As Lu Yang expected, it was Pingping's trembling voice, which still had a strong sense of coquettishness.
"It's really useless. Where are the cigarettes I gave you?"
Brother Chong's voice rose, and the sound of playing cards temporarily stopped.
"Brother, why are you blaming me? That woman is very vigilant. She said she can't get used to smoking other people's cigarettes. Even if I want to let her lick it, I won't be able to do anything!"
Pingping's voice sounded a little aggrieved, and she seemed to have slapped someone.
"It seems I have to teach you how to be a prodigal son. You can pick up the third son."
Brother Chong's voice suddenly became ambiguous, chaotic footsteps sounded in the room, Pingping's laughter and screams were interrupted by the sound of the door closing, and the room was filled with the teasing conversations and heavy breathing of several men and women playing cards.
Lu Yang turned off the VCR, tried to calm his heartbeat, and took his schoolbag to do his homework.
He had to admit that his psychological quality was not good enough to be able to calmly read and do questions immediately after going through the mess just now.
Still need to practice...
Lu Yang sighed in his heart, got up and went to the kitchen refrigerator to get a popsicle to calm down. When he got there, he found that there was no sound in the bathroom.
"Sister Xiaoli?"
Wen Xiaoli was leaning against the hot and humid tile wall in a daze. Suddenly she heard Lu Yang's voice again, and she suddenly woke up.
Lu Yang was unclear about the situation inside and saw no movement. He was a little anxious, worried that Wen Xiaoli would have another heat stroke.
In this old family building, there is a sliding door between the kitchen, bathroom and living room, and the temperature here is much higher.
"Sister Xiaoli, are you okay?"
Lu Yang patted the door and twisted the lock. This time it was locked tightly.
"I...I'm fine!"
Wen Xiaoli's voice floated out softly.
"Then why don't you take a shower?"
Lu Yang was puzzled, tore open the popsicle paper, took a sip, and felt better.
"I...didn't change clothes..."
Wen Xiaoli was flustered by Lu Yang's question and came up with an excuse.
But this was really Wen Xiaoli's concern before. The summer clothes Lu Yang bought were all good-looking, but the material was thin. It would be too embarrassing to wear homespun underwear from the old factory inside. But she only had one set of new underwear she bought secretly with her previous pocket money. Now
Already washed.
You can't stay in the living room wearing this cotton jacket?
Wen Xiaoli was troubled, her eyes wandered and glanced at the washbasin on the wooden stand.
There were a lot of clothes piled inside, exuding a strong masculine atmosphere in the hot and humid space. They were the clothes that the man outside the door had just changed out of.
This discovery made Wen Xiaoli's face boil like brown sugar. She suddenly supported the tile wall behind her, fearing that her suddenly limp body would slip again.
"Oh, wait a minute..."
After leaving and returning, Lu Yang knocked on the bathroom door outside.
"Sister Xiaoli, you can use my sister's for now. Ask my sister to accompany you to buy some changes of underwear on the weekend. You have lost all those."
This was not Lu Yang's deliberate negligence last time. In fact, he was not used to accompanying a girl to buy underwear, considering how thick-skinned he was.
"Need not!"
Wen Xiaoli yelled in panic, and then hurriedly said: "I will buy it myself, don't tell Sister Xiu..."
This situation is so embarrassing now. If Lu Yang told Sister Xiu about such a secret thing as his underwear, then she really doesn't know how to meet people.
"Okay, I will give you the money later. Sister Xiaoli, you can ask your classmates to buy it together. Don't buy cheap stuff, otherwise I will have to go out and buy it for you myself!"
Lu Yang's chattering outside the door made Wen Xiaoli feel embarrassed and scared, and she didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Lu Yang's footsteps sounded and disappeared quickly, and Wen Xiaoli's heartbeat gradually slowed down. At this time, she was covered in sweat and felt uncomfortable. She thought about it and took a shower quickly and opened the bathroom door.
"ha!"
