Could it be that Xiaoshan is Duan Bai?
Impossible, Xiaoshan is from Huaian Town like Han Man, but Duan Bai is from Pingcheng.
When Han Man followed Duan Bai back to his home in Pingcheng as a guest, his parents had said that Duan Bai had always lived in Pingcheng and only went to Baicheng after he was admitted to university.
How is it possible for a person to live in two places at the same time and have two identities?
She felt that she had to go to Xiaoshan's home to find out the truth.
Su Man took a day off without telling anyone. She went to the bus station and took the earliest bus back to Han Man's hometown, Huaian Town.
In the bumpy car, Su Man stared out the window in a daze.
If Xiaoshan is Duan Bai, does he love Han Man more or hate him more?
Only he himself knows these.
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Four hours later, the car stopped at Huaian Town Bus Station.
As soon as I got off the bus, a group of old men and women holding signs saying "Hotel Accommodation" surrounded me.
There is a tourist area near Huaian Town, so many touts come here to block people.
Su Man walked around them, walked out of the bus station, hailed a taxi and told her the address her cousin had found.
Ten years later, most of Xiaoshan's former neighbors have moved away.
Su Man asked around and finally got some information from an old lady.
"You mean the couple who live on the fifth floor?"
"Yes, you know him?"
"Oh, those two people in his family are not good people. The husband beats his wife, and the wife beats the children. It's a mess."
Su Man asked, "Do you know if they have any relatives in Huaian Town?"
"Yes, his old lady still lives in that house."
Su Man looked up.
The walls of the old residential building have fallen off in several places, revealing the bricks inside. There is a sign downstairs that says "Wall falling off, no parking allowed."
Su Man walked up the corridor covered with small advertisements and went straight to the fifth floor.
The couplets on the door were incomplete, and there were several bags of garbage piled up at the entrance. In the hot summer, it would definitely attract a lot of insects, and even now, the stench was unbearable.
This shows that the elderly living there have difficulty walking.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"Is anyone home?"
After a long while, an old voice came from inside, "Who is it?"
Su Man said naturally, "I'm from the neighborhood committee, and I'm here to do the population registration."
After a moment of silence inside, the sound of a lock being unlocked was heard.
As soon as the door opened, Suman smelled a sour stench.
The old man who opened the door had cloudy eyes and the flesh on his face was sagging as if it had melted away.
Su Man was surprised at her aging. Judging from the age of Xiaoshan's parents, she was only seventy years old. How could she become like this?
Grandma Xiaoshan walked in shakily on her crutches and said impatiently, "What's there to register for? I'm the only old woman left at home. When I die, you won't even have to come to my house."
"You're joking."
As Su Man walked in, she looked around the room calmly.
The interior decoration is still in the style of the 1980s and 1990s, and the TV and fan are covered with white lace curtains.
Judging from the color, it seems that it hasn't been cleaned for a long time.
Looking at the way Grandma Xiaoshan walks, we can tell that she has difficulty walking and it is difficult for her to maintain her daily life, let alone these housework.
Su Man sat down on the leather sofa covered with a sofa cover. There were a few bananas with black spots and a half-rotten apple on the coffee table.
She refused Grandma Xiaoshan's suggestion that she eat some fruit and chose to get straight to the point.
"Are you living here alone now?"
"Otherwise, who would take pity on an old woman like me and come live with me?"
Although she is old, Grandma Xiaoshan is far from kind. Even in ordinary conversations, her tone is full of resentment.
Su Man didn't show any emotion, but softened her voice and said, "Are you having any difficulties in your life? Can our neighborhood committee help you?"
"help?"
Grandma Xiaoshan's rough voice made the two words sound even more sinister. "Then please be kind and kill me, an old woman. This way I won't be left alone here half-dead, stinking in this room one day with no one to take care of me."
“.......”
Su Man frowned.
She originally thought that Grandma Xiaoshan's personality became so strange because she lost her only son and daughter-in-law.
But judging by her various behaviors, she seems more resentful than sad.
Su Man thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "How could no one take care of you? I heard you have a grandson. Won't he come back to see you?"
"I don't have any grandchildren!"
The sudden loud shout startled Su Man.
Grandma Xiaoshan seemed to be stimulated by something and she kept hitting the ground with the crutch in her hand.
"He's an evil ghost! An evil ghost that's here to take my life! He killed my son, he must die a horrible death!"
Tears flowed from those turbid eyes and merged into the wrinkles on his face.
Su Man didn't say anything, but just silently handed over the tissue.
This is also a psychological skill. When the other person speaks, if you want to know the follow-up, don’t ask why immediately.
In this case, the other party will most likely say that it is nothing. If you ask again, the other party will refuse to speak due to pressure.
The correct approach is to look at the other person quietly and pretend to listen.
Especially for an elderly person like Grandma Xiaoshan who has not communicated with others for a long time, she must be very depressed to have such resentment in her heart.
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