As a result, as soon as I came out of the room today, I saw Wang Xiu'e.
After walking for a short while, the two looked at each other and were stunned.
"Xiu'e, why are you here?" Zhou Jun was the first to speak.
"I... came out to do something."
Zhou Jun looked at his watch and said, "Have you had breakfast yet? Let's have breakfast together."
"No, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Zhou Jun looked at her awkward expression and laughed at himself, "Can't we even have a meal together?"
"I..."
Zhou Jun said as he walked down the stairs first. Without even turning his head, he said to her behind him, "Let's go. Let's just meet old friends and have a meal together."
Wang Xiu'e hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and followed.
At a temporary stall, Zhou Jun took the initiative to order soy milk and fried dough sticks for her.
He ate with a clear conscience, but when Wang Xiu'e didn't pick up her chopsticks for a long time, she looked up in surprise and said, "Why aren't you eating? Are you afraid I'll poison you?"
"I didn't. I just couldn't eat. I didn't know how to face you."
Zhou Jun took a bite of the fried dough stick, chuckled, lowered his head and drank a big sip of soy milk, then slowly said, "Just face it however you have to. I've let it go. As long as you live well, whatever I do is worth it."
When Wang Xiu'e heard her words, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she felt inexplicably aggrieved, not knowing why.
"I'm sorry for making you bear the blame for me for so many years."
"I do it willingly."
"I failed you."
"Okay, I just wanted to have a meal with an old friend. Why are you talking about this so early in the morning? Let it go. Be well with each other. I won't bother you."
"Thank you, Zhou Jun."
Zhou Jun felt melancholy for a moment, looked at the fried dough stick in his hand, took another big bite, and after a long while asked again, "Is he good to you?"
"Okay, that's good."
"I heard about your factory's problems recently. Can you handle it?"
"Yes, it's been resolved. I came here this time because I liked the shortbread of an old lady and wanted to buy her recipe. Unfortunately, after two days, she still won't give in."
"Where is it? Do you want me to go with you?"
"No, I can do it myself."
"I don't have anything to do today, so I'll go with you."
Wang Xiu'e really wanted Zhou Jun to help, but she felt embarrassed.
After thinking about it for a long time, I finally agreed.
Wang Xiu'e drove over and took him to the old lady.
"She usually lives here alone. I've been here a few times, but I haven't met her family. She's also not very easy to talk to. The other day, I accidentally saw her throwing away some good snacks. Because they smelled so good, I went over to take a look. They were indeed well made, and I've never seen that flavor on the market, so I thought about buying some and mass-producing them.
Unfortunately, I've been here for two days and she hasn't paid much attention to me."
Zhou Jun looked around and turned to Wang Xiu'e and said, "Don't be impatient. If you want to understand someone, you can ask around and ask the people nearby.
Have you asked her neighbors?"
Wang Xiu'e was stunned and shook her head, "No."
She was just thinking about talking to the old lady and didn't even think about me asking about it.
Zhou Jun got out of the car, lit a cigarette for himself, and then went to buy some candy nearby.
After I came back, I shared some with the kids nearby and asked them first.
Then I saw a man coming out from the side, so I quickly went up to him, handed him a cigarette, and asked about the situation.
Wang Xiu'e was educated. She realized that the old woman was a solitary person who had lived alone for most of her life and rarely interacted with outsiders.
After asking these questions, Zhou Jun went to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative and bought a chicken, a live old hen.
Then he knocked on the old woman's door and asked, "What are you doing?"
When he saw Wang Xiu'e behind him, his face turned even colder. "I told you, don't come. I won't sell it."
"Grandma, your pastries are really delicious. I heard that the fragrance spreads from ten miles away. Whenever you make pastries, the children in the neighborhood gather around you. I guess you often make them for them. It's a pity that they didn't come that day.
It’s not that I don’t like the pastries you made, it’s just that there happened to be a community activity that day and all the kids went to participate. These were tasks assigned by the teacher during the summer vacation.
They were probably afraid of you and didn't tell you, so you just threw the biscuits away in anger. Oh, what a waste of such a good thing.
We also know that this kind of thing can't be forced. Today we are here simply to see you. This old hen was bought specially for your son. The salesperson said it can still lay eggs. "Zhou Jun said with a smile, but he didn't notice that the old hen fluttered from his hands and flew directly into the old lady's yard.
"I don't want the chicken, take it away from me."
"This...shall we go in?"
The old lady hesitated for a moment, as if she understood Zhou Jun's purpose. She snorted coldly and closed the door directly.
Wang Xiu'e frowned behind her and said, "See, she's not easy to talk to. Also, how do you know that the pastries she made were for the children in the neighborhood?"
Zhou Jun turned to look at her and said, "I found out from some neighbors.
They said the old lady had no children and was not easy to talk to, but she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart and loved children. However, the children in the neighborhood were afraid of her.
Knowing that they all liked the shortbread she made, she would make some from time to time and leave the finished shortbread at her door when they got home from school.
Those children took it secretly, thinking the old lady didn't know, but she actually did it on purpose."
"So that's how it is. I was wondering how could you bear to throw away such good shortbread. Zhou Jun, you must have a solution. I've come here several times, but I never thought of asking about it.
But I think she won't give in anytime soon."
Zhou Jun nodded without saying anything.
The two of them stayed until noon before returning.
Zhou Jun had something to do in the afternoon, so he went to do his own thing.
Wang Xiu'e rested for a while in the guesthouse, then drove to ask the old lady for help.
She waited until smoke started to rise from every house before driving back.
Halfway through the journey, it started raining.
When I arrived at the guesthouse and asked the front desk, I found out that Zhou Jun had not returned yet.
Inexplicably, I felt worried about him.
When a person is alone, she should normally think of her husband, but Wang Xiu'e is now worried about other men.
She really shouldn't have done that. Is it a regret? Maybe, but she doesn't regret it, and she can't regret it.
Now think about it, if she really waited for Zhou Jun, got out of prison, and married him.
Life may not necessarily be happy. First of all, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a big obstacle. Mother Zhou hates her to death now.
It is difficult for Zhou Jun to find a job now. She works as a handyman on a construction site. Such a dull life is not what she wants.
Although he is capable, he cannot escape the injustice brought by reality, and he can give himself too little.
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