Chapter 1,525 The completely unexpected and bizarre truth
When Jenny learned that Edward was about to die, she was instantly shocked.
She said to Will: "I don't know how much you want to know. You have an image of your father in your mind, and I won't change it, especially now, when everything is coming to an end."
Will said: "My father talked about a lot of things that he never did, and I believe he also did a lot of things that he never talked about. I just wanted to connect the two."
Jenny sat down at the long table.
She looked at Will and said: "First of all, you must understand that your father never wanted to stay here for a long time. But he came twice. The first time he came early. The second time he came late."
This time the storyteller was Jenny.
The camera switches to Jenny's narration.
It was getting late, and Edward was worried.
Jenny's voice said: "In those days, your father worked alone. The most noteworthy advantage of Edward Bloom is that he has strong communication skills, and everyone likes him. One night, he encountered an unexpected situation on his way home.
The worst rainstorm I have ever seen in my life.”
Raindrops hit the windshield and Edward turned on the wipers.
The heavy rain fell all at once, with no gaps between the raindrops. It was like being trapped in a waterfall, and the sound was very loud.
Edward had no choice but to stop the car. Suddenly, the pounding sound of rain turned into a soft splashing sound. Because the car was underwater, the car tires were still on the road, but the surrounding air turned into water.
Three catfish swam in front of the headlights.
Edward realized his predicament and tried to stay calm. Water flowed in from the gap between the car window and the door, but the speed was very slow, but his current condition was okay.
At that moment, he saw her - the girl in the river.
She was swimming outside the car. Although her face was still unclear, she was still beautiful and mysterious, just like she was when the audience first saw her.
She stretched a hand toward the windshield, and Edward smiled and raised his hand to meet her.
The morning sun shines on the earth. Birds are chirping, leaves are dripping, and the grass is shining. After last night's heavy rain, everything looks so moist.
Edward's car was hanging on a ten-foot-high branch of an elm tree. Edward threw his suitcase out of the car, but the suitcase broke and his clothes were scattered on the floor. He quickly picked up the clothes. When he picked up the last pair
When he was putting on his socks, he saw a piece of metal shining in the dirt. He picked it up and wiped it clean.
It turned out to be the key, the "key to the city" that had been lost for many years.
Jenny continued: "Fate comes full circle on a man and brings him surprises!"
The tired Edward took the broken box and walked towards a small town with only one street in the distance. Passing a rusty road sign... "Welcome to Ghost Town!"
Edward was astonished and couldn't believe it. He walked to the middle of the road, and there were no cars on either side. He looked up and saw that all the old shoes were still hanging on the wires, including his pair.
Jenny continued: "A person will see different things at different times in his life. As he gets older, the town looks different."
The difference from what Edward told earlier is that it is still in Ghost Town, but looking around the main street, you can see "For Sale" signs on many windows.
Jenny said: "The new highway connected Ghost Town to the outside world, and with it came banks, mortgages and liabilities. Almost everywhere you looked, everyone was bankrupt."
The camera cuts again, showing Edward at a mortgage auction. Two formally dressed company employees stand out among a bunch of bidders.
"There are two companies that want to acquire Ghost Town, but they both want to lower the price. One company wants to open a chicken processing plant. The other company plans to turn Ghost Town into a municipal waste disposal site. No matter which company is acquired, Ghost Town will
It will all be ruined.”
Edward raised his hand.
"Fifty thousand yuan!"
Everyone turned to look at the new bidder.
Jenny explained: "In order to save the town, Edward decided to buy it."
Edward told Norther his plan.
"Edward never had a lot of money, but he made other people rich. Now he's asking them for help."
What follows is a quick cut of footage.
It was Edward who was talking to Amos, the "werewolf boss" of the circus, and others.
"Most of them have never seen Ghost Town, they just heard Edward's description. But that's enough, Edward sells dreams.
"You could set up a property trust, but it would require every contiguous piece of property. It's all or nothing," Amos said.
Edward takes notes.
Jenny recounts: “So first he bought the farm, then the house, then the store.”
