Chapter 29: Garbage Dump in Residential Building (3)
Jiang Ningyue resisted the urge to flee. A friendly smile appeared on her face as she reached out and took Old Lady Li's hand. Old Lady Li's hand was extremely thin, practically skin and bones, even thinner than Jiang Ningyue's, and it was a little painful to hold onto.
"Hello, Grandma Li. I'm Jiang Ningyue, a reporter from the provincial TV station. I'd like to talk to you."
Old Lady Li didn't expect Jiang Ningyue to actually take her hand. A glimmer of light appeared in her dull eyes, and her lips moved. "You are the one they sent for, right?"
Jiang Ningyue could hear the defensiveness and hostility in Old Lady Li's words, so she softened her tone, "They sent me here, but I'm a reporter for the provincial TV station. I'm neutral and won't lean towards any side."
Old Lady Li didn't say anything, but her eyes relaxed a little. Young people these days tend to have some prejudice against journalists. But for a seventy-year-old like her, provincial TV reporters were still worthy of respect.
Jiang Ningyue continued, "And I can tell at first glance that you're a person of style and culture, unlike other old ladies. Many people your age simply can't communicate, but you're different, otherwise I wouldn't chat with you. When you were young, did you hold a leadership position in a state-owned enterprise?"
When Mrs. Li heard Jiang Ningyue's praise, her dull face gradually showed some expression. She turned to look at Jiang Ningyue and said, "I used to be an employee of the Haining Alkali Factory. Moreover, I was the leader of our workshop study group."
“Right!”
As soon as Jiang Ningyue saw that Old Lady Li was willing to communicate with her, she immediately pressed the issue, "You're obviously different from an ordinary old lady. You're obviously well-educated, well-mannered, and amiable."
Old Mrs. Li smiled and said, "I have read a few books."
The same words, spoken by different people, had different effects. Even Jiang Ningyue, a provincial TV station reporter, had a very positive effect on Old Lady Li.
Mrs. Li is 70 years old this year and has been retired for 20 years. Her husband has been gone for more than a decade, and the daughter she raised with so much difficulty has not returned to see her. Mrs. Li feels very empty inside.
Before, neighbors could still talk to each other, but now all the neighbors are hostile to her and she has no one to talk to.
The more this kind of person is, the more he desires communication, recognition, and being needed.
Many times, it is just some small conflicts and grievances in life, but because there is no one to communicate with them, they are hidden in the heart for a long time without being resolved, and then they become big problems.
Not far away, everyone saw Jiang Ningyue sitting with Old Lady Li, holding hands and chatting about family matters, and everyone felt their scalps tingling.
The girl in the young couple said, "It's too strong, right? I can't even get close to this old lady, but reporter Jiang can actually hold hands with her and chat."
Everyone also showed admiration on their faces.
The old police officer smiled and looked at the young police officer Zhao Kai, "If I ask you to go, can you do it?"
Zhao Kai was stunned for a few seconds, a look of shame on his face, "I can't do it."
The old police officer laughed and said, "Reporter Jiang is so beautiful. She must be someone who loves cleanliness and beauty. Someone like her can lower herself to have a personal chat with an old lady who hasn't bathed in years and sleeps in a garbage dump. That's true professionalism. When you can be like Reporter Jiang, you'll be considered a successful professional."
Zhao Kai glanced at the old police officer and wanted to ask, "Can you do it?"
But because I was afraid of being beaten, I didn't ask in the end.
Elsewhere, Jiang Ningyue chatted with the old lady for a few minutes and felt that her mental state had improved a lot, so she asked, "Grandma Li, I have a question for you! Why do you stockpile so many things at home?"
Jiang Ningyue didn't mention the garbage because she knew that in the eyes of the old lady, those were not garbage.
The old lady is not short of money. She started picking up trash just to find something to do, but now it has become an important burden for her.
If it were someone else, Old Lady Li might not be willing to say it. However, after a short chat, Old Lady Li already trusted Jiang Ningyue quite a bit. After all, people who sell health supplements can do it with just a few words. Jiang Ningyue's beauty and status are multiple bonuses. There is no reason why she should be inferior to them.
"Because they stole from me!"
Old Mrs. Li quietly pointed in the direction of the neighborhood committee.
"oh……"
Jiang Ningyue suddenly realized that the cause of the incident was, as expected, the neighborhood committee's several cleanups of the community's cluttered messes. While the neighborhood committee's daily work was certainly no problem, the old lady lived alone and felt insecure, so she had no choice but to leave these "treasures" at home.
"Then why don't you sell them? You have so much stuff piled up. If there's even a small fire, won't the whole house burn down?"
"The junk collector wants to harm me too."
Old Lady Li said seriously, "Before, it was 70 cents per pound. I wanted to sell it, but they told me it was 50 cents. I'm not stupid, how could I sell it to them?"
"I see." Jiang Ningyue suddenly understood. "Then what are you doing with all those leftovers?"
"Don't you know?" Old Lady Li's eyes widened. "Those are just kitchen waste. They can also be sold for money."
“Is anyone buying it now?”
"I don't have any now, but I'll definitely have some in the future. I'm stockpiling them in advance."
"oh……"
Jiang Ningyue nodded and waved to the neighborhood committee staff nearby. They immediately came over, and Jiang Ningyue asked, "Do you know any scrap collectors? Call one or two over and ask them to sell Grandma Li's scrap."
"No, no, no." Old Mrs. Li quickly refused, "I don't trust them. They all want to harm me."
The neighborhood committee staff member was helpless and was about to refute. Jiang Ningyue said, "You don't trust them, but you also don't trust me? I'm here, they don't dare to play tricks."
"That's right." Old Mrs. Li nodded after hearing this.
Jiang Ningyue continued, "Didn't they take our things before? I'll punish them and arrange for someone to clean up your house and move out everything inside and sell it. Then I'll arrange for someone to disinfect it. Living in a place like that every day will make you sick!"
"I won't get sick." When Mrs. Li heard this suggestion, she instinctively resisted, "I'm in good health and don't need them."
"Listen to me!"
Jiang Ningyue deliberately put on a stern face and said, "If you don't listen to me, I won't come to talk to you again."
Suddenly, Jiang Ningyue's beautiful face changed. Old Lady Li seemed to see the shadow of her own daughter. The words of refusal were on the tip of her tongue, but she changed her tone and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say, I'll do as you say."
Old Mrs. Li was really afraid that Jiang Ningyue would be like her daughter and never come again.
"These neighborhood committee staff are just doing their jobs. If some of their methods are not right, you should tell them. But they won't deliberately harm you. In the future, let them come to your house to talk to you and chat with you when they have nothing to do."
Jiang Ningyue took Old Lady Li's hand and walked towards the building entrance. When the surrounding residents saw the two of them, they all looked at Jiang Ningyue with an expression of admiration.
Arriving at the entrance of 101, Jiang Ningyue pointed at the gate and said, "Open it."
Old Mrs. Li nodded, took out the key hanging around her neck from her clothes, took off the key, and opened the door.
In an instant, a light green foul-smelling gas rushed towards Jiang Ningyue.
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