Chapter 10 Do you like it?

Wang Fang hasn't been home for several days.

When Xin Tianyi was studying hard to go through the junior high school courses, his mother had no news for three days and Xin Tianyi didn't say a word.

Wang Yuxiu and Xie Mei sat there sighing and discussing what to do.

Wang Yuxiu went to the cotton mill during the day, and the workshop director where Wang Fang worked told him that Wang Fang came to work yesterday and took a leave today.

Wang Yuxiu returned from the cotton mill and told Xie Mei about the incident. The two discussed it, noting that Wang Fang had gone to the mill yesterday and hadn't returned home the previous night. She had simply not gone to work today, having disappeared after work yesterday.

Xie Mei was extremely anxious and asked Wang Yuxiu whether they should go to the police, hoping that nothing had happened.

Wang Yuxiu said, "Don't worry. She's already in her forties. What could possibly happen? Besides, the factory is so close to home, just a short walk. People coming and going after get off work are all heading to the residential area. What could possibly happen? If anything goes wrong, well, it's her own business."

Xie Mei was completely confused when she heard this and immediately asked, "What do you mean? What do you mean by your own business?"

Wang Yuxiu looked at Xie Mei thoughtfully, then pointed to the small bedroom and said, "Tianyi is in there. I think you should ask her. She definitely knows more than us."

Xie Mei seemed to understand and asked quietly, "What do you mean?"

"You should go ask her," Wang Yuxiu said. "Grandma Tianyi asked them to move out, and she did so immediately. You raised her, how could you not know that? She's such an easy-going person. Haven't you noticed that when she talks about your daughter, Tianyi just smiles and never says anything?"

Xie Mei sighed, "Okay, I'll go ask."

Xin Tianyi is reading his physics notes.

She found that except for the first four or five pages of her physics book which had traces of being turned, the rest of the pages were almost brand new.

What does this mean? It means that Xin Tianyi has hardly ever opened a physics book.

Compared to math, physics gave Xin Tianyi a bigger headache. It was as if she had a grudge against science in her previous life. Not only could she not learn it, she couldn't even understand it when she heard it.

She listened to every physics, chemistry and math class as if she was listening to a foreign language.

Xin Tianyi decided to gnaw on the bones piece by piece. There was no other way except to gnaw on them.

This physics notebook belongs to Wei Ran.

Xin Tianyi went to Wei Ran specifically to borrow his notes. Besides being the best friend he could remember, Wei Ran was also the top student in the class.

It made sense for Xin Tianyi to ask Wei Ran to borrow his notes, and it was also perfectly normal for a transfer student to borrow his old notes. Fortunately, Wei Ran was very easy to talk to, and after Xin Tianyi asked, he immediately took out all his notes.

He also told Xin Tianyi to take her time to read it and not to rush.

Xin Tianyi silently recited: "For the same object, the higher the temperature, the greater the internal energy. For the same substance, the internal energy varies depending on the state..."

Xin Tianyi read the notes while trying to understand their meaning.

Until Xie Mei came over.

"Studying, Tianyi." Xie Mei looked at Xin Tianyi with a smile.

"Grandma?" Xin Tianyi quickly let Xie Mei in. "Grandma, come in."

Xie Mei walked into the bedroom, sat at the table, looked at the notebook in Tianyi's hand, and asked, "What are you studying?"

"Physics." Xin Tianyi replied, "I borrowed Wei Ran's notes."

"Oh, that kid from the Wei family is good at studying and is honest. He has been stable since he was young."

Xin Tianyi nodded, "Grandma, is there something wrong?"

"Well, I want to ask you something." Xie Mei hesitated, thought for a moment, and finally spoke: "Your mother hasn't been home these past two days. Did she tell you where she went?"

Xin Tianyi guessed that Xie Mei came to ask about this.

Because when Xin Tianyi came back from school, he happened to meet Wang Yuxiu, who said that he had gone to the cotton mill.

Xin Tianyi naturally knew where her mother had gone.

In her previous life, Xin Tianyi hadn't discovered her mother Wang Fang's secrets. Following Wang Fang back to her grandmother's home, Xin Tianyi believed it was her grandmother who had kicked them out. Later, her mother worked hard to support herself, and Xin Tianyi lived alone at her grandmother's, once again living under someone else's roof, depending on her uncle, aunt, and cousin. Her life was a constant struggle. Even struggling was so difficult, making it even harder to observe Wang Fang. It wasn't until Wang Fang said she was taking her away that Xin Tianyi felt her life of dependence was finally over. Without looking back, she headed for a new world.

But she knows it now.

Including where mom went.

But Wang Fang is an adult, and Xin Tianyi feels that he should not interfere in his mother's private life.

I could only say to Xie Mei, "Didn't my mother go to work?"

"Yeah, I went to work." Seeing that Xin Tianyi didn't know, Xie Mei smiled and said, "Okay, you study. It doesn't matter whether your mother is there or not, just study hard. You read the book, I'll go cook. Your uncle and aunt should be off work soon."

Xin Tianyi watched Xie Mei leave the room. She immediately stood up, walked to the door, looked at Xie Mei and said, "Grandma, my mother will be fine. She's a grown-up, nothing will happen to her. She hasn't come home these past two days, maybe she went to a friend's house. She used to go there often. Don't worry."

Xie Mei hummed and walked into the kitchen.

When dinner was ready, Wang Gang and Liu Meilan also came back.

