"Yes, I just met the parents. We are going to take the entrance exam for a school." Huang Li had a rosy face and showed a sweet smile to Zhou Hai. Then she introduced Zhou Hai to the boy: "Wang Peng, this is our neighbor. Zhou Hai."
"Hello, Zhou Hai." Wang Peng smiled at Zhou Hai, but there was some contempt and hostility in his eyes.
Looking at Zhou Hai, who was dressed in old and dirty clothes, and then at Huang Li beside him, Wang Peng suddenly felt hostile in his heart, thinking that Zhou Hai was his love rival.
Neighbors, neighbors, I guarantee they are still childhood sweethearts.
Zhou Hai noticed Wang Peng's attitude and smiled lightly: "Hello, Wang Peng." He didn't pay attention and got busy with his hands.
Love rival?
Zhou Hai had never had any idea about Huang Li. This guy who suddenly appeared was a bit interesting.
Huang Li held Wang Peng's right arm with both hands and rested her head lightly. She looked at Zhou Hai, who was busy and unhurried, and said, "Zhou Hai, the college entrance examination is coming soon. Which school are you going to take?"
"Aviation school." Zhou Hai responded with a shovel and flipping the potatoes in the oil pan.
"Aviation school? It feels so unfamiliar." Huang Li frowned when she heard this word.
Wang Peng interjected: "Aviation school? Civil aviation school is difficult to get into. Student Zhou Hai, even as a ground handler, is not something ordinary people can do."
"maybe."
Zhou Hai did not argue, but with a ceremonial smile, he skillfully fried the potatoes and maocai with both hands, put them into a box, and handed them to Huang Li: "Your maocai and potatoes are twenty-two yuan in total."
Arguing with a stranger is meaningless, even a little ridiculous, and is a sign of immaturity.
Zhou Hai was too lazy to explain or popularize science.
In a sense, Zhou Hai is a very lazy person.
"Okay, our family is going to let us get admitted to Harvard University, and we will try to get a U.S. green card in the future. It would be even better if we could get U.S. citizenship." Huang Li took the maocai and potatoes, with eyes as affectionate and gentle as autumn water, Showing his longing and expectations for the future, he said to Zhou Hai with a smile on his face.
"Really? Congratulations to you then."
Zhou Hai frowned slightly, then smiled, nodded politely in congratulations, and asked a question: "Why did you choose to give up your Chinese nationality?"
"Because it is a free country, the most powerful country in the world! Zhou Hai, let me tell you, the corruption and speech control in this country are simply outrageous, and there is no freedom at all."
Wang Peng, who was staying next to him, had a somewhat indignant attitude: "In the United States, we can say what we want and do what we want. We don't have to spend huge sums of money to buy a house, let alone worry about the future. We are protected by the world's most powerful military. We have……"
His eyes were wide open and his words were impassioned, like a rooster with full wings.
"Wang Peng, what are you shouting for? I'm sorry, Zhou Hai, we're leaving first." Huang Li pulled Wang Peng, who was in a bit of a mood swing, and then apologized to Zhou Hai.
Zhou Hai showed a polite but distant smile: "It's okay."
The two left.
Huang Li and Wang Peng, a couple with hopes and expectations for the future, a bright outlook for a new life, deep dissatisfaction and contempt for China, and twenty-two yuan worth of wolf-toothed potatoes and maocai, left.
"America? I hope you won't regret it." Zhou Hai looked at Huang Li and Wang Peng's retreating figures, with a hint of self-deprecation on his face: "A free country..."
Fortunately, he didn't say that he wanted to take the Air Force Aviation University. Otherwise, he might be labeled as a 'red brainwashed person', right?
Or are they 'evil red revolutionaries'?
Huang Li, who once wanted to study hard and serve the country, disappeared.
However, Zhou Hai had no regrets or heartache.
Because he is lazy.
Too lazy to argue, too lazy to change Huang Li's outlook and ideas.
I didn’t even think about it, so why bother bothering me for a strange neighbor?
Zhou Hai has his own ideas and his own path.
Different road non-phase plan.
People with different ambitions cannot be friends.
Just a neighbor who yearns for freedom.
"call……"
After exhaling, Zhou Hua shook his head, took out his mobile phone again, entered the learning software "Ape Search Questions", and took a simulated comprehensive science exam.
Time gradually passed by minute by minute.
While doing business, I took some time off from my busy schedule to study hard.
As the sun sets over the western mountains, the cold wind howls, and the icy night has fallen.
At night, it was very cold.
Even though he was wearing a thick old down jacket, he still felt bone-chillingly cold.
The temperature dropped, and the flow of people on the streets decreased greatly, with only a dozen people walking around.
"It looks like there's not much business. Let's close the stall early. I've basically finished reviewing all the general science knowledge points for the first and second years of high school. I've also memorized half of the Oxford Dictionary. I'll go to the library later and find some books to read." Zhou Hai looked at it. The time was eight o'clock. Looking at the empty streets illuminated by yellow street lights, I shook my head and prepared to close the stall.
cold.
Unusually cold.
With Wang Laosan and the other two families, it is estimated that the business at night is also very slow. Rather than making this meager amount of money, it is better to use the limited time to learn more knowledge.
"Ding..." At this time, the familiar ringtone of the mobile phone rang.
Zhou Hai took out his cell phone and saw that it was a call from Lin Dong. He answered the call and asked, "What's the matter, Lin Dong?"
"Lao Zhou, do you have any money? Lend me some help! I'll return it to you in two days." Lin Dong's anxious words came from the phone.
money.
Borrow money.
What matters is that money is borrowed.
Zhou Hai fell into silence and took a deep breath: "How much do you want?"
Lin Dong is one of his few friends, and he will help if he can.
"2000." Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Zhou Hai's words and reported the number.
Zhou Hai spoke calmly and said bluntly: "I'll transfer it to you right away. What happened?"
Money can be borrowed.
But Zhou Hai needs to know where the money is going.
If this money is used to take drugs, you must not borrow it.
That is, the bottomless abyss.
"Xiaohong is pregnant and I want to have an abortion." Lin Dong was silent for a while after hearing Zhou Hai's words and responded.
Xiaohong, Lin Dong’s girlfriend, whose real name is Lan Hong, is 17 or 18 years old. The two have been dating for about a year.
Lan Hong has a beautiful face and is kind and friendly. She is a student at Rongcheng Health School and is currently studying.
Abortion.
A word that carries a bit of shame and is impossible to speak of, especially to a student.
After hearing these words, Zhou Hai fell silent again, and the only sound left on the phone was the breathing of the two of them.
Pregnant?
Abortion?
Zhou Hai was in a daze. He hadn't graduated from high school yet, and his friend had a child?
Although, I was going to the hospital to have an abortion.
"Are you sure it's yours?" Zhou Hai exhaled and gathered his words.
"Indeed... I'm not particularly sure, but there is a 90% chance. We were crazy three months ago."
