pjbooks Chapter 289 I Didn't Lie to You
Chapter 289 I Didn't Lie to You
"Car keys?" Ma Dazhu asked, puzzled.
"Ah Jie, what if it's not in your pocket? Did you put it in your bedroom?"
"Why don't you look again?"
Ma Junjie blurted out a completely affirmative answer.
"Brother, I clearly remember putting it in my pants pocket before I went to bed last night."
"It couldn't be anywhere else but in my pocket."
Ma Dazhu gasped.
"Ah Jie, that's strange!"
"How about I go back into the room and look for it for you?"
"Looking, looking, looking? What the hell are you looking for!" Liu Dongmei suddenly cursed angrily.
Then, in a very casual tone, he said...
"If we can't find it, so be it. It's not a big deal. We can look for it again when we get back."
"Let's go! My stomach is rumbling; eating is the most important thing right now!"
Ma Junjie continued to search his body.
Finally, they turned both pockets inside out as well.
It was completely empty except for a few sheets of toilet paper.
Ma Junjie was somewhat suspicious. Could it be that, as Ma Dazhu said, the key wasn't in his pocket, or perhaps it had fallen out of his pocket?
But it’s okay,
I haven't left the house since I got back last night.
Even if the key is lost, it's still inside the house, not outside.
Ma Junjie wanted to go to the bedroom to take another look, but just as he turned around...
Suddenly, they heard Hua Hua say to Ma Dazhu,
"Dad, I'm so hungry, I want to eat something."
"Daddy, I'm hungry, so hungry..."
Ma Dazhu glanced at Ma Junjie, gently patted Huahua, and advised,
"Sweetie, your uncle has some things to do, please wait..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ma Junjie turned around and interrupted Ma Dazhu.
"Brother, stop talking, let's go."
Ma Dazhu became a little anxious upon hearing this.
"But Ah Jie, you don't have your keys yet..."
Ma Junjie waved his hand.
"It's okay, we'll look for the key when we get back."
"As long as it's at home, it won't get lost."
"Let's go get something to eat first, then take a taxi to the hospital."
"But Ah Jie..." Ma Dazhu wanted to say something more.
At that moment, Liu Dongmei shot a glare at him.
He shouted loudly.
"Ma Dazhu, even if you're not hungry, you should think about your daughter!"
"How can you be so selfish?"
"Ah Jie already said he wasn't going to look for the keys, why are you still so stubborn?"
"Marrying you is the worst thing that could have happened to me!"
Ma Dazhu listened silently, not saying anything more.
Ma Junjie walked over and patted Ma Dazhu on the shoulder, comforting him.
"Brother, it's okay, let's go downstairs first."
After saying that, Ma Junjie turned around and walked towards the door.
Upon seeing this, Liu Dongmei beamed with joy and followed her out.
Ma Dazhu, holding Huahua, followed silently behind.
A short while later, the group arrived downstairs.
Ma Junjie thought about it.
Walk straight down this road to the entrance of Xingda Toy Factory; there are plenty of food options there.
Ma Junjie turned around, walked to Ma Dazhu's side, and said,
"Brother, let me hold Huahua."
Ma Dazhu shook his head.
"Ah Jie, no need, I can..."
Knowing that Ma Dazhu was having a hard time carrying her, Ma Junjie simply took over and carried Huahua to him.
"Huahua, Uncle will take you to eat something delicious!" Ma Junjie said with a smile.
Hua Hua was very happy to hear that.
He said it very politely.
"Thank you, Uncle!"
"Uncle, may I have an egg?"
"An egg?" Ma Junjie was taken aback, then burst into laughter.
"Huahua, you can eat ten eggs, let alone one."
"Wow, that's great!" Hua Hua smiled innocently.
Looking at Hua Hua's innocent smile, Ma Junjie felt much better.
He led Ma Dazhu and Liu Dongmei forward.
Seven or eight minutes later, the group walked out of the alley and arrived at the entrance of Xingda Toy Factory.
Although it was already past 10 a.m., there were still quite a few food stalls here.
"Huahua, if you see anything you want to eat, just tell me, and Uncle will buy it for you."
Hua Hua blinked her big eyes and nodded.
"Uncle, you're so kind!"
Ma Junjie, carrying flowers, strolled through the various stalls.
After browsing for a while, Hua Hua specifically asked for fried dough sticks, soy milk, and tea eggs that were boiled until their skins cracked.
Ma Junjie kept his promise and bought all the food that Huahua wanted to eat.
The last few people sat down at the table, each ordering a plate of stir-fried rice noodles and a few tea eggs.
Then they all lowered their heads, buried themselves in their work, and ate heartily.
Seven or eight minutes later, the group had almost finished eating.
Liu Dongmei ate with gusto, her mouth glistening with oil, completely satisfied.
He wiped his mouth with his hand and said...
"Ah Jie, big cities are great! You don't have to do anything, you can just sit down and eat."
"I must say, these wide rice noodles are really delicious when stir-fried; they're fragrant and salty!"
Ma Junjie ignored her, pretending not to hear, and focused on feeding Huahua.
At this in-between time, there aren't many people eating.
The food stall owner, bored out of his mind, thought Ma Junjie looked vaguely familiar.
So he made small talk, saying one thing at a time.
"Hey handsome, didn't you work at Xingda before?"
Ma Junjie glanced at the boss and answered truthfully.
"Yes, I worked on it for over a month."
The boss chuckled.
"No wonder you look familiar."
Ma Junjie had indeed eaten here a few times before, but not many.
Seeing that the boss seemed interested in chatting with him, he struck up a few words with him.
The boss was probably really bored.
They were just chatting casually when they talked about it.
"Sigh, I just heard someone say that someone was speeding in a car on the main road over there from Xingda."
"The car was going very fast, it was overtaking on the wrong side of the road, and it was even drifting, almost hitting someone and sending them flying."
Ma Junjie didn't take it seriously.
He bent down and helped Huahua peel the eggs.
He spoke in a disjointed manner,
"Boss, are you kidding me?"
"I often see people speeding on motorcycles, but I almost never see people speeding in cars."
Upon hearing this, the boss became a little anxious.
"Bro, I'm not kidding you."
"To be honest, I didn't really believe it at first, but just now, that person drove by this way, and I saw it with my own eyes."
Ma Junjie still didn't quite believe it.
A man's words are deceitful.
Especially the words of street vendors are even less reliable.
Ma Junjie laughed and said,
"Boss, tell me, who did you see, and what kind of car were they driving?"
The boss thought for a moment and said,
"You know what... that car looks pretty new, not very big, just small..."
Ma Junjie was startled; his hand, which was peeling the egg, froze in mid-air.
He asked hesitantly,
"Boss... do you recognize that car? What brand is it?"
The boss frowned and slowly spoke.
"It looks like a circle with a capital letter A inside."
Ma Junjie was startled and suddenly stood up.
He stared at the boss, his voice trembling slightly as he asked,
"Boss, did you...did you see the person driving inside?"
Seeing that Ma Junjie seemed quite interested, the boss got excited too.
He blinked and said mysteriously,
"Brother, you might not believe it..."
"The car passed by very close to me, and I could see inside, it looked like a small child was sitting there..."
As soon as he finished speaking,
With a loud crash, Ma Junjie tripped over the table, and a bowl fell to the floor.
"Feeding the little brother, what are you doing...?"
Ma Junjie turned his head and ran quickly towards the main road without looking back...