Chapter 392 A Man's Tears
Lin Xiaoxia smiled and joked to Dong Mingliang, "I didn't expect you to be so brave. Didn't the girl say she would marry him?"
Dong Mingliang also laughed and said, "I don't dare to think about such a beautiful thing. To be honest, with the burdens in my family, most girls would not dare to marry me."
"Nothing else to say, I, your old classmate, will make sure you become rich and marry a good girl in the future."
"Then I have to thank you on behalf of my father. He complains every day at home, saying that the family is a burden to me and that I have no one to marry. He will never be able to close his eyes after he dies."
"Old people just love to daydream. Dong Mingliang, this era is truly a time of the greatest opportunities. If you work hard and learn from others, you won't be far behind in the future."
"I've seen the changes in you, and it's given me a lot of motivation. I promise to work hard, and I'll be hanging out with you from now on."
"Okay, I'll take you to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks from now on, but do you really not need to apply some more medicine to your arm?"
"It's really nothing. I'm doing farm work at home, so bumps and bruises are common. There's no need to be so delicate. It will be fine in a while."
Lin Xiaoxia went downstairs and said a few words to the front desk, then took Dong Mingliang in a taxi to Fang Lan'e's place.
Fang Lan'e had been hanging around the store entrance when she heard they were coming. She came out to greet them, "Dong Mingliang, long time no see. You've changed a lot. You've grown taller."
Dong Mingliang smiled and said, "Why are you talking like a child? You've grown up, so shouldn't I grow up too? But if you hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have recognized you. You've changed so much."
Lin Xiaoxia said, "Let's go in and find a private room to sit and talk. Let's catch up on the past."
Fang Lan'e said, "I've arranged everything. The tea and fruit plates are all served. I'm just waiting for you to arrive."
Dong Mingliang followed them inside and sighed, "Lin Xiaoxia, you are really amazing. I heard from our classmates that you have the ability to open a store now. I really didn't expect such a big store, and several of them."
Lin Xiaoxia said as they walked, "People always have to make progress, right? You will make progress in the future too, and by then you'll blind your step-grandmother."
Dong Mingliang was amused by Lin Xiaoxia: "You're kind of looking forward to what you said. It saves her from always saying that no one in our family is promising, and she often brings up my deceased mother. I can't scold her when I'm angry, otherwise she'll bully my sister when I'm not at home. Oh, she makes me angry when she says that."
Lin Xiaoxia was also angry when she heard this last point: "Then you have to make your father tougher and not let them bully the child. Your sister has grown up in this environment since she was a child, and it has a bad impact on her psychology."
Fang Lan'e also said, "That's right. This won't do. I grew up under the abuse of my grandmother and I understand how painful it is. Dong Mingliang, if you have the ability in the future, bring your sister to the city."
Dong Mingliang said, "How can I think about so much right now? Right now, I can make money, feed my dad, and send my sister to school. I'm lucky. I really don't dare to think about so much in the future."
After arriving at the private room and sitting down, Lin Xiaoxia said, "Dong Mingliang, you should work hard. Look, Xiao'e and I are getting better and better. We will help you."
Fang Lan'e said, "Yes, you must make sure you can buy a house in the city and move here in the future. Then you won't have to endure the bullying."
Dong Mingliang looked at the two of them and smiled: "I really didn't expect you to help me so much. I just came here to try my luck. You said we are classmates. I feel embarrassed to suddenly ask Lin Xiaoxia to come. I don't know what to say."
After saying that, he smiled and suddenly wiped away his tears, then turned his head away, not daring to look at them, nor wanting Lin Xiaoxia and Fang Lan'e to see his fragile tears.
Lin Xiaoxia has shallow eye sockets, which made her eyes a little sore.
After a while, Dong Mingliang raised his head and looked at the two of them with red eyes: "Thank you."
Fang Lan'e sighed and said, "What's all this for? It's so rare for us to get together, we should be happy."
Lin Xiaoxia also said: "That's right, we'll see each other often in the future. Dong Mingliang, if you have anything, you can come to any of us directly."
"I'm not polite now that I've come to your door. I won't have the face to be polite in the future. You have to bear with the trouble I cause you." Dong Mingliang said jokingly.
The people sitting here gradually started talking about their former classmates. Lin Xiaoxia's relationship with her classmates was not very close, so she didn't have much contact with them, but she still had an impression of them.
They talked until almost noon, and Fang Lan'e asked the waiter to prepare some food for them.
Lu Jingshen rushed over after get off work at noon.
Lin Xiaoxia introduced Lu Jingshen after entering the room: "Jingshen, this is my middle school classmate Dong Mingliang."
Dong Mingliang extended his hand to shake hands with Lu Jingshen. "Hello, I heard your words spoken by the teacher when we were in school. You are our role model."
Lu Jingshen also reached out to shake hands with Dong Mingliang: "Thank you for the compliment. You're welcome. Sit down and talk."
Lin Xiaoxia also said: "We are all family, sit down and talk."
Fang Lan'e asked the waiter to serve the food.
After sitting down, a few people exchanged greetings.
Dong Mingliang's home is in Henan Village in the township, which is separated from the township by a river and a poplar forest. It's only a twenty-minute walk away, so it's quite close. He's from the same village as Lu Jingshen's deskmate in middle school, so he's been there too.
After chatting for a while, the dishes were served. There was no wine, but drinks and tea were served because Lu Jingshen had to work in the afternoon and could not drink.
Fang Lan'e poured drinks for everyone and they drank together.
Later, Lin Xiaoxia told Lu Jingshen about Dong Mingliang's help to her in middle school: "When I was in school, Meng Qiuju would give me a hard time every day. In the winter, weren't we all on duty to light the stove early in the morning? I had no time to go to school in the morning, and it was Dong Mingliang who helped me. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have finished the second year of junior high school and would have been sent home by Meng Qiuju."
Lu Jingshen felt sorry for what Lin Xiaoxia had gone through, but he was also a little jealous. When Lin Xiaoxia was in the most difficult time, Dong Mingliang helped her so much instead of himself, even though he didn't know her at that time.
But Lu Jingshen understood more clearly that he should be grateful to Dong Mingliang for helping Lin Xiaoxia when she needed help the most.
He poured tea for himself and Dong Mingliang, then stood up with the teacup and said, "Dong Mingliang, thank you for helping Xiaoxia."
Dong Mingliang also held the tea and stood up and said, "It was really just a small favor for me at that time. Don't take it to heart."
The two drank tea and sat down. Lu Jingshen said to Dong Mingliang, "If you need anything from me in the future, you're welcome."
Dong Mingliang said a little embarrassedly: "I came here today to ask Lin Xiaoxia for help. To be honest, I came to my classmates to ask for help.
Lin Xiaoxia said: "Dong Mingliang, please don't be polite. My Jingshen is a straightforward person. Even if you don't ask me for this matter, you can ask him and he can help you."
Listening to his wife's praise, Lu Jingshen's smile returned: "Everyone has encountered difficulties, not to mention that we are all alumni and fellow townsmen."
Fang Lan'e said, "Xiaoxia and his wife are really kind-hearted. I can live such a good life now because of their help. I came to the city alone in the beginning, and it was really thanks to them. They are also the reason why I can be so independent now."
Lin Xiaoxia looked at Fang Lan'e with a smile: "You're going too far by telling me this again."
Fang Lan'e smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's eat. Let's try some of our restaurant's new specialties."
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