When Zhang Zian returned home, his parents had already had lunch, because they thought that he and his blind date would come back after lunch, or maybe watch a movie before coming back. In short, the later he came back, the better, because the later he came back, the more congenial he was, and the more common topics he could talk about … They didn't expect him to come back so early.
This might mean that the process of the blind date was not ideal.
"Have you eaten? Do you want me to make a bowl of noodles for you? " His mother observed his face, but his face was calm, and she couldn't see any disappointment, annoyance, anger, or any other depressed emotions.
"No, I'm not hungry. I got up early in the morning, so I'll go upstairs and lie down for a while, "he said.
The afternoon of the Golden Week was the golden time for the shop to do business. If his father was the only one on the first floor, he would definitely be busy, and he was really not hungry.
His parents looked at his back as he went upstairs, and they looked at each other worriedly. Then they secretly shook their heads or sighed. It seemed that the blind date did not go well, and it might be ruined again.
Zhang Zian was not sleepy, but he slept very well. When he woke up, he found that the sun was already in the west, and he actually slept until the evening.
How did he sleep for so long?
He sat up from the bed, annoyed. He had only planned to take a nap, and then help his parents with the shop business, although it was very likely that he would be rejected. He didn't expect to sleep until now, and it was almost dinner time.
After going downstairs, there were no customers in the shop for the time being. To his puzzlement, his parents did not stay in the shop, but leaned against the door, looking in the direction of the north, whispering about something, and sighing from time to time.
Hearing his footsteps downstairs, they turned and entered the shop.
"I accidentally overslept." He scratched his head apologetically.
"It's okay. You should sleep more. You are too tired from working outside. You should rest more when you go home." His mother asked with concern, "Are you hungry? I just had a meal in the morning, and I'm hungry now. "
"It's okay. I'm a little hungry, but it's not a problem to last until dinner." He touched his stomach, and he was not too hungry. "By the way, what were you looking at at the door just now?"
If it was in the morning, it might be a neighbor getting married, so the old couple was watching, but it was already evening, so it was definitely not a wedding.
"Sigh." Mother sighed without saying a word.
Her father pointed to the street in the north and replied, "Just now, there was a car accident over there. A little boy was angry with his mother and suddenly crossed the road on the sidewalk. As a result, he was hit by a car … Your mother and I heard the crying and ran out to take a look. There were already many people surrounding the scene."
Zhang Zian: "… Was it a serious collision?"
"I don't know. Maybe it's not good … The ambulance just came and took him to the hospital." The father's tone was reserved. "That driver was also unlucky. He was confused and was driving normally. Who would have thought that the child would suddenly cross the road? And it runs really fast … "
"It's a holiday, it's really troublesome … Sigh …" Mother sighed.
Zhang Zian also walked to the door of the shop and saw that not far to the north, a small car was parked in the middle of the road, causing a traffic jam. The suspected driver was sitting on the curb, waiting to be questioned by the police like a walking corpse.
He walked over and bent down to pick up a shoe from the roadside. It was a boy's shoe, and there was only one.
"Hey, young man! Over here! Over here! "
Someone shouted a few times before he realized that they were calling him. He looked towards the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged couple who were about the same age or a few years older than his parents. They were selling barbecue by the roadside.
The aunt who was responsible for helping them was also holding a shoe in her hand and waving at him.
Zhang Zian looked around and saw that there were no cars, so he trotted across the road.
He handed over the shoes in his hand. The two shoes were exactly one pair.
"I looked around but couldn't find it. Fortunately, you found it. This is the shoe of the child who was hit by the car. When his mother comes over again, give it to her. When the child is discharged from the hospital … maybe he can still wear it," the aunt said with a sad look.
Zhang Zian nodded. He was not very hungry, but after smelling the smell of the barbecue skewers, he suddenly felt hungry. He said, "Please give me a few skewers to go."
He took the skewers back to the pet shop, but unexpectedly found that his parents seemed to be preparing to close the shop.
It was only close to evening, so it was too early to close the shop.
"What's wrong? Why are you closing the shop so early? What's the matter?" he asked and handed over the skewers.
"No, you can eat it yourself. We might be having dinner late today, so you can fill your stomach first." His mother waved her hand and put on her coat. "Your father and I are going out for a while. The pets in the shop are running out. The breeding base that we bought previously has some problems, so we are going to look at other places."
"Oh, but you don't have to close the shop. I can look after the shop," he volunteered.
"No, you don't know the specific price of each pet. How can you look after the shop? Besides, there are no customers now. You can go back upstairs and rest, "his father refused and drove him upstairs.
Zhang Zian wanted to insist, but suddenly remembered something and asked, "How … are you going to go there?"
"By car." His father pointed at a car parked outside the shop.
The car was not parked in front of the pet shop, but in front of another shop next to it. Because the previous owner had borrowed the car to move things, it was more convenient to park it in front of his shop. Anyway, the two shops were close, so he just returned the car key.
At this time, Zhang Zian remembered that his family had bought a Jinbei van. For the convenience of transporting goods, they had bought it for thirty to forty thousand yuan. Not only did they use it in their own shop, but sometimes their neighbors would also borrow it. Except for a few people with bad character, most people would fill up the gas tank after borrowing it, and some would even wash it.
His parents were very generous to their neighbors, and basically gave them whatever they needed.
Because they often borrowed it, the mileage increased relatively fast.
He suddenly felt flustered and short of breath for no reason. He unconsciously put down the skewers, as if he was being led by something. He walked to the door of the shop next to him in a daze, and looked at the Jinbei van.
His eyes glanced at the car a few times, and then moved down.
He squatted down, stared at the right front wheel, and then tremblingly reached out to touch it.
He didn't know why he did this, but he just couldn't stop …
From the feeling of his fingers, the tire pattern was not only seriously worn, but there were also bumps and dents on the side of the tire caused by small stones hitting at high speed during the driving process.
The former would cause the emergency braking distance to exceed the vehicle design standard, and the latter was more serious.
When a car was turning, the pressure on both sides of the tire was different. If one side of the tire wall was relatively weak or had internal injuries, it might cause a sudden tire burst when turning. If the speed was relatively fast, the car would almost certainly roll over, and the consequences would be disastrous.
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