Lu Yang screamed strangely from a short distance away, which frightened Wen Xiaoli so much that she almost fell down. Then she saw that the boy was standing with his back to her, one hand behind his back and the other holding a popsicle in an indescribably weird posture.
Naturally, Wen Xiaoli didn't know what this gesture, which was similar to taking a bath, meant, but she understood that Lu Yang was being funny, so she couldn't help but smile, and she didn't feel so nervous.
"Sister Xiaoli, wash it quickly!"
Lu Yang waved his hand holding up the popsicle stick and pushed the door open. Now he was in a good mood and could start doing his homework.
An hour later, after Lu Yang finished his homework, Wen Xiaoli came out of the bathroom wearing Wei Zhixiu's T-shirt shorts and underwear, holding a washbasin filled with clothes.
"Well, it's quite suitable!"
Lu Yang took a look and gave a fair evaluation. Although Wen Xiaoli and Wei Zhixiu were several years apart in age, they were close in height.
"But I can only make do with the size of the underwear for the time being. The money is on the table. Sister Xiaoli, why don't you ask your classmates to buy some in the central area over the weekend? The styles there are newer."
After listening to Lu Yang's subsequent discussion, Wen Xiaoli hurriedly lowered her head. The feeling of emptiness in her chest was strange, and she ran to the balcony to dry her clothes.
At around nine o'clock, Zhang Shufen and Wei Zhixiu finished their busy day and took Wei Zhiliang's "hitchhiker" to the outside of the Education Committee's family building. He wanted to continue sending Liao Li to Yudeng Town to take the bus.
In these days, not every household is willing to install an air conditioner even in the Education Committee's family building. Compared with the stuffy heat indoors, the small courtyard on the first floor is shaded by trees, making it a good place to cool off at night.
The temperature in these two days has exceeded the same period in history, and some people even did not go back to their houses at night, but spread straw mats in their small courtyards and burned mosquito coils to sleep.
Zhang Shufen and Wei Zhixiu entered the courtyard and were immediately greeted by many people.
"Xiao Zhang, you just came back now, you are really busy!"
Under the streetlight at the entrance of the small courtyard, a woman in her sixties, wearing a cotton coat and shaking a cattail leaf fan, was the first to say hello with a smile.
In fact, it has only been a little over a month since we moved into this house. We had been coming and going in a low-key manner before, and no one was familiar with them.
Unexpectedly, Dong Qing, a powerful man who had only been here for more than two years, somehow offended this family and caused a lot of trouble and rumors.
Many people know that this new neighbor Zhang Shufen is from the nearby Xinjiang Factory just like Dong Qing's family. She is quite capable. Not only has she opened her own decoration company, but she is also close to a young and promising female director of the Municipal Education Commission.
Compared with Dong Qing's family, who usually look down upon others, Zhang Shufen's family is much more low-key. After getting to know each other, many residents have a good impression of this family.
Of course, there are also people who want to get closer, hoping to talk to the director of the Municipal Education Commission, but this family is tight-lipped, and many people have tried to no avail.
"Sister Zhang is a very busy person, so she is not as free as we are."
Before Zhang Shufen could reply politely, another woman in her thirties, wearing a fashionable dress and holding a folding fan in her hand, spoke to her with a smile.
"It's true, Xiao Zhang, your company's business is very good. I went to Xinjiang a few days ago to do business and saw your model room. It's true that it's not ready. Lao Wang, your younger son's wedding room hasn't been decorated yet. Is that okay?
Go to Xiao Zhang’s..."
Another middle-aged man in his forties also jumped in, talked a lot, and then suddenly got stuck.
"Our place is called Zhifen Decoration."
Zhang Shufen pulled Wei Zhixiu to one side and interjected with a smile.
"That's right, Lao Wang, you can go to Zhifen to have a look at the decoration. It's really good!"
The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly and worked hard as a free salesman.
"Xiao Zhang, I'll go check it out in two days. We're all neighbors. You'd better give me some discount then!"
