Zhou Jinpeng is worrying about what to eat tonight.
Everyone in the town was someone he knew.
To avoid being recognized by acquaintances.
He deliberately waited until dark before coming out to find something to eat, and he even wore a mask.
As for why he was afraid of being recognized.
Naturally, they were afraid of losing face.
A person's reputation matters.
A tree lives by its bark.
In the first half of his life, Zhou Jinpeng disregarded his parents' objections and resolutely married Liu Guifen, who was divorced. For Liu Guifen's children, he worked like a slave and even gave up having a child of his own.
After Liu Guifen died.
The fact that his stepchildren turned their backs on him, taking their biological father in to raise him and kicking him out of the house, has already made them a laughingstock.
now.
A scene reenactment.
He was kicked out by his own nephew, so how could he face those old acquaintances again?
Upon hearing Jiang Ning's voice, Zhou Jinpeng was stunned for a moment, his face filled with excitement.
But soon.
Zhou Jinpeng calmed down.
You misheard.
You must have misheard.
Jiang Ning is currently in Beijing.
The distance between Beijing and Sichuan is more than 1,000 kilometers.
How could he possibly hear Jiang Ning's voice?
He must have been so eager to see Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Ning these past few days that he started hallucinating.
Zhou Jinpeng continued searching through the trash cans.
Because he only dared to go out in the morning and evening, Zhou Jinpeng didn't eat much at noon.
By now, I was so hungry that my stomach was practically sticking to my back.
He desperately wanted to eat.
Grandpa Jiang looked around curiously. "Ningning, are you sure you're not mistaken? Where's Old Zhou? I can't see him."
Jiang Ning pointed to the figure rummaging through the trash can and said, "That person should be Grandpa Zhou."
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Jiang looked in the direction Jiang Ning was pointing.
Upon seeing this, even Grandpa Jiang was slightly taken aback, saying, "Shouldn't it be?"
The person was dressed in tattered clothes, with tangled hair and a mask on his face. He was bent over, intently rummaging through a trash can, looking like a typical homeless person.
Grandpa Jiang simply couldn't connect him with the upright Zhou Jinpeng.
"Let's go take a look first," Jiang Ning continued.
"good."
Grandpa Jiang nodded and followed Jiang Ning's footsteps.
Soon, they arrived at the trash can.
Until we got closer.
Only then did Grandpa Jiang dare to believe his eyes.
That's right!
That's right!
This is Zhou Jinpeng!
Grandpa Jiang never imagined that his once cheerful old friend would be reduced to rummaging through garbage cans to make a living.
His pride and self-esteem seemed to have collapsed overnight.
This moment.
Grandpa Jiang felt a lump in his throat, wanting to say something, but after opening his mouth, he found that he couldn't utter a single word.
"Grandpa Zhou!"
Jiang Ning spoke again.
Only when the sound got closer did Zhou Jinpeng dare to believe that he was not hallucinating.
It was Jiang Ning's voice.
Zhou Jinpeng was stunned for a moment, straightened up, and looked up.
Upon closer inspection...
Then he saw Jiang Ning and Grandpa Jiang standing in front of him.
Zhou Jinpeng's eyes instantly reddened, and he trembled all over, saying in disbelief, "Ningning, Old... Old Jiang?? You, how did you all get here?"
Grandpa Jiang also came to his senses at this moment, his eyes reddening as he said, "Old Zhou! What happened to you? Why didn't you answer my calls?"
"Old Jiang!" Zhou Jinpeng was like a wronged child who suddenly saw a family member. His distress burst forth in an instant. He wanted to reach out and hug Old Master Jiang, but then he remembered that he was covered in dirt and quickly withdrew his hand.
Just then, Grandpa Jiang hugged Zhou Jinpeng tightly, exclaiming, "Old Zhou! Old Zhou, we've finally found you!"
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Grandpa Jiang would never have believed it was true.
Zhou Jinpeng is a man of great taste.
But now...
Zhou Jinpeng wept bitterly, saying, "Old Jiang, it's all my fault for not listening to what you and Ningning said! I deserve it, I deserve it..."
If time could turn back, Zhou Jinpeng would definitely listen to Jiang Ning.
In fact, when Jiang Ning learned that Zhou Jinpeng's nephews were not in their hometown, she had a vague idea of what was going on.
But she didn't expect it.
Zhou Jinpeng would end up making a living by scavenging for garbage.
All I can say is...
Human nature is sometimes more complex than she imagined!
Jiang Ning continued, "Grandpa, Grandpa Zhou, this isn't the place to talk. Let's go back to the hotel and let Grandpa Zhou take a good bath and calm down before we talk."
Grandpa Jiang nodded. "Ningning is right. Old Zhou, let's go back to the hotel first."
Back at the hotel, Jiang Ning converted Grandpa Jiang's double room into a twin room.
Then she went to a nearby clothing store and bought Zhou Jinpeng two sets of clean clothes and shoes.
Zhou Jinpeng has been living under the bridge for the past few days, and with the continuous torrential rain in Sichuan, his suitcase was washed away long ago.
After taking a shower, shaving, and changing into clean clothes, Zhou Jinpeng looked at himself in the mirror and dared to believe that he was still alive and well in this world.
A few minutes later.
Zhou Jinpeng came out of the restroom.
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