Slow-Witted - Chapter 57

[Chapter 56]

It’s summer again.

Mr. Liu went to buy vegetables after get off work, and when he came back, he went to the kindergarten on the way to pick up his little grandson.

Four years ago, her grandson was born abroad. On the one hand, the parents of the child were busy with work and had no time to take care of the child. On the other hand, they hoped that the child could live in China when they were young, so they communicated with Teacher Liu and sent the child to her.

The grandson’s nickname is Lele, he is lively and sensible, and Mr. Liu loves him so much that he can’t wait to hold him in the palm of his hand.

She came to the door of the painting class, and Lele, who had been waiting for him for a long time, jumped up from the chair and quickly threw herself into her arms: “Grandma!”

Teacher Liu picked him up, pinched his little face, and asked: ” Lele, are you good in class today?”

Lele shook her head like reciting aloud and said, “Lele is very good, Lele drew several pictures today, and the teachers all praised Lele, saying that Lele is an excellent teacher. Little painter.”

The child who just turned four years old spoke fluently and gracefully. Teacher Liu was very proud and said with a smile: “Lele is awesome!”

Lele put her arms around grandma’s neck and said sensiblely: “Grandma It’s great, grandma cooks for Lele and grandpa every day, and sometimes cooks for Uncle Fu, she’s such a good grandma.”

Teacher Liu was amused by him, and said, “It’s a good grandma who cooks for you. What about Grandpa and Uncle Fu, they don’t cook for you, how are they?”

Lele was honest and brave, and said bluntly: “Grandpa is not good. Grandpa reads in the room every day, neither cooking nor cooking. Washing clothes is a big slob.”

Teacher Liu couldn’t stop laughing. Her husband is a literary editor. He usually reads books or manuscripts at home, and rarely moves.

“What about Uncle Fu?” Mr. Liu said, “Uncle Fu doesn’t live with us, how do you know if he is good?”

Mentioning Uncle Fu, Lele is rarely embarrassed: “When Uncle Fu came to Lele’s house, he played with Lele with small cars and building blocks. He is very good, and the building blocks are so high—” Lele opened his arms vigorously , “Grandma, take care, it’s so tall, it won’t collapse, so Uncle Fu is very good, and all good people are good people.”

“Oh,” Teacher Liu pretended to be surprised, “So you think Uncle Fu is good at building blocks. I still think he is a good person, so I have to tell him to make him happy.”

“No.” Lele shook her grandma’s neck and said, “I’m sorry.”

Teacher Liu patted him on the back lovingly , couldn’t bear to tease him again, so she said, “Okay, okay, grandma will keep it a secret for you, okay?”

Lele twisted her fingers and nodded.

After returning home, Teacher Liu put Lele on the sofa and turned on the TV to show him his favorite cartoons.

She went to the door of her husband’s study, knocked on the door, and called him out to help pick vegetables. Of course her husband didn’t want to, so she didn’t give up and continued to knock on the door: “Come out quickly, what can you do if you stay in the room all day and give Lele

a lazy image?”

In a second, the husband opened the door and walked out. Lele is not only Teacher Liu’s favorite treasure, but also her husband’s favorite treasure. Since Lele came, Teacher Liu has thought of many ways to punish her husband.

The couple stood side by side in the kitchen preparing dinner. Teacher Liu asked her husband while directing her, “Have you figured it out? I called Fu Jia over for dinner tonight. If you agree, I will let him take Lele away. The

husband looked at her in shock and said, “You… you, you, why are you in such a hurry?”

Teacher Liu said, “I’m not always like this, how long do I have to hesitate about this matter? I’ll leave after Tianhou, if you don’t want to go, don’t go, I don’t bother to care about you.”

The couple were arguing that she was going to travel abroad in three days. Since Lele came to her, the couple haven’t gone out to play, and they are tied at home to take care of their children all year round. Recently, their mutual friends for many years invited them to travel. The couple were very excited and wanted to go, but worried that no one would take care of Lele.

Therefore, Teacher Liu proposed to entrust Lele to Fu Jia to take care of them within a week when they went out to play.

The husband disagreed, thinking that Fu Jia is a bachelor, how can he take care of the children, Teacher Liu has so many good sisters and students, why not let those who have been mothers take care of Lele?

Teacher Liu insisted on not wanting anyone else, and her husband also insisted on refusing to do so. He was so angry that he couldn’t talk about it. This turned into a situation where one of the two bought a ticket and the other didn’t.

“Oh… I really don’t understand, where does your sense of responsibility towards Fu Jia come from.” The husband said.

Teacher Liu frowned: “You know the relationship between me and Qi An, why do you still ask this question?” The

husband knew her well, and knew that she would get angry when she mentioned this question, so he quickly changed the subject: “Well, then this is not to let you know. The reason for Lele’s past, what if it’s your wishful thinking? Do you think Lele’s life will be better if he stays at his house for a few days and makes trouble for a few days? Maybe he still finds children annoying.”

