Su Wang was waiting here on his electric scooter. Tang Jin didn't come by bus, but by taxi.
But even if he took a taxi, Su Wang could only wait at the bus station, because the taxi drivers in the city only knew this location.
Looking at the prosperous shops on both sides of the station, Su Wang remembered one thing, that is, after his college entrance examination, his mother once thought about renting a shop here to start a fruit business, but she gave up in the end because the rent was too expensive.
"In a few years, this place will become deserted."
He remembered clearly that in the next six or seven years, his mother would often mention the fact that she did not rent the shop here with a happy expression on her face, because in a few years, the traffic here would continue to decline, and the business would become worse and worse.
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It’s not that the bus station has been moved, the bus station is still here. However, due to the emergence of mobile map software and its increasing intelligence, the passenger flow here has dropped greatly.
In the past, if out-of-towners came to the town without a map or navigation, they would have to find a conspicuous place to wait for local relatives and friends to pick them up, and the bus station was naturally the first choice, which resulted in a high flow of people.
No less.
But the emergence of mobile maps has changed this. Even if it is your first time, as long as you can go directly to your friend's house or the agreed place according to the location and navigation sent by your friend, naturally fewer people will come to the bus station to meet you.
Half an hour later, a taxi drove into Su Wang's sight. When he saw that the color of the taxi belonged to the urban area, he knew in his heart that it must be Tang Jin.
When the taxi stopped and Su Wang walked over, Tang Jin happened to get out of the car. When he saw Tang Jin, Su Wang's eyes lit up. The little girl was dressed up today.
Wearing a light blue shirt-style dress, she set off her beautiful skin, making her eyes clear and bright after being washed with water, with shimmering light.
The slender eyebrows have also been trimmed and lightly painted with eye shadow, and the eyelashes are blinking like two small fans, making her look playful and innocent.
"Su Wang, what's wrong? Is my dress wrong?"
Seeing Su Wang staring at him without saying a word, Tang Jin panicked and wondered if there was something wrong with his outfit.
"No, I was just stunned by my girlfriend's beauty and almost fell down under her pomegranate skirt."
Hearing Su Wang's words, Tang Jin's pretty face turned red, and she deliberately showed anger, "It means I wasn't pretty before."
This was a question, and Su Wang was about to change his words and sentences to answer it. Before he could figure out the answer, the taxi driver came to his rescue.
"You just need to press the button on the license plate to open the trunk. I've already opened it."
In the hot summer, drivers don’t even want to get out of the car. However, taxi drivers are still very tough at this time. There is no competition from online taxi-hailing services. Whether they are willing to carry passengers depends on their mood.
Su Wang opened the trunk and was stunned when he saw the trunk full of gifts. He knew that Tang Jin would definitely not come empty-handed, but he never thought that Tang Jin would buy so many gifts.
Nutritional supplements, health supplements and fruits were provided. Later, Su Wang found that his electric car could not fit in them, so he had to ask Tang Jin to carry some.
"Why does it feel like you are the son-in-law who comes to visit us for the first time? Are our roles reversed?"
It is usually the first time for a man to go to a woman’s house and he wants to buy a lot of gifts. I have never heard of a woman buying a lot of gifts.
"I didn't know what to buy, so I bought some of everything."
Tang Jin was a little shy, but Su Wang was speechless after hearing this. It seemed that Tang Tongxie was still a rich woman, and these gifts would cost at least a thousand dollars.
There are not many students who have graduated from high school who can spend thousands of dollars to buy gifts in a small city like Shangrao. At least he couldn't spend it in his previous life. He took advantage of the summer vacation to work part-time and could spend less than a month.
I just made more than a thousand yuan.
Sure enough, people cannot be compared.
To use a saying from later generations, don’t use your salary to challenge other people’s pocket money.
At the door of Su's house, before Su Wang's car arrived, he saw his cousin who was standing at the door running quickly towards the yard. He could guess without thinking that his mother must have asked his cousin to come to the door.
It's windy, so I can give you the news in advance.
In fact, it was just as he had judged. When he arrived at the door, he was greeted by a large number of people, headed by his grandmother, all looking at Tang Jin behind him.
Su Wang could feel Tang Jin's body stiffen instantly. Also, if he were to go to Tang Jin's house, he would be equally uncomfortable being stared at by so many relatives.
