around his neck didn't dare to relax at all, "What if I fell from here? "

Shen Juncheng smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, uncle is carrying you! Xiaozhi is safe!"

His ears suddenly felt warm, like warm breathing, and then, Xiao Zhi Nuo Nuo's soft voice came over, "Father."

Shen Juncheng was shocked, "Xiaozhi, what did you... call me?"

"Father." This time, Xiaozhi called out a little more clearly, with a lingering shyness in his voice. After all, he had been stubborn for more than half a year, and Shen Juncheng was almost used to calling himself "uncle".

"Call again." Shen Juncheng ordered hoarsely.

"Daddy, daddy, daddy..." Xiaozhi yelled countless times, the more he yelled, the smoother the voice, the beautiful voice almost filled the valley.

Xiaoying was sitting on a wooden bench drinking water, her eyes flicked to the father and son in the distance from time to time.

She suddenly heard the cheerful laughter of the two, as if something happy had happened, she didn't know why, but she also laughed along with it.

After drinking enough water, she packed up her package, got up and walked towards them...

(End of this chapter)