The Pentium Era - South to North

After Zhang Chen and Jin Lili finished watching the movie, the night market stalls were set up in Tailong City. The two of them strolled around before going back.

The two people returned to the room, bowed politely, turned around, and slept back to back.

The sad thing is that they have just returned to the room. This time the room faces Daying Road below. The two of them are standing in front of the window. The weather is fine. Every hot pot restaurant has closed the ceiling at the door. , there are thousands of hot pot tables, and there are groups of people surrounding each table, like ants collectively biting a bone in the middle.

Looking at the bustling and bustling scene below, they seemed to be able to smell the spicy smell coming out of the red pot. They recalled the night when Liu Ligan got his first salary not long after they arrived in Haicheng. After choosing Chen Qihang, Lin Yiyan, Li Yong and Liu Yun, it was Li Yong who finally paid the bill.

Today, of course, these people can still cohere together, but they are no longer the people they were back then. Each one seems to have achieved their own achievements, but at that time, they were innocent and had a hazy longing for the future. , has faded.

Even Liu Ligan had to escape and ate at the same table as Jin Lili.

Time is really like a ray, it cannot come back when it is shot out. If you insist on imagining that when it comes back, not only will things and people be different, but the world will no longer be the same as it was back then.

Zhang Chen and Jin Lili were lying on the bed. Neither of them fell asleep. They opened their eyes in the darkness and looked at the deeper darkness not far away. They quickly got used to and adapted to this sleeping position.

That's fine.

Do not disturb each other.

When they were in the first grade of junior high school, Zhang Chen and Jin Lili were assigned to the same desk. They both drew a line in the middle of the old desk, just like all the boys and girls in the class.

First, Jin Lili picked up a piece of chalk and drew a straight line crookedly. This line was quickly erased by Zhang Chen while doing hygiene after school.

The next day, Zhang Chen brought oil pastels. The line Jin Lili drew yesterday was a little closer to Jin Lili. He casually drew a straight line on the table. Zhang Chen stood on the table. There, Jin Lili looked at her with disdain. Jin Lili's face turned red and her cheeks puffed up. She used a cloth to wipe it off after school, but it was difficult to wipe it off with an oil pastel.

Not to be outdone, Jin Lili simply used a ruler and a pencil sharpener to carve a 38 line on Zhang Chen's line, a little closer to Zhang Chen's side, and then painstakingly painted Zhang Chen's oil pastel with water and a rag. The outgoing line was erased, and my own line remained on that desk forever.

The two people were fighting for every inch of land every day, and somehow they became tacit and friendly.

That line is still engraved in the middle of the desk, but in their hearts, there is no limit.

Today, there was no line on their bed, but in the hearts of the two of them, there was already a clear line that could not be crossed. No one was willing to point out this line clearly first. They pressed this line and quickly retreated. behind their respective lines.

That's fine.

Do not disturb each other.

When Zhang Chen woke up the next morning, he was surprised to find that it was already past eight o'clock, and Jin Lili hadn't left yet. She was lying there, staring blankly above her head.

"Why didn't you learn to drive?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Master has something to do in the morning. I'll study in the evening."

Zhang Chen said "Oh". The two people lay there, moved, and then thought about it. The light in the room was too bright, and each other's faces looked strange. The two people retreated to their respective lines, Jin Lily said:

"Get up, I'm going to find Xiao Wu."

The two people got out of bed from their respective sides, dragged on their slippers, and went to the bathroom together. Zhang Chen stood up to wash up. Jin Lili didn't shy away from it and sat down on the toilet. After Zhang Chen finished washing up, Jin Lili was still sitting there. .

Zhang Chen walked back to the room, put on his clothes, pants and shoes, picked up the BB player from the bedside table, put it on his waist, then picked up the cigarette and lighter on the bedside table, lit it, took two puffs, then walked to the sofa and put The backpack was on his back.

When they passed the bathroom again, Jin Lili had finished washing and was putting on makeup in front of the mirror. Zhang Chen stopped at the door of the bathroom and said to Jin Lili, "I'll go down first."

"Okay." Jin Lili did not turn around, but stopped what she was doing, looked up at Zhang Chen in the mirror, and said, "I will come back to the room later. There are many things."

