Continued Love - Chap 79
Chap 79
Grandma’s Gift
The place where his grandmother lives is an old-fashioned villa area. They are all single-family buildings, and the distance between each building is quite far apart, and the nearest one is more than one kilometer away. The environment was very good as well. Cheng Jin saw the withered yellow leaves spreading out on the ground all the way.
The weather was already a bit cold, and Cheng Jin shivered when he got out of the car, heq then hurriedly get the gift boxes and ring the doorbell. After a while, he saw his grandmother’s face on the electronic screen at the door, and quickly smiled at her, “Grandma, it’s me.”
The iron door was opened, and Cheng Jin walked for several minutes before entering the house. The house where his grandmother lives is also very large. It is considered to be the old house of the Lu family. A total of four generations have lived here. It was probably renovated, so it doesn’t look old from the outside.
But as soon as he enter, he can feel the antique atmosphere.
Compared to the furniture made of new materials, my grandmother seems to prefer the furniture made of logs, and they are all painted in dark red. After entering the house, there is a Buddhist altar in the southeast direction, which houses a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Cheng Jin does not believe in any religion, and even thinks this kind of thing is just an illusion, but after he changed, he has a heart of admiration for various gods and Buddhas, especially the Buddha that his grandmother believed, so after he came in, he first learned Grandma’s usual movements, folded her hands and worshiped the statue, before saying: “Grandma, are you okay these days?”
“Good.” Grandma’s expression was faint, her tone was not cold, but she was not enthusiastic, “Why did you come suddenly?”
“Oh, I’m here to give you something.” Although they reconciled, Cheng Jin is still not used to being alone with his grandmother for too long, so he hurriedly opened the things he brought. A small cake, the shawl he knit for her. Cheng Jin solemnly opened the box of Ye Mingzhu and held it in front of the old lady, “Lu Tao wants to give this to you, he has no time to come, so I helped him bring it.”
“He gave it to me?” Grandma stretched out her hand and took Ye Mingzhu out of the box, looked carefully, and wondered: “What would he give me this thing? It’s slick and useless, even if it’s used as a light source. I don’t think it’s bright enough. Xiao Tao should know that I don’t like this kind of thing.” She looked at Cheng Jin with some suspicion, “Is this really what he wanted to give me?”
Cheng Jin was shocked by what she said, and nodded in shock, “Yes, he said this is, this is yours…” He originally wanted to repeat what Lu Tao said last time, but he hadn’t completely said it was for her grandma. Ability not to forget, I only remember the approximate, “It is said that this is a mineral excavated from the planet of the Ministry of Water. It is very precious, but because it has no research value, it will be auctioned off later.”
“Since there is no research value, it won’t be something he wants to give me.” The old lady said with a firm face and meaningfully: “I know you’re guilty for what you’ve done for me, but there is no need to use his name. Although this thing is expensive, I don’t like it.”
“Ah… I’m not…” Cheng Jin blushed, and didn’t know how to prove himself innocent for a while.
Grandmother said: “This looks like something you would like. If he bought it, maybe it’s a gift for you, right?”
“It’s impossible…” It’s not that Cheng Jin didn’t think about this, but he was denied personally by the other party. Of course he wouldn’t think of something like this. But seeing that the old lady really didn’t like it, he continue to put it back in the box, “Then I will take it back and ask Lu Tao again…”
The small household robot brought up refreshments, and Cheng Jin drank a little. In order to avoid the atmosphere being too stiff, he tried to find a conversation and asked: “It’s cold. Grandma, rarely go out, right? What are you doing at home?”
“Work.”
“Huh? You can still work?”
The old lady looked faintly, “Strictly speaking, I am not yet at the age of complete retirement, so I still need to work. Why? Are you looking down on me?”
Cheng Jin shook his head quickly, with a well-behaved and innocent look.
Grandma pressed the button on the wheelchair and said, “Come on, I’ll show you.”
Cheng Jin was a little surprised. He didn’t come to this house very often. It was good that he was allowed to enter the house at first. Even if the relationship eased a little, he only had gone to the living room. He rarely visit this house.
But he didn’t expect that before he was about to leave, he would have such an opportunity.
Smart wheelchairs are very convenient no matter where they go. They are safe even when going up the stairs. However, Cheng Jin noticed that there were some instruments in the living room on the second floor that did not match the interior decoration. He couldn’t help but ask: ” Grandma, what are those?”
Grandma said: “Tools to assist me in rehabilitation.”
When Cheng Jin heard these words, his heart beat fiercely, “Rehabilitation?”
“Um.”
Cheng Jin showed a surprised and happy expression, “You’ll have a chance to stand up again?”
The old lady’s expression was still calm, she said, “Try it anyway, maybe it’s okay.” Then she said, “Come with me.”
“Ah, good.” Cheng Jin felt an excitement in his heart. He felt guilty for this old lady because of his own selfishness in the beginning, she was unable to walk and if she can recover, The burden in his heart will be relieved.
The grandmother’s wheelchair glided very slowly, and Cheng Jin was able to see the rooms clearly. There are many rooms on the second floor, most of which did not close the door. Although Cheng Jin just passed by and took a few glances, he could see it clearly. But these rooms look like they have been unoccupied for a long time, and some of the furniture is covered with a dust-proof cloth. Before reaching a room with the door closed, the grandmother suddenly said, “This is the room of my son and his partner.”
“Huh?” Cheng Jin didn’t even turn his mind at the beginning, but soon realized, “This is the room of Lu Tao’s parents?”
Grandma gave a soft “um” and said: “You open the door, If you want to go in and take a look.”
Does this mean he can walk in and have a look?
