Volume 1 Past Events Chapter 3 Overnight at the Harbour Hotel

Bumpy all the way, finally came to the provincial capital ———— Shengjing, for this city, Jiangnan is no stranger, vaguely remember since the age of ten years, almost every winter and summer vacation will come here.

The four brothers came specifically and what they did, but they couldn't remember anything, but they just remembered that every time they came, they were wandering around, and the money in the bank card increased as they shopped, and there were many inexplicable memories in their minds, which seemed to be experienced by themselves, and they didn't seem to be.

Thinking about it, a golden light flashed, and my head began to hurt, so I stopped thinking about it.

Looking around the long-distance bus station, cars came and went, people were boiling, and the announcer's sweet voice was heard from time to time on the radio.

"Hello passengers, welcome to Shengjing Long-distance Bus Station. To ensure your travel safety, please take care of your belongings. According to the relevant national regulations, it is strictly forbidden to bring flammable, explosive, toxic and other dangerous goods into the station and on the train.

In order to make everyone have a good travel environment, please take care of public facilities, keep them clean and hygienic, and pay attention to civility and courtesy. Please refrain from smoking, spitting, or littering in the waiting room, and wish you a pleasant journey. Thank you. ”

With his backpack on his back, Jiang Nan walked briskly towards the outside of the station. It was already more than three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was still a few pies that he ate when he came out in the morning, and he couldn't help but be a little hungry since he was a child.

"Little handsome guy, do you want to stay in the hotel, 100 yuan a night" A woman walked in front of her, holding a paper shell with the word "accommodation" written on it, shouting to Jiangnan as she walked.

Looking at this enthusiastic woman, she has applied foundation on her face, very white, and the lilac lipstick is more attractive to her eyes, and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes reveal her age, which should not be small, estimated to be at least thirty years old. With a simple ponytail on his head, he wore a long blue floral skirt and black low-heeled sandals, and he walked with a clattering sound.

When he stopped in front of Jiang Nan, he moved the paper shell in his hand in front of him, and looked at him with anticipation in the blink of his eyes.

Although Jiang Nan is only sixteen years old, he has rich life experience, and the people in front of him are dressed decently, thinking that the hotel she said should be regular, not to mention that 100 yuan a night is not expensive. After all, when you rush to school at this time, you may be off work and no one will receive you, so you still have to find a place to live outside. And he was hungry, too, and the heavens and the earth were big, and he filled his stomach the most.

Jiang Nan nodded in response.

"Yes. Is it far from here?"

"It's not far, it's not far, it's just a few steps away, I'll take you there now" The woman in the floral dress hurriedly waved her hand in response, and then turned around and walked in front of Jiang Nan, turning back to chat with Jiang Nan from time to time as she walked.

"Little handsome guy, what are you doing in Shengjing?"

"Oh, I'm here to read. What do you call it, sister? "Jiangnan should be.

"You can just call me Sister Ping. Oops, I didn't see it, handsome little guy, you're a student, you're quite tall, are you a college student? Sister Ping glanced at Jiangnan in surprise. Although Jiang Nan looks like his mother, his physique is more like his father, only sixteen years old, but he is more than 1.8 meters tall, and his limbs are relatively strong.

"No, I'm a high school student, I'm a freshman in high school this year, I'm about to report today, I'm a little late, I'm afraid that everyone will get off work when I go to school, so I want to stay outside for one night and go to school tomorrow morning." Gangnam Huidao.

"Don't call me a handsome guy, my surname is Jiang, just call me Xiaojiang" Jiang Nan continued.

"Why did you arrive so late, your house is not local, right?" Sister Ping glanced back in surprise and asked.

"It's not local, I'm from the countryside below, our population is small, and it's relatively poor, there is only one bus to and from Shenyang every day, no way," Jiang Nan replied.

"By the way, Xiao Jiang, usually the parents of high school students will come with them, why didn't your parents come?" Sister Ping asked again.

"Oh, I'm an orphan"

"I'm sorry, Xiao Jiang, I don't know" Sister Ping knew that she had made a mistake, and hurriedly turned around and bent down to apologize.

