The sunset over the covered bridge is considered one of the popular attractions in the scenic area, so there are many more tourists in the afternoon than in the morning.
The sun began to set after four o'clock in the afternoon, and the ticket office was facing the direction of the setting sun. The parasol above my head was of little use in the afternoon and could not block the slanting sun.
Jiang Suichu was unable to open his eyes due to the slanting sunlight, and he was selling tickets with his eyes half-squinted the whole time.
Most of the tourists in the afternoon are young people and students, who come for the sunset.
When Pei Shuo and others arrived, there was a long queue at the ticket office.
Tang Mi stood on tiptoes anxiously, stretched her neck, and looked left and right. She only saw a girl in a red jacket selling tickets at the ticket office in front of her, her head lowered, and her face could not be seen clearly.
"I don't know how many more windows the scenic spot will have. How long will it take to wait in line for just one?"
Tang Zi carried Tang Mi's bag and patted her head, "Don't turn around, your hair will brush my face."
Tang Mi turned around and stood up, raising her hand to block the dazzling sunlight, "Give me the hat in your bag."
Tang Zi picked up the heavy pink schoolbag and carried it to his chest, "If it's heavy, you can find it yourself."
Tang Mi rolled her eyes, unzipped her schoolbag and rummaged around to find sunscreen, lipstick, mobile phone, and four bottles of mineral water...
Tang Zi: "...I just said why is it so heavy? Can't we buy water here?"
Tang Mi couldn't find her sun hat and became furious, "Didn't I ask you to put it in my bag before going out? Where's my hat?"
Tang Zi looked confused, "When did you ask me to get you a hat?"
Tang Mi pinched her waist, "Why not? I remember very clearly asking you to put it in my bag for me. You didn't forget your own hat, just forget mine, right?"
"You don't take your own things, do you blame me?" Tang Zi was speechless. He took out the mineral water from his bag and handed it to Pei Shuo and Lu Zhinian behind him, asking them.
"Did you hear her ask me to get her hat?"
Pei Shuo was already used to the brother and sister's habit of picking each other up after just two or three sentences, so he usually just took it as fun. He opened the mineral water and took a sip, shaking his head, "I don't know, I didn't pay attention."
Tang Zi turned around again and asked Lu Zhinian, who was standing behind Pei Shuo, "A-Nian, did you hear me?"
Lu Zhinian was wearing a black peaked cap and was looking down at his phone, checking the location of the post office in Muyang Town, thinking about how he could contact her.
Hearing this, he raised his head. Tang Mi was also looking at him, her eyes seeming to say you'd better think carefully before speaking.
He smiled, pretended to think about it, and then nodded, "Yes."
Tang Zi: ....is there any?
Tang Mi gave him a look, then cheered, jumped up and took off the cap on Tang Zi's head.
"Bring it to you."
Then put the hat on your head.
Tang Zi: "Tang! Xiao! Mi!"
Tang Mi adjusted the tightness of her hat and made a face at him, "A little, a little, a little..."
Tang Zi:......
Tang Zi looked sideways at the person in front of her, watching her swaying ponytail and itching her hands, wanting to grab her and give her a beating.
Pei Shuo looked at Tang Zi who was so angry that he was smoking. He held back a smile and put his shoulder on his shoulder, pushing him forward.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, we're almost here."
Pei Shuo stepped back a little, shoulder to shoulder with Lu Zhinian.
"A-Nian, we're going to the town early the day after tomorrow. I've asked about it. Apart from private cars, there are only two shuttle buses to the city, one at eight in the morning and one at three in the afternoon. Suisui is a dormitory student, and the day after tomorrow She must be going back to school. The afternoon trip to the city was already past 7pm, so she must have taken the early bus. We will definitely meet her if we go in the morning."
Last night, Lu Zhinian told him that he might be able to find Jiang Suichu by going to Muyang Post Office, so he checked the location of the post office overnight.
Lu Zhinian put away his phone and nodded.
It's almost five o'clock, and a red sun hangs on the top of the mountain in the southwest corner, slowly setting. As the sun approaches dusk, the sky and earth are all orange, and the sunset glow on the horizon shows a drunken crimson, achieving a wonderful harmony with the green mountains.
