"It's Qinghe, come in quickly."
Squeak~
With the friction sound of the wooden door, Li Qinghe pushed the door open and walked in. "Old lady, I made noodles today. Sister Xiao'e asked me to bring you some to try."
As he said this, he put the noodles in his hand on the dining table and helped the old lady sit down.
"Yeah, okay, okay, good boy."
The deaf old lady looked at Li Qinghe and grinned, revealing her sparse teeth.
"Try it. This is made by Sister Xiao'e. It even has eggs in it."
The old lady picked up the chopsticks, took a bite, nodded with satisfaction, and the smile on her face deepened.
"Mm, it's delicious. Xiao'e's cooking skills are good. She is a good girl, but she has a bad fate. Why did she follow Xu Damao?"
Li Qinghe couldn't respond to this. Although he had an unusual relationship with Lou Xiao'e, he couldn't say that she was a bad person, especially in front of this cunning deaf old lady.
Seeing that Li Qinghe didn't say anything, the deaf old lady tried to probe: "You have a good relationship with Xu Damao, right? You even drank together."
"What you said is really wrong, old lady. I have a good relationship with everyone. We are from the same courtyard. Why should I make enemies with others?" Li Qinghe replied with a smile.
The deaf old lady nodded and said meaningfully, "I misunderstood. You are the only smart young man in this courtyard."
"Hey, what do you mean by smart or not? We are far inferior to you. You are the one who really has a clear mind and understands everything."
The old lady took a mouthful of noodles, chewed slowly with her few remaining teeth, and shook her head after swallowing. "Don't praise me, an old woman. I am already buried in the earth up to my eyebrows. I just want to live a comfortable life for a few days before I die."
Li Qinghe handed a piece of paper to the old lady to wipe her mouth. "Please worry less. Some people are just possessed by ghosts. They don't want to wake up. It's useless for anyone to come. You can't control them just by wanting to. It may even backfire. Don't you agree?"
"You want to bring He Yuzhu and Sister Xiao'e together, but they are really not a good match. It will only harm Sister Xiao'e. The current situation is that He Yuzhu has been hooked. The person who set the hook is unwilling to untie it, and He Yuzhu is unwilling to let go. No one can help."
The old lady put down her chopsticks and sighed deeply, "You see things more clearly than I do. I am confused and nosy. I have lived in fear for half my life and have never done anything wrong. But in the end, my selfish desires are at work."
"Old lady, please don't think too much. There is no saint in the world. Everyone has selfish desires, but some things cannot be forced."
"Okay, I understand. From now on, you can do whatever you want. I don't have the ability to control you anymore."
"Old lady, you misunderstood. I just don't want to see this little sister Xiao'e stuck in the mud. She has taken so much care of me, I can't just ignore her. As for others, I can't control them."
"Huh?" The deaf old lady looked at him in surprise.
Then he grinned, "You are really smart, that's good, Xu Damao is a bad guy, it's not good for Ezi to follow him."
"The old lady has a heart as clear as a mirror." Li Qinghe gave a thumbs up.
After untying her knot in her heart, the deaf old lady happily started to eat noodles.
"Well, this noodle is even more delicious than before. The egg is even soft-shelled. Not bad."
"Right, I didn't know Sister Xiao'e's cooking skills were so good before. I was also surprised when I ate it for the first time." Li Qinghe continued, "Then I'll ask Sister Xiao'e to bring you meals every day. She'll bring you meals every day she stays in the courtyard."
"This is a great feeling. I can enjoy it too."
The old lady finished her bowl of noodles in no time. After drinking the last mouthful of noodle soup, she asked softly, "Where are you going to let Ezi go?"
Li Qinghe was not surprised. This old lady was the most insightful. "Don't worry about it. It's better than here anyway. Sister Xiao'e is not suitable for this place."
The old lady nodded in agreement, "Yes, there are no good people in this courtyard. Ezi is really not suitable for this place. Leave as soon as you can, otherwise you will be eaten by your bones."
Li Qinghe said helplessly: "Old lady, what you said is wrong. Why did you include me in this?"
"Haha, I said you are a good person, are you ashamed to admit it?"
Facing the old lady's half-smile, Li Qinghe felt inexplicably lacking in confidence.
......
"Sister Xiao'e, I'm back."
Li Qinghe lifted the curtain and walked into the room, placing the empty bowl in his hand into the sink.
"The old lady has finished eating? What did she say?"
"It's okay. She said you have good skills. You don't have to be on guard against her in the future. I've already talked it over. She can take care of you in normal times. This way, no one in the hospital will plot against you. Even Xu Damao won't bother you."
"Do you need to tell me this? When I lived in the backyard, I often took care of the old lady." Lou Xiao'e snorted proudly.
"You are a good person, that's why he wanted to match you with He Yuzhu that day." Li Qinghe muttered to himself.
"That's right. Sister Xiao'e is a very good person with excellent character."
"You little brat, you're asking for a beating. You're talking in a sarcastic tone." Lou Xiao'e hit him lightly in annoyance.
"Bang Geng! Stop right there! I'm going to beat you to death!"
Suddenly, a heart-wrenching roar rang out, startling the two of them. Isn’t this Xu Damao’s voice? Why does it sound like his father has died?
"Sister Xiao'e, please stay at home. I'll go see what's going on."
"Okay, go ahead, I'll clean up the house." Lou Xiao'e had no intention of going to watch the fun. He didn't want to see Xu Damao now.
Since you have decided to divorce, cut off ties with him as soon as possible.
Li Qinghe arrived at the middle courtyard, where there were already several circles of people surrounding him. All of them were pointing and talking inside. People on the periphery were even standing on tiptoe to look inside. There was a strange smell in the air.
Relying on his height advantage, he did not squeeze in. He could see from above the heads of the crowd that Bang Geng was hiding behind Jia Zhangshi, and Xu Damao opposite him was covered in rice. His face was full of anger and a little bit of collapse.
Just then, he saw Liu Jianjun squatting on the ground, looking through the gap between the adults' legs. Li Qinghe patted him and said, "Jianjun, what's going on?"
"Brother Qinghe?"
Seeing that it was Li Qinghe, he chuckled and explained, "Bang Geng threw firecrackers into the toilet, but Xu Damao was squatting inside, and then, this is what you see."
"......"
The good joke is indeed a good joke, and it lives up to its reputation.
Holding back his smile, Li Qinghe let Liu Jianjun go and play by himself while he stood outside and watched the fun.
He was not going to cause trouble. Xu Damao hated him yesterday, and he was not so bad that he had to get involved. Moreover, his emotional value was being absorbed very quickly.
The most important thing is that Xu Damao is too disgusting now. He doesn't want to get close to him at all. What if the other party is so upset that he throws himself at him? He dares not fight back except to run away.
Not only Li Qinghe, but everyone who was watching the fun tried their best to avoid contact with Xu Damao. Even the smell was enough to make people stay away.
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