It is said that as intellectual young people who were sent to Baling Lake, Cen Xinrui and Ma Ping were indeed unlucky, but the young people who stayed in Yahou Street also had troubles. Others don't say it, only Chu Lan, who finally quieted down a little, and was in a state of distraction.

In the evening of that day, as soon as she walked out of the factory gate after work, she was stopped by Qu Jinbai, who was squatting around the corner in advance.

"What are you going to do?" Seeing this person who had harmed him a lot, Chu Lan hated it so much, so as soon as he looked at him, his face pulled down.

"I want to talk to you. Qu Jinbai said in a low voice. He knew that now was not the time to be strong in the Catholic Church, so he could only say good things and be careful, to see if he could arouse Chu Lan to change his mind and be willing to continue to associate with him.

Since he came to work in the distillery, he knew that his brand, a high school student from Lichuan No. 1 Middle School, was not worth anything at all. Although the winery also had office errands, those seats were already full of people, and they all had their own origins and backgrounds, so it was not his turn at all. All that belonged to him was hard work and a modest wage.

It is precisely because of this that none of the young girls in the winery are willing to associate with him, let alone fall in love with him. This made him still set his eyes on Chu Lan after thinking about it. He also knew that Jiang Yizhen couldn't afford to provoke him, but he thought that as long as Chu Lan was willing, the problem would still have to be solved. Besides, I must have a wife, so no matter how difficult it is, I have to think about it.

Thinking of this, he begged vigorously: "I know I'm sorry for you, but I still hope that you can give me a chance to atone for my sins, and I will definitely be good to you in the future." ”

Looking at Qu Jinbai's obscene appearance, Chu Lan was very disgusted. She didn't understand why she was so confused back then, and she had been a "comrade-in-arms" with him for so long, and she didn't realize that his heart was so dirty and his methods were so despicable. Just as she was thinking about how to chase him away like a fly, a male voice came from the slanted thorn—

"Isn't it interesting that others don't want to deal with you, and you're still pestering?"

Who are you who dare to teach me a lesson? Hearing this, Qu Jinbai was very unhappy. When I turned my head to look, I found that it was a piece of Maping that grew up on Yahou Street.

"What, isn't that so?" Seeing his stunned appearance, Ma Ping walked over and asked loudly.

"I'm talking to Chu Lan, what's the matter with you?" Qu Jinbai was very annoyed, thinking that it was really the wall that everyone pushed down, and he left Maicheng by himself, and even Ma Ping, this kid, was also energetic.

"Why is it none of my business?" Ma Ping thought his answer was extremely funny, "When the road is uneven, draw a knife to help, do you understand." ”

"What do you want to do?" Hearing this, Qu Jinbai was really a little confused. In his impression, although Maping is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he has always rarely come out, and most of the time he hides behind people to make ideas, so that others can take advantage of their own fire. But he didn't expect that for the sake of the woman he loved, there were times when the puppet was angry, although they couldn't do anything within three feet of blood.

"Tell you to leave Chu Lan, don't pester her!" Ma Ping said without hesitation.

"I won't leave, how about it?" Qu Jinbai confused.

"What's the matter? I'll send you to the police station and sue you for being a hooligan!" Ma Ping's eyes narrowed.

"You dare?" Qu Jinbai was anxious.

"What don't I dare? As long as you are so shameless and skinless, I will do it, do you believe it or not?" Ma Ping sneered, and made a gesture of rolling up his sleeves as he spoke.

"You!" Hearing Ma Ping say this, Qu Jinbai was very annoyed. According to his past temper, he had already rushed forward and punched this kid. But when he looked at the situation around him, looked at the disdain in the eyes of the female workers who worked in the textile factory, and weighed the size and body of Ma Ping, the little impulse he had just now quickly disappeared.

He knows that today's Maping is no longer the state of the past, he has been delegated for seven years, and he has already been trained to be strong, and if he really wants to do it, he may not be his opponent, not to mention that he is standing up for Chu Lan, just this point, the position of those female workers in the textile factory has a tendency.

