Chapter 4 Transitions
After separating from Xu Yize, Chen Lan's walking steps were much brisker, and he was very excited, happily thinking that the whole person would fly.
Chen Lan's home is in the old town near the school, the houses are two or three stories high, because it is an earthquake-prone area, so in the 8th and 90s, the houses are not allowed to be built so high, and later the suburbs built a development zone, the introduction of many foreign-funded enterprises, the construction of the urban area has also begun to relax the policy, a high-rise building in situ, the new city has become a commercial area, and the original prosperous old city has gradually fallen lonely.
There are many alleys in the old city, Chen Lan turned a few corners to find his own building, this building is a unit building, one floor with two bedrooms, two doors opposite each other, from one to the other is only 3 or 4 steps away.
Chen's father and Chen's mother went to City A more than ten years ago to develop, both of them have no culture, can only do some hard work, Chen's father is to help people drive trucks, Chen's mother used to do casual work, the salary is not fixed, the family income is small can only rent a cheap house, and later help the niece to look after the store, the salary has risen a lot, only in the year when Chen Lan was in junior high school, he rented a two-bedroom house in the old city, the rent is about 1,000, and the couple can still afford it.
Chen Lan knew that the reason why her parents chose to live in the old city was because of her, the Shaoyang Middle School in the old city was so close that it was convenient to go to and from school, but she began to rebel when she went to junior high school, she didn't like to study, she was late for class, fell in love early, and deceived her parents to take out the money to buy study materials for a date.
Standing downstairs, Chen Lan kicked the small stone under his feet, remembering the past and regretting it, he was ignorant when he was a child, and he let his parents worry about it when he grew up, and he was finally admitted to college and graduated, and he couldn't find a boyfriend for a long time, seeing that it was about to be his 25th birthday, his colleague finally realized that he didn't have a boyfriend yet, and half-jokingly wanted to introduce himself, Chen Lan agreed without thinking, and as a result, he was reborn before he even saw the object of the blind date.
"Xiaolan, do you have a key?" The old lady sitting at the opposite door smiled and shouted Chen Lan.
"Hey! Grandma Hong. Chen Lan went over and took her arm, smiled and said, "I brought the key, did my mother go to the store?" ”
The old lady nodded, and her eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, "I just saw her go out, why didn't she do well in the exam?" An unhappy look. ”
"No, I'm listening to the lecture very carefully today." Chen Lan gently shook the old lady's arm and smiled.
Since moving here, Chen Lan has noticed that there is always an old lady sitting on the rattan chair at the door downstairs on the opposite building, the old lady is a little old, she is over 80 years old, she sits at the door every day to watch pedestrians walk around, and when the weather is good, there will be old people nearby who come to talk to her.
The old lady's husband is gone, there are several sons in the family, the daughter who married out, the old lady lives with the eldest woman, and there are a lot of grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the family, but they don't talk to the old lady much.
When Chen Lan first moved in, there were many times when she passed by, and the old lady would take the initiative to greet her, and later she became familiar with her more times, and occasionally didn't want to go home so early after school every afternoon, so she talked downstairs with a group of old men and old ladies.
Don't look at this group of old ladies are old, their eyes are not small, their eyes are still bright and bright, Chen Lan has a girl upstairs who found a boyfriend, and took her boyfriend to see her parents that day, the old lady deliberately observed when they passed by, and then, the old lady said to Chen Lan in private, this young man is not good.
Chen Lanke doesn't understand, people have clear eyebrows, and their movements are also gentle, why can't they?
The old lady explained: "Look at this young man, all the way through, his eyes wandered everywhere, and he didn't put it on the woman's body at all, which shows that the young man didn't love the girl, and he didn't love her and followed her home, so he must have a plan." The old lady finally concluded.
Sure enough, less than a month after the girl upstairs was engaged to the man, the man took away tens of thousands of yuan from the girl's house and ran away, and the people nearby spread it all over, and the girl upstairs was pregnant, and she couldn't stand the gossip, and the family quickly moved away.
After this incident, Chen Lan sighed and said to the old lady: "In the future, I will find a boyfriend, and I will be the first to show you Grandma Hong." ”
The old lady smiled from ear to ear and said a few good words in succession.
It's just that before she could find a boyfriend, the old lady passed away.
After talking to the old lady, Chen Lan's stomach was clamoring to eat again, and she was growing her body, so she couldn't help but be hungry.
"Grandma Hong, I'm going back to dinner, and I'll talk to you tomorrow."
The old lady waved her hand, "Go ahead, don't be hungry, it's not good to be hungry and thin." Speaking of this, the old lady couldn't help but continue to nag a few words, "Now that I am young, I know how to lose weight, I am as thin as a matchstick, oops, how can I see people......"
Chen Lan is confident in her figure, she is not too thin or too fat, and she has not gained weight no matter how much she eats in her previous life. Saying goodbye to the old lady, Chen Lan pedaled up to the third floor, did not open the door opposite, and there lived a couple opposite, both of whom were office workers, and returned home at 6 or 7 o'clock.
