"My dad passed away two years ago!”Hearing Xue Sumei mention his father, Zhao Xuan was silent for a moment before continuing.
"What is it? "Brother Zhao is still so young, how could he…" Xue Sumei was shocked when she heard Zhao Xuan's words.
Although Zhao Xuan's father was two years older than her, he was only in his fifties.
He didn't expect her to leave just like that!
Previously, she was still puzzled. Although Zhao Xuan's father had been overseas for so many years, he would still call her twice a year. After all, before Zhao Xuan's father left the country, he had given the keys to Xue Sumei and asked her to look after the house.
However, in the past two years, she had not received a single call. She thought that Mr. Jones was too busy, but she did not expect that Mr. Jones had passed away two years ago.
Xue Sumei couldn't help but sigh.
Back then, if Zhao Xuan's father had not gone abroad, there was a high chance that she and Zhao Xuan's father would have been together.
After all, the two of them were widows and neighbors. In addition, Zhao Xuan's father was quite handsome when he was young. Otherwise, he would not have given birth to such a handsome son.
"Sigh, I really didn't expect this. Then, Little Xuan, are you preparing to return to the country to develop your career?”Xue Sumei sighed and asked Zhao Xuan.
"Yes, the domestic economy has been developing better and better in recent years. I'm also preparing to return to China to develop myself!”Zhao Xuan nodded.
"It's good to return to the country and develop! Don't you have the key? I'll get the key for you!" Xue Sumei thought that Zhao Xuan was standing in the corridor because he didn't have the key. Hence, after saying that, she went home to get the key.
"No need, Aunt Xue. I have the key. I was standing here just now because I was thinking about some things in the past.”Zhao Xuan smiled and shook his head.
When Father Zhao went abroad, he gave Xue Sumei a key and took the other key with him. Although so many years had passed, the key was still there.
"It's good that you have the key. How about this? You've just returned, so you must not have tidied up the house yet. I'll put my things back and come over to help you tidy up.”Xue Sumei immediately smiled when she heard Zhao Xuan's words.
"Then I'll have to trouble Aunt Xue!" Seeing how enthusiastic Xue Sumei was, Zhao Xuan couldn't reject her and agreed with a smile.
"What are you saying? What trouble was there? You're still so polite with Aunty Xue. After so many years, did Aunty Xue give you a white belt?”Xue Sumei rolled her eyes at Zhao Xuan, then turned around and opened the door to her house. After putting the groceries she had bought into the kitchen, she walked out of the house.
Zhao Xuan held the key and opened the door to his house. In the living room, all the furniture was covered with a layer of cloth. There was a thin layer of dust on the cloth. It was obvious that this house had not been inhabited for some years.
"Over the years, there have been many people who wanted to rent your house. However, I rejected all of them. Therefore, your house is still the same as when you left!”After entering the living room, Xue Sumei looked at Zhao Xuan and said with a smile.
When Father Zhao went abroad, he had left the house to her to look after. He had also made it clear that Xue Sumei could rent the house out. However, Xue Sumei felt that this house belonged to Zhao Xuan and his son. It contained all the memories of the father and son. Therefore, she had not rented the house out all these years. She only got someone to clean the house every year.
Zhao Xuan stood in the living room and looked at the house that hadn't changed at all from twelve years ago. His thoughts couldn't help but drift back to twelve years ago.
At that time, the residential area had just been built. Mr. Jones had used his savings for so many years to buy a house here and settle down here.
It was also because he had spent all his savings on buying a house that Mr. Jones went abroad. He wanted to make more money while he was young.
Xue Sumei watched as Zhao Xuan stood in the living room and became absent-minded again. She sighed softly and did not disturb him. Instead, she walked into the bedroom at the side and started tidying up.
After an unknown period of time, Zhao Xuan regained his senses and shook his head in amusement. Then, he began to tidy up the house.
After Zhao Xuan and Xue Sumei tidied up the house in the morning, they sat down on the sofa in the living room.
"Little Xuan, you must be exhausted, right? Let's go to my place to drink some water and rest!”Xue Sumei smiled as she looked at Zhao Xuan, who was sweating profusely.
Zhao Xuan was the one who cleaned up the house. After all, young people were more agile.
No matter what, Xue Sumei was already in her fifties. Her speed in this sort of matter was definitely not comparable to Zhao Xuan's.
Following Xue Sumei to her house, Zhao Xuan realized that although Xue Sumei's house hadn't changed much, it had obviously been renovated. Moreover, the furniture and appliances were all new.
However, after thinking about it, it made sense. After all, twelve years had passed. His family's things had not been used for so many years. On the other hand, Xue Sumei's family had always been occupied. After so many years, it was natural that they needed to change.
"Xiao Xuan, take a seat. Don't stand on ceremony!" Xue Sumei poured some water for him as she gestured for Zhao Xuan to sit down on the sofa.
"Thank you, Aunt Xue!" When Xue Sumei brought a cup of water to Zhao Xuan, Zhao Xuan hurriedly stood up and took the cup with both hands as he smiled at Xue Sumei.
"Silly boy, in my eyes, you're no different from my son, so you don't have to be polite with me!”Xue Sumei was very satisfied with Zhao Xuan's politeness.
As expected, Zhao Xuan was still the polite and sensible child from twelve years ago.
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