Chapter 377 Father and Son (Two in One, Please Subscribe!!!)
"Master Yue..." Yuan Zhisheng coughed twice, "Master Yue."
As Yuan Zhisheng was talking just now, he raised his head as if feeling something, and suddenly saw the expression of the old man in front of him that changed and then became lost in thought.
He didn't know which sentence he said when the man, who was probably his father, started to lose focus. Yuan Zhisheng thought to himself, maybe it was because he had been repeating the family's power and power to him, and his words reminded this man of his thoughts. It reminded him of the time when he was the head of the eight Sheqi families more than sixty years ago. For this old man, it was a bad time, and it might have brought back some bad memories for him... Thinking of this, Yuan Zhisheng felt a little guilty.
But what Yuan Zhisheng never expected was that the old man was not immersed in sadness or repressed memories at all. The reason why he was distracted was because he recognized the young man in front of him as his son, and he had just met his son. When his son met for the first time, he said so many nonsensical and embarrassing things. He didn't have the aura and majesty of an elder at all, which made Uesugi feel even more shameless.
He had obviously been embarrassed in front of his daughter just now, but he didn't expect to be embarrassed in front of his son again. Uesugoshi couldn't help but wonder, is this God's punishment for him? To punish him for missing more than twenty years of his children's lives, and then make him lose face in front of his children?
However, Uesugi doesn't believe in God. Although he occasionally helps at the shrine, he is a staunch atheist in his heart. God and things like God never appear when he prays to them. Only people who have done all bad things encounter problems that cannot be solved. Only when trouble comes to mind that there is God and God, and then the villain at the end of his rope will shyly pray to God and God to save his life and swear in his heart, "If he can really get through the current predicament safely, he will never be the same in this life." Don’t peek at the female neighbor next door taking a shower” or something like that.
Uesugi felt that even if there is a god in this world, it must be Angers... Uesugi felt that all his troubles today started when that old bastard Angers visited his ramen stand, and there are still more than sixty Years ago, ever since I met that guy, I started to become unlucky. That old bastard in Angers is definitely a plague! It brought a series of bad luck to my life!
Uesugoshi's thoughts were interrupted by Minamoto's childish cough. He came back to his senses and looked at the young man in front of him who he had already identified as his son. Uesugoshi took a deep breath. His mind went blank. It seemed that I had never been so worried in my life. My heart was pounding in my chest like a drum, almost beating out of my chest.
Uesugi Yue remembered that Lu Mingfei had told him not long ago that Lu Mingfei had asked his senior brother to tell Yuan Zhisheng that if he felt that the world could no longer be trusted, he should find a ramen chef named Uesugi Yue, so Yuan Zhisheng came He found himself, and the child probably already knew that his true identity was his biological father... Uesugoshi did think that Yuan Zhisheng might come looking for him, but he didn't expect that Yuan Zhisheng would come so quickly, and Lu Mingfei As soon as the front foot left, Minamoto arrived with the back foot. The two seemed to have colluded, so that Uesugi Yue had not even begun to make any mental preparations. It felt like an adulterer was caught and raped while still naked. bed.
But now that they have met, his child is sitting in front of him. This is an undeniable fact. He must say something... So what should he say to this child?
Are you continuing the topic just now? What was this kid talking about just now? It seems like "My dream in this life is to sell suntan lotion on a nudist beach in France"? No, no, no, he said something else later, but he was already distracted at that time and didn't remember what he said at all.
Or should I directly identify myself with this child? Since this child came specifically to find me, he probably already knows who he is, right? But what should I say after revealing my identity?
Are you just saying hello and saying hello as if nothing happened? Or encourage and comfort them in the way of young people? How did you rehearse at that time?
"Kongniji, Zongsheng, I am the father you met for the first time."... It's so stupid, no matter how you think about it, it's too stupid! Who would use such an incomprehensible adjective as "the father I met for the first time"?
