Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 24 Small supermarkets and food stalls are a perfect match

Zhan Ping spent the night at Ni Manhua's house. Ni Manhua washed up early and lay on the bed. Zhan Ping didn't come over for a long time.

Lai Hongtu went to their house for dinner tonight. As soon as Ni Manhua came home, he was nagging him, saying that it was so difficult to have a meal with her now.Fortunately, Zhan Ping helped share the firepower, otherwise Ni Manhua would have had a headache from his noise again.

After being frightened by the drunk Lai Hongtu last time, Zhan Ping met the sober Lai Hongtu again. They both talked too much, and the novel gadgets designed by Lai Hongtu always attracted Zhan Ping.

It's ten o'clock, and Zhan Ping hasn't come to bed yet. It seems that Lai Hongtu hasn't left yet, and she is playing outside.

Ni Manhua was bored alone, so he got out of bed to look for them. When he arrived in the living room, the lights were turned off, his parents and aunt were asleep, and the only light source came from the half-covered study.

Ni Manhua walked over lightly and heard Zhan Ping laughing loudly inside: "I'm talking about old nerves, are you sure girls will like this stupid stuff? This is what the middle-aged women around you like. Bar?"

"What are you talking about, girl? You have no taste."

"Manman is tasteful. I'll give it to her tomorrow and see how she reacts."

"You give it? What's the effect of giving it?"

"Of course it's not me. There's a handsome guy in school who likes her. I'll give it to others to try."

"What kind of handsome guy? What do you do at home?"

Ni Manhua didn't expect that Zhan Ping would discuss herself with Lai Hongtu. She wanted to go in and stop it, but she was afraid that her deliberate expression would make them suspicious.

Ni Manhua leaned against the wall and listened to Zhan Ping describing everything about Lu Guanhai, and his breathing became faster little by little.She didn't want to hear those characteristics about him that she remembered in her mind again.Ni Manhua clenched his hands and pressed them against the wall, trying to relieve some of his uneasy emotions.

But Lai Hongtu only interrupted Zhan Ping mid-hearing: "It's not appropriate. What's the point of being humble and polite? That's just being coy and indecisive. What can a man do if he looks forward and backward? Also, I don't look down on small supermarkets, but small supermarkets What's open next to it? It's a food stall. A small supermarket should be paired with a food stall. It's always a good match."

Zhan Ping retorted unconvinced: "Hey, you old nerd, you are not only nerdy but also pedantic. In what age are you still worthy of the family?"

Lai Hongtu knocked on the table: "I won't tell you, a little girl, you will understand when you grow up. Here are the concert tickets of Manman's favorite singer. Leave them here. You can bring them to her while I go back."

Hearing the sound of the chair being pulled away, Ni Manhua trotted back to the room in a panic, lay down on the bed and covered his head with the quilt, pretending that he had never been out.

It's just that the sound of heavy breathing is more obvious in this quiet environment.Ni Manhua had heard these words before, and they also said them from Lai Hongtu, but after graduating from high school in 2013, after she and Lu Guanhai got together, Ni Manhua quietly told Lai Hongtu about her boyfriend, But got his denial.Lai Hongtu said something similar to her at that time, telling her not to stay with Lu Guanhai for too long.

Last time on August 2011, 8, Lai Hongtu personally handed over these two concert tickets to Ni Manhua.

At that time, Ni Manhua and Lu Guanhai had become good friends after a month of getting along.After school in the afternoon, Lu Guanhai asked Ni Manhua to go to the playground and said he would give her a lecture. While Lu Guanhai was giving a lecture, Ni Manhua's thoughts flew to the sky, imagining the scene of watching a concert with Lu Guanhai. Can't stop having fun.

Lu Guanhai couldn't continue talking about the question. He said helplessly: "You were so wrong on this question, how are you still happy?"

Ni Manhua suppressed a smile and nodded: "You'll know in a moment. You talk about the topic first."

Lu Guanhai sighed and continued in compromise. Although he knew that Ni Manhua had no intention of listening to the lecture, he still explained all the wrong questions in the homework book to her as agreed.

When it was time to go home, Ni Manhua was finally relieved. He took out the two tickets he treasured from his pocket and handed one to Lu Guanhai: "Here you go, let's go together then."

Lu Guanhai took the ticket and looked at it for a while: "So you like them, and I like them too..."

The time and place were written on the ticket, and Lu Guanhai's eyes seemed to be fixed on it for a long time.

The concert was held in a neighboring province, not far away, but the price of the round-trip train ticket, as well as the cost of meals and other transportation, made Lu Guanhai feel unbearable.His pocket money is far from enough, and his mother works hard, and he doesn't want to increase her burden because of these things.

After thinking for a long time, Lu Guanhai returned the ticket to Ni Manhua: "I can't go. It's too expensive to go out of the province."

The words had been spoken very directly. Lu Guanhai lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed because of his financial difficulties.Ni Manhua was eager to go with him, but he said coquettishly: "It doesn't matter, the travel expenses are all mine. I'll treat you to the concert, and I'll cover all the expenses."

Lu Guanhai watched Ni Manhua stop talking for a while, and finally shook his head: "I still won't let you spend money. I have to help at home recently, so you should go with someone else."

Ni Manhua's mood fell to the bottom. She looked at the ticket back in her hands with disappointment, but she also knew that the decision made by Lu Guanhai could not be easily changed.

Seeing Ni Manhua's unhappiness, Lu Guanhai looked at her and smiled: "It's okay. There will be many opportunities to watch concerts in the future. I will definitely accompany you to watch a concert in the future."

Ni Manhua nodded, but still couldn't return to his original high mood.Later, Ni Manhua and Zhan Ping went to see that concert. When they sang with everyone at the scene, waving light sticks, Ni Manhua really wished that there was Lu Guanhai beside her who could accompany her to experience this concert. hapiness.

After Ni Manhua and Lu Guanhai got together in 2013, Lai Hongtu brought up the old story again. He asked Ni Manhua, "Girls' Generation didn't have the ability to accompany you to the concert. How do you think he will be able to accompany you in the future life?" What other wonderful things do you do?At that time, Ni Manhua and Lai Hongtu had a big quarrel, thinking that he was belittling Lu Guanhai and his love.Now that he has calmed down, although Ni Manhua does not completely agree with his thoughts, he regrets that he could not talk to Lai Hongtu calmly at that time.

Maybe when he noticed the problem, he also found a way to solve it.

Zhan Ping opened the door and came in. She saw Ni Manhua huddled under the quilt and relaxed his movements.

Climbing onto the bed carefully, Zhan Ping lay beside Ni Manhua and called her twice: "Manman... fell asleep? Then I turned off the light?"

Ni Manhua didn't say anything. She was afraid that her voice would be choked. She could only dig the corner of the pillow tightly with her hands and let her tears be quickly absorbed by the cotton in the pillow core.

(End of this chapter)