Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 28 Deliberately forgetting
Ni Manhua returned home in the evening and opened the gift he had won at Hexing Supermarket while lying on the bed.The box was not big, about the size of half a pillow. When Ni Manhua opened it, it was as if he had completed some ritual and his breathing became lighter.

Opening the box, Ni Manhua saw that there were a lot of colorful fruit candies inside. He reached in and felt something soft. He took it out and saw that it was a doll drawn out of wool. It looked a little like Ni Manhua. Very similar.

Ni Manhua has almost forgotten that Lu Guanhai grew up with his mother. When he was in elementary school, he would do all kinds of housework. In winter, he would move a small bench and sit in front of the supermarket, knitting sweaters for his mother and himself. It’s a thick piece and saves a lot of money compared to buying it in the supermarket.

This is what Lu Guanhai told her.In one year of high school, during physical education class, Ni Manhua took off his school uniform and ran wildly on the playground wearing a woolen vest, but a bush hooked a big hole in the vest.

After class, she got angry and wanted to throw the vest away, but was stopped by Lu Guanhai who came out to use the toilet.Later, Lu Guanhai helped her take the vest home and patched a little bunny on it, as well as many small flowers of different colors.

At that time, Ni Manhua was surprised that boys would be interested in this kind of thing. He didn't understand that he was just forced by life and had no choice but to master this skill.

After they got together, Lu Guanhai also knit some sweaters and scarves for her. Of course, this was all a long time ago, so Ni Manhua almost lost his memory.

Opening the phone, there was a long message from Wu Bo in the dialog box. When Ni Manhua was drawing the lottery, Wu Bo stood behind Lu Guanhai. Lu Guanhai's secret could not escape his eyes.He could see clearly how much Lu Guanhai cared about Ni Manhua.

In fact, when the pointer stopped steadily at the surprise prize, Ni Manhua knew that this must be specially prepared for her by Lu Guanhai. She had never had such good luck since she was a child.

The pointer of the lottery wheel was made of iron, and Lu Guanhai held a magnet in his hand.

This doll was a gift that Lu Guanhai wanted to give her, just like she used it to do charity and frequently visited their supermarket.

They were all racking their brains to find excuses, but actually what they wanted to do was just something very simple.

Another message from Lu Guanhai popped up on the phone: "Do you like the prize?"

Ni Manhua hugged his knees and thought for a long time before briefly replying: "I like it, thank you."

She didn't dare to say much for fear of exposing her emotions.

There was a knock on the door, and Ni Manhua said "come in" and saw his mother walking in with milk.It was so late, I thought they were all asleep.

Her mother put the milk on the bedside and told her to drink it quickly. Then she sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her without blinking.

Ni Manhua was looked at a little awkwardly, she asked: "What's the matter, Mom, why don't you go to sleep."

Her mother reached out and tapped her forehead: "You're being bullied outside and you're not talking about it? What kind of boy is it that makes you worry so much?"

"My uncle told you, right?" Ni Manhua didn't expect Lai Hongtu to complain so quickly, without telling her in advance.Ni Manhua defended in a low voice: "Actually, I'm just a classmate, I'm just helping..."

"Manman." Mom's expression suddenly became serious: "I know it's normal for girls to have some feelings for male classmates during adolescence. As long as you study hard, mom won't interfere with you. But you have to understand, even if you really If you have a crush on a male classmate, you have to see if it's worth it."

"Mom, I really don't. You think too much. Go back to bed early. You have to go to the company tomorrow."

After spending a lot of time persuading her mother to go out, Ni Manhua picked up the phone. The interface was still chatting with Lu Guanhai. He didn't have time to play with his phone just now. Ni Manhua didn't reply to Lu Guanhai's message for a while. .

The last message was sent 10 minutes ago from Lu Guanhai, asking her if she could go out and if she had something to give her.

When Ni Manhua saw the news, her heart beat uncontrollably faster. She didn't know why he came at this time. She didn't want him to come, but she was also afraid that he had already left.

Ni Manhua typed on the keyboard quickly: "Something happened just now. Have you gone back?"

Lu Guanhai quickly replied: "It's okay, I'm still here."

Ni Manhua had already changed into her pajamas, but she didn't care so much. She put on her slippers and was about to run out. The phone rang again, and it was a message from Lu Guanhai, asking her if she could take the woolen doll out.

Ni Manhua turned around, picked up the doll, opened the door and went out gently.Their house is a two-story villa, but the yard is not large in the urban area.Ni Manhua was afraid that his voice would be heard, so he stood outside after opening the door and did not let Guan Hai come in.