It was as if someone had spilled the paint in a panic, dyeing the world with extremely strong colors.
After sending a couple away, Jiang Suichu swallowed and felt that smoke was coming out of his throat.
But she had to continue.
"Hello, please take a look at the precautions next to it. People with high blood pressure and poor heart..."
Before she finished speaking in professional terms, she was interrupted by a clear female voice.
Tang Mi: "Suisui!?"
When Jiang Suichu heard the words, he raised his head in confusion. He was blinded by the bright sunset directly in front of him, and subconsciously raised his hand to block it in front of his eyes.
The moment she put down her hand, someone stepped forward and blocked the dazzling light in front of her.
Wearing white T-shirt and black pants, his arms are lean and slender. He wears a black mechanical watch on his wrist and holds a bottle of mineral water in his hand. Further up, he has broad shoulders and a narrow neck, handsome features, a black peaked cap on his head, and a pair of deep peach blossom eyes that look at people with deep affection.
The two people's eyes met, and the dazzling eyes curved, and the dimple on his right cheek suddenly appeared. Jiang Suchu was stunned for a moment and forgot to look away for a moment.
One second he was wondering if he could meet her tomorrow, and the next second she appeared in front of him.
It's like being told in advance that you've won a lottery.
Tang Mi: "It's really you. I thought I was wrong."
Jiang Suichu looked away and saw Tang Mi wearing a denim suspender skirt, a high ponytail, and a white peaked cap on her head.
She glanced at Tang Mi and then at Lu Zhinian.
Same style.
It seems that as the school rumors say, they...
Jiang Suchu: "Are you two coming over to play?"
Tang Mi didn't hear the depth of her words, and just when she was about to nod, Lu Zhinian next to her spoke before her.
Lu Zhinian: "Not just the two of us, but also Pei Shuo and Tang Zi."
As soon as they finished speaking, they saw two people emerging from behind them.
Pei Shuo and Tang Zi.
Tang Zi, carrying a pink schoolbag on his chest, smiled and waved her hand, "Hi."
He is a tall man of about 1.8 meters, carrying a small and pink schoolbag, which is indeed a bit out of place. Jiang Suchu smiled and nodded slightly in response.
Pei Shuo wore a black short-sleeved suit and carried a cross-body sports bag. Seeing Jiang Suchu's face in shock, he opened and closed his mouth several times without thinking of how to say hello.
Obviously, like Lu Zhinian, he didn't expect her to suddenly appear in front of him.
She licked her dry lips and returned to her previous professional smile.
"Have you brought your student ID? Half price is available."
"Tang Zi, did you bring your student ID card?" Tang Mi turned around and asked Tang Zi, then turned to chat with Jiang Suichu, "Sui Sui, why didn't you reply when I sent you a message?"
Jiang Suchu glanced at Lu Zhinian. He was still standing in front of her, his tall body blocking the sinking sunlight.
Jiang Suichu: "My mobile phone..."
Before she finished speaking, Lu Zhinian took over her words and explained the reason for her.
Lu Zhinian: "Her cell phone fell in the alley that day and I picked it up."
Tang Mi nodded, "So that's it. It scared me to death. I thought something had happened to you."
Jiang Suchu could see that she really cared about him, so he smiled and asked her what she wanted from him.
"It's nothing, I just want to tell you that I'm here to play, so that you can come and play with me if you have time." Tang Mi said, "I didn't expect that you would actually work part-time here."
Tang Mi thought of something and approached Jiang Suichu. She lowered her voice and asked her quietly: "Suisui, does your brother work part-time here?"
"My brother?" Jiang Suchu thought for a few seconds before realizing who she was asking, "Ah - you mean Jiang Minghao?"
Tang Mi's fair face was slightly red, maybe it was stained by the sunset. She pursed her lips and smiled, "Is he here?"
Jiang Suchu was a little confused as to why she was so interested in Jiang Minghao.
