Chapter 049: Fair & Competition
Ji Lan's expression was complicated, his mouth was half-open, and he didn't spit out a word for a long time.
"That's fine, this family has finally broken up, and I've really become Sanmao now."
Ji Lan patted him on the shoulder: "Who said that?" You and me, and other friends, although my house is not big, it is still okay to live together. β
Gu Ying looked up to the sky and laughed, deliberately leaned his head on Ji Lan's left shoulder, and shook his arm coquettishly:
"Ouch, people are just talking, you are still serious."
A row of black crows flew over Ji Lan's forehead, and when he saw the eyes of passers-by looking at him, he pushed the head away.
"Go, go, disgusting, disgusting!"
"Lan Lan," Gu Ying looked serious, "I'm going to go to Beijing." β
"What for?"
"Ahem, cough, cough-" Gu Ying stood up solemnly and patted his chest hard, "Aren't you not in a relationship with Yu Limiao yet?" I want to play fair with you, okay? β
As soon as the words came out, Ji Lan's face suddenly changed.
"Ji Lan, I really like Yu Limiao, and I have liked her since high school."
How could Ji Lan not know, but this came too suddenly, so that he couldn't accept it for a while.
"I went to Beijing just to see her, don't think too much about it." Gu Ying added.
Ji Lan raised his head, "No, I didn't let you go, it's just ......"
Gu Ying looked at him with a serious face: "Then what do you mean?" β
Ji Lan licked her lips, "The brotherhood remains the same!" β
Gu Ying hooked the corners of his mouth and stretched out his fist, "Of course, this is also a test of our feelings, is it steamed or boiled?" β
"Tsk, as far as you say, but can't you go to Beijing alone, wait for me to finish the exam, go together, can you succeed?"
"Yo yo," Gu Ying hit him with his shoulder, "I'm still worried that I'll sneak it in, good boy." β
Ji Lan pushed his hand away, "you, I'm because I want to go to Beijing to have fun." β
"Okay, okay, let's go together, let's do it!"
The brothers ate and lived together, lived and slept together, had blessings and enjoyed hardships together, and on the day of the exam, Ji Lan was about to collapse.
"By the way, you return the things you bought to me, you are young, you don't need to give gifts!"
Ji Lan said as she pushed the battery car and stopped in front of Gu Ying.
"No, I bought these things after I was very selective, and I won't return them. Hey, how can you be a son, don't you bring a gift to your parents when you go home? Not filial at all! β
Ji Lan couldn't cry or laugh, and sat on the battery car, "Young master, get in the car." β
"Do your parents know you're renting a house?"
Ji Lan almost forgot, "No, I didn't say anything about going to Beijing." β
"Lan Lan, no, won't Miao come back after the exam?"
"She was saving money part-time, and she planned to buy some things for her uncle and aunt, and told me that she would come back a year later."
"Oh, that's it, you'd rather hurry, so slow."
"It's an electric car, not a Mercedes!"
"When you have money, how about sending you an extended Lincoln?"
Ji Lan hehe, "It's not as practical as what I dreamed of." β
Ji Lan's parents knew that their son was coming home today, and went to the market early in the morning to buy vegetables, and it was dark at this time, and there was pork ribs and kelp soup in the kitchen.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back."
Ji Lan pulled Ji Lan by the hand, "Who are you here?" β
"Yo, Gu Ying, it's good that you're back home."
"Uncle and aunt, this is a gift for you, you must be under it."
"This ......"
Ji Lan: "Mom, you just take it, anyway, I'll return the favor." β
"It's Auntie, you can take it, it's not a very valuable thing."
As he spoke, the smell of meat wafting from the kitchen had already aroused the cravings in the stomachs of the two hungry people.
"Auntie, I'm hungry."
"Okay, let's start the meal immediately, you wash your hands and go to the dining room to wait, I'll go serve the food."
At the dinner table, the atmosphere was so warm, Ji Lan and Gu Ying hadn't eaten their mother's brand meals for a long time, especially the mixed and matched hot pot, and they didn't even let go of the pot base in the end.
"Mom and Dad, Gu Ying and I have already bought train tickets to Beijing and will leave tomorrow."
"What are you going to do?"
Gu Ying: "Go play." β
"Yes, yes, yes, go play."
"We don't care, the exam is over, you should also go out and have fun, pay attention to safety, and just know that you can go home."
"Auntie, I like you so much."
Ji Lan's mother stood up, cleaned up the empty plates, looked at Gu Ying and smiled: "Your mouth is so sweet, don't clean it up, go and rest." β
"Thank you, Auntie."
"By the way, Auntie, you still lack a son?"
"Huh?"
Ji Lan deliberately turned back from the living room and secretly stabbed Gu Ying's back.
"Auntie, why don't you recognize me as my godson, so that when you are old, you will have two sons who will be filial to you."
After Ji Lan's parents heard this, they laughed so much that their waists hurt.
Ji Lan's father: "If your parents hear this, how sad you should be." β
"My parents just got divorced, and they don't want me."
Ji Lan obviously felt the change in the atmosphere, smiled bitterly for a few seconds in the middle, and hurriedly said: "Mom, I'll help you clean up the dishes, Dad, the light in the toilet seems to be broken, you can go and take a look." β
As he spoke, he picked up a stack of plates and went into the kitchen, and then his mother walked up behind him and asked in a low voice:
"Really?"
"Hmm."
"Hey."
Ji Lan heard her mother sigh, and when she turned her head again, the person was gone.
At this time, Ji Lan's mother found Gu Ying on the balcony, and took out a red apple from her back with a smile.
"Auntie, didn't scare you just now, did you?"
