Chapter 13: Fanning the Flames
2 When Lu Chen and Shen Xuening arrived at Beiqiao Middle School, it was almost 8 o'clock in the evening.
The streets are deserted, many of the shops in front of the school are closed, and there are no pedestrians coming and going, except for the street lamps on both sides.
"Grandma'......"
From a distance, Lu Chen and Shen Xuening saw an old lady standing in thin clothes and a little rickety in front of the big iron gate at the school gate.
Before Lu Chen had parked the car, Shen Xuening had already jumped out of the car and ran towards the old man.
By the time Lu Chen approached the two, Shen Xuening had already hugged the old lady and was crying heartbreakingly.
"Woo, grandma, Cher misses you so much......"
Shen Xuening cried: "How can you run around, do you know that Xue'er is dying......?"
"I... I'm coming for my son..."
The old lady was still sick, and pointed to the school blankly: "My son hasn't been home for a long time, he must have been left in the classroom by the teacher, the students are gone, he hasn't come out, the gate is closed, he still hasn't come out, the street lights are on, he still hasn't come out......"
"Grandma..."
Being talked about by the old lady like this, Shen Xuening cried even more sadly, and Lu Chen also turned around and wiped the corners of his eyes.
With a big exhalation, Lu Chen slowly walked to the two of them, squatted down and shouted: "Mom, why are you here? My son can't find you when he comes home, and he is about to die......
"Huaishan, it's you, Huaishan......"
When the old lady saw Lu Chen, she was excited, and she grabbed Lu Chen's hand forward, and her calloused hand touched Lu Chen's face: "Where have you been, you are in a hurry to die, did you do bad things again and were left in the classroom by the teacher?"
"No, my son is well-behaved, he has already gone home, but he can't wait for you, and he is about to die. ”
Lu Chen grinned and coaxed: "Come home with us, it's cold, and I'm hungry." ”
"Okay, okay, let's go home, Mom will make you your favorite sweet and sour fish. ”
The old lady was on crutches and was about to leave with Lu Chen's hand.
Lu Chen grabbed the old lady, half-squatted down and put the old lady on her back, and shouted to Shen Xuening: "Xuening, let's go, let's go home." ”
Seeing Lu Chen walking in front of his grandmother on his back, Shen Xue wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and followed with her bicycle.
"Who are you, why did you come to my house?"
As soon as she entered the door, the old lady was confused again, pointed at Shen Xuening and asked suspiciously.
"I..."
Shen Xuening pointed at herself, a little at a loss.
"Mom, this is Cher, my girlfriend, pretty, right?"
Lu Chen smiled and took Shen Xuening's hand.
"Huh?"
The grandfather and grandson exclaimed at the same time, Shen Xuening was even more nervous and wanted to shake off Lu Chen's hand, but the other party was holding too tightly, and she couldn't shake it off for a while, watching Lu Chen keep giving her eyes, she finally gave up struggling.
"You are a dead child, how old are you, why are you in early love?"
The old lady picked up her crutches and was about to be ruthless.
Lu Chen hurriedly stopped and said: "Mom, my son has graduated a long time ago, and he has been working for two or three years, which is early love, you remember it wrong." ”
"Huh?
The old lady stopped the crutches in her hand, looked at Lu Chen suspiciously, and asked, "Is it really my mother who remembers?"
"Of course I'm mistaken, otherwise how could I have run out of Xue'er alive?"
Lu Chen pressed the cane in the old lady's hand and comforted: "My son is usually busy with work, Xue'er will take care of you in the future, okay?"
The old lady looked at Shen Xuening, her face full of wrinkles suddenly stretched, and she took Shen Xuening's hand with a smile and smiled dotingly: "The girl is so handsome, beautiful, come, go into the house with Auntie, Auntie will give you a big red envelope." ”
"Huh, red envelopes?"
Shen Xue Ning exclaimed in surprise and looked at Lu Chen at a loss.
"Go, go, do the show. ”
Lu Chen pushed her in with a smile.
