Chapter Seventy-Seven: A8, Xiaoxue's Spoils of War
In the kitchen, Wang Mo was assisting Sun Wenwen in picking celery, when he heard the sound, the two of them looked at each other and hurried to the living room.
"Oh my!" Sun Wenwen's frightened face was pale, covering her mouth and full of panic.
Wang Mo instinctively ran to Li Suxin, opened the shelves, hooked her neck and shouted anxiously: "Su Xin Su Xin, how are you?" ”
Li Suxin, who was stumbling, was helped up by Wang Mo, looked at each other with empty eyes open, and lost his reaction half-sounded.
"Miss Li is okay, right?" Sun Wenwen also became nervous and stepped forward to ask.
His eyes searched her body and saw that there were no external injuries, so he felt a little relieved.
Helping Wang Mo help her to the sofa, Sun Wenwen squatted down to pick up the broken glass. The shelves are cheap goods that Wang Mo bought from Zhongzhou Furniture Mall, but they are ruined and of poor quality. This fall was completely scrapped.
The shelves themselves are of little value, but it's a pity that the ornaments placed on them. There are small vases with exquisite workmanship, picture frames framed with glass pieces, plant cultures, and some of Wang Mo's trophies ....... But these are not the most distressing for him, the most heart-wrenching is Li Suxin, who was injured by the shelf.
Li Suxin was a little in a trance, and sat quietly on the sofa for a while before slowly regaining consciousness. Seeing that Wang Mo was calling himself, he stared at him and shook his head lightly: "I'm okay Wang Mo, I slipped just now." ”
"It's okay, it's okay...... it's okay" Wang Mokan breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still not at ease, and asked patiently: "Do you see if you have fallen somewhere?" Do I need to take you to the hospital for a check-up? ”
"It's really fine!" Li Suxin insisted. But looking at the mess on the ground again, it was quite unpleasant.
"Wang Mo, I'm sorry, I ......"
"It's fine if you're okay, that's okay." He interrupted Li Suxin and said.
After speaking, he looked at Sun Wenwen, who was picking up glass shards into the dustpan one by one, and said almost with concern: "Wenwen, let it go, I'll clean it up." ”
Sun Wenwen raised her face to look at them, and smiled: "I'll come, you take care of Miss Li." ”
Wang Mo patted Li Suxin's shoulder to reassure, but still insisted on doing it himself. "I'll clean it up, and you'll take care of the cooking. Don't wait a while to break your hands, things in the kitchen are messed up......"
Sun Wenwen couldn't resist him, so she had to go to the kitchen to get busy. And looking at their busy figures, Li Suxin felt lost in his heart, his eyebrows were frowning, and he was sad.
At this time, the phone trembled again, and it was Wang Yuqing who replied to her WeChat.
……
On the other side of the city, in an upscale villa on the banks of the lakeside river.
After Wang Yuqing replied to the last WeChat, he threw away his mobile phone and stood in front of the guardrail on the second floor to look around.
Seeing Wang Jiandong sitting alone on the sofa in the living room, Wang Yuqing stood on tiptoe with his hands behind his back and rubbed his teeth with his eyes in his eyes.
Suddenly, I had something in my heart, my eyes rolled, and I smiled.
"Ah, Dad......" Wang Yuqing walked down the stairs with small steps, saw Wang Jiandong on the sofa in the living room, and rushed over.
"Dad, how about I give you a thump on the back? I'm good at my craft! As she spoke, she clenched her small fists and smashed them into Wang Jiandong's shoulder rhythmically.
"Okay, okay......" Wang Jiandong couldn't resist, hurriedly avoided his shoulders, reached out and rubbed it, and asked impatiently: "Say, what new ideas do you have?" ”
"Hey, hey, hey" Wang Yuqing smiled, went around to Wang Jiandong's side and pinched his thighs, using both hands together, kneading the dough hard. "Dad, it's too boring at home, can I ...... it?"
