When you travel far away from home, you will inevitably feel shy when you come back.
Wu Zhou took a taxi back to the countryside from the city's high-speed rail station and got off at the intersection of the main road and the trail. The trail was inconvenient to drive into, but Wu Zhou didn't make it difficult for the taxi driver.
As soon as I took out my luggage, I saw my parents walking over.
Dad took the luggage directly, while mother hugged Wu Zhou and then patted him here and there.
"You've been in the car for such a long time. Are you tired? Are you hungry? Your grandma made you stewed chicken. You can have some later." Mom held Wu Zhou's hand and walked back.
Many neighbors on the way would greet Wu Zhou with a smile.
"The boat is back."
"The college students are back."
"..."
Most of the children in the village are left-behind children. They rely entirely on their own learning. Parents let them go freely. If they want to have fun, then go out and work.
As a result, most children drop out of junior high school or high school, and the proportion of those who go to college is much smaller than in cities.
Like Wu Zhou's parents' generation, the highest education level for hundreds of people in the village was high school.
As for Wu Zhou's age, there are only two or three people in the village who have gone to college.
So when Wu Zhou was admitted to college, even though it was a second- or third-rate undergraduate institution, Wu Zhou's parents were still happy.
Occasionally, during gossip, someone would say something interesting like, "So-and-so from the next village has passed the exam," Wu Zhou's parents would just smile.
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and it will be good if they go to college."
After arriving home, it is inevitable to meet the seven aunts and eight aunts.
The house suddenly became a lot more lively.
Wu Zhou's closest relative is his cousin who is five years older, but he dropped out of junior high school.
When Wu Zhou was a child, his cousin almost always played with him until he grew up. The two often had fights and had a good relationship.
But since he dropped out of school, went out to work, got married early and had children, and a series of other things, the contact with each other suddenly disappeared.
We meet a few times during the year and have a brief chat, but we can't find any topics.
One has been in society for many years and even married and had children, while the other is still in school.
This time when I returned to the village during the Chinese New Year, I felt very comfortable.
The only uncomfortable thing is that the dry toilet is not used to it, the smell is a bit strong...
Wu Zhou even thought about finding someone to do it, but who would come out to work during the Chinese New Year.
In the past, the sparsely populated village was filled with people coming and going because of the arrival of the New Year.
Visit each other, chat, play cards, etc.
None of the above entertainment items are Wu Zhou’s preference.
Wu Zhou is just at home, staying at home...occasionally looking at the backend performance, it is terrible. Now the daily traffic can reach the limit of more than 1,000, and it is still declining, or chatting with Han Xinyan.
Most of Wu Zhou's father's brothers and sisters live in the same village. His uncle is relatively close to his family, and his cousin and sister-in-law often bring their children to play here.
"Isn't it a waste of resources for a handsome guy like you to stay at home every day?" the sister-in-law said jokingly to Wu Zhou.
Fortunately, two days before New Year's Eve, someone organized a junior high school reunion, and out of boredom, I agreed.
But what I remember is that the classmates in junior high school were laughing and playing with each other, which was very pure.
The reality is that most of them have entered society early and have learned to smoke, drink, brag, and talk about making money. Some of them even have wives and children.
Of course, many college students may not be doing much better after graduation...
But those who are still in school are still slightly better.
During the dinner, smoke and wine filled the air, reminiscing about the past, chatting about interesting things about so-and-so in the past, and what so-and-so was doing recently who could not come.
During the banquet, Huang Liang said to Wu Zhou, who had always been relatively quiet. This gathering was organized by him.
There were more than a dozen people in total, and most of them were men. There were only three female classmates.
And they were all classmates who had no interaction with Wu Zhou when they were in school.
"Wu Zhou, the older the young man is, the more handsome he becomes. He must have had a girlfriend in college."
"Not yet." Wu Zhou smiled and waved his hand.
"Impossible? Are your demands too high?" A girl stared at Wu Zhou and said.
When I was in junior high school, most of my classmates were relatively innocent.
But after adulthood, the 'animal' nature awakens, and the handsome guys and beauties become different.
