The car is parked at a dedicated parking lot at the entrance of the village.
"Okay, Grandma, Hongdou, let's go home first." Xie Zhiyao got the car and turned around and said.
Xie Zhiyuan's matter was successfully resolved, and he felt very happy. The big stone that was weighing on his heart finally fell away safely. He had been worried about this matter for the past two days.
On the way back, Xu Hongdou was in the mood to take pictures of the scenery along the way, and also introduced herself and grandma to her family.
Xie Zhiyao is now fully confident that Xu Hongdou will not be angry with him because he concealed his knowledge of where Xie Zhiyao ran away from home.
The forehead that was accidentally injured did not feel any pain because of this peace of mind.
Xu Hongdou smiled and got out of the car, then ran to the back seat and supported Grandma Xie who opened the door and was about to get out of the car. After the old man's exercise just now, she was a little worried that Grandma Xie would be exhausted.
The skillful beating action really surprised her.
"Hey, Brother Ayao, are you going out to play with your sister-in-law and grandma?"
At the entrance of the village, another white car was waiting for passengers. The driver was A Hai, who had previously taken Xie Xiaoxia to the airport. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Hongdou getting out of the passenger seat after Xie Zhiyao's car stopped.
He had never seen this woman before. Thinking that Xie Xiaochun had been introducing blind dates to Xie Zhiyao, he thought for a moment that maybe this beautiful woman was the result of the blind date.
So he rolled down the car window with a smile and laughed with Xie Zhiyao.
"Go, what are you talking about? This is the resident of our Youfeng Xiaoyuan. Today she went to the town with grandma. I happened to pass by when I came back, so we came back together." Xie Zhiyao shook his head and explained, his face
It's full of smiles.
"Grandma, be careful,"
Xu Hongdou also heard Ah Hai's words, but she just touched her fallen hair, helped Xie Ah Nai get out of the car, and said softly.
"Ah Hai, why are you here?"
Grandma Xie was very happy when she heard Ah Hai's words "sister-in-law", but on the surface she showed no trace of concern for this well-spoken junior.
"Ma'am, I'm waiting for someone. I grabbed an order to go to town."
Ah Hai politely greeted Ah Nai, and as he was speaking, a figure walked out from the entrance of the village.
Zhang Wentao, who had just stepped out of the village, was a little confused. Why did he always run into Xu Hongdou wherever he went... and he happened to bump into her and Xie Zhiyao together.
Well, this old lady looks quite kind.
"Where are you going?" Xie Zhiyao raised the corners of his mouth and smiled brightly.
Zhang Wentao glanced sideways at Xu Hongdou, who was supporting Grandma Xie. He didn't answer Xie Zhiyao's question and got directly into the white car.
At the entrance of the village, there was only one parked white car with the license plate displayed on the taxi app.
Ah Hai saw Zhang Wentao getting on the bus and asked: "Is this the passenger with the last number 4871?"
"Well, yes, master, go to the ancient town."
His voice was so soft that Ah Hai in front of him had to strain his ears to hear it clearly.
"How could he be so rude!" Xu Hongdou was pulled by Grandma before she realized the moment the car drove away. Before, due to various reasons, Zhang Wentao kept a straight face in front of her, so she could turn a blind eye.
But just now, in front of Grandma Xie, such a rude behavior was hard for her to accept. But the moment she came to her senses, she chose to take the initiative to explain to Zhang Wentao to avoid Grandma Xie being angry:
"Grandma, maybe he was in a bad mood, so he didn't..."
"It's okay, Hongdou. Grandma doesn't take it to heart. Young people today are different from those of our time." Grandma Xie nodded to Xu Hongdou and motioned for them to go home together.
What she cared about was not the person who looked about the same age as her grandson just now, but Xu Hongdou, who had worry written on his face.
Xie Zhiyao looked at the white car going away and bit his lip.
Then he said to Xu Hongdou: "Hongdou, you can talk to Wen Tao tonight. He may have misunderstood us."
"Well, I will find him." Xu Hongdou said while following Grandma's steps.
