Zhang Ling could naturally see Xiaodouzi's little thoughts.
certainly!
He won't refute Wu Man's face easily.
So I could only tell Xiaodouzi not to forget to say thank you when accepting the Wuman candy.
This time!
Xiaodouzi said "Thank you, Auntie" with a smile on her face.
Simply listening to the little guy's voice can give people a sweet feeling in their hearts.
Later.
Wu Man followed behind alone.
Watching a family of three walking hand in hand on the way home.
This strong contrast made Wu Man feel even more lonely.
Originally, there was still a feeling of heat in the air at this time.
But she could feel an icy coldness eroding her body.
Every joint in the body gradually becomes stiff and loses activity.
Every step he takes seems to take several times more energy than usual.
on the way.
Wu Man also heard envious greetings from neighbors to their family of three from time to time.
"Zhang Ling, you're back from get off work!"
"Lingling, I always see your family of three going home together. How happy you are!"
"The children are so old! When are you going to get your license and have a banquet? You, Uncle Liu, have always been looking forward to the banquet..."
These words of greeting.
These greetings were undoubtedly directed at Wu Man's more intense chills.
But for Zhang Ling, it was the warmth of happiness.
I don't know when it started.
Zhang Ling has long been used to it.
Every time she heard this, she would always say hello to the person greeting her with a somewhat honest and happy smile without saying a word.
Li Xiang, who was on the side, kept responding and said, "It's almost time."
The well-behaved little Douzi is even more polite and calls her grandparents, uncles, brothers and sisters all the time.
certainly!
These names are not given for nothing.
There are always unexpected gains for little ones along the way.
Some people gave her a candy because they thought she was cute, some people gave her a fun gadget, and many people praised her for being very sensible...
Xiaodouzi was naturally happy to receive a substantial gift.
The most important thing is that she is sensible and can always put a happy smile on the faces of her parents.
It was a smile that meant she was very happy.
So this is one of the reasons why Xiaodouzi is happier than in the orphanage.
Sudden!
Xiaodouzi stopped walking.
Zhang Ling looked at the child with some confusion and asked:
"Why don't you leave?"
Xiaodouzi looked back at Wu Man and said:
"Mom, should we also hold Auntie's hand and walk together? Auntie seems quite..."
The word Xiaodouzi was not spoken.
It was as if just saying that word would cause some bad memories to flood out of her little head.
The reason why the little guy can notice Wu Man.
That's because this child has been isolated before.
So I understand the feeling of loneliness when being isolated.
You can also clearly perceive another isolated soul.
moment.
For Wu Man, a warm current surged from her heart.
It began to warm her somewhat stiff and cold body.
A relaxed smile immediately appeared on her face and she declined:
"No, it's okay. I..."
Wu Man hasn't finished speaking yet.
Zhang Ling turned around and took Wu Man's hand and said with a smile:
"Xiaodouzi is right! This is indeed my negligence. Wu Man, let's go home with us."
A simple sentence made her immediately feel the warmth from her family.
Her body followed Zhang Ling like a marionette.
Then the "family of four" walked home hand in hand.
at this time!
Zhang Pengtian was standing upstairs at the window looking at them.
He first let out a long sigh and then smiled and said to himself:
"What is supposed to come has finally come. Do you really think it's okay to let Zhang Ling live the life you once hated so much?"
Just say it.
Zhang Pengtian calmed down and started carrying the prepared food to the dining table.
I hope Zhang Ling can have hot meals soon after stepping into her home.
The time is just right.
When the last pot of soup is served.
Zhang Ling and her group just walked into the house.
Zhang Pengtian didn't wait for the hesitant Zhang Ling to speak.
He went over to look at Wu Man and said enthusiastically:
"Hey, this is a new guest at home. Zhang Ling, you are mute. You don't want to introduce me to me either. This kid..."
The father seemed a little disappointed with Zhang Ling's performance.
That's why I shook my head and didn't continue.
Zhang Ling felt that her father's reaction was a little unusual.
She was obviously more distant from her daughter than usual.
On the contrary, his attitude towards Wu Man, who came into the house for the first time, was quite cordial.
That's why Zhang Ling was a little stunned and didn't realize what was going on?
Wu Man took the initiative to step forward and politely said:
"Hello, uncle! My name is Wu Man. I am Zhang Ling's colleague and friend in the company."
The father looked at Zhang Ling with pretense of doubt and said:
"Is this girl really your friend?"
My father always felt that Zhang Ling had too few friends.
I am also happy to see my daughter make new friends today.
Zhang Ling just smiled and nodded without saying anything.
Wu Man continued to introduce with a bitter look:
"I just have no place to stay because of an accident at home. I wonder if I can stay with you for a few days?"
