Chapter Twenty-Four: The Half-Concealed Truth
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The person who came in front of him was actually the squad leader Yu Yayan, dressed in homely clothes, with a pair of old plastic slippers on his feet, and a bamboo cabbage basket full of vegetables in his hand, which was very different from the usual squad officer.
Without the aura of the squad leader, Yu Yayan seems to have suddenly become approachable.
Both of them were a little strange how they could meet each other here.
Yu Yayan's father works in the Jingbei County Government, but her mother is a teacher at the health school, although she followed her father to school in Jingbei, but her family is still in the provincial capital, and she stays at home every holiday.
Liao Qingmei nodded, could it be that she had inadvertently seen Yu Yayan a few times when she was studying at the Wei School in the past, but at that time, she was silent, and she was far away from a student with excellent character and learning like the class leader, and there was no friendship between the two at all, and they just smiled and nodded when they met on the road.
More often than not, it's turning a blind eye like a stranger.
"I'm here to set up a stall and earn some living expenses. Liao Qingmei smiled, didn't feel embarrassed to set up a stall, and said generously.
After that, she was ready to leave, and she had to catch the last train.
"It's still early, let's go sit next to it. Yu Yayan often travels between the provincial capital and Jingbei, so she naturally knows the departure time of the last train, points to the green belt next to the school, and looks at Liao Qingmei with a smile.
Although it was an inquiring tone, she had already walked towards it.
Liao Qingmei, who had no chance to refuse at all, shrugged her shoulders and followed with her goods.
I wondered when the two of them were familiar enough to sit down.
At this time, the green belt next to the school had not been expanded, and there were only two cement piers of large camphor trees that could sit on people.
The two of them sat side by side for a while, watching the cars and people coming and going on the road, and after a while, Yu Yayan spoke softly.
"Liao Qingmei, I want to say sorry to you. โ
"Huh?" Liao Qingmei looked at Yu Yayan, the two of them have very little intersection, they have been classmates for so long, it is just the relationship between the class leader and ordinary classmates, and Yu Yayan looks like the kind of girl with excellent family conditions and a very educated temperament.
There's no place to be sorry for her.
The expression of surprise and confusion on Liao Qingmei's face was too obvious, and Yu Yayan smiled self-deprecatingly, "I saw your letter on the podium that day, and because of some unspeakable psychology, I threw your letter into the trash. โ
"So, I'm going to say to you, I'm sorry!"
The smiling expression on Liao Qingmei's face faded, and her heart suddenly became uncomfortable, although this incident has passed for a while, as long as she thinks about it, it is really disgusting.
Besides, what's the use of saying sorry now? What do you want to do when you tear down people's letters and throw them away?
"I know it's useless to talk about it now, just think I want to put myself at ease. Yu Yayan's eyes flashed with loneliness and remorse.
In fact, as soon as the matter was done, she regretted it, but her weird self-esteem made her completely unable to redeem it directly, or apologize directly to Liao Qingmei.
What's more, Xu Lin was still ...... at that time
Anyway, this matter has been tormenting her, and now that she says it, whether Liao Qingmei forgives or not, she feels a lot better.
stood up, picked up the vegetable basket and looked at Liao Qingmei, and apologized very seriously, "I'm sorry." โ
After thinking about it, he still reminded Liao Qingmei.
"By the way, when I saw the letter, it had already been opened, and as I saw it at the time, if I guessed correctly, the contents of the letter had already been read. โ
Spread out under the podium like that, obviously waiting for people to see it, and then publicize it, she threw away the letter, maybe she still helped Liao Qingmei.
But Yu Yayan didn't make excuses, a mistake is a mistake, she obviously has a better way to deal with it.
"It's really my fault for losing your letter, but I didn't read the contents of the letter, I can guarantee it. โ
"You might want to be careful with the people around you, though. โ
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Yu Yayan has been gone for a long time, and Liao Qingmei is still sitting there in a daze, although she knows that the letter was lost by Yu Yayan, but who took the letter and who opened it, she still has no clue.
