Chapter 40 Chapter 40 The midnight snack is a homemade dish made with leftovers...
Su Tianli never thought that she would meet Yao Meiyu's boyfriend, Du Junheng, under such circumstances.
Objectively speaking, Du Junheng is indeed very handsome.
Even if he didn't speak, his eyes were full of affection.
No wonder Yao Meiyu was attracted to him. It turns out this guy is also obsessed with looks.
Thinking of this, Su Tianli was stunned for a moment, wondering why she added the word "also"...
Then, the image of Cheng Yu sitting on the bed with his upper body naked and his eyes blindfolded suddenly appeared in Su Tianli's mind.
Su Tianli was so scared that she quickly shook her head and got rid of the shadow of someone from her mind!
At this moment, Yao Meiyu had already started arguing with her boyfriend Du Junheng.
To be precise, it was Yao Meiyu's unilateral output.
"Du Junheng, why are you here?!"
"Didn't you promise me that you would go to night school every night?"
"So? Are you lying to me?"
"Du Junheng, say something!"
…
Du Junheng: …
"Ayu, listen to my excuse..."
"Oh no, I didn't! I mean I don't want to quibble... today, today..."
He looked around and thought of a solution, "Today... Ah Fa is... not available! So I will help him collect the money!"
Yao Meiyu was annoyed, "So, you have been doing this illegal thing here?"
Du Junheng, "I, I didn't..."
"Then why are you here?" Yao Meiyu finally couldn't hold back her tears. "I hate you so much, Du Junheng! You clearly promised me, why did you lie to me?"
Du Junheng was also anxious and angry, "I didn't know you would come today..."
"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have noticed you skipping class! You could have continued to lie to me, right?"
Du Junheng lost his mind after being scolded by Yao Meiyu, and maybe he had been suppressing his emotions for a long time, so he finally exploded today.
The young man's cheeks flushed, and he was furious. "I'm not you! You're a high school student, and you think it's easy to learn knowledge! But I'm not like that. I only studied in elementary school for two years... I can't even recognize all the words, but you still want me to go to night school. Do you know what that old man talks about derivatives and series every night? I don't even know what he's talking about!"
"Ayu, please let me go, I'm not good at studying!"
Yao Meiyu sobbed and said, "But if you don't study and take the college entrance examination, how can you succeed and change your fate? If you don't succeed, my family won't agree for us to be together!"
"I know studying is hard... I think taking the college entrance exam is also difficult, not as easy as you think, but I'm still willing to give it a try..."
"Ah Heng, why don't you give it a try for me? I've told you many times that if you have any questions about your studies, you can ask me..."
Du Junheng took a deep breath and asked, "If there is anything I don't understand, I will ask you."
Yao Meiyu nodded.
Du Junheng sneered, "Then wouldn't you think I'm an idiot?"
"No! I have never thought about it this way." Yao Meiyu
Du Junheng looked up at the sky.
After a while, he lowered his head and sighed, "I'm sorry, Yu, I really can't do it... Let's break up."
Yao Meiyu's eyes widened. "What are you talking about? What breakup?"
Du Junheng took a deep breath, and then said word by word: "I am very grateful that you are willing to date me... I am also grateful that you have seriously considered our future."
"But I can't give you what you want in the future."
"What you want in the future is not what I want."
"So let's split up!"
"I hope you find a suitable boyfriend in the future...bye!"
"No, we don't want to meet each other again!"
After saying that, Du Junheng lit a cigarette, turned around and left with the cigarette in his mouth.
The younger brothers following behind Du Junheng were stunned.
They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
One of the younger brothers whispered, "Brother Heng, are you still going to collect the protection fee?"
Du Junheng turned around and glared at his younger brother, "I'll take your dead head!"
The younger brother was scolded so much that he dared not say a word.
Du Junheng continued to want to leave——
Yao Meiyu rushed over and blocked his way with her arms wide open. "You are not allowed to leave until you have finished talking!"
Du Junheng stood still helplessly.
Yao Meiyu asked him, "Putting aside night school, have you ever liked me?"
