Reborn in 1987: The Story of an Abandoned Girl

Chapter 103 the lantern festival

The next day, during the lantern festival, Li Haitang gave Uncle liu and Sister liu time off to go home to spend the festival with their families. Jiang Chuheng would send her a computer today. Li Haitang promised to treat him to a big meal and naturally went to the farmer's market early to buy some food to prepare.

At ten o' clock sharp, the phone in the shop rang. It was Jiang Chuheng. He arrived at the bus stop. Li Haitang hung up the phone, closed the shop door, and rode his bicycle to pick him up.

Jiang Chuheng stood at the exit of the station with his luggage bag in his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist from time to time. He was just 1.88 meters tall and straight like a pine tree. Even in his thick down jacket, he looked especially handsome. Standing there quietly with a straight smile attracted a lot of passers-by's attention. Even the more infatuated girls did not want to walk away.

After waiting for four or five minutes, he saw from afar that Li Haitang, wearing a pink shirt and blue jeans, was riding his bicycle. A warm smile spread across his face, and he strode up with long legs.

Seeing this extremely handsome boy walking towards a beautiful girl, the hearts of the infatuated girls instantly broke into pieces.

"Chu heng!" A few meters away, Li Haitang shouted.

Jiang Chuheng sped up his pace and shouted, "Haitang, slow down."

"Exhort!" When the bicycle stopped in front of him, Li Haitang smiled and said jokingly, "Instructor jiang, my car only has two wheels. Can I drive you?"

Jiang chu heng lovingly pulled her ponytail, his gentle voice overflowing, "Your driving skills are good, but your riding skills are not necessarily good. For my personal safety, let me give you a ride."

"Hehe, okay." Li Haitang consciously came down to help him carry his luggage, and obediently sat in the back seat of the bicycle. His voice was relaxed and joyful, "Follow this road ahead, turn left at the third intersection, walk 300 meters, then turn right 50 meters."

"Okay. Haitang, hold me. Don't fall. Jiang Chuheng reminded her, and a subtle light flashed in her eyes.

Li Haitang didn't think much. He had his luggage in his left hand and his clothes in his right hand. "Okay, let's go."

Jiang Chuheng looked down at the long, white fingers that looked like green onions, and a warm smile appeared on his face. With a kick on his right foot, he carried her away briskly.

But a few minutes later, he returned to the shop. Li Haitang opened the door and called him in. He made him a pot of tea and said with a smile, "This tea tastes really good. I bought it from Yangcheng. Have a drink."

Jiang Chuheng was delighted to see her pure and bright smile like snow. He smelled it and was surprised with joy, "Hey, it's the top grade oolong tea. It's not cheap. I heard it costs more than thirty yuan for one or two. It's very popular. Even if you have money, it's hard to buy it."

"That's right. I was really lucky to go to Yangcheng this time. The tea shop where a friend of mine worked just happened to get five kilograms, so I bought one kilogram immediately. Hehe, I remember you liked tea and bought it for you." Li Haitang himself was not very interested in tea. He felt that both good tea and coarse tea tasted the same. It was too wasteful to drink such good tea for himself, and it was best to give it to someone who loved it.

The smile in Jiang Chuheng's eyes deepened again. He took a sip of tea, and it did taste like that. He raised his lips and said, "It's good. Thank you."

Chu heng, it's still a little cold outside. We don't have a heater here. We usually use a coal stove to make the fire. There's a charcoal stove under the table. You can make it first." Winter in the south was actually more miserable than in the north. It was so cold that it was unbearable. Now that there was no air conditioning, it could only be heated by a coal stove.

Jiang Chuheng sat down. Although he was studying in the National defense university, there was no fire in the school in winter. He went back to the capital every winter break and had never seen the fire in the south in winter. He lifted the curtain around the table and saw the briquettes burning in the circular furnace. He raised his eyebrows. "Haitang, do you usually use this to roast? You can't put this thing in your room when you sleep at night. It's not safe and is prone to gas poisoning."

Li Haitang sat down next to him and poured himself a cup of tea. "There's a thick quilt wrapped around your bed. You don't need to use this stove to make a fire."

"Yes." Jiang Chuheng put down the curtain and put his hands under the table. The charcoal fire was indeed warm, but in a moment, the cold was gone.

"By the way, I brought back a lot of pastries and fruits from Yangcheng. I'll get them for you." Li Haitang immediately got up and ran up to the attic.

Jiang Chuheng's eyes were locked on her back. He hadn't noticed it before. He didn't expect that there was another floor upstairs. He took a sip of tea and looked carefully at the Sugar wholesale division she was running. It was simple but exquisite. The goods were arranged in an orderly manner. Not a single buyer?

When Li Haitang came over with a basin of washed strawberries and Yangcheng specialty snacks, he asked curiously, "Haitang, why isn't there any business in your shop? Didn't you hire someone to look after the shop? Where are they?"

