Chapter 83 Reunion (I) “Oh, I almost forgot to introduce you, this…
After watching Jiang Ci leave to give his grandmother a phone, Zhang Miao turned to Yu Xiang and asked, "Hey, Brother Yu, do both of your parents know about your relationship?"
Yu Xiang shook his head: "I don't know. I haven't figured out how to tell them yet."
"Are your parents on good terms? I don't think it would be difficult for you," Fang Chengyu said after a moment's thought. "They agreed so readily to you two living together, and Brother Jiang seems serious about you. He even let you answer his mother's video call so naturally. It's like..."
Zhang Miao thoughtfully finished the rest of his sentence for him: "Like an old married couple."
Yu Xiang's face flushed red at a speed visible to the naked eye: "Don't talk nonsense, this is different, this is normal."
"What's normal about that?" Unfortunately, these two idiots clearly had no intention of letting him go. Instead, they intensified their attack. "Let me put it this way, even though I know Lao Fang so well, I wouldn't let him answer calls for my family. Even close friends need to have boundaries."
Fang Chengyu agreed, "Yeah, even if I'm dating someone, I won't let them answer calls from my family until we're sure we're getting married."
Yu Xiang: “…”
Zhang Miao: "Brother Yu, don't be shy. Just tell me if this makes sense."
Yu Xiang's mouth twitched as he helplessly complained, "It's such a shame you two don't go and perform a duet."
Zhang Miao offered a compliment: "Yeah, I think so too."
Fang Chengyu glanced at him disdainfully: "I'm not praising you, so what are you so proud of?"
Zhang Miao: "But he didn't scold me either."
Fang Chengyu was speechless for a moment. After trying for a long time, he couldn't come up with any answer. He could only pick up the cup and take a sip of iced coconut water in an attempt to calm himself down.
The cool, slightly sweet liquid slid down his throat, instantly making him forget what had just happened: "Oh my god, this is really delicious!"
"Really? Really? Let me try it too!"
After enjoying the iced coconut milk, the few of them went out for a stroll contentedly under the leadership of Jiang Ci.
Although the weather is hot, it is close to the sea. The sea breeze blowing in your face blows away a lot of the heat, so you don’t feel crazy with the heat.
"There are so many people." Zhang Miao stopped, put his hands on his hips, and looked at the bustling crowd on the beach. He couldn't help but sigh, "There are so many people everywhere. Are you sure there's room for us?"
"During the National Day holiday, there must be a lot of people coming to travel. After all, this is a popular tourist attraction...hiss--" Fang Chengyu suddenly stopped in the middle of his response.
Zhang Miao: "What are you hissing for?"
Fang Chengyu frowned thoughtfully and stared at a certain direction for a long time: "Do you think that person looks familiar?"
"Who? Which one are you talking about?" Zhang Miao followed his gaze. "There are people all over there. Which one are you talking about? Male or female?"
"That guy with the blue schoolbag and white clothes." Fang Chengyu simply pointed, "He looks familiar to me."
The boy Fang Chengyu was talking about was facing sideways towards them at this moment, talking to a girl who was traveling with them.
Zhang Miao is a bit nearsighted, squinting and trying hard to see: "Is there? I can't see his face clearly. It would be better if he could turn around."
"What are you two doing? Scouting the terrain?" Yu Xiang, who bought an ice cream from an ice cream stand as he passed by, approached suspiciously and asked in confusion.
"Brother Yu, you came at the right time. Can you see if that man is someone you know?" Fang Chengyu immediately greeted him.
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang also looked in the direction Fang Chengyu pointed: "It seems a little familiar..."
"It's Lu Ziyang." Unlike the other three who were struggling, Jiang Ci, who had just come over after paying for Yu Xiang, recognized the man's identity at a glance.
Zhang Miao immediately slapped his thigh and said, "Yes! It's Lu Ziyang! That's what I wanted to say!"
Yu Xiang and Fang Chengyu rolled their eyes at the same time, the meaning was very clear: it was hindsight.
However, after confirming their identities, they no longer hesitated and rushed forward with Yu Xiang to say hello.
"Wait—" Jiang Ci wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
"Hey!" Zhang Miao's hand had already landed heavily on Lu Ziyang's shoulder, "What a coincidence!"
Lu Ziyang was startled at first, but after seeing who it was, his shock quickly turned into surprise: "Fuck Sanshui?! And Lao Fang?! Yu Xiang, you're here too?! Doesn't that mean..." He almost subconsciously looked in the direction behind Yu Xiang, and happened to meet Jiang Ci's eyes who was walking towards him, "Jiang Ci is here too!"
"What a coincidence." Jiang Ci nodded to him.
"Who is this girl?" Fang Chengyu cast a gossipy look at the girl next to Lu Ziyang.
"Oh, I almost forgot to introduce her. This is my girlfriend, Qiu Lulu." Lu Ziyang introduced them enthusiastically. Just as he was about to introduce them to his girlfriend, Shi Yi turned around and found that she was motionless. Her eyes were roaming over Yu Xiang and Jiang Ci's faces without any hesitation. It was obvious that she was not listening to him.
"Ahem, um, Lulu." He coughed awkwardly and reminded her in a stronger tone.
