Chapter 42
Ren Yeliang had a bad relationship with his family and did not plan to go back home for the New Year. He stayed at Fang's house all the time. He had lived like this for the past few years. The Ren family also treated him as if they did not have this son and did not think of looking for him.
After all, Ren's mother gave birth to three sons and was partial to one of them, so she thought it was nothing.
However, Ren Yeliang obviously didn't care about them and treated Grandma Fang as his own grandmother. If he didn't know that the Ren family wouldn't allow it, Ren Yeliang would have wanted to change his last name to Fang or Zhou.
They did not stay in the village for long and returned to the county town in the afternoon.
The atmosphere of the New Year is very strong. Red couplets are posted on the doors of every household in the county town. The streets are full of powder from firecrackers, and the air is filled with the strong smell of firecrackers.
"When are you leaving?"
The weather was very cold, Wen Yue buried her lips in her scarf, revealing only a pair of clear and bright eyes. Because her mouth was covered by the scarf, her voice sounded a little muffled.
Zhou Yao's turtleneck sweater also covered his chin. He glanced at Wen Yue beside him and replied, "Let's finish the Lantern Festival."
If he leaves this time, he will have to wait until the summer vacation to see him again, which will take more than half a year. Zhou Yao was a little reluctant to leave just thinking about it. However, he was just starting to make some progress in Shanghai, so he couldn't not go.
He was determined to leave after the Lantern Festival because he was being stubborn. Logically, it would have been best to go after the Chinese New Year.
"You probably won't come back before my college entrance examination." Wen Yue also guessed this.
Zhou Yao lowered his eyes and nodded.
"Okay, then you can wait for me in Shencheng to find you." Wen Yue's eyes curved, and she leaned to the side, slightly raised her chin, and looked at Zhou Yao with a smile, blinking playfully, "Don't let me down."
Zhou Yao looked at her: "No."
Wen Yue blinked, "Well, I believe you."
Time flies, and it's the Lantern Festival in the blink of an eye. On the Lantern Festival, people eat glutinous rice balls, but sesame-filled glutinous rice balls are too greasy, so Wen Yue made them into small dumplings without fillings.
This way she can eat a little more.
"What are your plans for today?"
After breakfast, Wen Yue asked Zhou Yao and the others about their plans for the day.
"Let's go shopping in the city." Zhou Yao said, "Take Grandma Fang and Lulu with you. They have never been to the city before."
Wen Yue's eyes lit up: "Okay."
After washing the dishes, Wen Yue, Zhou Yao and the others took Grandma Fang and the obviously happy Lulu and boarded the bus to the city.
Everyone is resting during the Lantern Festival, and there are many people on the streets. Although the Spring Festival has passed, the New Year atmosphere is still strong. Red lanterns are hung in front of every store, including street lights and ornamental trees on the street, which is very festive.
It was almost eleven o'clock when they arrived in the city, so they went to a restaurant for lunch and then went to the cinema next to the department store to watch a movie.
This movie is a martial arts action movie that was just released from Hong Kong. It's pretty good. Although the cinema is much simpler than in later times, it feels quite different. In addition to entering the cinema, Zhou Yao also spent money to buy melon seeds. They ate melon seeds while watching the movie.
Wen Yue had never seen this movie. After all, it was a novel, so it was normal that the entertainment aspects were different from the world she lived in.
Grandma Fang was wearing a pair of reading glasses, which Fang Shitao had just bought for her. Although her vision was still a little blurry after she put them on, it was much better than before.
They all stared at the screen in front of them, moved by the plot on the screen. The special effects of the movie were still a bit crude at the moment, but for those who had never been exposed to this kind of thing, it was already very impressive.
Wen Yue had just finished eating the melon seeds in her hand and was about to lean back to watch the show when Zhou Yao grabbed her wrist. He spread open Wen Yue's slender fingers and placed a handful of shelled melon seeds in his palm.
"Don't you want to eat?" Wen Yue turned her head away.
The light in the cinema was dim, with only the faint light coming from the screen. Wen Yue looked into Zhou Yao's dark and deep eyes and saw her own figure in his black pupils.
Zhou Yao smiled, continued to peel the remaining melon seeds in his hand, and whispered: "I don't like eating these things."
Wen Yue waved at him.
Zhou Yao came over with a raised eyebrow, and Wen Yue stuffed a handful of melon seeds into his mouth. His lips touched the soft and tender palm, and he was stunned for two seconds before opening his mouth.
Wen Yue smiled and prepared to withdraw her hand.
Zhou Yao grabbed her wrist, stared into Wen Yue's eyes, faced her puzzled gaze, and licked her palm gently.