After Edward settled the matter with Al, he shook hands with him
"No matter what he buys, he won't let people move out or pay rent or anything. They will just live as they are. Edward is doing this to ensure that the town can continue to exist."
On the road in the swamp, Edward climbed out of the car. The road had reached the end. The sun was shining, but it was difficult for the light to penetrate the thick canopy of the big tree.
Jenny went on to tell the true story: "Within six months, Edward's estate trust had acquired the entire town. But there was one exception."
Edward saw a dilapidated small shack in the distance, which was about to collapse. He walked towards the shack, his feet crunched in the mud, and his trousers were soaked.
Edward heard the sound of a piano coming from the shed. Just as he was about to knock on the door, the door opened by itself.
The furnishings inside the shack are much nicer than they look on the outside. It's a real home. There's a fire burning in the stove and curtains on the windows.
Jenny Hill played the piano with her back to Edward. Edward did not recognize this little girl who had been passionately in love with him. Jenny did not turn around. She said: "You must be Edward Bloom."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Edward was a little surprised: "How do you know?"
Jenny is still playing the piano: "No one's going to come here unless we're talking about a deal. No one's going to be talking about a deal with me, unless it's you, and you're buying the town."
Edward nodded: "I obviously neglected this place and now want to make amends. You see, in order to save the town, the trust must own everything in it."
"I have heard."
Edward said: "I will pay you a sum of money that is well above the market value of your property, and you don't have to move out. Nothing will change except the name on the deed, I promise."
Before the music was over, Jenny stopped playing the piano and turned to Edward, but Edward still didn't recognize her.
Jenny looked at him: "To put it bluntly, you bought the swamp from me, and I can still stay here. You are the owner of the house, but it is still mine. I live here, and you can come and go as you like.
Coming and going, wandering from one place to another. Am I right?"
Edward felt weird when she said this, but he nodded anyway.
Jenny said: "But Mr. Bloom, I don't think so. If nothing will change, then don't change it, just keep it the way it is."
Edward persuaded: "You won't lose anything. You can ask anyone in the town. I have nothing but generosity. I just hope everyone is well."
Jenny was silent for a while before speaking: "Mr. Bloom, why did you buy this land? Are you feeling some kind of midlife crisis? Instead of buying convertible currency securities, you bought the town."
Edward looked at her, confused and surprised, because no one had asked these questions before.
Edward still said: "Helping others is the foundation of happiness."
But Jenny shook her head: "I don't believe you will be happy."
Edward was a little confused: "I'm sorry. Did I offend you?"
Jenny shook her head again: "No, you did fulfill your promise and you came back. I just hope you can come back soon."
Jenny recalled a memory from the past, when she was still little Jenny, and she watched the barefoot Edward leave Ghost Town.
The audience also suddenly realized at this moment that Jenny was talking about Edward coming back later.
At the same time, I also remembered what Edward told me about coming to Ghost Town.
Edward finally recognized this woman as the little girl Jenny.
He suddenly said: "You are Biman's daughter, but your last name has been changed."
He paused and realized: "You are married."
Jenny said bitterly: "I am 18 years old and he is 28 years old. But I found that the gap is huge."
Before Edward could speak, Jenny continued: "I won't sell the house to you, Mr. Bloom."
"I understand, I'm wasting your time."
But in fact, Edward still didn't understand a little, so he touched his hat with his hand to say goodbye to her.
Edward closed the door as he left, but it fell. This was not the clean exit he had hoped for.
Jenny was surprised and angry when she saw this scene.
Edward tried to push the door onto the hinges, but there was a "pop" sound and the hinges fell off. The door frame was bent and deformed, and the whole shed creaked.
Edward was a little at a loss: "I'm sorry."
He tried to lean the door against the door frame, but the door slid down again.
Jenny was a little crazy: "Don't worry about it, just leave it like that."
Edward forcefully explained: "I can do it, I can..."
He tried to install the door in a different way, but the door fell off after being supported for a while, smashing a small table.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry, I..." Edward apologized again.
