The aunt continued: "Although we have maintained a contractual relationship for a long time, I have never seen him on this street in these years."
"... Then how did he confirm that your rent has arrived? You sent money to the account. If he wants to use cash, he always has to come to the bank to get it, and the nearby bank is very close to here." Zhang Heng pointed to the bank a few shops across the street to show Gu Zhun.
Gu Zhun glanced at Zhang Heng: "... don't play Conan."
"Hey! You can still complain! There is progress! There is progress!"
The aunt shook her head, then handed Zhang Heng and Gu Zhun's takeaway bags to Zhang Heng, and Zhang Heng brought the money along the way. The two took the food and walked back to the RV.
Once back in the car, Zhang Heng said, "I think your father is that aunt's landlord."
"..."
The human resources department and resource department under Zhang Heng spent a lot of energy and only found out that Gu Zhun's father had a record of renting a house, and they didn't know what happened after that.
"... what do you want to say?"
"Perhaps your father is still in this town."
Gu Zhun shook his head and felt that it was impossible. It was impossible for the two of them to get divorced. It was supposed to be a sad place, so they should go far away. Even his sister and himself had gone far away and moved to a big city that was many times larger. Caicai met Zhang Heng at Qingye Chengxi Middle School.
Zhang Heng also shook his head and said "hard to say".
"..." Zhang Heng suddenly recalled that the staff of his human resources department and resource department had found out that Gu Zhun's father had gone to a big hospital several times in the few months before the divorce. Maybe Gu Zhun's father realized that he was sick, so he planned to abandon himself to avoid being a burden to Gu Zhun, Gu Li and his wife, and then live in seclusion in the mountains? After all, it is impossible for outsiders to find the medical records in the hospital, and it is a bit far away from now.
In case, maybe... the account that the rent was paid into has become a dead account... no, it shouldn't be, because there was a recent rent increase...
Zhang Heng told Gu Zhun his conjecture, and Gu Zhun nodded to show he knew. But he shook his head in disbelief. Divorce at the time was such a tragedy.
Zhang Heng and Gu Zhun quickly settled the fast food in the car. Fast food is a lot of oil, although the meat is big, but the quantity is small, and yellow animal oil is sizzling out, which is a bit unacceptable for Zhang Heng who is used to eating healthy meals. He thinks food stalls in big cities are cleaner than fast food restaurants in small counties...
"Don't you like it?" Gu Zhun asked looking at Zhang Heng who was frowning after just a few bites. Of course, Zhang Heng was embarrassed to say that he couldn't eat it because of his cleanliness... Of course, Gu Zhun could also know Zhang Heng's thoughts. Because seven years ago, Zhang Heng always helped Gu Zhun go to the cafeteria to get a seat in the dining hall. At that time, Gu Zhun could vaguely know Zhang Heng's preferences.
But Zhang Heng is always taking care of Gu Zhun's health problems, so he always helps Gu Zhun choose some nutritionally balanced meals as much as possible. At that time, because Gu Zhun's mind was full of his questions, questions...so he didn't know that Zhang Heng was thinking of himself.
Gu Zhun could now see what Zhang Heng was thinking. He snatched the fast food box from Zhang Heng's hand, covered it and threw it aside. I took out the induction cooker and pot from the cabinet of the RV, and with the help of solar energy, I made a bowl of noodles and a few meatballs.
Although the soup was very light, Zhang Heng was very touched when he finally got something warm.
"Thanks."
"No thanks."
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Heng held the steaming beef ball noodles and looked at Gu Zhun with a cheerful smile. Ah, this model of old couples is really touching. Has he and Gu Zhun finally reached a positive result
But there is still one last task to complete—
What a pity, what a pity...
Gu Zhun sat down and looked at Zhang Heng with a sigh: "As the president, you want to accompany me to find my father, okay?"
"Isn't it too late to say now?"
Gu Zhun lowered his head, feeling a little sorry for Zhang Heng.
"..."
Zhang Heng stretched out his hand and rubbed Gu Zhun's head, and said with a relieved smile: "It's okay. Let me work with a heart that misses you, which is harming my company. Don't worry, I'm awesome, and my employees are too. Very awesome, including you of course."
Gu Zhun suddenly lowered his head, after all, no one has stepped over him like this for a long time. At the stage of exam-oriented education, my academic performance was always among the best, but no one ever praised me for being great, as if these were all things he deserved, but it was not normal for him to slip down the rankings and score a few points. .
In order to maintain this normality, Gu Zhun is always trying his best to maintain the second place. It is enough not to move forward or backward.
The former mother was jealous, and the queen mother was despised. So be it…
When Zhang Heng heard that Gu Zhun's grades were always coincidentally maintained at the second place in the second class of the grade, and the total score was basically maintained within the range of only 1-2 points—in various senses, Catch up with Miyamoto's mouth in "Genius Mahjong Girl"...
"Is this interesting to you?"
