After Aunt Bai finished speaking, she waved towards Shi Zijin:
"Young man, come here and let me take a look."
Shi Zijin was completely frozen.
Seeing more and more eyes around, Su Tao immediately said:
"Teacher Bai, I'm suddenly thirsty. Would it be convenient for me to come to your house and have a glass of water?"
Aunt Bai stood up from her stool and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You're being so reserved, kid. Come upstairs with me. Speaking of which, Taoyang has taken over our West Third District, and using water is much more convenient now than before. You know my old house before, the faucet broke every few days, and we had to use water at different times."
As she chattered, Su Tao took the elevator to the twelfth floor.
There are six households on each floor. There are children playing together in the corridor. Su Tao looks familiar with two of the children, as they are Aunt Bai's grandson and granddaughter.
Aunt Bai called out to them, and the two children were stunned when they saw Su Tao behind them: "Sister Tao?"
Aunt Bai's granddaughter said with undisguised surprise, "Sister Tao, how come you've become so beautiful?"
Su Tao was almost embarrassed.
In fact, it’s not that she has become prettier, it’s just that she eats better, so she looks less haggard, has more energy and more vitality, and looks beautiful.
After all, it was because when I was in the Su family, I didn't eat well or sleep well, and I had to do a lot of work, which made me exhausted.
Aunt Bai smiled:
"Come in, Xiaotao, and take a look at this house. If your parents had worked harder and not caused trouble, their house wouldn't have been taken away from them."
After saying that, she sighed, shook her head, and went to pour water for Su Tao.
Su Tao looked around, and the spacious living room in front of her gradually overlapped with the dim and narrow living room in Teacher Bai's house that she remembered.
At that time, her living room could only accommodate two tables. One was used to store miscellaneous items, which were piled high and often had things falling off.
Another floor is for the children to read, write and eat, and there is no room for any other furniture.
The current living room not only has a high-quality and good-looking fabric sofa and coffee table, but can even place two small desks near the balcony.
Su Tao took two steps inside and heard Aunt Bai in the kitchen pouring water and saying:
"Don't mention it, I'm a little uncomfortable with it. I was just about to look for a water tank under the cabinet when I realized I could drink tap water directly."
Aunt Bai handed the cup of water to Su Tao:
"Drink it. The water quality in Taoyang is very good. It has no odor and doesn't make your throat dry."
As she spoke, Aunt Bai took out a small plate from the kitchen, and there were two strawberries in it.
She urged Su Tao:
"Eat quickly, eat quickly, don't let the two little guys outside see us. Hey, life is getting better and better now. If it were half a year ago, there would be no fruit to eat. Now as long as you are willing to spend a little money, you can buy it. I heard that they are all grown in Taoyang Plantation. People outside the base can't buy them even if they want to eat them."
Under her kind gaze, Su Tao picked it up and ate it. It felt sweeter than what she had eaten in Taoyang, and it was so sweet that it touched her heart.
"Teacher Bai, do you like this house?"
"Of course I've heard of that! I never thought I'd be able to live in a house like this before. Look at the view! I bet there's no house this nice in Changjing."
Aunt Bai opened the curtains in the living room. Outside was the bright night sky, and it seemed that every star was shining with hope.
Su Tao smiled and said, "As long as you like it."
Aunt Bai watched her finish her meal with satisfaction and continued to chatter:
"My old house is worthless, but the government promised to give us a new one after demolition. At first I thought it was a prank, but I didn't expect that we could actually move in. Ultimately, the boss of Taoyang is really capable and generous. As Taoyang develops, he also remembers to take Dongyang forward."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly asked Su Tao:
"Have you been in Dongyang this whole year? Or have you gone to another base? I asked your mother before, but she wouldn't talk to me properly. She just kept telling everyone that you ran away with a man and that you had no conscience. I was worried that you were being cheated on by a man, but now that you're doing so well, I'm relieved."
Su Tao shook her head speechlessly: "I didn't go to another base. At that time, they wanted me to join the army in Jiang Jinwei's place, but I disagreed, so I moved out on my own. I didn't run away with a man."
Aunt Bai slapped her thigh and glared:
"Li Ronglian is really talking nonsense! How could you slander your own daughter like that? You've caused our former neighbors to misunderstand you. I think she had a good fall, and it must have opened God's eyes. Now she's lying in the hospital, suffering a fate worse than death. This is karma."
Su Tao said, "Teacher, let's not talk about her. I have long severed ties with the Su family. I am living a really good life now. Although I am busy every day, I feel motivated and excited, especially seeing that your life has improved."
Aunt Bai didn't think much about it:
"Yes, it's right to break up. Your husband treats you very well, right? Live a good life with him. Dongyang will get better and better in the future. At this rate, you'll be able to live in a house in the West Third District in a few years. You'll have a peaceful and stable life, and you can consider having a child. Hey, why didn't he come up and sit with you?"
Su Tao said a little embarrassedly: "He left first because of an emergency. I'm sorry, Teacher Bai, I didn't have time to say hello to you."
Aunt Bai waved her hand: "Forget it if you have something to say. I just want to talk to him for a few words and see what kind of person he is."
The old man and the young boy chatted for almost half an hour, and Su Tao said goodbye with satisfaction.
Before leaving, Su Tao specifically added that she saw Taoyang was recruiting primary school teachers.
Aunt Bai smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I'm almost sixty years old, and you still want me to be a teacher?"
Su Tao said: "You can see that you have experience, so why can't you do it?"
It just so happened that Sheng Yulan's family had more and more children and they were in need of a teacher. If she hadn't been afraid of scaring Aunt Bai, she would have wanted to take them back to Taoyang that same day.
Aunt Bai is not very confident:
"At my age, I'm basically useless in the end times. Taoyang has such good conditions and can definitely recruit young and experienced teachers. Why would they look at me? Okay, don't worry about me. It's so late, go home quickly, I'll take you downstairs."
When they got downstairs, Aunt Bai was still reluctant to leave her:
"Xiao Tao, I watched you grow up. You're almost like half a child in my family. Come visit me in West Third District when you have time. You don't have to come too often, just once or twice a year to let me know you're doing well."
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