Meng Chun, who was eavesdropping on the other side, heard Meng Chengshan return to the house. He also put his ears away and lay on the bed. Meng Chun felt relieved after knowing what kind of life Meng Erni was living outside.
Meng Erni was sent directly to Hao Hongmei's parents' home early the next morning.
Meng Chun hummed the whole way as she went to buy beef, pork and seasonings. She didn't mention going home and went to Xiao Haichao's house. She borrowed their stove and cut the pork into slices, cut the beef into strips and marinated them. Let dry.
She had to dry them for a day, and there were only two or three pieces of clothes left unsold when she came back. Xiao Haichao could do it alone, so Meng Chun simply took advantage of this opportunity to go to Teacher Zhu's house.
When Meng Chun arrived at Old Man Zhu's house, he found Old Man Zhu and an old man playing chess in the yard.
Old Man Zhu saw her first, "Look! Sure enough, it was said that Cao Cao was coming. The girl was talking about you, and you came."
"Teacher Zhu, what did you say about me?" Meng Chun walked over and was stunned for a moment.
The old man playing chess with Old Man Zhu was the old man in the villa next door.
Old Man Zhu laughed and said, "Your surname is Meng, and the old gentleman in front of you is also surnamed Meng. You are still from the same family."
Meng Guosheng said nothing at the side. He had an aura of calmness and authority as he sat. He looked at Meng Chun and asked in a nonchalant manner: "Are you here to teach English?"
"Yes." Meng Chun didn't know why, but he immediately sat upright.
Meng Guosheng looked at the chess game again, as if he didn't care about Meng Chun, he fumbled for the chess pieces in his hand and placed them on the chessboard with a snap.
"Do you have time to read an English newspaper to my wife?"
When Old Man Zhu heard this, he looked surprised, and then gave Meng Chun a wild wink. This was because Meng Chun was lucky and fell into the eyes of the noble man!
Before Meng Chun could say anything, Old Man Zhu suddenly coughed heavily, "Xiao Meng is free. When Xiao Meng finishes teaching, I will ask her to go next door."
Old Zhu immediately agreed on Meng Chun’s behalf. Meng Chun didn’t want to offend Old Zhu, so she nodded along with him. She always felt that Mr. Meng was very strange.
Meng Chun didn't wait long, Old Man Zhu and the other two put away the chessboard, and Meng Guosheng went back to the next door with his hands behind his back.
Meng Guosheng walked back home, and Wang Ma immediately came up to him and brought him shoes to change. He looked around and said, "Where is Li Mei?"
Wang Ma: "Sister Mei is sorting the pile of books on the second floor."
Meng Guosheng nodded and went upstairs to see his wife wearing glasses and marking books. He pondered for a moment and pretended to be casual, "Li Mei, do you still remember that I mentioned to you that she looks like in the photo?" The girl who’s child?”
When Shang Limei heard this, she immediately put down the pen in her hand. Seeing Meng Guosheng like this, she sighed, "What's wrong? Just tell me."
Meng Guosheng: "I'll ask the little girl to read the English newspaper to you later."
Shang Limei frowned for a moment, "Comrade Lao Meng, I know you want to see your granddaughter, but your granddaughter must live with our son. It is absolutely impossible to live in a place like this. When we can contact our son, let him send our granddaughter back." .
As for irrelevant outsiders, don't come. "
Meng Guosheng: "Li Mei..."
Shang Limei's attitude was firm, "Guosheng, you have forgotten that it was the student we supported who stole the letter sent from abroad from your study. He said he was grateful and went out to report us. It is not easy to come back now. Our family can no longer withstand such a heavy blow.”
"You are about to resume your original position. There are so many eyes around us staring at us. We can no longer hold back our son."
Meng Guosheng looked up out of the window and sighed for a long time, "I was reckless. The girl will be here soon."
Shang Limei stood up, "You don't have to show up later, I'll just go and say no to the little girl."
The old man Zhu who was separated by a wall was also urging Meng Chun, "Girl, go to the next door quickly, so as not to make people wait. Let me tell you, this Meng Guosheng is something that most people can't even try to get close to. He won't let you do it in vain." , you are in luck."
Meng Chun collected the things with a calm expression. If it weren't for Old Man Zhu's guarantee, she would have been really afraid that there was a bad person next door. Meng Chun was urged by Old Man Zhu to go next door and knock on the door.
The person who opened the door was wearing a gray apron. He must have been a helper at the house. He turned around and shouted, "Sister Mei is here!"
"Comrade, please come in first." She was about to bend down to get Meng Chun's shoes to change, "Sister Mei is in the first room upstairs, you can just go up."
Meng Chun walked up the stairs, pushed the door open, and saw a meticulously dressed old lady sitting on a single sofa.
When the old lady heard the footsteps, she said coldly without raising her head: "My family may have misunderstood. I don't need anyone to read an English newspaper. I made your trip in vain. I'm sorry."
Meng Chun heard this and accepted it instantly. Her voice was crisp and clear, "Okay."
Shang Limei's hand holding the book paused. She was deliberately so indifferent because she was afraid of the other party's entanglement and didn't want to deal with it. Meng Chun's decisive and direct agreement made Shang Limei raise her head.
With just one glance, my heart was shaken, and I finally understood why Guosheng, who had always been cautious, suddenly let a stranger come to his home.
She stared at Meng Chun, unwilling to look away.
After the son returned to China, he only wrote a letter saying that he had gained a small daughter. At that time, they were in the countryside and could not save themselves, so they had no choice but to reply to the letter of severance, and they had no contact with the son since then.
In the past ten years, her granddaughter was probably as old as the girl in front of her. Somehow, she stood up, took Meng Chun's hand and looked at her carefully.
Meng Chun felt strange, but he also saw that the old lady in front of him was not malicious, but rather kind.
Shang Limei's lips trembled. When she saw several boxes of books piled on the floor, she changed the topic and said, "Little girl, I don't need to read the newspaper, but I need someone to help me organize the books. No matter how much money you have, you can do it."
Arranging books is an easy thing to do. Meng Chun thought for a while and simply agreed. He was about to speak when he suddenly got stuck, "I don't know what you call me?"
Shang Limei had a charitable look on her face, completely losing her previous coldness, "Call me Grandma Mei, and you can just sort these books into categories and put them on the shelf."
Meng Chun smiled, with the girl's unique vitality, "Grandma Mei, my name is Meng Chun, you can call me whatever you want."
Shang Limei recited the name silently, and the more she looked at it, the more friendly she felt to Xiao Chun.
Meng Chun didn't say anything more and started doing things. It was obvious that Grandma Mei's eyes were following her.
Most of the books just now had been packed away, so Meng Chun did it very quickly. She was too embarrassed to ask Shang Limei for money for this little work, so she said directly: "Grandma Mei, I've done it, forget the money. I didn’t do anything.”
Shang Limei wanted to think about how that would happen, but an idea suddenly came to her mind, "Well, there will be a box of books sent over tomorrow. You can help me sort it out, and I will give you twenty yuan."
