"Okay, wait for me. I'll pick you up." Jiang Fei replied with a "big laugh".
Lou Cheng was stunned. "Pick me up?"
"Hey hey, you'll know later. You can ask Old Cheng if he wants to come with you." Fatty Jiang mentioned Cheng Qili, another best friend.
Lou Cheng replied with a scornful emoji. "I'll ask even if you don't tell me. I'll beat him up!"
After that, he clicked on Cheng Qili's QQ, whose nickname was "I Love Advanced Mathematics". "Old Cheng, are you there? I'm back! "
After waiting for a few minutes, Lou Cheng got no response, so he simply dialed Cheng Qili's mobile number. Cheng Qili's mobile number was set up in another place. Lou Cheng didn't know if he had changed his number at home.
After the Divine Melody ringtone, a familiar but hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Cheng?"
"Old Cheng, what's wrong? You don't sound well. "Lou Cheng asked with concern.
Cheng Qili laughed. "It's nothing serious. My relatives came to my house today. They said I'm an adult in college and can drink. They forced me to drink a few glasses and made me feel dizzy. I slept the whole afternoon. If it wasn't for your call, I wouldn't know when I would wake up. Hey, Cheng, your voice doesn't sound right. It's a bit nasal. You caught a cold?"
"Yeah, but I'll get better soon. I'm going back to Xiushan. I'm going to ask Fatty Jiang out for barbecue. Are you free?" Lou Cheng didn't need to be polite in front of Cheng Qili. He asked directly.
Cheng Qili sighed. "I can't. It's a family gathering. I'm so busy during the Spring Festival. I'll find you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, we'll talk about it then." Lou Cheng hung up the phone and replied to Yan Zheke's message. He quickly packed his luggage, put the unwashed clothes in two basins, and put his laptop on the desk in his room.
At this time, the sky was gloomy and there were signs of night falling before six o 'clock. The lights in the room created a warm and bright environment. Lou Cheng looked around and felt a little strange to this place where he had slept for almost ten years.
On his left was a bed that was 1.5 meters wide and had been replaced with a brand-new four-piece set. His mother had probably done this in advance, saving him a lot of time. On his right were a bookcase and a wardrobe. The former was filled with all kinds of martial arts magazines, novels, and comics, as well as the "Twelve Sections of Shu Mountain" and "Tai Chi Pole Exercise" that he had bought when he was young and naive. He had fantasized about becoming a master by himself and shocking the entire school. Unfortunately, these things were not real, but there was no one to guide him and he did not have the time to persevere. In the end, it was useless.
Between the bed and the bookcase was a desk with a lamp, a wall calendar, a pen holder, a piggy bank, and so on. The drawers on both sides were locked with photos of Yan Zheke from elementary school, middle school, and high school. He had once regretted that there were too many classes in high school and that there was no group photo of Yan Zheke. But now, it didn't matter anymore.
Just as he finished cleaning up and dispelled the slight unfamiliarity, Jiang Fei sent a message on QQ. "Cheng, come down. I'm at the entrance of your neighborhood."
"Okay." Lou Cheng took his wallet and thought for a while. Then he took out seven or eight notes from the 10,000 yuan hidden in the depths of the drawer. He rushed out of the door excitedly and came to the entrance of the neighborhood.
He looked left and right, looking for Fatty Jiang. But there was no familiar guy in the cold wind whistling on the road.
Beep! Beep! A car horn suddenly sounded. Lou Cheng subconsciously looked over and saw a white Ford car parked at the entrance of the neighborhood rolling down the window.
"Cheng!" Jiang Fei's slightly proud deep voice came from the car.
Lou Cheng let out a "Hey" and walked over. He opened the door of the passenger seat and said, "Not bad. You can drive now!"
Only then did he recognize that it was Fatty Jiang's father's car. It wasn't expensive, but it wasn't cheap either. It was just like his family's financial situation.
Jiang Fei was wearing a dark blue down jacket with his chest open, revealing the black turtleneck sweater inside. His round face was fatter than when they last met at the end of August. He had three chins and a bulging belly, as if he had been pregnant for five or six months. He smiled and said, "Although I didn't find a girlfriend this semester, I got my driver's license. Our school can use it as credit for an elective course."
