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"oh……"
Nan Ke shrugged: "It sounds like meeting you is a good thing."
She took the opportunity to scratch her leg: "Except for the part that was bitten by the bug."
Xing Chen was stunned for a long time. He didn't know that there would be another time when others would say that he did something "good".
Nan Ke glanced at him and said, "I don't know your name yet."
"Xing Chen."
Nan Ke chuckled softly, "We are destined to be together. I am Nan Ke Yi Meng, and you are Xing Chen. Both of our names are so poetic."
"Next to the ear, the one with the Baogai hairstyle."
Nan Ke smiled: "Okay, I understand."
Soon, the car returned to the town.
Xing Chen helped Nan Ke find the way, and when they arrived at the place to eat, they found that only one restaurant was still open.
The small restaurant looked unhygienic, and Xing Chen saw Nan Ke's dilemma.
"We close early here. I see you have instant noodles in your car. Why don't you have that?"
Nan Ke shook his head and said, "Let's get off the car."
They entered a small restaurant together. Nan Ke asked Xing Chen what he wanted to eat. Xing Chen waved his hand and said, "I eat everything. I have no dietary restrictions."
Nan Ke laughed again: "So easy to raise?"
She looked at the menu, rubbing her legs from time to time.
Xing Chen noticed that there was an open pharmacy in town and thought he might be able to buy some alcohol, but he had no money...
He was wondering whether he should remind Nan Ke.
Xing Chen thought Nan Ke would go to the hospital or pharmacy first, but he didn't expect her to bring him to dinner first.
After ordering the food, Xing Chen told Nan Ke that there was a pharmacy nearby.
"I saw it. They were getting ready to close. They should have closed by now."
Nan Ke turned his mouth up as he faced him: "It's okay, I won't die anyway, it's a small matter."
"I just went to buy some alcohol or something."
"I'm quite hungry."
Nan Ke said, "I don't know if this store is planning to close down too. It's better to solve the problem of food and clothing first."
Xing Chen subconsciously touched his stomach. The restaurant was filled with the smell of food and he was also very hungry.
"How old are you?"
"Fifteen."
Nan Ke smiled and said, "Then you have to call me sister."
Xing Chen didn't respond. Nan Ke tilted his head back and began to calculate: "Fifteen years old... so this year you should be... the second year of junior high school?"
"Third grade."
Xing Chen opened his mouth to correct.
Nan Ke looked at him and blinked: "The high school entrance exam is coming soon."
She narrowed her eyes: "How are you studying?"
That was Xing Chen's sore spot. He was already feeling sad when he heard Nan Ke ask this question. Seeing the other's eyes, Xing Chen didn't know what was going on and suddenly fell into a huge emotional whirlpool.
In an instant, grief, sadness, and grievance all flooded into my heart.
Xing Chen felt that he might burst into tears soon, so he immediately lowered his head.
He was panicked, and Nan Ke was panicked too.
"Don't cry, there's no need to cry just because you're a bad student. I'm just average at it, really. Look, I'm still alive and well. I even passed the college entrance exam and am now in college. When you go to college, you'll realize that junior high school is nothing."
Nan Ke comforted him while stuffing a napkin into his hand.
Xing Chen tried hard to calm himself down and tried to make himself accept the fact that he could not go to college.
He paused for a long time, and only looked up at Nan Ke when he felt it was almost time.
"Thanks."
Nan Ke shook his head repeatedly: "I should thank you today. Really, it was you who helped me. If I hadn't met you, I don't know how long I would have stayed there alone. If I hadn't met you, I don't know what would have happened."
Xing Chen was silent for a moment. Considering Nan Ke's appearance, her worries were justified.
Moreover, he had been studying in the town for many years, but he had never met such a young girl driving into the mountains by herself.
Her car is so clean, it looks like it doesn't come cheap, and the fact that she appears alone in this place is simply a test of human nature.
"where u from?"
"From the city."
Nan Ke said, "It took more than two hours to drive here."
Xing Chen was still curious about why she came.
"I have nothing to do and don't want to go to class, so I'm just wandering around."
Nan Ke said, "I saw someone online collecting folk songs here and mentioned the beautiful scenery, so I came here."
Xing Chen's eyes were full of envy. Nan Ke, who was only a few years older than him, could drive wherever he wanted.
How freeing.
...in another sense, true freedom.
Nan Ke saw what he was thinking and comforted him, "You are still young, and now is a critical time. When you go to college, your family will definitely not be so strict with you. Then you can go wherever you want."
Xing Chen could only smile bitterly.
Nan Ke looked at him without blinking and asked him what was wrong.
Xing Chen really wanted to tell this stranger whom he had just met everything about himself.
She looks nice and kind.
The most important thing is that after they part today, they will never have the chance to meet again.
If I die quietly one day, at least there is someone in this cruel world who remembers me.
However, Xing Chen just thought about it, and finally he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He just shook his head at Nan Ke.