He was a little embarrassed, but he became more and more helpful!
Jenny sighed: "Please go, let's go."
Edward wanted to try harder: "I will..."
But Jenny’s voice became louder and said: “Let’s go!”
Jenny's expression was serious, and Edward weighed the weight of chivalry, finally backed down, turned around and walked towards the car.
Jenny watched him leave, furious. However, there was something more tender in her emotions.
"Most men would accept failure in that situation, but Edward is not like that." Jenny continued to talk about her impression of Edward.
Edward is back again, and this time, with the help of the giant Carl, Edward unloads a brand new door from the truck.
Jenny was angry and amused as she watched Edward work. Edward and Carl installed a new door on the shed.
Edward held nails between his lips to install new windows in the shed. Jenny was making soup and thought the stories Edward told were funny.
Jenny's voice spoke slowly, telling the story: "As time went by month by month, he found more and more things that needed to be repaired. Until one day, the shed had a new look."
Edward and Carl cut down a big tree, and the sunlight suddenly poured in. Under the golden sunlight, you can see that the former small shack has now become a small and cute white house, and it is surrounded by a white picket fence.
, every corner of the house is beautiful.
Edward tightened the screws on the hat rack on the wall of the hall. Jenny leaned against the door frame and listened to his story, her eyes filled with deep admiration.
Edward said while working: "Of course, the best thing is to have new ideas."
After Edward installed the hat rack, he hung his hat on the chair. He felt great about it.
The two looked at each other. After finishing this last task, Edward had no reason to stay any longer.
Edward hesitated: "I think I should..."
He took his hat off the hat rack.
Jenny said, "Just put it there."
Jenny approached Edward, but Edward did not step back. She grabbed one of his hands and hung her hat on a screw. She was very close and was about to kiss him, but Edward gently stopped her.
Edward insisted: "No."
Jenny was stunned and felt so embarrassed that she ran away.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Edward knew that his actions hurt her and he said: "Don't be like this, don't be so embarrassed. I shouldn't let you have such thoughts...
.I love my wife.”
"I see."
"From the moment I met her until I die, she was the only one for me."
"Lucky woman."
"I'm sorry, Jenny."
Edward prepares to leave.
Jenny stopped him: "Wait! Edward!"
She found a pen, quickly signed the deed, and handed it to Edward. Edward took a look at it, thanked her, and then left.
Edward took one last look at this perfect little town.
Jenny's voice floated: "That day, Edward Bloom left and never returned to the town he saved."
Edward got into the car and started the engine.
The camera shows the entire ghost town, as the swamp begins to encroach on the house's territory, and tangled vines and branches cover the entire house. Buds grow on the porch boards, and venomous snakes swim in the swamp.
Day turned into night.
"As for the girl, people thought she turned into a witch and went crazy. She became a legendary figure."
Four children with flashlights could be seen looking through the rusty iron door. After a while, they all ran away.
"The story ends where it begins."
At this time, Will finally understood that Jenny was the witch in Edward's story, but he didn't understand that Jenny couldn't be that old.
But Jenny said that in Edward's eyes there were only two kinds of women, his wife and other women!
Will was confused: "You're not crazy!"
Jenny said: "Well, I have been in therapy. One day I realized that I fell in love with a man who could never love me, and I lived in a fairy tale world. People are not like in the story, they are meaningless to each other.
Hurt, they were both kind and cruel, as I am now. I don't know if I should tell you these things."
She began to lose control and became less calm.
"No, I want to know. It's nice to know."
Jenny looked at Will and said, "I've always wanted to see you, really."
She suddenly laughed again: "I envy you very much. Edward mentioned that you received honors at the University of Missouri and found a job at the Associated Press. He was proud of everything you did, and he loved you so much every moment.
"
Jenny held back her tears. This was not the first time she cried over this incident.
Jenny continued with tears in her eyes: "Every time he was with me, it was like the sun shining. After he left, the sunshine also disappeared. I want to get his attention like you, but unfortunately it is never possible. I am illusory.
