It was just dawn, and a little bit of white came through the gap in the curtains. An urgent ringtone woke Dong Lingling from her sleep. She picked up her phone impatiently and looked at it. When she saw that it was Zhang Bajiu, she felt in her heart. It was also a bit more soothing.
"What's wrong, I'm so sleepy!" He muttered a few words and put down the phone.
"Senior, senior, it's my birthday today and I want to chat with you. I miss you so much and want to see you."
Dong Lingling actually misses Zhang Bajiu very much. After all, she has only met him no more than ten times in total. Although they are both from the same city, one is in the county south of the city and the other is in a small rural village in the north. It's winter vacation again, and the opportunities to meet are even more pitiful.
"We will definitely meet. I'm so sleepy. When I wake up, can I stay with you? Please let me sleep for a while," Dong Lingling said in a pleading tone.
Zhang Bajiu went on to say reluctantly:
"You haven't been with me for a long time. I have to go to dinner with my classmates today! You are so incompetent." Before Zhang Bajiu could continue, there was a sound of snoring on the other end of the phone. He was also helpless. , shook his head and said to himself, you are not afraid that I will run away with others.
Seeing that his mother hadn't gotten up yet, Zhang Bajiu got dressed quietly, washed briefly in the bathroom, and left home. When I went out, I didn't forget to leave a note for my mother: "Mom, I'm going out to find my classmates. Don't worry. I will definitely go before dinner. I will give you a seat at the lunch place."
It was an unusually quiet morning in the cold winter. There were two worlds inside and outside the door of the building. When I opened the door, the howling cold wind penetrated my neck and penetrated into every corner of my body. Zhang Bajiu unconsciously tightened the zipper of his shirt. On the one hand, he got up so early to adjust his work and rest time. On the other hand, it was his birthday today. If he stayed up late, he would definitely be scolded in front of these good friends. He felt that it was still early, so he started doing morning exercises around the community. It was morning exercises, but it was better to say that he was walking aimlessly. In the park, there were old men cracking whips and old women playing diabolo. It was a lively scene of longing for peace and harmony.
Zhang Bajiu walked around the community for a long time, and finally called them around 9 o'clock.
"Comrades, you can come out now. The newly opened store is first come, first served. We have enough delicious food."
Privately, Zhang Bajiu sent a message to Xiang Guoying, "You come here early, otherwise you will have to sit next to me."
Xiang Guoying was very sensible and said, "Thank you, Brother Jiu. I'll be there soon."
The distance between their two families was not far, there was only a road between them, so Xiang Guoying was naturally the one who came the fastest. Then Li Tianheng and Yu Meina also rushed over.
"It's really cold today, Brother Jiu, you got up too early! Aren't you cold?" Li Tianheng asked in a deep voice while rubbing his hands.
"I am a person who studies hard, I need to exercise!" The sighs spread around these people in an instant. There are only a few people who study hard during the holidays. After spending these two days together, no one knows who is at home and what state they are in. They all giggled.
"Okay, let's go in. Liu Feiyan must have gotten up late again. Let's go in first. She, the greedy cat, will definitely be able to find the right place."
Several people were bruised and bruised from the cold outside, so they opened the door and crowded into the grilled fish shop. We had reserved a private room before, so we all found our seats quickly. Next to Zhang Bajiu were Li Tianheng and Xiang Guoying, and Yu Meina sat down next to Li Tianheng. Drinking tea and chatting on the seat, waiting for Liu Feiyan to come over.
The sun has slowly shined through the glass on the dining table. A girl wearing white leather boots, a white long down jacket, and flesh-colored warm pants walked into the private room. She looked a little mature, but look carefully at her little face. , still looks like a child.
"Hey, whose beauty is this? She must have gone to the wrong private room!" Li Tianheng joked.
"Don't lie, my mother washed my clothes. These are my sister's clothes." Liu Feiyan murmured shyly.
