At four o'clock in the morning, she received a call from Chu He while lying on a warm bed.
Chu He said two things. The first thing was that he had a late-night snack with his father and ended up with no money in his pocket. He asked her to pay the bill.
The second thing was to send him to Baicheng overnight.
The first request in the middle of the night was already too much. The second request was simply outrageous.
No plane? No train?
Even if there is none, there is always a bus, right?
Driving back to Baicheng, don’t you know it will take a whole day and a night?
No matter what her mood was, Tang Yan had to make this trip. Even though Yanjing still had many important matters waiting for her to deal with, compared with sending Chu He back to Baicheng, it still seemed not significant enough.
First, she has always regarded Chu He as her idol.
Second, his immediate superior once said that until the Chu River stabilizes, all his requests must be treated as orders.
A soldier's bounden duty is to obey orders. Tang Yan has always done an excellent job in this regard.
We drove to the designated place in Chuhe, an outdoor food stall.
There was only one table of guests left. The boss had also gone home, leaving a busboy waiting. The father and son were obviously a little drunk. The table was filled with wine bottles, and you could guess that there were seven or eight of them without counting them.
When she walked away wearing a windbreaker, the older gray-haired man among them snapped his fingers and said with a smile: "Beauty. This way."
According to Tang Yan's character, if someone teased her, the lightest thing would be a beating. But he had a close relationship with Chu He, so Tang Yan swallowed her anger and walked over quickly. She took out her wallet and said, "How much is it?"
"Don't be in a hurry. Sit down and have a drink." Chu Lin waved his hand. "If you don't drink, you won't give me face."
"Why should I give you face?" Tang Yan threw out ten big bills and turned to Chu He, who was smoking slowly. "When are you leaving?"
"Have a drink with him. Let's hit the road." Chu He said calmly.
"I don't drink alcohol." Tang Yan said firmly.
"There's always a first time for everything." Chu He poured a glass of cold beer and handed it to Tang Yan.
"I said it." Tang Yan was very unhappy. "I don't drink alcohol."
The leader of Baicheng's four aces. In terms of status alone, she had no need to take Chu He seriously. If he hadn't been Tang Yan's idol when she was a girl, he wouldn't have come to give him money at night.
"I also said, let's hit the road after drinking." Chu He's tone was calm. His big and beautiful eyes showed determination.
"Son, don't embarrass the little girl. Go ahead." Chu Lin reconciled and lit a cigarette. "They kindly came here to give money. We have to be honest."
When Chu He heard this, a look of sadness flashed across his face with his back to Chu Lin. Just as he was about to put down the wine glass, he saw Tang Yan snatching it away with his hand, raising his head and drinking it down in one gulp.
"A good drinker! He is indeed the ace of Baicheng nicknamed Zhuque!" Chu Lin gave a thumbs up, feeling quite happy.
Tang Yan has never had a drink in her twenty-five years. Even if there is a party in the team, it will last until the end with a glass of juice. No one dares to force her, and no one is ignorant. Today, she makes an exception and drinks, which is enough to give Chu He face.
"I'm leaving." Chu He threw a cigarette at Chu Lin, stood up and said, "I was bullied. Contact me."
"Get lost!" Chu Lin scolded with a smile. "Who dares to bully me!"
Chu He laughed. He grinned, revealing eight white teeth.
This time Chu He went straight to the driver's seat and said to Tang Yan outside the car: "I'll drive halfway. You go to sleep first."
Tang Yan was stunned. But by some mistake, she still got into the passenger seat instead of choosing the more spacious back seat.
As soon as the car started, Tang Yan couldn't help but tilted her head and asked: "That person just now - is your father?"
"Yeah." Chu He nodded.
"The first ace of the Baicheng Special Forces Team?" Tang Yan continued to ask.
"Yeah." Chu He still nodded.
Tang Yan was relieved but still a little surprised.
Lying on the armchair, he recounted: "When he was twenty, he became famous in Baicheng. At the age of twenty-three, the military region's joint exercise shocked the whole country. At that time, several military region bosses tried hard and soft, but they did not take him away from Baicheng. He was known as the most promising person in Baicheng.
The military king. But twenty-six years ago, the military lost all information related to him."
