Take buying groceries as an example.
As far as Xu Xiuwen knows, Aunt Zhang likes to go to the supermarket to buy vegetables, and she may not like the noisy and chaotic environment of the vegetable market.
Aunt Gu prefers to go to the vegetable market when buying vegetables, and likes to compare prices from three different stores. Even if the difference is just one or two cents, Aunt Gu will choose the cheaper one.
Aunt Gu also likes to bargain.
Accompanying Gu Pandi to buy groceries, Xu Xiuwen could see that she knew the place very well.
It’s not just about knowing what vegetables to buy at each stall, but a more detailed understanding.
For example, which restaurant’s dishes are fresh, which restaurant’s boss won’t cheat on the weight, and which restaurant won’t sell inferior goods as good ones.
Xu Xiuwen accompanied Gu Pandi to buy groceries, so naturally he had to witness the process of her buying groceries.
He had always thought that Aunt Gu was a virtuous and good woman, and now he thought that Aunt Gu was even more virtuous.
In a blink of an eye, Gu Pandi bought a lot of vegetables.
She was carrying several plastic bags in her hands and had no more space.
Xu Xiuwen hurriedly said, "Aunt Gu, let me carry it."
"Thank you, Xiao Xu." Gu Pandi said kindly.
"It's my duty." Xu Xiuwen said politely.
At this time, Gu Pandi suddenly sighed softly.
"Auntie Gu, why are you sighing?" Xu Xiuwen asked in confusion.
Gu Pandi glanced at him and sighed, "Why am I so pitiful? Other husbands would accompany their wives to the market to buy vegetables, and would support their wives when they encounter problems. Your uncle Jiang only knows how to work all day long, and he doesn't care about Xiaoyu and me at all. If it weren't for you just now, I wouldn't know who to ask for help."
As the saying goes, even a fair judge cannot settle family disputes.
Even if Xu Xiuwen agreed with Aunt Gu's complaints, he couldn't agree with them.
He looked a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Gu Pandi reacted suddenly and apologized immediately, "I'm sorry, Xiao Xu, I shouldn't have complained to you about this."
"It's okay, Aunt Gu."
"That's good."
Seeing Aunt Gu in a low mood, Xu Xiuwen couldn't help but say, "Aunt Gu, Uncle Jiang has a hard time too. This is the nature of his job."
It would have been better if Xu Xiuwen didn't respond. Gu Pandi would have been depressed for just a while, but it would have passed.
Xu Xiuwen took over the conversation, which instead aroused her complaining nature.
Gu Pandi snorted, "You're really wrong. Others are also police officers, and none of them are as absent-minded as him. Your uncle Jiang has been away on a business trip for almost a month. Not only did he not come back for something as important as our daughter's college entrance examination, he didn't even call to show concern. Is there any father like him?"
Xu Xiuwen smiled awkwardly.
This does seem a bit excessive.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't help Jiang Shu with it.
"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about him. Xiao Xu, is there anything else you want to eat?"
"No more, no more. We can't finish all these dishes."
Gu Pandi looked at the vegetables in her hand and thought so too, so she stopped buying vegetables.
The two then left the vegetable market together.
The two went separately.
Gu Pandi rode her electric scooter home and prepared lunch.
Xu Xiuwen also has to go to No. 2 Middle School to pick up Jiang Ruoyu.
The exam was almost over.
After Xu Xiuwen received Jiang Ruoyu, he asked, "Is the test difficult? How did you do on it?"
Jiang Ruoyu said confidently: "It's not difficult, it's not bad."
As she spoke, she walked naturally to Xu Xiuwen, and then naturally took Xu Xiuwen's arm.
"Brother Xiuwen, have you been waiting for me outside?"
Xu Xiuwen glanced at the girl's hand and wanted to ask her to let go, but thinking of the exam in the afternoon, he didn't say anything.
When I got home, Aunt Gu had already prepared a delicious lunch.
Xu Xiuwen accompanied the mother and daughter to finish lunch, and then Jiang Ruoyu went back to her room for a nap.
In the afternoon, Xu Xiuwen continued to send Jiang Ruoyu to the examination room.
Two days passed in a flash.
Afternoon of June 8th.
After Xu Xiuwen sent Jiang Ruoyu to the examination room, he did not wait for her outside the school after she finished the exam and then send her home as he did before.
He drove directly back to Jinling.
He returned to Jinling not because of company matters, nor was he preparing to go back to school.
Instead, he was going to give Li Ke extra lessons.
Li Haimei had urged him several times, asking him why he didn't continue tutoring Li Ke.
Li Ke also called her several times and asked him why he didn't go to the tutoring class anymore. Did he hate her and didn't want to be her tutor
Before, Xu Xiuwen could still refuse by saying that he had to accompany his "cousin" to take the college entrance examination.
But there was no way I could push through this class tonight.
Xu Xiuwen had no choice but to agree to continue tutoring tonight.
He was in a difficult situation at this point.
Giving Li Ke extra lessons as a tutor was initially just an impulsive decision, but now it has become a job or a task.
He couldn't keep being a tutor forever, so he planned to find an opportunity to make things clear with Li Haimei.
Let’s get back to the topic.
The make-up class starts at 6pm and ends at 9pm.
While driving to Li Ke's house, Xu Xiuwen received calls from two people.
One is Jiang Ruoyu.
The girl didn't understand why he left without saying goodbye.
At one point I wondered if he had changed his mind.
Xu Xiuwen was worried that she would get carried away and go to Aunt Zhang and say something nonsense, so he had to say that he had no regrets, but that there were things in Jinling that needed his attention, and then he perfunctorily passed it over.
The other call was from a real "cousin".
I haven't heard my cousin Ning Jiali's voice for a long time.
Xu Xiuwen was surprised but also very happy to receive the call from his cousin.
But Ning Jiali was not happy.
The girl complained on the phone about how he ignored her and didn't even say a word of blessing for her on the college entrance examination, calling him a heartless and ungrateful bad guy.
Xu Xiuwen thought about it and felt that he had gone too far.
He actually completely ignored the fact that his cousin was also going to take the college entrance examination, and instead focused all his energy and attention on a neighbor's younger sister.
If Ning Jiali knew about this.
She will definitely be jealous.
Fortunately, Xu Xiuwen was not so stupid as to tell Ning Jiali about this.
He made up an excuse, saying he was too busy lately, and then apologized.
After hearing his apology, Ning Jiali soon stopped being angry.
Xu Xiuwen drove to the residential area where Li Ke lived.
Come to the eighth floor.
Before Xu Xiuwen knocked on the door, the girl had already opened it.
"How did you know I was coming?" Xu Xiuwen asked puzzledly.
Li Ke chuckled, "Secret."
Xu Xiuwen didn't ask any more questions. He walked into the house and asked while changing his shoes, "Is your mother home?"
"She's not at home. She's out socializing."
"I see."
Li Ke was unhappy, "Teacher Xu, why do you only care about my mom? Can't you care about me?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
"Tsk, Mr. Xu, do you think my clothes look good today?"