Du Junheng: …
"You do!" Yao Meiyu said confidently, "You like me!"
Du Junheng's hand holding the cigarette was shaking violently.
Yao Meiyu asked him again, "Putting aside the future, if I had no requirements for your future, would you be with me, would you always like me?"
Du Junheng took a deep breath desperately.
How could he not like such a well-behaved, cute and beautiful girl?
Du Junheng felt that Yao Meiyu had no idea that her whole body was sparkling. It was so dazzling that he dared not look directly at her.
She is not only beautiful, but also comes from a well-off family.
Her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law were all officials, and she had always been their favorite.
She was right. If he didn't make progress, if he didn't become a high-ranking official, if he didn't have a lot of money...
Her family would never allow him to be with her!
But he is just a gangster.
He is really not good at studying, so what should he do?
Instead of maliciously concealing the truth, it is better to tell her clearly as soon as possible and break up with her without any hesitation. You cannot hold on to this good girl.
Now is the best chance.
But--
Du Junheng closed his eyes in pain.
He bowed his head.
Then he couldn't help but secretly look at Yao Meiyu.
He saw her stubborn tearful eyes and tearful face...
Du Junheng felt heartbroken and thought: Please, Yao Meiyu, don't do this, I can't bear to leave you!
"Du Junheng! I'm asking you a question!" Yao Meiyu said loudly, "Tell me! If I don't have any requirements for your future, will you still like me?"
Du Junheng took great effort to move his eyes away from her.
But Yao Meiyu didn't allow him to escape, "Du Junheng, look at me!"
Du Junheng couldn't control himself at all.
She said this,
His eyes automatically glued to her.
"Answer me." Yao Meiyu said with tears in her eyes.
Du Junheng's confused brain gradually became clear after being washed away by her tears.
"I don't know..." he murmured, "but I think I won't be reconciled. I will hate myself for not being able to let you live a life... worthy of you. But I don't have the ability to change myself..."
The more he talked, the more depressed and ashamed he became, and his head hung lowered.
After a long while, Du Junheng raised his head and looked at Yao Meiyu, his eyes were also red, "Ayu, I'm leaving. You... don't try to stop me, and don't try to win me back."
"Because...I would reject you."
"I will no longer respond to any of your requests, and I don't want you to beg me."
"Ayu, you deserve the best."
"But I'm not the best." After saying that, Du Junheng walked away with a cigarette in his mouth.
Yao Meiyu cried and chased after him, "Du Junheng, stop right there! Don't leave..."
Her sister-in-law came over and held her back.
Yao Meiyu stamped her feet in anger.
Seeing Du Junheng walking away without looking back,
Yao Meiyu was so angry that she squatted down and hugged her knees and cried.
The younger brother who followed Du Junheng hurriedly reported, "Brother Heng, my sister-in-law is crying so pitifully."
"Shut up!" Du Junheng was in a very bad mood and shouted.
A group of people left in a hurry.
In this way, Su Tianli got to know the gossips about her best friend.
She suddenly understood why a good, wealthy, and beautiful girl would fall in love with a young man like Du Junheng who was both good and evil.
At this time, Yao's father, Yao's mother and Yao's eldest brother also looked at each other.
Today is really a blessing from Su Tianli - if Su Tianli hadn't come to Dadadi to set up a stall, A Yu wouldn't have come, and they wouldn't have followed, and they wouldn't have met Du Junheng.
This was the first time they saw this bad guy, gangster, and thug who wanted to steal their treasure.
To be honest, before we met him, everyone wanted to beat him to death.
But after meeting him today, I felt that... this Du Junheng wasn't that bad after all.
He seems to have a strong bandit spirit, but he is actually an upright person.
Especially the few words he said to Ah Yu before leaving...
It proves that he really doesn't want to delay Ayu.
The Yao family didn't seem to hate him as much anymore.
Mrs. Yao helped Yao Meiyu up and wanted to take her home.
But Yao Meiyu had just broken up and was in a very bad mood. She was angry at her family for forcing her to break up with Du Junheng...
The more Mrs. Yao wanted her to go home quickly, the harsher her words became.