Jiang Suchu glanced at Lu Zhinian, who was looking back at the setting sun in front of him. He probably didn't hear the conversation between Tang Mi and her.
She nodded and said, "Yes."
Tang Mi jumped up with joy, but she controlled it, and then happily put her arm on Jiang Suchu's arm, looking forward to it, "Really, which district is he in?"
Jiang Suichu: "Drifting at high speed and working as a lifeguard."
Tang Zi couldn't find his student ID card in his schoolbag, so he knocked on Tang Mi's head and said, "Call me brother, no matter how big or small the day is."
Tang Mi covered her head and cried out in pain, "You just came out three minutes earlier than me. Why don't you come out?"
"I would have been your brother a second earlier." Tang Zi snorted, took out his mobile phone and said to Jiang Suichu: "I don't have my student ID card. How much does it cost per person? I'll buy it directly."
Jiang Suichu: "It doesn't matter if you don't bring it with you. You can also report your student ID number."
The student ID number of No. 1 Middle School is also the test number that students need to write every time they take an exam, so they usually remember it. Tang Zi and Tang Mi reported first, then Pei Shuo.
After reporting his student ID number, Pei Shuo looked at Jiang Suichu, who was lowering his head to operate, scratched the back of his head, and let out a somewhat uneasy cry.
"Years...years old."
Jiang Suchu's finger sliding the mouse froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. The input was completed, confirmed, and the ticket was issued.
Jiang Suchu picked up the ticket, took a gentle breath, and then looked up at Pei Shuo in front of him.
She smiled and handed the ticket out, "Your ticket."
Pei Shuo looked into her eyes, calm and calm. He was a little unsure whether she didn't hear him calling her.
He seemed to understand the loneliness in Lu Zhinian's eyes that day when she said she didn't know him. He really felt powerless.
The ticket in his hand was slightly wrinkled.
He really wanted to ask her why she pretended not to know them regardless.
Pei Shuo: "Sui..."
As soon as she spoke, Tang Mi stepped forward and protected Jiang Suichu behind her: "Have I ever warned you not to think too much about my Sui Sui?"
She felt something was wrong in the hotel, and now she felt that Pei Shuo was probably attracted to her little sister. Although Pei Shuo's family background is not bad, he is too carefree and his romantic debt is comparable to that of her brother.
She would not allow them to harm Suisui.
Tang Mi turned her head and whispered in Jiang Suchu's ear in a tone that everyone could hear.
"Sui Sui, let me tell you this, this." She pointed at Tang Zi and Pei Shuo and said, "These two are not good things. You must not be fooled by them."
Tang Zi:......
Pei Shuo:......
After saying that, he looked at Lu Zhinian again. Lu Zhinian looked at her and narrowed his eyes slightly, as if to see what she said.
Not to be outdone, Tang Mi looked back at him, glanced at him up and down, pointed her hand, and said, "This, despite his pretty face, he is actually the most sinister."
Lu Zhinian:..........
Beautiful face and beautiful face....
Jiang Suichu glanced at Lu Zhinian and felt that Tang Mi's choice of words still made some sense...
Lu Zhinian couldn't stand listening anymore, so he went up and pulled Tang Mi away, who was still holding Jiang Suchu's arm.
"People still have to work, can you let go?"
"that is."
Tang Zi and Pei Shuo followed suit.
Jiang Suichu lowered his head and fiddled with the computer without looking at him, "You can report it."
Lu Zhinian looked at the top of her head and reported a series of numbers expressionlessly.
Enter, confirm, issue ticket.
Jiang Suichu raised his head, still looking dedicated, but when he handed over the tickets, the moment their fingertips touched, there was a crack in the mask-like professional fake smile.
His fingertips were slightly cold, and Jiang Suichu's heart seemed to tremble the moment he touched them.
But she quickly pulled back, and the professional fake smile on her face only grew.
"Please take your tickets and turn left here to check in."
The fingers under the ticket moved slightly. Lu Zhinian looked at her pretending to be calm and smiled helplessly.
She is Jiang Suchu. What's the difference between that fake little expression and the way she did something bad when she was a child and didn't dare to admit it?
