My mother said hello to Bai Su and Huihui while forcing a smile.
"Hello, are you Xiao Chong's friends? What do you call them?"
Then, Bai Su's voice sounded in my parents' minds.
"Hello, uncle and aunt, my name is Bai Su, and this is my brother Hui Hui."
My parents nodded in response.
"Hello Miss Bai, hello Huihui..."
A few pleasantries.
After chatting for a while, they didn't know what to say.
Both sides could only laugh awkwardly, hey hey hey.
I quickly suggested that we watch TV.
Around this time, the small TV station in town began to play various scary and supernatural Hong Kong movies... This has probably become a daily habit of my parents.
Don't tell me, it's just a coincidence.
Tonight the video station in Lianghe Town is playing a Hong Kong movie about Taoist priests catching monsters.
There is a plot in it about a Maoshan Taoist priest who confronts a ferocious vixen!
Not only can the vixen transform into a human form and enchant men, suck their blood and devour their hearts, but she can also perform all kinds of powerful magic.
In the end, the protagonist used all kinds of methods to eliminate the vixen and eliminate harm to the people.
While watching a movie, I saw the vixen doing all kinds of evil. Hui Hui was so angry that he was rolling around on the ground, and his furry body was like a big jar.
He also slapped his belly with his short, thick little paws and made an angry squeaking fox sound.
And in our minds and thoughts, the little boy's aggrieved voice echoes.
"It's so abominable! This damn bad fox, didn't it ruin the reputation of our fox clan? What if I meet a practitioner in the future and they beat me too?"
His childish and childlike words made us laugh.
My mother even burst into tears laughing.
At this point, the fear of my two monster friends was completely gone. Later, I even liked to play with Huihui, saying that they were as fluffy as pet dogs...
In this way, I spent two days of vacation at home.
On the last day, after breakfast, we were ready to head back to town.
After all, I promised Yao Nan that I would attend her birthday party.
Her specific home address had been told to me before the holiday.
At 11:30 noon, I arrived at Yao Nan's house smoothly.
Before that, I still had time to go back to Lao Cao's coffin shop and put down all the textbooks and exercise books in my schoolbag.
Travel light.
I have to say that Yao Nan's family should indeed be quite rich!
This is a new development area in the east and south of Lianghe Town. Construction only started in 1996.
Because it was built later, there was overall planning and design.
Not only are the roads wider and the street shops cleaner and more orderly, even the three newly built residential areas here are quite high-end - it is said that they are called Commercial Garden Residential Areas or something.
Anyway, I can feel that society has changed more and more rapidly in recent years.
But this is a good thing, because overall, everyone's life is getting better. Even people in rural areas are richer than when I was younger...
"Riverside Garden, this should be it."
I thought silently in my mind.
I was stopped by the security guard at the door, who told me the building and house number in detail, and then left my name before being let in.
Building 3, No. 1, 3rd floor.
The door is made of steel and looks very delicate and strong. It is completely different from the wooden doors or rolling shutter doors used in rural areas and street shops and residential buildings.
I probably know that this thing is called an anti-theft door or a safety door, which is safe and soundproof. This is also the case in Wang Dachun's home.
It should be lively inside.
Standing outside such a heavy iron door, you can hear the faint sounds of laughter and play.
I rang the doorbell.
Ding dong, ding dong!
"Come on, come on!"
I heard a vague response from inside, as well as the sound of running slippers.
Click.
With a soft click of the door lock, the security door opened.
A pretty girl appeared in front of me - but it wasn't Yao Nan. He is a little older, and his facial features are not as refined as Yao Nan's, but they are somewhat similar. There is a small mole in the corner of the eye.
I immediately introduced myself to my home with a smile.
"Hello, my name is Wu Zhong, and I am Yao Nan's classmate. She invited me to attend today's birthday party."
"Oh, are you Wu Zhong? You are indeed pretty good-looking."
The girl looked at me with interest.
What?
I was a little confused and didn't react for a while.
She said with another smile.
"My name is Wang Qian, I'm Yao Nan's cousin, and I'm a freshman at Fubei Middle School. She was talking to us about you just now. Come in, classmate Wu Zhong. Then, just wear these slippers."
Wang Qian let me into the room and pointed to a pair of brand new men's slippers next to her with a smile.
At the same time, he shouted back.
"Nan Nan, why don't you come out quickly to greet your good deskmate?"
Well……
I always felt that the tone of her words was a bit strange, as if she meant something profound.
Of course, maybe it's my misunderstanding.
After entering the house, I took a casual glance and saw the first impression of Yao Nan's house.
That’s right, big!
It's much bigger than Wang Dachun's house.
In fact, as I became good friends with them, I probably got to know the circumstances of their three families.
Zeng Jin's family is in the fruit wholesale business - that's why he followed his parents to attend the family dinner organized by Boss Duan, because Boss Duan is the largest fruit grower in Fubei County.
