Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Tanks are Coming

On Sunday, Chiba's grandma came. Nana didn't ring the doorbell, but knocked on the door.The loud sound not only woke up Gen and his mother, but even the two neighbors were startled, and they probed to see what was going on.Gen rushed to open the door, and it turned out that grandma was kicking the door with a big bag in both hands. "Cough, Gen!" Grandma yelled, "I'm sorry, Gen! Are you scared that your dad did something stupid? Grandma is here, it's all right. You don't have to worry about anything. Is your mother there?" As she spoke, she entered the door.As soon as Bangzi showed up, "Hey, Bangzi!" Grandma yelled again, "What's wrong with you? I almost died of a cardiac arrest. Where is this idiot? Tell me the location, and I'll give you his neck Bring it back!"

"mom--" Bangzi murmured, and immediately relaxed.I can't say I'm happy, but I'm really touched. "I made you worry. I'm sorry." Bangzi stepped forward to take the big package from his mother-in-law.Gen found that grandma's face was flushed, and the veins on her temples were bulging.I'm so angry. "Really, I thought Ming wouldn't do any more stupid things. Then he came again, and I finally understood that I can't educate the boys well. A person who is over forty can't start a family, and only wants to be happy; The other is hopelessly lustful!"

"Hey, Mom!" Bangzi hindered Gen's presence and made a gesture of please.Grandma looked at Gen with wide eyes, and said loudly, "Oh, I really am." "These words shouldn't be heard by children, but me, Bangzi..." "I see, Mom. Gen, go to McDonald's for breakfast, and ask Komura-kun to go with you." Wataru took the 1,000-yen bill and pushed it out the door.It felt like my home had just been destroyed by a tornado, and I didn't know where to clean it up. This time, another tank broke into it. Walking down the stairs outside the apartment building, I saw Uncle "Lu" running over from the parking lot.When Gen called him at the turning platform, Uncle stopped and waved his hands as he greeted him.

"We came together, but when I was looking for a parking space, grandma got out of the car by herself and ran away." In the small atrium of the apartment building, Heng and Uncle sat side by side on one-legged chairs.Uncle was covered in sweat and his face was not very good. "Yesterday after you went to school, my uncle went home and told grandma about the matter. She said she would come to Tokyo immediately. Because there was still something to do in the store, I quickly arranged for someone to help me. Come here." "Uncle, you look tired." "That's right, Wataru looks heavy too."

Uncle "Lu" wiped his face with a large handkerchief, let out a long sigh, and finally calmed down. "Is it all right?" "have no idea." "Yeah... I can't tell, I don't know the way. Then it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." "Hey, Uncle," Gen looked up at Uncle "Lu", "Just now grandma said that Dad is 'obsessed with sex'." Uncle "Lu" smacked his lips in dissatisfaction: "Confused old woman, why are you talking nonsense..." "Did Dad go to another woman?" Uncle crumpled his handkerchief and wiped the underside of his nose again.

"This kind of thing, do you understand?" "I think I understand." "Really?" "Watch it like a TV show." "Oh... yes. It's always on TV." Uncle raised his thick arm.It's the same with Gen. "What did uncle and mother say afterwards? What did mother say?" "She said she had a fight with your dad. Your dad said that in order to calm down, he left the house temporarily." Mom said that it can improve the relationship and Dad will go home, don't worry. "Mom didn't say the word 'divorce'..."

"Oh. No mention." "Didn't you tell Mom that you and Uncle came home Friday night and met and talked with Dad?" "I said...but not that Dad used the word 'divorce'." I can't say it. "I think Mom will be disappointed if I say so." "why?" "Dad made it clear to me that he wouldn't change. But Mom doesn't think so. Absolutely." "Lu." Uncle nodded, "It's like you said 'quarrel'." "I was really caught off guard." Uncle sighed, grabbing his disheveled hair, "It turns out that kid used to be like that. I figured everything out by myself and only said conclusions. I had quarreled with him many times because of this. For important matters, he makes up his own mind."

When Uncle "Lu" talks to Gen, he rarely uses "I" to talk about himself.This is not only the case with Uncle, but when Mom and Heng talk, they don't use "I", the subject is always "Mom", and so does Dad.Not only when they call themselves, but also when they call each other.Therefore, I feel indifferent, and always think that this is what it is like to be an adult, even a teacher, and the subject is always "how is the teacher". Once you become an adult, your "responsibility" and "duty" become bigger, and the word "I" is easy to say.Because of this, being an adult is such a tiresome thing to do.Just be a kid, be free.

