When Qiao Na knew that Lin Peng also had a 4-year-old brother, she refused in her heart.
By that time, they had already met each other's parents and had set a wedding date.
However, such a younger brother suddenly appeared and caught Jona off guard.
They met on a blind date, and they were both Hunan people who worked in Guangzhou.
The introducer is Qiao Na's college classmate and Lin Peng's colleague.
She said that Lin Peng is very good, his family conditions are also good, and he is very motivated, and he has no bad habits.
And so it is.
Regardless of appearance or age, Lin Peng and Qiao Na are very compatible.
What's more coincidental is that they went to the same university in the UK before and after, and they are also alumni.
Lin Peng said: "Maybe we met when we were in the UK. ”
It was love at first sight.
So, there were almost no twists and turns, and I began to talk about marriage.
Jona is an only child.
Lin Peng once said that he still has a younger brother, but he didn't say how old his brother is and what he does.
Jona didn't ask, after all, falling in love is a matter of two people, and it doesn't have much to do with siblings.
Later, Qiao Na recalled the details of their relationship, only to realize that every time the topic of family members was discussed, Lin Peng would skillfully avoid it.
After a year of dating, the two went back to their hometown together to meet their parents.
It was a meeting at the hotel, Lin Peng's younger brother did not appear, and no one mentioned his younger brother during the banquet.
Now, Lin Peng took the initiative to tell Qiao Na that he shouldn't be able to hide it.
After all, in a month's time, they will have a wedding.
That day, Lin Peng's mother called Qiao Na and said that she would come over to help them prepare for the wedding.
In the end, she also added: "By the way, take your brother to Guangzhou to play." ”
Qiao Na didn't think about it at the time, until Lin Peng's parents appeared in front of her with their 4-year-old son, and she didn't know that this little uncle was a full 25 years younger than Lin Peng.
Joanna wasn't calm at the time.
This ** is a younger brother, and it is clear that Lin Peng's parents gave birth to a son to him.
It is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother.
Then after she marries Lin Peng, does she have to be a mother to her 4-year-old brother-in-law?
Qiao Na felt that Lin Peng deliberately concealed this matter, but Lin Peng kept emphasizing that she didn't ask him.
Jona was on fire: "I asked you how old your brother is, would you say?" ”
Lin Peng was silent, and said half-loudly: "It's because I didn't think it through, so I shouldn't hide it from you." ”
Lin Peng does have his own difficulties, and when his parents wanted a second child, he didn't know it.
He works in Guangzhou, his parents are in Hunan, and he only found out when he went home for the Spring Festival that year.
His parents hid it from him for a whole year.
At first, Lin Peng refused his younger brother's arrival more than Qiao Na.
But his parents told him that the birth of his younger brother would not affect him in any way.
Lin Peng didn't want to inherit his father's business, and after returning from studying in the UK, he entered a foreign-funded bank in Guangzhou, and his parents did not object, and bought him a house.
In his mother's words: "I have a second child with your father, and I don't want you to spend money to raise it, it's a big deal that we will fight for a few more years." ”
His father also echoed: "We have a second child, also for you, if one day your mother and I are gone, and you have a younger brother, then, you will never be alone." ”
Having said that, the arrival of his younger brother still affected Lin Peng.
His ex, when he heard that his mother gave birth to a younger brother for him, decisively proposed to break up.
Later, others also introduced him to a girlfriend, but as soon as he heard that he also had a younger brother who learned to walk, he disappeared.
Until he met Jona, he almost fell in love with her at first sight, but he was worried that his brother's affairs would make this relationship die, so he deliberately concealed it.
Lin Peng's behavior, for Jona, is no different from lying.
Jona felt that this incident was too sudden, she could understand it, but she couldn't accept it, and she needed to calm down.
Lin Peng said: "I can assure you that after getting married, my younger brother will not be our responsibility, let alone a burden to us. ”
What he means is that the younger brother is the younger brother, he is him, and it doesn't matter much.
How could it not matter?
In the future, they will get married and have children, and the children are only a few years younger than the little uncle, what do you call them? Also, the in-laws are in their 50s, and when the uncle becomes an adult, will they still be able to take care of the uncle's affairs?
Qiao Na didn't care about Lin Peng's emotions and directly threw these topics out.