"Tsk, you can't judge a book by its cover. I thought you would stay in the dormitory and play games for a semester." Lou Cheng sat down, closed the door and fastened the seat belt. Compared to the cold outside, the inside was like heaven.
Jiang Fei put down the handbrake and pushed the gear lever. He said with a smile, "Driving is a basic skill now. It takes too much time to take the test after college. You should take it when you have time."
"If I have time …" Lou Cheng thought of his daily training.
He took out his phone and sent a sneering emoji to Yan Zheke. "I'm going out. Going to Old Liu Barbecue with Fatty Jiang from our class!"
Yan Zheke replied with "I'll kill you with my eyes". "You're getting bolder and bolder. How dare you provoke me? Didn't you say I won't forget your kindness?"
"I'm wrong, Coach Yan. See me admit my mistake!" Lou Cheng replied with a big smile.
Jiang Fei glanced at him and looked ahead. He smiled while driving. "Cheng, who are you chatting with? Why are you smiling so obscenely? Your girlfriend? You didn't mention it before! "
"I'm almost there. I'm still working on it." Lou Cheng didn't hide it.
Jiang Fei said, "Not bad. I didn't expect you to take the initiative to pursue someone. You're really a man on the outside. Maybe you're the first one to find a girlfriend. Is that girl a classmate of Songcheng University?"
"Yes." Lou Cheng nodded.
Not only a classmate of Songcheng University, but also a classmate of high school …
"Ah, Songcheng University is really balanced between men and women, unlike us. By the way, Cheng, do you know Yan Zheke got into Songcheng University?" Jiang Fei suddenly asked.
Lou Cheng was stunned. "Yes, I've seen her."
Not only had he seen her, but he saw her every day …
Jiang Fei looked ahead and turned the steering wheel. "I despise you. You've seen her, but you didn't mention it to me."
He didn't wait for Lou Cheng to answer. He suddenly sighed. "Do you remember the first year of high school when the military training ended? A lot of boys were saying that there was a super beauty in Class Three, even prettier than a star. We took a detour to the toilet of Class Three just to take a look. After that, we often talked about it in private. Every time we did martial arts exercises, we would line up near Class Three and pretend to pass by Class Three's door from time to time … "
"At that time, I didn't think about pursuing her. I always thought it was a good thing to look at her. Ah, this is probably my best memory of girls in high school. Youth!"
Lou Cheng also felt sentimental when he heard that. It was a pure and innocent love.
"At that time, a lot of people pretended to pass by and often bumped into guys they knew. The boys of Class Three were brazenly making fun of them." He recalled.
At the same time, he kept typing and sent a message to Yan Zheke. "I'm reminiscing about high school with Fatty Jiang. Do you remember that people often passed by and peeped at you in the first semester of high school?"
Jiang Fei sighed and shook his head. "Now that I think about it, it's quite silly. I don't know if Yan Zheke found out at that time. What did she think of us?"
Beep. Yan Zheke replied with a messy emoji. "I remember … I felt like a panda in a zoo, being visited one by one. I had to lie on my stomach and pretend to sleep. Hey, did you also pass by?"
"I think she can't remember passers-by like us." Lou Cheng shattered Fatty Jiang's fantasy with a description that matched the facts. He then replied to Yan Zheke with a smile. "Yes, I pretended to pass by several times! Unfortunately, I was just a passer-by at that time. You probably don't remember. "
This could be considered as another ambiguous sentence.
Yan Zheke sent a smirk and didn't say more.
At this time, they had arrived at the Old Liu Barbecue, which was not too far away. Jiang Fei stopped the car a little awkwardly. After a while, he was sweating profusely and finally finished. He turned off the engine and locked the car.
"Yeah, why would she remember passers-by like us and Song Bingyi? Not only is she prettier than the stars, but she's also super good at studying. I heard that she has a good personality too. If all her suitors spit at us, they might drown us in their saliva. But a person like her must have high standards. There hasn't been any rumors about her. She should be the type who focuses on her studies. Hey, why do you think she applied for Songcheng University? Wouldn't it be better to go to Beijing or Huahai?
