Chapter 15: So Close, So Far
Xiong Xia and Shu Jinchuan's task today is very easy, there are not many tourists, the weather is also dull, the humidity mixed with the air makes people feel that every step is sweaty, Xiong Xia took the fan given by the guy who handed out the flyer just now, and complained to Shu Jinchuan: "Why is the weather so stuffy today, it's almost out of breath." ”
Shu Jinchuan was even more miserable, even if there were not many tourists, he still had to wear a doll costume, and took advantage of the time when the supervisor went to enjoy the coolness, and took off the doll costume.
"Brother Chuan will invite you to eat ice later." Shu Jinchuan smiled at Xiong Xia, and he didn't feel that this big boy was a ruthless person who didn't have any affection in other people's mouths.
"Xia Xia, I'll be a junior at the beginning of the summer vacation, so I may not be able to work part-time with you." Shu Jinchuan studied a junior college and began his internship in his junior year.
Xiong Xia sighed and lowered his head, "Then are you going to develop in S City in the future?" ”
"Hmmm! I'm going to have to get my ground here! Looking at the surrounding high-rise buildings, lined up one after another, Shu Jinchuan's eyes were full of ambition, "Xia Xia, you know, I don't have many paths to choose from, and there is no way to compare with 211,985 in terms of academic qualifications, and the advantages of entering a large enterprise are not enough, but I will not give up any opportunity." ”
Xiong Xia could have understood his mood and situation, "Brother Chuan, I believe you will definitely succeed in the future." ”
Resting at noon, the two went to the convenience store together, because Xiong Xia didn't want to eat the staff meal, Shu Jinchuan bought rice balls for her, and he ate the pies he brought from school in the morning and could be heated at the convenience store. The two sat in the lounge area of the convenience store, chatting while eating.
"Xia Xia, you knew the two boys well last time?" I have never seen Xiong Xia in this situation in a part-time job.
"I don't know much about it, and Yuan Yuan has known friends for a long time, so I've only met a few times." She didn't want to say her truest thoughts just yet, and she wasn't sure and lucky.
"And what are you running away from?" Staring at Xiong Xia's eyes, Shu Jinchuan knew that Xiong Xia would not show the slightest concern for people who didn't care, but the last time he saw them, he wanted to hide, this was not normal!
"I just don't want to see it." Xiong Xia avoided his gaze.
"Xia Xia, as soon as you lie, you have an expression of doing something wrong, and you won't tell the truth to me?"
"Alas!" Xiong Xiamo held the rice ball wrapper, "Actually, I don't know why, I don't want him to see me working part-time, even... Have an inferiority complex! ”
"He? It's the taller boy among them, Xia Xia, you like him! The tone of affirmation, rather than the tone of question, Shu Jinchuan hit the nail on the head.
"No, I don't like it! How could you possibly like him, not to! Xiong Xia strenuously denied, "There may be a good feeling, but I won't like him, we are not one world." ”
"Feelings are such a thing, I can't help myself, how can I notice it when it comes, it's just," Shu Jinchuan rubbed her hair, "I don't want you to get hurt." ”
Xiong Xia nodded, and continued to eat rice balls, full of thoughts.
Back to work, continue to check tickets, check tickets.
Brother Chuan also put on a doll costume and took a group photo with the children who entered the park.
The weather suddenly began to darken, and in an instant it changed color, and the wind also rose, and there was still a slight pain on the face, and the confetti and some objects on the ground were swept into the air.
"Xia Xia, just now the supervisor said that there may be a heavy rain later, collect the things at the service desk, let's get off work early." Xiong Xia answered, and hurriedly packed up his things.
The sky is full of thunder and lightning, which is really terrifying!
After the inventory, Brother Chuan had to discuss things further with the supervisor, Xiong Xia went to the bus station alone to wait for the bus, the sky was getting darker and darker, and it was rare to hear that because the government artificially controlled the rainfall, it would suddenly erupt on this day, and it had been nine years since the last extreme weather occurred.
Xiong Xia waited for the 613 bus, the 613 bus was a lot of people, Xiong Xia squeezed into the car, naturally there was no seat, the car was shaky, bumpy all the way, only by tightly grasping the handrail could he ensure that he would not fall, the driver was unstable in driving, and the car complained a lot.
The weather was hot and humid, Xiong Xia's clothes were soaked, and his scalp felt like it was burning.
Suddenly there was a thunderclap, the sky was dark and I couldn't see my fingers, and the heavy rain came as scheduled.
Xiong Xia prepared an umbrella, but the rain was too big, the wind was too strong, to the University Station, Xiong Xia wanted to transfer, but the bus door could not be opened, helpless, had to stop at the University Station and did not leave, let the heavy rain and wind rage.
Watching the time pass little by little, it doesn't help to be anxious yourself. The driver in the car said: "This rain will not stop for a while and a half, if anyone wants to get out of the car, I will open this front door." ”
Xiong Xia was ruthless, and got out of the car with a person in front of her, the umbrella could not be opened directly, the rain poured like watering, and she was soaked and couldn't avoid the wind and rain hitting her body when she hid at the site.
Then the sky began to hail, which frightened her, she had heard that hail could kill people before, but fortunately, this time the hail was very small, about the size of a quail egg, but it hurt so much.
Xiong Xia had no choice but to open the umbrella with all his might, hoping that the hail would not hit him. If you want to check the real-time bus, but the mobile phone is in the bag, and you only have to wait for the bus.
The person next to him began to speak: "The weather is really weird, how can it suddenly rain, there is no warning at all".
"That's it, I knew I wouldn't come out today." The people next to him also began to chat.
"I didn't bring an umbrella and I couldn't hit the car, I was really unlucky!"