Even Mrs. Yao was a little angry.
Su Tianli quickly tried to smooth things over and said to Sister Yao, "Sister-in-law, why don't you, your uncle, aunt, and brother go back first! Let's do as we agreed, let A-Yu and I play for a day, and go home tomorrow."
Yao Meiyu had already walked to the stall, wiping her tears.
Mrs. Yao had no choice but to nod, walked to her husband's parents-in-law, and explained a few more words in a low voice.
Father Yao said, "Listen to Xiao Su... The main thing is that we shouldn't push the child too hard."
Brother Yao, "But they don't come home so late at night, what if something happens?"
Yao's mother said, "Then let's go to the side and watch them quietly. When they have closed their stall, we will follow them all the way back. We will come back when they get home safely."
Everyone said it was good.
Sister Yao tried to join in the fun, "It's rare that we're all here today, Dad, Mom, let Mingfang treat us to something delicious!"
Brother Yao cursed her as a "spendthrift woman" and then said, "Didn't you say last time that you wanted to buy a hairband?"
Yao's mother chased her son and daughter-in-law away, "You two go together! Buy whatever you want, and I'll reimburse you when you get home in the evening!"
Father Yao instructed his daughter-in-law, "…buy some hair ornaments and hair bands for your sister and Xiao Su, as they all love these."
So, the young couple went to the night market, and the old couple found a secluded place to sit down, looking at Yao Meiyu from afar.
At this time, the bright street lights had illuminated the area as bright as day.
Hawkers came from all directions carrying baskets, shouldering loads, and pushing carts, and set up their stalls one after another;
Customers came one after another from nowhere... Most of them were very goal-oriented and went straight to the stalls they wanted to go to and picked out the goods they wanted; some just wandered around aimlessly.
However, no matter whether they are customers or vendors, after buying what they like or selling out today's goods, they will always buy some delicious food before leaving the night market to reward themselves.
Gradually, more and more people came to buy things.
Su Tianli handed the task of collecting money to Yao Meiyu, while she concentrated on shouting.
Yao Meiyu was in a very bad mood.
But this anger, suppressed in my heart,
She becomes faster, more ruthless and more accurate in doing things!
On Su Tianli's stall, there are more than 600 skewers, 600 scallion pancakes, and a big pot of mung bean soup...
Just after eight o'clock in the evening, they were all sold out.
Then everyone went to the night market and bought a lot of ingredients suitable for making night market snacks, and then prepared to go home.
Just like when I came -
Zhang Wei rode the broken 28-inch bicycle with bells ringing all over it, Mao Li sat on the front big bar, and A Juan sat on the back seat, carrying an empty load.
Su Tianli rode Yao Meiyu's bicycle, carrying an empty pot on the front of the bicycle;
Yao Meiyu sat on the back of a bicycle, carrying the heavy load of food that everyone had just bought from the night market.
The Yao family also rode their bicycles, following Su Tianli and her group not far away.
Until Su Tianli and her group returned to the Coal Bureau's family compound on Shaou Street,
The Yao family then breathed a sigh of relief, turned the car around and went back.
Su Tianli and her group returned home carrying large and small bags. Old Mrs. Su hurried over to take over everything in the house, put the empty pots and baskets aside, and took the heavy ingredients to the kitchen and put them away.
A Juan had already run over quickly, took the account book, and said anxiously, "Second sister! Second sister, come and do the account."
Today is the first day for Mao Li and Zhang Wei to do business. They are very excited and look at Su Tianli eagerly.
Even Yao Meiyu was infected by everyone's excitement and temporarily put aside her bad mood of heartbreak.
Su Tianli took out the small cloth bag she had kept close to her body with a smile, patted her pockets, and poured out all the money inside onto the dining table.
The cent tickets and dimes suddenly piled up into a small mountain!
Everybody couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow" at the same time. Everyone opened their starry eyes and looked at the mountain of money with affection.
Ajuan cheered, "Let me count the votes!"
Mao Li quickly said, "Then I'll count the five-cent votes!"
