angry
Xu Nian was stunned. It was inevitable that she was angry, but besides being angry, she also felt a sense of grievance, a little depressed and wanted to cry. Various emotions were mixed together. For a moment, she just kept her eyes open and looked at the people in the hotel.
They were sitting right in front of the gate of the state-owned hotel, and Xu Nian watched them standing there for such a long time, but the first person to notice her was Qi Meiyue.
She saw Qi Meiyue looked at her in surprise, then smiled, turned her head and said something to Xu Hongqi, and signaled her outside the door with her eyes.
Only then did Xu Nian see Xu Hongqi suddenly look out. Seeing that it was him, not only did he not show any apology, but he also frowned.
Xu Nian always felt that although they had not known each other for long, they were definitely friends. But the expression on his face just now showed that they were not friends at all. She was just too hasty and too self-righteous.
Staying any longer would only bring trouble to himself. Xu Nian's eyes turned cold and he left without looking back.
She didn't run away like in modern idol dramas. She didn't listen to anyone's explanation at all. She walked normally on the street. She didn't know how long she had been walking. When she felt that there was no sign of anyone chasing her from behind, she couldn't help feeling sad.
Xu Nian walked faster and faster, and his mind became clearer and clearer as his pace quickened.
She thought, there's really no need to waste her feelings. What she needed to do was to ensure she could successfully get through the ordeal of turning sixteen, and during this time, try her best to keep Xu Hongqi on the right path. As for what happened after that, that was their own fate...
"She left, aren't you going to chase her? She seems a little angry!"
Qi Meiyue had been a little absent-minded when listening to Xu Hongqi talking, but she smiled when she saw Xu Nian. She could see that Xu Hongqi had special feelings for the family living there, especially the little girl.
"You may not like what I just said to you or may not agree with it, but as our friend, I still hope you will be careful." Xu Hongqi spoke quickly and harshly.
His mind is still on Xu Nian. Xu Hongqi has never seen Xu Nian with such a cold look. She is smiling most of the time, either cunning and scheming or innocent and cute. She was totally unlike herself just now.
As soon as he saw Xu Nian, he wanted to let someone in, but he was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, because he had noticed several times that she would automatically avoid him whenever Qi Meiyue was around.
So he wanted her to wait for him for a while, but he didn't expect that the man just looked at him and left without even saying hello.
He went to deliver a radio to Brother Hong today. The day after Xu Fengcheng treated him to a meal, Brother Hong brought the broken radio to him.
Since it was his first time to repair it, he tinkered with it for a long time and even bought professional books to study. After he understood the principles, the repair went much more smoothly.
Last time I specifically wrote down the address of Brother Hong's house. This morning, after cleaning it, I personally delivered the radio back to Brother Hong's house.
This radio is the favorite of Hongge's father. Xu Hongqi not only repaired it, but also wiped it carefully. The old one is almost like a new one. You can imagine how enthusiastic the family is towards Xu Hongqi. They kept him chatting for a long time.
Xu Hongqi did not feel annoyed but responded politely and patiently until Brother Hong could no longer bear it and rescued him and pulled him away.
Xu Hongqi followed Brother Hong back to his house. During the conversation, he asked about the route of the transport team and how to lead the team to leave, and then he found an excuse to leave.
It was almost noon when he came out. After digesting what he had talked about with Brother Hong, he felt like he had forgotten something. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Qi Meiyue and a young man walking and chatting on the street.
He knew from observing the man's clothing and behavior that the young man was an educated youth. He couldn't help but think of what Xu Nian had said before about educated youth making friends with village girls. At that time, he wanted to remind Qi Meiyue,
Now it just happened that he didn't have to go through the trouble of running errands, so he took the opportunity to greet and treat the male educated youth to a meal after not seeing each other for a long time. The male educated youth was tactful and left first.
That's why he and Qi Meiyue were having lunch at a state-owned restaurant at noon today and were seen by Xu Nian. He thought that Xu Nian must be angry because he didn't call her to come for dinner in time, so she left unhappily.
He thought about bringing Xu Nian a plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers to comfort her, and subconsciously he didn't want Xu Nian to be angry with him.
After Xu Hongqi said that to Qi Meiyue, he remained silent as if he was thinking about something. He didn't speak, and she didn't want to speak either.
Qi Meiyue did not come to the county town alone today. She came with Jiang Fan, a new educated youth who went to the countryside some time ago.
Jiang Fan was no ordinary person. Not long after he went to the countryside, he became a primary school teacher in the brigade with his excellent knowledge and abilities.
He came to the county today to pick up a package sent from home and to report his safety to his family in Beijing.
Although Jiang Fan passed through the county when he went to the countryside, he was not a local and could not remember the way in one go. He asked the students about the route when chatting with them, but the country kids rarely went to the county and could not tell it clearly.
It was Xu Shengyong, a student he had just helped in the countryside, who said that her sister was most familiar with the county, so he could just ask her sister to take him there.
When Jiang Fan heard that it was his sister, he immediately refused. He came to seek refuge because his family was in trouble, and keeping a distance from female comrades was the most basic thing.
But Xu Shengyong didn't take it seriously. He ran home after school and told his father as soon as possible. When the Xu family man heard that it was Jiang Fan, the educated youth who had done a favor for his son and who was now his son's elementary school teacher, he immediately agreed to his son's request without even discussing it with his wife Yu Shuang.
When Qi Meiyue was notified, she couldn't help but feel sad again. Who would be so embarrassed as to think that a girl who is almost eighteen years old would go out with a gay man who has no relationship with her? It was because her father ignored her and her mother didn't love her that she was in such an embarrassing situation.
She originally thought she was going to die of shame and anger, but ever since she met Jiang Zhiqing, she had some strange thoughts.
