In the next room, Jinbao asked his third brother what clothes he had brought.
"Two coats, two shirts, and two pairs of pants," Su Wennian said, "Wear them interchangeably."
"This coat is too thin. I don't have a thick coat. I'm really afraid that I will freeze to death when I get to Jinghai City." Jin Bao shrank his shoulders.
"I almost forgot about the weather in Jinghai City." Su Wennian said as he stood up and rummaged through the clothes in the box for a while. He found two thick quilted coats that he had brought from Jinghai City before. He put one of the clothes on
On Jin Bao's body.
He said: "I have never worn this dress. My mother made it in advance for me to wear during the winter New Year. As a result, we went to the countryside and never had the chance to wear it. Jinbao, if it's not too big for you, you can put it on.
When the train arrives in Jinghai City, we will go shopping in the department store and maybe we can buy cotton-padded clothes."
"Yeah, okay." Jinbao nodded in agreement, thinking that just now his father had specially asked the fourth and fifth brothers to bring thick clothes. It seems that the third brother was hiding his thoughts and didn't pay attention to what everyone was saying.
In fact, when he came back at noon, she noticed that he was preoccupied.
"Third brother," Jinbao asked after hesitating for a while, "Why do you look unhappy?"
Su Wennian was stunned for a moment, "What?"
After asking, he smiled and said, "Jinbao, what did you say? I'm very happy. I don't know how happy I am to know that you are the provincial champion."
"But I think you look a little lonely."
Looking into Third Brother's eyes, Jinbao asked: "Is it because of Sister Shiqing? Third Brother, you don't have to hide it from me deliberately. I am your sister. You can tell me anything sad or unhappy in your heart."
"
Su Wennian originally wanted to deny it, but after meeting Jin Bao's eyes, he hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
"The night after I resigned, she suddenly knocked on the door and came to me and said that she wanted to wait for me, whether it was three years or five years. She was willing to wait for me to come back from college and marry her. As long as I said that I had her in my heart, she would
Willing to wait for me..."
Jinbao guessed and asked: "Third brother, did you reject her?"
Su Wennian nodded, "Well, I don't want her to wait for me."
"Why?" Jinbao asked puzzled, "Since she likes you, and you also like her in your heart, I think you two are in love with each other. When you graduate from college, you can marry the girl you like. That's not good.
?"
"Maybe you will laugh at me if you tell me. I don't believe her, nor myself," Su Wennian said. "Time can dilute everything. Maybe she really likes me now, but what about four years later?
What if I happily return to Bao'an County to look for her four years later, only to find that she is already married? Will she wait for me, and will her parents be willing? She is already 23 years old, not young.
Now her parents are looking for blind dates for her everywhere. Can she refuse once, twice, three times, thirty times, or three hundred times? Maybe her parents will force her to die, and they may not let her get married.
I don’t want to give her hope, and I don’t want to give myself this ethereal hope, so it’s better to refuse!
If I refuse, I will have no hope or thoughts. Maybe I feel a little uncomfortable now, but it is better than letting myself spend the whole day in doubt and worry for a vague agreement. Jinbao, what do you think? Do you think you
Third brother is so timid and ridiculous?"
Su Wennian would never be able to say these heartfelt words to anyone else, but when facing Jin Bao, he could say them without any burden, as if he was talking to himself in the mirror.
"Third brother, I think you did the right thing..."
Jinbao held her third brother's hand and said, "I was too naive before.
Marriage is not only a matter for two people, but also a matter for two families. With the strong personalities of Li Shiqing's parents, it is impossible for her to wait for you, third brother, for so many years. And Li Shiqing herself is not the kind of character who would rather bend than bend.
No one can tell how long you can last if you like someone. Time will make all strong emotions become void and dull."
"Jin Bao, this matter is my business, don't think about other people," Su Wennian said, "You and Yao Hua's situation is different. You should also know very well. Our family and the Yao family both support you being together.
.”
He touched his sister's head and sighed with a smile: "I have seen Yao Hua's feelings for you since I was a child. He is definitely not married to you, and you are still young. As long as you wait for him to return to China, you
Then we can be together happily."
"Third brother, I didn't expect Yao Hua," Jin Bao's face turned slightly red, "Let's not talk about these things..."
"Jin Bao is shy? Well, I won't talk about Yao Hua anymore. It's getting late and we have to catch the train tomorrow. You can go to bed early."
Jinbao nodded, "Well, third brother, you should also go to bed early."
The next day, the family rushed to the train station.
Su Xiaosi and Su Xiaowu each carried a quilt on their backs.
The two quilts are for their third brother and Jinbao, and they have to be taken to Jinghai City.
Buckets, washbasins and other things can be purchased temporarily when arriving at school, but quilts cannot be purchased.
Buying a quilt is a major event for the family. Most people only buy a new quilt when they marry a new wife.
There are many students at the train station who are preparing to go to college. In addition to carrying quilts on their backs, they also have Jiefang shoes hanging around their necks. They are carrying washbasins and buckets in their hands. The buckets contain small items such as water cups.
"Hey, are you also a student going to university?" After getting on the train, someone talked to Su Xiaosi.
Su Xiaosi shook his head and said, "No, I accompanied my sister to school in Jinghai City. After sending her to school, I came back."
"Going to Jinghai City?" The boy sighed, "Your family is really rich. I went to Tianjin to go to school. My family emptied all their money and scraped together to get the money for the ticket to Tianjin. You can actually accompany your sister.
The train goes to Jinghai City."
"Not only me, but also my fifth brother, the two of us are escorting my sister," Su Xiaosi showed off with a smile, "I can't help it, my sister is so beautiful, and my father doesn't trust her alone.
So two people have to protect her."
When Jin Bao heard what he said, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
She tugged her fourth brother's hand hard and lowered her voice: "Fourth brother, please stop talking nonsense."
The boy who was chatting with Su Xiaosi looked at Jinbao, his eyes widening as if in disbelief, and exclaimed: "She is your sister? No wonder...no wonder your dad is so worried."
"Really? If it were your sister, would you trust her to take the train alone?"
The boy immediately shook his head, "Of course you don't worry. You really have to protect her. How old is your sister? She looks quite young. Her eyes are so beautiful, like glass beads shining with water."
While speaking, he stared at Jinbao intently.
Su Xiaosi blocked his view, "Okay, don't look at my sister anymore."
After saying that, he changed the subject and chatted with the man, and the two of them became brothers after a while.
"Fourth brother is so awesome," Su Xiaowu said with admiration, "He seems to be able to become friends with anyone immediately."
Su Wennian said with a smile: "Xiao Si, he is so familiar with others, he is quite capable."