Entering the room, it is even more sad. In addition to beds and tables, there is actually a decent piece of furniture in the three tile-roofed rooms. Not to mention household appliances, not even the most common color TV and refrigerator can be seen. The only thing that can be seen
What he saw were baskets of fresh vegetables. Apparently, Zhang Xiaoliang’s family had been selling vegetables for a living.
At this time, Zhang Chengfeng brought a shabby little stool and called to Li Yi: "Sit down!"
Li Yi didn't mind being dirty, so he sat down directly and said, "Uncle, are you feeling well?"
"My health is fine, but my feet are a little inconvenient." Zhang Chengfeng waved his hands and said, "It's an old problem and I've long been used to it."
"Uncle, your leg can be cured." Li Yi hesitated and said this.
Zhang Chengfeng was startled, then waved his hand and said: "I know it can be cured, but it is difficult to completely cure it, and our family does not allow this disease to be cured." At this point, he paused and continued: "What happened just now
Thank you, without you, we would not be able to get these compensations."
"This is what I should do, not to mention Xiaoliang is still my classmate." Li Yi replied.
Zhang Chengfeng was obviously not good at talking. After saying a few words, he didn't know what to say. He looked at his son and said, "Xiao Liang! You can take Li Yi out for dinner later!"
"Uncle, no need, I can just eat here." Li Yi said hurriedly, "I can also eat common meals."
Zhang Chengfeng shook his head and said: "How can this be done? You have helped my family so much, what would it be like to eat here, not to mention that my family doesn't have any food to hand."
"Dad, I will help you deliver the vegetables to the market later. I think you should eat them at home!" Zhang Xiaoliang said.
"No, we can do it, you go and accompany him!" Zhang Chengfeng waved his hand.
At this time, Zhang Qianqian, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Dad, do you think this is okay? I will go out to eat with Li Yi, and brother, you go and do your work."
After saying this, Zhang Qianqian lowered her head shyly. She knew she shouldn't say these words in this situation.
Zhang Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, remembering Zhang Xiaoliang's words just now, and subconsciously asked: "Do you know each other?"
"Li Yi had a very good relationship with my brother when we were in junior high school. We met in private, so we can be considered acquaintances!" Zhang Qianqian replied with an uncomfortable expression.
Zhang Chengfeng's eyes became obviously more solemn. He remained silent for a while, took out a wad of money from his pocket and said, "You guys can go eat something good later."
The money was shabby and shabby. They were all in small bills worth five or ten yuan, and there wasn't even a fifty yuan note.
Zhang Qianqian wanted to say that she didn't need the money, but if she didn't take it, her parents thought too much, so they said, "Well! Shall we go out now?"
Li Yi also felt that Zhang Qianqian would only be more embarrassed if he continued talking, so he stood up and said: "Uncle, aunt, I'm leaving first! I'll see you again when I have time."
Not long after Li Yi and Zhang Qianqian left, the nearby folks came, obviously to thank Zhang Chengfeng's family.
After these people entered the door, they all started talking, "Old Zhang! Are you still going out today?"
Zhang Chengfeng also knew what they were here for, and said with a wry smile: "I can't do it until I get out! My daughter still has to go to school, which is a huge expense..."
"Old Zhang! Your daughter has a pretty good boyfriend, and he seems to be quite capable."
Zhang Chengfeng's expression changed. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Xiaoliang said first, "Uncle Wang, you are overthinking. He is my friend, and my little sister has nothing to do with him."
The villagers obviously didn't believe it. They saw Li Yi and Zhang Qianqian going out together just now. Po Wang smiled and said: "Xiao Liang, please don't lie to us."
"Yes! Lao Zhang, congratulations on finding a good son-in-law!"
"If it weren't for him today, let alone signing the contract, it would be nice if we wouldn't be kicked out."
"I still have to thank your son-in-law for today's affairs. You guys should be busy first, and we'll leave first."
"..."
After everyone said something, they left.
Zhang Chengfeng's face became even more ugly. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and they were cheap cigarettes without filters. He lit them and took a few deep breaths before looking at his son and saying, "Xiao Liang, tell me the truth, Qian."
Is there really no relationship between Qian and him? Don’t lie to us..."
"Dad, they really have nothing to do with each other. Why did I lie to you?" Zhang Xiaoliang replied.
"Really not?" Zhang Chengfeng didn't believe it.
Zhang Xiaoliang hoped that there would be one, but it just didn’t happen. He said, "Dad, have I lied to you since I was a kid?"
Zhang Chengfeng knew that although his son had poor grades and was a bit naughty, his character was still good, so he said, "It's fine if he doesn't, but I'm worried that there will be one in the future!"
"Dad, why are you worried about this? If they really get together, I think it will be great." Zhang Xiaoliang is extremely satisfied with Li Yi, his brother-in-law.
Zhang Chengfeng snorted coldly, glared at his son, and said: "Don't think that I am old and don't know anything anymore. Which young master like them is not just playing around, but can they really get along with each other? Even if they are together, even if they are married,
Now, can you guarantee that we will be together for a lifetime? A marriage that is not in the right family will not last long."
