Chapter 75 Gift
In January 1977, Jiangcheng entered a cold winter.
After finishing the last exam, Tao Nanfeng walked out of the teaching building carrying his schoolbag.
As soon as he walked down the tall steps of the teaching building, he was stopped by Zhou Ruowei. He was wearing a dark grey tweed coat that was longer than his knees. He looked handsome and tall, attracting the attention of countless girls.
Zhou Ruowei tried countless ways to attract Tao Nanfeng's attention. However, Tao Nanfeng's heart was as cold as iron, and he was always rude to him.
She refused to accept flowers, diaries, and love letters;
I pretended to meet her by chance and asked her for professional knowledge, but she ignored me.
Tao Nanfeng was asked to mediate between the two by a friend, but he remained indifferent.
Zhou Ruowei thought that he had good looks, outstanding eloquence, excellent grades and a good family background, and that as long as he extended an olive branch, girls should gladly accept it.
Several beautiful female students in the department had a crush on him, but none of them caught Zhou Ruowei's eye. Only Tao Nanfeng made Zhou Ruowei's heart beat fast when he saw her for the first time.
Elegant, beautiful, and intellectual, such a beautiful girl, but she doesn't seem to feel that she is good-looking at all. There are only buildings in her eyes. I listen carefully in class, try my best to complete every homework and exercise, and read in the library after class.
She studied so hard that Zhou Ruowei felt ashamed. I originally thought that it was great that I could rank among the top students in every semester, but I never expected that there are people who are so dedicated and willing to spend every minute on studying.
Zhou Ruowei waited specially downstairs of the teaching building, holding a large bouquet of the most popular plastic flowers in his hand and presented it to Tao Nanfeng.
"Tao Nanfeng, flowers for a beauty, I like you!"
It was around five in the afternoon when the exam ended. There were many students coming and going. I saw an outstanding pair of man and woman standing opposite each other. The flowers in the boy's hands were brightly colored, red, green, purple and yellow, which looked even more dazzling in this winter when all the flowers are withering.
Seeing that Tao Nanfeng didn't even raise his eyelids, Zhou Ruowei was a little frustrated and hurried to explain: "Tao Nanfeng, if you don't let me pick flowers from the flower garden, then I will give you plastic flowers. I finally managed to snatch these five flowers from the department store. Aren't they beautiful? I'll give them to you! Take them home and put them in a vase. Although they don't have the fragrance of flowers, they will not wither in winter or in all seasons. They will look very beautiful when displayed during the New Year."
Tao Nanfeng was speechless about his aesthetic taste and shook his head, saying, "I don't want it!" After that, he walked past him and ignored him.
Zhou Ruowei became anxious and reached out to grab her arm, but Tao Nanfeng quickly dodged.
Tao Nanfeng glared at him coldly and shouted, "Your entanglement has caused me trouble. If you don't stop, I will not be polite!"
More and more students gathered around and the discussions became louder and louder.
"Zhou Ruowei is the most handsome boy in our architecture department. How could he fail in his pursuit of a girl?"
"This bouquet is so beautiful, she doesn't want it, but I do!"
"I recognize this girl. She is a new student in the cadre training class this year. I heard that she is the daughter of Professor Tao Shouxin. She is very arrogant."
"No wonder, the professor's daughter has the capital to show off."
Zhou Ruowei didn't believe it and laughed: "It's my freedom to like you. I'm just expressing my feelings. What's wrong with that?"
He had a smirk on his face, as if to say: You're welcome? How can you be so rude?
Tao Nanfeng is really annoying.
In the past, when Qiao Yadong expressed his love, he would stop pestering her after she clearly rejected him. This is a kind of respect between friends. Even though he would come over to meet her occasionally, he was very restrained and never said anything ambiguous. Regardless of whether he really let go of this love, at least his behavior was very gentlemanly.
But Zhou Ruowei is different, his behavior is full of aggressiveness.
He gave gifts and confessed his love in public, in a high-profile and ostentatious manner, like a peacock spreading its tail, exuding his masculine charm everywhere, without considering Tao Nanfeng's wishes at all.
Tao Nanfeng took a step forward, slowly raised his hand, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
A fragrant breeze blew over, and Zhou Ruowei thought she was going to accept his gift. He was secretly happy and raised the plastic flower a little higher.
"Tao Nanfeng, since you accepted my gift today, you are my girlfriend..."
Before he could even utter the word "friend", Zhou Ruowei felt the world spinning and he was flying into the sky.
"Ah——" screams were heard all around.
All the scenery in front of Zhou Ruowei fell over and tilted suddenly.
With a "bang", the plastic flower in Zhou Ruowei's hand flew one meter away, and he fell to the ground.
Zhou Ruowei didn't react at all. He just felt a sharp pain in his back and cried out in pain.
In full view of the crowd, Tao Nanfeng threw Zhou Ruowei to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, and said coldly: "If you come to bother me again, I will beat you up every time I see you!"
Zhou Ruowei was lying on the ground, all the blood in his body was rushing to his head, his face was swollen and red, even his eyes were a little red, he looked at Tao Nanfeng's back, and was speechless for a long time.
The students watching covered their mouths, widened their eyes, and looked shocked.
"Oh my god, Tao Nanfeng actually knows martial arts!"
"Tao Nanfeng is so cool! I used to think that Senior Brother Zhou was handsome and outstanding, but compared to Tao Nanfeng, I feel that he is a little unworthy?"
"I feel the same way. Zhou Ruowei is so persistent and has no class."
"You guys say... Does Zhou Ruowei dare to pester me again?"
A slender figure came over, picked up the fallen plastic flower, walked to the fallen Zhou Ruowei, bent down and stretched out his hand, and said softly: "Brother Zhou, can you give this flower to me?"
