Chapter 23 My friends and I
The day after returning from the county seat, it was already the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Jiang Dongping had something to do at work and was busy early in the morning. Xu Changying went back to her parents' home as soon as she got up early.
Li Muyan was here, so Jiang Nan had to stay at home instead of going to her grandmother's house.
Yesterday Jiang Nan said that he would take Li Muyan to eat wontons today, but Xu Changying did not leave any breakfast for them today.
"Jiangnan, Jiangnan...Jiangnan..." Before Jiangnan woke up, he heard the Wang Sihai repeater calling him outside.
Jiang Nan put on his cotton-padded clothes and opened the door. Wang Sihai was still standing at the door of his home.
"Secret, this way." Jiang Nan rushed to Wang Sihai and waved to him.
"Hey, why did you come out from over there?" Wang Sihai said strangely.
"You come in first." Jiang Nan stood at the door. The breeze was blowing and it was really cold.
Wang Sihai entered Jiangnan's new bedroom, looked at it curiously, and said, "Why did you move outside and leave the big house unoccupied? Someone is at home?"
Jiang Nan looked at Wang Sihai. Wang Sihai was so confused that he said, "Your sister is here."
Wang Sihai said with a playful smile: "My sister, why did my sister run away to your house? Ah, brother-in-law, hahaha..."
Jiang Nan looked at him evilly and said with a smile: "Wang Sihai, this is what you said. If you have the ability, you can say it again in front of your sister."
Wang Sihai immediately stopped smiling and asked: "Who is it?"
Jiang Nan smiled again and said, "Your sister."
Wang Sihai frowned and struggled for a long time, then said to himself:
"I don't have a sister either, is it from my aunt's house? I haven't had any contact with her for many years."
Jiang Nan patted Wang Sihai on the shoulder and said, "Have you brought any money? I'll treat your sister to wontons later."
Wang Sihai was confused, but he still took out ten dollars from his pocket and said generously: "If you are really my sister, I will treat you."
Jiang Nan nodded, "Okay, I like your cheerfulness."
The two chatted and made trouble, and Jiang Nan lost his sleepiness. He got dressed and chatted casually with Wang Sihai.
"Brother Jiangnan, can I come in?" Li Muyan's voice sounded outside.
"Come in." Jiang Nan opened the door.
Li Muyan, neatly dressed and wearing beautiful cotton clothes, was standing outside when she saw the door open and stepped in.
Wang Sihai saw Li Muyan walking in and stared at it for a long time, but still couldn't remember.
Li Muyan had recognized Wang Sihai a long time ago, but she didn't say anything and just looked at Wang Sihai with a smile.
"Jiang Nan, who is this?" Wang Sihai couldn't remember, so he had to look at Jiang Nan beside Li Muyan.
"I just said, she is your sister." Jiang Nan said with a smile.
Wang Sihai's frown deepened.
"Sister, when you were not here just now, Wang Sihai still said bad things about you." Jiang Nan said mischievously.
"I don't..." Wang Sihai is still relatively introverted in front of people he doesn't know.
"Hey, Jiangnan, why did you move into this house?" Another head poked out of the door, it was Xu Xiaofen.
"Xiaofen is here, come in and sit down." Jiang Nan greeted enthusiastically.
"Well, I'll get the bowl from the day before yesterday." Xu Xiaofen said.
Xu Xiaofen walked in, saw Li Muyan standing next to Jiang Nan, and saw Wang Sihai sitting on the bed with a frown on his face, and said blankly: "Jiang Nan, there is a relative at home."
Before Jiang Nan could answer, he heard someone shouting from outside: "Jiang Nan, are you at home? Bring me our bowl." Jin Beibei's voice sounded outside again.
In Jiangnan's heart, ten thousand grass and mud horses galloped past. What day it was, they all gathered early in the morning.
"Here, you idiot, didn't you see the door is open?" Jiang Nan walked over and said with a smile.
"You're just a second-rate guy, why did you move outside? Hey, Li Muyan, when did you come?" Jin Beibei glanced at Li Muyan and said with a smile.
Over there, Wang Sihai was already stunned. He looked at Li Muyan seriously, and after a long time he exclaimed: "Holy shit, it's really Li Muyan."