Beautiful women are a scarce resource, and so are handsome men.
Wu Zhou is very low-key, so low-key that he hardly takes the initiative to say anything. But his demeanor is actually different from everyone else.
Those who are careful can see that Wu Zhou always had a gentle smile during the party and looked very calm.
Of course, this will attract some people's attention, some people will like it, and of course it will also make some people hate it, thinking that it is "pretending to be 13", which makes them dislike it.
When they heard Wu Zhou say that he didn't have a girlfriend, these people had mocking smiles on their faces.
It doesn’t matter if he is a college student or if he is handsome, he still has no partner.
Even if they graduate from college, there are still a lot of people whose salary is only three to five thousand, which is worse than him.
"This thing is random!" Wu Zhou said, but his phone vibrated.
It's Han Xinyan's message
The more frequent the communication, the closer the relationship between the two became during this period, and the chat became much more casual.
"What are you doing?/Curious"
"We're having dinner, a junior high school reunion, where are you?"
"I'm lying down at home. Are there any female classmates?"
"My junior high school is not a monk temple, so there must still be female donors."
"Hey, boy, you are so blessed. Hum hum..."
"Others are like floating clouds to me."
"What about me, also a floating cloud?"
"No, you are a trap, a trap for people, a trap for goods..." I thought that after that time, the two of them would forget about each other, but they never thought that things would happen in this world.
"Let's fight. Look at my casserole-sized fists." Han Xinyan posted a photo of her small fists.
The slender, white and tender little hands were clearly inconsistent with the casserole-sized fists.
Wu Zhou smiled knowingly.
"Holy shit, you kid, you're a liar. Didn't you just say you didn't have a girlfriend?" A classmate next to him turned sideways and saw Wu Zhou's chat interface.
He immediately accused Wu Zhou.
The face of the girl opposite who had just asked Wu Zhou a question turned cold instantly.
"Not yet." Wu Zhou replied.
"Looking at your stupid smile, I guess it's not far away. Do you have any photos of your siblings? Let's take a look." Huang Liang joined in the fun and came over.
But Wu Zhou put his phone away.
He has photos, but he only saved the pajamas photo. That photo must not be shown to others.
"Not yet, not yet..." Wu Zhou smiled and waved his hand again.
After Huang Liang left, Wu Zhou picked up the phone again. Just a moment ago, the phone vibrated several times in succession.
"Where did I cheat?" "Why did I cheat?" "Explain it to me clearly, otherwise I will make you look good..."
Han Xinyan made a string of smiles.
"You still look good." Wu Zhou replied.
At this moment, Han Xinyan on the other end of the phone was smiling all over her face.
"Why are you so good at talking? Why didn't you notice before?"
The Wu Zhou in the past would definitely not talk like this because he didn't have that experience, but after all, he was not only the Wu Zhou of Blue Star but also the Wu Zhou of the Earth.
"Did you know me well before?"
"I...it seems that I need to get to know you again. My dad often says that you know people but don't know their hearts. I don't know what your cheating heart is like."
"Uncle is right, so come on, you cheater, there is a long way to go, you still have a long way to go."
"You are the one cheating, you are the big cheat..."
The junior high school party was still relatively boring, and Wu Zhou had nothing to say to most of them. After eating, he transferred his share of money to Huang Liang, and Wu Zhou left.
"You're leaving so early. You want to play for a while. I drove here. I'll take you back then?" a classmate said, shaking one of his Buick keys.
"No, no, no, I'm still riding a little electric donkey."
Wu Zhou was calm, but some classmates were not.
Of course the unrest is for the person speaking.
"It's amazing, Mr. Liu. He already owns a car at such a young age..."
"No, no, the company sees that I have good performance, so I will give it to me."
"What kind of business is Mr. Liu doing now?"
"real estate......"
"Real estate is booming, making a lot of money, this is..."
Someone's eyes sparkled.
However, some people whispered,
"Aren't you just selling houses?"
In life, except for the people closest to you, no one wants you to live well, especially better than him.
