frightfiction Chapter 5 His Handsome Father?
Chapter 5 His Handsome Father?
Hearing the noise at his own yard gate, Da Niu quickly hid in the woodpile in the kitchen, silently chanting, "You can't see me, you can't see me..."
When Gao Mengli entered the room, she didn't see Da Niu and assumed he was still in the old house next door, so she didn't pay much attention.
After tossing the fish to Lin Xi, he went inside to "lie down" and rest, as she had been tired from standing in the water all day.
Lin Xi took the fish and went to the kitchen to find a wooden bucket.
He planned to put the fish into a wooden bucket and then hang it in the well to keep it fresh.
He went into the kitchen, which was built in a thatched shed next to him, and saw a wooden bucket next to the firewood, so he went over to it.
Just as I put the fish into the bucket, I looked up unexpectedly and caught sight of two eyes in the firewood.
Lin Xi stumbled in fright and screamed at the top of her lungs, "A ghost!"
Then he ran off.
In a few breaths, he pulled Gao Mengli, who was lying "dead" in the house, out of the kitchen. At the kitchen door, he pointed a trembling finger at the woodpile in the kitchen and said, "J... wife, she's in the kitchen, in the woodpile."
Lin Xi hid behind Gao Mengli, her expression showing extreme fear.
Gao Mengli rubbed her sleepy eyes, yawned, and walked over.
"Come out, I see you."
Gao Mengli was lying through her teeth with her eyes closed. She was so sleepy that she felt dizzy after eating.
When Da Niu heard that his father had brought his mother over, he felt despair. He thought, "Oh no, it seems I can't escape this mixed doubles beating today."
He gritted his teeth and slowly stood up from the pile of firewood.
Gao Mengli opened her eyes and saw Da Niu. She was immediately furious and felt her "morning grumpiness" surge up instantly.
"Da Niu, aren't you in the old house? What are you doing hiding here? You scared your dad."
Gao Mengli was so tired that she went back to her room and fell into a deep sleep without waiting for Da Niu's reply.
Only Lin Xi and Da Niu remained on the scene, staring at each other.
"What are you doing hiding here? You scared me to death!" Lin Xi patted her chest, trying to catch her breath.
Da Niu had already hunched his shoulders, bracing himself for a beating, but his mother simply said one sentence and went back inside. His father, on the other hand, didn't seem to intend to hit him.
Moreover, he had just seen his father carrying fish back and forgot to breathe softly, which is why he was discovered.
His gaze fell on the fish in the bucket again, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.
Seeing that Da Niu didn't speak, Lin Xi followed his gaze and found him swallowing hard as he looked at the fish.
That was exactly the same way he looked when he watched Gao Mengli stab fish.
Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together; even the way he swallowed his saliva was exactly like him.
"Do you want to eat?" Lin Xi tried to keep her voice as soft as possible.
Da Niu nodded subconsciously, then suddenly realized what he meant and shook his head vigorously. He was afraid his father wouldn't believe him, so he even used his hands, waving his hands and shaking his head repeatedly.
"No, no, Dad, I won't eat it."
Lin Xi frowned. Look, look, his perfectly good son had been ruined by the original owner and turned into a hypocrite. He felt a pang of unease.
He went into the kitchen to pick up the fish, a move that startled Da Niu so much that he fell backward onto the pile of firewood.
Da Niu looked at Lin Xi in horror, thinking he was about to get beaten up and scolded again.
Unexpectedly, his father showed a gentle smile. For a moment, he thought his father was possessed by a ghost, which made him tremble with fear.
"Don't be afraid, Da Niu. Dad isn't going to scold you or hit you."
He picked up the fish, walked over to Da Niu, and squatted down.
"Da Niu, Dad will cook you fish. You start the stove for me." Lin Xi was good at cooking, but he wasn't good at starting a fire.
Da Niu's eyes widened in disbelief. Was his father sure he wasn't joking with him?
However, he dared not defy his father's "tyranny." After nodding to Lin Xi, he squatted down in the stove and began to tend the fire.
He hoped his parents wouldn't eat the fish too cleanly, and that he could at least suck on the fish head.
But thinking that there were two fish, one for each of them, there definitely wouldn't be any for him, but what if he got a sip of soup?
Thinking about the taste of the fish soup, Da Niu couldn't help but swallow again.
The last time I ate fish was during the Chinese New Year.
Lin Xi processed one fish, and left the remaining one hanging in the well.
Thinking that he didn't have many seasonings at home and that grilling fish would take too long, he decided to steam it instead. However, he wasn't familiar with the house, so he turned to Da Niu and called out, "Da Niu, do you have any ginger at home? Go find me two pieces."
"Oh, yes, yes."
When Da Niu heard that Lin Xi wanted ginger, he quickly ran to the back of the house and, next to the outhouse, pulled out a ginger stalk from the small plot of land he had cleared.
Then he ran back to the front yard and placed it in front of Lin Xi.
"Father, Father, Jiang."
Lin Xi looked at the sprouting "old ginger" and her lips twitched. This brat, he pulled it out after it had already sprouted, what a waste.
But, it's already been pulled out.
Seeing that his father's expression was not good, Da Niu quickly turned around and went back to tend the fire. He always felt that the air around his father was cold.
Lin Xi reluctantly picked up the piece of ginger with sprouts, washed it clean, and sliced it.
In the kitchen, Da Niu carefully tended the fire, occasionally stealing a glance at Lin Xi.
Lin Xi glanced at him and said, "Da Niu, don't pull out the ginger that's sprouted next time. It's a waste."
Da Niu lowered his head and replied softly, "I understand, Dad."
His father actually cares whether Jiang Miaolang is wasting his time??
He couldn't help but glance at the darkening horizon, where the remaining orange-red light still lingered.
Wait a minute, the sun sets in the west. Does that mean the sun won't rise tomorrow?!
Something's not right. His father seems to be acting strangely, and so does his mother.
Most importantly, he didn't get beaten up today.
He was lost in thought, and by the time he stopped daydreaming, his father had already steamed the fish.
Even the fish were carried to the main room, and he couldn't hide his disappointment. Sure enough, there wasn't any for him…
He stood up, took a chipped bowl from the cupboard next to him, and prepared to scoop some of the water from steaming the fish to drink. After all, the water had been used to steam the fish and would have some fish flavor, so he wanted to taste the "freshness."
"what are you doing?"
Lin Xi walked over "lightly" and saw her adopted son scooping water from the pot with a bowl. Could it be that he wanted to drink some?
The sudden noise startled Da Niu, who nearly dropped the bowl in his hand.
He turned around shakily, his voice pleading, "Father, I just wanted to taste it, I didn't do anything..."
Lin Xi stared at Da Niu in disbelief, momentarily stunned.
Does this child want to drink the water from the steamed fish in the pot?
This is how hard life must have been for him to be so humble. Even in the apocalypse, when Gao Mengli protected him well, he had never suffered like this.
His eyes were a little red, and he looked at Da Niu with sympathy. His damned empathy made him unable to control himself and he wanted to cry.
She gently raised her hand and wiped the corner of her eye.
This action seemed very strange to Da Niu.
He actually sensed "refined elegance" in his father's body and movements.
Lin Xi finally managed to hold back her tears, only to see Da Niu staring blankly at her. "What are you still standing there for? Didn't you want to eat fish? Hurry up and come inside to eat fish, it won't taste good if it gets cold."