"Can't!" Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Wang Jiandong glared at him and smiled: "You give me to stay honest at home!" … Don't think I don't know, what class are you going to go to, just to see Wang Mo, right? ”
"Wow, Dad, you even know Wang Mo?" Wang Yuqing pretended to be surprised, giggled in front of his father, and then said, "I didn't mean to tell you about this. I just wanted to ask, if I can go to my grandfather's place when the house is so boring. ”
"You're so abrasive, your grandfather will miss you?" Wang Jiandong understood the temperament of the family members, and snorted: "Your grandfather saw you, so it's strange if he doesn't take a broom to pick you up." ”
"Eh, you haven't been in the country for half a year, I don't know, my grandfather is looking forward to me going to his house now. Last time, he also said that when I was on vacation, let me accompany him to visit the memorial hall of the Battle of Crossing the River......"
Wang Yuqing said this, rubbing his head in his arms: "Dad~, let me go and accompany my grandfather, he is so old, accompany him more and less than one day, maybe in another year or two, I can only wait for the Qingming Festival to go to Xiaoshushan Cemetery to accompany him." ”
"You ......" Wang Jiandong rubbed his teeth angrily, and said angrily to his daughter: "How do you speak?" You're still a college student, why do you just open your mouth to say anything? Doesn't it go through the brain? ”
"Hmph, if you don't let go, pull it down! I'm not going. Wang Yuqing was criticized by his father, not only did he not recognize his mistakes, but he was also full of unconvinced. slapped a fist viciously on Wang Jiandong's thigh, and complained: "When you send me back from abroad, it's no wonder that he doesn't die." ”
After speaking, Wang Yuqing puffed out his mouth and went upstairs, his feet were very heavy, and the wooden stairs he stepped on rattled.
Looking at his departing daughter, Wang Jiandong hugged his thighs and groaned.
Although there was dissatisfaction with his daughter's unscrupulous words on his face, he was moved in his heart.
Although the words are hard to hear, the truth cannot be ignored.
An old man, in his twilight years, he was locked in another villa like a grave, and he had no relatives for many years. And in another year or two, when the granddaughter returns to China after completing her studies, it is really unknown whether the grandparents and grandchildren will be able to see each other.
Thinking of these, Wang Jiandong, who was full of interests in his eyes, was summoned by a trace of conscience and had compassion.
"I'll fly to Hong Kong tomorrow at noon." Wang Jiandong suddenly raised his voice and shouted. "I wanted to take you with me, but considering that it was an important scene, I was afraid that you would make trouble for me, so I ...... Just let your grandfather watch you for a few days. ”
The latter stepped on the stairs for a moment, smiled happily, and looked back: "How many days are you going?" ”
"About three days." Wang Jiandong replied.
"Huh!? It's only been three days! Wang Yuqing was a little disappointed, he couldn't wait for his father to leave like this, and never come back.
Seeing that his daughter had such an attitude, Wang Jiandong glared at her angrily: "If you are reluctant to me, follow me to Hong Kong." ”
"Don't!" Wang Yuqing stuck out her tongue and turned upstairs happily.
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The perspective returns to Wang Mo's side.
After Wang Mo cleaned up the mess at home, Sun Wenwen also cooked the dishes and served them one after another.
Li Suxin was the guest of honor, and Wang Mo set the dishes and chopsticks in front of her and peeled off a can of beer.
"Wang Mo, I can't drink now." Li Suxin smiled politely, and pushed the beer can back, "You guys drink it, don't worry about me." ”
"Can't you drink beer?" Wang Mo glanced at her suspiciously, arranged the dishes in the center of the table neatly, and picked up Li Suxin's bowl to serve her soup.
The latter shook his head lightly, hung a tuft of sideburns on his ears, and reached out to receive the hot soup handed by Wang Mo.
Sun Wenwen was very polite, like a hostess, and waited until they were seated before slipping a plastic bench into the table.
"Miss Li, how about you try my craft?" Sun Wenwen asked with a playful face.
She can't put herself in a good place, in this room, she is like a heroine, but also like a maid, and only in this way can she find a sense of self-esteem.
"Well, it's really delicious." Li Suxin took a bite of the dish and was full of praise. Chewing and looking at Wang Mo and then at Sun Wenwen, seeing that both of them were staring at him like admiring a giant panda gnawing bamboo shoots, Li Su felt something strange, looked down at his chest, held chopsticks and asked, "Why don't you eat?" See what I do? ”
The latter looked at each other, and only then did they realize that they were tossing their chopsticks and picking up vegetables.