But in Xiang Guoying's eyes, she looked like a beautiful woman, and when matched with these clothes, she looked even more pure and lovely.
"Why haven't I heard you talk about having a sister before? How come you have a sister out of nowhere?" Zhang Bajiu asked jokingly. We have known each other for almost 6 years, but he has never heard that Liu Feiyan has a sister. My sister, even if I occasionally go to her house to look for her, I can only see her parents.
Liu Feiyan did have a sister, who was a child adopted by her parents. But when she learned about her life experience, she decided to run away from home and look for her biological parents. However, she left for several years and could not find her. She was reunited this year. Come back safely.
Everyone knew about this matter and didn't ask too much in detail. After all, as outsiders, we are not qualified to evaluate this kind of thing.
"Where should I sit?" Liu Feiyan looked around and asked, not finding the place she wanted to sit.
"You came so late! Those who didn't know better thought it was your birthday. If you still want to find a place to sit, just sit next to Xiang Guoying!"
Zhang Bajiu smiled evilly, this was exactly the same as what he had imagined before. Privately, Xiang Guoying also gave Zhang Bajiu a thumbs up. Liu Feiyan was not disgusted with this Xiang Guoying. She had met him a few times and played very well with Zhang Bajiu. I heard that he was doing well in studies and had already enrolled in Tsinghua University, so he still had a good impression among friends.
"You're welcome, I've already ordered the grilled fish. What else do you want to eat?" Zhang Bajiu had already ordered some time-consuming dishes. He casually handed the menu to Xiang Guoying. Yesterday, Zhang Bajiu relied on more than six years of love and friendship from childhood to adulthood to tell Xiang Guoying all Liu Feiyan's love. As soon as Xiang Guoying saw the menu coming, he understood and started his performance.
"One small crispy pork, one fried mushroom, one sweet and sour pork ribs!"
"Okay, Guoying, I ordered so much that I can't finish it. There are also grilled fish and other dishes." Li Tianheng and the three of them usually play together, so naturally they have a good relationship. On the one hand, they ordered too much and couldn't finish it. On the other hand, they were so nervous The situation in Bajiu's family is also clear. It would be better to save a little.
Zhang Bajiu looked at Li Tianheng and waved his hand to stop what he said next.
"That's it. If there's not enough to add, I'd also like to order twice-cooked pork!" Xiang Guoying smiled and handed the menu to the waiter, and also asked, "No coriander for sweet and sour pork ribs, less sugar!"
Liu Feiyan looked shocked and ordered three dishes, all of which were her favorites. This may be a coincidence. The dishes she ordered at the back door were also her favorites. This was a bit of a fate. Even if she didn't eat coriander and had less sugar, she could still eat them. Come on, I'm afraid it's not roundworms in my stomach. They were all her favorites, and Liu Feiyan was smiling from ear to ear.
"Sister Yan'er, you are smiling so happily," Yu Meina looked at Liu Feiyan, seemingly not reserved at all.
"You didn't know this, but what I ordered just now are all my favorite foods! You two are quite destined, you just have to work together!"
Zhang Bajiu teased, at this time Liu Feiyan's face turned red and she lowered her head and said nothing.
Not long after, the food was served, and several of them also gave Zhang Bajiu birthday gifts! Li Tianheng and Yu Meina gave each other a gift, which meant that they could find one as soon as possible.
"You two don't have a temper anymore?" Liu Feiyan asked with a smile. Yu Mina lowered her head shyly, wishing to find a crack in the ground to crawl out. Li Tianheng said generously:
"Oh my problem, I'm too straight, I won't apologize for it for several days."
Xiang Guoying's face was full of astonishment:
"When did you get together, Li Tianheng, Zhang Bajiu, you guys are not very interesting, you didn't even tell me!!" He looked at the petite and cute daughter of a wealthy family, and actually found a famous girl, which made him envious.