Lou Cheng thought seriously and answered, "Maybe it's because of family reasons."
"Haha, don't make wild guesses. It's definitely not reliable. Wait for me to ask Du Liyu. Song Li and Yan Zheke are pretty close." Jiang Fei laughed.
"Nowadays, no one believes the truth …" Lou Cheng looked at the sky speechlessly and felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
While talking, they walked into the Old Liu Barbecue. The shop had just opened and only served the night market.
"20 skewers of five-flower, 20 skewers of beef, 20 skewers of pork ribs, 20 skewers of palm treasures, 20 skewers of mutton, 20 skewers of chicken tips, 10 skewers of chicken wings, 10 skewers of kidney, 10 skewers of potatoes, 10 skewers of green beans, 1 serving of chives, 1 grilled fish, 4 grilled eggplants." Lou Cheng ordered without looking at the menu.
Xiushan belonged to the inland. Barbecue shops usually didn't serve seafood.
Jiang Fei was shocked. "So much? Don't be so narrow-minded! "
When they came here last time, the two of them had only ordered one-third of this amount. Even if the quantity of each skewer in Xiushan was obviously different from that in the north, it was still terrifying to order so much.
"Maybe we'll order more later. I'm practicing martial arts and I have a big appetite now." Lou Cheng said with a smile.
Jiang Fei was skeptical. Under the light of the shop, he looked Lou Cheng up and down. "Practicing martial arts? Anyway, Cheng, you seem to have matured a little. "
"This is called temperament." Lou Cheng answered in a joking tone. "What do you want to drink?"
"Beer, of course. Let's drink a few glasses and find someone to drive us later." Jiang Fei turned to the waitress beside him, thinking about how much to order.
Lou Cheng waved his hand and smiled. "I quit drinking for the sake of practicing martial arts. Besides, I have a cold now. Just give me a bottle of mineral water."
He could foresee that he would have to say these words again and again. But since he had chosen the path of martial arts, he had to stick to it. He was not lazy and was not afraid of social interaction.
Jiang Fei looked at him doubtfully. "Really?"
Lou Cheng nodded steadily. "Why would I lie to you?"
He expressed his firm will in his tone.
"Well then … no one is drinking with me and I have to drive. Forget it, I want herbal tea." Jiang Fei rubbed his hands and didn't force him. "By the way, Cheng, since you're practicing martial arts, do you know any local martial arts club or gym?"
"No, why?" Lou Cheng asked in confusion.
Jiang Fei showed a bitter smile. "I'm f * cking fat again. I want to lose weight so that I won't get rounder after the New Year. At least I need to stabilize my weight. But it's almost New Year, so martial arts clubs and gyms are closed. I can't find any."
Lou Cheng smiled. "This kind of thing depends on self-awareness and persistence. Well, if you really want to lose weight, follow me to exercise every morning. I'm practicing martial arts every day."
Jiang Fei took a breath. "Cheng, I didn't expect you to be so hardworking in martial arts! Has this old man gone crazy from talking? "
The waitress came back with herbal tea and mineral water. She opened them and filled their glasses.
"Do you know how to quote a poem …" Lou Cheng glanced at him. "Are you going to exercise or not?"
Jiang Fei thought for a while. "Okay, let's try. What time is it in the morning?"
He picked up the glass and drank the herbal tea.
"Later. I'll run to your house and call you. It's 6: 10 a.m." Lou Cheng thought for a while and answered.
Puff! Jiang Fei spat out the herbal tea in his mouth. Lou Cheng quickly raised his arm to block it, but was almost sprayed all over his face.
"6: 10 a.m.? 6: 10 a.m. in the middle of winter? "Jiang Fei wiped his mouth.
Lou Cheng looked at him with disdain. "This is the time to test your will to lose weight. If you agree but don't get up, I'll smash your window. Hehe, I've been wanting to do this for a long time. My slingshot is thirsty!"
"Let's try it for two days first." Jiang Fei hesitated and agreed.
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