Chapter 54: Nothing in return
"Why are you here so late?" Sun Tao didn't think much and just asked casually.
Li Ke, "My sister and the others went to Shenjiadian to perform and came back in the afternoon. The opening is tomorrow. She thinks I didn't explain it clearly and insisted on talking to you in person."
"Oh, where did you put it?"
"Xin'an Township, the hydropower station here is completely broken. When we came here, the three of us couldn't repair it, so we had to spend the night here. Hey, please tell my sister."
"Don't worry, you don't know who I am? By the way, what's my sister's name?"
"Li Xiao, chic Xiao."
Sun Tao pouted, "Your sister gave you a boy's name, and you gave her a girl's name. Your parents are really good at naming names!"
"Get lost! Call my sister back quickly and send her back after the conversation."
……
Although they have been classmates for three years, Sun Tao didn't understand the situation of Li Ke's family until last night at the bus stop.
His father died when he was in kindergarten. The specific reason was not revealed by his mother, and Li Ke didn’t know much about it. In the second year of junior high school, his mother died of cancer. At that time, his sister was in the second year of high school and was the art committee member of the class. Both parents died immediately. I dropped out of school to study with my cousin;
When his mother was still alive, the family of three lived in the dormitory of the meat factory. But after his mother died, the state-owned enterprise was still very kind and allowed them to live there. It is still their home to this day.
Although there is a place to live, the location is too remote. It is in the urban-rural fringe far away from the city and closer to the Hongqi Township side. There is a long stretch of dirt road in the middle without street lights.
Now Li Ke lives in the dormitory of the Water Conservancy Bureau, and her sister rents a house with her colleagues in the city. They only go back when the siblings reunite during the holidays.
However, Li Ke did not say where the house his sister rented was.
……
Sun Tao hesitated for a moment. It was not good for a girl to come to the dormitory in the middle of the night. There were a lot of gossips in the unit. He didn't care. He was not good to Li Xiao.
If Li Xiao lived not far away, Sun Tao would be ready to take her back on foot. It would be enough for the two of them to explain the situation clearly along the way. In fact, it didn't matter if it was a long way. The key to the Mazda was still with Sun Tao.
"Dududu" Sun Tao called back.
The call was connected in seconds, "Hello, are you Sun Tao?" The voice was crisp and sweet, but there was a sharpness to it. The girl who spoke must be a very decisive person.
"Yes, sister, I am Sun Tao. I was taking a bath in the bathhouse just now. Li Ke told me just now. Sister, where are you?"
"I'm chatting with the guard at the gate of your unit."
"Sister, you live far away. If it's not far, I'll take you back and tell you more about it on the way. Oh, what, my dormitory is next to the men's room, so it's not convenient to receive you at night."
"Hehehe, okay. I'm here to do something for you. Just do whatever you say. Then I'll wait for you here?"
Judging by his voice and chatter, he was indeed a neat person, and Sun Tao was willing to deal with such a person.
"Ten minutes. It only takes ten minutes for me to come from the bathhouse. Sister, please wait for me."
"I'm not in a hurry. You can just send the things back first."
……
After chatting with Li Xiao, Sun Tao dialed his cousin's phone number.
"Dududu", "dududu", "dududu"
A lazy voice came, "Xiao Tao? Why did you call me back? What are you busy with?" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in the voice. "I went to the bathhouse to take a bath. I just soaked in the big pool before I came out. Brother, what do you want from me?"
"It's nothing. Your sister-in-law said you weren't in that song and dance troupe. She and several of her sisters said they wanted to sign up and asked if you could find someone for them..."
This is the case in Wu'an. No matter what you do, whether your child goes to kindergarten, you go to the hospital for treatment when you are sick, or you even buy a pig's leg and trotter, your first thought is to find someone.
People in Wu'an believe that if you go to someone, you can spend less money, you can get more patient and meticulous service, and you can buy better products if you go to someone.
This awareness is so deep-rooted that they don’t even think about it carefully. If you are looking for someone, can you be empty-handed? Others are helping you for free!
Not only will you not save money by looking for someone, but you will spend more; you won't be able to buy better products by looking for someone. The matter of "killing people to be familiar with you" has always existed, but the word "killing people to be familiar with you" has not spread yet.
Sun Tao smiled, looking for someone? I'll give you a shit!
If you don't mess around, she can spend a few more days with you. After participating in the talent show and gaining experience, the "swish" person will be gone.
Um? ? ?
Hiss, that's not right. Sun Tao realized that he had forgotten to consider his own factors. If his cousin found out that his brother-in-law was so awesome, he might really be able to live with his cousin with peace of mind.
Sun Tao said nothing, Sun Yang misunderstood.
"It's okay. I know you are also a newcomer. Don't be embarrassed and forget about it if you can't help. That's all your sister-in-law said. After taking a shower, go back early and don't wander around outside. Okay, I'm done."
As soon as the phone was hung up, Sun Tao felt embarrassed. He reflected for a moment and wondered if he didn't take family ties seriously. In his last life, his cousin supported him when he was unlucky.
But he couldn't help it. He had never dealt with this sister-in-law in his two lives. Others said who he was. He couldn't predict what the future would be like. Sun Tao thought about it as he walked, and in the end he could only come up with the idea of letting it take its course. Natural results.
……
When Li Xiao saw a young man coming out of the Workers' Cultural Palace, she thought that this man should be Sun Tao, because his hair was not dry yet, because he looked so lazy, as if he had just taken a shower, and mainly because The old guard came out nervously to greet him.
She didn't wait in vain just now. She chatted with the guard for a long time, and she had already found out Sun Tao's details and abilities.
There was a person sitting at the door of the guard room, and it must be Li Xiao.
Sun Tao ran two steps quickly, and Lao Litou came out from the guard room to greet him, and quickly explained to him, "..."
Wearing a white T-shirt, jeans, sneakers, and a denim jacket on his shoulders, his long hair was tied casually into a low ponytail, his eyes were clear, and he exuded a sense of heroism.
A bit like Li Li in "Flowers", which was the last TV series Sun Tao watched before he was reborn.
Sun Tao didn't care what Old Li Tou said, "Uncle Li, open the door for me in a moment."
"Hey, hey, I'll stay up all night waiting for you..."
Sun Tao had already walked in front of Li Li, oh, no, it was in front of Li Xiao.
"Sister, I came through the small door at the back of the dormitory. I had to go in a big circle to go outside!"
……
The two of them had not walked for long, only a few hundred steps, when Sun Tao just stood up and asked Li Xiao what he was good at.
Li Xiao stopped and smiled brightly, "We're here."
Li Xiao just said it was very close, just walking. She wasn't lying. The Cultural Hotel was the former guest house of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and the Western restaurant next to it was where Sun Tao and Qin Boya ate.
Sun Tao hesitated, what do you mean?
"Come on, I share a house with others. It's not convenient to bring a boy over so late."
(End of chapter)