Grandma lives in an old community built decades ago. It used to be very lively, full of the sounds of children chasing and playing.
Now that the children have grown up and their parents have moved out, there are only a few elderly figures left in this street full of traces of time, which is deserted and depressed.
Jiang Heshu looked at them and then at his gray-haired grandmother sitting in the wheelchair, feeling inexplicably disappointed.
Time makes carefree children grow up, and it also makes elders grow old and even die.
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As soon as I walked into the community, someone recognized my grandma.
"Lao Li, are you back?"
An old lady with white hair but full of energy grabbed grandma's hand.
She looked at her grandma up and down and sighed, "She's thinner than before."
Almost all the residents living here are elderly people. My grandmother has lived here for most of her life, and she can meet an acquaintance within two steps.
"Lao Li, are you back from City A? Isn't City A very lively?
"Lao Li, there are a few high-quality and low-priced shops opened in the old street. Let's go shopping tomorrow?"
It was only ten minutes' journey from the gate of the community to home, but Jiang Heshu and the others walked for more than two hours.
As soon as they entered the door, Jiang Heshu and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone is so enthusiastic that I can’t resist it!
They talked too much along the way. Jiang Heshu and the others were so thirsty that they went straight to the kitchen to boil water as soon as they entered the house.
After running all the way and chatting with the neighbors for so long, grandma was already tired. Aunt Liu cleaned up her room and asked grandma to rest first.
Jiang Heshu and others finished moistening their throats and started cleaning.
I haven't lived in the house for a long time, and a layer of dust has fallen. Fortunately, the space in the house is not large, so it is easy to clean.
But even so, Jiang Heshu was exhausted.
She lay down on the sofa, looked at Xu Zhiyuan, and was extremely happy: "Fortunately, you are back too."
Fortunately, Pei Yan asked Aunt Liu to follow him to Z city.
Otherwise, only she and grandma can tire her to death.
Jiang Heshu rested for a while and sent messages to everyone one by one to report that he was safe.
After sending it to Grandma Pei, Pei Yue and Mu Xueqing, Jiang Heshu hesitated for a few seconds before sending a message to Pei Yan.
The man was probably busy, so he didn't reply, and Jiang Heshu didn't care.
Suddenly remembering something, she looked at Xu Zhiyuan: "Brother Xu, where will you stay tonight?"
Xu Zhiyuan's house was originally across the street, but after they moved out, they sold the house.
Grandma's house has three bedrooms. In order to take care of her, Aunt Liu has been living with her. Jiang Heshu lives in one bedroom, and there is another bedroom that is empty.
Xu Zhiyuan leaned on the sofa, "What? I have an empty house at home and I don't want you, Brother Xu, to live in it?"
Jiang Heshu smiled and said it was unfair, "Aren't I afraid that you won't get used to living here?"
Living in such an old house is definitely not as comfortable as a hotel.
Xu Zhiyuan waved his hand, "I grew up living in this house, what's wrong with it?"
Since he is willing to stay, Jiang Heshu will naturally not drive him away.
Jiang Heshu found a new set of sheets and quilts, and made the bed in the spare room with Xu Zhiyuan.
The room is tidy enough for people to live in it, but it still lacks daily necessities.
"Aunt Liu, you stay at home with grandma, while Brother Xu and I go out to buy some things."
After Aunt Liu responded, Jiang Heshu and Xu Zhiyuan were ready to go out.
But as soon as he opened the door, Jiang Heshu saw Ding Ruirui appearing in the corridor carrying a suitcase.
Seeing her, Jiang Heshu's face was full of surprise, "Ruirui? Why are you in Z city?"
Grandma lived on the third floor, and Ding Ruirui carried her suitcase upstairs. She was so tired that she was sweating.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "My company was not a good person and treated its employees like animals. I resigned in anger and came back."
In fact, this is not the main reason. Ding Ruirui heard from Jiang Heshu that her grandma's condition had worsened and she would go abroad for treatment when her passport was issued.
Ding Ruirui couldn't go abroad without a passport, and she was afraid that something unexpected would happen and she would never see her grandma again. Thinking that the campus loan had been paid off and there was no pressure on her, she simply resigned and returned to City Z.
