Yan Zheng never expected to run into his old high school classmate in such a remote place. A flash of surprise flashed across his face, and he blurted out, "Yi Xianglu?"
"Yan Zheng? Why are you here?" Yi Xianglu also looked at him in surprise, then glanced at Sang Tianen beside him, and suddenly realized, "You and the boss..."
"He's my boyfriend!" Sang Tianen walked forward and pushed open the door. "Let's talk about it inside. It's almost hot to death."
Yi Xianglu finally reacted and quickly made way for him, saying, "Come in."
As he said this, he limped to the cabinet, took out a stack of disposable paper cups, and poured water for the two of them.
Sang Tianen didn't bother to be polite with her. He walked towards the refrigerator and asked casually, "Xiao Yi, is there any ice cream in the refrigerator?"
"Yes, the factory manager just approved a few boxes." Yi Xianglu responded, "They're on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator."
Yan Zheng's eyes fell on her right leg, and he said in a daze: "Yi Xianglu, your leg..."
Yi Xianglu paused as she poured the water. A hint of gloom flashed across her eyes. After a two-second pause, she said, "He was hit by a car."
Guilt appeared on Yan Zheng's face, and he opened his mouth and said, "Sorry."
"It's nothing. It happened more than ten years ago." Yi Xianglu said calmly.
There was regret in Yan Zheng's eyes. Yi Xianglu was his high school classmate. She was cheerful and optimistic, and was very popular among classmates during her school days. Later, for some unknown reason, she dropped out of school and never lived again.
Someone once asked her class teacher at the time, and the teacher just said that something happened at her family and asked them not to pay too much attention to this matter and to study hard for the national joint entrance examination six months later.
The ambiguous attitude cast a shadow of doubt on Yi Xianglu's dropping out of school. After all, a few days ago, Yi Xianglu told everyone that she wanted to apply to the sports university in the capital and represent the country in track and field competitions in the future.
Why would you suddenly drop out of school?
The classmates were talking about her, saying all sorts of things in private. Some said she had committed a crime and was arrested by the police. Others said her mother had lost money gambling and ran away with the whole family...
Yan Zheng looked at her legs and felt that it was very likely because of the car accident that she dropped out of school.
You can imagine how devastating it would be for a student with sports expertise to no longer be able to run.
"Have some tea!" Yi Xianglu placed two glasses of water on the coffee table.
Sang Tianen came over with two popsicles and handed Yan Zheng a chocolate one.
"Boss, is there anything you need?" Yi Xianglu looked at Sang Tianen with his dark eyes and asked calmly.
Sang Tianen chuckled, tore open the plastic bag, and said, "Why do you sound like Director Xia? Can't I come over and play if I have nothing to do? It's so cool in the mountains, but you're allowed to hide here and not let me come over for a stroll."
Yi Xianglu whispered, "Boss, you're joking."
"Director Xia said that you brought your husband and son here. Where are they?" Sang Tianen looked around and asked.
"They are sleeping upstairs." When talking about her husband and son, Yi Xianglu's calm face finally showed a faint smile, which was basically invisible if you didn't look closely.
Yan Zheng felt a little emotional. More than ten years ago, Yi Xianglu loved to laugh and make noises, and was the happy pill of his classmates. But more than ten years later, Yi Xianglu became silent and taciturn, and did not like to laugh.
He opened the plastic bag and started eating the ice cream. For a moment, he felt that Yi Xianglu in front of him was a little strange.
The atmosphere was a little quiet, and Sang Tianen said, "Are you the only one left in the tea garden now?"
Yi Xianglu slowly shook her head. "Xiao Zhao and the others will come over sooner or later to prune and weed, and they'll come over tomorrow to put out the sticky insect traps."
Sang Tianen nodded. She had just casually looked at the tea garden and found that the tea trees were growing well. It was obvious that the employees of the tea garden were very dedicated and responsible.
"You have been working really hard recently, and the weather is quite hot. I will ask the factory director to give you a few hundred dollars more in high temperature allowance." Sang Tianen said after thinking for a while.
"Thank you, boss." Yi Xianglu still spoke in a calm tone, as if the extra salary had nothing to do with her.
Sang Tianen had long been accustomed to her lifeless appearance. To be honest, she actually quite liked this kind of employee.
He doesn't talk much, but he works very hard and is able to endure hardships. This is the kind of person you need for hard work like managing a tea garden.
In the following time, Sang Tianen asked some more questions about the recent pest control in the tea garden. Yan Zheng was not interested and just said hello to Sang Tianen and Yi Xianglu, then slipped out to take pictures.
He would send a few photos to Nantian from time to time, which made Nantian scream with envy and lament his miserable life again.
After taking pictures for a while, he turned around because his eyes were dark with heat. Just as he reached the door, he suddenly found a purple electric car under the shade of the tree.
He was stunned for a moment and then opened the door, just in time to run into Sang Tianen and Director Xia who were about to go out.
"Director Xia and I are going to check out the tea mountains and will be back soon." Sang Tianen said to Yan Zheng, who was sweating profusely.
"I'll go with you!" Yan Zheng didn't want to leave Sang Tianen, and replied subconsciously.
Sang Tianen smiled and said in a softer tone, "It's too hot outside. Xiaoyi is inside. Aren't you old classmates? Come and catch up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he followed Director Xia and rode his electric scooter up the mountain.
Yan Zheng had no choice but to walk into the small villa. The cold air from the air conditioner blew on his forehead, and the burning feeling in his heart disappeared instantly.
He picked up the cup he had just used and took a sip of water. Yi Xianglu picked up the kettle and poured him some more.
"Thank you!" Yan Zheng said somewhat embarrassedly.
Meeting old classmates should be a happy thing, but Yi Xianglu in front of him was too unfamiliar. She could not be associated with the energetic girl in his memory. Yan Zheng really didn't know what to talk to her about.
Yi Xiang picked up his teacup and took a sip of water, then suddenly said, "I never thought we would meet again."
Seeing that Yi Xianglu was willing to talk to him, Yan Zheng slowly let go of the strange feeling in his heart and said with a sigh: "Yes, more than ten years have passed in a flash."
Yi Xianglu's gaze became distant, as if she was reminiscing about something: "Time flies by so fast."
"Are you still in touch with other classmates?" Yan Zheng asked.
Yi Xianglu's expression changed slightly, and she pursed her lips and said, "No."
Yan Zheng's expression paused. For some reason, when he said the word "classmate", Yi Xianglu's eyes seemed to turn a little cold.
This made him feel a little strange.
After a while, Yi Xianglu spoke again: "The boss is a good man."
Mentioning his girlfriend Sang Tianen, Yan Zheng's brows relaxed and the corners of his lips curled up slightly: "She is indeed a good person."
"I was one of the first employees the boss hired," Yi Xianglu said calmly. "I was unemployed at the time and submitted my resume to many companies, but as soon as they found out I was crippled, they rejected me."
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