Doing It Over Again - Chapter 35

The house where no one lived was full of dust. After Shen Shao opened the door, he coughed several times because of the choking musty smell in the house. He turned around and said to Gu Ningzhao, who was about to come in: “Wait a minute, I’ll close the window. Open it and you can come in.”

The window was still the old-fashioned wooden window. After opening it, the room was brightly lit. Shen Shao pressed the light switch, and he didn’t know if the power was off or the light was broken and the light didn’t turn on. Looking at the house through the light coming in from the window, all the furniture was covered with a thick layer of ash, and there were spider webs hanging in some corners. What surprised Shen Shao was the books he put on the wooden cabinet. They were all gone, he frowned, not afraid of the cabinet getting dirty, he pulled the cover on the wooden cabinet and looked into the wooden cabinet. The book and paper were shrunk in the corner of the cabinet, looking a little pitiful when he was alone.

“What’s wrong?” Gu Ningzhao, who followed in, saw Shen Shao staring at an empty cabinet, and looked at it suspiciously for several times.

Shen Shao smiled and shook his head, closed the lid and patted the dust on his hands.

Chen Zhang promptly took out a handkerchief and handed it to Shen Shao: “Shen Shao, wipe your hands.”

“Thank you,” Shen Shao took the handkerchief to wipe the dust off his palms, put the handkerchief in his trouser pocket, and said to Chen Zhang, “I will return it to you after washing it.”

“Don’t be so polite.” Chen Zhang’s family also has relatives living in the countryside, but in his impression, although the houses in the countryside are not necessarily more beautiful than those in the city, most of them are more spacious and crowded and dilapidated like Shen Shao’s. The old house used to hold firewood or abandoned, never thought that Shen Shao would live in such a house before.

“There are only two rooms at home, one main room, next to the pigsty and kitchen. I won’t show you. The dust is so heavy, I don’t know if there are any bugs,” Shen Shao looked at this strange and familiar house , smiled and said, “Let’s go, I’ll go see if there is anyone in the uncle’s house, and take you to his house for a sit.”

Shen Shao originally had some scruples about Shen Hong. If he went to his uncle’s house alone, even if Shen Hong started to make trouble, he would just ignore it. But today, with Chen Zhang and Gu Ningzhao walking together, if Shen Hong was still as troubled as before, then Not quite right.

Chen Zhang and Gu Ningzhao ran with him so far, but they turned around to see the faces of his relatives. It was impossible to tell.

“I’ll take a look,” Gu Ningzhao didn’t go out immediately, but after walking around in a few houses, he returned to Shen Shao’s side, silently waiting for Shen Shao to close the window before the group walked out of the door.

After walking out of the door, the air was much fresher. Shen Shao locked the door and was about to go to his aunt’s house when he saw the aunt walking out of her house.

“Little Shao?” Liu Shulian was also surprised when she saw Shen Shao. Although she had a smile on her face, in the eyes of people like Chen Zhang who had been in the ups and downs of society for several years, he felt that there seemed to be something in the eyes of this aunt. With some guilty taste.

“Auntie,” Shen Shao walked forward with a smile, turned around and took the gift he had prepared from the driver and carried it over. After introducing the two parties, he asked, “How have you been all these years?” The aunt seems to be getting old very quickly these years. People who are less than 40 years old look like they are 50 years old.

“Okay, it’s okay,” Liu Shulian greeted the group of four and sat down, then looked at the large and small bags of gifts in her hand, and said a little embarrassedly: “Why do you buy so many things?” I also heard that Shen Shao’s two uncles have been supporting Shen Shao’s studies, so they haven’t helped Shen Shao, but thinking that Shen Shao sends things back to their family every Chinese New Year, and now he’s back home to visit their family, it’s again With big bags and small bags, Liu Shulian felt that the things in her hands were a little hot.

“It’s just some special things in the capital, not worth much,” Shen Shao said with a smile, “Just accept it, I brought it back from such a far place, you won’t let me bring it back again, will you?”

In fact, only one or two of these items were brought from the capital. As for the clothes and the learning machine, he bought them in Zaipeng County yesterday afternoon.

Although she doesn’t know how much these things cost, but there is such a big pile, there is also a famous brand learning machine that has been advertised on TV, how can it not cost much? However, Shen Shao’s words made her feel a lot better. After carefully storing these gifts, she went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of mashed eggs for each of the four.

Liu Shulian originally wanted to keep these eggs for Shen Hong to eat when she came back, but thinking of the gifts Shen Shao bought and Shen Shao’s current status, she gritted her teeth and scooped two into each bowl.

“Auntie, I’ll help you serve it.” Although he has been away from the village for many years, he still knows the customs and habits of hospitality in the village. Whenever a guest arrives but the meal is not ready, the host will cook mashed eggs. Show your respect for your guests by serving them.

“Be careful, don’t burn your hands,” Liu Shulian handed a bowl to Shen Shao, and then said, “Are you still used to it in the capital?”

Shen Shao nodded: “It’s good.”