"It's nothing, Sister Ping, I'm used to it," Jiang Nan waved his hand. Although he said that he was nothing, he couldn't help but feel a little moist at the corners of his eyes when he thought of his three younger brothers who had just passed away.

Sister Ping glanced back and didn't say anything more, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while. Jiang Nan thought about his three younger brothers, and he didn't stir up any more conversations.

Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the hotel. There is a light box standing at the door, "Harbor Hotel", which may have been made for a long time, and some places on it have been damaged, because it is daytime, and the light box has not been opened.

"It's here, Xiao Jiang, don't look at the outside is broken, I'm very clean inside" Sister Ping saw Jiang Nan staring at the broken place of the light box, and hurriedly explained.

"Oh, it's okay, I don't mind where I live" Jiang Nan followed Sister Ping into the hotel. It would be an exaggeration to say that there is no cave in it, but as Sister Ping said, it is very clean.

"I'll open a single room for you, 100 yuan a night, but you have to pay a deposit of 200 yuan" Sister Ping explained as she handed the key to Jiang Nan.

"Oh, okay, no problem" Jiang Nan took out three 100 yuan bills from his trouser pocket and handed them to Sister Ping.

"Wait a minute, Xiao Jiang, I'll give you a receipt" Sister Ping took the money, looked at each one carefully, and said.

"Don't worry, Sister Ping, my money was only withdrawn from the bank two days ago, there is no fake" Jiang Nan said with a smile when he saw Sister Ping being so careful. As Jiang Nan said, the money was withdrawn from a nearby bank when he went to the county public security bureau to get his ID card a few days ago, because he was afraid that there would be something he needed to use on the way to the school to report.

"Hey, Xiao Jiang, don't laugh at Sister Ping, I haven't had a business for several days, it's not easy to make some money" Sister Ping carefully put the money into the drawer of the counter and locked it, explaining, a little embarrassed.

"With such a large flow of people near the passenger station, business should be very good," Jiang Nan asked puzzled.

"Xiao Jiang, you look like a layman. There is a lot of traffic in this area, but the business is not as good as you think. This hotel has been more than ten years since I took the plate, there has been no money to decorate, the conditions of the better passengers can not look down, the poor conditions and I think the price is high, and some of the worse even directly in the passenger station waiting hall will be a night. I had no choice but to go to the bus station every day to pick up passengers. Sister Ping led Jiang Nan to the room while looking back to explain.

"Then you didn't think about transferring it out and doing something else?"

"I'm old, I don't have any skills, and I don't know what I can do when I transfer out of the hotel, so I'm counting on it to support the elderly."

"What about your husband, what does he do?" Jiangnan asked.

"I don't have a husband," Sister Ping immediately replied, and her face also pulled down.

Jiang Nan knew that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry, Sister Ping"

"It's okay, don't blame those who don't know" Sister Ping waved her hand.

Although he said that he was fine, the harmonious atmosphere of the chat just now was gone.

"302 is here, you can sleep in this room tonight, toiletries and mosquito coils are in the drawer of the bedside table, call the front desk if you have something, 8888. However, the phone in the room cannot be called outside, and if you want to call, you have to go to the front desk," Sister Ping introduced after standing at the door of the room.

"Okay, it's fine, I don't have any calls to call anyway. By the way, Sister Ping, where can I eat nearby? I still ate it in the morning, and I'm a little hungry."

"There is a Sister-in-law Xu's dumpling restaurant across the street, the price is affordable and the taste is very good, I sometimes go to her to eat," Sister Ping pointed to and said.

"Okay, I see, thank you" Jiang Nan opened the door and walked in.

I walked around the room and knew why many people thought it was too expensive. The room is relatively spacious, there is a separate bathroom, the lighting is also good, standing by the window, you can see the street downstairs and the shops opposite, Xu sister-in-law dumpling restaurant can also be seen. But the only furniture in the room was a single bed and a bedside table next to it, and there was not even a TV, so I didn't know what to do to pass the time at night.

After a simple cold shower, Jiang Nan hurriedly went downstairs and rushed to the dumpling restaurant opposite.