"What's the difference between bringing an umbrella and not having one, the wind is so strong that the umbrella won't blow away." A man who looked like blue-collar workers pointed to a few people staggering in the wind and rain with umbrellas.
"The bus doesn't come either! It's annoying! ”
"I heard the driver say just now that most of the buses have stopped, and I'm afraid I won't get out of the bus today."
"What then?"
"Don't worry, there's always a way."
Everyone, you and I are chattering and talking.
Time passed little by little, Xiong Xia looked at his watch at half past eight, the bus to school had not yet come, nine o'clock was the last bus, but now this situation, I am afraid that it is far away.
Xiao Shang looked at the darkness in the distance at Jia'an Coffee, and always had a bad premonition. After hesitation, he dialed Xiong Xia's phone, but no one answered.
Xiong Xia waited under the bus stop sign, and waited, it was almost nine o'clock, but she didn't even wait for the shadow of the car, and the people next to her were picked up one after another, and in the end only she was left, the street lights were dim, and she began to be a little scared, with tears in her anxious eyes.
"Xiong Xia! Xiong Xia! ”
I thought it was an auditory hallucination, but someone was really calling his name.
Xiao Shang looked at Xiong Xia in front of him and was drenched, opened the car door, picked up his coat, and draped it on her.
Xiong Xia got into the car and sneezed several times without accident.
Looking at her like this, there was a trace of distress.
"It's raining so hard and you're still waiting at the station, aren't you stupid and don't know how to take a taxi?"
Xiong Xia didn't seem to hear his tone mixed with concern, but asked him why he came to pick him up.
Xiao Shang obviously didn't want her to know why he came, and bluntly said that it was Yuan Yuan, please.
However, Xiong Xia was still a little skeptical of his statement, but he couldn't ask anything.
"It's so late, let's go to my house first." Xiao Shang started the car.
"How can this be!" Caught off guard and said, go back to his house? They may not even be friends with each other.
"It's close to my home. Also, with such a heavy rain, I have to go home when I go to school, if something happens on the road, are you responsible? Xiao Shang ignored her refusal and turned around directly.
Xiong Xia had no choice but to agree.
Xiao Shang's parents are not at home all the year round, and only Aunt He and Uncle He are at home. Seeing that Xiao Shang brought a girl, Aunt He was still stunned for a moment, but then greeted her cordially. Xiong Xia behaved in a proper manner, said hello, and won a lot of favor from Aunt He.
"Aunt He, take her to the bathroom to clean up." After explaining himself, he walked upstairs.
Xiong Xia took a hot bath comfortably, and suddenly thought that he hadn't changed his clothes, and was annoyed, when he heard Aunt He gently knocking on the door at the door: "Miss Xiong, I put my clothes on the hanger, you can put them on and take a look." Waiting until there was no movement at the door, he tiptoed open a little crack in the door and put on the prepared clothes. The size is just right, and this is an off-the-shoulder black dress that flatters the figure very well.
Xiao Shang had already been playing with his mobile phone on the sofa in the living room in a refreshing manner.
Walked over slowly, hands wringing into each other, uneasy.
"Xiong Xia, are you hungry?" Xiao Shang looked up and asked her.
"It's fine"
"Aunt He, is the meal ready?" Seeing Aunt He coming from the kitchen, he asked.
Aunt He was full of smiles, "It's done early!" Ahshang, you two go and eat together. ”
Xiong Xia politely pushed, "Auntie, I'm not hungry, I'm not hungry, thank you!" ”
"I'm quite hungry, why don't you eat with me, Aunt He has already eaten, and it's boring for me to eat alone." Don't allow her to refuse, Xiao Shang made a look, and Xiong Xia didn't dare to say anything more.
The exquisite dishes still made Xiong Xia stunned, and he didn't expect that the meals cooked by Aunt He had a sense of a chef's déjà vu.
The two of them sat down, looking at Xiong Xia at a loss, Xiao Shang wanted to laugh a little: "It's not like we haven't eaten together, why are we restrained, besides, there are only two of us here." Eat quickly, eat well and rest. ”
Xiong Xia no longer held himself, picked up chopsticks and unceremoniously picked up a piece of Coke chicken wings, and feasted on it.
"Xiao Shang, thank you today, I have time to invite you to dinner."
"Oh?" When Xiao Shang heard the words please eat, he not only wanted to laugh, "Really? ”
"Really, if it weren't for you today, I might have waited at the bus stop for I don't know how long, in short, thank you very much."
"Okay, then please tomorrow."
"Huh?"
"I said, then invite me to dinner tomorrow, I don't have anything to do tomorrow anyway."
"Well, will it be okay in a few days? I've got things going on these days. Xiong Xia was a little embarrassed, thinking that he would work at Disney until night every day, and he didn't have time at all, "Otherwise, I'll wait for this week." ”
Xiong Xia's more serious expression made Xiao Shang feel funny, and he couldn't help but want to tease her, "Say that you want to invite me to dinner, but you have to excuse yourself, so insincere!" ”
"No, I really don't have time lately." Xiong Xia hurriedly explained.
"So busy? What are you busy with? ”
"Hmm... It's that I've been working part-time these days, and this week is over. ”
"Oh! Yourself? ”
"No, there are friends who worked part-time together before."
"Looks like you're busy! If I insist on asking you tomorrow, it doesn't seem like a favor. Xiao Shang pretended to be serious, "Then wait for this week to pass, I will remember." ”
"Well, I won't forget."
Aunt He prepared a guest room next to Xiao Shang's room for Xiong Xia, but she still couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, how could Xiao Shang pick her up? Is it really Yuanyuan please? The clue is very messy, I want to straighten it out, but I don't know where to start, it could be that he happened to be passing by, but this is too coincidental.
Groggy, Xiong Xia fell asleep in his thoughts.