When I got home, there was no one at home, Chen's mother went to the store, Chen's father didn't arrive home so early, the kitchen rice cooker was still warm, Chen Lan turned on the rice cooker, there were meals for two people, every afternoon Chen's mother cooked first and then went to the store, Chen Lan was a person who couldn't take care of himself, and he couldn't cook until he was in his 20s, most of the reasons were Chen's father and Chen's mother.
Chen Lan introspected himself while eating, he couldn't continue like this again, he didn't even turn on the TV after eating, cleaned up the dining table, and then washed the dishes and chopsticks, wiped the table clean, shook out the books and notebooks in the schoolbag, recalled the content that the teacher had said in class, reviewed today's lesson, and previewed the content to be learned tomorrow, and finished learning in less than an hour, and then finished the homework assigned by the teacher, Chen Lan still felt that it was not enough...... Ah, there are no exercise books.
When I was in junior high school, the school did not organize the purchase of learning materials, but the teacher built a few useful exercise books for the students to take the initiative to buy.
Chen Lan can't wait to bang his head on the table, why am I so stupid!
As soon as Chen's father opened the door, he saw his daughter slamming the table like a smitter, and he was so frightened that he threw everything on hand, and ran over in a panic, "Lanlan, we have something to say, don't break your head." ”
This is the first time Chen Lan has seen Chen's father, who is still healthy since he was reborn, and he couldn't help but shed tears, "Dad!! "Woo woo, it's good to see that you can still run and jump, thank you for the unknown power to let her be reborn, this time she will never let her parents have an accident again.
Chen's father hugged his crying daughter, he couldn't breathe, he almost didn't frighten him, Chen's father was nervous and comforted his daughter, "What do you have to tell Dad, who bullied you?" ”
"Woo woo, Dad, I'm out of love." Chen Lan continued to whine.
"Falling out of love?" Chen's father was a little embarrassed, "Early love is not right......"
"Woooooooooo......oo Woo......" Chen Lan cried and sobbed: "I, I know it's wrong." ”
"It's good to know that you're wrong, don't fall in love in the future." After Father Chen finished speaking, he paused, and said in a somewhat dangerous tone: "I didn't take advantage of that stinky boy." ”
Chen Lan blinked her red eyes, "Of course not." ”
"Hmm! It's good if you don't have it Father Chen touched the head of his good daughter, his daughter hadn't been so well-behaved for a long time, and then Father Chen said in a very gentle tone: "Have you eaten?" Looking at the textbooks and notebooks on the table again, Father Chen couldn't stop being surprised.
Chen Lan's old face turned red, he didn't feel embarrassed to cry like that just now, but now he can't hide his surprise and guilt when he sees Chen's father, how failed he was before.
"Lanlan has started to study hard, if there is anything to buy, tell Dad, and Dad will buy it for you." Chen's father was afraid that he would say too much and make his daughter rebound, so he had to hold back his pride.
Chen Lan was guilty and funny, and he didn't see Chen's father, he reached out and asked for money, "I want to buy review materials on the weekend, you can do it"
Father Chen touched the salary he had just paid in his pocket, and waved his hand, "Okay!" After speaking, he whispered: "Don't let your mother know." Listening to the tone, Chen's father thought that what Chen Lan said was an excuse.
Chen Lan couldn't help but have a black line, could he be so untrustworthy, but when he thought of his former self, he had to sigh, to change his opinion in front of his parents, it was not something that could be done overnight, and he could only let time prove it.
packed up the textbooks, but had nothing to do, turned on the TV and watched, there were those faces back and forth, and there were no variety shows on a few TV stations, so I was bored and turned to the news station to watch the news.
Chen Lan always felt that he couldn't just live like this, otherwise he would waste his ability to predict the next ten years, but the economic conditions of his family could not afford to do business, so why not buy a house...... The problem is that I am a post-90s generation, and it has been 05 years since I returned to the third year of junior high school, and the price of the house has long since increased, and I couldn't afford it before, and it is even more impossible to afford it now.
Parents are honest people, it is impossible to take out a loan to buy a house, my parents are not working, naturally there is no social security, the house in my hometown is not my own, and I can't get a mortgage without a house, not to mention that the loan has to borrow a large amount of money and not frighten them, how many years will it take to repay it, so the road of loan will not work at all......
Just think of a way to make money? If she can't find a way to change the conditions at home, her father will always drive a truck, and the events of her sophomore year of high school will repeat itself, and she will finally be reborn again, how can she let her father have another accident......
Chen Lan thought about it, and after thinking about it for a long time, she didn't think of a good idea, and she fell asleep on the sofa unconsciously.
Chen Lan was woken up by Chen's mother, the father and daughter actually fell asleep on the sofa, the weather in March is so cold, if you catch a cold, it will be troublesome, so the father and daughter were dejected and were reprimanded by Chen's mother.
After taking a shower, Chen Lan lay on the bed, and still had to go to the Internet café on Saturday to check the Internet, there was no computer at home, and many things to check could only be found on the Internet.
Holding the pillow, he turned to his side and fell into a deep sleep again.