Wang Dachun, his parents both work for the government, and their positions are not low. Speaking of which, he is considered a prominent figure in Lianghe Town.
So although his family doesn't have a lot of money and can only be considered a small fortune, their status is very high!
Although Zeng Jin's family is rich, their social status is far inferior to that of Wang Dachun's parents.
This is also the reason why Wang Dachun has always been the boss in the small group of playboys before them... In addition to being tall and strong and capable of fighting, it also depends on the family background.
As for Yao Nan... her mother also works for the government, and her position is no lower than that of Wang Dachun's family. His father was also a well-known businessman in the town.
This combination of being rich and powerful can provide Yao Nan with a good living and educational environment, and at the same time prevent her from encountering the harassment that many beautiful girls from ordinary families are prone to encounter.
Just like Wang Dachun before, he saw Yao Nan as beautiful, but he didn't dare to go too far...
In such a family, the friends we make every day are definitely not bad.
So I saw that in the living room, which was about fifty square meters, in the west, adults were gathering together to play poker, mahjong, and chat. They were all dressed in exquisite clothes.
"Tablemate! Are you here? Come on, come on, we are watching "Pokemon". We will have dinner in a while!"
Yao Nan also noticed me and ran over happily to greet me.
I looked at it.
The living room is more than fifty square meters, with adults playing at one end and these teenagers playing at the other end.
Don't bother each other.
It is normal for the social elites in Lianghe Town and nearby towns, or in Fubei County, to get closer to each other through their children's birthday parties.
I even seemed to see a vice principal of our school, who usually stands next to the principal during the flag-raising ceremony.
Circles exist in all times and in all places.
"Boss, you are finally here!"
Wang Dachun also walked towards me, followed by Zeng Jin.
Their parents already knew Yao Nan's parents, so they would naturally invite him. What's more, our relationship is relatively good now.
Boss?
Wang Qian and the other boys and girls next to her all showed surprised expressions.
Wang Dachun and the others also knew that he was a playboy. And he also has quite a temper in the circle.
I never expected that someone from a seemingly ordinary family would be so respectful to me?
At this time, a boy with his hair parted in the middle looked at me and said.
"This is classmate Wu Zhong, right? Since today is Yao Nan's birthday, have you brought a birthday gift?"
At a birthday party, it is natural to give birthday gifts.
I have seen a lot of various gift boxes at the door, probably all for Yao Nan - some should be from parents, and some from friends like Yao Nan.
After all, adults have their own social circles, and so do children.
I know this very well.
To be honest, although the rural areas are poor, the thing about "human relations and sophistication"... whether it is ancient, modern, Chinese, foreign, poor, middle-class, aristocratic... they are all exactly the same!
However, this boy obviously has a slight hostility towards me.
It’s simply baffling!
I don’t even know him, I just met him for the first time today.
While he was wondering, he took the initiative to reach out to me, as if imitating the behavior between adults.
"Let me introduce, my name is Liu Yilong. I am in the third grade of Fubei Middle School. I am the elder brother who grew up with Yao Nan in the family courtyard of the work unit. Therefore, I may be different from others. I am from her birthday party this time. I have been preparing gifts more than two months ago."
Oh, childhood sweetheart?
I smiled and nodded, and stretched out my hand to shake his hand, but I felt like this guy was still holding it hard and continuing to squeeze me hard.
"are you crazy?"
I'm already a little unhappy, but since it's Yao Nan's birthday, it's not easy to get angry. So I pinched hard in the opposite direction.
Although I am only in the first year of junior high school, he is in the third year of junior high school.
Moreover, the martial arts of boxing and kicking is also the one I am least good at among the techniques I have learned so far...but it is still not on the same level as an ordinary boy like this.
So as soon as I exerted force, he should have immediately felt a sharp pain in his hand.
"Ouch!"
I couldn't help but shout out.
I smiled and let go of my hand and said, "Sorry, sorry, I saw Yao Nan's friend, and I felt a little excited. I couldn't control my intensity."
After saying that, I turned to look at Yao Nan again.
"My deskmate, you won't blame me, will you?"
Yao Nan narrowed his eyes with laughter and shook his head.
"No, no, you didn't do it on purpose. And..."
Yao Nan said and turned to look at Liu Yilong.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't recognize you as my brother. We are all friends like everyone else. There were so many friends who grew up together in the family compound of my parents' workplace."
Liu Yilong's face was startled, and he seemed a little aggrieved.
"Nan Nan, didn't you always like to follow me and call me brother when you were little?"
"You were not sensible when you were young... By the way, deskmate, what gift are you going to give me today?"
She tilted her head and looked at me, smiling.
The expression on his face was full of anticipation.
Liu Yilong next to me seemed to be a little disdainful, snorting softly in his nose, standing beside him with his arms folded and squinting at me.