Zhou Ruowei passively stretched out his hand and held hers, using the force to stand up.
Seeing Zhou Ruowei being helped up and moving freely, he should not be injured. The classmates who had just wanted to come over to help gradually dispersed.
Zhou Ruowei made eye contact with the person who was helping him. The other person's eyes were full of tenderness and pity, which gradually warmed his heart, which had been cold just now.
"Who are you? I haven't seen you before."
"Hello, Senior Brother Zhou, I'm Tao You, Tao Nanfeng's former sister."
Zhou Ruowei and Feng You's meeting was very dramatic, but Tao Nanfeng didn't know about it. Her eyes were attracted by the tall, smiling figure standing at the end of the path on the side of Camphor Road.
"To the north—"
Tao Nanfeng smiled brightly and ran towards him.
It felt like there was a fire burning in my chest, and everything in front of me disappeared, leaving only the person I hadn't seen for many days.
He was dressed simply, had a tall stature, short hair, and broad shoulders, and looked like a pine tree. As long as he is there, Tao Nanfeng's world will be peaceful.
Tao Nanfeng hurriedly ran to Xiangbei and stretched out his hand to hold his.
The big hands and the small hands were held together, fingers interlocked, both of them were excited and spoke in unison.
"When did you come?"
"Did you finish the exam?"
After saying this, the two smiled at each other, paused for a moment, and then spoke at the same time.
"Just arrived not long ago."
"The exam is over, and you can have a holiday."
The two of them were in such good harmony, their tenderness and sweetness were flowing and about to overflow.
Xiangbei could no longer suppress his inner emotions, he stretched out his arms and hugged Tao Nanfeng tightly. Feeling the loved one in my arms, the pain of missing him/her is slightly relieved.
When someone passed by, Xiangbei just gave him a vague hug and immediately let go.
Tao Nanfeng pursed her lips and smiled gently, her smile was affectionate and gentle.
Xiangbei looked at her every frown and smile greedily, as if he wanted to engrave everything about her in his heart.
Tao Nanfeng asked him: "How did you get here? Did you drive or take a car?"
Xiangbei calmed himself down, shook off all the fantasies that flashed through his mind, and answered in a hoarse voice, "I drove here. Aren't you guys going to have winter vacation? I calculated the time to come here and take you and your dad back to the farm to celebrate the New Year."
Tao Nanfeng scolded, "You're too impatient. I'll have a holiday after I finish my exams, but my dad has to wait a week before he can have a holiday. There's still a lot of things to do, such as marking papers, recording grades, and summarizing."
Xiangbei was mesmerized by her sparkling eyes and wished he could look into her eyes forever.
"Don't worry, I'll wait for you in Jiangcheng."
"After waiting for so long, is the farm okay?"
"The first snow has already fallen. Everyone on the farm knows that I'm coming to pick you up, and they're all looking forward to it. It doesn't matter. There are only a few things to do on the farm. Engineer Yang and Zhou Linhu can discuss and handle it."
Tao Nanfeng couldn't help laughing: "You are a good manager, you are totally hands-off."
Xiangbei held her hand, and the soft and smooth touch made his heart beat faster. We have been apart for so long, and I have seen her in my dreams countless times. I really want to hug her tightly, kiss her deeply, and rub her into my bones.
Tao Nanfeng waited for a long time but there was no reply from Xiang Bei. She felt his fingertips rubbing the back of her hand, and her heart was moved.
Her cheeks turned red, and she broke away from his hand, slightly distancing herself from Xiangbei.
Xiangbei's hands were empty. Looking at Tao Nanfeng's blushing face, his heart softened. He cleared his throat, tried to restrain his feelings, and said softly, "It's not like you're just a hands-off boss. The preparations for the tobacco factory have been completed. We're just waiting for you to come back and we'll get to work."
Tao Nanfeng perked up when he heard this: "Can you tell me in detail?"
Looking at Xiangbei, he saw how excited she was when talking about infrastructure. He loved her more and more. He took out a pair of fingerless beige embroidered cotton gloves from his pocket and helped her put them on.
"My mother knitted this for you. She said that Jiangcheng is cold in winter, and you always have to expose your hands when drawing. She was worried that you would get cold, so she thought of knitting these gauze cotton gloves with five fingers exposed. They are convenient for movement and keep you warm."
Tao Nanfeng's fingers are slender and long, as white as jade, and each finger is as green as a green onion. The yarn and cotton are soft and fine, and when they are knitted into gloves and put on, they are indeed very convenient for activities.
Tao Nanfeng moved his five fingers happily: "Oh, really! This glove is good."
Lifting my hand and looking carefully, I saw that the gloves were light in color, and on the back of my hand was embroidered a blooming lotus with pink and yellow silk threads, with petals stacked up layer by layer and the stamens brilliant golden yellow.
"Ah, Aunt Liang's hands are so deft! How is her health now?"
Xiangbei was very happy to see that Tao Nanfeng liked the gloves, "My mom is fine, but she misses you. She always talks about you at home, wondering if you are eating well, sleeping well, and if anyone has made you red date and black chicken soup."
Tao Nanfeng felt a little uncomfortable listening to this, lowered his head and murmured: "I miss Aunt Liang too, she is as kind as my mother."
Looking at the lotus on the gloves, she spoke in a coquettish tone unconsciously: "Everything is good in school, except the food. I eat in the cafeteria every day. Although it saves time and trouble, it gets a bit boring after a while."
When Xiangbei heard this, his heart ached.
"Let's go home. I brought two live chickens this time. I'll boil some water and kill the chickens to make soup for you!"
Tao Nanfeng felt sweet in his heart, slowly raised his head and looked at Xiangbei: "Okay!"
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