“That’s good,” Liu Shulian fell silent, not knowing what to say for a while. The current Shen Shao was no longer the skinny child she had remembered. He was tall and handsome, and he didn’t know what material his clothes were made of. He was very energetic when he wore them, which made her feel overwhelmed.

Shen Shaoduan’s bowl of mashed eggs was placed in front of Gu Ningzhao. After the four bowls of mashed eggs were served, Shen Shao saw that Liu Shulian had no share, and knowing that she was reluctant to eat it, he went to the kitchen to get an empty bowl and distributed it to her. Then he sat down next to Gu Ningzhao and started eating. After eating one egg, he saw that there was another half of the egg in the bowl. He glanced at Gu Ningzhao, whose ears were a little red, and ate the half egg with a smile. go down.

Liu Shulian noticed the small movements of the two of them. She, who was originally **** by Gu Ningzhao’s extravagance, also let go a little. After a few people finished eating, she brought water to let them wash their hands, and then said to Gu Ningzhao: ” We don’t have running water here, you don’t mind.”

“You’re too kind,” Chen Zhang said after washing his hands and wiping them with a handkerchief, “We came here this time to see Shen Shao’s hometown. It was we who disturbed you.”

“No interruption, no interruption,” Liu Shulian rubbed her hands a little embarrassedly. She turned her head and saw that the head of the house was back, she felt relieved, and hurriedly walked to the door and said, “Dad, Xiao Shao is here to see us.”

Seeing Shen Shao, Shen Jianjun’s slightly vicissitudes face was full of joy, and seeing three strangers sitting in the room, he patted the dust on his body and walked into the room: “Xiao Shao, when did you come back? “

“Not long after I came back,” Shen Shao got up and greeted Shen Jianjun, and then made another introduction. After the two sides got to know each other, they chatted with the uncle.

“Hey, if Xiaohong can be half as sensible as you, I’ll be relieved,” Shen Jianjun had already grown white hair from a life of too much hard work. When it comes to his daughter, he seems to be full of melancholy and envious in his heart. If Shen Shao It would be fine if it was his child, but it’s a pity that the younger brother has this good son, but he doesn’t cherish it. There is no news for so many years, and he doesn’t know how he is doing outside.

As an outsider, Shen Shao didn’t have much to say when he heard this, he just smiled and said, “Xiaohong is still young, just wait until she is older.”

“When you were her age, you were able to represent the school in national competitions, and now she’s following some random students…”

“Yes, I just like to be with those who are indifferent, not as good as your nephew, but it’s useless if you envy other people’s ability, even if they don’t have parents or mothers, they won’t call you Dad. “Shen Hong came out from nowhere, and she didn’t know how long she had been listening outside. At this moment, she was full of anger and pointed at Shen Shao’s nose, “Don’t pretend to be clever in front of my dad, you He is a top student at Huada University, a celebrity in our Peng County, and our family can’t afford a big man like you!”

“What are you doing?” Facing the unreasonable little daughter, Shen Jianjun’s patience became less and less, he frowned, “There are guests here, please be polite.”

“Who told my parents to be farmers? Others laugh at my parents for selling vegetables. How can I be polite?” Thinking of the mocking words of her classmates, Shen Hong poured all her grievances on her parents. And on Shen Shao, “You can’t stand it yourself, why do you think I’m not good enough, anyway, Shen Shao still has a father who can be a rich woman on the list!”

Seeing that Shen Hong’s words became more and more outrageous, Shen Jianjun raised his hand and was about to fight. When Liu Shulian saw this, she hurriedly shielded Shen Hong behind her, and she said anxiously, “Dad, there are so many people here today, please give your child some face. “

“What face does she have?” Shen Jianjun pulled Liu Shulian away, determined to clean up this increasingly disrespectful daughter, but this time his hand was stopped by Shen Shao.

Shen Shao glanced at Shen Hong, who looked like a bad girl, and said indifferently, “Uncle, I think it’s getting late, I should go too.”

“Where are you going, I finally came back, why do I have to eat before leaving?” Shen Jianjun was both angry and guilty, he almost didn’t dare to look into Shen Shao’s eyes, “I just bought it this morning. Two pounds of meat…”

“You can’t look down on those two pounds of meat,” Shen Hong said, neither yin nor yang. “People don’t like to come back when they stay in the capital, and they don’t like your things.”

“Shut up for me,” Shen Jianjun shouted at Shen Hong, “If you make trouble again, get out of here.”

“Why should I get out, it’s him who should get out, not me,” Shen Hong pointed at Shen Shao, her eyes full of resentment, “Get out of here, don’t come to our house in the future, our family doesn’t care about your things .”

Gu Ningzhao frowned and walked a few steps in front of Shen Shao, blocking Shen Hong’s finger pointing at Shen Shao: “Since it’s not rare, then return the thing.”

Shen Hong wanted to pay it back, but the food had already entered her stomach, and those beautiful clothes had long been worn by her to show off at school. She had nothing to pay back, but facing Gu Ningzhao’s sarcastic eyes, she He gritted his teeth and said, “It’s a big deal, I’ll pay him back.”