Zhang Xiaoliang was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting his father to think so much, and said: "Dad, Li Yi is just like us, he is also a child from a poor family."
"Is he poor?" Zhang Chengfeng shook his head and said, "Do you think a poor person can handle this matter?"
Zhang Xiaoliang knew that if he didn't say anything, his father would not believe him, so he said: "Li Yi and I are in junior high school. His family lives over there, just a few miles away from our home. If you don't believe it, I
I can take you to their house..." He didn't know what happened, but he actually said this on his own initiative.
"Huh? Do you know where their home is?" Zhang Chengfeng frowned and said, "If this is the case, we should thank him."
Mother Zhang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "Xiao Liang, since he is a child from an ordinary family, why would the other person do this? I feel like those people are afraid of him."
"Oh! That's it! Li Yi saved a person back then. That person had some tricks in our city. The other person said that if Li Yi was in trouble, he could come to him at any time. Didn't Li Yi secretly call him just now?"
Zhang Xiaoliang could only bite the bullet and said, "If you really want to meet Li Yi's parents, dad, you must not talk about this."
"I know this, but where did he learn his skills?" Zhang Chengfeng asked again.
Zhang Xiaoliang also wanted to know where Li Yi learned it, but he could only continue to talk nonsense: "It seems that the other party taught him."
"If that's what you said, I'll be relieved, but you still have to tell your sister not to get too close." Zhang Chengfeng said with some worry.
Zhang Xiaoliang thought that Li Yi had so many girlfriends and did not think that the two would be together. He smiled bitterly and said: "Dad, it is impossible for them to be together."
"How is it impossible? Your sister admires boys like him the most at her age. Li Yi's performance just now was so overwhelming. It's normal for your sister to like him secretly." Zhang Chengfeng stood up and changed the subject, "Help us fix it later.
After the food was delivered, I asked Lao Wu to help me look after the stall, and we went to visit Li Yi's parents."
Zhang Chengfeng's purpose is very simple, just to see if what his son said is true.
Zhang Xiaoliang found a pole and carried the baskets of vegetables out. Zhang Chengfeng and Zhou Lihua locked the courtyard door and followed behind.
On the way, Zhou Lihua couldn't help but ask: "Old man, why do you want to visit me?"
"Have you noticed that Li Yi looks like the same person, and very similar." Zhang Chengfeng said, "When I first saw him, I thought it was him!"
Zhou Lihua thought about it, and it seemed that this was really the case, and said: "I also think it's very similar. Could it be your old classmate?"
"I'm not sure. This is the reason why I went. If it was really the other party, we must go. He helped me too much in the past, and this kindness must be repaid." Zhang Chengfeng said with a solemn expression, "If it were not the other party, today
We also need to buy something and thank each other properly."
"Yes! If it is really them, we will definitely go." Zhou Lihua agreed.
As for Li Yi, after he and Zhang Qianqian left the slums, they came to a river.
Walking on the road by the river, Zhang Qianqian suddenly stopped and broke the silence and said: "Li Yi, thank you for today. If you didn't come, I really don't know what I would do."
"Why are you being polite to me? Am I not your boyfriend?" Li Yi said jokingly.
Zhang Qianqian's pretty face turned red and she said, "You are just my shield in school. If you are really my boyfriend, why don't you see me all the time?"
"Uh... I'm not busy, am I?" Li Yi said with a wry smile.
"Huh! These are just excuses. By the way, I really want to know what you do?" Zhang Qianqian suddenly asked, becoming more and more curious about Li Yi.
"I! I'm just a student, you know." Li Yi said nonsensically. It was impossible for him to tell Zhang Qianqian those secrets.
"You lied to me again. There are no students as powerful as you. You knocked them down in just a few strokes." Zhang Qianqian saw that she couldn't figure out the reason if she continued to ask, so she changed the topic and asked, "What do you want to eat later?"
Speaking of eating, Li Yi thought of the money again and said, "You didn't give them that money?"
"I want to give it too! But if I suddenly take out so much money, they will definitely be worried. My eldest brother has been helping me collect it." Zhang Qianqian said truthfully, "It's just that in the past few months, my eldest brother has always said that the company's profits are good and my salary has been increased.
Quite a lot, I slowly took out the money, but it's still useless..."
"Are they reluctant to spend money? Should they save it for you to go to college?" Li Yi asked.
"You don't know the situation of our family. In order to treat grandpa, our family spent all our savings and borrowed a lot of money. We even sold our previous house, but we still didn't keep grandpa." Zhang Qianqian sighed.
He said, "I have been paying back money over the years, but there are still a lot of debts that have not been paid off."
"So that's the case, but it will be fine after tonight." Li Yi thought that he should be able to get a lot of money by getting some compensation.
Zhang Qianqian nodded and said: "I hope so!"
The two of them chatted some more, then walked to a nearby food stall and simply ordered a few dishes.
There are no private rooms in this small restaurant, and everyone sits in the hall to eat. It is impossible to have a private conversation.
The food was brought over quickly. Just as Li Yigang picked up his chopsticks and was about to eat, he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder, and then heard the other person's voice.
"Brother Yi, you still told me that you have nothing to do with me? I must have met you this time!"