"The question just now," Uncle "Lu" paid attention to Heng's expression, and asked, "What would you do if your father had another woman?" angry." "Oh……" "Dad wants to marry that man." Uncle "Lu" suddenly became very angry: "Are you kidding me? I've been married once." "Why don't uncle get married?" Uncle "Lu" stared at him: "You're not talking about me now, are you?" However, as far as I am concerned, this is an extremely important question, and it is something I want to know at this time.What is marriage?Why do adults want to get married?Why do you want to get married again after getting married once?When did you want to do it all over again?

Perhaps he has experienced Gen's true feelings. Uncle "Lu" was embarrassed to be perfunctory, thought for a while, and replied: "Uncle can't bear it first." "Really? Compared with Uncle, the person who can't bear it even more, isn't he also married?" Uncle laughed wryly: "You can really give adults a hard time." He murmured, "Like Ming, he has a good brain," and then he kept pulling at his hair. "Perhaps Uncle is—cowardly." "Timid—does it mean to be afraid?" "Yes, that's right." "No way. Uncle is very brave and has been commended many times as a lifeguard."

"Different from that, totally different." As the uncle said, he patted Gen on the head. "Uncle, well, once you get married, this kind of thing will happen at some point. It's because you're afraid of it that you can't get married." "What is 'this kind of thing'?" "It's the current state." Uncle spread his hands, "Do you understand?" "Like someone else again?" "Oh...but, Gen, it's not just because of this reason that the marriage is not going well. So, it's not just that that's the problem with your father and your mother. " "It turned out to be like this..." Gen uttered the questions that had been kept in the corner of his heart since his father left. "Then, is it also because I'm not good?" Uncle "Lu" was shocked and froze. "Because I'm not very good, so Dad doesn't like it." This time the uncle started scratching his head with his hands "creaking". "Alas, what's wrong with me. I always dig my own grave and say everything I shouldn't. I'm such an idiot." The voice seemed to be crying. "uncle--" "There's nothing wrong with you, you haven't done anything bad, it's your dad who is bad. Because he said that, he ran away from home. First of all, the way he ran away like that was cowardly. He wanted When you're not home, pack up and slip away." If it's not that I'm bad, it's that my father is bad and cowardly.If it's not that my father and I are not good, is it that my mother is not good?If it’s not that my parents and I are not good, then the bad thing is that—— "Bastard! What kind of woman is that?" Uncle cursed in a very angry tone, "I really want to see what she looks like, I really want to give her a slap in the face." The bad thing is that woman.Definitely is. The two were sitting side by side in a daze, when grandma ran over from the elevator entrance.Mom ran after her. "Mom, Mom! Wait a minute!" Mom ran and shouted desperately.Grandma didn't respond at all.Her already chubby body seemed to be rolling over as she ran. "Wu! What are you doing there? Get out of the car! I want to go out!" Uncle "Lu" stood up from the bench. "Mom, where are you going?" "Isn't it clear yet? Find out there. I'll pour a basin of water over his head and drag him back!" "Don't be so fussy. You can't solve any problems. You have to talk about it." Grandma flew into a rage. "Don't talk stupid! Talk to that stupid son who left his wife and children to chase young women, I'm not in the mood to talk to him!" "Mom," my mother squatted in front of Gen, "don't do that, the neighbors will hear you." Grandma became more and more angry, "What's wrong with hearing that? Do you still care about that? Bangzi, you care too much about that. Have you lost any face at this point? Do you understand your situation? Some wild woman somewhere Husband snatched it away, so it was because of your slow reaction!" "Mom!" Uncle "Lu" roared.He could feel the colorful stars dancing in front of his eyes.Chasing women and stealing husbands. "What are you doing to your mother!" Grandma didn't show any weakness, "Wu You too. Just being big is useless. When you clearly say you want to leave, you should beat him down and don't let him go! " Someone poked his head from the balcony to spy on the situation below.Mom was still squatting, with her head in her hands.It seems to be crying. "Mom, all in all, don't say that kind of thing." Uncle "Lu" grabbed Grandma's shoulder.He was menacing.But when I saw grandma's red eyes, it was as if the air was suddenly sucked out, and my arms dropped down. "It's no use arguing here." The uncle said gently, "Both Bangzi and Gen are pitiful. All in all, let's retreat to the hotel first." "I want to see the light." Grandma declared stubbornly. "I'll arrange a meeting. I'll be in touch right away, okay?"