Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 15 Find a boyfriend like him
School is on summer vacation in early July, and the first year of high school is over.

Art students do not have liberal arts and science subjects, and the school asks them to select essays uniformly, so vocal instruments are still in the first art class, and dance and painting media are in the second art class.

The seventh class of the rocket class is liberal arts, the eighth class is science, Lu Guanhai and Luo Zeli went to the seventh class.

This was something that existed in Ni Manhua's memory for a long time. She didn't feel any disturbance in her heart. Zhan Ping muttered for a while and then made an appointment to go out and have fun and run two shifts to call someone.

"Do you like getting along with them?" Ni Manhua asked her.

"Isn't it because I haven't had much contact with top academics before? It's interesting to deal with smart people."

Ni Manhua knew that she couldn't be free during the holidays.Students in the school's regular classes had a two-month holiday, and those visiting relatives left early. However, the art class and the rocket class were forced to make up classes on weekends. During the five-day break, most people chose to stay in the local area. Zhan Ping likes to pull them to form a game.

Zhan Ping also called Ni Manhua several times, but Ni Manhua decisively refused when he heard the words Internet cafe and KTV.She would rather stay at home and read a book if she, who is about to enter her third year of mental age, is allowed to make trouble with them.

Zhan Ping looked at her and shook her head: "Even Jiang Lan, that wooden fish head who only knows how to chase stars, has started learning to play games. Why are you so ignorant?"

Speaking of Jiang Lan, Ni Manhua found that she always giggled unconsciously.She used to only giggle when reading celebrity magazines. During this time, she could laugh for a while even when she was walking in a daze.

Zhan Ping said that recently she always saw Lin Guang coming to Jiang Lan and stuffing her with milk and snacks.

The last time they were 16, Ni Manhua and Jiang Lan didn't have a particularly close relationship, they were just classmates who occasionally had meals together.That time, Jiang Lan didn't know Lin Xiang or the others either.

It seems that Jiang Lan went to watch the movie on her behalf, and everything changed.

Whether this is good or bad, Ni Manhua cannot predict at the moment.

Jiang Lan threw a small note from the front row. Zhan Ping opened it and read it. Jiang Lan said that she would like to treat them to milk tea in the afternoon and invited them to sit at the milk tea shop outside the school.

This is not the Jiang Lan of the past. In the past, Jiang Lan spent all her money on chasing stars, and sometimes even deducted her own food before eating. Not to mention the treat, the last time she invited them to eat ice cream was the first time since they met. dinner.

Sitting in the corner of the milk tea shop after school, Zhan Ping looked at Jiang Lan: "I said, are you getting rich behind our backs? Your 'husband' bought new peripherals and you just used money to treat us."

"I bought it." There were many people in the milk tea shop, so Jiang Lan moved the chair, signaling them to move their heads closer.

Jiang Lan looked around and said cautiously, "I decided to put my passion for my former 'husband' in my life and find a boyfriend like him."

Ni Manhua blurted out a name: "Lin Xiang?"

Zhan Ping covered her mouth exaggeratedly: "I'll go, if you two don't know each other, it will be done."

"No!" Jiang Lan was a little anxious when she saw their reactions: "Lin Xiang looks a lot like my 'husband'."

"That's..." Zhan Ping's words suddenly fell silent. It seemed that someone had already jumped out of her mind.

Ni Manhua pursed her lips, looking at the moment when she came out of the cinema and saw Lu Guanhai.

He is indeed [-]% similar to the person on the screen. He is the best candidate in Jiang Lan's mind.

Jiang Lan said: "On Tuesday at the 'Sheng Chao' KTV, I want to confess my love to Lu Guanhai. Then you two can help me arrange it."

"Zhan Ping and I are taking bel canto classes at the institution on Tuesday." Ni Manhua blurted out her refusal.She resisted this matter from the bottom of her heart, and was afraid that Jiang Lan would see something.