Lao Wang is a retired cadre in his sixties. He was a little moved when he heard this. He smiled and wanted to get closer.
"Lao Wang, your child has a happy event? Congratulations!"
Zhang Shufen has now developed a sense of doing business. Seeing an opportunity, she quickly took out a paper card and handed it over, saying: "The discount is easy to negotiate. This is the phone number and address of our Zhifen Decoration. Come and take a look first.
"
Lao Wang took it over with a smile. The paper quality is very good, the design is new, the bottom is all black, and the silver characters are printed. It looks good.
Although he is not young, Lao Wang is a cadre after all. He knows that this is a business card, but except for a few elite business and political figures in Chongshan these days, few people will use this. This is the first time he has received a business card, especially
The workmanship is so exquisite.
Lao Wang was still a little hesitant at first, but he immediately planned to take time to go to Zhifen to have a look at the decoration.
Zhang Shufen has been exercising a lot during this period, so she can naturally see the change in Lao Wang's expression, and is secretly happy that the first business card issue has turned out well.
Her son is really getting better and better, and some random ideas are very effective. At this moment, she no longer worries about the thousands of dollars she spent on installing a phone.
After chatting for a few words, Zhang Shufen said goodbye with a smile and pulled Wei Zhixiu upstairs.
Back in the house, Zhang Shufen saw Wen Xiaoli also reading in the living room. Like Wei Zhixiu, she was a little puzzled. This girl used to be shy in her own room.
"Mom, sister," Lu Yang was also holding a book. When he saw Zhang Shufen and Wei Zhixiu arriving home, he put down the book and walked over, asking, "Has the phone been installed?"
"Ouch!"
Zhang Shufen feigned anger, pinched Lu Yang's nose, and said: "What son, when you come back first ask if the phone is installed, your mother is exhausted and doesn't care?"
"My dear mother," Lu Yang pretended to make a face and said funnyly: "Please calm down, how dare you, my son?"
Zhang Shufen suppressed her laughter, snorted, and went to take a shower first.
Lu Yang had no choice but to harass Wei Zhixiu. He felt relieved when he learned that the company's phone number was available.
There are few private telephones these days, and there are no phone booths in Xinjiang. There are only private public telephones in some shops. Lu Yang doesn’t want to be heard. He hasn’t contacted Lu Weiyang for a long time. He doesn’t know how the Yaoquan area is developing. Calculate the time now.
The first batch of goods should be shipped out.
Lu Yang ran to the kitchen to get Wei Zhixiu iced honey water, bit her ear and said with a smile that Wen Xiaoli had borrowed her clothes.
Seeing Wen Xiaoli looking back and peeking in a panic, Wei Zhixiu quickly smiled and said it didn't matter.
Wei Zhixiu naturally knew Wen Xiaoli's character and would definitely not take it by herself. It must be the substitute next to her.
Recently, Lu Yang has become more and more casual with him. Wei Zhixiu was a little uncomfortable at first, but now he has no choice but to get used to it.
After Zhang Shufen cooled down, Lu Yang grabbed her and talked about his thoughts, and then fell asleep on time at ten o'clock.
Wen Xiaoli no longer refused to make the floor, but she was still shy as she lay on the straw mat. In her memory, this was the first time she slept in the same room with a boy, and it took a long time before she could hold her eyelids and fall asleep.
Lu Yang had a good dream. He got up early the next day to transcribe the tape. Then he said he would go out for breakfast and took the bleary-eyed Wen Xiaoli to take the city-circuit bus and set off in advance.
Wen Tian and his two brothers were sitting at a breakfast stall in the Si Tu Tuan Commercial Street. Unlike most gangsters, his work and rest schedule was very regular.
Wen Tian held a fried dough stick in his mouth and saw Lu Yang walking over with a smile on his face. He bought two breakfasts and asked the girl next to him to take them. He casually placed an envelope on his bench, greeted him with a smile and then left. He also smiled slightly and took the
Pass the envelope.
I gave myself another small gift, I wonder what it is this time?
