Chapter 42: Classmates

"It's finally here. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Looking at the familiar county seat, Ma Naina and Zhou Ling both breathed a sigh of relief. I really didn't expect that because I was greedy for cheapness, I took the bus of a so-called acquaintance and went around the road for several hours. Obviously, it only takes more than four hours to drive, but it takes more than eight hours to go around. Starting from the morning, I arrived at the county seat when the sun went down. It's really tiring.

"Are you still greedy?" Looking at Zhou Ling's tired and listless appearance, Ma Nanai did not forget to preach.

"Okay, I know it's wrong, don't be greedy next time." Zhou Ling is a person who does not hide the mistakes she has made, so it is painful to admit her mistakes. "What are we going to do? It's dark, and there's no bus. ”

There are only two trips a day from the county seat to their village, and there are no cars at night. Two people, with big bags and small wraps, have nowhere to go in this strange and familiar county.

Maanaine looked at the crowd around him and gritted his teeth. "Take a taxi, and the two of us will have a luxury."

Zhou Ling nodded, it seems that this is the only way to do it at this time. The two of them stopped a few taxis in a row and there were no empty cars, you must know that the taxi business in this county is better around the New Year. So it's really not easy to take a taxi at this time.

"What to do? It's so hard to find taxis, are we going to stay here tonight? How much does that cost? "They are all children from the countryside, and they are still a little reluctant to spend money to live in a hotel.

Gritting his teeth, "I really don't have a car, so we'll stay in the hotel." "Ma Naina doesn't care, it's just that he really doesn't have much money, and he still wants to buy a washing machine for his mother in the next few days of the Chinese New Year, so that she can be freed from heavy housework.

"Hey, they all blame me." Zhou Ling felt very sorry, she really shouldn't be greedy, now not only are people affected, but the money has not been saved, but she has spent a lot more.

patted Zhou Ling on the shoulder, "It's okay, this is also a good thing, we can learn a lesson through this loss." ”

Squinted at Ma Nana, Zhou Ling said unconvinced: "Obviously I'm older than you, why do you look like my sister when you listen to your tone?" ”

"You're only a few months older than me, so why are you older than me? Besides, I'm older mentally than you, so I'm naturally comforting you like a sister. ”

The two heartless girls teased again, as if they had forgotten the situation.

"Huh? Maanay? Just as the two of them raised their hands again to stop the taxi, a figure sounded behind them in alarm.

Manaine turned around suspiciously, and saw a somewhat familiar and unfamiliar face in front of him. Familiar because he must have appeared in Manaine's memory, strange because they haven't seen each other for more than 20 years.

"It's really you, Manaina, why are you here? Where did you come back from? It was the boy who spoke, dressed in a white cotton coat and with eyes, looking at Manaine with enthusiasm. It's just that his voice is full of happiness, and it's hard to ignore his enthusiasm.

Zhou Ling touched Ma Nanai and whispered in her ear: "Okay, girl, confidants are all over the world, and there are people you know wherever you go." ”

Ma Naina did not answer Zhou Ling, but searched for this familiar face in his memory. In the end, I remembered that this was my high school classmate, a boy who studied very well. When I was in school, I rarely communicated with myself, and I didn't say a few words, so it was normal for me to not remember for a while. What's more, Manaine hasn't seen him for more than twenty years, and it's normal that he can't be named for a while.

But in the eyes of Zhou Ling and the boy, it was a little abnormal, after all, they had only been separated for half a year, and they forgot the names of their classmates for three years, which was too much to say.

"You don't remember me?" The boy's face was a little embarrassed, and the already introverted person was even more apprehensive at this time because of Mainai's lack of response.

"Remember, you are Ye Guoliang." Fortunately, at the last moment, Manaine remembered his name, otherwise she would have been embarrassed. "You've changed a lot, so I don't even dare to admit it."

"Huh!" Ye Guoliang blushed and laughed a few times, very happy that Ma Nanai could remember himself. "Where did you come from? Want to take a taxi? ”

"My friends and I are working in the provincial capital, and we just had a holiday today, so it's late when we get here, and there is no car." This Ye Guoliang should have been admitted to university, so he still looks shy and quiet. It's a boy that Mainaine admires, a simple boy.

"Oh, is that so? Then I'll ask my dad to take you back, he's driving a taxi. As he spoke, he turned and pointed to a taxi not far behind. Unfortunately, when he showed them to Maanaina, a traveler sat down with his luggage, apparently a step too late.

Ye Guoliang turned his head to look at Ma Nanai in embarrassment, "It's really unfortunate that his car was rented again." ”

"Hehe, this proves that his business is good, and it is a good omen for the New Year." Mainene wasn't too disappointed, "By the way, where did you get in?" How did it come out here? ”

Ye Guoliang didn't expect Ma Nainai to know where he was admitted? After being stunned for a moment, she remembered that she didn't come to school when the results of the college entrance examination were announced, obviously not knowing. "I was admitted to the Beijing Aerospace Academy."