It's late now, and Lu Guanhai's house is about one kilometer away.He probably came here after washing up. He was wearing a clean white T-shirt, dark gray quarter pants, and sandals on his feet.

Ni Manhua looked at Lu Guanhai, his hands on his side pulling at his clothes uncontrollably: "Why are you here?"

Lu Guanhai opened his palm, and there was a very mini switch in his palm: "I forgot to put this in the box, so I came here to give it to you."

This switch was also part of the mystery prize. Lu Guanhai asked Ni Manhua to try pressing the two buttons on the switch.It's not a difficult device. The first button controls the light, and the second button controls the music. There is only one piece of music, sung by Ni Manhua's favorite singer.

Ni Manhua closed them after a few words. She said awkwardly, "Actually, you don't have to go all the way. You can give it to me during class."

"I just made a special trip so I didn't put it in the box." Lu Guanhai's words were sonorous and powerful, hitting Ni Manhua's heart one word at a time.Ni Manhua knew that Lu Guanhai liked her from the first day he came back and had liked her for a long time, but she didn't expect that he would make it clear so quickly after experiencing so many things recently.

Ni Manhua avoided Lu Guanhai's gaze and said in a quick voice: "Thank you, it's so late. You should go back early and be careful on the road..."

Ni Manhua turned around and was about to go back, but Lu Guanhai grabbed his wrist and pulled him back.Lu Guanhai frowned and looked at her: "You bought something in our supermarket on purpose, right? You wanted to help me."

"I'm helping you, and I'm also helping those children, killing two birds with one stone." Ni Manhua pulled out his hand forcefully: "Don't get me wrong."

Lu Guanhai looked at her for a long time: "What's the misunderstanding? Did I misunderstand that you like me? Or are you now..."

"I just want to study hard. If you think the same as me, we can still be friends." Ni Manhua raised her eyes and looked at Lu Guanhai. She didn't know what was wrong with her, so she would say this to him in a threatening tone. if.

Ni Manhua didn't want this, but she was too afraid that if she wasn't decisive, they would make the same mistake again.

Ni Manhua saw Lu Guanhai's eyes dimming instantly, and she couldn't bear it.She didn't know if she had done something wrong. It was clear that he had lived so freely and happily in the past, at least in high school.

There were footsteps behind him. Ni Manhua looked back and saw his mother, also wearing pajamas, walking over in surprise: "Manman? What are you doing standing outside the yard so late?"

Ni Manhua hid the woolen doll in his hand behind his back and said as calmly as possible: "This is my classmate. I'll come out and have a chat with him."

"What are we talking about so late?" Ni Manhua's mother gave Lu Guanhai a wary look. Although Lu Guanhai greeted her politely at the first time, she guessed that Lu Guanhai was the person Lai Hongtu had mentioned. Without even looking at him, he pulled Ni Manhua's hand out from behind, with a look of disgust on his face: "Just because of such a crap, standing here at night to feed mosquitoes?"

Ni Manhua explained: "Mom, I got it in a lottery draw at the supermarket during the day, but there was something missing, so he brought it to me."

"Is that the small supermarket that cost you more than 1000 yuan? Manman, it seems that I will control your pocket money in the future." Ni Manhua's mother pulled her beside her and walked up and down to watch the sea. Her attitude was very bad He said: "This classmate, it's better to go back to rest early in the evening. You are all students, so you know what to focus on?"

Although Ni Manhua's mother's words were thorny, Lu Guanhai still replied in a good temper: "Auntie, I know, I just came to thank Ni Manhua for spending time at our house during this time..."

"You're welcome. I won't go there again." Ni Manhua's mother turned around and glared at Ni Manhua: "How many times have you told me that girls should cherish themselves and not do things like poverty alleviation? Now we can't Know how to cherish yourself, and you will suffer in the future!"

Seeing that her mother's words were getting more and more outrageous, Ni Manhua couldn't help but increase her voice: "Mom, we are just friends. Why do you say such outrageous things? Don't I have the right to make friends of the opposite sex?"

Ni Manhua's mother wanted to say something else. Ni Manhua quickly said to Lu Guanhai, "Go home quickly. I'm going back too."

Afterwards, Ni Manhua slammed the courtyard door and pulled his mother towards home without looking back.

Ni Manhua saw Lu Guanhai's forbearing eyes in the night, and his tightly clenched fist.

She knew how sad and wronged he was.

(End of this chapter)