"Yes. That's the only thing I mean."
That was the answer back then.
"If you like it, I will always praise you."
"You flatter me like this, and I don't do you any good."
"Hahahahaha—" Zhang Heng wiped away the tears from laughing, his Gu Zhun really evolved! It's getting more and more funny!
After eating, the RV continued on the road and went around. Zhang Heng drove the car up to the top of the hill. There was a village there, which seemed to be still inhabited.
As soon as Zhang Heng stopped the car, Gu Zhun got out of the car.
The two got out of the car and looked around. The yellow bricks and mud tiles were already very old. Chickens, ducks, cats and dogs were walking casually on the ground. It seemed that nothing had been invaded by modern materials, except for the intermittent noise from the old house. EMI old-fashioned radio plays the drama.
Zhang Heng saw an old woman with gray hair sitting on the wooden threshold in front of a house, so she walked up to her and asked, "Hello, mother-in-law, do you know that there is a man named Gu living here?"
The old woman had bad hearing, so Zhang Heng yelled in the old woman's ear again. Only then did the old woman realize what Zhang Heng was asking. So he stretched out his trembling hand and pointed to the end of the village. The old lady's teeth are gone, and her articulation has long been bad.
Everything here looks so decayed and lonely.
Zhang Heng took Gu Zhun's hand and walked deep into the village. He didn't know how Gu Zhun accepted it. He only knew that no matter what, he hoped that he could protect Gu Zhun well and prevent Gu Zhun from being hurt again. And Zhang Heng also hoped that Gu Zhun could rely on him. I am here, waiting for him to rely on.
The two continued to walk to the depths of the village. Although there were still a few green trees with lush green leaves along the way, the yellow bricks and mud tiles gave people only a sense of decay.
"What are you doing now
How about? "
Gu Zhun nodded: "Well, there is you."
Yes, there is me.
Zhang Heng knocked on the houses in the village one by one. The houses were either full of cobwebs and no one lived in them, or they were not the people they were looking for.
The two of them were still walking uphill, but they went downhill as they walked, and gradually the road became smoother.
Looking forward, it turned out to be a green oil field with all kinds of vegetables. Next to the oil field was a simple house made of iron sheets and wood.
This scene is different from the scene above the village. This seems to tell Zhang Heng and Gu Zhun that there must be an optimistic person who is full of confidence in life planted here.
Zhang Heng knocked on the shabby house, but no one opened the door after waiting for a long time. Originally, Zhang Heng thought that no one lived in this house at all. The oil fields outside the door might have grown wild...
Suddenly, the door opened from the inside, and a middle-aged man protruded from the inside, but his hair was half gray, there were many wrinkles, and the calluses on his hands were beyond count.
"Hello."
"Who are you looking for?" The middle-aged man poked his head and asked.
"I'm looking for Mr. Gu."
"... I am." Hearing that he was looking for him, the man in the room pushed open the door and walked out. The sun outside the door hit him, making the white hair on his head even more dazzling.
"..." Gu Zhun, who was hiding behind Zhang Heng, also came out from behind Zhang Heng at this time, and the man in the room looked up and met Gu Zhun's gaze.
Even though the appearance has changed a lot compared with ten years ago, the family members are family members after all, and they recognize each other at a glance.
"Gu Zhun...?"
"dad… "
The son has grown up and grown so much taller, and the father is getting old but he never thought he would grow old so fast...
Gu Zhun's father didn't hide when he saw Gu Zhun, but took out two small benches from the house to Zhang Heng and Gu Zhun. I also took a small bench and sat outside the threshold, drank my tea and said apologetically, "My place is a bit narrow, and I don't have any teacups for entertaining guests, so I can't let you drink, sorry."
Zhang Heng waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be so polite... Uncle Gu."
Gu Zhun sat on the small bench, lowered his head and remained silent. In the first tens of minutes when they met again, Zhang Heng and Gu Zhun's father were always asking and answering each other.
Originally Zhang Hen planned to take the initiative to detour to the ultimate goal of this trip, but Gu Zhun said it first: "Why did you leave us in the first place?"
Gu Zhun's father let out a long sigh and couldn't say anything. Things have passed for so many years, why are you still obsessed with this matter
Zhang Heng said instead of Gu Zhun: "Uncle, I took the initiative to pull Gu Zhun to visit you this time. He didn't plan to come before."
"Then why...?"
"Because I like Gu Zhun, I don't want Gu Zhun to always wrong him and close his heart. This is too painful for him!"
"You like my kid? Two big men?!" Gu Zhun's father became angry when he heard Zhang Heng's words. There is a kind of anger that the cabbage that was raised with great difficulty is being pushed by the pig, but Gu Zhun’s father did not raise the cabbage alone, but it was Gu Zhun’s sister Gu Licai who raised the cabbage. Yes—and Gu Li also approved of the matter of Gu Zhun and Zhang Heng.
(end of this chapter)