Chapter 8

In the evening, Jiang Yu discovered that her favorite chili sauce was out of stock.

She took out the last bite from the empty bottle to mix with the rice, and then showed it to Jiang Zhe with a wronged look on her face.

"No more."

"Not a drop left."

The glass bottle of chili sauce was empty, having been scraped clean by her.

Jiang Yu's expression was so pitiful, as if he would die without the chili sauce.

Jiang Zhe actually wanted to persuade her to eat less, but seeing her pitiful appearance, he didn't know how to start the conversation. In the end, he even said something against his will: "If you want to eat, I'll go get it from grandma tomorrow."

The pity on Jiang Yu's face disappeared in an instant, and she looked at him with surprise and gratitude, her eyes were full of stars: "That's great!"

Thinking of the original owner's bad attitude towards her grandmother, Jiang Yu felt that the old lady must have been sad before. After thinking about it, she took the initiative to say to Jiang Zhe: "How about I go and see my grandmother too?"

Hearing her words, Jiang Zhe paused noticeably, and it was obvious that he also thought of the original owner's bad attitude towards his grandmother.

Jiang Zhe felt guilty towards Jiang Yu. He was unhappy with himself for beating and scolding her, but that was a matter between them. He didn't want to vent his anger on his grandmother, and he didn't want her to be hurt because of him.

Jiang Yu sighed in her heart: Original owner, original owner, even if you hate Jiang Zhe, you can't lose your temper with an old lady.

Seeing Jiang Zhe hesitated, Jiang Yu didn't want to force him, so she said, "If it's inconvenient, forget it, just bring the chili sauce back, but I think I should send something back to grandma. Let's go buy something tomorrow, and then you can send me back and then go over, okay?"

Jiang Zhe looked at Jiang Yu's face and thought about her recent changes. Her recent changes were really big. If she had any purpose, she would have revealed it long ago. She would not have gone against an old man.

If grandma saw the changes in her, maybe she wouldn't worry so much about herself.

Jiang Zhe agreed: "Okay."

You can't go there, but you can give grandma something to make amends.

Jiang Yu smiled happily and said, "Then it's settled. You come back tomorrow, and then we go shopping. You take me back and then you go back."

The old man lives in an old neighborhood, but it’s not too far to drive there, about half an hour.

Jiang Zhe raised his eyes, his dark long eyelashes slightly raised, looked into her eyes, and said, "No, you can go with me tomorrow."

Jiang Yu's face was filled with shock for a moment. She thought he didn't welcome her to go there. It would be even better if he allowed her to go there.

Jiang Yu felt that this meal was much more delicious than usual.

There was always a smile on her face.

Jiang Zhe was stunned when he occasionally saw the smile on her face. He couldn't tell what was so good about her smile, but he just had a feeling that he wanted her to keep that smile on her face forever.

After dinner, Jiang Yu wanted to sit outside on the balcony, but the weather was a bit cool today. When Jiang Zhe saw her sitting down, he couldn't help but frown and asked her, "Don't you think it's cool outside?"

Jiang Yu had put on an extra layer of clothing. She giggled and showed him her big cotton jacket, saying, "I put on more clothes, so I shouldn't be cold."

Jiang Zhe began to think about what kind of storm curtains to add to the balcony.

Fortunately, Jiang Yu was not that wind-resistant. After sitting for a while, she felt cold, so she took it back to her room.

Around 10 o'clock the next morning, after Jiang Yu had packed up, they set off together to her grandmother's house.

Jiang Zhe usually visits his grandmother frequently, but he doesn't need to tell her every time he goes back, so he didn't tell her in advance this time.

After buying some gifts at the supermarket, Jiang Zhe drove to his grandmother's house.

My grandmother's home is in an old residential area. Because the community has been there for a long time, the trees on top are very tall, blocking out the sun. The trees are very old. When driving through them, it feels like you have accidentally entered a primeval forest.

Different from the quietness of the new community, the old and young ones have more fireworks. As soon as you get off the car, you can hear the sounds of cooking in this family and quarreling in that family.

Jiang Zhe went to the trunk to get something, and when he came back after eating, he ran into a middle-aged aunt from the same floor with her grandchildren. When she saw Jiang Zhe, she took the initiative to greet him.

"Has Xiaoze brought his wife back?"

Maybe it was because this was a familiar environment, or maybe it was because this auntie was not a stranger, Jiang Zhe did not seem nervous, and nodded to her very politely: "Auntie Lu."

Aunt Lu is still quite curious about Jiang Yu. It is said that Jiang Zhe married this girl after they had a child. The reason for the marriage seems to be to make the girl have a child. There is also another saying that Jiang Zhe's wife liked Jiang Zhe's nephew, but she got the wrong person in the end.

So after getting married, she was full of resentment towards the people in Jiang Zhe's family and was even disrespectful to the old lady.

