Chapter 24 Follow me to set up a stall tomorrow
"Luckily, after an investigation, the police released my wife due to insufficient surveillance footage and evidence. My wife was furious and dragged me to find that woman. I heard her say with my own ears that she had placed the poppies in my wife's cabinet! My wife was so angry that she fainted on the spot. She kept insulting my wife, saying that my wife was hypocritical and pretending to be nice, and that my wife's kindness to her was all fake. I was very angry and hit her. The woman called the police and demanded that she go to the hospital for examination and compensation. Seeing that it was us again, the police did not ask any questions or take any notes. They blamed all the mistakes on us and advised us to make peace with it and not cause trouble for ourselves."
"My wife was so angry that she went to the hospital for an IV drip, but that woman came over and mocked her, saying she deserved to die and shouldn't even be alive! My wife was so angry she had a heart attack and almost died in the hospital bed! I regret so much that I didn't beat her to death!"
"Later, that woman came to our neighborhood and spread rumors, saying my wife was dishonest at the store, stealing money and things, and that my wife might have been responsible for things stolen from our neighborhood! She also said my wife was having an affair, hooking up with a rich man, hoping to abandon her husband and children and become a wealthy woman! My wife came out of the hospital, but before she even reached her home, the residents of the neighborhood ganged up on her and kicked her out. I asked the police for help, but after collecting evidence, they just said there were too many rumors and couldn't find the source, so they just told us to listen."
"But my wife is just an ordinary person. She couldn't bear that much! Finally, on the tenth day after being slandered, she took advantage of my inattention and committed suicide by jumping off a building."
Old Mi's tears seemed to have broken off.
He held his head in his hands and sobbed softly.
"I failed to take good care of her. I was really only away for a short while that night!"
He raised his hands and pounded his head frantically: "Why did I leave! Why did I leave! If I had stayed with her, she would definitely not have jumped off the building to commit suicide! If I had been able to enlighten her a little more, perhaps the result would not be like this! It's all my fault. As her husband, as a man, I didn't take good care of her!"
Old Mi looked up at Feng Zhibai, his eyes red and bloodshot.
"Tell me, am I wronging her? I let her leave this beautiful world in despair!"
Feng Zhibai didn't say anything, but his eyes became red.
An innocent person committed suicide by jumping off a building with false accusations against him.
At the end of her life, what surrounded her was not the comfort and farewells from relatives and friends, but endless rumors and false accusations.
She chose to commit suicide by jumping off a building, choosing to abandon her children, her parents, and the people who loved her. How desperate and painful she must have been at that moment.
"The next day, I ignored my child's cries and my parents' advice, rushing to the woman's house with a knife! But the woman was gone! I rushed to her husband's house, but her mother-in-law told me that her son and the woman had divorced. Her husband called the police, and the police came and saw me holding the knife. They told me to calm down and that they were willing to help me. I believed them, but the moment I put the knife down, they held me down! No one told me where the woman was, and no one helped me! The police took me to the police station and told me that there was no evidence to prove that the woman was responsible for my wife's death."
"They found my son and daughter, and my parents. I hated them, I regretted it, and I really wanted to kill that man! But when I saw my children crying their hearts out, I knew I couldn't commit crimes again. I signed a guarantee with the police and was released after a few days. After I was released, I didn't look for that man again. I ignored my children's cries and resentment and burned everything related to my wife! I sold my house and brought my two children to Qinghai City to settle down."
"In order to raise two children, I work and work very hard every day! But I am alone, and I don't have that much energy to take care of two children. Gradually, the children are becoming more and more alienated from me. As the two children grow up, my relationship with them is getting weaker and weaker. I have thought about changing the father-son and father-daughter relationship, but no matter what I do, it's like a chasm between me and the children. They blame me for burning my mother's things, blame me for not taking good care of my mother, and blame me for not loving them and neglecting them for so many years."
"And so, slowly and slowly, the children grew up, and they all got good jobs, found suitable partners, and said, 'I'm leaving,' and left home with their things."
When Old Mi Tou said this, there was no God anymore.
"My son didn't inform me when he got married. By the time I found out, my grandson was already born. I wanted to go see my children, but he called me and said he didn't want me to disturb their lives. I know he hates me, so I didn't go. They may not come home once a year, and the number of phone calls is also very few. When I miss them and call, they usually hang up within ten seconds. I still don't even know where my children live."
Turning to look at Feng Zhibai, Old Mi lowered his head with a sneer: "If you hadn't told me today that my daughter was going to give birth, I might not have known she was pregnant."
His lowered eyelids covered his eyes, which revealed infinite loss and sadness.
Feng Zhibai couldn't bear to see Old Mi Tou like this.
She clasped her hands together and spoke gently, "Parents are the roots, and children are the leaves. Without roots, there are no leaves, and without leaves, there are no roots. Xiaomi, you and the two children have only temporarily drifted apart. It's not too late now; there's still a chance to make peace with them."
"I want to, but the children have become too alienated from me."
While wiping the photo, he opened the drawer and carefully placed the photo frame in the drawer.
"Forget it. I'll die sooner or later. If my children will be happier and better off without me, then I'll die sooner. I don't want to cause trouble for them."
Patting his waist, he stood up and said, "Okay, enough talking. Let's take a look at the rooms. Which one do you want to stay in? I'll clean it up for you."
He wiped away his tears, as if relieved, his voice lightened. "Of these two rooms, my son lives in the master bedroom, and my daughter lives in the second bedroom, but they last lived here more than ten years ago. Don't worry, I clean it every few days. It's very clean, and the sheets and quilts are all brand new and untouched. You can rest assured. You can live in whichever room you want."
He pointed to two adjacent rooms and said, "I don't have any requirements for living alone. If you find it too empty, you can decorate it however you like. Don't worry, since you saved me tonight, I won't charge you rent."
Pulling out his phone, Old Mi forced a smile and said, "That Jin Feng gave a lot! Six zeros after the four! That's an average of two million per person! I've never had so many zeros in my life!"
Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it anymore, Feng Zhibai didn't continue the topic.
"Six zeros? Two million? How much money would that be in silver?"
When Feng Zhibai heard Lao Mitou say that he had never had so much money in his life, and then heard the number of two million, his eyes suddenly lit up!
When asked about converting the money into silver, Lao Mi was really confused.
He looked Feng Zhibai up and down as if he were an idiot. "Are you really from ancient times? I don't know how much silver you have, but these two million is probably more than many people can save in their entire lives."
"really?"
Feng Zhibai glared and put aside the sadness he had just felt for Old Mi.
Old Mitou hummed, patted his sleeves, and glanced at the clock on the wall. "Alright, hurry up and pack up and go to bed. Tomorrow I'll take you to buy a cell phone and get an ID and a bank card. From now on, you can follow me to Qingcheng Park to set up a fortune-telling stall."
"Setting up a fortune-telling stall?"
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