Mia and the Blossoms of Change Chapter 8

In the evening, Mia Jiang discovered that her favorite chili sauce was out of stock.

She scooped out the last bit of liquid from the empty bottle to mix with the rice, then showed it to Ethan Jiang with a look of grievance.

"there is none left."

"Not a drop left."

The glass bottle of chili sauce was empty, having been scraped clean by her.

Mia Jiang's expression was so pitiful, as if he would die without the chili sauce.

Ethan Jiang actually wanted to persuade her to eat less, but his pitiful appearance made him wonder how to start the conversation. In the end, he even said against his will: "If you want to eat, I'll go get it from grandma tomorrow."

The pitiful look on Mia Jiang's face disappeared instantly, and there was a surprise in her eyes, which seemed to be full of stars. She looked at him with great gratitude: "That's really great!"

Thinking of the original owner's bad attitude towards her grandmother, Mia Jiang felt that the old lady must have been sad before. After thinking about it, she took the initiative to say to Ethan Jiang: "Why don't I go see my grandmother too?"

Hearing her words, Ethan Jiang paused noticeably, and it was obvious that he also thought of the original owner's bad attitude towards his grandmother.

Ethan Jiang felt guilty towards Mia Jiang. He was unhappy with himself for beating and scolding her, but that was a matter between them. He didn't want to vent his anger on his grandmother, and he didn't want her to be sad or hurt because of him.

Mia Jiang sighed in her heart: Original owner, original owner, even if you hate Ethan Jiang, you can't lose your temper with an old lady.

Seeing Ethan Jiang hesitated, Mia Jiang didn't want to force him, so she said, "If it's inconvenient, forget it, just take the chili sauce back, but I think I should send something back to grandma. Let's go shopping tomorrow, and then you can send me back and then go there, okay?"

Ethan Jiang looked at Mia Jiang's face and thought about her recent changes. Her recent changes were really big. If she had any purpose, she would have revealed it long ago. She would not have dealt with an old man.

If grandma saw the changes in her, perhaps she wouldn't worry so much about herself.

Ethan Jiang agreed: "Okay."

You can't go there, but you can send something to grandma to apologize.

Mia Jiang smiled happily and said, "Then it's settled. You come back tomorrow, and then we go shopping. You take me back and then you go over."

The elderly live in an old neighborhood, but it’s not far from here by car, about half an hour.

Ethan Jiang raised his eyes, his thick black eyelashes slightly raised, looked into her eyes, and said: "No, you can come with me tomorrow."

Mia Jiang's face was filled with shock for a moment. She thought he didn't welcome her to come over. It was even better if he allowed her to go over.

Mia Jiang felt that this meal was much more delicious than usual.

There was always a smile on her face.

Ethan Jiang was stunned when he occasionally saw the smile on her face. He couldn't tell what was so good about her smile, but he just had a feeling that he wanted her to keep that smile on her face forever.

After dinner, Mia Jiang wanted to sit outside on the balcony, but the weather was a bit cold today. When he saw her sitting down, Ethan Jiang couldn't help but frown and asked her, "Don't you think it's cold outside?"

Mia Jiang had put on an extra layer of clothing. She giggled and showed him her big cotton-padded jacket, saying, "I put on more clothes, so I shouldn't be cold."

Ethan Jiang began to think about what kind of windproof curtains to add to the balcony.

Fortunately, Mia Jiang was not that wind-resistant. After sitting for a while, she felt cold, so she took it back to her room.

Around 10 o'clock the next morning, after Mia Jiang had packed up, they set off together for their grandmother's house.

Ethan Jiang often visited his grandmother, but he didn't need to tell her every time he went back, so he didn't tell her in advance when he went back this time.

After buying some gifts at the supermarket, Ethan Jiang drove to his grandmother's house.

My grandmother's home is in an old neighborhood. Because the neighborhood has been around for a long time, the trees on top are very tall, blocking out the sun. The trees are very old, and when driving through them, it feels like you have accidentally entered a primeval forest.

Different from the quietness of the new community, the atmosphere here is more lively. As soon as you get off the car, you can hear people cooking in one house and quarreling in another.

Ethan Jiang went to the trunk to get something, and when he came back after eating, he ran into a middle-aged aunt on the same floor with her grandchildren. When she saw Ethan Jiang, she took the initiative to greet him.

"Has Xiaoze brought his wife back?"

Maybe it was because this was a familiar environment, or maybe it was because this auntie was not a stranger, Ethan Jiang did not seem very nervous, and nodded to her very politely: "Auntie Lu."

Aunt Lu was quite curious about Mia Jiang. It was said that Ethan Jiang and this girl had a child before they got married, and the reason for the marriage seemed to be to make the girl have a child. There was also another version, saying that Ethan Jiang's wife liked Ethan Jiang's nephew, but ended up with the wrong person.

So after getting married, she felt a lot of resentment towards the people in Ethan Jiang's family, and was even disrespectful to the old lady.

