Lu Yao was confused by his question.
"Uncle Zheng, why do you ask that?"
Zheng Weiguo regretted it after asking.
He shouldn't compare Lu Yao and Niannian.
Nian Nian's bad character is due to her family of origin.
But he still didn't understand. Hua Ni was so kind, good-tempered, and gentle. Why didn't Nian Nian inherit anything from her?
He lowered his eyebrows and said, "Nothing, just ask."
Lu Yao hesitated, but still explained, "My father is good to me, but we don't communicate very much. Last time I went back, my father had a good talk with me. I understand that it's not easy for my father. My father also knew about my dissatisfaction, and things got much better after the exchange."
Zheng Weiguo looked up at her, "How to talk?"
Ever since he took Dong Niannian back despite the obstruction of Hua Ni's family, Zheng Weiguo wanted to have a good talk with Dong Niannian.
But for some reason, when facing Dong Niannian, he was not as relaxed as facing Lu Yao. He always felt that he couldn't get close to her, and he even managed to organize the words several times without speaking.
If it hadn't been confirmed by many parties, he would have doubted whether Dong Niannian was his biological daughter.
As smart as Lu Yao, she quickly guessed Zheng Weiguo's thoughts.
He probably didn't get along well with Dong Niannian.
Also, Uncle Zheng is very talented, but Dong Niannian has a petty attitude, stirs up troubles, and goes against the will, so Uncle Zheng will naturally have a headache.
But that was his biological daughter, or his biological daughter who had been lost and found. What else could he do besides giving her a good education?
You can't dislike her bad moral character and abandon her.
"Every family's situation is different," Lu Yao said slowly, "I have a misunderstanding with my father. Just let it go. You can have a heart-to-heart talk with your daughter, ask her how she got here after all these years, and pay more attention to her. , understand her demands and let her know that you love her. As time goes by, things should get better, but character is accumulated over time and I am afraid it cannot be reversed in a short time."
If Uncle Zheng hadn't been so good to her, she wouldn't have bothered to say this.
For someone like Dong Niannian, no amount of love can make up for the darkness in her heart.
As the saying goes, eyes are the windows to the human soul, and Dong Niannian's eyes were not clean at first glance.
Zheng Weiguo frowned, with a sad look on his face.
Seeing him like this, Lu Yao didn't know what to say.
It's like God suddenly sent him a gift, and when he opened it, it turned out to be shit. Who could be happy?
Zheng Weiguo put his hands on the steering wheel and changed the subject, "If Duan Mingjie can't do it at the construction site, tell me and I'll see if there's any suitable job for him."
"No, Uncle Zheng," Lu Yao refused without thinking, "I believe in Duan Mingjie's ability, let him worry about his work."
If it hadn't happened today, Lu Yao might have accepted Zheng Weiguo's help.
She is not so arrogant that she doesn't care about anything.
But if Dong Niannian knew that Uncle Zheng had helped them, she might do something. She should have less contact with Uncle Zheng in the future to avoid being caught in the middle.
Zheng Weiguo understood what she meant, "If you have any difficulties in the future, be sure to tell me. Don't worry too much."
Lu Yao nodded with a smile, "I will. I haven't thanked you for telling me the news about the resumption of the college entrance examination. This news really came at a very timely time."
"It's okay, I just think that going to college is more suitable for you."
Lu Yao is still young. She should go to college and get to know more people, so that she can have more possibilities in life.
"Review carefully and I believe you will be able to get into a good university."
Lu Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Zheng, I will do it."
Lu Yao asked Zheng Weiguo to take her to the entrance of the alley, get out of the car with the roast duck and walk back.
It was almost time for dinner. Lu Yao wanted to take the roast duck to the construction site to eat with Duan Mingjie, but she forgot to ask Duan Mingjie where he worked.
I can only take it home and eat it myself.
Passing by the neighbor's door, she thought of the old lady Aunt Guan had told her about, and her curiosity drove her to look into the courtyard.
This sight scared Lu Yao.
The little old lady was struggling to fetch water from the well, as if she might fall into the well at any time.
Lu Yao was so frightened that she ran over quickly, threw the roast duck on the ground, and hurriedly hugged the old lady from behind.
The old lady was thin and small, so Lu Yao took her aside without any effort.
Lu Yao helped the old man up, frowned and said, "Grandma, why are you still fetching water at such an old age? What if you fall into the well?!"
The old man stared at Lu Yao with his cloudy eyes and said in a bad tone, "Who are you?"
"I'm your neighbor. I just moved here yesterday." After saying that, Lu Yao looked around the yard and turned around and asked, "Grandma, doesn't your home have a pressure well?"
Whose yard has a big well? It's too old. Nowadays, pressure wells are used. The water is still clean, convenient and safe.
"The well is not pressurized."
The old man dropped this sentence and continued to fetch water.
Lu Yao said she would not let her fetch water. "Grandma, please stand aside and I will fetch water for you."
The old man was pulled aside by Lu Yao and stood by the well, seemingly thinking about how to fetch water.
Lu Yao had never done this before. When she was in her natal family, she used tap water, and when she went to the countryside, she used pressurized water wells. Later, when she married Duan Mingjie, she was not able to do any of the work at home.
Her legs felt weak as she stood by the well, and she finally decided to forget it.
Don't embarrass yourself.
The old lady saw that she was embarrassed and turned back. Just when she was about to say something sarcastic, she saw the little girl picked up the bucket and said, "Grandma, you wait at home. I will go to my house to press a bucket of water for you, and then give it to you." Bring it up."
With that said, Lu Yao left with the bucket.
The old lady hurriedly grabbed her, "Are you trying to drug me in the water?"
The old lady spoke in a very bad tone, and Lu Yao was immediately confused.
She heard Aunt Guan say that the old lady had a weird personality, but she didn't expect her words to be so hurtful.
"Grandma, I'm very sad when you talk like this. I just see that you are having difficulty fetching water, and I just want to help you. I have no other meaning."
"If you don't believe me, I will just return the bucket to you, but you have wronged me and you must apologize to me."
The old lady was happy. This was the first time in so many years that someone asked her to apologize.
"Why should I apologize to you?"
"You have wronged me," Lu Yao looked serious, and seemed to have some confidence. "I saw you outside and was about to fall into the well. I was scared to death. I kindly came to help you, but you said that I drugged you. Is this what you said? humiliate me!"
Hearing this, the old lady smiled.
She put her hands behind her back and looked at Lu Yao, "You are an interesting girl."
Lu Yao pursed her lips and thought for a while before forgetting it. Why bother with an old man? She was nosy.
Picked up the roast duck on the ground, turned around and left.
"wait!"
The old man behind her called to her.
Lu Yao turned around and looked at the old lady calmly, "What are you doing, do you want to apologize to me?"
The old lady laughed angrily, "Okay, I apologize to you, little girl, I'm sorry, I wrongly blamed you just now."
Lu Yao blinked, as if to see if she was sincerely apologizing.
The old lady was hurt by her probing eyes, "Don't look at me like that. I haven't apologized to anyone since the fall of the Qing Dynasty. You are the first one in so many years."
Lu Yao is not an awkward person. The old lady apologized sincerely, so she didn't care, "Grandma, why are you calling me?"
The old lady pointed to the roast duck in her hand, "You can't finish it by yourself, can you?"
Lu Yao raised her eyebrows: "Huh?"
