Sang Zi thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "I really haven't noticed. I'll check it out tomorrow and then I'll tell you."
Buling nodded: "Thank you, big brother!"
After saying that, she followed Sangshen out the door, downstairs, and then rode her bicycle back to the compound.
On the way, Sangshen asked, "Are you asking this because of Jiang Sheng?"
Bu Ling shrank behind him to block the wind: "I guess so. It was also for Sister Liu's sake. After all, we've known each other for so long. It was just a small favor."
Sangshen didn't say anything.
When they got home, Sangshen boiled a pot of water, and she and Buling soaked their feet together before lying down to sleep.
The next morning, Sangshen resumed his irregular work schedule, working only sporadically. He would first take Buling to work before going to his own.
As soon as Bu Ling arrived at the restaurant, she was surrounded by Sister Ma and a few others, who were either concerned or gossiping: "Little Bu, is your in-laws' aunt alright?"
Bu Ling put down her bag, poured herself a cup of hot water, and sat down next to Wu Yuanyuan: "It's nothing, I just tripped and fell."
Sister Ma nodded: "That's good."
Bu Ling smiled at her and looked at Wu Yuanyuan: "Sister Yuanyuan, how have you been these past few days?"
Wu Yuanyuan unconsciously touched her stomach: "It's okay, I can eat and sleep well, and I don't have any worries."
Buling could tell from her expression that she was doing well, and then asked the next person, "Sister Zhizhi, how's your boyfriend? How far have things progressed?"
Caught off guard by being called upon and asked this kind of question, Zhu Zhizhi's face instantly turned as red as a monkey's bottom: "Not...not bad!"
"What do you mean by 'not bad'?" Bling pressed.
Zhu Zhizhi's head was almost drooping to her chest: "I...we're getting married at the end of the year."
"Really?" Bling
"Xiao Zhu, why didn't you tell us?" Aunt Ma asked.
Wu Yuanyuan: "Bless you, Zhizhi."
Zhu Zhizhi said softly, "Thank you all. You must come!"
The three exchanged a glance: "We'll definitely go!"
After the laughter and commotion subsided, the four of them dispersed and began working. Gu County returned to its usual tranquility, and the number of customers at the state-run restaurant naturally increased. As a result, Bu Ling was able to leave work much earlier in the evenings.
Since Sangshen brought her there in the morning and she didn't ride a bicycle, she walked home with Wu Yuanyuan.
“Ling, look there!” Wu Yuanyuan suddenly said.
Buling looked in the direction she was pointing, then frowned and said, "Sister Yuanyuan, wait here for me, I'll go take a look."
Wu Yuanyuan nodded and instructed, "Be careful."
Bling waved his hand and walked into the alley on the left.
In the alley, two familiar children were being surrounded and shoved by a group of people. The two bullied children fought back fiercely, but they couldn't overcome the overwhelming number of people and were mostly beaten.
Bling walked into the alley, saw this scene, and shouted angrily, "What are you doing?"
The group of children were instinctively afraid of Bu Ling because he was an adult and had an unfriendly expression, but the leader was clearly indignant: "It was all his grandma's fault, she killed Grandma Zheng!"
Bling: ....
She softened her tone and reasoned with the group of children: "His grandmother's mistake shouldn't be taken out on them."
"Why?"
Bling tried to explain this in the simplest terms: "Because he can't control his grandma. Think about it, aren't you all controlled by your grandma at home? And grandma won't tell you what she's doing. Even if you think grandma is wrong, grandma will think you're a child and won't listen to you at all, right?"
The group of children looked thoughtful. "You mean Wang Aiguo and his friends tried to control his grandmother, but she wouldn't listen?"
Bu Ling clapped his hands: "That's right, so their grandmother's mistake should be borne by her. You can't blame Wang Aiguo and the others."
"Then let's go beat up his grandma!"
Bling: ...
It's not impossible!
"So, you should find the culprit to vent your anger." Bling thought that Aunt Blue would be grateful to her.
“You’re right, we won’t look for Wang Aiguo anymore.” The leader of the children said solemnly, “We’ll look for his grandma.”
Buling twitched her lips: "Good children, here's some candy for you." With that, she took out a handful of candy from her bag and gave one piece to each of the children present.
The children took the candy and left happily.
After watching them leave, Bu Ling approached the Wang Aiguo brothers and asked, "Aiguo, Aijun, are you alright?"
The Wang brothers looked up, their eyes filled with tears, and pitifully called out, "Sister Buling."
Bling pulled them up from the ground and brushed the dirt off them: "Does anything hurt?"
Wang Aiguo shook his head, then lowered his head and said softly, "It doesn't hurt."
Bling glanced at their thick cotton-padded coats, but didn't ask any further questions. She simply said, "Come on, you two can go back with Sister Bling."
"good."
The two brothers obediently followed behind Bu Ling as they walked out of the alley. When they saw Wu Yuanyuan, they greeted her politely, "Sister Yuanyuan."
Wu Yuanyuan was newly pregnant and couldn't bear to see a child cry. She quickly took out a handkerchief from her pocket and handed it to Wang Aiguo: "Wipe it off."
"Thank you, Sister Yuanyuan."
Wu Yuanyuan waved her hand, and after they returned the handkerchief, she said, "Let's go."
Let's go!
Wang Aiguo and his brother walked in front hand in hand, while Bu Ling and Wu Yuanyuan walked behind hand in hand. The four of them returned to the compound in silence.
As they walked into the alley, Bu Ling instructed Wang Aiguo: "Aiguo, when we get home, have your mom give you both a thorough check-up, okay? Tell your mom if you feel unwell anywhere."
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