Fortunately, it was true that she and Zhan Ping were training at the institution, and Zhan Ping agreed to collect evidence.Ni Manhua was not ready to watch Lu Guanhai start a new life so soon.

Ni Manhua suddenly discovered that at the age of 28, she didn't seem to have improved much compared to the 16-year-old. She was still so vulnerable. Even if she decided to throw away the things, she could not give them to others in person.

Jiang Lan frowned and thought for a long time: "My group has tickets for any day from Monday to Friday. Let's discuss with them which day to go."

This time, Ni Manhua couldn't refuse, so he could only excuse that he had something to do at home and had to go back earlier.

Ni Manhua walked out of the milk tea shop with his schoolbag on his back and turned around in the opposite direction.Her heart was as empty as her stomach, and she desperately needed to find something to fill them.She thought of the braised tofu on the old street about a kilometer away. She used to run there as soon as school was over and walk home slowly with a bowl of braised tofu.

That area is considered an old city, and most of the people left behind are elderly people. Lu Guanhai often watches those old people playing tops there.After meeting her, they went home together.

After they got together, Lu Guanhai told Ni Manhua that he actually had no interest in spinning tops, but that he often went there to try his luck, hoping to meet her and walk with her for a while.

At the intersection of Braised Tofu and Daguio Old Street, Ni Manhua would usually pass by the open space where Guoluo was on her way from school, but today she chose to walk from the street to the end and go directly to the tofu stall.

The aunt selling braised tofu was closing the stall and was a little surprised to see her: "The little girl hasn't been here for a long time."

"It's been hot lately and I haven't gone far. Auntie, why did you close the stall so early today?"

"My son brought his girlfriend back, and I have to cook."

The aunt put the bench and boiler on the tricycle and said sorry that Ni Manhua was late today.There was only a portion of braised tofu placed on the seat of the tricycle. I bought it just now and I will pick it up soon.

Ni Manhua felt a little disappointed and could only lament that he was unlucky.

At this time, a familiar figure walked out of a hardware store, holding two light bulbs in a plastic bag.Lu Guanhai saw her, and asked at a loss when he came to her: "What a coincidence, you are here..."

The aunt was very happy to see that they knew each other, and brought the bowl of braised tofu over: "Young man, are you classmates? Then give the little girl two pieces."

Lu Guanhai glanced at Ni Manhua. A portion of braised tofu had four pieces and two bamboo skewers. Lu Guanhai used one of them to skewer the two pieces and handed the bowl to Ni Manhua.

Maybe he hadn't smelled this for a long time, but Ni Manhua was so greedy that he took it without any hesitation.

They walked back side by side. Ni Manhua discovered when she went home with him last time that Lu Guanhai now was a little less talkative than the Lu Guanhai she remembered, although he still looked like him. She was friendly, but no longer lively.

That time Lu Guanhai didn't say a word when Ni Manhua was bargaining. In the past, even in areas where he was not that good at, he would always come out to help Ni Manhua.

In the past, 16-year-old Lu Guanhai would stand in front of Ni Manhua in everything she did. Ni Manhua didn't want to admit it, but she felt a little lost at that moment.

Lu Guanhai today was less talkative than before. Such silence made Ni Manhua think of a better word to explain - cover up.

Ni Manhua thought he was hiding something.

After Ni Manhua finished eating the stewed tofu, Lu Guanhai took the initiative to take the paper box from her hand and threw it into the trash can by the side of the road, and handed her another piece of paper.He is a careful person, and always has napkins and band-aids in his pockets, which always makes Ni Manhua feel at ease.

Ni Manhua wiped his mouth, and the napkin was stained with brown spots.Ni Manhua asked Lu Guanhai: "Do you also like to eat braised tofu?"

After Lu Guanhai hesitated for a moment, he nodded: "That aunt cooks it very fragrantly."

Ni Manhua clenched the napkin into a small ball and was lost for a moment.

This was not the Lu Guanhai she knew in her first year of high school.

(End of this chapter)