Chapter 2481 Want to Bloom

“It’s a terrible thing.”

“We were hit hard…”

In that situation, how could they pay attention to their own appearance?

"Over time, we seem to have slowly let it go, but in fact..."

"But I never let it go in my heart."

"you know……"

The old lady slowly put down the hand that was stroking the old man's cheek.

The rough texture under her hands made her eyes red.

She took a deep breath.

Turned to look at Xiao Xiao.

"Why do we care so much about that plum tree?"

……

Xiao Xiao looked at the old man quietly.

……

The old lady's eyes were dazed.

The appearance of the young man in front of him was not reflected in his eyes.

"That plum tree is the one planted by Lele..."

Xiao Xiao did not interrupt the old man's story.

Lele...

If he guessed correctly, it should be the grandson of the two old people who died in a car accident.

……

"That day……"

The old lady spoke in a low voice.

In the quiet yard, the only sounds were the old man's slightly hoarse voice and the rustling of the cold wind through the treetops.

……

It was also a winter day.

It's about the same as now.

The weather is cold.

The difference from this day was that it snowed that day.

Lele is very excited.

The aroma of sweet potatoes wafted from outside.

The child's appetite was immediately aroused.

He pulled his grandmother's clothes and said in a baby voice that he wanted to eat sweet potatoes.

Those big black eyes seemed to be holding water and shining.

The old lady's heart suddenly softened.

While responding repeatedly, he took his grandson's hand and was about to go out.

The old man didn't use a cane at that time and was in very good health.

He picked up his grandson and placed him on his shoulders.

"Cuckoo~"

The clear laughter of the children accompanied them out of the house.

Scattered along the way they walked.

……

"Wait for a while with grandma, grandpa will buy you some sweet potatoes."

The old man put the child down from his shoulders.

……

At first, the child stood obediently holding his grandmother's clothes.

But soon, the child's rolling eyes were attracted by the snow on the ground.

The child let go of his grandmother's clothes, squatted down, and started digging the snow.

……

The old lady smiled as she watched her grandson making a snowball seriously.

Although I am a little worried that the snow will freeze the children's hands.

But children like to play in the snow, and she can't stop them from playing just because she is afraid that they will get cold.

……

After the snow nearby was shoveled away, the child jumped forward a few times like a frog.

The child seemed to find it entertaining and jumped forward a few more times.

It was not until the old lady reminded the child not to run too far that the child stopped reluctantly.

The child who stopped finally remembered his original purpose.

He reached out and dug into the snow on the ground.

……

"Lele."

After buying the sweet potatoes, the old man turned and walked towards the old lady, calling his grandson.

"I've bought the sweet potatoes."

……

"coming."

The child turned his head happily and responded.

He stood up and ran over.

Unexpectedly, he stumbled and fell on the snow.

……

"Lele!"

The two old men exclaimed.

……

"Hehe~"

The child quickly jumped up.

……

"Lele."

The old lady rushed to the child.

She squatted down and gently patted the snowflakes on the child's face, head and body.

"Are you hurt?"

"Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Tell Grandma."

……

"Grandma, I'm fine."

The child shook his head.

Snow flakes fell.

"Giggle~"

The child jumped happily on the spot.

Suddenly, the snow fell more densely.

……

Seeing the child playing so happily, the old lady also smiled.

"You kid."

"Don't be so hasty next time."

"Luckily, I fell on the snow this time, so nothing happened..."

"Sweet potatoes can't run away."

The old man also squatted down.

"Come-"

"Ok?"

The old man looked at the branch in the child’s hand in confusion?
"LeLe, what are you doing picking up branches?"

……

"Ok?"

The child was stunned for a moment before he realized what the old man was talking about.

He raised the branch in his hand and said with a smile as if to take credit, "I found this just now after I finished digging the snow."

……

The old man touched the child's head.

"is it?"

"Lele is amazing."

"But it's not convenient to eat sweet potatoes while holding a branch."

"Let's put the branches back on the grass beside."

……

"No."

The child shook his head.

“I like this branch.”

“It has a nice aroma on it.”

"Grandpa, smell it."

……

The branch held in front of him made the old man step back subconsciously.

But the child's expectant eyes made him move closer.

He frowned.

After a few seconds, his brows relaxed, "It seems to have a faint fragrance."

……

"right?"

It was as if stars fell into the child's eyes.

"Grandma, smell it."

The child held the branch in front of the old woman again.

……

The old lady sniffed carefully.

Then he opened his eyes wide in surprise, "It seems to be... the fragrance of plum blossoms?"

……

"plum bossom?"

The child tilted his head.

There was a hint of confusion on his face.

……

"It's the same flower you saw when your grandparents took you to the park last time."

"Have you forgotten?"

The old man reached out and tightened the child's scarf.

The child's scarf was a little loose, probably because of the previous fall.

"Didn't you like it very much then?"

……

"...Oh~"

The child blinked his eyes and let out a cry of realization.

“It’s plum blossoms.”

The child took the branch in his hand and examined it carefully.

"No flowers..."

……

"Lele, do you want to see plum blossoms?"

The old lady's face was gentle, "Grandma will take you to see it."

……

"grandmother."

The child opened his eyes wide.

"this!"

He held the branch in front of the old man again, "Can it still bloom?"

……

Ok?
The old lady was stunned.

She and the old man looked at each other.

Then he looked at his grandson again, "Le Le wants it to bloom?"

……

"Ok!"

The child nodded vigorously.

Eyes sparkling.

“Can it still bloom?”

"grandmother?"

"grandfather?"

……

The old man frowned slightly and said, "If Lele wants to see the plum blossoms, grandpa and grandma can take Lele to the park."

“There are lots of plum blossoms there.”

"LeLe has seen it too, hasn't he?"

"Pretty, isn't it?"

“We’ll see when we get there.”

"But this..."

The old man shook his head.

……

“Can’t it bloom?”

The child didn't hear what his grandfather said before, he just remembered his grandfather shaking his head at the end.

He looked disappointed.

Her eyes were watery, as if tears would fall at any moment.

But he pursed his lips and endured it.

……

"Yes! Yes!"

Seeing that her precious grandson looked like he was about to cry but didn't, the old lady immediately said with some heartache.

She glared at the old man slightly, then quickly looked away.

"LeLe wants it to bloom, so we work hard to make it bloom."

"OK?"

(End of this chapter)