Taxis are not common in the surrounding area, and there is only a bus stop five or six minutes' walk away.
Grandma held the back of her hand firmly.
The old man's palms were rough to the touch, and the accumulated work over the years had already exhausted the grandmother in front of her. The two of them stood on the side of the road, with Zhang Cuilan in front looking towards the direction of the oncoming car.
He was ready to wave his hand to stop the car at any time.
"grandmother……"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"Are you hiding something from me?"
"..."
Perhaps it was a woman's sixth sense, or perhaps it was the accumulation of years of getting along with each other, but Zhao Xuanying sensed something was wrong.
The original joy when seeing grandma also disappeared at this moment, and she turned to look at her with a worried face.
Zhang Cuilan saw her granddaughter's concern and did not choose to reply. Instead, she avoided the opportunity to look at the other party and did not choose to answer directly.
It's like he's confused, more like he's changing the subject.
Looking at the direction of the oncoming car, he muttered.
"Why aren't there any taxis today? Have you not gone to work yet?"
"grandmother?!"
"Oh, you kid, why do you always like to think nonsense!"
Seeing that the stubborn Zhao Xuanying was still going on, Zhang Cuilan took hold of the other person's hand and let go, then came back to her senses and faced her granddaughter behind her.
There was silence for nearly ten seconds, and then he explained helplessly.
"Do you still remember the Aunt Pan I told you about?"
"Aunt Pan...a colleague at work?"
After hearing her grandma's words, Zhao Xuanying asked tentatively after thinking for a moment.
"Yes, that's her. Doesn't she have children at home? Look, her daughter is about the same age as you. When she paid her salary today, she told me that there is a store on the pedestrian street on sale, and the clothes they sell are very cheap!
"
"Yeah?"
"Why am I lying to you? The sale ends at noon, otherwise I wouldn't have come all the way here."
"That's it!"
Grandma's explanation sounded impeccable to Zhao Xuanying.
It was both emotional and reasonable, and this completely relieved her, who was very worried just now.
The smile returned to her face.
"I was shocked. I thought you were hiding something from me, grandma."
"Silly boy, what can I hide from you?"
"Yes, hehe~"
The two mothers and grandsons once again returned to their usual atmosphere of getting along.
Zhao Xuanying put aside her worries and began to analyze the discount promotion.
"Is it much cheaper?"
"What?"
"Clothes, didn't you just say they are very cheap? There is a promotion..."
"Oh, yes, yes, look at my memory, your Aunt Pan said it is very cheap, the down jacket only costs about thirty yuan!"
“You can buy a down jacket when you’re over thirty?!”
Zhao Xuanying's tone of voice increased. Although prices at the beginning of the 21st century had not yet reached the point where a piece of clothing cost more than a thousand yuan, you could buy a winter down jacket for just a few dozen yuan. This was something you couldn't even imagine.
It’s no different than picking it up for free.
Winter has not arrived yet. Although the weather has been getting cooler recently, it is still far from being enough to wear a thick down jacket.
Perhaps due to inventory or other reasons, last year's coat accidentally got a hole in it, and Zhao Xuanying had long wanted to get a new one.
I originally wanted to take some time to make an appointment with Shen Yunli to take a look on the street, but who knew that grandma would bring the good news today.
Zhao Xuanying didn't want to miss it.
This time Zhao Xuanying took the initiative to hold the hand that had just been released.
Pulling Zhang Cuilan, she walked towards the bus stop near the school.
"Let's take the bus. Lili and I have been there several times and we know which bus number we can take to get there."
"Why are you leaving in such a hurry..."
"Hurry up, didn't you say the sale will end before noon?"
“Didi!
"
The grandmother and grandson had just walked for a while when the sound of a car horn sounded beside them. They stopped walking towards the bus stop and turned to look at the place where the sound came from.
The closed window slid down, revealing the faces in the car. Across the empty passenger seat, Liu Weicheng looked at the two of them with some surprise.
"Why are you here?"
The car was flashing, and Liu Weicheng looked behind the car to make sure there was no one behind him, and then waved to the two people on the roadside.
"Where are you going? I'll give you two a ride."
"Okay, grandma, get in the car quickly."
Before Zhang Cuilan could react, Zhao Xuanying on the side anxiously pulled her toward the back seat of the car.
Opening the door, the two of them sat in the back seat.
Accompanied by the sound of the car door closing, compared to the second-hand van that Liu Weicheng was showing off before, the new car is superior in both appearance and comfort.
"Go to the pedestrian street! Hurry!"
“Pedestrian street, right?”
In response, Liu Weicheng looked at the back seat through the endoscope, looking at Zhao Xuanying's face and asked in confusion.
"Why are you so anxious?"
The double flashers are turned off and the vehicle starts running again.
“Down jackets are on sale, you can buy one for just a few dozen yuan!”
"Where? Pedestrian street?"
"right."
"A down jacket only costs a few dozen yuan? Who can tell you? Isn't this nonsense?"
"My grandma said so."
"..."
The words were instantly blocked, and Liu Weicheng glanced at the back seat again.
Laughing out loud in embarrassment.
"Hehehehe... It's normal if you think about it carefully. If you clear out the inventory, you can sell it cheaper to attract customers. Grandma is really well-informed."
Although he said so, Liu Weicheng didn't think so at all in his heart.
It is impossible to sell winter clothes so cheaply, not to mention the so-called down jackets. If they are just cotton-padded clothes, the inferior ones can be understood to cost tens of dollars.
Besides, how much is the rent for the store on the pedestrian street? Excluding water and electricity bills and various additional expenses, even if the clothing store is on clearance, it is unlikely that it will be so cheap.
What's more, it's getting colder and colder these days, and thick clothes in the back will only become more and more expensive.
However... considering Zhang Cuilan's age, if someone else had told him this kind of news, he would have been speechless.
The car is driving on the road.
Some distance away from the pedestrian street, the three people in the car began to become silent.
After a while, Zhao Xuanying in the back seat asked.
"Why are you near school? Are you coming to school?"
"That's not true. I went to meet a client this morning and was about to go back. I saw you two when I passed by."
It's hard not to pay attention.
After all, there were very few pedestrians on the road at this time. As Liu Weicheng drove by, he saw the two of them chatting from a distance.
That's why there was such a coincidental scene.
This city is neither big nor small.
No one expected to meet by such a coincidence.
With a smile on his face, Liu Weicheng looked through the endoscope at the two people in the back row.
Looking at Zhang Cuilan who had not spoken a word since getting in the car, although Liu Weicheng had not had much communication with the two nannies recently, in his impression, Zhang Cuilan was not a taciturn character.
At this moment, she looked like...she was hiding something on her mind.