"Oh, by the way, Huaishan, you remember to your mother, you can't make a girlfriend Guo Lijuan, otherwise your mother will beat you to death. ”
Before entering the house, the old lady did not forget to stare at Lu Chen and warn her, hearing the name, Shen Xuening trembled obviously, but Lu Chen was a little puzzled, and after thinking for a while, he remembered that this person was Shen Xuening's mother.
"The hatred is really deep, the old lady is senile, and she still doesn't forget the betrayal of her daughter-in-law. ”
Lu Chen smacked his lips and muttered.
Finally tossed the old lady to sleep, Lu Chen ran out of the store and called a friend to report her safety, and then said goodbye to Shen Xuening and went home alone.
"The old lady's illness seems to be getting worse and worse, and she must be sent to a nursing home as soon as possible, otherwise something will happen sooner or later. ”
Along the way, Lu Chen blew the cold wind with the residual temperature of the end of winter, and his brain kept spinning.
"It seems that it is not possible to wait for the outlet, and it must be artificially strengthened to fan the flames. ”
Lu Chen muttered to himself and sped up the speed of the bicycle.
The next day, Lu Chen went to the Guanbei market to find Zhang Hu, and explained that Zhang Hu posted a top post on the Jiangbei Star Forum, and the content was probably that there was a constant message that someone was asking to buy Banlan root and white vinegar, and then the other group of people went to reply to the post, such as asking if Banlan root was going to be out of stock?
Time is pressing, Lu Chen needs to create an atmosphere in the shortest possible time, banlan root and white vinegar are miracle medicines, Jiangbei is out of stock, and it is difficult to find anything.
Time flies, more than a week has passed, and at this stage, Lu Chen has also entered the intense review with the army of exam preparations, every day is boring and fulfilling, and the only fun is to keep going in and out of Shen Xuening's house.
Shen Xuening, who has a simple personality, seems to have accepted that there is a big boy in her life who will come over to help every day, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, so that her lonely and helpless heart can always find support when she needs help the most.
And often this kind of person is also brainless, once someone completely enters her heart, it will be a lifetime.
That day, as soon as Lu Chen finished the most boring Chinese class, Da Xiong's mobile phone buzzed and vibrate.
Big Bear, who has a superior family background, was also one of the few people in the school who had a mobile phone in 2003, a classic Nokia 3300, priced at more than 3000 yuan, which looks like a game console handle, and it is a little ugly in 2020, but at that time, it was very popular with boys, especially boys who were keen on games.
Lu Chen didn't hear Da Xiong's conversation, only heard him uh-huh-huh a few times before hanging up the phone.
"What's wrong? You look nervous. ”
Lu Chen asked casually.
"It's okay, my dad's phone said that there was a rush to buy Banlangen outside, and my mother also went to join in the fun, but she accidentally twisted her foot, which will be lying in the hospital. ”
The big bear smacked his lips and said helplessly: "These old mothers and old ladies are too, they like to blindly follow the trend, what kind of fun?" ”
The big bear is still chattering there, but Lu Chen's heart has already flown outside, it seems that the hype is working, and the country has not officially released Banlangen as a preventive party, and the tuyere has come.
"Hey, Lao Lu, why are you stunned?"
Da Xiong pushed hard Lu Chen, who was deep in thought: "You kid don't want to join in the fun, right? That thing is useless......
"What is the price of banyan root and white vinegar now?"
Lu Chen didn't pay attention to him, but directly cared about the price.
"How do I know this, I know that my mother was injured, and in the end the things have not been bought, you say that you are not wronged. ”
Big Bear looked helpless.
"Big Bear, help me think of a way to ask for leave, buddy is going to go out. ”
Lu Chen's face was expressionless, he quickly packed up his books, and stuffed his schoolbag into the hole in the table: "Tell your mother not to worry, your white vinegar and banlangen, buddy have all included." ”
After saying that, he didn't pay attention to the big bear's reaction and slipped away directly.
"This guy must be crazy, it's embarrassing for a big man to grab things from a group of aunts. ”
The bear broke a bite in disgust, and then buried himself in the game.