Aunt Lu looked at Mia Jiang's clean face, trying to see some scheming or dissatisfaction on her face, but the clean and pretty girl seemed to be no different except that her belly was a little bit visible. She even greeted Aunt Lu openly, and the smile on her face was much brighter than Ethan Jiang's.

"Hello, Aunt Lu."

Aunt Lu didn't know what to call her, so she smiled and replied, "Hello, Xiaozhe wife."

Not only did she not find Mia Jiang annoying, but she found the girl quite likable.

Before leaving, he said to Ethan Jiang: "Xiao Zhe, bring your wife to my house when you have time."

Ethan Jiang was stunned for a moment and said "OK."

There was no elevator in the old community, so Aunt Lu went upstairs with her child. When they were going upstairs, Aunt Lu's grandson said to her, "Grandma, that sister is so pretty. When I grow up, I will marry her as my bride."

Aunt Lu didn't know where her grandson had learned these words, and immediately said with a smile: "Little guy, if you say this to your uncle Jiang, he will be angry. Don't talk nonsense."

However, she felt that what her grandson said was quite right. Ethan Jiang's daughter-in-law was indeed very beautiful, like a flower blooming in spring, giving people a sense of liveliness and brightness.

Ethan Jiang's grandmother's house was on the third floor. When he was walking up, his family saw that he had so many things in his hands. They felt a little embarrassed that they had nothing in their hands, so they asked: "Do you need my help to get it?"

Just as his hand touched the bag, he dodged to the side. Mia Jiang's slender fingers touched the edge of his palm with a very light and soft feeling. The man's thick black eyelashes trembled slightly, and then he walked upstairs steadily.

"I can do it myself, let's go."

Mia Jiang arrived at her grandmother's house with empty hands and a leisurely pace.

Ethan Jiang put the things on the ground and freed one hand to ring the doorbell.

Soon, an elderly man, who was well-dressed but neatly dressed, opened the door from the inside.

Seeing Ethan Jiang coming back, she smiled lovingly: "Xiao Zhe is back."

Noticing that there was a girl behind him, the grandmother was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared in the corners of her eyes: "Xiaoyu is here too."

The old woman's smile was without any grudge, as if the original owner's disgusting scolding to her not long ago had never happened. Mia Jiang felt a sense of guilt and remorse for no reason.

"Grandma, Xiaoyu likes the chili sauce you made. I'll come back to see if there's any left."

Ethan Jiang spoke out, not knowing if it was Mia Jiang's own illusion, but she felt that after he arrived at his grandmother's house, he felt a lot more relaxed, and even showed a childlike expression towards his grandmother.

Grandma let them in, and after hearing what he said, she felt a little regretful: "Last time your cousin and his family came over, Xiaojuan and his family took all the peppers away. If Xiaoyu likes it, grandma will make it again for you."

Mia Jiang thought that her grandmother's house still had some ready-made, but unexpectedly it was gone. She was a little disappointed. When she thought about how her grandmother was so old and had to go through so much trouble just for a bite of food, she immediately thought that maybe she could just not eat it...

But not eating it seems to be too good.

Mia Jiang said, "Grandma, it's too much trouble to do it again."

Grandma's eyes fell on Mia Jiang. She felt that she had changed a lot. The last time she went there, this spoiled girl looked down on her and thought the things she brought were dirty, and told her to get out.

Grandma had been a teacher for half her life, and she had never been despised like this. She couldn't say she wasn't sad and aggrieved at the time, and she was more worried about how Ethan Jiang would live in the future. Now seeing that the child had changed so much, she suddenly felt a little relieved. She said happily: "It's not a problem, you just sit down, I'll go downstairs to buy peppers for you to cook."

Grandma is old, her waist is a little bent, and she walks a little shakily. Mia Jiang is a little worried that such an old woman will fall down when she goes out, so she immediately said: "Grandma, let's not do this..."

Just when Ethan Jiang thought she said she didn't want to eat anymore, she said, "Teach Ethan Jiang how to make chili and ask him to make it for me."

qaqShe looked at Ethan Jiang innocently. Instead of not allowing her to eat the chili sauce, she thought it would be better to let Ethan Jiang work hard.

After Ethan Jiang glanced at her, he also stopped his grandmother and said, "Yes, grandma, let me do it."

Grandma was worried about him doing it, so she said, "Then you go buy the things, I'll do it, and you can watch and learn from the side."

The old man also wanted to do something for them, and since that was the point, she couldn't refuse, so it was decided.

As soon as they sat down at grandma's house, grandma started to cook for them. The cakes made by grandma were very delicious. Although she was old, she was very skillful in cooking.

Mia Jiang suspected that Ethan Jiang learned cooking from his grandmother, so she asked out of curiosity. His grandmother smiled as she made pancakes and said, "When Xiao Zhe was young, his mother was busy, so she would often bring him pancakes. When I was busy in the kitchen, he would move a chair to the kitchen and eat pancakes while watching me and his grandfather cook. Later, when he was older, he started to cook by himself. He was very proud at that time and said, "Grandma, I can cook now. I will be responsible for cooking in the future."