Wang Gang was an accountant at the cotton mill. Liu Meilan had no job when she first got married. Later, she was arranged to be an educator in the cotton mill's nursery, responsible for the care of children over three years old of the cotton mill employees, and sometimes also doing some simple educational work.

As the cotton mill expanded, the number of children in the nursery grew. Liu Meilan now oversees a class of over 30 children. She and another teacher care for these children from morning till night, and only when they leave work each day do they feel like they've finally lived.

Wang Gang gets off work early every day and waits for Wang Fang at the nursery door to go home together.

Wang Fang would ramble on and on all the way home, complaining about whose child broke another bowl, whose child peed in his pants, whose child pulled another child's ear... Wang Gang would just listen silently, until his mouth ached from listening to her all the way home, just to maintain peace at home.

When they got home, they washed their hands and ate. Wang Gang was quick and sat down to eat first.

Xie Mei quickly asked him, "Did you know that your sister took a day off today?"

Wang Gang picked up his chopsticks, took a look at the millet porridge in the bowl, frowned and said, "Why millet porridge again? Mom, can't we eat something else at home? Millet porridge every day, aren't you tired of it?"

"Millet porridge is good for the stomach. Your dad and I both have bad stomachs." Xie Mei rolled her eyes at him. "If you don't want to eat, don't move. Your dad and I will eat later."

Wang Gang said nothing more, holding his bowl tightly. "If I don't eat, what else will I eat? I'm starving to death."

Xie Mei ignored him and continued to ask: "Do you know that your sister asked for leave?"

"How could I possibly know? She's already grown up. And we're not together. She's in the workshop, and I'm in the office. How can I watch her every day?"

As Wang Gang was speaking, Liu Meilan came over and sat down. After hearing this, she asked, "What's that?"

Wang Gang handed the chopsticks to Liu Meilan: "My mother asked me if I knew about my sister's leave."

Liu Meilan took the chopsticks and glanced into the bedroom, then whispered, "She hasn't come back yet? She didn't come back last night, did she?"

As Liu Meilan spoke, her eyebrows and the corners of her mouth moved, with an indescribable excitement.

Xie Mei frowned: "Your sister is not coming back, why are you so happy?"

"Mom!" Liu Meilan said, "My sister is already that old, it's a good thing she doesn't come home. I think you and my dad shouldn't worry too much and stop asking questions."

"What do you mean?" Wang Gang looked at Liu Meilan in confusion.

Liu Meilan raised her eyebrows, "That's what I meant!"

As she spoke, she suddenly remembered Wang Mingjie who hadn't finished school yet, "Oh, Mom, there are eggs at home, right?"

"Yes, your dad just bought it today." Xie Mei said.

"That's good. Last night, Mingjie came home from evening study and wanted to eat fried eggs, but I looked and saw there were no more in the basket." Liu Meilan said, "I have to fry an extra one today. Mingjie has worked so hard. He's only in his second year of high school, and he's already so nervous. What will he do in his third year?"

Wang Gang saw that the light inside was still on, so he whispered, "Don't let Mingjie eat alone, fry one for Tianyi too."

"She's not going to evening self-study!" Liu Meilan immediately turned around and glared at Wang Gang. "It's not okay for the little girl to eat such greasy food at night. She'll get fat."

Wang Gang didn't say anything else, lowered his head and took a sip of millet porridge.

Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of him, Xie Mei asked Xin Tianyi to come out for dinner.

Xie Mei felt that since Xin Tianyi didn't know about Wang Fang's affairs, she shouldn't tell her. It's better for children not to know about adult matters.

"Tianyi, come out for dinner." Xie Mei shouted.

Xin Tianyi quickly responded, put the pen in place, and then came out.

Grandpa was not at the table, so Xin Tianyi said, "I'll go get him to eat."

"Your grandpa just went out. He knew it was time for dinner, but he still went out." Xie Mei said, "You come and eat first, I'll go find him."

"I'm not hungry, grandma." Xin Tianyi said immediately, "I'm going out to look for grandpa. He should be strolling around outside."

Xin Tianyi walked out as he spoke.

Coming out of the alley and walking into the courtyard, I saw Wang Yuxiu from afar.

Xin Tianyi shouted: "Grandpa, Grandpa, go home for dinner."

Wang Yuxiu heard someone calling him and looked over sideways.

Only then did Xin Tianyi realize that there was another person sitting opposite Wang Yuxiu.

The face is very familiar.

Wang Yuxiu walked in front, and Zhang Liangpeng followed beside him, keeping a small distance behind Wang Yuxiu, talking to Wang Yuxiu as they walked.

As they approached, Zhang Liangpeng looked at Xin Tianyi and asked, "Is this Wang Fang's child? What's his name?"

Xin Tianyi replied: "Uncle, my name is Xin Tianyi."

"What a nice name." Zhang Liangpeng looked at Xin Tianyi with a smile, "Your eyes are exactly like your mother's, but your mouth and nose are like your father's."

"Uncle, have you seen my father?" Xin Tianyi asked.

"Of course." Zhang Liangpeng said, "I even drank with your father."

As Zhang Liangpeng spoke, he raised his hands behind his back and a bag appeared in front of Xin Tianyi.

He smiled and asked, "I heard that my brat got your schoolbag dirty. I bought this for a meeting in the provincial capital. Here, take a look. Do you like it?"

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