Before leaving, Tang Mi asked Jiang Suichu when he would get off work.
Jiang Suichu didn't know what happened to her, so he answered truthfully, "Seven-thirty."
It was almost completely dark here at 7:30, and no one was allowed to enter the glass plank road. So at seven o'clock she can pack her things, take stock of the day's accounts, and get off work at seven-thirty.
Tang Mi: "There will be a bonfire party at the top of the mountain at nine o'clock in the evening. You can come too."
Jiang Suchu thought for a while and said, "No, I'm very tired after working all day. I want to go back and have a rest early."
Tang Mi wanted to say something else, but seeing the tired look on her face, she thought she must be very tired after standing here all day, and it would be hard to invite her.
"Okay." Tang Mi was a little disappointed. She took out a sunscreen from Tang Zi's schoolbag and put it in Jiang Suichu's hand. "Here you go, the sun is so hot. Look, you're even sunburned."
The sunscreen looked expensive at first sight, so Jiang Suichu didn't dare to accept it, so he wanted to return it to her, "No, I can't have it."
Tang Mi took the sunscreen and opened it directly, squeezed some out and applied it to her arms, "A girl's skin is very important, so she must protect it well."
The sunscreen was cold and cool on her sunburned arms. Her movements were very gentle, and the golden light of the setting sun shone on the side of her face, making her extremely beautiful.
"Remember to apply it every four hours." After applying it, Tang Mi closed the lid and put the sunscreen into her pocket. She warned her and waved to her with a smile, "Bye."
Jiang Suchu also shook his hand, "Bye."
She is really a beautiful and lovely girl.
Jiang Suichu looked at the few people walking towards the ticket check-in area. Under the orange sunset, there was a youthful atmosphere coming from the shop. Looking at Lu Zhinian and Tang Mi, just from their backs, they feel like they are a perfect match.
Before Jiang Suchu could look back, Lu Zhinian, who was walking at the back, suddenly stopped, turned around and walked towards her.
Tang Zi: "A-Nian, why are you going?"
Tang Mi: “It’s time to check in.”
Lu Zhinian: "I have something to do. You go in first."
The three of them did not check the tickets, so they asked the people behind to come forward and watched him walking towards the ticket station step by step.
Tang Zi felt like he had figured out something. He put his arm on Pei Shuo's shoulders and whispered in his ear: "Do you two know her?"
Pei Shuo had been looking at the ticket office. Hearing this, he looked away and looked at Tang Zi, then nodded, "Yeah."
"Let me go, do you really know each other?" Tang Zi was a little surprised, "What's going on?"
Tang Mi heard the two of them muttering and turned to look at them, "What are you two muttering about here? I want to listen too."
Pei Shuo shook his shoulders, shook Tang Zi's arm off, and said, "It's nothing."
Tang Mi: "Tsk, forget it if you don't tell me."
Anyway, she was not interested in their affairs. She still wanted to know why Lu Zhinian went back to find Jiang Suchu.
Jiang Suchu watched him getting closer and closer to her.
This scene seems familiar.
On that evening of heavy rain, he did the same thing. He turned around and walked against the flow of people and asked her if they knew each other.
This time it was not a rainy day, the sky was bright with clouds and shadows, and the sun was shining brightly. He went against the crowd and the sunshine, and walked towards her step by step.
What will he say this time?
He stood in front of her and said sorry to the tourists waiting in line to buy tickets.
"I'm sorry, I have something to ask her about. Can I delay your time for a while?"
The girl who was asked blushed and nodded, "There's no rush, you can do whatever you want."
Jiang Suichu:..........
Then I saw him put the mineral water he had been holding on the table and said, "Are you going home after get off work?"
Jiang Suchu glanced at the water on the corner of the table, looked up at him in confusion, and shook his head, "There are staff dormitories in the scenic area."
Although their village also belongs to Muyang Town, it is at the foot of the mountain and the distance is quite long. There is no time to go back and forth every day. Fortunately, the scenic spot also provides accommodation for temporary workers. Jiang Suchu and Jiang Minghao both live in the staff dormitories.