She wanted to spend time with her grandma before she went abroad.
Knowing that Jiang Heshu and Xu Zhiyuan were going to the supermarket, Ding Ruirui put down his suitcase and went with them.
In the evening, they gathered together to eat hot pot. It was crowded and lively, and they had a great time.
After a tiring day, they each went back to their respective rooms to rest early.
Jiang Heshu and Ding Ruirui slept in the same room, just like they did when they were children.
I remember that at that time, Ding Ruirui was very envious of Ding Gan who could sleep with her parents in the master bedroom. She also wanted to sleep with her parents, and she had many troubles.
But the ending every time was: Ding Ruirui came out of the master bedroom crying with a slap on his face, came to this small room, and lay down to sleep with Jiang Heshu.
Over time, Ding Ruirui stopped bothering to sleep in the master bedroom.
Later, his uncle and aunt led Ding Gan to move out of the old house and took away everything except Ding Ruirui...
Ding Ruirui looked at the somewhat old ceiling and suddenly said: "I remember when I was a child, Ding Gan always took away my things because his parents loved him. You helped me get it back for Ding Gan every time."
Jiang Heshu's eyelids twitched slightly when he heard the name 'Ding Gan'.
Ding Ruirui: "Ding Qian complained to my parents that you bullied him. I felt very guilty when my parents scolded you, but I was too timid and useless. I would only cry at critical moments."
She had hated her parents who favored sons over daughters since she was a child, but she didn't have the guts to resist them.
When she grew up, she could only avoid her parents by going to university or working in other places and never coming back.
Jiang Heshu hesitated for a few seconds and finally asked: "Ding Gan's ashes..."
"I threw it into the sea." Ding Ruirui said.
She had no money to buy a cemetery for Ding Gan, and it didn't cost much to put it in a funeral home for a year. But she herself lived frugally, and the few hundred yuan was enough for her to eat for a month.
After saying this, Ding Ruirui didn't speak for a long time, Jiang Heshu didn't know what to say, and the room became quiet.
After a while, Ding Ruirui turned over and looked at Jiang Heshu.
"Sister Heshu, after I left City A with the dried ashes, someone contacted me."
Jiang Heshu didn't know why.
Ding Ruirui said word for word: "She told me that Ding Gan was killed by you."
Jiang Heshu's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Ding Ruirui suddenly.
The night light was on in the room, and the light was dim. Jiang Heshu could only see Ding Ruirui's blurry outline, but not her expression.
Jiang Heshu tightened his fingers and said, "Ruirui..."
Before he could say anything, Ding Ruirui continued: "She told me that Ding Qian was favored by the owner of a KTV and made an exception to make him the manager. He was given a monthly salary of 30,000 yuan. The boss also gave him a Mercedes-Benz and a car. High-end apartment.”
"She said that Ding Gan was dating a girlfriend whose family was very rich, and they were getting engaged."
"But you brought people to make a big fuss at Ding Qian's place of work, saying that Ding Qian didn't have enough education and had problems with his character."
"The boss had to fire Ding Gan because of these public opinions, and also took away the car and house given to Ding Gan."
"Ding Qian's girlfriend heard about this and broke up with Ding Qian."
"Ding Qian went to find you, but you had him beaten up and left him to Chu Yu, who was mentally ill and couldn't love you anymore."
"Chu Yu tortured Ding Gan inhumanely for a long time, and forcefully took away Ding Gan's organs, causing Ding Gan to die from pain."
"After you learned that Ding Gan was killed, you had people clean up the traces and threw Ding Gan into the river..."
This is completely confusing right and wrong and distorting the facts.
Jiang Heshu clenched his fists and denied, "That's not the case."
She quickly told Ding Ruirui the whole thing in full.
"Ding Qian teamed up with Lin Run and Chu Yu to kidnap me. I hate him. After Pei Yan rescued me, Ding Qian was already captured by Lin Run..."
In fact, even if Ding Qian was not killed by Lin Run, Jiang Heshu would not let Pei Yan save him, and would even take revenge on Ding Qian.
Jiang Heshu would not be so soft-hearted as to save her Ding Gan who was in jail.
It's just that Jiang Heshu wouldn't say this.
