Chapter 11 Lying

As soon as he approached, there was a strong smell of smoke flowing straight through his nose.

Seeing my arrival, the man got up a little nervously, dropped the cigarette, and stepped on it with his foot, with a sincere smile on his dark and honest cheeks: "You are Xiangnan, right?"

He stretched out his hand to shake my hand, but he looked at my brand-new uniform and suit, and he wanted to take it back in embarrassment. However, I squeezed his big hand hard, and his eyes were a little moist for unknown time.

Such a man is worthy of admiration.

"Brother Zhang, I'm Xiangnan." I smiled, shook his big hand a few times, stared at his bloodshot eyes, frowned and asked, "I didn't sleep last night?"

He smiled embarrassedly, showing his big yellow teeth, and waved his hand inconsiderably: "I came yesterday, but Xiaoyu couldn't get through on the phone, so he dealt with it all night at the train station."

He stayed up all night, but he spoke so easily.

I watched him lower and pick up the snakeskin bag, feeling very depressed.

When I opened the door and entered the room, the two of them sat down, and then I knew what was going on. Halfway through hearing, I felt that my chest was about to explode.

The day before I went on a business trip, Chen Xiaoyu called him and said that he was going to buy a suite for his old parents in Pingyuan and pick them up to enjoy the good fortune, but the down payment was still close. He asked Zhang Qiang for help. Zhang Qiang heard the words and said nothing. So he took the 50,000 yuan he saved to marry a daughter-in-law,

Because Zhang Qiang is a carpenter, he has some savings. In addition, he is 26 years old and likes Chen Xiaoyu, who is only 19 years old. Even though the marriage of the two has been terminated, but the beloved has difficulties, he feels obliged.

But just one day after the money arrived in Chen Xiaoyu's hands, Zhang Qiang received her call again. It was the same. The down payment was not enough, and it was almost a bit. Zhang Qiang made it difficult, because his parents who took care of Chen Xiaoyu had already spent some of it. These 50,000 yuan were his last savings.

But he was a honest and honest man. Chen Xiaoyu's pitiful sobbing on the phone made him feel very soft, and he immediately stated that he was lending her money so that she would not worry.

n this way, in order to help Chen Xiaoyu fulfill his so-called dream of buying a house, He did not hesitate to sell the newly harvested rice and rice, as well as the three pigs in the family, and then got together with his neighbors, and came to Pingyuan with 30,000 yuan.

But when he arrived in Pingyuan, Chen Xiaoyu could not be contacted. Zhang Qiang had no choice but to find the address of the rental house that Chen Xiaoyu had left before.

He knew my number because when Chen Xiaoyu went home last time, he told him that I was her boyfriend.

I echoed Zhang Qiang with a stiff expression, but my heart was full of anger.

She lied to me, she actually lied to this honest man!

You know, this Zhang Qiang willingly took care of her parents for more than a year, not only did not want to repay, but also selflessly let Chen Xiaoyu leave. This kind of person can say that she is her reborn benefactor.

"Xiang Nan, I have no other intention here, just hand over the money to her, and I will go back." He seemed to have noticed my anger, for fear that I might misunderstand and quickly opened the leatherette purse and took out a stack of money wrapped in old newspapers.

"Da!" A stack of money was squeezed into my hand, and the newspaper spread out, revealing the colorful banknotes inside.

When I saw the money, I almost didn't come up in a breath, and bit his tongue quickly.

Fifty, one hundred, and twenty yuan of change, stained with the sweat and hard work of farmers, seemed to mock me and Chen Xiaoyu.

How long does he have to save the money, how many corns he has to sell, and how much carpentry work he has to do for people.

When I think of this, my heart is like being stabbed countless times with a knife, and it is riddled with holes.

"Brother, these are all for you." Instead of looking at me, he opened the snakeskin bag and pointed to the bacon sausage inside, as well as the two fresh chickens and ducks that had been slaughtered. He stood up and said to me solemnly: "Don't think too much about it. Now that you two are here, I can only congratulate you. Xiao Yu is more proud. You should take care of her."

"The farm stuff is not worth money, but the nutritional value is high. You can make up for the little rain... make up!" After saying this, he looked at the ladies' pajamas hanging on the bed with some memories, and turned his body around.

"Brother Zhang!"

I raised my head with flushed eyes, and he paused without turning around.

"Stay for a bite..."

My mouth trembled a little, I don't know, should I tell him the true situation of Chen Xiaoyu, I am afraid, afraid of a word, I hurt this indomitable but very humble man.

Hearing my words, he turned around happily, rubbed his palms on his pants, and asked hopefully, "Will Xiao Yu come back?"

I looked at the pots and bowls on the induction cooker that I had not washed for a few days, and then at the thin dust on the mat. I had no hope of Chen Xiaoyu.

"She will be back, hehe, Brother Zhang, we will see you for the first time, I invite you to drink." I pretended to be relaxed and put my arms around his neck and stuffed the money into his purse. He pushed away his hand and wanted to take it out again, but was firmly suppressed by me: "Brother Zhang, if she wants to buy a house, I...we will find a way.

He didn't understand what I meant, frowned, and suddenly grinned: "Oh, these money is nothing, you get married, just treat me as a gift."

"One thing is one thing!" I felt ashamed and pushed him out of the room. His words were obviously taking care of my face.

On the way to the restaurant, I sent a text message to Chen Xiaoyu, WeChat and QQ all left messages.

Zhang Qiang definitely loves Chen Xiaoyu sincerely, and is willing to give him some. This honest man, simple appearance and sincere language gave me a lesson, and made me feel that there are still many people in the world.

But in my opinion, he is just a humble unrequited lover, and he has no place in Chen Xiaoyu's heart.

I found a mid-range restaurant and invited him to eat and drink. After drinking a certain amount of wine, he told me that if the purchase price was not enough, he would sell the land when he returned. He hoped that we two would have a good time, and that Chen Xiaoyu's elderly parents would also enjoy the happiness.

I was very uncomfortable, and even more shocked by his selfless love.

After drinking a few more glasses, I was a little drunk. Looking at Zhang Qiang’s dark face, I asked curiously: "Brother Zhang, why are you helping her like this?" I was out of his kindness and felt worthless. .

For my curiosity, he was taken aback for a moment, then laughed twice, and picked up the wine glass to clink with me. It seemed that he was not going to tell me the reason.

But I, as a person of curiosity, would try to find answers for myself, so after asking a few more questions, Zhang Qiang was a little embarrassed to be asked.

"Bang." He put the wine glass on the table, a black face with a slightly shy expression that is rare, and he bowed his head and sighed: "I owe her."

I heard these words inexplicably, stretched my neck and asked: "You owe her? You helped her take care of her parents for more than a year. Without asking for anything in return, how could you still owe her?"

He looked up at me, his expression was very cramped, and he stammered: "Because, because..."

The tangled, ashamed expression appeared on Zhang Qiang's rough face, which made me look at it for a moment, and my heart followed.

He glanced at me again, the shame on his face was even more obvious, a touch of hair, his head hanging, his hands rubbing vigorously on his thighs, very embarrassed, when he raised his head, three deep forehead lines appeared on his forehead, and the flushed eye sockets made my heart suddenly lifted up.