"Let's talk in the car." Mu Yan got in the car and lit up the cigarette that Li He had left in the car. He sighed heavily. "I shouldn't have left that number!"
When he was a teaching assistant, he had too many connections. Whenever the dormitory's public phone rang, most of the people would look for him. Not only did he have to run around, but he also often blocked other people's lines. This had long caused dissatisfaction among some people, so he had no choice but to make a private call in his dormitory. This was convenient for others and also for himself.
Li He asked, "She can't be calling you every day, right? You're really popular with women. "
Mu Yan said, "She calls me a few times a day. Otherwise, my wife wouldn't have misunderstood me! She even ran away from home! You've been with me for so long. Don't you know me? "
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Ever since they got married, the two of them had never gotten into an argument. Or rather, it was Yang Ling who gave in to him most of the time, which made his life extremely comfortable.
"It's a sin to be handsome! Look, I don't have this problem. " Li He sighed. "It doesn't matter if I understand you or not. The key is that your wife understands you."
"Don't be jealous." Mu Yan didn't answer her and said, "It's been two days. Where could she have gone?"
Li He said, "Don't think too much. She won't go missing."
Mu Yan said, "I've checked the drawers at home. She hasn't touched any money. She probably only has a few yuan on her and she's not familiar with this place. How can I not be worried?"
"Has she gone to places like the train station?"
Mu Yan shook his head. "You don't know her. She's a headstrong person. She'll swallow any hardship. She won't go back to her hometown to complain to her parents. She definitely won't go to the train station. I've looked everywhere for the past two days, but I haven't seen her. "
Li He said, "You're too worried. Your wife is a smart person. How could she go missing? Besides, everyone can see whether your wife cares about you or not. She can't have gone far. Think about whether there are any people from your hometown nearby, especially the circle of old ladies. "
Yang Ling came from Xiangnan and was unfamiliar with the place. Out of instinct and habit, she naturally wanted to mingle with the Xiangnan people. Moreover, there were many Xiangnan people here. Since ancient times, there was a saying, "Only Chu has talent, it is flourishing here". Out of the 10 marshals and 10 generals, Xiangnan accounted for 9 of them. The ratio of lieutenant generals and generals was also close to 40%.
Mu Yan thought for a while and said, "She usually sets up her stall near Renmin University. There are more people from our hometown there."
Usually, Yang Ling would nag him about these things, such as who she knew, who was with whom, who was with whom, who was with Liuyang, who was with Moling. However, he was not very interested in this kind of grouping, so he did not pay much attention to it.
"Have you looked around the place?"
Mu Yan replied, "If he wanted to hide from me, how could he possibly be nearby!"
"That means I didn't find it." Li He drove into the city, turned around, and headed in the direction of the Renmin University. He was very pleased. What was the use of being handsome? His EQ was still useless!
"Are you really going to the Renmin University?"
"If I can't find her, I will chop off my head and give it to you!" Li He vowed.
Yang Ling treated Mu Yan so warmly and intimately. Li He did not believe that Yang Ling could run far away. As for running away from home, it was a common practice in the countryside. When a husband and wife were not on good terms, they would return to their parents' home. As for Yang Ling, she was too far away from her parents' home. She probably did not think twice and just ran away. Maybe she regretted it the moment she stepped out of the door, but she could not come back because of her pride.
She would definitely wait for Mu Yan to pick her up before she could come back. Since she was counting on Mu Yan to pick her up, she would definitely not hide in a place where Mu Yan could not find her.
It was hard for people like Mu Yan to understand this kind of husband and wife routine.
Mu Yan said, "You make it sound like it's true."
"Let's take a gamble."
The car made a few turns and arrived at the back door of the school. Mu Yan's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said in a hurry, "Stop the car, stop the car."
Before the car came to a stop, he hurriedly opened the car door, jumped out, and ran to the stalls in front of the school gate.
He stopped in front of a stall selling egg pancakes. When he saw Yang Ling clearly, he said, "Why are you here? I have been looking for you for a long time."
"Take this." Yang Ling was putting an egg pancake into a student's hand while looking for change. When she suddenly saw Mu Yan, she was about to say something tough. But when she took a closer look, she saw that the man's cheeks were deflated, his eyes were two deep pits, and his beard was unshaven. Her heart of stone was about to melt. She just rebuked, "Why do you look like this?"
An old lady next to her elbowed her and said with a smile, "Go away. Don't stand here like idiots. You're hindering my business."
Mu Yan followed behind Yang Ling and said, "I've been looking for you for two days. Why are you here?"
Yang Ling said angrily, "Hurry up and go home. Clean up your ugly face."
Li He was amused by the side. "Hurry up and get in the car to send you back."
Yang Ling looked at Li He and said embarrassedly, "How did I get you into trouble? You have to worry about me too."
To her, spreading one's dirty linen in public was a very shameful thing. How could an outsider get involved in a matter between husband and wife?
Li He said, "It's fine. I just happened to pass by."
Yang Ling said, "It's just a few steps away. Why are you still taking the car? Go and do your work. I won't keep you for dinner. Tomorrow, I'll get Old Mu to invite you to our house for a good gathering. "
"Then I'll leave first." This couple definitely had something to say. Li He didn't care. He got in the car and left.
When Li He's car was far away, Yang Ling said, "Why are you telling others everything?"
Mu Yan sighed and said, "It's because I can't find you."
"Where else can I go without you? I don't know anyone, so I can only stay in this area. Luckily, I got along well with that big sister just now. She has a small house, so I stayed there for two days and helped her set up a stall during the day. "
Mu Yan said, "You've been here for the past two days?"
He still couldn't believe it. How could he not have seen her right under his nose?
"I only have two yuan in my pocket. Stop talking nonsense." Yang Ling seemed to remember something. She scratched her head and said, "It's over. The noodles at home must be sour."
She knew Mu Yan too well. He was also a person who wouldn't help a fallen oil bottle, not to mention that he had wasted the bowl of noodles.
When they got home, the phone rang again.
The two of them looked at each other. Yang Ling looked at the nervous Mu Yan and said, "Answer it."
Mu Yan said cautiously, "Then I'll really answer it?"
"Answer it." Yang Ling saw Mu Yan pick up the phone, so she leaned over and pressed her ear to the phone.
A gentle and hearty female voice came through the phone. "Teacher Mu, no one has picked up your home phone these past few days."
"Ah, Teacher Pan." Looking at the unhappy Yang Ling, Mu Yan braced himself and said, "I've been busy these past few days. What can I do for you?"
"It's like this. We have a teaching seminar that we'd like to invite you to attend. I don't know if you have time."
"I don't have time." Mu Yan answered without hesitation. Seeing that Yang Ling's expression had eased, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"Hehe … Teacher Mu, I haven't said I have time yet. How can you be so sure that you don't have time?" The hearty laughter still came through the phone.
Mu Yan said, "Teacher Pan, I really don't have time. My wife is pregnant and I have to take care of her every day. I'm very sorry. "
He heard the disappointment in the voice on the phone.
Hanging up the phone, Yang Ling punched him with a red face. "What nonsense are you talking about? Who's pregnant?!"
"Not angry anymore?"
Yang Ling said, "I'm angry mainly because of your ambiguous attitude towards her! Why are you avoiding my gaze?! "
Mu Yan smiled bitterly. "You treat me like a treasure. You think too much when she talks to me. I can't just go up and tell her that I'm married. That would be a joke. "
Yang Ling said, "I'm not afraid of being a joke. If you're embarrassed to say it in the future, I'll do it!"
Mu Yan looked up at the sky and sighed!
Only now did he understand Qian Zhongshu's words.
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