Chu He said with a faint smile on his young and handsome face, "You know his past better than I do."
"You are twenty-six years old this year." Tang Yan said meaningfully, her eyes falling on the face with no blind spots.
"If you just want to find a topic to admire my appearance, then there is no need. Just watch it openly. I don't mind." Chu He rolled up the window and lit a cigarette.
The cold wind blows in the early morning, which is refreshing.
Tang Yan withdrew her gaze and looked straight ahead: "You have changed."
Chu He laughed dumbly and joked: "Are we familiar with each other? Can you not use such embarrassing lines in the conversation?"
"Five years ago, you were much more cheerful than you are now." Tang Yan said.
"Have you ever had a crush on me?" Chu He didn't even know that there was a word in the dictionary called implicit.
"In exchange for appreciation, I would admit it," Tang Yan said.
"Are you sleepy?" Chu He threw away the cigarette butt and ended what he considered to be a meaningless conversation.
After lunch, Tang Yan took the initiative to drive. Chu He only said a few words and fell asleep.
"While peeking at me, don't forget to look at the road."
After dinner, it was Chuhe’s turn to drive again.
We could have arrived in Baicheng City before dawn, but we were delayed because Chu He suggested having a midnight snack.
Baicheng is an important coastal town and one of the three major gateway cities in China. It has the reputation of a city that never sleeps. Even though the place where the two of them had late-night snacks was still desolate, and it was early in the morning, there were still street girls standing on the roadside from time to time like ghosts.
Go. Chu He, who had eaten and drank enough, lit a cigarette, squinted at these cheap girls with heavy makeup, and blew out a puff of thick smoke: "Big cities are just different."
Tang Yan did not show any contempt, but asked: "Is there any Rainbow Town?"
"Yes." Chu He nodded heavily. "But like this."
He spread his arms and drew two parallel straight lines from top to bottom. The description was lifelike.
Tang Yan pursed her lips, glanced at the woman on the roadside, and said, "Maybe different countries have different tastes."
"When they first came here to make money, they were as beautiful as flowers with their protrusions and protrusions at the back." Chu He sighed sadly. "No matter how naturally beautiful a woman is, she receives dozens of customers a day and doesn't have the conditions to take a bath every day. It's hard not to be disabled.
After all, not every resident of Rainbow Town is as rich as me. They can take baths, listen to music and drink Lafite every day."
Tang Yan wisely changed the topic to avoid feeling nauseous just after eating. She said, "Are you full? Let's hit the road."
Tang Yan's driving was smooth and smooth, neither aggressive nor procrastinating. Chu He was a little crazy. He rarely drove less than 200 yards on the highway. He was able to reach the city before dawn, which was a great contribution to him.
Chu He has lived in Baicheng for eighteen years. In addition to those eighteen years of idleness, he knows everything from the commercial district to the slums of Baicheng. After entering the urban area, the car quickly reached its destination under his guidance.
"Baicheng University?" Tang Yan stared at the endless stream of school gates in astonishment. "What are you doing here?"
In terms of age, he is already past the school age. He joined the army at the age of eighteen. He holds a gun more often than he writes a pen. He does not look like a scholar who is diligent in learning and yearns for the vast sea of books.
So - he just returned to his hometown, why was this the first place he came?
"Guess." Chu He blinked his eyes.
"Reading?" Tang Yan asked tentatively.
"You haven't been bothered by anyone in the army?" Chu He opened the car door, lit a cigarette in the wind, and said, "Go back. You have successfully completed my mission here. I will call your leader later to see you off.
Good review.”
Tang Yan looked helpless and did not get out of the car. She just said calmly: "Then take care."
"Wait a minute." Chu He turned his head and stared at Tang Yan with his back to the bright sun. He raised his left middle finger and said, "Are you curious where my ring went? It was flushed into the toilet. Well, you are so dedicated.
For my sake, I want to tell you some good news. I am divorced. Please boldly launch the most violent offensive against me. I am easily moved by the hot true feelings."
He showed a bright smile under the sun. He was handsome and charming.
Tang Yan stared at this man blankly, and before stepping on the accelerator, she uttered three words: "Shameless!"