Zhang Pengtian looked around at the furnishings in his home with a wry smile.
Some hesitated and did not speak for the time being.
Wu Man understood that Zhang Pengtian was unwilling to let her live there.
So he tried his best to say good things for himself:
"Uncle, please don't worry! I, Wu Man, will never live here in vain. I can do laundry and cooking. If it doesn't work, I can still rent out the house. Please just ask for the price!"
Zhang Pengtian then motioned to Wu Man to take a closer look at the current environment.
Trying to get Wu Man to give up and leave.
To be honest, in his heart he didn't want Wu Man to really move in.
So he said to Wu Man with a bitter smile:
"Since you are Zhang Ling's friend, as long as you don't mind that my place is small and there is no separate room for you to live in, you can do whatever you want. As for the rent, there is no need to mention it anymore."
Wu Man waved his hand quietly and said:
"It's okay, it's okay! This place is already very good for me. I never choose a place when I go out. As long as I have a place to sleep..."
That’s right!
Wu Man really doesn't pick places.
I once slept in a bullpen for a while when I was working in Yecheng.
So for Wu Man, Zhang Ling's home is already considered a paradise.
Obviously, Zhang Pengtian liked Wu Man's expression very much.
In his heart he couldn't help praising the old lady for her ability to choose people.
He chose someone he couldn't dislike at all.
After Xiaodouzi said "Grandpa, I'm hungry".
Zhang Pengcai realized that he had neglected his guests.
So he quickly politely asked Wu Man to come to the table and eat together.
When Zhang Ling sat at the dinner table, she felt something was wrong.
Because there was an extra set of dishes and chopsticks on the dining table than usual.
It felt as if my father had predicted that there would be one more person at dinner.
The attentive Xiaodouzi seemed to be able to understand the doubts in her heart.
He actually took the lead to help Zhang Ling ask her father:
"Grandpa, that's not right! Did you already know that Aunt Wuman would come for dinner? That's why you prepared an extra set of bowls and chopsticks than usual?"
Xiaodouzi's greeting made everyone present focus on his father.
Zhang Ling looked at her father Zhang Pengtian with doubts every time she thought about it.
Like Xiaodouzi, we are all looking forward to the answer.
I have to say that Wu Man was the most nervous.
Because she told Zhang Pengtian in advance before coming.
If Zhang Pengtian accidentally lets it slip.
So based on her understanding of Zhang Ling.
Zhang Ling will definitely drive her away directly.
Then her mission will definitely not be completed.
For the pendant that the old lady promised to give her.
Wu Man can only maintain a high level of vigilance at all times.
However, in Zhang Ling's opinion.
If my father really knew in advance.
There must be some clues revealed when answering Xiaodouzi's question.
What Zhang Ling didn't expect was that her father didn't look nervous at all.
He glanced at the window in the distance.
Her indifferent gaze moved to Zhang Ling and answered:
"That's because I saw it before you came back."
This explanation was enough to leave everyone present with no reason to argue.
Wu Man also let out a sigh of relief and relaxed his vigilance.
It turned out that she was overthinking everything.
Zhang Pengtian was not hostile to her.
Come to think of it, she is indeed a bit ridiculous.
The reason why she appears here.
It was also to protect Zhang Ling.
As Zhang Ling's father, how could he be so hostile to her?
Zhang Ling saw it.
There was indeed no flaw in my father's answer.
But after the answer, my father and Wu Man had a brief eye contact.
The moment of intersection.
There was an obviously unnatural flicker in my father's eyes.
It felt like she was afraid that Zhang Ling would know that her father and Wu Man had known each other before.
fact!
My father had indeed met Wu Man when he went out to pay homage to his mother.
The old lady just hurriedly asked Wu Man to prove her strength in front of her father.
Father just confirmed that Wu Man had the ability to be Zhang Ling's bodyguard.
But I didn't have the opportunity to get to know Wu Man deeply as a person.
Because the father is willing to trust an old lady as a mother.
I would never do anything to harm my biological daughter.
Zhang Ling knows nothing.
Even if he noticed something strange about his father, it would be difficult to ask him face to face.
Because even she knows it very well.
If you ask further.
She can easily find countless reasons to explain.
What's more, right in front of her is her father who has watched her grow up.
Dinner is over.
Li Xiang played with Xiaodouzi for a while after dinner as usual.
He originally wanted to stay and find an opportunity to accompany Zhang Ling to raise the issue of inviting guests to the engagement banquet with Zhang Pengtian.
Finally, consider the presence of Wu Man, an outsider.
Li Xiang had to give up and leave temporarily.
The Wu Man left behind is definitely a lovable best friend.
Not only did he take the initiative to stop washing the dishes.
I also wiped the kitchen range hood and the somewhat muddy floor clean.
to this end!