Nan Ke didn't ask any more questions.
The food is served.
Xing Chen found that Nan Ke ate very little and ate very slowly.
He thought it was Nan Ke's habit, but after filling his stomach, he realized that Nan Ke was actually accommodating him.
Nan Ke could see that he was very hungry, but he also really disliked this place.
Xing Chen thought the dishes were delicious. He had never eaten anything delicious since he was a child, but he knew that Nan Ke would definitely not think these things were delicious.
For two people, Nan Ke ordered five dishes and a soup. Xing Chen ate a lot but couldn't finish it.
Looking at the leftovers, he felt it was such a pity.
Nan Ke saw him put down his chopsticks, so he put them down too: "Are you full?"
Xing Chen nodded, and Nan Ke could see what he was thinking.
"Would you like to pack it up and take it back? To avoid waste."
Xing Chen paused and shook his head. He had nowhere to go back to.
"Do you want to take it back?"
Nan Ke shook her head and smiled kindly: "I don't think I can get used to the food here."
Xing Chen didn't expose it and nodded.
Nan Ke paid the money and the two went out together.
Xing Chen didn't know what to do. He looked at Nan Ke's back and thought, I can't follow her forever.
It's already late, it's time for Nan Ke to go home.
Nan Ke found that he did not follow her, turned back in confusion, and waved to him with a smile.
"Come on, I'll take you home."
Xing Chen was stunned. He opened his mouth but found that he couldn't make any sound.
But for some reason, he still followed Nan Ke into the car.
Even if I die tomorrow, I've had a good meal and met a beautiful girl, which is pretty good.
Xing Chen thought.
"Where is your home? Is it near where I met you just now?"
Xing Chen looked at Nan Ke for a long time without saying anything.
He was hesitating whether to lie to Nan Ke and tell him that he was going to live in the school or that his home was somewhere else, and then just point out a place and ask Nan Ke to drop him off.
"Hey, don't try to fool me. I won't feel at ease until your family takes you home."
Xing Chen was stunned for a moment. He had never expected such a situation to happen.
He took a deep breath. "I have no home and no family."
At this time, Nan Ke's expression was still normal. She thought it was just a child's angry words.
Everyone will say something like this when they have a conflict with their family.
But Xing Chen was not speaking in anger, he was just stating the facts.
"Well, when you grow up you'll realize that arguments with your parents aren't a big deal. Next year, you might not even remember what happened today. You're just treating it like a big deal now."
Nan Ke was still persuading him.
Xing Chen sat in the car, his fingers unconsciously clenching the edge of the seat belt.
He looked up at Nan Ke.
"My grandfather died, my father didn't want me anymore. He disappeared when I was in elementary school and never came back. My mother has a new family and new children. My uncles told me that after I finish my third year of junior high school, I have to figure out how to do it myself..."
Nan Ke opened his mouth slightly, unable to believe what he heard.
"You...are you saying this in anger or joking? Or are you trying to scare me?"
Before Xing Chen could say anything, Nan Ke was so angry that she laughed.
"Let you figure it out on your own? What? A way to survive?"
Xing Chen was stunned. He didn't expect Nan Ke to grasp this key point.
"What's wrong with the adults in your family? Not a single one of them..."
Nan Ke seemed to be at a loss for words: "Is there no normal person?"
Xing Chen licked his lips and told Nan Ke the news that his cousin had just told him today.
"I am nothing more than a burden to her now. I don't know where to go."
He spoke the last few words in a very low voice, and he sounded very unconfident.
"Have you any money on you?"
Nan Ke looked at him and asked without blinking.
Xing Chen shook his head.
"No cell phone either?"
Still shaking his head.
Nan Ke took a deep breath and turned to look ahead. Almost all the shops on the street were closed, with only sporadic lights shining through the windows.
Xing Chen was very nervous when Nan Ke was silent, and his palms were full of sweat.
He didn't know what Nan Ke wanted to do or what he would say.
The other party was just a young girl, and Xing Chen thought that maybe she would give him some money.
Xing Chen made up his mind that if Nan Ke was willing to lend him some money, even just a little bit, as long as it allowed him to continue his normal studies and life for a while, he would pay her back double when he earned money.
Suddenly, I felt that everything in front of me became clear.
If Nan Ke is willing to help him, after he takes the high school entrance exam, he will go out and find ways to make money to save enough for high school tuition. Maybe the school has corresponding policies, and his tuition can be cheaper?
Just like Nan Ke said, everything will be fine after he goes to college.
Nan Ke's gaze fell on him, and Xing Chen clenched his fingers nervously.
Would she do nothing and let him get out of the car?
Xing Chen couldn't help swallowing.
"How are you studying?"
“No. 1 in the school.”
Nan Ke smiled. Xing Chen couldn’t remember how many times she smiled today, but he remembered that every time she smiled was beautiful.
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