Ye Yaodong had no idea the old lady had been doing this. If he had known, he would definitely have felt awkward...
On his way home after work, every old man and woman he passed smiled at him, leaving him baffled. Since when had he become so popular with the elderly?
Only when he ran into Xiao Xiao outside his house and Xiao Xiao asked how much the old lady's dentures had cost did he learn that every elderly person in the village knew he had bought his grandma dentures. He froze on the spot.
"That old lady really... really has too much time on her hands. I told her to rest at home, but she went wandering around showing off instead..."
It was utterly embarrassing. Even his weathered face was about to turn red. Just as they had said yesterday, "When you're used to being criticized, suddenly getting praised one day really makes you uncomfortable."
"Hey, I asked you a question. My grandma's only in her early seventies, and she's lost all her teeth too. My dad sent me to ask. If it's not expensive, he'll take my grandma to get a set too. If it costs too much, forget it."
"Not expensive. Just over twelve yuan, under thirteen including the round-trip fares. I just wish I'd known sooner. If I had, I would've taken my old lady to get a set years ago, so she wouldn't have been stuck eating nothing but soft, mushy food."
He really had thought it would be expensive. He had never expected it to be so cheap. If he had known, he would have taken her a few days earlier.
"Exactly. We're so cut off out here in the countryside, we didn't even know these things existed. Now that we know they're not