Chapter 127 Could not Return to the Pas (1/2)
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After three years of moving around, Qin Sheng lying on his bed for the first time. Although the Lins had moved, the layout of this room was still the same as before. Qin Sheng was somewhat moved, knowing that this was what Auntie Wang and Xin Xin intended to do, just hoping to make his stay more comfortable with no discomfort.
Auntie Wang got up quite early. She would walk around the Nanhu Lake in Qujiang District every morning. In the past, as long as it was a weekend or a holiday, Qin Sheng would accompany Auntie Wang in the morning and accompany Uncle Lin at night. His favourite thing was to follow Uncle Lin to listen to him telling a lot of stories, especially the truth and details of how to behave and how to work.
However, Qin Sheng had such a comfortable sleep last night. He had a long, long dream. He dreamed of his mom. His mom's appearance was very vague, but it was very similar to Auntie Wang. He kept chasing and chasing, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not reach her. It seemed that there was a man, leading a girl looking at him from not far away, but he still couldn't see their appearance. He guessed that maybe it was Uncle Lin and Xin Xin.
When Qin Sheng got up, everyone else had already got up. Xin Xin was watching TV in the living room. Han Bing was doing breakfast with Auntie Wang. Qin Sheng was somewhat embarrassed. He did not expect him to be the latest.
”Brother, you got up,” Xin Xin said when she saw Qin Sheng coming out. She smiled and said hello. Because of the heating system was on, the flat was quite warm, so Xin Xin only wore pyjama and looked quite casual.
Qin Sheng pretended to blame her, ”Don't you know that there are guests at home? You start to eat before washing your face. No wonder you are getting fatter.”
Xin Xin didn't take it seriously. She got up and deliberately turned two rounds to show that she was keeping a good body. She said, ”Am I really fat?”
”I'm just kidding,” Qin Sheng laughed and said.
”Humph.”
Auntie Wang and Han Bing came out of the kitchen with a few bowls of porridge in their hands. Auntie Wang greeted Qin Sheng and said, ”Hurry to wash, then you can have breakfast.”
Han Bing blinked at Qin Sheng, and it seemed that she was saying that, the future daughter-in-law was doing well, and asking whether he was touched by her.
Qin Sheng rolled his eyes and then went to wash his face and brush his teeth.
After eating breakfast, Auntie Wang began to ask, ”Sheng'er, what are you planning today? Where are you going to bring Bing Bing to play?”
Qin Sheng slightly frowned and said, ”Auntie, what about you and Xin Xin take Han Bing to the Great Wild Goose Pagoda and the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden first. I want to go to see Uncle Lin first. I was too hasty last time to visit him. It was my fault.”
Speaking of this thing, Qin Sheng was indeed a bit guilty. He should have visited Uncle Lin as soon as he returned to Xi'an, but then he encountered Han Guoping's case. This time, no matter what happened, Qin Sheng should go to see Uncle Lin as soon as possible after arriving in Xi'an.
Auntie Wang and Xin Xin were somewhat in a low mood because of hearing that. Whenever Mr Lin was mentioned, their mood would be affected. A family that was so warm in the past had become what it was now. No one felt comfortable in such a situation.
Han Bing was very considerate and she said, ”Well, you should go and do your things. We will just stroll around and wait for you to come back.”
”Okay. Then I will bring Bing Bing to the Great Ci'en Temple to burn a scent for blessing,” Wang Li said, pretending to be happy. She then turned around to Xin Xin and said, ”Xin Xin, would you like to accompany your brother to see your dad?”
”Mom, I don't want to go,” Xin Xin refused directly. It wasn't that she didn't miss her dad. She just didn't want to see her father being like that. She was afraid that she couldn't stand it. Every time she saw her father, she would cry when she came back.
Wang Li surely could understand her daughter, so she said casually, ”Forget it.”
After going out from the Furong Shijia, Qin Sheng drove straight to Chang'an District. The Great Wild Goose Pagoda, the Great Ci'en Temple, and the Tang Dynasty Furong Garden were all in the Qujiang New District, not far from the Furong Shijia, so Wang Li and Han Bing walked there. And Hao Lei had already arranged the meeting in the jail for Qin Sheng through the relationship of his family.
Half an hour later, Qin Sheng arrived at the prison where Uncle Lin was held. He was guided by staff in the prison and followed the formal procedures to visit the prisoner. After waiting for a few minutes in the room, the prison guard came in with Uncle Lin. Looking through the shield glass, Qin Sheng could tell that Uncle Lin was old, really old. It was not hard to tell the impact of that incident on him. His face was covered by wrinkles. Although having a buzz cut, but he could still see that Uncle Lin's hair had turned grey. Anyway, luckily, the mental status of Uncle Lin didn't look so bad.
Qin Sheng stood up a little excited and called Uncle Lin. However, Uncle Lin couldn't hear anything in his side. Lin Xi slowly sat down and pointed at the talker, indicating that Qin Sheng should talk to him with the talker. He looked not excited at all. After all, the last time his wife came, she had told him about Qin Sheng's return.
Qin Sheng picked up the talker and said with some trembling, ”Uncle.”
”Sheng'er, you've come back. Well, coming back is good. Then I can be relieved,” Lin Xi said with a smile.
Qin Sheng felt quite guilty deep in mind, and he held his fist tightly and said, ”Uncle, it's my fault. When you needed me the most, I am not around. It's all my fault.”
”Uncle did not blame you. You couldn't help with these things, even if you were there,” Lin Xi had already relieved. After all, more than a year had passed. He smiled and said, ”I haven't seen you for more than two years. You have changed a lot that I almost can't recognize you.”