In the end, her face turned red, but it was not because of shame and anger as I thought at first, but because of shyness.
She had lived in a county town since she was a child. Although it was not as good as the big cities she had never been to, it was much better than the countryside. Jiang Zhiqing wore a white shirt, black pants, and blue cloth shoes with cowhide soles that could only be made by machines.
When he appeared in front of her with a smile on his face, he had an indescribable demeanor, and was calm and composed.
She was particularly worried that she, a girl, would be criticized for walking with him, a gay man. She also felt that it would be too tiring for her to accompany him to the county and walk all the way there, so she specially hired a donkey cart from the village and sat on each side of the cart, which was very polite.
The two were of similar age, and the other was both generous and eloquent. She felt nervous and unnatural for some reason, especially after hearing Xu Hongqi's evaluation of Jiang Fan. She couldn't help but not want to leave, and she had an inexplicable certainty that only he could lead her out of the swamp and start a different life.
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Xu Nian returned to the dormitory and saw that almost everyone was there. They had obviously eaten lunch. She rubbed her hungry stomach. She had been busy with a lot of things since she got up, but she hadn't eaten a single bite.
Liu Xi was reading a novel on his bunk. Liang Ting went home but left the book behind.
She liked to read word by word very seriously, so she didn't notice him coming back until Xu Nian fell down beside her.
She glanced outside. The sun was glaring through the glass window. It was obviously only noon. She couldn't help but feel puzzled. "Didn't you say last night that you had a full schedule today? Why are you back now?"
Xu Nian rolled over and hugged the sitting Liu Xi, saying angrily, "Men are all pigs. It's extremely abominable to forget friends for the sake of beauty."
After she finished speaking, the dormitory, which was originally a bit noisy, suddenly became silent. Liu Xi quickly covered Xu Nian's mouth and whispered to her, "Keep your voice down. What are you talking about being a man or not? How old are we?"
Xu Nian looked at everyone's reactions and sighed inwardly. Then he blinked pitifully at Liu Xi, signaling her to stop talking nonsense. "Xixi, I'm so hungry."
Liu Xi often couldn't keep up with Xu Nian's train of thought, but she liked her more and more during the past few days she spent with her. Xu Nian's soul was very interesting. Sometimes she seemed to say silly things but they were very precise and sharp. The most important thing was that she loved to act coquettishly, and Liu Xi felt soft-hearted every time she heard it.
"Didn't you and your brother eat out? I still have some fried peanuts for you."
Xu Nian had no appetite now, but she felt very hungry. She was so angry that she forgot to buy a sesame cake outside. Now she was drooling just thinking about it. She glanced at Liu Xi vaguely, wanting her to accompany her.
Knowing that Liu Xi liked to hear her act coquettishly, she deliberately twisted her body and said coquettishly: "I can't eat peanuts. My throat has been feeling dry at night lately. Xixi, can you accompany me to buy a sesame cake outside?"
Liu Xi found it a little funny to see her almost twisted into a snake on the bed, but then he saw how pitiful she looked. Although he wanted to continue reading the novel on the bed, he sighed and agreed to go out.
Xu Nian was so moved that she jumped up from the bed in an instant, stroking her chest and pretending to say, "Woo woo woo, sisters are still the most reliable."
As long as Xu Nian moves quickly, it will be like going out at triple speed. After all, Liu Xi never procrastinates.
There weren't many people around when they walked out of the school gate and onto the street. Although they didn't have watches, they could still estimate the time, to some extent.
The pancake stall was also state-owned, and if you went too late it would be closed. Xu Nian and her friends were afraid of missing out, so they ran all the way there. She was lucky because there was only one left.
After buying a sesame cake, Xu Nian broke off a piece and handed it to Liu Xi. Liu Xi took it generously and the two ate while walking.
Xu Nian was a carefree person, and with her friends by her side, she chose not to think about Xu Hongqi anymore, and instead looked at the propaganda slogans written on the wall with Liu Xi.
For example, "Work hard for development, and make great achievements in the three new and five construction projects."
"Follow the rules and regulations, eliminate hidden dangers, fulfill responsibilities, and ensure safety."
“Reject bad thoughts and develop good spirits.”
The two of them read one sentence each, and they were very excited. Xu Nian looked at the neat and clear big red characters, and a sense of time came over him.
Liu Xi was still gossiping with her in a low voice, "Can you tell that the last sentence we just read was newly written?"
Xu Nian took another look and nodded, "Do we need to change the quotations every time?"
Liu Xi whispered in her ear, "Of course not. New information was added only when there were new directives. I heard someone was caught trading on the black market. It wasn't just one person, but a whole gang. I don't know why the punishment was so severe this time. I heard someone was shot straight away."
Xu Nian felt scared when she heard this. In her previous life, she was a novel lover and really liked the cultivation stories, which seemed very refreshing.
But she has also dabbled in other genres, such as the period novels that are very popular in the online literary world. In these period novels, the heroines visit the black market and conduct transactions on the black market. That is child's play and standard of the era. As a result, when she first came here, she always wanted to go there for a walk. Who could have imagined that the consequences would be so serious.
But this kind of thing seems to be what villains like to do the most, right? She thought of Xu Hongqi again unexpectedly. When she realized that she was thinking of that person again, she quickly shook her head to get rid of him.
She wished she could never see Xu Hongqi again, but Xu Hongqi was still thinking about Xu Nian. He returned to the dormitory, got his lunch box and was about to leave. He had intended to pack lunch for Xu Nian, but he heard Xu Fengkai, who had just woken up from a nap, calling his name.
"Hongqi, are you going out again?"
"By the way, where did you and Xu Nian go this morning?"
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