Li Haitang rolled his eyes and stuffed a strawberry into his mouth. He laughed and said, "It's the lantern festival today. Who will order it? The one that should have been booked was booked yesterday, or else it would have waited until the festival. As for the two employees in the shop, I gave them a holiday today and asked them to go home to spend the holidays with their families."

"Uh, yeah." Jiang Chuheng found himself confused and swallowed the strawberry in his mouth. He smiled and said, "It's delicious. You eat it too." Just like her, he squeezed a red one and stuffed it into her mouth.

Li Haitang didn't think much about it, but he took the strawberry in one bite. Well, that finger, his soft and wet tongue, and licked it. It was sweet, of course, the strawberry.

Jiang Chuheng felt his heart tremble from the licking. If he looked closely, he would find that his ears were slightly red. But someone was eating very hard, immersed in the delicious strawberry, and did not notice anything unusual about the people next to him.

"By the way, chu heng, when did you get to the provincial capital?" It was only then that Li Haitang remembered to ask this question.

Jiang Chuheng poured half a cup of tea into his teacup and suppressed the feeling in his heart. His voice was a little hoarse. "I arrived around four o' clock last night."

"Ah, so you gave me something early this morning. Didn't you just sleep for two or three hours?" Li Haitang brought him another snack, but this time it wasn't in his mouth.

Jiang Chuheng took the cake from her hand and took a bite before replying, "Well, I slept for two hours and squinted on the train for two or three hours." He licked his mouth. The heart was thin and smooth. The taste was sweet but not greasy. It was delicious. He asked shamelessly, "Haitang, what is this cake? It's delicious."

Speaking of this, Li Haitang couldn't help but laugh. "Hehe, Yangcheng calls this wife's cake. Its name is so interesting."

Jiang Chuheng: ... "This name is really interesting." A thick smile flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his eyelids to hide all the emotions inside. He began to stutter. After eating, it seemed as if he had not finished, "Anything else?"

Li Haitang nodded, "And. If you like it, I'll get you some more. I just bought a few pounds and I'll pack some for you later."

Jiang Chuheng looked at her back as she left again. The corners of his mouth were almost at the tip of his ear. It could be seen that he was in such a good mood.

Li Haitang came down again with his things and asked with concern, "Chu heng, you only slept for two hours last night. Do you want to sleep with me for a while? There's a loft above the shop, a few small houses away. I usually live here."

Jiang Chuheng took a wife's cake in his left hand and ate it. He poured himself a cup of tea with his right hand. After thinking about it, he nodded, "Okay, I'll go to sleep for a few hours later. Our school will start training tonight. I don't think I'll be able to sleep at night."

Li Haitang gave him a sympathetic look. It was not easy for the military students. Just as they were about to speak, there were two casual customers at the door of the store. Li Haitang greeted him and went to sell.

When she came back again, she ate half of her wife's cake and frowned. "Chu heng, are you hungry? Didn't you have breakfast?" Jiang Chuheng lied seriously, "I only drank half a bowl of porridge. I'm a little hungry."

"Oh, then I'll go cook early. You should eat more later." Li Haitang poured him another cup of tea and asked, "Are you going to sleep after dinner or are you going to sleep now?"

Jiang Chuheng looked at his watch. It was exactly 10: 30. "Now. I'll sleep for two and a half hours and have lunch a little later."

Li Haitang agreed, "Sure, I'll wake you up at one o' clock. Let's go, I'll take you up..."

Before he could finish speaking, the two buyers came back. Jiang chuheng glanced at them and said in a low voice, "Go and greet them. I'll go up myself."

"Okay." Li Haitang had to go and greet the guests again.

Jiang Chuheng stepped on a one-meter wide staircase and went upstairs. This was the first time he had ever seen such a commercial and residential loft. The loft was much lower than an ordinary residential floor. It was estimated to be about two-and-a-half meters. He could reach the top with his arms spread out. The attic was divided into two rooms, one on the left and one on the right, and a small space covered with curtains.

Habitually, he pushed open the door to the right room and saw a large bed with pink floral bedding and pillows. On the left side of the bed was a two-door yellow closet with a fitting mirror, and on the right was a bookshelf bigger than the closet. There were all kinds of books on the bookshelf. Beside it was a small nightstand. On the shelf was a beautiful notebook bought in Hushi and the pen he had given him.

He smiled. This is her room. Walking to the bookshelf, he took down the photo frame on the top. The photo in the frame was taken in the Bund, Pujiang, Hushi. It was a white short-sleeved shirt, navy and knee-length skirt. The breeze blew past, and her hair was light, revealing a little playfulness, a little nimbleness, and a little confidence.

Putting down the photo frame, he casually looked at the books she liked, and many of them were recommended by him. He smiled, his smile bright and warm like the sun. Take off your down jacket and hang it gently on the hanger by the bed. Well, then... Finally take off your shoes, lift the quilt and lie down to sleep.

The faint fragrance from the pillows and blankets filled the tip of his nose. The smell was soothing and refreshing, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked. He closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.

After greeting the two guests, Li Haitang closed the store door and went back to the kitchen to start working.