Lin Peng said: "I have considered all these problems, my parents are still young, they can afford to raise a second child, not to mention that we are so far away, and there is not much intersection in life." ”
What Lin Peng said is also true.
In the final analysis, what Qiao Na cares about is that Lin Peng deceived herself.
She said to her classmates: "He can hide from me for so long, how can I trust him in the future?" ”
The classmate apologized vigorously, saying that she knew that Lin Peng had a younger brother, but she really didn't know that he was only 4 years old.
Jona consulted with her parents, and her parents' opinion was that this was an objective fact, and there was no way to escape it, and she would have to face it sooner or later in the future, and if she couldn't accept it, she would break up.
The mother said, "You are not married yet, everything is in time." ”
However, at the thought of breaking up with Lin Peng, Qiao Na's heart was like being opened by a knife, and it hurt hotly.
She can only comfort herself, don't worry about the sky, don't think about these things that haven't happened yet.
In this way, there was a small episode before marriage, and they still got married.
Lin Peng, who was full of apologies, immediately added her name to the real estate certificate and handed over her salary card in full.
After more than a year of marriage, Jona became pregnant.
The in-laws said that they would pay for the confinement sister-in-law, and the reason was: there are many things in the factory, and the brother-in-law is small, so they will not be able to help much in the future.
Compared with the contradiction between other people's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Jona also feels very content.
What's more, as Lin Peng said, the little uncle can't affect them at all, they live their own lives in Guangzhou, and the in-laws take the little uncle to live in their hometown and don't disturb each other.
In a blink of an eye, the brother-in-law Lin Fei is more than 5 years old, although he is naughty, he is very polite to his brother and sister-in-law, and it seems that his in-laws teach him well.
The mother-in-law has children at an advanced age, but she is open-minded and more receptive to new parenting knowledge than her peers.
Lin Fei was sent to early education institutions to attend classes at the age of 2, and they also specially hired a professional childcare sister-in-law to take care of him.
The in-laws spent all their thoughts on Lin Fei, and they were naturally negligent to Lin Peng, the eldest son.
First, Lin Fei is small, and his parents are young, this is nature; The second is that Lin Peng is far away, and he has no chance to get close.
At first, Qiao Na felt that her husband was quite aggrieved, but Lin Peng was obviously jealous, but he was a dead duck with a hard mouth, saying that Lin Fei was his own brother, so he was not jealous.
Lin Peng said: "How my parents love my brother is their business, we just need to fulfill our filial piety." ”
Fortunately, her in-laws were very good to her, and Jona was slowly relieved.
Jona didn't expect that she had changed her attitude towards her brother-in-law first.
The main thing is that the brother-in-law likes her too much.
Every time he went back to his hometown, he made a fuss about asking Jona to play with him.
Once, Joanna sent him to kindergarten, and he pulled his little friend and said, "This is my sister Nana, is she as beautiful as a fairy?" ”
A group of children surrounded Jona, and their mouths were like honey and said that she was so good-looking.
Thousands of clothes are not worn.
Gradually, Qiao Na liked this little uncle more and more, and Lin Fei often gave her a lot of sweet words.
The relationship between Qiao Na and Lin Fei was so good that even Lin Peng was jealous, and teased her: "Tut-tut, who almost married me because of my brother's refusal to marry me, and now I can't wait to kidnap someone else as my brother." ”
Jona said unashamedly: "Who makes Xiaofei likable, much better than you." ”
During the summer vacation, Qiao Na took Lin Fei to Guangzhou to live for half a month.
Everyone thought that the little uncle was her son, and she didn't explain, leaving others to speculate about their relationship.
The person who knew the inside story said: "Nana, don't be heartless all day long, he will divide your in-laws' property in the future." ”
In this regard, Jona is very indifferent.
She and Lin Peng's salaries are not low, their parents' wealth is their own, they are willing to give it, it is love, they are not willing to give, and they do not force it.
Who knows, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and an accident came too suddenly.
On the way to a business trip, the in-laws rear-ended a large truck because they were in a hurry, and the husband and wife died on the spot.
At that time, Qiao Na was six months pregnant, she had a big belly, and rushed back to her hometown with Lin Peng overnight to deal with the funeral.
In addition to grief, Lin Fei's whereabouts became the biggest problem.
Lin Peng's grandparents are still alive, but they are old, and the white-haired people sent the black-haired people, so they have suffered a big blow, and it is impossible to hand over a 6-year-old child to them to take care of.
