Everything happened so suddenly

Really, everything happened so suddenly.

Last night, as we were celebrating the Spring Festival, we heard the news...

Uncle Four, who was far away in Sichuan, suddenly passed away. It was the first time I saw my father in such a state of desolation, and even a little bit of his usual manliness was completely destroyed by the news.

Before I was born, my grandparents passed away long ago, maybe because I was my father’s second child. But the strange thing is that my brother has never met his grandparents. My father said that my grandparents had a very hard life. My grandfather was a teacher. I originally wanted my father to become a teacher, but when my father was 16 years old, he joined the army and came to Guiyang. Before I was 16 years old, my father's eldest brother, my second uncle, and my fourth uncle were all good partners with him, and we did countless bad things together. And now? The eldest uncle left, and so did the fourth uncle.

Perhaps it was for this reason that my father’s eyes began to shed tears. I know that my father is very sad, while my mother is sitting expressionless. I had no choice but to persuade my father not to be too sad. Someone came to pay New Year's greetings again, but Dad was in no mood, so he invited them in to sit and chat before leaving. Dad barely said a word. Everyone was gone, but it was still the same scene, a quiet scene, so quiet that one could almost stop breathing. Dad stared straight ahead and said slowly: "I was talking to my fourth brother on the phone a few days ago. He said that when I retire, we will play together every day and spend our old age together. Xia, do you remember When your uncle passed away, you asked yourself to wipe his tears. My sister-in-law and I discussed it, and she said, "Your brother has not died for three days. He has been like this all the time. Even the doctors can't bear it, let alone us." "I said, 'Maybe the eldest brother wants to be buried in his hometown, let's talk to him.' So when we went in, your uncle died immediately as soon as he closed his eyes." Have I ever? How dare I wipe the tears of the dying Da BoBo? Maybe it's because a few years ago, when I was in second grade, I had a serious illness and forgot all about it. Maybe it was because I was too young at that time. Dad's next words surprised both Mom and me. "I have to rush back!" My father asked me to check online whether there are any flights from 24:00 to 6:00. In desperation, I turned on the computer and checked for him without even opening QQ. But the weather didn't go as planned, and there happened to be no direct flight, so my father called my brother and asked him to come back. Dad, my brother, and my uncle all drove to Zigong together! Oh my God, Dad is crazy, no! This should be what the book calls persistence!

In the end, Dad still didn’t make it.

Fourth uncle, please forgive my father and our whole family for not coming, okay?

We will definitely go back today next year!