Big Egg: “…”
The tone of her voice...
Su Qinghu saw that Dadan's cheek twitched noticeably, and laughed, "Come back and see later."
"Where are we going?" Erdan asked. "Are we going to deliver the wheelchair now?"
Su Qinghu: "I originally wanted to send him off tomorrow, but then I thought, what if there are a lot of people over there tomorrow? So, I decided to send him off today to avoid bumping into others."
As she spoke, she instructed Dadan and Erdan, "You two go to the kitchen and find a basket. Pick out some of the old man's favorite foods and put them in there. Take some fruit too."
Dadan and Erdan went to pack their things, and Su Qinghu went to wash her face.
After packing up their things, the group went to the old squad leader.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, it was still bright, and by the time we arrived, it was only slightly darker.
Children were running and playing in the alley, and occasionally a dragonfly would run past them while whirring and shouting.
The aroma of food wafted from every household. Su Qinghu sniffed it and said to the two children beside her, "It smells so good, but it's still the food from other people's homes that smells so good."
"It seems like someone is making chicken soup." Erdan sniffed the air. "Yeah, there's also stir-fried pork with celery~"
Erdan looked ahead, careful not to run into other children. He listened to the conversation between the two and was speechless for a moment.
"I kind of want to..."
Before Su Qinghu could finish her words, Dadan cut into Erdan's expectant gaze and said, "No, you don't want to."
Erdan curled his lips, "Brother, you're really spoiling the fun, aren't you? We just said we wanted it, we didn't actually go to someone else's house to ask for food."
"Don't even think about it." Dadan looked at Su Qinghu and then at Erdan. "Can you guarantee that you won't actually put your thoughts into action?"
Su Qinghu: “…” No.
Erdan: "... Can't I pay you?"
"I'm fine with the money, but we have things to do right now." Dadan frowned. "Have you forgotten what those uncles and aunts in the park and the alleys said? They said quite a few people have tuberculosis."
Erdan: “…”
Very good, brother is very nice. With just one sentence, he gave up the idea of going to someone else's house to buy food.
And I will never have this thought again!
Su Qinghu: "..." Very good, she won't have this idea again.
The three of them walked silently to the compound where the old squad leader lived and went in as if they were familiar with the place.
The old squad leader was cooking. There was a lunch box on the coal stove. In the lunch box was a bowl of vegetarian noodles with some soy sauce and some finely chopped green onions next to it.
Su Qinghu said nothing, but smiled as he walked over and put down the light and flexible wheelchair. "Salute to the hero."
The old squad leader was stunned, "You——"
"Grandpa, tomorrow is National Day, and we're planning to give you a National Day gift." Erdan leaned over and spoke with a smile. "My mom was afraid that there would be too many people visiting you tomorrow, and she wouldn't be able to get close enough, so she came early to give you a gift."
"Take a quick look and see if you like it. Is it easy to use?" Erdan took the chopsticks from him. "Let me watch the noodles for you and make sure they don't spill."
Although the food he and his brother cook is not very delicious, they can ensure that it is cooked thoroughly.
Besides, nowadays, anything tastes good as long as there is enough seasoning.
The old squad leader wanted to refuse, but looking at Su Qinghu's calm expression, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try."
Su Qinghu went over to help him, and Dadan quickly followed with his nimble eyelids, pushing the wheelchair over to the position just behind him.
"It's hot now, so I prepared a bamboo mat for you." Su Qinghu helped the person sit down and said with a smile, "I also brought a cotton mat. You can change into it when it gets cold."
"Thank you." The old squad leader's eyes warmed up, and the wrinkles on his face relaxed a little. "Thank you."
Thank you for remembering me.
Su Qinghu: "Actually, I'm ashamed to say that when I first met you, I wanted to send you a wheelchair, but then I got busy on a business trip and forgot..."
The old squad leader was about to say something, but Erdan smiled and continued, "I told my mom that we're providing warmth and she's providing benefits, so it's fine with either."
The people in the compound were eating when they heard the noise and came out. When they saw the wheelchair, they couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!" and praised, "This is much lighter and more convenient."
"You are really caring and know how to educate your children. The children have good roots, and the adults will correct them."
"Yeah, these two kids are amazing. They've been coming to our place for years now."
Su Qinghu greeted them with a smile.
After the greetings, Su Qinghu put the things he brought into his room.
Seeing that his house was tidy and clean, Su Qinghu nodded secretly. Even if the children would come to help clean up, he had to keep it that way.
I'm a clean and tidy person at heart.
After taking a quick look around, Su Qinghu finally saw the old squad leader's pot.
For him personally, it does seem a bit big and heavy, making it inconvenient to carry around.
I'll see if I can customize a pot for one or two people for him tomorrow.
There were many people in the slum, and they had all gone off work, so Su Qinghu didn't stay long. After talking for a while, he said goodbye.
As soon as she left, someone asked the old squad leader.
"Is that girl really the mother of those two children? Her age doesn't seem to match."
"Yes, yes. Judging from the way he's dressed, and the way he speaks and acts, he doesn't seem to be an ordinary person."
The old squad leader: "He is a good man."
After saying that, he concentrated on cooking noodles again.
After Su Qinghu left, Erdan spoke up, "Don't you think it's pitiful that he cooked vegetarian noodles without even adding a single vegetable leaf?"
Su Qinghu looked at him and said nothing.
"He actually had money to receive, but neither the money he received nor the money he earned was spent on himself," Erdan said. "My brother and I both knew that he was secretly helping children who couldn't go to school."
Su Qinghu: "..."
She couldn't be so noble, but that didn't stop her from admiring this kind of nobility.
"If he eats like this often, he might suffer from malnutrition," said Su Qinghu.
Erdan muttered, "That's what you'd call malnutrition. Long ago, just having enough to eat was enough."
"What are you talking about? Speak louder." Su Qinghu glared at him, "If you keep mumbling, I'll throw you into the Houhai Lake for a soak."
"Don't throw me in now. It's winter, you can throw me in as much as you want." Erdan smiled. "If you throw me in, I can even show you a trick on the ice."
Su Qinghu: “…” Poor!
"Mom, where are we going tomorrow? Are we going out to play, or to visit grandpa and grandma?" Erdan asked. "I want to go out to play."
Su Qinghu laughed angrily. She had already made her choice, so why was he still asking her?
"I'm not going anywhere tomorrow. Aren't you curious about that typewriter? Let me show you."
Su Qinghu said, "At most I'll take you out for a stroll in the afternoon and evening."
When she returned home from having dinner with her child, Zhang Dongsheng was waiting at the gate of her house.
"Help me write a plan!"
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