Chapter 9 Old Green Plum
Chapter 9 Old Green Plum
The autumn sunset hung in a corner of the sky, stretching the shadows of the sycamore trees on both sides of the campus path very long.
Wen Ling carried Fang Qing on her arm, skipping along the way, chattering non-stop about her happiness of the day. The smile on the girl's face gradually infected Fang Qing's lips.
Brother Fang Ming was working overtime today, so he sent someone a message in advance, telling Fang Qing to go out with her classmates after school, or to go to the Wen family first and wait for him to pick her up after get off work.
It just so happened that Wen Ling had been pestering her to explain the questions these days, so she simply replied to her brother and said she would go to Wen's house to wait for him.
The two little girls were waiting for Wen Ning at the school gate. They turned around and saw a new store opened on the roadside. Without saying a word, they pulled Fang Qing and walked in.
The glass display cabinets made of new wood were so dark that the glass could not be seen after wiping the floor. Wen Ling lay on top of them and looked at the rows of them. The more she looked, the more itchy she felt.
"Qingqing, look, this racket is much better than the ones sold in department stores! If I buy this, I guarantee that none of them will be able to beat me."
Fang Qing looked along Wen Ling's hand and saw a pair of excellent table tennis rackets. In recent years, the country has encouraged the development of sports, and various colleges and universities have begun to recruit students with sports specialties, so the enthusiasm for sports in schools has always been high.
Wen Ling looks a little frivolous, but she surprisingly likes playing table tennis. She can always be seen playing table tennis with other students during breaks.
In Fang Qing's opinion, people who can play table tennis with patience are quick-witted and have a stable mentality. So when he learned that she was interested in table tennis, Fang Qing thought that she would not be able to stick to it for long. Unexpectedly, this girl who knew nothing about math, physics and chemistry had an exceptionally good comprehension ability when playing table tennis.
Fang Qing raised his hand to signal the boss that he wanted to see something, then took the racket and handed it to Wen Ling.
Wen Ling took it carefully, held it in her hand and practiced with it for a few times, and became even more fond of the racket.
Seeing that Wen Ling liked it, Fang Qing also became interested. But after taking a look at the price tag, he felt embarrassed: this racket actually costs three dollars!
In this era, economic development is still very slow, and the average person's monthly income is only a few dozen yuan, so three yuan is considered a relatively large expense.
But they are still just students, and after deducting their daily expenses, they only have a few dollars left in their pockets. It is still a bit difficult for Fang Qing to take out three dollars at once.
But thinking that Wen Ling's birthday was this weekend, Fang Qing hardened his heart, took out his own food allowance for next week, and while Wen Ling wasn't paying attention, he quietly called the boss to give her a surprise.
"Boss, please pack this for me..."
"This racket is great, Brother Changqing, I want this one!"
The racket in his hand was suddenly taken away. Fang Qing was a little angry. He turned around to see who was so uncultured, and then he was stunned. It was Sun Changqing and Liu Xiuxiu.
The boy's face was full of smiles, making him amiable; the girl was pretty and cute, and her clothes were fashionable. Although the two did not look like the same kind of people, their arms linked together showed their close relationship.
Fang Qing didn't want to pay attention to the two, but he wanted to buy something, so he signaled the boss to pack it up. But Liu Xiuxiu kept holding the racket, which made the boss a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, this is the only one we have in the store right now, and the next batch will arrive next week. Hey, young man, this is the one the girl liked first, why don't you..."
"Brother Changqing, my birthday is coming soon. It's rare for me to find something I like, so please buy it for me..."
After saying that, he pretended to have just noticed Fang Qing, "Classmate, just let me go... Hey? Fang Qing? So it's you..."
Sun Changqing immediately recognized Fang Qing beside him. The little girl had grown into a beautiful lady, which made Sun Changqing blush. "Qingqing, long time no see."
Sun Changqing's soft voice was like a pleasant bell, making the girls around him sparkle in their eyes. But Fang Qing did not react at all. She just nodded politely to greet him, and then looked at Liu Xiuxiu beside her, "I picked this first. Sorry, I am in a hurry to use it too."
Hearing this, Liu Xiuxiu pouted in grievance, but Sun Changqing's attention was all on Fang Qing. He shook Liu Xiuxiu off and hurriedly replied, "It's okay, it's okay, I'll give it to you first."
The boss breathed a sigh of relief and quickly packed it in a small box and handed it to Fang Qing.
"Are you okay?" he asked again.
Looking at the red-eared boy in front of her, Fang Qing felt as if she were in another world. In her previous life, he also stood in front of her like this, shyly but stubbornly handing over a beautiful envelope, earnestly confessing his love to her under the falling autumn leaves.
At that time, she was his playmate since childhood. It was said that their families had arranged a marriage for them. Therefore, Fang Qing was expectant and confident about his confession. If she hadn't gotten into trouble later, perhaps the two of them would have had a happy ending.
But life has no rehearsal. Her previous life was so miserable, and those young loves that only existed in her memory had long since dissipated in time during the long and painful years.
Although she had never thought about renewing their past relationship, she also had no idea that they would meet under such circumstances in this life.
Fang Qing's silence made the atmosphere a little awkward. Wen Ling turned around and came back, noticing that the strange boy was staring straight at Fang Qing. She subconsciously stood in front of Fang Qing and was about to open her mouth to scold him when the girl next to her spoke up, "Fang Qing? Don't you recognize me? I'm Xiu Xiu."
Liu Xiuxiu? Oh, of course she recognized her. Although she had deliberately distanced herself from those people in her hometown in this life, this former "good friend" had done so many good things for her that she couldn't forget it even if she wanted to!
In their previous life, they were childhood playmates. When they grew up, they went to school and played together. After something happened to Fang Qing, she had no one to turn to. Fang Qing completely trusted her, so she told her about her pregnancy and asked for help. However, she never expected that the next day, it would cause a sensation in the city...
Thinking of this, Fang Qing's face turned slightly cold. He put the things into his bag and lowered his eyelids to hide the look in his eyes. "No impression," he said, and was about to pull Wen Ling away.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xiuxiu stepped forward and grabbed her arm to stop her from leaving, and pretended to be close to her, "Qingqing, Brother Changqing heard about your situation during this period, and we were worried about you. Fortunately, the matter has been resolved. But we haven't seen each other for a few years, how did you learn to fight? Girls, you still have to pay attention to your image..."
Fang Qing was confused by Liu Xiuxiu's behavior and it took him a long time to react. He tried to pull his arm free several times but was held tightly by Liu Xiuxiu. Fang Qing even felt that she was deliberately pinching the tender flesh on the inside of his arm.
Seeing her frowning in pain, Wen Ling pushed away the entangled Liu Xiuxiu with force, put her hands on her waist and frowned angrily, "I say, are you sick? She said she doesn't remember you, why are you still pestering her? Let go, you're hurting her!"
Liu Xiuxiu looked at Wen Ling who was in the way, her lowered eyes full of viciousness. She turned around and looked at Sun Changqing, and her expression immediately changed.
(End of this chapter)
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