"Seriously, I never thought that one day, I would have dinner at the same table with a veritable rich second generation." Wang Mo was quite proud as he spoke, poked Li Suxin with chopsticks, and asked: "Speaking of the rich second generation, I haven't even seen very few of them!" But I heard that you are making a brand-name car now, there must be a lot of rich children to see the car, right? Can you have some life intersections with those people? ”
Sun Wenwen was drinking beer and choked on the words. After the cough was even, he took a breath and looked at Wang Mo and sighed: "There are a lot of rich children, but that kind of person, looking at you is the same as looking at the camphor tree in the green belt next to the road, and you really only play the role of a camphor tree in the eyes of others." ”
Sun Wenwen said this and looked at Li Suxin, who was sitting opposite, and raised her eyebrows at Wang Mo: "If you can bring the rich second generation home like you, I can't reach the front end of my profession." ”
Seeing what they said, Li Suxin hesitated, but he still couldn't bear to tell them the truth. It's not because of vanity, it's not that she has any ideas, she just can't find an opportunity to explain, as if she needs this identity to hide herself all the time. And the real Li Suxin is actually even stranger and unbearable than the children of wealthy families they imagined.
Wang Mo and Sun Wenwen ridiculed each other around the topic of the rich second generation, because they have the same family background, similar occupations, and similar contact areas, and they can always fit without warning in their words, have similar ways of thinking, and speak very tacitly.
At this time, Li Suxin saw that they were laughing because they said something they didn't understand, Wang Mo's mouth was even wrapped in rice, and with this smile, the rice fell from the mouth that couldn't be closed into the bowl, and the splash on the table was a mess.
Smiling and smiling, Wang Mo's phone rang, it was his mother who called him.
After answering the phone, Wang Mo put down his mobile phone and said to Sun Wenwen: "You can finally be free." ”
"What?" Sun Wenwen didn't know why. But when she asked, she also had a vague premonition, and the smile on her face withered a little: "Is Aunt Fang coming back?" ”
Wang Mo nodded, then looked at Li Suxin and said, "It seems that we have to activate the preparatory plan." ”
Li Suxin stared at the big eyes for a while before he understood, and said with a wry smile: "You better hurry up and find me a house!" ”
"Don't worry, my mom is very easy to get along with." Wang Mo said as he put down his chopsticks, rolled up his sleeves, and folded the dishes.
"Wenwen, Miss Su Xin is injured and inconvenient, and I can't help her as a big man. I'll do the dishes later, and you'll help her with the washing. ”
Sun Wenwen readily agreed, and the three of them looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Considering that Li Suxin was going to live at home for a while, Wang Mo cleaned up a room for her alone, the bedding was all new, and the room environment was simply arranged. At this time, Sun Wenwen opened the door of the bathroom and helped Li Suxin carefully go out and send him to the room.
Turning around, seeing Wang Mo squatting on the balcony and tinkering with something, Sun Wenwen was suspicious and asked, "What are you cultivating?" ”
"Oh, it's Miss Su Xin's crutch." Wang Mo looked back and smiled: "The floor tiles at home are too slippery, I want to improve it, so that Li Suxin can walk on his own." ”
Sun Wenwen nodded to herself, her tongue bulging in her mouth, and she wanted to say something, but seeing that the latter was so focused, she was embarrassed to disturb,
He stood on tiptoe on the spot and said to Wang Mo, "That...... I'll go back first, can you take care of Miss Li? ”
"No problem!" Wang Mo smiled back again, nodded at her and said, "It's not early, you go home and rest, tomorrow is a working day!" ”
"Shall I go?" Sun Wenwen waved her hand, but Wang Mo just turned his back to her and hummed, did not send her or say goodbye, and focused on installing a non-slip mat on Li Suxin's crutches.
Collapsed her eyebrows, Sun Wenwen sighed lightly, turned around and went out.
As soon as he walked downstairs to Wang Mo's house, he suddenly saw a petite figure, waving his palm lightly towards him:
"Hi, Sister Wenwen......"
Looking at the little girl with big eyes in front of her, Sun Wenwen was stunned for a while before remembering her name.
"Summer ...... Xia Xiaoxue? Sun Wenwen was a little surprised, looked up and down, and asked strangely, "Are you here to find Wang Mo?" ”
"No, I'm looking for you." Xia Xiaoxue smiled beautifully, lowered her head, and poked out a handful of money from her pocket and held it in both hands.
