Chapter 367: Met an acquaintance
"No problem, no problem. It's just a matter of words." He Ning patted his chest, not feeling any burden at all.
"Honestly, it's nice to meet you."
Cai Kuan looked at He Ning, who was full of energy every day. She would complain when she was tired, but when she was happy, she would laugh out loud with her head raised without any image. Her hair had grown to her shoulders, but she didn't get a haircut. She just tied it into a small braid. She didn't look effeminate at all, but rather pretty.
The key is that this guy looks fashionable and can do anything. Sweeping the floor, washing dishes, repairing a bicycle, changing the chain, etc. are all easy for him.
He has a good temper. Once, he played football with children at the entrance of the alley and helped people repair bicycles. The children in the alley seemed to like him.
But this man had clearly only been there for a short time, yet he had already become familiar with the people in the alley. Whenever he went out, there would always be people greeting him.
Compared to He Ning, he is like an autistic person and can't do anything.
In the past, he never cared about the daily necessities of life. Not only him, but also his cousins never cared about these things. In their minds, these were all taken care of by the servants and they didn't need to worry about them at all.
Children from families like theirs seem to be all the same.
Since I stayed at Xiaoqing's house temporarily, no one here sat and waited for meals. As long as they were at home, they would do their best to do some housework, even if it was as simple as sweeping the floor or watering the flowers, they would get the work done while chatting and laughing.
The key is that everyone is happy and the atmosphere at home is relaxed.
In just a few days, he has fallen in love with this place. Perhaps this is the worldly atmosphere that Grandpa Tang mentioned. Now that he has experienced it, he only feels warmth.
Compared to the relaxed and casual atmosphere here at Xiaoqing, the big compound not far next door is a completely different scene.
Because there were so many people living in those courtyards, the sounds of children crying and adults scolding could be heard all day long.
He also understood that that was where the real working class families lived and that was also how the lower class people lived.
No matter what level people are in, everyone is trying to live. In comparison, his so-called truthfulness is somewhat exaggerated.
His starting point was higher than many people. He didn't have to struggle hard and didn't have to worry about food and clothing. It would be really stupid if he got stuck in a dead end.
Dai Qing was surprised to see Cai Kuan's sudden calm expression, but she didn't ask any further questions. After saying a few words, they went back to have lunch.
On the other hand, He Ning heartlessly clung to the other person's shoulders, acting like they were good brothers.
One can only sigh that fools have good fortune.
Of course, this guy is not stupid, he is also very smart, and he has very good qualities. Whenever he has a friend whom he recognizes, he will be kind to them wholeheartedly without any tricks.
He is the one who would go through fire and water for his friends.
After waking up from a nap, Dai Qing picked up a basket and prepared to go to the vegetable market. There were many people in her family and they needed to eat a lot, so she had to store some food.
As soon as she reached the door, Xiao Hei followed her and rubbed her legs.
Dai Qing stroked the dog's head and asked, "What's wrong? Do you want to go out with me?"
Since Xiao Hei came to the capital, he has hardly ever left the yard. Mainly because there are many people at home, playing with this and that is enough for him to be happy for a whole day.
Xiao Hei raised his head, stuck out his tongue, drooped his two big ears, and looked pitiful.
"Okay? Bring me your rope and let's go out to buy groceries together."
When Xiao Hei heard this, he shook his body and bit the dog leash. Dai Qing put a collar on him and led him to the market with the leash.
The first time he went out with Dai Qing, Xiao Hei followed beside him, wagging his tail and shaking his feet, looking left and right with his big black eyes, extremely curious.
Seeing that it looked like it had never seen the world before, Dai Qing couldn't help but laugh. She told it about the situation in the capital as if she was chatting with a friend.
"This is our second home. We will live here often in the future. It would be good for you to come out and get familiar with the environment."
Dai Qing finished speaking. Xiao Hei wagged his tail and hummed something. It seemed from his expression that he understood.
"Hey, Xiaoqing, when did you get such a big dog?"
Aunt Zhao was carrying a basket of vegetables and looking at the big dog beside Dai Qing in amazement.
"Its name is Xiao Hei. I raised it from childhood. I also brought it here from my hometown."
"Really? That's really good. We live next door to each other, and I haven't even heard a dog barking."
Aunt Zhao looked at Xiao Hei and clicked her tongue.
"This dog has shiny black fur, and looks like it has good food."
Look at how other people live, they even have dogs. Unlike them, they can barely find a place to live, let alone keep a dog.
Look at this fat and strong guy, you can tell he has a big appetite.
Dai Qing saw that Aunt Zhao was staring at Xiao Hei with a strange look in her eyes, so she said hello and left quickly.
She is a little afraid of the Hutong mamas now. They can write a TV drama for you after not seeing you for a few days.
I took Xiao Hei for a stroll in the vegetable market and filled my vegetable basket. Then I bought a few lotus leaves and stewed them with pork ribs to nourish the spleen and stomach.
On the way back with the vegetable basket, Dai Qing suddenly thought of the flower shop that He Ning mentioned. After thinking about it, she took the dog there again. There happened to be an empty bottle at home, so she planned to buy another bouquet of flowers.
After walking through two alleys and turning onto the opposite street, I indeed found a small flower shop.
Dai Qing went in and picked out a bunch of gardenias, and the clerk enthusiastically picked them up for her. Dai Qing wrapped the dog leash around Xiao Hei's back, held the flowers in one hand and the vegetable basket in the other, and returned the same way.
I crossed the sidewalk and was about to turn into the alley when I inadvertently saw a few people gathered under a willow tree diagonally opposite. The person in the lead was leaning against the tree with a cigarette hanging from his lips.
Just looking at their appearance from head to toe, they are definitely social hooligans.
Dai Qing glanced at them and couldn't help frowning. She felt that the man looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.
Fortunately, she didn't get entangled and turned directly into the alley.
When Dai Qing's figure disappeared at the entrance of the cave, the man leaning against the tree straightened up, rubbed his head, spat, and his eyes narrowed immediately.
The younger brother next to him noticed his expression, looked in the direction he was looking, and scratched his head.
"Boss, what are you looking at?"
Kuang Songtao gritted his teeth and picked up a cigarette.
"I saw an acquaintance?"
"An acquaintance, who?"
"A little girl."
"Haha... Boss, are you thinking about women?"
"...I do." He was beaten up by a little girl and his face was bruised and swollen. He always remembered this grudge.
Sadly, I haven't seen him since that day.
The first time he fell into the hands of a woman, he went back and felt more and more unwilling to accept it, and wanted to get back at the place where he had fallen. He ordered his men to wait in ambush at the original place, but after a whole month, they didn't see a single person.