“Shen Shao has sent things to your family eight times in total in the past three years. Each time these things cost hundreds or even nearly a thousand. Since you don’t like it, you can pay it back now.” Gu Ningzhao’s mouth was hooked. With a mocking smile, “Don’t take someone’s favor and scold someone, that’s really shameless.”

“You are shameless!” Shen Hong screamed, “What hundreds of thousands, does he have so much money as an orphan? Isn’t he just trying to cheat my family for a little money?”

“Cheating money?” Gu Ningzhao glanced around her house. Although he didn’t say it clearly, his eyes showed contempt. He seemed to be saying: Just like your family, there is still money to cheat?

“You!” Shen Hong hated that others looked down on her the most. Being stared at by Gu Ningzhao, she was so angry that she almost lost her mind. When she reacted, she realized that her hand was blocked by Shen Shao, and Shen Shao looked at her. The eyes are like looking at a stranger.

Shen Shao didn’t expect that Shen Hong had become such a cynical person now. Seeing that she was about to reach out to hit Gu Ningzhao, he quickly stopped her. He glanced at the uneasy aunt who wanted to protect Shen Hong. , pushed Shen Hong towards her, “Since you don’t welcome me, I won’t bother you in the future. As for those gifts, it would be too much to say that you haven’t paid them back, so I think it’s my honor to my uncle and Auntie’s.”

“Xiao Shao,” Liu Shulian looked at Shen Shao guiltily, then looked at her daughter who was starting to wipe her tears, and reached out and patted Shen Hong twice: “Quickly apologize to your cousin.”

Shen Hong just cried and didn’t say a word.

Shen Jianjun suddenly sighed and said, “Xiao Shao, it’s our family that’s sorry for you. I didn’t teach the child well, which made you aggrieved.”

Shen Shao did not transfer his dissatisfaction with Shen Hong to the uncle. He smiled politely at the uncle: “No, there is nothing for you and the aunt to feel sorry for me.”

Liu Shulian looked at this, then looked at that, without making a sound, her hand resting on the trouser leg was pinching the trouser seam uneasily.

“I won’t eat lunch, I still have things to do at noon,” Shen Shao moved his eyes to Shen Hong and said calmly, “I never owe you anything, and your dissatisfaction with me is just because of your own bad life. It’s just to transfer this unwillingness to others. In the past, I saw that I didn’t have the same knowledge as you in the face of the uncle and aunt, but this does not mean that I can let you lose your temper, or even do something to my friends. “

“Apart from your parents, there is no one in the world who should let you go. It has nothing to do with me whether your life is good or bad. Could it be that I am the one to blame?” Shen Shao said coldly, “Everyone has to say it for themselves. If you are responsible, so are you.”

After saying these words, Shen Shao said to Gu Ningzhao, Chen Zhang and the driver behind him: “I’m sorry, I originally wanted you to rest for a while, but I didn’t expect you to see a joke.”

Gu Ningzhao shook his head, then put his hand around Shen Shao’s shoulder: “Let’s go back.”

Shen Jianjun watched Shen Shao leave silently, and Liu Shulian said anxiously, “Father, how could you let Xiao Shao leave like this, this… this is not good.”

“What’s wrong, it’s better than being scolded by her nose,” Shen Jianjun lit a cigarette and took a deep breath, “You think I don’t know that you usually secretly gave this poor guy extra pocket money, and Where are all the books in Xiao Shao’s house, did you sell them to those who collect junk?”

Liu Shulian was both guilty and embarrassed: “I can’t help it either, Xiaohong owes other people money, and you keep her under strict control, this…”

“Liu Shulian, you should be used to the child,” Shen Jianjun sighed helplessly, remembering the indifferent look in Shen Shao’s eyes when he left, and he knows very well, I’m afraid that this kind of trouble, Xiao Shao’s child and their family will become more and more in the future. estranged.

The way back was very quiet, Gu Ningzhao looked at Shen Shao who was looking as usual, his left index finger slowly moved to Shen Shao’s side, and finally moved to Shen Shao’s thigh: “You…are you in a bad mood? ?”

“Ah?” Shen Shao blinked blankly, then said with a smile, “I’m fine, don’t worry, I’m used to it.”

got used to?

Gu Ningzhao frowned, did Shen Shao receive such treatment every time he went to that house?

“Shen Shao, say something that shouldn’t be said. I think you should stay away from this family in the future, although you are not a bad person…” As a social person, Chen Zhang knows very well that sometimes the feelings between people are not Because the other person is a good person, they can be intimate.

No matter how deep the relationship is, if you experience such a scene again and again, in the end, the only thing left is embarrassment.

Maybe no one is right or wrong, but the reality is too embarrassing.

Shen Shao smiled: “Thank you, I understand.”

He will still remember in his heart the care of his uncle and his aunt at the beginning, and those who should be filial will still be filial, but they really need less contact in the future.

“Shen Hong scolded me just now, what are you doing in front of me, don’t you know that when people are unreasonable, God can’t stop them?” Shen Shao suddenly remembered Gu Ningzhao’s behavior just now, and couldn’t help asking.

“I know.”

Just because I know it, I want to stand in front of you.

“I know boxing.”

Shen Shao: …

Could it be that you are still going to fight with Shen Hong?