vstars Chapter 15 Mr. Chen has arrived
Chapter 15 Mr. Chen has arrived
David got out of the car and looked up at the house in front of him.
The building's exterior is made of stone, the steps are worn smooth, and the brown paint on the front door is somewhat faded.
The house is two stories high, and the large trees in the yard have grown taller than the roof. Even in the middle of summer, the yard is shaded by the trees, so it doesn't feel so hot.
The man who was sitting in the passenger seat handed his luggage to Dawei and extended his arms to invite him in.
"Comrade Dawei, we'll leave you here. Miss Wang is waiting for you inside."
"Thank you, you two have worked hard."
David took out cigarettes, ready to offer them to the two men.
The two people who came to pick him up waved their hands, indicating that they wouldn't smoke, and then got into the car and left.
David stood in front of the old building, hesitated for a moment, raised his hand to knock on the door but couldn't bring himself to do so.
Looking down at her disheveled state—unchanged clothes, no shower, greasy hair, and smelling the cigarette smoke on her sleeves—she felt a pang of embarrassment.
The family in front of me looks like a wealthy and powerful household.
Could an ordinary person own such a quiet two-story house in Kyoto, a place where land is incredibly valuable?
Thinking back to the fact that he was just a kid from a remote rural village in eastern Guangdong, Dawei couldn't help but feel a little inferior.
He raised his hand again, hovering it in the air, and hesitated for a long time before striking.
Just then, the brown door creaked open, and a woman with a full head of white hair, wearing a blue floral apron, stood inside.
"Hello..."
"You're Mr. Chen, right?"
"Yes."
"Please come in quickly, the young lady is waiting for you upstairs."
The woman reached out to take David's luggage.
David pressed down, smiling sheepishly, "I can do it myself."
"It's alright, you can just call me Aunt Wu." Aunt Wu insisted on taking Dawei's briefcase, her nose twitching slightly as she smelled Dawei's scent.
"I'm sorry, I was in a rush to leave and didn't have time to change my clothes or take a shower."
"It's alright, come with me."
Wu Ma led Dawei to the door of a room on the first floor next to the back.
The light green door has a vintage feel, and it still has an old-fashioned folding lock with a traditional padlock hanging on it.
Aunt Wu removed the lock and pushed open the door.
A blast of cold air wafted out from inside the door.
Inside, there was a wooden bed with a simple pink floral sheet and a flat pillow. Next to the bed, near the window, was an old desk with a glass tabletop.
The terrazzo floor has become somewhat dull over time, but it is kept very clean.
"This is your room. The bathroom is downstairs. Change your clothes first, and I'll take you to see the lady later."
"Yes." Dawei nodded obediently and politely to Aunt Wu.
Aunt Wu smiled knowingly: "Just call me if you need anything. I'm in the room next to yours."
"Oh, thank you, Aunt Wu."
It's clear that this Wu Ma is a maid in the house.
At her age, she's still staying at home, which shows that Wu Ma has been there for quite some time and has developed a strong bond with her family.
David naturally held the other person in high regard.
The air conditioner in the room had been on for a while, so it was cool inside. There were white bath towels and bathrobes on the bed, neatly folded.
David grabbed the towels and other items and went to the bathroom.
I scrubbed it vigorously until it was clean, went back to my room, took out a clean set of clothes from my suitcase, put them on, and looked at myself in the mirror.
Apart from being a bit thinner, having a sallow complexion, and a tuft of white hair on her forehead, she was otherwise fine.
The foundation is still there.
He still retains the charm of the former campus heartthrob from Sun Yat-sen University.
As I was admiring myself in the mirror, I heard the sound of a running faucet and the washing machine working outside the door.
I came out of the room and went to the back door and looked at the wall.
There was a washing machine and a sink next to the wall by the back door.
The washing machine was running, and Wu Ma bent over, washing her socks by hand in the sink.
David rolled up his sleeves and went over immediately: "Aunt Wu, I can wash it myself."
Aunt Wu smiled faintly and nudged Dawei with her shoulder: "I can't let you get involved."
"How could I possibly accept this?"
"This is what I do. You are a distinguished guest in our home. Teacher Wang relies entirely on your care in Yuanshan County."
"That's what I should do. Let me do it; you're the elder."
Aunt Wu gave him a smiling glare: "This is what I should do, young man. You're not going to steal my job, are you?"
David scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly, "I'm so sorry."
"You'll get used to it... There's a new toothbrush on your bedside table, go brush your teeth too. Be tidy, Miss likes clean people."
What a kind auntie.
David felt a warm feeling in his heart.
David didn't think the old lady's reminder was discriminatory; on the contrary, he felt it was her kindness.
She could have easily not reminded her.
When the older woman was saying these things, she didn't seem to look down on anyone at all.
"Hey... Aunt Wu, you don't need to wash them separately, just throw them together, there's no need to be so particular."
"Now that we're here, we have to be respectful. This is Kyoto... Go do your own thing, this isn't the place for you."
David obediently went back to his room, grabbed his toothbrush, and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth.
Aunt Wu glanced at Dawei's back and her face relaxed: "What a handsome young man, just like Teacher Wang when he was young."
It's hard to explain what "first impressions" are.
If you meet someone you like, strangers can quickly become acquainted.
If you meet someone you don't get along with, being together all the time will be incredibly annoying, and you won't like them.
People like David, who have kind hearts, exude a kind of intimacy that makes others feel comfortable and want to get closer to them.
David tidied himself up, looked in the mirror for a long time, and combed his hair again and again.
Dawei didn't know he was doing this; it made him look like an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws.
I've never experienced anything like this when I first met Xie Liting's parents.
Wu Ma had finished washing Dawei's underwear, put it in the washing machine, wiped her hands, and came over to find Dawei.
"Young man, come on, I'll take you upstairs."
Dawei followed behind Wu Ma and stepped onto the wooden stairs. The old stair railings were smooth and shiny, and felt very slippery to the touch.
As Wu Ma got older, her steps slowed down, so Dawei reached out to help her arm.
Aunt Wu grinned.
"Miss's full name is Wang Xiaodan, and everyone in her family calls her Dandan. You...you're a bit younger than her..." The old lady suddenly became worried, not knowing what to call Dawei.
"Then what should I call you?"
Dawei thought to himself that he was Old Wang's grandson and Dandan was his daughter.
According to Old Wang, she should be called "Mom".
But judging from the photos, he looks only a few years older than me.
Is this...is this a good way to call it?
"Or, you could just not order anything and ask the young lady for instructions later. That would be the safest approach."
"Okay, I've got it."
Aunt Wu grinned again. This boy is so obedient; he agrees to everything she says. No wonder Teacher Wang likes him.
Dawei understood that Aunt Wu was doing it for his own good, afraid that he would shout something and upset the young lady.
Arriving at the innermost room in the second-floor corridor, Aunt Wu raised her right hand, bent her index finger, and gently knocked twice on the door with the knuckle of her index finger.
"Miss, Mr. Chen has arrived."
"Okay, come in."
The voice David heard on the phone last night came from inside the door.
Hearing it in real life is even more pleasant.
The door was pushed open, and David's heart jumped.