She was petite, but she wore baggy clothes that didn't match her size, and a hood hung from the back of her neck, like a ragdoll raccoon. And in the palm of her hand was a handful of neatly stacked but messy coins. There are 100 yuan bills, red ones, with ten yuan and twenty change, neatly stacked together, at a glance it only seems that it is too much, and the specific number can only be known after ordering.
Sun Wenwen was shocked when she saw the handful of money sent to her, probably realizing something, and asked with a roll in her throat: "Xiaoxue, what are you doing here?" ”
"Could you please help me give this money to Wang Mo, okay?"
"Huh?" Sun Wenwen shook her head: "You can give it to him yourself." ”
"No way!" Xia Xiaoxue's eyebrows froze, pursed her lips and said, "Didn't you say before that Wang Mo is a person with integrity?" If I give it to him, he won't ask for it, and maybe he'll scold me. I thought, only you know that he owes so much money, and although I don't have much, it would be nice to be able to make up the number! If you help me get the money to him, you will say that it is your own ......"
Sun Wenwen froze when she heard this, it was a lie she told casually, she wanted this simple and ignorant little girl to leave Wang Mo's sight, but she didn't expect that she would believe it.
Sun Wenwen wanted to refuse, but saw that there were so many changes mixed with these money, and the smallest denomination was five yuan. This made him realize that Xia Xiaoxue was not offering coins, but his innocence. If she refuses to do so now, this stupid girl will find someone else to help her, or find Wang Mo directly. Then then their lies will be exposed.
Thinking of this, Sun Wenwen was a little afraid, and couldn't help but catch the handful of coins.
"Xiaoxue, in fact, ......"
Without waiting for Sun Wenwen to explain to her, Xia Xiaoxue suddenly turned around lightly and lifted a large mesh bag from behind her, which was full of cans and plastic bottles.
"I'm sorry for you," Xiaoxue said and smiled happily at Sun Wenwen, lifted the net bag with her little arm, carried it on her shoulder, and waved her hand: "I'm leaving, I'll come back to you again." ”
Xia Xiaoxue's net bag is very long, even if it is carried on her shoulder, it will still be dragged to the ground from time to time, so as soon as she walks, the cans in the bag make a clattering sound.
Sun Wenwen glanced at the pile of money in her palm, it was very thick, but because most of it was odd money, it should be less than 5,000 yuan.
How much money can a student from Dashan, Sichuan, who is living in poverty? Maybe she doesn't have so much living expenses for a semester.
Looking at her, Sun Wenwen was in a dilemma. Self-blame, remorse, fear. And she can only cowardly escape, she doesn't want to admit her lies in front of her, and she doesn't want her lies to be exposed, even if it is wrong, she can't find a better way to deal with it for a while except to acquiesce.
The moonlight was very thick, heavy, and intertwined, and the person who was pressed could not breathe.
But the girl in front of her was walking with cheerful steps, her movements were agile and skillful, and she was full of spirituality like an elf. Her movements are agile and smooth, and she seems to be full of activity.
Sun Wenwen saw her dragging the bag straight to the trash can at the entrance of the community, where there was a stone platform with three blue trash cans placed side by side.
The three trash cans were very high, Xia Xiaoxue stood on tiptoe with both hands on the edge of the bucket, and reached in to pull and pull. There may not be anything she wanted, so she looked at it for a while, and then neatly turned to another trash can.
Still lying on the edge of the barrel with both hands and tiptoeing, there was a beer can in the barrel, she saw that she seemed to have found some Kui Bao, her face was happy, her arms moved forward with strength, and she reached in and took out the can.
Sun Wenwen saw that her feet were off the ground and almost half of her body was poking into the bucket, and she couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat for her, for fear that she would not be able to get out if she plunged into it.
Fortunately, the blue trash can just swayed, swayed back and forth twice, and then she retreated. Then he threw the can he picked up to the ground, slammed the clatter of his little feet, picked it up neatly, and threw it into the bag.
She shook the net bag, the booty rattled and crashed, and a satisfied smile spread across her face. But she didn't stop there, she quickly turned around and looked into the third trash can......
Sun Wenwen looked at her, her heart was heavy, heavier, more chaotic, and more noisy than the sack of cans.
In the night, she saw Xia Xiaoxue repeating the cycle, dragging a net bag larger than herself, lalalala~, and walked into the endless night.