Chapter 126 Meeting Zou Fan Again
It was Jian Yitong who helped buy Lin Qi's train ticket this year.
Jian Tongyi offered to help and offered the same remuneration as last year. "My family loved the sweet potatoes and taro I brought back the year before last. Last year, I failed to bring them back and they were so disappointed that they almost kicked me out of the house."
"I'll give you a bag." Lin Qi said generously, "Bring your own bag."
Jian Tong was delighted and hesitant, "Any size bag will do?"
Lin Qi glanced at him sideways, "What do you think?"
Jian Tongyi was a little disappointed and continued to ask, "The sacks of rice in the brigade?"
"Okay, but you have to buy her a berth." Xu Hexiao interrupted.
Jian Tong's face froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm talking to her, can you please stop interrupting?"
Xu Hexiao pursed his lips, his mood was visibly depressed and he looked hurt.
"Jane Tongyi, if you don't want to help, I will go by myself tomorrow." Lin Qi's voice became much colder.
Jian Tong almost vomited blood, "He was just pretending, Lin Qi, don't be fooled by him!"
Relying on his face to deceive girls into being soft-hearted, this Xu Hexiao is so insidious and cunning!
Lin Qi didn't listen to Jian Yitong's explanation, "Okay, I'll go to the county to buy the ticket myself tomorrow, I don't need your help."
"I want help, of course." Jian Tong was anxious. Whether it was for the sweet potatoes or out of his heart, he was willing to help. "I will buy it for you tomorrow. I'll pay for the ticket first, and you can pay me back after you buy the ticket tomorrow."
After saying that, Jian Tongyi ran away without waiting for Lin Qi to refuse.
Lin Qi had mailed bacon, dried fruit, rice and other things home in advance, but on the day of departure, she still had a lot of things: a backpack that was almost as tall as her, made by Xu Hexiao out of canvas, and was very sturdy, and a rattan backpack that reached her chest.
The backpack contained Lin Qi's clothes, gifts that Xu Hexiao bought for Lin's parents, and some candies. The basket was filled with cooked food made by Xu Hexiao, mostly fried food. Now that the weather was cold, it would not be a problem to store it for ten days or half a month.
These fried foods are wrapped in oil paper and placed in small baskets with lids woven by Lin Qi, so there is no need to worry about them being crushed.
Xu Hexiao rode his bicycle to take Lin Qi to the bus station in town. He didn't stay long and just rode away after dropping her off.
It's the end of the year now and the town is conducting strict inspections. If someone like him who is one of the five black categories is caught, he will be in big trouble.
Lin Qi waited at the bus station for a while before Jian Tongyi and others arrived. In addition to Jian Tongyi, the people who returned home this year included Ming Kangjian, Gan Tian, Ma Guizhi, Zhao Yi and Mo Mingyang.
The first batch of educated youth all went back to celebrate the New Year.
Lin Qi was a little surprised, "Why are everyone going back this year?"
Ming Kangjian's face was a little heavy. "There is a rumor that we will be restricted from returning to the city to celebrate the New Year."
Are there restrictions on going back home to celebrate the New Year?
This was something Lin Qi had not expected. "Why?"
Ming Kangjian shook his head and said nothing.
The atmosphere immediately became a little heavy.
"We just came to the countryside, we were not exiled, why can't we even go home!" Ma Guizhi was dissatisfied.
"Speak softly, there are too many people talking." Gan Tian reminded Ma Guizhi.
Ma Guizhi was still angry and her cheeks were puffed up, but she finally closed her mouth.
"It's just a possibility, don't worry too much." Jian Yitong comforted, "Also, although we are restricted, it doesn't mean we can't go back. If we have a legitimate reason, we can still go back."
They did not comment on Jane's words, but their mood did not improve.
After taking a car for more than an hour and arriving in the county town, Lin Qi and his party went straight to the train station.
Lin Qi still had a sleeper ticket, and she went to another carriage alone.
"Her backpack smells so good. I was swallowing my saliva in the car." Zhao Yi said. If it was before when Lin Qi was still living in the educated youth center, he would have asked her. Since they drove Lin Qi out of the educated youth center, although the relationship has eased later, Lin Qi also looked like she didn't care. But it's different after all.
"It smells really good. It makes me hungry." Mo Mingyang also said, and asked Jian Yitong, "You have a good relationship with her. Do you know what's inside?"
Jian Tong's expression was not very good. "It was the food that Xu Hexiao prepared for her. It was all fried. How could it not smell good?"
Because it was prepared by Xu Hexiao, no matter how greedy he was, he did not ask Lin Qi for some.
Lin Qi's ticket was for the lower berth. When she arrived, the other seats were already occupied. There were things placed on her berth. When they saw her come in, the owner of the things took their things away.
"You are so beautiful!" a girl blurted out.
The other three people didn't say anything, but after Lin Qi came in, they never took their eyes off Lin Qi.
Lin Qi didn't respond. She put her things away, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep soon after.
For more than ten hours, Lin Qi slept except for going to the toilet and eating. As soon as the train arrived at the station, she got off the train with her belongings on her back.
"She's so cold." As soon as Lin Qi left, a girl spoke up.
"It's very cold. This is probably the legendary ice beauty." another person agreed.
"To be more precise, she is an ice beauty. Her skin is as white as snow and seems to glow."
"To be honest, I have never seen anyone as beautiful as her. Whether it's her facial features, skin, or height, I can't find any flaws in her."
