Wei You had thought about visiting his hometown in Jinyang before, but every time he thought about the need for an ID card to buy plane and train tickets, he gave up because it was too troublesome.
His ID card can only fool landlords and hotel front desk staff, because information technology is not so developed yet. In a few years, the real-name system will be implemented everywhere in the country, and he may not even be able to stay in a hotel.
But in two years, he will be an adult in this era, so there will be nothing wrong with him using his own ID card. At most, he will just look more mature.
It may also be that he really has nothing to do, and he has had this idea again in recent days.
He had originally signed up for a one-year art training course, but he did not re-sign up after the course expired, and only renewed it for Wei Xu for another year.
Since he was just sitting around at home all day anyway, he might as well spend a few days going back to Jinyang to have a look - he had been thinking this often recently.
If he can't take a plane or a train, he can always take a bus.
If he remembered correctly, there was no need for identity verification to take the bus at this time, so he could try his luck at the Chuanlin Bus Station.
If it still doesn't work, then you can just rent a car or charter a car. It will be a bit more troublesome, but you will eventually get to Jinyang.
After thinking of this method, Wei You spent a week making a decision and another week making a plan. It was more than half a month later when he officially packed his bags and set off.
This time, Wei You went to Jinyang secretly without telling Wei Xu.
As usual, he left a sticky note on the refrigerator, saying that he would be away for a few days, and then on a Monday morning when the weather was good, he packed his suitcase and set off for Chuanlin.
At the long-distance bus station, Wei You tried to buy a ticket at the ticket office. After asking, he found out that an ID card was not required. He couldn't help but feel relieved.
He spent three hundred yuan to buy a sleeper ticket from Zhangchuanlin to Jinyang, and then began to wait for the departure.
The departure time on the ticket was 5:40 p.m., and Wei You waited from noon to evening. He went out for a walk nearby and bought some bread and water for the journey. He returned to the waiting room only when the train was about to depart.
Half an hour before departure, the boarding passage was opened. Wei You put his luggage away, found his own bed and lay down on it.
Perhaps he was mentally prepared that the smell in the car would be very bad, but after actually entering the car, he felt that the environment inside the car was better than he had imagined.
There were not many people taking the bus to Jinyang this time, and most of the beds on the bus were empty.
Wei You bought a good seat, the upper bunk and the two bunk beds on the right were all empty.
There were no strangers lying around, which made him feel much more relaxed.
Although the weather was a bit cold, the air conditioner in the car was on and it was quite warm.
Wei You did not use the quilt in the car. Instead, he took out a blanket from his bag and covered himself with it. Just when he was about to lie down and rest for a while, two penguin message alerts suddenly came from his mobile phone.
He took out his cell phone and saw two messages from Wei Xu:
【Guazi: [feeling wronged]】
[Guazi: Can you tell me in advance next time? ]
Calculating the time, Wei Xu was almost home from school.
Wei You suddenly felt guilty and didn't know whether he should reply to his message.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally decided to pretend that he had not seen the message, so as not to attract more questions from the children. He didn't know how to answer. Soon the time came and the bus officially departed. Wei You turned off his mobile phone, found a comfortable position and lay down on the bed to sleep.
It takes about twenty hours to get to Jinyang by bus, and you will stop at some service areas for meals and toilets.
Because sleeping on the bus was not very comfortable, and considering some safety hazards of the sleeper bus, Wei You did not dare to sleep much along the way. He basically maintained a light sleep state. When he finally arrived in Jinyang, he was too tired to speak.
But it's still exciting to return to the city where I grew up.
Also in December, compared with Sichuan and Linyi in the central and southern regions, Jinyang City in the southern coastal area has not yet fully entered winter. The average temperature at night can reach over ten degrees, as if it is still in autumn.
When I got off the bus, I took off my cotton jacket, put on a thin coat, stretched myself, and felt all the bones in my body relaxed.
It was already late that day, so Wei You took a taxi to the district where his home was. Instead of rushing back, he first found a comfortable hotel, booked a room, put down his luggage, had dinner at a restaurant near the hotel, and then returned to his room to catch up on some sleep.
The next day was a sunny day. Wei You had a good rest last night and felt particularly energetic after getting up.
Wei You put on some light clothes, put on his hat and went out.
According to his memory, in December 2011, he should have been in the first year of high school.
Today is Tuesday. As a student, he has been in school all day. He cannot enter the school, so he can only try to wait at the school gate around nine o'clock in the evening when school is over, to see if he can wait for him to come out. Before that, he can go for a walk in the community where his home is.
With this plan in mind, around noon, Wei You took the bus to Huaquan Community where he had lived since he was a child.
He didn't feel it while in the car, but when he got off the car and saw the streets and crossroads that he was very familiar with, Wei You started to get nervous for no reason and his heart was pounding.
Walking along the sidewalk towards the entrance of the community, familiar stores come into view.
A small noodle shop run by a middle-aged couple, a teahouse with exquisite decoration, a furniture store with European-style curtains hanging in the window, and even an uncle who sells fruit on the roadside all year round...
All the people and things were exactly the same as in his memory.
Thinking that this was the street ten years ago, he couldn't help but get goosebumps.
Especially when he saw the old lady who worked in the breakfast shop and had passed away five or six years ago, he even felt like he was walking in a horror movie.
This uneasy feeling reached its peak when I heard a familiar laugh.
He looked forward following the sound and saw a car slowly driving out of the community exit.
The passenger window was open, and Wei You saw two people in the car. They had faces that were very familiar to him. They were his parents.
His father, who had not gained weight ten years ago, was driving, while his mother was leaning against the car window, talking on the phone with a smile on her face.
The car gradually accelerated as it drove out of the community. Wei You stood motionless on the side of the road, watching the car pass by in front of him, and the hairs on his back stood up.