"He is really the number one pick. I saw it on TV yesterday."
"Wow, she is more beautiful in real life than on TV. She is beautiful and has good academic performance. How did Xiao Wang catch her?"
"There is smoke coming out of the Su family's ancestral tomb. This is..."
The neighbors on the side were talking in low voices, but Su's mother had already walked up to Tang Jin with a smile on her face, her expression was filled with satisfaction. Such an outstanding girl was her future daughter-in-law. She was happy just thinking about it.
"You must be Tang Jin. Xiao Wang often mentions you in front of me, saying that you are good at studying, beautiful and polite. Auntie has been looking forward to you for a long time."
Seeing his mother lie without blushing, Su Wang was also impressed.
"Hello aunt, Su Wang often tells me about you and that you are a good mother."
Well……
Su Wang recalled it, had he mentioned his mother in front of Tang Jin? It seems that he had not.
Sure enough, women are born to lie.
"Really? Even if this brat has a conscience, stop standing at the door and go inside to do it. I'll introduce you to our relatives."
Su's mother was very familiar with it and took Tang Jin's hand. As someone who has been there, she naturally knew that the little girl was thin-skinned and would probably feel uncomfortable being stared at like this.
"This is Su Wang's grandmother and grandfather."
"This is Su Wang's second aunt and uncle. Well, this is their youngest son."
"This is your second grandfather."
…
Seeing his mother leading Tang Jin around to introduce his relatives, and Tang Jin looking obedient and saying hello, Su Wang was also in a happy mood. His mother was right, and Tang Tongxie would not be able to escape.
Out of the threshold of the Su family.
However, when he heard what his grandmother and the others were chatting in dialect, Su Wang looked at the sky speechlessly.
"Okay, what a pretty little girl. She has a big butt and can definitely give birth to a son."
"That's for sure. The number one scholar will have to have several sons."
"In ancient times, that was Wenquxing. Wenquxing was blessed by Lord Buddha, and he was a triplet throughout his life."
…
Su Wang was fortunate that Tang Jin couldn't understand their dialect, otherwise, Tang Tongxie would have had his cheeks as red as a monkey's butt.
"This is Su Wang's father."
"Hello, uncle."
Tang Jin greeted him politely, but Su's father was a little overwhelmed. He was still immersed in the shocking news that the number one pick was his son's girlfriend.
"Okay... okay... okay, sit down wherever you want and treat it as if you were at home. I'll go to the kitchen to have a look."
Finally, after holding it in for a long time, Father Su just said this.
…
"Xiao Tang, let Xiao Wang take you to visit his room."
In the yard, she saw her future daughter-in-law being surrounded by a group of people asking questions. Mother Su was a little reluctant. This is my future daughter-in-law. Why do you people ask so many questions? And she obviously felt that she
The future daughter-in-law was a little embarrassed and couldn't sit still.
Previously, she was the one who wanted to show off, but she was also the one protecting the calf.
"good."
Tang Jin did not refuse. Although it would be bad for a girl to go into a boy's room and spread the news, she and Su Wang had already established a relationship. The most important thing was that she could no longer handle the topics chatting with relatives like Su Wang.
"Our relatives are very curious about you as the number one scholar, so they are a little more enthusiastic."
On the way to taking Tang Jin to his room, Su Wang explained.
"I know."
Tang Jin's voice was as low as a mosquito's, and her pretty face was red. Just now, Su Wang's aunt was talking to her about having children, and asked her whether she liked boys or girls. She said that such a topic about girls was not for her, a young adult like her.
My daughter can live with it.
"Su Wang, your room is beyond my expectation. I thought it would be very messy."
Entering the room, Tang Jin returned to normal, with her little hands behind her back, just like a leader who came to inspect.
"Of course!"
Su Wang's expression did not change, but he felt a little ashamed in his heart. No wonder his mother asked him to bring Tang Jin up, so she cleaned and tidied up his room again when he went to pick up Tang Jin.
The books that were originally placed randomly on the table were neatly arranged, the window glass and bed cabinets were polished until they shined, and even the floor had obviously been mopped several times.
"Su Wang, you have so many relatives."
Picking up a book on the table at random, Tang Jin pretended to ask casually.
