CHAPTER XV

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law hurriedly pulled him back and persuaded him not to be too impulsive. Deal with the child's affairs first, and then talk about the Zhang family's affairs.

The guest who watched the excitement also discussed: "It's useless to look for them now, let's talk about the children's affairs first!" ”

I couldn't help frowning when I said that: "They are really, since they don't want to raise it, what are they going to do back?" ”

Zhang Cuilian lay pitifully on the kang and watched the three people talking on the side. She had a lot of things to say in her heart, but she didn't know what to say.

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law asked Zhang Cuilian to lie on the kang and sleep for a while, and drove Xie Jun out to repair the car. I went out to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, ready to cook something delicious for the children.

And when people in the market saw rare people, they couldn't help but ask, "Have you come to the house?" ”

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law smiled and nodded: "Hmm!" My kid is back! ”

The people in the market were stunned, and some couldn't help but know the details: "Aren't you two childless?" ”

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law said with a smile: "Didn't we raise one!" ”

The woman who sold the meat was curious while chopping the meat: "Didn't you say that she was taken back by her own mother?" Why don't you want it again? ”

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law shook her head and denied: "It's not that you want to go back!" Isn't that junior high school, that family's household registration in the city? If it weren't for the fact that she could go to a good school, she wouldn't have been allowed to go back. ”

Only then did everyone know the truth, and they looked at the woman in front of them with a complicated expression. And Xie Jun's daughter-in-law seemed to not know, and she was busy buying vegetables, meat, and fruits with a calm and happy expression.

"Tsk! Look at her happily and spend so much money on things! The fat woman who sold meat looked at Xie Jun's daughter-in-law's big bags of food, and couldn't help but say sourly: "What's the use, I didn't give birth to myself!" ”

Because Zhang Cuilian was tired of crying and lying on the kang to sleep, Xie Jun worked extra carefully. When I went back to the house to get things, I was soft-footed.

The driver waiting next to him couldn't help but say, "Why do you say her biological parents are so ruthless?" ”

Xie Jun sighed: "Hey, how can it be deliberate." This is also her life, and she will take the test again next year! ”

The driver frowned and thought for a while: "Otherwise, go to the school and ask to see if it is still accepted." Isn't the exam paper there, find someone to ask! ”

Zhang Cuilian slept soundly, and when she woke up, she found that there was no one in the house. She got off the kang and saw Mama Xie killing chickens in the yard outside the window.

She sat on a small bench with her back to Zhang Cuilian. Little by little, plucking chicken feathers. There was no trace of unhappiness on his face, it was a sincere effort.

"Cuilian woke up?" Xie Jun entered the house with a watermelon and found Zhang Cuilian standing by the window in a daze.

He used a watermelon knife to cut the watermelon and lay it out one by one. Then take it to Zhang Cuilian: "Eat a watermelon to cushion your stomach, and your mother will make the meal in a while!" ”

As if hearing the voices in the house, Xie Jun's daughter-in-law shouted loudly: "Cuilian, you wait a while." Are you hungry? There are biscuits, trough cakes, peach cakes, and rice noodles in the cabinet. Eat two bites first! ”

Zhang Cuilian knew that this must have been specially bought for her, how could Xie Jun and his family be very diligent and thrifty to buy these snacks to eat.

She remembered that when she was young, she always blamed Xie Jun and his family for letting her study. During the holidays, you are not allowed to go out to practice calligraphy in the house, and there are more than 100 villain books at home. She thought it was bad for her, but she forgot about the snacks she couldn't eat.

Other people's children only have the opportunity to eat some snacks during the Chinese New Year, but Xie Jun and his family are afraid that their children will always be hungry. At that time, materials were scarce, and there were no snacks in the supply and marketing cooperatives. Jiang rice noodles and trough cakes are her favorite foods. Six years have passed, and she is a big girl. Xie Jun and his wife still can't change their old habits.

"Don't be stupid, you eat watermelon!" Xie Jun pushed Zhang Cuilian, turned on the TV and said to her: "Watch the TV series!" ”

Zhang Cuilian looked at the taciturn Xie Jun and smiled, she knew in her heart that this father actually wanted to communicate with her.

"Dad, sit down too. Let's talk! Zhang Cuilian affectionately took Xie Jun's arm, walked to the kang and sat down.

Xie Jun was a little restrained, but he still sat down honestly. Zhang Cuilian sat on the small chair opposite Xie Jun, tilted her head and asked with a smile, "Dad, why are you so good to me!" ”

"Hey! Aren't you my child? Xie Jun's face flushed, a little uncomfortable.

"When I was a kid, I didn't know how you felt. I just left, and I haven't come back to see you all these years. Do you hate me? This is a wound that has been difficult to heal in Zhang Cuilian's heart, and it is a guilt for Xie Jun's family.

"Hate what! That's your real parents, and it's normal to go with them. That's how our fate is! Xie Jun said it lightly, if she had been in the past, she would have thought that he didn't care about this adopted daughter who was not related by blood.

But after going through so much, she saw clearly the greatness and tolerance of this father. A man's mind is incomparable to many people.

Sadly, the two men with the biggest hearts in her life. The relatives who took good care of her were deeply hurt by her.

But not in the future, Zhang Cuilian warned herself in her heart.

