Chapter 15: Why don't you come back
There was silence in the car.
Lin Yutong turned his head to look out the car window, in seven years, many places in Qing'an City have lost their former appearance.
The real thing is the human non-being.
"Ah, yes. I'll book a restaurant first. Lin Yutong took out his mobile phone, "Mr. Lu, do you have a favorite restaurant?"
"Nope. Lu Ning turned the car and drove onto another road.
"Then I'll look at it and order one. Lin Yutong searched for it in his mobile phone, "Is Thai food okay?"
"No need to book. ”
"Huh?" Lin Yutong was stunned, "I said okay, please eat, thank you." ”
Lu Ning stopped talking, and the car continued to drive forward.
"If you don't have a favorite restaurant, then I'll order this Thai food. Lin Yutong said, seeing that he still didn't respond, he dialed the store's phone, "Hey, hello, I want to book a two-person seat." Is there a window by the window? yes, okay, thanks, we'll be there in about half an hour. ”
The car slowly stopped, Lu Ning unbuckled his seat belt, "Get out of the car." ”
"What?" Lin Yutong put away his mobile phone and hurriedly got out of the car, "Mr. Lu, I have already booked a place, go directly to ......"
Her words suddenly stopped, "This is the snack street at the back door of the school?"
"It's a rarity. Lu Ning mocked, "Miss Lin has been abroad for seven years, and she still remembers here." ”
How could you not remember.
At that time, the two of them were together, and Lu Ning felt that she studied too hard every day, so she often took her here for supper after evening self-study, and fed her two pounds.
In her seven years abroad, she often dreamed of coming here to eat with him.
Lin Yutong lowered his eyes, "Does Lu always want to eat here?" ”
She called again to push down the reserved position, and then followed Lu Ning forward.
Lu Ning was very familiar with this side, and went straight into a pickled cabbage fish shop.
Lin Yutong was surprised, "Is this store still open?"
"Hmm. Lu Ning found a place by the window and sat down.
Although it was early at this time, there were already five tables of customers in the small store, and it could be seen that business was very good.
"Xiao Lu, you haven't been here for a while. "The hostess came over with the menu and tea and greeted her skillfully.
"I've been busy lately. Lu Ning smiled, "The old rules are fine." ”
"There is a grass carp in the tank that I went to the reservoir to catch yesterday, and I was going to keep it for the dog to come back and cook it the day after tomorrow, but since you came here today, I will cook it for you to eat. The proprietress happily wrote down the menu, "Huh, this girl looks a little familiar, is it Xiaolin?"
"Hello hostess, I didn't expect to see you for so many years, you still remember me. Lin Yutong smiled and nodded.
She has always loved fish, and she used to be a regular customer of this shop, and Lu Ning would bring her to eat it almost every week. One weekend off, they went to catch their own fish and brought them over, and the boss also gave them free processing.
"Heck, you used to be a regular customer to us, of course you remember. I haven't seen you in the past few years, did you go to study at a university in another place?"
"yes. Lin Yutong said: "In the past few years outside, I can think of your sauerkraut fish, and I am about to die of hunger." ”
"Hahaha, then eat more today. You sit down for a while, and I'll send the list to the kitchen. ”
"You take your time, don't rush. Lin Yutong smiled, "I really didn't expect this store to be there, and the proprietress hasn't changed much, it's really good." ”
Lu Ning glanced at her, "You can't eat sauerkraut fish abroad?"
Lin Yutong paused, smiling a little lonely, "It's not that you can't eat it, it's just that it tastes wrong." The fish on their side are basically marine fish, and the freshwater fish that can be bought are also raised on artificial feed, and the meat quality is not delicious. ”
"The place where you live is not good, and the food is not good, so how did you stay abroad for seven years before you came back?" Lu Ning sneered, "You don't want to come back so much?"
How could she not want to come back, she wanted to come back in her dreams.
But my mother's illness needs to be cured, and she needs to raise money while studying in college, not to mention coming back, she doesn't even dare to make a phone call that she wants to make. I'm afraid that after the fight, those crazy thoughts will no longer be able to control it.
She was already full of guilt and self-blame because of her mother's illness, and how could she come back to see her mother before her illness was cured.
Seeing that Lin Yutong didn't answer, Lu Ning's face turned cold.
She didn't come back because she had a bad time abroad, and she knew it must be because of her husband and children.
He was so stupid that he would ask such a stupid question!
Neither of them spoke again, falling into an awkward silence.
"Your sauerkraut fish is here. Xiao Lin still likes to eat crunchy potato chips and lotus root chips, right? The bottom of the basin is pressed, and you can fish it out and eat it after a while. ”
"Thank you hostess. ”
"No thanks, then you eat slowly, I'm busy. The proprietress smiled and turned around to greet the new guests at the other table.
"Mr. Lu, let's order a drink. What do you want to drink?"