"No, I'm not that daring, but your child is ......" Ji Lan's mother paused, "There are no parents in the world who love their children." β
"Auntie, that's true, but what if it's on the table?"
"Then live happily on your own."
Gu Ying: "Auntie, don't you think I'm quite happy now?" β
"Do you think I can't see it? You kid is just forcing himself, our family Ji Lan is thoughtful, but he won't comfort people, what can you say to your aunt. β
Gu Ying: "Auntie, can I celebrate the New Year at your house?" β
"Of course."
"Auntie, you are simply too good to me."
"Hahaha."
Ji Lan came out of the kitchen after washing the dishes, heard laughter on the balcony, and before he could get closer, Gu Ying turned his head and gestured a scissor hand to himself.
"Mom, what are you talking about, so happy, shouldn't it mean that I am speaking ill?"
Gu Ying: "Lanlan, you can really do it, you still wet the bed at the age of five, hahahaha." β
"Mom, you ......" Ji Lan stammered, "This kind of thing is also said outside, Gu Ying, don't laugh, go take a bath." β
"There's no shame in that, it's a big deal, I'll tell you when I'm wetting the bed, I'm ......"
Ji Lan interrupted him: "Don't say it, go take a bath, you have to get up early tomorrow, it's time, I won't call you, I'll say hello to you in advance." β
"Hey, don't go, you, I still want to ask, what happened to you in kindergarten and Yu Limiao? Tell me about it. β
Ji Lan: "Mom, it's all your fault, talk to him about some messy things." β
Yu Limiao never thought that Ji Lan and Gu Ying would hide themselves one day, and appeared in front of them, one of them smiled politely, and the other person was still the same as the previous "virtue", not serious, and had a hippie smile.
That day, she planned to skip class, take the two of them to visit her school, and go out for a walk by the way, where do you know, the two already have a plan, bluntly rejected the proposal, and let her go to work part-time on time as before.
Gu Yingda heard that his former buddy was in Beijing, so he took Ji Lan to join him for a few days without shame, which can be regarded as waving the cost of accommodation.
The three of them didn't get together for a long time during the day, and at night Yu Limiao would secretly take the two of them to the women's dormitory in the southern district, and the difference between men and women was all forgotten, lying on a bed to play games and poker.
Gu Ying hasn't seen Yu Limiao for many years, and misses her voice and smile very much, now, looking at the girl lying next to him, although she is plain and face-to-sky, compared to the girl who walks on the street outside with heavy makeup, she is clean and exquisite, and after getting along for a few days, I found that her temperament has changed a little, and it is easier to see her smile when she talks more, but the shyness has not completely faded.
Ji Lan saw these in his eyes, and he was naturally uncomfortable in his heart, but when he thought about it, it was everyone's right to like someone, and he had no reason to be angry, besides, it could be seen that Gu Ying really liked Yu Limiao.
Approaching the Spring Festival, the three of them rushed home after a lot of hard work to catch the high-speed rail.
Gu Ying had already decided to stay at Ji Lan's house for the New Year, and when he went out, he bought the New Year's goods without saying a word, nuts, candy, and spare tobacco and alcohol, Ji Lan's parents were really shocked, and hurriedly returned all the expensive cigarettes and alcohol that they would only ask about the price during the New Year, stuffed the cash into Gu Ying's hand, and warned him with a blue face that he was not allowed to spend money indiscriminately.
When Yu Limiao heard about it, she smiled without showing her teeth, looked at Ji Lan and comforted Gu Ying.
After adulthood, the Chinese New Year has no taste of the New Year, none of the three of them want to visit relatives and friends, and the big fish and meat on the table have long been tasteless.
After the second day of the Lunar New Year, groups of relatives came to the family in turn, shouting one by one, nodding and smiling when they saw the unfamiliar, and then, while everyone was sitting together, they began to compare the clichΓ© topic of whose children have the ability, so they simply went into the bedroom and sent messages to Ji Lan and Gu Ying.
Occasionally going out to the toilet, she heard that a relative had already helped her start looking for a blind date, looking at her mother's face full of anticipation, her little heart was pounding, and for the first time in her life, she was afraid of the word male.
The fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Early in the morning, Yu Limiao quietly went downstairs, followed Ji Lan and Gu Ying to climb Jun Mountain, and played with all the blows, but none of them fell.
"No, let's rest for a while."
Ji Lan didn't know what kind of perseverance he relied on to climb halfway up the mountain, and the oncoming cold wind blew his nose unconscious.
"Lanlan, it's still far from the top of the mountain, hurry, it's not too late to climb up and rest."
Ji Lan bent over and stuck out his tongue and panted: "No, I really can't do it, otherwise, you can continue to climb, leave me alone." β
Yu Limiao was also tired, but found that Ji Lan was sweating profusely, and his face was much whiter, and he beckoned to Gu Ying at the front, "Rest for a while, Ji Lan's face has changed." β
"It's not that I'm you, an old man is not as good as a little girl, look at the Miao classmates, you don't have any breath, you're fine, you're as tired as a dog."
Gu Ying grabbed one of Ji Lan's arms and massaged him.
"I, I don't want to do that either." Ji Lan was aggrieved, secretly glanced at Yu Limiao, and lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Tsk, you ......"
Without waiting for Gu Ying to finish speaking, Yu Limiao patted the arms of the two of them, pointed to the foot of the mountain and asked, "Is that Lu Xiaomi?" "Huh?"
Gu Ying almost didn't bite his tongue, and without saying a word, he stepped on Ji Lan's left foot, and complained to him in a low voice: "Didn't you say that we would be good, why do you always call those fox friends and dog friends?" β