In the evening, she wanted to have a good chat with Zhang Wentao, not to explain why she was with Xie Zhiyao. This had nothing to do with it at all. It was not Zhang Wentao's turn to take care of what she Xu Hongdou did.
The reason why she was looking for her was because she wanted Zhang Wentao to apologize to Grandma for her rude behavior just now.
In her knowledge, there is no one who behaves so rudely in front of an elder she knows. If the other person does not apologize, then she will not talk to this person in the future.
Even if a person has some basic qualities and education, even if he can cook well...
…
In the car, Zhang Wentao quietly looked outside the car at the golden waves of Erhai Lake in the dusk.
He also regretted a little. He should have said hello to the old man just now, but just now, he didn't know what happened to him. He saw three people smiling in front of the car, as if they had just returned from a family trip.
Loss suddenly surged into his heart, making him feel a little uncomfortable.
What's more important is that Xie Zhiyao's triumphant look when he greeted him just now made him swallow the words that came to his lips.
Do you like Xu Hongdou? Are you jealous?
It shouldn't be. Even if she is good-looking, I have never seen beautiful women. How can I fall in love with someone easily? What's more, even if I fall in love, I won't behave so rudely in front of the elders.
.
Is it because I didn’t get enough rest?
Or is it because I thought of my parents when I was doing laundry today?
Is that why you didn’t control your emotions?
With regret and confusion about his actions at the entrance of the village just now, Zhang Wentao fell into deep thought and came to the ancient town. After getting out of the car, without thinking about it, Zhang Wentao went directly to the bar where Hu Youyu worked to find him.
Hu Youyu has an afternoon show today, and it's almost time now, so why not call him over to keep him company.
As night approaches, there are not many customers in the dining area and bar.
“People used to start harvesting in April
Lying on a tall grain pile and laughing
I walked through the golden wheat fields
Go sing to the scarecrow
Waiting for the setting wind to blow by
You passed by a town called me
Just then the snow on the roof turned into rain and fell
…”
As soon as he came in, he heard Hu Youyu playing the guitar and singing "If There Is an Afterlife" in a low voice. Zhang Wentao couldn't believe where this guy got the confidence to sing this song with his voice.
"Hello, handsome guy, I'm Hu Youyu's friend, just call me little sparrow."
Hu Youyu's friend Xiao Maqiao is a girl who seems to be very approachable and married. Hearing that the handsome guy who came in came to see Lao Hu, he took the initiative to introduce himself.
"Hello, Zhang Wentao."
After briefly introducing himself and asking Hu Youyu how long it would be before he got off work, Zhang Wentao casually found a place to sit down.
"Handsome guy, would you like a glass of beer?" the little sparrow asked.
drink wine?
Zhang Wentao frowned. Instinctively, he refused to drink alcohol, but thinking that he had not drank alcohol since returning to China, and had no alcoholism again, he smiled and said: "Please bring me a bottle of Corona.
I don’t drink well, thank you.”
"Okay, then I'll get you a bottle, treat it as a treat." The little sparrow nodded, and after that, he went to the front desk of the bar and walked over with a bottle of Corona and a small piece of lemon.
"What do you do? Why don't we usually see you and Lao Hu come to our store to play?"
"Me, I'm a chef and I'm here for vacation."
Zhang Wentao took the wine politely. As soon as he finished answering, two more customers came to the store. The one at the front was Sun Xiaowei, the proprietress of the fusion restaurant.
"Mr. Zhang, why are you here today?"
Sun Xiaowei had a friend come from SZ today, the same friend who told her Zhang Wentao's identity before.
I originally planned to have dinner at my own restaurant, but thinking about how Zhang Wentao complained about the food in my restaurant, I was a little embarrassed to embarrass myself in front of my friends.
So I thought of coming to a bar, listening to music, having something to eat, and chatting about business matters.
Unexpectedly, I met Zhang Wentao here.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang, I've seen you for a long time. I heard my friend Sun Xiaowei say you were here before and I couldn't believe it. I didn't expect it to be true." Behind Sun Xiaowei, a tall and thin man came forward and stretched out his right hand.
while saying with a confident smile.
"It's indeed a coincidence." Zhang Wentao shook hands with the other party and said.