In the end, Uncle Lin Peng proposed that Lin Fei and his brother and sister-in-law go back to Guangzhou.
Qiao Na is very helpless, although she likes Lin Fei very much, but it is one thing to be good to him, and it is another thing to raise him to grow up.
But when he saw Lin Fei's helpless and sad expression, he couldn't say anything about refusal.
Uncle said: "Jona, Xiaofei, this kid is pitiful, please leave it to the two of you, it's all fate!" ”
Uncle said again: "You are good to him, he will be grateful when he grows up, besides, Xiaofei's state is not suitable for anyone." ”
Uncle's words are not a shirk of responsibility.
In those days, Lin Fei, who lost his parents, kept crying, he hid behind Qiao Na, didn't speak, and was dumbfounded.
If the death of his parents made Lin Peng grow up overnight, then for 6-year-old Lin Fei, it was more fear.
On the night of her parents' burial, Qiao Na sent Lin Fei back to her room to sleep, and when she was about to turn off the lights, he suddenly bounced up from the bed.
He hugged Joanna and asked, "Sister Nana, after a person dies, will it hurt, and where are my parents going to see a doctor?" ”
Jona's tears came out at once.
Lin Fei also cried and said, "Sister Nana, I'm so afraid of death, I'm so afraid that you and my brother will die suddenly like your parents." ”
Qiao Na couldn't explain to Lin Fei what death was, which only made him more afraid.
However, Lin Fei is 6 years old, he witnessed the death of his parents, and he will not believe anything Qiao Na says.
After hesitating for a moment, Qiao Na said: "Xiaofei, some people have left this world very early, but there are also people who will leave when they are very old, so we must learn to protect ourselves, and if we are in good health, we can live for a long, long time." ”
Lin Fei seemed to understand whether he understood or not, was stunned for a while, and suddenly asked, "Will you and your brother protect me?" ”
Jona nodded.
She suddenly understood that Lin Fei had regarded her as her dearest.
But no one expected that Lin Fei was reluctant to go to Guangzhou.
Before leaving, he shut himself in his room, refused to go out, and ignored anyone who knocked on the door.
When Qiao Na went in, she saw Lin Fei closing the curtains, and the room was dark.
He curled up in the corner, holding a red picture book in his hand, which was supposed to be a bedtime story that his mother-in-law had read to him before her death.
At this moment, he hugged him tightly in his arms, as if he was holding the most important thing.
Jona was so distressed that she wanted to reach for the curtains.
Lin Fei suddenly shouted: "Don't open the window, Mom and Dad will leave." ”
After saying that, he howled and cried very sadly, and Jona took him in her arms.
The picture book in Lin Fei's hand was called "Little Scars", Qiao Na opened it and said to him softly: "Xiao Fei, sister will tell you a story." ”
It's just that as she spoke, Jona choked up.
The little boy in the book, like Lin Fei, has just lost his mother.
In order to retain the smell of his mother, the little boy covered his ears, closed his mouth, and closed all the windows in the house.
In order to hide his mother's voice, the little boy ran until he was exhausted, and deliberately injured his own ......
Qiao Na looked at Lin Fei in her arms and thought, this child must want to keep his parents.
Therefore, he was reluctant to go to Guangzhou with them, so he locked himself in the house.
Qiao Na hugged Lin Fei tightly and told him that although her parents were gone, their love would always be there.
Qiao Na said: "Xiaofei, in addition to Mom and Dad, there are many people who love you very much, including brother and sister, grandfather and grandmother, and the baby in my sister's belly, and they will love you very much." ”
Lin Fei raised his head and asked, "Do you love me more than my parents?" ”
Jona nodded heavily.
Lin Fei finally agreed to go to Guangzhou.
Unlike the other bear kids, he was too quiet.
After returning to Guangzhou, Qiao Na vacated the room originally reserved for the unborn baby for him to live in, and arranged for him to live in a nearby kindergarten.
It's just that the fresh environment did not alleviate Lin Fei's fear of death.
He often spends himself alone in a daze, refuses to turn off the lights at night, and sometimes, in the middle of the night, he suddenly wakes up and runs to Jona's room.
Lin Peng's state is also very bad, in the face of his younger brother's vexatious trouble, he does not have Jona's good temper.