Wen Yue: “…”
Wen Yue: “!!”
Wen Yue's face flushed red, and she tried to pull her wrist back, but Zhou Yao held it even tighter.
"Zhou Yao!" There were people all around, Wen Yue didn't dare to speak too loudly, and could only stare at Zhou Yao with a red face, and the voice squeezed out from between her teeth: "You, there are so many people here, don't act like a hooligan..."
Zhou Yao thought: "It's OK when there's no one around."
Wen Yue: "...I won't talk to you anymore. I want to watch a movie."
She turned her head away from Zhou Yao and looked intently at the screen in front of her, as if the movie scene was really attracting her.
Zhou Yao was in a good mood and did not let go of Wen Yue's hand. He even went a step further and interlocked their fingers. He crossed his legs, leaned back in the seat, and looked at the curtain with a smile on his face.
The movie lasted nearly two hours before it ended. Wen Yue and the others stood up and lined up to leave in an orderly manner. Ren Yeliang and Fang Shitao were still discussing the plot of the movie, looking very excited.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when we came out of the cinema.
They also took Grandma Fang and Lulu to visit the department store and the amusement park.
The amusement park was opened only last year, and there were many young men and women and children in the park, making it very lively. Fang Lulu ran around like a free bird after entering, wanting to play with everything she saw. Ren Yeliang followed behind Fang Lulu and took her to play, while Fang Shitao accompanied Grandma Fang.
Wen Yue thought the amusement park looked a bit shabby, so she told Ren Yeliang not to take Lulu to any dangerous rides. However, there were no dangerous rides at the moment, and roller coasters were only available in a few big cities.
"Do you want to go out and play?" Zhou Yao asked, turning his head.
Wen Yue shook her head: "No more playing, just take a walk."
Zhou Yao nodded: "Okay."
He naturally held Wen Yue's somewhat cold hand, asked why her hands were so cold, and then kept holding it.
"What time do you want to buy tickets for tomorrow?" Wen Yue asked.
Zhou Yao lowered his eyes: "About five or six in the afternoon."
Wen Yue felt a little reluctant, as they had been separated for more than half a year, and the college entrance examination was in June. However, she did not show her reluctance on her face, but smiled and said to Zhou Yao: "Keep working hard, you have to take me to play in Shanghai after I finish the college entrance examination."
Zhou Yao raised his eyebrows, thinking that there was nothing fun to do in Shanghai: "Shanghai is not far from Hong Kong, I will take you to Hong Kong to play when the time comes."
Wen Yue's eyes lit up: "Okay."
She is still very interested in Hong Kong in the 1990s.
Zhou Yao and Wen Yue were wearing the same coat. One was tall and handsome, while the other was petite and gentle. Their outstanding looks and temperament attracted the attention of people around them.
Wen Yue noticed that many girls were looking at Zhou Yao.
He was wearing a black coat, with long bangs covering his dark and sharp eyebrows. He was indeed very handsome.
After leaving the amusement park, it was already dark outside. It gets dark quickly in winter. They had a meal in the city, and since they had to catch the train in the city tomorrow, they simply stayed in a hotel in the city for one night.
The city streets are brightly lit at night, but there are still far fewer people than during the day.
Wen Yue and the others walked around for a while and then went back to the hotel to rest. The next morning, they took Grandma Fang and Lulu to the department store. Around 2 p.m., Zhou Yao asked Wen Yue to take Grandma Fang and her grandchildren back to the county town.
Wen Yue wanted to take them to the train, but the train ticket she bought was for 6:30, and it would be dark by then. She was also taking Grandma Fang and Lulu with her, so Zhou Yao was worried.
There was no other choice, so Wen Yue had to take Grandma Fang and Lulu back to the county town by bus.
"Call me if you have anything." Before the car started, Zhou Yao stood under the car window and looked up at Wen Yue, "I'll buy a landline when I get home. You can call me anytime you want."
Wen Yue nodded: "Okay, you have to take care of your body and rest when you need to. Don't work too hard."
Zhou Yao nodded, "I will."
He looked into Wen Yue's eyes. There seemed to be a lot of things he wanted to say hidden in those deep, dark pupils. His slightly pursed lips moved, but in the end he said nothing.
The car started moving slowly forward. Zhou Yao followed the car for two steps before saying, "Remember to think of me."
The low sound was soon covered up by the sound of the car.
Wen Yue didn't hear it, but still stuck her head out of the window, looked at the tall figure standing there watching the bus leave, and waved.
Only after the car disappeared from his sight did Zhou Yao lower his eyes, put his hands in his coat pockets, turned around, and slowly walked away.
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