"At that time, he was not even as tall as the table, so he sat on a chair to learn how to cook."

Mia Jiang imagined the scene and suddenly found it somewhat cute.

When Ethan Jiang came in, she tilted her head and asked him with a smile: "Ethan Jiang, you were so cute before."

Ethan Jiang, who was not sure about the situation, said: "?"

He asked his grandmother, "Grandma, what did you say?"

Grandma smiled and said, "I just told you some things about your childhood."

Ethan Jiang didn't know what to say about his childhood. He was not liked at birth and his father loved his sister more. He heard a lot of people pity his sister and was unwilling to live with his parents at home. Most of the time, he preferred to live at his grandmother's house.

The time he spent at his grandmother's house seemed to belong to him.

The cake was not ready yet, and grandma was afraid that Mia Jiang would have to wait too long, so she said, "Xiao Yu, Xiao Zhe's room is still there, you can go and take a look."

Ethan Jiang seldom lives at his grandmother's house when he comes back now, because the room is too small for him now, but the room is still kept.

Mia Jiang actually felt that Ethan Jiang was quite different from the men she had met before, in an indescribable way. So when she heard her grandmother say that they could go to his old room to take a look, Mia Jiang was still very curious, but it would still be better to ask for his opinion.

Mia Jiang asked Ethan Jiang: "Can I see your old room?"

The room was filled with old things, and Ethan Jiang didn't think there was anything he couldn't see: "Okay."

Mia Jiang went to see it happily.

When you push open the door, what you see is a bed and a large bookcase with many books neatly placed inside.

Ethan Jiang's previous room was indeed too small for him now. After putting a bed, a bookcase and a table in it, there was not much space left.

What attracted Mia Jiang was naturally the rich books on the bookshelf. She picked up one and asked Ethan Jiang: "Have you read all these books?"

Ethan Jiang nodded: "I have seen it."

Mia Jiang's mouth suddenly became an "o" shape. It turned out that she was a child from a teacher's family and she loved reading so much.

Mia Jiang may have read less than one-third of these books in her life, but she had read quite a few romance novels in the past.

The room was just right for one person, but it would be a bit crowded for two people, so Ethan Jiang just stood there watching at the door.

After Mia Jiang asked for his consent, she wandered around the room, looking here and there, and saw all the photos of him in the album.

Ethan Jiang has been good-looking since he was a child. The album contains photos of Ethan Jiang naked since he was a child, but she didn't pay attention to this. Instead, she pointed at the good-looking little boy and said, "Do you think our child will be as good-looking as you were when you were a child?"

Ethan Jiang looked at the photo of himself with his naked B*tt0cks and felt his eyes go dark. It's not like he hadn't seen this photo in the album, but he didn't remember having this photo.

It feels a bit embarrassing.

Ethan Jiang took a long time to adjust his breathing before speaking: "She should, she should be prettier than me."

Mia Jiang thinks that's not necessarily the case: "It is said that parents with good looks may give birth to ordinary children. I hope she can be not so ordinary."

After all, no matter which mother she is, she hopes that her child can look good.

She finally turned to the next page and saw Ethan Jiang as a child. She sighed, "You looked so quiet when you were a child."

Ethan Jiang lowered his eyes and recalled. At that time, because he was too quiet, other children called him a sissy and bullied him unscrupulously. He went home and told his parents, but it was of no use. Later, his grandfather couldn't stand it anymore and enrolled him in a martial arts class.

Then there was Ethan Jiang in junior high school. He looked like a very gentle and good-looking boy in junior high school. Seeing him like this, Mia Jiang asked curiously, "Well, Ethan Jiang, you were so good-looking in junior high school. Did you receive a lot of love letters?"

Ethan Jiang: "I don't remember."

I wasn't lying. When he was in junior high school, he inexplicably began to avoid crowded places. If it wasn't necessary, even if someone approached him, he had only one thought, which was to run away. He never saw the faces of those who approached him, so he never had many friends.

Mia Jiang continued to read on. He seemed less immature in high school, and became more mature after college, more like he is now, and then...

She hasn't seen enough.

Then I opened the drawer and saw a lot of neatly written exercise books and a diary inside.

Mia Jiang was a little curious, but the door was locked, so she turned around and asked, "Did you write a diary before?"

Ethan Jiang: "Yeah."

Mia Jiang was a little curious about what was written in his diary: "Can I take a look?"

Ethan Jiang's face was a little stiff. Although many years had passed, he still remembered that when he wrote the diary, he was in a dark mood. He didn't want her to see his bad mood. When he didn't know whether he should refuse or not, his grandmother called them from outside. Mia Jiang could only let it go with regret and went out to eat cakes.

After she left, Ethan Jiang picked up the diary and found a secret place to hide it.

If possible, he didn't want Mia Jiang to see himself as he was very hostile to the world at that time. She just needed to understand himself as he is now.