"Children, don't worry, don't be melancholy. You have done very well, at least compared to me when I was young. You are already a perfect parent. You don't have to be afraid of clouds on the road ahead. Although you have lost a father...but now you have an extra father! Surprise!"... Damn it, it's really hell! What's with this strong rogue tone? Do you want to encourage your son or provoke hatred? Saying this kind of thing will only make your son think you are an out-of-touch bastard, and push him further and further away!
what to do? what to do! I have never had a son, and I have never imagined that I would have such a thing. If I had known, I would have made up for a few more heart-warming family dramas. I might as well have learned the lines and imitated them and read them out now, but that kind of drama has always been It is my least favorite, because there are no charming and graceful women in it, and there is no exciting and exciting plot... Damn it, I am still thinking about this at such a critical moment, and now it is too late to make up for the drama!
In a short period of time, Uesugi racked his brains. His mind had never moved so fast in his life.
Whether he was studying in France, returning to Japan to take over as the patriarch, or later running away from the family and becoming a ramen chef, Uesugoshi had nothing to think about in his life. He knew very well that his nature was a rogue and a bastard. , Do scoundrels and bastards need to use their brains? Don't you just need to act rogue and be a bastard? He has lived a happy life, even in the years when he was reduced to a ramen chef, he has never lacked women, because he has noble blood and a handsome face. Does a person with these two things need brains... If Uesugoshi's brain used to spin at the speed of a Jetta thirty years ago, now his brain's speed is comparable to that of the most advanced Formula 1 car...his engine is about to burn out!
After a few seconds, Uesugi pushed all the random thoughts out of his mind.
He looked at Yuan Zhisheng's face, and he suddenly no longer wanted to think about any opening remarks or words of comfort. He also no longer wanted to create a glorious and majestic father image in front of Yuan Zhisheng... He didn't want to find a way for himself to step down. , now he just wants to follow his heart and express his truest thoughts to Yuan Zhisheng...
That's the apology.
It is a father who is more than 20 years late, full of entanglements, but has to express his regrets to his children.
Uesugoshi took a deep breath and sucked the cold, moist air into his lungs, hoping to clear his mind a little bit. His mind was now a complete mess, and he had no idea what he would say next. What should I say? Is it a sincere apology... or a bastard apology?
In short, no matter what he said, Uesugoshi just wanted to say sorry to his child. Even if he said the wrong thing and made Yuan Zhisheng feel conflicted or disgusted with his father, he would admit it.
"Children..."
"Feel sorry!"
Uesugoshi's words were interrupted as soon as he spoke. It should be said that at the same time as he spoke, Minamoto Tatsuo also suddenly spoke. Minamoto Tatsuo's voice was louder, faintly covering Uesugoshi's voice, and they both spoke at the same time. After two words, there was a sudden pause, and the air fell into a long silence.
Uesugoshi was stunned, because he clearly heard the two words coming out of Minamoto's mouth being "Sorry", so he fell into deep confusion.
Uesugi Otsuki said, isn't it him who should apologize? I'm sorry for you. It's natural for you to blame me or complain about me, but why are you apologizing to me? If you pre-emptively tell me what I have to say, won't you leave me with nothing to say?
Minamoto was also stunned, because he also heard two vague words from Uesugoshi's mouth, which sounded like..."child"?
But Minamoto wasn't sure, because he couldn't figure out how the other party could call out his name, even if it was possible that Uesugoshi was still secretly paying attention to the family after leaving the Jakikihachi family, and knew that he was Jakiqihachi. The head of the family, but without knowing the relationship between the two, shouldn't he call himself "Master Yuan" or "Mr. Yuan"? Shouldn't the familiarity of omitting the surname and calling the person by his first name happen between elders and younger generations who are familiar with each other? Even in the entire Sheqihachi family, only Tachibana Masamune, whom he once regarded as his father, could call Minamoto Chisheng "Children"... But Yuan Chisheng felt that he had heard it right. The old man had just said to him The name is "Zhisheng". Although it is only two short words, a sense of belonging arises in Yuan Zhisheng's heart.