He thought about how he would feel when he returned to Jinyang and saw acquaintances, and even thought about what he would do when he saw himself ten years ago, but when such a thing really happened, he still felt an indescribable panic and fear emanating from his heart.
Wei You did not dare to enter the community. Instead, with some mixed feelings, he turned around and walked straight along the street.
He did not deliberately choose a certain road, and when he stopped, he found that he had unknowingly walked into an old street where the houses were generally low and old.
There is a bridge further ahead, and after crossing the bridge you will reach the entrance of your high school.
Looking up at the shady trees lining the road ahead, Wei You sighed.
Now that I'm here, I might as well find a restaurant nearby to sit down and have lunch and kill some time.
He remembered that there was a coffee shop nearby with a good environment and good food. He often went there when he was in high school. However, a few years later, as the old buildings here were demolished, the shop also moved to a new location and he never saw it again.
Since I have such a good opportunity, I naturally have to go to the old place to reminisce about my lost youth.
Wei You looked around and found the North Shore Cafe with flowers and green plants at the door among a crowd of old shops with glass windows.
Just as he was about to turn around and go to the cafe, a high school couple in blue and white school uniforms suddenly came into his sight from the left front of him on the opposite side of the street.
The girl in the couple with long hair was wearing a mask, but the boy was completely naked. When Wei You saw the boy's face clearly, he felt his breath stagnate instantly...
That's me - he sighed in his heart.
My self ten years ago, he really existed!
Two of me, now in the same space...
When Wei You thought of this, his scalp went numb and his heart almost jumped out.
Seeing them preparing to cross the road and approach him, Wei You's first reaction was to take out a mask from his pocket, put it on, and lower the brim of his hat.
His palms began to sweat, and he didn't know if it was because of the mask, but he even felt a little breathless.
He walked forward a few steps as if casually, brushing past them. He turned around and saw the two of them laughing and walking into the North Shore Café side by side.
Wei You paused, then followed.
After entering the cafe, he deliberately found a seat where he could be observed, and casually ordered a cup of coffee and a sandwich. Then he heard the high school boy order the same meal as him.
As expected of myself ten years ago, the taste is exactly the same.
Diagonally opposite, the boy is fully immersed in his date with his first love, with a sweet smile on his face all the time.
After the initial moment of shock, Wei You was not so flustered when observing his past self. Seeing the other person smiling so happily, he felt like he was looking at his own child. He even wanted to sigh how wonderful youth is.
However, I was too bold ten years ago. I openly made an appointment with my girlfriend to have lunch at a coffee shop near the school. We sat near the window. We were both wearing conspicuous high school uniforms. If a teacher passed by at that time, he would have caught us in the act.
Come to think of it, we were lucky that this relationship lasted for a year before being discovered by the director of the moral education department.
Wei You pulled down his mask, took a sip of coffee, and calculated in his mind that this should be the second month of his relationship with his first love.
Looking back on this relationship, there are indeed many regrets. It ended too suddenly and I didn't get to say goodbye properly.
Should I remind my past self to be more careful on dates in the future?
As soon as the thought flashed through his mind, he rejected it immediately.
First of all, he had never remembered a man wearing a black mask and a hat saying such things to him.
Secondly, Wei You was also worried that a small action of his now might change the direction of his entire life in the future.
There is nothing wrong with being discovered for premature love. If this first love lasted longer, perhaps his high school grades would be even worse, which would affect his college entrance examination results and he would be admitted to another university. He would not have met his roommate who named him "Life Mentor Mr. Wei" and would not have been instigated by his roommate to become a UP host. If he had not become a UP host, he would not have downloaded the game "Zi Zi's Growth Plan" just to make videos to attract attention.
And if he didn't play this game, he shouldn't be here...
It was a bit confusing to think like this, Wei You shook his head.
Anyway, he is quite satisfied with his current life. He has no regrets and there is no need to make any changes.
In this case, why not just let things develop along their original trajectory.
After confirming his inner thoughts, Wei You breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had solved a big problem that had troubled him for a long time.
In the end, he did nothing but sit quietly around himself ten years ago and finish his lunch.
After the couple left, he also put on a mask and walked out of the store. Before leaving, he took a photo of this coffee shop that would no longer exist in a few years and saved it on his mobile phone as a souvenir.
Now that I have seen my past self, there is no need to waste time waiting for people at the school gate at night.
In the afternoon, taking advantage of the good sunshine, Wei You visited a place that will undergo major changes in the next ten years and took dozens of photos. This will be the biggest gain of his trip.
At noon the next day, after checking out of the hotel, Wei You went to the bus station and bought a ticket back to Chuanlin.
The bus departed at 6pm on Thursday and arrived at Chuanlin Station at 3pm on Friday.
Wei You, wearing a thick down jacket, dragged his luggage out of the station tiredly, preparing to find a store to eat something, rest for half an hour, and then take a bus back to Xiangfang Town.
Just then, he suddenly received a phone call.
Wei You was a little surprised when he saw the words "class teacher" on the phone. While wondering what it would be like if Wei Xu's teacher called him, he stopped and answered the phone.
"Hello, are you Wei Xu's brother?"
Wei You responded, "Yes, Teacher Yang, what can I do for you?"
"It's like this. I contacted Wei Xu's father first, but he didn't answer the phone, so I could only contact you to talk about this matter." The teacher said tactfully: "Student Wei Xu, I found that he has some tendencies to fall in love early recently."
"Puppy love?" Wei You was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is there any direct evidence?"
"This is just a coincidence," Teacher Yang explained slowly. "During the self-study class, I asked him to sit on the podium to manage discipline. He probably didn't notice when he left, and left a notebook under the multimedia equipment. I picked up the notebook and found that it was filled with...you could call it a love letter."
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