Just as the two old men were chatting animatedly, a middle-aged woman who looked quite kind sitting next to them came forward.
She smiled brightly and excitedly, and warmly approached the two old ladies:
"Oh, you two old ladies! Look at your energy and spirit. You are really enviable!"
As she spoke, she reached into the bulging bag she was carrying, fumbled around for a while, and suddenly grabbed a handful of plump, attractively colored peanuts. Then she handed the handful of peanuts directly to the two old ladies as if she were presenting a treasure.
Seeing this, the old lady with silver hair smiled and gently waved her hand, politely declining:
"Oh, thank you very much, comrade. But my teeth are really not very good. I can't chew these hard things, so I can only appreciate your kindness."
When the woman saw that the white-haired old lady didn't want the peanuts, she held the peanuts in front of Old Lady Liu and said, "Auntie, I can't have them. You don't have good teeth, do you?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu felt it was not appropriate to offend the woman, so she had to smile and stretch out her hands, symbolically grabbing a few peanuts from the middle-aged woman's hands.
The middle-aged woman smiled, once again showing a kind and warm smile, and turned her eyes to Mrs. Liu, asking with concern:
"Old lady, you look quite energetic. But at your age, why are you still out and about alone? It's not very convenient to be alone with all the traffic and people out here."
Old Mrs. Liu sighed softly, and then, like pouring out beans from a bamboo tube, she poured out all the troubles in her heart:
"Well, I just want to go to my daughter's house for a walk and relax. My daughter-in-law at home is really a worry! She quarrels every other day and makes the whole house a mess."
After saying that, the old lady shook her head helplessly again.
After hearing the old lady's complaint, the middle-aged woman's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible cunning. But soon, she regained her previous amiable demeanor and echoed:
"Oh, so that's how it is. Old lady, I seemed to have heard you mention that your daughter works in the army, right? I've heard that the people in the army are very easy to get along with. If you go there, your mood will definitely improve a lot!"
The old lady was still immersed in her dissatisfaction with her daughter-in-law. She kept muttering in her heart that her daughter-in-law was not good in this way and that way. Suddenly, when she heard the middle-aged woman say such words, she couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
She immediately widened her eyes, staring at the strange middle-aged woman in front of her, and asked impatiently:
"Huh? How did you know my daughter works in the army? I've never told anyone about this!"
Seeing this, the middle-aged woman smiled slightly. That smile seemed a little nonchalant, but also revealed a bit of mystery. She waved her hand lightly and replied casually:
"Hey, isn't that what you just mentioned while chatting with someone? I'm naturally warm-hearted, and when I hear something new, I can't help but want to ask a few more questions. Don't be offended, huh?"
After hearing this explanation, the old lady didn't think much about it. Instead, she felt like she had met a soulmate.
So, the two of them started chatting with each other, and the topics ranged from family trivialities to neighborhood gossip to hot social news. It can be said that they talked about everything.
Before I knew it, time had passed quickly and the train was slowly pulling into the platform, about to arrive at its destination.
At this time, a look of reluctance appeared on the middle-aged woman's face. She waved goodbye to the old lady before turning around and leaving.
The old lady was also carrying a heavy bag and stumbling forward. As she walked, she suddenly felt a strong dizziness, as if the whole world began to spin.
However, the old lady just thought that she was exhausted from the long journey, so she didn't take the discomfort too seriously.
She took a deep breath, as if to muster all her strength, then straightened herself up with great effort, forced herself to be alert, and took heavy steps, closely following the surging crowd ahead, slowly and arduously moving forward towards the exit...
At this moment, the middle-aged woman she had been chatting with in the car came over quickly. With a warm and friendly smile on her face, she asked softly:
"Auntie, what's wrong with you? You seem unsteady and wobbly as you walk. Are you feeling unwell? Come on, let me help you carry these packages."
Mrs. Liu was stunned when she heard this, but when she saw that the person coming was an acquaintance she had met once in the car, her heart was relieved a little.
She forced a smile and politely declined:
"No, comrade, thank you. I'm fine. I can carry these things."
However, the woman seemed not to have heard Mrs. Liu's refusal at all.
She took a step forward without hesitation, stretched out one hand to hold the old lady's arm steadily, and with the other hand she deftly took the heavy packages, and then continued to walk forward while supporting the old lady.
However, if someone carefully observed the woman's eyes, they would find that a barely perceptible cold light flashed across them.
Just like that, the two of them walked out of the bustling station together.
As soon as she got out of the station, the woman began to look around, as if she was looking for someone.
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