Chapter 27 Homecoming
Zou Xiaobei asked Ma Long and Fatty to return to the dormitory first.
Because Shui Yuanyang was a day student, he went back to the classroom directly, picked up his schoolbag, and left school first.
Because Zou Xiaobei was worried about Lin Chuxue, he stopped by Lin Chuxue's dormitory building.
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" The dormitory aunt was about to lock the door of the women's dormitory. When she saw Zou Xiaobei poking his head nearby, she immediately shouted, "Why are you, a boy, hanging out in the women's dormitory if you haven't gone home after the holiday!"
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"Auntie, is there anyone else in the dormitory?" Zou Xiaobei asked.
"No more! I'm getting ready to get off work. You should go back quickly!" The dormitory aunt waved her hand to Zou Xiaobei.
Zou Xiaobei knew that the dormitory aunt would patrol and inventory every dormitory under her jurisdiction before getting off work to ensure that no students stayed in the dormitory privately.
Now seeing that the dormitory aunt locked the door neatly, Lin Chuxue must have listened to her own words and left the school.
Immediately, Zou Xiaobei returned to the boys' dormitory building and stuffed the clothes he had packed up early in the morning into his schoolbag.
In the dormitory, Ma Long and Fatty were ready to go and were waiting for Zou Xiaobei boredly.
"Xiao Bei, where have you been? You're so slow!" Ma Long had already changed out of his school uniform and put on a pair of loose ripped jeans.
"Let's go home!" Zou Xiaobei thought that he had made an appointment with Lin Chuxue and would go find her in the afternoon, so he couldn't wait to greet Ma Long.
The three of them left the school and went straight to the bus stop.
Fatty's home is not far from the school. After getting on the bus, you can get off at seven or eight stops.
Zou Xiaobei and Ma Long are both from rural areas, and they need to take a minibus at the bus terminal to transfer between urban and rural areas.
After getting in the car, Ma Long was still restless, shaking his legs. The jeans on his legs had several big holes, and the threads of his pants kept swaying.
"Have one!" Ma Long took out two crumpled cigarettes from the crack of his schoolbag and said to Zou Xiaobei and Fatty.
This kid, probably to avoid the teacher's random inspection, put the cigarette in the book.
Zou Xiaobei and Fatty took the cigarettes one after another.
"Today is really fun!" Ma Long brushed back his long bangs covering his eyes, his face full of pride.
"I wonder who in the school will dare to bully us in the future?"
"Hmph, from now on I will also experience the feeling of collecting protection money!"
"Ma Long." Zou Xiaobei blew out a smoke ring and said, "Today we have no choice but to ask Third Brother to take action. Don't even think about collecting protection money in the school!"
Seeing Zou Xiaobei's serious face, Ma Long stuck out his tongue and agreed, but in his heart he didn't take Zou Xiaobei's words seriously at all.
"Xiao Bei, let's get off the bus with Fatty and go to the Internet cafe to have a few dishes?" Fatty was about to arrive at the station. Ma Long looked at an Internet cafe not far away, threw the schoolbag in his hand over his shoulder, and greeted Zou Xiaobei.
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"No, I'll go home first. I have something to do in the afternoon." Zou Xiaobei shook his head.
"Oh." The fat man pulled Ma Long over, leaned into Ma Long's ear, and said, "I have an appointment with my girlfriend this afternoon."
"Alas, when you have a woman, you forget about your brothers!" Ma Long understood instantly and caressed his chest, looking heartbroken.
"Are you guys going to get off?" The car has arrived at the stop. The driver stopped the car and opened the door to urge him, but Ma Long, Fatty and others were still waiting at the door.
"Why are you urging me?" Ma Long spat and replied in the same unfriendly tone, "Young man, I can get off the car if I want to!"
"You brat, what are you talking about?" The driver immediately got angry.
"Hey, these are the students now!" an old woman sitting near the driver said, not satisfied with Ma Long's attitude.
"Okay, get out of the car quickly! Fatty, take Ma Long away." Zou Xiaobei held his forehead helplessly and said to the fatty.
When will Ma Long's arrogant character be restrained?
Especially after today's fight, Zou Xiaobei felt that Ma Long's whole body had swelled.
I wish I could walk sideways.
Ma Long was still cursing, and the fat man grabbed Ma Long's collar and pulled Ma Long out of the car.
"Tu tu tu tu!"
In 2005, most buses were still powered by gasoline and diesel.
At that time, the only vehicles that used electricity as kinetic energy were battery cars.
In some years, public cars made an unpleasant sound because the driver stepped on the accelerator vigorously, and spewed out a burst of pungent exhaust gas before driving away.
"Depend on!"
"Bah, bah, bah!" Ma Long spat several mouthfuls of saliva on the ground.
He almost lost his breath due to the exhaust fumes from the bus.
"Fat man, you fucking did it on purpose!" Ma Long pointed at the direction the bus was leaving and cursed.
"Who asked you to argue with others in the car!" The fat man patted the dust on his body and raised his hand on the tip of his nose to fan away some of the irritating smell in the air.
"Son of a bitch, don't let me get in this car again, or I'll beat him up!" Ma Long was so angry in his heart.
Zou Xiaobei didn't go to the Internet cafe with Ma Long and Fatty. Besides having a date with Lin Chuxue, there was another reason: he wanted to go home.
In his previous life, Zou Xiaobei went his own way and fell into depravity. In the end, his family was ruined and he was heavily in debt.
It was because of the huge debt that my father, who was lying in the hospital with a serious illness, did not have enough medical expenses and was kicked out of the hospital by the doctor on a cold day.
In the end, I could only die in a small bungalow in the countryside.
And Zou Xiaobei also selfishly chose to jump down and end himself, leaving his elderly mother and young sister to depend on each other.
Zou Xiaobei spent the past few days in school during his rebirth.
He hasn't gone home to see his parents yet.
The car swayed all the way and finally stopped near the stop sign at the entrance of Zou Xiaobei Village.
Carrying his schoolbag, Zou Xiaobei jumped out of the car.
Standing at the entrance of the village, looking at the familiar cement road extending into the village, Zou Xiaobei's eyes became moist.
It feels so good to be back in my hometown.
It's great to see my parents again.
In this life, Zou Xiaobei must let his parents enjoy their old age in peace and will not let them suffer any more.
"Hey, Xiaobei is back?" Walking along the cement road, passing by rows of self-built rural houses, a plainly dressed middle-aged woman was walking out of the house carrying a bamboo basket.
"Xiao Bei has grown taller again!" the middle-aged woman greeted Zou Xiaobei with a smile.
"Hello, Aunt Liu." Zou Xiaobei smiled and greeted, "I'm going to collect oranges from the mountain!"
The middle-aged woman called Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment, and then the smile on her face grew wider, "Yes, yes."
"Is my dad at home?" Zou Xiaobei spoke hesitantly.
After walking around the gate of hell, Zou Xiaobei felt a little uneasy, wondering if his old father was still alive.
"Here, there. Look, isn't that your aunt?" Aunt Liu smiled and raised her hand to point to the place two rooms away.
Chapter completed!