Zhang Chen opened the door and left first.

Zhang Chen arrived at the office, took the electric teapot, went to the sink to get water, and plugged in the electricity. While waiting for the water to boil, Xiao Wu came. Xiao Wu took the motorcycle key from Zhang Chen's desk and was about to go out. Chen stopped him:

"Xiao Wu, wait a minute, Lily has something to do with you."

Xiao Wu asked: "What's the matter?"

"Let her tell you later." Zhang Chen said to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu sat down at the table opposite Zhang Chen.

Ten minutes later, Jin Lili came in carrying several plastic bags. Seeing Xiao Wu, she asked, "Xiao Wu, have you had breakfast? I bought a lot."

Xiao Wu said he had already eaten.

Jin Lili placed the plastic bags in front of Zhang Chen and said to him, "Those are all yours."

Zhang Chen took a look and saw that one plastic bag contained a bowl of Hainan pickled rice noodles, one contained two braised eggs and a rice dumpling, and the other contained braised beef.

"What about you?" Zhang Chen asked.

"I've eaten noodle soup." Jin Lili said.

"Xiao Wu is waiting for you. Tell Xiao Wu yourself about your matter. Xiao Wu has to go out." Zhang Chen and Jin Lili said.

Jin Lili stood leaning against Xiao Wu's table and told Xiao Wu what had happened. Zhang Chen sat opposite, concentrating on eating his breakfast.

Xiao Wu was silent after listening to Jin Lili's words.

Jin Lili asked: "How about it, Xiao Wu, the salary is at least double that here. Also, you will be responsible for the entire project. Once the project is completed, you will be a senior manager of the hotel and a white-collar worker."

Xiao Wu smiled: "Thank you, Sister Lili. You are not a white-collar worker. Even if I wear a gold collar, I don't look good. I don't want to go to Sanya."

"Why?" Jin Lili shouted.

Xiao Wu looked up at Jin Lili, paused, and said:

"I still want to go back to Yongcheng. Xiao Jin called me a few days ago and said that the guy I called the hospital was not paralyzed and his condition has improved. He will be discharged from the hospital in a while. Their family also promised that They won’t pursue me, Xiao Jin and the others are looking for connections to contact the old school. If the old school doesn’t look for me, I can go back to Yongcheng.”

"Are you stupid? We are all trying to find a way out of Yongcheng, and you want to go back?" Jin Lili asked.

"Yes, I like Yongcheng." Xiao Wu said, "I'm different from you. I don't like Hainan. It's too chaotic here. Besides, Xiao Jin and the others also hope that I can go back."

"It's strange. You're such a boss, but you're still afraid of social chaos?" Jin Lili said, "Don't you think it's strange?"

"It's not strange, Sister Lili. Where I can control it, no matter how chaotic it is, I think it's pretty good. If I can't control it, then..." Xiao Wu said with a smile, "Here in Haicheng, drug addicts sell Mark Six Lottery to cheat people. Yes, there are chickens all over the street, I can’t understand these, it’s too complicated, how can Yongcheng have these?”

Jin Lili was speechless for a moment and looked at Zhang Chen helplessly, hoping that Zhang Chen could help her and give Xiao Wu a few words of advice. Zhang Chen buried his head and ate his breakfast, as if he didn't hear their conversation. Jin Lili sighed secretly. tone, she said to Xiao Wu:

"Xiao Wu, please think about it again, this is really a good opportunity."

"There's no need to think about it. Really, Sister Lili, if I go to Sanya and Xiaojin and the others have agreed, I still have to go back. It's quite annoying to go through all the trouble."

Xiao Wu had made up his mind, and it seemed that he really wouldn't consider it. Jin Lili sighed heavily.

Xiao Wu looked at Jin Lili, then at Zhang Chen, and said, "Sister Lili, if there is nothing else, should I go to the building materials market?"

"Okay." Jin Lili nodded helplessly.

Xiao Wu stood up and walked out. Jin Lili turned around and looked at Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen was staring at the braised eggs in his hand, peeling them carefully.

Jin Lili said angrily: "I'm leaving too!"

Jin Lili turned around and walked out. Zhang Chen looked at her back, put the peeled braised eggs into the pickled powder foam snack box, and then peeled the second one.