Jian Anran was a little surprised when she was suddenly asked this question. She raised her head and glanced at Wen Siheng, trying to find some clues from his expression.
She asked back: "Do you also know Shen Huainan?"
The other party seemed to be speechless at her question. He pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "He is also my student."
Jian Anran said "Oh——" before remembering that Shen Huainan and herself were at the same level.
Shen Huainan must have also taken Wen Siheng's required courses.
Finally, warm applause rang out in the atrium of the shopping mall, and the people on the stage finished their speeches. The place was crowded, and everyone walked towards the exhibition hall.
Taking advantage of the crowd, Jian Anran and Wen Siheng squeezed out from the side and pressed the elevator that went straight to the basement.
"Ding——" The elevator door closed, instantly blocking out the hustle and bustle outside.
Leaning against the wall of the elevator, Jian Anran breathed a long sigh of relief. As expected, infg is indeed not suitable for crowded occasions.
Jian Anran even forgot that she actually planned to come to see the exhibition. She only had a quick glance at the exhibition, but the heads were enough to be seen at one time.
It felt like traveling during the Golden Week, with crowds of people everywhere. It seemed like I saw nothing but people during this trip.
"What's going to happen later?" Wen Siheng suddenly asked.
"Um?"
"My mother said she planned to make dumplings and let us go out for dinner tonight and bring some dumplings back to cook."
"That's it."
The midterm exam has ended, the new curriculum design has not yet begun, and Ludao's competition has come to an end. There is nothing she can do to help, and there seems to be nothing to deal with recently.
After a moment of hesitation, she nodded and agreed: "Then go back tonight."
After returning home, before he had time to change his shoes, Wen Siheng received a call and hurriedly turned around and went out again.
I waited until it got dark, but still didn't wait for him to come back.
She took out her mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to the other party, but the message in the dialog box stayed on the last message she sent, and there was no other response.
Watching the minute hand on the wall clock turn another half circle, her fingertips hesitated, and Jian Anran finally dialed the number marked "W".
The phone was placed next to her ear, and she listened to the "beep" sound for a long time. It was not until a while later that his voice came from the receiver.
"Hey——" Wen Siheng's voice sounded a little tired.
"Sorry, I have something to do here temporarily," Wen Siheng explained, "I may not be able to leave for a while, so you should go back first. I will go over as soon as I finish."
Jian Anran said "hmm" and was about to hang up when she heard the other end of the phone ask: "Can you drive? The key to the other car is on the table in the entrance."
After shaking her head blankly, Jian Anran remembered that the other party couldn't see her movements at all, and then she whispered to the other end of the phone and replied: "No."
"Then take a taxi and share your itinerary with me," Wen Siheng said.
There is a function for sharing itineraries in taxi-hailing apps. Jian Anran discovered this function in taxi-hailing apps because Wen Siheng asked her to send him the itinerary when she took a taxi before.
Once the trip is shared, the other party can see the location of the ride-hailing car in real time until the trip ends.
After hanging up the phone, Jian Anran immediately took a taxi. After seeing the driver taking the order, she went downstairs carrying a small cloth bag.
Wen Siheng's parents live in Hengheyuan, a community located in the center of Luojiang City, adjacent to the river bank.
Probably the people who live here don't need to take public transportation very much. The public transportation stops are some distance from the entrance of the community.
Taking a taxi from the new city to the old city, during the evening rush hour, the main roads throughout the city were severely jammed, and it took the online taxi nearly 45 minutes to arrive.
After winding on the residential road lined with street trees, the taxi finally stopped in front of the familiar house.
The last time I came here was during the day, and the marble exterior of the house looked a bit too luxurious.
At night, through the glass ceiling, the light composed of crystal lamps flashes alternately, making the whole house more dazzling.
The engine of Wen Siheng's sports car was very loud. The last time they came, before the car had stopped, Li's mother heard the sound and rushed over to pick up their things.
This time, the taxi stopped quietly at the gorgeous gate. Jane stood safely at the door, letting the light of the crystal lamp shine on her face through the glass, and her face seemed to be suffused with dazzling light.
After groping on the wall at the door, I finally found the doorbell in the dark.
"Ding dong——"
After a while, I heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and the person inside shouted towards the door: "Coming, coming."
The grand double doors opened, and as soon as the door was opened a crack, only the white skirt of the person inside could be seen.
"Why are you here too?"
"Why is it just you?"
The two people inside and outside the door asked questions almost at the same time.
Xu Nianhe inside the door was still wearing a loose white nightgown.
Looking into the dark night behind Jian Anran, Xu Nianhe saw that there was no one else outside. He looked a little disappointed, then turned around and said: "Come in."
The house was brightly lit, and she didn't know where Tang Yirui was, so Jian Anran followed Xu Nianhe's footsteps until she walked to the restaurant.
When I turned the corner of the corridor, I immediately saw Mrs. Li standing rolling out dough, and sitting at the main seat was Tang Yirui, who was making dumplings.
With her back to Jian Anran was a woman who tied her hair behind her ears with shark clips.
The woman's posture is excellent. Even when making dumplings, her back always maintains a straight posture.
"Anran is here?" Tang Yirui looked up and saw Jian Anran coming in. He immediately laughed happily and stretched out his hand to greet her.
"Come and take a seat, we're almost done, and we'll be cooking soon."
When Jian Anran saw this, she wanted to roll up her sleeves, turn around and wash her hands to help make dumplings together.
I heard Tang Yirui hurriedly stop me: "No, no, there's only a little left. Be careful not to stain your clothes. Sit down and rest. You'll be able to eat it soon."
"Where's Siheng? You haven't parked the car yet?" Tang Yirui turned to look outside the door.
"Suddenly something happened at school, and he couldn't leave for a while. He said he would rush over as soon as he was done." Jian Anran immediately explained.
Still holding the lace of the dumplings, Tang Yirui lowered his head and muttered softly after hearing this: "He said that he has nothing to do at school, how come he only has so many things to do when teaching..."
After saying hello, Jian Anran pulled out the chair next to Li's mother and sat down.
After she sat down, she saw clearly that the woman whose back was turned to her just now turned out to be Xu Nianhe's sister, Xu Nianzhi.
Why is she here too?
As if he had read through Jian Anran's thoughts, Tang Yirui immediately introduced him: "Nian Zhi hasn't been back for a long time. You haven't seen him yet, right?"
Seeing Xu Nianzhi raise his head, Tang Yirui continued to introduce: "This is Siheng's...".
She paused for a moment, then hurriedly said with a smile: "This is Si Heng's wife, Jian Anran."
