"You've changed a lot."
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He stood by her side for a long time, and then said this.
She tilted her head and smiled as she asked, "How have I changed?"
"I've probably become more mature." She was slowly overlapping with the gentle and intelligent Zhang Wanting in his memory, but she was also very different. However, he really couldn't tell exactly what was different.
"I'm not a child anymore. People change one day. The greatest benefit of becoming mature is that I didn't want what I couldn't get in the past. "
"Yes, yes. When I was young, I couldn't even eat sweets. I was poor, so I didn't have any. But now, people can't even be bothered to give them to me for free." He seemed to be thinking of the past again. It was so difficult and unbearable. It really wasn't easy to get through it.
"You want to smoke?" She saw his hand in his pocket, looking like he wanted to and then not wanting to. She found it funny.
Li He was a little embarrassed, but he still said righteously, "I don't smoke anymore. I'm preparing to quit smoking. I'm still not used to it these past two days."
He knew that she hated the smell of cigarettes. Since she had just returned, why couldn't he coax her a little?
Zhang Wanting smiled and said, "Go ahead. You can't quit smoking."
"I really won't." He couldn't go back on his words now. He wouldn't die if he didn't smoke. In order to show his determination, he even took out the cigarettes in his pocket and threw them into the trash can. "Usually, when friends come over, I have to prepare some cigarettes in my pocket. They all smoke, so it's not good to have no cigarettes in my pocket."
She took a few more sips of tea before asking, "I heard that you're not in school anymore?"
Li He said, "What future can I have in school? My monthly salary isn't even enough for my cigarettes … gas. You saw the car I drove yesterday. It eats a lot of gas. People strive for higher places, water flows to lower places, isn't it? "
He didn't want to tell his wife about his messy past. He, Li Lao 'er, was also a person who cared about his reputation.
Zhang Wanting said, "Sigh, you're always like this. Even when things are good, they can turn into bad things."
Seeing that she was unhappy, he immediately changed his words and said, "I'm doing business now. I have investments in Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore, and Malaysia. We don't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of our lives. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer."
He had already planned to invest in Singapore and Malaysia with Guo Dongyun, mainly focusing on the gas station project.
Zhang Wanting sighed. "You haven't changed at all. You're still the same."
He chuckled. "If I changed, I wouldn't be me anymore."
"How did you hurt your foot?"
"It's okay, it's okay. I pulled it when I was doing morning exercises. I'll be fine in a few days." Her sudden concern for him made him a little incoherent.
"You're always so careless. Sit down, why are you still standing there? "
"Sigh." Just as he was about to sit beside her, he remembered that there was nothing prepared at home. "I'll go buy some vegetables. I don't know if your taste has changed. What do you like to eat? I'll go buy it. This market is very big, and there's everything. It's not like when we were in Mount Wang 'er. It was difficult to eat seafood even if we wanted to."
It had really been a long time since he had eaten his wife's cooking.
However, she shook her head slightly. "There's no need to trouble yourself. I'm on leave. I have to go back to work. You know …"
"Oh, I know, I know. It's okay, it's okay." He could not wait to interrupt again.
"Then I'll leave first." She let go of the teacup and stood up.
"Then I'll send you. I have a car. It'll be fast. "
"Your leg is injured. You should rest. I'll just take a taxi at the door. There are plenty of cars. "
As soon as the two of them reached the door, they met Zhao Yongqi, who was talking to Little Wei.
Li He said, "You didn't even say hello when you came."
"I just dropped by to take a look." Zhao Yongqi then said to Zhang Wanting, "I almost didn't recognize you at the last meeting. So it really is you."
She smiled and reached out her hand. "Hello, Section Chief Zhao. It's nice to meet you again."
Zhao Yongqi also smiled and reached out his hand. "You're treating me like an outsider. We're all acquaintances. Just call me Old Zhao."
Li He also echoed, "Yes, yes. Just call me Old Zhao."
Zhang Wanting held up the umbrella in her hand and said, "You guys chat first. I have something to do here. I'll leave first."
"I'll send you." He limped behind her.
Zhao Yongqi could not help but sigh.
In the afternoon, layers of dark clouds loomed over the horizon. First, it was a light drizzle, followed by "pearls" the size of beans. Following that, it was a violent storm. The thunder rumbled, and the rain poured down.
He was worried that his wife, Ma Jincai, would go and fetch the child. "I'll go."
Ma Jincai said, "You can take a break after work. Isn't it the same without you? "
He said, "There are cars coming and going on the road. Your eyesight won't work. People can't see the car, and the car can't see the people. I'm worried." Besides, his wife was small. The wind and rain were strong. If she raised the umbrella, it might be blown away.
He took shelter from the rain under the bicycle shed with a large group of parents at the school gate. Before he could wait for the child, he coincidentally bumped into He Fang, who had just come out of the school building.
He held the umbrella and hurried over. "What are you doing here?"
He Fang smiled and said, "I'm at the assets office now. The school building here is being repaired, so I came to take a look. Sister-in-law didn't come to fetch the child? "
"I'm worried about such a heavy rain. She keeps saying that she wants to treat you to a meal. Without you, it will be difficult for the child to go to school. "
He Fang smiled and said, "Can we still be together? Don't say such flirtatious words." The two of them had a good relationship when they worked together in the maintenance room, so they did not have to hold back when they spoke.
"I went to Little Li's in the morning." Zhao Yongqi finally could not help but say what happened. "I can't say it. There are some things that I can't say to him."
He Fang smiled unnaturally. "I haven't seen him in a long time."
The school's bell rang. Many students rushed out of the school building despite the heavy rain.
Old Zhao pointed at the figure at the front and said, "I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Look at my brat."
Without waiting for He Fang to reply, he hurriedly went over and hugged his son in his arms.
He Fang also turned around and walked out of the school. She strode forward as if there was no one around and did not avoid the rain. The ground was filled with rainwater and dirty water. She did not avoid it, and her socks and feet were all wet. The wind was blowing strongly, and the umbrella in her hand swayed with the wind. She did not straighten it, and before she knew it, the rain had drenched her clothes.
A taxi suddenly stopped in front of her. The driver rolled down the window and cursed, "B * tch, do you want to die?!"
She hurriedly apologized and left in a hurry.
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