He completely ignored that his younger brother was still a minor, just a little over 6 years old.
Even, deep down, he is still full of resentment towards his younger brother.
He felt that if his parents didn't have a second child, they wouldn't need to work so hard and would not have had a car accident.
Lin Fei was already sensitive, and soon sensed his brother's impatience with him.
Once, Lin Peng was angry at him because of a trivial matter.
He secretly asked Jona: "Sister Nana, does my brother not like me?" ”
Despite Jona's explanation, the kid knew better than anyone who was good to him and who didn't want to see him.
In those days, Qiao Na found that Lin Fei's personality became more and more introverted, sometimes he couldn't say a few words a day, and he was more and more able to look at people's faces, and seemed more sensible than his peers.
And this sensibility made her realize that she was thinking too simply about "raising" her brother-in-law.
She doesn't have any experience as a mother, although in her heart, she raises her brother-in-law as a son, but many times, she doesn't know what to do with him?
Until one time, when Qiao Na helped Lin Fei organize his belongings, she saw that he had written the words of his parents crookedly on the picture book, and wrote both words wrong.
Deep down, Jona was deeply touched.
She knew that death was something that must be experienced in life, but death was too cruel and too early for the child and the mother.
Arrive early, I don't have time to wait for you to grow up; Arrive early, you don't have time to wait for me to get old.
She touched the fetus in her womb and burst into tears.
Qiao Na whispered to Lin Fei, if you really miss your parents too much, you can record them **.
Lin Fei asked happily, "Then will they see it?" ”
After getting a positive answer, Qiao Na recorded Lin Fei's first paragraph with her mobile phone**.
Mom and Dad, how are you? I'm bad, I miss you very, very much. ”
After recording**, Lin Fei asked Qiao Na again: "Can they really see it?" You promise? ”
Jona tells him that Mom and Dad are in the sky, and at night when there are stars, they can see these **, because the stars are their eyes.
Since that day, whenever night comes, Lin Fei will lie on the windowsill and wait for the stars to come.
If he could see the stars, he would immediately ask Jona for a mobile phone recording**.
Mom and Dad, I'm very well-behaved, I listen to my brothers and sisters, eat well every day, and you should eat obediently. ”
Mom and Dad, Sister Nana said, the stars are your eyes, you see me, right? ”
Mom and Dad, the teacher praised me today, I miss you so much. ”
These ** are the best companions, and Lin Fei's little face finally began to smile.
Qiao Na showed Lin Peng these ** recorded by Lin Fei.
Looking at his younger brother's innocent appearance in **, Lin Peng's tears flowed silently.
Qiao Na put Lin Peng's hand on her stomach and said softly: "Husband, you are about to become a father, every time the baby moves in my belly, I can feel his vitality, our mother and son are connected by blood, Xiaofei and you too, you have the same blood!" Perhaps, when your parents decided to give birth to Xiaofei, you had a heavy burden on your shoulders, and we took care of Xiaofei together. ”
Lin Peng stood up, stepped forward to hug Qiao Na, and said incoherently: "Wife, I'm sorry, thank you!" ”
That night, Qiao Na and Lin Peng gently pushed open Lin Fei's door.
Lin Fei was already asleep, and he still had a sweet smile on his little face, maybe he dreamed of his parents.
Lin Peng kissed his forehead gently.
This is the first time that the two brothers have been so close since the death of their parents.
For Lin Peng, Lin Fei is his younger brother, a full 25 years younger than him and 6 years older than his unborn baby.
But in Qiao Na's eyes, no matter what the seniority, Lin Fei is just a child.
He is their younger brother and their son.
From this moment on, they want to put him in their life plan.
A month later, Jona gave birth to a daughter by caesarean section.
When she was pushed out of the operating room, there were many people standing at the door, including her parents, Lin Peng, and Lin Fei.
Everyone flocked to see the children as soon as possible.
Only Lin Peng and Lin Fei didn't say anything, and walked straight to her.
Qiao Na saw that Lin Fei's eyes were full of tears, as if she was about to cry as soon as she opened her mouth.
Lin Pengfu leaned down and kissed her forehead gently.
At that moment, Joanna felt that it was all worth it.
There is only a thin line between death and rebirth.
When Lin Fei grows up, he will understand that whether it is death or new life, it is only a part of life, and it is something that must be faced as a human being.