When the elevator door closed, the Xia family members looked at Grandma Liu concernedly, fearing that she might be affected mentally.
"That man just now was your ungrateful son?" Grandma frowned and asked, "What bad luck, how could I meet him here?"
"Oh." Grandma Liu sighed, nodded and said, "It's him."
Although Grandma Liu had been away from home for many years, when she saw Sheng Ruigang just now, she couldn't help but recall the time when Sheng Ruigang brought the media to her school.
She was giving a lecture in the classroom that day when Sheng Ruigang broke into the classroom with the media. In front of the whole class, Sheng Ruigang loudly denounced her for refusing to let her paralyzed husband in.
In Sheng Ruigang's words, Grandma Liu's husband who ran away from home was a poor man who was forced away by Grandma Liu, and Grandma Liu was a crazy woman with a bad temper who forced her husband away and was unrepentant.
At that time, Grandma Liu was standing on the podium, staring blankly at the son she had raised who was loudly scolding her, and looking at the questioning eyes of the students below the podium. The media brought by Sheng Ruigang held up their cameras, and the flash lights kept flashing, taking pictures of her dazed face. At that moment, she felt that she had been abandoned by the whole world.
Although many years have passed, Grandma Liu still feels painful when she recalls the scene at that time. She seems to be trapped in that nightmare again and unable to get out.
Seeing Grandma Liu's slightly worried face, Xia Shige quickly patted the back of her hand to comfort her: "Grandma Liu, don't worry, he can't do anything to you now. If he comes to bother you again in the future, just ask the hotel security to drive him away."
"Yes, Aunt Liu, I saw that after the person in charge came out, he didn't dare to say a word. I don't believe he dares to make trouble again." Sun Yuegui also comforted her.
Grandma Liu forced a smile and said to such people: "Don't worry, I don't have a son. I have let it go a long time ago."
The group returned to 36-02 and prepared to go back to their rooms to rest, but unexpectedly the door of the next door 36-01 suddenly opened.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged lady in a red dress. Her long, slightly curly hair was casually tied behind her head, and she was wearing a pair of shiny slippers.
The middle-aged lady looked at Xia Shige's family and said happily, "I saw you guys in the buffet restaurant just now. I saw you guys were having dinner so I didn't go over to say hello. You guys also live in Xindu Community, right? I've seen you guys in the community. We also came from Xindu Community."
The Xia family members nodded and greeted her.
The lady in the red dress smiled and said, "It's just me and my old lady living here. It's boring. Come over and play cards with us. We can go to the hotel to see the art exhibition together later. It's good to have two families together."
Hearing this, Xia Shige smiled and said to the family, "Mom, go and have fun. We're going to stay here for a while. It'll be boring for you to stay in your room all the time. It's nice to have neighbors to keep you company."
Xia Huiyin asked Xia Shige hesitantly, "What about you? Aren't you going with us?"
Xia Shige shook his head and said, "I still have some things to pack. You guys go first. I'll call you when I'm needed."
Xia Huiyin nodded, and the whole family went to Room 36-01.
Xia Shige carried the white cat back to the room and collapsed on the bed, feeling a little tired.
She picked up her phone and looked through the community group, and saw that everyone was talking about the wildfire situation:
"4-1209 is slacking off: This is so scary. It's been burning since this morning. Is it still not extinguished?"
"2-1908 Coconut Tree: This is a wildfire, not a kitchen fire. How can it be put out so easily? Have you seen the previous news? The wildfire in Australia took a full six months to be extinguished."
"6-702 Bai Yueguang: Half a year?? That's terrible, will it burn to our neighborhood?"
"2-1408 Gao Meili: No way? I haven't paid off the mortgage for this house yet. I hope this fire won't burn my house, or I'll stop paying the mortgage."
"12-1803AAA Brother Building Materials has closed down: It won't burn over here for now. There's a gap between us and the villa area, and there's no flammable material. Besides, even if it really burns over here, the rich people in the villa area will bear it first, hehe."
"4-2009 Sister Ni: Forget it. Do you think the rich people in the villa area are the same as us? They have many houses and they have already run away. Where can poor people like us run to? We can only wait to die."
"4-1209 is slacking off: Is it my illusion? It feels like the wildfire is getting hotter. I used to turn on the air conditioner for 15 minutes every two hours, but now I'm almost dehydrated. I keep turning on the air conditioner and I don't have money to pay the electricity bill. Help me."
"4-2009 Sister Ni: I'm still thirsty. The water flow in the pipes is getting smaller and smaller. Who has extra water? I'll buy it from you."
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Xia Shige sighed as he scrolled through the messages, wondering how long this anger would last.
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