They had been in the room for just a short while when the male host wheeled in an old grandma.
At first, Zhao Youting hid in one of the rooms, planning to surprise Grandma later.
After Grandma returned to the room and saw so many guests, she was extremely happy. She was like a little kid then, unable to resist playing with everyone when seeing so many people.
Just as everyone was having a harmonious time with Grandma, suddenly Zhao Youting walked out of the room.
The male host led Zhao Youting to Grandma's side and asked Grandma, "Mom, do you remember who this is?"
Grandma's emotions suddenly became excited. As if she couldn't believe it, she shakily stretched out her hand and then stared intently at Zhao Youting for a long time.
"Is... is it A Zhong?" Everyone could clearly hear the tremor in Grandma's voice.
At this moment, Zhao Youting very cooperatively took a step forward, walked to Grandma's side, then tenderly squatted down and grasped Grandma's hand that was hovering in the air.
"It's me, A Lian. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Now I'm back."
Just now the male host had told everyone all the little details he remembered about the interactions between his mother and father, including the fact that his father used to call his mother by her pet - name.
To everyone's surprise, Grandma's tears suddenly welled up. Because just now the male host had told them that Grandma had always been an extremely optimistic and kind - hearted person.
When she was still conscious at first, she always joked about her own health, as if she could get through anything.
The male host was also momentarily at a loss. He had never seen his mother cry before and thought he might have upset her.
Zhao Youting quickly tightened his grip on Grandma's hand, and then gently stroked Grandma's face with his other hand to wipe away her tears.
After feeling the real warmth, Grandma's emotions gradually calmed down. Her eyes still glistened with disbelief, as if she thought she was in a dream.
"You're really back. Where on earth have you been? I couldn't find you no matter how hard I tried. Every night I could only look at your photo and miss you." Seeing what Grandma said, it seemed she was about to cry again. Everyone quickly stepped forward to comfort her.
Everyone chattered, "Now that we're all reunited, how about we go out for a stroll?"
The male host beside them also said, "Yeah, didn't you and Dad used to like going to the Donghai Park next to here? Let's go there now."
After saying that, Zhao Youting wheeled Grandma's wheelchair, and the whole group went to the Donghai Park together.
On the way, no one seemed willing to break this wonderful moment. Looking at Grandma with a serene face, everyone felt quite heart - wrenching.
Although this moment was extremely beautiful, it was just a short one - day meeting that they had created for Grandma.
But Grandma seemed not to know this. She was still immersed in the joy of finding her beloved one. Along the way, basically only Grandma herself kept talking.
She was always reminiscing about every corner of the park they had passed by. Zhao Youting would also appropriately chime in a few words.
"Do you remember this place, A Zhong? This was where we had our first date. At that time, this park had just been built and there was nothing in it."
"I remember. But as long as we were together, that was enough."
"Look at this place! We used to sit here and enjoy the sea breeze. At that time, there were many big birds by the sea. As soon as we took something out, they would come over. You always helped me drive them away."
"Yeah."
"A Zhong..." "A Zhong..."
"..."
Everyone accompanied Grandma along this way and listened to the stories between her and Grandpa. Although they met in an era when material conditions were extremely poor, they still leaned on each other and got through those tough times.
They had weathered the storms together along the way, standing at the node of history, always being pushed forward by the big waves.
Maybe when they had their first date here, they never thought that their relationship would end in such a way. No one had thought that life could be so unpredictable.
They slowly walked a long way along the seaside promenade until the sun began to set slowly. From the sea - level, they could see the golden sun shining all over the sea.
At this moment, Grandma suddenly said to Zhao Youting, "A Zhong, can you accompany me to sit for a while alone?"
So the two walked to a chair beside and sat down. The others sensibly stepped back silently.
Just as they sat down, the male host was still organizing his words on how to start talking when Grandma suddenly said, "Thank you, young man. I know you're not A Zhong."
Zhao Youting was startled by Grandma's sudden words. He had thought that today's plan would be a great success. He never expected that Grandma would eventually see through his disguise. He thought his disguise today was quite perfect.
"A Zhong and I always bickered. Although he looked gentle and refined, he was actually very clumsy in doing things. I was often angry with him because of this.
Moments like this, walking quietly on the beach path, are actually very rare. But such memories have always echoed in my mind.
At first, I really thought you were A Zhong. But somehow, I just clearly knew that you definitely weren't him, because you two are completely different people.
But I still want to thank you very much today. Today I suddenly remembered that my A Zhong is no longer with us." Saying this, Grandma gave a desolate smile.
Zhao Youting was momentarily at a loss and didn't know how to comfort Grandma. "Grandma, don't be sad. Grandpa surely wouldn't want to see you like this."
Grandma reached out and patted Zhao Youting. "It's okay. I still want to thank you very much today. I haven't talked about these stories with anyone for a long time.
I thought I had forgotten them all, but when I remembered them today, they were all still vivid in my mind."