The Alley Residents 2: The Hard Road

Zhuang Tunan worked overtime during the New Year and injured his leg. He accompanied his parents back to the alley. Although Li Jia wanted to walk with him, his family always opposed it. Lin Dongzh...

Chapter 106 Foreign Visitors

Huang Ling, Song Ying, and Zhuang Xiaoting all turned their heads to look, and saw Huang Zijuan pushing Zhuang Tunan toward them.

As soon as the three of them saw Zhuang Tunan, they all stood up, especially Huang Ling, who went around the wire bed to greet him.

Zhuang Tunan was also very excited as he watched his mother walk towards him. His eyes were filled with tears, but he didn't let them fall. He excitedly called out, "Mom, Mom, are you alright?"

Perhaps Huang Ling was walking too fast and was facing the wind, which caused her to lose control and start coughing.

Zhuang Tunan asked with some concern, "Mom, are you alright? Why are you coughing so badly?"

Huang Ling quickly stopped coughing and said to Zhuang Tunan with a smile, "I'm fine. It's probably because I've been outside for too long and haven't had any water!"

"Oh, Mom, please take good care of yourself! I thought about you and worried about you every day while I was in America. Many times I dreamed that I was running home!"

Huang Ling said jokingly to Zhuang Tunan, "If you can come all this way across mountains and rivers, that's really amazing! By the way, you silly child, why didn't you tell your mother you were coming back beforehand? I could have come to pick you up!"

Huang Zijuan, who was pushing Zhuang Tunan's wheelchair, said, "Aunt, isn't this what I'm here for? My uncle is so busy at school, and you have to watch the stall and take care of Xiaoting. You're already busy enough. How could you have time to pick up your cousin? So my dad asked me to pick him up. That's how I brought him here safely for you!"

Huang Ling also helped Huang Zijuan push Zhuang Tunan forward.

Zhuang Xiaoting looked at Zhuang Tunan and said excitedly, "Brother, didn't you say on the phone that you could stand up? How come you're still in a wheelchair?"

Zhuang Tunan said, "I can stand up and even walk! But I can't stay up for more than a few minutes before I feel exhausted, so I still need a wheelchair!"

"Oh, that's alright then. Your 100,000 yuan wasn't wasted! As long as you can stand up, there's hope. Let's hope for a miracle!"

Song Ying, who was standing nearby, said to Zhuang Tunan, "Tunan, you have to keep going! Try to get back on your feet as soon as possible, so that your mother can be happy!"

"I know, Aunt Song, how have you been lately!"

"Good, good, it's very good!"

As Song Ying spoke, she called out to her breakfast shop, "Yao Yao, Yao Yao, bring me a few steamed buns!"

Just then, a girl from the breakfast shop said, "Coming!"

A moment later, a pretty girl came over with two steamed buns in her hand and said to Song Ying, "Auntie, who are these steamed buns for?"

Song Ying pointed at Zhuang Tunan and said with a smile, "Of course it's for your brother Tunan. He flew back from America and must be hungry after the long journey!"

Song Ying's niece, Feng Yaoyao, quickly handed a steamed bun to Zhuang Tunan and said with a sweet smile, "Brother Tunan, have a steamed bun!"

"I,,!"

Perhaps because it was Zhuang Tunan's first time meeting Feng Yaoyao, he was a little shy, his face was not only red, but he also didn't know how to speak.

Song Ying said, "Tu Nan, here you go. Let me introduce you! This is my niece, my eldest sister's daughter, named Feng Yaoyao. She is twenty-three years old this year. She was originally a junior in college, but because she was withdrawn and did not do well in her studies, my sister made her drop out of school and come with me to build up her courage so that she can find a job in society later."

Tu Nan blushed as he accepted the steamed bun from Feng Yaoyao and said, "Hello Yaoyao, my name is Zhuang Tu Nan!"

At this moment, Feng Yaoyao said very generously, "I know, my aunt often mentions you!"

Huang Zijuan remarked from the side, "What are you doing? It feels like a blind date to me."

Huang Zijuan's words made everyone in the room laugh.

Feng Yaoyao blushed and said to Song Ying, "I'm going to the shop! There are still customers!"

Song Ying nodded and said, "Go ahead! Be careful, don't be frivolous with the guests, you broke so many of my things!"