Cheng Jin held the door handle and twisted it carefully. The room was opened, as if he were opening some dusty memory. Cheng Jin had never met Lu Tao’s parents. He only knew that they died when Lu Tao was ten years old. They died on an alien planet because of a flying accident.
This bedroom is not particularly spacious, and the furniture is not covered by dust-proof cloth. The bed and desk are still on display, but there are no traces of use on them. Cheng Jin couldn’t help his curiosity. He followed his grandmother to a row of lockers, on which there were some photo albums and medals.
When he saw one of the photos, Cheng Jin said, “This is… a group photo of your family?” He quickly confirmed it because he saw Lu Tao when he was younger.
When he saw Xiao Lu Tao’s face clearly, Cheng Jin couldn’t help but said, “So cute!”
Lu Tao in the photo is really cute. He just only six or seven years old. His eyes are a little rounder than now. He has a hairstyle that makes his face rounder. Shorts with straps and black leather shoes gives him a very cute look. Cheng Jin wants to kiss the photo directly.
After looking at Xiao Lu Tao for a long time, Cheng Jin’s eyes fell on the faces of the two adults, and he was slightly surprised, “Lu Tao’s mother…is also a’new female’?”
Grandmother said: “Yes, more than that, he is was not a member of the Empire planet.”
“Huh?” Cheng Jin was completely surprised this time. Residents of the empire planet can of course marry residents of foreign planets, but after marriage, it is not the other person who can become a resident here. Complicated procedures and money are required. If the standard is not met, even if the child is born, Unable to “naturalize”, even children need a certain criteria to enter life on the empire planet.
It can be said that the people on this planet are the “nobles” and “upper class” of all mankind, so the living conditions are very strict. Even now, even if the birth rate is declining year by year, they are unwilling to lower the plan to introduce talents and the standard of living conditions.
Mosy of the humans on the empire planet also claim to be superior, so few people choose to intermarry with the inhabitants of other planets, although many high-ranking officials and nobles have no problem of having lovers outside.
Cheng Jin said: “Isn’t it naturalized in the end?”
“No, our family doesn’t have enough money and power. They took a dangerous job in order to save up their contribution value, and then never came back.” The mother tongue is not sad, only the eyes show the deceased son. Nostalgia with his partner, “As compensation, Xiaotao is now a permanent resident here. Before, he and his mother were only allowed to stay for half a year.”
“It turned out to be like this…” Cheng Jin felt unspeakable distress, especially when he saw Xiao Lu Tao in the photo when he was being held by his parents, the corner of his mouth was smiling. His mother died early, but he was loved by his father, loved by his elder brother, and is wealthy before, he didn’t suffer much compared to what Lu Tao has gone through.
When Cheng Jin’s tears were about to come out, his grandmother said, “Let’s go.”
“Okay…I, I’ll push you.” Cheng Jin pushed his grandmother out, then gently closed the door, then looked at the room next to him curiously, and couldn’t help but ask: “Is this Lu Tao’s room?”
“Yes, but I can’t let you in without his permission.”
“Ah, it’s okay.” Cheng Jin endured the loss in his heart and pushed his grandmother forward. They finally arrived at the grandmother’s workshop. The door was not locked either. Cheng Jin was still standing at the door, and was shocked by the decorations inside. “There’s a lot of books…”
It seems that the five-meter-high house is full of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves filled with books. On the large desk, there were many small instruments, all of which made Cheng Jin wonder what are those. He didn’t dare to touch those things, so he only dared to look with his eyes, and then he was ashamed to find that he doesn’t even know how to read the covers of the books.
Grandma seemed to see what he was thinking, and said lightly: “You don’t have to feel ashamed. You haven’t even graduated from high school. It’s normal if you don’t understand.”
Cheng Jin said with a guilty conscience: “I…I am too stupid…”
Grandma didn’t ridicule him too much, she just said, “I’ve been repairing some ancient books recently. I thought you might be interested so I got you a copy, would you like to get one?” She said, she walked into the shelf. Pulled out a book, and handed it over.
Cheng Jin was surprised and delighted, and took the book from her respectfully, still in disbelief, “Grandma, is this really…for me?”
“Well, if you are not interested, you don’t have to take it.”
“Interested, i’m interested! Absolutely interested!” Cheng Jin didn’t know what the content of the book was. Because it was a photocopy, the cover was blank, but he planned to cherish it, and tried to dig through the contents. After all, this is the only gift his grandmother gave him.
But when he opened the book, he was immediately attracted by the content inside, and his eyes lit up, with sincere joy in his tone, “This is…the woolen pattern?”
“Well, I got it from the remains of a certain planet. I restored it. The original has been sent to the museum. I asked if the copy could be passed on because I thought of you.” The grandmother looked calm, “Do you not like knitting? Can you understand?”
Cheng Jin nodded fiercely, “I understand! Wow, this kind of knitting is the kind of knitting that I didn’t learn last time on Rizhao Planet! This is so beautiful… so great…” Cheng Jin was more surprised as he read. He didn’t like reading before but since he was forced to work, he has gone from “I work hard to make money to sew clothes” to “I want to sew more beautiful clothes”. For knitting, he started his own Research and innovation.
It can be said that this gift from his grandmother was simply delivered to his heart.
Seeing his happy appearance, the old lady showed a smile in her eyes, but she was quickly replaced by seriousness. She said, “Then take it, I should continue working.”
“Ah, okay, okay.” Cheng Jin held the book in his arms and bowed again to thank her, “Thank you.” He looked at the old lady in front of him, feeling parting feelings in his heart, “pay attention to your body and exercise. Be moderate too, and I hope you can walk as soon as possible.”
“understood.”
“I’m leaving.”