"That's amazing!" Ma Naina and Zhou Ling made an exclamation sound together, and looked at Ye Guoliang with envy, making his originally normal expression instantly twisted because of the envy of these two girls, and his face was like a red apple, which made people want to take a bite when they looked at it.

"A lot of students in our class did well in the exam, but you just don't know."

Yes, in his previous life, after Ma Nanai left home with Hu Yang, he lost contact with those classmates, and he hasn't seen anyone since. And in this life, his own beginning is after graduation, and Ye Guoliang stopped him, otherwise he would not have recognized him. Therefore, in the past and present life, Ye Guoliang is a very important classmate to Ma Naina.

Ye Guoliang looked at Ma Nanai and didn't speak for a long time, thinking that his words reminded her of the fact that she was not admitted to university. Hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Our family lives near here, so I came to call my father home for dinner, but I didn't expect to see you." Why don't you go home with me? I'll ask my dad to take you back in a moment? ”

For Ye Guoliang's warm invitation, Ma Naina and Zhou Ling both waved their hands and refused. "Thank you, no need, we'll just wait here for the bus. Wait until who's who, if your dad comes back early, we'll trouble him to send it. ”

Ye Guoliang didn't have to invite people to his house, no matter how he said it, he was also a male and female, which was always inconvenient in the eyes of others. "Okay, I'll stay with you, it's getting late." As he spoke, he remembered, "You haven't had dinner yet, have you?" Let's go, I'll treat you to ramen, you have food in your stomach, and you won't be so anxious to wait. ”

After speaking, he scratched his head embarrassedly at first. "I haven't made any money yet, so I can only treat you to a bowl of noodles. In the future, if you have the opportunity to go to the capital in the future, I will invite you to eat shabu mutton and roast duck. ”

"Okay, that's a deal." For such a sincere boy, Ma Naina and Zhou Ling did not refuse with reserve.

The three of them carried their luggage to a noodle restaurant near the bus station. There was no one in there at this time, not even the waiters, and it was obviously the proprietress who greeted them in the end. After each of the three of them ate a bowl of ramen, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening. Looking at the still bustling crowd outside, Ma Nanai and Zhou Ling both felt anxious.

"Why don't we go see if there's an inn?" They had been taking a taxi for a while, but unfortunately it didn't work. Ye Guoliang was also anxious, and finally he remembered and sent a message to his father. And his father also arrived here half an hour after receiving the information.

"Son, I'm really sorry, there are too many people taking taxis on the road." As soon as Father Ye got out of the car, he explained loudly to his son, obviously he didn't have any idea of father-son status there.

And Ye Guoliang listened to his father's words, but he just felt distressed, and he didn't have any complaints. "You haven't eaten dinner yet, have you? Why don't you eat some ramen here and send Nana and them away? ”

"Yes, uncle, eat some food, otherwise this body will not be able to bear it." Through the conversation at this time, Ma Naina already knows a little about Ye Guoliang and his family. So the moment she saw Father Ye, she felt the heavy love from her father. While I was moved, I also felt sorry for him.

"This is your classmate, right? I'll send you home first, or your parents will be worried. Although Dad Ye was also very hungry, he was not in a hurry to eat, but worried about Ma Naina and Zhou Ling.

"It's okay, we didn't tell them to go home today, so they didn't know." Fortunately, the two of them wanted to surprise their family at the beginning, and did not tell their parents to come back today. Otherwise, they wouldn't be home so late, and they would have been in a hurry. "Uncle, let's hurry up and eat, otherwise my appetite and body will not be able to bear it. You are the breadwinner of the family, what can you do if your body collapses? ”

Ma Nanai's words moved Ye's father very much, and he didn't complain about helping his son send his classmates. And because of Manaina's words today, he will pay attention to his body in the days to come. This also prevented him from being in poor health later on, dragging down his mother and son. His fate was changed because of Ma Nana's rebirth, and Ye Guoliang's life was also changed because of this, which Ma Nanai did not expect.

"Uncle, hurry up and eat a bowl of noodles while it's hot, right? I've got you covered. When Zhou Ling just saw the car coming, she went into the house and asked the boss to make another bowl of ramen with beef, which was just right at this time.

Father Ye didn't refuse again this time, and entered the noodle shop with a smile. Smiled and greeted the boss and the proprietress turned out to be acquaintances and regular customers. Seeing the beef in the bowl, Father Ye obviously froze, quickly glanced at Zhou Ling, and sat down with a smile.

Mainai and the others are no longer so anxious because they are expected to return home. Instead, he sat quietly to the side and watched the TV hanging on the wall.

At this time, whether it is news or TV dramas, they all carry the joy of the festival, so that everyone who sees it feels the strong festive atmosphere. The small noodle shop also exudes a strong festive atmosphere. Let everyone feel the warmth in their hearts even if they are busy and waiting.

Many years later, when Ma Nanai and Ye Guoliang chatted together, they would still think of that small noodle restaurant, that warm day, and that ordinary meeting.