Celestial Masters Alliance

I live right across from the store, and this was my mother's and my old home. In the sixth grade, she took me and Uncle Gang to get married. When I was in the second grade of junior high school, I moved back here by myself on the pretext that it was close to the school. In fact, I couldn't get along with Uncle Gang, so I have been living here since then.

I quickly climbed up to the sixth floor, found the key, turned it gently to unlock, then took a big step back, stretched out my arms and spread forward, kicked the door open, and a big golden retriever immediately rushed out of the door and jumped into the air. He jumped into my arms, followed by a fierce verbal attack. I held Maomao in my arms and closed the door and entered the house. Jinjila "Jixiang" walked over with her tail on stilts and rubbed my legs to express welcome. Yes, this is "our" home now.

Time was running out, so I comforted them casually and quickly packed up my supplies for going out. When I went downstairs, I didn't forget to go to the parking lot to take a look at my "Ben Ben". I looked at the empty parking space next to me and secretly prayed that no one would "glorify" my ride before I came back.

When I stood at my mother's house and rang the doorbell, I looked at my watch. It was three-thirty in the afternoon. My mother opened the door in response, then winked at me and said, "Go and say hello to your Uncle Gang. What time did you buy the bus ticket?"

I was a little unhappy and responded lazily: "At five o'clock, if there's no traffic jam, I'll definitely catch up."

My mother took the backpack from me, put it on the shoe cabinet and said, "There's still some time. I've already cooked. You can eat before leaving. There's no place to eat on the way." After saying that, she turned around and entered the kitchen.

I walked into the living room. Uncle Gang was wearing a white lazy vest and dark blue plain shorts. He was squatting next to the coffee table and writing and drawing with a pile of newspapers. I scornfully thought that I must be studying the lottery. I deliberately walked over and said hello in a somewhat annoyed tone: "Uncle Gang."

Uncle Gang was startled by me and quickly put away the newspapers while responding. After cleaning up, he glanced at me, nodded and turned back to the room. I looked at his back and my disgust was growing rapidly. I accidentally discovered that this old man had a triangular piece of metal embedded in his cervical vertebra. Did he undergo cervical vertebra support surgery? Or a tattoo? But I’ve never seen a tattoo like this before, it’s so unique! The former principal of an elementary school has tattoos on his body. How demeaning he is.

"Mo, come here for dinner, we have to catch the car soon!" my mother called from the restaurant. My mother laid out a table full of dishes and gave me a full bowl of rice. She probably started preparing it after buying the tickets.

It's still early for dinner, so I have no appetite. I glanced at my busy mother and said, forget it! While I was cooking, I said, "Can you please take care of Maomao and Ji Xiangde in my house? They are very good and know how to go to the toilet on their own. You just need to clean the toilet every day and add some food and water to them. In the cupboard.”

The mother responded in the kitchen: "You run a pet shop, pick up sick cats and dogs that others have thrown away, and pay for the treatment yourself. Maomao and Jixiang both have sequelae. I don't know how much it will cost in the future." , how can you do this kind of business..."

"They are doing well now. They have stopped taking the medicine a long time ago. I give them medical treatment and only pay for some medicine, which is not much." When my mother started nagging, I quickly defended Maomao and the others.

"Now that the disease has been cured, is anyone willing to adopt them? You still have to raise them by yourself. When will you die?" My mother came out of the kitchen, wiped her hands, threw the rag on the dining table, and pulled away from me. He sat down on the chair and said.

"Sorry, you're tired." I bowed my hands and wanted to end the topic so as not to cause another quarrel.

"It's a good thing that children are caring. You can help feed them every day and treat it like a walk. You have nothing to do anyway." Uncle Gang changed his clothes and came out of the room. He was wearing a light blue short-sleeved plain cloth shirt. Wearing dark gray trousers, he walked in a pretentious manner, pulled out the chair opposite me and sat down.

"You know how to spoil children!" My mother glared at him angrily, picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of meat into my bowl.

I felt creeped out by this sudden harmonious atmosphere, and I was so embarrassed that I didn’t know how to respond.

"I heard from your mother that your grandfather's family was once a very wealthy family?" Uncle Gang leaned forward slightly, folded his hands on the dining table and rubbed them gently, his eyes shining like a Shiba Inu that saw its prey.

"Yeah!" I couldn't guess his intention, so I could only agree first.

"Then your grandma will definitely leave behind a lot of old gadgets when she passes away!" He moved forward, as if he was eager to get answers from me.

I glanced at my mother. She seemed a little embarrassed. I cursed in my heart: "You must be talking about old things at home as gossip after dinner. What did she say to Uncle Gang?"

"Grandma is just seriously ill and is in the hospital, she hasn't died yet!" I was a little unhappy, put down the bowl and chopsticks, frowned and glared at Uncle Gang and replied.

"Yes! Yes! The old lady is sick, and everyone hopes that she will get well. Aren't we talking about just in case here? In case your grandma is gone, no one will inherit the things passed down from generation to generation in the family!" Uncle Gang straightened his body with a guilty conscience. , crossed his legs.

