"Memoirs of Dreams" The Story of Lao Yao (16)
Lao Yao's eyes were saved, but the scars left by the burning of the eyelids by chemicals were not so easy to heal for a while. Not only the eyes, but even the corners of the mouth seemed to have been refined by returning to the stove, and the porridge had to be fed little by little with a straw against Xiaoqin. After all, such a big thing could not be hidden from the old lady, but at Xiaoqin's insistence, she stayed at home and became the backbone of the family in place of her severely injured son. Lao Yao's younger brother and sister are far away from their hometown in the northeast, and there is no way to come to Shandong, but during a phone call with Xiaoqin, they gradually changed their views and attitudes towards this young sister-in-law. It took Lao Yao three full months to speak. The first sentence he said to Xiaoqin was: "Let's get out of here." When he said this, his tone was calm and his expression was indifferent, not like a desperate decision. Looking at Lao Yao's dark eyes as always, Xiaoqin nodded gently. The old lady didn't show much surprise to her son's sudden idea. The only person in the family who showed reluctance was Lao Yao's eldest son. He has already entered junior high school this year and is about to face the college entrance examination, not to mention his academic future, just because there are still his childhood and his biological mother here in Shandong. He was not very willing to leave. But Lao Yao's attitude is firm, and how can a child's reluctance be changed. In this way, the family followed the old road of their ancestors to the east, and stumbled towards the road leading to a new life.