Chapter 12: The Train Is Late
Meng Tao's luggage was very simple, with a canvas schoolbag on her body, a bulging travel bag in her hand, a certificate issued by the brigade headquarters and an advance of thirty yuan and ten catties of food stamps, and Aunt Yang taught her to stuff it into her underwear pocket.
Meng Tao is not Meng Taohua, she comes from a later life, she began to travel from south to north when she was in high school, and it is even more common to take a high-speed rail flight after going to college.
It is that the speed of this green train is too slow and too abrasive, and the slow train of later generations is not known to be many times faster than this, and every big station and small station has to stop, sometimes it can stop for more than half an hour, probably because it needs to be loaded or something, and do not let passengers get off the train for a walk, it is simply going to suffocate people.
What's even crazier is that when the train is about to arrive in the provincial capital, it is forced to stay at a small station for half a day, only saying that it is to avoid the right train, and the specific reason is unknown.
Unsurprisingly, when Meng Tao's train arrived in the provincial capital, it was very late.
Zhang Guoqing waited from two o'clock in the afternoon to eight o'clock in the evening, and finally received the person, and the expression on his face was indescribable.
Meng Tao was also very helpless, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, it's the train ......"
"I know." Zhang Guoqing said: "I can't send you to the steel mill now, I still have to go to class in the evening, I only took an afternoon off and didn't ask for the evening, and I will be criticized when I go back." In this way, you come with me first, there is a guest house in the place where I trained, I will find someone to help arrange for you to stay for one night, and then ask for leave tomorrow to send you to the steel mill, okay? ”
"Okay, as long as it doesn't delay your business, I can do anything." Meng Tao said busily.
She can actually act on her own, but Zhang Guoqing will definitely not agree, just let him arrange.
Zhang Guoqing picked up Meng Tao's travel bag, took her out of the train station, walked through the station square, and walked to the stop sign on the side of the road to wait for the bus.
A small car drove in front of them.
The driver Ding Hao drove the car, and from time to time raised his eyes to look at the two people in the back seat from the rearview mirror, Meng Zhehan and Shen Yu sat side by side, both were handsome and outstanding, but the difference in temperament and personality was eight hundred miles, one was gentle and elegant, the other was indifferent and cold, one had been making a report in the chartered venue, and the other seemed to listen to the report, but it was so quiet that he didn't even respond, just like that, the two of them actually said that they were good brothers and good friends.
Shen Yu just came from other places, and before he went to see his father, he came to see Meng Zhehan first, Meng Zhehan happily invited Shen Yu to go to the most famous state-owned hotel in the city, eat and drink, Meng Zhehan still had to personally send Shen Yu back, obviously this car is for Shen Yu to use in the city, how can he send it? Shen Yu didn't explain it, so he let it go. In this way, wouldn't the meeting have to send Meng Zhehan home again? Send it to and fro, do children play at home? I really don't understand what two big men are doing.
Ding Hao was muttering to himself, when suddenly Meng Zhehan shouted: "Stop!" Startled him, he hurriedly pulled to the side of the road.
Shen Yu looked at Meng Zhehan, he knew that he had a small amount of alcohol, he drank an extra glass tonight, he was a little drunk, and it would be abnormal for a few hours, and it would be fine after this while.
Meng Zhehan pushed the car door and got out of the car to look back, the street lights were bright, he was not dazzled, there were a few people under the bus stop sign that had been thrown off seven or eight steps away, and one of them was not Zhang Guoqing, a student in his class?
This kid asked him for half a day off in the afternoon, why is he still here? Didn't you miss the two classes in the evening?
