Chapter 52: The Meticulous Boy
June 25, heavy rain.
Donghu City, Chaobian District, Langxiang Street.
In a slightly dilapidated bus stop, Zhang Xian, a company employee who returned late from work, is waiting for bus No. 28 to go to the DC area.
Recently, he has been working overtime and often can't leave the company until after 9 o'clock in the evening.
At this time, only the overnight night line of No. 28 can send him home.
Route 28 is a particularly old bus.
Although it is a remote suburban route, such an old car is still very rare in the city.
It's like an endangered rare animal, but it's just not beautiful enough and not flattering enough.
If you have to do something, it's a more accurate metaphor.
It's probably like a certain old man in the countryside who is about to die, chattering about his dull and regretful past.
It looks pitiful and pathetic.
yes, old things and old things.
These two words always go well together.
As for Zhang Xian, he is actually quite related to the No. 28 bus.
He has been in this car for more than ten years.
From the beginning of junior high school to the present.
He never left the city.
Similarly, there is no road 28.
Not even the models have changed, and the city planning seems to have forgotten about this old, remote area.
So that things here have not changed for more than ten years.
Well, but that's not right.
Bus No. 28 has actually been completely renewed once.
Leaning on the bus platform, silently reminiscing about the past company employee Zhang Xian, he suddenly thought about it.
When did you change it?
It was probably when he was in high school.
Speaking of which, it was already ten years ago.
At that time, people's travel was not as convenient as it is now, especially in places like the Chaobian District, where there are no towns and towns.
There is only one bus number 28. Although the threads that travel were much shorter than they are today.
But if you miss it, you still have to wait for 50 minutes more in front of the platform.
I still remember it was a summer afternoon.
He came home from school and missed the bus.
I thought it was just ordinary bad luck, but it wasn't that much of a hindrance.
Just write your homework on the platform for a while, or read a book for a while, and the train will come.
However, after waiting for more than two hours, the car did not appear again.
He still remembers the sweltering heat of that summer and the sound of mosquitoes flapping their wings.
In the end, there was really no way, Zhang Xian could only make a call in a nearby phone booth and ask his father to pick him up by electric car.
As for why he didn't just walk home, it was because the road was too dark and too far at that time.
It was also because of this incident that he chose to live in school directly after his first year of high school.
As for the bus that day, why didn't it come.
Zhang Xian later heard that it was because of a murder in the car.
Three people died, cars crashed and people died.
It fell into the East Lake and didn't catch it for four or five days.
Later, the No. 28 bus was replaced.
There's even one added.
The two cars drove alternately, shortening the waiting time to about 20 minutes, which made it much more convenient for Zhang Xian to go home during the holiday.
It's not all bad, it's just a pity for the old car......
In the corner of the back seat, there should still be graffiti from my childhood.
If we can see it again.
Perhaps, it can also evoke a lot of memories of the green years.
So reminiscing.
The corners of Zhang Xian's mouth flashed with a smile.
The car came, with the old exhaust sound.
The spirit of the employees of the company returned to reality, stepped into the car, and prepared to go home.
In a trance, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
But all of a sudden, I couldn't tell what was wrong.
Until, as usual, he walked to the back of the car and sat down.
There, he suddenly saw a mess of graffiti.
……
"So, why don't you buy a backpack?"
Inside the bus to Donghu City, the young Bai Jie sat in a corner where no one was nearby.
Jiang Sheng was lying on his head, wagging his tail and complaining in an inaudible voice.
It is because of such a shape that they are the focus of the crowd's attention all the way.
Even at this moment, the black cat can still feel it.
A few people were secretly looking at themselves.
There's no way, after all, it's really rare to see cats that lie on top of people in peace.
Vaguely, it even heard a bear child who had begun to pester his mother about getting a cat.
Don't trouble the adults outside.
Gremlin!
Stretching out his claws dissatisfiedly, Jiang Sheng slapped Bai Jie's sunglasses with his palm.
However, Bai Jie just held the frame with his hand and replied with a smile.
"Well, how can I say it, I like the feeling of a hairy thing lying on my head?"
Pets were not allowed on the bus.
However, the management of private stations is not as strict as that of airports, and there are often even passengers returning to their hometowns, carrying local chickens from the countryside as luggage.
So Bai Jie just begged for mercy, and the staff looked at his "special situation" and softly let him and Jiang Sheng get into the car.
As for what reason Bai Jie used?
This is the cat I've raised since I was a child.
That's what the teenager who was stopped at the time said.
He even took off his sunglasses, and begged the eldest sister in charge of security with his handsome facial features that surprised Jiang Sheng.
Because of my illness, I only have one friend, and I really don't want to part with it.
Please, just let me take it with me.
It's very well-behaved, and I'll take care of it and won't let it affect other passengers.
Then, under Jiang Sheng's blank gaze, the dazed lady put Bai Jie into the station.
What are you kidding, the principle of your work.
Or is it that a little boy with milky white hair and pink eyes is so lethal to women?
"Love furry, stuff right. How about I grab a caterpillar and throw it in your clothes. ”
The black cat, which was unrecognizable because of jealousy, grinded its teeth rarely.
"Haha, okay, okay."
Reaching out, he took the black cat off his head and gently placed it in his arms.
Bai Jie leaned back on the seat behind him and explained in an apologetic whisper.
"Actually, I'm also afraid that you don't like enclosed spaces, so I didn't buy a cat backpack. I'm sorry, but since you don't like other people's eyes, I'll pay attention next time. ”
"I ......" didn't expect that the other party was actually to take care of Jiang Sheng, and he was speechless for a while. After holding it for a long time, he looked away and muttered.
"I don't, so many, trivial requests."
"Got it, got it."
Putting his hand on the black cat's head and touching it, Bai Jie lifted Jiang Sheng to the window again.
"However, the scenery of this long-distance line is really good, you have been in the laboratory for so long, are you sure you don't want to see it? That's why I bought the best sightseeing ticket. ”
"Cut, extravagance."
"Haha, my salary is a lot, not bad for this money."
In fact, in order to prevent other passengers from appearing around you, to prevent the spread of the disaster from spreading to others.
Bai Jie has even reserved all the seats in the back three rows.
Well, that's probably a big reason why he can bring the cat in the car......