So many decades have passed, and now they suddenly reappear, what is going on?
They returned home, and as soon as they walked in, they saw that all the lights in the house were turned on, brilliantly lit.
"What is this?"
Upon entering the living room, they saw Old Nian holding a feather duster and sweeping dust all around, while her son sat on the sofa flipping through a newspaper.
"This... Sister-in-law, why are all the lights on the first and second floors on?"
Old Meng asked.
Old Nian turned around, glanced at them, and said flatly, "I didnât have time to tell you yesterday, but I have a quirk, which is that Iâm afraid of the dark, so when it gets dark, every room in the house must have its lights on."
After speaking, she pointed upstairs and said: "I went into your room, but donât worry, I only went in to turn on the light, I wonât touch anything. Also, why are the doors to the two rooms on the second floor locked? Are they Xinianâs rooms? Whose room is the other one? Get the keys and open the doors. I donât care whose it is, but I just need to go in and turn on the lights at night."
Old Meng and Meng Chaojunâs faces simultaneously darkened.
"Both of those rooms belong to Xinian, and we donât go in."
"Why hasnât he come back to live here? Where was he transferred to?" Old Nian asked two questions, then waved her hand, "Alright, I wonât ask these things. I just explained to you, Iâm afraid of the dark. Those two rooms take up half the space on the second floor, and the windows are all dark, I canât stand it. You bring the keys, at the very least Iâll lock the door again after turning on the lights, is that okay?"
"Xinian doesnât like outsiders entering his room."
"Why are they considered outsiders?" Old Nianâs eyes widened, "What should Xinian call me?"
What should he call her?
Meng Chaojun couldnât help but say: "Aunt, to be honest, Xinian only saw you once before he was two, and he canât remember that, so he hasnât really had a chance to call you anything."
They werenât very close relatives to begin with, and after Chenger passed away, they became practically strangers.
They were basically outsiders anyway.
"Why hasnât he called, whatâs the reason?" Old Nian glanced at him, that glance seemed rather harsh.
"Chenger would call me Mumu, in our place, a Great Aunt is considered quite close. As younger generations, during these years, during festivals and when your Great Uncle and I celebrated significant birthdays, you should have brought Xinian to visit us. You should have written letters normally too, all of which you didnât do, so how could the relationship not grow distant?"
Ha.
Meng Chaojun was so angry he couldnât speak.
Why?
Have they forgotten all the things they said and did to Chenger back then?
When Xinianâs grandfather passed away, not a single person from the Nian family was present.
Chenger herself once said that she had lost connection with that side of the Uncleâs family. Chenger passed away twenty years ago, and now they suddenly reappear, blaming him for not taking Xinian to visit them?
"Aunt, you might as well say these things to my face, but if you ever meet Xinian, itâs better if you keep your mouth shut."
Meng Chaojunâs face turned grim, his hands behind his back, and he said, "Also, you arrived late last night, and it was inconvenient to stay outside, which is reasonable, but you should move out today."
Old Meng glanced at him.
Has he suddenly become assertive?
Old Nianâs eyes widened instantly.
She looked at Meng Chaojun in disbelief, raised her voice, "What did you say? Move out? What right do you have to make us move out?"