Jin Beibei curled her lips, looked back at Wang Sihai, and said, "What's wrong? You haven't recognized it for so long?"
Xu Xiaofen also smiled and said: "Haha, I didn't recognize it either. Li Muyan, when did you come?"
Li Muyan also smiled and said: "Haha, I came here yesterday. I originally planned to look for you today, but I didn't expect you all to come so early in the morning."
Jiang Nan smiled and said, "I'll go wash up first, and you guys can chat first. Later we'll go eat wontons, and Wang Sihai will treat you."
Wang Sihai smiled coquettishly and said, "I'm treating you, I'm treating you."
A few people chatted and laughed, walked outside the supply and marketing cooperative, and arrived at the wonton shop.
Just when Wang Sihai was about to speak, Wang Xia had already stepped forward, took Li Muyan's hand and said:
"Isn't this Mu Yan? You've grown so big, when did you come here?"
Li Muyan politely replied: "I came here yesterday and want to stay at Uncle Jiang's house for a while."
Wang Xia glanced at Jiangnan with a smile and said, "Okay, let's go to auntie's house for dinner tonight. Auntie will prepare delicious food for you. You guys sit down for a while while auntie cooks wontons for you."
Wang Xia took Li Muyan and chatted about home affairs for a while, and then went to cook wontons.
"Muyan, when you were little, your dad often went on business trips. At that time, you often lived in Jiangnan. Later, when your dad came back, you refused to go home." Jin Beibei said with a smile.
Li Muyan also smiled and said: "When I was young, I lived in Uncle Jiang's house for a long time. I thought it was my own home. I even snatched things from Brother Jiangnan and was beaten by Brother Jiangnan."
Jiang Nan scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I remember one time, I don't know what the reason was. You said this is your home and told me to get out. I said this is my home, and then I beat you."
Li Muyan added: "After my mother divorced my father, my father went on business trips and no one took me, so I was often left at Uncle Jiang's house. Aunt Xu took care of me. Over time, I regarded Aunt Xu as my mother."
Yes, it’s okay.” After Li Muyan finished speaking, she was still a little embarrassed.
Xu Xiaofen also continued: "I remember when we were young, we were playing outside. Every time Aunt Xu called Jiang Nan for dinner, you ran to his house more anxiously than he did. Every time your dad went to Jiang Nan's house to look for you."
Li Muyan smiled and said, "Yes, when my dad is at home, I still used to go to Aunt Xu's place to eat. My dad can't even drag her away. He always finishes eating before leaving."
Jiang Nan continued: "Among us, Li Muyan is the youngest, and Wang Sihai, you always bullied Li Muyan when we were little. Today I ask you to treat us, treat our little sister well."
Wang Sihai nodded quickly and said: "You are right, Li Muyan is my sister, the sister of all of us, haha."
Li Muyan said with emotion: "I often think of you outside. I really miss the days when I lived in the supply and marketing cooperative compound as a child. This compound is like a big family, which can protect me from wind and rain."
Jiang Nan knew that she was remembering the frightened days with her father in Shencheng again, so he patted her on the back thoughtfully.
"Beep beep beep..." Li Muyan's pager rang. She took it out and took a look at it, then said to Jiang Nan: "Brother Jiang Nan, I'll go back and call my dad first."
Jiang Nan nodded and said, "You go back first, we will go back after Xiaofen has finished eating."
After Li Muyan left, Jin Beibei said strangely: "Li Muyan is so young, why does she still carry a pager?"
Jiang Nan said: "Li Muyan goes to school in the city and usually doesn't go home for lunch. His father often doesn't come back either, so I bought her a pager to facilitate contact."
Jin Beibei nodded and said, "It seems that her life is not easy in the city. No one takes care of her."
Wang Sihai said: "Don't we often be at home alone?"
This time, even Xu Xiaofen couldn't stand it and said, "Can it be the same? When we are at home alone, we can play with other people and go to other people's houses to eat. Is that okay in the city?"ъìqυgΕtv.℃ǒΜ
Jin Beibei suddenly thought of something and said, "Jiangnan, are your parents at home at noon today?"
Jiang Nan shook his head: "Not here."
Chapter completed!