"The two of them are making love with each other. The bastard is looking at Mung Bean right!" Zhang Bajiu had some ill-intentioned yin and yang for the pair. The two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, so he rolled his eyes fiercely at Zhang Bajiu. .
Liu Feiyan took out a hardcover notebook from her backpack and gave it to Zhang Bajiu and said:
"Don't feel shabby. We have been friends for so many years. The things you like are too expensive. I can't afford them. Just make ends meet!"
Zhang Bajiu also said directly:
"You keep a notebook every year. It seems that you will make a sure profit from this year's meal money."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter.
"Your brother and I have been trading behind our backs for so many years!!!"
They all knew about the relationship between the two, so they didn't care, so they started eating with their bowls and chopsticks.
"Because I happened to meet you, and leaving traces is beautiful..." A ringtone reminded him, and Zhang Bajiu answered the phone eagerly.
"Brother Jiu, happy birthday, your little girl congratulates you!"
A crisp voice came from the other end of the phone. It sounded like a cute little girl. Everyone on the table looked at Zhang Bajiu's reaction. They were all covering their mouths to suppress laughter.
"Oh, look at what you said. Are you awake? You're congratulating me. I'm not celebrating my birthday. It's a pity that without you accompanying me, this meal is tasteless."
"Hehe, isn't this your birthday? I definitely want to congratulate you. I've been too busy lately and haven't spent much time with you. After you finish eating, let's go to bed without a mic!"
Before Dong Lingling could finish speaking, Zhang Bajiu hurriedly turned down the phone volume, for fear that these gossips would say something irrelevant.
"Auntie, my classmates and I are eating. We put it outside! Can you wait until I finish eating?"
Dong Lingling was stunned for a long time. She was probably shy to the core of her bones. She held back a sentence: "You really didn't tell me earlier. I'll wait for you. You can eat quickly!" Then she hung up the phone in a hurry.
"Sleep, I'll wait for you," the gossip geeks present said in unison. Zhang Bajiu never expected that these words would still be heard clearly.
"Everyone eats their own food and always inquires about others." In this big room, everyone was laughing and talking about happy things. However, Xiang Guoying heard about Liu Feiyan's past and found that Liu Feiyan was still an independent and self-reliant girl. His love is even more intense.
"You guys eat first, I'll get some drinks. This grilled fish is really spicy," Zhang Bajiu said as he walked out. The moment he went out, he met the elementary school girl delivering books at the door.
"Zhao Xiaoshi?" Zhang Bajiu whispered softly
Zhao Xiaoshi was in a daze. He turned around and looked at the strange boy in front of him. He really didn't know who this person was.
"Who are you?"
"On that day, you came back late. I gave you the book "Thank You in the Sea of People"! Do you remember it?"
It was indeed too dark that day, because class was about to begin, and Zhao Xiaoshi didn't even care what the senior who delivered the books looked like. He hurried back to the classroom.
"It's you, senior. I really appreciated you that day. Thank you. My mother left something here while eating. I have to go back quickly." Without saying a few words, Zhang Bajiu left in a hurry. I was full of curiosity about this girl.
"Brother Jiu, it's okay. My senior sister is still waiting for you, and you're here to "pick up" her." Xiang Guoying said jokingly.
"Don't talk nonsense, it's just a chance encounter before. She doesn't even know my name."
The group of people just happily ate and sang songs. When the sun was going down, they also climbed their TV tower. The vitality of youth has always surrounded this group of teenagers.
When the sun went down, these young people finally dispersed. As soon as Zhang Bajiu entered the community, he saw his mother riding an electric bicycle back. The mother and son returned home together, talking and laughing.
When he got home, Zhang Bajiu returned to his bedroom and closed the door. The time now belonged to him and Dong Lingling. Zhang Feng saw his son like this and didn't say much. It was a rare birthday for his son today, so he let his son go. .
The only sounds of intimacy in the bedroom are Zhang Bajiu and Dong Lingling.