“I How many times have I said it, but you just don’t listen to it, you just don’t believe it, anyway, Fu Jia is my business and not yours, you just don’t like him, don’t you?” Teacher Liu was so angry that he quit, “I I won’t cook for you anymore, I will only cook for Lele and Fu Jia, you can order takeaway yourself!”

She pushed her husband to drive him out of the kitchen, but the husband had no choice but to compromise: “Okay, okay, Then, when Fu Jia comes, I’ll see how he and Lele get along before making a decision, okay?”

Teacher Liu rolled her eyes, completely convinced by her husband’s slow-moving character.

The husband smiled helplessly, and took a step back: “Well, let’s ask Lele what he thinks. If he is willing to live with Fu Jia for a week, I will agree to you.”

Teacher Liu let go of his hand, and his expression changed . It’s getting better.

On this issue, she had already done ideological work for Lele behind her husband’s back.

The couple reconciled, chatting with each other in the kitchen. Half an hour later, Mr. Liu received a WeChat message from Fu Jia, saying that he was coming soon.

Teacher Liu quickly wiped his hands, threw the kitchen to her husband, ran to the living room, and said to Lele, “Lele, can you go downstairs with grandma to pick up Uncle Fu?

” Today, he nodded and agreed.

Teacher Liu took his little hand and took him downstairs to wait for Fu Jia.

Seven years have passed since that accident.

In the past seven years, Mr. Liu watched Fu Jia fall to the bottom of the valley, then shake off the mud and climb up step by step by himself.

Seven years of watching from the sidelines gave Teacher Liu a different feeling for Fu Jia. Even without Lu Qi’an’s relationship, she still couldn’t let Fu Jia go. She wanted to help Fu Jia like a mother, but she was always isolated by an invisible film, unable to get close to him.

It took him just over a year to pay off the money Fu Jia spent on hospitalization. He didn’t say anything, but Mr. Liu somehow found out what his life was like this year. Mr. Liu didn’t touch any of the money, and spent a fixed period of time every day looking for Fu Jia, trying to return the money to him.

She didn’t know how many times she had found Fu Jia, and how many times he had avoided him. Every time, she wondered whether she had offended Fu Jia or should not disturb his life anymore. But after thinking about it, I couldn’t let him go. She learned that Fu Jia will always be alone, living in a single apartment of 40 square meters, home, company, two points and one line. He has made many ordinary friends, but they are not close, and he has not developed a relationship with anyone. If Teacher Liu hadn’t been brazen enough to inquire about him, he would have disappeared very early in the morning.

Four years ago, Lele came to her. The worries and joys of taking care of children made her change her mind. Since Fu Jia doesn’t want her to take care of her, then she should take a step back and let Fu Jia take care of her. Will Fu Jia stop rejecting her because of her kindness?

It’s kind of mean, but it works. From time to time, she troubles Fu Jia with small things, such as asking him to help with shopping, helping to lift heavy objects, or asking him to help pick up and drop off Lele, and play with Lele. Fu Jia will never refuse, and she can also return gifts to him afterwards , or take advantage of the opportunity to invite him to dinner at home.

Not only that, but Fu Jia has a very high tolerance for children and is very patient with Lele. As long as Teacher Liu uses Lele as an excuse to invite Fu Jia to her house as a guest, Fu Jia will most likely agree.

Teacher Liu believes that Fu Jia was instinctively attracted by the child’s cheerfulness and innocence. Adults can’t open his defenses, and they can’t come close to him to accompany him. He has been alone for seven years. If Lele can be his friend and accompany him, will it make him feel better?

It would be even better if he had the idea of starting a family and was willing to get married and have children and have a small family of his own.

She was distracted, but Lele always remembered her mission, tugged at her sleeves, and said, “Grandma, Uncle Fu is here.”

Not far away, a young figure stood out very prominently. He was dressed in black, but he carried a bag of bright-colored children’s toys in his hand. He had a smile on his face, and his demeanor was clean and refreshing, diluting the sweltering heat of the midsummer evening.

He nodded to Teacher Liu, and then looked at Lele: “Long time no see, Lele.”

Lele was a little awkward, and whispered next to grandma, “Hello, Uncle Fu.”

Teacher Liu saw Fu Jia carrying the toy, a little Helpless: “Oh, why do you bring something every time you come here? There is nothing missing at home. Lele can’t play with so many toys by herself.”

Lele became even more awkward when she heard this sentence, and tugged hard with her hands Grandma’s clothes.

Fu Jia said: “The toy is not expensive, it is just a thought, as long as Lele likes it. You and Lele don’t have to go downstairs to pick me up every time. I will feel very sorry.”

Teacher Liu did not answer his words, holding Lele Le, patted him on the back with one hand, and said, “Go upstairs.”

[End of This Chapter]