Aunt Lu looked at Jiang Yu's clean face, trying to see some scheming or dissatisfaction on her face, but this clean and pretty girl seemed to be no different except that her belly was a little noticeable. She even greeted Aunt Lu openly, and the smile on her face was much more brilliant than Jiang Zhe's.

"Hello, Aunt Lu."

Aunt Lu didn't know what to call her, so she smiled and replied, "Hello, Xiaozhe wife."

Not only did she not find Jiang Yu annoying, but she actually found this girl quite likable.

Before leaving, he said to Jiang Zhe: "Xiao Zhe, bring your wife to my house when you have time."

Jiang Zhe was stunned for a moment and said "OK."

There was no elevator in the old neighborhood, so Aunt Lu took her children upstairs first. When they were going upstairs, Aunt Lu's grandson said to her, "Grandma, that sister is so pretty. When I grow up, I will marry her as my bride."

Aunt Lu didn't know where her grandson had learned these words, and immediately said with a smile: "You little guy, if you say this to your uncle Jiang, he will be angry. Don't talk nonsense."

However, she felt that what her grandson said was quite right. Jiang Zhe, the daughter-in-law, was indeed very beautiful, like a water lily blooming in spring, giving people a sense of liveliness and brightness.

Jiang Zhe's grandmother's house was on the third floor. When he was walking up, his family saw that he had so many things in his hands. They felt a little embarrassed that they had nothing in their hands, so they asked, "Do you need my help to get it?"

As soon as his hand touched the bag, he dodged to the side. Jiang Yu's slender fingers touched the edge of his palm with a very light and soft feeling. The man's long, thick black eyelashes trembled slightly, and then he walked upstairs steadily.

"I can do it myself, let's go."

Jiang Yu arrived at her grandmother's house with empty hands and light steps.

Jiang Zhe put the things on the ground, freed a hand and rang the doorbell.

Soon, an elderly man, who was well dressed but neat and tidy, opened the door from the inside.

Seeing Jiang Zhe coming back, she smiled lovingly: "Xiao Zhe is back."

Noticing that there was a girl behind him, the grandmother was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared in the corner of her eyes: "Xiaoyu is here too."

The old woman smiled without any grudge, as if the original owner's disgusting rebuke to her not long ago had never happened. Jiang Yu felt a sense of guilt and remorse for no reason.

"Grandma, Xiaoyu likes the chili sauce you made. I'll come back to see if there's any left."

Jiang Zhe spoke up. She didn't know if it was Jiang Yu's own illusion, but she felt that after he arrived at his grandmother's house, he felt a lot more relaxed, and even showed a childlike expression towards his grandmother.

Grandma let them in. After hearing what he said, she felt a little regretful: "Last time your cousin and his family came over, Xiaojuan and his family took all the peppers away. If Xiaoyu likes it, grandma will make it again for you."

Jiang Yu thought that her grandmother's house still had some ready-made, but unexpectedly, it was gone. She was a little disappointed. When she thought about how her grandmother was so old and had to go through so much trouble for such a small meal, she immediately thought that maybe she could just not eat it...

But not eating it seems to be too good.

Jiang Yu said, "Grandma, it's too troublesome to do it again."

Grandma's eyes fell on Jiang Yu. She had a feeling that she had changed a lot. The last time she went there, this spoiled girl disliked her and the things she brought were dirty, and told her to get out.

Grandma had been a teacher for half her life, and she had never been rejected like this before. She felt sad and wronged at the time, and she was even more worried about how Jiang Zhe would live in the future. Now seeing that the child had changed so much, she suddenly felt a little relieved. She said cheerfully, "It's not a problem. Just sit down. I'll go downstairs and buy some peppers for you to cook."

Grandma is old, her waist is a little bent, and she walks a little shakily. Jiang Yu is a little worried that such an old woman will fall down when she goes out, so she immediately said, "Grandma, let's not do this..."

Just when Jiang Zhe thought she didn't want to eat anymore, she said, "Teach Jiang Zhe how to cook chili peppers and let him cook for me."

qaqShe looked at Jiang Zhe innocently. Compared to not letting her eat the chili sauce, she thought it would be better to let Jiang Zhe work hard.

Jiang Zhe glanced at her, then he also looked at his grandmother and said, "Yes, grandma, let me do it."

Grandma was worried about him doing it, so she said, "Then you go buy the things, I'll do it, and you can watch and learn from the side."

The old man also wanted to do something for them, and since that had come to this, she couldn't refuse, so it was settled.

As soon as they sat down at grandma's house, grandma started to cook for them. The cakes made by grandma were very delicious. Although she was old, she was very skillful in the kitchen.

Jiang Yu suspected that Jiang Zhe learned cooking from his grandmother, so she asked out of curiosity. His grandmother smiled as she fried pancakes and said, "When Xiaozhe was little, his mother was busy, so she would often bring him pancakes. When I was busy in the kitchen, he would move a chair to the kitchen and eat pancakes while watching me and his grandfather cook. Later, when he was a little older, he started to cook by himself. He was very proud at that time and said, Grandma, I can cook now. I will be responsible for cooking in the future."