Lu Zhinian nodded, "I've left your phone in the hotel room. Where is the staff dormitory? I'll send it to you later."
Not to mention that Jiang Suchu had forgotten that her cell phone was still with him.
Jiang Suichu: "Thank you. The dormitory is quite far from the hotel. I will get it myself then."
Actually no, the staff dormitory is right behind the hotel.
Lu Zhinian: "When?"
"Ah~" Jiang Suichu didn't react for a while. After thinking about it, she realized that he was asking her when to get it.
Jiang Suchu: "When is it convenient for you?"
Lu Zhinian: "I can do it."
Jiang Suchu: "Aren't you going to watch the bonfire party?"
Gangtangmi said that they were going to the top of the mountain to watch the bonfire party in the evening.
Lu Zhinian: "If you come, I will wait for you and I won't go anywhere."
If you want to come, I will wait for you and won’t go anywhere.
The tip of her nose felt sore almost instantly. She had been thrown around for so many years, and no one had ever said to wait for her. He was very tall, and Jiang Suchu looked up at him, trying his best to hold back the sourness in his heart.
"Nine o'clock, okay?"
Her voice was a little low, with some politeness and caution.
Lu Zhinian looked at the red eyes, sighed softly, and said helplessly: "Okay."
After saying that, she took off the peaked cap and put it on her head. The hat was a bit big and covered most of Jiang Suichu's face. She held the brim of the hat and tried to take it off.
"Wear it, isn't it uncomfortable for your eyes to be exposed to the light?"
A slightly cold hand clasped her head, then went around the back of her head to help her adjust the tightness.
She was a little lower than his shoulders. Lu Zhinian leaned forward slightly, a deep magnetic voice sounded above his head, and his breath hit his ears, numbing them.
He just noticed that her position was facing the direction of the setting sun. It was already past five o'clock, and the sun was still very dazzling.
Jiang Suchu's back was stiff and he lowered his head and did not dare to move.
Two of the three people at the ticket gate stared wide-eyed and mouthed, unable to believe what they saw.
Anyone who is familiar with Lu Zhinian knows that he is far from being as easy to get along with as he seems. Especially towards other girls, they are almost all the same, cold and indifferent, and very impatient.
When had I ever seen him so close to a girl? He even put his hat on her, adjusted it himself, and... bent over, rubbing his ears and temples together...
"Holy shit." Tang Zi rubbed his eyes, "Is this still the Lu Zhinian I know?"
Tang Mi also had a look of disbelief on her face, looking at the person who was gently adjusting Jiang Suichu's hat under the sunset, it was the unfeminine Lu Zhinian.
Tang Mi slowly turned her head and looked at Pei Shuo, "What's wrong with Lu Zhinian? Did he take the wrong medicine?"
In her eyes, it was possible for Tang Zi and Pei Shuo to do such a thing, but it was impossible for Lu Zhinian.
Pei Shuo didn't react at all, as if he was used to it. He put his hands in his pockets and looked at Lu Zhinian and Jiang Suichu with their mouths curled up.
This is Lu Zhinian. Ever since she was young, only Princess Suisui could make Master Lu bend his noble waist.
——
After checking the tickets, several people put on their shoe covers and walked onto the glass covered bridge.
At this time, the sun was almost approaching the ridgeline, and the sky gradually turned from orange to orange.
Tang Mi glanced at Lu Zhinian and asked him, "Lu Zhinian, what did you do with Suisui just now?"
Lu Zhinian looked at the mountains in the distance and said, "Ask her when she will come to me to get her mobile phone."
"Oh~" Tang Mi nodded, and then said: "Return the phone to her. Why are you so close to her?"
Lu Zhinian looked back at her, "Is it close?"
Seeing his disapproving look, Tang Mi was a little angry, "You've already hugged her and you're not even close!"
From their perspective, it seemed that Lu Zhinian was holding Jiang Suchu in his arms just now.
Tang Mi: "I'm warning you, Suisui is different from other girls, don't mess with her!"
