In the last century, the city used to set aside a piece of land on the outskirts of the city to build staff buildings, but later the relocation of the hospital and the diversion of the subway caused most people to sell their houses. Slowly, it became an urban village, where people from all walks of life lived. Occasionally, in the middle of the night, you can see a woman wearing an unusually beautiful dress passing by. Walking through the garbage-strewn corridor to the gate, there is a fried tofu stall that has been in business for more than ten years.

This tofu stall is doing a brisk business, and the crispy tofu sprinkled with chopped green onions and cumin is a delicious snack for many people in the afternoon. Aunt Shen, the stall owner, because she is easy-going and cheerful, looks clean and tidy, is still in her forties, and has a good charm, and people gave her the title of old tofu Shih Tzu. However, in the past two years, Aunt Shen's time to set up a stall due to physical reasons has become shorter and shorter. Later, her daughter, who was about to graduate from college, often came to help with the tofu stall, and the tofu stand was extended.

Speaking of her daughter, she is famous far and wide, with a pleasing appearance and a tall figure. As soon as she got there, the boys came like cats that smelled fish. Legend has it that there was once a rich second generation, who occasionally passed by and was shocked. I couldn't say a word to her after buying tofu all afternoon, and the Land Rover that came in couldn't fit the box of tofu. Those old neighbors who have sons are waiting for her to graduate, thinking that if they have such a daughter-in-law in their family, they can serve her by themselves. I don't know how many young men are making trouble at home every day and asking his mother to ask, is the girl married?

The good times didn't last long, and some sharp-eyed people found that Aunt Shen's daughter would sometimes come over to see the stall with a baby in her arms. The child has only been a few months old, but I haven't heard that she is married. Some people inquired and didn't get any news of getting married, so some rumors about unmarried sons being juniors appeared. Some talkative women even ran to ask, but Aunt Shen never answered, just smiled and did not defend. This confirmed the rumors, and later the rumors became more and more intense, which affected the business of the tofu stall.

"Girl, tell your mother who the child's father is, and she will definitely not make trouble with him. It's useless to find someone who will abandon you and your child, Mom just wants to know who it is. "It's rare that Aunt Shen didn't go out of the stall, and the rumors outside are getting stronger and stronger, and sometimes she really doesn't want to face these people anymore. In fact, she is not bad for money, when she was young, her husband cheated on her and left the house, and she got this apartment and some savings. It's just that she feels that she can't sit and eat all the time, and when her daughter starts school, she runs a tofu stall. Business has been okay for a few years, but life has not been tight.

My daughter, who was just studying in college in the city center, suddenly came back one day. Locking herself in her room, not eating or going to school, worries her about the bad things. Mother and daughter have depended on each other since childhood, and her daughter is her life! Root. Under her repeated questioning, her daughter told the truth that she was pregnant, but her boyfriend was missing.

"You're like your mother, you met people when you were young. Mom doesn't object to you insisting on giving birth to the child, but Mom is just unwilling, so let the life of the bastard who spoiled your body go so well. Aunt Shen couldn't stop flowing down as she spoke, perhaps touching the memory of her youth, and she was choked up and speechless for a while.

"Mom."

The silent woman on the side suddenly hugged Aunt Shen's head and cried together.

"All of a sudden, he's gone, and I can't find him again."

"Why could he do this to me?"

"Why did he do this to me?"

The young woman cried and cried.

Later, people often saw her holding a child and busy in the tofu stall. Next door to her house is the retired deputy director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and I heard that the family is now doing business. They have already moved to a more upscale community, but because the money is not bad, this old house has not been sold and has been empty. It wasn't until two years ago that his son suddenly came back and settled here. The young man's name is Tang Lei, young and handsome, it is said that he came back to live here because his work place is nearby.

Tang Lei visits the tofu stall twice a day, and once for breakfast, once when he comes home from work. After a long time, I became familiar with Aunt Shen's daughter. In fact, the young woman also knew that he often came only to see her twice, and she knew his intentions but never responded to him positively.

The woman handed the tofu to Tang Lei as usual, then turned around and teased the child. Tang Lei, who usually took the tofu and left, suddenly stopped this time, and he mustered up the courage to ask with a cower

"You......... Married? ”

He liked her for two years, and he was the rich second generation who bought a cart of tofu. From that day on, he knew that he only liked this woman in his life. resolutely moved back to the old house despite her family's opposition, just to be closer to her. Usually lazy, he doesn't complain that it takes two hours to go to work. He had waited silently all these years, and he knew she didn't like him, so he waited patiently. Until he saw her holding a child, Tang Lei suddenly felt that his heart was beating so hard as if it was about to tear. He rested at home for a long time before he mustered up the courage to walk back in front of her. He wanted to ask.

"No, but this kid is mine."

The woman replied calmly, and her usual vitality sank. She didn't want to lie to him.

Tang Lei couldn't tell what he felt at that moment, and his joy was mixed with some helplessness. Since God arranged this ending, then I had to accept it all. As long as I can be with her.

Tang Lei put the tofu on the stall, pulled the uncomfortable tie on his body, and asked cautiously

"And do I still have a chance?"

The woman, who had been teasing the child, looked back at him in surprise when she heard the words.

"Haven't you heard clearly? I said that this is my child, the child I had with someone else. ”

"I don't mind."

Tang Lei replied without the slightest hesitation, if this had to prove his love for her, then he was full of joy. From the first time he saw her, he was the only one left in his world. Even the tofu, which I usually hate the most, is so smooth and delicious to eat.

His heart was about to jump to his throat, and he looked at her excitedly. As long as he agreed, he was willing to take her hand and never let it go.

The woman was silent, for a long time. Just looked at him quietly, as if to see through him. It was only after a half-ring that she finally spoke

"Thank you, I'm sorry."

Tang Lei's world suddenly fell apart with the sentence "I'm sorry". He still couldn't understand why she didn't even give him a chance in the end. This is his last chance, the company is about to send him to train abroad, and he will also be sent to another place to be the general manager when he returns. Like a drowning man, he desperately tried to catch a straw. He couldn't accept that his world didn't have her

"Why? Do you want your child to have no father or even a name? ”

The sound seemed to come from the throat, like a cuckoo crying blood.

"She has, her name is Gao Yuanyuan."

A man walked slowly in the distance, with his back to the sun making it difficult to see his face. The young woman suddenly wept with joy, knowing that he would come back to her.

"Gao Han, you bastard."