"At that time, he was not even as tall as a table, so he sat on a chair to learn how to cook."

Jiang Yu imagined the scene and suddenly found it somewhat cute.

When Jiang Zhe came in, she tilted her head and asked him with a smile: "Jiang Zhe, you used to be so cute."

Jiang Zhe, who didn't know the situation, asked: "?"

He asked his grandmother, "Grandma, what did you say?"

Grandma smiled and said, "I just told you some things about your childhood."

Jiang Zhe didn't know what to say about his childhood. He was not liked at birth and his father loved his sister more. He heard many people pity his sister and didn't want to live with his parents at home. Most of the time, he preferred to live at his grandmother's house.

The time he spent at his grandmother's house seemed to belong to him.

The cake was not ready yet, and grandma was afraid that Jiang Yu would have to wait too long, so she said, "Xiao Yu, Xiao Zhe's room is still available, you can go and take a look."

Jiang Zhe almost never lives at his grandmother's house when he returns home, because the room is too small for him now, but the room is still kept.

Jiang Yu actually felt that Jiang Zhe was quite different from the men she had met before, a difference that was hard to put into words, so when she heard her grandmother say that they could go to his old room to take a look, Jiang Yu was still very curious, but it would still be better to ask for his opinion.

Jiang Yu asked Jiang Zhe: "Can I see your old room?"

The room was filled with old things, and Jiang Zhe didn't think there was anything he couldn't see: "Okay."

Jiang Yu went to see it happily.

When you open the door, what you see is a bed and a large bookcase with many books neatly placed.

Jiang Zhe's previous room was indeed too small for him now. After putting in a bed, a bookcase and a table, there was no more space.

What attracted Jiang Yu was naturally the rich collection of books on the bookcase. She picked up a book and asked Jiang Zhe, "Have you read all these books?"

Jiang Zhe nodded: "I've seen it."

Jiang Yu's mouth suddenly became an "o" shape. As expected, a child from a teacher's family loves reading so much.

Jiang Yu may not have read even one-third of these books in her life, but she did read quite a few romance novels.

The room was just big enough for one person, but it would be a bit crowded for two, so Jiang Zhe just watched at the door.

After Jiang Yu asked for his consent, she wandered around the room, looking here and there, and saw all the photos of him in the album.

Jiang Zhe has been good-looking since he was a child. The album contains photos of Jiang Zhe naked since he was a child. However, she did not pay attention to this. Instead, she pointed at the good-looking little boy in the album and said, "Do you think our child will be as good-looking as you were when you were a child?"

Jiang Zhe looked at the photo of his naked buttocks and felt his eyes go dark. It's not like he hadn't seen this photo before, but why didn't he remember having this photo?

It feels a bit embarrassing.

Jiang Zhe took a long time to adjust his breathing before speaking: "She should, she should be prettier than me."

Jiang Yu thinks that's not necessarily the case: "It is said that parents with good looks are likely to give birth to ordinary children. I hope she can be not so ordinary."

After all, every mother wants her child to be good-looking.

She finally turned to the next page and saw Jiang Zhe's childhood. She sighed, "You looked so quiet when you were little."

Jiang Zhe lowered his eyes and recalled that it was because he was too quiet that other children called him a sissy and bullied him recklessly. He went home and told his parents, but it was of no use. Later, his grandfather couldn't stand it anymore and enrolled him in a martial arts class.

Then there was Jiang Zhe in junior high school. He looked very gentle and good-looking. Seeing him like this, Jiang Yu asked curiously, "Well, Jiang Zhe, you were so good-looking in junior high school. Did you receive a lot of love letters?"

Jiang Zhe: “I don’t remember.”

I'm not lying. When he was in junior high school, he inexplicably started to avoid crowded places. If it wasn't necessary, even if someone approached him, he would only have one thought, which was to run away. He never even saw the faces of those who approached him, so he never had many friends.

Jiang Yu continued reading. He didn’t look so immature in high school, and then he became more mature after college, more like he is now, and then...

She hasn't seen enough.

Then I opened the drawer and saw a lot of neatly written homework books and a diary.

Jiang Yu was a little curious, but the door was locked, so she turned around and asked, "Did you write a diary before?"

Jiang Zhe: “Yeah.”

Jiang Yu was a little curious about what was written in his diary: "Can I take a look?"

Jiang Zhe's face was a little stiff. Although many years had passed, he still remembered that he was in a dark mood when he wrote down the diary. He didn't want her to see his bad mood. When he didn't know whether he should refuse, his grandmother called them from outside. Jiang Yu could only let it go with regret and went out to eat cakes.

After she left, Jiang Zhe picked up the diary and found a secret place to hide it.

If possible, he didn't want Jiang Yu to see himself when he was very hostile to the world. She just needed to understand herself now.