Chapter 36 Borrowing money to buy a house
Chapter 37 Borrowing money to buy a house
Along the way, Fang Qing unexpectedly discovered that there were many more small restaurants around Tianqiao Primary School.
Fang Qing walked over and asked curiously, and a boss told her cheerfully that many parents are busy now and don't have time to make breakfast for their children, so they let their children eat at the school gate. As time goes by, there are more and more small restaurants at the school gate. Finally, the boss quietly told her that small restaurants can make money as long as you are willing to work hard.
Fang Qing looked at the rows of small shops thoughtfully, wondering if he could open a small shop outside Jingtan Middle School. But then he remembered that his family had just bought a house and was already in debt. If he opened a shop to do business at this time, it would be too difficult.
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It started snowing again in the evening. The red lanterns reflected the silvery white snowflakes, which was a unique sight.
Wen Ling came to Fang Qing right after lunch and said she wanted to go out to see the lanterns. Fang's mother told them to be careful outside and asked Fang Ming and Wen Ning to follow her closely before letting the four children go out.
But when they came out, it was not yet completely dark, the lantern festival had not yet begun, and the four of them were already freezing cold.
Wen Ling looked at the movie theater not far away and her eyes lit up. "Why don't we go watch a movie first?"
The other three were a little hesitant, but they could not resist Wen Ling's soft and hard tactics. In the end, the four of them bought tickets and lined up to enter the cinema.
Sitting in the cinema, Fang Qing was also full of novelty. In her previous life, she had only been to the cinema once, and that was when the school organized a group to watch an educational film. She had never watched her idol's new film with her friends while eating popcorn like today.
As soon as the God of Gamblers appeared on the big screen, everyone in the theater cheered. As the plot progressed, people's moods also rose and fell.
Although the movie was good, the noise of the people around her really affected Fang Qing's interest. She simply leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes and rested, and fell asleep unknowingly. In a daze, Fang Qing seemed to have found a pillow with a fragrant scent, and she adjusted her posture with a smile and slept for a long time until someone wanted to go out, which woke her up.
Fang Qing pulled his legs back to make way for others. When he turned around, he was stunned. "Wen... Ning? Why are you sitting here?"
Wen Ning’s expression could not be seen in the darkness, Fang Qing could only see his perfect profile.
Wen Ning didn't turn around, but simply explained, "Wen Ling met a classmate and switched seats with me."
Fang Qing nodded dazedly, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Wen Ning rubbing his shoulder, "What's wrong with your arm?"
Wen Ning put his hand down quickly, picked up the soda beside him and took a sip, "It's okay."
Fang Qing didn't understand why, but she felt much more energetic after a good sleep, and drank all the soda. But soon, she felt restless, so she quickly went out to the public toilet to relieve herself, and finally she breathed a sigh of relief.
When he came back, he saw an old man selling roasted sweet potatoes in the snow outside the cinema. Fang Qing suddenly felt hungry, so he bought four and wrapped them in rough paper. Fang Qing held the potatoes in his arms and went back to the cinema. However, as the thick door curtain at the gate fell, Fang Qing's eyes went dark and he could not see anything in an instant.
There were many people coming in and out of the door. Someone bumped into her from behind. The force was so strong that the roasted sweet potato in her arms almost flew out. Fang Qing also staggered forward a few steps and was about to fall flat on her face when a hand suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her up.
"So you are here. I have been looking for you for a long time."
Wen Ning's pleasant voice and warm breath echoed above Fang Qing's head, making her feel a little overwhelmed. She could only lean against him blankly and answer, "I, I'm going to the bathroom..."
Fang Qing was flicked on the forehead, and she was startled out of her daze. She frowned slightly and said, "Hiss, it hurts..."
Wen Ning chuckled. He didn't know why he just wanted to tease her. Seeing that she seemed anxious, he quickly turned around, grabbed her wrist through her sleeve and walked forward, "There is a step ahead, be careful not to fall."
The heat from her wrist unknowingly climbed up Fang Qing's cheek. She thought that there might be too many people in the cinema, which made her feel a little stuffy.
It was not until the two of them returned to their seats and the hand on his wrist loosened that Fang Qing felt relieved. He quickly shared the roasted sweet potato in his arms with Wen Ling and his elder brother, but when he turned around, he bumped into Wen Ning.
Fang Qing wanted to cry but had no tears. She covered her forehead and handed over the roasted sweet potato, but Wen Ning did not take it. Instead, he reached out and rubbed her forehead, "Are you okay? I didn't expect you to be so tough."
Fang Qing wanted to refute him, but the boy's warm fingers rubbed gently, making his originally normal face hot again.
"Okay, okay, I'm fine. Look, let's watch a movie..."
At the end of the movie, Fang Qing didn't know who won. Her mind was filled with the pair of gentle hands on her forehead in the dark theater. She could only silently say in her heart: Sisters, these are sisters...
When we left the cinema, it was already dark. A series of small red lanterns were hung on the locust trees on both sides of the street, reflecting the falling snow, creating a peaceful and beautiful atmosphere.
Wen Ling and the others followed the street lights and headed straight for the square in the center of the county. Before they got close, they were attracted by the shadowy red light. Wen Ling was like a bird entering the forest. He let go of Fang Qing's hand and rushed over. While admiring the exquisite lanterns, he read the riddles on the lanterns and racked his brains to guess the answers.
Fang Qing tried to guess riddles with everyone at first, but as more and more people gathered in the square, the surging crowd separated them without them knowing when.
Fang Qing looked around but couldn't find them, so he simply stood there waiting for them to come back. While he was thinking about the riddle above his head, he saw two women picking up a child on the side of the road and running away, with one of the women covering the child's mouth tightly!
It's a human trafficker!
Although he only took a glance, Fang Qing could clearly see that the clothes the child was wearing were obviously very expensive, while the two women were dressed like country peasants. There was no way they were from the same group!
Fang Qing made a judgment in an instant, quickly pushed through the crowded crowd and chased after him.
When she was young, she often heard her parents say that someone's child was kidnapped, and that many bad guys would pat the child on the head and the child would go with the trafficker obediently. Therefore, her mother always told her not to eat food given by strangers and not to go out to play alone.
In the past, she always thought that her parents were exaggerating, but it was not until this moment that she truly believed that evil was happening right under her nose.
Fang Qing followed the two women all the way and found that shortly after they entered a dead end, when they came out, they not only changed into the same clothes and carried the same bags, but also separated at an intersection!
Fang Qing quickly observed the two people's clothes and found that one of them seemed to be struggling with the bag, with his shoulders tilted, while the other was walking very fast! And that big bag couldn't hold a child, even Fang Qing could lie in it!
It seemed that the child was in that man's hands. Fang Qing gritted his teeth and followed him!
(End of this chapter)
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