Chapter 114 What exactly does marriage bring to mankind
On the way back to the hotel, Shi Nian seemed particularly taciturn, sometimes lowering his head to kick stones, sometimes shaking his head and sighing.
Ji Yu felt that it was necessary to say something to lighten the atmosphere, but in this situation, telling jokes was a bit dry, talking about love seemed too frivolous, and chatting about daily life had no depth...
After careful consideration, he decided to talk about some philosophical topics:
"Some people say that light is a particle; some people say that light is hope. What do you think light is?"
Light, what, what?
Shi Nian pulled back his consciousness from the world of meditation, looked up at the vast land, looked at the man pedaling a tricycle by the roadside, and shouted in an emotional voice:
"Just to be alive is to do your best!"
After saying that, he put the unfinished mineral water bottle into Ji Yu's hand and rushed over to help the man push the car.
However, when the man saw her, he was like a weasel who had stolen eight hundred chickens and was discovered by the owner. He immediately accelerated his speed, so fast that he left his seat and stood up with his whole body pedaling!
Crunch, crunch...
The broken three-wheeler was overwhelmed and let out a painful cry. The piles of waste cardboard on the car swayed in the wind, seeming to applaud the man who shed sweat.
Shi Nian chased after the car, waving his arms and running wildly, calling him at the top of his lungs:
"Hey - stop - your car - it's falling apart!"
As the last sound fell, there was a loud bang on the roadside, and the tricycle filled with waste exploded!
From the inside to the outside, it feels like it has been injected with sheep placenta, and the skin has unfolded.
The mineral water bottle rolled all over the floor, resembling the man's panic-stricken heart that had nowhere to rest.
He picked up the mineral water bottle that had rolled to his feet, looked back at the mess behind him, hesitated for a moment, bent down and picked up the rapidly rotating wheel, and ran away without looking back.
Shi Nian, who just ran to the scene of the incident: "???"
No, does she look so scary?
Just when she was puzzled, Ji Yu, who came later, touched her elbow and pointed back.
Looking back, I saw an old couple supporting each other and running towards the side of the wide road. The wind blew their snow-white hair, and an old but energetic voice came:
"Catch the little-thief!!!"
Thief?
Good boy, no wonder he runs so fast!
Shi Nian's sense of justice was overwhelming, and he raised his legs without saying a word to give chase. At this time, the old man's voice came from behind:
"Wait! No need to chase!"
Soon, the two old men ran to the remains of the tricycle. The old man held the scrap cardboard and burst into tears. The old lady thanked Shi Nian and Ji Yu with a grateful face:
"Young man, thank you. If it weren't for you, my wife would have been pissed to death today."
The old man raised his head and corrected her with tears in his eyes:
"Don't talk nonsense! I'm not that small-minded. I just can't eat for three days at most."
Shi Nian: "So what did that kid steal?"
She searched for a long time and found something valuable.
The old lady kicked the broken water bottle at her feet:
"Here, it's just this pile of junk."
The old man picked up the bottle, put it into a sack like a treasure, and emphasized to her with a serious expression:
"Please respect my profession! They are the carrier of my dreams and the embodiment of my life value!"
With that said, he turned to Shi Nian and cried:
"I finally collected a car of scraps. Before I could sell it, I went into the store to buy some water. He took my car and rode it away. Wow... Do you think he is immoral?"
Shi Nian nodded in agreement: "No, it lacks great virtue!"
I have seen people robbing money and mobile phones, but I have never seen people robbing rags. How dark do you feel when you are robbing all these things?
Ji Yu bent down and helped him up, comforting him kindly:
"Grandpa, stop crying. How about you and grandma wait on the roadside while we buy a new three-wheeler nearby and help you sell the scraps?"
The old man was flattered and said, "Oh, why are you so embarrassed?"
"It doesn't matter. Helping others is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation."
Ji Yu patted the dust off his body, tilted his head, and winked at Shi Nian:
"Together?"
Shi Nian took the mineral water in his hand, unscrewed the cap, drank it, then stuffed the bottle into the sack, and said cheerfully:
"Let's go! I'll pay half of the price for the car!"
"Hey, you don't need to pay! We have money!"
The old lady took Shi Nian's arm, took out a stack of red notes from her broken wallet, and stuffed it into her hand:
"It's not enough to tell you, there are still more at grandma's house!"
Shi Nian weighed the thickness of the banknotes, glanced at her still bulging wallet, and then looked at the broken bottles and waste cardboard on the floor. She felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
The old lady saw her confusion and took the initiative to explain:
"My old man is a retired cadre, and his pension is 20,000 yuan a month, which he cannot spend all. Collecting scraps is just his hobby. Now that he is older, he always wants to find a sense of presence in society."
Shi Nian: "..."
[Some people get a pension of 20,000 yuan a month, some people work hard and get a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan, and I won’t say who some people are〒_〒]
[Let’s show off, I’m a waste. Grandpa, please take me back home. I’m easy to take care of. I just need to take care of myself three times a day.]
[Friendly reminder, if you have unspent pension, you can bring it to me to replace it with stainless steel pots. One month’s pension will exchange for ten pots.]
[Who stole my rich second-generation life? Who stole my rich second-generation life? Who stole my rich second-generation life? Who stole my rich second-generation life?]
After helping the old man and old lady sell the scraps, it was already dark. Normally it would be time to go back to the hotel for dinner, but Zhou Xingyan sent a temporary notice, which roughly means:
In order to save money, I have already checked out of the hotel. You can eat something outside. After eating, go to the hotel lobby to pick up your luggage. Once you have done so, you can leave.
What a dedicated director, so dedicated that it makes people feel uncomfortable!
This time Ji Yu took the initiative, called a car, and took Shi Nian directly to a high-end restaurant in the city center.
The two of them were sitting in a prime position in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. Red candles were swaying on the pure white dining table, roses were blooming, and melodious piano music played together, making the atmosphere of the restaurant elegant and romantic.
The date that was so full of excitement finally became related to the word "date" at this moment.
Ji Yu opened a bottle of Coke, slowly poured the dark brown liquid into the goblet, shook it twice, and handed it to Shi Nian.
Shi Nian pretended to take a sip and mentioned the reason why she was silent in the afternoon:
"Do you know what I was thinking on the way out of the Civil Affairs Bureau?"
"What are you thinking about?"
Shi Nian turned around and looked at the stars on the horizon, pretending to be deep:
"I'm thinking about what does marriage bring to human beings?"
Ji Yu stopped cutting the steak and raised his eyelids to glance at her:
"With your ability, wouldn't it be a bit difficult for you to think about such a difficult problem?"
Shi Nian glanced at him, ignored the barking, and continued:
"When I was young, because of my mother, I felt that marriage was a particularly scary thing. It brought my mother endless housework, endless scolding, and endless suffering..."