Qiu Lulu finally came back to her senses as if she had just woken up from a dream: "Ah, hello, hello."
Although Lu Ziyang saw some clues, he still continued: "They are my good friends in high school, in the same class."
After a few brief greetings, Lu Ziyang suggested that since this was a rare opportunity, they might as well find a place to sit down and reminisce about the past.
A crowded beach is certainly not a place to reminisce, but the various shops around popular tourist attractions are also crowded with people, and some even have long queues, which is not very appropriate.
In this case, Jiang Ci's grandmother's house seemed to be the best place to go.
"Brother Jiang, will it be too much of a bother to your grandma if so many of us go there? Or should we find a shop with fewer people?" Zhang Miao approached Jiang Ci calmly and asked uncertainly.
"Grandma likes the hustle and bustle, so it's not a bother." Jiang Ci replied calmly.
At this point, the group had just come out for a short while before returning the same way.
"So you're a local here, and you own a house?" Lu Ziyang was just as surprised as Zhang Miao and the others after hearing the whole story. "Oh my god, why haven't I heard you mention this before? You've hidden it so well."
"I'm only half a local. I only come here occasionally." Jiang Ci corrected.
"That's pretty impressive, owning a house in this land-scarce place." Lu Ziyang couldn't hide his excitement. "So you and Yu Xiang have moved out of school now?"
"Yeah, Lu Ziyang, isn't your reaction time a bit too long?" Fang Chengyu took the opportunity to tease him.
"Bullshit, it's just that there was too much information at once and my clever brain couldn't process it all." Lu Ziyang retorted without hesitation.
"Oh my god, what a clever brain~"
Even though they haven't seen each other for a while, these people are still as skilled at bickering as they were in high school, and they can do it right away.
Just as Jiang Ci said, the old lady loved the hustle and bustle. Seeing so many people coming, she couldn't stop smiling and excitedly expressed her desire to invite them to dinner.
Considering the old lady's advanced age, Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang resolutely stopped her from going out to buy groceries by herself, and said that with the development of Internet technology, she could buy directly through food delivery apps.
So while waiting for the takeaway food to be delivered, a few people sat in the living room and listened to Zhang Miao and Lu Ziyang reveal each other's dark history.
However, when these two people were excited, they tended to exaggerate a bit, so they kept questioning each other. When they were deadlocked, they asked Yu Xiang and Fang Chengyu for confirmation.
Then, after much discussion, they inevitably talked about Jiang Ci’s “glorious deeds”.
"Brother Jiang, I'd like to call him a legend of our Beijing Youth Daily High School," Zhang Miao said in an extremely exaggerated tone. Perhaps worried that Qiu Lulu wouldn't be able to join in their conversation, he took the initiative to say to her, "Sis, since you're not from the school, you might not know this, but this person's IQ has transcended the three realms. He can no longer be called a human."
Jiang Ci: "...?"
Fang Chengyu: "Sanshui, who are you scolding?"
"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet. He's definitely not a human being, he's a genius," Zhang Miao said confidently. "He's been ranked number one in the city for three years of high school. How can he be human? Even the second-best student in the city couldn't even get a score better than him."
Qiu Lulu was genuinely interested. "So impressive? I thought these high-achieving students were all nerds with glasses as thick as the bottoms of beer bottles. This is the first time I've seen someone this handsome."
She said, looking at Yu Xiang again: "What about you, you can't be the second in the city, right?"
Yu Xiang laughed dryly and said, "I'm not that powerful..."
Fang Chengyu noticed his embarrassment and took the initiative to take over the conversation: "Brother Yu, don't be so modest. You were also ranked in the top ten in the city in geography."
Yu Xiang: "...but I only went in once."
Seeing the conversation deteriorate, Zhang Miao quickly changed the subject: "Anyway, it's just awesome, hahaha. It's all in the past. If any of you become successful in the future, just don't forget your roots. By the way, what do you plan to do in the future? I don't really want to do something related to my major."
"I don't think I can do it either. My major is so popular that I'll be unemployed after graduation." Fang Chengyu spread his hands helplessly. "Lu Ziyang, what about you?"
"Me? I'm taking the postgraduate entrance exam, but whether I can pass is still a question. My future is bleak." Lu Ziyang lamented.
"Don't be so pessimistic. There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain." Yu Xiang comforted him.
"Yeah, at worst, I can deliver it later—" Lu Ziyang was about to say he could deliver food, but then he remembered Qiu Lulu was right next to him. His expression became complicated for a moment, and he changed his words. "What do you plan to do in the future? Something related to your major?"
"Me? I'll probably try to take the civil service exam," Yu Xiang answered without hesitation. "After all, the major I picked up by chance isn't very good, so I'll have to find another way out."
"Sure enough, the best way is for Brother Jiang to start a company and directly solve our employment problem." Zhang Miao made a joke.
He really meant it as a joke, but Jiang Ci took it to heart. After thinking about it for a while, he nodded and said, "I can consider it."
As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of everyone present widened, and their faces were filled with unconcealable surprise.
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The author has something to say: Happy birthday to Jiang Ci~
I'm recovering and will update every other day! (I'm really sorry for not updating recently due to various reasons in my life! And recently I've been preparing for the computer exam while writing, so I'll try to update every other day [heart])
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