Chapter 16: Cakes
Miao Miao turned her head, a slightly surprised expression on her face, and then quickly calmed down and got up: "Hello Teacher He." ”
"Sit. He Guoliang patted Miao Miao's shoulder and sat down opposite Miao Miao, "How are you doing? I haven't heard from you for a long time, I just saw you, I thought I recognized the wrong person." ”
Miao Miao smiled: "It's not bad." ”
He Guoliang was Miao Miao's homeroom teacher in high school and a friend of Miao Miao's father. Miao Miao's parents are both high school teachers, and they are both the type of peach and plum in the world, which was very popular with students at the beginning. At the funeral of my parents, many students came.
"Where have you been all these years?" He Guoliang sighed, "We lost contact with you after your parents' funeral, and we couldn't even lend a helping hand......
"Didn't go anywhere either. Miao Miao chuckled, "Actually, it's okay, my parents bought insurance before they died...... Car accidents, there are also claims, and I don't have a hard time. ”
"Where is the economic problem. He Guoliang frowned, "I know the situation of your family, you don't have any relatives in your family, and when your parents die, you are alone......
"That's all in the past, Mr. He. Miao Miao looked up at He Guoliang and smiled without a hint of gloom, "I'm married now and I'm very happy." ”
"Married?" He Guoliang was stunned, "With whom, you kid, such a big thing, no matter what, you should talk to us!"
"The wedding was a bit rushed, and it wasn't mine. Miao Miao is very sorry.
He Guoliang glared at Miao Miao, as if he was looking at an ignorant junior, for a long time, in Miao Miao's overwhelmed mood, he slowly sighed: "Forget it, as long as you are doing well now." Today is your parents' memorial day, isn't your husband with you?"
"He's a bit busy. Miao Miao casually found an excuse to prevaricate.
"You haven't been home for a long time, have you? I see the door of the house is dusty. At the beginning, Miao Miao's family lived in the teacher's community, and He Guoliang was neighbors up and downstairs, "You can go back and clean up occasionally, don't be so wasted." ”
Miao Miao's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she smiled: "Okay." ”
Originally, she had no intention of going home, but when Teacher He said this, Miao Miao felt as if she should go back.
Even if it's touching the scene, it's fine.
"Is my wife okay lately?" Miao Miao changed the subject.
"The body is not bad, but I always mention you. You were so talented at drawing, she treated you as half a daughter, and she liked you very much. He Guoliang smiled and said, "Let's go back and see her when you have time, she always misses you." ”
Miao Miao nodded: "I'm sorry for worrying you." ”
She talked a lot to He Guoliang, most of them carefully avoiding the tragic car accident and chatting about the recent situation. When they were separated, He Guoliang left his phone number and asked Miao Miao to call him when he encountered difficulties.
Really, there are still many kind people in the world. The indifference she encountered in her life was probably used up in the perpetrator and accomplice during the time of the car accident. But even so, Miao Miao felt that she was still cautious.
People always can't remember the good they encountered, but they can't afford to lose a little bit of the bad they encounter.
She described herself like this, laughing at herself twice. She has never been a kind person, and she has never been able to repay these things with virtue.
Quietly, without alarming anyone, Miao Miao finally went home.
A home that I haven't been back to for years.
When the incident happened suddenly, she was busy preparing for her parents' funeral. Soon after the funeral, she was forcibly sent to the hospital by Ji Bai when she was found to have emotional problems, and she really never came back. A thick layer of ash fell on the home, quietly engraved with her deep neglect of this place that was once "home" over the years.
There was also a coat on the couch that she had taken off casually, and the contents of the refrigerator had already rotted and smelled disgusting. There is no "home" here.
Miao Miao walked to her room, opened the curtains with a "hmm-" sound, and then choked on the dust that filled the room and coughed.
Inhaling the suffocating breath in her lungs, Miao Miao's hand on the windowsill clenched instantly, as if she had returned to that extremely gray day for a moment......
It's okay Miao Miao, you can.
She held her breath for a long time before she opened her eyes. Everything in the room is still the same, but the things that have been left in the memory make them disappear, and people always have to look forward, don't they?
Taking out her mobile phone, she called the housekeeping company and asked them to send someone to clean it here, and the key was placed under the blanket at the door, and the fee would be paid online.
She walked without a hint of nostalgia, and she didn't even glance at the calendar on the wall.
The calendar was forever stuck on the day of the car accident four years ago, and it never flipped again. There is also a red note next to it: Daughter will have her birthday tomorrow, remember to prepare a big meal and cake.
Today, it's like a world away.
In City A, Mu Ningyuan was about to go out in the evening. The housekeeper handed the gift he had ordered before to Mu Ningyuan: "Young Master, if Madam comes back and asks about your whereabouts......
"Just be honest. She knew it was the curtain's birthday. Mu Ningyuan said casually. Just as I was about to go out, I noticed that someone was ringing the doorbell.
He and the courier brother outside the door were stunned at the same time.
The security of the community is strict, and it is almost impossible for couriers to enter the community. Mu Ningyuan was dissatisfied with the negligence of the security guard in his heart, and looked at the courier: "What's the matter?"
The courier was also a little surprised by Mu Ningyuan's appearance, and was stunned for a moment before he spoke: "Hello sir, this is a cake that someone ordered in our store, please sign for it." ”
"Cake?" At this moment, the stunned person became Mu Ningyuan.
Miao Miao, who was far away from her hometown, received an international call: "Did you receive my gift?"
"En?gift?" At that time, Miao Miao had just walked out of the community, this was the teacher's community, and there were many acquaintances, and it took her some thought to avoid all the familiar people, so she was a little absent-minded.
"I can't come back for your birthday, but this birthday cake is still indispensable every year. Why, you haven't received it yet?" said Lin Qian, who was far away in Shiraz, confused.
"Which address did you send to?"
"Which one else? where do you live now?" ”
"Oh, I'm back home. Miao Miao said lightly, "Not there." ”
The other end of the phone was silent for a while, and said softly: "That's right, you should be in your hometown today, I forgot." ”
Lin Qian and Miao Miao have been friends for many years, and they all say that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and there is also a little bit of meaning between Lin Qian and Miao Miao. The two are high school classmates and have different life trajectories, but after so many years, Miao Miao found that Lin Qian was the only friend who still kept in touch with her.
"Do you have any plans to return to China when you will return to China?" Miao Miao didn't want to be sad in advance.
"I don't know, I'll have to wait a little longer. Lin Qian smiled, "Let's see his reaction." ”
"Sometimes I really admire your desperate gamble. Not everyone has the courage you have. "In order to chase a man, I ran all over the country, how romantic does it sound, doesn't it?