Sure enough, after lying on the ground for a long time, Lao Jia stood up by himself. He brushed off the dust on his body and spat fiercely at the ground.

"Is this old man inhumane or really inhumane?"

After saying that, he strolled back with his hands behind his back.

But Jiang Wumei could see that Lao Jia was not faking it and his health was really failing.

Lao Jia seemed to be aware of his own body, but he still gritted his teeth and stayed near Chengshi School for a while.

Finally one day he couldn't hold on any longer. He glanced at Cheng Shi's dormitory from the school gate and took a bus back home.

He first borrowed the bathroom of Sun Yuying's house next door to take the cleanest shower. After that, he handed her a tape recorder. Then he went home, lay on the bed that belonged to him and Cheng Shi, smiled and closed his eyes.

No one expected that a man who looked relatively strong would suddenly be gone.

That afternoon, Cheng Shi called back.

Seeing Lao Jia's cell phone vibrating on the bed, Sun Yuying, who had no strength left to cry, gritted her teeth to hold back her tears, picked up the call, and turned on the recorder at the same time.

Cheng Shi's voice immediately came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello? Old man, I'm about to find a job. Let me tell you, this company has very good treatment, and my colleagues are... okay. The boss probably likes me and has asked me for a second interview."

There was a two-second pause in the recorder, and then Lao Jia's voice was heard.

"Oh, oh, very good, very good, I get it. You must not be proud. When you enter the company, you must be kind to others, work seriously, and be honest!"

"Okay, I've been nagging you for so many years that my ears are callused.

Hmm? No, old man, why does your voice sound weird?

You are not going to cry, are you? Hahahaha, don’t cry, when I make money, our family will have a good life. "

"Bullshit, I'm not crying."

"I don't have a mother, and I can't fart."

"...Xiao Shi, you are an adult now, please stop saying these irrelevant things. It will be embarrassing for your colleagues to hear them."

"...Oh, okay, I'll change it."

"I don't know you. Your mouth is the most obedient one in your body. What else is there? Hang up if you have nothing else. Your Aunt Sun is knocking on the door again."

"I say, old man, what does Aunt Sun see in you when she's so rich? Don't lie to me, I've seen it a long time ago. She's been waiting for you all her life. If it doesn't work out, you two can just make do with each other. Well, that's not it. Living with Aunt Sun is not a good thing. If she could be my mother, I'd be a second-generation rich!"

Sun Yuying had been listening from the beginning to the end. She pinched her legs tightly and dared not make a sound. But when she heard this, she couldn't help sobbing. Fortunately, her hands were quick and she covered her mouth immediately.

Cheng Shi paused when he heard the voice. After a moment of silence, he seemed to have thought of something and asked with a little trepidation:

"Old man, is this a bad time for me to call you?"

The recorder was silent for a few seconds, then erupted into a roar of curses:

"Bullshit, you little bastard is asking for punishment again. I am innocent and I am not worthy of you. Don't go around talking nonsense so that your Aunt Sun can hear it."

"...Oh, I won't say anything then."

"Hey, you need to learn your lesson. Okay, I'm hanging up now. I'm busy."

"Come on, what are you busy with? The old men playing chess in the park are almost dying...

Well, I'm used to it. I'll change. I won't be funny anymore.

That's it, bring good things to Aunt Sun, and when I sign the contract I'll treat Aunt Sun to a meal. I've been eating at her for so many years, and now I can finally pay her back."

"laugh."

“Beep, beep, beep—”

The moment the phone was hung up, Sun Yuying threw herself on Lao Jia and burst into tears.

When Jiang Wumei heard this, his scalp went numb and his mind was completely confused.

He couldn't believe how someone could be so predictable. Lao Jia anticipated almost every word and reaction of Cheng Shi, and even left time for himself to be silent in the recorded reply.

Is this really something that a human being can do without any of Their blessings?

The last sentence recorded in the tape recorder was a sneer. Jiang Wumei didn't know whether Lao Jia was sneering at Cheng Shi's random matchmaking, or at his own life, or at this inevitable fate.

Or, laugh at yourself?

Did he see me?

Jiang Wumei trembled all over and felt a little scared, but he was also more excited because he found that he had found the most wonderful dream he had ever had since he became a dream peeping ranger. If he dedicated this memory to Him, he didn't know what kind of reward He would give him.

Thinking of this, he became impatient.

But a perfect story needs an ending, so he suppressed his excitement and continued to watch.

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