Yao Meiyu rushed to say, "My dad is an accountant, I'll count the dimes!"
Zhang Wei smiled and said, "Then I'll count the two dimes!"
Su Tianli also smiled and counted the two-cent notes and fifty-cent notes - these two types of banknotes were the least common.
Su Tianli teased Yao Meiyu again. When Yao Meiyu muttered "five, six, seven", Su Tianli whispered "four, seven, eight" in her ear...
As expected, Yao Meiyu paused in her muttering, her eyes blank, "No, where did I just count to?"
Su Tianli laughed out loud.
Mao Li was so busy watching the two of them having fun that she didn't even remember where she had stopped counting.
He quickly poked Zhang Wei with his elbow, "Hey, how many did I count to?"
"How would I know!" Zhang Wei said, then paused, "Wait, what did I just count to?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
In this way, everyone laughed and made noises until after ten o'clock in the evening.
Old Lady Su brought everyone some midnight snacks. "Stop making noise! Eat your noodles and go to sleep..."
The old man was worried about Cheng Yu not having a midnight snack in the hospital, "...When will Cheng Yu come back so he can have a midnight snack too. Hey, if you are sick you have to eat more so you can get better faster."
The young people hurriedly thanked Old Lady Su and counted the money quickly.
More than 600 skewers, 600 scallion pancakes, and a pot of mung bean soup...
The total amount was eighty-five dollars!
When Ajuan was keeping the accounts, she was so excited that her hands were shaking.
Of course, Su Tianli also started the cost elimination method as usual.
Finally, everyone calculated that today's net profit was fifty-eight yuan!
Everyone cheered in unison.
Then, when Su Tianli made the gesture of "not disturbing the neighbors", they all covered their mouths.
Even Yao Meiyu couldn't help but smile.
Mao Li cried with joy, "Oh my God! Can working harder and getting more rewards make people so happy?"
Zhang Wei perked up, "Can we go to the night market and sell breakfast and lunch?"
A Juan said happily: "How many night markets are there in Guangzhou? Why don't we try them all out?"
Yao Meiyu immediately said to Ajuan: "Yes, yes, yes! There are several night markets..."
In this way, everyone started chatting while eating the noodles cooked by Old Lady Su.
Su Tianli is used to living in the Northwest.
To be honest, although the 109 Farm in Northwest China is a national agricultural research demonstration unit,
But there are still constraints from natural conditions.
For example, although upland rice is also grown on the farm, the yield is not high and the quality of upland rice is far inferior to that of wet rice.
The most common crop grown on the farm is wheat.
Therefore, the common staple food in farm canteens is pasta.
Steamed buns, dumplings, noodles, etc.
Su Tianli eats the most hand-rolled noodles, which are chewy and springy, and full of wheat aroma when you bite into them...
So now she still feels uncomfortable eating instant noodles.
——The noodles are soft and have no taste.
However, the bowl of noodles cooked by Old Lady Su has a special flavor of home.
There must be some gravy from the braised pork in the soup, and the noodles are topped with a few braised mushrooms and a few slices of braised kelp, and there are also some cabbage leaves mixed in with the noodles...
I can't say how delicious it is.
But at this moment, this scene, this atmosphere, this taste...
It has a family atmosphere.
Su Tianli finished her noodles carefully.
Since Yao Meiyu wanted to stay overnight, of course she could only sleep in the same bed with Su Tianli.
After washing up,
The two good friends lay side by side on the bed.
"Lizhi, do you think Du Junheng is very handsome?" Yao Meiyu asked.
Su Tianli thought: Not as handsome as Cheng Yu.
But she still hummed.
Yes, although Du Junheng is not as handsome as Cheng Yu, there is no comparison between the two.
The former is handsome and cool, while the latter is... the ascetic beauty with a puppy-like temperament.
Yao Meiyu asked in a low voice: "Do you also think... that Du Junheng and I are not a good match?"
Su Tianli thought about it and replied, "Yes."
Yao Meiyu's eyes widened and she said angrily, "Lizhi! You are my best friend... How can you think so too? You, you judge people by their appearance!"
