Chapter 214 Goodwill
Chapter 214 Goodwill
Zhang Caihe got up and ran towards the sidewalk. Because the road was bumpy, with gravel and sand, she cursed with her teeth bared.
When she ran to the sidewalk, several extra-long trucks carrying furniture drove by, so she had no choice but to walk around barefoot.
When she crossed the road, she was dumbfounded.
There was no trace of them at all.
She didn't have a strong sense of direction to begin with, and one of her shoes was missing, so it was not convenient for her to wander around. So, when no one was paying attention, she knelt down by the sewer and quickly picked up her shoe.
The shoes were already filthy and smelled terrible, and she felt so distressed that she almost cried.
These are the new shoes she made for herself, and they are made of velvet.
Damn it!
She lifted her clothes, took out a handkerchief from her trouser pocket to wipe her sweat, gritted her teeth, and began to wipe her shoes.
In a short while, the yellowed white handkerchief turned so black that its original color could not be seen.
Zhang Caihe was reluctant to throw it away, so she endured it, squeezed out the dirty water on it, and stuffed the handkerchief into her trouser pocket.
This scene happened to be seen by an old lady who had just returned from the vegetable market.
The old lady walked over, handed over a pack of paper, and said, "Here, use this to wipe it. Did you accidentally step into the ditch?"
A strange older sister could still show her kindness, but the daughter she had raised with all her hard work...
Zhang Caihe's heart ached and tears began to fall.
"what happened to you?"
Zhang Caihe wiped her tears and said, "Sister, I, I really can't say it. I feel ashamed."
"What happened? Did anyone bully you?"
"I have a miserable life. I came to the county town to look for my daughter and son-in-law, but they kicked me out of the house. My daughter even threw my shoes into the stinky ditch."
The old lady was shocked and immediately felt sympathy for Zhang Caihe.
She is also a mother and has a son and a daughter, but she is luckier because her son and daughter are more filial. Although they work in other places, they often call her and come back to spend time with her during the holidays.
But she has also seen poor people whose children were unfilial, and she couldn't help but lend a helping hand to these people.
She said, "My house is nearby. Why don't you come over and wash these shoes? I have a hair dryer at home. They will be dry in a moment."
Zhang Caihe thought this was a good idea. She didn’t know how much water and detergent it would take to wash them when she got home.
The old lady brought her to the gate of Yufu Jiaozi Community.
Zhang Caihe looked at the building in astonishment.
This gate is so luxurious, just like in the movies, there is a security guard standing at the door.
Looking around, the community is like a park, full of green, and the ground is so clean that it looks like it has just been swept.
She looked at the dirty shoes on her feet and suddenly felt a little afraid to move forward.
The lady seemed to see her hesitation and smiled gently, "It's okay, let's go in."
Zhang Caihe dug her shoes with her feet, not daring to look at the security guard, and walked into the community with her head lowered.
She was just a little embarrassed just now, but when she stood at the door of No. 502 with the old lady, she was completely stunned.
This room is just like a palace.
Although, she didn't know what the palace looked like.
The front door is a carved mahogany door with gleaming door handles and exquisite decorative strips inlaid on the door frame.
A thick carpet of red peonies covered the floor.
She stepped back, even though she was still a meter away from the carpet, as if the filth on her dirty shoes had grown feet and could run away.
The lady smiled and said, "Wait a minute, I'll get you your slippers."
As she spoke, she inserted the key, turned it a few times, opened the door, and with a "click" turned on the light switches at the door and the living room.
Zhang Caihe was immediately shocked by the scene before her.
The living room is spacious and bright, with smooth tiles on the floor that reflect the light like a mirror.
The ceiling is decorated with gorgeous chandeliers with soft light, making the whole room look particularly luxurious.
The old lady opened the shoe cabinet at the entrance, took out a pair of white plastic slippers, put them on the carpet at the entrance, and said, "You can wear these."
Zhang Caihe stretched out her right foot wearing socks, rubbed it on her pants again and again, and then put her foot into the slippers.
These slippers are so soft, it feels like stepping on sponge, so comfortable.
After extending her left foot, she hesitated.
The foot was wearing the stinking dirty shoe just now, and the socks were also very dirty.
She didn't know what to do.
She couldn't possibly get all this dirt on her new pants.
The old lady said, "It's okay, just take off your socks and wash them with your shoes later."
"But I'm afraid of getting such clean shoes dirty."
"Just go to the bathroom and take a shower."
Zhang Caihe gritted her teeth and took off her socks. Perhaps because of the original smell of the stinky ditch, the odor on her feet was not so obvious. However, the dirt on her feet formed a sharp contrast with the white slippers.
It's like not washing your feet in ten years.
She felt it herself and her face turned red. She pushed her feet in a little further, trying to be covered by the slippers.
The lady didn't seem to mind and said, "Come in and sit down first. I'll boil some water for you. Hot water is better for washing your feet."
At this time, the water heater needs to be boiled manually.
As she spoke, she went to the bathroom to turn on the water switch, then walked to the door and pulled Zhang Caihe to the sofa.
Zhang Caihe looked around and saw several exquisite decorative paintings hanging on the wall, a potted plant with lush greenery placed on the coffee table, and a large color TV on the TV cabinet.
Zhang Caihe had never seen a TV, so she asked, "What is this?"
"TV, I'll turn it on for you, sit down."
Zhang Caihe touched the sofa and sat down: "Such a big TV? I've never seen one before."
The lady smiled and explained: "This is the latest color TV, the picture is very clear and the sound is good."
As she spoke, she pressed the TV switch.
The TV was on CCTV-6, and a costume movie was playing.
Zhang Caihe was stunned.
What a clear picture.
It’s much better than the movies shown in the village.
"There are other channels," the old lady said, opening the small door on the right side of the TV and randomly clicking on the two rows of small buttons.
Following her movements, the images on the TV screen also switched, including children's channel, music channel, sports channel, etc.
Zhang Caihe just felt that she had lived in vain for the past few decades.
I haven't seen anything.
"Sister, how much is this TV?"
"My son bought it. I heard it cost more than a thousand."
Just over a thousand, that’s not expensive. She thought it would cost tens of thousands.
The phone installed at home costs 2800.
If she had known this, she should not have installed that broken phone. It would have been much nicer to buy a TV instead, which could have kept her company and entertained her every night.
She had completely forgotten that the phone was installed on credit.
There was one thing she didn't know yet, that was that the account of more than two thousand yuan had been transferred to her beloved daughter Guan Lei.
The old lady looked at the indicator light on the water heater and said, "The water is ready, you can go take a shower."
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