Thinking of this, he had no choice but to avoid it, so he said to Ma Ping: "Grandson, even if you are ruthless, I still have something to do today, don't talk to you, you wait for me." As he spoke, he separated more and more onlookers and walked away.

Seeing that he was clearly deserted and fled, Ma Ping was very happy. He feels that he has not only defeated a bastard who used to bully him a few years older, but also successfully played the role of a hero to save beauty in front of the girl he has had a crush on for a long time. It's just that when he looked back, he was taken aback, because he found that Chu Lan was no longer at the scene and disappeared from his side at some point.

Where has she gone? Ma Ping was stunned. A question immediately appeared in his mind: Can't she see that I just did this to like her and love her? Even if she can't understand and accept it for a while, she can't help but say hello and run away quietly without the slightest expression, doesn't she feel anything about herself, thinking that her performance just now is for others to see, or even to be full?

Looking at this scene, the onlookers were also a little puzzled. They whispered for a while, and then dispersed, leaving Mahei standing there in a daze.

But Ma Ping didn't expect that Chu Lan didn't actually leave, but hid in a store not far from the gate of the textile factory. Through the glass door of the store, she saw Mahei looking around.

The reason why she quietly left when Ma Ping and Qu Jinbai had a dispute was not because she didn't accept Ma Ping's love, but because she didn't want to be the topic of conversation for people who didn't know the truth. As for why Ma Ping would stand out for himself, she also thought that he might be interesting to her, but this idea was denied by her as soon as it appeared. She felt that it was impossible for him to be ignorant of his entanglement with Qu Jinbai, and with what she knew about him, it was impossible for him to care about these things. Because Gu Huai was in an extremely complicated mood, at this time, seeing that Ma Ping was still there and looking around, she didn't know whether to walk over or continue to stay where she was.

Forget it, let him think that he is a person who doesn't know what to do, and there will be no intersection from now on, and it will save the trouble that may be in the future. After watching Ma Ping wait and see for a while, Chu Lan said to herself in her heart.

But Chu Lan didn't expect that a few days later, when she was on leave, Ma Ping actually came to visit.

"It's you!" heard a knock on the door, and Chu Lan, who was cleaning up the room, opened the door. When he found out who was standing in front of him, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"What, you're not welcome?" Mahei looked at her calmly.

"Ah, no. Chu Lan was a little caught off guard.

"Then why are you still letting me stand outside the door?" Mahei gestured to her hand holding the door.

"Well, come in. When Chu Lan heard this, she had no choice but to flash her body to the side.

Seeing this, Ma Ping nodded to her, walked into the room, looked around, sat down on a chair, and asked again when he was about to sit, "Can you sit?"

Looking at his situation, Chu Lan felt a little funny: Isn't this too contrived? But she didn't show it, she knew that he was a very face-saving person. So, after a moment of silence, he asked, "You have something to do with me?"

"Can't you come and sit if you're fine?" Ma Ping was asked, feeling that the other party obviously refused to come to visit, and a little unhappiness suddenly swelled up in his heart. However, he was not a person who could be dismissed with a few words, so he asked rhetorically, "Don't forget, we are not only neighbors in Yahou Street, but also classmates from Lichuan No. 1 Middle School—of course, you are two grades higher than me." ”

"I didn't mean that," looking at this, Chu Lan suddenly realized that she had met a man who was more difficult to deal with than Qu Jinbai, although he was not as arrogant as the latter, on the contrary, he seemed very gentle. Therefore, she said: "It's just that I still have to go out to run errands today, so I can't chat with you." ”

She said that, which was a bit unexpected in Mahei. But just when Chu Lan thought that he would get up and leave when he gave the eviction order, he spoke again-

"I'll just tell you something, and I'll leave. ”

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Chu Lan looked at him, unable to think of what he would say to herself, so she had to run to her residence early in the morning. But after thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong: he didn't really want to show her goodwill. And the thought of this made her a little uneasy.