Father also said in front of Zhang Ling:
"That's right! Zhang Ling, this friend of yours is no less diligent than that damn girl Yan Yuan."
Yan Yuan's name was mentioned again by his father.
It made Zhang Ling feel sad for a while.
She pretended to be unhappy and said to her father:
"Dad! Didn't you always teach me not to speak ill of people behind their backs? Why did you..."
Face your father.
Some words don't need to be spoken.
Because the effect is better than saying it.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across his father's face and he continued:
"Then let's not talk about Yan Yuan. I like how hardworking this girl Wu Man is. I really like her! In the future, Zhang Ling, I must make more friends like this."
Wu Man seems to have the perfect luck to listen to good things.
My father just finished speaking.
She appeared in front of Zhang Ling.
I was a little embarrassed and said to my father:
"Thank you uncle for your support! In the future, I will work harder to share some housework for you."
Zhang Pengtian was even happier because of Wu Man's words.
Zhang Ling's complaint to him just now flashed through his mind.
Zhang Pengtian looked at Zhang Ling with an unhappy face and said:
"Lingling, listen, listen, do you feel ashamed? Your friends all know that they have to work hard to share some housework for me. What about you?"
Xiaodouzi appeared by Zhang Ling's side even more timely than Timely Rain and Song Jiang.
Holding the textbook in her little hands, she said to Zhang Ling:
"Mom, look at it quickly, what does this question mean? Xiaodouzi read it several times and still didn't understand it."
With a doting look on her face, Zhang Ling quickly held Xiaodouzi in her arms and kissed her cheek.
Then, with a somewhat proud look, he explained to his father:
"Dad, you have seen it. I am not idle. I spend a lot of time teaching Xiaodouzi to study every day."
The father was so angry that Zhang Ling and her daughter gasped and stopped talking.
Zhang Ling felt that it was a bit unsatisfactory.
He deliberately placed the textbook Xiaodouzi had brought in front of his father and said:
"Dad! How about you come and guide Xiaodouzi in his studies. From now on, I will wash the pots and dishes. What do you think?"
The father glanced at the questions in the textbook and said:
"What are these problems? I can't understand! I don't teach."
Zhang Ling said with a teasing smile:
"Dad, you have a high school degree after all. This is a primary school textbook! You really can't understand it?"
My father's face became much gloomier.
This can't be done in front of Wu Man as a father.
Then the key to Zhang Ling's problem was transferred.
He raised his hand and snatched the textbook from Zhang Ling's hand.
With one finger, he poked the question that Xiaodouzi didn't know and complained:
"What does two-thirds of a frog equal? I'm not a philosophy person. How do I know what it equals? I don't even know who are these people who compile primary school textbooks now?"
Zhang Ling deliberately asked:
"Dad! Who do you care who they are? Just tell me the answer to this question."
Father did not answer Zhang Ling’s words and said:
"Yes, I don't care who they are? But they seem to have forgotten that these are just elementary school textbooks. They are not those obscure philosophy books in universities."
It seemed as if his father spoke out Xiaodouzi’s thoughts.
Involuntarily, I called out "Grandpa" with tears in my eyes.
The father stepped forward and stroked Xiaodouzi's head with some distress and continued:
"Look at these people who write textbooks. They are really interesting!"
The three people present all said "uh" and stared at their father.
Father said:
"They don't write the topics of primary school textbooks into obscure philosophical questions. It seems that their profound knowledge cannot be reflected."
My father thinks that the experts and professors who compile primary school textbooks are...
Instead of trying your best to show off your profound knowledge to primary school students.
Why not teach children more about how to live in primary school textbooks?
For example, doing groceries and accounting, converting various units, etc.
Zhang Ling said with a smile:
"Dad, you don't understand! In today's era, no matter what you do, you have to start from the baby. Philosophy, of course, also starts from the baby."
After hearing Zhang Ling's words, his father sneered disdainfully.
Then his distressed eyes fell on Xiaodouzi again and said:
"I have been hearing about "reducing the burden on children" for many years. Looking at this child, you can tell that "reducing the burden on children is just a slogan."
Zhang Ling and Wu Man on the side suddenly felt sad.
Because they have all experienced hardships like small beans.
Xiaodouzi's innocent face looked like he had gone through many vicissitudes of life and looked at his father and called him "Grandpa" again.
The father choked with sobs.
He forced back the tears that were about to fall.
Then, he forced himself to put on a smile and said to Xiaodouzi:
"Kid, come on!"
Xiaodouzi nodded "Yeah" as if he understood his father's words.
The father smiled again and forced Xiaodouzi’s textbook onto Zhang Ling and said:
"I'm old! I don't understand these inexplicable elementary school questions. Let's leave it to you young people to challenge."