Chapter 23: Encountering Acquaintances in My Hometown

If there is a haze in his eyes brought about by childhood, its source is this hell in front of him.

Roland walked out of the door and revisited the old house that had once envied the neighborhood but was now a decadent one.

Due to the long-term uninhabited and the overall disrepair, many details have been damaged to varying degrees: the faΓ§ade is badly damaged, and the walls have left various slogans that make people laugh dumbly, fully exposing the ignorant culture left by the changes of the times in this area.

With such determination, Roland closed the door and hurriedly said goodbye to the past.

I've finished my role, and now I'm just looking to start a new life. From now on, I am a new stranger, as if I have never been, never begun, never ended, only now every day is my real life.

However, the moment the deadbolt was inserted, Roland heard someone calling: "Pearl".

Pearl?

Isn't Mingzhu already dead?

Although he hasn't been back to that home since high school, Roland still knows a thing or two about his hometown.

I heard that Luo Mingzhu died in a car accident, and Luo Gang also received a large amount of compensation from the insurance company. It's just that Luo Gang, who didn't spend his life, died not long after getting a huge amount of insurance money.

Did you hear it wrong?

Roland turned his head in the direction from which the voice came from, and there was a young man in his twenties standing there, who looked familiar, but couldn't remember who it was.

The young man saw Luo Lan's confused look, and muttered in his heart, the woman in front of him looked the same as Luo Mingzhu, but her tone was subtle, calm and self-contained, not at all as clear, fast and clever as Luo Mingzhu's side, so he asked tentatively: "Are you?" Sister Roland? ”

Hearing this, Roland chuckled in his heart and reluctantly asked, "May I ask who you are?" ”

After being confirmed by the other party, the young man seemed to be very happy, and said excitedly: "Sister Roland, I'm Fu Biao, don't you remember?" ”

Fu Biao?

Roland thought for a while, and finally remembered that it was Fu Biao, who had always liked Luo Mingzhu since he was a child.

I remember when I was a child, Fu Biao was a well-known bear child in this area, chubby, wearing a pair of slippers all the year round, climbing up and down in the rain and sun all day long, and becoming a swarthy black. What I remember vividly in my memory is the pair of ears, which are surprisingly large, like two small pu fans that are vividly open. But the old people have said that the two big ears that are born are simply natural Buddha statues, and there will be blessings in the future.

Although Fu Biao likes to run to his house when he is a child, he doesn't have much contact with Roland, and every time he meets, he just nods and says hello, and he is very restrained, just like the parents of his crush, and he is at a loss, not at all like the naughty appearance that adults evaluate on weekdays.

However, as soon as he saw Luo Mingzhu appear, this restrained bear child immediately grinned and became a tooth-open, and the appearance of a hippie smile made people feel really stupid.

Every time Roland looked at this unbeaten stupid look, he could feel a wave of anger rushing into his heart, the roots of his teeth were numb, his finger joints were itchy, and then his elbows and knees were also itchy, and the more he looked at it, the more he wanted to beat him up.

Unexpectedly, I haven't seen it all these years, the former little dwarf has grown so tall, and the previous missing teeth have become a neat and uniform big white teeth, but the skin is still very dark, but the black health is shiny.

Fu Biao grinned and said, "Sister, Happy New Year!" I haven't seen you in years, and I almost recognized you as a pearl. ”

Fu Biao is calm on the surface, but his heart is overturned.

When I saw Roland from a distance just now, I just felt that it was like a side, and I thought it was Luo Mingzhu who was back, but after approaching and asking, I knew that it was Roland. I really didn't expect that these two sisters were like each other when they were young, and they looked almost the same when they grew up.

If I knew this, my poor pearl wouldn't have to hide everywhere at all, and she could live in the sun in the name of Roland.

After having this thought, Fu Biao was both excited and afraid.

Roland's heart tightened, but he still pretended to greet easily: "Happy New Year!" Luo Mingzhu, isn't she already? ”

Fu Biao lowered his head in embarrassment and said repeatedly: "Oh...... Right! Right! Right! Maybe I miss her too much. ”

In order to break this embarrassing situation, Fu Biao pointed at Ouyang Changzhi and asked Roland, "Who is this one?" ”

"My boyfriend."

"It turned out to be a brother-in-law, I'm glad to be there."

Fu Biao took out the cigarette in his pocket and prepared to hand it to Ouyang Changzhi.

During the Chinese New Year, the first meeting between a man and a man often starts with a cigarette, whether you recognize it or not, whether you are familiar with it or not, the first action must be to take out a cigarette, which is like giving candy to children.

Ouyang Changzhi waved his hand politely and said, "Thank you, I don't smoke." ”

"Haha, it's good not to smoke, it's good not to smoke!"

"Nice to meet you."

Integrating into Roland's former circle for the first time, Ouyang Changzhi was very excited, and immediately stretched out his hand and shook hands with Fu Biao.

"By the way, Sister Roland, I haven't seen you for so many years, where are you now?"

"Over there in Shenzhen, it's a pure mess."

"Shenzhen is a good place, many of us have gone to Shenzhen, I heard that the salary there is high, there are many opportunities, I want to give it a try."

"You're still so young, you should go out more."

"Thank you Sister Roland for saying that, if it weren't for my parents insisting that I be a civil servant at home, I really want to go out and see the outside world."

"Yes, Fu Biao, they have all become servants of the people."

"The enemy of the people is pretty much the same, I am in charge of the demolition work, the salary is not high, there is a lot of work, everyone does not cooperate, and now it is like a rat crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats. By the way, Sister Roland, it is very likely that your area will be demolished in the past few years, or you can leave a phone number for me, in case it is really demolished in the future, it is convenient to contact you in time. ”

"That's right, okay, how many calls do you have, I'll call you."

"Okay."

After the two exchanged phone calls, Fu Biao asked Ouyang Changzhi again: "How much is my brother-in-law's phone number?" ”

Fu Biao's successive questions made Roland flustered and annoyed. I really want to slap him on the spot, so as to satisfy the desire to smoke him.

However, Roland still pretended to be relaxed and said: "There should be no connection between the two of you, because his house will not be demolished." ”

"Then Sister Roland, when are you going to come back next time?"

"Next time? There shouldn't be a next time. ”

After hearing this, Fu Biao was overjoyed, it seemed that letting Luo Mingzhu live instead of Luo Lan could really worry about the future. Still, he tried to keep himself calm in front of Roland.

"Call after that."

"Okay, Sister Roland, keep in touch."

"Bye-bye."

After saying goodbye to Roland, Fu Biao couldn't wait to call Luo Mingzhu and talk about today's incident and some of his thoughts.

However, Luo Mingzhu said lightly that he had other plans.

Thinking of the relationship between Luo Mingzhu and Luo Lan, as well as Luo Mingzhu's absolute personality, Fu Biao felt an indescribable chill in her heart, she didn't think about it......