At Shen Tong's insistence, Lan Yue followed Shen Tong out of the shopping mall, and then went to the nearby supermarket to buy a lot of things, preparing to go to her father's house.
Shen Tong got the address and found it very familiar. He drove left and right to the old town of Longzhong City and stopped at the entrance of an alley.
Although it is an old city, two different lives are separated by a road. On the left is a renovated courtyard house, while on the right is a low, uneven and dilapidated slum. Shen Tong stood on the side of the road and turned to the left Looking sideways, he remembered that his university professor also lived here. Since he was here, it made no sense not to pay a visit. He planned to go there after leaving Lan Yue's father's house.
According to the address, Shen Tong and Lan Yue walked straight in. The narrow alley was crowded, with coal and firewood piled on both sides for the winter. Clothes were even dried directly above the alley. There were colorful things. People came and went in the alley. There were a lot of people there, and Shen Tong could guess that Lan Yue's father was not living a happy life based on the residents' clothing and the area where they lived.
At an intersection, Shen Tong didn't know where to go, so he asked a random person. When the passerby heard the word "***", he walked away without saying a word and swinging his arms. , which made Shen Tong very puzzled.
Shen Tong asked another aunt who was sunbathing at the door. The aunt was quite kind. She squinted her eyes and pointed to a courtyard next door. Then she stroked the tabby cat in her arms and muttered: "It's time to celebrate the New Year again!"
Shen Tong thanked his aunt and took Lan Yue's hand into the courtyard. The gate was very narrow, with briquettes piled on both sides and vehicles parked. It was just big enough for one person to pass by. The courtyard was much wider after entering, but it was messy. , everything is messy. This compound is an orthodox courtyard house, with the main room and the east and west rooms full of people. A middle-aged woman was washing clothes in the yard despite the severe cold. When she saw Shen Tong and Lan Yue, she stopped He asked in confusion: "Who are you looking for?"
Shen Tong said respectfully: "Auntie, hello, does ***'s family live here?"
The middle-aged woman's face suddenly elongated like that of the man just now. She ignored Shen Tong and continued to wash her clothes. At this time, a man walked out from the west room, smoking a cigarette and wearing a thick coat. The man with unshaven glasses and unshaven beard looked at Shen Tong intently and said, "Are you looking for me?"
Lan Yue couldn't believe that the man in front of her was her father. Her tears burst out instantly. With tears in her eyes, she tremblingly shouted: "Dad, I am Yueyue."
The cigarette in ***'s hand fell. He tremblingly took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. After a closer look, he did look a bit like his daughter. He was stunned for a long time, and then said in a cold voice: "I don't know you. You go." After saying that, he returned to the house and closed the door with a bang.