"Sprite. ”
Lin Yutong was stunned, "Don't you like carbonated drinks?"
"Don't you want to drink?" Lu Ning raised his eyebrows.
"Also...... Don't settle for mine. Lin Yutong was embarrassed, but couldn't help but feel a little sweet in her heart, "Then I'll go to the counter and get it." ”
Because the owner and the hostess are in charge of the store, one is in charge of the back kitchen and the other is in charge of the front hall, so customers go to the counter to get whatever drink they want, and they will be counted together after eating and paying the bill.
Lin Yutong hugged a bottle of Sprite, took two more cups, and when he came back, he saw Lu Ning answering the phone.
Lu Ning glanced at her and continued to talk on the phone.
"Well, eat out with someone and go back later. You eat by yourself at night, you don't have to wait for me. ”
Lin Yutong's hand trembled, and waited for him to go back to dinner at night, is this his girlfriend?
Seeing that Lu Ning hung up the phone, Lin Yutong asked tentatively, "Is your girlfriend waiting for you to go home for dinner?"
Lu Ning took his cup of Sprite, lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, but he hummed dispensably.
Lin Yutong's heart tingled, and he barely pulled out a smile, "You can ask your girlfriend to come over and eat together." ”
Lu Ning raised his eyebrows, "What do you want to do?"
"Me?" Lin Yutong thought he had misunderstood, "Mr. Lu, don't get me wrong, I'...... Don't worry, I won't provoke your girlfriend. "As an ex-girlfriend who has been separated for seven years, what qualifications does she have to provoke his current girlfriend?
Lu Ning is so nervous, it seems that he really likes his current girlfriend.
Lin Yutong's heart was sour and tingling, and he felt that tears were about to rush to his eyes, so he quickly picked up Sprite and drank a whole cup in one go, before he suppressed the tears rushing up in his eyes.
The two of them silently began to eat fish, originally because they had missed the taste for a long time, but when they ate it in their mouths at this time, Lin Yutong felt that it was a little unpleasant.
"Mr. Lu, thank you so much today. Lin Yutong picked up Sprite, "I'll replace the wine with a drink and toast you." ”
"No, I don't. Lu Ning didn't take the cup, "In today's situation, no matter who meets it, they will do it." ”
"Anyway, thank you. Lin Yutong drank the Sprite in the cup and smiled reluctantly.
Lu Ning looked at her and poured Sprite again, "Have you never even drunk Sprite abroad?"
"What?"
"When you first started eating, you already had three drinks. ”
Lin Yutong was embarrassed, holding Sprite was not it, it was not down, her cheeks were a little red, "It's ...... Have you already had three drinks? Then I'm going to drink a little slower. ”
She has a bad stomach, but she likes to drink carbonated drinks. In the past, when the two of them ate together, Lu Ning allowed her to drink the kind of Sprite that pulled the can at most, and she could only drink half a can.
"Lin Yutong, I'll send you a real ......," Lu Ning said, suddenly stopping.
"Really?" Lin Yutong looked at him suspiciously.
"Nothing. Lu Ning frowned, he wanted to say that she really needed someone to watch, otherwise she wouldn't know how to control herself at all. But when the words came to my lips, I felt that I was making a mistake by saying such things now.
She has a husband and children, so she will naturally take care of her, and where she needs him to watch.
Thinking of this, Lu Ning's face turned cold again, and he didn't say a word after eating.
"I'll come back next time. ”
"Thank you hostess. Lin Yutong paid, and Lu Ning had already left the store first.
Lu Ning didn't go far, he lit a cigarette outside the store and stood on the side of the street smoking.
Lu Ning smoked in high school, but later quit because she didn't like the taste of tobacco.
Lin Yutong walked over in small steps, "When did you start smoking again?"
Lu Ning lowered his eyes and glanced at her, and walked forward, "When you dumped me and left." ”
"......" Lin Yutong paused, "I'm sorry." ”
"It doesn't matter. Lu Ning sneered, "At that time, I was stupid." ”
Looking back now, did he think it was stupid to fall in love with her at that time?
But she is completely relying on that emotion to support her until now. If he felt that the relationship at that time was stupid, then if he knew about the seven years she insisted on, would he laugh at her hopelessly stupid?
Her insistence did not collapse when she knew that he had a girlfriend and was even ready to get married, but at this moment, she suddenly had a feeling of stepping on the air.
Lin Yutong finally really felt that there was no longer the boy behind her who would bully her with a bad smile and coax her softly.
Her Lu Ning is gone.
It's so sad.
Lin Yutong stared at the ground, biting her lower lip tightly but couldn't suppress the tears that came up, and the vision in front of her became more and more blurred.
"Lu Ning, I have a question for you. Lin Yutong took a deep breath, wiped away her tears and spoke, "You already have a girlfriend, why do you want to mention such a deal with me?"
"Why can't you mention it? Aren't you the same? Aren't one or two men just as satisfying you?"