This sense of belonging is quite inexplicable, as if he was born to be called "Zhisheng" by the man in front of him. Yuan Zhisheng couldn't feel any resistance in his heart. He even felt that when this man called him "Zhisheng" His emotions are more natural and fuller than those of Masamune Tachibana, who has called him "childish" for several years.
"I'm sorry. Maybe I mentioned something about the past that made you unhappy." Minamoto Chisheng bowed to Uesugoshi, "I was so absorbed in talking that I ignored your feelings for a while. I'm sorry."
"No... you don't need to apologize." Uesugoshi's expression was complicated and he sighed deeply, "Your words did not make me unhappy at all, so you don't need to apologize... It should be me who should apologize. I am sorry for you, child."
Yuan Zhisheng was startled, and he looked up at Uesugoshi.
"Do you already know...my identity?" Yuan Zhisheng paused, "I mean...do you already know the relationship between us?"
Yuan Zhisheng's voice was very low, as low as a whisper in someone's ear, but his eyes looked at Shangyue firmly, and his bright eyes reminded people of the stars in the night sky.
Looking at Minamoto's naive eyes, Uesugoshi had a lot of words in his stomach, but at this moment he couldn't say a word. He seemed to have lost the ability to speak for a moment... maybe he had lost the ability to think. .
Thousands of words turned into a gentle nod.
"Yes, I just found out... not long ago." Uesugoshi's voice trembled slightly, a little incoherently, "I just found out that I have a child... It turns out that my child lives in the same city as me, in The place that is so close to me... is still the head of the current Sheqiba family... his name is Yuan Zhisheng."
"Yes, I am Yuan Zhisheng." Yuan Zhisheng said, "I didn't know that I had a father not long ago, so I took the liberty to come to your ramen stall so late to disturb you... because my mind is really hard to calm down tonight. .”
Yuan Zhisheng suddenly lowered his head. After a moment of silence, he lowered his eyes and asked softly: "How is your health? Are you still healthy these years?"
Uesugi was startled violently, and the corners of his lips began to tremble uncontrollably.
After Lu Mingfei told Uesugi Yue that he had a child, Uesugi Yue fantasized about the scene of recognizing his children countless times in his mind. He felt that he was unworthy of his children, so he considered the worst possibility. After thinking about it, he thought about countless embarrassing opening remarks, and also expected that the children might resist him, might be indifferent to him, might question him, might even hate him...
Uesugoshi believed that he was completely mentally prepared. No matter he faced resistance, indifference, questioning or hatred, he could control his emotions and accept all trials calmly.
But the only thing he didn't think about was Yuan Zhisheng's words at this moment... This sudden concern made this indifferent old man who had lived for more than sixty years instantly turn his eyes red.
"Very good...I've had a good life these years." Uesugoshi replied in a hoarse voice. He looked at Minamoto Chisheng, subconsciously stretched out his hand, then quickly retracted it, and just said in the same hoarse voice, "Child... …You’ve grown up…You’ve grown so big…”
"Yes, I have grown up...you are also old." Yuan Zhisheng seemed to feel the old man's shrinking. He looked at the old man's wrinkled face, "I'm sorry, we obviously live in the same city, but here we are. I only recognized you when I first met you, and I didn’t even find out your existence before that..."
Before he finished speaking, Yuan Zhisheng suddenly stood up with his seriously injured body. He slowly took two steps back, exited the awning and curtain of the ramen stall, and stepped into the violent wind and rain sweeping across Tokyo.
Yuan Zhisheng looked at the ramen stall and the old man in the ramen stall. In the wind and rain, he suddenly bent down and bowed deeply in the direction of the old man.
The violent movement involved the wound on his abdomen, and the scarlet blood quickly dyed the gauze and lining of his abdomen red. It trickled down like a string of beads and fell into the stagnant water on the ground, and was quickly hit by millions of raindrops. Got to pieces.
Caught off guard, Yuan Zhisheng's shoulders were suddenly covered by a pair of warm palms, but he didn't hear the footsteps at all, nor did he notice anyone approaching. An irresistible force dragged Yuan Zhisheng back again. To that warm ramen stall.