At the end of the 1990s, someone on the Internet said that the world was going to end, and it was really happening. Jiang Fengxia and Fu Manshan ignored the advice and stockpiled several boxes of salt. Even Shen Xiuqi and Wen Sihui couldn't resist the desire to stockpile salt.
Fu Baoer just went with them.
On this day, there were a lot of people queuing up at the supermarket, all of them coming to stock up on goods, and Fu Baoer had a hard time finding a parking space.
Nine-year-old Fu Tangtang was still very spoiled. She pouted and acted coquettishly towards her mother: "Great-grandmother is so old, and she still wants to join in the fun. It really is the end of the world. What's the point of hoarding salt?"
Fu Baoer glared at her daughter and said, "You are so disrespectful. Don't say that in front of great-grandmother and the others."
Fu Tangtang said "oh", her great-grandmother and the others were already in their nineties, and she would definitely not make them unhappy.
"Hey, mom, look, it's great-grandma!" The candied man had sharp eyes and saw Jiang Fengxia at a glance.
Fu Baoer looked closely and saw that it was indeed her grandmother, but she seemed to be struggling with someone, which was not right. "Follow me, let's go and take a look."
Jiang Fengxia was indeed arguing with someone, but not for herself, but for a middle-aged woman.
"Apologize now, you hear me!" Jiang Fengxia was very angry and pointed at the fat-faced man opposite her. "How can you bully others like this!"
Wen Sihui also chimed in: "That's right, you were clearly wrong, and you still dared to hit someone! Be careful or I'll call the police!"
The man was delighted when he heard this. He wasn't afraid of the two old ladies. "Go ahead and report it, I'm not afraid, you old bastards... Ouch... Who the hell hit me?!"
A bag of salt hit the man's nose with incredible precision, causing him to scream in pain.
The onlookers burst into laughter.
Fu Baoer stood in front of Jiang Fengxia and Wen Sihui with a sullen face. When the man saw that it was another woman, he was no longer afraid. He raised his finger, pointed at Fu Baoer's nose and started scolding.
"Where did this bitch come from, to dare to lay hands on me?"
Fu Baoer grabbed the man's outstretched finger and bent it hard. The man screamed and shut up. Fu Baoer said calmly, "Can you talk properly now?"
"Ouch, ouch, let go, I apologize... I apologize!" She was obviously a weak woman, so how could she be so strong? The man wanted to use his other hand to hit Fu Baoer, but his wrist was twisted and he knelt on the ground. He had to give in.
Fu Baoer let go of the other person and turned to ask the two elders: "Grandma, what's going on?"
Jiang Fengxia quickly told the story. It turned out that the middle-aged woman was waiting in line, but the man insisted on cutting in line. The middle-aged woman grumbled something, and the man not only did not apologize, but pushed the woman, and the two started arguing.
The man relied on his big and strong body and no one dared to provoke him, so he just stood there and refused to leave. He also kept pushing others. Jiang Fengxia and Wen Sihui came out just in time and saw this scene. Originally, they didn't want to intervene, but the more Jiang Fengxia looked at the middle-aged woman, the more familiar she looked.
She slapped her thigh suddenly. This woman was her eldest granddaughter, Fu Yuanbei! It had been thirty years since she last saw her. Jiang Fengxia almost didn't recognize her.
Fu Bao'er was also stunned. Fu Yuanbei? She slowly turned her head and saw the middle-aged woman, her head lowered and her hands clenched, not daring to look at them. It was obvious that she had recognized them.
Fu Yuanbei doesn't look like she is having a good life. She should be 46 years old this year, but she looks like an old lady who is almost 60 years old. She has a haggard face and dresses very simply.
Jiang Fengxia felt bad seeing her granddaughter like this. After receiving the news of her eldest brother's death, they also asked people to inquire. Fu Yuanbei couldn't let go of her brother who was still in prison. Although her husband was an old bachelor, he treated her very well. She also had a child, so she was unwilling to return to her hometown.
And just like that, we never contacted each other again, and it has been thirty years since we last saw each other.
This is not a place to reminisce about the past, so Fu Baoer took them into the car. Fu Yuanbei was reluctant at first, but Jiang Fengxia's hand was so warm that she couldn't bear to let go.
"Let's go and visit my house." Fu Baoer drove back to the Fu family.
They soon arrived home. Fu Yuanbei was very reserved. She had never expected that one day she would see these relatives again, and the gap between them was so huge. How much did this courtyard house cost, and it was decorated so luxuriously.
Fu Tangtang looked at the woman curiously. Her mother said that this was her aunt, and why did she look like her grandmother?
Fu Yuanbei was also looking at the nine-year-old child. He looked very similar to Fu Baoer. At first glance, he was a little princess who grew up in pampering. Compared with her own child, there was a huge difference.
Did the Fu family become rich? Fu Yuanbei never paid attention to newspaper news. For many years, she stayed in the village and rarely went out. If her husband had not died and her son was not getting married, she would not have accepted someone's introduction and come to the capital to work as a nanny.
Fu Yuanbei had no intention of becoming a relative, nor did he plan to tell his family. Although they were not rich, they were quite strong-willed.
"Have some water," Fu Baoer handed over the cup. "Why haven't you contacted your family in all these years?"
Fu Yuanbei smiled sheepishly. Life had truly worn away all her edges, and she was no longer the fierce girl she was when she was little. "Nothing's wrong, I haven't been in touch. Are you all doing well?"
"Everything is fine. How about you guys?" Jiang Fengxia thought for a moment and couldn't help asking, "Where's Yuanyou? Is he okay?"
Speaking of his brother, Fu Yuanbei perked up a bit. "My brother is doing well. After he got out, he happened to catch the trend of going south, so he started doing business. Although he didn't make a lot of money, it was enough for him to eat and drink."
Fu Yuanyou wanted to help his sister, but Fu Yuanbei firmly refused. If it weren't for her, her brother wouldn't have ended up like this. He was such a proud man and should have gone to college and had a decent job, but now he had to go out early and come back late every day, and his voice had to be hoarse before he could sell a few pieces of clothing.
Looking at Fu Yuanbei like this, Fu Baoer really didn't know what to say. Fate is such a cruel thing.
"Well, it's getting late. I have to go home first. I'm working as a babysitter and it's not good to be back too late." Fu Yuanbei stood up and smiled at everyone. "Thank you for today... Thank you grandma, and Baoer."
After saying that, Fu Yuanbei walked away with his head down, regardless of everyone's attempts to persuade him to stay. Fu Baoer wanted to see him off, but she ran so fast that she disappeared into the alley.
Fu Baoer didn't chase after him. Maybe in Fu Yuanbei's heart, this was enough. She didn't want to have any contact with her ex.
Jiang Fengxia sighed and thought of her eldest son who died young.
"Okay, don't think about the past."
Sometimes, meeting each other does not necessarily mean recognizing each other. This should be the last dignity that Fu Yuanbei left for himself.
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