Although she is not an unassertive person, she is a woman after all, and she is a woman who has suffered a lot of physical and psychological damage, and she is much more sensitive to the little things between men and women than ordinary girls. As soon as he appeared at the gate of the textile factory the day before yesterday, she felt that in addition to helping her get rid of Qu Jinbai's entanglement, he had another meaning.

To be honest, although she is extremely disgusted with Qu Jinbai, she can't talk about much affection for him Maping. This is not only because as a young man and woman who grew up together in Yahou Street, she has long known that he has a gloomy personality, which is often said to be very unsunny, and his mother Wu Wangxia is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If something really happens to him, this level alone will be difficult to pass.

"This-" Seeing Chu Lan lowering his head, Ma Ping, who was still very calm just now, hesitated a little. But it was only a matter of a moment, and soon, he regained his composure and said, "I just want to ask you if we can be boyfriend and girlfriend." ”

"What, you and I are boyfriend and girlfriend?" Although she had long guessed Ma Ping's intentions, Chu Lan was still taken aback when she really heard this sentence come out of his mouth.

"That's right. Ma Ping said affirmatively.

"What do you like about me? I'm just a car stopper, and I can't do it well. Chu Lan couldn't help but ask, although she could guess what he would say.

"You're smart, competent, beautiful, and we grew up on the same street and know each other. Ma Ping asked, and said without thinking.

In the past, Ma Ping's words were likely to make Chu Lan happy, even if she would not agree to his request because of this, but at this time she was no longer the proud and naïve "Deputy Minister of Operations" of Dongfanghong's headquarters. After a series of heavy blows, she has learned how to know and treat the men around her. She therefore asked, "Perhaps, you are telling the truth, but what can you make me want to be boyfriend and girlfriend with you?"

"This-" Ma Ping didn't expect her to come to this sentence, and was suddenly asked. After a while, Fang said, "I love you, I love you unconditionally." In addition, although my education is only in junior high school, in addition to mathematics, physics and chemistry, I can still have knowledge in other aspects such as politics, language, history, geography, etc. And I have recently recruited workers back to the city, although now in the phosphate fertilizer factory in Linxian County, but is contacting the transfer back to Lichuan Textile Factory, will soon go through the procedures, especially I am a fitter, all said in the factory 'turning tongs milling, no comparison', the future is no problem to support the family. ”

"Really?" Chu Lan thought he was really funny: this would make her happy?

"Yes. Seeing Chu Lan ask, Ma Ping repeated.

"But I didn't feel it. As soon as Ma Ping's words came out, Chu Lan responded: "In other words, I don't love you." ”

"Why?" Ma Ping was anxious, and sat up straight. He knew that it would not be easy to take down Chu Lan, but he didn't expect her to say it so bluntly, which was too slap in the face.

"No why, I just don't feel it. Chu Lan didn't want to continue this conversation, so she said to him bluntly: "Also, with a person like me, it's not worth your pursuit." I advise you not to delay yourself. ”

"Listen to me. Seeing Chu Lan like this, Ma Ping was a little anxious.

"Alright, don't say it. Chu Lan made a gesture to see off the guest, "I still have something, I'm sorry." ”

Seeing this, Ma Ping had no choice but to get up and walk outside the house. It's just that when he went out, he still threw down a sentence: "I will come again, I want you to know that there is someone in this world who really likes you, and this person is me, and when courting, I will not be like Qu Jinbai, but only in a way that you can accept." ”

Looking at his distant back, Chu Lan was a little inexplicable. She didn't quite believe his words, but from what she knew about him in the past, she vaguely felt that he might really like herself. It's just that if that's the case, what should I do?

Thinking of this, Chu Lan was a little confused. But it was only a matter of a moment, and she quickly put it in the back of her mind. This is not only because she has important things to do on this day, that is, to go to the workshop to fill out the registration form issued by the labor department of the factory department, but also because Ma Ping and she have grown up watching each other, they don't know much about each other, so I don't believe that he will really choose her older than him as the object of marriage and family.