Meng Zhehan beckoned and shouted: "Zhang Guoqing, come over to me!" ”
Zhang Guoqing Mengding heard someone shouting, turned his head and saw Teacher Meng, sighed in his heart, and hurriedly walked over with Meng Tao to say hello: "Meng, Teacher Meng!" ”
Meng Zhehan asked, "What's the matter with you?" Still hanging around here, don't go back to class and want to be punished? ”
Zhang Guoqing replied: "That's like this Teacher Meng, the train is late, just arrived, I have never been far away, the first time I came to the provincial capital, I was afraid that she would get lost, so I could only stay at the station until she came." ”
Meng Zhehan looked at Meng Tao, who was following Zhang Guoqing, and nodded in understanding: "And now? ”
"I was supposed to pick up someone, so I sent her to her relatives in the Qianqian Steel Mill, but now I'm afraid it won't work, I have to go back to school first, I plan to take her back with me, and I'll see it tomorrow."
"You say, this little girl is going to the steel mill?" Meng Zhehan asked.
Zhang Guoqing nodded: "That's right, it's the Qianqian steel mill in the southern suburbs." ”
"Okay, you go back to school immediately, leave this little girl to me, and I'll help you take her to the steel mill."
Zhang Guoqing paused for a moment: "...... Why are you embarrassed to trouble Mr. Meng? Let's wait for tomorrow. ”
"Don't bother," Meng Zhehan pointed to the car: "This car is going to the steel mill, and my friend is from the factory, just by the way." ”
Zhang Guoqing hesitated, Peach Blossom is a girl after all, and she really doesn't feel at ease to hand it over to others, even if it is her own teacher, and finally found an excuse: "It's night now, I'm afraid my countryman's relatives have already gone home from work to rest, so let's go again tomorrow." ”
Meng Zhehan is usually not a nosy master, so he finally got up to help, but he was rejected, very uncomfortable, and waved his hand: "Then it's up to you." ”
Meng Tao listened to it clearly, she knew what Zhang Guoqing was worried about, but she also had a bit of eyesight, this teacher was handsome and elegant, his eyes were very positive, he was not a treacherous person, the teacher was really thinking about Zhang Guoqing, it can be seen that he usually has a good impression of Zhang Guoqing, but he can't let Zhang Guoqing lose the teacher's love.
She hurriedly took two steps forward and said, "Then trouble the teacher, take me to the steel mill by the way!" ”
He turned his head to look at Zhang Guoqing again: "Don't worry, it's peaceful and prosperous now, it's safe everywhere, it's okay." If Tian Zhigao had already rested, and there was a guest house in a factory as big as theirs, I would have a certificate from the village that it was his family and could live in their guest house. Cui Ling asked me to memorize your phone number, and I will call you when I get there to report that I am safe. ”
Meng Zhehan listened and pointed at Zhang Guoqing: "You said that the little girl has never been far away?" I think she knows more than you do. ”
"Well, I'm going to give the teacher trouble."
Zhang Guoqing smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly introduced: "My countryman's name is Meng Taohua, uh, female, age nineteen years old. Peach Blossom, this is our class Meng teacher, you can also call it a teacher. ”
Meng Tao: "......"
Zhang Guoqing, are you stupid? Do I look like a male or female? And my age, who told you to tell others casually?
Meng Zhehan looked at Meng Tao again and said with a smile: "Peach blossom? Good name, come and get on the bus. ”
Saying that, he looked down at Shen Yu, who was sitting still in the car: "There is a peach blossom that wants to take a ride, let her sit with you, and I will go to the front?" Or do you go to the front, me and her in the back? ”
Shen Yu glanced back at him lightly: This brain is messy, why don't you just let that peach blossom sit in front?
Meng Zhehan seemed to have just reacted, helped his forehead, and asked Zhang Guoqing to put the travel bag in the trunk, and he opened the passenger door to let Meng Tao go up.
Meng Tao went to open the travel bag first and took out a blue cloth bag, which Zhou Cuiling asked her to bring to Zhang Guoqing, which contained two shirts made by Zhou Cuiling for Zhang Guoqing, a well-knitted coat collar, gloves, a few pairs of embroidered insoles and a small bag of sun-dried hometown peanuts, and a thick love letter.
Zhang Guoqing hugged the gift from his sweetheart with both hands, was so happy that his mouth was cracked to the root of his ear, smiled and waved away the car, and then hurried back to school with his baggage.