"Okay, Auntie!"

As soon as Feng Yaoyao left, Song Ying lowered her head and asked Zhuang Tunan, "Tunan, what do you think of my niece? Should I play matchmaker for you?"

Zhuang Tunan blushed and said, "Aunt Song, I just got here, you have to give me a chance to catch my breath!"

"Okay, I'll give you some time to think it over. Once you've made up your mind, I'll act as your matchmaker!"

Zhuang Tunan blushed and didn't know what to say, so he remained silent.

Unexpectedly, Wu Shanshan walked over unnoticed, her belly bulging. She stared at the ground with a somber expression and muttered, "Sigh, my poor sister, she's only been dead for half a year, and the person she was thinking about is about to find someone new. I really feel sorry for her!"

As soon as Wu Shanshan spoke, everyone fell silent, because they were powerless to refute her, nor did they want to. They all felt sorry for Zhang Min, so they remained silent.

Huang Zijuan pondered for a moment before saying, "We all remember Zhang Min's kindness, but she is dead after all. You can't use a dead person to restrain a living one. Do you want my brother Tu Nan to guard her for the rest of his life?"

Before Wu Shanshan could retort to Huang Zijuan, Zhuang Tunan spoke first, saying, "Zijuan, you can't talk like that. Xiaomin died because of me, so I should take responsibility for her. That's why I've decided to never look for her again in this lifetime!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Zijuan disagreed, saying, "Brother, you can't do this. Why did Xiaomin risk her life to save you? Wasn't it because she was afraid you would get hurt and be unhappy? If you want Xiaomin to rest in peace, you should live happily, so that Xiaomin's rescue of you won't have been in vain!"

Zhuang Tunan didn't speak; he remained silent.

Huang Ling and Zhuang Xiaoting didn't know how to speak up, because they also felt they owed Xiaomin something.

"What's wrong with you all? Tu Nan is back, shouldn't we be happy?"

When Zhuang Xiaoting saw that it was Xiang Pengfei, she said, "Brother Pengfei, what brings you here? Aren't you busy at the company?"

"Oh, no rush. My driver brought Dongcheol something, and I'm delivering it to him on the way!"

"Really? What did you bring?"

Upon hearing Zhuang Xiaoting's question, Xiang Pengfei slapped his mouth in regret, regretting that he had spoken too quickly without thinking and almost said that Lin Dongzhe had cheated on him. However, Xiang Pengfei's mind was still quick, and he said, "It's nothing, just some ordinary stuff. I don't know what it is. I just put it in his office!"

"Didn't you see Pengfei?"

"I saw him, but he was busy, so I didn't bother him! What? Do you need to see him?"

Zhuang Xiaoting lowered her head and said, "No, it's just that he hasn't come for more than half a month!"

Huang Zijuan said to Xiang Pengfei, "Pengfei, next time you run into Lin Dongzhe, ask him to come back. Xiaoting definitely misses him. Absence makes the heart grow fonder!"

Zhuang Xiaoting blushed and said, "No, cousin, please don't talk nonsense."

Xiang Pengfei said to Huang Zijuan, "Let's go! I'll treat you to dinner to welcome Brother Tu Nan back!"

Are you only inviting the two of us?

Xiang Pengfei glanced at Huang Ling, Zhuang Xiaoting, and Song Ying and said, "Go, go, everyone go!"

Zhuang Tunan, holding the steamed bun Feng Yaoyao had given him, said, "Forget it! I'll just eat the steamed bun instead!"

Perhaps Huang Ling wanted Zhuang Tunan to clear his head, so she said, "Go ahead, Tunan! Have a good get-together with Pengfei and have a heart-to-heart talk!"

Xiang Pengfei said to Huang Ling, "Auntie, why don't you come along too!"

"I won't go. You young people have your own things to talk about. You go ahead and try to persuade Tu Nan not to overthink things!"

"Okay, Auntie, I understand!"

So Huang Zijuan pushed Zhuang Tunan next to Xiang Pengfei's car, got Zhuang Tunan into the car, and the three of them left the alley.

Not long after Zhuang Tunan and his two companions left, a foreign girl walked up to the newsstand and asked Huang Ling, "Hello, is this Zhuang Tunan's home?"