However, he didn't expect to see something from the past in his new apprentice.
Song Jiayu was hesitant. She touched Jiang Baizhou's hand and asked softly, "Should I tell you or not?"
Jiang Baizhou lowered his eyes and replied, "Go ahead. I miss my living mother-in-law and don't want my childhood sweetheart to see her like this. My dead mother-in-law would probably want a young man to talk to her."
Thinking of this, the two of them told Zhou Mingtong the story of the deaf-mute grandmother.
"Grandma suffered so much that she lost her hearing and her vocal cords were damaged, so she couldn't speak. I think she asked the village chief to tell you she was dead because she didn't want you to see what she looked like back then."
Women dress up to please themselves.
My childhood sweetheart has returned from school, but she is no longer the same as before.
Zhou Mingtong smiled. "I know. I don't blame her. She loves beauty so much. She always helps me find traces of beauty in all kinds of small things. Was she buried in Lushan Village? With her family? That's what she wanted. I support it. I just, just, it would be nice if I could take a sneak peek..."
At the end of the words, I didn't know whether I was filled with regret, remorse, guilt... or the love that was heavy in my heart but could not be expressed.
"Teacher Zhou, even in her last moments, Grandma still loved you. Her love for you was pure and unconditional. Just as she said, she hoped you would live a happy life, that you would soon forget her, and that you would live a long and peaceful life... Jiang Baizhou and I were witnesses to Grandma's death."
If Teacher Zhou had already married and had children, Song Jiayu would never have said these words. For Teacher Zhou, who already had another family, these words would only add to his troubles.
But Teacher Zhou is still alone, and his longing for his mother-in-law is even becoming an obsession.
What kind of person does not care about life and death? It must be someone who has no thoughts about life.
"I couldn't do what she wanted me to do..."
Although his childhood sweetheart was not in front of him, Zhou Mingtong felt the long-lost happiness in his heart, and her love was still there.
"I'm sorry to show you how ridiculous an old man like me is!"
After saying this, Zhou Mingtong regained his old naughty look, put the pocket watch into his pocket, and said, "I like this birthday dinner very much. Also, from now on, I will be An An Ningning's grandfather. I want to give An An Ningning something. If you two dare to stop me, I will give Jiang Baizhou more homework!"
While shouting that he needed to do more homework, he stood up and prepared to leave. Jiang Baizhou had no choice but to see the teacher off. Song Jiayu was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. If the pocket watch could go to Teacher Zhou, it would definitely be better than being kept in the bottom of the box with her. It was a good thing to return the item to its original owner, so why did it stay with Teacher Zhou - it felt so stolen?
…
After Zhou Ming passed his birthday last month, the old man no longer cared about Jiang Baizhou's family. When Jiang Baizhou was invited to his house for dinner, he would come eight out of ten times. He even gave most of his food and meat coupons to him. In his words, he was An An Ning Ning's grandfather, and he had to share in the family's food and drink.
This old man is indeed the one who loves children the most.
Two small wooden airplanes are made by hand and can fly in the sky for a short time.
Just like that, An An Ning Ning's eyes were also dazzled.
Grandpa Zhou has been added to my favorite people list.
Jiang family courtyard.
In the small yard, An An and Ning Ning were playing with their new plane. Even Gu Jingtian was there. The three children's favorite thing to play with recently was flying planes.
The plane flying in the air is reflected in the big and innocent eyes.
The three children's mouths opened slightly.
Every time the small plane flies, it attracts them very much.
There was a knock at the open door.
"Kukukuku"
"Who is it? What's the matter?" Zhao Qiuqin, who was busy preparing lunch in the kitchen, stuck her head out, and Song Deming, who was planting vegetables on the balcony, also looked towards the gate of the courtyard.
A pretty young woman and an older-looking couple arrived, all three holding a bunch of chives. The young woman said, "Hello, we're new neighbors who moved in a few days ago. My name is Ren Wumin, and these are my older brother and sister-in-law. These chives are from our own garden. It's a small token of our appreciation. We hope we can all live in harmony in the future."
"Have you just moved in? We just moved in last December. The neighbors in Tianshui Lane are all easy to get along with. You can take the leeks back and eat them." Zhao Qiuqin politely refused.
It's not that she dislikes a handful of leeks. As a country girl, she also appreciates a handful of wild vegetables. It's just that the houses on Tenth Street all have their own doors and courtyards, unlike the big courtyards on other streets in Tianshui Lane. If the new Ren family is given a separate house and a separate residence, it will be a considerable expense with so many family members.
"Because everyone gets along so well, you guys should collect the leeks. We also need to give some leeks to other neighbors. Now let's go."
After saying that, they stuffed the leeks in their mouths and left.
Zhao Qiuqin returned with a bunch of leeks. Song Demin, who was standing on the second-floor balcony, peeked out and said, "Really a bunch of leeks?"
"Yeah." Zhao Qiuqin nodded and asked, "Old Song, do you remember that there are new people moving into our street?"
People have always liked courtyards with separate entrances and exits.
Tenth Street has always been popular.
But there are few people who can live there.
Just look at Lin Xue's parents, both of whom are old people from the military factory, and they were unable to allocate a separate courtyard for Lin Xue and Gu Siyi on Tenth Street, so you can imagine how difficult it is.
So, she was a little suspicious, maybe she remembered it wrongly, and there were new people living in the yard on Tenth Street these days?
Song Demin shook his head. "No, there are only a few larger courtyards left on our street that haven't been allocated. The people watching from the military factory are hiding, so there's no chance of an outsider getting a turn. I heard a new family has moved into the No. 3 courtyard on Ninth Street up ahead."
After waving the leeks a few times, Zhao Qiuqin became even more puzzled. "What do the Ren family have to do after they've eaten their fill? There are at least five or six families living in the compound, and there are dozens of single-family homes on our Tenth Street. They all sent a bunch of leeks...does the Ren family have a mountain of leeks?"
"have no idea……"
The three children had question marks on their foreheads: What is Jiucai Mountain?
The three people from the Ren family who continued to walk to the next house were arguing about something.
Mrs. Ren: "We gave away leeks to every household. If this could be calculated as money, how much have we given away? Don't you two feel bad?"
Brother Ren: "It's heartbreaking, but I can't let go of the child, and I can't trap the wolf."
Ren Wumin: "Brother, you're right. If we don't deliver to each family one by one, but go directly to the Kong family, do you think they will think we are well-intentioned neighbors or people with ulterior motives?"
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