Before the meal was even finished, my second aunt excused herself to go to the restroom and paid the bill.
When Gao Zhiyuan was paying the bill after the meal, he was surprised to find that his second aunt had paid, but then he smiled and said, "You paid for me, so I'll treat you next time."
Second Aunt said, "What do you mean by 'invitation'? You invited me last time, so I'm returning the favor this time. We're even now."
Gao Zhiyuan's face darkened. "Susu, people who don't know us would think we're not old classmates, but rather a merchant and customer. Why are you acting so distant?"
His second aunt couldn't bear to see him like this and said, "Don't overthink it. I'm just a very upright person, it's just a habit."
Gao Zhiyuan's expression softened a bit, and he said, "Susu, I haven't made many friends over the years, and I haven't kept in touch with our old classmates. It's not easy to run into you now, so let's keep in touch from now on, okay?"
My second aunt declined, saying, "Isn't this inconvenient? You know, we rural people have very traditional ideas."
"Then why don't you come here more often? We can meet and chat about the past, have a heart-to-heart talk. We're both so old, we know how to behave."
His posture was both humble and sincere.
My aunt had no choice but to agree: "Okay. By the way, I'll bring the book to you after I finish reading it."
Gao Zhiyuan was as happy as a child: "Great, great, great!"
After saying goodbye to Gao Zhiyuan and boarding the bus home, Su Xueli tentatively asked her second aunt, "Second aunt, what's your opinion of Manager Gao?"
Auntie said slowly, "He was very smart in school, did very well in his studies, was very introverted, and most importantly, he was very kind and never got into fights."
He was already very tall in junior high school. Back then, taller people would bully shorter people, but he never did. In fact, he would stand up for anyone who was being bullied.
Su Xueli chimed in, "He's such a good person."
My second aunt whispered, "I just saw that his ex-wife harbors resentment towards us. She's obviously a domineering person. Gao Zhiyuan must have been constantly suppressed by her during the years he lived with her."
Su Xueli nodded: "So Manager Gao said she has psychological trauma and hasn't dared to look for someone again for so many years."
Second Aunt shook her head and sighed: "In this world, who knows who will be another's calamity?"
Su Xueli turned her eyes to the window and said softly, "Yes."
When she got home, Wei Mingshen and his father had also returned from visiting relatives. He had been drinking and was sleeping in bed.
Su Xueli returned to her room, poured herself a glass of water, and sat down at the chair in front of her dressing table to drink it. Suddenly, a sleepy voice came from the bed: "Let me have some water."
Su Xueli quickly put down her cup and poured him some water, but he reached out from under the covers, grabbed the cup she had been drinking from, and gulped it down.
"Hey, that's the one I drank from!" Su Xueli exclaimed.
He ignored him, placed the cup on the dressing table, and said, "Pour another cup."
Su Xueli had no choice but to pour him another cup, telling him, "It's too hot, drink it later."
He obediently placed his hand on the blanket and lazily asked her, "Why did it take you so long to get here?"
Su Xueli said, "My second aunt and I went shopping at the department store. My second aunt bought a lot of new things for the house. Then we had dinner with Manager Gao, so we came back late."
Wei Mingshen asked, "Did Second Aunt call Manager Gao?"
Su Xueli said, "Don't worry, Second Aunt has just come out of the shadows, it takes time. Anyway, she thinks very highly of Manager Gao, and if she were to remarry, she would definitely choose him. Of course, the main reason is that Manager Gao loves Second Aunt very much."
She picked up her water glass, blew on it, and said, "Women, you must marry someone who loves you; only then will you be happy."
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