After a pause, she realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly corrected herself, "You choose people by their family background!"
Su Tianli didn't care at all, "It's because you are my best friend that I can only be partial to you! Ah Yu, he doesn't deserve you."
In the darkness, Yao Meiyu let out a soft "ah".
Su Tianli continued, "I heard what you said, and I think you are very brave... You don't care about the gap in family background between you two, and you are also thinking seriously about your future. Ayu, you are really good!" "I think he is not worthy of you, not that I look down on his family background. In fact, I don't know what kind of person he is, what his own conditions are, and what his financial situation is..."
"I just feel that compared to you who dares to face the future and has already begun to actively prepare to change the future...he has not made any move."
"Yes, I admit that everyone's life path is different. For example, you and I have decided to change our fate by taking the college entrance examination. What about him? He said that he is not good at studying. He doesn't have the courage to take the college entrance examination like us...Okay, I can understand him on this point. It is true that not everyone is suitable for studying."
"So what did he do? Did he try to change the future?"
"He didn't."
"This proves that, at least for now, he doesn't want to change the status quo."
"This is one of the reasons why I think he is not as good as you."
Yao Meiyu fell silent.
Su Tianli added: "Ayu, another reason why I think he is not as good as you is... I don't like to see you like him."
Yao Meiyu was stunned. "I...I like the way he looks?"
Su Tianli hummed and continued, "You are a very confident and cheerful person. But you are too self-deprecating in front of him and put yourself too low!"
"Ayu, this is wrong."
"I haven't been in a relationship yet. So far, I have only experienced friendship. But I also know that a healthy friendship should allow two friends to work together and get better together."
"If in a friendship, one person gets better and better while the other gets worse and worse, then their friendship will not last long."
"I think love may be more demanding than friendship."
"Ayu, are you sure you want to save this relationship?" Su Tianli asked.
Yao Meiyu was in a state of confusion.
After a while, Yao Meiyu burst into tears, "This is the first time I like someone..."
Su Tianli patted her arm.
Yao Meiyu sobbed and said, "Actually, I've already noticed that he's been avoiding me."
"To be honest, I was also delaying it. But when I thought about my parents and my brother not agreeing with me being with him, I got anxious... I went to see him every day, and I forced him to go to night school and make progress... He might have been annoyed by me, so he started to avoid me."
"The more he hides, the angrier I get…"
"But I really, really like him!"
Hearing this, Su Tianli couldn't help but ask her, "What do you like about him?"
"He is handsome." Yao Meiyu sobbed.
Su Tianli secretly complained: He is indeed a face party!
Soon, she thought again: Why use the word "也"?
Yao Meiyu sobbed and asked her, "Lizhi, do you think there are many handsome guys in college?"
Su Tianli: ...
"How should I know? I never went to college."
"If all the guys in college are ugly, then I won't have the motivation to take the college entrance exam."
"There should be, right? Didn't we agree that there is beauty in books?"
"Well, what if I pass the exam and there are no handsome guys in the university?"
"Take another postgraduate entrance examination?"
"Screw you! I'm not you, Su Lizhi! If I could get into college, I'd think it was a blessing from my ancestors, and I'd even take the postgraduate entrance exam! Woohoo Lizhi... I think I still like Du Junheng, he's the most handsome..."
"Be good, go to sleep first, and decide tomorrow whether you want to like him again."
"I'd like to do that tomorrow, too..."
"Do you like handsome guys, or do you like Du Junheng?" Su Tianli asked.
In the darkness, Yao Meiyu's sleepy voice sounded vaguely, "...If...I meet someone more handsome than Du Junheng, I, I don't mind changing my boyfriend..."
Su Tianli couldn't help laughing.
She was also very sleepy.
She dreamed that Cheng Yu was sitting by the window, the golden sunlight reflecting his snow-white skin.
His naked upper body was wrapped in white gauze and his eyes were loosely covered with the cloth, revealing his high nose bridge and thin, rosy lips.
Sudden--
He smiled, and a pair of dimples appeared at the corners of his lips.
Su Tianli's heart suddenly started beating like a drum.
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