Chapter 27 Grandpa doesn’t want to grow up?
Fortunately, Chen Jisui was quick to support the old man and he did not fall.
"Thank you, young man." The old man thanked him gratefully.
Shen Jisui pursed his lips and slowly helped the old man up. He didn't let go until the old man stood firmly, and replied lightly: "It's okay."
The old man was old and his eyesight was not very good. He fumbled in his bag for a long time with his wrinkled hands but still couldn't find the coin.
As the bus was about to reach the next stop, the driver turned the steering wheel and scolded the old man in disdain: "Can you please hurry up? We're almost at the next stop, and someone else is supposed to be getting on the bus! Go away, go find someone else to the side. Don't stand here and get in the way of others getting on the bus!"
"I'm really sorry to trouble you." The old man apologized with a smile, his dark and rough face full of apology.
He hunched his back slightly, holding a worn cloth bag in his hand, and walked slowly to the side while holding onto the railing of the bus.
We arrived at another station and many passengers got on.
The old man curled up his body, trying his best not to block the way of passengers getting on the bus, but his shoulders and elbows could not be avoided.
Every time a passenger passed by, he would apologize for inadvertently blocking someone's way and whisper "I'm sorry".
After groping for a long time, the old man finally held on to the railing and walked shakily to the card swiping area, then gently placed the card on the machine.
“Beep—senior citizen card.”
The driver looked at the old man with a sudden hint of disdain. He sighed disdainfully, "The federal government is really good to the elderly nowadays. They don't have to pay for transportation or medical treatment. It's a pity that some elderly people only know how to cause trouble for the government and others. I don't know why the government supports them!"
The old man did not argue after hearing this, but quietly found a seat in the back and sat down.
"Grandpa~" Little Taozhi turned around and knelt on the seat, calling sweetly.
The old man's seat was right behind Tao Zhi, and the little guy could talk to the old man just by turning his head.
The old man smiled and asked kindly, "Little boy, what's wrong?"
"Why does the machine speak when Grandpa puts the cards on it?" the little guy was very curious.
Brother Ji Sui had clearly just thrown some discs into the machine, but the machine didn't say anything.
The old man was speechless and didn't know how to explain to the little guy for a moment.
The government's original intention in setting this up may be to make other passengers on the bus aware of the presence of the elderly and provide timely assistance.
However, in recent years, the public's prejudice against the elderly has only increased, and the elderly have almost been rigidly labeled as troublesome, disadvantaged, and living off the government.
Some radical groups even proposed that elderly people whose body functions have weakened to a certain level should be forcibly destroyed in order to save more resources.
Thinking of this, the old man sighed deeply.
"Zhizhi knows!" The little guy suddenly had an idea and said excitedly, "The machine says 'senior citizen card' to tell the driver that grandpa is old and can't go very fast, so the driver will drive slower~"
The old man felt a sudden warmth in his heart when he heard this.
He looked at the scenery flashing by outside the car window and murmured, his voice like a vine dried by the wind: "Yes, Grandpa is old and can't walk fast anymore. It's time for him to go."
His wife and son both passed away early due to accidents, leaving him alone, penniless and sick, relying solely on government subsidies to survive.
"Grandpa, don't be sad." Little Taozhi stretched out her little paws and patted the old man's thin shoulders. Her voice was very childish and comforting: "Every one of us will grow up from a child to an adult! After becoming an adult, we have to carry very heavy things and continue to grow until we become old people. Because the things on their backs are too heavy, old people have hunched backs!"
"Grandpa, is it because the burden on your back is too heavy that you don't want to grow any further? Zhizhi doesn't want to either. Growing up is so hard!"
The old man's eyes were instantly moistened, and a trace of moisture rose in his eyes. He choked up and said, "Yes, grandpa has too many things on his back. His waist is bent. He is really tired."
In his life, he experienced all eight sufferings in the world except death.
"But grandpa has to keep working hard to grow up! Only when you become very powerful can you protect the people around you!" Little Taozhi clenched his fists and said to his grandmother.
Although growing up is hard, Zhizhi must grow up quickly, become very powerful, and then save her family in the Fanluo Rainforest.
I also have to protect my dad, my brother Ji Sui, and my aunt Yaoyao...
Xiao Taozhi has so many people he wants to protect!
The old man turned his face away, secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, then turned around and smiled and said to Xiao Taozhi: "Yes, grandpa will."
It wasn't long before we arrived at our destination.
Before getting off the bus, little Taozhi said goodbye to the old man: "Grandpa, Zhizhi is leaving, you have to take care of yourself~"
"Okay." The old man nodded with a smile.
I didn't expect that he, a man who is about to be buried, can see things less clearly than a little kid.
The old man thought.
The sun was blazing outside, and even the wind was scorching hot.
Nangong Jue felt like he was going to melt in the sun as soon as he got out of the car, but seeing how obediently the little guy was following Shen Jisui, he suddenly felt too embarrassed to say anything more.
Fortunately, Chen Jisui's part-time job was not far from the bus stop, just a few steps away.
"Why are you here so late?" The boss hurriedly threw his work clothes to Shen Jisui. Seeing Nangong Jue behind Shen Jisui, he casually asked: "Who is this? Did he come with you?"
Chen Jisui replied calmly: "Yeah."
The boss nodded in understanding, then handed Nangong Jue a work suit and urged him, "Hurry up and change into it! We're about to start work!"
"I'm not here for a part-time job..."
Before Nangong Jue could finish his words, the boss had disappeared.
"What should we do now?" Nangong Jue looked at Shen Jisui helplessly, holding the work clothes in his hand.
After all, he is the young master of the Nangong family. Is he really going to hand out flyers on the streets?
Chen Jisui: "It's up to you."
After saying that, he skillfully put on his work clothes, picked up the flyers and walked to the designated distribution location.
“Student Shen, your clothes…are so childish, hahahaha.”
Nangong Jue also changed his clothes and came out. Looking at the teddy bear costume that Chen Jisui was wearing, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
Chen Jisui glanced lazily at Nangong Jue. The young man's voice coming out of the hood seemed a little muffled: "Aren't you the same?"
Nangong Jue: ...
It was sloppy.
This wave of casualties was 500 for the enemy but 800 for our own, which was really a bit of a loss.
Little Taozhi, who was sitting in a cool corner, heard the conversation between the two and immediately ran over, raised her little face and said in a baby voice: "Brother Ji Sui looks good in this, Zhizhi likes it very much~"
"Xiao Taozhi, what about this one of yours?" Nangong Jue asked unwillingly.
"Well," the little guy answered honestly, "Not as good-looking as Brother Ji Sui."
Nangong Jue was suddenly speechless, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
He regretted that he shouldn't have brought shame upon himself.
only……
The cheap look of this little idiot being infatuated with Chen Jisui is too worthless, isn't it?
Nangong Jue put on the hood in frustration and could only turn his grief and anger into the energy to distribute flyers.
Nangong Jue: What should I do if my sister abandons me for a strange man outside? Waiting online, very urgent!
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