amaotonovel Chapter 457: Dumb Stepfather - Blind Date
Chapter 457: Dumb Stepfather - Blind Date
Chapter 457: Dumb Stepfather - Blind Date
The Security Bureau is quite humane. Zhou Leng arrived before everything happened. Wang Shancheng had not yet married Zhou Juan. He had just finished his apprenticeship and, through the introduction of his master, worked in the kitchen of a restaurant.
Just after mealtime, the kitchen was filled with a strong aroma of food and a faint smell of oil smoke.
After being busy all morning, both of them looked a little exhausted. They stretched their muscles and breathed a sigh of relief.
The slightly plump chef beside Zhou Leng couldn't wait to take off his apron, staggered out of the kitchen, and went outside to get some fresh air and smoke. His figure disappeared at the door, leaving Zhou Leng alone in the kitchen.
The original body didn't have the habit of smoking, and he felt that the smell was unpleasant. So Zhou Leng chose to quietly clean up the mess in the kitchen. There were still some oil stains and food residues on the stove, and the chopping board was also piled with cut vegetables and seasoning bottles. Zhou Leng picked up a wet cloth like the original body and wiped the stove carefully.
People often say that nine out of ten deaf people are mute, but a mute person is not necessarily deaf. The original muteness was caused by accidentally ingesting medicine as a child, so he had no hearing problems.
The boss approached and saw this scene. He was secretly satisfied. When he heard that the chef introduced here was mute, he was a little worried that there would be communication barriers and it would be difficult to communicate. Later, he found that the other party could understand and just nodded and shook his head. He was much better than those noisy chefs. Moreover, the other party cherished this job and was clean and hardworking. Therefore, the boss took special care of him and was very satisfied with his performance.
"Dacheng," the boss said with a smile, "what have you thought about the matter I mentioned to you last time? You are not young anymore, and it is time for you to get married and start a family. The woman I introduced to you, although she has a child, is very beautiful and has a good personality. Do you want to meet her?"
Zhou Leng still smiled and nodded as usual, indicating that he was willing to meet Zhou Juan. After all, his current identity was the original body, and he still had to deal with these things according to the original body's personality and behavior.
The afternoon sun made people feel a little sleepy. Three o'clock in the afternoon was not a busy time, so Zhou Leng simply packed up, changed his clothes and went to the agreed teahouse.
Zhou Leng pushed open the door and walked into the teahouse. He immediately saw Zhou Juan sitting in the corner and waiting quietly. Her makeup was extremely delicate and her clothes were decent. She was neither too ostentatious nor too ostentatious, but her taste and temperament were highlighted. Her smile was bright and charming, just like the sunshine in spring, warm and gentle, giving people a kind and comfortable feeling.
Zhou Leng slowly walked to the opposite side of Zhou Juan and sat down. Their eyes met and they looked at each other.
The introducer handed the two people's photos to each other. Obviously, neither of them over-retouched themselves in the photos, showing their true side, so Zhou Juan quickly recognized the man in front of her.
Zhou Juan stood up and made a gesture of invitation.
Zhou Leng sat down and waited quietly. He behaved just like his original self. Faced with such a beautiful woman, a bachelor like him was naturally a little reserved. It turned out that everyone, including his original self, thought that their marriage was a sign of the man marrying above his station.
When they first met, Zhou Juan took the initiative to exchange contact information. The two sat for about ten minutes and then left. After all, Zhou Leng was now a mute, couldn't spell, and had limited literacy. It was too difficult for him to write or chat on his phone, and the two didn't have much in common. They knew in their hearts that they were just looking for someone to live with, and all they cared about was the daily necessities of life.
To be honest, Zhou Juan gave people a very good first impression. She did not feel anything strange because Wang Shancheng was a mute. In their previous life, they got married after only one month of being together, which was very fast. They did not even have a wedding after marriage.
Zhou Juan is still satisfied with the blind date in this life. What she needs is a man who earns money and raises children. She doesn't care whether the man is ugly or old.
After a busy day, Zhou Leng dragged his tired body back to the rental house. This is a single room, and the toilet needs to be shared with the roommate. The furnishings in the house are extremely simple, with only a bed, a wooden table, a simple cloth wardrobe and a plastic stool.
Wang Shancheng lives a simple life. He only started to officially become a chef this year. Before that, he worked odd jobs and had to take care of his chef during the New Year and other festivals, so he didn't save much money.
The next day, when Zhou Leng just arrived at the restaurant, the boss put his arm around Zhou Leng's shoulders with a sly smile, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "You're great! Zhou Juan asked me about your family and character again. She's attracted to you. You're capable."
Zhou Leng nodded and smiled in agreement, seeming to be very satisfied.
The restaurant was neither big nor small, with a total of more than a dozen staff members from waiters to kitchen staff. Everyone gathered together and started teasing Zhou Leng. No one had any bad intentions. After all, Zhou Leng was now old, poor and mute, and was the object of everyone's sympathy.
People are so strange. When you are poor, they sympathize with you and look down on you. When you are rich, they flatter you and envy you. Fortunately, Zhou Leng is now the object of sympathy by everyone. If someone has clothes that are not worn or dishes that cannot be used in a restaurant, everyone will automatically give them to Wang Shancheng. After all, he is a poor man.
After two or three days, Zhou Juan saw that the mute man she had a blind date with last time did not take the initiative to ask her out, so she took the initiative to find him.
In the end, all of this can be attributed to the factor of money.
Zhou Juan's ex-husband was actually a pretty good man. He was honest and considerate to Zhou Juan. Although their life was plain, it was also full of warmth.
However, the tide of the times always ruthlessly impacts people's lives. With the economic downturn and the great changes in modern society, the bathhouse they originally operated gradually lost its market and eventually had to withdraw from the stage of history.
The difficult life situation made her ex-husband resolutely decide to go south to work, hoping to find new opportunities and a way out in a different place. Zhou Juan chose to stay in the city to accompany her children to study.
To make matters worse, within two years, Zhou Juan's parents-in-law were diagnosed with cancer one after another. The high cost of treatment drained the family's savings. Most of the money her ex-husband sent her every month was used to treat his parents' illness. This caused Zhou Juan's dissatisfaction, and she was very angry. The couple quarreled constantly and finally ended up in divorce.
Zhou Juan accompanied her son to study but was unwilling to work hard, so she had basically no income. The alimony from her ex-husband was barely enough to support her son's studies. She urgently needed a source of income, but had no professional skills and was unwilling to endure hardship, so men became her only support.
Zhou Juan believes that a man who can't speak, has had a difficult past but now has a stable income, is nothing more than a bag of money that will come to him with just a few mouthfuls of hot food, a cup of hot tea, a few gentle words and a wave of his finger.