Chapter XI
"Jingle bell, jingle bell......" The phone rang next to the stairs.
"Er'er, go answer the phone!" Wen Ma's voice came from the kitchen.
Wen Er was holding half a large watermelon at this time, sitting cross-legged on the sofa and digging with a spoon to eat, the big fan above his head was spinning. Hearing Wen's mother's words, she put down the watermelon, walked quickly to the telephone, and picked it up.
"Hey, who's coming?"
"Squeak! How are you? How do you know our home phone? โ
"Oh, okay, I'm free. Who else is going with us? โ
"So where do I go to check his number? Is there a phone book? Okay, okay, I'll look for it later. โ
"Hang up, bye-bye!"
Wen Erzheng felt that he was going to lie down at home and get moldy, and Ren Squeak's phone call about climbing the mountain saved him like "timely rain".
"Mom, have we ever sent a very thick phone book at home? Say it has everyone's home phone numbers on it. โ
"Your dad should be in a drawer under the TV cabinet, you look for it."
Wen Er opened the drawer, and sure enough, he saw a thick book with a blue cover, which was densely packed with family numbers in the same county and different villages and towns by region and surname. Wen Er followed the name that Ren squeaked and pointed down one by one with her fingers, the hair on her forehead fell down several times, but she patiently pushed it back, and fine beads of sweat oozed from her forehead because of the long half-squat.
Sheng Jingli - Found it. "83369053", Wen Er wrote the number in the palm of his hand with a ballpoint pen.
Walking to the stairs again, he picked up the phone and put it to his ear, but Wener didn't press the button for a long time. On the phone just now, Ren Squeak suggested inviting Sheng Ruochen to go mountain climbing with him tomorrow, and told Wen'er his father's name. But at this moment, Wen Er hesitated. She has her own entanglements in her heart, and she always feels that since she and Sheng Ruochen don't sit at the front and back tables, the two of them have rarely had the opportunity to talk on weekdays. The friendship between classmates that had been established before seems to have disappeared.
"Er'er, go to Uncle Wang's house next door and ask your father to come back for dinner."
"Oh!" Wen Er didn't have time to think about it, so he was urged by Wen's mother to eat lunch.
After lunch, Wen's father and mother went back to the bedroom to sleep. The world seems to be quiet, and the summer cicadas outside the window are especially loud and noisy. Wen Er secretly got up from the bed, his steps were very light, first walked to the front room to see if Wen Dad and Wen Mom were asleep, and then quietly came downstairs. She looked at the slightly sweaty numbers in her hand and slowly pressed the numbers.
Fortunately, I didn't wash my hands at noon, and I could see it clearly, otherwise I would have to check it again. Wen Er thought silently as he waited for the phone to connect.
"Hey, is it Sheng Ruochen? WellโI'm Wener. โ
"Ren Squeak said that we will go climbing the mountain together tomorrow, will you go?" Wen'er's palms were sweating a little again, and she wiped her body, and the number on it was no longer clear at this time.
"It's okay, I'll squeak with Ren. Yes, we'll be together next time we have time. โ
Wen'er hung up the phone, walked to the couch and sat down. She mustered up the courage to call Sheng Ruochen, she thought he would agree, she didn't know that Sheng Ruochen was going to her grandmother's house tomorrow, she almost wanted to change the time to climb the mountain for him just now, she felt very uncomfortable now. It seems that she has to do something.
"Hey, Ren squeak, Sheng Ruochen said he won't be able to come tomorrow." Wen'er found Ren's phone and called him.
"You're bringing someone else?"
"It's okay, I don't mind."
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow at 8:30 at the breakfast shop at the foot of the back mountain."
Back in the room, lying back on the bed, silently pulling the air conditioner to his chest and hugging it, a line of tears fell from Wen'er's eyes. A thoughtful and sensitive girl, no matter what kind of mood and intention she has to make this call, the result is sad after all.