Xie Jun endured it for a long time and finally couldn't help but ask, "Cuilian! Or you go to the school and talk to the principal, you know the score of the exam. The notices they sent must have counted themselves. It's really not good, I'll let your principal lead you to report for the travel fee! ”

Zhang Cuilian nodded: "I also thought about it just now, give it a try and see if it works." If not, that's my life. ”

Xie Jun frowned and said solemnly: "If it doesn't work, you will take the exam in the previous year and next year!" ”

It's not that Zhang Cuilian doesn't want to take the test, it's just that she doesn't have confidence. I haven't read a book in twenty years, and it's not so easy to pick it up again. If you don't say anything else, you can't even forget English.

The father and daughter were relatively speechless, and the two watched TV silently. It's as if Zhang Cuilian has never left home, without any feeling of embarrassment and strangeness.

"I'm going to help!" Zhang Cuilian said to Xie Jun, got up and went into the kitchen.

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law saw Zhang Cuilian come in to help, and hurriedly pushed her out: "No need for you, hurry up and watch TV." Go, go, what can you do! ”

Zhang Cuilian sneered, snatched the kitchen knife and said proudly: "Mom! You don't know this, I've been a good cook over the years. I think you'd better go watch TV! ”

As everyone knows, this smug sentence sounded so distressing and ironic to Xie Jun's wife. Xie Jun heard this sentence in the front room, and his fists creaked.

And Xie Jun's daughter-in-law watched Zhang Cuilian's skillful action of cleaning up the fish, and secretly wiped a handful of tears behind her.

"Mom! Let me cook, and see what I do! Zhang Cuilian, who was in a good mood, had a whim and wanted to cook a hearty meal for her parents.

In her previous life, she didn't eat it, and in this life, she hopes to be more filial to them.

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law was taken back to the house by Zhang Cuilian to watch TV, and she happily hummed a song and cooked in the kitchen.

There is a wall of fire between the kitchen and the master bedroom of the Xie family, but it is also half wall and half window like ordinary people.

Through the window, they could clearly hear what Zhang Cuilian was doing. And without the interference of outsiders, Xie Jun and his family would not peek through the curtains.

Zhang Cuilian, who is in a good mood, unabashedly sells the knife work she has experienced in the past 20 years.

Clang, rhythmic chopping sound; Dangdang, the sound of chopping meat without hesitation; Brush brush brush, grunt, lily soso.

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law muttered in a low voice: "Look at what kind of life she is living." She still goes to school, so she is asked to do so much work. ”

"Alright, be quiet!" Xie Jun's mouth was pursed, and his face was blue and ugly.

After a while, Zhang Cuilian walked into the house with dishes and chopsticks and said with a smile: "Set the table and eat!" ”

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law hurriedly followed into the kitchen to help, but saw that the kitchen was cleaned up by Zhang Cuilian. This is cooking and cleaning at the same time, and it is not possible for Lisuo people who are not regular cooks to do it.

The pot is clean, and the stove is translucent and bright. The bottles and cans on the cupboard are polished, and the firewood pile is neatly tied.

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law saw everything in her eyes, and accompanied Zhang Cuilian into the house with a smile with a dish.

Braised pork ribs, steamed fish, shredded potatoes in vinegar, fried chili with eggplant, braised cowpeas, five-color cold vegetables, stewed mushrooms with chicken, steamed pork in a bowl. In just an hour's work, Zhang Cuilian made eight dishes.

"Okay, it's better than your mother's work!" Xie Jun poured a glass of wine, looked at the eight dishes in front of him and couldn't help but praise.

"That's where I'm going to be opportunistic!" Zhang Cuilian chuckled, pointed to the dish and said, "When stewing pork ribs, there is a curtain on it to steam fish. When stewing the chicken, steam the meat on top. When they're cooked, mix the cold vegetables while the fire is burning! ”

Xie Jun's daughter-in-law also nodded: "Well, the meat is all stewed." Just stir-fry, stir-fry fast! You are good, I didn't expect you to cook in a big pot quite neatly. Do you always cook? ”

Zhang Cuilian replied without thinking: "That's!" Let me tell you, I started selling steamed buns. The sale was good, and then I asked my parents to sell steamed buns to the truck driver. I get up early every morning to steam the steamed buns, and I make the buns to light the fire. ”

Xie Jun glanced at each other and sighed slightly in his heart. The two tacitly did not scold Zhang Guangfu and his family, but praised Zhang Cuilian while eating with a smile.

On the other side, the news that Zhang Cuilian ran away spread far and wide. The Zhang family looked around but didn't find Zhang Cuilian, and the people around didn't see it. But everyone despised Zhang Guangfu, and some men scolded Zhang Guangfu to his face for not being a man.

At Zhang Guangyou's house next door, Zhang Cuilin walked in sweating profusely. Shaking his head at his anxious mother: "No, I've searched for everything." I didn't see Cuilian either! ”

"If you can't find it, you won't look for it!" Zhang Cuilian's grandmother scolded angrily: "If you want to run, run, don't come back if you have the ability!" ”

The eldest aunt ignored it and asked with concern, "Did you go to the school to find it?" ”

Zhang Cuilin took two sips of water, took a breath and said, "Go, I also saw their principal." The principal said to contact the Education Bureau or what department can help! ”