The others nodded, "I couldn't agree more."
The train arrived at the station at midnight again. This time Lin Qi knew the way, so she did not stop and walked straight towards home after leaving the station.
"Lin Qi?" A familiar voice came from behind.
Lin Qi turned around and asked, "Officer Zou?"
"It's me." Zou Fan looked at Lin Qi and said teasingly, "This year you have a lot less stuff than before."
"I mailed some of it back in advance." Lin Qi said.
"You didn't come back last year?" Last year, he strolled around her house a few times but didn't meet her.
"Yes, I didn't go back." Lin Qi didn't know that Zou Fan had gone to see her.
"You came back twice and we met each other. Can we be considered destined to meet?" Zou Fan said with a smile. He was handsome and his smile made him look cheerful and sunny.
Such a man is very charming. If Lin Qi hadn't been facing Xu Hexiao's handsome face every day and had become immune to good-looking men, she would probably not have been able to help but look at Zou Fan a few more times.
"Forget it." Lin Qi said.
This time, Zou Fan still helped Lin Qi carry her backpack. The two chatted casually and soon arrived at Lin Qi's house.
Lin Qi took out a small square bamboo basket from her backpack and handed it to Zou Fan, "Here are some food. Officer Zou, please don't despise it."
Lin Qi thought she would have to argue with Zou Fan again, but he responded straightforwardly, "I smell something. What is it?"
"Fried meatballs." Lin Qi said. The most common thing in her backpack was fried meatballs, so she gave Zou Fan some fried meatballs.
"It should be delicious, thanks." said Zou Fan.
Zou Fan watched Lin Qi enter the yard, and only turned and left when he could no longer see Lin Qi.
Zou Fan carried a small bamboo basket with a smile on his face all the way. When he returned home, his mother looked at her son and asked curiously, "What good thing happened?"
"Why do you ask?" Zou Fan didn't even realize that he was laughing.
"I saw you were in a good mood, so I asked." Mother Zou's eyes fell on the exquisite bamboo basket in her son's hand, "What is this?"
"My friend gave me some fried meatballs." Zou Fan said as he put the bamboo basket on the table and opened it. He grabbed one and put it in his mouth without washing his hands. "Delicious!"
Zou's mother also grabbed one, tasted it carefully, and commented, "It's really delicious. The seasoning is well matched, and the heat is just right. The most valuable thing is that there is not much flour and sweet potato flour in it. It's all meat, and it's all good pork. Your friend is really willing to spend money on ingredients and is very generous. This small bamboo basket of yours must be three pounds."
Zou Fan thought of the fish that Lin Qi gave him two years ago, which weighed more than ten kilograms, and smiled, "She is indeed very generous."
Seeing her son's smile was a little rippled, Zou's mother became suspicious, "Hey, I think your smile is not right. Could your friend be a girl?"
Zou Fan's expression froze on his face. "Is it so obvious?"
Zou's mother nodded, "It's obvious. Is it the girl you like?"
Her son is 23 years old this year. He has been on blind dates with several girls, but he didn't like any of them. This made her and her husband very anxious, fearing that he was too picky and would delay his marriage.
But their son didn't like the girl, and their parents couldn't force him to marry her. Now that their son suddenly liked someone, Zou's mother decided that no matter how bad the girl was, she would never object.
"I kind of like her." Zou Fan said. At first, he didn't think he liked Lin Qi, he just thought she was pretty and couldn't help but look at her a few more times. But later when he met other girls on blind dates, Lin Qi's figure always appeared in his mind, and he realized later that he probably liked Lin Qi a little.
Zou Fan told his mother how he met Lin Qi.
After hearing this, Zou's mother looked a little embarrassed, "Sent-down Youth, this is not easy to handle."
"It's not easy, but it can be done, right?" Zou Fan knew that his parents still had some ability.
Zou's mother nodded and said, "Find her a job and use some connections. I should be able to get her transferred back."
On the other side, Lin Qi was already lying on the bed, which was only one and a half meters wide. She and Lin Miaomiao were covered with the same quilt, and their skin was touching.
Lin Qi wanted to kick someone, but she held back.
However, her patience only lasted when she was awake. Early the next morning, all the Lin family members were awakened by a loud bang.
"Lin Qi, are you crazy? Why did you kick me?" Lin Miaomiao yelled angrily.
Lin Qi had a blank expression on her face. "I had a nightmare. I beat up bad guys in my dream."
Lin Miaomiao: “….”
She suspected that the villain Lin Qi was talking about was her!
Lin Miaomiao glared at Lin Qi angrily, said nothing, then climbed back onto the bed and got under the quilt.
Lin Qi didn't want to sleep anymore, so she got up and put on her clothes.
"You just got home in the middle of the night, why don't you get some sleep?" Mother Lin came out from the inner room and frowned when she saw her little daughter getting dressed.
"I slept in the car. I wasn't sleepy." Lin Qi was telling the truth. She was worried that she wouldn't sleep well at home, so she got enough sleep in the car.
But Lin's mother didn't believe it. "How can you sleep well in the car? If you are not used to sleeping with your sister, then go sleep in your parents' bed. I have to get up and cook breakfast, and your dad has to go out to buy some vegetables, so the bed is empty."
"No need. I'm really not sleepy. Let me cook breakfast with you." Lin Qi's tone did not allow for rejection.
Seeing that she insisted, Lin's mother stopped persuading her, "Okay, Mom will go boil some water first. When the water boils, you can come over."
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