My grandmother died unexpectedly when my father was eighteen. Grandpa is a door-to-door son-in-law and has never remarried. Because of historical problems, there is a gap between dad and grandpa. Maybe that's why grandpa never liked me. When I was a child, I always followed my grandfather.
(A) "Popsicle is poisonous"
When I was a child, it was 20 years ago. In rural areas in the 1990s, there were few commissaries. Every summer, someone rides a big bike with a big wooden box in the back seat. There is a thick quilt in the box, which is wrapped with soda-flavored popsicles. Hearing the cry of "selling popsicles, selling popsicles", I quickly ran out of the room and loudly said to my grandfather in the back room, I want to eat popsicles. That person will stop, open the wooden box and ask me what popsicles I like. Grandpa came out: "This popsicle is poisonous and children can't eat it." The popsicle seller closed the box and left. My sparkling eyes also dimmed. I lowered my head and whispered, Why can other children eat?
Grandpa has always been very proud, saying that others are stupid, and it is good for children to cheat. He has never bought a popsicle for his children.
I always remember the lie that popsicles are poisonous. There are many summers without popsicles. Later, I learned that popsicles are not poisonous and lies are poisonous.
(b) "I have no money"
One day in the summer vacation of primary school, I followed my grandfather to the street on a whim. Under the scorching sun, grandpa was carrying a bamboo basket, and we were old and young, walking along the innermost part of the road to the street. I had a one-dollar coin from my father in my pocket this morning. When I came to the barber shop, the boss who cut grandpa's hair said, "Little girl, let your grandpa buy you something delicious today." I nodded happily. After the haircut, grandpa went to the deli to buy the pig's head meat he drank and put it in a bamboo basket. Then take me home.
I am really thirsty. I asked grandpa if he could buy me a drink. He said, I have no money, go home and drink water. I took out a dollar in my pocket and bought two bags of soybean milk.
When my mother came back from work, I told her that I went shopping with my grandfather today. She asked grandpa what he bought me, but I said no. I bought two bags of soybean milk with one yuan from my father. My mother cried and yelled at me, "If you dare to go out with him again, I'll break your leg."
That was the only time I went out with grandpa. Mom is sad that he is not broke, as long as he buys 50 cents less pig's head meat, but he doesn't want to. By the way, when I was with my grandfather, he ate his pig's head and I ate my soy sauce bibimbap.
(3) "Only losers go to school"
I took the college entrance examination in 2009 and got a score line. According to the custom, friends and relatives should be invited to eat "university wine".
On the day of college wine, everyone celebrated that I was admitted to college, except my grandfather, who said while drinking, "What's the use of studying in college?" Only losers go to school. You see who earns money after graduating from junior high school, and we have to spend money on it. It's much worse when we get out. " I will never forget these words, and I will never forget that scene.
A classmate was admitted to college, and his grandfather praised his children for their disappointing performance, but I poured cold water on them. For this, my mother quarreled with my grandfather on the spot. And I, at that moment, suddenly felt that grandpa had nothing to do with me.
That pot of cold water froze our relationship.
Last summer, grandpa passed away. I got a call from my father at the gym. Hurry home, just to complete my ceremony as my eldest granddaughter. The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is not deep, and the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is exhausted.
"Grandpa" is just a personal pronoun to me. Grandpa doesn't like me, and I don't like him. I just have deep envy when I see other grandfathers doting on their grandchildren.