Chapter 356 The Deaf Old Lady's Foot Binding

Chapter 356 The Deaf Old Lady's Foot Binding

Second Aunt came out from the kitchen, holding a plate with a fried egg on it.

She placed the plate in front of Liu Haizhong.

He also sat down and began to talk about what happened in the yard during the day.

"...I heard that we should go to Donglaishun."

"I never realized before that Zheng Guilan is quite capable."

"She is now clinging to the Jiang family and enjoying the good life with them. She just cleaned two pieces of glass, and the Jiang family actually invited her out for a meal."

Liu Haizhong frowned, somewhat dissatisfied.

Liu Haizhong is now a level seven worker in the steel rolling mill. After Yi Zhonghai's accident, he has the highest rank in the entire compound.

When Jiang Bo went out to eat, he didn't invite him, but instead invited Aunt Yi, an old lonely woman with no skills at all. Liu Haizhong thought he was totally crazy.

Yan Bugui's family.

The family is also having dinner.

The meals at the Yan family were even simpler. The family sat around a small plate of shredded pickled vegetables. If anyone took an extra piece of pickled vegetable with their chopsticks, Yan Bugui would glare at them.

"...I think Jiang Bo is crazy. She is just a helper and should do her share of the work. Why are you treating her to a meal?"

Yan Jiefang said:

"Dad, Jiang Bo and his wife both get paid, so they can afford to eat out every day. Why are you worrying about this for them?"

"Today, a group of people in the courtyard surrounded Jiang Bo and asked him if his family needed anyone. I wanted to go too."

Yu Li wanted to laugh but tried her best to hold it back.

Yan Bugui hit him hard on the head with the end of chopsticks.

Yan Jiecheng cleared his throat:

"Liberation, you're wrong to say that."

"After all, our family is a family of scholars. If you do this, what will happen if others tell others about it?"

Yan Jiecheng muttered quietly:

"Primary school teachers can't be considered as a family of scholars..."

Seeing Yan Bugui's face turn pale, Third Aunt Yang Ruihua hurried to try to reconcile:

"shut up!"

"If you keep talking nonsense, you won't be able to eat!"

Yan Jiecheng stuck out his tongue and dared not say another word.

Yang Ruihua glanced at his children and said:

"Xiao Jiang and his wife are both working, so of course they have plenty of money."

"Jiang Bo's mother-in-law is enjoying the good life. Alas, I don't have that kind of luck."

Yu Li held her breath and said:

"By the way, mom, I heard that Jiang Bo's mother-in-law has also gone out to work?"

"It seems that her position is not low. I heard the man who drove over that day called her Director. How much does she earn this month?"

Yang Ruihua's face froze:

"How would I know!"

Yan Jiefang poked her arm:

"Okay, stop asking about other people's affairs."

"I just don't agree with their whole family going out to work. Who will take care of the family?"

"I still feel uneasy about having an outsider take care of the housework at home."

"I think our family is fine like this."

Yan Bugui was annoyed: Good? Bullshit!

The whole family lives in poverty and the second son doesn't even have a job.

It seems that we have to hurry up and ask Jiang Bo to help find a job for Yan Jiecheng.

……

At the home of the deaf old lady.

"...We have been together for so many years, but I didn't expect Zheng Guilan to turn against me and refuse to recognize me."

The deaf old lady was accusing Aunt Yi of her "crimes" with tears and snot.

"Zhu Zi, I'm counting on you."

"You can't be as heartless as her."

Sha Zhu supported the deaf old lady and advised:

"Don't worry, old lady. I will take care of you even if she doesn't."

"I will take care of you in your old age."

The deaf old lady woke up and wiped her nose:

"Hey, grandson. I knew my love for you was not in vain!"

After hearing this, the deaf old lady felt much better and slowly stopped crying.

"Oh, by the way, grandson."

said the deaf old lady.

"Go get me a basin of water to wash my feet."

"My feet have not been washed for several days and they already smell."

Silly Zhu was stunned.

In the past, he just brought meals to the old lady from time to time.

As for preparing water for foot washing, these were previously done by Aunt Yi.

He hasn't touched it in these years.

But since the deaf old lady had brought it up, there was no reason for him to refuse.

Besides, isn’t it just to get water for washing feet or washing clothes?

Although the work is trivial, it's not something he can't do.

Now the deaf old lady is relying on herself for support in her old age, and her house will definitely be left to herself in the future.

By that time, the stick will probably be big enough and it will be the right time to find a partner and get married, so it will be of great use.

He will tell Qin Huairu in a few days, and Qin Huairu will definitely be happy.

"Hey, old lady, I'll get you some water to wash your feet."

After preparing the water for washing feet, Sha Zhu picked up the broom and started cleaning the house.

The deaf old lady's eyes narrowed into slits as she smiled:

"Grandson, you are still considerate."

"You, it would be even better if you could find me a grandson's wife someday."

"You have to work during the day and can't take care of it. From now on, this job will be handed over to your grandson's wife."

Hearing her talk about this, Sha Zhu felt a little uncomfortable.

He picked up a pile of dirty clothes on the bed and said:

"Old lady, these are the clothes you took off, I'll soak them for you and wash them for you later."

"Go."

The deaf old lady glanced at his back and knew that he was still thinking about Qin Huairu.

But after all, he is not her biological grandson. It is good enough that Sha Zhu can take care of her in her old age. She cannot say too much and make Sha Zhu angry.

There were many women gathered in the yard, washing clothes by the pool.

Sha Zhu seems a bit out of place among them.

"Hey, Zhuzi, go wash clothes."

The silly man replied:

"Yes."

Suddenly, he saw Aunt Yi coming out from the direction of Jiang's house, also carrying a basin of clothes in her hand. He raised his eyebrows and deliberately said loudly:

"I just went to see the old lady and saw that no one was washing her clothes, so I washed them for her."

"Alas, the people who used to take care of the old lady have moved up the social ladder and no longer care about her."

"I'm not like her!"

"Others don't care about the old lady, but I do!"

"No matter what you say, you can't make the old lady feel disappointed and think that everyone in our yard is a snob with no human touch!"

Everyone in the yard could tell who he was scolding.

They all kept silent, waiting to see Aunt Yi's reaction.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Yi pretended not to hear it, calmly soaked the clothes, put them by the pool, and then left.

Sha Zhu punched the air and felt a little suffocated.

He also put the soaked clothes by the pool and went back in a depressed mood.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw the deaf old lady had finished washing her feet and was sitting cross-legged on the bed.

Sha Zhu walked over and was about to pour water for her to wash her feet.

Then I saw a bunch of gray-yellow cloth ribbons soaking in the basin.

"This is……"

The deaf old lady sat on the bed and said:

"It's the foot binding I took off."

"Put some washing powder in the basin and rub it with warm water."

The deaf old lady said very considerately.

It’s cold in early autumn and the water in the pipes is freezing.

The water for washing feet is warm. You can use it to wash your foot bindings so that your hands will suffer less.

Anyway, the foot binding cloth is taken off the feet, so there is nothing wrong with washing it with the foot washing water, it can be regarded as “original soup and original food”!