"I heard what your second aunt said, it seems like it's not possible anymore, otherwise I wouldn't rush to buy you a ticket!" My mother said, pouring a glass of water and putting it in my hand.

"You told me that the relationship at home is complicated! Didn't you say that grandma was pregnant with my father and remarried with my eldest aunt? My uncle and second aunt don't have the same surname as me." I was a little impatient and my voice was unconsciously loud. got up.

"Your grandfather is the only son in the family, and you are the only grandson of the Zhu family." Mother emphasized.

"Yes, he also has a wife who is married to a well-known matchmaker!" I said a little bit harshly, wanting to end this topic quickly.

"Your eldest grandma's child's surname is Zhao, which means he is not from your Zhu family at all!" Mother was a little excited, and Uncle Gang tapped his fingers on the table as if he was watching a good show. It increased the irritability in my heart.

"After my father passed away, I heard that my aunt also passed away. It was my uncle and my second aunt who took care of grandma for so many years. Grandma will make arrangements." I pushed away the bowl and chopsticks. I had no appetite to eat the rice, but instead it was a burst of food. The position is disgusting.

"That's not what you said. Your uncle and second aunt can't be called your family. We still have to fight if we should." Uncle Gang shook his legs and said casually.

"I heard that the Zhu family was defeated during the land reform, and my grandfather also disappeared. If the family was defeated and people were separated, what else could there be?" I tried to keep my tone calm.

"That's not necessarily true. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Who doesn't want to hide something?" Uncle Gang also deliberately spoke calmly, but he couldn't hide his twinkling eyes. It seemed that he believed that grandma would leave me a family heirloom.

"Then buy me a train ticket. I won't be able to see grandma. It's a big loss!" I raised my voice an octave to pretend to be sorry.

Mother glared at Uncle Gang, slightly embarrassed, took her bag off the hanger, found the ticket she bought for me, put it on the dining table and said, "It's not for your safety." I sighed in my heart, this is terrible. What a set of words that never seem embarrassing.

Uncle Gang put down his legs and stared at the ticket, his eyes slightly protruding, a bit like a fly that had seen shit. I found it very funny. I picked up the two tickets and took a look at them. Then I took out my wallet from my pants pocket, took out a thousand yuan and handed it to my mother. Mother looked even more embarrassed, but it was hard to refuse in front of Uncle Gang, so she had to accept it.

I collected the ticket and stood up and said, "It's getting late, I have to catch the bus!" After saying that, I picked up my backpack and prepared to go out, wanting to leave the embarrassment and depression behind as soon as possible.

"Wait! I'll take you to the station!" Mother quickly picked up her bag and chased after her.

I thought to myself: How can your little electric donkey carry me, a young man who is about 80 meters tall? I was about to say no, but my mother gave me a look, and it seemed that she had something to explain.

"Uncle Gang, let's go!" I glanced at Uncle Gang and waved my hand.

He stood up and walked us to the door: "Be safe along the way, and don't forget what I just said."

"Okay! Okay!" I said perfunctorily, giving him a big eye roll in my heart.

After going downstairs, I took a taxi at the gate of the community, and my mother followed me into the car. As soon as the car started moving, my mother took out a wad of money from her bag and said, "Your Uncle Gang was here just now, so I have to accept the ticket money. You also know him... There are five thousand yuan here. I always need it to do things for your grandma." Take the money!" He said and stuffed it into my hand.

I pushed it back to her and said, "I have money of my own! If you have such a big deficit in your account, Uncle Gang will quarrel with you."

My mother took my bag, stuffed the money directly into it and said, "He doesn't know about this money. Your dad passed away early and failed to fulfill his filial piety, so I sent it to your grandma for him. Also, remember to visit your eldest grandma." , people must be grateful!”

Everyone in our hometown respects my grandma very much. Grandma once accidentally mentioned that she and her grandson saved my life, so I must find an opportunity to repay this kindness. When I asked my grandmother how she saved my life, no one was willing to tell me. And I can't remember anything about grandma saving lives. This seems to be another big secret in the family just like grandpa's disappearance.

My mother took my hand, held it between her hands and shook it tightly. She seemed to have something to say, but she didn't know where to start.

In a blink of an eye, the station has arrived. I pulled away my hand and said to my mother, "I know everything! Go back! It's difficult to get a taxi here. I'll call you when I get there." After that, I got out of the car and told the driver to return the same way. I looked at the rear of the car disappearing into the scorching sun, and suddenly felt a sense of sadness in my heart.

The highway to the train station is under construction every day and never stops. It was already 6:45 when I arrived at the train station. I almost ran to get on the train, but luckily I made it in time.

I found my seat in the hard sleeper area, placed my luggage, turned on the music on my phone, and plugged in my headphones, intending to eliminate all noise. At this time, the phone rang. When I saw it was my second aunt's mobile phone number, I quickly picked it up.

There was a burst of electricity on the other end of the phone, and I shouted into the earphone: "Hello? Second aunt?"

After a long while, an old, hoarse voice with a strong regional accent came from the other end of the phone: "What's up..."