During this time together, she got to know Jiang Suchu more or less. The family background is not good, and the character is somewhat sensitive and has low self-esteem. She knew that these young masters were used to being dissolute, and she was afraid that their whims would make Jiang Suchu sad.
Lu Zhinian turned to look at Pei Shuo next to him and asked him, "You didn't tell them?"
He thought that with Pei Shuo's character, he would not be able to hold back and tell Tang Zi and Tang Mi about Jiang Suchu.
Pei Shuo shook his head, looked at the setting sun in the west, and said, "No."
He didn't know what to say, because he still couldn't believe that the skinny little girl was the chivalrous Princess Sui Sui when she was a child.
The covered bridge extends from the top of the mountain in a U shape. The four people stood in the middle, and the red sun was sinking little by little.
Tang Zi leaned on the railing and glanced sideways at the two of them.
"Tell me, what's the story between you two and this Jiang Suichu?"
Tang Mi was confused, "Story? Are you two and Suisui?"
Lu Zhinian leaned over, resting his arms on the guardrail and looking at the half-waning sun on the mountaintop in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Several people were waiting for him to speak.
After a while, he said: "We have known each other since childhood."
"Do you know each other?" Tang Mi's eyes widened in disbelief, and she looked at Pei Shuo again as if she didn't believe him.
Pei Shuo nodded and said, "When we were young, we lived in a compound."
"But... Sui Sui never told me." Tang Mi felt a little confused, frowned, and felt a little uncomfortable.
She thought she was already a good friend with her, but during this time she never told herself that she knew Lu Zhinian and Pei Shuo.
Tang Zi noticed her sister's emotions, walked to her and patted her shoulder, saying softly: "Listen to them first."
Pei Shuo saw that Tang Mi was a little hurt.
"Don't blame her." He said, "She must have some unavoidable reasons."
Although he didn't know why Jiang Suchu pretended not to know them.
Tang Mi was a little confused: "Haven't you known each other since childhood? Why do you seem to know her only now?"
Lu Zhinian and Pei Shuo looked at each other. Lu Zhinian lowered his eyes and tapped the metal guardrail with his fingers.
Pei Shuo looked at the sunset that had completely sunk in the distance and let out a long sigh, "Actually, we haven't seen each other for almost ten years."
Ten years seemed like a long time, but their previous stories were all told in a few words.
After finishing speaking, Pei Shuo pulled away from his memories and sounded a little disappointed.
"Uncle Jiang passed away that year, and her mother took her away at the age of 5. An Nian and I have never seen her again since then. We always thought she was in Xuancheng, but we didn't expect..."
He didn't expect that she would be in Yun City, and she pretended not to know him.
Tang Zi and Tang Mi leaned against the guardrail, listening to Pei Shuo finish what happened that year.
Tang Mi felt uncomfortable after hearing this, and her eyes gradually turned red.
She suddenly thought of something and suddenly realized: "So that's what her circle of friends meant."
The three of them looked at her.
Tang Mi: "She posted a message on Moments before, and I thought she lived there. When I asked her later, she said where she lived when she was a child. I didn't think much about it at the time, thinking she had moved."
In fact, she was also very surprised at that time, why she moved from the city to the countryside. But this was other people's privacy, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Tang Mi took out her mobile phone, showed Jiang Suichu the friend message she had sent before, showed it to him, and repeated the conversation between the two that day.
Pei Shuo took Tang Mi's cell phone, looked at the Moments, and looked at Lu Zhinian.
——I can’t find my home [picture]
It turned out that she went there to find a home that day.
Lu Zhinian looked at the circle of friends as if he had returned to that day. The heavy rain squeezed out the oxygen in the air. He felt suffocated and couldn't breathe.
He seemed to understand why she denied it that day.
He thought if he had not asked her in such an uncertain tone that day, but had said to her firmly, "I know you."
"My name is Lu Zhinian, what's your name?"
If he had said this that day, he didn't think she would deny it.
Because Jiang Suichu has been a very possessive child since he was a child. Whether it's something she likes or a friend, she will accept it wholeheartedly only if she feels that it clearly belongs to her.
Otherwise, she would rather not have it.