"We have a lot of relatives in our family, but not this many. Many of them are neighbors. My mother knew that I was going to bring my girlfriend who was the top pick home, but she had already publicized it."
Su Wang had no intention of hiding it from Tang Jin, because he knew that with Tang Jin's intelligence, he could figure out the twists and turns.
Sure enough, after hearing Su Wang's answer, Tang Jin's expression didn't change much. He just said softly: "Auntie is quite cute."
"cute!"
Su Wang twitched his lips when he heard the adjective spoken by Tang Jin. His mother seemed to be a bit...cute.
"Xiao Wang, take Xiao Tang for a walk in the village. By the way, I'll call your fourth aunt and her family over for dinner."
Half an hour later, Su's mother opened the door and looked at the clean and neat sheets. There was a look of disappointment on her face. Her son was really unlucky. She thought about the time when Lao Su entered his room for the first time.
…
"Xiao Tang, this is your first time coming to our place. Let Xiao Wang take you for a walk to get familiar with the village."
"Okay, thank you, auntie."
Tang Jin also wanted to know where Su Wang lived, so he walked out of the Su family under the leadership of Su Wang.
The village is not big, and every household is well-informed. Seeing Su Wang bringing a beautiful girl, many villagers showed blessing smiles on their faces.
"This creek carries all my childhood memories. I used to catch fish and swim here. Did you see these willow trees by the river? Every summer, we would take those bags of washing powder,
Then use a wire to open the mouth of the bag and tie it to a bamboo pole to catch cicadas on the tree."
"Caught cicadas?"
Tang Jin was a little confused. She still knew the cicada, but what was the use of catching the cicada?
"At that time, everyone was poor and couldn't afford many snacks, and the children were greedy. After catching cicadas and roasting them, they tasted delicious."
Su Wang understood what Tang Jin was confused about and explained with a smile.
After catching cicadas, I caught crabs from the cracks in the rocks by the stream. They were small crabs about the size of ping pong balls. When I got home, I fried them with oil and some chili peppers. They tasted so delicious that I swallowed them one by one, including the shells.
Looking back on his childhood, Su Wang also felt emotional. For his generation, most of their childhood fun came from the mountains, rivers and fields.
Stealing sweet potatoes, secretly planting fruits, sticking spider silk on bamboo poles to catch dragonflies, picking mulberry leaves and raising silkworms in pencil boxes, these are all full of memories.
But when it comes to the post-2000 generation, their childhoods are completely different. Some of Su Wang's nephews and nieces in the previous life have always had mobile phones in their hands since they were young. Their childhood was spent on mobile games.
After walking a few hundred meters along the stream, a relatively dilapidated mud house appeared in front of me. Even in 2008, there were already very few such old houses in the village.
"Is fourth aunt at home?" The door was not closed, Su Wang stood at the door and shouted directly.
"Hey, he's here."
A response came from inside the house, and after a while a middle-aged woman came out. It was Su Wang's fourth aunt.
"Fourth aunt, my mother asked you to come to my house for dinner. This is my girlfriend Tang Jin."
"I know, I know. Your mother came over this morning and told me that the little girl is so pretty."
The fourth aunt looked at Tang Jin and couldn't hide her affection. She originally wanted to step forward and hold Tang Jin's hand, but she thought her hands were dirty and finally held back.
"Fourth aunt, isn't fourth uncle at home? Where are the Sulian people?"
"Didn't the son of the old Chen family build a new house? Your uncle went to work as a helper for someone else."
Helpers are also so-called rough laborers. When rural people build their own houses, they need to hire masons. However, the unskilled hard work of mixing cement and handing bricks to the masons is done by rough laborers.
At this time, rough labor costs 80 yuan a day, which is already a lot of money for rural people.
"What about Su Lian?"
"He...he said he felt a little unwell and couldn't rest at home."
Hearing his fourth aunt's words and looking at his fourth aunt's obviously lying expression, Su Wang frowned. He thought of what happened to his cousin a few years later.
"I'm not feeling well, then I'll go in and see him."
Thinking of this, Su Wang decided to talk to his cousin and walked in directly.
"Xiao Wang, your cousin..."
The fourth aunt behind her hurriedly followed. When Tang Jin saw this situation, her eyes flashed thoughtfully. Previously, she also saw that the fourth aunt Su Wang was lying, so Su Wang's cousin must have something.