C240 Grandpa's Secret

The calmness in Pei Luoluo's eyes made Xiao Yichen's heart tighten for some reason. It was so painful that he could not swallow the food in his mouth.

"I will try my best to turn you back into the you that only belongs to me." Catherine also did not show weakness, or her tsundere character. Or she would never want to lose in this family or beauty... She would not admit defeat no matter where she went, since she had first received Xiao Yichen's favor.

But when she saw Pei Luoluo not caring at all, and saw that everyone at the table was looking down on her nobility, she even looked at the man who had chosen to hug her because she thought he would spoil her. The man who had chosen to hug her just now was indeed Xiao Yichen, whose face was as cold as ice at this moment.

The meal was unusually quiet. Xiao Yichen had never felt that a meal could burn his chest. It was difficult to speak, but he had to suppress the pain.

After the meal, Xiao Feng did not let Xiao Yichen and the others stay. Instead, he turned to Pei Luoluo and said, "Come to my room."

His voice was very deep. After saying that, he walked up the stairs. Pei Luoluo looked at Xiao Yichen and let out a breath before following him.

It was Pei Luoluo's first time coming to Xiao Feng's room. Unlike the last time she was called to the study, she felt very different this time.

She turned on the lights and the room was very clean and concise. A bed and a mahogany desk were placed beside a bookshelf. On top of it, there were four cultural treasures. Similar to the balcony, there was a set of tea tasting tools.

Xiao Feng let Pei Luoluo sit on the sofa and wait. He pressed on the seat beside the bed. The bookshelf beside the bed moved to the side. In front of her was another room.

Although it was clean inside, it was obvious that it was a little old. It was full of bookcases. Through the glass window, it could be seen that they were all old things.

"Come in."

Xiao Feng's voice came from inside. Pei Luoluo pursed her lips and looked at the door. She walked in with light steps.

The door of the bookshelf was closed. Pei Luoluo was shocked at first, but then she was attracted by the thing in Xiao Feng's hand.

"These are all things that I kept when I was young. They are very precious and I can't bear to throw them away." Xiao Feng's wrinkled face revealed a nostalgic smile, as if these things were very precious.

Then, he handed over three photo albums and opened one of the bookcases. Pei Luoluo saw that the neatly arranged bookcases were filled with yellow letters.

"Open it and take a look." Xiao Feng sat on the sofa at the side and held an iron box in his hand. It was somewhat rusty, but there were more places that were carefully polished by him and the damage was reduced. He could still vaguely see the old pattern.

Seeing that Xiao Feng was engrossed in his memories, Pei Luoluo glanced at the things in the box, but because the box was too deep, she could not see it at all. She simply looked down and opened the old photo album in her hand.

When she opened it, Pei Luoluo was completely dumbfounded.

There were pictures of her grandmother when she was young inside. There were pictures of her in the pictures. There were pictures of her in her linen clothes, her red cotton jacket, and her grandmother with two braids standing shoulder to shoulder with a handsome man. She was smiling sweetly.

There was no need to guess. The man standing next to her was Xiao Feng, who was sitting on the sofa not far away.

Most of the photos were taken by her alone. Almost every photo was smiling. It was the kind of smile that could open one's heart.

When Pei Luoluo finished flipping through the last photo album, a few of the photos attracted her attention. Because every page was about these few photos, it was like a small story that developed a plot.

The photos seemed to be secretly taken, and the scene was slightly absent-minded. The venue should be in a courtyard in a village, where a lot of people were gathered. They were all sitting on wooden tables and benches that had been arranged. They were eating and drinking happily. There were big wedding words pasted on the wooden doorposts at the entrance of the courtyard. It was obvious that the family was getting married.

The second one was a bride wearing a red shirt with a red cap on top of her head. She was led across the brazier by a groom wearing a dark red shirt. After that, she paid her respects to heaven and earth. Finally, after the bride's red cap was lifted, she was being hugged and drank by everyone.

The last one was clearly seen by Pei Luoluo. That face and those two faces were finally no longer blurry. It was no longer difficult for her to see them clearly because she could not see them clearly from all angles.

Those two people were her grandfather and grandmother...

This was also the last page of Xiao Feng's album. Pei Luoluo noticed that her grandmother had never smiled from the beginning to the end. Her grandfather also looked a little awkward. It was as if on this festive day, those who were happy were the ones attending the wedding.

"When I went back, I really wanted to take your grandma away, but I was seriously injured and I don't know when I still have to go to the battlefield. It was unknown whether I was alive or dead. If anything happened to me, according to your grandmother's personality, I'd rather die alone." Xiao Feng paused and looked out the window with melancholy in his eyes. His thoughts seemed to drift far away with the bottomless loneliness in his eyes.

"Grandpa, you like my grandma a lot, right?" Pei Luoluo put down the album and turned around to sit beside Xiao Feng, asking softly.

"I grew up in the same village as your grandma. She has big guts and a bad temper. It has always been her who bullied others. No one else bullied her. At that time, I liked her carefree personality and I loved to pay attention to her. But at that time, we were clueless about love, and we were poor and messy. Later, I was enlisted into the army and followed to the front lines."

As he spoke, Xiao Feng took a deep breath. He seemed to not want to recall the scene at that time, but after a slight sigh, he still chose to continue.

"Your grandmother said that she was willing to wait for me no matter how long. She did indeed do it. Until that year, during the 3rd civil war, the situation was relatively stable. However, the chaos of war was still chaotic, and I was heavily injured and fell into a deep coma. However, my life should not be saved, so when our army compiled the list of martyrs... I couldn't find my corpse. Everyone thought I was dead, but your grandmother insisted on seeing my corpse. However, she was persuaded by her family and finally married to Wang Youquan in the village. He was your grandfather, the previous village secretary."

Xiao Feng held the iron box tightly. Maybe it was because he used too much strength, but Pei Luoluo could see his hands trembling slightly. She could feel his enduring sorrow and pain of regret.

"I wanted to find her, but I found out that she was getting married. At that moment, I was standing in front of her door, but I could not muster up my courage.

I could go into battle and kill without fear. I could be seriously injured and still not afraid of death, but I was afraid... I could not give her happiness. It was also at that moment that I made the most wrong choice in my life.

It was also because of this that when she found out that I was still alive and married another woman, her hatred towards me could no longer be erased, no matter what I do afterwards, it would be futile..."