Chapter 4: The Stepmother's Taunt
This little thing that happened in the car, Wu Di didn't take it to heart. Along the dilapidated old street of Xiaohexi Village, I walked slowly towards my hometown.
In the twilight, this dilapidated old alley is a little desolate. In Wu Di's memory, this alley should have been the most active time for traders at this time in the early years.
Unconsciously, Wu Di walked to his door with a lot of heart.
It's still an old two-story bungalow, and the exposed red wall tiles on the outside have some traces of time. Just as he was about to push the door in, he heard a commotion from inside.
Listening closely, you can vaguely hear the voice of his father Wu Derong.
Wu Di was stunned for a moment, squeaked, and pushed the door open.
Suddenly pushed the door in, so that everyone in the room looked over.
When the old father Wu Derong looked up and saw that it was his son who had not returned for many years, he was the first to react, and a trace of tears flashed in his dry eyes. He stood up from his chair and said in a trembling voice, "You're finally back, you look a lot darker and thinner over the years......"
The silence is choked, and the father-son relationship is deep.
Wu Di looked at his father, immediately squeezed out a smile, and said, "Dad, I've been fine all these years." What's wrong with the family? Who is this?"
"It's hard to put into words, it's hard to put into words. Wu Derong raised his head and glanced around, shook his head, and said, "You come all the way back and go upstairs first, and have a good rest." In the evening, the two of us had a drink and had a good chat. ”
"Dad......" Wu Di looked at a large group of men in this room, obviously none of them were good at stubble. All of them have yellow hair and big pierced ears, and their eyes are a little sharp, and they immediately want to ask about it.
However, Zhao Meili, Wu Di's stepmother in the house, looked at Wu Di a little impatiently, and snorted coldly: "Go upstairs first, and come back when you come back, no one is rare." It's shabby to see you like this. Go upstairs and take a shower and take care of it, you can't help here. Don't catch rats, waste your efforts. ”
Stepmother Zhao Meili was still as mean as many years ago, which made Wu Di stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly, shook his head and went upstairs.
Downstairs, there was a commotion again. A large group of people began to shout.
However, it is obvious that Wu Derong and Zhao Meili have slightly weak voices. In front of this group of people, the voice seemed to be swallowed in the stomach.
On the other side, the group of killers Matt made a loud noise, as if they could shake this house at any time.
Upstairs, in Wu Di's room, it was empty, there was not a single decent piece of furniture, and there was dust everywhere. After blowing a breath, Wu Dicai found that he didn't even have a place to sit. Shaking his head, he walked to the bed, looked at the sunset outside the window, and fell silent.
It seems that after so many years, his family is still as poor as before. And his stepmother still doesn't want to see him. I knew I was coming back, but I didn't clean my room.
Gradually, the twilight is four, and the sun is thinning. The whole alley was quiet.
The noise downstairs was gone, and the group of people was gone. Only the old father Wu Derong sat on the old sofa and sighed.
Even Zhao Meili, who has always been flying and domineering, is sitting in the corner frowning.
However, when Wu Derong heard the footsteps of Wu Di coming downstairs. raised his head, still squeezed out a trace of an ugly smile, and said: "After so many years, it is rare for the child to come back, a happy event." Beautiful, go buy a few dishes, have a good meal, we have to have a good drink today. ”
Stepmother Zhao Meili listened to Wu Derong's voice, raised her head and glanced lazily, and said coldly: "I don't have money, what kind of food do I buy." Besides, you, the drunkard, have drunk all the wine. Drink and drink, sooner or later I will drink you to death. Wu Di came back when he came back, what was so strange. After going out for so many years, we came back poor and white, and when we came back, we had to pay for a meal of wine and food......"
"How do you speak?" Wu Derong raised his head and looked at Zhao Meili angrily, and said angrily: "The child only came back today, what are you talking nonsense?"
"Isn't it?" Zhao Meili didn't pay attention to Wu Derong's words at all, and still said without words: "Look at the neighbor's third son who went out for a few years and bought a car when he came back." Look at Wu Di's return today, those pants seem to have been picked up......"
"Presumptuous!" Wu Derong finally got angry, and slapped the table in front of him with a snap.
Stepmother Zhao Meili obviously didn't sell Wu Derong's face, and said coldly: "I don't have a place to live, and I go to buy wine and food to make a big meal." Hong'er came back, why didn't you buy it? If you want to buy it, you can buy it yourself. ”
Leaving this sentence, Zhao Meili just left the hall. Hong'er is naturally Wu Di's half-sister and Zhao Meimei's own daughter.
Wu Derong raised his head and smiled at Wu Di, and said, "Son, it's okay, I'll buy it." Good wine and good food, for you to catch the wind. ”
"Dad, I'll go with you. Wu Di smiled and said.
"No, you just came back, I'll do these things. You sit for a while, and I'll be back in a minute. Wu Derong gave an explanation to Wu Di, and immediately kicked out of the door.
Wu Di sat on the sofa, looking at his father's old back, and felt sad.
Soon after, Zhao Meili walked back to the hall. Lazily glanced at Wu Di, sat down, cocked a Erlang leg, and said, "I'll tell you, what your father meant by calling you back, I understand." It's not that this place is being demolished now, and there is a little compensation, calling you back to share the money. However, the money is not yours. You'd better die of this thought, and the money has to be left to your sister to marry. ”
"This place is going to be demolished?" Wu Di was slightly stunned, a little surprised.
Zhao Meili sneered and said, "Pretend, pretend." Continue loading. It's like I don't know it. ”
Wu Di was speechless for a while. My father's phone call was just a big change in the family, and he didn't say anything. You won't recruit yourself back because of such a trivial matter as demolition, right?
Zhao Meili watched Wu Di fall silent, and snorted coldly again. I poured myself a cup of herbal tea and drank it to myself.
Wu Derong soon came back and bought some cold vegetables and braised vegetables, and also bought a fish. The dinner was quite hearty, and the stepmother Zhao Meimei's craftsmanship was still good.
After drinking two glasses of wine in the evening, Wu Di finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Dad, who are these people in the family today?"
As soon as he heard Wu Di mention this, Wu Derong immediately frowned and sighed: "To tell you the truth, our land is about to be requisitioned and used." Today's group of people is a group of ruffians invited by the developer to negotiate terms with us. However, this group of people is simply unreasonable, and the compensation conditions offered are too low and too low......"
"Isn't this a forced buying and selling?" Wu Di frowned and asked in a cold voice.
Wu Derong sighed and said, "Hey, that's it!"
"Doesn't anyone care?" Wu Di looked up at his old father and asked.
Wu Derong shook his head and said, "No one cares, and no one dares to buy it." This developer is Lei Laohu, and the relationship of interests is too complicated. At all, no one cares about the life or death of our poor people. ”
"How low are the conditions?" Wu Di asked.
Wu Derong smiled bitterly and said, "Our family's old house, plus all the land in front of the door. Change to a 76-square-meter resettlement house......"
"It's really unreasonable!" Wu Di said coldly: "The large and small doors of our house add up, not counting the second floor, only the first floor has more than 100 square meters. Changing to a resettlement house of more than 70 square meters is really a bully. ”
"Hey......" The old father Wu Derong just sighed heavily and said, "No one cares, no way." Your mother and I have been holding on for so long, and if we don't sign again, I suspect they will probably make some small moves......"
"It's really unreasonable!" Wu Di clenched his fists heavily, slammed it the table in front of him, and made a loud bang: "No one cares, I'll take care of it!"
Poof......
Stepmother Zhao Meili laughed out loud at Wu Di's serious appearance, and said, "You care, what do you care?"