Chapter 4 Opportunity

Actually, when I was a child, my aunt was very nice to me. My aunt was over ten years older than me. She always treated me like an older sister. I remember that my aunt always took my hand to take me to buy vegetables and asked me what I like to eat to buy snacks for me. Occasionally in the summer when my uncle came back late, she took me to the roadside near my house to eat barbecue skewers.

In the blink of an eye, these things are vivid in my mind for more than 20 years. Many things have changed, but my love and obsession with my aunt have never changed.

Thinking of this, I felt a little happy and uneasy when I looked at my aunt.

But I don’t know what to say next in this situation, so I can only say to my aunt: Aunt, the past has passed, don’t be sad.

My aunt looked sad and nodded

In order to avoid embarrassment, I continued to ask her: Aunt, why are you here?

My aunt gently covered her hand on her mouth, and then said: It was hard to accept it at first, but later I came here to work for about a year. Although my aunt didn't say it clearly, I know that my aunt doesn't want to continue living in that city because there are many memories that make her sad.

The marriage of more than 20 years has disappeared, so it is difficult for her to accept it.

I chatted with my aunt for a while and tried to avoid mentioning the past.

From the chat, I learned that my aunt rented a house here and found a job as a warehouse manager.

It was because the house she rented was about to expire, and the owner planned to live in it herself and could not rent it anymore.

My aunt planned to find another house nearby before the expiration date. Because her unit is far away from the city and is near the suburbs, she has to find a convenient place to rent a house, so that she doesn't need to change buses when going to work and get off work.

It happened that there was a bus stop to their unit nearby, so today I happened to meet my aunt.

However, the newly built communities here are basically three or two bedrooms. Basically, I can’t find a single room for rent that my aunt wants. If my aunt rents a double room, I feel that the rent is too high, so I have not found a suitable house for a whole morning.

Hearing this, my heart moved and said to my aunt: Aunt, I am the one provided by Shuangshi Company, which has always been empty. If you really don’t find a house, you can live in me first and wait for you to find the house.

My aunt hesitated and said: This is not urgent. I will have half a month before my house expires.

I said: OK, aunt, if you have anything to do, please contact me. I will call you your mobile phone number. You can write it down and contact us at that time.

After writing down my cell phone numbers with my aunt, chatting for a while, and I felt that my aunt was already in a much better mood.

I looked at it and it was already past five o'clock, so I said to my aunt: Auntie, are you hungry? Let's go downstairs to have some food

My aunt refused, but I was firm in my attitude, so she didn't say anything. As we went downstairs, I asked my aunt: Aunt, what do you want to eat? I invited you. My aunt smiled faintly and said: I'll treat you. No matter how I said I'm your aunt, how can I ask you to invite you?

My heart moved, and I didn't continue to argue, just said to my aunt: Let's go have a barbecue, let's have a barbecue

My aunt said: Well, then I'll have barbecue. When I got downstairs, I chose a barbecue restaurant far away from where I live, so that I could walk with my aunt for a while.

When we arrived at the barbecue restaurant, we were having a meal and chatting. I asked my aunt: Auntie, do you remember when I was a child, you took me to barbecue?

My aunt looked at me and said: Well, I seem to have some impression. I should have eaten at a roadside stall near my home. I smiled and said to my aunt: Yes, I didn't expect you to remember.

My aunt smiled softly and didn't say anything else. She originally wanted to use this topic to narrow the distance between me and me, but it seemed that my aunt's mood had not improved completely. I blamed myself for being too anxious and didn't continue talking.

Before I finished eating, I quietly went to the bar to settle the bill. When I finished eating, my aunt wanted to settle the bill. I said to her: Aunt, I've finished it

My aunt said: Didn’t I ask you for food? I’ll give you how much money? My aunt said that and took out the money and wanted to give it to me.

I pushed my aunt's hand and said, "Auntie, don't take money after I've given it to you. Look, there are so many people who can see it. I'm not good. Next time you come to eat together, you can get money when you eat together. My aunt thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll invite you next time." I uttered, and then asked my aunt: Auntie, where are you living now? I'll take you home.

My aunt said: No need to send it, I can take the bus there and not many stops

I said to my aunt: Auntie, I have a car here and I will drive you there. You have to wait for the bus if you save money. As I said that, I pulled my aunt to my residence. When I saw me like this, my aunt didn't refuse.