It wasn't until the end of school that many students poured out of the school that Liao Qingmei reacted that it was not too early.
There is a direct bus from the health school to the bus station, Liao Qingmei didn't think about saving these few cents, packed up her emotions and picked up the goods and got on the bus that just arrived.
When I arrived at the bus station, the last train had just departed, and Liao Qingmei got on the bus at the last moment, when it was already slightly dark.
On the other side, Gu Minglang, who hurried to the Chengbei Market after the meeting, took the note in his hand and couldn't say a word.
The little girl, the same trick was used twice, and he actually released his pigeon again.
The old lady at the newsstand frowned and looked at Gu Minglang several times, and greeted him with disgust, "Young man, take a note and leave quickly, don't get in the way of my business." โ
Gu Minglang looked at the people waiting to buy the newspaper and stood to the side, "Grandma, did the girl say anything else to you?"
The old grandmother brought the newspaper to the person, collected the money and made change, and looked at Gu Minglang from the reading glasses, "I didn't say anything, just let me give the note to a tall man who drives a jeep." โ
The big tall man who drove the jeep, the grandmother looked at the jeep on the side of the road and then looked at Gu Minglang, who was still blocking half of her window next to the station, this person is right.
"......" Gu Minglang.
Liao Qingmei has already left, Gu Minglang didn't bother anymore, he was originally a two-day meeting, and he didn't plan to go back to the accommodation arranged by the bureau in the evening.
I just met her and changed my mind temporarily.
After returning to the guest house, Gu Minglang played two games of chess with his old comrades-in-arms, and then went to the canteen with his companion to eat.
"Did you hear that, the bus broke down again, when will our bus be eliminated, three times a day it is broken, and if there is no accident one day, it will have to be ...... later."
"It's not ......"
was lining up, and the two young girls behind him were muttering something there, Gu Minglang hadn't paid attention before, and when he walked to the front, the girl mentioned Jingbei County.
"I was going to Jingbei to the target's house, but I broke down in the middle of the road, and there was no one in that section and there was no street light, if it wasn't for the car that came back from the countryside in our bureau, I don't know how to survive this night......
Gu Minglang didn't listen any further, put the rice bowl that had just been cooked in his hand into the hands of his comrades-in-arms, ran out, ran two steps and thought of something and poured it back, snatched his rice bowl with his comrades' rice bowls, covered it carefully, and strode away.
"......" comrades-in-arms.
There is only one bus line from the provincial capital to Jingbei, and Gu Minglang drove for about 20 minutes before he saw the bus parked on the side of the road, the passengers who were in a hurry gathered together, and Liao Qingmei, who was poor and anxious on the side of the road.
Can you not be in a hurry? This point could have been home, who would have thought that the bus would have broken down.
Liao Qingmei has selectively forgotten how unreliable the bus between the two places was in her previous life, and she is only worried that she has not returned home at this time, and Liao's father and Liao's mother don't know how anxious they are.
What if the bus doesn't work well......
Liao Qingmei shook her head, she will definitely be able to fix it.
"Master, how long will it take!" Liao Qingmei bent down and asked the driver who was lying under the car to repair the car.
The driver took off the wrench in his mouth, "This car can't be repaired, girl, don't worry, we haven't arrived at the station later, and the county should send a car to pick you up." โ
The car in the "......" county broke down in the morning.
Glancing at the passengers next to her who were as anxious as her, Liao Qingmei opened her mouth, but she didn't break everyone's last hope.
I can't guarantee that after most of the day, the bus in Jingbei County has been repaired.
Liao Qingmei ate two oil cakes at noon, and now she is so hungry that her chest is against her back, and her stomach is rumbling non-stop.
Seeing that the sky was getting darker, there were no cars passing by on this highway except for a few large groups of ox carts or cyclists, and some passengers who were not far away simply walked on their own legs, or took an ox cart along a section.
Liao Qingmei rummaged through her bag for the third time, covering her stomach with a pile of goods, so hungry!
At this time, the passengers who stayed and waited couldn't help but get anxious, scolding, and a strong man almost fought with the driver, and was torn away and left in a huff.
