Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 40 Adult Worries
Ni Manhua took leave and stayed home for only a few days before he and Zhan Ping went to the training institution to report.

Ni Manhua and Zhan Ping also had a bad relationship. They knew each other since they were studying vocal music in the Children's Palace when they were young. They didn't see each other for many years, but they were accidentally assigned to the same class in high school.

They are two people with completely different personalities. Ni Manhua initially thought that he and Zhan Ping could not get along, but he did not expect that such days would pass in a flash.

The training facility for Ni Manhua and Zhan Ping was on the other side of the city, and Lai Hongtu drove them there.On the way, I said I wanted to buy more snacks and daily necessities to take with me. After all, the agency only had one day off a week, and the supermarket inside was small and inconvenient for shopping.

Lai Hongtu learned the lesson this time and took the initiative to drive to the entrance of Hexing Supermarket: "Go on, you can't park here for too long, you two hurry up."

After speaking, Lai Hongtu threw his wallet to Ni Manhua and asked them to buy it themselves.

Hexing Supermarket didn't have much stuff, so Ni Manhua didn't actually plan to buy it here, but Lai Hongtu seemed to understand her very well, so she had no choice but to get out of the car.

Walking into the store, Lu Guanhai was tallying goods. Ni Manhua was a little embarrassed, but Zhan Ping said hello excitedly: "Hey, hardworking Lu Guanhai, hello aunt, here are the mouthwash cups and wash basins. Where is it? The covered one, we have to buy a lot of things."

Ni Manhua really couldn't be as enthusiastic as Zhan Ping, so he could only smile and nod to Lu Guanhai's mother, and then walked in to pick out things.

Buckets, towels, cereal and milk powder, they and she had to live in school during the nearly two months of preparation time, so they had to be well prepared.

Lu Guanhai took the initiative to come over and ask Ni Manhua what he needed. Ni Manhua casually said a few things, and Lu Guanhai helped her find it.

Lu Guanhai's mother has never been in good health. She basically just sits in the store and keeps an eye on things like moving and arranging goods. Lu Guanhai does them when he is free, so he knows the location and price of everything. They all know everything.

Lu Guanhai helped Ni Manhua get a basket and packed all the small things and arranged them neatly.Seeing Ni Manhua take several pieces of imported sugar-free chocolate, Lu Guanhai asked in disbelief: "Are you sure you want to take 100%? This kind is really bitter, how about 78%?"

Ni Manhua shook his head: "No need, any chocolate with sweetness will make you gain weight, but this one won't."

Lu Guanhai was a little helpless: "You are already very thin."

"I know, so I'm still eligible to eat. When I went to class during the summer vacation, I heard that the service students in the institution next door have started to stop eating staple food. We are very happy." Ni Manhua looked at Lu Guanhai's worried look and felt A feeling of warmth arose.

The basket was already full, and Ni Manhua was about to go to the door to check out, but Lu Guanhai asked her to wait and walked into the warehouse with the basket. He came out soon after with several boxes of western medicine in his hand.

Ni Manhua was puzzled: "Are you sick?"

"No, I brought you common medicines. It's better to prepare some outside alone, just in case." Lu Guanhai put the two boxes of medicines into the basket, and then said, "These are mine It’s for you, no payment required.”

Ni Manhua nodded slightly and watched Lu Guanhai carry the basket to the cashier.Zhan Ping also came over carrying things: "What were you two doing just now? Saying goodbye reluctantly?"

"No, he just helped me decorate my things... Why did you buy wine?"

Zhan Ping took five bottles of cocktails in her hands. Although the alcohol content was not high, it was wine after all. Ni Manhua could already imagine Lu Guanhai's mother's expression when she saw them.

Zhan Ping leaned close to Ni Manhua's ear and said mischievously: "I'm not afraid that you'll be homesick or stressed, so I'll let you drink to drown your sorrows."

"You need to drink to drown your sorrows. I don't drink." Ni Manhua waited for her. Zhan Ping shrugged and put the wine on the cashier naturally. Lu Guanhai's mother looked at it for two more times. eyes, but said nothing.

Lai Hongtu didn't come down to help with the big and small bags, but Lu Guanhai carried them to the car.

Lai Hongtu came down after seeing Lu Guanhai and patted him on the shoulder: "Where are you working at home, good boy? Study hard."

Ni Manhua didn't want the two of them to interact too much, so he interrupted: "I'm the first in my grade, so you don't have to worry about it."

Lai Hongtu turned his head and glanced at Ni Manhua: "Really? He's so good, he can compete with what your uncle and I had back then."

Lu Guanhai looked a little embarrassed. Ni Manhua gave Lai Hongtu a hard push and asked him to get in the car, and then said goodbye to Lu Guanhai briefly.From now until they return to school at the end of February next year, they will not see each other for nearly four months, and they don’t know what will happen when they return.

Lu Guanhai's eyes kept falling on Ni Manhua's face, but he didn't say much. He just watched her get in the car and stood on the side of the road for a long time.

As soon as Zhan Ping got in the car, she started rummaging through her shopping bags, took out two bags of sucking jelly, and gave one bag to Ni Manhua.With her sharp eyes, she immediately spotted the boxes of medicines with awkward packaging mixed in the snacks.

Zhan Ping pulled them out and asked Ni Manhua curiously: "Are you sick? Instead of this medicine, it is better to go to the drugstore to buy something better. What medicine did you buy in the supermarket?"

Ni Manhua pursed his lips: "I didn't buy it, Lu Guanhai gave it to me."

"Why are you giving me medicine? There are medicines in the supermarket."

Ni Manhua was also curious about why there were medicines in the supermarket warehouse. Lu Guanhai said that they were prepared for his mother. He got them from Su Guzhi and they were absolutely safe.From the way Lu Guanhai mentioned Su Guzhi, they seemed to have a good relationship now.

Before Ni Manhua could think of how to reply to Zhan Ping, Lai Hongtu chuckled and interjected: "What else can I do to deliver medicine? Don't worry. When your parents usually take you out, you have to pay more attention, and you will find that adults People often prepare emergency medicines when they go out."

"My parents won't take me out." After hearing Lai Hongtu's words, Zhan Ping suddenly felt disappointed and put away a few boxes of medicine.

Zhan Ping's parents both work in other places, and she was basically brought up by a nanny, so Zhan Ping doesn't like going home very much. Ni Manhua always persuades her to go back with him, but Zhan Ping can't let go when there are adults around, so she only occasionally After staying there for a while, Zhan Ping still liked to hang out in the Internet cafe most of the time.

Ni Manhua knew that Zhan Ping didn't want to talk about this topic, so he told Lai Hongtu that he wanted to catch up on his sleep and asked Lai Hongtu to call them when he got there.

It takes about an hour to drive from here to the training institution. Ni Manhua kept his eyes closed, but he never fell asleep.

She actually didn't want to dwell on what had happened, but some fragmentary memories kept popping up one after another like a prank to occupy her mind.

Lu Guanhai later became a doctor and always kept some commonly used medicines at home. But in fact, they were all in good health. The medicines often expired. Lu Guanhai noticed that he threw them away and replaced them with some in the drawer.

Lai Hongtu is right. This is a worry for adults. Compared with potato chips and drinks, this worry seems to be heavier.

(End of this chapter)