Chapter 20: Follow-up
The little girl made a fuss in the store, didn't buy any clothes, and returned empty-handed.
The grandfather and grandson of the Shi family just need to settle the bill and leave.
Old Man Shi touched his beard that he had grown for a long time, and it was rare to see Nuo Nuo take the initiative to protect the little girl, and the clerk didn't take the initiative to mention it, he was also happy to stand aside, so that the little grandson could talk to others more.
Xiao Jing couldn't guess what he thought, but when things were sold, money always had to be collected.
She apologized to Ruan Yu who was implicated, and took Old Man Shi to the cashier to settle the bill.
Old Man Shi handed his grandson a look that he couldn't help and did his best, but unfortunately his little grandson was busy comforting his little sister and didn't receive it at all.
And the truth is not what Old Man Shi thinks.
Shi Mino is cold and few words by nature, and it is already the limit to be able to say so many words to a strange little sister, and it is tantamount to a fantasy to let him say two words of comfort gently and gently.
Looking at the little girl's smile, he had a rare realization that if he didn't do anything, it seemed a little too cold?
So he reached out and stroked the little girl's back to comfort her, and then gently pushed her towards her mother.
When he left the children's clothing store, Old Man Shi waited for him to explain, waited and waited, and finally couldn't help but ask.
"Nono, what do you think of that little girl just now?"
Shi Mino didn't seem to hear what he asked, and continued to walk forward with a blank face.
It seemed like a century had passed, and a voice came from ahead.
"Very good."
I thought he wouldn't even bother with this question, but I didn't expect to wait for a reply.
These two short words seemed to give Old Man Shi great encouragement, he stroked his beard, quickly followed, and added a new question.
"Did you ask for people's names?"
The corners of Shi Minuo's mouth tightened almost imperceptibly, if it weren't for Old Man Shi staring closely, he really wouldn't have noticed such a subtle change.
He lowered his eyes and spit out a hard reply.
"Nope."
I'm still too young to think about it well.
Old Man Shi thought, either he was embarrassed to ask, or he didn't remember to ask the name at all.
He is still young now, and he can't imagine that it's nothing, but I'm afraid that this kid is the same as his father, and he has not been enlightened, and if he meets the girl he likes in the future, he will not be able to see his great-grandson.
This can't be done, he has to teach his little grandson well.
Before he could point out to his grandson, the little guy added another sentence.
"What if you ask?"
This rhetorical question really stunned the old man.
When he thought about it, there seemed to be some truth to it.
Xihe City doesn't dare to say that it has a population of tens of thousands, but there are always thousands of people, even if you know the name, you can guarantee that you will meet again in the future? What's more, if you want to maintain a friendship, it is much harder than meeting.
At this time, ordinary people cannot afford to use communication tools such as Big Brother and pagers, and the most common methods of communication to contact others are telegrams and letters.
Telegram is expensive, it doesn't matter, and generally no one chooses it.
And if you want to write a letter, you must first know the address of the other party.
Let's not talk about whether the little girl will easily tell the address of her home to a stranger who meets for the first time, even if she knows the address, his grandson can barely write a few simple words, and the little girl may not be able to recognize it.
So, this kind of thing is fate, you really can't force it, even if people tell you all the names and addresses, it won't play a big role, is it difficult to go to people's doors every day to block people in order to see each other?
He has lived so much that he can't figure it out as his four-year-old grandson.
Old Man Shi was deeply shocked, and he hung his head all the way, and did not ask another word.
This frustration was not alleviated until he returned to the small courtyard where he lived and saw the people at the gate of the courtyard.
At the gate of the courtyard stood an old man on crutches, with gray temples, but he looked in good spirits.
"Alas, Brother Shi, you can be regarded as back, I have been waiting at your door for a long time."
The old man's surname is Yu, he is old, he has a little behind his ears, and when he speaks, he calls a sound like a bell, and when he is a little closer, he can shake his ears numb.
"Hello Grandpa Yu."
Shi Mino still had that expressionless expression, but considering the particularity of Old Man Yu, he deliberately raised the volume when he greeted him.
Old Man Yu nodded at him, and then turned his gaze back to Old Man Shi on the side.
"Brother, this is another good thing?"
Old Man Shi was obviously very interested, and the action of picking out the key and unlocking it was much sharper than usual.
"That's not it."
Old Man Yu looked around cautiously, lowered his voice and said, "I bought it from a distant relative, it hasn't bloomed yet, and I know that the quality is this just by looking at the leaves." He gave a thumbs up.
Shi Mino quietly moved two steps to the side.
There's no way, Old Man Yu thinks that the lethality of his lowered voice is still too great, and his ears can't stand it when he stands so close.
"He also got it from others, I heard that it was dug from the mountains of Yunjiang Province, and in our place, I haven't seen anything like it anyway."
Old Man Shi was even more moved by these words, and he still remained calm on the surface, "There is no basis for what you say, you have said it here, and I can't figure out what that flower looks like." ”
"When I set up Nono, I'll take a look at it with you in person."
Old Man Yu responded and left humming a little song.
said that it was to settle his grandson, but in fact, his grandson was really not as good as a few pots of precious orchids in the small yard.
Shi Mino stood in the yard for a long time, and Old Man Shi was still checking whether his orchids were sick and insect, whether the soil was suitable, and whether he wanted to water and add some fertilizer.
After only a few days at his grandfather's house, he was already accustomed to this kind of differential treatment.
When Old Man Shi finally took care of his orchid, he remembered that the door had not yet opened.
Turning his head to face his grandson, who was silent, he coughed twice, trying to hide his guilt.
He solemnly told Shi Minuo, "Grandpa has something to do when he goes out, you have to be obedient at home, write a few big characters in the room, and wait for me to come back and make lunch for you." ”
Shi Mino hummed and agreed.
Old Man Shi didn't completely ignore his meaning, after all, his grandson is still very important.
He opened the door, took out a brush and rice paper, poured ink for him, and made sure that nothing was missing, and then he left with confidence.
He and Mr. Yu have been friends for decades, and they both know each other very well, and the baby he said is really a baby, and it is not an exaggeration at all. As long as his eyes are not blind and his brain is not confused, he will not do anything to treat fish eyes as pearls.
Oops, I don't know if it's Jianlan, Huilan or Mo Lan this time?
It's really exciting.