Liao Qingmei couldn't help but scold her mother when she looked at the time, how could she be so lucky.
was in a hurry, and saw two lights coming towards them quickly from a distance, everyone couldn't help but look forward to it, and Liao Qingmei also looked over with surprise on her face.
Familiar green big jeep!
The smile on Liao Qingmei's face stiffened slightly, and she quietly took a few steps back, wanting to find a place to hide, if it wasn't Gu Minglang, it would be okay, if it was really him......
That's a shame to be thrown home!
It's a pity that Liao Qingmei didn't even have a chance to hide, the car was very fast, as if it had stopped in front of her in just a few seconds, and everyone retreated together, but instead arched Liao Qingmei, who had originally retreated two steps, in front.
At this point, the door is pushed open.
Liao Qingmei wailed in her heart, she didn't know how much effort it took to stop her urge to run away, it was really Gu Minglang!
In front of everyone's eyes, Gu Minglang just got out of the car and walked straight to her, with a smile on his face.
Well, I told you to release the pigeons, and now you've been caught.
Liao Qingmei turned her face away, avoiding his gaze, embarrassed and embarrassed at the same time, somewhere in her heart moved slightly, but her stomach rumbled uncontrollably, Liao Qingmei couldn't think deeply, and blood crept up her white cheeks.
"Eat first!" Gu Minglang smiled, bullied her in front of everyone, and handed over the lunch box first.
Liao Qingmei's heart was very empty, and she took the lunch box and was speechless.
Gu Minglang rubbed the top of her hair with his big hand, saw that she immediately exploded, slapped his hand away and glared at him angrily, his worry dissipated a lot, and he still had the strength to be angry with him at this time, it seemed that he was in good shape.
"Eat first, I'll send people first. Gu Minglang looked at the passengers beside him who were looking at him eagerly, and whispered to Liao Qingmei.
From the time the car broke down to the present, some people hitchhiked back to the provincial capital, some stopped the passing car to go first, and there were only about eight passengers who stayed in place.
The jeep was big enough, except for the relatives and friends of the two drivers, who wanted to wait with him for the car from Jingbei, Gu Minglang simply pulled six people into a car, asked the driver to take care of Liao Qingmei first, and sent the people back one by one.
"This guy is good!" The aunt who was waiting for the car with the driver praised Gu Minglang vigorously, looking at Liao Qingmei's eyes full of scrutiny, as if she was measuring whether Liao Qingmei was worthy of being a good young man in her eyes.
Liao Qingmei ate slowly, and only smiled at her aunt's look.
She hasn't reacted from Gu Minglang's sudden fall from the sky yet, she is a little flustered and a little confused, and she seems to have some indescribable surprises?
"The date has been set, are you here to introduce you or do it yourself?" Gu Minglang gave his own box of meals to his aunt, and as for the driver uncle and another uncle, they all waved their hands and said no.
Auntie can't be idle while eating, and the questions are one after another.
"Introduced by my family, I'm still studying, don't worry. Liao Qingmei sneered, and helplessly glanced at the aunt who nodded in satisfaction.
"That's good, I can tell you, the girl's family is still reserved, like that, what is free love, it's not good!" said the aunt very experiencedly, and then counted the existing examples of her various relatives in their village.
Liao Qingmei's meal was finished, and most of the aunt's example was also told, but she hadn't finished eating at the same time as she spoke, and the lunch box was empty.
"You young people...... aunt still has a lot of emotion to say, Gu Minglang is back.
What a lifesaver!
"Auntie, I'm here to pick me up, let's talk next time, I'll go first." After speaking, he quickly strung to Gu Minglang's car.
Gu Minglang looked at her with a funny expression on his face for the rest of his life, and after opening a cigarette for the driver, he told them that someone would come to tow the truck in Jingbei when they met, and let them wait for a while.
The driver was obviously accustomed to this situation, and waved them home after thanking them.
Liao Qingmei secretly glanced at the time, and it was already half past eight in the evening.
It's really going to be over!