Although she was reluctant to leave, her grandmother's house was definitely not a place for romance and sweet talk. When she returned home in the evening, Lin Yumei even used her father's mobile phone to call Yuan Fangguo for a while.
Because he had to drive home the next day, Yuan Fangguo forced himself to fall asleep quickly after finishing chatting with his girlfriend.
The next morning at seven o'clock, Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai went out on time.
After picking up Liu Wenbo, the three of them found a breakfast bar to fill their stomachs, and then drove quickly towards home.
Along the way, they went from plains to hills, from hills to mountainous areas, and then from mountainous areas to hills. At around 2:00 p.m., they finally drove into Jiangnan City.
Liu Wenbo had previously invited them to his house and mentioned it several times along the way. Yuan Fangguo decided to go to Liu Wenbo's house to sit and drink some water and then leave.
Originally, I thought that Liu Wenbo's parents had some personality flaws. Unexpectedly, after Yuan Fangguo went to Liu Wenbo's home, he found that Liu's father and mother were unusually enthusiastic. The old couple were both civil servants in government agencies, and both had reached the position of department-level leadership. In such a position, it is absolutely unacceptable to have personality flaws.
"Yuan, have dinner at home tonight. There are extra rooms in your aunt's house." Mother Liu made tea and served them fruits. She treated Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai as her godsons.
"Auntie, we still have to go back. We have already made arrangements with our family today." Yuan Fangguo declined with a look of gratitude.
"Call home and tell them you're staying at a classmate's house." Mother Liu said with a smile.
"We live in the mountains and there are no telephones there."
"Yes, Auntie, we will come to see you and uncle next time." Yuan Fangtai quickly agreed.
"Mom, Fang Guo's family is indeed a bit remote. They will come over on the ninth day of the New Year, and we will have dinner together then." Liu Wenbo also took the initiative to speak on behalf of Yuan Fangguo.
Mother Liu thought about it and said with a kind expression, "Okay, the ninth day of the lunar year is just right, let's get together then."
"Fang Guo, Fang Tai, let's meet on the ninth day."
"Okay, goodbye, uncle and aunt." It was indeed getting late. They had already stayed at Liu Wenbo's house for an hour or so. If they didn't go back, it would be at least ten o'clock in the evening when they got home.
Liu's father, mother and Liu Wenbo sent them downstairs, and only returned upstairs after watching Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai disappear.
In order to avoid suspicion, they parked the Crown car on the side of the road and did not drive into the district where Liu Wenbo's home was. After the two men walked out of the district, they quickly started the car and headed straight for Dabei County.
It usually takes more than three hours to take a bus from Jiangnan City to Dabei County, but now if they drive, it only takes two and a half hours.
Because Dabei County is geographically more remote, Yuan Fangguo and his companions basically had to go uphill, downhill, and turn all the way. They arrived in Dabei County at 5:30 in the afternoon, and then went from Dabei County to the township where their hometown was located, arriving at around 8 o'clock in the evening.
A distant relative lived at the foot of the mountain. Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai parked their car at the distant relative's house, borrowed a backpack each, put their things on their backs, and headed home.
When they set out earlier, the two brothers had specially prepared several flashlights. Now they were walking on a rugged mountain road where it was pitch dark. It was really a foresight for them to do so.
The mountain road was rugged and uneven. The two men held a flashlight in one hand and a wooden stick in the other. When they were tired, they used the wooden stick to support the backpack, taking a reluctant rest and recovering their strength.
The towering mountain in front of me turned into a monster at night. I don’t know when the mountain wind started to blow, and the whistling sound echoed in my ears, as if it was the threatening voice of the monster.
After walking for more than half an hour, the two had only gone halfway.
Suddenly, Yuan Fangtai shone the flashlight into the distance.
"Brother, look, there seems to be a torch there?"
Yuan Fangguo looked carefully and saw that there was indeed a torch flickering halfway up the mountain, and it seemed that it was going down the mountain.
"It should be the third brother." Yuan Fangguo was very familiar with the characteristics of his third brother. This guy was more lively and active than him and Yuan Fangtai. On weekdays, he was like a monkey, running around in the mountains. When going down the mountain, the third brother Yuan Fangmin was the type who didn't take the usual route. As long as there was a convenient road to take, he would definitely jump down from it.
Yuan Fangguo saw that the torch was in a jumping posture, so he recognized the back of his third brother at a glance.
"I feel it's that monkey too." Yuan Fangtai said, wiping the sweat from his face.
"Let's go. I estimate that we will be able to see him in more than ten minutes."
"Um."
The two of them gasped for breath and continued crawling towards home.
Sure enough, ten minutes later, Yuan Fangmin's dark face appeared in front of them.
"Third brother, what are you doing here?" Yuan Fangtai said loudly.
"My parents saw that you haven't come home yet, so they asked me to come down to check on you." Yuan Fangmin said loudly.
"What if we really can't go home at night? What will you do?" Yuan Fangtai asked with his hands on his hips, panting heavily. However, Yuan Fangmin in front of him looked calm and composed.
"Then I'll go home again. I brought tung oil with me." After saying that, Yuan Fangmin lifted his clothes. Hanging around his waist was an old-fashioned military water bottle filled with tung oil.
"You are quite thoughtful." Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but pat his third brother on the head.
"I have to be prepared for you guys not to get home today." Yuan Fangmin said with a chuckle, "Brother, how about I carry you on my back?"
"Forget it. You are still in the stage of growth and development. Don't let it suppress your growth." Yuan Fangguo said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Yuan Fangmin shook his head. "I'm already tall enough. Guess how tall I am now?"
"177?"
"wrong."
"How much is that?"
"I'm 180."
"Really? I remember you were only 177cm tall two years ago."
"When I was in the army, he was only 16 or 18 years old." Yuan Fangtai couldn't help but interrupt.
"I am the second tallest now, taller than my second brother." Yuan Fangmin said with a chuckle.
"Being so tall is useless. Big brother wants to ask you, how many points did you get in the exam this semester?" Yuan Fangguo suddenly asked.
Yuan Fangmin's face changed color and became hot all of a sudden. Fortunately, it was pitch dark that day, so his eldest and second brothers could not see the change in his facial expression.
“It’s about the same as last semester.”
“That’s about the same.”
"It's just the same."
"The same means the same. Why do you say it's almost the same? Go back and show me your report card." Yuan Fangguo began to speak in a paternalistic tone.
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